Children and young people tend to have certain role models-people they want to be like when they grow
1 .Though 2 children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a(n) 3 relative, gradually
these role models are thought of as famous people or popular 4 . People have different opinions about 5
popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children Charming models, such as Katie Price,
are often admired and 6 by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to
7 the concept that success is achieved through hard work and 8 rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those who are 9 home-their parents or family friends. Some decide
to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to 10 may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van
Gogh; Someone who loves to 11 might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing,
he or she 12 well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the 13 . A lot of dance students wish to be like
their 14 teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is 15 just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able
to 16 their students" trust and 17 them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to
accept 18 with grace and losing with dignity, is central to any parent"s or teacher"s job. Manners are very
important and a dance teacher can 19 his or her position and influence to 20 good behaviors to youngsters. |
( )1.A.younger
( )2.A.at first
( )3.A.generous
( )4.A.fans
( )5.A.that
( )6.A.looked down upon
( )7.A.encourage
( )8.A.luck
( )9.A.similar to
( )10.A.read and write
( )11.A.write
( )12.A.should
( )13.A.deal
( )14.A dance
( )15.A.better than
( )16.A.receive
( )17.A.communicatc with
( )18.A.challenging
( )19.A.make use of
( )20.A.turn | B.stronger
B.at last
B.favorite
B.stars
B.why
B.thought highly of
B.receive
B.imagination
B.different from
B.sing and dance
B.read
B.may
B.trouble
B.music
B.less than
B.lose
B.keep up with
B.falling
B.lose control of
B.press | C.older
C.at least
C.ordinary
C.singers
C.whether
C.caught up with
C.hold
C.effort
C.far from
C.listen and speak
C.travel
C.must
C.matter
C.art
C.more than
C.gain
C.negotiate with
C.failing
C.take charge of
C.introduce | D.taller
D.at most
D.humorous
D.dancers
D.if
D.made fun of
D.ignore
D.creativity
D.close to
D.draw and paint
D.think
D.need
D.case
D.piano
D.rather than
D.accept
D.put up with
D.winning
D.get rid of
D.push | | 阅读理解。 | An Experiment
Materials: Newspaper, "ACE" hardware ruler (1/8" thick), a flat table.
Purposes: We"ll show that there is air pressure pushing on us, from every direction while we"re on this Earth.
Procedure:
First put a thin ruler on a flat table with a little
less than half of it hanging off the edge of the table
(see the drawing below). Next place a sheet of
newspaper over the ruler flat against the table.
Make sure to have as little air as possible under the |  | | 阅读理解。 | A team from Krakow, in Poland, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (机能性核共振成像)
(FMRI) to assess brain activity when 40 volunteers were shown various images. Men showed activity in
areas which dealt with what action they should take in order to avoid or face up to danger. But the study
found more activity in the emotional centers of women"s brains. The researchers, from another university,
carried out scans on 21 men and 19 women. Brain activity was monitored while the volunteers were shown
images of objects and images from ordinary life designed to remind different emotional states.
The images were displayed in two runs. For the first run, only negative pictures were shown. For the
second run, only positive pictures were shown.
While viewing the negative images, women showed stronger and broader activity in the left thalamus (神
经床). This is an area which passes sense information to the pain-pleasure centers of the brain. Men showed
more activity in an area of the brain called the left insula (脑岛), which plays a key role in controlling natural
functions, including breath, heart rate and digestion. Generally, activity in this area tells the body to either run
away from danger, or meet it head on the so-called "fight or flight response".
While viewing positive images, women showed stronger activity in an area of the brain associated with
memory. With men, the stronger activity was recorded in an area associated with visual processing.
Dr. Urbanik believes these differences suggest women may analyze positive stimuli (刺激) in a broader social
context and associate positive images with a particular memory. For instance, viewing a picture of a smiling
child might remind memorjes of a woman"s own child at this age. On the contrary, male responses tend to be
less emotional. | | 1. The research shows that men response differently to _____ compared with women. | | [ ] | A. different images
B. ordinary life
C. different activities
D. medical scan | | 2. According to the passage, when faced with danger, _____. | | [ ] | A. women react more slowly than men
B. women usually try to avoid it
C. men usually have no reaction
D. men react to it more directly | | 3. What is discussed in the 4th paragraph? | | [ ] | A. Men and women"s different memories
B. The different responses to the children
C. Different reactions to positive stimuli
D. Negative results of the visual processing | | 4. The passage mainly develops _____. | | [ ] | A. by inferring
B. by comparing
C. by listing examples
D. by giving explanations | 任务型读写。阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 | In a memory-based competition between you and a chimp (猩猩); who do you think would win? If you
put yourself on top, you might want to guess again.
In a test that challenged participants to remember numbers, a young chimp performed better than Japanese
college students.
Here"s how the test worked. At Kyoto University in Japan, human students and chimpanzee participants
sat in front of a computer. Five numbers, ranging from 1 to 9,were combined with one another and then, they
appeared at random places on the screen.
The numbers stayed on the screen for less than a second. In the first test, for example, participants saw
the numbers for 650 milliseconds (about two-thirds of a second).
Then, each number disappeared and they saw a white square instead. Participants had to touch the squares
in numerical order, based on the numbers that had been there a moment before.
In this test, the students touched the boxes in the correct order about 80 percent of the time. A young
chimp named Ayumu performed equally well.
During a harder test, participants were only able to see the numbers for 210 milliseconds.
This time, students only succeeded in putting the boxes in the correct order about 40 percent of the time.
But Ayumu still could select the boxes in the right order nearly 80 percent of the time.
Some people have what"s called a "photographic memory," which allows them to remember a surprising
number of details after just a quick glimpse of something. Ayumu"s memory might work in a similar way, says
lead researcher Tetsuro Matsuzawa.
The chimp"s young age might have something to do with his impressive perfomance, too. In previous tests,
the Japanese researchers found that young chimps perfomed better than their mothers.
The scientists are interested to see whether Ayumu loses his strong memory as he gmws older. They already
know that young children sometimes have sharp memories when offered something photographical, but they
lose this ability over time. | | Topic | A (1)_____ competition between human beings and chimps | | Purpose | To judge whose memory is better | The (2)_____
of the first test | ◆ A chimp and some Japanese students participated in the competition
and sat before a computer.
◆ Different (3)_____ of five numbers appeared on the screen
◆ Each of the number was (4)_____ by a white square. | The results of the
second test | ◆ Students (5)_____ to put the boxes in the right order about 40%
of the time.
◆ Ayumu got the right order (6)_____ the time of the students". | | Conclusion | ◆ Some people have "photographic memory", (7)______ some
people to remember numbers after they (8)______ at something.
◆ The chimps have the similar (9)______ to human beings".
◆ Young children, just like chimps, have strong memory but they"ll lose
it when they (10)______. | | 阅读理解。 | I believe that animals possess greater intelligence than most people think But plants? I"ve never considered
the possibility of plant intelligence. The idea seems absurd.
Yet I"ve had friends argue that plant intelligence might exist. "What are the differences between plants and
animals?" they ask, and then they argue about certain species that seem to share the intelligence of both plants
and animals.
New research suggests that plants communicate via "networks". Plant communication is not idea, and
cannot indicate that it is a kind of intelligence, but it is still interesting.
Recent research from Vidi researcher Josef Stuefer at the Radboud University Nijmegen shows that plants
have their own chat systems that they can use to warn each other. Therefore plants are not boring and passive
organisms that just stand there waiting to be cut down or eaten up; many plants form internal communication
networks and are able to exchange information networks and are able to exchange information efficiently.
Many herbal plants such as strawberries and clovers (三叶草) naturally form networks. Individual plants
remam connected with each other for a certain period of time by means of runners (plant stems that grow
along the ground and put down roots to form new plants). These connections enable the plants to share
information with each other via intemal channels. They are therefore very similar to computer networks. But
what do plants chat to each other about?
Recently Stuefer and his colleagues were the first to prove that clover plants warn each other via the
network links if danger is nearby. If one of the plants is attacked by caterpillars (毛虫), the other members of
the network are warned via an internal signal. Once warned the intact (完好无损的) plants strengthen their
chemical and mechanical (机体的) resistance so that they are less attractive to advancing caterpillars. Thanks
to this early warning system, the plants can stay one step ahead of their attackers. The research has shown that
this significantly limits the damage to the plants.
Again, I don"t believe this reflects intelligence, but it"s certainly fascinating. | | 1. The author thinks that the plant communication _____. | | [ ] | A. is absolutely a new idea
B. is a sign of plant intelligence
C. is related to animal communication
D. is interesting and fascinating | | 2. Clover plants warn each other when danger is nearby by _____. | | [ ] | A. making sounds
B. releasing chemicals
C. strengthening mechanical resistance
D. sending internal signals | | 3. Which of the following statements about the research is NOT true? | | [ ] | A. Most plants have no chat system and are passive organisms.
B. Individual plants can also remain connected with each other.
C. The communication between clover plants can protect them from damage.
D. The research is the first to show how clover plants warn each other. | | 4. The author"s attitude towards plant intelligence is _____. | | [ ] | A. unconcerned
B. doubtful
C. positive
D. hopeful | | 5. What"s the best title for the passage? | | [ ] | A. Does Plant Communication Really Exist?
B. Some Discoveries About Clover Plant.
C. Does Plant Communication Imply Intelligence?
D. A New Study on Plant Communication. |
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