1．I have been consistenly opposed to feeding a baby regularly．As a doctor，mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it，from the baby's point of view．
Mothers，doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby's blood sugar level lies．All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed．In this state，the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible．The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth．
It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied．The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night．I've never heard anything so ridiculous．Baby feeding shouldn't follow a timetable set by the mum．What is important is feeding a baby In the best way，though it may cause some ineonvenience in the first few weeks．
Well，at last we havecopper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding．The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5，7，11and 14，than babies fed according to the clock．By the age of 8，their IQ （智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable．This
Research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample （樣本）of 10，419children born in the early 1990s，taking account of parental education，family income，a child's sex and age，the mother's health and feeling style．These results don't surprise me．Feeling according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels．
I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices．
31．According to Paragraph 2，one reason why a baby cries is that it feelsD．
A．sick B．upset C．sleepy D．hungry
32．What does the author think about Dr King？C
A．He is strict
B．He is unkind
C．He has the wrong idea．
D．He sets a timetable for mothers
33．The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4is closest in meaning toB．
A．basic B．reliable C．surprising D．interesting
34．What does the research tell us about feeling a baby on demand？D
A．The baby will sleep well．
B．The baby will have its brain harmed．
C．The baby will have a low blood sugar level．
D．The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8．
35．The author supports feeling the babyC．
A．in the night
B．every four hours
C．whenever it wants food
D．according to its blood sugar level．
分析 本文是典型的議論文，論點：是"反對定期喂養嬰兒"；論據：1．我們不知道嬰兒的血糖的情況2．定期喂養的危害 3．實驗表明，按需喂養較定期喂養的孩子更聰明；結論：希望結束定期喂養的習慣，按嬰兒需要喂養．
解答 31．D 細節理解題． 根據文章第二段"The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth．"可知，孩子哭，是因為低血糖引發的，而低血糖實際上就是沒有吃飽，所以孩子哭的話，就是為了得到食物．這也和文章整體的意思相一致．
32．C 推理判斷題．由第三段第三句"I've never heard anything so ridiculous （ 荒謬可笑的）"以及本文最后一句"I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices．"可知，Dr King認為嚴格定時喂養孩子是錯誤的，故選C．
33．B 詞義猜測題．由第四段的具體描述可知，按需喂養的孩子比定時喂養的孩子智商要高，學習表現更好，因此這個研究是實踐中被論證和證明的，是可信賴的，因此B項符合，故選B．
34．D 細節理解題．由第四段第三句"By the age of 8，their IQ（智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable"可知，按需喂養的孩子智商高，IQ 高和 wiser 屬于同義重現．因此D項符合，故選D．
35．C 細節理解題．由本文的第一句"I have been consistently opposed to feedinga baby regularly"就提出觀點，"反對定期喂嬰兒"，最后一句"I hope this research will put an end toadvocating strictly timed baby feeding practices"希望結束主張嚴格按時喂養的習慣．既然"不定期"，也就是按嬰兒需要喂養，故選C．另外，也可以根據"The research finds out that babies who arefed on demand do better at school at age 5，7，11 and 14，than babies fedaccording to the clock．By the age of 8，their IQ （智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by arigid timetable．"句中的on demand和wheneverit wants food 是同義重現．
點評 解答細節理解題時，一個常用的方法就是運用定位法，即根據題干和選項中的關鍵詞從原文中找到相關的句子，與選項進行比較從而確定答案；推理判斷題既要求學生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思，又要求學生對作者的態度、意圖及文章細節的發展作正確的推理判斷，力求從作者的角度去考慮，不要固守自己的看法或觀點．
