[单项选择]The British psychoanalyst John Bowlby maintains that separation from the parents during the sensitive "attachment" period from birth to three may scar a child’s personality and predispose to emotional problems in later life. Some people have drawn the conclusion from Bowlby’s work that children should not be subjected to day care before the age of three because of the parental separation it entails, and many people do believe this. But there are also arguments against such a strong conclusion.
Firstly, anthropologists point out that the insulated love affair between children and parents found in modern societies does not usually exist in traditional societies. For example, we saw earlier that among the Ngoni the father and mother of a child did not rear their infant alone—far from it. Secondly, common sense tells us that day care would not so widespread today if parents, caretakers found children had problems with it. Statistical studies of this kind have not yet been carried out,
A. infants under the age of three should not be sent to nursery schools
B. whether children under the age of three should be sent to nursery schools
C. there is not negative long-term effect on infants who are sent to school before they are three
D. there is some negative effect on children when they are sent to school after the age of three

[单项选择]The British psychoanalyst John Bowlby maintains that separation from the parents during the sensitive "attachment" period from birth to three may scar a child’s personality and predispose to emotional problems in later life. Some people have drawn the conclusion from Bowlby’s work that children should not be subjected to day care before the age of three because of the parental separation it entails, and many people do believe this. But there are also arguments against such a strong conclusion.
Firstly, anthropologists point out that the insulated love affair between children and parents found in modern societies does not usually exist in traditional societies. For example, in some tribal societies, such as the Ngoni, the father and mother of a child did not rear their infant alone—far from it. Secondly, common sense tells us that day care would not be so widespread today if parents, caretakers found children had problems with it. Statistical studies of this kind have not yet bee
A. Statistical studies should be carried out to assess the positive effect of day care for children at the age of three or older.
B. Early day care can delay the occurrence of mental illness in children.
C. The first three years of one’s life is extremely important to the later development of personality.
D. Children fewer than three get used to the life at nursery schools more readily than children over thre

[填空题]British physicist John Tyndall investigated the transmission of radiant heat through ______.

[单项选择]The British historian Niall Ferguson speculated that the end of American （　） might not fuel an orderly shift to a multipolar system.
A. domain
B. hegemony
C. sovereignty
D. preference

[单项选择]In the 18th century many British politicians favored friendship with Prussia because they thought that the Prussian army was （） to the British navy.
A. complimentary
B. complicated
C. complementary
D. comprehensive

[单项选择]In general, the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of Europe and enjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world.
A. plentiful
B. powerful
C. friendly
D. wealthy

[单项选择]John: What plastic products do you have in mind that are easy to recycle Tom: Shampoo bottles, detergent bottles, medicine bottles, food containers, etc. They are all easily collectable and reusable. John: ______, but actually I think you are missing the point of recycling. It doesn’t just mean using old bottles again and again for the same purpose. What it means these days is melting the plastics down and building them up again into some completely new product.
A. Not too bad
B. You’re right there
C. Something is wrong
D. It’s a new idea

[单项选择]I saw Bob play the piano at John’s party and on that ______ he was simply brilliant.
A. scene
B. circumstance
C. occasion
D. situation

[填空题]John

[单项选择]What will happen
[A] John will be away. [B]The woman will go out. [C] They will have a talk.

[填空题]His student John must be (disappoint) ______ at this news.

[单项选择]What happened to John’s car on their way to the theatre