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二、完形填空

Studiesshowthatolderpeopletendtorememberthepositivethingsinliferatherthanthenegativethings,whileyoungerpeoplerememberthepositiveandnegativeequallywell．Thedominantpsychologicaltheorytoexplainthisisthatolderpeopleareawareoftheirlimitedtimeleft,sothey5．positiveemotionalexperiences．Butaboutadecadeago,IworkedwithbiologistRobertTriversonhisideathattherewasa（n）6．basisforolderpeople'

sincreasedpositiveoutlook．Ourresearchtookusinthefascinatingdirectionofexploringhowthebody7．itsenergy．

Whenour8．neededmoreenergythanusualperhapswhilebeingchasedbyatiger,theyhadtogetthatenergyfromsomewhereinthebody．Couldtheyborrowitfromthebrain?

Thatorganuses20percentofourmetabolicoutput,whetherwearesolvingmathproblemsorwatchingtelevisionreruns．Duetothisconstantenergyrequirement,borrowingenergyfromthebrainwhenourneed9．theavailablesupplyisnotanoption．Perhapswecouldborrowenergyfromourmuscles．Becauseweusefarmoremuscleenergywhenweareactivethanwhenatrest,10．,wecouldborrowenergywhenwearesitting．Buttheproblemisthatmostoftheenergy-demandingemergenciesofourancestors11．amuscularresponse．Therewasnowaytoborrowenergyfromourmusclesduringanemergencybecauserelaxingwhenatigershowedupwasnota（n）12．response．Thisbringsustoourimmunesystem,which,when13．protectsusfrommanyillnessesanddiseases．Likethebrain,theimmunesystemworksatgreatmetaboliccost,butlargelyinthe14．ofkeepingushealthyinthefuture．Wehaveanenormousnumberofimmunecellscoursingthroughourbody,a（n）15．breakfromproductionisfine．So,whenourbodyneedsextraenergy,oneoftheplacesitgoesisourimmunefunction．Whenyou’rebeingchasedbyatiger,youdon’tneedtowasteenergymakingimmunecellstofightofftomorrow’scold．Whatyouneedisto16．allavailableenergyresourcestoyourlegs,withthehopethatyouwilllivetoexperienceanothercoughorsneeze．

17．,ourimmunesystemevolvedtoruninmaximumamountswhenwe’rehappy,buttoslowdowndramaticallywhenwe’renot．Withthisbackgroundinmind,Triverssupposedthatolderpeopleevolvedastrategyofturningthisrelationshiponitshead,becomingmore18．thepositivethingsinlifeinanefforttoenhancetheirimmunefunctioning．Thiswashelpedalongbytheirknowingmuchmoreabouttheworldthanyoungeradults,sotheycandealwithsomeofthe19．thingsinlifemoreeasily．

5．A．switchB．energizeC．prioritizeD．undergo

6．A．regularB．evolutionaryC．solidD．fundamental

7．A．usesB．squeezesC．spreadsD．classifies

8．A．bodiesB．generationsC．ancestorsD．seniors

9．A．surpassesB．meetsC．respondsD．requires

10．A．atrandomB．inprincipleC．attimesD．incase

11．A．rejectedB．neglectedC．expectedD．required

12．A．objectiveB．effectiveC．emergentD．negative

13．A．vulnerableB．efficientC．defensiveD．strong

14．A．serviceB．basisC．searchD．shift

15．A．momentaryB．voluntaryC．energeticD．intensive

16．A．submitB．activateC．shiftD．accumulate

17．A．InthemeantimeB．OnthecontraryC．IntheendD．Asaresult

18．A．addictedtoB．freeofC．focusedonD．enthusiasticabout

19．A．emotionalB．crucialC．unforgettableD．depressing

三、阅读理解

Math,TaughtlikeFootball

Growingup,Ithoughtmathclasswassomethingtobeendured,notenjoyed．Idislikedmemorizingformulasandtakingtests,allforthedullgoalofgettingagoodgrade．Butmyproblemwasn’twithmathitself．Infact,Ispentcountlesshoursasachilddoinglogicandmathpuzzlesonmyown,andasateenager,whenatopicseemedparticularlyinteresting,Iwouldgotothelibraryandreadmoreaboutit．

Byhighschool,noneofmyteachersquestionedmymathematicaltalent,butnoneofthemreallyencouragedit,either．NoonetoldmethatIcouldbecomeaprofessionalmathematician．WhatIwantedtodothenwastoplaycollegefootball．MyambitionwastogetanathleticscholarshiptoattendaBigTenschool．

Thechancesofthathappeningwereverylow．Inhighschool,Iwasjustanabove-averageathleteandmyhighschoolwasnota“feeder”schoolforcollegesportsprograms．

Thatdidn’tstopmefromdreaming,though．Anditdidn’tstopmycoachesfromencouragingmetobelieveIcouldreachmygoal,andpreparingandpushingmetoworkforit．Theymadevideotapesofmyperformancesandsentthemtocollegecoachesaroundthecountry．Itdidn’tmatterthatIdidn’tinitiallyattractmuchinterestfromthebigschools．Mycoacheskeptpickingupthephone,andkeptconvincingmetotrytoprovemyself．Intheend,aBigTenschool,Pennstate,didoffermeascholarship．

Agrowingbodyofresearchshowsthatstudentsareaffectedbymorethanjustthequalityofalessonplan．Theyalsorespondtothepassionoftheirteachersandtheengagementoftheirpeers,andtheyseekasenseofpurpose．Theybenefitfromspecificinstructions,constantfeedbackandacultureofearningthatencouragesresilienceinthefaceoffailure．

UntilIgottocollege,Ididn’treallyknowwhatmathematicswas．Istillthoughtofitasproblemsetsandlaboriouscomputations．Thenoneday,oneofmyprofessorshandedmeabookandsuggestedthatIthinkaboutaparticularproblem．Itwasn’teasy,butitwasfascinating．

Myprofessorkeptgivingmeproblems,andIkeptpursuingthem．Beforelong,hewasintroducingmetoproblemsthathadneverbeensolvedbeforeandurgingmetofindnewtechniquestohelpcrackthem．

IamnowaPh．D．candidateinmathematicsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,andIhavepublishedseveralpapersinmathematicaljournals．IstillfeelthatchildlikeexcitementeverytimeIcompleteaproof．IwishI’dknownthiswaspossiblewhenIwasakid．

20．Whydidthewriterthinkmathclassinschoolwas“somethingtobeendured”beforeenteringcollege?

A．Becausehewasn’tinterestedinmath．

B．Becausehismathteachersdidn’tcaretopushhim．

C．Becausehewastoosmartandtalentedformathclass．

D．Becausehewastraininghardforanathleticscholarship．

21．Accordingtothewriter,studentsareaffectedbythefollowingthingsfromteachersorcoachesEXCEPT__________．

A．passionB．constantfeedback

C．asenseofpurposeD．specificinstructions

22．Wecanconcludethatafterenteringcollege,thewriter___________．

A．wasbusylookingforproblemsetstocrack

B．begantorealizewhatmathematicsreallyis

C．metwithlaboriouscomputationsinhisstudies

D．studiedonhisownjustashewasinhighschool

23．Whatdoes“this”inthelastsentencemean?

A．Feelingthechildrenexcitement．

B．Differentmathematicalresearch．

C．Generatingcuriosityandcreativity．

D．Beingaprofessionalmathematician．

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四、书面表达

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