Research shows that childhood friendships are important indicators of future suc

Research shows that childhood friendships areimportant indicators of future success and social adjustment. Children'srelationships with peers (同龄人) strongly influencetheir success in school, and children with fewer friends are more likelydropping out of school, becoming sad and other problems.

Making and Keeping Friends Is More Than Child's Play

When 6-year-old Rachel returned to school on a recentMonday morning, her eyes immediately scanned the playground for her friendAbbie. Though they were only separated by a weekend, the girls "ran rightinto each other's arms and hugged," recalls Rachel's mother Kathryn Willisof Gilbert. "It was like a scene from a movie."

Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child.Experts agree that friendship is not simply child's play, but a powerfulpredictor of social adjustment throughout life.

A Skill for Life

"Childhood friendships serve as a very importanttraining ground for adulthood," says Dr. Robbie Adler-Tapia, psychologistwith the Center for Children's Health & Life Development.

Researcher William Hartup states, "Peer relationscontribute significantly to both social and cognitive (认知的) development." Hartup concludes that the singlebest childhood predictor of adult social adaptation is not school grades orclassroom behavior, but rather, how well a child gets along with otherchildren.

The work of Arizona State University proves that justas being able to make and keep friends is beneficial to kids, so is the lack offriends detrimental.

Good Friendships Don't Just Happen

Experts agree that it is basic for children to develophigh-quality friendships. But, researchers warn, these friendships don'tnecessarily just happen. Often, a good friendship begins with involved （卷入，牵连）parents.

Valley psychologist Dr. Lynne Kenney Markan believeskids should be taught social skills in much the same way they are taught mathand reading.

Bad Company

Many parents worry about the quality as well as thequantity of their child's friendships. "When she was in 1st grade, hersupposed 'best friend' began calling her names and threatening to hurther," says Mindy Miller. "My daughter wasn't allowed to talk to oreven look at other girls in her class. It really crushed (压跨) her spirit. I told my daughter she didn't need a'friend' like that."

"I'll bend over backwards to help my son gettogether with a friend I think is good for him," Adler-Tapia says. "Idon't look at it as manipulation (操纵), justpositive parental involvement. "

1.The example of Rachel and Abbie is used to show that________.

A．childhoodfriendship is of great benefit to their growth

B．a positivefriendship helps children solve emotional and physical problems

C．it is aproven（被证明的） fact that peer friendship is the mostrewarding experience throughout life

D．Rachel missedher friend Abbie very much because of their separation of one weekend

2.The underlined word "detrimental" could bereplaced by _______.

A．valuable          B．disappointing      C．accurate          D．harmful

3.We can learn from the passage that high-qualityfriendship most probably results from ______.

A．social skillsand good study habits

B．school gradesand classroom behaviors

C．academicsuccess and social adaptation

D．positiveparental involvement and social skills

4.From the last paragraph we can conclude that Dr.Robbie Adler-Tapia agrees that ______.

A．parentsshould regard making friends as something that just happens

B．it's wise forparents to support and encourage healthy peer relationships

C．parents onlyneed to help their children to deal with difficult social situations

D．parents aresupposed to encourage their children to make as many friends as they can

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1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B 

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