A seven-year-old boy , with his father , was inspecting a new car , one with a metal strip (条纹) looking like wood . “Dad , ”the boy 36 , “don’t buy this wood rot (烂东西).” He was shocked when his father started laughing . Then, when the father 37 his private remark with the salesman , and he laughed , the boy felt 38 .Some 30 years later , now a father himself , the man often thinks of this 39 whenever his own children say something that is unintentionally funny .Most parents are 40 by such reactions because they don’t understand how deeply a child 41 shame . “All too often we don’t see or hear what is really 42 our children,” says Kaoru Yamamoto , a psychologist .
Yamamoto’s surveys 43 that children are afraid of losing 44 : being thought of as unattractive , 45 or dishonest . It is more troubling to wet their pants in class , get a bad report card or 46 a grade than to be faced with a rival (竞争) baby brother or sister —situations a parent might 47 to be most disturbing . For a child , a blow to self-esteem , the sense of being worthy , is a 48 thing to stand .
Causing this fear , among other things , is the experience of being lost in a 49 place , of seeing their parents fight , 50 when there is violence . About two-thirds of the children surveyed have experienced the 51 of parental fighting , which 52 them afraid that their mother and father are going to get divorced .
“In listening to children, it is 53 not to be touched by their strong sense of vulnerability (脆弱),” says Yamamoto. “They are afraid of being left alone , fearful of what lies 54 and uncertain of what they can do . They are completely dependent upon 55 in the face of upsetting and unpredictable events .”
36．A．shouted B．whispered C．cried D．asked
37．A．told B．spared C．shared D．exchanged
38．A．pleased B．afraid C．surprised D．ashamed
39．A．occasion B．story C．fun D．event
40．A．delighted B．puzzled C．entertained D．excited
41．A．faces B．deals C．fears D．hates
42．A．interesting B．troubling C．affecting D．hurting
43．A．show B．inform C．appear D．prove
44．A．interest B．courage C．face D．freedom
45．A．unhealthy B．energetic C．stupid D．easy-going
46．A．repeat B．fail C．leave D．change
47．A．wish B．imagine C．expect D．realize
48．A．simple B．rough C．terrible D．hopeless
49．A．strange B．familiar C．faraway D．similar
50．A．mostly B．naturally C．basically D．especially 51．A．result B．pain C．question D．noise
52．A．leaves B．lets C．finds D．gets
53．A．funny B．true C．difficult D．interesting
54．A．ahead B．behind C．above D．around
55．A．teachers B．neighbors C．adults D．friends