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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."
B. baby girls like bright colors more
C. their parents treat them differently
D. there is a natural difference between them
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.
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.
B. health
C. education
D. entertainment
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试题【阅读理解。 Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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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.
B. prove its management ability
C. obey the local and state laws
D. get the government"s permission
B. Supportive.
C. Subjective.
D. Optimistic.
B. Charter schools are better than traditional schools.
C. Students in charter schools are well educated.
D. People have different opinions about charter schools.
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
Students who come to Skinner Creek have the opportunity to learn English in an environment entirely
different from a regular school setting. English classes are designed to meet the academic and spoken
levels of each student. All English classes will be taught by instructors qualified in teaching English as a
second language. All levels of English are available.
After class, students can enjoy many outdoor activities in a controlled and safe environment.
Experienced managers and camp teachers will prepare each activity to the level appropriate for each
student.
Students" safety is a priority (优先考虑的事) for the staff of Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch. Students
are monitored at all times and supervisors are in the cabins with the students at night. Staff members have
St. John"s First Aid and Transportation and Wilderness First Aid. An emergency clinic is nearby and
accessible 24 hours.
English Classes:
Class hours are from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am-2:00 pm with a one-hour break for lunch.
Students are challenged in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building and conversational English.
Fun After-class Activities:
Great after-class activities include: horseback riding lessons, hiking, baseball, volleyball, badminton,
mountain hiking, bonfires and much more.
Time to watch videos and TV and play games.
Experience Canadian family life.
Weekends:
Special all-day and overnight weekend activities include: camping, days at the lake(fishing, swimming
and boating) and more.
Travel Information:
Students will be picked up at Vancouver airport and dropped off again for their individual flights.
Transportation to and from the ranch will be provided as well as overnight stays in Vancouver.
Please contact the ranch directly for prices: skinnercreek@telus. net.
B. learn how to deal with dangers in the wild.
C. enjoy different sports activities after class
D. experience the traditional farmer lifestyle.
B. 28 hours
C. 25 hours
D. 20 hours
B. By car
C. By boat
D. By train
AIBO, were about equally effective at reducing the loneliness of nursing home residents. The study
confirmed previous findings that dogs have a good effect on nursing home residents.
Dr. Andrew Smith led the Stanford University team that built a home-assistance robot. "If humans can
feel an emotional tie with robots, some day they could be not just our assistants, but also our
companions," he said.
To test whether residents responded better to Sparky, a trained dog, or the Sony-made robotic dog,
researchers divided 38 nursing home residents into three groups at three long-term care centers in St.
Louis.
One group had weekly 30-minute one-on-one visits with Sparky; another group had similar visits with
AIBO; a control group had no contact with either dog. The groups" respective levels of loneliness were
tested by having them answer a number of questions at the beginning and near the end of the visits.
After two months, both groups that had contact with the dogs were less lonely and more attached. Most
of the elderly regarded Sparky, a 9-year-old dog, as an audience for their life stories, said investigator
Marian Banks.
"He listened attentively, wagged his tail, and allowed them to pet him," said Banks, who adopted and
trained Sparky after finding him in a street behind her home seven years ago.
Those who were together with AIBO took a little longer to warm to the robotic creature. Over time,
however, they grew comfortable with him, and petted and talked to him. He would respond by wagging
his tail, vocalizing, and blinking his lights..
"AIBO is charming once you start to interact with him," said the study"s author, Dr. William Banks,
" He"s an attractive sort of guy. He gives a feeling of being personal, not just a robot."
B. robots could build close connection with humans
C. dogs could help get rid of old people"s loneliness
D. dogs and robots were equally effective at reducing loneliness
B. it was hard for them to interact with it
C. they weren"t comfortable with it at first
D. the robot"s vocalizing and blinking confused them
B. robots can to some degree replace dogs as companions for old people
C. it"s easy for people to become close with robots
D. every home will have a robot assistant one day
B. No More Lonely Old Age with Emotional Robots
C. Advanced Technology Used to Cheer up the Elderly
D. Robots and Dogs Can Equally Cheer up the Elderly
Americans wear black for mourning while Chinese wear white. Westerners think of dragons as
monsters. Chinese honor them as symbols of God. Chinese civilization has often shown such polarities
(对立) with the West, as though each stands at extreme ends of a global string. Now in the University
if California, Berkeley, a psychologist, has discovered deeper polarities between Chinese and American
cultures-polarities that go to the heart of how we reason and discover truth.
His findings go gar toward explaining why American cultures seem to be aggressive and Chinese
cultures so passive, when compared to each other. More importantly, the research opens the way for
the peoples of the East and the West to learn from each other in basic ways. The Chinese could learn
much from Western methods for determining scientific truth, said Kaiping Peng, a former Beijing Scholar, who is now a UC Berkley assistant professor of psychology. And Americans could profit enormously
from he Chinese tolerance for accepting contradictions in social and personal life, he said.
"Americans have a terrible need to find out who is right in an argument," said Peng. "The problem is
that at the interpersonal level you really don"t need to find the truth, , or maybe there isn"t any." Chinese
people, said Peng, are far more content to think that both sides have advantages and disadvantages,
because they have a whole awareness that life is full of contradictions. They do far less blaming of the
individual than do Americans, he added.
In studies of interpersonal argument, for example, when subjects were asked to deal with
contradictory information resulting from conflict between a mother and a daughter or a student and a
school, Peng found that Americans were "non-compromising, blaming one side - usually the mother-for
the causes of the problems, demanding changes from one side to attain a solution and offering no
compromise" in dealing with the conflict. Compared to this angry, blaming American method, the
Chinese were paragons (模范) of compromise, finding fault on both sides and looking for solutions that
moved both sides to the middle.
B. show the differences between Chinese culture and American culture
C. find the reason for the differences
D. generalize the main idea of the passage
B. unwilling to admit their own failure
C. unwilling to have a general idea of things
D. likely to know advantages and disadvantages of things
B. different ideas of treating the aged
C. different personality of Chinese and Americans
D. different conflicts of Americans and Chinese
B. extreme ends of the string
C. different attitudes towards the aged
D. different manners in social occasions
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Do not underestimate the power of revision in the days and hours before an examination. The closer
you are to the exam, the more chance you have of storing and retaining crucial information. But do not
overdo it. _1_ An effective daily routine can help you through an exam period, so in the days leading up
to your first exam, get into the habit of being up and ready to work by game. It can be a shock to the
system after months of working to your own timetable to be mentally alert at that time if you have not
prepared for it.
On the day of the exam, have a good breakfast, pack two of everything you need (pens, pencils,
erasers, etc.),then make your way to the examination hall in good time. _2_.
Once in your seat, simply pause for a few seconds and collect your thoughts. Close your eyes and
take in a few slow, deep breathes to help you relax. When you turn over the test paper, spend a short
period reading through all the instructions and questions, paying particular attention to key verbs such as
"discuss", "compare" and "evaluate"._3_ It is wise always to allow for 10 minutes at the end of the exam
to give yourself time to go back over your answers. Once you have selected the questions you wish to
tackle, begin by attempting the one you think is your strongest. It will give you more confidence when
you see a well-answered question down on paper. Also remember to write clearly, and do not be afraid
to express the unexpected: after all, examiners can get very bored marking stereotypical answers.
_4_If you do need something else focus on to help collect your thoughts, choose a fixture in the room,
such as the ceiling or anything else that will not allow you to be distracted (分神).
Finally, once you have finished, never hang around outside afterwards to attend the discussion by
other students._5_