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60天高考詞匯背誦之第三天
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Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.
Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children from the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(認知)after controlling for differences in parents’income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.
The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.
“The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate (旋轉) and translate shapes, ” Levine said in a statement.
The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents tended to have child rerplay with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skils. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than parents of girls.
The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.
重點詞匯
high-tech adj.高科技的 【短語】high-tech industry 高科技產業
puzzle n智力游戲;謎語v使……困惑 【近義詞】jigsaw 謎團;拼圖
spatial ad.空間的 【近義詞】dimensional 空間的
signincant adj,重要的;有意義的 adv. signifcantly 顯著地
predictor n.依據;預測物 v. predict 預測
control for 控制
income n.收入;所得【短語】income gap 收入差距
education n.教育;培養adj.educational 教育的
the amount of……的數量
at home 在家;在國內
assess v.評估;對……征稅n. assessment 估價;看法
perform v完成;表現n. performance 表現;性能
task n任務v派給任務;考驗n. assignment 任務
assess one's ability 評估某人的能力
interact with互動;與……相互作用
tend v 照料;傾向【短語】tend to do 傾向于做某事
frequently adv. 頻繁地adj.frequent 頻繁的
active adj 活躍的n.積極分子v. act 行動
publish v發表;出版n.publication 出版物;公布
閱讀理解:閱讀文章,并從每所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項
1.In which aspect do children beneft from puzzle play
A. Building confidence.
B. Developing spatial skills.
C.Learning self-control.
D. Gaining high-tech knowledge.
2.What did Levine take into consideration when designing her experiment
A.Parents’age.
B. Children's imagination.
C.Parents’education.
D. Child-parent relationship.
3.What is the text mainly about
A. A mathematical method.
B. A scientifc study.
C. A woman psychologist.
D. A teaching program.
單項選擇:從每題所給的 A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
They felt continual pressure to_________well.
A. initiate B. adventure C. perform D.innovate
2. He derives his__________from freelance work.
A. outcome B. income C. effect D. phenomenon
3.__________should be geared to society's needs.
A.Educate B. Educating C.Educational D. Education
4. We tried to__________his suitability for the job.
achieve B. assess C. determine D. decide
A__________is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's knowledge.
puzzle B. pose C. purse D. prize
This__________is accomplished by great effort.
A. duty B. task C.obligation D. function
7. Desert plants,however,__________be slow growing-guayule takes two years to mature
tend on B. tend upon C. tend for D. tend to
Sudden rainstorms are,__________on the southeast coast.
frequent B.obvious C. apparent D. profound
In my opinion, because of her poor spoken English, she won't take a(n)__________part in the English class.
actual B. advanced C. active D. accurate
9.He is an unaccomplished writer with nothing__________.
recycled B. published C. protected D. performed
10.This result was after__________IQ, socioeconomic status and academic skills at school
controlling for B. seeking for C. looking for D.answering for
The maximum__________of luggage allowed is 22 kilograms
amount B. number C.sum D.quality
The teacher advised the parents totheir children frequently
interact on B. interact upon C. interact with D. interact down
I phoned you last night, but you weren't__________
A. in home B.at home C. with home D. for home
根據首字母填空
Some parents will buy any h_________ toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.
Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children from the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better s_________ skills. Puzzle play was found to be a s_________ p_________ of cognition(認知)after c_________ for differences in parents’i_________, e_________ and the a_________ of parent talk, Levine said.
The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when a_________ at 54 months of age.
“The children who played with puzzles p_________ better than those who did not, on t_________ that assessed their ability to rotate (旋轉) and translate shapes, ” Levine said in a statement.
The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents t_________to have child rerplay with puzzles more f_________, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skils. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more a_________ during puzzle play than parents of girls.
The findings were p_________ in the journal Developmental Science.
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閱讀理解
B
C
B
單項選擇：
C
B
D
B
A
B
D
A
C
B
A
A
C
B
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