Listen! The baby（)in the next room.A. criesB. criedC. is crying

Soldiers returning home from World War II were usually eager to go on with their lives. For most, that meant starting a family. Between 1946 and 1960, 63 million babies were born in the United States, up 22 million from the fifteen-year period before that. this big jump in the birth rate came to be known as the baby boom (婴儿潮). Before the war, American children were raised very strictly. They were often told to be "seen and not heard." After the war, however, young parents raised their children according to different ideas. Dr. Benjamin Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, emphasized flexibility (灵活性) in raising children. Spock encouraged parents to listen to their children and respond to their wishes. New parents quickly made Dr. Spock's book the best-selling book in US history. By 1952, sales had reached 4 million copies per year for the next eighteen years. Critics (批评家) who believed that the old ways of raising children were best accused Spock of being too permissive. They thought his ideas would spoil children.

But Spock opposed strict discipline because he thought there were was "no such thing as a bad boy." By this he meant that, although a child's behavior. may be bad, the child is not. Millions of baby-boom parents were influenced by Spock's advice, which brought a revolution in the way children were raised.

1. The article mainly discusses ________________.

A. how children were raised before World War II

B. the benefits of strict discipline on children

C. the impact of baby boomers on the economy

D. the change of the way the baby boomers were raised

2. What can be implied about the baby boom from the first paragraph？

A. Baby boom happened during World War II

B. Most of the baby boomers were from the soldier's families.

C. There are about 85 million babies born in the baby-boom period.

D. The birth rate of the baby boom was increased by 15%.

3. According to the article, Dr. Spock believed that _______.

A. many children born during the war time were born bad

B. parents should be strict with their children

C. there are bad child behaviors but no bad children

D.spoiling the children is a good way to educate children

4. The word "permissive" in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. allowing great freedom

B. being limited

C. involving long time

D. Enjoying happiness

5. The word "they" in the second sentence of Paragraph 3 refers to ________.

A. critics of Spock

B. parents of baby boomers

C. supporters of Spock

D.baby-boomer children

lf the people in the world cannot read or write. They can learn about things only by watching and listening. However, people who can read are able to learn about anything they wish. People can read a language better if they have listened to it or learned to speak it. Reading, listening, and speaking are ways people come to understand the words of a language. Being able to write also makes reading easier. A mother or father is often a child’s first reading teacher. By speaking to a baby, the parent helps the baby understand what language is and what it is for. Children feel love and joy in the sounds of words. They try to talk back. As babies listen and speak, they store up facts and ideas. Certain things children do in the early years help them learn. Young children enjoy looking at picture books. Later, the parent reads books that the child can look at as well as listen to. At age five many children are beginning to read and write. Some can recognize their own names. Children continue to learn to read in school with their teacher’s help. Sometimes children read out loud. At other times they read silently. They learn to understand and remember. Reading teaches them new facts and helps them get along in everyday life.

1.The word “fortunate” in the first paragraph means ().

A.lucky

B.successful

C.wealthy

D.good

2.People who can read .

A.can learn by reading.

B.can understand a language better.

C.are probably able to learn better.

D.all of the above

3.A child can learn things around very quickly. It may be because ().

A.his parents often speak to him.

B.He can understand things by listening.

C.He has his own storage of knowledge by and by.

D.All of the above.

4.Parents often read books for their children mainly because ().

A.stories in the books can make children calm.

B.Children can gain some knowledge form. the books.

C.It is easy to make children fall asleep.

D.Parents need to talk with their children in this way.

5.Speaking and reading are very important because ().

A.they are two fundamental ways through which children learn a language

B.children should make a living through these ways

C.because children learn the two skills since they are very young

D.children should learn to read to recognize their own names

灰婴综合征(gray baby syndrome)

Both the parents are not at home so the baby is looked by his aunt. ()

A.after

B.in

C.to

A.Looking after a baby is very tired

B.No, it isn't

C.I like looking after a baby

A..body

B..baby

C.body

D.baby