D．a baby’s play is somehow similar to a scientist’s experiment 7．We learn from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A．scientists and babies seem to observe the world differently B．scientists and babies often interact with each other C．babies are born with the knowledge of object support D．babies seem to collect evidence just as scientists do 8．Children may learn the rules of language by ________. A．exploring the physical world B．investigating human psychology C．repeating their own experiments D．observing their parents’ behaviors
9．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．The world may be more clearly explained through children’s play. B．Studying babies’ play may lead to a better understanding of science. C．Children may have greater ability to figure out things than scientists. D．One’s drive for scientific research may become stronger as he grows. 10．What is the author’s tone when he discusses the connection between scientists’ research and babies’ play? A．Convincing. C．Confident.
B．Confused. D．Cautious.
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答案解析
高考高频单词与短语识记排查
跟踪训练
Ⅰ.1.simplified 2.universal 3.documents 4.contributes 5．criteria
Ⅱ.6.D [句意为：“当心！有车开过来了！”那个妈妈对玩耍的孩子们喊道。watch out当心，符合题意。]
7．D [考查时态与省略句。由前面is supposed to...soon可知应用一般将来时。will是will make his visit的省略，即我不知道他是否会来俱乐部。]
8．B [句意为：根据声音本身而不是根据长相来判断(歌手的)声音，使得这个电视节目在大量的娱乐节目中脱颖而出。hold out伸出，坚持；stretch out伸出，伸直四肢；turn out最终是，结果是。stand out突出，杰出，符合题意，故选B项。]
9．C [as引导非限制性定语从句，指代后面全句内容，本身充当主语；“先进的”国家，用形容词advanced。]
10．C [句意为：因为(它的)方便，我们买了这座房子，它离我工作的商店很近。for one’s convenience为了某人的方便。]
阅读能力专练
语篇解读 随着电脑价格的下降以及打电脑游戏长大的青年老师的加入，还有更加合适的游戏的研发，这一切都使得打电脑游戏和学习相得益彰不再是梦想。 1．B [推理判断题。第一段三个老师都认为打电脑游戏有助于学习。]
2．D [细节理解题。由第三段第四、五句话可知，Zoran Popovic 对于电脑游戏和教育的结合进行了评论。]
3．A [推理判断题。第二段提到了电脑价格的下降和喜欢电脑游戏的青年教师的加入，最后一段提到了游戏的品质的提升。]
4．D [词义猜测题。由画线词后一句话“这些公司对卖产品更感兴趣，不关注学生掌握学习内容”可推知，第一波对电脑游戏和教育的结合的努力没有取得理想的效果。]
5．B [推理判断题。由最后一段最后两句话可推知，Holladay认为电脑游戏能使学生记得更牢、学得有趣、学生更加愿意参与。]
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语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。作者提出自己的观点：六个月大的婴儿不断把碗从桌子边上推下去的这个简单的游戏动作，其实包含着很深刻的道理，它与科学家做实验有很多相似之处。我们追求科学的态度其实源于我们的儿童时代。 6．D [细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“...but some developmental psychologists(心理学家) have argued that this ‘play’ is more like a scientific investigation than one might think.”可知心理学家觉得孩子的玩耍和科学家的研究有共同之处，故选D。]
7．D [细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句中的“...overall approach (gathering direct evidence from the world)．..”可知孩子也会像科学家一样收集证据，故选D。] 8．C [细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“For example，it may only be through repeated experiments，evidence gathering，and finally overturning a theory...”可知孩子可以通过重复自己的实验来学习语言的规律，故选C。]
9．B [细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Viewing childhood development as a scientific investigation throws light on how children learn，but it also offers an inspiring look at science and scientists.”可知，研究孩子可以让人们更好地了解科学，故选B。] 10．D [推理判断题。根据作者在文中的用词appear to和may来弱化绝对性的表达，和通过引用其他人的观点some psychologists suggest/argue that 可知，作者的语气是谨慎的。故选D。]
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