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Children pushed in buggies which face away from their parents may suffer longterm emotional（情感的）and language problems，according to a study published on Friday.
The research，believed to be the first of its kind，found that children who were not facing the person pushing them were less likely to talk，laugh and communicate with their parents.
The findings were based on a study of 2,722 parents and babies and an experiment where 20 babies were wheeled in buggies for a mile，facing their parents for half the journey and facing away for the other half. Parents using facetoface buggies were twice as likely to talk to their children while the babies’ heart rates fell and they were twice as likely to fall asleep，showing that they were feeling relaxed and safe.
In addition，only one baby out of the 20 studied laughed while sitting in an awayfacing buggy.
“Our data(数据) suggests that for many babies today，life in a buggy is emotionally impoverished and possibly stressful. Stressed babies grow into anxious adults，” said Dr Suzanne Zeedyk，Developmental Psychologist at Scotland’s Dundee University who carried out the research.
The study，which was published by National Literacy Trust as part of its “Talk To Your Baby” campaign，found that 62 percent of all children observed travelled in awayfacing buggies.
Zeedyk said it would have a negative effect on babies’ development if they spent a long time in awayfacing buggies，which would be bad to their ability to communicate with their parent at a time when their brain was developing rapidly.
Laura Barbour of the Sutton Trust，a social mobility charity which funded the research，said buggy manufacturers(制造商) should look closely at the findings.
1.Using awayfacing buggies may________.
A．benefit both the babies and their parents
B．affect babies’ language ability permanently
C．help babies communicate with their parents
D．have positive effect on babies’ development
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Parents may talk twice with the babies in awayfacing buggies.
B．The study suggests children feel relaxed and safe in buggies.
C．The samples (案例)of the study were 20 babies wheeled in buggies.
D．One of the 20 babies was twice as likely to fall asleep in buggies.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．Best for Kids to Face Parents in Buggy
B．Best for Kids to Communicate with Parents
C．Stressed Babies Grow into Anxious Adults
D．Buggy Manufacturers Care about the Finding
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10. The children ________ parents are away working in cities are looked after well.
A. which B. whose C. that D. who
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Parents should try to create a friendly ______ in their family, which helps their children develop self-confidence at an early age.
A．situation B．atmosphere C．chance D．position
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The parents are _____ their son who has been away from home for days.
A. in search of B. to search
C. searching D. searched for
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The parents are _____ their son who has been away from home for days.
A．in search of B．to search
C．searching D．searched for
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The parents are _____ their son who has been away from home for days.
A. in search of B. to search C. searching D. searched for
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The parents are _____ their son who has been away from home for days.
A.in search of B.to search C.searching D.searched for
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Today's children are raised in a way that is totally different from how their parents were___.
A,brought up B,brought on C, taken on D,taken up
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In old China, parents demanded complete ____________ from their children.
A.ambition B.obedience C.education
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Most parents send care packages and gifts to their children when they’re away at university. Terri Cox, from Leonardtown, Maryland, isn’t one of those ______.
A few weeks ago, Terri sent her son, 18-year-old Connor, who’s now away at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, a(n) ______. When Connor first ______ the package, he thought it was a ______ gift filled with necessities(必需品).
“I was ______, because it’s like Christmas when you get mail from ______ when you’re in college,” he said.
______ as Connor opened the package, what was actually inside couldn’t have been further from what he had ______.
It wasn’t a ______, a care package, or even college supplies. It was something he’d ______ while at home for the Christmas break --- his ______.
The box was filled with trash(垃圾) --- everything he was too ______ to take out when his mother had ______ him to over Christmas.
In fact, Connor ______ to do all of his housework at home. So Mom Terri got the idea to post his rubbish to him to ______ him. Connor didn’t ______ why his mom did this to him until he gave her a call. “She isn’t usually ______, and I didn’t see this as a big punishment. It was more of a(n) ______ reminder(提醒) that I have duties. And we have a good laugh on the phone,” he added.
Connor later said that the rubbish he’d received in the box was only a part of what he was actually meant to ______.
Where was the rest? They were hidden in his bedroom drawers.
Considering what happens to rubbish if left for a long time, let’s hope Terri ______ the rest of it fast.
1.A. children B. parents C. students D. friends
2.A. postcard B. book C. package D. email
3.A. discovered B. opened C. prepared D. got
4.A. normal B. small C. cheap D. different
5.A. excited B. careful C. angry D. disappointed
6.A. class B. neighbors C. family D. shops
7.A. So B. But C. Unless D. And
8.A. refused B. decided C. imagined D. avoided
9.A. prize B. gift C. box D. joke
10.A. looked into B. put down C. searched for D. left behind
11.A. paper B. rubbish C. money D. food
12.A. lazy B. afraid C. shy D. stupid
13.A. invited B. promised C. allowed D. asked
14.A. planned B. failed C. happened D. preferred
15.A. warn B. rescue C. surprise D. stop
16.A. remember B. understand C. believe D. realize
17.A. creative B. humorous C. strict D. kind
18.A. fun B. important C. final D. uncomfortable
19.A. wait for B. pay for C. take out D. point out
20.A. finds B. recycles C. sends D. hides