【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
Women are friendly. They often share with others. But men are more competitive. They are trying to improve their social status. Why? Researchers have found it's all due to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently.
Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it when falling in love or giving birth.
But in a former experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during a negative situation such as envy (嫉妒).
Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relations, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.
Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37.
Half of the participants (参与者) received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).
After a week, the two groups switched with participants. They went through the same steps with the other material.
Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social behavior. Then they were asked to analyze the relations by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.
The results showed that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relations improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.
Professor Ryan thus concluded, “Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better tell apart different social behaviors.”
(1)What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?
A.Placebo.
B.Oxytocin.
C.The gesture.
D.The social status.
(2)What can we learn from Professor Ryan's former experiment?
A.Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.
B.Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.
C.Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success.
D.Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences.
(3)Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?
A.To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social behavior.
B.To know the differences between friendship and competition.
C.To know people's different abilities to answer questions.
D.To test people's understanding of body language.
(4)The author develops the text by _______.
A.explaining people's behavior
B.describing his own experiences
C.telling apart sexual differences
D.discussing research experiments

【题目】完形填空
While my father was an officer of the British army in South Africa, we lived in a two-storeyed house. One evening my father and sister and I were sitting together. He was1the window. I suddenly2that he was turning very pale. I sat3, for I didn't want to4my sick sister. Soon father said in a5voice, “Kate and Joan, a friend of mine6here to see me this evening, and I wish to be7him. Will you go up to your own room?” We obeyed, went to our room and closed the door.
Soon I heard a8like that of a door burst in, and then a climb of feet. They were hurrying9the narrow stairs. Fearing that there was10near, I seized the pistol (手枪) on the table. Then I heard my father cry out, “For God's sake, child, 11the door.” I did so. To my scare, I saw,12my father's shoulder; a gorilla (大猩猩), the worst enemy of the soldier in Europe, he was13my father. I raised the pistol and fired. The animal fell backwards with an/a 14loud cry. Father took the still 15pistol from my hand, and fired another shot, which killed the gorilla.
It happened when father 16us upstairs because he thought he would be able to 17the door—which was twenty feet away 18the animal reached it. However, the gorilla was too 19 and this was the cause of the 20flight (=escape) up the stairs.
(1)A.towards B.opposite C.inside D.behind
(2)A.knew B.learned C.felt D.noticed
(3)A.still B.concentrated C.fascinated D.unhappily
(4)A.hurt B.frighten C.lose D.bother
(5)A.loud B.sad C.calm D.pleasant
(6)A.was B.comes C.would be D.is coming
(7)A.friendly to B.alone with C.dependent on D.careful with
(8)A.sound B.cry C.voice D.shout
(9)A.to B.down C.via D.up
(10)A.some difficulty B.a thief C.some danger D.an accident
(11)A.open B.close C.pull D.draw
(12)A.on B.above C.over D.from
(13)A.aiming at B.marching towards C.shooting at D.running into
(14)A.exciting B.exhausting C.angry D.natural
(15)A.sounding B.burning C.frightening D.smoking
(16)A.had taken B.had sent C.had driven D.had forced
(17)A.push B.lock C.guard D.defend
(18)A.unless B.when C.before D.though
(19)A.quick B.huge C.heavy D.disappointing
(20)A.anxious B.embarrassed C.fearless D.hurried

【题目】Tips for Staying Sharp

It’s not abnormal to feel out of it from time to time or perhaps you’re feeling a bit sluggish (迟钝的) when it comes to remembering things. If you’re worried about your forgetfulness, try out these five tips to stay sharp.

Feed your brain.

1 If you decide to eat sugary foods that are heavy with fats then expect to feel lazy and have no energy. But if you decide to eat fruits, vegetables and make other healthy eating decisions you’ll find that you’re full of energy.

2

Challenge yourself constantly—whether it is puzzles, reading, cooking or other tasks that will keep your mind working. If your mind is always learning new things and active, you’ll realize that it’s much easier for you to learn new things and to function. Remember your brain is a muscle and if you want to get the most out of it, you must use it.

Stay fit.

Being in good health and staying in shape is a big part of staying sharp. Your body will only give you what you put into it.3 However, if you put forth the effort into being healthy then your body will expel (释放) the energy you need to achieve your goals.

Ensure enough sleep.

Be sure to get the necessary amount of sleep that your body needs to function on a daily basis. According to studies, sleep helps strengthen and recover your memories.4 Therefore, you can improve your ability to focus and avoid distractions.

Socialize more.

Conversations require individuals to stay aware and active.5 Therefore, it’s necessary in life for you to keep your mind sharp.

A. Never worry.

B. Never stop learning.

C. You are what you eat.

D. Keep fit and study well.

E. Your body won’t give you the energy you remember if you are lazy.

F. It also helps your body build up an energy reserve.

G. Social interaction will help you develop multitasking, problem solving and other skills.

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