13．What if our babies could somehow tell us what they're thinking about，what they want，and what makes them unhappy？Robyn Holt，researcher for Baby Talk New Zealand，says they can．Holt heard about baby sign language through an advertisement and decided to go along to a workshop （研讨会）． "Sign language is something that's always interested me，and I thought，it could be really cool to try this with a baby because we are always guessing all the time what they actually want．" Holt started using baby sign language with her baby son Benjamin，now 12，and within two weeks he started to sign the sign for milk．She has since used it with her two younger sons Dominic，8，and Matthew，3． Baby sign language is nothing new：the practice （which is based on adult sign laguange） has been out in America for more than 30years．But it is enjoying a rebirth in New Zealand． The idea behind baby sign language is that babies do have the ability to communicate their needs if they are given the right tools to do so．Although many mothers develop an intuition （直觉） about whether their baby's crying is from hunger，tiredness，or pain，baby sign language creates a direct form of communication that unlocks the mystery． When babies are between 6-months and 12to 13-months，parents can begin to teach them sign language：use the sign for milk while feeding，and also talk about milk，so that the child begins to make the link （关联） in their brain．Then they can begin to add other signs，i．e．food，sick or pain． "I know of one parent．Her child was signing the sign for hurt by his month，and she realized his first teeth were growing．It makes life so much easier，"said Holt． 25．Why did Holt go to the baby sign language workshop？B A．To entertain her own children． B．To better understand babies'needs． C．To help babies with language problems． D．To develop a new system of sign language． 26．According to the text，baby sign languageC． A．has been used in New Zealand for 30years B．can easily make the parents understood C．has developed from adult sign language D．was designed by Robyn Holt 27．What does the underlined part"the mystery"in Paragraph 5refer to？C A．The ability to communicate． B．Mothers'intuitions． C．The cause of the baby's crying． D．Baby sign language． 28．Holt mentioned a parent and her child to show baby sign language isA． A．helpful B．difficult C．interesting D．special．
4．Bloodsucking bed bugs （臭虫） have made a comeback in recent years．But as victims of affection have become increasingly desperate to rid their homes of the disturbing pests，many have only done themselves more harm． Bed bugs do not transmit disease or cause illness-but the insecticides used to make them do．A total of 111illnesses associated with bed bug-related insecticides were reported in seven states between 2003and 2011，the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention （CDC） said on Thursday．Most cases of poisoning were not severe，but the data included one death． That case involved a 65-year-old woman in North Carolina who died in 2011．After she complained to her husband about bed bugs，the CDC report said，he sprayed the inside of their home，including the baseboard，walls，and the area around the bed，with the insecticide Ortho Home Defense Max．He then applied a different product，Ortho Lawn and Garden Insect Killer，to their bedding．Neither insecticide is registered for use against bed bugs，the CDC said．That day，the couple also emptied nine cans of Hot Shot Fogger in their home．Two days later，they reapplied the insecticides and released nine more cans of Hot Shot Bedbug and Insect Killer．The woman then applied the insecticide Hot Shot Bedbug and Insect Killer directly to her arms and chest，and wet her hair with it before covering her head with a plastic cap． Two days later，her husband found her．She was taken to the hospital where she remained on a ventilator （呼吸器） for nine days until she died．The woman had had a history of health problems，including kidney （肾） failure，heart disease，high blood pressure and，and depression，the CDC report said．She had been taking at least 10kinds of medicine at the time of her death． Aside from the one reported death，most other cases of poisoning were mild．Commonly reported symptoms of exposure included headache and dizziness，breathing difficulties．
41．In paragraph one，"many have only done themselves more harm"，the author means thatD． A．the bugs themselves are more harmful to the victims B．there are more and more victims of bed bugs nowadays C．more and more bed bugs have come back recently D．what victims have done is more harmful to themselves 42．The underlined word"insecticide"in Paragraph 3meansB． A．a kind of bed bug B．a kind of insect killer C．a serious illness D．a plastic cap 43．Which of the following are the reasons for the woman's death？C ①The couple applied too many insecticides in their home． ②The woman sprayed insecticides not meant for use on humans． ③The woman had a history of health problems． ④Bed bugs transmitted diseases to the old woman． A．①②③④B．①②C．①②③D．②③④ 44．The symptoms of insecticide poisoning do NOT includeA． A．kidney failure B．dizziness C．headache D．difficulty in breathing 45．What can we infer from the passage？B A．There were many deaths caused by the infection of bed bugs． B．The insecticide the husband sprayed was not for use against bed bugs． C．A large number of bed bugs were killed by the old couple． D．Many illnesses related to bed bugs were reported in America．
1．One of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend．"One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that，with a few important exceptions，mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states．"said Neville Alexander，Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town． In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration，many countries have introduced language laws in the last decade．In some，the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters．One of the first such legal provisions was the 1994"Toubon law"in France，and the idea has been copied in many countries since then．Such efforts to govern language use are often considered as futile by language experts，who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process． It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the"purity"of a language by law．Since the time of Shakespeare，English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language．English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world，but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power．Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things．English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language，similar，for example，to the Academic Francaise in France． The need to protect national languages is，for most western Europeans，a recent phenomenon-especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields．Public communication，education and new ways of communication promoted by technology，may be key fields to defend． 41．Neville Alexander believes thatD． A．mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countries B．globalization has resulted in the economic failure of Africa C．globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trend D．lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure 42．The underlined word"futile"（in paragraph 2）most probably means"C"． A．workable B．practical C．useless D．unnecessary 43．Why do many English-speaking countries not support the language protection efforts described in the passage？A A．They have a long history of taking words from other languages． B．They want their language to spread to other countries． C．They think language protection laws are ineffective． D．It reduces a language's ability to acquire international importance． 44．What can we infer from the last paragraph？B A．English has taken over fields like public communication and education． B．Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English． C．Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language． D．Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language． 45．The best title for the passage isB． A．Fighting against the rule of English B．Protecting local languages and identities C．Globalization and multi-language trend D．To maintain the purity of language by law．
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