语言学习：婴儿和其他人一起学效果会更好！

A new study has found that young babies learning languages through video materials do better with other babies around than they do alone. The study confirms earlier studies that found a child’s learning can be greatly improved when it happens together with another child.
In the new study, researchers wanted to look at the effect of using video material in language learning for very young children. Past research has shown that a young child’s learning level using video is very low compared to language spoken by humans.
One of the earlier studies measured the progress of 9-month-old children who listened to Mandarin Chinese during a series of visits to a learning laboratory. The children heard the language presented in three different ways. Some listened to a person speaking. Others watched a video. A third group listened to an audio. The study measured the ability of the children to recognize differences in Mandarin speech sounds that they heard.
 In the new study, researchers wanted to see if language learning through video would be improved if the child went through the process with another child instead of by themselves. Some 9-month-old children listened to Mandarin-language videos. This time, the children were permitted to interact with a video screen. 
The children could touch different parts of the screen to control the video they saw. The researchers noted that the babies were “quick to learn” by touching the screen. In addition, the study found that putting the children together with new, unfamiliar partners led to even higher learning results. The study shows the importance of working with a social partner to improve language learning. Working with others—even at such a young age—leads to increased learning.

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1.What does the article mainly talk about?

A The way to make the video materials.

B The effect of babies learning language together with others.

C The methods for children to find friends.

D The best way for people to study language.

解析：选B。主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句A new study has found that young babies learning languages through video materials do better with other babies around than they do alone.可知文章主要讲述的是婴儿与他人一起学习语言的效果，故选B。

2.How was the video material for language learning according to the past research?

A It was not so effective.

B It was interesting.

C It was beneficial.

D It was boring.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Past research has shown that a young child’s learning level using video is very low compared to language spoken by humans.可知先前的研究表明视频材料不如人类的语言对孩子的学习有效，故选A。

3.How did the earlier study get the results of children’s learning?

A Their ability to tell the differences of the sounds they heard.

B Their time spent in watching the videos.

C Their right ways of controlling the video.

D Their levels of communicating with others.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句The study measured the ability of the children to recognize differences in Mandarin speech sounds that they heard.可知早期实验的研究者是通过测试孩子们对他们所听到的语音的辨别力来得知实验结果的，故选A。

4.What could the babies do when watching the video in the new study?

A They could stay with familiar partners.

B They could increase the time of watching.

C They could control the video they watched.

D They could speak the Mandarin-language.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第五段第一句的The children could touch different parts of the screen to control the video they saw.可知在新实验中孩子们可以控制他们观看的视频，故选C。