7.A long-term American study shows the importance of early education for poor children.The study is known as the Abecedarian Project.It involved more than one-hundred young children from poor families in North Carolina.
Half of the children attended an all-day program at a high-quality child-care center.The center offered educational,health and social programs.Children took part in games and activities to increase their thinking and language skills and social and emotional development.The program also included health foods for the children.
The children attended the program from when they were a few weeks old until the age of five years.The other group of children did not attend the child-care center.After the age of five,both groups attended public school.
Researchers compared the two groups of children.When they were babies,both groups had similar results in tests for mental and physical skills.However,from the age of eighteen months,the children in the educational child-care program did much better in tests.
The researchers tested the children again when they were twelve and fifteen years old.The tests found that the children who had been in the child-care center continued to have higher average test results.These children did much better on tests of reading and mathematics.
A few years ago,organizers of the Abecedarian Project tested the students again.At the time,each student was twenty-one years old.They were tested for thinking and educational ability,employment,parenting and social skills.The researchers found that the young adults who had the early education still did better in reading and mathematics tests.They were more than two times as likely to be attending college or to have completed college.In addition,the children who received early education were older on average,when their first child was born.
The study offers more evidence that learning during the first months and years of life is important for all later development.
The researchers of the Abecedarian Project believe their study shows a need for lawmakers to spend money on public early education.They believe these kinds of programs could reduce the number of children who do not complete school and are unemployed.

77.The Abecedarian Project has lastedC.
A.a(chǎn)lmost one year
B.a(chǎn)bout five years
C.more than 20 years
D.no more than 15 years
78.Those who had been in the child-care centerA compared with those who hadn't.
A.have their children at later ages
B.get more help from other people
C.have no parenting or social skills
D.a(chǎn)re poorer at reading and mathematics
79.What don't we know about the Abecedarian Project after reading the text?D
A.What the children learned at the child-care center.
B.How important early education is for poor children.
C.How many children are involved in the Abecedarian Project.
D.Whether lawmakers will spend money on public early education.
80.The study of the Abecedarian Project shows that early educationC.
A.costs a lot of money
B.leads to a lower birthrate
C.can improve the life of poor children
D.is not important for later development.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了研究發(fā)現(xiàn),早期教育十分重要,它可以改善孩子未來的生活.

解答 77.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章A few years ago,organizers of the Abecedarian Project tested the students again.At the time,each student was twenty-one years old可知這項研究已經(jīng)超過20年;故選C.
78.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章In addition,the children who received early education were older on average,when their first child was born可知曾在兒童護理中心的孩子比不在的孩子更晚生育;故選A.
79.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段The researchers of the Abecedarian Project believe their study shows a need for lawmakers to spend money on public early education可知研究發(fā)現(xiàn)立法者應(yīng)該將錢花再早期教育上,但事實是否這樣,文章沒有提及;故選D.
80.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章The researchers found that the young adults who had the early education still did better in reading and mathematics tests.They were more than two times as likely to be attending college or to have completed college可知早期教育可以改善兒童的生活;故選C.

點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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