63. What can be inferred from the result of this study?

A. Babies are affected by groups more than by their mothers.

B. There’s no need of child-care centers at all.

C. Adults should include babies when having social activities.

D. The normal infant-mother bond alone isn’t enough for the good mental health for babies.

62. A baby who has a depressed mother _________.

A. tends to be a follower　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. also enjoys group interaction

C. has poor social ability　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pays more attention to its mother

61. Which of the following statements about the study is TRUE?

A. It’s the first study to look at all-baby groups.

B. It divides babies according to their personalities.

C. Its aim is to change the way of child care.

D. Its results are unbelievable.

60. The last paragraph means _________.

A. we should have laws to stop having pets at home　　　

B. wild animals shouldn’t adopted as pets

C. laws should be passed to avoid pets’ diseases spreading　

D. people with pets should be stayed at home

答案　 DDBAC

Passage 60

(湖南省长郡中学2010届高三第三次月考)

B

It’s not just adults who have a thing or two to discuss with other people, babies too have their own social lives and enjoy group interaction, according to a world-first study.

The breakthrough study conducted by psychologist Professor Ben Bradley, at Charles Sturt University, could completely transform the way child-care centres are set up. In their study, the researchers examined groups of nine-month-old babies in new South Wales and Britain.

And they came across astonishing results – it was found that infants had “social brains” and focused not just on their mothers but on social life in groups as well.

“They communicate with more than one baby at once, and show jealousy and generousness,” said Professor Bradley.

He added, “They develop their own meanings through group interaction, they notice if a group member is behaving differently and they take on roles, such as leaders and followers.”

“A baby who has a depressed mother tends to be withdrawn(内向的), but put that same baby in a group of its peers(同龄人)and they behave and interact like any other baby.”

It was the first all-baby group study ever to be conducted. “Most studies of babies concentrate on the infant-mother relationship, assuming that is the single foundation for mental health, but babies are constantly involved with groups of people other than their mothers: fathers, siblings, grandparents and those taking care. Therefore, the ‘mother-baby approach’ needs to be combined with a ‘group approach’,” said Bradley.

Phoebe Christison, a child-care worker at Camperdown Sunshine Bubs in Sydney’s inner west, said she often noticed what appeared to be emotional attachments developed between toddlers.

She said, “Joel(10 months)and Isabella(11 months)always like to hold hands when they sit in their high chairs and eat. And babies definitely show jealousy. They push and touch each other, and copy what the other is doing.”

59. The text suggests that in the future we _______.

A. may have to fight against more new diseases 　

B. may easily get infected by diseases from dogs

C. should not be allowed to have pets　　　　　

D. should stop buying pets from Africa

58. What does the phrase “the wake-up call” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. a new disease 　　　 　B. a clear warning　 C. a dangerous animal　　 D. a morning call

57. Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?

A. They attack human beings.　　　　 B. We need to study native animals.

C. They can’t live out of the rain forest.　 D. We do not know much about them yet.

56. We learn from Paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may _________.

A. come from Columbia　　　　　　 B. prevent us from being infected

C. enjoy being with children　　　　 D. suffer from monkey-pox

67. The text is written mainly for those_____________.　

　 A. who go to work early　　　　 B. who want to lose weight

　 C. who stay up late　　　　　　 D. who eat before sleep

答案　 64-67 ABAB

Passage 59

(山东省师大附中2010届高三第一次模拟考试)

A

We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it’s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “Most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals,” says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.

It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them,” says Isaksen.

　“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing,” says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug (病毒) may be kind at first. But it may develop into something harmful. Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.

66. According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________.　

A. eat something for breakfast　　　　 B. be careful about what you eat u

　 C. heat up food before eating it　　　 D. eat calorie-controlled food