They do so mainly through identification. Children identify 36 a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are 37 of that parent. The things parents do and say---and the 38 they do and say to them--therefore strongly influence a child's 39 . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 40 they want their child to become. A parent's actions 41 affect the self-image that a child forms 42 identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 43 will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly 44 qualities in their parents will have difficulty 45 positive qualities in themselves. Children may 46 their self-image, however, as they become increasingly 47 by peers groups standards before they reach 13. Isolated(孤立的) events, 48 dramatic(突然的) ones, do not necessarily have a permanent 49 on a child's behavior. Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, 50 , accept the divorce of their parents' or a parent's early 51 . But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events 52 a sign of rejection or punishment. In the same way, all children are not influenced 53 by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. 54 in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the 55 of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly through identification. Children identify   36   a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are   37   of that parent. The things parents do and say---and the   38   they do and say to them--therefore strongly influence a child's   39  . However, parents must consistently behave like the type of   40   they want their child to become.

    A parent's actions   41   affect the self-image that a child forms   42   identification. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their   43   will likely learn to see themselves in a positive way. Children who observe chiefly   44   qualities in their parents will have difficulty   45   positive qualities in themselves. Children may   46   their self-image, however, as they become increasingly   47    by peers groups standards before they reach 13.

    Isolated(孤立的) events,   48   dramatic(突然的) ones, do not necessarily have a permanent   49   on a child's  behavior. Children interact such events according to their established attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can,   50  , accept the divorce of their parents' or a parent's early   51  . But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events   52   a sign of rejection or punishment.

    In the same way, all children are not influenced   53   by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs.   54   in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the   55   of an activity or experience depends on how the child interprets it.

A. to                  B. with                         C. around                            D. for

A. informed        B. characteristic            C. conceived                 D. indicative

A. gesture           B. expression               C. way                         D. extent

A. behavior               B. words                      C. mood                       D. reactions

A. person            B. humans                    C. creatures                  D. adult

A. in turn            B. nevertheless              C. also                         D. as a result

A. before            B. besides                     C. with                         D. through

A. eyes               B. parents                     C. peers                        D. behaviors

A. negative         B. cheerful                   C. various                     D. complex

A. see               B. seeing                      C. to see                       D. to seeing

A. modify         B. copy                        C. give up                    D. continue

A. mature          B. influenced                C. unique                            D. independent

A. not               B. besides                     C. even                        D. finally

A. idea              B. wonder                    C. stamp                       D. effect

A. luckily          B. for example                     C. at most                     D. theoretically

A. death            B. rewards                    C. advice                      D. teaching

A. as                 B. being                       C. of                            D. for

A. even             B. at all                        C. alike                        D. as a whole

A. Even            B. Since                       C. Right                       D. As

A. result            B. effect                       C. scale                        D. cause