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【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Baby girls make their way to 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 consistent 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 babies aged nine months to 36 months. They were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some were 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 much 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.”
（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.parents have an effect on their views
D.there may be a biological difference
（2）Both baby boys and baby girls like to play withaccording to the study.
A.a ball
B.a teddy
C.a car
D.a doll
（3）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.Parents should teach their babies to share each other's toys．
D.The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is．
（4）What conclusion did Dr. Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study?
A.Adults bring about babies' preference on purpose.
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.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）B
（3）D
（4）B
【解析】文章讲述了儿童随着年龄的增长，对玩具的挑选呈现出自己的偏好，除了受来自父母遗传的外，外界的因素也不可忽视。

（1）D细节理解题。根据第一段：The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences．由此可知，D为正确答案，故选D。

（2）B细节理解题。根据第二段可知：Some were typically 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．由此可知，B选项最符合题意。故选B。

（3）D推理判断题。根据第三段可知，男孩和女孩随着年龄的增长，他们对玩具的偏好就越加突出，由此可以知道，D选项为最佳答案，故选D。

（4）B细节理解题。根据最后一段But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. 可知儿童在特定种类的玩具中表现出自然的兴趣，故选B。