19．Brain Transplants
Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years．（71）GIf we compare a human brain to a hard disc，what the scientists are doing is to make better use of the hard disc．
The idea that a human brain could be transplanted （移植） may come from Frankenstein．In 1999，an experiment turned a bear into a dolphin （海豚）．（72）FThey were made of the memory area in the dolphin's brain containing information about swimming．They had a series of useful information，which was saved into a button-sized chip （芯片）．Later the information was transplanted into the action memory area in the bear's brain．（73）CIt proved to be a highly successful experiment and a bear was turned into a dolphin．
Recently，another memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Rescarch Instance of the University of California．The experiment bad an entire transplant of the memory area．（74）BThe transplant was performed from a dog named Cenius to a dog named idiot．Cenius could follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master．It was a real genius in memorizing．However，Idiot had no contact with people since its birth．It because an animal with nothing in its brain，without any memory．
（75）AWhen the two dogs woke up，Idiot had grasped all the abilities Cenius possessed； it was good at memorizing and sensible．It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master．But Cenius gave no response to its master，and did not recognize him at all．

A．The experiment was a complete success．
B．It included actions，moods，logic，words，images，etc．
C．Then it was released （释放） by means of electric power．
D．Different images have different meanings in the memory area．
E．Using the most advanced technology，detailed images were produced．
F．Discoveries show that messages are carried by the central nervous system in the brain．
G．One of the latest topics is how to change the human brain or combine it with the computer．
18．（71）C This recreation promotes physical，mental and community health，and also wins points for what it doesn't offer．Here's everything you need to know before hitting the trail or sidewalk．
Bring water，a snack，and good comfortable shoes．A lot of pepole have unrealistic understanding of what comfortable shoes mean； actually hiking boots are very necessary．（72）D Experienced hikers recommend tailoring your route to fit an interest，like architecture，food or a view．
（73）F In modern urban city，you've kept away from trees and maybe birds most of the time．Although cool buildings，coffee shops and paths leading into handsome parks are your daily choices for trips，digging into a park can let your ears and eyes escape the urban environment．
Consider inviting company on your urban hike，starting with family． （74）AIt's so important that people understand this is not a foreign activity．
Organized hikes and walking clubs provide motivation and an opportunity to learn new routes and meet people．To help people find fellow walkers and nearby routes，the Website of the American Hiking Society offers searchable databases of clubs and trails．（75）BJust explore．That's what I've always done．

A．Children who walk outdoors are more likely to perform well at school．
B．But keep in mind that an urban hike is about the journey，not the planning
C．Urban hikes provide unexpected excitements
D．Once equipped，figure out where to go
E．Listen to music，watch TV or meet your friend at the cinema
F．Choose nature for the destination
G．Guides keep you informed of evens and activities．
17．When I was a little girl，my mom would say，"Half the fun of doing anyth1ng is sharing it with others"．（71）BFriends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys，comfort us in our hard moments，and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves．I've always looked at friends as the family we choose．They enrich our lives．As Robert Louis Steven once said，"（72）E"
To be a good friend or partner，it's important to be a good lis1ener．Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive．（73）DWhen they hear their words repeated back to them，it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly，what they meant to say．
（74）GYou know the old golden rule，"Care for others the way you would like them to care for you．"The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure．Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person's life．
Take care，though，with whom you choose to have close relationship，for they can have a great effect on your self-respect and life path．As someone once told me"（75）FThey will either take you up or down．"

A．I am afraid so．
B．It is quite true
C．Friendship is thw most important factor．D．Sometimes it is usefu1to be their mirror．
E．A friend is a present which you give yourself．
F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift．
G．Patience，sympathy and understanding are also important qua1itles．
16．Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance．（71）B
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family．Timing is another consideration．（72）DOthers get a monthly allowance．
In any case，parents should make clear what，if anything，the children is expected to pay for with the money．
（73）G If they do this，they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget．Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance．
The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving．Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs，like clothing or electronics．
Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home．These jobs are a normal part of family life．
Paying children to do extra work around the house，however，can be useful．（74）E
Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money．（75）A They can spend it by buying things they want．Or they can save it．

A．They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause．
B．The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly．
C．They are not less likely to make mistakes．
D．Some children get a weekly allowance．
E．It can even provide an understanding of how a business works．
F．Their parents will teach them a hard lesson．
G．At first，young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it．
15．While many Chinese overseas artists are switching to other more profitable fields，Huang Shanye，a painter of the Zhuang ethnic group，stands out as an exception．His art has gradually earned him fame over the course of his more than 20 years in the United States．He was even able to leave behind his steady job as an art teacher and fully devote himself to what he describes as a pursuit（追求） of beauty．
The common theme of Huang's many works lies in the combination of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques．"I apply Chinese calligraphy（书法），paper cutting，facial makeup of Peking Opera--all the things that I can find in traditional Chinese culture--to Western oil painting，"Huang said at an exhibition held recently in his home county of Montgomery，Maryland in the US，where friends and neighbors had come to view some of his work．
One of Huang's works in the show，which had been featured on the exhibition's flier（广告传单），served as a good example．Titled In Harmony，the painting shows two green dragons facing one another on a golden plate--a characteristic of Chinese tradition．Huang decorated the surface with the words"peace"and"dragon"，both in Chinese and in English．Michele Cohen，director of the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery，pointing to Huang's In Harmony，says："I think this work really shows how an artist can combine one tradition with another，and it really comes out in a mixed form．"
In 1998，American composer Silas Huff met Huang at an exhibition and was moved by Huang's sketch Tapestry of Dreams，which was later realized into a large-scale work consisting of a dozen 1-by-1-meter panels of paintings describing the traditions and longings of Huang's people．
Inspired by the work，Huff composed a 25-minute symphony（交响乐），Spring Song Festival，made up of Chinese folk melodies．Ten years later when Huff and Huang reconnected，Huff was able to bring two ballet schools on board and create a ballet based on the symphony．The work was performed at LaGuardia Performing Art Center in New York in the spring of 2009，with Huang's Tapestry of Dreams as a background．
64．What is the theme of Huang's many works？A
A．The combination of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques．
B．The difference between traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques．
C．The advantages of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques．
D．The disadvantages of traditional Chinese elements and Western painting techniques．
65．We can inferC．
A．Huff composed a 25-minute symphony，Spring Song Festival after he arrived in China．
B．Huff composed a 25-minute symphony，Spring Song Festival because he graduated in China．
C．Huff composed a 25-minute symphony，Spring Song Festival，because of Huang's work．
D．Huff composed a 25-minute symphony，Spring Song Festival because of money．
66．Which is the best title of the passage？A
A．A Pursuit of Beauty
B．The Life of an Artist
C．True Friends
D．The Differences of Art
67．Michele Cohen，director of the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery，A．
A．thinks highly of Huang's In Harmony．
B．pays no attention to Huang's In Harmony．
C．wants to buy Huang's In Harmony．
D．criticizes Huang's In Harmony．
14．You are from a middle class family，and live in a normal size home without any showy possessions，but you are surrounded by surprising consumption（消费）．This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son．You are worried that he will want to live as they do，and wonder if you should move．
    Sometimes big pocket money，joyful birthday parties，special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do，and that they're not as careful as you are with money，but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do，talk with them as freely and read to them every night．
    Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while children play by himself，way off in a wing of his own．In that unfortunate case，he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly，but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size house，too，if he has a TV a computer and a few video games in his room．Even the most caring parent doesn't walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching，what Internet site he has found and if he's playing that video game．
    Too much uncontrolled screen then may lead to a certain loss of innocence（天真），and if it doesn't，you might decide to move．Don't judge your neighbor too harshly（严厉地），though．There're some things that are right with almost any neighbor and some things that are wrong with the best of them-like those super-big houses．The wealth of their owners-and the way they throw money around-may make your son feel sorry for himself，unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money，give some to people who don't have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs．
    Children want-should be provided with-explanations when their parents don't give them what they want．
46．What is the problem with the worried parent in the passage？A
A．Her neighbors may have a negative effect on her son．
B．She doesn't have as much money as her neighbors．
C．She can't afford special playrooms．
D．Her son wants to move into a bigger house．
47．We can infer from paragraph 2 and 3 that parents shouldC．
A．work hard to live a richer lire
B．give their children more freedom
C．spend more time with their children
D．set an example for their children to follow
48．What do the underlined words in paragraph 4 mean？C
A．help the poor people willingly．
B．save money for their children．
C．spend money carelessly．
D.1eave money all around the house．
49．What does the author aim to express in the passage？D
A．Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood．
B．Children are unfortunate to have poor parents．
C．Children should enjoy their comfortable life．
D．Children need proper guidance from their parents．
13．The iPhone，the iPad：each of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fad（一时的风尚）．Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter"i"---and many other brands are following suit．The BBC's iPlayer---which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet---used the title in 2008．A lovely bear---popular in the US and UK---that plays music and video is called"iTeddy"．A slimmed-down version（简装本） of London's Independent newspaper was started last week under the name"i"．
In general，single-letter prefixes（前缀） have been popular since the 1990s，when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce（电子商务） first came into use．
Most"i"products are targeted at （针对）young people and considering the major readers of Independent's"i"，it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name．
But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter"i"．Why not use"a"，"b"，or"c"instead？According to Tony Thorne，head of the Language Center at King's College，London，"i"works because its meaning has become ambiguous．When Apple uses"i"，no one knows whether it means Internet，information，individual or interactive，Thorne told BBC Magazines．"Even when Apple created the iPod，it seems it didn't have one clear definition（定义），"he says．
"However，thanks to Apple，the term is now connected with portability （轻便）．"adds Thorne．
Clearly the letter"i"also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual．Each person believes they have their own needs，and we love personalized products for this reason．
Along with"Google"and"blog"，readers of BBC Magazines voted"i"as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade（十年）．
But as history shows，people grow tired of fads．From the 1900s to 1990s，products with"2000"in their names became fashionable as the year was connected with all things advanced and modern．However，as we entered the new century，the fashion disappeared．
 
71．People use iPlayer toC．
A．listen to music                        B．make a call
C．watch TV programs online               D．read newspapers
72．We can infer that the Independent's"i"is designed forA．
A．young readers                          
B．old readers     
C．fashionable women                 
D．engineers
73．The underlined word"ambiguous"means"B"．
A．popular            B．uncertain            C．clear            D．unique
74．Nowadays，the"i"term often reminds people of the products which areA．
A．portable    B．environmentally friendly    C．advanced    D．recyclable
75．The writer suggests thatD．
A．"i"products are often of high quality      
B．iTeddy is alive bear
C．the letter"b"replaces letter"i"to name the products
D．the popularity of"i"products may not last long．
12．Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl（爬行），while boys will head for cars，a study has shown．The findings，the first to show differences in very young babies，suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences．
Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 babies aged 9 months to 36 months．The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys．Some were typically boys'toys----a car，a digger，a ball and a blue teddy．The rest were girls'toys：a pink teddy，a doll and a cooking set．They were placed a meter away from the toys；and could pick whichever toy they liked； their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded．
Of the youngest children （9 to 14 months），girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys，and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did．Among the two and three-year-olds，girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it．The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars，which the girls barely touched．There was no link between the parents'view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls，and the children's choice．
Dr Brenda Todd said，"Children of this age are already exposed（显示出） to much socialization．Boys may be given‘toys that go'while girls get toys they can care for，which may help shape their preference．But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys．There could be a biological basis for their choices．Males through evolution（进化，发展） have been adapted to prefer moving objects，probably through hunting instincts（本能），while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink，the color of a newborn                             
60．Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably becauseD．
A．baby boys are much more active    
B．baby girls like bright colors more 
C．their parents treat them differently   
D．there is a natural difference between them．
61．What can we infer from Paragrah3？C
A．Nine-month-old baby boys don't play with dolls at all．
B．Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls
C．The older the babies are，the more obvious their preference is
D．Parents should teach their babies to share each other's toys
62．What conclusion did Dr．Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study？B
A．A dults purposely influence their babies preference．
B．Babies'preference isn't affected by social surroundings
C．Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting
D．Baby girls preferning warmer colors will be warm-hearted
63．We may read this article in aAsection of a newspaper
A．science    B．health     C．education     D．entertainment．
11．Everyone knows about straight-A students．We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（报复）of the Nerds．They get high grades，all right，but only by becoming dull laborers，their noses always stuck in a book．They are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sports．
How，then，do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres？
Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School．She also sings in the choral group，serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society．For two years she has maintained A's in every subject．Melendres，a freshman at the University of New Mexico，was student-body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque．He played soccer and basketball well，exhibited at the science fair，and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station．Being a speech giver at the graduation ceremony，he achieved straight A's in his regular classes，plus bonus points for A's in two college-level courses．
How do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it？Brains aren't the only answer．"Top grades don't always go to the brightest students，"declares Herbert Walberg，a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago，who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students．"Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的）abilities counts for more．Much more．"
In fact，Walberg says，students with high IQ sometimes don't do as well as classmates with lower IQ．For them，learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down．
Hard work isn't the whole story，either．"It's not how long you sit there with the books open，"said one of the many-A students we interviewed．"It's what you do while you're sitting．"Indeed，some of these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower-scoring classmates．
The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn．
73．What can we conclude from the first paragraph？B
A．Most TV programs and films are about straight-A students．
B．People have unfavorable impression on straight-A students．
C．Everyone knows about straight-A students from TV or films．
D．Straight-A students are well admired by people in the society．
74．Some students become super-achievers mainly becauseC．
A．they are born cleverer than others
B．they work longer hours at study
C．they make full use of their abilities
D．they know the shortcut to success
75．What will be talked about after the last paragraph？C
A．The interviews with more students．
B．The role IQ plays in learning well．
C．The techniques to be better learners．
D．The achievements top students make．
10．Let us suppose it is now about A．D.2060．Let's make believe it is about sixty years from now．Of course，things have changed and life is very different．
Voyages to the moon are being made every day．It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe．At a number of scenic spots on the moon，many hotels have been built，the hotels are air--conditioned，naturally．So that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon．Every room has at least one picture window．Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of young and old．
What are people eating now？People are still eating food．They haven't yet started to take on their supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power．They may be some day．But many foods now come in pill form，and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants．
Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago，most of our planet's surface has to be filled．The deserts are irrigated with water．Crops are no longer destroyed by pests．The harvest is always good．
Farming，of course，is very highly developed．Very few people have to work on the farm．It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then．
People are now largely vegetarians．You see，as the number of people increased，the number of animals decreased．Therefore，the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier in both our bodies and our minds，too，and we know the causes and cure of diseases and pain，and it is possible to get rid of disease．No one has to be ill any more．
Such would be our life in 2060．
66．What are the hotels on the moon used for in 2060？D
A．Scientific experiments．
B．People who have no houses．
C．Astronauts．
D．Holiday people．
67．Which of the following is WRONG？C
A．In the story，the population of the world has increased．
B．Voyages to the moon are being made every day．
C．A great number of people work on the farm．
D．The food comes mainly from green plants．
68．According to the passage，why are people largely vegetarians？B
A．Because most people like vegetables better．
B．Because the number of people increased and the number of animals decreased．
C．Because people think meat is unhealthy．
D．Because there are no animals at all．
69．According to the passage，what about the people's health in 2060？B
A．Because the people have to be vegetarians，they are very thin．
B．The people have no illness．
C．The doctor don't know how to treat the diseases and pain．
D．The people are less healthier in our bodies than in our minds．
70．When was the passage written？C
A．In about A．D.2060
B．In about 1960
C．In about 2000
D．In about 2004．
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