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”Isayoneday.

Myfatherhadjustretiredafter27yearsasamanagerforIBM.Hisjobfilledhisday,histhoughts,andhislife.Whilehewokeupandtookawarmshower,IscreamedunderafreezingwaterfallinPeru.WhilehetiedatieandputonthesameSwisswatch,IrowedaboatacrossLakeoftheOzarks.

Myfatherseesmedriftingaimlessly,nothingtoshowformy33yearsbutapassportfulloffunnystamps.Hewantsmetosettledown,butnowIwanthimtofindanadventure.

Heagreestotravelwithmethroughthenationalparks.WemeetfourweekslaterinRapidCity.

“What'

sourfirststop？

”asksmyfather.

“Whattimeisit？

”

“Stilldon'

thaveawatch？

LessthananhourawayisMountRushmore.AshestaresupatthefourPresidentscarvedingranite（花岗岩）,hismouthandeyesopenslowly,likethoseofalittleboy.

“Unbelievable,”hesays.“Howwasthisdone？

AfilmintheinformationcentershowssculptorGutzonBorglumdevoted14yearstothesculptureandthenleftthefinaltouchestohisson.

WestareupandIaskmyself,“WouldIeverdevotemylifetoanything？

Nodirections,nogoals.Ialwaysusedtohearthosewordsinmyfather'

svoice.NowIheartheminmyown.

Thenextdaywe’reatYellowstoneNationalPark,wherewehaveapicnic.

“Didyouevertravelwithyourdad？

”Iask.

“Onlyonce,”hesays.“Ineverspokemuchwithmyfather.Welovedeachother—butneversaidit.Whateverhecouldgiveme,hegave.”

Thatlastsentence—it’sprobablythesamethingI’dsayaboutmyfather.AndwhatI’dwantmychildtosayaboutme.

InGlacierNationalPark,myfathersays,“I'

veneverseenwatersoblue.”Ihave,inseveralplacesoftheworld.Icankeeptraveling,Irealize—andmaybearegularjobwon'

tbeasdullasIfeared.

Weeksafterourtrip,Icallmyfather.

“Thephotosfromthetriparewonderful,”hesays.“We'

vegottotakeanothertriplikethatsometime.”

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vedecidedtosettledown,andI'

mwearingawatch.

1.WecanlearnfromParagraphs2and3thatthefather_____.

A.wasaveryfashionablemanager

B.wasunhappywiththeauthor'

slifestyle

C.gotboredwithhisjobsoheretired

D.likedtheauthor'

scollectionofstamps

2.WhatdoestheauthorrealizeatMountRushmore?

A.Heshouldpursueaspecificaiminlife.

B.Heshouldlearnsculptureinthefuture.

C.Hisfatherisasinnocentasalittleboy.

D.Hisfatherisinterestedinsculpture.

3.Fromtheunderlinedparagraph,wecanseethattheauthor_____．

A.wantshischildrentolearnfromtheirgrandfather

B.hopestogivewhateverhecantohisfather

C.learnshowtocommunicatewithhisfather

D.comestounderstandwhatparentallovemeans

4.Whatcouldbeinferredabouttheauthorandhisfatherfromtheendofthestory?

A.Theydecidetolearnphotographytogether.

B.Theybegintochangetheirattitudestolife.

C.Thecallsolvestheirdisagreements.

D.TheSwisswatchhasdrawnthemcloser.

2.Haveyoueverconsideredwhyyoubeginyawningtoowhenyouseesomeoneyawn?

Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?

Well,apparentlyit'

sbecausewehavemirrorneurons（神经元）inourbrains.

Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateitwhetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthow,welearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:

mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.

Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareaswhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento（forexample:

“Thehandtookholdoftheball”）,thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed（inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball）.

Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.

Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevenmoreinformationregardinghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalent（相等物）forneuroscienceofwhatEinstein'

stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes—well,perhapsyou'

llunderstandwhy.

1.Mirrorneuronscanexplain_____

A.whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmile

B.whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate

C.whywecrywhenwearehurt

D.whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacold

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triggered"

inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“_____’’.

A.builtup________________________B.brokenup

C.setoff____________________________D.cutoff

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons_____.

A.determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities

B.controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelings

C.resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisorders

D.relatetohumanbehaviorandinteraction

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

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Book1TheMoustacheGrower’sGuide

WrittenbyLucienEdwards

Thisguide,withtonsofpicturesandtipsfromprofessionalcompetitors,willhelpmeneverywhereachievethemoustacheoftheirdreams.Includedareinstructionsforhowtogrowandkeep30classicandmodernmoustaches.CrustacheorPyramidlookssharpwithskinnyjeansandglasses.

Book2MoonwalkingwithEinstein

WrittenbyJoshuaFoer

AsasciencereportercoveringtheUSMemoryChampionship,Foerbecameattractedbythesecretsofthecompetitors,likethepresentworldmemorychampion,BenPridmore.Withthehelpofexperts,Foerlearnedhowtotransformthekindsofmemoriesheforgotintothekindhisbrainrememberednaturally.Theskillshemasteredmadeiteasiertorememberinformation,andFoer’sstoryshowsthatthetricksofthemasterscanbemasteredbyanyone.

Book3VaclavandLena

WrittenbyHaleyYanner

ItintroducesustoVaclavandLena,twoRussiankidswho,evenasteenagers,recognizethatthey’reinlovewitheachother.ThepairdreamsofperformingamagicshowontheConeyIsland,butjustasthey’resettomaketheirfirstperformance,Lenadisappears.Intheyearsthatfollow,VaclavneverstopswonderingwhereLenacouldbe.Thenonherseventeenthbirthday,thetruthisuncovered.

Book4TheArtofInstruction

WrittenbyKatrienVan

WallchartswerefundamentaltoolsofclassroominstructionthroughoutEuropeinthemid-nineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.Collectedhereforthefirstiteminonebookareover100ofthesewonderfuleducationalpostersinthehistoryofscience,art,anddesign.

Book5TheHungerGames

WrittenbySuzanneCollins

IntheruinsofaplaceonceknownasNorthAmericaliesthenationofPanem,ashiningCapitolsurroundedbytwelveoutlyingdistricts.LongagothedistrictsstartedwarontheCapitolandweredefeated.AndeachdistricthadtosendoneboyandonegirltoappearinanannualtelevisedeventcalledTheHungerGames,afighttothedeathonliveTV.

Sixteen–year-oldKatnissEverdeen,wholiveswithhermotherandyoungersister,regardsitasadeathsentencewhensheisforcedtorepresentherdistrictintheGames.Therulesandlevelofaudienceparticipationmaychangebutonethingissuretocontinue:

killorbekilled.1.Accordingtothepassage,CrustacheandPyramidare_____.

A.thenamesoftwomen

B.twotypesofmoustaches

C.twoclothingbrands

D.twoprofessionalcompetitors

2.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Book3introducesthefirstsuccessfulmagicshowofayoungcouple.

B.BenPridmoresuffersgreatlyfromhispoormemory.

C.JoshuaFoeristhepresentworldmemorychampion.

D.ThereareagreatmanypicturesinBook1andBook4.

3.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesKatnissEverdeen’sfeeling?

A.AshamedB.Hopeless

C.Regretful_________D.Relieved

5.

Onthebasisofculturalrelativism,thevaluesofartisticworksaresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaview,however,failstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.

HistoryhasseentheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworld.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthalls,asJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleries.Uniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopularart,eveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.Theyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuture.

Ina1757essay,thephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecause“thegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform（不变的）inhumannature,“thevalueofsomeworksofar