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                    What a little love means to a little one

For too many people, the damage be?gins early in life. Four out of ten infants (婴儿)born in the United States do not form a strong bond (关系)with either parent, and they will pay for that in the rest of their lives.

New research from Princeton University confirms what other researchers have already found: the number of babies born into families that are too poorly equipped to give them a fair chance of having a successful life is ex?tremely large.

That finding is supported by many other research projects, including a study from the University of Roches?ter showing that nearly one third of US parents don't know what to expect from their newborns, or how to help them grow and learn and get along with others. Babies, as others have pointed out, don't come with an owner's man?ual.

The basic problem? according to the Princeton's study, is that 40 per cent of infants in the US live in fear or dis?trust of their parents, and that will turn into aggressive?ness (侵 犯), defiance (违抗)and hyperactivity (多动)as they grow into adults.

Of that number, 25 per cent don't bond with their parents because the parents aren't responding to their needs. And a tragic 15 per cent find their parents so trou?bling that they will avoid them whenever possible.

That will not necessarily result in a lifetime of vio?lence, but it will make living a successful life much more difficult.

"They can overcome it," sociologist Sophie Moullin of Princeton, lead author of that study, said in a telephone interview. "It's not a make-or-break situation, but they might find it harder to control their behaviour.,,

Moullin,   along  with  co-authors  from Columbia University and the University of Bristol in England, ana?lysed more than 100 research projects, to reach their con?clusions.

Many factors contribute to the problem , including poverty(贫穷),ignorance(无知),and stress among par?ents who are so busy with their own problems that a new child is sometimes more than they can handle.

   Yet strong bonds, the researchers say, are amazingly simple to achieve.

24.  According to the writing style of the passage, it may be a(n)___________ ,

A. news report           B. argument

C. essay                  D. debate

25.  Which of the following is NOT true?

    A.  About 40 % of the newborns do not form a strong bond with either parent.

B.  Some parents are too busy with their own prob?lems to handle a new child.

C.  Parents' failing to respond to their babies' needs may lead to future problems.

D.  Infants who fail to bond with their parents are sure to have an unsuccessful life.

26.  What is the meaning of the underlined word "manual"?

A.  An expert who tells you how to take care of a baby.

B.  A book that tells you how to do or operate some?thing.

C.  A TV show that tells you how to bond with your baby.

D.  A radio programme explaining how to look after your baby.

27. What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A.  Findings of other similar projects concerning this topic.

B.  Examples of the consequences of lacking strong bonds.

C.  Simple ways of achieving strong bonds with an in?fant.

D.  Reasons for failing in building up strong bonds with a child.



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   In 1943, when I was 4, my parents moved from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to Fairbanks, Alaska, where adventure was never very far away.

   We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Mum's vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didn't care much about my bedtime.

Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mum was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire go?ing in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel (桶)of paint but couldn't really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home.

Mum and Dad were occupied in the garden and Dad told the police to keep me, and they did ! I had a tour of the prison before Mum rescued me. I hadn't turned 5 yet.

As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail at school?

As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder(驾雪橇者),I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didn't realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped(包裹〉heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather.

In 1950, we moved back to Coeur d'Alene, but we got one more Alaskan ad?venture when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to at?tend a gathering of former neighbours of Alaska.

5. What can be inferred about the author's family?

  A.  His father was a cruel man.

B.  His parents didn't love him.

C.  His parents used to be very busy.

D.  His mother didn't have any jobs.

6. What happened when the author was 4?

  A.  He learned to smoke.

B.  He was locked in a basement.

C.  He was arrested by the police.

D.  He nearly caused a fire accident.

7. Which of the following is TRUE?

  A.  Leonhard was good at driving dog sieds.

B.  The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.

C.  Leonhard often visited the author's family after 1950.

D.  The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska.

8. What is the author's purpose of writing the text?

  A.  To look back on his childhood with adventures.

B.  To describe the extreme weather of Alaska.

C.  To express how much he misses Leonhard.

D.  To show off his pride in making trouble.

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   A king once went to a master(大师).He wanted to become more powerful than other 32 kings. He sat in front of the master and 33 telling him the purpose of his  34  The master listened   35   to the king.

He then told the king to go to the 36 where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树)plant were growing side by side. He told the king, "They are your 37 • They can teach you what you want to 38 "

   The king went into the garden, and 39 the two plants but could not 40 what he could learn from them. He went back to the master and asked, "What do you 41 , master? I am not able to understand what and how these plants will teach me."

The master took the king to the plants and42,"This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for so many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. 43 , the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant. If man were the cypress plant, he would have 44  himself with the rose and felt jealous (妒忌的)at the 45 that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. 46 , if man were the rose plant, he would have 47 the cypress plant enviously (羡慕地)thinking how   48   the plant was without the  49  of being disturbed by people all day ! Both of the plants grew very well because they  50  all their energy for their own 51 instead of using it to compete with the other."

   32.  A. rich                  B. handsome

  C. western             D. neighbouring

33.  A. forgot                B. continued
  C. started             D. suggested

   34.  A. transport             B. visit

  C. goal                D. education

35.  A. patiently             B. angrily
   C. happily             D. worriedly

36.  A. valley                B. bank
  C. garden               D. forest

37.  A. enemies               B. families
  C. friends             D. teachers

38.  A. design                B. learn
  C measure              D. notice

39.  A. saw                   B. planted
  C. cut                 D. watered

   40.  A. provide               B. show

  C. understand          D. remember

41.  A. hear                  B. find
  C. say                 D. mean

42.  A. ordered               B. explained
  C. asked                       D. requested

43.  A. Similarly             B. Frequently
  C. Finally             D. Luckily

44.  A. covered               B. compared
 C. marked                    D. dressed

   45.  A. position              B. pay

  C. attention            D.expectancy

46.  A. Besides               B. However
  C. Therefore                   D. Or

47.  A. looked at             B.  waited for
  C. figured out         D.   listened to

48.  A. homeless              B. useful
  C. peaceful            D. poor

49.  A. duty                  B. mistake
   C. interest            D. trouble

   50.  A. lost                  B. used

C. lent                D. received

51.  A. growth                B. opinion
  C. fun                 D. victory

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