Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when

　　the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

　　Adults are getting smarter about how smart babies are. Not long ago, researchers learned that 4-day-old could understand _____ and subtraction. Now, British research psychologist Graham Schafer has discovered that infants can learn words for uncommon things long beforethey can speak. He found that 9-month-old infants could be taught, through repeated show-and-tell, to _____ the names of objects that were foreign to them, a result that _____ in some ways the received wisdom that, apart from learning to _____ things common to their daily lives, children dont begin to build vocabulary until well into their second year. Its no _____ that children learn words, but the words they tend to know are words linked to _____ situations in the home, explains Schafer. This is the first demonstration that we can choose what words the children will learn and that they can respond to them with an unfamiliar voice _____ in an unfamiliar setting. Figuring out how humans acquire language may _____ why some children learn to read and write later than others, Schafer says, and could lead to better treatments for developmental problems. Whats more, the study of language _____ offers direct insight into how humans learn. Language is a test case for human cognitive development, says Schafer. But parents eager to teach their infants should take note: even without being taught new words, a control group _____ the other infants within a few months. This is not about advancing development, he says. Its just about what children can do at an earlier age than what educators have often thought.

　　參考答案

　　26.addition

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：并列關系題。此處應填入名詞與 subtraction并列，作understand的賓語。由空格后的subtraction 減法 可推測所填詞意思可能與之相反。結合錄音可填入addition,意為 加法 。

　　27.recognize

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：語義推斷題。根據空格前的to可知,此處應填入動詞。結合錄音可填入recognize,意為 認出 。

　　28.challenges

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。空格處所填入的詞在從句中作謂語。結合錄音可填入challenges,意為 挑戰 。

　　29.identify

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。根據空格前的to可知,此處應填入動詞。結合錄音可填入identify,意為 識別出 。

　　30.secret

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。根據空格前的no可知,空格處應填入一個單數抽象名詞。結合錄音可填入secret,意為 秘密 。

　　31.specific

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：修飾關系題。此處應填人形容詞修飾后面的名詞situations。結合錄音可填入specific,意為 特定的 。

　　32.giving instructions

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：修飾關系題。根據空格所在位置可知,此處應填入非謂語動詞作定語,修飾voice。結合錄音可填入giving instructions,意為 給予指導 。

　　33.shed light on

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。根據空格前的may可知,此處應填入動詞作謂語。前文提到 弄清楚人類如何學習語言 ,后面提到 為什么有的孩子學習讀寫比別的孩子晚 ,結合上下文及錄音可填入shed light on,意為 揭示 。

　　34.acquisition

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。此處應填入名詞，和the study of language 起構成主語。結合錄音可填入acquisition,意為 習得 。

　　35. caught up with

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally, when

　　the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

　　Adults are getting smarter about how smart babies are. Not long ago, researchers learned that 4-day-old could understand _____ and subtraction. Now, British research psychologist Graham Schafer has discovered that infants can learn words for uncommon things long beforethey can speak. He found that 9-month-old infants could be taught, through repeated show-and-tell, to _____ the names of objects that were foreign to them, a result that _____ in some ways the received wisdom that, apart from learning to _____ things common to their daily lives, children dont begin to build vocabulary until well into their second year. Its no _____ that children learn words, but the words they tend to know are words linked to _____ situations in the home, explains Schafer. This is the first demonstration that we can choose what words the children will learn and that they can respond to them with an unfamiliar voice _____ in an unfamiliar setting. Figuring out how humans acquire language may _____ why some children learn to read and write later than others, Schafer says, and could lead to better treatments for developmental problems. Whats more, the study of language _____ offers direct insight into how humans learn. Language is a test case for human cognitive development, says Schafer. But parents eager to teach their infants should take note: even without being taught new words, a control group _____ the other infants within a few months. This is not about advancing development, he says. Its just about what children can do at an earlier age than what educators have often thought.

　　參考答案

　　26.addition

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：并列關系題。此處應填入名詞與 subtraction并列，作understand的賓語。由空格后的subtraction 減法 可推測所填詞意思可能與之相反。結合錄音可填入addition,意為 加法 。

　　27.recognize

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：語義推斷題。根據空格前的to可知,此處應填入動詞。結合錄音可填入recognize,意為 認出 。

　　28.challenges

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。空格處所填入的詞在從句中作謂語。結合錄音可填入challenges,意為 挑戰 。

　　29.identify

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。根據空格前的to可知,此處應填入動詞。結合錄音可填入identify,意為 識別出 。

　　30.secret

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。根據空格前的no可知,空格處應填入一個單數抽象名詞。結合錄音可填入secret,意為 秘密 。

　　31.specific

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：修飾關系題。此處應填人形容詞修飾后面的名詞situations。結合錄音可填入specific,意為 特定的 。

　　32.giving instructions

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：修飾關系題。根據空格所在位置可知,此處應填入非謂語動詞作定語,修飾voice。結合錄音可填入giving instructions,意為 給予指導 。

　　33.shed light on

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。根據空格前的may可知,此處應填入動詞作謂語。前文提到 弄清楚人類如何學習語言 ,后面提到 為什么有的孩子學習讀寫比別的孩子晚 ,結合上下文及錄音可填入shed light on,意為 揭示 。

　　34.acquisition

　　2023年12月六級聽力聽寫解析：句意推斷題。此處應填入名詞，和the study of language 起構成主語。結合錄音可填入acquisition,意為 習得 。

　　35. caught up with