purpose is still to look at the cute babies. Some hospitals would offer
in dividual viewi ngs so that relatives could have some quality time with their new member. In the mid- to late twentieth century, these nursery viewings were often the first time fathers got to see their new babies.
Today, though, the nurseries mean a lot to many hospital visitors and family members. Dotti James claims that
“ the nursery window has
become a desti nati on for patie nts and families from other parts of the hospital experiencing a health crisis ... Standing outside the nursery,
see ing the babies ... can give hope to families trying to deal successfully with somethi ng difficult.
” It's pretty much a uni versal truth that healthy
令人鼓舞的事情 ）.
babies are an immediate mood booster （
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了医院设立育婴室的原因，育婴 室的发展及作用等。 4. What's the function of Paragraph 1? A. To attract readers' interest. B. To summarize the whole passage. C. To provide background information. D. To introduce the theme of the passage.
come into being 及下文内容可知，文章第一段主要是用来引出文章主题的
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据文章第一段的内容，尤其是“ this slightly unusual, if precious, concept of putting babies on show 故选 D
5．What can be inferred from Paragraph 3? A．Kissing new babies may cause them harm. B．Safety is the main focus of newborn nurseries. C． Nurseries with windows are more cost-effective. D．Fathers were the last to see new babies decades ago.
But how did
解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的第五句可知，新生儿的免疫系 统还没有发育成熟，因此在让别人亲吻新生婴儿时要特别小心。由此可推知， 亲吻新生婴儿有可能会对他们造成伤害。故选 A 。
6．What's Dotti James's attitude towards newborn nurseries? A．Positive. C．Concerned.
B．Doubtful. D ．Disapproving.
解析：选 A 观点态度题。根据最后一段中 Dotti James 所说的话可知， Dotti James 认为，站在育婴室的窗外看着新生婴儿能够给努力应对困境的人们 以希望，因此 Dotti James 对于为新生儿设立育婴室是持积极态度的。故选 A
7．What's the purpose of the passage? A．To show the benefits of newborn nurseries. B．To stress the importance of newborn nurseries.
C．To explain why hospitals set up newborn nurseries. D．To state some misunderstandings of newborn nurseries.
解析：选 C 写作意图题。纵观全文可知，本文主要介绍了医院设立育婴
come into being 及下文内容可知，文章第一段主要是用来引出文章主题的
室背后的故事，故 C 项最能概括作者写作本文的意图
C
(2020 ?安徽师大附中模拟
)bodEvesr^a genius. But if you judge a
fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. ”A—lbert Einstein
If you have a kid with special needs in the school system, chances are you have come across that saying hanging on a classroom wall. My five-year-old daughter Syona has cerebral palsy (a medical condition affecting someone's control over their movement) and it means, combined with her communication challenges and sight problems, that standard assessments (and by “ standard
”，Imean the ones used to
assess kids with special needs) aren't always an accurate measure of her abilities.
By now you have probably heard about Chris Ulmer, the 26-year-old teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, who starts his special education class by calling up each student individually to give them much admiration and a high-five (a gesture of greeting or
congratulation). I couldn't help but be reminded of Syona's teacher and how she supports each kid in a very similar way. Ulmer recently share d a video of his teaching experience. have seen their confidence and self-worth increase rapidly,
I could think was: How lucky these students are to have such
he sa
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