问题：共用题干 Exercising Your Memory1. Aging does not mean a dramatic decline in memory power,unless you help it happen by let-ting your mind go.2. That's not to say that memory doesn't change throughout life.Researchers divide memory into categories based on the length of time when memories are stored.One system divides it up as short-term(less than one minute;remembering a telephone number while you dial,for in-stance),long-term(over a period of years)and very long-term memory(over a lifetime).3. Short-term memory isn't mastered until about age 7,but after that you never lose it.Long-term memory,however,involves more effort and skill and changes more through life .It's not until the early teens（十几岁）that most people develop a mature long-term memory.4. First,we must get information into our heads through learning. Learning strategies can get rusty（生锈）without constant use. High school and college students , who are forced to repeatedly exercise their long-term memory abilities(at least long-term enough to get them through a final exam),usually do well on memory tests.The longer you stay in school,the more chance you get to polish your learning skills.It's no wonder that more highly educated people have more effective memory skills throughout life.5. Although older people in general learn somewhat more slowly than they did when younger,a dramatic difference exists between those who stay intellectually active-reading,discussing,taking classes,thinking-and those who do not. Giving the brain daily workout（锻炼）is just as important as exercising your muscles.Brainwork keeps your learning strategies in shape,and this helps your memory to function at full capacity.6. The next part of a healthy long-term memory is retention（记忆力）,the ability to store what you have learned. Memory researchers still do not know whether memories are lost-whether they still exist in the brain but our mental searching cannot turn them up,or have disappeared entirely as our brain ages.7. The third necessity for memory is recall,the ability to bring to mind the memories we have stored.Again,while aging has widely different effects on the recall abilities of different people, research indicates that the older we get,the longer it takes to recall facts But slower recall is still recall. In fact,aging does not seem to have any effect on forgetting at all,which takes place at the same rate in younger and older people. Paragraph 6______A: Importance of staying intellectually activeB: Effects of aging on a person's recall abilityC: Short-term memory versus long-term memoryD: Retention as the second necessity for memoryE: Link between learning strategies and effective memory skillsF: Significance of exercising your muscles
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问题：共用题干 Ebola Outbreak1. You are likely aware that several countries in West Africa are battling an Ebola outbreak.Eb-ola is a dangerous and often lethal viral infection.Scientists believe that humans contracted the vi-rus by eating the meat of rare animals.It is now believed that bats are the primary carriers of the virus。2. To date,there are only three major countries in West Africa experiencing a major outbreak:Si-erra Leone,Liberia and Guinea. However,other countries such as Nigeria have reported confirmed cases of Ebola with their border.3.Unless you recently visited one of the three affected West countries,your risk of contracting the virus is virtually zero.Unlike other recent airborne virus outbreaks like SARS,the Ebola virus can only be spread through direct contact with an infected person.Specifically,Ebola is spread through contact with body fluids .Though the virus is transmittable,only an infected person exhib-iting symptoms is communicable.4. The signs and symptoms of Ebola are non-specific and patients typically exhibit them after a week of contracting the virus.Symptoms may appear as early as two days or as late as three weeks after initial infection .Symptoms include disgust,weakness and stomach pain.More uncommon symptoms include chest pain,bleeding and sore throat.5. Ebola is devastating because of its ability to attack and replicate in every organ of the body. This causes an overstimulation of the body's inflammatory response,causing the flu-like symptoms. The virus also causes bleeding and impairs the body's normal clotting mechanism（凝血机制）, making bleeding even more severe. Loss of blood volume and decreased organ perfusion（器官灌注）ultimately lead to organ failure and death.6 The current outbreak is the deadliest viral outbreak in over 35 years.While diseases such as the malaria（疟疾）are far more communicable,Ebola is one of the world's most fatal viral infec-tions.Ebola's fatality rate exceeds that of SARS. Paragraph 4______A:Am I at risk of contracting the virus?B: Is the current outbreak the deadliest?C: How do I know if I have contracted the virus?D: What areas are currently affected?E: What exactly does Ebola do to the body?F: What caused the Ebola outbreak?
问题：共用题干 Every Dog Has His SayKimiko Fukuda always wondered what her dog was trying to say. Whenever she put on makeup,it would pull at her sleeve.______(1)When the dog barks,she glances at a small electronic gadget（装置）. The following “human” translation appears on its screen:“Please take me with you”“I realized that's how he was feeling.”says Fukuda.The gadget is called Bowlingual,and it translates dog barks into feelings.People laughed when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world's first dog-human translation machine in 2002.But 300,000 Japanese dog owners bought it.______(2)“Nobody else had thought about it,”said Masahiko Kajita,who works for Takara.“We spend so much time training dogs to understand our orders;what would it be like if we could understand dogs?”Bowlingual has two parts.______(3)The translation is done in the gadget using a da- tabase containing every kind of bark.Based on animal behavior research,these noises are divided into six categories:happi- ness,sadness,frustration,anger,declaration and desire.______(4)In this way,the data- base scientifically matches a bark to an emotion,which is then translated into one of 200 phrases.When a visitor went to Fukuda's house recently,the dog barked a loud“bow wow”. ______(5)It was followed by“I'm stronger than you”as the dog growled and sniffed（嗅） at the visitor.The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120.It can store up to 100 barks,even recording the dog's emotions when the owner is away._______(5)A: A wireless microphone is attached to the dog's collar,which sends information to the gadget held by the owner.B: Nobody really knows how a dog feels.C: This translated as“Don't come this way”.D: More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer.E: Now,the Japanese girl thinks she knows.F: Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like“Let's play”,“Look at me”, or“Spend more time with me”.
问题：He was kept in appalling conditions in prison.A:dreadful B:bad C:unpleasant D:poor
问题： When Washington D.C.was burned in 1814,Dollety Madison rescued many official papers from the White House.A: stole B:filed C:hid D:saved
问题： It is virtually impossible to persuade him to apply for the job.A:simply B:almost C:totally D:completely
问题：共用题干 Dangers Await Babies with AltitudeWomen who live in the world's highest communities tend to give birth to underweight babies, a new study suggests.These babies may grow into adults with a high risk of heart disease and strokes.Research has hinted that newborns in mountain communities are lighter than average.But it wasn't clear whether this is due to reduced oxygen levels at high altitude or because their mothers are under-nourished—many people who live at high altitudes are relatively poor compared witf those living lower down.To find out more,Dino Giussani and his team at Cambridge University studied the records of 400 births in Bolivia during 1997 and 1998.The babies were born in both rich and poor areas of two cities:La Paz and Santa Cruz.La Paz is the highest city in the world,at 3 .65 kilometers above sea level,while Santa Cruz is much lower,at 0 .44 kilometers.Sure enough,Giussani found that the average birthweight of babies in La Paz was significantly lower than in Santa Cruz.This was true in both high and low-income families.Even babies borr to poor families in Santa Cruz were heavier on average than babies born to wealthy families in lofty La Paz.“We were very surprised by this result,”says Giussani.The results suggest that babies born at high altitude are deprived of oxygen before birth. “This may trigger the release or suppression of hormones that regulate growth of the unborn child,”says Giussani.His team also found that high-altitude babies tended to have relatively larger heads compared with their bodies.This is probably because a fetus starved of oxygen will send oxygenated blood to the brain in preference to the rest of the body.Giussani wants to find out if such babies have a higher risk of disease in later life.People born in La Paz might be prone to heart trouble in adulthood,for example.Low birthweight is a risk factor for coronary heart disease .And newborns with a high ratio of head size to body weight are often predisposed to high blood pressure and strokes in later life.A:.the finding was unexpectedB:.he was very tiredC:.the study took longer than expectedD:.he was surprised to find low-income families in La Paz
问题：共用题干Study Confirms Red Meat Link with Bowel（结肠）CancerPeople who eat more than 160 grams of red or processed meat a day are 35 percent more likely to develop bowel cancer than those who eat less_________(1)20 grams a day,according to one of the biggest nutrition investigations ever carried out. The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition followed 478,040 men and women________(2)35 to 70 from 10 European countries. All subjects were free of cancer at enrollment between 1992 and 1998,but______ (3)an average follow-up of almost 5 years 1,329 bowel cancers had been reported. The subsequent analysis,published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, confirms the long-held suspicion________(4) high intakes（纳入量）of red meat are associated with increased bowel_________(5)risk. After taking into consideration factors like age,sex,height,weight,energy intake, physical activity,smoking,and alcohol consumption,the investigators found that bowel cancer was________(6)with intake of red and processed meat but not chicken. Risk of bowel cancer dropped with increasing intake of fish.Eating more than 80 grams a day of fish was associated________(7)a 31 percent reduction in risk compared with eating less than 10 grams a________(8）. Subjects with high red meat and low fish intake were at 63 percent higher risk of bowel cancer compared with subjects with low red meat and high fish_________(9).In addition,the risk of developing the disease was increased for_________(10)people who ate a low fibre diet. Sheila Bingham,study investigator at the UKs Medical Research Council nutrition unit, said:"People have suspected for some time that high levels of red and processed meat ________(11)risk of bowel cancer,but this is one of the largest studies worldwide and the first from Europe of this type to show a________(12)relationship." She added in a statement:"The overall picture is very consistent for red and processed meat and fibre across all the________(13)populations studied." Study coordinator,Elio Riboli,of the World Health Organisation International Agency for Research into Cancer,said:"Other risk factors for_________(14)cancer include obesity（肥胖）and lack of physical activity. Smoking and excess alcohol may also play a ________(15).These factors were all taken into account in the analysis."_________(15)A:factor B:role C: risk D:chance
问题：共用题干 The Value of MotherhoodIn shopping malls,the assistants try to push you into buying“a gift to thank her for her unselfish love”.When you log onto a website,a small popo-up invites you to book a bouquet for her. Commercial warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday in May.______(1)The popularity of Mother's Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted. In fact,she got more一enough to make her horrified.______(2)They buy,among other things,132 million cards. Mother's Day is the No. 1 holiday for flower purchases. Then there are the various commodities,ranging from jewelry and clothes to cosmetics and washing powder,that take advantage of the promotion opportu- nities.Because of this,Jarvis spent the last 40 years of her life trying to stop Mother's Day. One protest against the commercialization of Mother's Day even got her arrested一for distur- bing the peace,interestingly.______(3)As Ralph Fevre,a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian,observe, traditionally“motherhood is something that we do because we think it's right.”But in the logic of commercialism,people need something in exchange for their time and energy. A ca- reer serves this purpose better.______(4)So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother,however,inevitably handicaps career anticipation.______(5)According to The Guardian,there are twice as many child-free young women as there were a generation ago. Or,they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.So,Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mother's Day needs to be updated:“It is to persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good people.”______(3)A:.The American version of Mother's Day was thought up as early as 1905,by Anna Jarvis,as a way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.B: But what's more,commercialism changes young people's attitude towards mother-hood.C: Obviously,the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.D: According to a research by the US card company Hallmark,96 percent of American consumers celebrate the holiday.E: As a result,motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.F: In addition,women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.
问题：All the flats in the building had the same layout.A:.colorB: size C: functionD: arrangement
问题：共用题干 Men too may Suffer from Domestic ViolenceNearlythree in 10 men have experienced violence at the hands of an intimate partner their lifetimes,according to one of the few studies to look___1___ domestic violence and health among men.“Many men actually do experience domestic violence,although we don't hear about it ___2___，”Dr. Robert J. Reid of the University of Washington in Seattle,one of the authors, told Reuters Health. “They often don't tell___3___we don't ask. We want to message out to men who___4___experience domestic violence that they are not alone and there are resources available to___5___”The researchers asked study participants about physical abuse and non-physical ___6___ such as threats that made them___7___for their safety,controlling behavior(for example,be- ing told who they could associate with and where they could go),and constant name-calling.Among men 18 to 54 years old,14.2 percent said they had experienced intimate partner ___8___in the past five years,while 6.1 percent reported domestic violence in the previous year.Rates were lower for men 55 and___9___，with 5.3 percent reporting violence in the past five years and 2.4 percent having experienced it in the past 12 months.Overall,30.5 percent of men younger than 55 and 26.5 percent of older men said they had been victims of___10___violence at some point in their lives. About half of the violence men___1 1___was physical.However,the physical violence men reported wasn't as harsh as___12___stuff,women in a previous study；20 percent to 40 percent of the men rated it as severe,compare to 61 percent of___13___Men who reported experiencing domestic violence had more emotional and mental problemswe___14___hose who had not,especially older men,the___15___found.10._________A: normalB: necessaryC: domesticD: foreign
问题：共用题干 What Should I Say to the Person Who Has Cancer?It is normal to feel that you don't know what to say to someone who has cancer.You might only know the person casually,or you may have worked______(1)or lived near each other for many years and have a closer relationship.The most important ___________(2)you can do is to acknowledge the situation in some way一whatever is most comfortable for you．You can show interest and concern,you can expressencouragement,or you_________(3)offer support. Sometimes the simplestexpressions of concern are the______(4)meaningful,While it is good to be encouraging,it is also important_________(5)to show false optimism or to tell the person with cancer to always have a positive attitude.Doing _________(6)things may discount their fears,concerns,or sad feelings.It is alsotempting to say that you know __________(7)the person feels.While you may know thisis a difficult time,no one can know exactly how the person with_______(8)feels.Humor can be an important way________(9)coping.It is also another source ofsupport and encouragement.Let the person with cancer________(10)the lead; it ishealthy if they find something funny about a side effect,like hair loss or increased appetite, and you can certainly join_________(11)in a good laugh.This can be a great way to relieve stress and to take a break from the_________(12)serious nature of the situation.When the person with cancer looks good, let them know! Refrain（忍住） _____(13)comments when their appearance isn't as good,such as"You're looking pale"or"You've lost weight".Cancer and its treatment can be very unpredictable. Be prepared for good days and bad________(14).Refrain from telling the person with cancer stories about family members or friends who have had cancer. Everyone is different,and these stories may not be helpful.Instead,it is better simply to tell them you know________(15)about cancer because you've been through it with someone else._________(4) A:more B:least C:less D:most
问题：The hospital needs to employ some more nurses.A:use B:hire C:own D:refuse
问题：共用题干 Migrant WorkersIn the past twenty years,there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another._________(51)some newly independent countries have understandably restricted most jobs to local people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers.This is particularly the case in the MiddleEast, _______(52)increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to __________(53)outsiders to im- prove local facilities.__________(54)the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the USA and Europe.It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many countries,________(55)South Korea and Japan.In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East,it is not___________(56)that the pay is high to attract suitable workers.Many engineers and technicians can earn at least___________(57) 1money in the Middle East as they can in their own country,and this is a major attraction.An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it.This increases the net amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with them.Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating advantage.__________(58),the difficult living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other____________(59)safety and com-fort. ___________(60),many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly _________(61)the lack of entertainment facilities.The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greaterchallenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions__________(62)problems rather than do routine work intheir home country.One major problem which___________(63)migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are tem- porary ones.They are nearly always on contract,so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confi- dence.This is to be expected since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.____________(64),migrant workers accept this disadvantage,along with others,because of the ___________(65)financial benefits which they receive._________(58)A:SimilarlyB:As a resultC:For exampleD:Anyway
问题： I did not fully comprehend what had happened.A:approve B:understand C:appreciate D:accept
问题：I think $7 a drink is a bit steep，don't you?A:tight B:low C:cheap D:high
问题：共用题干 Pregnant Women Warned About ACE InhibitorSome of the most commonly used medicines for high blood pressure are drugs called ACE in-hibitors.Doctors have given these drugs to patients for twenty-five years.A government study in the United States found that the use almost doubled between 1995 and 2000.Doctors have known for years that women should not take ACE inhibitors during the last six months of pregnancy.The medicine can injure the baby.ACE inhibitors,though,have been con-sidered safe when taken during the first three months. But a new study has found that women who take these drugs early in their pregnancy still increase the risk of birth disorders. The study shows that,compared to others,their babies were almost three times as likely to be born with major problems .These included problems with the formation of the brain and nervous system and holes in the heart.The researchers say they found no increased risk in women who took other blood pressure medicines during the first three months.Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Boston University did the study.The New England Journal of Medicine published the results. The researchers studied the records of almost thirty thousand births between 1985 and 2000.Two hun-dred nine babies were born to women who took ACE inhibitors during the first three months of their pregnancies.Eighteen of the babies,or almost nine percent,had major disorders.ACE inhibitors are often given to patients with diabetes. But diabetes during pregnancy can result in birth defects.So the study did not include any women known to be diabetic.ACE inhibi- tors suppress a protein called angiotensin-converting enzyme or ACE.This enzyme produces a chemical in the body that makes blood passages narrow.The drugs increase the flow of blood so pressure is reduced.New drugs are tested on pregnant animals to see if they might cause birth defects in humans. But experts say these tests are not always dependable.The United States Food and Drug Adminis- tration helped pay for the study .The F. D.A.says women who might become pregnant should talk with their doctor about other ways to treat high blood pressure. Paragraph 4______A: Effects of ACE and ACE InhibitorsB: Wide Use of ACE InhibitorsC: How to Deal with High Blood Pressure in Pregnant WomenD: Damage to Pregnant Women's Future BabiesE: Suggestions on Stopping the Use of ACE InhibitorsF: Relative Safety for Women During the First Three Months of Pregnancies
问题： Her novel depicts an ambitious Chinese.A: writes B: sketches C: describes D: indicates
问题： I didn’t 【particular】 want to go, but I had toA. arrli B. usually C. especially D. rapidly
问题：共用题干 Pregnant Women Warned About ACE InhibitorSome of the most commonly used medicines for high blood pressure are drugs called ACE in-hibitors.Doctors have given these drugs to patients for twenty-five years.A government study in the United States found that the use almost doubled between 1995 and 2000.Doctors have known for years that women should not take ACE inhibitors during the last six months of pregnancy.The medicine can injure the baby.ACE inhibitors,though,have been con-sidered safe when taken during the first three months. But a new study has found that women who take these drugs early in their pregnancy still increase the risk of birth disorders. The study shows that,compared to others,their babies were almost three times as likely to be born with major problems .These included problems with the formation of the brain and nervous system and holes in the heart.The researchers say they found no increased risk in women who took other blood pressure medicines during the first three months.Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and Boston University did the study.The New England Journal of Medicine published the results. The researchers studied the records of almost thirty thousand births between 1985 and 2000.Two hun-dred nine babies were born to women who took ACE inhibitors during the first three months of their pregnancies.Eighteen of the babies,or almost nine percent,had major disorders.ACE inhibitors are often given to patients with diabetes. But diabetes during pregnancy can result in birth defects.So the study did not include any women known to be diabetic.ACE inhibi- tors suppress a protein called angiotensin-converting enzyme or ACE.This enzyme produces a chemical in the body that makes blood passages narrow.The drugs increase the flow of blood so pressure is reduced.New drugs are tested on pregnant animals to see if they might cause birth defects in humans. But experts say these tests are not always dependable.The United States Food and Drug Adminis- tration helped pay for the study .The F. D.A.says women who might become pregnant should talk with their doctor about other ways to treat high blood pressure. FDA suggests that pregnant women with high blood pressure should consult______.A: that may cause our blood vessels to become more and more narrowB: for pregnant women to take during their last six months of pregnanciesC: that their likelihood to suffer major problems is two times higher than other babiesD: with their doctors about how to treat their problemsE: because diabetes during pregnancy may sometimes lead to birth defectsF: though their mothers took ACE inhibitors during their first three months of pregnancies
