单选题 .  Scientists who study the brain have found out a great deal about how we learn. They have     1    that babies learn much more from the sights and sounds around them than we     2    before. You can help your baby by taking advantage of her hunger to learn.
    From the     3    beginning, babies try to imitate the     4    they hear us make. They "read" the     5    on our faces and our movements. That is     6    it is so important to talk, sing and smile to your child. Hearing you talk is your baby's first     7    toward becoming a reader, because it     8    her to love language and to learn words.
    As your child grows older,     9    talking with her. Ask her about the things she does. Ask her about the events and people in the story you     10    together. Let her know you are carefully     11    what she says. By keeping her in     12    and listening, you are     13    encouraging your child to think as she speaks.     14    , you are showing that you respect her knowledge and her ability to     15    learning.1. 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 动词辨析
前一句提到科学家们发现了大量的关于我们如何学习的情况。此句进一步介绍他们发现的关于婴儿学习的情况,故选discover(发现)。