完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分， 满分15分）

完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分， 满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. __41__ child experts are now learning that __42__ praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-aholic(受表扬上瘾的) kids who __43__ it at every turn may become teens who try to get the same kind of __44__ from friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car.
The meaning of saying “You are the __45__ girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her general __46__, is that you love her __47__ when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this __48__ over to the classroom.
Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders __49__ she was at Columbia University. She found that the kids who were __50__ for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult tasks than __51__ praised for being “smart”.
“Praising qualities or abilities leads to a false __52__ that success will come to you because you __53__ that quality, and it devalues(贬值) effort. __54__, children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They think they’d better __55__while they’re ahead.”
小题1:  

A．And

B．But

C．Then

D．So

小题2:  

A．enough

B．a little

C．too much

D．some

小题3:  

A．expect

B．rescue

C．notice

D．design

小题4:  

A．education

B．praise

C．competition

D．direction

小题5:  

A．prettiest

B．youngest

C．tallest

D．fattest

小题6:  

A．ability

B．value

C．kindness

D．effort

小题7:  

A．still

B．only

C．already

D．yet

小题8:  

A．carries

B．looks

C．turns

D．takes

小题9:  

A．while

B．because

C．until

D．unless

小题10:  

A．set down

B．looked through

C．picked up

D．thought highly of

小题11:

A．one B．it C．that D．those

小题12:

A．idea B．plan C．schedule D．decision

小题13:  

A．have

B．like

C．advise

D．make

小题14:

A．After all B．At first C．As a result D．In addition

小题15:  

A．move

B．stop

C．fight

D．work