13.What if our babies could somehow tell us what they're thinking about,what they want,and what makes them unhappy?Robyn Holt,researcher for Baby Talk New Zealand,says they can.Holt heard about baby sign language through an advertisement and decided to go along to a workshop (研討會).
"Sign language is something that's always interested me,and I thought,it could be really cool to try this with a baby because we are always guessing all the time what they actually want."
Holt started using baby sign language with her baby son Benjamin,now 12,and within two weeks he started to sign the sign for milk.She has since used it with her two younger sons Dominic,8,and Matthew,3.
Baby sign language is nothing new:the practice (which is based on adult sign laguange) has been out in America for more than 30years.But it is enjoying a rebirth in New Zealand.
The idea behind baby sign language is that babies do have the ability to communicate their needs if they are given the right tools to do so.Although many mothers develop an intuition (直覺) about whether their baby's crying is from hunger,tiredness,or pain,baby sign language creates a direct form of communication that unlocks the mystery.
When babies are between 6-months and 12to 13-months,parents can begin to teach them sign language:use the sign for milk while feeding,and also talk about milk,so that the child begins to make the link (關聯(lián)) in their brain.Then they can begin to add other signs,i.e.food,sick or pain.
"I know of one parent.Her child was signing the sign for hurt by his month,and she realized his first teeth were growing.It makes life so much easier,"said Holt.
25.Why did Holt go to the baby sign language workshop?B
A.To entertain her own children.
B.To better understand babies'needs.
C.To help babies with language problems.
D.To develop a new system of sign language.
26.According to the text,baby sign languageC.
A.has been used in New Zealand for 30years
B.can easily make the parents understood
C.has developed from adult sign language
D.was designed by Robyn Holt
27.What does the underlined part"the mystery"in Paragraph 5refer to?C
A.The ability to communicate.
B.Mothers'intuitions.
C.The cause of the baby's crying.
D.Baby sign language.
28.Holt mentioned a parent and her child to show baby sign language isA.
A.helpful
B.difficult
C.interesting
D.special.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文.嬰兒能告訴我們他們正在想什么,想要什么和什么使他們不高興嗎?Robyn Holt認為能,她認為可以通過嬰兒的手勢語了解嬰兒的想法,而且嬰兒也有能力通過手勢語表達他們的想法.她對此做了大量的研究,而且她的想法在她的兩個兒子身上得到了驗證.
解答 25.B推理判斷題.根據第二段內容"Sign language is something that's always interested me,and I thought,it could be really cool to try this with a baby because we are always guessing all the time what they actually want."可判斷,Holt參加嬰兒手勢語研討會的原因是更好的理解嬰兒的需要.
26.C細節(jié)理解題.根據第四段第一句"Baby sign language is nothing new:the practice (which is based on adult sign language) has been out in America for more than 30 years."可知,嬰兒手勢語發(fā)展自成人手勢語.
27.C詞義猜測題.根據句意"雖然許多媽媽對她們的嬰兒是因為饑餓、累還是疼痛哭有直覺(的判斷),但是嬰兒手勢語創(chuàng)造了一種直接的交流形式,可以解開這個mystery.此處mystery指哭泣的原因,所以C是正確答案.
28.A根據最后一段內容可知,這位媽媽發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子因為嘴疼做出示意,她意識到孩子正在長第一顆牙,說明嬰兒手勢語是有用的.Holt舉著個例子是為了展示嬰兒手勢語有用.所以A是正確答案.
點評 本文是一篇歷史文化類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據.