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【題目】根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

It is hard to know what babies want. They can’t talk, walk, or even point at what they’re thinking about. 【1】 And, compared to adults, they develop these skills quickly. People have a hard time learning new languages as they grow older, but infants have the ability to learn any language easily.

For a long time, scientists have tried to explain how such young children can learn complicated(復雜的) grammatical rules and sounds of a language. 【2】 This new information might eventually help kids with learning problems as well as adults who want to learn new languages. It might even help scientists who are trying to design computers that can communicate like people do.

Most babies go “goo goo” and “ma ma” by 6 months of age. 【3】 For decades, scientists have wondered how the brains of young children figure out how to communicate using language. With the help from new technologies and research strategies, scientists are now finding that babies begin life with the ability to learn any language.

They get into contact with other people, listen to what they say and watch their movements very closely. 【4】 Studies show that, up to about 6 months of age, babies can recognize all the sounds that make up all the languages in the world.

There are about 6,000 sounds that are spoken in languages around the globe, but not every language uses every sound. For example, while the Swedish language has 16 vowel sounds, English uses 8 vowel sounds, and Japanese uses just 5. Adults can hear only the sounds used in the languages they speak fluently. To a native Japanese speaker, for example, the letters R and L sound the same. 【5】

A. Children don’t respond to this kind of sound.

B. Most children speak in full sentences by age 3.

C. A baby’s brain focuses on the most common sounds.

D. That is why they quickly master the languages they hear often.

E. So a Japanese speaker cannot tell “row” from “low”, or “rake” from “lake”.

F. Yet newborns begin to develop language skills long before they begin speaking.

G. Now, researchers are knowing about what’s happening in the brains of the youngest language learners.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】G

【3】B

【4】D

【5】E

【解析】

試題分析: 嬰兒可以很快的學會聽懂復雜的語言，研究表明他們在六個月的時候就能夠辨認出所有的聲音。

【1】F 考查對上下文語境的理解�？涨暗囊馑际牵核麄儾粫�說話，不會走路，或者甚至指出他們所想的�？蘸蟮囊馑际牵汉统赡耆讼啾龋�他們發(fā)展語言非�？臁Ｋ�以這里選F（然而新生兒在學習說之前他們就開始發(fā)展語言技巧。）與上下文一致。

【2】G 考查對上下文語境的理解�？涨暗囊馑际牵汉芏嗫茖W家試著解釋這些小孩子是怎么樣學會這么復雜的語法和聲音的；空后的意思是：這些新的信息可能會幫助孩子解決學習的問題，還有對那些學習新語言的成年人。所以這里選G（現(xiàn)在科學家正在找出這些年輕的語言學習者的大腦里發(fā)生了什么。）與上下文一致。

【3】B 考查對上下文語境的理解�？涨暗囊馑际牵捍蠖鄶�(shù)孩子在六個月的時候就已經會goo，mama這樣的單詞了�？蘸蟮囊馑际牵航�年來，這些科學家在想這些孩子的大腦是怎么樣弄清楚如何用與語言交流的。所以這里選B（大多數(shù)孩子在三歲的時候就可以說完整的句子了。）與上下文一致。

【4】D 考查對上下文語境的理解。空前的意思是：他們和他人接觸，聽他們所說的，非常仔細的觀察他們的動作�？蘸蟮囊馑际牵貉芯勘砻�，在六個月的時候嬰兒就可以辨別世界上所有的聲音了。所以這里選D（這就是為什么他們很快的掌握他們聽到的語言。）與上下文一致。

【5】E 考查對上下文語境的理解�？涨暗囊馑际牵豪�如，對本土日本人來說，R和L的發(fā)音的相同的。所以這里選E（所以日本人不能辨別row和low，rake和lake。）與上下文一致。