B) both nature and man are actually complicated and delicate systems C) the damage to one part of it will affect the condition of other parts D) it is necessary to protect nature as well as human beings
3.To keep ourselves away from the mistakes of our forefathers，the writer points our that . A) conservation should become everybody’s daily practice B) more trees should be planted than those we cut down C) scientific forestry should be a basic knowledge to people D) school courses should include protection of environment
4.The sentence“we need to know why…the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil”(lines 3-6,Para.3)indicates that . A) too much of our water resources have been wasted today B) it is hard to prevent running currents from escaping to the sea C) we haven’t yet fully made use of streams and rivers
D) plant life depends heavily on the way we take control of our water resource 5.What is the writer’s attitude towards the current situation in treating natural resources?
A) Hopeful. B) Negative. C) Doubtful. D) Worried.
试题十九
Physical activity does the body good, and there’s growing evidence that it helps the brain too. Researchers in the Netherlands report that children who get more exercise, whether at school or on their own, _____(26) to have higher GPAs and better scores on standardized tests. In a_____(27) of 14 studies that looked at physical activity and academic____(28), investigators found that the more children moved, the better their grades were in school, _____(29) in the basic subjects of math, English and reading.
The data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut as schools struggle to_____ (30) on smaller budgets. The arguments against physical education have included concerns that gym time may be taking away from study time. With standardized test scores in the U.S. _____(31) in recent years, some administrators believe students need to spend more time in the classroom instead of on the playground. But as these findings show, exercise and academics may not be ____(32) exclusive. Physical activity can improve blood _____(33) to the brain, fueling memory, attention and creativity, which are_____(34) to learning. And exercise releases hormones that can improve _____(35) and relieve stress, which can also help learning. So while it may seem as if kids are just exercising their bodies when they’re running around, they may actually be exercising their brains as well. 选项如下：
A attendance B consequently C current D depressing E dropping F essential G feasible H flow I mood J mutually K particularly L performance M review N survive O tend
试题二十
Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are “male” and “female” brains, believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes. A new study （26） that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender.
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In the study, Tel Aviv University researchers （27）for sex differences the entire human brain.
And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for （28）brains as “male” or “female,” research shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling right in the middle.
Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based （29）, many different types of brain can’t always be distinguished by gender.
While the “average” male and “average” female brains were （30） different, you couldn’t tell it by looking at individual brain scans. Only a small （31）of people had “all-male” or “all-female” characteristics.
Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist (神经科学家),said the study is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning （32） beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same, （33）of gender.
“There’s a mountain of evidence （34）the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function,” he told The Seattle Times.
If anything, he said, the study （35）that gender plays a very important role in the brain “even when we are not clear exactly how.” 选项如下：
A abnormal B applied C briefly D categorizing E challenges F figure G percentage H proving I regardless J searched K similarities L slightly M suggests N tastes O traditional
试题二十一
The method for making beer has changed over time. Hops（啤酒花）, for example, which give many a modern beer its bitter flavor, are a _____(26)recent addition to the beverage（饮料）. This was mentioned in reference to brewing（酿造） in the ninth century. Now, researchers have found a _____(27)ingredient in residue(残留物) from 5000-year-old beer brewing equipment. While excavating two pits（矿井） at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots, funnels, amphorae, and stoves (stove fragment pictured). The different shapes of the containers _____(28)they were used to brew, filter, and store beer. They may be ancient “beer-making toolkits,” and the earliest_____(29)evidence of beer brewing in China, the researchers report online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To _____(30)that hypothesis, the team examined the yellowish, dried _____(31)inside the vessels（容器）. The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like millet and barley(大麦), and about 10% were bits of roots, _____(32) lily(百合花), would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say. Barley was an unexpected find: The crop was domesticated in western Eurasia and didn’t become a _____(33)food in central China until about 2000 years ago, according to the researchers. Based on that timing, they suggest barley may have _____(34)in the region not as food, but as_____(35)material for beer brewing beer. 选项如下：
A. arrived B. consuming C. direct D. exclusively E. including F. inform G. raw H. reached I. relatively J. remains K. resources L. staple M. surprising N. suggest O. Test
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