落堕市安心阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空及阅读类训练（1）（答案及解析）
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Grownups know that people and objects are solid.At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Crui, all we will feel is air.But does a baby have this understanding?
To e whether babies know objects are solid.Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion(视觉影像)of a hanging ball.His plan was to first to give babies a real ball, one they could be expected to show surprid in their faces and movements.All the 16 to 24weekold babies tested were surprid when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there.
Grownups also have a n of object permanence.We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back.But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear and go to nevernever land?
Experiments done by Bower suggest that babies develop a n of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old.In his experiments, Bower ud a toy train that went behind a screen.When 16weekold and 22weekold babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to reappear.If the experiment took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies emed surprid not to e the train.This ems to show that all the babies had a n of object permanence.But the cond part of the experiment showed that this was not really the ca.The rearcher substituted(替换) a ball for the train when it went behind the screen.The 22weekold babies emed surprid and looked back to the left side for the train.But the 16weekold babies did not em to notice the switch(更换)．Thus，the 16weekold babies emed to have a n of “something permanence，” while the 22weekold babies had a n of object permanence related to a particular object.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇科普短文，大意是通过实验研究儿童是否知道物体是固体的，是否具有物体持久性的感觉，研究表明，16周到24周的婴儿都知道物体是有形的固体，然而第一项研究表明只有18周以上的婴儿才对某个特定的物体的认识具有持久性。
1．The passage is mainly about________.
A．babies’n of sight
B．effects of experiments on babies
C．babies’understanding of objects
D．different tests on babies’feelings
解析：选C。主旨大意题。本文通过科学家的研究和对研究结果的解释，旨在说明婴儿对物体的理解。
2．In Paragraph 3, “object permanence” means that when out of sight, an object________.
A．still exists B．keeps its shape
C．still stays solid D．is beyond reach
解析：选A。词义猜测题。通过对第二项研究情况的阅读和第三段的解释得知。
3．What did Bower u in his experiments?
A．A chair. B．A screen.
C．A film. D．A box.
解析：选B。细节理解题。第二段和第四段中所述的Bower的两个实验中都用到了screen。
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The babies didn’t have a n of direction.
B．The older babies preferred toy trains to balls.
C．The younger babies liked looking for missing objects
D．The babies couldn’t tell a ball from its optical illusion.
解析：选D。推理判断题。第二段中所述实验情况表明：婴儿伸手去摸屏幕上的影像，说明他们事先不能区分一个真正的球和影像的区别。
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What a busy day!The three boys were fed，bathed and changed into their nightclothes.Mary had___36___them a story and finally they were asleep.”Babysitting (照看)the three boys aged eight,six and four is extremely 37 ,she thought.
“Sleep,”she considered,”if only I could!”But she had difficult homework to complete.Leanig back,she 38 her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable.Whoever said babysitting was a(n)39way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys,she thought.The television was on,the room was warm,and the lights were dim.Mary’s 40 felt heavier and heavier.I mustn’t sleep,she thoutht-which was 41 what she did,of cour.
Strangely enough,she soon 42 that she was a world-famous chef （主厨）.She made 43
and wore diamonds and designer clothe. Most days she relaxed by ing the rich and famous or 44 –her favorite hobby.She 45 took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too 46.”I am definitelty the best in the world,”she thought,as she prepared a tasty chicken dish.But 47 emed to go right.She spilt the flour,she dropped an egg and she cut her finger.Despite all the troubles,she 48 to get the chicken into the stove.Soon,smoke blanketed the room.The children was on fire.49 t in, but Mary could not run---- She___50___ to the spot. She tried hard to move ,but could not,51 a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confud-52 was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three 53 little faces and some very burnt bread.”Sorry,we were hungry and you were 54 ,so we tried to make some bread.”expained a boy.Relieved,Mary made them a snack and nt them back to bed.She 55 them never to fall asleep on the job again!
