They baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focus — until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?
Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise (同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.
1.The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s__.
A. sense of hearing B. sense of sight
C. sense of touch D. sense of smell
2.Babies are sensitive to the change in______.
A. the size of cards B. the colour of pictures
C. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects
3.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?
A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.
B. To see how babies recognize sounds.
C. To carry their experiment further.
D. To keep the babies’ interest.
4. Where does this text probably come from?
A. Science fiction. B. Children’s literature.
C. An advertisement. D. A science report.
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增加:把缺词处加一个漏符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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Alan: Why?
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Alan: Oh, it must have been Dad .I’m sure he was in the kitchen 4. (early).
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1. 尊重习俗; 2. 不高声喧哗; 3. 其它。
注意 1. 词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3. 开头语已为你写好。
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I’ve read your discussion on how to behave properly when traveling abroad.
Yours,
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1.A.associated B.compared C.employed D.showed
2.A.family B.office C.government D.school
3.A.opposed B.avoided C.ordered D.required
4.A.nevertheless B.therefore C.unless D.however
5.A.that B.when C.until D.before
6.A.personal B.scientific C.logical D.financial
7.A.happily B.hardly C.usually D.gradually
8.A.combination B.development C.invention D.argument
9.A.took over B.resulted from C.led to D.turned down
10.A.destroyed B.spread C.accessed D.made
11.A.stored B.downloaded C.charged D.changed
12.A.easy B.simple C.complicated D.interesting
13.A.uses B.branches C.sections D.techniques
14.A.cause B.purpose C.process D.effect
15.A.update B.convey C.correct D.write
16.A.profits B.staff C.managers D.materials
17.A.damage B.release C.maintain D.improve
18.A.doubt B.input C.output D.analyze
19.A.track B.finance C.connection D.investment
20.A.idea B.end C.reason D.answer
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1.A. put up B. turn to C. break through D. run into
2.A. goal B. means C. course D. experience
3.A. physical B. mental C. potential D. musical
4.A. favorite B. unforgettable C. active D. serious
5.A. usually B. actually C. hardly D. Final
6.A. recorded B. performed C. composed D. heard
7.A. signed B. read C. wrote D. said
8.A. with interest B. in surprise C. with fear D. by nature
9.A. connection B. choice C. comment D. promise
10.A. towards B. beyond C. through D. for
11.A. impression B. voice C. mark D. message
12.A. artists B. educators C. doctors D. researchers
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