题目内容
It isn’t quite ___ whether the Tibetan antelope is still being hunted.
| A．certain | B．sure | C．safe | D．careful |
A
解析试题分析：考查形容词：A. certain确定的，B. sure确定的，C. safe安全的，D. careful仔细的，句意：是否藏羚羊正在被捕猎还不确定。AB都有确定的意思，但sure的主语不能是it，certain可以。选A。
考点：考查形容词
点评：特别是汉语意思相近的形容词，要从它们的搭配和词义本身的不同区分，做题时要注意这些差异。
The Most Powerful Man in Music |
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LONDON Thur Oct 3 （Reuters）-U2’s lead singer Bono is the most powerful man in music and not just because of his singing, says a poll of top music business people. Irishman Bono is number one on the list in British music magazine“ Q”because he speaks publicly about his views on political issues such as Third World Debt. |
The 42-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, has used his fame to meet with the world’s political leaders and has even met the Pope. The singer is not only successful at talking with leaders about political issues but his band also still enjoys worldwide hits 25 years after it started.
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Article 2002 Reuters Limited Lesson 2002 www. english-to-go. com |
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1．U2’s lead singer Bono is ________.
A．the most powerful man in music because of his singing
B．the most powerful man in music but he is not powerful because of his singing
C．the most powerful man in music because of his singing and because of something else
D．the most powerful man and the most important music businessman as well
2．In the sentence “... political issues such as Third World Debt” the underlined part means ________.
A．money that poor or developing countries owe
B．money that all the countries in the world owe
C．the problems of poor countries
D．the music of developing countries
3．Which is true about the 42-year-old singer?
A．the singer’s real name isn’t Bono.
B．the singer has a friend called Paul Hewson.
C．the band U2 sing about political issues.
D．Bono is in fact a politician.
In a six-week study, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive(认知的) skills didn't get any smarter.
More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a week. They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didn't play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet and answering general knowledge questions. All participants were given a sort of I.Q test before and after the experiment.
Researchers said the people who did the brain training didn't do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet. On some sections of the test, the people who surfed the Net scored higher than those playing the games.
"If you're (playing these games) because they're fun, that's absolutely fine," said Adrian Owen, the study's lead author. "But if you're expecting (these games) to improve your I.Q., our data suggests this isn't the case," he said during a press briefing on Tuesday.
One maker of brain games said the company's games have been proven to boost brain power.
"Their conclusion would be like saying, 'I cannot run a mile in under 4 minutes and therefore it is impossible to do so," Aldrich said in a statement.
"There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world," said Art Kramer, who was not linked to the study and has no ties to any companies that make brain training games.
Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can spark(激发) new connections between nerves and produce new brain cells. "Fitness changes the building blocks of the brain's structure," he said.
【小题1】. It can be inferred that the online brain games mentioned in the text are_____________.
| A．costly | B．unreliable | C．illegal | D．effective |
| A．The experiment lasted for a week. |
| B．Age didn’t affect the result of the research. |
| C．Every person played online brain games three times a day. |
| D．People who didn’t play online brain games did better in I.Q test |
| A．Playing games which are fun can improve your I.Q. |
| B．There is a lot of evidence to suggest skills can transfer to the real world. |
| C．Do physical activity can boost your brain power. |
| D．Playing online games can spark new brain cells |
| A．The research was not linked to the study |
| B．Those playing the games can score higher in the test |
| C．playing the games can spark new connections between nerves |
| D．This isn’t the case that these games can improve your I.Q. |
