Babies are not just passing idle time when they stare goggle-eyed at the television—they are actually learning about the world，U.S. researchers said．Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television，based on the study，said Donna Mumme，assistant professor of psychology at Tufts University in Boston，who led the research. “Children as young as 12 months are making decisions based on the emotional(情感的) reactions of adults around them，” Mumme said in a statement. “It turns out that they can also use emotional information they pick up from television. This means that adults might want to think twice before they speak in a loud and harsh voice or let a baby see television programs intended for an older person. ”Mumme’s team already knew that babies watch other children and adults for information about the world．A mother urging her baby to eat some “yummy” soup or a brother crying in fear when a dog approaches can influence a baby’s reaction. Mumme’s team tested babies to determine if television has the same influence，showing actors reacting on a videotape to objects such as red spiral letter holder，a blue bumpy ball，and a yellow garden hose attachment. Babies aged 10 months or 12 months were later given the same objects to play with. Ten-month-olds did not seem to be influenced by the videos，but the 1-year-olds were. When the actors acted neutrally or positively to an object，the babies happily played with them. But if the actor had seemed afraid or disgusted，the babies would avoid the object.

1．Psychology is the study of__________.?

A．human’s society and its growth             B．human’s hopes and dreams?

C．human’s mind and behaviors                 D．human’s languages and cultures?

2．Which of the following is Mumme’s conclusion?

A．Small babies should not be allowed to watch television programs.?

B．Adults need to think twice before they act in front of small babies.?

C．TV programs provide small babies with all the information they need.?

D．One-year-olds can be emotionally influenced by TV programs.?

3．Mumme reached his conclusion by __________.?

A．measuring the time babies spent in front of TV?

B．making TV programs and advertisements for kids?

C．showing actors how to react to blue bumpy balls?

D．observing small babies’ reactions to TV programs?

4．Which of the following may the study lead to according to the researchers??

A．Parents may want to limit what their babies see on television.?

B．.Actors may try to behave themselves well in front of babies.?

C．Babies may be allowed to choose what they see on TV.?

D．Scientists may stop ignoring babies’ emotional world.?

阅读理解

　　Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children's careers(职业). Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen or sportswomen? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It's very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.

　　Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is supplied by government for the very best young sportsmen and sportswomen. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their children's development, and sports clothes, transportation (交通)to competitions, special equipment, etc. can all be very expensive.

　　Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional(职业的)trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

1．This article is most probably taken from ________.

[　　]

A．a letter

B．an advertisement

C．a personal diary

D．a newspaper article

2．According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in sport ________.

[　　]

A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or sportswomen

B．try to get financial support from the government for their children's training

C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．By starting young, you won't have much time for your school work.

B．Early training may damage your muscles.

C．Most children may become professional sportsmen after a long period of training.

D．It's very expensive for parents to support their child's development in sport .

4．The underlined phrase “take a second place” is the same meaning as ________.

[　　]

A．to repeat the activities some other day

B．to become less important

C．of all things considered, they are of inferior(差的)duality

D．to happen again

阅读理解

　　Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers (职业). Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen or sportswomen? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It's very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend. when most of his or her friends are playing.

　　Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is supplied by government for the very best young sportsmen and sportswomen. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their children’s development, and sports clothes, transportati- on(交通) to competitions, special equipment. etc. All can be very expensive. 

　　Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young musicles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional (职业的) trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

1．This article is most probably taken from ________ .

[　　]

A．a letter

B．all advertisement

C．a personal diary

D．a newspaper article

2．According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in sport ________ .

[　　]

A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or sportswomen

B．try to get financial support from the government for their children's training

C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．By starting young, you won't have much time for your school work.

B．Early training may damage your muscles.

C．Most children may become professional sportsmen after a long period of training.

D．It’s very expensive for parents to support their children’s development in sport.

4．The underlined phrase“take a second place”is the same meaning as“ ________ ”.

[　　]

A．to repeat the activities some other day

B．to become less important

C．of all things considered, they are of inferior (差的) quality

D．to happen again