Parents are often amazed at how fast their child grows and develops. New research has dete

Parents are often amazed at how fast their child grows and develops. New research has determined that the ability to quantify may develop much sooner than most parents realize.
Kristy vanMarle, professor of the University of Missouri, has determined that contrary to what previous studies have shown, infants（婴儿）are able to quantify substances（物质）—like sand or water—as early as 10 months. As long as the difference between the two substances is large enough, infants will choose the larger amount, especially when it es to food.
With the assistance of her team researchers, vanMarle tested the quantifying skills of babies by presenting them with two cups: one containing a small amount of food, and one containing a larger amount. Consistently, the babies chose the larger amount.
“Several studies throughout the last 15 years have shown that infants are very good at telling how many objects they see; however, infants don’t seem to count things like water or sand,” vanMarle said. “What we’re saying is that they can quantify substances; it’s just much harder. The infants can see how much food goes into each cup and pare that in their memories. They decide which amount is larger, and they almost always select the larger one.”
This information further refutes（驳斥）the long-held idea that babies “know nothing of the world,” vanMarle said.
“Since psychologists have begun studying infants with sensitive measures, we’ve discovered a lot of early abilities. I think for parents, it should be exciting to know that there’s somebody in there that has some fundamental and basic knowledge of the world, and that knowledge is guiding their development,” vanMarle said.
In the future, vanMarle says this kind of study could be linked to a child’s progress in math-related skills, although programs marketed to increase those abilities, such as “Baby Einstein,” still have mixed reviews when it es to academic study.
【小题1】The quantifying ability refers to the ability to     .A．choose between different substancesB．get much knowledge of the worldC．describe the quantity of somethingD．obtain math-related skills【小题2】 What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4?A．The process of doing research.B．The scientific findings.C．The final choice of infants.]D．The observation of infants’ behavior.【小题3】Babies choose the larger amount of food     .A．by saying numbersB．with the help of parentsC．on personal preferenceD．through their natural abilities【小题4】We can learn from the text that     .A．some parents don’t care about their kidsB．people used to think the world is known to babiesC．little research has been done on infantsD．scholars disagree on baby-training programs【小题5】 What’s the best title of the text?A．Breakthrough in Baby StudiesB．Amazing Baby-training IdeasC．Early Human AbilitiesD．Unique Quantifying MethodsC【小题1】B【小题1】D【小题1】D【小题1】A