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Babies who are slow to gain weight in the first months of their lives generally catch up to their peers by age 13,a large UK study shows, Researchers said the results would make parents whose babies fail to put on weight quickly less worried.

The researchers looked at data from ,11,499 children who took part in a large study, It showed that 507 who were slow to gain weight in the first eight weeks of life recovered fairly quickly and had almost caught up by age 2. Another group of 480 who were slow to gain between eight weeks and nine months continued to put on weight slowly until they were seven years ,but then had a sudden increase and caught up by age 13, The different pattems of recovery between the two groups were likely due to different reasons for slow weight gain ,the researchers said, All the children were still lighter and shorter than their peers by the time they were teenagers ,but within the normal range.

The findings highlight the importance of monitoring a baby’s weight and height gain during the first few weeks and months ,but not creating anxiety with parents of slow-growing babies, said the study leader Prof Alan Emond from the University of Bristol.

“In the past, a lot of parents have been caused unnecessary anxiety by heaith professionals and this is a positive and reassuring message.”He said in many cases of slow growth where children do not follow the standard’curve’(曲線)it is just because they are following their genetic potential.

Dr Simon Newell, vice-president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said he broadly agreed with the concluslons of the researchers but stressed that poor weight gain was something that needed to be monitored closely, “I would encourage parents to use growth charts but if measurements show your baby is smaller than averager it may be completely normal, ”he said.

1.What can we know from the findings of the research?

A、All the cases of slow weight gain in the first months of the babies’ lives are caused by the same reason

B、Slow-growing babies will have the same height and weight with their peers by age13

C、Many cases of children whose growth don’t meet the growing standard curve cannot be treated as abnormal

D、The findings won’t cause parents’ anxiety so monitoring a baby’s growth from his/her birth is unnecessary

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A、It’s important to monitor a baby’s weight and height gain for new parents

B、New parents should feel anxious about their baby’s weight and height gain

C、Researches still couldn’t find the reasons for slow weight gain

D、All the children’s weight and height became normal by age 13

3.What does the underlined word in the fourth paragraph mean?

A、Making sure something is certain to be true

B、Making someone calmer and less anxious

C、Confirming something is to happen again

D、Being sure that someone can be attracted

4.Which of the statements would Dr Simon Newell agree to?

A、To some degree, growth charts can help parents monitor their babies’ weight gain

B、It’s abnormal for babies are smaller than average

C、He agreed with the researchers completely

D、Babies’ weight gain can only be monitored and measured by using growth charts.

5.The writer wrote this passage in order to         

A、tell us how to help babies grow faster

B、explain why babies are gain weight slowly

C、report on the findings of a research   

D、reduce the anxiety of some parents

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析： 本文講述的是關(guān)于兒童體重的一種新發(fā)現(xiàn)，就是很多兒童在小時(shí)候體重不足，但是在兒童長到13歲的時(shí)候，基本上都可以一樣了。

1..C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一句Babies who are slow to gain weight in the first months of their lives generally catch up to their peers by age 13,a large UK study shows, Researchers said the results would make parents whose babies fail to put on weight quickly less worried.可知小時(shí)候體重不夠的孩子在長大以后都會長胖起來的，父母親不要過于擔(dān)心，這些都是正常的事情。故C項(xiàng)正確。

2.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段he broadly agreed with the concluslons of the researchers but stressed that poor weight gain was something that needed to be monitored closely,可知孩子體重不夠的情況值得我們重視，要注意監(jiān)管。故A正確。

3.B 推理題。根據(jù)“In the past, a lot of parents have been caused unnecessary anxiety by heaith professionals and this is a positive and reassuring message.可知過去的人們對于自己的孩子體重不夠，很擔(dān)心。但是現(xiàn)在新的發(fā)現(xiàn)告訴我們孩子在長大以后體重都會正常的，這回讓父母親不太焦慮，會讓他們鎮(zhèn)定。故B正確。

4.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段, said he broadly agreed with the concluslons of the researchers but stressed that poor weight gain was something that needed to be monitored closely, 可知他認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該去監(jiān)管孩子們的體重，在某種程度上我們要使用standard’curve’來監(jiān)考。故A正確。

5..C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段Babies who are slow to gain weight in the first months of their lives generally catch up to their peers by age 13,a large UK study shows, Researchers said the results would make parents whose babies fail to put on weight quickly less worried可知本文講述的是一種關(guān)于兒童體重的新的發(fā)現(xiàn)。故C正確。

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