Question

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a first-grade student, does everything under the idea of what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine. His mother said, "The other day I bought two new toy cars. Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was playing with the old ones. "

 "Examine the whole big family, and you'll probably find a bossy relative in every generation. It's inheritable (遺傳的),"says Russell Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for over 30 years at a university. "Other children who may not be so bossy can gradually get dominance when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant (猶豫的), or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it's inborn nature or developed character, too much control in the hands of the young isn't healthy for children or the family. "In fact a lot of bossy behavior comes from fear," says family psychologist John Taylor. "Children have secret feelings of weakness and a strong wish to feel safe. It's the parents' role to offer that protection," he says in his book.

"I see more and more parents giving up their power," says Barkley, "because they don't want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident (自信的) about their parenting skills. "

When a "boss child" doesn't learn limits(限制) at home, he may cause troubles outside the family, such as having trouble keeping friends.

So for the children, parents should be strict with them in a proper way and get more knowledge to be good parents.

1.From the passage, Stephen Jackson is __________________.

A.lonely

B.hesitant

C.bossy

D.strict

2.The underlined word dominance in Paragraph 2 probably means __________________.

A.control

B.improvement

C.service

D.understanding

3.John Taylor says that __________________ in his book.

A.bossy children are usually fearful

B.bossy children usually feel safe

C.bossy behavior is inheritable

D.bossy behavior is inborn nature

4.In the opinion of Barkley, more and more parents give up their power because __________________.

A.they feel confident abour their parenting skills

B.they want to be as strict as their own parents

C.they want to be less strict with their children

D.they are proud of having bossy children

5.The passage mainly tells us __________________.

A.why children have trouble keeping friends

B.how we can get along with bossy children

C.how bossy behavior influence children

D.what leads to children's bossy behavior

Answer 1