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Youhavewaited45minutesforthevaluable10minutes’breakbetweenclasses.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassrings,youcan1believehowfasttimehaspassed.Ifyouare2withthisscene,you’llknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfunand3whenyouarebored.Nowscientistshavecomeupwithareasonwhythisisthecase.
Scanshaveshownthatpatternsofactivityinthebrain4accordingtohowwefocusonatask.Whenourtimeisoccupiedwith5things,weconcentratemoreonhowtimeispassing,whichmakesourbrainsthinktheclockistickingmoreslowly.
Inanexperiment6byaFrenchlaboratory,12volunteerswatchedanimagewhileresearchers7theirbrainactivity.Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstconcentrateonhowlonga(an)
8stayedonthescreen,thenfocusonthecoloroftheimage,andthirdly,studyboththe9
oftimeandcolor.
Theresultsshowedthatthebrainwas10whenthevolunteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects.Itisthoughtthatifthebrainis11,focusingonmanyaspectsofatask,ithastospreaditsresources,andpayslessattentiontotheclock.Therefore,timepasseswithoutusreally12it,andseemstogoquickly.Ifthebrainisnotsoactive,itdevotesallitsenergiestomonitoringthe13
oftime,14creatingtheimpressionthattimeisdragging.
Nexttimeyoufeel15inclass,perhapsyoushouldpaymoreattentiontowhattheteacherissaying!
1.
A.actually
B.hardly
C.totally
D.firmly
2.
A.satisfied
B.happy
C.familiar
D.confused
3.
A.drags
B.stops
C.backs
D.gains
4.
A.change
B.develop
C.grow
D.slow
5.
A.various
B.uninteresting
C.challenging
D.stressful
6.
A.carried
B.produced
C.tried
D.performed
7.
A.reduced
B.controlled
C.monitored
D.increased
8.
A.colour
B.time
C.activity
D.image
9.
A.importance
B.influence
C.length
D.shortage
10.
A.moreactive
B.moresensitive
C.busier
D.cleverer
11.
A.busy
B.large
C.small
D.empty
12.
A.recognizing
B.watching
C.counting
D.noticing
13.
A.waste
B.lack
C.passing
D.use
14.
A.finally
B.consequently
C.unluckily
D.pitifully
15.
A.excited
B.bored
C.interested
D.stressed
第二节:
语法填空(共10小题;
每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Doctorswarnedmyfamilythatitwasimpossibleformetocomeoutofacoma(昏迷).Allmyfamilyandfriendsrefusedtoacceptandinstead,begansearchingforwaystoawakeme.16
doctorsrefusedtobelievethis,some17(react)wasseenthroughmyimportantsignsastheychanged,dependingonthevisitors.Thisgavemybrother-in-law,Greg,18idea.GregdecidedtotakesomeofmysongsthatI19(record)toalocalradiostation,20heexplainedaboutmyillness.Heknewthathavingmyownsongs21(play)ontheradiowasahugedreamofmine.Hewassurethiscouldreachmeanddomorethananymedicineormachinecould.
22Greg’sjoy,theyagreedtohelp!
Greg’sideafilledeveryonewithhopeandnowthemomentarrived.Gregheldtheradioclosetomyear,whiletheotherswatchedoverme,23
(hope)foramiracle.
TheDJmadeapre-songannouncementaboutmysituationtothegeneralaudience,andthenspokedirectlytome.“Shelly,thisisforyou.IwantyoutoREALLYLISTENnow.Thisisnotjustyoursongwe’replaying,24yourfamily’ssongofhope.Allofuswishyouaspeedyrecovery.”
Everyoneintheroomheldtheirbreathasthemusicbegan.Thesonghadonlybeenplayedhalfway,when25allsawtearsflowingdownmypalecheeks.Everyonecheered!
Justafewdayslater,hopeturnedintoreality.Ididinfactawake.
II.阅读(共两节,满分50分)
阅读理解(共20小题;
每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
IreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneed.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbelyingdownforseveralweeks.Ofcourse,Irespondedwithanimmediate"
Yes!
"
.AsIplannedthemealinmyhead,IthoughtofhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefood.Ihavedonesocountlesstimeswithaveryopenheart.
ButthetrulyamazingthingisthatIhavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.Whenmymotherdied,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforweeks.Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitystoppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.Thegiftoffoodwashersmallwayoftryingtoeaseourpain.
Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestingduringmypregnancy(怀孕)withtwins,womenofthechurchagainsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwo-year-olddaughter,andbroughtlovelydinnerstoourhouse.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospital,myhusbandwouldbringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter!
Foodisallaboutcomfort.Itfeedsourbodies,butitcanalsofeedoursouls.Whenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavoriteholidays,itusuallyincludestheirfeelingsconnectedwithsharingfood.IknowthatIwillhavemanymoreopportunitiesinmylifetimetopreparefoodforothers.ItistrulyagiftIlookforwardtopreparinganddeliveringtosomeoneinneed.
26.Theauthorhasgivenlotsoffoodtoothersbecause_________.
A.sheisgoodatcookingB.sheisachurchmember
C.shehasreceivedothers’foodD.sheisfriendlytoothers
27.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor_________.
A.hadtostayinbedforseveralweeksB.knewthefamilyinneedverywell
C.wasgladtobeabletolendahandD.wastiredofpreparingfood
28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?
A.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasinhospital.
B.Shereceivedfoodaswellascomfortinherhardtimes.
C.Shedidn’tgetenoughfoodduringherpregnancy.
D.Shethinksofferingfoodisthebestwaytoshowlove.
29.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sfamily?
A.Herfamilylivesnotfarawayfromachurch.
B.Herfamilyistoopoortobuyenoughfood.
C.Herhusbandisnotgoodatcooking.
D.Shehasababysittertakingcareofhertwins.
30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingconclusionscanweget?
A.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.
B.Everymanhashisfaults.
C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
D.Onegoodturndeservesanother.
B
Weliveinaworldofthings.IrealizedthiswhenIleftmyjobafter17years.Icarriedthecontentsofmyofficehomeinthreegarbagebags.EverytimeItriedtosortthroughthosebagstogetridofanyofit,IwasafraidIwouldneedthisorthatlater.Andthatwasjustthreebagsofpaper!
HowwouldIeversortthroughalltheotherthingscluttering(乱堆放)myhomeandmylife?
It’saquestionthathaslongbeenaskedbymostAmericans.Thankstoanabundanceofcheapgoods,instantcredit,andconstantexposuretothepowersofadvertising,acquiringhasinitselfbecomeanationalpastime(消遣).“We’vebeguntobuyandholdontosomanyitemsthatwe’renowhavingtoacquiremoreandmorespacetoaccommodateourclutter,”saysDr.DavidKantra,apsychologistinFairhope,Alabama.Andaccumulatinggoodsisviewedastheroadtohappiness.
Thatideabecamemoreobviousinthe20thcentury,asthepowerofadvertisinglinkedproductstoalifestyle.“Themessagebecame‘youarewhatyouown,’”saysDr.LorrinKoran,professoratStanfordUniversityCenter.Retailers(零售商)respondedtothatdesireforownership.Rememberthegeneralstore?
Itusedtostockabout1,000items:
thatwasallweneeded.Andthere’salwaystheInternet.Lastyear,onlineshoppersspent﹩204billionongoods:
eBayalonereportedsalesof﹩59.7billionongoods.
Inthepast30years,thesizeoftheaverageAmericanhomehasgrown53%,from1,500squarefeettoalittlemorethan2,300squarefeet,whichisanextra800squarefeetforthings.Butinsteadofbecomingmoreorganizedwiththisspace,homeownershavefilleditup.
“We’reatapointwherepeopledon’tknowhowtomakedecisionsaboutquantitiesofthingsandwhetheritemsserveapurpose,”saysLauraLeist,thevoiceofaserviceindustrythathelpspeoplecleartheclutterfromtheirhomes.
31.Whydoesn’ttheauthorgetridofsomecontentsofthreegarbagebags?
A.Becauseheisn’tsurewhethertheywouldbeusedlater.
B.Becausetheyrecordalotofmemory.
C.Becausehehasenoughspacetoplacethem.
D.Becausetheycosthimalotofmoney.
32.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat___________.
A.Americansspendalotofmoneyonamusements
B.advertisinghasgreatlyinfluencedAmericans’lifestyle
C.Americansarenotgoodatsortingthroughthings
D.Americansenjoyshoppingandbuymanythingstheyneed
33.Thephenomenonthatthingsclutterpeople’shomesandlivesinAmericais__________.
A.strangeB.temporaryC.long-standingD.rare
34.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlyshow?
A.Americansarealwaysmoving.
B.Americans’liveshavegreatlyimproved.
C.Americansarenotgoodatorganizingthings.
D.Americansarebuyingmoreandmorethings.
35.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Howtoachievehappiness.
B.Howtocleartheclutterfromhomes.
C.Howtosavemoneywhileshopping.
D.Howtoarrangeourcontents.
C
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