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Onesuchideaisthatfishisthebestbrainfood.Fishisgoodbrainfood(25)________________itisgoodmusclefoodandskinfoodandbonefood.Butnoonehasbeenabletoprovethatfishisany(26)_________(good)forthebrainthanmanyotherkindsoffood.
Anothersuchideaisthatyou(27)_________notdrinkwaterwithmeals.Washingfooddownwithwaterasasubstitute(28)_______chewingisnotagoodidea,butsomewaterwithmealshasbeenfoundtobehelpful.Itmakesthedigestivejuicesflowmorefreelyandhelpstodigestthefood.
Manyoftheideaswhichscientiststellus(29)_________(have)nofoundationhavetodowithmixturesoffoods.Afewyearsagothebeliefbecamegeneralthatorangejuiceandmilkshouldneverbedrunkatthesamemeal.Thereasongivenwas(30)_______theacidintheorangejuicewouldmakethemilkcurdleandbeeindigestible.Asamatteroffact,milkalwaysmeetsinthestomachadigestivejuicewhichcurdles(31)________;
thecurdlingofthemilkisthefirststepinitsdigestion.Asimilarwrongideaisthatfishandicecreamwhen(32)________(eat)atthesamemealformapoisonousbination.
(B)
It’soneofourmonbeliefsthatmiceareafraidofcats.Scientistshavelongknownthat(33)________________amousehasneverseenacatbefore,itisstillabletodetect(觉察)chemicalsignalsreleasedfromitandrunawayinfear.Thishasalwaysbeenthoughttobesomethingthatishard-wiredintoamouse’sbrain.ButrecentlyWendyIngram,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,(34)________________thismonsense.Shehasfoundawayto“cure”miceoftheirinbornfearofcats–byinfectingthemwithaparasite(寄生虫),reportedthesciencejournalNature.
Theparasite,calledToxoplasmagondii,mightsoundunfamiliartoyou,butthe(35)__________(shock)factisthatuptoone-thirdofpeoplearoundtheworldareinfectedbyit.Thisparasitecancausedifferentdiseasesamonghumans,(36)__________pregnantwomen-itislinkedtoblindnessandthedeathofunbornbabies.
However,theparasite’seffectsonmiceareunique.Ingramandherteammeasuredhowmicereactedtoacat’surine(尿)beforeand(37)__________itwasinfectedbytheparasites.Theynotedthatnormalmicestayedforawayfromtheurine(38)___________micethatwereinfectedwiththeparasitewalkedfreelyaroundtherestarea.
Butthat’snotall.Theparasitewasfoundtobemorepowerfulthanoriginally(39)__________(think)-evenafterresearchescuredthemiceoftheinfection,theynolongerreactedwithfeartoacat’ssmell,whichcouldindicatethattheinfectionhascausedapermanentchangeinmice’sbrains.
Whydoesaparasitechangeamouse’sbraininsteadofmakingitsicklikeitdoestohuman?
Theanswerliesinevolution.Tosoplasmadondiicanonlyreproduceinsideacat.Sotheparasitehadtodevelopawayoftrickingthemiceintogettingeatenmoreeasily-thus(40)_______(help)itselfgoinsideacat-bytakingawaymice’ssenseofalarm.
SectionB
pletethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.
Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
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appreciation
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WhatarethethingsthatfirstetoyourmindwhenyouthinkoftheUK?
Aretheynonstoprain,politemanners,boringfoodandteadrinking?
SomeoftheUK’snationalstereotypesaretrue,anewsurveyhasfound.Forexample,Britishpeopledohaveatendency(倾向)todrinklotsoftea.
Theresearchpolled(调查)1,402foreignerslivingintheUKontheiropinionsabouttheBritishwayoflife.Unsurprisingly,themajority(大多数)ofthem,almost70percent,saidtheyenjoyedlivinginthecountry–goodmanners,especiallyUKpeople’sextraordinaryabilitytoqueue(排队),arethemainreasonsforforeigners’appreciation(欣赏).Morethanone-thirdsaidtheylikedBritishpeople’srestrained(克制的)approachtoemotion.
However,thereareaspectsofBritishculturethatare(45)_________upon.Theheavyalcoholdrinkingculture(46)________astheleastfavoritetrait,followedbytheBritishsenseofhumorandthecountry’sbadweather.
Itmaynotbetoohardtounderstandwhyheavydrinkingandbadweatherare(47)__________.butwhat’swrongwiththeBritishsenseofhumor?
Britishhumorisknownforbeingdryandsatirical(讽刺的),soitisgenerallymore(48)_________.WhenitestomakingtheBritishlaugh,hereisnothingmore(49)_________thanasociallyinappropriatejoke,notedtheBBC.”Britonsaremorefortablewithlife’slosers,”wroteEnglishactorRickyGervaisinanarticlepublishedinTimemagazine.
“ThemajorityofnationalitieshavestereotypesfittedaroundthemandBritonsdon’tescapethis,”saidLiamClifford,thefounderofGlobalVisas,thewebsitethatconductedtheresearch.”Peopleprobablyeherewithastereotype-basedpreconceptionofwhattoexact.It’sgoodtoseefromoursurvey,though,thatinthemajorityofcases,thisreputationisactually(50)__________uponlivinghere”.
III.Readingprehension:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Coffeecanbeconsideredoneofnature'
sgreatestgifts.Itgivesmentalandemotional(51)__________withoutharmfulsideeffects,(likealcoholortobacco),anditcontainsawealthofnutrients.Yet,whenmostpeopledrinkcoffee,theyarenotthinkingthatthebeverageis(52)__________theirhealth.Infact,somemayevenfeelalittleguilty,(53)__________theybelieveCoffeeisn'
tgoodforyouatall.
Well,here'
sthetruthofthematter.Coffee,likeanythingelse,cancauseproblemsiftoomuchis(54)__________.Intheshort-term,toomuchcoffeewillcauseinsomnia,nauseaandhypertension.Inthelong-term,toomuchCoffeewillcausestomachproblems,teethstaining,andhighcholesterol.
Asfarasthebenefits,moderateconsumptionofCoffee,(whichmeans1to4cupsaday),inundatesyourbodywithawealthofantioxidants.Thesesubstancesare(55)__________foreliminatingfreeradicals.Theyarethechemicalbyproductsproducedanytimeyourbodydoessomething.Asmallnumberofthemcanhelpserveasabufferagainstnegativeelements,butiftheyaren'
tkeptincheck,theycancausehealthproblems.Antioxidants(56)__________thatthisdoesn'
thappen.
Thepsychologicaleffectsofcaffeinecannotbe(57)__________either.Notonlydoescaffeinemakeyoumore(58)__________,butitcanactuallyaffectyourmood.Ifyouwerefeeling(59)__________oroverwhelmed,anicecupofcoffeecouldchangeyourperspective.Thestackofworkthatseemed(60)__________beforeisn'
tevenaproblemnow.
(61)__________,caffeinehelpsstimulatecreativityasitspeedsupthebody'
sfunctioning.That'
swhycoffeeisoften(62)__________withwritersandotherintellectualprofessions.Otherdrugs(63)__________tomakepeopledumber.Considerwhathappenswhenpeoplegethighoffofcrackorwhentheygetdrunkoffofalcohol.Theywon'
tbefunctionalatall.ButwithCoffee,anindividualgetsacreativeboostwhilestillhelpingtheirbodies.
Inconclusion,don'
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rebrewingyourmorningcupofcoffee.(64)__________acanofsodaorashotofalcohol,Coffeewillmakeyoufeelwonderfulwhilekeepingyouhealthy.Justremember,youdohavetoconsumethebeverage(65)__________.
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51.A.reactionB.clarityC.freedomD.challenge
52.A.improvingB.damagingC.adjustingD.stimulating
53.A.thoughB.soC.whileD.since
54.A.purchasedB.cherishedC.takenD.promoted
55.A.suitableB.responsibleC.convenientD.famous
56.A.ensureB.assumeC.threatenD.indicate
57.A.ignoredB.achievedC.measuredD.abandoned
58.A.attractiveB.attentiveC.alertD.approachable
59.A.inpetentB.guiltyC.depressedD.embarrassed
60.A.doubtfulB.unknownC.impossibleD.improper
61.A.BycontrastB.InadditionC.ForexampleD.Inbrief
62.ApopularBparedC.familiarD.associated
63.A.meanB.tendCsupposeD.expect
64.A.DespiteB.WithoutC.ApartfromD.Unlike
65.A.atwillB.atrandomC.inparticularD.inmoderation
Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Onceuponatimeitwasboardingschooladventuresandmysteriessolvedbytweed-wearingdetectivesthatfiredyoungreaders’imaginations.Now,itseems,itisthepromiseoftalesofbloodsuckingvampires,unstoppablezombies,howlingwerewolvesandterrifyingbeaststhatyoungaudiencestopickupabook.
Teenhorrorisagenrethatseemstobegoingfromstrengthtostrength,withtitleslikeTheDemonataandTheSagaofLartenCrepseybyIrishbornwriter,DarrenShan,toppingthecharts.IndeedDarrenShan’ssuccesshasearnedhimthetitleof‘MasterofChildren’sHorror’andhisbooks,whichalsoincludeTheThinExecutionerandthevampireseriesTheSagaofDarrenShan,havesoldmorethan20