UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测(三) 语言技能应用练（word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修2 （北师大版）

UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测(三) 语言技能应用练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Teenagers from low-income families in particular are more likely than their middle-class peers (同龄人) to do less well in schoolwork and to drop out of school. Studies have shown, however, that a positive attitude towards schoolwork and the support and encouragement from their parents can help at-risk youngsters to overcome the economic barriers and lack of resources they face. Most of the evidence about the effects of parental involvement (参与) comes from research on mothers. Little is known, however, about how teenagers experience their fathers' warmth and the beliefs and behaviour that are most affected by it. This new study is part of a large one focusing on low-income families conducted in four middle schools in the southwestern United States. Researchers asked 183 sixth-graders about how optimistic and motivated they were about their schoolwork, and how they experienced their fathers' warmth. The students' maths and language arts grades were also gained. The research team took into account the influence that mothers have on their children's well-being in their analyses. Their findings show how fathers can support their teenagers in ways that result in greater optimism and higher achievement at school.“Low-income fathers affect their teenagers' beliefs about themselves and their future, and these beliefs influence their achievement by increasing their determination to complete school tasks，” says Dr Marie-Anne. These positive effects extend to both sons and daughters, although in different ways. Experiencing their fathers' warmth first influences daughters' sense of optimism, and then spills_over into their feeling more determined and certain about their academic abilities. This in turn leads to better maths grades. There is a more direct link between their fathers' love and boys' belief in their ability to succeed in academy. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。一项新的研究表明，在低收入家庭中，父亲的爱和温暖会让孩子对学业更有信心。 1．What is more likely to happen to teenagers from lo