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PAGEPAGE1国家开放大学本科《人文英语3》一平台机考题库第三大题阅读理解选择题题库说明：资料整理于2024年8月7日，适用于国家开放大学本科学员一平台期末机考考试。本大题共包含5小题，每小题4分，共计20分。阅读短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选择一个正确答案。★Aclasswithhundredsoreventhousandsofstudentsmightsoundlikeateacher’sworstnightmare.ButabigideainhighereducationthesedaysisMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,orMOOCs.Someuniversitiesofferfree,non-creditMOOCsavailabletoanyoneintheworld.Otherschargeforcoursesandprovidecredits,Theideaisstilldeveloping.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologystarteditsfirstMOOCin2012.Theschoolplanstooffermanyfree,non-creditcoursesthroughaprojectcalledMITx.ManyChineseuniversitiesarebeginningtoofferfreeMOOCsnowtoo.Nowadays,MOOCsalmostcovereverytopic,likecomputerscience,technology,mechanics,engineering,languages,etc.Generallyspeaking,therearenoformaleducationrequirementsforthesefreeonlinecourses.Studentswatchshortvideos.Then,theytakeinformal,ungradedquizzesafterthevideoseachweekforcertainweeks.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthemthinking,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.Theycanrepeatedlywatchthevideosandtakethequizzeswhenevertheywant.Studentsreceivehomework.Theycanjoinonlinegroupstoexchangequestionsandanswersaboutthecourses.Theteachersholdvirtualofficehourstoanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.Theyalsopresenttheirownquestionsandobservations.Somesupportersclaimedthattherearethingsthatwecandobetterintheonlineformat.Wecancertainlydeliverhigh-qualityeducationtomanystudentsatmuchlowercost.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆_________starteditsfirstMOOCin2012.A.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyB.HarvardUniversityC.AChineseuniversity[单选题]◆Whichisnottrueaboutthefreeonlinecourses?A.Studentscanwatchshortvideos.B.Studentsmayasktheteacherssomequestions.C.Studentsmusttakegradedquizzes.[单选题]◆Theycanjoinonlinegroups_________.A.todiscussthequizzesB.toexchangequestionsandanswersC.topresenttheirobservations[单选题]◆Theteachershold_________toanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.A.virtualofficehoursB.faceto-facemeetingsC.regularseminars[单选题]◆Whatistheattitudeofthewritertoonlinecourses?A.Neutral.B.Negative.C.Positive.★Althoughthey’restillthelovelyyoungkittenorpupinourminds,yourpetsneedextracareastheyreachtheirsenioryears.Here’sourlistofsuggestionstokeepthemhappyandhealthyforaslongaspossible.FnodieKeepingyourpet’sdiethealthyandnutritious(有营养的)isveryimportantatanystageoftheirlife,butastheybecomeold,theyneedadifferentsetofvitaminsandminerals.Differentsizesandbreedsofpetswillhavedifferentneeds,soit’sworthaquickchatwithyourvettodiscoverwhattheywouldrecommend.GymmembershipAlthoughtheymayseemtiredandslowforoutdooractivities,thisdoesn’tmeantheyshouldn’tkeepexerciseanymore.Youdon’thaveindragthemona10-mileuphillhike,butcocnurageyourpettogetoutintothefreshair.Thesightsandsmellsshouldinspiretheirnaturalurgetotrotaboutandexploreagain.ifthey’relazy,trysmallindoorgamesandioysthatwillkeeptheirmindactive.Fitnotfatifyou’refeedingyourpethealthyfoodsinappropriatesizedportions(分量)andmakingsurethey’regettingenoughexercise,youshouldn’thaveanoverweightfriendatyourside.However,ifyoustillthinktheyneedtoloseafewpounds,youcandiscusswithyourvethowtohelpthemloseweightandkeepahealthyweight.ThedreadedvetsNotmanypeopleenjoyatriptothedoetorsandit’scertainlythesameforyourpet.Butregularchecksatthevetscanpreventminorhealthissuesfromgettingmoreandmoreserinus,Olderpetsshouldbetakentothevetatleastonceeverysixmonths.Onyournextvisit,askyourvetwhatcommonissuesusuallyaffecttheirparticularbreed(种类)suchasarthritis(关节炎)ordiabetes(肥胖症).Youcanthenbemorecarefulwhentakingcareofthem.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?___________A.Howtochooseapetatthepetshop.B.Sometipsoflookingafteroldpets.C.Differencesbetweenkittensandpuppies.[单选题]◆Asyourpetsgetolder,thevitaminsandmineralstheyneedare___________.A.thesameastheywerefedinthepastB.lessthenthosewhentheyareyoungC.differentfromthosetheyusedtohave[单选题]◆WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothearticle?___________.A.Oldpetsshouldn’tkeepexerciseanymore.B.Freshairwillinspireoldpetsnaturalurge.C.Ifoldpetsarelazy,justleavethemstillathome.[单选题]◆Accordingtothearticle,youcandiscusswith___________howtohelpyouragedpetskeepfitbutnotfat.A.yourvetB.yourkidsC.yourfriends[单选题]◆Olderpetsshouldgoforregularchecksatleastonce___________.A.everyhalfayearB.everyyearC.everymonth★AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville’sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville’sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon’tmakeanydifference,”hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1,300,000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117,000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35,000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.thatTaborbecameitsleadingcitizenB.thatgreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthereC.thatitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor[单选题]◆Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means“_________.”(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesB.toopenageneralstoreC.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered[单选题]◆Tabormadehisfirstfortune_________.A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindingsB.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplyingC.bybuyingthesharesoftheother[单选题]◆Tabor’slifecareeris_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.purelyaccidentalB.basedontheanalysisofminer’sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsiteC.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife[单选题]◆Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart?(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.Tabor’slife.B.Tabor’ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.C.Othercolorfulcharacters.★DemandforElderlyCareServicesinChinaRisingRapidlyThenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60increased.DemandforelderlycareservicesinChinawillcontinuetoriseduetotheincreasingagingpopulation.Thenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60wasover200millionin2012,andwillbe300millionin2025and400millionin2034,accordingtoexperts.ItwillbeatoughchallengeforChinatodealwith,duetotheincreasingratesofurbanizationandadecreasingbirthrate.TheChinesepeoplewillbefacingabigchallengeifwedonothaveenoughmoneywhenwegetolder.TheUnitedNationsdefinesanagingsocietyasonethathas10percentofitspopulationatorabovetheageof60.Whenmostdevelopedcountrieswereclassedasanagingsociety,theirgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitastoodatbetween5,000to10,000U.S.dollarsorabove.However,Chinabecameanagingsocietyin2001,anditsGDPpercapitawasonly1,000U.S.dollars.Itwas6,000U.S.dollarsin2012.China’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyisfragile.OnSept.13.2013,theStateCouncilissuedaguidelinetospeedudthedevelopmentofChina’selderlycareservices,hopingtocompleteasocialcarenetworkforitselderlyby特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Whatdoestheword“decreasing”inparagraph2mean?A.Itmeans“falling”.B.Itmeans“rising”.C.Itmeans“peaking”.[单选题]◆WhatdoesGDPstandsfor?A.GovernmentDocumentPublishingService.B.Grossdomesticproduct.C.Generaldomesticproduct.[单选题]◆WhatwasChina’sGDPpercapitain2012?A.Itwas1,000U.S.dollars.B.Itwas6,000U.S.dollars.C.Itwas10,000U.S.dollars.[单选题]◆WhyisChina’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyfragile?A.BecauseofitsincreasingagingpopulationanditslowGDPpercapita.B.BecausewhenChinawasclassedasanagingsociety,ourgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitaishigh.C.BecauseofitsdecreasingagingpopulationanditshighGDPpercapita.[单选题]◆Thepassageimpliesthat_________.A.ChinesegovernmentcandonothingtoclwiththechallengeoftheincreasingagingpopulationB.Chinesepeopledon’tneedenoughmoneywhentheygetolderC.theChinesesocialcarenetworkisexpectedtobecompletedinthenearfuture★Everyyearindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld,asmallnumberofpeoplewinhugeprizeinlotteries.Peoplearealwaysdreamingofwinningbillionsofdollarsovernightinalottery.Peopleoftenwonderwhattheywoulddoiftheyhavegotoneoftheselargesumsofmoney.Theyhavemanydifferentideas.Somepeoplesaytheywouldgiveitawaytocharities.Otherssaytheywouldsendmostofittotheirfamilies.Somepeoplejustlistallthethingstheywouldbuy.“Oneeveningseveralfriendsweretalkingaboutwhattheywoulddoiftheywonbillionsofdollars.Whatwouldyoudo.thefirstmanaskedtheothers,ifyouwokeuponemorninganddiscoveredyouhadwonfivebilliondollars?”Hisfriendsthoughtforafewminutes,andthenoneofthemsaid,“I’dbuythebiggesthouseintheworldormaybeI’dbuyseveralhousesindifferentpartsoftheworldsoIwouldgoandliveanywhereIlike.Theywouldallhavetohavewonderfulviews,ofcourse,andI’demployatleastfiftyservantstolookaftermeandtakecareofallmybeautifulgardens.”Theotheronesaid,“I’dspendmylifetravelingaroundtheworld.IwouldgotoNorthandSouthAmerica,Africa,andalloverEuropeandanywhereelseIwantedto.I’dstayatthebesthotels.I’deatonlythemostexpensivefoodandwearthefinestclothes.”Thementendedtothefirstmanwhoaskedthequestion.“Andwhataboutyou?Whatwouldyoudoifyouwokeuponemorningtodiscoveryouhadwonfivebilliondollars?”Themanlaughedandsaid:“Oh,I’magreedyperson.I’dgobacktosleepandtrytowinanotherfivebillion.”特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Accordingtothepassage,peoplearealldreamingofwinningalotofmoneyin_______.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.contestB.lotteryC.neitherAnorB[单选题]◆Whatisnotmentionedinthepassage?(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.Oneofthemwouldbuyalotofhouses.B.Oneofthemwouldgobacktosleep.C.Oneofthemenwouldspendallthemoneyoncharity.[单选题]◆Whichisnotmentionedinthepassage?(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.Asia.B.NorthAmerica.C.Europe.[单选题]◆Thefirstmansaidhewasgreedybecause_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.helikessleepingverymuchB.heisdreamingofanotherfivebillionC.hewantsallofwhattheyhavedreamedof[单选题]◆Thebesttitleofthispassageis_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.WhattoDoafterWinningtheLotteryB.HowtoWinBillionsofDollarsC.DreamandPlan★Foranyonewhohatesdoingyardwork,yournewbestfriendmayhavearrived.Arobotcanautonomouslyshovelsnow,collectleavesandcutgrass.“We’retryingtohelppeoplenotspendtimeonyardwork,”saidStevenWaelbers,thedesigneroftherobot.“Wewantpeopletoenjoytheirfreetimewiththeirfamily.”Theelectricrobotcanrunbyitselfinrightdirectionswiththehelpoftwobeacons(信号塔)thatmustbeplacedintheyard.Therobotincludesacameraandultrasoundsensor(超声传感器)thatWaelberssaidwouldstopquicklywhenitfindspetsandpeople.Ownersoftherobotwillneedtoregulatethevaluesstoredintherobot.Thenitwillconfirmthetaskit’sgoingtotake.Beforetherobotoperatesbyitself,anownermustmanuallywheelitaroundtheyard–takingitaroundanyobstaclesliketrees,bushesormailboxes.Bydoingthis,therobotistaughthowlongandwidethelawnis,andwon’taccidentallydestroyyourrosebushorruntotheneighborhood.Oncethissetupiscomplete,andthe$3,999robothasbeentrainedonwheretocutgrass,rake

leavesandshovelsnow,itoperateswithoutanysupervision.Waelbershasalwayslovedtobuildrobotsandplaywithelectronics.Hestartedworkonahigh-techcompanyafterhisfatheraskedhimtomakearobotthatwouldshovelsnowforhim.Waelbersplanstostartsalesinearly2017.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Thisarticlemainlytalksabout_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.anewly-designedrobotB.ThefounderofacompanyC.problemswithanewproduct[单选题]◆AccordingtoStevenWaelbers,therobotisdesignedto_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.encouragepeopletodoexerciseB.helppeoplekeephealthyandfitC.makepeopleenjoyfamilytime[单选题]◆Therobotwouldstopinfrontofpetsandpeoplethanksto_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.theremotecontrollerB.theultrasoundsensorC.thebigandsquareyard[单选题]◆Whichofthefollowingstepsshouldbedoneinthefirstplace?(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.The

ownermustwheeltherobotaroundtheyardbyhimself.B.Therobotlearnsandstoresthelengthandwidthofthelawn.C.Therobotoperatesthetaskit’sgoingtotakewithoutsupervision.[单选题]◆WhichofthefollowingaboutWaelbersisTRUE？(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.Hedidn’tlovebuildingrobotswhenhewasayoungboy.B.Hisfatheraskedhimtomakearobotthatcouldplayballs.C.Heisstartingtosellthissnow-shovelingrobotinearly2017.★IwanttotranslatetheWebintoeverymajorlanguage:everywebpage,everyvideo,and,yes,evenJustinBieber’stweets.Nowadays,mostoftheWebisinaccessible(不能接触的)tomostpeopleintheworldbecauseitscontentsplitsupintohundredsoflanguageswithover50%ofitinEnglish.Thisproblemispressing,nowmorethanever,withmillionsofpeoplefromChina,Russia,LatinAmericaandotherquicklydevelopingregionsenteringtheWeb.Therearecertainlysystems(likeGoogleTranslate)thatareimprovingeverydayattranslatingthegistofthingswritteninotherlanguagesthanEnglish.Unfortunately,theyarenotyetaccurateenough:evenwhenwhattheyspitoutisintelligible(智能的),it’ssobadlywrittenthatpeoplecan’treadmorethanafewlinesbeforegettingaheadache.ThisiswhyanewprojectcalledDuolingoisintroducedhere.Duolingoaimsatbreakingthelanguagebarrier,andthusmakingtheWebtruly“worldwide.”TheideabehindDuolingoistokilltwobirdswithonestonebysolvingbothoftheseproblemssimultaneously.Itisaccomplishedbytransforminglanguagetranslationintosomethingthatanyonecando-notjustbilinguals-andthatmillionsofpeoplewanttodo:learningaforeignlanguage.Itisestimatedthatoveronebillionpeopleworldwidearelearningaforeignlanguage,withmillionsdoingsousingcomputerprograms.WithDuolingo,peoplelearnandtranslateaforeignlanguageatthesametime.WhenyoulearnonDuolingo,thewebsitegivesyouexercisessetspecificallyforyouthatteachyoueveryaspectofthenewlanguage.Youmaybeaskedtotranslateasentence,topronounceorlistentoaphrase,ortodescribewhatyouseeinanimage.Inthisway,Duolingoproducestranslationsthatareasaccurateasthosefromprofessionallanguagetranslators.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Whatdoestheauthorwanttodo?___________A.Businesscommunication.B.OnlineTranslation.C.Door-to-doorsales.[单选题]◆Accordingtothearticle,mostpeopleintheworldcan’treceivemostoftheinformationontheWebduetotheproblemof___________.A.differentlanguagesB.socialconflictsC.governmentaldisagreement[单选题]◆WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedas.3problemofmanytranslatingsystems?A.Theyarenotaccurateenough.B.Theydon’tworkeveryday.C.Thetranslationsarebadlywritten.[单选题]◆Tokilltwobirdswithonestonemeansto___________.A.spendtimeandmoneymakingsuccessB.dothingswithoutconsideringitsresultsC.Solvebothproblemswithonlyonemove[单选题]◆WhatcanyoubeaskedtodotowhileusingDuolingo?___________A.Tosharetheproductwithothers.B.Topayfortheexercisesyoulearn.C.Todescribetheimagethatyousee.★ItwasanniversaryandRiawaswaitingforherhusbandtoshowup.Aftersomeyearsofmarriagethingschangedbetweenthem.Oncecutecouplewhocouldn’tlivewithouteachothernowhadturnedbitbitter.RiawaswaitingtoseeifManojrememberedthatitwastheirweddinganniversary.Asthedoorbellrang,sherantowardthedoorandopeneditwithasmileandabunchofflowerstogreetherhusband.Bothstartedtocelebrate.Suddenlythephoneinthebedroomrang.Riawenttopickitup.Oncalltherewasamanwhosaid,“Helloma’amIamcallingfromthepolicestation.IsthisMr.ManojKumarnumber?”Shereplied,“Yes,itis!”“Iamsorrymambuttherehasbeenanaccidentandamandied.Wegotthisnumberfromhiswallet.Canyoupleasecomeandidentifythebody?”themanreplied.Riawasshocked!“Butmyhusbandiswithmehere.Howcouldthishappen?”Shethoughttoherself.Shehadreadstoriesaboutsoulsreturningtomeettheirlovedonesaftertheirdeathbeforeitleaves.Herheartsank.Infearsherantowardstheotherroomtolookforherhusband.Buthewasnotthere.Shesaidtoherself.“It’strue!Heleftmeforever.OhGodIcandietohaveanotherchancetomendforeveryfightwehad.Ilostmychanceforever.”Shefellonfloorinpain.Suddenlytherewasnoisefromthebathroom,thedooropenedandManojcameoutandsaid,“Darling,Iforgottotellyouthismorningmyhandbagwasstolen.”Lifemightnotgiveyousecondchance.Neverwasteanymomentwhileyoustillhavechance.Livetodayandenjoyeverymomentoflife.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆RiaandManojare_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.acoupleB.friendsC.colleagues[单选题]◆ThepolicetoldRiato_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.getthestolenmoneyandthehandbagB.findoutifthedeadwasherhusbandC.payforthebillsinManoj’shandbag[单选题]◆Riathought_________afterthepolicemancalledher.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.herhusbandwasnotdeadyetB.hermothershouldcomehereC.Manoj’ssoulcamebackforher[单选题]◆WhathappenedtoManojthatmorning?(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.Hissoulcamebackforhislovedbeforeleaving.B.Manoj’shandbagwasstolenthatmorning.C.Manoj’sfriendwaswoundedintheaccident.[单选题]◆Thelastparagraphaimsto_________.(红色字体为本题正确答案选项)A.telladifferentendingofthestoryB.teachushowtocelebratemarriageC.castlightonwhatthisstorymeans★MakingYourHomeaSaferPlaceWealltendtothinkthatwearesafenourhomesbutunfortunately,manyhomesarenotassafeastheyaresupposedtobe.Itisimpossibletomakeyourhome100%burglar-proofbuttherearewaystoimproveyourhomesafety.Alwayslockthedoorandwindowswhenyougooutforworkorevenifyouareinsidethehouse.Theburglarscantakeadvantageoftheopportunityinaminute..Besuspiciousofstrangers.Youcanneverknowwhoispretendingtoconductaresearchorwhoisusingitasadisguisetoseeifyourhomeisworthbreakingin.Neverleavevaluablesorcashinvisibleplaces.Hidethemoutofsightbecausetheymayattractburglars.Donotleavethedoorkeyunderplanters,doormatsorsimilarhidingplaces.Theburglarsknowexactlywheretolookforit.Teachyourchildrennottoopenthedoororanswerthephonewhentheyarehomealone.Althoughitisbettertomakeanimpressionthatyourhouseisnotempty,childrenmayunintentionallyrevealtoomuch,forexample,whenthehomeisempty.Considerinstallinganalarmsystem.Aloudsoundalarmusuallydrivestheburglarsawaybeforetheycanstealanythingfromyourhome.Makesureyouhavegoodlightingoutsideduringthenight.Well-lithomesaredeterringtheburglarsbecausetheyincreasetheriskofbeingnoticedwhilestickingaroundthehouseortryingtobreakin.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Whatisthetopicdiscussedinthetext?A.Besuspiciousofstrangers.B.Waystokeepyourhomesafe.C.Howtokeepyourvaluablesorcashsafe.[单选题]◆Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Itisnotnecessarytolockthedoorandwindowswhenyouareinsidethehouse.B.Itiseasyforyoutorecognizewhoisgoingtobreakinyourhome.C.Hidethevaluablesorcashoutofsightbecausetheymayattractburglars.[单选题]◆WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Itisveryeasyfortheburglarstofindthedoorkeyunderplantersordoormats.B.Installinganalarmsystemmaydrivetheburglarsawaybeforetheystealanythingfromyourhome.C.Well-lithomesmayhelptheburglarstobreakintothehouse.[单选题]◆Bysaying“Besuspiciousofstrangers”inPara.3,thewritermeans_________.A.nevertrustingstrangersB.keepingthestrangersawayfromusC.catchingthesuspectedstrangers[单选题]◆“Deterringtheburglars”inthelastparagraphmeans_________.A.makingtheburglarsnotwanttodosomethingbadB.helpingtheburglarsbreakintothehouseC.encouragingtheburglarstorunaway★Manypeoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.Butdoctorsnowsaybabiescandothatontheirfirstdayoflife.Ababywillsmileifhisorhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisiswhenbabieslearntoconnectand“talk”withotherpeople.Babiesreallytalkwithcaregiversbylearningsomelanguageskillsinthefirstthreeyearswhentheplaceisrichwithsoundsandsights.Scientistssaychildrenshouldhearthespeechandlanguageofotherpeopleagainandagain.Thefirstsignsofcommunicationhappenduringthefirstfewdaysoflife,whenababylearnsthatcryingwillbringfoodandattention.Researchshowsthatmostchildrenrecognizethegeneralsoundsoftheirnativelanguagebysixmonthsofage.Bythattime,ababyusuallybeginstomakesounds.Bytheendoftheirfirstyear,mostchildrenareabletosayafewsimplewords,althoughtheymaynotunderstandthemeaningofthewords.By18monthsofage,mostchildrenareabletomakesimplesentences.Byagesthree,fourandfive,thenumberofwordsachildcanunderstandquicklyincreases.Itisattheseagesthatchildrenbegintounderstandtherulesoflanguage.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Whendobabiesbegintolearnaccordingtodoctors?A.Rightaftertheyareborn.B.Notuntiltheyarefivemonthsold.C.Whentheyaresixmonthsold.[单选题]◆Babieswillsimilewhen_________.A.theyarewetorhungryB.theywanttogetthebestcareC.theywanttotalktoothers[单选题]◆Whatdomostchildrenbegintodofromagethreeorolder?A.Makesounds.B.Makesimplesentences.C.Understandlanguagerules.[单选题]◆Ifchildrencannothearthespeechandlanguageofotherpeopleagainandagaininthefirstthreeyears,___.A.theywillmisstherighttimeforlanguagelearningB.theycanstilllearnlanguagesastheothersC.itwillnotcauseanyeffectonthem[单选题]◆Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheLanguageofBabies.B.WhenDoBabiesLearntoTalk.C.TheRolesofCryandSmile.★Mostcoupleswhogetmarriedordecidetolivetogethergenerallyplantohavechildren.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswascommonandthiswasseenasanadvantage.Thatwasmainlybecausechildrenbeganworkingatanearlyagetohelpprovideforthefamily.Butwiththechangingtimesandwiththecostoflivinggettinghighereverysingleyear,havingabigfamilyisnolongerconsideredtobeapracticaloption.Infact,morecouplesconsiderthattheyhaveonlyonechildandsomedonothaveanydesiretobecomeparentsatall.AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofFamilyStudies,by1986,womenaged40to44years,wereconsiderablymorelikelytohavegivenbirthtotwochildrenthanthreechildren(36%vs.27%)orfourormorechildren(19%).However,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehadthreeormorechildrenthantohavehadtwochildren(46%vs.36%).Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehadtwochildrenthanthreeormorechildren-atrendthatwasmostmarkedinthemostrecentperiod(38%vs.25%in1996;38%vs.22%in2006).Thesedays,mostfamiliesinAustraliahavetwochildren.ButthenumberofwomenwhohadGIVENBIRTHTOasinglechildINCREASEDPROGRESSIVELYfromonly8%in1981to13%in2006.TheU.S.CensusBureaustatesthatthereareapproximately14milliononlychildreninAmericatoday.ThisCOMPRISES20%OFthechildren’spopulationCOMPAREDTOonly10%aroundfiftyyearsago.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswas_________.A.uncommonandthiswasseenasanadvantageB.commonandthiswasseenasadisadvantageC.commonandthi