Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people’s thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another person’s perspective（观点）than other children of the same age.

That’s what researchers from the University of Western Australia found in a new study published in the journal Child Development.

“Parents who frequently put themselves in someone else’s shoes in conversations with their children make it more likely their children will be able to do the same,” said lead author Brad Farrant.

Researchers of the UWA’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research looked at the influence of how parents interact with their children to learn more about how people develop the ability to take another’s perspective.

The two-year study involved more than 120 Australian children aged between four and six, including children with typically developing language and others delayed in language acquisition（习得）.

The children completed tasks which were designed to assess their language skills, ability to infer others’ beliefs and use these to predict others’ behavior, and their ability to shift flexibly between different perspectives.

Among children with typically developing language, the researchers found that mothers who talked more often and in greater detail about people’s thoughts and feelings — commenting on how another person might react to a particular situation as well as their own feelings about the topic — had children with better language skills and better perspective-taking skills.

Children with delayed language acquisition were also delayed in their development of perspective-taking skills. This displays the role played by language as children develop the ability to take another’s perspective.

“Solving the many challenges that the world faces today requires us all to get better at taking the perspective of other people,” said Brad Farrant.

1.According to the text, to help children gain better perspective-taking skills, parents should __________.

A．give their children more chances to express themselves

B．talk more with their children about people’s feelings

C．encourage their children to guess other people’s thoughts

D．spend more time playing with their children

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the study?

A．Over one hundred American children took part in it.

B．All the children had delayed in language acquisition.

C．The children in the study were around five years old.

D．Mothers helped their children to complete the tasks.

3.Which have an effect on the development of children’s perspective-taking skills?

A．The surrounding environments.            B．Mother’s perspectives.

C．Personal characters.                     D．Language skills.

4.In the last paragraph, Brad Farrant __________.

A．stressed the importance of perspective-taking skills

B．expressed his concern about the world’s challenges

C．showed how to take the perspective of other people

D．explained why other people’s opinions are important

5.According to the text, we can learn __________.

A．parents should talk to their children frequently no matter how old their children are

B．it was Brad Farrant who wrote the study in Child Development herself

C．the only way to improve language skill is talking to children more often

D．parents who are always thinking about others will help their children do the same way

Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people’s thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another person’s perspective（观点）than other children of the same age.
That’s what researchers from the University of Western Australia found in a new study published in the journal Child Development.
“Parents who frequently put themselves in someone else’s shoes in conversations with their children make it more likely their children will be able to do the same,” said lead author Brad Farrant.
Researchers of the UWA’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research looked at the influence of how parents interact with their children to learn more about how people develop the ability to take another’s perspective.
The two-year study involved more than 120 Australian children aged between four and six, including children with typically developing language and others delayed in language acquisition（习得）.
The children completed tasks which were designed to assess their language skills, ability to infer others’ beliefs and use these to predict others’ behavior, and their ability to shift flexibly between different perspectives.
Among children with typically developing language, the researchers found that mothers who talked more often and in greater detail about people’s thoughts and feelings — commenting on how another person might react to a particular situation as well as their own feelings about the topic — had children with better language skills and better perspective-taking skills.
Children with delayed language acquisition were also delayed in their development of perspective-taking skills. This displays the role played by language as children develop the ability to take another’s perspective.
“Solving the many challenges that the world faces today requires us all to get better at taking the perspective of other people,” said Brad Farrant.
【小题1】According to the text, to help children gain better perspective-taking skills, parents should __________.

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I      36    you, but you must be hungry. Please   37    and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house    38   ?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her    39    came home, she told him what had happened. “   40     them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house    41    ,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said    42     one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and    43     your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was    44    . “How nice!” he said. “Since that is    45     , let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife    46    . “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own    47    , “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us    48     our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite    49     to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our    50    .”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and    51     him.    52    , the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men replied together, “If you    53     Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but    54     you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him.    55     there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

36. A. like                    B. know                C. recognize          D. need

37. A. go out                B. get away           C. get up               D. come in

38. A. home                  B. room                C. family               D. office

39. A. friend                 B. father                C. brother              D. husband

40. A. Go tell            B. Do tell                     C. Go ask                     D. Do ask

41. A. one by one          B. one after anotherC. alone                D. together

42.A. laughing at          B. looking at          C. pointing to        D. staring at

43. A. argue with          B. discuss with       C. debate with        D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed           B. surprised           C. excited              D. worried

45. A. the situation     B. the position              C. the case             D. the point

46. A. agreed                B. appreciated        C. nodded              D. disagreed

47. A. suggestion           B. plan                  C. solution             D. explanation

48. A. discuss            B. take                  C. consider            D. ignore

49. A. Success           B. Wealth                     C. Love                 D. them

50. A. friend                 B. relative             C. son-in-law         D. guest

51. A. followed             B. stopped             C. honored            D. pleased

52. A. Pleased           B. Surprised          C. Delighted          D. Disappointed

53. A. invited            B. Invite                C. had invited        D. have invited

54. A. when                  B. while                C. if                      D. since

55. A. Wherever            B. However          C. Whenever          D. Whatever

根据句子结构或括号中所给的词在空格处填上合适的词或所给词的正确形式。

1.There have been severe floods, __________ (bring) chaos to the region.

2.The story is about global warming and __________ it will destroy cities and change the world in the future.

3._________ the society developing rapidly, we’d better keep changing our views on different things with the times.

4.Chaos is a terrible situation __________ everything goes wrong.

5.We see people in the restaurant __________ (eat) happily.

6.At the entrance __________ the bank, there are two white marble lions.

7.Some people think smoking is harmful to health, __________ others consider smoking is helpful for reducing pressure of work.

8.Most of the products __________ (make) in China are popular in the world.

9.The house __________ roof is red is theirs.

10.Her son believes Father Christmas is real and __________ he lives in the North Pole.

Bob is in a hopeless situation, ______ we will keep a very close eye on.

A. which                   B. where              C. that                         D. when