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“Babies are not just passing idle time when they stare goggle-eyed at the television—they are actually learning about the world,” U.S. researchers said. “Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television, based on the study,” said Donna Mumme, assistant professor of psychology at Tufts University in Boston, who led the research. “Children as young as 12 months are making decisions based on the emotional reactions of adults around them,” Mumme said in a statement. “It turns out they can also use emotional information they pick up from television. This means that adults might want to think twice before they speak in a loud and harsh voice or let a baby see television programs meant for information about the world. A mother urging her baby to eat some “yummy” soup on a brother crying in fear when a dog approaches can influence a baby’s reaction. Mumme’s team tested babies to determine. If television has the same influence, showing actors reacting on a videotape to objects such as red spiral letter holder, a blue humpy ball, and a yellow garden hose attachment. Babies aged 10 months or 12 months were later given the same objects to play with. Ten-month-olds did not seem to be influenced but the video buy the 1-year-olds were. When the actors acted neutrally or positively to an object, the babies happily played with them. But if the actor had seemed afraid or disgusted, the babies would avoid the object.
63. Psychology is the study of ________. .
A.human’s society and its growth B.human’s hopes had dreams
C.human’s mind and behaviors D.human’s languages and cultures
64. Which of the following is Mumme’s conclusion?
A.Small babies should not be allowed to watch television programs.
B.Adults need to think twice before they act in front of small babies.
C.TV programs provide small babies with all the information they need.
D.One-year-olds can be emotionally influenced by TV programs.
65. Mumme reached his conclusion by __________. .
A.measuring the time babies spent in front of TV.
B.making TV programs and advertisements for kids.
C.showing actors how to react to blue bumpy balls
D.observing small babies’ reactions to TV programs
66. Which of the following may the study lead to according to the researchers?
A.Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television.
B.Actors may try to behave themselves well in front of babies.
C.Babies may be allowed to choose what they see on TV.
D.Scientists may stop ignoring babies’ emotional world.
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As is known to all, colors appear in every language to express people’s feeling and thoughts.Then, what is the situation in American English?
Red is a hot color.Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair.They are red hot when they are very angry about something.The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their color and their fiery taste.Fast loud music is popular with many people.They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland Jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red.People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.
The color black is often used in expressions.People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day.People or things on a blacklist are connected with things illegal now.But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.
The color green is natural for trees and grass.But it is an unnatural color for humans.A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has.That person may say he is green with envy.Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the back side of the paper money.
【小题1】Americans use “red hot” to describe the following EXCEPT _______.
| A.something unfair |
| B.small hot-tasting peppers |
| C.the person who is very angry |
| D.popular music like Dixieland Jazz |
| A.the expression has a very long history |
| B.the color pink makes people feel happy |
| C.people think the color pink is gentler than red |
| D.healthy babies are born with nice pink skin |
| A.enjoys himself in boating | B.is hit by a high wave |
| C.has a stomachache | D.likes trees and grass |
| A.Being sent a beautiful gift. |
| B.Passing a very difficult test. |
| C.Failing in an important interview. |
| D.Being invited to an exciting party. |