【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 babies can tell the difference between different patterns. They also were sensitive to where it occurred in the order. Gervain is excited by these findings because the order of sounds is the building block of words and grammar. Position is key to language, she says. If something is at the beginning or at the end, it makes a big difference: John caught the bear.39。 is very different from 39。The bear caught John.39?！?Researchers led by scientist Patricia Kuhl have found that language delivered by televisions, audio books, the Internet, or smartphones－no matter how educational－doesn39。t appear to be enough for children39。s brain development. They carried out a study of ninemonthold American babies. They expected the first group who39。d watched videos in Chinese to show the same kind of learning as the second group who were brought facetoface with the same sounds. Instead they found a huge difference. The babies in the second group were able to distinguish between similar Chinese sounds as well as native listeners. But the other babies－regardless of whether they had watched the video or listened to the audio－learned nothing.（1）What makes connections in a baby39。s brain? A.Having a higher IQ.B.Experiencing new information.C.The baby39。 early age.D.The connection with other babies.（2）What did Judit Gervain and her team find in the experiment? A.Babies identify different sound patterns.B.Word order is relevant to meaning.C.Babies can well understand different words.D.A certain brain region processes language.（3）What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3? A.Grammar is important in learning languages.B.Different orders have different meanings.C.Different languages have different grammar.D.Words have different sounds.（4）What is the main conclusion from the study led by Patricia Kuhl? A.Babies shouldn39。t watch a lot of television.B.Listening to different languages develops babies39。 brain.C.Foreign languages help babies39。 brain develop.D.Social munication improves babies39。 brain development.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文屬于科普文章，介紹小孩最初幾年的經(jīng)歷對(duì)大腦發(fā)育很重要，而媒介輸入對(duì)孩子大腦發(fā)育效果不明顯，最有效的是面對(duì)面語(yǔ)言輸入。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Babies receive information when they see, hear and feel things, which makes connections between different parts of the ，嬰兒接收到不同信息，可以讓大腦不同部分形成連接，故選B。 （2）推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段The images showed that the part of the brain responsible for speech was more active during the ABB pattern. This shows that babies can tell the difference between different ，實(shí)驗(yàn)表明嬰兒可以區(qū)別不同的聲音模式，故選A。 （3）句意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段If something is at the beginning or at the end, it makes a big difference: 39。John caught the bear.39。 is very different from 39。The bear caught John.39?！笨芍?，有些東西放在句首和句尾，會(huì)有很大的不同，比如John抓住了熊，和熊抓住了John，意思是不一樣的，可知本句意思為位置對(duì)于語(yǔ)言來(lái)說(shuō)很重要的，順序不同，意思不同，故選B。 （4）推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段Researchers led by scientist Patricia Kuhl have found that language delivered by televisions, audio books, the Internet, or smartphones－no matter how educational－doesn39。t appear to be enough for children39。s brain ，通過(guò)電視、網(wǎng)絡(luò)等媒介的語(yǔ)言教學(xué)，對(duì)于嬰兒大腦發(fā)展是不夠的，并且后面的實(shí)驗(yàn)表明，面對(duì)面的語(yǔ)言輸入才有效，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和句意猜測(cè)三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇說(shuō)明類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生先從問(wèn)題中抓住關(guān)鍵性詞語(yǔ)（題眼），然后以此為線(xiàn)索，運(yùn)用略讀及查讀的技巧快速在文章中尋找與此問(wèn)題相關(guān)的：段落、語(yǔ)句，仔細(xì)品味，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Given the recent interest in green buildings in the media, let39。s think differently. Instead of focusing on increasing the supply of energy, what if we focus on reducing demand? Can we start with ending the opendoor practice of streetfront shops? While cool air from these shops is refreshing to pedestrians, it carries a cost. Energy is used in the air conditioning process. So it must be possible to look for changes in regulations that would encourage more energysaving designs. For instance, if we fix ceiling fans, airconditioning homes could surely be avoided for part of the year. Ceiling fans use far less energy. They were in a year air conditioners could stay if ceiling fans were fixed. In homes built under the smallhouse policy in New Territories, the ceiling may be too low for ceiling fans. If the 9meter maximum building height regulation were relaxed, ceiling fans could be fixed to reduce energy use. Current thinking in sustainable building design and operation involves integrated(協(xié)調(diào)統(tǒng)一的) design, that is, bring together all parties to create a building with better performance that achieves energy reduction. For integrated design to succeed, all parties must e together and think beyond each person39。s circle of influence. Better solutions are impossible to avoid with integrated design. Buildings would no longer be engineered after the basic architecture was built. Positive project outes may include reduced airconditioning load, reduced power use for electric lighting, and a reduction in the amount of materials used. We need to ask if we are ready to look beyond our own small circles and seek an improved approach to building design. By that I mean an integrated design resulting in more sustainable buildings. （1）What39。s the author39。s attitude towards the opendoor practice of the street shops? A.Supportive.B.Disapproving.C.Optimistic.D.Uncaring.（2）Why does the author suggest fixing ceiling fans? A.To follow an old practice.B.To help reduce energy use.C.To pletely replace air conditioners.D.To help cut down on daily expenses.（3）What39。s the key to making sustainable buildings a reality? A.All parties should get started at the same time.B.The basic architecture should be finished first.C.Proper design and performance to achieve energy reduction.D.Seeking the smallhouse policy and some successful architec