Brothers Ishmael and Isadore were complete opposites. People who knew them both could hardly believe they were from the same planet, let alone the same family. The boys were not unkind toward one another, but their personalities(个性)were so different that it was difficult for them to reach a decision they both liked. Their mother frequently played the judge in their disagreement.

Ishmael, the older brother,was athletic. He played baseball, football, and basketball.Isadore, the younger brother, hated sports. He was quieter and less active than his brother. He preferred spending his time on the computer, making short videos and writing short articles. Ishmael loved classic rock. He listened to bands like the Beatles. Isadore didn’t care much for those bands. He preferred music from Central Africa. Luckily for their parents, both boys enjoyed listening to music through headphones.

One other thing the brothers did agree on was that they wanted a pet. Mom had resisted getting one, but after both brothers had begged, she finally agreed.“We can get a pet, as long as you two take care of it,” she said.That means you do the feeding, you do the training, and if it needs to be walked, you do the walking. “No problem, Mom,”Ishmael and Isadore said together. “Good, we all agree,” Mom said. “Now, what kind of pet are we going to get?”

1.The two brothers’ mother often had to be the judge when they ______.

A. played basketball

B. had writing contests

C. couldn’t come to an agreement

D. couldn’t reach a decision on headphones

2.The underlined word“resisted”in the last paragraph probably means“_______”.

A. disagreed with B. insisted on

C. regretted D. suggested

3.What will probably happen next?

A. The brothers will both want a pet to play sports with.

B. The brothers can’t agree on what pet to get.

C. The brothers will both be unkind to the pet.

D. The brothers can’t agree on the pet’s name.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. brothers and their pet

B. brothers and their life

C. brothers of different personalities

D. brothers of different hobbies

The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉). Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focus — until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?

Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise (同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.

1.The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s__.

A. sense of hearing B. sense of sight

C. sense of touch D. sense of smell

2.Babies are sensitive to the change in______.

A. the size of cards B. the colour of pictures

C. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects

3.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?

A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.

B. To see how babies recognize sounds.

C. To carry their experiment further.

D. To keep the babies’ interest.

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A. Science fiction. B. Children’s literature.

C. An advertisement. D. A science report.

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In the fourth grade, I discovered my one true love—acting. It is not only fun, but it ____ teamwork and empathy, things I think the world should have more of.

However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to !

In the first semester of my freshman year of high school, my school the play Frankenstein. It’s about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster, and __ the monster destroys the scientist’s life.

I got the lead female of Frankenstein’s girlfriend, Elizabeth. I had been in plays before, so I was very to the rehearsal(排练) process of memorizing lines and then a character with help from the director. But this play was different from one I had ever done before, because Frankenstein and Elizabeth had to kiss in the play a lot. The boy who ____ Frankenstein was very cute, I must say. There was a(n) in which our characters shared “15 kisses”. , the director removed it. But there were still some kissing scenes.

Would we to kiss, or would we actually kiss? Our director 53 having us kiss for real, and for the first few times, it was very . My lips barely touched the boy’s. Many of the other actors and actresses laughed at us.

, one thing about stage kissing that you have to understand is that you are not being yourself. That goes for any . After that experience, I feel like I can any role. It was a big event in my toward becoming a better actress. I feel more being onstage and showing my character’s personality to the . And that is important for getting the message of a play across.

1.A. 1earns B. teaches C. directs D. explains

2.A. kiss B. hug C. bow D. pray

3.A. prepared for B. carded out C. put on D. took up

4.A. when B. where C. whether D. how

5.A. star B. role C. maid D. keeper

6.A. used B. addicted C. related D. devoted

7.A. imagining B. convincing C. developing D. revising

8.A. each B. no C. some D. any

9.A. played B. served C. created D. replaced

10.A. space B. part C. area D. interval

11.A. Eventually B. Surprisingly C. Fortunately D. Regrettably

12.A. intend B. mean C. try D. pretend

13.A. applied to B. ended up C. objected to D. gave up

14.A. fierce B. romantic C. awkward D. pitiful

15.A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

16.A. behaving B. acting C. touching D. moving

17.A. change B. design C. handle D. assess

18.A. way B. journey C. tour D. trip

19.A. comfortable B. practical C. optimistic D. hopeful

20.A. readers B. actresses C. actors D. audiences

Attempts to understand the relationship between social behavior and health have their origin in history. Dubos (1969) suggested that primitive(原始的)humans were closer to the animals because they, too, relied upon their instincts to stay healthy. Yet some primitive humans recognized a cause and effect relationship between doing certain things and alleviating(减轻)symptoms of a disease or improving the condition of a wound. Since there was so much that primitive humans did not understand about the functioning of the body, magic became an integral component(不可或缺的成分)of the beliefs about the causes and cures of health disorders. So it is not surprising that early humans thought that illness was caused by evil spirits. Primitive medicines made from vegetables or animals were always used in combination with some form of ritual(礼仪)to drive harmful spirits away from a diseased body.

One of the earliest attempts in the Western world to formulate principles of health care based upon rational(理性的)thought and rejection of supernatural phenomena is found in the work of the Greek physician Hippocrates. Little is known of Hippocrates who lived around 400 B.C., not even whether he actually authored the collection of books that bears his name. Nevertheless, the writings attributed to him have provided a number of principles underlying modern medical practice. One of his most famous contributions, the Hippocratic Oath, is the foundation of contemporary medical ethics(道德). Among other things, it requires a physician to swear that he or she will help the sick, keep oneself from intentional wrong-doing or harm, and keep secret all matters to keep the doctor-patient relationship.

Hippocrates also argued that medical knowledge should be derived(源自于) from an understanding of the natural sciences and the logic of cause and effect relationships. In this classic thesis(论点), On Airs, Waters, and Places, Hippocrates pointed out that human-being is influenced by the totality of environmental factors: living habits or lifestyle, climate, geography of the land, and the quality of air and food. Interesting enough, concerns about our health and the quality of air, water, and places are still very much written in the twentieth century.

1. The topic of the first paragraph is summarized in ________.

A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2

C. Sentence 3 D. the last sentence

2. Why did primitive humans rely on magic in their beliefs about the causes and cures of diseases?

A. Because magic was an inseparable part of their life.

B. Because they had little knowledge about the body.

C. Because the diseases were caused by the evil spirits.

D. Because magic must be used in going through the rituals to drive out the evil spirits.

3.Considering Hippocrates’ background, we can see from the second paragraph that ________.

A. he was the forefather of modern medicine

B. experts are sure that the books bearing his name were not written by him

C. he had a rational mind aided by supernatural instincts

D. experts do not know much about him except when and where he lived

4.All of the following are included in the Hippocratic Oath EXCEPT ________.

A. helping patients

B. keeping oneself from harming patients

C. keeping secret all matters to maintain a good relationship with the patients

D. obeying rules for modern medicine practice

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