北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试IReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Babieswhoarebreast-fedmaybemorelikelytobesuccessfulinlife,anewstudypublishedTuesdaysuggests.Thestudyfollowedmorethan3,000babiesintoadulthoodinBrazil.Theresearchersfoundthosewhowerebreast-fedscoredslightlyhigherinintelligencetestsintheir30s,stayedinschoollongerandearnedmoremoneythanthosewhoweregivenformula（配方奶粉）.CIA(CentralIntelligenceAgency)中央情报局IQ(intelligencequotient)?n.?智力商数EQ(EmotionalQuotient)情商“Breast-feedingnotonlyhasshort-termbenefits,butalsobreast-feedinghaslong-termbenefits,"saysBernardoLessaHortaoftheFederalUniversityofPelotasinBrazil,wholedthestudybeingpublishedinTheLancetGlobalHealth.short-termmemory短时记忆Long-termmemory长时记忆TheLancetGlobalHealth《柳叶刀》杂志(76)?Doctorshavelongknownthatbreast-feedingcanbegoodforababy’shealth.?长久以来，医生们就已熟知母乳喂养对婴儿健康有益。Thisisespeciallytrueinpoorcountries,wherewatercanbe?contaminated.Forinstance,ababygivenformulaindevelopingcountriesis14timesmorelikelytodieinthefirstsixmonthsthanonewho’sbreast-fed.Inthe.,someresearchhassuggestedthatbreast-feedingmayraiseababy’sIQ（智商）byafewpoints.Butarecentstudywithsiblings（兄弟姐妹）foundlittleadvantagetobreast-feeding.Hortasaysthesepreviousstudiesdidn’tfollowchildrenintoadulthoodtoseeifbreast-feedinghadlong-termeffects.SoHortaanalyzeddatacollectedfrom3,493volunteersheandhiscolleagueshavebeenfollowingsincebirth.Theyarenowintheir30s.First,theresearchersgavethesubjectsIQtests.Thosewhowerebreast-fedfor12monthsormorehadIQtestscoresthatwerepointshigherthanthosewhowerebreast-fedforlessthanonemonth,theteamfound.WhenHortaandhiscolleagueslookedathowmucheducationthesubjectshadgottenandhowmuchmoneytheyweremaking,theyalsofoundacleardifference:Those?who?were?breast-fed?stayed?longer?in?school?for?about?an?extra?year?and?had?monthly?salaries?that?were?about?a?thirdhigher.1.Fromthepassage,welearnthatHorta_______________.A.isfromBrazilB.conductshisresearchinthe.C.has30researchersonhisteamD.iswell-knownindevelopingcountries2.Whichofthefollowingaboutthosewhowerebreast-fedisNOTmentioned?A.TheystayedlongerinschoolB.TheywerehappierC.TheyweresmarterD.Theymademoremoneybreast-feedv(pt,pp`breast-fed)[Tn]feed(ababy)withmilkfromthebreast用乳房的奶喂（婴儿）:Wereherchildrenbreast-fedorbottle-fed?她的孩子喂的是人奶还是牛奶?3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Doctorsdon’tunderstandthebenefitsofbreast-feeding.B.Hortaisconcernedwithwatercontaminationinpoorcountries.C.Horta’sresearchprojectlastedabout30yearsD.Breast-feedingistheonlywaytoimproveababy’shealth4.Theword?contaminated?inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto____.A.finishedB.interestedC.clearedD.polluted5.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?A.ResearchersHavePointedOuttheDisadvantagesofBreast-feedingB.ResearchersHaveFoundOuttheShortcomingsofFormulaC.Breast-feedingImprovesChancesofSuccessD.Breast-feedingBenefitsBothMotherandBabyappropriate=properPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:MaggieWalkerwasbornin1867inRichmond,Virginia.Hermotherwasonceaslaveinarich...
