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语 篇 提 能 Ⅰ.阅读理解 Babies can seem pretty helpless. They cant talk or use a spoon properly. They cant go to the bathroom by themselves. A long time ago, you were a baby yourself. But youve made the transition from a crying infant (婴儿) to an independent kid. As youve grown, your brain has undergone major changes. As a result, you know the difference between a cow and a car, an orange and a tennis ball. You can read, spell, and do maths. For years, scientists have been intrigued (激起兴趣) by how a babys brain develops. Theyve been trying to figure out how and when babies become learning machines and begin to make sense of the world. Some researchers suggest that babies start off early. “The ‘smart baby’ camp believes that babies learn quickly，” says David Rakison, a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “They do maths — (simple) addition and subtraction — within the first 6 months. ” Other researchers argue that babies take their time, slowly learning what they need to know. Scientists who specialize in brain development do agree on one thing: the ways in which babies sort (给……分类) objects into groups is a key sign of brain development. And after years of studying how babies sort toys and other objects, Rakison has concluded that babies are “smart” in some ways and “dumb” in others. Babies are particularly good, he says, at learning things that are essential for survival, such as recognizing faces or dangerous animals. 语篇解读　 本文是说明文。一些专家发现，婴儿的学习能力非常强。 但是对这一问题，不同的专家却给出了不同的结论。到底婴儿的学习能力 是快还是慢呢？读完本文你就会有所了解。 1．We grow to know the differences between many things in the world mainly because ________. A. we see a lot of different things B. we are taught by our parents C. we learn them oursel