It's “BABY DAY” at the Chartwell River Parkse...

It's “BABY DAY” at the Chartwell River Parkseniors' residence(住所)in Ottawa. Eulah Johnson, 90,never_______the twice-monthly event.

Today, Johnson sits on a sofa and smiles at a baby sitting on the seat of her walker. After a few moments, the girl_______to play with the dozen or so other small children_______together with 20 of Johnson's fellow residents. As the_______eat snack sand drink tea or coffee, their young guests crawl(爬行) around, draw in coloring books, bat balloons back and forth or sleep in the arms of_______residents.

Babies Who Volunteer, bringing these_______together, is the inspired idea of Jessica Turner. During a(n)_______with her baby daughter Amelia to a friend's mother, who was living in a long-term-care center,people gathered around Amelia,_______to play with her. She was most_______by the response of her friend's mother: She hadn't spoken for two years, but with Amelia in her lap, she__________singing.

Turner went home and immediately put out a__________on a moms' Facebook group: Would anyone be interested in__________seniors' residences with their babies? One hundred women__________said yes. A year later, there are now 1 ,500 volunteers.

Everyone benefits from intergenerational programmes. This playgroup is__________for the mothers,too. They're giving something to the community, which provides a__________of purpose and belonging. It can really__________someone who is feeling alone.

Local__________is growing: The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation__________,has donated $25,000. With the help of charitable donations, Turner hopes to__________programming from baby visits to having school kids communicating with__________pen friends, and seniors teaching kids how to bake.

1.A.affords B.selects C.creates D.misses

2.A.turns up B.skips off C.makes up D.shows off

3.A.mixed B.replaced C.covered D.compared

4.A.guests B.waiters C.seniors D.kids

5.A.delighted B.brave C.confused D.strict

6.A.prediction B.generations C.evidence D.organizations

7.A.interview B.argument C.visit D.move

8.A.pretending B.wanting C.regretting D.falling

9.A.surprised B.embarrassed C.scared D.disappointed

10.A.minded B.forgot C.considered D.began

11.A.signal B.story C.call D.policy

12.A.setting up B.dropping by C.cleaning up D.taking over

13.A.quickly B.frequently C.properly D.safely

14.A.free B.ready C.true D.good

15.A.list B.system C.sense D.copy

16.A.help B.reward C.find D.war

17.A.demand B.pressure C.economy D.interest

18.A.at times B.for example C.after all D.by chance

19.A.observe B.mention C.attend D.expand

20.A.awkward B.hungry C.elderly D.innocent

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I was excited to take my rescue Beagle (比格犬) to the river the other day, as it’s within walking distance of our new home. Having spent her first six years in a cage, Georgie had never seen a body of water, and I wanted to get there before sunset to watch her experience it.

I was growing increasingly impatient about all the stops her little Beagle nose required. She inspected the grass, dirt, and trees, and licked (舔) whatever was stuck to the road. These were all new discoveries for her, and she took her time studying them.

When I accepted that it was fruitless to hurry her along, I whipped out my cell phone and began texting. I thought that I needed something to do while Georgie was slowing us down. Then, for some reason, I heard the cicadas (蝉) ,and I remembered that the sound of cicadas is my favorite sound in the world. That awakened something buried within me that longed for the simple pleasures that had been replaced by technology.

I made a conscious decision to be present, and to enjoy the journey to the river Just like Georgie. Now, I admired the flowers and the winding ivy on our path. I smelled the grass and the flowers, and the dirt and the air. I treasured each one equally, as if discovering them for the first time.

As we neared our destination,1 realized something even more important: It didn’t matter if we even reached the river. Why must there always be a destination? Georgie had no idea that we had a destination. She was present for the journey, and she savored every bit of that sweet experience. There was no race and no finish line.

Now I’m not sure who rescued whom.

1.Why did the author take out the cellphone?

A.To kill time. B.To awaken the simple pleasures.

C.To hurry the dog along. D.To record the sound of cicadas.

2.What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A.How I enjoyed the journey. B.What I saw on the way.

C.Why I traveled to the river. D.Whether I reached my destination.

3.What does the underlined word “savored” in the fifth paragraph mean?

A.Smelt. B.Expected. C.Enjoyed. D.Deserved.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Say Goodbye to Cell Phones B.Think like a Dog

C.Learn to Get along with Pets D.Travel toward Destinations

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--- Sunny day today, isn’t it?

--- Yeah! It’s not like what the radio ________ at all.

A. says　　　　 B. will say　　 C. had said　　 D. said

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—It’s much too beautiful a day to waste indoors.

—You are right. ________

A. Why don’t you stay at the library?      B. I’ve been looking forward to it for ages.

C. Get dressed and hurry to work.           D. Let’s make the most of it.

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1.Where do white-water rafting tours start?

A. Travertine Falls.                                 B. The Grand Canyon.

C. Grand Canyon West.                   D. Diamond Creek.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the trip?

A. Hualapai River Runners provides dry clothes.

B. You will get $20 back if you are not satisfied.

C. The trip is free of charge for children under 2.

D. Online booking has a better offer all year round.

3.It can be learned from the text that _________.

A. the guides can help you learn sailing

B. the cost includes snack, drinks and lunch

C. the helicopter transportation can save you three hours’ time

D. the Grand Canyon is well-known for its history

4.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To explain how to make a rafting trip.

B. To explore the Hualapai culture.

C. To attract people to the sights.

D. To introduce the history of the Colorado River

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(2013·高考浙江卷，C)The baby monkey is much more developed at birth than the human baby.Almost from the moment it is born，the baby monkey can move around and hold tightly to its mother.During the first few days of its life the baby will approach and hold onto almost any large，warm，and soft object in its environment，particularly if that object also gives it milk.After a week or so，however，the baby monkey begins to avoid newcomers and focuses its attentions on“mother”—the real mother or the mother­substitute(母亲替代物)．

During the first two weeks of its life warmth is perhaps the most important psychological(心理的)thing that a monkey mother has to give to its baby.The Harlows，a couple who are both psychologists，discovered this fact by offering baby monkeys a choice of two types of mother­substitutes—one covered with cloth and one made of bare wire.If the two artificial mothers were both the same temperature，the little monkeys always preferred the cloth mother.However，if the wire model was heated，while the cloth model was cool，for the first two weeks after birth the baby monkeys picked the warm wire mother­substitutes as their favorites.Thereafter they switched and spent most of their time on the more comfortable cloth mother.

Why is cloth preferable to bare wire？Something that the Harlows called contact(接触)comfort seems to be the answer，and a most powerful influence it is.Baby monkeys spend much of their time rubbing against their mothers’ skins，putting themselves in as close contact with the parent as they can.Whenever the young animal is frightened，disturbed，or annoyed，it typically rushes to its mother and rubs itself against her body.Wire doesn’t “rub” as well as does soft cloth.Prolonged(长时间的)“contact comfort” with a cloth mother appears to give the babies confidence and is much more rewarding to them than is either warmth or milk.

According to the Harlows，the basic quality of a baby’s love for its mother is trust.If the baby is put into an unfamiliar playroom without its mother，the baby ignores the toys no matter how interesting they might be.It screams in terror and curls up into a furry little ball.If its cloth mother is now introduced into the playroom，the baby rushes to it and holds onto it for dear life.After a few minutes of contact comfort，it obviously begins to feel more secure.It then climbs down from the mother­substitute and begins to explore the toys，but often rushes back for a deep embrace(拥抱)as if to make sure that its mother is still there and that all is well.Bit by bit its fears of the new environment are gone and it spends more and more time playing with the toys and less and less time holding onto its “mother”．

1.Psychologically，what does the baby monkey desire most during the first two weeks of its life?

A．Warmth.     B．Milk.

C．Contact.　     D．Trust.

2.After the first two weeks of their life，baby monkeys prefer the cloth mother to the wire mother because the former is________.

A．larger in size

B．closer to them

C．less frightening and less disturbing

D．more comfortable to rub against

3.What does the baby monkey probably gain from prolonged“contact comfort”？

A．Attention.　     B．Softness.

C．Confidence.     D．Interest.

4.It can be inferred that when the baby monkey feels secure，________.

A．it frequently rushes back for a deep embrace when exploring the toys

B．it spends more time screaming to get rewards

C．it is less attracted to the toys though they are interesting

D．it cares less about whether its mother is still around

5.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.

A．give the reasons for the experiment

B．present the findings of the experiment

C．introduce the method of the experiment

D．describe the process of the experiment

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The baby monkey is much more developed at birth than the human baby. Almost from the moment it is born, the baby monkey can move around and hold tightly to its mother. During the first few days of its life the baby will approach and hold onto almost any large, warm, and soft object in its environment, particularly if that object also gives it milk. After a week or so, however, the baby monkey begins to avoid newcomers and focuses its attentions on “mother” ---- the real mother or the mother-substitute(母亲替代物）.

During the first two weeks of its warmth is perhaps the most important psychological（心理的） thing that a monkey mother has to give to its baby. The Harlows, a couple who are both psychologists, discovered this fact by offering baby monkeys a choice of two types of mother-substitutes ---- one covered with cloth and one made of bare wire. If the two artificial mothers were both the same temperature, the little monkeys always preferred the cloth mother. However, if the wire model was heated, while the cloth model was cool, for the first two weeks after birth the baby monkeys picked the warm wire mother-substitutes as their favorites. Thereafter they switched and spent most of their time on the more comfortable cloth mother

Why is cloth preferable to bare wire? Something that the Harlows called contact（接触的） comfort seems to be the answer, and a most powerful influence it is. Baby monkeys spend much of their time rubbing against their mothers’ skins, putting themselves in as close contact with the parent as they can. Whenever the young animal is frightened, disturbed, or annoyed, it typically rushes to its mother and rubs itself against her body. Wire doesn’t“rub”as well as does soft wire cloth. Prolonged（长时间的）“contact comfort” with a cloth mother appears to give the babies confidence and is much more rewarding to them than is either warmth or milk.

According to the Harlows, the basic quality of a baby’s love for its mother is trust. If the baby is put into an unfamiliar playroom without its mother, the baby ignores the toys no matter how interesting they might be. It screams in terror and curls up into a fury little ball. If its cloth mother is now introduced into the playroom, the bay rushes to it and holds onto it for dear life. After a few minutes of contact comfort, it obviously begins to feel more secure. It then climbs down from the mother-substitute and begins to explore the toys, but often rushes back for a deep embrace（拥抱）as if to make sure that its mother is still there and that all is well. Bit by bit its fears of the new environment are gone and it spends more and more time playing with the toys and less and less time holding on to its “mother.”

50. Psychologically, what does the baby monkey desire most during the first two weeks of its life?

A. Warmth     B. Milk     C. Contact         D. Trust

1.After the first two weeks of their life, baby moneys prefer the cloth mother to the wire mother because the former is __.

A．larger in size                           B．closer to them

C．less frightening and less disturbing          D．more comfortable to rub against

2.What does the baby monkey probably gain from prolonged “contact comfort”?

A．Attention         B．Softness           C．Confidence        D．Interest

3.It can be inferred that when the baby monkey feels secure,_____________.

A．it frequently rushes back for a deep embrace when exploring the toys

B．it spends more time screaming to get rewards

C．it is less attracted to the toys though they are interesting

D．it cares less about whether its mother is still around

4.The main purpose of the passage is to______________.

A．give the reasons of the experiment

B．present the findings of the experiment

C．introduce the method of the experiment

D．describe the process of the experiment

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Last summer I went on a two-day river rafting trip with my teenage daughter as the river guide. I was proud to see my baby girl ________ and confidently moving our raft through a variety of ______ white-water conditions. I also found it________to have my daughter giving commands and barking ______ as to when and how to paddle(用桨划船).

As we approached the largest ______ on the river I could feel my heart beating faster. Upon ______ the turbulent(湍急的) water, our boat got ________ on a large rock. I was in the front of the boat and reached ______ with my paddle, thinking I would help　 ______ us away from the rock. In the next instant I could feel myself falling out of the boat and into the river. I did have my moments of ______ and terror.

This resistance disappeared quickly, ______ I landed in the cold, powerfully turbulent water. ______ my high-quality flotation vest, I was pulled underwater, ______ thankfully, within seconds I popped(冒出) back up to the ______. A few moments later one of the other trip leaders called for me to ______ toward his boat, where I was quickly pulled up and in. I was shaken, out of breath, and quite ______to be out of the turbulent water.

An equivalent of this experience happens all the time in our lives. This is life. You cannot count on things going ______.　 When we do, we often ______　 disappointed and unhappy. Resisting ______，　 which often arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, keeps us from ______　 the scenario(可能要发生的事) unfolding before us clearly, and it can keep us from acting in ways that are smart and effective and that lead to results that make us feel good and proud of ourselves.

1.A. painfully　　 B. gradually　　 C. extremely　　 D. skillfully

2.A. freezing　　 B. challenging　　 C. fascinating　　 D. thrilling

3.A. ashamed　　 B. annoying　　 C. unbearable　　 D. troublesome

4.A. opinions　　 B. lectures　　 C. orders　　 D. lessons

5.A. rapid　　 B. rock　　 C. gap　　 D. target

6.A. pouring　　 B. pumping　　 C. entering　　 D. covering

7.A. occupied　　 B. stuck　　 C. rescued　　 D. damaged

8.A. backward　　 B. down　　 C. forward　　 D. across

9.A. scare　　 B. hide　　 C. pull　　 D. push

10.A. excitement　　 B. performance　　 C. suffering　　 D. resistance

11.A. before　　 B. while　　 C. because　　 D. as

12.A. With　　 B. Despite　　 C. In　　 D. Below

13.A. but　　 B. therefore　　 C. so　　 D. or

14.A. boat　　 B. surface　　 C. water　　 D. terror

15.A. wander　　 B. flow　　 C. float　　 D. swing

16.A. shocked　　 B. relieved　　 C. disturbed　　 D. embarrassed

17.A. potentially　　 B. randomly　　 C. smoothly　　 D. quickly

18.A. wind up　　 B. hurry up　　 C. think up　　 D. come up

19.A. change　　 B. temptation　　 C. pressure　　 D. effort

20.A. assessing　　 B. seeing　　 C. appreciating　　 D. minding

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The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze (凝视) starts to lose its focus — until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?

Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats　 than when they heard just two; likewise (同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.

1.The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s ________.

A. sense of hearing　　 B. sense of sight

C. sense of touch　　 D. sense of smell

2.Babies are sensitive to the change in ________.

A. the size of cards

B. the color of pictures

C. the shape of patterns

D. the number of objects

3.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?

A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.

B. To see how babies recognize sounds.

C. To carry their experiment further.

D. To keep the babies’ interest.

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A. Science fiction.

B. Children’s literature.

C. An advertisement.

D. A science report.

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The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focus - until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns; she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?

Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects(a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.

1.The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s ______.

A．sense of hearing.

B．sense of sight.

C．sense of touch.

D．sense of smell.

2.Babies are sensitive to the change in ______.

A．the size of cards.

B．the colour of pictures.

C．the shape of patterns.

D．the number of objects.

3.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?

A．To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.

B．To see how babies recognize sounds.

C．To carry their experiment further.

D．To keep the babies’ interest.

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A．Science fiction.

B．Children’s literature.

C．An advertisement.

D．A science report.

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