Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl（爬）, while boys will head for the toy cars, a study has shown． The findings, the first to show 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 infants aged nine months to 36 months． The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys． 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． 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 significantly 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 suitable 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． there is a natural difference between them

D． their parents treat them differently

2.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．

3.Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with _________ according to the study．

    A． a teddy         B． a car          C． a doll           D． a ball

4.We may read this article in a         section of a newspaper．

    A． health          B． science                             C． culture          D． entertainment

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．

First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things． It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing． If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”． Look around you． With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new．

 Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning． Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb． When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work．

 Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success． Why?

 Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded． Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer．

 But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake． Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．

 We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem． Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again． Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career．

 There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”

 So go forth and make mistakes． And learn． And grow． And prosper（成功）．

1.From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______．

A． mistakes are unnecessary for development

B． we are afraid of trying new things  

C． it’s common for people to make mistakes

D． mistakes are better than not trying

2.According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is    ．

A． avoiding making the same mistakes

B． accepting the punishment willingly

C． taking consequences into account

D． trying things out one by one

3.What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?

A． Never mind, I can always try again．   

   B． I’d better stay out of trouble．

C． Ok! Now I can learn something．

D． Look at this mess． Anyone would be upset．

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Health is the most important thing in the world． Nothing is more important than health． If we take away our money, houses, cars or even our clothes, we can still survive．   1   That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly．

How can we keep healthy？In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods．   2   I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins．

   3   Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body． Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy．

What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health．   4   I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone． When I am with my friends, I always laugh． Laughing is also an important part of health． It is good to stay with my friends．

By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy． By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy． These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them．    5  

    A． On the other hand, doing exercise is very important．

    B． There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy．

    C． Many studies show that people with a range of social contacts don’t get sick．

    D． But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die．

    E． I only eat little meat．

    F． I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy．

    G． Some people appear fat because they often eat too much．

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Last year I had the first Thanksgiving Day of my own house．I have never cooked

Thanksgiving dinner before, so I wanted to be special．I spent what seemed like years

cooking．And for my great surprise it came out looking perfectly! I realized that I had

left soft drinks at the store but I ran out to get them after guests arrived．I was away

from for no more than 15 minutes．When I returned, I found my turkey on the floor

surrounding by a greedy cat and a dog with turkey bits in their mouth．

— Do you want tea or coffee?

— _______ Whichever one you’re making.

A．I’d like to.        B．I’m afraid not.     C．All right.          D．I don’t mind.

Greenland is _______ huge island that is mostly covered with_______ thick ice sheet.

A．the; /            B．a; the             C．a; a              D．the; a

 Childhood memories _______ the new gardener that she has a little nature knowledge after all.

A．suggest           B．remind           C．command         D．demand

A truly rich man is a person _______ children run into his arms when his hands are empty.

A．whose            B．that              C．whom            D．who

Don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they aren’t covered by skin and can _______ the virus more easily.

A．take up           B．pick up           C．make up          D．set up

An earthquake of 9 magnitude struck off the coast of Japan on Friday,______ thousands of people dead and more missing．

A．caused           B．causing           C．having caused      D．to cause