Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Child development

People live much longer than most other animals, so human childhood also lasts a long time. Unlike baby animals, human children need many years to learn how to live on their own as adults. As children’s bodies grow, so do their minds. 【1】

There are several stages of child development. Infancy (婴儿期) is the most helpless stage. Over their first year infants gradually learn to roll over, sit up, crawl (爬), and take their first steps with someone helping them. As they grow out of infancy, babies begin to make sounds similar to words.

The toddler stage (学步期) begins when a baby starts to walk, usually at about the age of 1. Most children also start saying words at about this time. As toddlers grow they become stronger and have more control of their bodies. Their thinking skills also improve. 【2】 They like to copy what other people say and do.

Between the ages of 3 and 5, children are in the preschool stage. Children learn many important skills during this stage. They learn to share and to take turns. 【3】 Playing with others helps them learn how to get along with all kinds of people.

Starting school marks a new stage. Children’s minds develop quickly as they learn reading and writing. They also learn more about cooperating with others.

Between 9 and 12 years old, children are preteens. 【4】 They become better at controlling their behavior. Preteens also understand how to be helpful to others.

【5】 As preteens become teenagers, they move one step closer to becoming adults and living on their own.

A. This growth is called child development.

B. As their bodies grow stronger, they try sports.

C. They learn how to play simple games with rules.

D. During this stage they become much more independent.

E. The end of the preteen years marks the end of childhood.

F. They slowly start putting words together to make sentences.

G. Preteens also become more aware of the world beyond their home.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】F

【3】C

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要介绍了孩子童年时期成长的各个阶段

【1】A由第一段的描述以及下文中的 There are several stages of child development可知，A项“这种成长被称 为儿童发展”符合此处语境

【2】F由该空前的 Their thinking skills also improve 和该空后的 They like to copy what other people say and do 可知，F项 “他们慢慢开始把词放在一起来组句 子”符合此处语境

【3】C由读空前的 Children leam many important skills during this stage 以尽该 空后的 Playing with others helps them leam how to get along with all kinds of people可知,C项内容“他们学习如何玩有简单规则的游戏”符合此处语境

【4】D由该空后的 They become better at ... understand how to be helpful to others可知，在接近青春期的岁月，他们会变得更加独立

【5】E由上文的描述以及该空后的As preteens become teenagers,they move one step closer...可知，E项“接近青春期岁月的结束标志着童年的结束”符合此处语境。

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