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Best Tool to Teach Baby Talk

A new study says electronic toys are not helping babies learn. The study’s writer is Professor Anna Sosa. She leads the Child Speech and Language Lab at Northern Arizona University. She said, “Even if companies say that their toys are educational, they’re not teaching the babies anything at this time.”

Anna Sosa and her team studied babies who were from 10 to 16 months old.

The scientists listened to recordings of parents playing with their babies. The children used electronic toys, traditional toys and books.

What they found is that parents talked less with their babies when the babies played with electronic toys. Sosa says that the parents also responded(反应) less and used fewer words when the babies played with electronic toys.

Why is this important?

She says research shows that how quickly children develop language often depended on what they hear from parents. When the babies played with electronic toys, parents said little to their children. Sosa says parents talked a lot more when the babies played with traditional toys. Parents would describe the toys, name them and tell about their colors and shapes, as their children played. Parents even gave more information as their babies looked at the pictures in books.

Sosa is not telling parents to throw out electronic toys. She believes that these electronic toys can provide entertainment(娱乐) for the babies. But parents should not look at such play as a learning experience.

Toy Industry Association spokeswoman Adrienne Appell responded to the study.

She said, “It is important that parents make time to play with their children. Playing is a way that kids can learn so much, not only learning skills, but social and developmental skills.” She added that play should be balanced, including time for just “make-believe” activities, as well as traditional and electronic toys.

1.According to the study, electronic toys teach babies .

A. a lot               B. language

C. colours             D. nothing

2.From this passage we can learn that .

A. parents’ talk helps baby to learn language quickly

B. playing with electronic toys is a kind of learning experience

C. Sona advised parents to throw away electronic toys

D. parents talked more when the babies played with electronic toys

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A study on electronic toys.

B. Babies’ different learning skills.

C. A study on the tools to teach baby talk.

D. The importance of traditional toys.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这是一份研究报道。主题是教宝宝学说话的最佳工具是什么。一项新的研究表明，电子玩具对宝宝学习没有帮助。调查显示，孩子习得语言有多快通常基于从他们父母那里听到的声音。父母应当将他们的宝宝同电子玩具玩耍这一行为视为娱乐活动，而非学习经历。玩耍应该做到平衡，包括平衡“假扮”活动、传统玩具和电子玩具的时间。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Even if companies say that their toys are educational, they’re not teaching the babies anything at this time.”可知，答案为D。

2.A 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“She says research shows that how quickly children develop language often depended on what they hear from parents.” 研究表明，孩子们如何快速学习语言往往取决于他们父母的交谈。故答案为A。

3.C 主旨大意题。从短文内容可知，这是一份研究报道。主题是教宝宝学说话的最佳工具是什么。故答案为C。

考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。