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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.”
ItellhimI'
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
2.Theunderlinedword"
triggered"
inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“_____’’.
A.builtup________________________B.brokenup
C.setoff____________________________D.cutoff
3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons_____.
A.determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities
B.controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelings
C.resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisorders
D.relatetohumanbehaviorandinteraction
4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Waystofindmirrorneurons.
B.Problemsofmirrorneurons.
C.Functionsofmirrorneurons.
D.Existenceofmirrorneurons.
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Book1TheMoustacheGrower’sGuide
WrittenbyLucienEdwards
Thisguide,withtonsofpicturesandtipsfromprofessionalcompetitors,willhelpmeneverywhereachievethemoustacheoftheirdreams.Includedareinstructionsforhowtogrowandkeep30classicandmodernmoustaches.CrustacheorPyramidlookssharpwithskinnyjeansandglasses.
Book2MoonwalkingwithEinstein
WrittenbyJoshuaFoer
AsasciencereportercoveringtheUSMemoryChampionship,Foerbecameattractedbythesecretsofthecompetitors,likethepresentworldmemorychampion,BenPridmore.Withthehelpofexperts,Foerlearnedhowtotransformthekindsofmemoriesheforgotintothekindhisbrainrememberednaturally.Theskillshemasteredmadeiteasiertorememberinformation,andFoer’sstoryshowsthatthetricksofthemasterscanbemasteredbyanyone.
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WrittenbyHaleyYanner
ItintroducesustoVaclavandLena,twoRussiankidswho,evenasteenagers,recognizethatthey’reinlovewitheachother.ThepairdreamsofperformingamagicshowontheConeyIsland,butjustasthey’resettomaketheirfirstperformance,Lenadisappears.Intheyearsthatfollow,VaclavneverstopswonderingwhereLenacouldbe.Thenonherseventeenthbirthday,thetruthisuncovered.
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WrittenbyKatrienVan
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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