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Withtheenvironmentalproblemsonourplanetgoing①frombadtoworse,reducingcarbonemissionhasbecomeeveryone'
sresponsibility.Moreandmorecelebritiesandordinarypeoplehave②embracedthelow-carbonlifestylebypayingcloseattentiontocarbonemissionfromdailylife.
Low-carbonlifereferstoakindoflifestylewith③lowenergyconsumptionandcarbonemissions.④Foronething,itissignificantinsavingnaturalresourcesandenergysuchasforests,waterandoil.@Foranother,itcanprotectourenvironmentbyemittingless⑤greenhousegases.
Toleadalow-carbonlife,wehave⑥alongwaytogotobridgethegapbetweenrecognitionandpractices.Forrecognition,weneedtopickupourlong-standingChinesetraditionoffrugality.Andforpractice,turningtopublictransitsystemfortransportationisanadvisablestep.Leadingalow-carbonlifeis⑦anythingbuteasy,⑧nevertheless,everybodyshoulddosomethingfortheearthwelivein.①frombadtoworse
越来越糟,每况愈下
②embrace...lifestyle
采取…生活方式
③lowenergyconsumptionandcarbonemissions
低能耗和低碳排放
④列举益处
⑤greenhousegases
湿室气体
⑥alongwaytogo
任重道远
⑦anythingbuteasy
绝非易事
⑧nevertheless然而,不过
PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
TheKidsCan'
tHelpIt
Theysayyouneverescapehighschool.Andforbetterorworse,scienceislendingsomecredibilitytothatoldsaw.Thankstosophisticatedimagingtechnologyandanumberoflongitudinal(纵向的)studies,we'
relearningthattheteenyearsareaperiodofcrucialbraindevelopmentsubjecttoahostofenvironmentalandgeneticfactors.Thisemergingresearchshedslightnotonlyonwhyteenagersactthewaytheydo,buthowtheexperiencesofadolescence—fromrejectiontobingedrinking(酗酒)—canaffectwhowebecomeasadults,howwehandlestress,andthewaywebondwithothers.
Oneofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinthisareaofstudy,saysDr.FrancesJensen,aneuroscientistatHarvard,isthatourbrainsarenotfinishedmaturingbyadolescence,aswaspreviouslythought.Adolescentbrains"
areonlyabout80percentofthewaytomaturity,"
shesaidattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyforNeuroscienceinNovember.Ittakesuntilthemid-20s,andpossiblylater,forabraintobecomefullydeveloped.
Anexcessofgraymatter(thestuffthatdoestheprocessing)atthebeginningofadolescencemakesusparticularlybrilliantatlearning—thereasonwe'
resogoodatpickingupnewlanguagesstartinginearlychildhood—butalsoparticularlysensitivetotheinfluencesofourenvironment,bothemotionalandphysical.Ourbrains'
processingcentershaven'
tbeenfullylinkedyet,particularlythepartsresponsibleforhelpingtocheckoutimpulsesandconsideringthelong-termresultsofouractions."
It'
slikeabrainthat'
sallcheeredupnotknowingwhereitneedstogo,"
saysJensen.
It'
spartiallybecauseofthisdevelopmentaltimelinethatateencanbesoquicktothinkofastingingremark,orabitinginsult,andsouninhibitedinfiringitoffatthenearestunfortunatetarget—aformerfriend,perhaps,orabewilderedparent.Theimpulsetohurlaninsultisthere,justasitmaybeforanadultinastressfulsituation,butthebrainregionsthatanadultmightrelyontostophimselffromsayingsomethingcrueljusthaven'
tcaughtup.
InapaperpublishedlastyearintheJournaloftheAmericanAcademyofChild'
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D[解析]根据题干关键词imagingtechnology,studies定位到第一段第三句:
Thankstosophisticatedimagingtechnologyandanumberoflongitudinalstudies,we'
relearningthattheteenyearsareaperiodofcrucialbraindevelopmentsubjecttoahostofenvironmentalandgeneticfactors.可知,通过复杂的成像技术以及许多纵向的研究,我们得知青少年时期是一个关键的大脑发育阶段,它会受到许多环境和基因因素的影响。
故选D)项。
2.WhatdoesDr.FrancesJensensayaboutadolescentbrains?
A.Theyexperiencetemporarysuspensionofmaturing.
B.Theyarefullydevelopedasadultbrains.
C.Theyareabout80%ofthewaytomaturity.
D.Theycanbeeasilyaffectedbytheenvironment.
C[解析]根据题干关键词Dr.FrancesJensen,adolescentbrains定位到第二段第二句:
Adolescentbrains“areonlyabout80percentofthewaytomaturity”,可知,Dr.FrancesJensen说,青少年的大脑“只达到了80%的成熟度”。
故选C)项。
3.Whycan'
tadolescentsstopthemselvesfromsayingsomethingcruel?
A.Theyreceivedinsufficienteducation.
B.Thebrainregionsthatpreventthemhavenotcaughtup.
C.Theyregardyellingagoodwaytoletoffanger.
D.Teenscanbesoquicktothinkofastingingremark.
B[解析]根据题干关键词stop,somethingcruel定位到第四段第二句:
Theimpulsetohurlaninsultisthere,justasitmaybeforanadultinastressfulsituation,butthebrainregionsthatanadultmightrelyontostophimselffromsayingsomethingcrueljusthaven'
tcaughtup.可知,青少年也有想要说侮辱的话冲动,正如在紧张的形势下成人也会有的一样,但是像成人所依赖的可能阻止他说出残忍话语的大脑区域还没有形成。
故选B)项。
4.Howdoesthegray-matterdevelop,accordingtoDr.JayGiedd?
A.Itsvolumecontinuouslydeclinesaroundorbeforethebeginningofpuberty.
B.Itincreasesrightuptopuberty,andcontinuesbeyondtheendofpuberty.
C.Itreachesthehighestpointaroundorjustbeforethebeginningofpuberty.
D.Itsvolumeincreasesbeforepubertyanddeclinesinthemiddleofpuberty.
C[解析]根据题干关键词gray-matter,Dr.JayGiedd定位到第五段第一句:
…Dr.JayGiedd,…wrotethat,accordingtobrainscansconductedoverseveralyears,gray-mattervolumepeaksaroundorjustbeforethebeginningofpuberty。
可知,Dr.JayGiedd写到,根据几年内所进行的大脑扫描,灰白质的数量在青春期开始前后或就在青春期开始前达到顶峰。
5.Jensensaidthatthematurationofconnectionfollowsthesequenceof______.
A.fromthebackofthebraintothefrontofthebrain
B.happeningtoallpartsofthebrainatthesametime
C.fromthefrontallobetothebacklobeofthebrain
D.fromthegraymattertothewhitematterinthebrain
A[解析]根据题干关键词Jensen,maturation,sequence定位到第六段第二句:
“Theorderinwhichthismaturationofconnectiongoes,isfromthebackofthebraintothefrontofthebrain,”saysJensen.可知,Jensen说:
“这种成熟连接的顺序是从大脑的后部到大脑的前部。
”故选A)项。
题干中的sequence是原文中order的同义替换。
6.Whatactivitywillthefrontallobemakeusengagein?
A.Makingreasonabledecisionswhenfacingchoices.
B.Arrangingourtimewithanysortofefficiency.
C.Takingriskybehaviorslikedrinkinganddriving.
D.Gettingintofightswhenweinvolveinarguments.
B[解析]根据题干关键词thefrontallobe,makeus定位到第八段第一句:
sthanksinparttothefrontallobethatweareabletoscheduleourtimewithanysortofefficiency,可知,这在部分程度上是因为前叶我们才能以任何形式的效率安排我们的时间。
7.AccordingtoDr.MitchPrinstein'
sexplanation,whatisextremelydifferentbeforekidsturntoadolescence?
A.Moreindependencefromparentsandstrongcapability.
B.Theirfriendsastheirfirstsourcesofsocialsupport.
C.Theirconfidenceintheirfriendsandfamilymembers.
D.Theirinteractionswithoneanotherandtheirfriendships.
C[解析]根据题干关键词Dr.MitchPrinstein定位到第十段第一句:
“Beforethetransitiontoadolescence,kids'
interactionswithoneanother,andthekindsoffriendshipsthattheyhave,aresubstantiallydifferent,"
"
Afteradolescencetheycanreallyconfideinfriends,theyturntothemasfirstsourcesofsocialsupport.”可知,Dr.MitchPrinstein解释道:
“在转变到青少年之前,孩子和其他人的交流,以及他们所拥有的友情类别是非常不同的…在进入青春期后他们可能非常依赖朋友,把朋友作为社会支持的第一来源。
”故选C)项。
题干中的turn是原文transition的同意替换。
8.Therecentresearchindicatesthatsomeoftheadolescents'
health-riskbehaviorsmaycause______.
surprisinglifelongconsequences[解析]根据题干关键词therecentresearch,someof,behaviors定位到第十三段第一句:
And,thelatestresearchshowsthatsomeoftheseriskybehaviorsmayhavesurprisinglifelongconsequences.可知,最新的研究显示,这些有(健康)风险的行为中,有的可能会有令人吃惊的、持续一生的后果。
故填surprisinglifelongconsequences。
9.AHarvardstudyfoundthatkidswhosmokedpotearlierhaddifficultyinmaking______whendirectionschanged.
quickresponses[解析]根据题干关键词smokedpotearlier定位到第十四段第二句:
Thetestsweredoneonsubjectswithanaverageageof22,andthosewhosmokedpotearlierhadproblemsrememberingdetails,makingdecisions,andrespondingquicklywhendirectionschanged,可知,这些测试的研究对象是平均年龄为22岁的人,而且那些更早吸食大麻的人在记忆细节、做出决定以及当指示改变时迅速做出反应方面都存在问题。
故填quickresponses。
此题需将respond转换为response。
10.Anotherstudyfoundthatcomparedwithchildren,adolescentsmayhaveagreaterstressresponseinfaceof______.
peerrejectionandpublicspeaking[解析]根据题干关键词comparedwithchildren定位到第十五段第一句:
Anotherstudyfoundthatpeerrejectionandpublicspeakingcreateagreaterchemicalstressresponseinadolescentscomparedwithchildren.可知,另一个研究发现和儿童相比,同龄人的排斥和公共场合的发言给青少年造成更大的化学压力反应。
故填peerrejectionandpublicspeaking。
PartⅢListeningComprehension
SectionA
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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1.
A.Hecan'
tgetaroomatthehotel.
B.Hedidn'
tgetthetypeofroomhewanted.
C.Heexpect