持答题卡、答题纸的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡、答题纸一并交回。
第一部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A noted American psychologist once remarked that childhood is a magical period in one’s life. Indeed it is, for during 1 one undergoes a step-by-step transformation not only in 2 capacity, but also in physical and verbal skills. Each step 3 an increase in the difficulty of a child’s conceptual and learning abilities. During the early stages of childhood, from infancy to about five, the child learns 4 skills including using the toilet, bathing and dressing himself 5 . At this stage, he also
