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江苏省常州市新北区北郊中学2024年九年级英语一模试卷
Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. They are lip (嘴唇) readers too. It happens during the period when a baby's babbling (咿呀声) slowly changes from unclear voices into that first "mama" or "dada". The babies have to find out how to shape their lips to make the sounds they are hearing, according to developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who led the study.
Clearly it doesn't take them too long to understand the movements that match basic sounds. By their first birthdays, babies start changing back to look you in the eye again. It offers more clues that quality face-time with babies is very important for speech development more than, say, turning on the latest baby DVD.
But Lewkowicz went a step further. He and his student Amy Hansen Tift tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them at ages 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months. How? They showed videos of a woman speaking in English or French to babies of English speakers. They found that when the speaker used English, the 4-month-old babies gazed (凝视) mostly into her eyes. The 6-month-old babies spent equal amounts (数量) of time looking at the eyes and the mouth. The 8-month-old babies and 10-month-old babies studied mostly the mouth. At 12 months, attention started changing back toward the speaker's eyes.
But what happened when these babies are used to English heard French? The 12-month-old babies studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. They needed the extra information to understand the new sounds. That fits with research into bilingualism (双语) that shows babies' brains adjust (调整) themselves to tell the differences between the sounds of their first language over other languages in the first year of life.
The continued lip reading shows the l-year-old babies clearly still are fit for learning. Babies are so hard to study, says Duke University cognitive scientist Greg Appelbaum, who found the research so fantastic that he wants to know more.
Open to the public on July 2, 2022, the Hong Kong Palace Museum has nine galleries on six floors, with two underground and four above ground.
GENERAL EXHIBITION:
Ceramic(陶瓷) Treasures from the Palace Museum
This exhibition shows more than 150 exhibits, mostly from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The exhibits include everyday household goods like bowls and cups.
Place: Gallery 3
SPECIAL EXHIBITION:
New Discoveries at Sanxingdui of Sichuan
The exhibition shows 120 bronze, gold, and ceramic exhibits which have changed people's understanding of the ancient culture in the Chengdu Plain and the upper Yangtze River valley.
Place: Gallery 8
RULES:
1. You can only smoke in a special area outside the Museum.
2. You are welcome to take photos or videos for personal use.
3. You mustn't bring pets into the Museum, except trained guide dogs.
4. Don't enter with bags that are larger than 55cmx 35cmx 20cm.
MORE INFORMATION:
Kind | General Ticket | Special Ticket( includes General Ticket) |
Entry | Gallery 1 to 7 | Gallery 1 to 9 |
Price | HK$60 | HK$150 |
Half price for children aged 7 to 11, full- time students, seniors, disabled persons |
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A sock is a wonderful thing. It can warm a foot. That's for sure. Better yet, it can be made into different creatures. Let's see how. ① Put your hand into a sock. Your fingers and thumb are in the "toe" part. The back of your wrist is in the "heel" part. ② Make a slit(切口) in the sock between your thumb and fingers for your puppet's mouth. ③ Cut two ovals(椭圆形), one of poster board and one of fabric(织物). ④ Stick the fabric oval to the poster board oval with white glue. ⑤ Once the glue is dried, fold them in half. ⑥ Sew(缝) the folded oval into your sock. Now, your puppet can talk. What your puppet becomes depends on you. Think of how to make eyes, hair, ears, hats, beards, noses, ties, shirts and dressers for your puppet. |
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