阅读理解Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamount(数量)oflisteningtheyneedbeforetheystartspeakingandchildrenwhostartspeakinglateareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchild
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Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamount(数量)oflisteningtheyneedbeforetheystartspeakingandchildrenwhostartspeakinglateareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”(服从)spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeakthoughtheword“obey”canhardlydescribethecooperation(合作)shownbythechildren.Beforetheycanspeakmanychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestures(手势)andbymakingnoises.
Itisagreedthatbabiesenjoymakingnoisesandthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwospecialnoisesareusedbythemtoshowtheirhappinesspainfriendlinessandsoon.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtobeakindofcommunicationtheycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Fromaboutthreemonthsoldtheyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewsoundstotheirstore.Thisself-imitation(自我模仿)leadstodeliberate(有意的)imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesisthatcantheseimitationsbeconsideredasspeech?
Itisaproblemweneednotgetourteethinto(全身心地做……).Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataspecialpersonmeansbyitinaspecialsituationandwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegetsmoreexperienceoftheworld.
Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself.Iwonderhoweverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstrytousethisabilitytoteachnewsounds.
1．Beforechildrenstartspeaking________.
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A．theyneedequalamountsoflistening
B．theyneeddifferentamountsoflistening
C．theycanallcooperatewiththeadults(成年人)byobeyingspokeninstructions
D．theycan'tunderstandandobeytheadults'spokeninstructions
2．Childrenwhostartspeakinglate________.
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A．mayhaveproblemswiththeirhearing
B．probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthem
C．usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhear
D．oftentakealongtimeinleaningtolistenproperly
3．Theproblemthatababy'simitationscanbeconsideredasspeech________.
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A．isimportantbecau