咿呀学语的伦敦婴儿最不可能说“谢谢”和“对不起”？

Babies from London are the rudest and the least likely to say “thank you” and “sorry” among their first words, a new study has revealed. Language researchers carried out studies on some 2,000 families across the country to know the first words babies are likely to learn.
They found that babies in London and Wales are the least likely to say “thank you”, while babies in East Anglia, the West Midlands and Northern Ireland are most likely to have it in their early vocabulary. Again with the word “sorry”, it is babies in London that are bottom of the rankings with youngsters in Scotland and the southwest more likely to use it. 
The findings are going to be shown in the BBC Two programme Babies: Their Wonderful World, which is scheduled to be shown on Monday evening. Speaking on the programme, Michelle Peter, from Liverpool University, said that the first words children tend to produce are the useful words. She said, “Sixty-three per cent of babies were able to say ‘thank you’. Most of them knew the word ‘sorry’ from pretty early on, which they will use in society when communicating with others.”
Some 2,500 babies, and their curious parents, were invited for BBC2’s Babies: Their Wonderful World, a four-part series that carries out scientific experiments used around the world to tell baby development.  
 “By studying them with all the technology now available, we also had some special experience.” Remember that old TV saying of never working with children or animals? She admits it does get hairy. “Once I was doing a piece to camera, a baby vomited (呕吐) all over me.”

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1.What’s the aim of the studies carried out by the language researchers?

A To find who are the rudest babies in England.

B To know what are babies’ first words.

C To make sure how many families there are in the country.

D To tell people London’s babies are the most polite.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句 Language researchers carried out studies on some 2,000 families across the country to know the first words babies are likely to learn.可知他们研究的目的是想了解婴儿学会的第一句话是什么。故选B。

2.Which place’s babies are more likely to say “sorry”?

A London.

B East Anglia.

C Scotland.

D Northern Ireland.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Again with the word “sorry”, it is babies in London that are bottom of the rankings with youngsters in Scotland and the southwest more likely to use it. 可以知苏格兰和西南部的孩子更可能说sorry。故选C。

3.According to Michelle Peter, what kind of words that children use at the beginning are?

A Functional words.

B Rude words.

C Difficult words.

D Dirty words.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句Speaking on the programme, Michelle Peter, from Liverpool University, said that the first words children tend to produce are the useful words.可知孩子最初使用的词汇是有用词汇。故选A。

4.What does the underlined word “hairy” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A Happy to get on with.

B Full of hair.

C Hard to deal with.

D Easy to get close.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第五段最后一句Once I was doing a piece to camera, a baby vomited all over me.可知在做一个镜头的时候，一个婴儿吐了她一身。由此可知做与孩子相关的工作有时是“很难应付的”。故选C。