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NowtheQueenslandGovernmenthasadoptedthemorecompacturbangrowthstrategy,which,Dr.RichardFullersays,isgoodnewsforAustralia’snativebirds.Thesebirdsareenvironmentalspecialists—theyneedaparticularenvironmenttodowell.“Whilecompactdevelopmentmeanssmallerbackyards,itcanalsomakeourentirecitiesmorebiodiverse,”accordingtoDr.Fuller.“Thestudyshowsthatweshouldholdontoourgreenspacesinsteadofclearingthemforsprawlingdevelopment.”

Thisisthefirsttimesciencehasmodeledtheeffectsofdifferenturbangrowthstrategiesonbirds,theresearcherssay.“Statisticalmodelsliketheseareimportantbecausetheyhelpustounderstandtheecologicalconsequencesofaparticulardecision,”saysDrFuller.

1．Whyiscompacturbangrowthbetterthanthesprawlingstrategy?

A．Itmakesthecitiesmorebeautiful.B．Itgivespeoplelargerbackyards.

C．Itismoney-saving.D．Itisbird-friendly.

2．DrRichardFullerthinkstheQueenslandGovernment’saction______.

A．isreallybraveB．isworthpraising

C．hasanuncertainfutureD．shouldbeperformednationwide

3．Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudyfromthepassage?

A．Itisbasedonthestatisticsinthepast.

B．Itisstronglyagainsturbandevelopment.

C．ItcriticizesthecityenvironmentinBrisbane.

D．Itsuggestsleavingmoregreenspacesforbirds.

4．Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A．Anewsreport.B．Atravelguide.

C．Ahealthmagazine.D．Ahistorybook.

TheworksofShakespeareandWordsworthare“rocket－boosters（火箭助推器）”tothebrainandbettertherapythanself－helpbooks，researcherswillsaythisweek.

Scientists，psychologists（心理学家）andEnglishacademicsatLiverpoolUniversityhavefoundthatreadingtheworksoftheBardandotherclassicalwritershasabeneficialeffectonthemind，catchesthereaders'

attentionandcausesmomentsofself－reflection.

Usingscanners（扫描仪），theymonitoredthebrainactivityofvolunteersastheyreadworksbyWilliamShakespeare，WilliamWordsworth，T.SEliotandothers.

Theythen“translated”thetextsintomore“straightforward”，modernlanguageandagainmonitoredthereaders'

brainsastheyreadthewords.

Scansshowedthatthemore“challenging”prose（散文）andpoetrysetofffarmoreelectricalactivityinthebrainthanthemorepedestrian（通俗化的）versions.

Scientistswereabletostudythebrainactivityasitrespondedtoeachwordandrecordhowit“litup”asthereadersencounteredunusualwords，surprisingphrasesordifficultsentencestructure.

This“lightingup”ofthemindlastslongerthantheinitialelectricalspark，shiftingthebraintoahighergear，encouragingfurtherreading.

Theresearchalsofoundthatreadingpoetry，inparticular，increasedactivityintherighthemisphere（半球）ofthebrain，anareaconcernedwith“autobiographicalmemory”，helpingthereadertoreflectonandreappraisetheirownexperiencesinlightofwhattheyhaveread.Theacademicssaidthismeanttheclassicsweremoreusefulthanself－helpbooks.

PhilipDavis，anEnglishprofessorwhohasworkedonthestudywiththeuniversity'

smagneticresonancecentre，willtellaconferencethisweek：

Seriousliteratureactslikearocket－boostertothebrain.

Theresearchshowsthepowerofliteraturetoshiftmentalpathways，tocreatenewthoughts，shapesandconnectionsintheyoungandtheelderlyalike.

5．HowdoclassicssuchasShakespeareandWordsworthbenefitthereaders?

A．Theysetofffarlesselectricalactivityinthebrain.

B．Theylightupthemindshorterthantheinitialelectricalspark.

C．Theyshiftphysicalpathwaysintheyoungandtheelderly.

D．Theydrawreaders'

attentionandhelpmakeself－examination.

6．Whydothey“translate”thetextsintomore“straightforward”，modernlanguage?

A．Toprovethatclassicsaremoreusefulthanordinaryversions.

B．Toshowself－helpbooksactlikerocket－boosterstothebrain.

C．Totellseriousliteraturesetsofffarlesselectricalactivity.

D．Tomakeknownordinaryversionssetoffmoreelectricalactivity.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“encountered”probablymeaninthepassage?

A．foundoutB．metwith

C．learnedaboutD．knewabout

8．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．OrdinaryVersionsCreateNewThoughts

B．ModernLanguageIncreasestheBrain

C．ClassicsHelpImprovetheBrainActivity

D．Self－helpBooks，Rocket－boosters

IntheU.S.stateofWashington,aroadcalledInterstate（州际公路；

州际的）90cutsthroughawildmountainousareatoreachthecityofSeattle.Forthearea'

smanykindsofanimals,busyhigh-waygreatlylimitstheirmovements.Animalsneedtomovetofindfood,tofindmates,tofindnewplacestoliveastheirpopulationsexpandorjustwhenconditionschange,likeafirebreaksout.CrossingI-90–astheroadiscalled–isariskybutsometimesnecessaryact.Butsoon,animalswillhaveasaferchoice.Theywillbeabletogoaboveit.

Tohelptheanimals,thestateisfinishingworkonitslargest-everwildlifebridge.The11-meter-tall,20-meter-widebridgebeginsintheforest.Itformstwoarchesabovethehighway,oneforeachdirectionoftraffic.Workersareaddingfencingantiplantstohelpguidetheanimalsacrossthebridge，Two-meter-thickwallswillhelpblocknoisefromvehiclesbelow.Scientistschosetheareabecauseitiswithinanaturalmigration（迁徙）pathforsomeanimals.

TheI-90bridgeispartofagrowingnumberofwildlifecrossingsacrosstheUnitedStates.Somearefences,someareoverlandbridges，andsomeareunderpasses.Theyallaimtokeepdriversandanimalsawayfromeachother.

AU.S.TransportationDepartmentstudyfoundcrashesbetweenanimalsandhumansroseyearbyyear.Theaccidentsmadeupabout5percentofallcrashesnationally,andcosttheeconomy（经济）about＄8billion.Suchcostscomefromcarrepaid,emergencyroomvisitsandremovalofthedeadanimalsonroads.Collisionsbetweenanimalsanddriversarerarelydeadlytopeople.Buttheyareoftendeadlytowildlife.Thestudyalsofoundthat21endangeredorthreatenedspeciesintheU.S.areaffectedbyvehiclehits.Bridges,underpassesandfencingreduceIhearea'

sanimal-drivercollisionsby80percent.

Mostofthewildlifebridgesareinwesternstates.Manyotherareasalsoneedsuchpaths.Butfindingmoneyformorecrossingsis“the-number-oneproblem”.PattyGarvey—DardaoftheU.S.ForestServicehasworkedontheI-90crossingfromthestartoftheproject.Shesaysthe$6-millionbridgewillonedaypayforitselfbecausethehighwaywillnothavetobefullyorpartlyclosedeachtimealargeanimalisstruck.“IfyoushutclownInterstate90,youshutdowninterstatetrade.”sheadds.

9．WhatdoweknowaboutdieI-90?

A．ItgoesfromWashingtonD．CtoSeattle,

B．Itisdangerousforwildanimalstocross.

C．Itblocksthemovementsofwildanimals.

D．Itisthelongest-everhighwayintheworld.

10．Whatisbeingdonetohelptheanimals?

A．Buildingawildlifebridgetokeepdriversandanimalsaway.

B．Designingwallstoprotectanimalsfromtrafficaccidents.

C．forming2arches,onefortrafficandtheotherforanimals.

D．Choosinganaturalandsafeareaforwildanimalstolivein.

11．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?

A．Trafficaccidentswentdowngraduallynationwide.

B．Mostmoneywasspentinrescuingwildanimals,

C．Collisionsaremoredeadlytowildlifethantopeople,

D．Somespeciesnolongerexistedbecauseofvehiclehits.

12．WhichofthestatementsmayPattyGarvey-Dardaagreewith?

A．Thebridgecoststoomuchmoney.

B．Animalswon11bestruckbydrivers.

C．Theefforttobuildthebridgewillpayoff.

D．Collisionswon'

taffectnationaltradeatall.

20yearsago,acoupleofecologists,DanielJanzenandWinnieHallwachs,convincedDelOro,alargeorangejuiceproducer,todonatepartoftheirforestlandtoanationalparkinexchangefortherighttodump（倾倒）massiveamountsoforangepeelsona3-hectarepieceoflandwithinthenationalpark,atnocost.Dealingwithtonsofwastepeelsusuallyinvolvedburningthemorpayingtohavethemdumpedatalandfill,sotheproposalwasveryattractive.

Ayearafterthecontractwassigned,DelOr