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(11)Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirmacryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignorenomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings扣人心弦inawaywhileothercriesdon’tresearchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrainmakingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcriesincludingcallsofanimalsingreatpainfailtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100millisecondstwopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeitbutit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomenwhichmakessensefromanevolutionary演变的viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparentsyettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteronputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.
1.Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit_____.A.keepsoncryingB.criesharderthanadultsC.causespeoplegreatpainD.makespeoplefeelstrongemotions
2.Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“_____”A.removeB.avoidC.causeD.Cure
3.WhatmayChristineParsonsagreetoA.Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B.Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C.Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D.Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.
4.putergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow_____.A.players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB.baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC.theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD.it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby参考答案A篇1-4DCABNicolaTeslawasbornon10thJuly1856inCroatiaacountryinEasternEurope.FromaveryyoungageTeslawasinterestedinelectricity.In1881oneofthefirsttelephoneexchangesopenedinBudapest.Teslamovedthereandgotajob.ItwasherethatTeslafirstthoughtoftheideaofthealternatingcurrentAC交流电).In1884TeslamovedtoAmericaandworkedforThomasEdisonbutonlyforlessthanayear.TeslawassurehisACmotorwasthebestwaytocapture获取andtransportthepowerofelectricity.HoweverEdisonthoughthiswayofusingdirectcurrentDCwasbetterandconsideredACunsafe.ButsoonthescientificmunityacceptedACwasmorepowerfulthanDCanditwasprovedsafe.In1895TesladesignedthefirstwaterpowerplantusingtheenergyoftheNiagaraFalls.AndhediditusingtheACmotor.AfterthesuccessofACTeslabecamewellknown.Hetravelledandspoketomanyscientistsabouthisinventionsandideas.Hebuiltalargelaboratorywherehedidamazingthingswithlightsandelectricity.Howeveritburneddownnotlongafteritwasbuilt.AsTeslagotolderhecontinuedtoeupwithnewideasandtheories.Buthewaslesssuccessfulandfamous.Manypeopledidn’trecognizethatparticularinventionswerereallyTesla’sideas.Teslagavespeechesaboutcreatingelectricalpowerfromtheearth’satmosphere.Healsotalkedaboutwaysthatwirelesselectricityandmunicationcouldpowerthingsallovertheworld!Buttothepeopleofhistimetheseideassoundedcrazy.Howeversomeofhisideashavenowbeensupportedbymodernresearchandtechnology.Tesla’slastyearswerelonelyandsad.Hereceivedmanyawardsbutreceivedverylittlemoney.Whenhediedin1943hewasnolongerfamousandfeltforgotten.TodaynotmanypeopleknowthenameofNicolaTeslabuthisinventionsandideasaffectourliveseveryday!
5.WhydidTeslastopworkingforEdisonA.Teslawasbadlypaidthere.B.TeslawantedtomovebacktoEurope.C.Theyhadverydifferentcharacters.D.Theyhadsomedisagreements.
6.InhislateryearsTesla_____.A.wasmisunderstoodanddoubtedB.livedacolorfullife.C.wasunabletothinkoutnewideasD.rosetofameasanaward-winninginventor
7.WecanlearnfromthetextthatTesla_____.A.becamefamousasanassistanttoEdisonB.waswayaheadofmoderntechnologyC.hadgreatinterestintravellingD.wasnotgoodatspeeches
8.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.NicolaTeslaachallengerfordifficultiesB.NicolaTeslaadreamerinscienceC.NicolaTeslaaforgotteninventorD.NicolaTeslaastrangescientist参考答案B篇5-8DABCCTherewasastrangefatherJohnBlakefromMichiganwhonamedhischildrenafteraputersoftwareterm.HetoldthelocalnewspapertheUStraditionalwayofadding“Junior”or“II”afteraboy’snamewastoomon.SowhenhissonwasbornlastweekhedecidedonthenameJohnBlake
2.0asifhewereasoftwareprogrammer.Mr.BlakeadmittedthatittookmonthstopersuadehiswifeJamietoaccepttheidea.Mrs.Blakesaidsheaskedseveralfriendswhethertheycouldacceptthisnameornot.“Allthemen”shesaid“feltthenamewascool.”However,herwomenfriendsdidnotthinkso.“Ithinkthewomenenduplikeit,”shesaid.Mr.BlaketoldthelocalnewspaperhegottheideafromafilmcalledTheLegendof1900,inwhichanabandonedbabyisgiventhename1900toremembertheyearofitsbirth.“Ithoughtthatiftheycandoitwhycan’twe”hesaid.AfterlittleJohnversion
2.0wasbornMr.Blakeevensentacelebratorye-mailtothefamilyandfriendswhichwasdesignedtolookasifheandhiswifehadcreatedanewsoftware.“IwrotethingsliketherearealotofnewfeaturesfromVersion
1.0withadditionalfeaturesfromJamie”hesaid.Andhehasalreadyplannedforhisson’sfuture.“Ifhehasachildhecouldnameit
3.0”hesaid.
9.Fromthepassageweknowthat“JohnBlake
2.0”_____.A.isalsothenameofaputerB.showsthetraditionalwayofAmericanbabynamingC.hasthesamemeaningas“JohnBlakeJunior”D.tellssomethingaboutthehopethefatherplacesonhisbaby
10.Whatdothenameof“1900”and“JonVersion
2.0”haveinmonA.Theyarebothconnectedwithputer.B.Theyarebothuntraditional.C.Theybothtellaboutthebirths.D.Theyaretobeequallypopular.
11.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.AllMrs.Blake’sfriendssupporttheiridea.B.Thename“1900”isalsoaputersoftwareterm.C.WhenMr.Blakehadasecondchildhewouldnameit“JohnVersion
3.0”.D.Mrs.Blakedidn’tagreetonamehersonafteraputersoftwaretermattheverybeginning.参考答案C篇9-11CBDDWiththedevelopmentofsocietymanypeopleareingundertheumbrellaoffatness.Notjustadults,butevenchildrenaregettingoverweight.Todaysomeofthenewbornbabiesarealsobornfat.Ithasbeenprovedthatthepeoplelivinginthewesterndevelopedcountriesaremorelikelytobeeoverweight.Thereareanumberofcausesbehindthis.ThepeopleinthedevelopedcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesalmostenjoyallthefortsoflife.Almostallthethingsinthelivesofthepeoplelivinginthesecountriesareattheirfingertips.Averylimitedamountofmovementandphysicaleffortisrequiredtodoanykindofjob.Becauseofthefactthatthesecountriesarequitedeveloped,mostofthejobsthatthepeopletakeuparedeskjobs.Sothelifestyleofthemisjustaroundtheofficedesk.Mostofthewesterndevelopedcountriesarecoldones.Naturedemandsthatpeopleeatthekindsoffoodsoastomakethemstandthecoldness.Therefore,wine,fattydairyproducts,bread,junkfood,andredmeatbeeimportantdietsinthesecountries.However,theblamecannotbeentirelyputontheunhealthyeatinghabitsofthepeople.Technologyallowsthemtoimportalmostallthefoodproductsthattheydonotgrow.Althoughsomehealthyfoodsaregrowninthecountriesnowadays,thequantityisverylimited.Itisnotenoughtomeetthedemand.Sowhentheyarenotavailableandfattyfoodsarecheaperpeopleprefertogofortheeatinghabitthattheyhavealwaysbeenfollowing.
12.AccordingtoParagraph2,mostpeopleinthedevelopedcountriesdo______.A.officejobsB.managementjobsC.physicaljobsD.tiringjobs
13.Accordingtothetextthereasonwhypeopleinthewesterndevelopedcountrieshavetoeatsomefattyfoodsisthat____.A.theunhealthyeatinghabitisnotimportantB.fattyfoodscostlesstobuyandhealthyfoodsareinshortageC.healthyfoodsareinshortageandfattyfoodsareabundant.D.theycan’tputtheblameontheireatinghabits.
14.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetextisto_________.A.warnusofourbadeatinghabitsinthedevelopedcountriesB.remindusoftherelationbetweenfoodandweightgainC.informusofthecausesofweightgaininthedevelopedcountriesD.tellusthatfatnessinthedevelopedcountriesisnatural
15.Peopleinthewesterndevelopedcountriesoften__________.A.carryumbrellaswiththemB.blamethefatnessontheweatherC.growalotofhealthyfoodsintheircountriesD.eattoprotectthemselvesfromthecoldness参考答案D篇12-15ABCD。