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Passage 21 Have you ever wondered how to get out of baby-sitting with your youngest brother or sister? Keep on thinking. Maybe you can figure out a machine that will baby-sit for you. That’s what a scientist, Dr. B.F. Skinner, has done. He has made a machine to mind babies. He calls this machine a “baby box.” The baby box is about as big as a crib. It is enclosed by glass on the sides and on top. The bottom of the box is like the floor of a crib. It is always the same temperature in the box. This means that in winter the baby never needs extra clothes or covers. Because the baby doesn’t have to wear heavy clothes, it can move around freely. In summer the baby never gets too hot. It is also less likely to get sick ? because there are no drafts in the box. In the box, the baby can’t hear any outside noises. But you can always hear the baby if it cries. And taking care of the baby box is easy too. To clean it, you just flip a switch. The sheet on the bottom of the box rolls through until a clean sheet appears. To try out a baby box, Dr. Skinner uses it for his baby daughter! He says she likes it very much. She plays in the box and sleeps in it, just as other children stay in playpens or cribs. She will use the baby box until she is about three years old. One question is this: when she finally leaves the baby box, how will she like our world of dirt and noise? 1．The best title for this passage is _______. a. Dr. B.F. Skinner b. Dr. Skinner’s Daughter c. A Machine For Minding Babies d. The Crying Baby 2．By flipping a switch, you can _______. a. clean the box b. stop the baby from crying c. change the temperature in the box d. rock the baby to sleep 3．In summer, the baby never gets too hot, because ________. a. the baby doesn’t wear extra clothes b. there are no drafts in the box c. the temperature in the box remains the same d. the box is enclosed on all sides 4．A strong argument against the use of such a baby box might be _______. a. the baby will