2016屆高考英語總復習名師全程導學案：Unit1 名師點津
one study shows that babies can learn before they are born .the researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman .then，they played a recording of a short story .on the day the baby was born，the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother .they did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby .
the baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way .if the baby moved his mouth the other way，he would hear a different story .the researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he had heard before he was born .they say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again .
another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children .
researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years .the researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers .the women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere unnecessarily .they tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old .also，the researchers observed the women for signs of depression .
the children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression .the children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they heard .
these children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people .the researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children .children did better when their mothers were caring，even when they suffered from depression .
【解題導語】 本文主要講述了嬰幼兒的智力發育情況，通過兩個實驗表明：嬰兒在生命的第一天就可以開始學習，母親的情感能強烈地影響孩子的社會發展和語言技巧。
1.according to the passage，which of the following is not the factor that influences the intelligence development in babies?
a.the environment . b.mother’s sensitivity .
c.their peers(同齡人) . d.education before birth .
解析：選c。歸納總結題。影響嬰幼兒智力發育的因素有：the environment，mother’s sensitivity，education before birth三個方面。只有c項原文沒有提到。
2.what is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories?
a.to prove that babies can learn before they are born .
b.to prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born .