【阅读理解。Theymaybesmallandnotabletospeakbutbabiesareprovingtheiramazingcleverness.Scientistsbeganfindinginfants'skillsaremorethantheyaresupposedtobe._________Speakingofmusicbabiescan'tseem】

　　阅读理解。

　　Theymaybesmallandnotabletospeakbutbabiesareprovingtheiramazingcleverness.Scientists

　　beganfindinginfants'skillsaremorethantheyaresupposedtobe.

　　_________

　　Speakingofmusicbabiescan'tseemtoresistit.Notonlyaretheirearsturnedtothebeatsbabies

　　canactuallydancetothemusic.

　　Totestbabies'dancingabilitytheresearchersplayedrecordingsofclassicalmusicrhythmicbeats

　　andspeechtoinfantsandrecordedtheresults.Theyalsoinvitedprofessionaldancerstoanalyzehow

　　wellthebabiesmatchedtheirmovementstothemusic.Thebabiesmovedtheirarmshandslegsfeet

　　andheadsinresponsetothemusicmuchmorethantothespeech.Thefindingsuggeststhisdancing

　　abilityisinnate(与生俱来的)inhumansthoughtheresearchersaren'tsurewhyitbecomesweaker

　　laterintheirlife.

　　LearningQuicklywhileSleeping

　　Babiescanlearnevenwhileasleepaccordingtoa2011study.Inexperimentswith26sleeping

　　infantseachjust1to2daysoldscientistsplayedamusicaltonefollowedbyapuffofairtotheireyes

　　200timesoverthecourseofahalf-hour.124electrodes(电极)stuckontheheadandfaceofeach

　　babyrecordedbrainactivityduringtheexperiments.Thebabiesrapidlylearnedtoforetellapuffofair

　　uponhearingthetoneshowingafour-timeincreaseonaverageinthechancesoftighteningtheireyelids

　　inresponsetothesoundbytheendoftheexperiments.

　　Asnewbornsspendmostoftheirtimeasleepthisnewfoundabilitymightbecrucialtorapidly

　　adaptingtotheworldaroundthemandhelptoensuretheirsurvivalresearcherssaid.

　　JudgingCharactersWell

　　Judginganotherpersonhelpfulorharmfuliscrucialwhenchoosingfriends.Andthatabilitystarts

　　early.KileyHamlinofYaleUniversityshowedboth6-and10-month-oldsapuppet(木偶)showin

　　whichonecharacterhelpedanotherclimbahill.Inanothersceneathirdcharacterpushedtheclimber

　　down.Thelittleonesthengottochoosewhichcharactertheypreferred.Forbothagegroupsmost

　　babieschosethehelpercharacter.Thischaracter-judging