Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don’t
The electric bike appeared suddenly around the corner, nearly
It’s proved that humans can build a fully functioning ecosystem simply
We shouldn’t
The journalist
When I was 8 years old, my best friend gave me a copy of this book and told me that I might find it interesting. He could not have been more right, for I
8 . A long-term American study shows the effect of early education on future learning abilities. The study followed more than 1,300 children from birth through the ages of ten or eleven years. The study is known as the Human Development Study of Early Child Care. It is said to be the largest, longest lasting and most complete study of child care in the United States. The children included in the study were born around 1991 in ten areas of the country. Researchers examined the quality and amount of child care the children received until they were 54 months old. Child care included any care provided by people other than the child’s mother that lasted at least ten hours a week. This included any care given by fathers or other family members. The researchers then examined cach child’s performance in school and social development. They also measured other influences, such as the quality of classroom education and parenting (教养).
Recently, the researchers examined whether the developmental qualities that bad been observed in young children were still present a few years later. They found that the older children who had received higher quality child care continued to show better ability in measures of language skills. The children’s understanding was observed using a method which shows their ability to name objects shown in some pictures. The study confirmed a link between high quality child care and better test results continued as the children grew older. It also found that the children’s ability was not dependent on the amount of time they had spent in child care.
Interestingly, children who had been in child care before entering school were also more likely to have shown aggression (攻击性) or refusal to obey in their early school years. However, the researchers said the children’s behavior was considered normal.
1. The children in this study________.| A．are from big chios in America |
| B．are all at the same age |
| C．were taught how to care for themselves at school |
| D．were examined for influences caused by child care |
| A．the better the child care is, the better children can draw |
| B．some of children’s abilities develop well because of child care |
| C．higher quality child care can help children develop better creativity |
| D．child care has no influence on children’s language skills |
| A．deal with different things better |
| B．develop his ability as well as those spending more time |
| C．learn to use new methods more quickly |
| D．get no benefit from child care |
| A．The study is aimed at showing the effect of early education on future learning abilities. |
| B．Researchers examined the children’s abilities in many aspects. |
| C．Child care provided by fathers was not included in the study. |
| D．Each child was examined on the quality and amount of child care for 54 months. |
1. How many kinds of climate emergencies does the speaker mention?
| A．Six. | B．Five. | C．Seven. |
| A．Damaged dams. | B．Tidal waves. | C．The rising warm air. |
| A．Disappearing species. | B．Sea level. | C．Drought. |
| A．He does research on polar bears. |
| B．He aims to protect coral reefs. |
| C．He proves hurricanes get stronger. |
1. What can we say about the weather on Sunday?
| A．It was fine. | B．It was changeable. | C．It was hot. |
| A．It’s a common phenomenon. |
| B．It’s beyond their expectations. |
| C．It’s caused by climate change. |
