《2025年全品学练考高中英语必修第一册外研版》

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The middle child, I think, is now an “endangered species”. According to a study, in 1976, 65 percent of mothers aged between 40 and 44 had three or more children. Today, nearly two - thirds of women with children have only one or two. Middle children will soon be the tiniest.
As a middle child, I am disappointed at the potential disappearance of middle children. I'm the middle of three—two boys, one girl—so I'm what's sometimes regarded as a “classic middle child”.
Being a middle child is not something you are eager for. As one middle child said to me, “There is a thing called middle - child syndrome (综合征). I certainly was always aware that the middle was not a position to be admired, even as I came to see typical middle - child features in myself. Middle children are natural mediators (调停者) ; I avoid disagreements and habitually act as the family peacemaker. Middle children tend to be private but also long for love; I keep to myself but do not exactly hate attention.”
According to studies, middle children traditionally receive less economic and emotional support from their parents. They also typically have less close relationships with their mothers and fathers compared with other brothers or sisters, so they tend to have more friends to fill the feeling gap.
In a study conducted by The City University of New York in which participants were asked to choose words they associated with the first, last, and middle kids, positive words such as caring and ambitious were cited concerning all three birth orders. Only middle kids, however, were described with negative terms such as overlooked and confused. More importantly, middle kids may be many things and they are the only birth order group with which no one connects the term “overindulged”. It is true: their parents don't allow them to do or have whatever they want, especially when they are old enough, and they don't ask for everything either even if they are eager to own it occasionally.
(D)1. Why does the author mention the study in Paragraph 1?
A. To inform a definition.
B. To introduce the topic.
C. To make a comparison.
D. To support his opinion.
(B)2. What can we learn about “middle - child syndrome”?
A. It is dangerous for middle kids to suffer from it.
B. It clearly shows the typical features of middle kids.
C. It is what non - middle kids admire and wish for.
D. It is the result of the unsuccessful parenting style.
(C)3. Who is an overindulged kid according to Paragraph 5?
A. John, 3, asking his mother for dressing him.
B. Mary, 8, busy focusing on her preference.
C. Paul, 12, unwilling to have breakfast by himself.
D. Nancy, 17, afraid to challenge the maths problems.
(C)4. What's the author's opinion about middle kids according to the passage?
A. They are always in low spirits.
B. They stress the protection of privacy.
C. They are ignored but independent.
D. They support the family economically.
语篇分析

词海拾珠
1. be regarded as 被认为是
2. eager adj. 热切的；渴望的→eagerness_ n. 热切，渴望
3. feature n. 特点；特征；面貌(特征)；特写 v. 以……为特征
4. act as 充当
5. peacemaker n. 调解人
6. tend to do 倾向于
7. long for 渴望
8. associate... with... 把……和……联系起来
举一反三
一词多义 overlook
[原句再现] Only middle kids, however, were described with negative terms such as overlooked and confused.
然而，只有中间孩子被用诸如被忽视和困惑之类的负面词汇描述。
overlook v. 忽略；俯视，眺望；(提拔等时)对(某人)不予考虑
[猜测词义]
(1) The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged. (忽略)
(2) We love the restaurant overlooking the lake. (俯视，眺望)
(3) She has been overlooked for promotion several times. (提拔等时)对(某人)不予考虑)
句型透视
[原句] In a study conducted by The City University of New York in which participants were asked to choose words they associated with the first, last, and middle kids, positive words such as caring and ambitious were cited concerning all three birth orders.
[分析] 本句是主从复合句，其中 in which 引导一个修饰 study 这个先行词的定语_ 从句；they associated with the first... middle kids 是一个修饰先行词 words 的定语_ 从句，省略了关系代词 that / which，因为关系代词在从句中作宾语。
[翻译] 在纽约市立大学进行的一项研究中，参与者被要求选出与排行第一的孩子、排行最后的孩子和排行中间的孩子有关的单词，其中三个出生顺序的孩子都被引用了积极的单词，如体贴人的和有抱负的。
[仿写] 这个活动在 8 点开始并持续 2 个小时，在活动中学生们将被要求轮流演唱他们精心挑选的歌曲。The activity starts at 8 o'clock and lasts for 2 hours
_，in which students will be asked to take turns to sing the songs they have carefully chosen.

答案： 1.D 推理判断题。由文章第一段可知，作者将1976年的研究和现在有孩子的母亲所生孩子的数量进行对比，突出了如今家庭生育孩子数量的变化，说明了中间孩子数量大幅减少，即将成为最稀少的，以此来为自己提出的“中间孩子是‘濒危物种’”这一观点提供有力的数据支撑。故选D。
2.B 推理判断题。由文章第三段中“I certainly was always aware that the middle was not to be admired，even as I came to see typical middle-child features in myself.”可推知，“中间孩子综合征”清楚地显示了中间孩子的典型特征。故选B。
3.C 推理判断题。由文章第五段中“More importantly，middle kids... It is true：their parents don’t allow them to do or have whatever they want，especially when they are old enough，and they don’t ask for everything either even if they are eager to own it occasionally.”可知，中间的孩子不被溺爱，父母不允许他们做任何他们想要做的事情，他们不会要求任何东西，因此推断12岁的不愿意自己吃早饭的保罗是一个被过度溺爱的孩子。故选C。
4.C 推理判断题。由文章第三段中“Middle children tend to be private but also long for love；I keep to myself but do not exactly hate attention.”和第四段中“... middle children traditionally receive less economic and emotional support from their parents. They also typically have less close relationships with their mothers and fathers...”可推知，作者认为中间的孩子往往被忽视但独立。故选C。
【语篇分析】
1.endangered 2.peacemaker 3.relationship 4.overlooked 5.confused
【词海拾珠】
2.eagerness
【举一反三】
[猜测词义]
(1)忽略
(2)俯视，眺望
(3)提拔等时)对(某人)不予考虑
[句型透视]
[分析]定语；定语
[仿写]The activity starts at 8 o'clock and lasts for 2 hours