Read the following article and answer the question. Article: For some reason we were reminded that we primates need love. Kim Bard of the University of Portsmouth in England and her colleagues carried out a study on 46 baby chimpanzees orphans , which had lost their mothers. The study showed that primate babies that have tight relationships with mother figures do much better on cognitive ( ) tests than babies who only grew up with peers , but this is not breaking news. In fact, it ' s old news. In the 1950s, Harry Harlow did a series of experiments with baby monkeys that showed. that lack of love and comfort makes for a crazy monkey. Harlow constructed a cage that included a wire monkey "mother" with a plastic face. Then he equipped the "mother" with a milk bottle .The cage also had another wire "mother" who was covered with soft cloth. The baby monkeys spent all their time with the cloth "mother" arid only went to the wire "mother" to feed. Harlow's monkey experiment was important because, at the time, child care experts, and everybody's grandmother had a "no touch, no comfort" policy toward children. They advised parents not to respond to crying babies. They thought that babies should sleep alone to become independent, and for God's sake put that kid down. But Harlow's work changed that policy. Mothers were soon permitted to have their babies next to them in the hospital. The current chimp research based on Harlow's work shows that mother's love doesn't just make for a psychologically healthy child, it also makes for a smart child. The highly raised chimps do better than those that are not loved, and the well-raised chimps do even better than human kids on IQ tests. We are primates, social animals which need love. We need to be held and talked to and made to feel that at least one person wants to be with us all the time. Question: The study Kim Bard and his colleagues did Answer:
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- included 46 baby and mother monkeys
- is nothing new to people about the findings
- showed that many chimpanzees lack of love when they were young
- showed many chimpanzees had good relationship with their mothers
is nothing new to people about the findings
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: How to describe the rising philosophy of the day ? I'd say it is data-ism . We now have the ability to gather huge amounts of data . This ability seems to carry with it certain cultural assumptions--that everything that can be measured should be measured ; that data is a transparent and reliable lens that allows us to filter out emotionalism and ideology ; that data will help us do remarkable things--like foretell the future . At the outset let me celebrate two things data does really well . First , it's really good at exposing when our intuitive view of reality is wrong . For example , nearly every person who runs for political office has an intuitive sense that they can powerfully influence their odds of winning the election if they can just raise and spend more money . But this is largely wrong . After the 2006 election , Sean Trende constructed a graph comparing the incumbent campaign spending advantages with their eventual victory . There was barely any relationship between more spending and a bigger victory . Likewise , many teachers have an intuitive sense that different students have different learning styles : some are verbal and some are visual , some focus on details and some on whole . Teachers imagine they will improve outcomes if they tailor their presentations to each student . But there's no evidence to support this either . Second , data can clarify patterns of behavior we haven't yet noticed . For example , I've always assumed people who frequently use words like " I , " " me , " and " mine " are probably more self-centered than people who don't . But as James Pennebaker of the University of Texas notes in his book , The Secret Life of Pronouns , when people are feeling confident , they are focused on the task at hand , not on themselves . High-status , confident people use fewer " I " words , not more . In sum , the data revolution is giving us wonderful ways to understand the present and the past . Will it transform our ability to predict and make decisions about the future ? We'll see . Question: Why is the author skeptical of the data revolution ? Answer:
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- Data may not be easily accessible .
- Errors may occur with large data samples .
- Data cannot always do what we imagine it can .
- Some data may turn out to be outdated .
Data cannot always do what we imagine it can .
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Sheng Huizhen's life story is typical of immigrants who have succeeded in America. After getting her PhD in biochemistry, she got a job as a researcher at the National Institutes of Health. She got a green card, bought a house in Maryland and worked her way up all the time. But then she moved back to China. A law in America stopped the use of public money for research on human embryos . This prevented her from doing the kind of work she wanted to do. The Chinese government attracts her to return with $75,000 for a new lab. She could use the lab to do her research. " Maybe because of the culture, the public in China are friendlier to the research," said Sheng, 55 , whose family remains in the United States. Attracted by support and a scientific environment more open to certain types of experiments, China's long-lost scientists are coming back. Besides, China announced that it would double its research-and-development spending by 2012, to about $69 billion. The returning scientists are very happy about that. In recent years, more than 275,000 have come back. Many of these "sea turtles" , as they are known, have returned with degrees in science or engineering. They are going to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where 81 percent of the members are returning scientists. Fifty thousand of the returning scientists are starting their own companies, according to China's Ministry of Education, pushing the development in science. Question: What can be learned about returning scientists? Answer:
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- Most of them are working in Ministry of Education.
- They are satisfied with the scientific environment in China.
- Half of them came back to start companies.
- They are seriously short of money for research at home.
They are seriously short of money for research at home.
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Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Rush Hour 15:00 23:00 My Life as Mcdull 9:00 13:00 1Action Movie Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It's so exciting. Come and have fun! 2Cartoon Mcdull is a little pig. He's kind of silly but he's very cute. Do you want to enjoy happiness with him? Be sure to watch it! Mr. Bean 11:00 19:00 Harry Potter III 17:00 21:00 3Comedy Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It's very funny. Don't miss it! 4Science Fiction Harry Potter has been in the wizardry school for three years. He begins a new life. How is everything going? Question: What do you think of Mcdull? Answer:
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- Exciting
- Silly but cute
- Funny
- Happy
Silly but cute
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