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The above findings, based on the observation of 100 babies aged three months to three years might prove interesting to working parents who must find day care for their babies. Family care in a private home, with several babies together, is probably the ideal way to care for babies under three. Dr. Benjamin Spock, a well-known specialist on children's disease and author of several books about babies, supports the idea. He says that family day care is better for children than hiring a housekeeper or a babysitter. 14.What would be a good title for the passage? Day Care for Babies. How to Test Infants. Parents and Children. Choosing a Specialist. 15.With which of the following is a baby likely to feel most at ease? A servant. An infant. An adult stranger.Teenage children. 16.What does Dr. Benjamin Spock do? He is in charge of a testing center. He recommends babysitters. He writes books about babies. He is a professor. 17.According to the passage, how should working parents provide care for their babies? Take their babies with them to work. Find a private home with other babies. Hire an adult to come into the home. Search for a large nursery with a good reputation.
Passage3 Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on display. The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth's steam hammer. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it was burnt down in 1936. 18.Where was the Crystal Palace built? By the Channel. In South London. In Hyde Park. In a mountain. 19.For what purpose was the Crystal Palace built? To make profits from visitors. To test such building materials as iron and glass. 2003年度大学英语四级考试 |