Question

    A long―term American study has shown the importance of early education for poor children. The study is known as the Abecedarian Project．It involved more than one hundred young children from poor families in North Carolina．

    Half of the children attended an all-day program at a high―quality childcare center．The center offered educational．health and social programs．The children took part in games and activities to improve their thinking and language skills and social and emotional development．

    The children attended the program from when they were a few weeks old until the age of five the other group of children did not attend the childcare center. At the age of five，both groups Started to attend public schoo1．

    Researchers compared the two groups of children．When they were babies，both groups had babies similar results in tests for mental and physical skills．However, from the age of eighteen months．the children in the educational childcare program did much better in tests．

    The researchers tested the children again when they were twelve and fifteen years old．The tests found that the children who had been in the childcare center continued to have higher average test results．These children did much better in tests on reading，and mathematics．

   When each student was twenty-one years old．they were tested again for thinking and educational ability，employment，parenting and social skills．The ones that had received an early education were more than twice as likely to be attending college or to have completed college．

    In addition．the ones who received an early education were older on average，when their first child was born，than those who hadn’t received an early education．

    The study has shown more evidence that learning during the first months and years of life is important for all stages of later development．

The researchers of the Abecedarian Project believe their study shows a need for lawmakers to spend money on early public education．They believe these kinds of programs could reduce the number of children who do not complete school and then become unemployed．

 

56．The Abecedarian Project lasted

A．almost ten years                                      B．20 years

C．over 20 years                                            D．no more than 15years

57．What do we know about the people who had been in the childcare center，compared with those who hadn’t?

A．They were more likely to go to college．      B．They had children earlier．

C．They have similar results in tests．                     D．They are less sociable．

58．The Abecedarian Project

A．carries out a lot of tests to learn more about children

B．provides food that is good for children’s health

C．offers foreign teachers to help improve children’s language skills

D．studies the benefits of an early education for poor children

59．What can we conclude from the study?

A．Learning from a very early age is important for our later development．

B．Children in poor families are better at reading and mathematics．

C．Even babies show different results in tests on mental and physical skills．

D．Lawmakers will spend money on early pubic education

60．What is the indirect effect of the childcare center program?

A．It improves children’s social and emotional development．

B．It develops children’s thinking and learning abilities．

C．It helps to reduce the rate of unemployment．

D．It develops children’s．1anguage skills．

Answer 1

56―60：C A D A C