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Almost everyone wants to get smarter. We struggle to improve our 16_ , intelligence and attention. We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us 17_ the day.

18 __, a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are 19___ to how smart humans can get.

Each of our body parts develops in a certain way for a reason. 20 _, we are not 3 meters tall 21 _ most people’s hearts are not strong enough to send 22 _ up that high. Scientists say that our thinking ability works in the same way. A baby’s brain size is limited by a series of __23 , such as the size of the mother’s pelvis (骨盆). If our brains developed to be bigger, there could be more 24 during childbirth.

The study of Jews, who have an average IQ much _ 25_ than other Europeans, showed they were more _26_ to develop diseases of the _27_ system. This might be because of their increased brainpower.

If intelligence cannot be improved, can we at least get better at _ 28 _ ? Not really, say scientists. They studied _29_ like caffeine (咖啡因)that improve attention. They found the drugs only helped people with serious 30 _ problems. For those who did not have trouble paying attention, the drugs could have the 31 _ effect. Scientists say that this suggests there is a(n) 32 limit to how much people can or should concentrate.

Our memory is also a “double-edged sword”. People with extremely good memories could 33__ having a difficult life because they cannot _34 bad things that happen to them.

Thomas Hills, one of the authors of the paper, said that 35 all the problems in trying to get smarter, it’s unlikely that there will ever be a “super mind”.

1. A．memory B．character C．.ability D．emotion

2. A．go through B．get through C．put through D．carry through

3. A．Though B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．However

4. A．standards B．measures C．ranges D．limits

5. A．For example B．In addition C．At first D．Above all

6. A．until B．before C．because D．so that

7.A. blood B information C. breath D. strength

8. A．reasons B．factors C．aspects D．effects

9. A．chances B．lives C．choices D．deaths

10. A．smarter B．better C．higher D．lower

11. A．likely B．possible C．probable D．sure

12. A．nervous B．bodily C．personal D．physical

13. A．exercising B．concentrating C．memorizing D．thinking

14. A．poisons B．drinks C．plants D．drugs

15. A．health B．family C．attention D．living

16. A．same B．different C．opposite D．similar

17. A．lower B．smaller C．higher D．upper

18. A．end up B．make up C．start up D．come up

19. A．remember B．forget C．perform D．share

20. A．supposing B．considering C．concerning D．regarding

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.B

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章通过研究变得聪明会带来的问题，得出结论我们是不可能拥有更聪明的头脑的。

1.考查名词：A. memory记忆B. character特点C. .ability能力D. emotion情感，我们想改善记忆力，智力和注意力，选A

2.考查词组：A.go through经历B.get through完成C.put through通过D. carry through帮助…渡过难关，我们一杯咖啡一杯咖啡的喝来帮助我们度过每天。选B

3.考查副词：A. Though虽然B. Therefore因此C. Meanwhile同时D. However然而，从后面的句中的warns 可知是转折关系，用副词。选D

4.考查名词：A.standards标准B. measures措施C. ranges范围D. limits限制，然而，一项研究警告说，人类有多聪明是有限制的。选D

5.考查词组：A. For example例如B. In addition此外C. At first起初D. Above all最重要的是，前面说我们的身体发展是有一定的原因的，后面是举例说明。选A

6.考查连词：A.until直到B. before在…前面C. because因为D. so that以至于，我们不到3米高，因为人的血液是到不了那么高的。选C

7.考查名词：A. blood血液B information信息C. breath呼吸D. strength力量，解析同上。选A

8.考查名词：A. reasons原因B. factors因素C. aspects方面D. effects影响，孩子的大脑是由一定的因素决定的。选B

9.考查名词：A.chances机会B. lives生命C. choices选择D. deaths死亡，如果孩子的脑袋太大，在出生的时候就有更多死亡。选D

10.考查形容词：A.smarter更聪明B. better更好C. higher更高D. lower更低，犹太人平均的智商比欧洲人高，选C

11.考查形容词：A.likely可能B. possible可能C. probable可能D. sure肯定，犹太人更有可能得神经系统的疾病，只有likely可以用于：Sb/sth is likely to do，选A

12.考查形容词：A. nervous紧张的B. bodily身体的C. personal个人的D. physical身体的，解析同上。选A

13.考查动词：A.exercising练习B. concentrating集中C. memorizing记忆D. thinking思考，如果脑力不能提高我们可不可以提高注意力呢？选B

14.考查名词：A. poisons毒B. drinks饮料C. plants植物D. drugs药品，他们研究了可以提高注意力的咖啡因。选D

15.考查名词：A. health健康B. family家庭C. attention注意力D. living生活，药品只能影响有严重健康问题的人，选A

16.考查形容词：A.same同样B. different不同C. opposite相反D. similar相似的，对没有注意力问题的人这些药物会有相反的影响。C

17.考查形容词：A.lower更低B. smaller更聪明C. higher更高D. upper更高，对人们的注意力有更高的限制。选D

18.考查词组：A. end up结束B. make up组成C. start up开始D. come up提出，记忆力好的人可能最终过着不好的生活。选A

19.考查动词：A. remember记得B. forget忘记C. perform改革D. share分享，因为他们不能忘记不好的事情。选B。

20.考查动词：A.supposing猜想B. considering考虑到C. concerning关于D. regarding关于，考虑到，变得聪明会带来的问题，我们是不可能拥有更聪明的头脑的。选B

考点：考查科普类短文

点评：文章通过研究变得聪明会带来的问题，得出结论我们是不可能拥有更聪明的头脑的。文章层次分明结构严谨，立足语篇，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，注重语篇的理解，学生平时要培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。

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A．she wanted to live with a large family

B．she was not able to live on her own due to her weakness

C．her husband passed away

D．she thought it was the children’s obligation to take care of her

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A．Because she saw her great granddaughter’s doll.

B．Because she recalled her dead parents.

C．Because she was surrounded by her offspring.

D．Because she felt lonely during the Christmas season.

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A．GG’s doll was important and was a symbol of many things.

B．GG showed great respect for his husband’s love.

C．GG missed the great old days she spent with her family.

D．GG was grateful for her long life.

4.What happened to GG’s baby sister?

A．She envied her sister all her life.

B．She felt guilty for breaking GG’s doll and decided to go.

C．She left home at a young age.

D．She died of some disease at a young age.

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A．Because she was clever. B．Because she was loving.

C．Because she was sensitive. D．Because she was imaginative.

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A．treating the elderly well is moral

B．it is impossible to copy the exact doll for the elderly

C．love, the permanent rhythm of life, will always remain in the elderly’s heart

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"Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect." It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. From para. 1, we can infer that .

A. the writer spent his first wartime Christmas at home

B. Not all the soldiers were allowed to go home for Christmas

C. all the soldiers would have three-day passes for Christmas

D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

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A. it was December 23

B. it was snowing heavily

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D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree

3. "All Christmas trees are perfect", because they can remind you of .

A. the wartime B. the green of a pine

C. the pleasant moment D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be " ".

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

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C. A Perfect Christmas Tree

D. A Christmas Without a Tree

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