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Young children across the globe enjoy playing games of hide and seek. For them, there's something highly exciting about (41) someone else's glance and making oneself unable to be seen.
However, we all witness that preschool children are remarkably (42) at hiding. They often cover only their eyes with their hands, leaving the rest of their bodies (43) .
For a long time, this ineffective hiding method was (44) as evidence that children are hopelessly “egocentric”（ 自我中心的 ）creatures. But our (45) research results in child developmental psychology (46) that idea.
We brought young children aged 2-4 into our Minds in Development Lab at USC. Each (47) sat down with an adult who covered her own eyes or (48) . We then asked the child if she could (49) or hear the adult. Surprisingly, children replied that they couldn't. The same (50) happened when the adult covered her own mouth: (51) children said that they couldn't (52) to her.
A number of (53) ruled out that the children misunderstood what they were being asked. The results were clear: Our young subjects (54) the questions and knew (55) what was asked of them. Their (56) to the questions reflected their true (57) that “I can see you only if you can see me, too.” They simply (58) mutual（ 相互的 ）recognition and regard. Our (59) suggest when a child “hides” by putting a blanket over her head, it is not a result of egocentrism. In fact, children consider this method (60) when others use it.
41. A. following B. taking C. escaping D. directing
42. A. clever B. bad C. scared D. quick
43. A. exposed B. examined C. untouched D. imbalanced
44. A. supported B. guaranteed C. imagined D. interpreted
45. A. disappointing B. mixed C. surprising D. desired
46. A. explained B. confirmed C. contradicted D. tested
47. A. parent B. child C. researcher D. doctor
48. A. feet B. nose C. hands D. ears
49. A. see B. help C. reach D. fool
50. A. event B. thing C. action D. accident
51. A. Yet B. Now C. Soon D. Once
52. A. speak B. listen C. turn D. wave
53. A. instructions B. descriptions C. experiments D. assumptions
54. A. comprehended B. predicted C. explored D. ignored
55. A. partly B. honestly C. vaguely D. exactly
56. A. responses B. approaches C. contribution D. sensitivity
57. A. ability B. belief C. identity D. purpose
58. A. hold back B. relate to C. insist on D. make up
59. A. limitations B. requirements C. theories D. findings
60. A. tentative B. impressive C. creative D. effective
必背单词
1. escape v. 避开
2. direct v. 指导；把…对准
3. glance n. 扫视，一瞥
4. witness v. 目击
5. preschool adj. 学前的
6. remarkably adv. 非常
7. scared adj. 害怕的
8. cover v. 遮盖
9. exposed adj. 暴露的，无遮蔽的
10. examined adj. 已检查过的
11. untouched adj. 未受影响的
12. imbalanced adj. 失衡的
13. ineffective adj. 无效的
14. guarantee v. 保证
15. interpret v. 把…理解为
16. evidence n. 证据
17. creature n. 动物；生物
18. disappointing adj. 令人失望的
19. desired adj. 期望得到的
20. psychology n. 心理；心理学
21. confirm v. 证实
22. contradict ★ v. 与…矛盾
例： The witness's statements contradict each other and the fact remains unclear. 证人的陈述自相矛盾，事实仍然不清楚。
23. fool v. 欺骗
24. event n. 大事
25. wave v. 挥手
26. instruction n. 指示
27. description n. 描述，说明
28. assumption n. 假设
29. subject ★ n. 主题； 实验对象
例： The subjects of this experiment were all college students aged 18–25. 这个实验的对象都是年龄在18岁至25岁的大学生。
30. comprehend v. 理解
31. predict v. 预测
32. explore v. 探索
33. ignore v. 忽略
34. vaguely adv. 含糊地
35. response n. 回答；回应
36. approach n. 方法
37. contribution n. 贡献
38. sensitivity n. 敏感性
39. reflect v. 反映
40. belief n. 看法
41. identity n. 身份
42. recognition ★ n. 认出； 认可
例： Your team has had considerable success and gained recognition in the field. 您的团队获得了巨大的成功并在业内得到认可。
43. regard n. 尊重；尊敬
44. limitation n. 限制
45. requirement n. 必要条件
46. finding n. 调查发现
47. blanket n. 毯子
48. tentative adj. 不确定的
49. impressive adj. 令人印象深刻的
50. creative adj. 创造性的
51. effective adj. 有效的
词组搭配
1. hide and seek 捉迷藏
例： Hide and seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the world. 捉迷藏是儿童的一项传统游戏，在全世界都很受欢迎。
2. be bad at (doing) sth. 不擅长（做）某事
例： In that case, maybe I’ m not so bad at this networking after all. 这样说的话，也许在人际交往方面，我并没有那么不擅长。
3. turn to 向…求助
例： When we have trouble with our decisions, we often turn to friends for advice and approval. 当我们在做决定时遇到困难时，我们经常向朋友们寻求建议和认可。
4. wave to 向…挥手
例： My father is seated in the front seat and I wave to him. 我爸坐在前排座位上，我冲他挥挥手。
5. a number of 一些
例： We encountered a number of difficulties in the first week. 我们在第一周遇到了一些困难。
6. rule out ★ 排除
例： The possibility that you left the key at school has not been ruled out . 你把钥匙忘在学校的可能性还没有排除。
7. hold back ★ 阻止；抑制
例： I couldn't hold back my excitement when I heard that you will come to China. 听说你要来中国，我几乎无法抑制激动的心情。
8. relate to ★ 与…有关；与…息息相通
例： One of the positive effects it has on our lives, I think, is its ability to relate to others through the Internet. 我认为它对我们生活的积极影响之一是，它有能力使我们能够通过互联网与他人建立联系。
9. insist on ★ 坚持
例： He wanted Linda to remain where she was, but she insisted on accompanying him. 他想让琳达留在原地，但她坚持要陪他。
全文翻译
世界各地的小孩子都喜欢玩捉迷藏游戏。对他们来说，非常令人兴奋的事情就是 (41) 避开 别人的目光，让自己无法被别人看到。
然而，我们都看到学龄前儿童非常 (42) 不善于 隐藏。他们通常只用手遮住眼睛，其余的身体 (43) 暴露 在外。
长期以来，这种无效的隐藏方法 (44) 被理解 为 儿童是无可救药的“自我中心”生物的证据。但我们在儿童发展心理学方面 (45) 令人惊讶的 研究结果与这一观点 (46) 相矛盾 。
我们把2~4岁的孩子带进我们在南加州大学的心智发展实验室。每个 (47) 孩子 都和一个成年人坐在一起，这个成年人遮住自己的眼睛或 (48) 耳朵 。然后我们问孩子是否能 (49) 看到 成年人或听到她的声音。令人惊讶的是，孩子们回答说他们不能。当成年人捂住自己的嘴时，同样的 (50) 事情 发生了：(51) 现在 孩子们说他们不能和成年人 (52) 说话 。
一些 (53) 实验 排除了孩子们误解了他们被问到的问题这一点。结果很清楚：我们的年幼的调查对象 (54) 理解 了这些问题，并且 (55) 确切地 知道问题是什么。他们对这些问题的 (56) 回应 反映了他们真正的 (57) 想法 ：“只有你也能看到我，我才能看到你。”他们只是 (58) 坚持 相互承认和尊重。我们的 (59) 调查结果 表明，当孩子在头上盖一条毯子“隐藏”起来时，这不是自我中心主义的结果。事实上，当其他人使用这种方法时，孩子们认为它是 (60) 有效的 。