阅读理解
Forsometimepastithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabies-andothercreatures-learntodothingsbecausecertainactsleadto“rewards”;andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewards,atleastintheearlyperiods,hadsomethingtododirectlywithsuchbasicphysiological(生理的)“drives”asthirstorhunger.Inotherwords,ababywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfort,nototherwise.Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.
Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwayto“reward”thebabiesandsoteachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovements,suchasturningtheheadtoonesideortheother.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadhadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwouldstillgoonmakingthelearnedresponsewithclearsignsofpleasure.Sohebegantostudythechildren'sresponsesinsituationswherenomilkwassupplied.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenasyoungasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstotherightortheleftifthemovement“switchedon”lights-andindeedthattheywereabletolearnquitecomplex(复杂的)turnstobringaboutthisresult,forexample,twoleftortworight,oreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnstooneside.
Papousek'slightswereplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadetheinterestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightscloselyalthoughtheycould“smileandbubble”whenthelightswereturnedon.Papousekconcludedthatitwasnotprimarilythesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem,itwasthesuccesstheywereachievinginsolvingtheproblem,inmasteringtheskill,andthatthereexistsafundamental(基本的)humanurge(欲望)tomakesenseoftheworldandbringitunderintentional(有意的)control.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,babieslearntodothingswhich________.
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A.willsatisfytheircuriosity(好奇)
B.willmeettheirphysicalneeds
C.havesomethingtodowithpleasure
D.willbringthemafeelingofsuccess
2.Papouseknoticedinhisstudiesthatababy________.
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A.wouldmakelearnedresponseswhenitsawthemilk
B.wouldcontinuethesimplemovementswithoutbeinggivenmilk
C.wouldturnitsheadtotherightortheleftwhenithadenoughtodrink
D.wouldcar
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