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A. religious B. secret C. poet D. Envelope
__________ in a new country, I was scared and feeling pretty anxious.
A. It was the first time B. I was the first time
C. Being the first time D. This being my first time
Some kinds of mental skills naturally decrease as people get older. Yet research seems to show that some training can improve such skills. A recently published study also appears to attest that the good effects of training can last for many years after that training has ended.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland wanted to learn how long memory and thinking skills would last in older people who were trained to keep them. The people were part of the ten-year research project. They were taught methods meant to improve their memory, thinking and ability to perform everyday tasks.
More than 2,800 volunteered for the study called ACTIVE — short for Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly. Most were studied when they were more than 70 years old.
The volunteers took one of several short training classes meant to help them keep their mental abilities. One class trained participants in skills including how to remember word lists. Another group trained in reasoning. A third group received help with speed-of-processing — speed of receiving and understanding information. A fourth group — the control group did not get any training.
Earlier results had established that the training helped the participants for up to five years. Now, leading study writer George Rebok says, the research showed most of the training remained effective a full ten years later.
Professor Rebok and his team found that the people trained in reasoning and speed-of- processing did better on tests than the control group.
“We are wondering whether those effects which endured over time would still be there ten years following the training, and in fact, that's exactly what we found.,,
The effect on memory, however, seemed not to last as long. Still, the old people in any of the three classes generally reported less difficulty in performing daily activities than the control group.The total training time for the older people was between 10 and 15 hours.
1. Which statement is false according to the text?
A. This kind of training can only have effects on people for a few years.
B. The people were trained during a period of ten years.
C. Most of the people who were studied were more than 70 years old.
D. The first group were trained how to remember word lists.
2. How would the old in the second group perform after receiving the trauung?
A. Remember more words.
B. Understand information more quickly.
C. Act as poorly as before.
D. Perform daily activities better.
3. What does the underlined word "attest" in the first paragraph mean7
A-Affect. B. Deny.
C. Prove. D. Improve.
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Some Kinds of Mental Skills Naturally Decrease.
B. Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years.
C. Four Groups of Old People Were Trained Mentally.
D. A Ten-year Research Affects Elderly.
---What do you think of the furniture on exhibition?
---Well, great! But I don’t think much of ______ you bought.
A. ones B. it C. which D. What
---_____ you always question everything I say?
---Sorry if I make you unhappy; but it’s my habit to question before I believe.
A. Shall B. Will C. Must D. Can
Besides the excitement of travel, one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs, holidays, foods, art, music, and politics firsthand.
“I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps what’s more important was how much I learned about cultures, people, and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family, not from the tourist’s point of view,” says Andrew, who studied in Poitiers, France.
Another reason for studying abroad is that you’ll gain self-confidence. Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her home town of 35,000! Christina says she learned how to better stand up for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?
Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition(过渡) to college and adulthood. Mathew says he returned from studying in Australia with confidence and a real interest in international affairs that made him different from his peers(同龄人). “After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college to be a breeze –moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem particularly frightening after having lived thousands of miles away.”
Most of all, it’s fun while you’re studying in a different learning environment.
1.The passage is mainly about .
A．the benefits of studying abroad
B．living in a foreign country
C．the excitement of travel
D．learning a language
2.What did Andrew pay special attention to while studying abroad?
A．Host families. B．The foreign cultures.
C．Places of interest. D．Community problems.
3.The example of Christina mainly shows that studying abroad can .
A．change our habits B．offer us opportunities
C．increase our knowledge D．build our confidence
4.The underlined words “a breeze” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to .
A．something very important B．something very interesting
C．something very easy D．something very soft
That hotel is undoubtedly a well-furnished one, , their service and meals are not good.
A．for B．but C．and D．however
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Have you ever heard “Tuhao, let’s be friends”? Are you puzzled, wondering _____ it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.
Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama” have become so familiar _______ many Chinese people that they often play jokes on each other when __ ___ (chat) about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new (fashion) mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily. Amazingly, the two wildly popular words have become hot words in English too. Recently, the BBC (produce) a program to introduce “tuhao”. the Internet, “tuhao” can be translated into “new money (暴发户)” in English. Besides, the Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin (describe) bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women, calling ________ “a force in the global gold market”. Experts say the Chinese language’s _______ (influent) on English will continue during the entire 21st century, ___ __ it is expected that “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.
1.你刚才讲述的故事使我想起了我以前的一次经历.
The story you have just told ________ ________ ________ an experience I once had.
2.他为自己没有信守诺言而向我道歉。
He _______ to me for not having _______ _______ _______.
3.这些男孩喜欢捉弄他们的老师。
These boys like _________ _________ ___________ their teacher.
4.显然他在跟我们撒谎
_______ _______ __________ that he is _______ _______ _______ ________us.
5.吃得多而锻炼少对你的健康有害。
Eating a lot and exercising little __________ ____________ ___________ your health.
6.过去 David 靠给报社写文章维生。
David _______ _______ _______ _______ writing articles for newspapers in the past..
7.我没有生病，相反,我很健康。
I’m not ill; _______ _______ _______, I’m very healthy.
8.他是由他姨妈抚养长大的
He ________ _________ ________ by his aunt.
9.没有什么比诚实更重要的了
Nothing is _________ __________ _________ honesty.
10.水的出现使得生命的发展成为可能。
The appearance of water ________ ________ _________ for life to develop
11.我们竭尽所能阻止孩子们单独去河里游泳
We do our best to _________ _________ _________ __________ alone in the river.
