By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their children′s language development. It is surprising but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children′s language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child′s language skills increase.

A study was done with 30 three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group,the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes-or-no questions. For example, the parent should ask,"What is the doggie doing?"rather than "Is the doggie running away?" The par-ents in the experimental group were also instructed in how to help children find answers,how to suggest alternative possibilities and how to praise correct answers.

At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language devel- opment,but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group showed 5.5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group.

11.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A.Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.

B.Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.

C.Active children should read more and be given more attention.

D.Verbal ability can easily be developed with proper methods.

答案：D

12.What does "it" in the 2nd sentence in Paragraph 1 can most probably be replaced by?

A.Parents increasing children's language development

B.Reading techniques being simple

C.Parents reading to children

D.Children's intelligence development

答案：A

13.According to the author,which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about?

A.Do you see the elephant?

B.Is the elephant in the cage?

C.What animals do you like?

D.Shall we go to the zoo?

答案：C

14.The difference between the control group and the experimental group was__________.

A.the training that parents received

B.the age of the children

C.the books that were read

D.the number of the children

答案：A

15.The best conclusion we can draw from the passage is that__________.

A.parents should be trained to read to their children

B.the more children read, the more intelligent they will become

C.children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively

D.children who read actively seem six months older

答案：C

Internet use appears to cause a drop in psychological health, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.

Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more bad feelings and loneliness than those who was online less frequently, the two-year study showed. Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the net would prove socially healthier than television, since the net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.

The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in psychological health, researchers h′ypothesized (推测). Faceless,bodiless "virtu-al"(虚的 ) communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversation, and the relationships formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world through the net makes users less satisfied with their lives. "But it′s impor-tant to remember this is not about the technology;it′s about how it is used,"says psycholo-gist Christine Riley of Intel,one of the study′s sponsors (发起人). "It really points to the need for considering social factors in terms of how you design applications and services for technology. "

16.What′s the finding of the research undertaken at Carnegie Mellon University?

A.People spend more time on the Internet now.

B.People spend less time with their families and friends now.

C.The net proves socially healthier than television.

D.Internet use may cause a drop in psychological health.

答案：D

17.What had the researchers expected before the research?

A.The net may account for the drop in psychological health.

B.Internet use may improve social health.

C.Internet use has nothing to do with social health.

D.Spending much time on the Internet makes people feel bad and lonely.

答案：B

18.Which is not true according to the passage?

A.The net allows users to choose their information and to communicate with others.

B.Internet communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversa-tion.

C.Undeveloped Internet technology causes the drop in psychological health.

D.The wider world through the net makes users less satisfied with their lives.

答案：C

19.What does Christine Riley, the psychologist, suggest?

A.It's necessary to take social factors into account in designing applications and serv-ices for technology.

B.It's important to tell the users how to design and apply the technology.

C.Compared with social factors, the technology itself has more influence on the Internet users.

D.No social factors should be considered in applications and services for technology.

答案：A

20.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?

A.How to Use the Internet

B.Disadvantages of the Internet

C.Social Factors and the Internet

D.Internet May Cause Bad Feelings

答案：D

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