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For years scientists have been arguing about whether nature or nurture (后天) decides what people will be like. Is it nature— what people are (41) with— that decides what they will be like? (42) is it nurture —what(43) to people when they are born —that decides what they will be like?
Scientists have been studying twins to (44) if they can find the answer, because twins start out with the (45) DNA. Sometimes twins don’t live together at birth and grow up in different (46) and different places— so the nature is the same for both, but the nurture is different.
When scientists (47) these twins in their later life, they some times find some surprising (48).
Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted(收养)by two different families at birth. They first met each other again thirty-nine years (49) and discovered they had a lot in (50). Both had been (51) twice. Their first wives were both named Linda and their second wives were both named Betty!
Each twin had a son — one called his son James Alan and the (52) called his son James Alan, too. Their children each had a dog called “Toy”. They even arrived at their first (53) in the same color of car.
So far twin (54) seem to show that both nature and nurture are important. What we have from birth, and how and where we live help to build (55) we are.
小题1:
A.bornB.grownC.taughtD.made
小题2:
A.SoB.AndC.IfD.Or
小题3:
A.pretendsB.happensC.fallsD.depends
小题4:
A.hearB.winC.seeD.plan
小题5:
A.niceB.sameC.fullD.free
小题6:
A.familiesB.citiesC.countriesD.nations
小题7:
A.believeB.suggestC.receiveD.compare
小题8:
A.numbersB.discoveriesC.resultsD.decisions
小题9:
A.agoB.laterC.forwardD.behind
小题10:
A.commonB.factC.dangerD.trouble
小题11:
A.mentionedB.marriedC.succeededD.interviewed
小题12:
A.eitherB.elseC.otherD.only
小题13:
A.competitionB.educationC.purposeD.meeting
小题14:
A.studiesB.moviesC.challengesD.mysteries
小题15:
A.whatB.whenC.whereD.who

答案

小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:D
解析

小题1:考查词组;be born with天生的,和nature一致。选A。
小题1:考查连词,可能是天生的,或者是环境因素,选D
小题1:考查动词:人生下来后发生的事情。选B
小题1:考查动词:科学家一直在研究双胞胎看是否能找到答案。选C
小题1:考查形容词:因为双胞胎DNA是一样的。选B
小题1:考查名词:有时双胞胎的出生后生长在不同的家庭。选A
小题1:考查动词:科学家对比双胞胎的以后的人生。选D
小题1:考查名词:他们有时有惊人的发现。选C
小题1:考查词组:thirty-nine years later39年后。选B
小题1:考查词组:have a lot common,有很多相似处。选A
小题1:从后面的句子:Their first wives 可知是be married结婚。选B
小题1:考查形容词:和one对应用the other。选C
小题1:考查名词:meeting是见面。选D
小题1:考查名词:这是对双胞胎的研究。选A
小题1:考查疑问词:我们天生的东西,后天的环境可以决定我们成为什么人,用who。选D
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The expression “down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to get on with some one who is down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. A person who is filed with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality(现实). He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence on his understanding of what is real.
The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a day-dreamer.
When we have both our feet on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us— solid(牢固的) and strong.
小题1:A down-to-earth person could be_____________.
A.social and proudB.good and oppositeC.real and importantD.strong and changeable
小题2:The expression “has one’s nose in the air” means_____________.
A.眉飞色舞B.目中无人C.瞻前顾后D.春风得意
小题3:This passage mainly talks about_____________.
A.the use of some expressionsB.dreams and achievements
C.the lifestyle of honest peopleD.honesty and understanding
小题4:If you want to understand what is real in life, you have to_____________.
A.get along with other people easilyB.learn from those who are down to earth
C.be a good dreamer with quick mindD.have both your feet on the ground
小题5:If you only consider your own importance, __________.
A.you’ll think you are better than others
B.your life will be like the solid and strong ground
C.you’ll be hated by down-to-earth people
D.your life will be filed with love

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A. they should spend sometime
B. the students are not expected
C. they had so many choices
D. many of them told me
E. many of them expressed disappointment
In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their university life. To my surprise, 小题1:. After their highly controlled(控制) high school lives, they were having difficulty getting used to (习惯) the free time in the university. When I asked them to describe their high school lives, 小题2:they got up at six in the morning and studied until ten or even later at night. Most of this time was spent doing lots of homework.
When they entered the university, in my opinion,小题3:to spend all their waking hours studying. They should also take an active part in social activities. They should learn to divide their time outside of class between sport sand clubs. What’s more, 小题4:watching TV and chatting with their roommates. But what surprised me most was that many of them did not seem happy because小题5:. They felt that they should be doing something else what ever they were doing. That’s why they were not happy.
To those students, my advice is: Get used to it and learn to make decisions for yourselves.
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We live in the computer age. People use computers to do much of their work. But few people know how to look after them. Remember the following when you use your computer:
1.Keep your computer in a cool, dry room. Too much or too little heat is bad for computers. Damp(潮湿) is also bad for them.
2.Do not let people smoke near your computer. Smoke of all kinds is very bad for many parts of a computer.
3.Do not eat or drink when you are near your computer. Pieces of food and a little water in the keyboard are also bad for a computer.
4.Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. They are bad for your eyes. Make sure the screen is not too far from or too near your eyes. Some people use different glasses to protect their eyes when they use a computer.
小题1:Computers can          people to do a lot of work.
A.useB.help C.makeD.take
小题2:Few people know how to          their computers.
A.look at B.try out C.look forD.take care of
小题3:A computer works well at a temperature of         .
A.0℃B.-5℃C.20℃D.35℃
小题4:Smoke is not good for many parts of a computer, is it?
A.Yes,it is.B.No,it isn"t.C.Yes,a little.D.Not at all.
小题5:A dirty screen or a very bright screen is    for your eyes.
A.badB.goodC.usefulD.helpful

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When you look at the sky at night, the moon looks bigger than the stars. Actually, the moon is much smaller than the stars and the sun. It’s much smaller than the earth. But the moon is much closer to us than any star. That is why it looks so big. If you hold a coin close to your eye, it looks big. If you look at it across the moon, it looks small.
The moon moves around the earth. It makes one trip in about four weeks. The moon looks flat to us. But it is a round ball, like the earth.
People once thought the moon had fire on it. They thought the fire made it bright. Now we know the moon is like a mirror. It gets its light from the sun.
Our sunlight comes from the sun, too. What is the sun? The sun is a star. The stars we can see have their own light. There are many big stars we cannot see. Their light had burned out. Others are still bright, but they are so far away that we cannot see them. The sun looks bigger and much brighter than other stars because it is the nearest of all stars. The sun and the other stars we see are very hot, but the air around us saves us from the heat of the sun.
The sun gives us light and warmth. It makes plants grow and turns leaves green. It makes life possible on our earth. It is a life giving star.
小题1: It takes _______ for the moon to go around the earth.
A.more than a weekB.nearly a monthC.half a yearD.more than a year
小题2: The moon is bright because _______.
A.there is some fire on itB.it is near the sun, too
C.there is a big mirror on itD.it can get light from the sun
小题3: The passage tells us _______.
A.the sun is not the biggest starB.the sun is bigger than any other star
C.only the sun can shineD.the sun is one of the farthest stars to us
小题4: Why do we call the sun "a life giving star"?
A.Because it gives us warmth.
B.Because there are some living things on it.
C.Because plants and animals can’t live without it.
D.Because people have to live in the dark without it.

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We’ve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (壳) —sleeping.
Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.
In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense (感觉) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.
A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.
小题1: A snail _________.
A.moves more slowly at nightB.has thousands of feet
C.doesn’t move at all  D.sleeps much of the time
小题2: In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.
A.to make with a pencilB.to pushC.to pullD.to move away
小题3: From the story, we know _________.
A.a snail’s shell is very thinB.a snail can’t see well
C.a snail’s nose is quite short D.a snail’s body changes in different seasons
小题4: A snail goes to sleep when _____.
A.it feels hungry B.it is put into a paper boxC.spring is coming D.it rains heavily
小题5:Which of the following is wrong?
A.In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.B.A snail doesn’t like living under the sun
C.The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.D.The snail’s nose helps to find food.

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