- 阅读理解A
题干：Itisworthlookingatoneortwoaspectsofthewayamotherbehavestowardsherbaby.Theusualfondling,cuddlingandcleaningrequirelittlecomment,butthepositioninwhichsheholdsthebabyagainstherbodywhenrestingisratherrevealing.CarefulAmericanstudieshavedisclosedthefactthat80percentofmotherscradletheirinfantsintheirleftarms,holdingthemagainsttheleftsideoftheirbodies.Ifaskedtoexplainthesignificanceofthispreferencemostpeoplereplythatitisobviouslytheresultofthepredominanceofright-handednessinthepopulation.Byholdingthebabiesintheirleftarms,themotherskeeptheirdominantarmfreeformanipulations.Butadetailedanalysisshowsthatthisisnotthecase.True,thereisaslightdifferencebetweenright-handedandleft-handedfemales,butnotenoughtoprovideanadequateexplanation.Itemergesthat83percentofright-handedmothersholdthebabyontheleftside,butthensodo78percentofleft-handedmothers.Inotherwords,only22percentoftheleft-handedmothershavetheirdominanthandsfreeforactions.Clearlytheremustbesomeother,lessobviousexplanation.Theonlyothercluecomesfromthefactthattheheartisontheleftsideofthemother'sbody.Coulditbethatthesoundofherheart-beatisthevitalfactor?Andinwhatway?Thinkingalongtheselines,itwasarguedthatperhapsduringitsexistenceinsidethebodyofthemother,thegrowingembryo(胎儿)becomesfixated('imprinted')onthesoundoftheheartbeat.Ifthisisso,thenthere-discoveryofthisfamiliarsoundafterbirthmighthaveacalmingeffectontheinfant,especiallyasithasjustbeenthrustintoastrangeandfrighteninglynewworldoutside.Ifthisisso,thenthemother,eitherinstinctivelyorbyanunconsciousseriesoftrialsanderrorswouldsoonarriveatthediscoverythatherbabyismoreatpeaceifheldontheleftagainstherheart,thanontheright.Thismaysoundfar-fetched,buttestshavenowbeencarriedoutwhichrevealthatitisneverthelessthetrueexplanation.
题目：To a baby that has just been born, our world is（）. - A 、strange and frighteningly new
- B 、new and more at peace
- C 、fixated as the sound of the heart beat
- D 、calm and effective
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。第二段告诉我们…especially as it has just been thrust into a strange and frighteningly new world outside. 这个世界对于刚出生的婴儿来说是a strange and frighteningly new world，因此选A。
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