题目内容
By taking a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly develop their children's language skills．It is surprising but true．How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children'’s language development．If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading．the child's language skills increase．
A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents．Half of the children took part in the experimental study；the other half acted as the control group．In the experimental group，the parents were given a two-hour training and they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions．For example，the parent should ask，“What is the doggie doing?” rather than “Is the doggie running away?” The patents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers，how to suggest different possibilities and how to praise correct answers．
At the beginning of the study，the children did not differ in measures of language development，but at the end of one month，the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of expression and vocabulary．Nine months later，the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group．
59．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A．Children who talk a lot are more intelligent
B．Parents who listen to their children can teach them more．
C．Active children should read more and be given more attention．
D．The power of speech can easily he developed using proper methods
60．According to the author，which of the following questions is the best one to ask children?
A．Do you see the elephant? B．Is the elephant in the cage?
C．What animals do you like? D．Shall we go to the zoo?
61．The difference between the control group and the experimental group was
A．the training that parents received B．the age of the children
C．the books that were read D．the number of the children
62．What conclusion is best supported by the passage?
A．Parents should be trained to read to their children．
B．The more children read，the cleverer they will become．
C．Children's language skills can be developed when they are required to respond actively．
D．Children who read actively seem six months older．
Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it cheaper by making the words shorter. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words (2 =" to," 3 =" free," 4 =" for," 8 =" ate," so h8 =" hate," etc.). You can also keep away from using punctuation (标点). Here is an example: Do U wnt 2 g 2 th cnma tnite (Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?)
What do you think these text messages mean?
Whr hv U bn? Iv bn wtng hrs fr a cll.
Im hm nw, why nt gv me a cll.
I gt a txt mssge frm my frnd. Shes hvng a prty on Strdy.
Mobile phone users have developed a group of symbols (符号) to show how they feel. They are called emoticons, and there are some examples below. To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message that is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face.
1.Why are text messages popular?
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A．Because they are expensive. |
B．Because they are cheap. |
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C．Because they are hard to write. |
D．Because they are not important. |
2.The first paragraph tells us that we can make the text messages shorter in ways.
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A．one |
B．two |
C．three |
D．four |
3.What does this text message “Do U wnt 2 cm?” mean? It means “ ?”.
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A．Do you want to come |
B．Do you wear two caps |
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C．Do you want two cakes |
D．Do you go home early |
4.Why do people use emoticons?
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A．Because they can show how users feel. |
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B．Because the symbols are beautiful. |
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C．Because text messages are short. |
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D．Because the users can’t make the words shorter. |