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Jealous of the kids at school who are smarter than you and seem to learn more quickly? Don’t worry. __71

72 However, according to a recent study, IQ can rise—not just by one or two points, but by as many as 21 points!

Scientists have found that IQ changes are linked to changes in part of the brain called gray matter, which was seen to grow and become denser（更加密集）in the brains of people whose IQs improved greatly.

73 One is to train your short-term memory. Previous research has proven that short-term memory is the basis for intelligence, so trying to recognize or retell something that you have seen or heard can help raise your overall brain power. 74

A good night’s sleep will also help improve your concentration. 75 It helps you stay focused for longer the next day.

Scientists have also found that exercise helps. Walking 30 minutes a day five times a week and doing exercise will help you become more knowledgeable—as well as healthier and fitter.

A. There are several ways of increasing your brain’s gray matter.

B. Your brain deals more efficiently with things you truly like.

C. With a bit of brain training, the chances are that you can be as smart as they are.

D. So maybe it’s a good idea to get your brain in training right away.

E. Getting enough sleep is like pushing the reset button in your brain.

F. The more you work on it, the better you will become.

G. People used to assume that a person’s IQ was unchangeable.

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B．giving explanations

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Months after Hindley’s return, Heathcliff and Catherine travel to Thrushcross Grange to spy on the Linton family. However, they are found and try to escape. Catherine is caught by a dog, and then brought inside the Grange to have injuries tended to while Heathcliff is sent home. Catherine eventually returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed woman, looking and acting as a lady. She laughs at HeathcIiff’s dirty appearance. When the Lintons visit the next day, Heathcliff dresses up to impress her. It fails, however, when Edgar, one of the Lintons' children, argues with him. Heathcliff is locked in the attic, where Catherine later tries to comfort him. He swears revenge(报复) on Hindley.

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B．Catherine becomes the master of Wuthering Heights

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Jealous of the kids at school who are smarter than you and seem to learn more quickly? Don’t worry． 71

72 However, according to a recent study, IQ can rise—not just by one or two points, but by as many as 21 points!

Scientists have found that IQ changes are linked to changes in part of the brain called gray matter, which was seen to grow and become denser （更加密集） in the brains of people whose IQs improved greatly．

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A good night’s sleep will also help improve your concentration． 75 It helps you stay focused for longer the next day．

Scientists have also found that exercise helps． Walking 30 minutes a day five times a week and doing exercise will help you become more knowledgeable—as well as healthier and fitter．

A． There are several ways of increasing your brain’s gray matter．

B． Your brain deals more efficiently with things you truly like．

C． With a bit of brain training, the chances are that you can be as smart as they are．

D． So maybe it’s a good idea to get your brain in training right away．

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (企业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile (敌意的) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒). 71 Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green – eyed monster” and the UK is its home.

Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. 72 Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others – but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

73 But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.

“It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”

74 They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. 75 It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

A. This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.

B. The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.

C. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood.”

D. It is not true that British people are born jealous of others` success.

E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.

F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.

G.. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.

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Dear Sarah,

You have every right to feel betrayed by your friend if she did tell your secrets to others, but it seems 31 that she did. You say that you are best 32 ; well, best friends talk about their 33 and try to 34 them. If she is a good friend, you should apologize for blaming her.

35 you still have doubts, you should think about why you don’t believe her. Was it because you were ashamed of your mark 36 your behavior? Did you feel jealous of your friend’s 37 ? If so, the problem 38 with you, not her. Try not to sound too proud of 39 when discussing your marks in front of others.

However, if you feel that she is very 40 at keeping secrets and likes to embarrass you in public, you had better find a new friend.

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32. A. students B. players C. friends D. learners

33. A. problems B. teachers C. questions D. studies

34. A. love B. solve C. find D. help

35. A. As B. While C. Because D. If

36. A. or B. and C. with D. along with

37. A. clothes B. family C. parents D. marks

38. A. goes B. fights C. deals D. lies

39. A. you B. yourself C. them D. themselves

40. A. good B. clever C. bad D. expert

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