第二篇 Baby Talk
Babies normally start to talk when they are 13 to 15 months old. Ryan Jones is only eight months old, but he is already “talking” with his parents. When lie is hungry, he opens and closes his hand. This means milk. He also knows the signs for his favorite toy and the word more.
Ryan is not deaf, and his parents are not deaf, but his mother and father are teaching him to sign. They say a word and make a sign at the same time. They repeat this again and again. When 1 Ryan’s parents think that he will be a happier baby because he can communicate with them.
Ryan s parents are teaching Ryan to sign because of a man named Joseph Garcia. Although Garcia was not from a deaf family, he decided to learn American Sign Language (ASL). First, he took courses in ASL. Then he got a job helping deaf people communicate with hearing people. In his work, he saw many deaf parents sign to their infants. He noticed that these babies were able to communicate much earlier than hearing children. 2 When they were one year old, they could use as many as 50 signs.
Garcia decided to try something new. He taught ASL to parents who were not deaf. The families started to teach signs to their infants when they were six or seven months old. 3 More and more parents took Garcia’s ASL classes. Like Ryan’s family, they were excited about signing with their babies. They wanted to give their babies a way to communicate before they could use spoken words.
Some people worry about signing to babies. They are afraid that these babies won’t feel a need to talk. Maybe they will develop spoken language later than other babies. 4 In fact, one study found just the opposite. Signing babies actually learned to speak earlier than other children. As they grow older, these children are more interested in books. They also score higher on intelligence tests1.
There is still a big question for parents: Which are the best signs to teach their babies? Some parents make their own signs. Other parents want to teach ASL. 5 There，s no clear answer, but we do know this: All signing babies and their families are talking quite a lot!
詞匯：
normally Aid:m(a)li/adv.正常地;通常地，一般地 infant /'infant / n.嬰兒;幼兒;未成年人 communicate /kafmju:nikeit/ 通信;交流;感染 opposite /bpazit/ adj.相反的;n.對(duì)立面，反義詞
注釋：
1 intelligence test：智力測(cè)試
練習(xí)：
A However, research does not show this.
B All parents want to teach babies to sign.
C Ryan learns a new sign, his family is very excited.
D These babies started using signs about two months later.
E It can be useful because many people understand it.
F They talked with signs by the time they were eight months old.
答案與題解：
1. C第二段主要是討論Ryan學(xué)習(xí)手語的過程，當(dāng)他學(xué)會(huì)一種新的手勢(shì)時(shí)，父母非常高興。
2. F這一段講的是嬰兒在學(xué)習(xí)手語過程中的共同規(guī)律。題目前一句講Garcia注意到學(xué)習(xí)手 語的嬰兒比普通嬰兒更早開始交流，后一句講嬰兒1歲時(shí)能使用的手勢(shì)多達(dá)50種，因此, 此處應(yīng)填“這些嬰兒從8個(gè)月起就開始用手語交流”。
3. D這一段講有些家庭在嬰兒六七個(gè)月的時(shí)候開始教他們手語。D選項(xiàng)中的these babies 指代這些嬰兒，符合題意。
4. A前文講有些人擔(dān)心嬰兒學(xué)習(xí)手語會(huì)導(dǎo)致其會(huì)話能力發(fā)展緩慢，后文講的是研究表明并 不是這樣，因此空格處應(yīng)填表示轉(zhuǎn)折的句子。
5. E E選項(xiàng)是對(duì)前文中ASL的解釋，ASL是通用手語，因此能被更多的人理解。選項(xiàng)中的 it即指代ASL。
第二篇 嬰兒語
嬰兒通常在1 ~15個(gè)月的時(shí)候開始說話。Ryan Jones剛剛8個(gè)月，但他已經(jīng)開始和父母“說 話” 了。他餓的時(shí)候，就會(huì)把手一張一合，這個(gè)動(dòng)作表示牛奶。他還懂得表示他喜歡的玩 具以及“更多”這個(gè)詞。
Ryan不是聾啞人，他的父母也不是，但他們正在教他手語。他們?cè)谡f話的同時(shí)做出相應(yīng) 的手語姿勢(shì)，并不斷重復(fù)。當(dāng)Ryan學(xué)會(huì)一個(gè)新的手勢(shì)時(shí)，家人都非常高興。Ryan的父母認(rèn)為， 因?yàn)槟芎透改附涣?，Ryan會(huì)成為一個(gè)更快樂的嬰兒。
Ryan的父母之所以教Ryan手語，是因?yàn)橐幻蠮oseph Garcia的人。Garcia也不是聾啞人, 但他決定學(xué)習(xí)美國(guó)手語(ASL)。開始的時(shí)候，他參加了一門相關(guān)課程的學(xué)習(xí)。之后，他得到 了一份幫助聾啞人和正常人交流的工作，在工作中，他看到很多聾啞人父母用手語與他們的 幼子交流。他注意到，這些孩子能比正常孩子更早地與他人交流。他們8個(gè)月大的時(shí)候就能 通過手語進(jìn)行交流，而到了 1歲的時(shí)候，他們能使用多達(dá)50種手勢(shì)。
Garcia決定進(jìn)行一些新的嘗試，他向非聾啞人父母教授美國(guó)手語。這些家庭在孩子六七個(gè) 月的時(shí)候就教孩子手語，而孩子們?cè)诖蠹s兩個(gè)月之后就開始使用這些手語了。越來越多的父 母前去參加的美國(guó)手語課程。和Ryan的家人一樣，他們對(duì)于能和孩子通過手語交流感到非常 興奮。他們想讓孩子在會(huì)說話之前學(xué)會(huì)一種交流的方式。
有些人對(duì)此很擔(dān)憂，他們擔(dān)心這些小孩會(huì)覺得開口說話沒有必要，這樣他們的語言能力發(fā) 展可能比其他孩子慢。然而，研究表明，事實(shí)并非如此。實(shí)際上，有一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，事實(shí)正 好相反，掌握手語的孩子實(shí)際上比其他孩子更早開口說話。隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，他們對(duì)閱讀的 興趣更強(qiáng)，在智力測(cè)試中獲得的分?jǐn)?shù)更高。
對(duì)于父母來說，還有一個(gè)大問題：哪種手語對(duì)孩子來說是好的?有的父母使用自己創(chuàng)造 的手勢(shì)，還有些父母使用美國(guó)手語，這種手語懂的人多，因此更有用。目前對(duì)于這個(gè)問題還 沒有明確的答案，但是我們確切地知道：會(huì)用手語的嬰兒和他們的家人會(huì)“說”很多話!
Babies normally start to talk when they are 13 to 15 months old. Ryan Jones is only eight months old, but he is already “talking” with his parents. When lie is hungry, he opens and closes his hand. This means milk. He also knows the signs for his favorite toy and the word more.
Ryan is not deaf, and his parents are not deaf, but his mother and father are teaching him to sign. They say a word and make a sign at the same time. They repeat this again and again. When 1 Ryan’s parents think that he will be a happier baby because he can communicate with them.
Ryan s parents are teaching Ryan to sign because of a man named Joseph Garcia. Although Garcia was not from a deaf family, he decided to learn American Sign Language (ASL). First, he took courses in ASL. Then he got a job helping deaf people communicate with hearing people. In his work, he saw many deaf parents sign to their infants. He noticed that these babies were able to communicate much earlier than hearing children. 2 When they were one year old, they could use as many as 50 signs.
Garcia decided to try something new. He taught ASL to parents who were not deaf. The families started to teach signs to their infants when they were six or seven months old. 3 More and more parents took Garcia’s ASL classes. Like Ryan’s family, they were excited about signing with their babies. They wanted to give their babies a way to communicate before they could use spoken words.
Some people worry about signing to babies. They are afraid that these babies won’t feel a need to talk. Maybe they will develop spoken language later than other babies. 4 In fact, one study found just the opposite. Signing babies actually learned to speak earlier than other children. As they grow older, these children are more interested in books. They also score higher on intelligence tests1.
There is still a big question for parents: Which are the best signs to teach their babies? Some parents make their own signs. Other parents want to teach ASL. 5 There，s no clear answer, but we do know this: All signing babies and their families are talking quite a lot!
詞匯：
normally Aid:m(a)li/adv.正常地;通常地，一般地 infant /'infant / n.嬰兒;幼兒;未成年人 communicate /kafmju:nikeit/ 通信;交流;感染 opposite /bpazit/ adj.相反的;n.對(duì)立面，反義詞
注釋：
1 intelligence test：智力測(cè)試
練習(xí)：
A However, research does not show this.
B All parents want to teach babies to sign.
C Ryan learns a new sign, his family is very excited.
D These babies started using signs about two months later.
E It can be useful because many people understand it.
F They talked with signs by the time they were eight months old.
答案與題解：
1. C第二段主要是討論Ryan學(xué)習(xí)手語的過程，當(dāng)他學(xué)會(huì)一種新的手勢(shì)時(shí)，父母非常高興。
2. F這一段講的是嬰兒在學(xué)習(xí)手語過程中的共同規(guī)律。題目前一句講Garcia注意到學(xué)習(xí)手 語的嬰兒比普通嬰兒更早開始交流，后一句講嬰兒1歲時(shí)能使用的手勢(shì)多達(dá)50種，因此, 此處應(yīng)填“這些嬰兒從8個(gè)月起就開始用手語交流”。
3. D這一段講有些家庭在嬰兒六七個(gè)月的時(shí)候開始教他們手語。D選項(xiàng)中的these babies 指代這些嬰兒，符合題意。
4. A前文講有些人擔(dān)心嬰兒學(xué)習(xí)手語會(huì)導(dǎo)致其會(huì)話能力發(fā)展緩慢，后文講的是研究表明并 不是這樣，因此空格處應(yīng)填表示轉(zhuǎn)折的句子。
5. E E選項(xiàng)是對(duì)前文中ASL的解釋，ASL是通用手語，因此能被更多的人理解。選項(xiàng)中的 it即指代ASL。
第二篇 嬰兒語
嬰兒通常在1 ~15個(gè)月的時(shí)候開始說話。Ryan Jones剛剛8個(gè)月，但他已經(jīng)開始和父母“說 話” 了。他餓的時(shí)候，就會(huì)把手一張一合，這個(gè)動(dòng)作表示牛奶。他還懂得表示他喜歡的玩 具以及“更多”這個(gè)詞。
Ryan不是聾啞人，他的父母也不是，但他們正在教他手語。他們?cè)谡f話的同時(shí)做出相應(yīng) 的手語姿勢(shì)，并不斷重復(fù)。當(dāng)Ryan學(xué)會(huì)一個(gè)新的手勢(shì)時(shí)，家人都非常高興。Ryan的父母認(rèn)為， 因?yàn)槟芎透改附涣?，Ryan會(huì)成為一個(gè)更快樂的嬰兒。
Ryan的父母之所以教Ryan手語，是因?yàn)橐幻蠮oseph Garcia的人。Garcia也不是聾啞人, 但他決定學(xué)習(xí)美國(guó)手語(ASL)。開始的時(shí)候，他參加了一門相關(guān)課程的學(xué)習(xí)。之后，他得到 了一份幫助聾啞人和正常人交流的工作，在工作中，他看到很多聾啞人父母用手語與他們的 幼子交流。他注意到，這些孩子能比正常孩子更早地與他人交流。他們8個(gè)月大的時(shí)候就能 通過手語進(jìn)行交流，而到了 1歲的時(shí)候，他們能使用多達(dá)50種手勢(shì)。
Garcia決定進(jìn)行一些新的嘗試，他向非聾啞人父母教授美國(guó)手語。這些家庭在孩子六七個(gè) 月的時(shí)候就教孩子手語，而孩子們?cè)诖蠹s兩個(gè)月之后就開始使用這些手語了。越來越多的父 母前去參加的美國(guó)手語課程。和Ryan的家人一樣，他們對(duì)于能和孩子通過手語交流感到非常 興奮。他們想讓孩子在會(huì)說話之前學(xué)會(huì)一種交流的方式。
有些人對(duì)此很擔(dān)憂，他們擔(dān)心這些小孩會(huì)覺得開口說話沒有必要，這樣他們的語言能力發(fā) 展可能比其他孩子慢。然而，研究表明，事實(shí)并非如此。實(shí)際上，有一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，事實(shí)正 好相反，掌握手語的孩子實(shí)際上比其他孩子更早開口說話。隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，他們對(duì)閱讀的 興趣更強(qiáng)，在智力測(cè)試中獲得的分?jǐn)?shù)更高。
對(duì)于父母來說，還有一個(gè)大問題：哪種手語對(duì)孩子來說是好的?有的父母使用自己創(chuàng)造 的手勢(shì)，還有些父母使用美國(guó)手語，這種手語懂的人多，因此更有用。目前對(duì)于這個(gè)問題還 沒有明確的答案，但是我們確切地知道：會(huì)用手語的嬰兒和他們的家人會(huì)“說”很多話!