单选题 Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
单选题 A. He earned $100,000 a week.
B. He used to have nightmares.
C. All actors care very much about the audience's response.
D. We all need genuine appreciation.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 33-35
A Broadway comedian once had a nightmare: He dreamed he was telling stories and singing songs in a crowded theater, with thousands of people watching him - but no one laughed or clapped. "Even at $100, 000 a week," he says, " that would be just hell on earth. "
It is not only the actor who needs applause. Without praise or encouragement anyone can lose self- confidence. Then we all have a double necessity: to be praised and to know how to praise.
No one, great or obscure, is untouched by genuine appreciation. Children especially are hunger for encouragement, and the want of kindly appreciation in childhood can endanger the growth of character. A young mother once told me of a heart-aching story:
"My little daughter often misbehaves and I have to scold her. But one day she had been especially good. That night, after I tucked her in bed and started downstairs, I heard her sobbing. Turning back, I found her head hidden in the pillow. Between sobs she asked, Haven't I been a good girl today? That question went through me like a knife. I had been quick to correct her when she did wrong, but when she had tried to behave I had not noticed it. I had put it to bed without one word of appreciation. "
33. What do we learn from the Broadway comedian's story ?
单选题 A. Praise and encouragement.
B. Laughter and clapping.
C. To be praised and to learn how to praise.
D. To love and to be loved.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析]
What does the term "double necessity" refer to'?
单选题 A. They are young and sensitive.
B. They particularly care about the parents' appreciation.
C. Lack of kindly appreciation might affect the growth of children's character.
D. Lack of timely encouragement might make children lose self-confidence.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析]
Why is praise and encouragement especially important to children?