Babies often ______ down when they are learning to walk.A.dropB.fallC.slipD.jump
Babies often ______ down when they are learning to walk.
A.drop
B.fall
C.slip
D.jump
Babies often ______ down when they are learning to walk.
A.drop
B.fall
C.slip
D.jump
【C1】
A.hopefully
B.unfortunately
C.interestingly
D.unluckily
Flying foxes have babies once a year, giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has to carry the baby on her breast wherever she goes. Later she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby falls down to the ground and squeaks(尖叫) for help. Then the older ones swoop (俯冲) down and try to pick it up. If they fail to do so, it will die, Often hundreds of dead baby bats can be found lying on the ground at the foot of a tree.
The passage tells us that there is no difference between, the flying fox and the ordinary hat in ______. ()
A.their size
B.their appearance
C.the way they rest
D.the kind of food they eat
Sharks are different from other fish. For example, other fish have skeletons made of hard bones. Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage. In addition, most fish have a special organ called a swim bladder to stop them from sinking but sharks do not. If a shark does not swim constantly, it sinks. Shark babies grow inside eggs. The baby sharks are called pups.
Most sharks eat fish. Some also eat seals and other sharks. Many people are afraid of sharks be cause of their reputation as' man-eaters'. However, there are fewer than one hundred shark attacks on humans in the world each year.
Humans are the sharks' worst enemies. Fishermen kill them because of their valuable dorsal fins. Often, they catch a shark, cut off its fin and throw it back into the sea. If a shark has no fin, it dies because it cannot swim. Scientists believe that humans kill more than one million sharks every year.
Sharks are ______.
A.humans' friends
B.man's enemies
C.the world's largest fish
D.not the same as other fish
1.The word “fortunate” in the first paragraph means ().
A.lucky
B.successful
C.wealthy
D.good
2.People who can read .
A.can learn by reading.
B.can understand a language better.
C.are probably able to learn better.
D.all of the above
3.A child can learn things around very quickly. It may be because ().
A.his parents often speak to him.
B.He can understand things by listening.
C.He has his own storage of knowledge by and by.
D.All of the above.
4.Parents often read books for their children mainly because ().
A.stories in the books can make children calm.
B.Children can gain some knowledge form. the books.
C.It is easy to make children fall asleep.
D.Parents need to talk with their children in this way.
5.Speaking and reading are very important because ().
A.they are two fundamental ways through which children learn a language
B.children should make a living through these ways
C.because children learn the two skills since they are very young
D.children should learn to read to recognize their own names
and twelve million golfers.These figures would not surprise most people.But many would be surprised to learn that twenty million Americans ride motorcycles (摩托车).Few people realize that motorcycling is fast becoming one of America’s most popular sports.
According to the Cycle News,many kinds of people enjoy motorcycling.They include black people and white people, businessmen, professionals, and blue-collar workers.Among them, about 55% are businessmen, 3% are in the professions and 9% in government service.
Such information is offered by the Cycle News in the hope of improving the general public’s impression of the sport.The public has tended to believe that all motorcyclists are wild and lawless young men.
There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes.A motorcyclist’s appearance has something to do with this dislike.Motorcyclists often look dirty; in fact, they are dirty.On the road, there is little to protect them from mud.For practical reasons, they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars.For the same reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors.Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimes suspected of having bad natures.
Probably motorcycles themselves also produce anger and fear.They are noisy, though some trucks are even noisier.But trucks are acceptable because they perform. a needed service.Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an uncomfortable noise just to give their riders pleasure.Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families and make babies cry.
Yet, as motorcycling becomes more and more common, it will be interesting to see how people in general feel about the sport.Perhaps it will someday become as “respectable” as tennis or golf.
11、According to the text, more and more Americans like___.
A.playing tennis
B.playing golf
C.motorcycling
D.car-racing
12、According to the Cycle News,over half of the motorcyclists are _____.
A.black people
B.white people
C.businessmen
D.professionals
13、The Cycle News wants to_________.
A.make motorcyclists lawful citizens
B.improve the image of motorcycling
C.persuade people to buy motorcycles
D.raise the status ofblue-coUar workers
14、Motorcyclists usually wear dark colors because_________.
A.they want to be respectable
B.they want to be impressive
C.the colors look different
D.the colors suit their sport
15、Some people dislike the motorcycle because it is___________.
A.noisy
B.heavy
C.costly
D.illegal
Moreover, the traffic-safety agency estimates that even among parents who always strap their children in, 85% are not doing it properly. They often don't know where best to place the kids, don't use the proper restraint for their age and weight, or don't install the safety seats properly. Despite the reports about front seats collapsing onto back seats when certain car models get in accidents, the safest place in the car for any child up to the age of 12 is still the back seat. Babies up to 9 kg and one year old should ride in rear-facing infant seats.
Never place a child under age 12 in the front seat with a working passenger-side air bag. These devices are discharged at 320 km/h and can be triggered by low-speed fender benders. They have killed 77 kids in the U.S. since 1993. If you must place a child in front, make sure the passenger-side bag is switched off.
Children over age one should ride in forward-facing safety seats with a five-point harness system. A child who weighs at least 18 kg or at least 1m high can graduate to a booster seat that elevates her so that the standard shoulder and lap belt fits properly.
What does the author mainly discuss in this passage?
A.How to avoid car crash.
B.How to design safer baby equipment.
C.How to educate children properly.
D.How to properly secure children in the car.
Moreover, the traffic-safety agency estimates that even among parents who always strap their children in, 85% are not doing it properly. They often don't know where best to place the kids, don't use the proper restraint for their age and weight, or don't install the safety seats properly. Despite the reports about front seats collapsing onto back seats when certain car models get in accidents, the safest place in the car for any child up to the age of 12 is still the back seat. Babies up to 9 kg and one year old should ride in rear-Facing infant seats.
Never place a child under age 12 in the front seat with a working passenger-side air bag. These devices are discharged at 320 km/h and can be triggered by low-speed fender benders. They have killed 77 kids in the U.S. since 1993. If you must place a child in front, make sure the paasengar-side bag is switched off.
Children over age one should ride in forward-facing safety seats with a five-point harness system. A child who weighs at least 18 kg or at least 1m high can graduate to a booster seat that elevates her so that the standard shoulder and lap belt fits properly.x
What does the author mainly discuss in this passage?
A.How to avoid car crash.
B.How to design safer baby equipment.
C.How to educate children properly.
D.How to properly secure children in the ear.
Radesky has studied the use of mobile phones and tablets at mealtimes by giving mother-child pairsa food-testing exercise. She found that mothers who sued devices during the exercise started 20percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children. During aseparate observation, she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family. Parents wouldbe looking at their emails while the children would be making excited bids for their attention. Infants are wired to look at parents’ faces to try to understand their world, and if those faces areblank and unresponsive—as they often are when absorbed in a device-it can be extremely7disconcerting foe the children. Radesky cites the “still face experiment ” devised by developmentalpsychologist Ed Tronick in the 1970s.
In it, a mother is asked to interact with her child in a normalway before putting on a blank expression and not giving them any visual social feedback; The childbecomes increasingly distressed as she tr ies to capture her mother ’s attention. "Parents don&39;t have tobe exquisitely parents at all times, but there needs to be a balance and parents need to be responsiveand sensitive to a child ’s verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need," says Rade sky. On the other hand, Tronick himself is concerned that the worries about kids&39; use of screens are bornout of an “oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting children: “It’s based on a somewhat fantasized, very white, very upper-middle-class ideology thatsays if you’re failing to expose your child to 30,000 words you are neglecting them.”
Tronickbelieves that just because a child isn ’t learning from the screen doesn ’t mean there -particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break fromtheir child. Parents, he says, can get a lot out of using their devices to speak to a friend or get somework out of the way. This can make them feel happier, which lets then be more available to theirchild the rest of the time.
26.According to Jenny Radesky, digital products are designed to ______.
A.simplify routine matters
B.absorb user attention
C.better interpersonal relations
D.increase work efficiency
Radesky’s food -testing exercise shows that mothers ’ use of devices ______.A.takes away babies ’ appetite
B.distracts children ’s attention
C.slows down babies ’ ver bal development
D.reduces mother-child communication
Radesky’s cites the “still face experiment ” to show that _______.A.it is easy for children to get used to blank expressions
B.verbal expressions are unnecessary for emotional exchange
C.children are insensitive to changes in their parents ’ mood
D.parents need to respond to children's emotional needs
The oppressive ideology mentioned by Tronick requires parents to_______.A.protect kids from exposure to wild fantasies
B.teach their kids at least 30,000 words a year
C.ensure constant interaction with their children
D.remain concerned about kid's use of screens
According to Tronick, kid ’s use of screens may_______.A.give their parents some free time
B.make their parents more creative
C.help them with their homework
D.help them become more attentive