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Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl, while boys will head for the toy cars,  a study has shown. The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.
Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 infants aged nine months to 36 months. The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some were stereotypically boys" toys - a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy.  The rest were girls’ toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set. They were placed a meter away from the toys, and could pick whichever toy they liked. Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.
Of the youngest children (nine to 14 months), girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did. Among the two-and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched. There was no link between the parents’ view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls, and the children’s choice.
Dr Brenda Todd said: “Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization. Boys may be given ‘toys that go’ while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference. But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. There could be a biological basis for their choices. Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts(本能), while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the color of a newborn baby.”
小题1:Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because         .
A.baby boys are much more active
B.baby girls like bright colors more
C.their parents treat them differently
D.there is a natural difference between them
小题2:What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ?
A.Nine-month-old baby boys don’t play with dolls at all.
B.Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.
C.The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is.
D.Parents should teach their babies to share each other’s toys.
小题3:What conclusion did Dr. Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study?
A.Adults purposely influence their babies preference.
B.Babies’ preference isn’t affected by social surroundings.
C.Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.
D.Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted.
小题4:We may read this article in a        section of a newspaper.
A.scienceB.healthC.educationD.entertainment

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
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小题1:细节理解题,根据文中语句“The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.”理解可知。
小题2:理解归纳题,根据文中第三自然段的语句理解归纳可知。
小题3:细节理解题,根据文中语句“Dr Brenda Todd said
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Most American students go to traditional public schools.There are about 88, 000 public schools, all over the US.Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools.
Charter schools are self-governing.Private companies operate some charter schools.They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools.They receive tax money just as other public schools do.Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning.These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.
Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing traditional public schools.Local, state, or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach.Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them.Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.
The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize public schools that are failing to educate students.But some education agencies and unions oppose charter schools.One teachers" union has just made public the results of the first national study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools.
The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government"s delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress.Union education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than students in regular public schools.
Some experts say the study is not a fair look at charter schools because students in those schools have more problems than students in traditional schools.Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress.
小题1:If a private company wants to operate a charter school, it must______.
A.try new methods of teachingB.prove its management ability
C.obey the local and state lawsD.get the government"s permission
小题2:What"s the government"s attitude toward charter schools?
A.DoubtfulB.Supportive.C.Subjective.D.Optimistic.
小题3:What can we learn from the text?
A.More students choose to attend charter schools.
B.Charter schools are better than traditional schools.
C.Students in charter schools are well educated.
D.People have different opinions about charter schools.
小题4:It can be interred from the text that ___.
A.charter schools are part of the public education system
B.one-on-one attention should be paid to students
C.the number of charter schools will be limited
D.charter schools are all privately financed

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Imagine the following scenario(情景): A woman buys her lunch every day from a fast food outlet near her job. After some years, she finds herself 30 pounds overweight, and feeling unhealthy. So what does she do? She chooses to bring a lawsuit against the fast food outlet, claiming that the food served there was the cause of her being overweight and in poor health.
Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t? The only thing more absurd than the story itself is the fact that is not fiction. There are people who have sued(控告)fast food chains for causing their weight problems.
This is an example of one of the ways in which many of us spend enormous amounts of energy trying to deny the undeniable and universal fact that we are all ultimately responsible for our own choices and our own lives.
How much easier would we make it for ourselves if we could accept this fact rather than resist it? But how can we embrace the truth, that we are living the lives we choose to live, that we are enjoying or suffering the consequences(结果) of our own choices, and that blaming others for our problems and shortcomings is nothing more than a comfortable fantasy?
We must acknowledge the truth of our lives, however unpleasant this may be. If we are overweight, in a bad relationship, in a dead end, we need to accept that this is where we are, at this moment in time.
Imagine that woman decided that she was unhappy with the extra pounds she’d gained after many years of eating fast food on a regular basis. Imagine that this woman took the time to really understand and accept that she and no one else was responsible for her eating choices. Having acknowledged this fact, she then decides to make the changes in her lifestyle to become the healthier, slimmer person she wants to be.
小题1:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Be responsible for Our Own Choices.
B.Overcome the Challenges in Our Life.
C.Acknowledge the Truth Rather than Deny It.
D.More than a Comfortable Fantasy.
小题2: Why is the woman mentioned twice in the passage?
A.To show the right way of dealing with weight problems.
B.To describe a familiar scenario in life.
C.To give support to the author’s viewpoint.
D.To compare the consequences of different choices.
小题3: What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.Fast food chains contribute little to people’s overweight problems actually.
B.Fast food outlets are responsible for many people to become overweight.
C.Many people tend to blame others for their own problems.
D.The author himself is a supporter of fast food chains.
小题4: What should a person do if he is in a bad relationship with his roommates, according to the author?
A.Acknowledge the truth of his life and let it be.
B.Think about what’s wrong with himself and then put it right.
C.Accept that this is where we are and wait for things to improve.
D.Do whatever he likes regardless of what others think and say.

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Some plants get so hungry they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. What’s more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environment) in every state. In fact, they’re found on every continent except Antarctica.
You’ve probably seen a Venus’ flytrap. It’s often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. A small plant, it grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. At the end of its stalks(茎)are specially modified leaves that act like traps. Inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger(触发) hairs. When an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shut. Over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.
The Venus’ flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says Barry Meyers-Rice, the editor of the International Carnivorous Plant Society’s Newsletter. Note: Despite any science –fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.
Dr. Meyers-Rice says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: “attract, kill, digest, and absorb” some forms of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. Meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants ---well, most of the time.
All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis(光合作用). Plants use the sugar to make food. What makes “meat-eating” plants different is their bug-catching leaves. They need insects for one reason: nitrogen(氮). Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can’t obtain any other way. Why almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil “Meat-eating” plants can’t. They live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity(酸度). So they’ve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. In fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. Never fertilize(施肥)them! But don’t worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. They can survive, but they’ll grow very slowly.
小题1:According to the passage, carnivorous plants       .
A.only grow in wild fieldB.are rare to see
C.are as common as fliesD.cannot grow on Antarctica
小题2:Venus’ flytrap preys on insects by          .
A.its numerous long stalksB.a container where it grows
C.its insect-catching leaves D.the lining of tiny trigger hairs
小题3:We can conclude from the third paragraph that_____.
A.carnivorous plants are dangerous
B.carnivorous plants are fictional
C.carnivorous plants occasionally eat books
D.carnivorous plants are harmless to humans
小题4:In the eyes of the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Carnivorous plants cannot grow in acid soil.
B.Carnivorous plants can grow in nutrient-poor soil.
C.Carnivorous plants will die if they cannot catch any insects
D.Carnivorous plants can get nitrogen from nutrient-rich soil.

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Slow parenting means parenting children in the contact of nature without any interference (干预) of materialistic influence. We can also term it as “self-raising”. In slow parenting children are allowed to do what they think proper and parents just keep a watch over the child. Curiosity of the child leads to exploring and discovering things. Parents provide little help only when it’s too necessary, otherwise keep themselves away from the child and just have a look on him/her: This brings about a feeling of self-dependency and they are encouraged to solve their problems.
This is a natural way of learning. When a child is left to learn in a natural environment, the child’s natural development takes place. Influence of any materialistic way doesn’t let the mind develop naturally. Watching TV, playing video games or joining classes of dance, swimming or any other sports will not let the mind develop naturally.
Here creativity of their mind is developed. They explore ideas. The logic behind this is that the kids of animals learn by nature, so can our kids. So let our children play in the garden, to watch flowers, plants, birds, butterflies and other gifts of nature. In the classes of dance, swimming etc. their creativity is influenced and their natural creativity is suppressed (压制). In these classes they are overburdened and can’t train their creativity. So let them play in the open air or garden without any burden instead of joining classes.
Generally parents give toys to their children and explain how to operate them. But those parents who believe in slow parenting give toys and observe how the children are managing them. Their skill to learn and understand comes out. Maybe the process is slow, but it will be their exploration, which will make them self-dependent, and self-capable to learn.
小题1:In slow parenting, parents ______.
A.set limits to what their children do
B.keep a close watch over their children
C.give the whole directions to what their children do
D.give their children freedom to do what they think proper
小题2: What is the main advantage of slow parenting according to the passage?
A.Arousing children’s curiosity.
B.Helping children to be independent.
C.Making children interested in exploring nature.
D.Keeping children away from materialistic influence.
小题3:We can infer from the third paragraph that______.
A.children should join some classes
B.slow parenting should be done in a logical way
C.exploring nature is a good way of slow parenting
D.children can’t learn by nature like the kids of animals
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A.Slow parenting and its advantages. B.Different parenting styles.
C.The requirements of slow parenting. D.The author’s opinion on slow parenting.

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It’s our hope that the calculator will promote action, awareness and empowerment by showing you that one person can make a difference and help stop global warming.
There are many simple things you can do in your daily life—what you eat, what you drive, how you build your home—that can have an effect on your immediate surroundings, and on places as far away as Antarctica. Here is a list of things that you can do to make a difference.
Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300lbs (pounds) of carbon dioxide and $60 per year.
Use Recycled Paper
Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5lbs of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.
Take Shorter Showers
Showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs. Save 350 lbs of carbon dioxide and $99 per year.
Buy Products Locally
Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your home.
Carpool When You Can
Own a big vehicle?Carpooling with friends and co-workers saves fuel. Save 790 lbs of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.
Don’t Idle in Your Car
Idling wastes money and gas, and generates pollution and global warming causing emissions. Except when in traffic, turn your engine off in you must wait for more than 30 seconds.
Buy Organic food
The chemicals used in modern agriculture pollute the water supply, and require energy to produce.
Turn Off Your Computer
Shut off your computer when not in use, and save 200 lbs of carbon dioxide. Conserve energy by using your computer’s “sleep mode” instead of a screensaver.
With a Stop Global Warming calculator which costs you only $50 in hand, you will find what you do does count.
小题1: The Stop Global Warming calculator can serve the following purposes EXCEPT __________.
A.introducing the ways of saving carbon dioxide
B.Telling how to save money in your daily life
C.promoting action, awareness and empowerment and helping stop global warming
D.introducing how global warming is formed
小题2: How many tips are related to cars?__________.
A.1B.2C.3D.4
小题3: Which of the following is NOT true according to the list of tips? ___________.
A.Using a screensaver instead of the computer’s “sleep mode”
B.Buying products in the neighborhood
C.Using recycled printer paper
D.Replacing frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs
小题4:What does the underlined word “carpooling” mean according to the passage?____.
A.Changing your big vehicle into a small one with your friends and co-workers
to save fuel
B.Going to the pool with your friends and co-workers by car
C.Trying to share a big vehicle with your friends to save fuel
D.Washing the car in a pool by yourself instead of having it washed by your
friends and co-workers
小题5:  What is the purpose of the author writing this passage?___________.
A.Giving people tips on how to save money in life
B.Telling people how to be environment-friendly
C.Promoting the product “Stop Global Warming calculator”
D.Telling people how to prevent carbon dioxide from being released

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