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請依下文回答第 48 題至第 50 題：In 1970, a wild child was found in California: a girl of 13 who had been isolated in a small room and had not beenspoken to by her parents since infancy. “Genie,” as she was later dubbed to protect her privacy by the psycholinguistswho tested her, could not stand erect. At the time, she was unable to speak: she could only whimper. The case came tolight when Genie’s 50-year-old mother ran away from her 70-year-old husband after a violent quarrel and took thechild along. The mother was partially blind and applied for public assistance. Genie was sent to the Los AngelesChildren’s Hospital for tests.The discovery of Genie aroused intense curiosity among psychologists, linguists, neurologists, and others who studybrain development. They were eager to know what Genie’s mental level was at the time she was found and whether shewould be capable of developing her faculties. “It’s a terribly important case,” says Harlan Lane, a psycholinguist atNortheastern University who wrote The Wild Boy of Aveyron. “Since our morality doesn’t allow us to conductdeprivation experiments with human beings, these unfortunate people are all we have to go on.”
48 What is the purpose of this passage?
(A)To correct the misconception about unfortunate people.
(B)To report a specific case for scientific research.
(C)To explore the causes of mental illness.
(D)To help people who cannot speak.

參考答案

答案：B
難度：適中0.436893
統計：A(128),B(315),C(204),D(74),E(0)

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