2011年12月英语六级考试大作战-模拟题(6)_第2页

　　They are also far more sophisticated intellectually than we once believed. Babies, as young as 4 months, have advanced powers of deduction and an ability to understand the intricate patterns. They have a surprisingly visual palette(燃料，调色板), which enables them to notice small differences, especially in faces, that adults and older children lose the ability to see. Until a baby is 3 months old, he can recognize a photograph of his mother just as quickly as a photo in which everything is in the right place.

　　Challenges and Dangers of Baby Research

　　This might be a good place to pause for a word about the challenges and dangers of baby research. Since the subjects can't speak for themselves, figuring out what's going on inside their heads is often a matter of reading their faces and body language. If this seems speculative, it's not. Over decades of trial and error, researchers have fine-tuned their observation skills and zeroed in on numerous consistent baby responses to various stimuli: how long they stare at an object, what they reach out for and what makes them recoil in fear or disgust can often tell experienced researchers everything they need to know. More recently, scientists have added EEGs and laser eye tracking, which allow more precise readings.

　　1.   The passage is mainly about those researches that focus on the emotional and intellectual abilities of those very young babies.

　　2.   The purpose of the experiment on Victoria Bateman is to find out how important the mother's love is to her baby.

　　3.   In the experiment, Victoria Bateman cried because she thought that her mother didn't love her any more.

　　4.   Only through reading emotional responses can doctors tell whether a 3-month baby will get possible psychological disorders.

　　5.   Pediatricians are now paying less attention to physical development of their baby patients but more to _________________.

　　6.   Hoffman's study revealed that babies are born to show other crying babies _________________.

　　7.   The findings of Diane's test demonstrated the baby's ability to recognize _________________.

　　8.   It is amazing to find that the visual palette of a baby helps him to notice _________________. 

　　9.   As for the challenges, those researchers have to obtain those findings about babies' mind by reading _________________.

　　10.   In order to gain more precise readings  about babies'  mind, scientists have adopted the skills of EEGs and _________________. 

Part Ⅲ  Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　11. A) The man should stick to what he's doing.

　　B) The man should take up a new hobby.

　　C) The man should stop playing tennis.

　　D) The man should find the cause for his failure.

　　12. A) He is very forgiving and tolerant. B) He probably has a poor memory.

　　C) He is well liked by his customers. D) He has been introduced to the staff.

　　13. A) She'd like to have the windows open.

　　B) She likes to have the air-conditioner on.

　　C) The air is heavily polluted.

　　D) The windows are already open.

　　14. A) She is not interested in the course.

　　B) She doesn't like the way the professor teaches. 

　　C) She's having a hard time following the professor's lectures.

　　D) She's having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments.

　　15. A) The deadline is drawing near. B) She can't meet the deadline.

　　C) She turned in the proposals today. D) They are two days ahead of time.

　　16. A) On the 6th of June. B) On the 8th of June.

　　C) On the 9th  of June. D) On the 19th  of June.

　　17. A) The man was sorry to miss the football game.

　　B) The man attended the concert, but didn't like it.

　　C) The man was sorry that he didn't attend the concert.

　　D) The man is more interested in football than  classical music.

　　18. A) She's going away for a while.

　　B) She did well in the test.

　　C) She worked hard and earned a lot of money.

　　D) She didn't have to work hard for the exam.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.