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                    What a little love means to a little one

For too many people, the damage be?gins early in life. Four out of ten infants (嬰兒)born in the United States do not form a strong bond (關系)with either parent, and they will pay for that in the rest of their lives.

New research from Princeton University confirms what other researchers have already found: the number of babies born into families that are too poorly equipped to give them a fair chance of having a successful life is ex?tremely large.

That finding is supported by many other research projects, including a study from the University of Roches?ter showing that nearly one third of US parents don't know what to expect from their newborns, or how to help them grow and learn and get along with others. Babies, as others have pointed out, don't come with an owner's man?ual.

The basic problem? according to the Princeton's study, is that 40 per cent of infants in the US live in fear or dis?trust of their parents, and that will turn into aggressive?ness (侵 犯)， defiance (違抗)and hyperactivity (多動)as they grow into adults.

Of that number, 25 per cent don't bond with their parents because the parents aren't responding to their needs. And a tragic 15 per cent find their parents so trou?bling that they will avoid them whenever possible.

That will not necessarily result in a lifetime of vio?lence, but it will make living a successful life much more difficult.

"They can overcome it," sociologist Sophie Moullin of Princeton, lead author of that study, said in a telephone interview. "It's not a make-or-break situation, but they might find it harder to control their behaviour.，，

Moullin,   along  with  co-authors  from Columbia University and the University of Bristol in England, ana?lysed more than 100 research projects, to reach their con?clusions.

Many factors contribute to the problem ， including poverty(貧窮)，ignorance(無知)，and stress among par?ents who are so busy with their own problems that a new child is sometimes more than they can handle.

   Yet strong bonds, the researchers say, are amazingly simple to achieve.

24.  According to the writing style of the passage, it may be a(n)___________ ，

A. news report           B. argument

C. essay                  D. debate

25.  Which of the following is NOT true?

    A.  About 40 % of the newborns do not form a strong bond with either parent.

B.  Some parents are too busy with their own prob?lems to handle a new child.

C.  Parents' failing to respond to their babies' needs may lead to future problems.

D.  Infants who fail to bond with their parents are sure to have an unsuccessful life.

26.  What is the meaning of the underlined word "manual"?

A.  An expert who tells you how to take care of a baby.

B.  A book that tells you how to do or operate some?thing.

C.  A TV show that tells you how to bond with your baby.

D.  A radio programme explaining how to look after your baby.

27. What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A.  Findings of other similar projects concerning this topic.

B.  Examples of the consequences of lacking strong bonds.

C.  Simple ways of achieving strong bonds with an in?fant.

D.  Reasons for failing in building up strong bonds with a child.

Answer 1

C

24.  A 推理判斷題。由文中的"New research from Princeton University confirms what other researchers have already found..."和"That finding is supported by many other re?search projects, including a study…"以及文章多次出現的fmdmg，_st_udy，p_r0bl_em等可知本文可能是一篇新聞報道。

25.  D 推理判斷題。由文章第一段第二句"Four out of ten in?fants (嬰兒)born in the United States do not form a strong bond (關系）with either parent…"可知A項正確；由倒數第二段中的"…parents who are so busy with their own prob?lems that a new child is sometimes more than they can han-die."可知B項正確；由第五、六段可推出C項正確；D項中are sure to的說法太絕對，故選D項。

26.  B 同義猜測題。由前文"…nearly one third of US parents don't know what to expect from their newborns, or how to help them grow and learn and get along with others."可知接近三分之一的美國父母不知道如何處理嬰幼兒的問題，所以他們缺少"指南"，故選B項。

27.  C推理判斷題。本文介紹了一項調查發現，并解釋了引起此問題的原因。由最后一段中的"Yet sbong bonds, the re?searchers say, are amazingly simple to achieve."可知下文將要介紹和嬰幼兒建立密切關系的簡單方法。