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                                A

        Safety and SecurityProcedures   Yoursafety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern tothose of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of thefollowing suggestions.

 YOUR VEHICLE

        Lock your vehicle and do not leave  money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.

TRAVELING

        Be good at noticing things around  you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in heavily traveled areas. Don’t  display large amounts of cash.

GUEST  ROOM SECURITY

        For additional security, use the  deadbolt (插锁) provided on your door and make sure the windows  are locked. As an additional precautious (防备的) measure, please secure the secondary locks  provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making  identification. A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with  identification. If there is any doubt about the person’s identity, please  contact the Front Desk.

SAFETY  BOXES

        Do not leave money or valuables in  your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for you. We are not  responsible for items left in room valued over $200.

KEYS

        Safeguard your key. Please do not  leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended.  Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.

FIRE

        Please familiarize yourself with the  nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel operator. In the  unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe  exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of the elevator.

REPORTING

        Please report any suspicious  activity, or safety concerns to management.

Where are you advised to put your valuable things when you go out?

                                B

        “There’s a mother in PICU (儿童重症监护病房) who wants to talk about a kit shereceived.” the nurse told me. “Something about it made her cry.”

        I’ve been a child-1ife specialist at the Cleveland ClinicChildren’s Hospital since 2000. I help families understand diagnoses andtreatment plans and manage the ups and downs that come with caring for a sickchild. Tough talks with parents are part of the job, it still makes me feelnervous.

        The kits the nurse was talking about weresomething I had recently introduced to the hospital: Comfort Kits fromGuideposts. They were supposed to make a child’s experience here easier, notupsetting.

        When I came across the kits at aconference, I fell in love with them. A treasure box of items designed not onlyto entertain kids, but to comfort and inspire them. There’s a coloring book, astress ball, a CD of relaxing music, a hairy star named Sparkle, a journal andmuch more. I really believed these kits would help kids. I wished I hadn’t beenmistaken.

        At the patient’s room in PICU I saw alittle girl, sleeping soundly, surrounded by tubes and machines. My eyes mether mother’s. The kit was open on her lap and tears were running down hercheeks.

        “I’m Shannon.I manage the Child Life Department.” I said. “I’m sorry if the kit upset you.It’s a new item…”

        The mother shook her head. “This has beenone of the worst days of my life. I felt so scared and alone. Then I was handedthis box. I know it’s for my daughter, but it’s just the comfort I needed. Iwanted to say thank you.”

        With that I knew Comfort Kits belonged here.We’ve been using them for almost three years now. Each child who’s admitted tothe hospital receives one. Every day I see kids coloring, journaling, playingwith Sparkle.

        But as this mom showed me Comfort Kitsaren’t just for kids. The hope they bring, which can be in short supply inhospitals sometimes, is felt by the whole family.

Which of the following can replace the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

                                B

        “There’s a mother in PICU (儿童重症监护病房) who wants to talk about a kit shereceived.” the nurse told me. “Something about it made her cry.”

        I’ve been a child-1ife specialist at the Cleveland ClinicChildren’s Hospital since 2000. I help families understand diagnoses andtreatment plans and manage the ups and downs that come with caring for a sickchild. Tough talks with parents are part of the job, it still makes me feelnervous.

        The kits the nurse was talking about weresomething I had recently introduced to the hospital: Comfort Kits fromGuideposts. They were supposed to make a child’s experience here easier, notupsetting.

        When I came across the kits at aconference, I fell in love with them. A treasure box of items designed not onlyto entertain kids, but to comfort and inspire them. There’s a coloring book, astress ball, a CD of relaxing music, a hairy star named Sparkle, a journal andmuch more. I really believed these kits would help kids. I wished I hadn’t beenmistaken.

        At the patient’s room in PICU I saw alittle girl, sleeping soundly, surrounded by tubes and machines. My eyes mether mother’s. The kit was open on her lap and tears were running down hercheeks.

        “I’m Shannon.I manage the Child Life Department.” I said. “I’m sorry if the kit upset you.It’s a new item…”

        The mother shook her head. “This has beenone of the worst days of my life. I felt so scared and alone. Then I was handedthis box. I know it’s for my daughter, but it’s just the comfort I needed. Iwanted to say thank you.”

        With that I knew Comfort Kits belonged here.We’ve been using them for almost three years now. Each child who’s admitted tothe hospital receives one. Every day I see kids coloring, journaling, playingwith Sparkle.

        But as this mom showed me Comfort Kitsaren’t just for kids. The hope they bring, which can be in short supply inhospitals sometimes, is felt by the whole family.

What’s the author’s attitude towards Comfort Kits?

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

                                A

        Safety and SecurityProcedures   Yoursafety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern tothose of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of thefollowing suggestions.

 YOUR VEHICLE

        Lock your vehicle and do not leave  money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.

TRAVELING

        Be good at noticing things around  you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in heavily traveled areas. Don’t  display large amounts of cash.

GUEST  ROOM SECURITY

        For additional security, use the  deadbolt (插锁) provided on your door and make sure the windows  are locked. As an additional precautious (防备的) measure, please secure the secondary locks  provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making  identification. A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with  identification. If there is any doubt about the person’s identity, please  contact the Front Desk.

SAFETY  BOXES

        Do not leave money or valuables in  your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for you. We are not  responsible for items left in room valued over $200.

KEYS

        Safeguard your key. Please do not  leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended.  Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.

FIRE

        Please familiarize yourself with the  nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel operator. In the  unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe  exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of the elevator.

REPORTING

        Please report any suspicious  activity, or safety concerns to management.

What should you do with a suspicious-looking stranger who knocks at your door?

                                B

        “There’s a mother in PICU (儿童重症监护病房) who wants to talk about a kit shereceived.” the nurse told me. “Something about it made her cry.”

        I’ve been a child-1ife specialist at the Cleveland ClinicChildren’s Hospital since 2000. I help families understand diagnoses andtreatment plans and manage the ups and downs that come with caring for a sickchild. Tough talks with parents are part of the job, it still makes me feelnervous.

        The kits the nurse was talking about weresomething I had recently introduced to the hospital: Comfort Kits fromGuideposts. They were supposed to make a child’s experience here easier, notupsetting.

        When I came across the kits at aconference, I fell in love with them. A treasure box of items designed not onlyto entertain kids, but to comfort and inspire them. There’s a coloring book, astress ball, a CD of relaxing music, a hairy star named Sparkle, a journal andmuch more. I really believed these kits would help kids. I wished I hadn’t beenmistaken.

        At the patient’s room in PICU I saw alittle girl, sleeping soundly, surrounded by tubes and machines. My eyes mether mother’s. The kit was open on her lap and tears were running down hercheeks.

        “I’m Shannon.I manage the Child Life Department.” I said. “I’m sorry if the kit upset you.It’s a new item…”

        The mother shook her head. “This has beenone of the worst days of my life. I felt so scared and alone. Then I was handedthis box. I know it’s for my daughter, but it’s just the comfort I needed. Iwanted to say thank you.”

        With that I knew Comfort Kits belonged here.We’ve been using them for almost three years now. Each child who’s admitted tothe hospital receives one. Every day I see kids coloring, journaling, playingwith Sparkle.

        But as this mom showed me Comfort Kitsaren’t just for kids. The hope they bring, which can be in short supply inhospitals sometimes, is felt by the whole family.

Why was the girl’s mother crying?

                                A

        Safety and SecurityProcedures   Yoursafety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern tothose of us who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of thefollowing suggestions.

 YOUR VEHICLE

        Lock your vehicle and do not leave  money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.

TRAVELING

        Be good at noticing things around  you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in heavily traveled areas. Don’t  display large amounts of cash.

GUEST  ROOM SECURITY

        For additional security, use the  deadbolt (插锁) provided on your door and make sure the windows  are locked. As an additional precautious (防备的) measure, please secure the secondary locks  provided. Do not admit anyone to your room without first making  identification. A one-way viewer is provided in your door to assist with  identification. If there is any doubt about the person’s identity, please  contact the Front Desk.

SAFETY  BOXES

        Do not leave money or valuables in  your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for you. We are not  responsible for items left in room valued over $200.

KEYS

        Safeguard your key. Please do not  leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it unattended.  Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.

FIRE

        Please familiarize yourself with the  nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel operator. In the  unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe  exit and leave the building. Avoid the use of the elevator.

REPORTING

        Please report any suspicious  activity, or safety concerns to management.

Where might you see these suggestions?

                                C

         In English the sky is blue, and the grass isgreen. But in Vietnamese there is just one color category for both sky andgrass: xanh. For decades cognitive (认知) scientists have point­ed to suchexamples as evidence that lan­guage largely determines how we see color. Butnew research with four-to six-month-old babies indicates that long before welearn language, we see up to five basic cate­gories of color — a finding thatsuggests a stronger biological element to perceive (感知) color than previously thought.

        The study, published recently in thePro­ceedings of the National Academy ofScienc­es USA, tested the color-discrimination abilities of more than 170British babies. Researchers at the Universityof Sussex inEnglandmeasured how long babies spent staring at color swatches, a system known aslooking time. First babies were showed one swatch repeatedly until theirlooking time decreased — a sign they had grown bored with it. Then theresearchers showed them a different sample and noted their reaction. Longerlooking times were explained to mean the babies considered the second sample tobe a new color. Their increasing responses showed that they distinguished amongfive colors: red, green, blue, purple and yellow.

        The finding “suggests you come bynature to make color distinctions, but given your culture and language, certaindis­tinctions may or may not be used.” explains lead author Alice Skelton, adoctoral student atSussex.

        The study systematically exploredbabies’ color per­ception, showing how we perceive colors before we have thewords to describe them, says Angela M. Brown, an experimental psy­chologist atthe Ohio State University’s Col­lege of Optometry, who was not involved withthe new research. The results add a new challenge to the long nature-versus-nurture(先天与后天) debate and the so-called SapirWhorf hypothesis (假设) — the idea that the way we seethe world is shaped by language.

        In future work, Skelton and hercol­leagues are interested in testing babies from other cultures. “The waylanguage and culture interact is a really interesting question,” shesays. “We don’t yet know the exact systems, but we do know how we start off.”

What’s the finding of the new research?

                                B

        “There’s a mother in PICU (儿童重症监护病房) who wants to talk about a kit shereceived.” the nurse told me. “Something about it made her cry.”

        I’ve been a child-1ife specialist at the Cleveland ClinicChildren’s Hospital since 2000. I help families understand diagnoses andtreatment plans and manage the ups and downs that come with caring for a sickchild. Tough talks with parents are part of the job, it still makes me feelnervous.

        The kits the nurse was talking about weresomething I had recently introduced to the hospital: Comfort Kits fromGuideposts. They were supposed to make a child’s experience here easier, notupsetting.

        When I came across the kits at aconference, I fell in love with them. A treasure box of items designed not onlyto entertain kids, but to comfort and inspire them. There’s a coloring book, astress ball, a CD of relaxing music, a hairy star named Sparkle, a journal andmuch more. I really believed these kits would help kids. I wished I hadn’t beenmistaken.

        At the patient’s room in PICU I saw alittle girl, sleeping soundly, surrounded by tubes and machines. My eyes mether mother’s. The kit was open on her lap and tears were running down hercheeks.

        “I’m Shannon.I manage the Child Life Department.” I said. “I’m sorry if the kit upset you.It’s a new item…”

        The mother shook her head. “This has beenone of the worst days of my life. I felt so scared and alone. Then I was handedthis box. I know it’s for my daughter, but it’s just the comfort I needed. Iwanted to say thank you.”

        With that I knew Comfort Kits belonged here.We’ve been using them for almost three years now. Each child who’s admitted tothe hospital receives one. Every day I see kids coloring, journaling, playingwith Sparkle.

        But as this mom showed me Comfort Kitsaren’t just for kids. The hope they bring, which can be in short supply inhospitals sometimes, is felt by the whole family.

The author introduced Comfort Kits to the hospital to_________.

                                C

         In English the sky is blue, and the grass isgreen. But in Vietnamese there is just one color category for both sky andgrass: xanh. For decades cognitive (认知) scientists have point­ed to suchexamples as evidence that lan­guage largely determines how we see color. Butnew research with four-to six-month-old babies indicates that long before welearn language, we see up to five basic cate­gories of color — a finding thatsuggests a stronger biological element to perceive (感知) color than previously thought.

        The study, published recently in thePro­ceedings of the National Academy ofScienc­es USA, tested the color-discrimination abilities of more than 170British babies. Researchers at the Universityof Sussex inEnglandmeasured how long babies spent staring at color swatches, a system known aslooking time. First babies were showed one swatch repeatedly until theirlooking time decreased — a sign they had grown bored with it. Then theresearchers showed them a different sample and noted their reaction. Longerlooking times were explained to mean the babies considered the second sample tobe a new color. Their increasing responses showed that they distinguished amongfive colors: red, green, blue, purple and yellow.

        The finding “suggests you come bynature to make color distinctions, but given your culture and language, certaindis­tinctions may or may not be used.” explains lead author Alice Skelton, adoctoral student atSussex.

        The study systematically exploredbabies’ color per­ception, showing how we perceive colors before we have thewords to describe them, says Angela M. Brown, an experimental psy­chologist atthe Ohio State University’s Col­lege of Optometry, who was not involved withthe new research. The results add a new challenge to the long nature-versus-nurture(先天与后天) debate and the so-called SapirWhorf hypothesis (假设) — the idea that the way we seethe world is shaped by language.

        In future work, Skelton and hercol­leagues are interested in testing babies from other cultures. “The waylanguage and culture interact is a really interesting question,” shesays. “We don’t yet know the exact systems, but we do know how we start off.”

According to the new research, we can learn that_________.

                                C

         In English the sky is blue, and the grass isgreen. But in Vietnamese there is just one color category for both sky andgrass: xanh. For decades cognitive (认知) scientists have point­ed to suchexamples as evidence that lan­guage largely determines how we see color. Butnew research with four-to six-month-old babies indicates that long before welearn language, we see up to five basic cate­gories of color — a finding thatsuggests a stronger biological element to perceive (感知) color than previously thought.

        The study, published recently in thePro­ceedings of the National Academy ofScienc­es USA, tested the color-discrimination abilities of more than 170British babies. Researchers at the Universityof Sussex inEnglandmeasured how long babies spent staring at color swatches, a system known aslooking time. First babies were showed one swatch repeatedly until theirlooking time decreased — a sign they had grown bored with it. Then theresearchers showed them a different sample and noted their reaction. Longerlooking times were explained to mean the babies considered the second sample tobe a new color. Their increasing responses showed that they distinguished amongfive colors: red, green, blue, purple and yellow.

        The finding “suggests you come bynature to make color distinctions, but given your culture and language, certaindis­tinctions may or may not be used.” explains lead author Alice Skelton, adoctoral student atSussex.

        The study systematically exploredbabies’ color per­ception, showing how we perceive colors before we have thewords to describe them, says Angela M. Brown, an experimental psy­chologist atthe Ohio State University’s Col­lege of Optometry, who was not involved withthe new research. The results add a new challenge to the long nature-versus-nurture(先天与后天) debate and the so-called SapirWhorf hypothesis (假设) — the idea that the way we seethe world is shaped by language.

        In future work, Skelton and hercol­leagues are interested in testing babies from other cultures. “The waylanguage and culture interact is a really interesting question,” shesays. “We don’t yet know the exact systems, but we do know how we start off.”

In Paragraph 5, the word “interact” probably means_________.

                                C

         In English the sky is blue, and the grass isgreen. But in Vietnamese there is just one color category for both sky andgrass: xanh. For decades cognitive (认知) scientists have point­ed to suchexamples as evidence that lan­guage largely determines how we see color. Butnew research with four-to six-month-old babies indicates that long before welearn language, we see up to five basic cate­gories of color — a finding thatsuggests a stronger biological element to perceive (感知) color than previously thought.

        The study, published recently in thePro­ceedings of the National Academy ofScienc­es USA, tested the color-discrimination abilities of more than 170British babies. Researchers at the Universityof Sussex inEnglandmeasured how long babies spent staring at color swatches, a system known aslooking time. First babies were showed one swatch repeatedly until theirlooking time decreased — a sign they had grown bored with it. Then theresearchers showed them a different sample and noted their reaction. Longerlooking times were explained to mean the babies considered the second sample tobe a new color. Their increasing responses showed that they distinguished amongfive colors: red, green, blue, purple and yellow.

        The finding “suggests you come bynature to make color distinctions, but given your culture and language, certaindis­tinctions may or may not be used.” explains lead author Alice Skelton, adoctoral student atSussex.

        The study systematically exploredbabies’ color per­ception, showing how we perceive colors before we have thewords to describe them, says Angela M. Brown, an experimental psy­chologist atthe Ohio State University’s Col­lege of Optometry, who was not involved withthe new research. The results add a new challenge to the long nature-versus-nurture(先天与后天) debate and the so-called SapirWhorf hypothesis (假设) — the idea that the way we seethe world is shaped by language.

        In future work, Skelton and hercol­leagues are interested in testing babies from other cultures. “The waylanguage and culture interact is a really interesting question,” shesays. “We don’t yet know the exact systems, but we do know how we start off.”

Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

                                D

       Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has.There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.

       We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫) and performance fatigue. In theformer case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or toodifficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel. Such start-upfatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in ourmuscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply:always handle the most difficult job first.

       Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of somefamous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them inalphabetical (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out atough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task ofessay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.

       Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to getstarted, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so greatthat, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, Iwork as hard as I can — then let the unconscious take over.

       When planning EncyclopaediaBritannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table ofcontents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever beendone before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none ofthem worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.

       One day, mentally exhausted, Iwrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried toconvince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Then,I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.

       An hour later, I woke up suddenlywith the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solutionwhich had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. ThoughI worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting asfailure had been depressing.

       Human beings, I believe must tryto succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.

According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us ____________ .

                                D

       Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has.There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.

       We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫) and performance fatigue. In theformer case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or toodifficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel. Such start-upfatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in ourmuscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply:always handle the most difficult job first.

       Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of somefamous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them inalphabetical (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out atough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task ofessay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.

       Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to getstarted, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so greatthat, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, Iwork as hard as I can — then let the unconscious take over.

       When planning EncyclopaediaBritannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table ofcontents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever beendone before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none ofthem worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.

       One day, mentally exhausted, Iwrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried toconvince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Then,I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.

       An hour later, I woke up suddenlywith the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solutionwhich had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. ThoughI worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting asfailure had been depressing.

       Human beings, I believe must tryto succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.

People with start-up fatigue are most likely to　　　.

                                D

       Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has.There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.

       We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue (疲惫) and performance fatigue. In theformer case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or toodifficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel. Such start-upfatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in ourmuscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply:always handle the most difficult job first.

       Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of somefamous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them inalphabetical (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out atough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task ofessay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.

       Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to getstarted, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so greatthat, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, Iwork as hard as I can — then let the unconscious take over.

       When planning EncyclopaediaBritannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table ofcontents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever beendone before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none ofthem worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.

       One day, mentally exhausted, Iwrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried toconvince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Then,I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.

       An hour later, I woke up suddenlywith the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solutionwhich had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. ThoughI worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting asfailure had been depressing.

       Human beings, I believe must tryto succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.

What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?