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Children pushed in buggies which face away from their parents may suffer long­term emotional（情感的）and language problems，according to a study published on Friday.
The research，believed to be the first of its kind，found that children who were not facing the person pushing them were less likely to talk，laugh and communicate with their parents.
The findings were based on a study of 2,722 parents and babies and an experiment where 20 babies were wheeled in buggies for a mile，facing their parents for half the journey and facing away for the other half. Parents using face­to­face buggies were twice as likely to talk to their children while the babies’ heart rates fell and they were twice as likely to fall asleep，showing that they were feeling relaxed and safe.
In addition，only one baby out of the 20 studied laughed while sitting in an away­facing buggy.
“Our data(數(shù)據(jù)) suggests that for many babies today，life in a buggy is emotionally impoverished and possibly stressful. Stressed babies grow into anxious adults，” said Dr Suzanne Zeedyk，Developmental Psychologist at Scotland’s Dundee University who carried out the research.
The study，which was published by National Literacy Trust as part of its “Talk To Your Baby” campaign，found that 62 percent of all children observed travelled in away­facing buggies.
Zeedyk said it would have a negative effect on babies’ development if they spent a long time in away­facing buggies，which would be bad to their ability to communicate with their parent at a time when their brain was developing rapidly.
Laura Barbour of the Sutton Trust，a social mobility charity which funded the research，said buggy manufacturers(制造商) should look closely at the findings

1. 1.
   Using away­facing buggies may________
   1. A.
      benefit both the babies and their parents
   2. B.
      affect babies’ language ability permanently
   3. C.
      help babies communicate with their parents
   4. D.
      have positive effect on babies’ development
2. 2.
   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
   1. A.
      Parents may talk twice with the babies in away­facing buggies
   2. B.
      The study suggests children feel relaxed and safe in buggies
   3. C.
      The samples (案例)of the study were 20 babies wheeled in buggies
   4. D.
      One of the 20 babies was twice as likely to fall asleep in buggies
3. 3.
   Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
   1. A.
      Best for Kids to Face Parents in Buggy
   2. B.
      Best for Kids to Communicate with Parents
   3. C.
      Stressed Babies Grow into Anxious Adults
   4. D.
      Buggy Manufacturers Care about the Finding

Answer 1

BCA
試題分析：本文敘述了研究表明，坐童車背對父母的寶寶今后可能會出現(xiàn)情感和語言方面的長期障礙。與在童車?yán)锩鎸Ω改付�坐的寶寶相比，背對父母的寶寶更不愛說笑，也不愛與父母交流。寶寶的大腦發(fā)育很快，如果這段時期讓他們長時間地坐在阻礙他們與父母交流的童車?yán)�，那么會對他們的發(fā)育造成負(fù)面影響。因此父母應(yīng)該和童車?yán)锏暮⒆佣噙M(jìn)行面對面的溝通。
1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Children pushed in buggies which face away from their parents may suffer long­term emotional（情感的）and language problems，讓寶寶坐背對的車可能會影響孩子語言的發(fā)展，故選B。
2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The findings were based on a study of 2,722 parents and babies and an experiment where 20 babies were wheeled in buggies for a mile 研究案例中只有20個人用四輪的推車，故選C。
3.標(biāo)題歸納題。結(jié)合圖片可以看出，文章前半部分介紹父母在后面推童車缺少和孩子面對面的交流而出現(xiàn)了對孩子長期的負(fù)面影響，后面又提出了應(yīng)對方案：“Talk To Your Baby”由此可以看出，短文的內(nèi)容可知寶寶坐背對父母的推車是不好的，那么就提倡讓孩子坐那種臉對著父母的推車，故選A。
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