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　　The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says ‘have a nice day’ to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.

　　Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it’s a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way. It’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when their really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it’s always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.

　　26. How does the author understand Maxi’s words?

　　A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.

　　B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.

　　C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.

　　D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.

　　27. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

　　A. The salesgirl is rude.

　　B. The salesgirl is bored.

　　C. The salesgirl cares about me.

　　D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.

　　28.By saying“Have a nice day,”a stranger may _____.

　　A. try to be polite to you

　　B. express respect to you

　　C. give his blessing to you

　　D. share his pleasure with you

　　29.According to the last paragraph, people say“Have a nice day”_______.

　　A. sincerely

　　B. asthanks

　　C. as a habit

　　D. encouragingly

　　30. What is the best title of the passage?

　　A. Have a Nice Day—a Social Custom

　　B. Have a Nice Day—a Pleasant Gesture

　　C. Have a Nice Day—a Heart-warming Greeting

　　D. Have a Nice Day—a Polite Ending of a Conversation

　　B

　　I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.

　　Mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.

　　It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.

　　Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ (智商)scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This Research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample (样本)of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s,taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age, the mother’s health and feeling style. These results don’t surprise me. Feeling according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.

　　I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.

　　31. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels______.

　　A. sick B. upset C. sleepy D. hungry

　　32. What does the author think about Dr King?

　　A. He is strict

　　B. He is unkind

　　C. He has the wrong idea.

　　D. He sets a timetable for mothers

　　33. The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.

　　A. basic B. reliable C. surprising D. interesting

　　34. What does the research tell us about feeling a baby on demand?

　　A. The baby will sleep well.

　　B. The baby will have its brain harmed.

　　C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level.

　　D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.

　　35. The author supports feeling the baby_______.

　　A. in the night

　　B. every four hours

　　C. whenever it wants food

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