In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men

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In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes (性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical (数学的) ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation and the expression for emotions. In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain area.
小题1:Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?
A. Research on the Brain
B. Differences between Men and Women
C. Who are Better, Boys or Girls
小题2:________ men and women think differently.
A. The different brains make
B. The different experiences make
C. The influences of society make
小题3:According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at _______ in your school.
A. mathematics
B. physics
C. English
小题4:Which of the following is true?
A. The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.
B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.
C. The area in girls used for language skills develops better.
小题5:In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain _______.
A. is the same
B. is different
C. is zero

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B

解析

小题1:根据文章内容可知答案为B
小题2:根据文章内容The sexes (性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways. 可知答案为A
小题3:根据文章内容And they generally see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.可知答案为C
小题4:根据文章内容可知答案为C
小题5:根据文章内容最后一段可知答案为B

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Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly, correctly and without thinking. Educators call it “automaticity (自动性)”.
A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice, he stumbles less and less, reading by the phrase (短语). With automaticity, he doesn’t have to think about the meaning of words, so he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.
It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others, but also got better results in exams.
According to Rossman, the key to automaticity is the amount (数量) of time a child spends reading, not his IQ. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will probably reach automaticity. It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.
You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable (适合) for your level. If you read aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly, one word at a time, without expression or meaning, you need more practice.
小题1:“Reading is the key to school success” means that reading .

A．helps school develop faster

B．is a key to a successful school

C．helps students go to a key school

D．can improve students’ learning results

小题2:Children with “automaticity” can read faster because they .

A．know how to read the words

B．do not have to think while reading

C．read by themselves without any help

D．pay attention to the meaning of the text

小题3:Rossman tells that any child who will possibly be an automatic reader.

A．turns off TV one night 4 weeks

B．reads books by the word quickly

C．spends an hour reading every day

D．gets the same grades as others in exams

小题4:The underlined word “stumble” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese.

A．结结巴巴地读	B．全神贯注地读
C．心不在焉地读	D．声情并茂地读

小题5:The best title for the passage is “ ”.

A．IQ Is the Key to the Automaticity

B．TV Is Bad for Children’s Reading

C．Automaticity Depends on Practice

D．Automatic Reads Will Be Successful

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Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet. They are very interested in it. Why is itbecoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time. Third, they don"t need to go to the shop themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.
On the other hand, some people don"t like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online. Customers(顾客)can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they can"t enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. These are the reasons why they do not like it.
But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.
小题1:Many people are interested in ______ online.
A. watching TV B reading C. studying D. shopping
小题2:From the first paragraph，we know ______.

A．no one likes buying things online

B．more and more people don"t like shopping through the Internet

C．shopping on the Internet is more and more popular

D．There are no advantages about shopping on the Internet

小题3:People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can ______.

A．save their money and time

B．help them make a lot of money

C．be very easy

D．help them save time

小题4:Some people don"t like shopping online because they______.

A．have to pay more money

B．must send their money first online

C．don"t have enough time

D．are worried about the safety of shopping online

小题5:What"s the best title(题目)of this passage?

A．Why don"t people like going shopping?

B．Shopping through the Internet is very popular.

C．How do people shop with little money?

D．Chinese people don"t like shopping on the Internet.

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We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
Photographers use cameras，artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
Spencer Johnson"s story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于)our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
Just look at the cycle(循环)of the seasons. Trees bud(发芽)in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.

Since we accept the cycles of nature，we should also accept the changes in our life.
We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
小题1:What do writers use to share their life experiences?

A．Stories.

B．Newspapers.

C．Basketballs.

D．Pianos.

小题2:Who Moved My Cheese? tells us that ______.

A．changes exist in our life

B．we should move other’s things

C．we should use books to share our life experiences

D．there are difficulties in our life

小题3:The cycle of the seasons means ______.

A．we should wear warm clothes in winter

B．we should accept the changes in our life

C．we should prepare for the weather

D．leaves turn yellow in autumn

小题4:If you fail a test, what should you think according to the passage?

A．I have no chance to pass the test.

B．Exams are hard for me.

C．I have bad luck.

D．It"s good for me because I know there are more to learn

小题5:What"s the main idea of this passage?

A．Weather changes in different seasons.

B． Who Moved My Cheese? is a good book.

C．We should change ourselves when life changes.

D．We should not lose heart when we meet with difficulties.

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Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解决) the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (处理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心区). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.
小题1:What does the underlined word “greener” mean?

A．Taller.

B．Easier.

C．Better for the environment.

D．More brightly coloured.

小题2:Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?

A．It helps people work better.

B．It makes the city cleaner.

C．It reduces crime.

D．It makes it easier to exercise.

小题3:According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?

A．A lot of people don’t have jobs.

B．Too many people live in the city centre.

C．A lot of people are moving out of the city.

D．Too many people travel into the city every day.

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Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?
On April 5, the State Council (国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.
Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.
From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).
There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have more than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.
Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. To stop such accidents, the Central Government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.
The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.
小题1:Under the new rules, which of the following is NOT true?

A．School buses must not be overloaded.

B．School buses must drive 80 km/h or less on normal roads.

C．School buses can go first when there are other cars.

D．local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

小题2:The phrase “keep an eye on” in Paragraph 6 has a similar meaning to “_______”.

A．look after

B．play with

C．look for

D．chat with

小题3:According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT ______.

A．a GPS

B．more than seven seats

C．a parent of one of the students

D．a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

小题4:The government made new rules for school buses because _______.

A．21 students died in school bus accidents last year

B．the government encourages all students to take school buses

C．200 million children in China go to school by bus every day

D．school buses in China were not safe enough before

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