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It is common for older people to forget things. Now an American study has found that memory starts to fail when we are young adults. People younger than thirty years of age usually do not know that they are starting to forget information. But scientists from the University of Michigan say the loss of memory has usually already started.

Researchers say people do not observe this slow reduction in mental ability until the loss affects their everyday activities.

Denise Park led the new study. She directs the Centre for Aging and Cognition at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Her team studied more than 350 men and women between the ages of twenty and ninety years. The study identified people in their middle twenties with memory problems.

She says young adults do not know they are forgetting things because their brains have more information than they need.

But she says that people in their twenties and thirties are losing memory at the same rate as people in their sixties and seventies.

Ms. Park says people between the ages of sixty and seventy may note the decrease in their mental abilities. They begin to observe that they are having more trouble remembering and learning new information.

The study found that older adults are more likely to remember false information as being true. For example, they remembered false medical claims as being true. Younger people remembered hearing the information. But they were more likely to remember that it was false.

Ms. Park is now using modern imaging equipment to study what happens in the brains of people of different ages. She is studying what parts of the brain older adults use for different activities compared to younger adults. Ms. Park says mental performance is a direct result of brain activity and brain structure. She says keeping the brain active is important. She hopes future studies will identify ways to improve the operation of our aging minds.

The passage is meant to _____________.

A. emphasize the importance of exercising the brain

B. analyze the difference between different age groups on the loss of memory

C. reveal the decrease in mental ability of young adults as well as older adults

D. introduce effective ways to improve memory

According to the passage, young adults differ from older adults in that ________.

A. they lose their memory at a slower rate

B. they rarely realize they have memory problems

C. their brains can store much more information

D. all of the above

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Not until the loss of memory affects their daily activities, do people notice the decrease in their mental abilities.

B. People begin to lose memory in their twenties.

C. Older people tend to remember false information as being true.

D. Younger people find it easier to remember the information that is proven false.

It can be inferred from what Denis Park says that ______.

A. mental performance can be improved

B. mental ability is determined entirely by brain structure

C. people of different ages use different parts of the brain for memorizing

D. different parts of the brain are responsible for different mental activities

Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage?

A. The Mysterious Brain B. The Ability to Forget

C. Memory Reduction D. Mental Performance

It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any   36   on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost direct below,   37   was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. The boy was wearing 38   and shivering (颤抖) with cold, Robert noticed. Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry   39   from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was   40   the water and his canoe was floating away. “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good   41  . Taking off his clothes, he 42   into the river. The   43   water made him tremble all over,   44   in a few seconds he reached the boy. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank,  45   the boy with him. But at that   46   he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all   47   in his direction. Robert   48   to swim towards the boat.
“Give me a hand,” he shouted   49   he got near the boat. He   50   up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so   51  .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and   52   him in a blanket (毯子). But they did not move to   53   Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me   54  , too?”
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large   55  . “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”

第二节完形填空。（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
Christmas was an exciting season for my six-year-old son. For weeks, he’d been memorizing   36 for the “Winter Ceremony” in his kindergarten class. I went to 37 their rehearsal(排演).
As I waited, students were led into the room. Each class, 38 by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one 39 to perform their song. I didn’t expect anything other than fun.
My son’s class rose to sing “Christmas Love”. Those in the front row on the center stage held up large 40 , one by one, to spell out the 41 of the song. When the class sang: “C is for Christmas,” a child would hold up the letter C, then another would hold up “H” for happy, and on and on, 42 each child was holding up a letter, presenting the 43 message, “Christmas Love”.
The performance was going 44 , until suddenly we noticed her, a small, quiet girl in the 45 row holding the letter “M” upside down-totally 46 that her letter “M” appeared as a “W”. The audience began to laugh at this little girl’s 47 . But she had no idea that they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, 48 holding her “W”. 49 many teachers tried to quiet the children, the 50 continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A 51 came over the audience and eyes began to 52 . In that instant we understood the 53 why we were there, and even though it was such a busy holiday, there was a(n) 54 for celebrating Christmas. When the 55 letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: “ CHRIST WAS LOVE”. And I believe that this is why Christmas is so important.
36. A. songs                  B. message                   C. texts                        D. performance
37. A. direct                 B. celebrate                  C. design                      D. attend
38. A. led                            B. accompanied             C. looked                            D. pulled
39. A. stood                  B. turned                      C. rose                         D. came
40. A. letters                 B. words                      C. names                    D. boards
41. A. topic                  B. title                         C. idea                         D. theme
42. A. when                  B. after                        C. until                        D. while
43. A. exact                  B. complete                  C. proper                      D. right
44. A. smoothly            B. happily                    C. heatedly                   D. joyfully
45. A. back                   B. middle                            C. left                          D. front
46. A. ignoring                B. unknown                  C. unaware                   D. recognizing
47. A. action                 B. play                         C. mistake                    D. joke
48. A. highly                B. proudly                    C. clearly                            D. bravely
49. A. Unless                B. As                           C. Although                  D. In spite of
50. A. performance        B. laughter                   C. audience                   D. message
51. A. fear                    B. worry                      C. pride                        D. silence
52. A. widen                 B. close                        C. rise                          D. wink
53. A. cause                  B. reason                      C. way                         D. place
54. A. purpose                     B. excuse                      C. reward                            D. song
55. A. seventh               B. middle                            C. last                         D. full

More Than I Had Dreamed Of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Student Union. I always ___1___my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections（选举）, ___2___I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it took to ___3___a school election. I was ___4___.

As I cried in my room that evening, I ___5___took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would ___6___for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my ___7___had a lot of advantages. What strengths did I have? I had good grades, and I was ___8___and helpful. And my biggest ___9___was the faith（信念）I had. I would not allow my ___10___appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I ___11___my election plans for the next year.

I realized that girls would have get to know me and recognize that I had the_12_to

speak for them. I love to making friends and I liked being helpful,__13_ decided that

perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantange.In order to learn how to

give an election__14_ ,I also took a course on successful public speaking.

The day after election,when the head teacher announced I won the second highest

number of votes,the students___15__.That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my success was__16__theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had ___17__much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people ___18___the way. I had won the ___19___and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and ___20___their day.

1. A．admired B．remembered C．praised D．believed

2. A．hoping B．planning C．guessing D．judging

3. A．have B．lose C．hold D．win

4. A．content B．upset C．surprised D．confused

5. A．gradually B．immediately C．suddenly D．personally

6. A．pay B．run C．speak D．wait

7. A．competitors B．teammates C．coaches D．schoolmates

8. A．outspoken B．curious C．direct D．friendly

9. A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream

10. A．young B．public C．special D．ordinary

11. A．began B．discussed C．announced D．changed

12. A．support B．necessity C．ability D．permission

13. A．but B．and C．so D．or

14. A．broadcast B．speech C．performance D．promise

15. A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．argued

16. A．only B．still C．almost D．also

17. A．achieved B．controlled C．devoted D．developed

18. A．by B．to C．in D．along

19. A．mercy B．acceptance C．election D．fame

20. A．enrich B．widen C．brighten D．enlarge

More Than I Had Dreamed Of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Student Union. I always ___36___my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections（选举）, ___37___I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it took to ___38___a school election. I was ___39___.

As I cried in my room that evening, I ___40___took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would ___41___for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.

I recognized that my ___42___had a lot of advantages. What strengths did I have? I had good grades, and I was ___43___and helpful. And my biggest ___44___was the faith（信念）I had. I would not allow my ___45___appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I ___46___my election plans for the next year.

I realized that girls would have get to know me and recognize that I had the_47_to

speak for them. I love to making friends and I liked being helpful,__48_ decided that

perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantange.In order to learn how to

give an election__49_ ,I also took a course on successful public speaking.

The day after election,when the head teacher announced I won the second highest

number of votes,the students___50__.That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my success was__51__theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had ___52___much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people ___53___the way. I had won the ___54___and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and ___55___their day.

36. A. admired B. remembered C. praised D. believed

37. A. hoping B. planning C. guessing D. judging

38. A. have B. lose C. hold D. win

39. A. content B. upset C. surprised D. confused

40. A. gradually B. immediately C. suddenly D. personally

41. A. pay B. run C. speak D. wait

42. A. competitors B. teammates C. coaches D. schoolmates

43. A. outspoken B. curious C. direct D. friendly

44. A. problem B. strength C. worry D. dream

45. A. young B. public C. special D. ordinary

46. A. began B. discussed C. announced D. changed

47. A. support B. necessity C. ability D. permission

48. A. but B. and C. so D. or

49. A. broadcast B. speech C. performance D. promise

50. A. nodded B. gathered C. cheered D. argued

51. A. only B. still C. almost D. also

52. A. achieved B. controlled C. devoted D. developed

53. A. by B. to C. in D. along

54. A. mercy B. acceptance C. election D. fame

55. A. enrich B. widen C. brighten D. enlarge

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