大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷570

大学英语六级改革适用(阅读)模拟试

卷570

一、词汇理解(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。)

Howmanytimeshaveyouheardtheexpressionthatmostpeoplespendmoretime

planningtheirvacationthantheydoplanningtheirlives?Iwould[Cl]that

expressionbyaddingthatmostpeoplespendmoretime"thinking"abouttheirvacation

(hantheydothinkingaboutwhat'simportantintheirlife.Whilerestandrelaxationarea

mustinlivinga[C2]life,it'snotwhatwcwerecreatedtodo.Afterall,the

MasterCreatortookhisR&R(RestandRecreation)ontheseventhday,onlyaftersix

daysof"definitelydirectedthought".WallaceD.Wattleswrote,"Thereisnolaborfrom

whichmostpeopleshrinkastheydofromthatofsustainedand[C3]thought;

itis(hehardestworkintheworld."Andyetitisthefirstandprimarylaborof[C4]

.MyfriendMikeLitmanwroteanoutstandingarticleforhisezine(电子杂志)

thisweek.It'scalled"TheMillionaireComposite(合成物)"andit[C5]one

ofthebigdifferencesbetweensuper-successfulpeopleandeveryoneelse.Hewrites,"I

recentlyvisitedwithaRealEstateMultiMillionaireMogul(大人物).WhatdidIsee

nexttohisdesk?Hisvisionstatement,alongwithalistofwhathevaluesinlife—hand

written.""Afewmonthsback,Iinterviewedanindividualwhohassoldoverabillion

dollarsworthofproductsontelevision.Hetoldmethathereadshislifeandbusiness

visionandgoalsdaily,and(hatheTAKESTIMEto[C6]exactlywhathe

wantslocreate一EACHNIGHTbeforefallingasleep."Whatisyourlife'spurposeor

yourpersonalmissionstatement?Isitwrittendown?Doyoureviewitandthinkaboutit

often?Isyourlifeorganizedaroundyourpurposeandasetofgoalsthatsupportthat

purpose?Withoutpurposeandgoals-definitelydirectedthought—youarelikethe

[C7]"shipwithoutarudder(舵)"?Thereispowerinyourpurposeandin

yourgoals.Itisthepowerthattakesyouoverobstacles,thefuelthat[C8]

youtowardthelifeyouenvision.OneofmyfavoritepassagesofJamesAllen

isonehewrotein"TheMasteryofDestiny":"Allsuccessfulpeoplearcpeopleof

purpose.Theyhold[C9]toanidea,aproject,aplan,andwillnotletitgo;

theycherishit,brooduponit,tendanddevelopit;andwhenassailedbydifficulties,they

refusetobebeguiledintosurrender;indeed,theintensityofthepurposeincreaseswith

(hegrowing[CIO]oftheobstaclesencountered."Andthat'sworththinking

about.A)achievementF)fastK)paralyseB)analyzesG)magnitudeL)persecuteC)

balancedH)moderatelyM)piopelsD)consecutiveI)multitudeN)proverbialE)expand

J)notoriousO)visualize

1、[Cll

标准答案：E

知识点解析：动词辨析题。根据空格前的would可知，空格处缺少一个动词。结合

本句后面的adding可知，空格处的动词意思应为“补充说明”，备选动词中的

expand”扩张，增加”符合句意，故E）为答案。

2、[C2]

标准答案：C

知识点解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为冠词a,其后为名词life,可推断此处缺少

一个形容词。此处意为：休息和放松是生活方式所必需的。备选形容词中

的balanced"平衡的”符合句意，故C）为答案。

3、[C3J

标准答案：D

知识点解析：形容词辨析题。根据空格前的并列连词and和其后的名词ihoughi可

推断，此处缺少一个形容词作定语。由空格前的sustained“持续的”可知，空格处的

形容词应与之意义相近，故D）consecutive"连续的，连贯的“为答案。

4、[C4]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：名词辨析题。根据空格前的laborof可知，该空缺少一个名词。由上

文可推知此处意为：连续不断的持久思考是取得首先要付出的重要劳动。

备选名词中的achievemenl”成就，成绩”与句意相吻合，故A）为答案。

5、[C5]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：动词辨析题。空格前为主语it，之后为名词短语，可推断此处缺少一

个动词第三人称单数形式。本句中的il指代的是上文中的article“文章”，空格后的

oneofthebigdifferencesbetweensupcr-succcssfulpeopleandeveryoneelse是文章的

内容，备选动词中的analyzes“分析”可以把空格前后的内容连接起来，故B）为答

案。

6、[C6J

标准答案：O

知识点解析：动词辨析题。根据空格前的t。和空格后的exactly可推断，此处缺少

一个动词。空格所在句的句意为：他花时间在脑海中他想要实现的理想。

备选动词中的visualize"设想，想象”符合句意，故O）为答案。

7、[C7]

标准答案：N

知识点解析：形容词辨析题。根据空格前的【he和空格后的ship可推断，此处缺少

一个形容词。空格后的shipwithoutarudder是俗语，意为“没有舵的船”，由此可

见，proverbial"谚语的”符合句意，故N）为答案。

8、[C8]

标准答案：M

知识点解析：动词辨析题。空格处于定语从句中，且空格前为先行词thefuel,之

后为宾语you,可推断此处缺少一个动词。此处意为：它是你向理想生活

前进的燃料。备选动词中的propels"推进，驱使”符合句意，故M)为答案。

9、[C9]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：副词辨析题。由空格前的谓语动词hold可知，该空缺少修饰hold的

副词。由卜,文的andwillnolletitgo可知，此处意为：他们紧紧把握一个理想、一

项工程或一个计划。holdfastto意为“紧紧地抓住或把握”，为固定搭配，故F)为答

案。

10、[C10]

标准答案：G

知识点解析：名词辨析题。由空格前的thegrowing和空格后的of可知，该空缺少

名词。此处意为：追求理想的热情会随着遭遇阻碍的的增加而增长。由空

格前的intensity可知，此处应为与之相对应的阻碍的“强度”，故G)magnitudc”强

度''为答案。

二、长篇阅读(本题共10题，每题分，共70分。)

SupersizeSurpriseA)Askanyonewhythereisanobesityepidemicandtheywilltellyou

(hatit'salldowntoeatingtoomuchandburningtoofewcalories.Thatexplanation

appealstocommonsenseandhasdominatedeffortstogettotherootof(heobesity

epidemicandreverseit.Yetobesityresearchersareincreasinglydissatisfiedwithit.

Manynowbelievethatsomethingelsemusthavechangedinourenvironmentto

precipitate(促成)suchdramaticrisesinobesityoverthepast40yearsorso.Nobodyis

sayingthatthe"bigtwo"—reducedphysicalactivityandincreasedavailabilityof

food—arenotimportantcontributorstotheepidemic,buttheycannotexplainitall.

Earlier(hisyearareviewpaperby20obesityexpertssetoutthe7mostplausible

alternativeexplanationsfortheepidemic.Heretheyare.1.NolenoughsleepB)Itis

widelybelievedthatsleepislorthebrain,notthebody.Couldashortageoishut-eyealso

behelpingtomakeusfat?Severallarge-scalestudiessuggesttheremaybealink.People

whosleeplessthan7hoursanighttendtohaveahigherbodymassindexthanpeople

whosleepmore,accordingtodatagatheredbytheUSNationalHealthandNutrition

ExaminationSurvey.Similarly,theUSNurses'HealthStudy,whichtracked68,000

womenfor16years,foundthatthosewhosleptanaverageof5hoursanightgained

moreweightduringthestudyperiodthanwomenwhoslept6hours,whointurngained

morethanthosewhoslept7.C)It'swellknownthatobesityimpairssleep,soperhaps

peoplegetfatfirstandsleeplessafterwards.Butthenurses'studysuggeststhatitcan

workintheotherdirectiontoo:sleeplossmayprecipitateweightgain.Althoughgetting

figuresisdifficult,itappearsthatwereallyaresleepingless.In1960,peopleintheUS

sleptanaveiageof8.5hourspeinight.A2002pollbytheNationalSleepFoundation

suggeststhat(heaveragehasfallen(ounder7hours,andthedeclineismirroredby(he

increaseinobesity.2.ClimatecontrolD)Wehumans,likeallwarm-bloodedanimals,

cankeepourcorebodytemperatureprettymuchconstantregardlessofwhat'sgoingonin

(heworldaroundus.Wedo(hisbyalteringourmetabolic(新陈代谢的)rale,shivering

orsweating.Keepingwarmandstayingcooltakeenergyunlessweareinthe"thermo­

neutralzone",whichisincreasinglywherewechoosetoliveandwork.E)Thereisno

denyingthatambienttemperatures(环境温度)havechangedinthepastfewdecades.

Between1970and2000,theaverageBritishhomewarmedfromachilly13℃to18℃.In

theUS,thechangeshavebeenattheotherendofthethermometerastheproportionof

homeswithairconditioningrosefrom23%to47%between1978and1997.Inthe

southernstates—whereobesityratestendtobehighest—thenumberofhouseswithair

conditioninghasshotupto70%from37%in1978.F)Couldairconditioninginsummer

andheatinginwinterreallymakeadifferencetoourweight?Sadly,thereissome

evidencethatitdoes—atleas:withregardtoheating.Studiesshowthatincomfortable

temperaturesweuselessenergy.3.LesssmokingG)Badnews:smokersreallydotend

tobethinnerthan(herestofus,andquittingreallydoespackonthepounds,thoughno

oneissurewhy.Itprobablyhassomethingtodowiththefactthatnicotine(尼古丁)isan

appetitesuppressantandappearstoupyourmetabolicrate.H)KatherineFlcgaland

colleaguesattheUSNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsinHyattsville,Maryland,have

calculatedthatpeoplekickingthehabithavebeenresponsibleforasmallbutsignificant

portionoftheUSepidemicoffatness.Fromdatacollectedaround1991bytheUS

NationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurvey,theyworkedoutthatpeoplewhohad

quitinthepreviousdecadeweremuchmorelikely(obeoverweightthansmokersand

peoplewhohadneversmoked.Amongmen,forexample,nearlyhalfofquilterswere

overweightcomparedwith37%ofnon-smokersandonly28%ofsmokers.4.Genetic

effectsI)Yourchancesofbecomingfatmaybeset,atleastinpart,beforeyouwereeven

born.Childrenofobesemothersaremuchmorelikelytobecomeobesethemselveslater

inlife.Offspringofmicefedahigh-fatdietduringpregnancyaremuchmorelikelyto

becomefatthantheoffspringofidenticalmicefedanormaldiet.Intriguingly,theeffect

persistsfortwoorthreegenerations.Grandchildrenofmicefedahigh-fatdietgrowup

fateveniftheirownmotherisfednormally—soyourfatemayhavebeensealedeven

beforeyouwereconceived.5.AlittleolderJ)Somegroupsofpeoplejusthappentobe

fatterthanothers.SurveyscarriedoutbytheUSNationalCenterforHealthStatistics

foundthatadultsaged40to79werearoundthreetimesaslikelytoheobeseasyounger

people.Nonwhitefemalesalsotendtofallatthefatterendofthespectrum;Mexican

Americanwomenare30%morelikelythanwhitewomentobeobese,andblackwomen

havetwicetherisk.K)IntheUS,thesegroupsaccountforanincreasingpercentageof

(hepopulation.Between1970and2000theUSpopulationagsd35(o44grewby43%.

TheproportionofHispanic-Americansalsogrew,fromunder5%to12.5%ofthe

population,whiletheproportionofblackAmericansincreasedfrom11%to12.3%.

Thesechangesmayaccountinpartfortheincreasedprevalenceofobesity.6.Mature

mumsL)Mothersaroundtheworldaregettingolder.IntheUK,themeanageforhaving

afirstchildis27.3,comparedwith23.7in1970.MeanageatfirstbirthintheUShas

alsoincreased,risingfrom21.4in1970to24.9in2000.Thiswouldbeneitherherenor

thereifitweren'tfortheobservationthathavinganoldermotherseemstobean

independentriskfactorforobesity.ResultsfromtheUSNationalHeart.LungandBlood

Institute'sstudyfoundthattheoddsofachildbeingobeseincreaseabout14%forevery

fiveextrayearsof（heirmother'sage,（houghwhythisshouldbesoisno（entirelyclear.

M）MichaelSymondsattheUniversityofNottingham,UK,foundthatfirst-bornchildren

havemorefatthanyoungerones.Asfamilysizedecreases,firstbornsaccountfora

greatershareofthepopulation.In1964.Britishwomengavebirthtoanaverageof2.95

children;by2005thatfigurehadfallento1.79.IntheUSin1976,9.6%ofwomenin

their40shadhadonlyonechild;in2004itwas17.4%.Thiscombinationofolder

mothersandmoresinglechildrencouldbecontributingtotheobesityepidemic.7.Like

marryinglikeN）Justaspeoplepairoffaccordingtolooks,sotheydofbrsize.Lean

peoplearemorelikelytomarryleanandfatmorelikelytomanyfat.Onitsown,like

marryinglikecannotaccountforanyincreaseinobesity.Butcombinedwithothers一

particularlythefactthatobesityispartlygenetic,andthatheavierpeoplehavemore

childrenitamplifiestheincreasefromothercauses.

11、Thepopularbeliefaboutobesityisthatitcausessleeploss.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干中的popularbelief和sleeploss定位到C）段前两句。同义转述

题。C）段前两句主要讲述肥胖会影响人的睡眠，但护理研究显示：睡眠减少会引起

体重的增加。题干中的popularbelief对应原文中的wellknown；itcausessleeploss

对应原文中的obesityimpairssleep,故选C）。

12、TheUSNurses'HealthStudyfoundthatwomenwhosleptanaverageof7hoursa

nightgained（heleastweight.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干中的theUSNurses,HealthStudy定位至ljB）段最后一句。细节

推断题。B）段最后一句指出，研究发现，每晚平均睡5个小时的女性体重的增加高

于每晚睡6个小时的女性，而每晚睡6个小时的女性体重的增加又高于每晚平均睡

7个小时的女性。由此可以推知，睡7小时的女性体重增加最少。题干中的women

whosleptanaverageof7hoursanightgainedtheleastweight对应原文中的“thosewho

sleptanaverageof5hours...gainedmorethanthosewhoslept7”,故选B）。

13、Theeffectofnicotineonsmokersisthatitcansuppresstheirappetite.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：由题干中的nicotine、suppress和appetite定位到G）段第二句。同义

转述题。G）段第二句提到尼古丁能够抑制食欲，提高代谢率。题干中的suppress

（heirappetite对应原文中的anappetitesuppressant,故选G）。

14、Indoorheatingcontributestoourweightgain.

标准答案：F

知识点解析：由题干中的indoorheating定位到F）段。细节推断题。F）段主要讲述

冬季的供暖会影响我们的体重。题干中的contributestoourweightgain对应原文中

的makeadifferencetoourweight.故选F）»

15、AccordingtotheUSNationalCenterforHealthStatistics,theincreasedobesityin

theUSisaresultoftherisingproportionofminoritiesinitspopulation.

标准答案：K「

知识点解析：由题干中的iheincreasedobesityintheUS定位到K）段。细节归纳

题。K）段主要通过一些统计数据来表明有色人种数量的增加成为美国肥胖症加剧

的原因之一。题干中的theincreasedobesityintheUSisaresultoftherising

proportionofminoritiesinitspopulation是对本段的概括，改选K）。

16、AccordingtoKatherineFlegaPsstudy,peoplewhoquitsmokingaremostlikelyto

beoverweight.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：由题干中的KatherineFlegafsstudy定位至UH）段第二句。同义转述

题,H）段第二句指出，从1991年前后由美国国家健康与营养状况调查收集的数据

来看，那些过去十年戒烟的人比那些一直吸烟和从来不吸烟的人更容易发胖・题干

中的peoplewhoquitsmoking对应原文中的peoplewhohadquitintheprevious

decade,故选H）。

17、AccordingtoMichaelSymonds,onefactorcontributingtotheobesityepidemicis

（hedecreaseoffamilysize.

标准答案：M

知识点解析：由题干中的MichaelSymonds定位到M）段第一、二句。细节归纳

题。M）段第一句指出，根据调杳发现，家庭的头生子往往要比后来生的孩子更容

易肥胖。接着第二句谈到了现代社会中家庭的小规模化，并以英国和美国的育龄妇

女作为例证，最后得出结论：家庭规模的缩小在一定程度上也导致了肥胖症比例的

升高。题干中的thedecreaseoffamilysize对应原文中的asfamilysizedecreases,故

选M）o

18、AccordingtodieUSNationalHeart,LungandBloodInstitute,thereasonwhyolder

mothers'childrentendtobeobeseremainsnotentirelyclear.

标准答案：L

知识点解析:由题干中的theUSNationalHeart,LungandBloodInstitute定位到L）

段最后一句。同义转述题。定位句指出，尽管还未完全被证实，但大龄母亲似乎是

导致其孩子肥胖症的一个独立危险因素。题干中的thereasonwhyolder

mothers'childrentendtobeobese对应原文中的whythisshouldbeso,故选L）。

19>Whentwoheavypeoplegetmarried,chancesofdicirchildrengettingfatincrease,

becauseobesityisgenetictosomeextent.

标准答案：N

知识点解析：由题干中的twoheavypeoplegelmarried定位至ijN）段。细节归纳题。

N）段主要论述体形相似的人更有可能结婚，而且因为肥胖具有遗传特征，所以他

们的后代出现肥胖的几率会更高。题干中的obesityisgenetictosomeextent对应原

文中的obesityispartlygenetic,故选N）。

20、Severalnewexplanationsfor(heobesityepidemichavebeenprovidedbyobesity

experts.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：由题干中的explanationsepidemic和obesityexperts定位至UA）段。同

义转述题。A）段首先阐述了以前我们了解的导致肥胖症的因素，即运动量减少和

摄入食物过多。接着该段最后作者转换语气，引出今年年初20位肥胖症专家的新

解释。题干中的havebeenprovidedbyobesityexperts对应原文中的obesityexperts

setout,故选A）。

三、仔细阅读（本题共10题，每题分，共10分。）

AsanyonewhohasbeentoJapanknows,therearestrictrulesaboutbathinginonsen（温

泉）,orhotsprings.Bodiesmustbescrubbedbeforehand,swimmingtrunksarebanned

andtattoosaretaboo.Theindustry'smanagementscopeextendsfarbeyondthetub,

however.Fordecades,onsenownershavehindereddevelopmentofahugepotential

sourceofcleanenergy:geothermal（地热的）power.Theyarguethatthetappingof

heatedaquifers（蓄水层）involcanicJapanwilldraintheonsendry,increasepollution

andruinacherishedformofrelaxation.WithJapanonthevergeofrunningoutof

nuclearpower,however,thedemandfornewsourcesofenergyisbecomingharderto

resist.ThreeJapanesecompanies——Toshiba,MitsubishiHeavyIndustriesandFuji

Electric-controlmorethanhalfoftheglobalmarketforgeothermalturbines（涡"仑机），

yetJapanitselfgetsamere0.3%ofitsenergy,or537megawatts,fromitsownsteam.

Theindusti-yspromoterssaythatJapansitsonabout20,000MWofgeothermalenergy,

ortheequivalentof20nuclearreactors,thoughnotallofthiscouldbedeveloped.Since

thedisasteratFukushimalastyear,allbutoneofthenation's54nuclearreactorsarcnow

temporarilysuspended,reducingJapan'spower-generatingcapacitybyaboutathird.That

hasacceleratedthesearchforalternatives.InJulythegovernmentissettointroducea

feed-intariff（hatwillforcethetenregionalelectricitymonopolies（obuyrenewable

energyatabove-marketrates-thoughapricehasnotyetbeenset.AttheendofMarch

（heenvironmentministrysaidi（wouldabolishguidelinesthatrestrictgeothermal

developmentinsomenationalparks.Expertssay（helonglim?lagreflectssomeofthe

difficultiesofdevelopingnewbusinessinJapan.Tetsunarilica,headoftheInstitutefor

SustainableEnergyPolicies,saysthecountryneedsa"strongandwisegovernment"that

canpersuadetheonsenownersandlocalcommunitiesthattheindustrywouldnotspoil

theirspas.Healsosaysthecountryneedscompanieswithstrongbalance-sheetsanda

robustriskculturetoleadtheway.Havingtheworld'sbestturbinemanufacturersisnot

enough,hesays.Tospeedthingsup,Japancouldalsolookoverseasforhelp.Iceland,for

instance,generatesthesameamountofgeothermalenergyasJapan,thoughJapanhas

400timesmorepeople.AJapaneseexpert,HirofumiMuraoka,calculatesthatonemid­

sizednortherncity,Aomori,withapopulationaboutthesizeofIceland's318,000,could

saveenormouslyonimportedfuelbillsandheatingcostsbytappinggeothermalsprings

nearby.Besidesgeneratingelectricity,itcouldusethehotwaterfromthespringstoheat

houses,asIcelanddoes.Iceland'sambassadortoJapan,StefanStefansson,sayshis

couniry'sexperiencesuggestsJapandoesnotneedsubsidiesiodevelopgeothermal

energy.Itneedscarefulmanagementofundergroundreservoirs,andanentrepreneurial

（企业家的）vision.Besidesheatinghouses,hesays,Iceland'sgeothermalwaterisused

forfarmingtastytropicalfish.

21、Thehoisprings,ownerspreventpeopledevelopinggeothermalpowerbecause(hey

thinkitmight

A、reducethetemperatureofhotsprings

B、leadtothedrynessofhotsprings

C、promoteotherformsofrecreation

D^makethevolcanoserupt

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干中的hotsprings'owncrs和geothermalpower定位到第二段第二

句。细节辨认题。由定位句可知，他们认为在火山多发的日本开采高温蓄水层会排

干温泉，因此B)“导致温泉水源枯竭”与定位句的陈述一致，故为正确答案。

22>TheresultoftheFukushimaaccidentinJapanisthat.

A、onenuclearreactorisshutdownforalimitedtime

B、Japan'selectricityoutputisreducedtoonethird

C、theareanearbyisseriouslypolluted

D、Japanspeedsupthesearchfornewenergysources

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由题干中的Fukushimaaccident定位到第三段最后两句。细节辨认

题。由定位句可知，日本核反应堆的暂停使用导致发电量减少了大约三分之一。这

加速了日本寻找可替代能源的步伐。D)“日本加速寻找新能源”与第三段最后一句陈

述一致，因此为正确答案。

23、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthepolicyintroducedbytheJapanese

governmentinJulyisTRUE?

A、Itwasimplementedonavoluntarybasis.

B、Itaimedatalltheelectricitycompanies.

C、Itwasaboutpurchasingtherenewableenergy.

D、Itsetthepriceoftherenewableenergybelowthemarketrate.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干小的JapanesegovernmentinJuly定位到第四段第一句。细节辨

认题。由该句可知，日本政府将引入原料关税，迫使10家区域电力垄断公司以高

于市场水平的价格购买可再生能源，因此C)“该政策是关于购买可再生能源的”与

定位句的陈述一致，故为正确答案。

24>HirofumiMuraokathinksAomoricanlearnfromIcelandtousehot

springs.

A、toheathouses

B、forhavingbaths

C、toexportfuels

D、tofarmthefish

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干中的HirofumiMuraoka和Aomori定位到第六段。细节辨认

题。由第六段最后一句可知，除了发电，还能使用温泉的热水给房屋供暖，就像冰

岛一样，因此A)“给房子供谖”与文意相符，故为正确答案。

25、Todevelopgeothermalenergy,whatdoesStefanStefanssonthinkJapanneedsto

have?

A^Theallowancestodevelopgeothermalenergy.

Carefuldevelopmentofthenaturalresources.

C、Goodmanagementofundergroundreservoirs.

D^Afar-sightedgovernment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干中的StefanSlefansson定位到最后一段前两句。细节辨认

题。由定位句可知，冰岛的经验表明口本不需要为开发地热能提供补贴。但是要对

地下储水层进行精心管理，因此C)“对地下储水层的精心管理”为正确答案。

In1963anAmericanphysiotherapist(物理治疗师)GlennDomanwroteabestselling

bookcalledHowtoTeachYourBabytoRead.Nowtranslatedinto17languages,this

bookarosefromhisworkwithbraindamagedchildreninPennsylvania.Domanandhis

teamofspecialistshadwonderedwhybrain-injuredchildrendidn'timprovewithmedical

treatment.Thentheyrealizedthatconventionalmethodsoftreatmentonlyrelievedthe

symptoms,nottheproblem,whichofcoursewasthebrainitself.Sotheydevelopeda

newapproach."Allwedoforallchildrenhereistogivethemvisual,audiioryand

touchablestimulationwithincreasedfrequency,intensityandduration,inrecognitionof

(heorderlywayinwhichthebraingrows/'saysDoman."Theresultwasthatby1960we

hadhundredsofseverelybrain-injuredtwo-year-oldswhocouldreadandunderstand."

Theteamhaddiscoveredthatevenchildrenwhohadhalftheirbrainsremovedcould,by

stimulation,achievehigherIQsthantheaveragenormalchild.Thentheteambeganto

thinkifsuchamazingresultscouldbeachievedwithbrain-damagedchildren,whatwould

happenifthesametreatmentweregiventonormalchildren.SoeightyearsagotheBetter

BabyInstitutewasopenedforthebenefitofnormalchildren.Thesamestimulating

enrichedenvironmentwasprovided,and,bythetimethechildrenleft,aroundseven

yearsold,theycouldgenerallyspeakandreadthreeforeignlanguages,playamusical

instrument,readthreefulllengthbooksaweekanddoalltheotherthingsthatasocalled

"normal"childcoulddo.inDoman'sview,thechild'spassiontolearnduringtheyearsup

tosixmustbefed.Hebelieves(hat,likemuscles,thebraindevelopswithuse,especially

sointhosefirs