4．Play is the basic business of childhood，and more and more in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being．From earliest infancy （嬰兒），every child needs opportunity and the right material for play，and the main tools of play are toys．The main function of toys is to suggest，encourage and assist play．To succeed in this，they must be good toys，which children will play with often，and will come back to again and again．Therefore，it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child's development．
In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach，within the range of his inherited abilities，is largely determined in the first three years of his life．So a baby's ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated．A baby who is encouraged，talked to and shown things and played with，has the best chance of growing up successfully．
The next stage，from three to five years old，curiosity knows no bounds．Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child，for trying out，experimenting and learning，for discovering his own particular ability．Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys； painting，scribbling and making things； sand and water play； toys for imaginative and pretending play； the first social games for learning to play and get on with others．
By the third stage of play development-from five to seven or eight years old-the child is at school．But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning，at home or at school．It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys．
Until the age of seven or eight，play and work mean much the same to a child．But once reading has been mastered，then books and school become the main source of learning．Toys are still interesting and valuable，which lead up to new hobbies，but their significance has changed-to a child of nine or ten years old，toys and games mean，as to adults，relaxation and fun．
60．The writer wants us to understand that a childB．
A．cannot grow up without toys
B．matures through play
C．uses toys as friends
D．has to be taught how to play
61．According to the passage，the abilities a child has inherited from his parentsC．
A．determine his character
B．will not change after the age of three
C．partly determine the standard he is likely to reach
D．to a large extent determine the choice of toys
62．The passage tells us that children are the most curious when they are aboutD．
A．two years old
B．one year old
C．six years old
D．four years old
63．The article is aboutA．
A．the importance of play
B．the importance of books
C．the relationship between play and work
D．children's speech development．
分析 本文主要講述玩耍和孩子的成長的關(guān)系．
解答 BCDA
60 B 細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第一段more and more in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being 重要作用其實(shí)就是通過玩耍逐漸成長（概念轉(zhuǎn)換），故選B．
61 C 細(xì)節(jié)和推理題干：根據(jù)文章第二段research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach，within the range of his inherited abilities，is largely determined in the first three years of his life可知目前對嬰兒成長研究報(bào)告表明：一個(gè)孩子可能會(huì)達(dá)到的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，通常是指不超過自己從父母那里遺傳來的能力范圍內(nèi)，故選C．
62 D 細(xì)節(jié)題 根據(jù)文章第三段The next stage，from three to five years old，curiosity knows no bounds可知三到五歲，好奇心沒有邊界，說明兒童有很強(qiáng)的好奇心．故選D．
63 A 主旨題題干：通讀全文可知，全篇文章都圍繞玩耍和孩子的成長為中心展開，所以是玩耍的重要性．故選A．
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