3. The phenomenon that today’s children seem adultlike is attributed by the author to _____. 　 A) the widespread influence of television 　 B) the poor arrangement of teaching content 　 C) the fast pace of human intellectual development 　 D) the constantly rising standard of living 4. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children? 　 A) It enables children to gain more social information. 　 B) It develops children's interest in reading and writing. 　 C) It helps children to memorize and practice more. 　 D) It can control what children are to learn. 5. What does the author think of the change in today’s children? 　 A) He feels amused by their premature behavior. 　 B) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note. 　 C) He considers it a positive development. 　 D) He seems to be upset about it.

Passage 3

Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random (随机的).

One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “The explanation for this is that the brain is like a computer,” explains the professor. "People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the woman's custom every morning to throw her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme." About one in twenty of the incidents the volunteers reported were these "programme assembly failures."

Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing-an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest (荒谬可笑的). These are two hours some time between eight a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m., with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. "Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain 'programmes' occurs, as for instance between going to and from work." Women on average reported slightly more lapses-12.5 compared with 10.9 for men-probably because they were more reliable reporters.

A startling finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating more could make things a lot worse-even dangerous.

30. From the tone of the passage we know that the author is 　　　　.

　　 A) not serious about the private ownership of H-bombs

　　 B) concerned about the spread of nuclear weapons

　　 C) doubtful about the necessity of keeping H-bombs at home for safety

　　 D) unhappy with those who vote against the ownership of H-bombs

Passage 2

About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy-who could not have been more than seven or eight years old-replied, "Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.’’

This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.

The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. 　　 Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why? 　　 Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders. 　　 In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.

Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials. 1. According to the author, feeling depressed is _____. 　 A) a sure sign of a psychological problem in a child 　 B) something hardly to be expected in a young child 　 C) an inevitable phase of children's mental development 　 D) a mental state present in all humans, including children 2. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world _____. 　 A) through contact with society　　　　　　　　　　 B) gradually and under guidance

　 C) naturally and by biological instinct　　　　　 D) through exposure to social information

29. According to the passage, opponents of the private ownership of H-bombs are very much worried that 　　　.

　　 A) the cost of the weapon will put citizens on an unequal basis

　　 B) the wide use of the weapon will push up living expenses tremendously

　　 C) poorly-educated Americans will find it difficult to make use of the weapon

　　 D) the influence of the association is too powerful for the less privileged to overcome

28. By saying that the bomb also has a deterrent effect the spokesman means that it 　　　　.

　　 A) can kill those entering others’ houses by force

　　 B) will threaten the safety of the owners as well

　　 C) will frighten away any possible intruders

　　 D) can show the special status of its owners

27. Some people oppose the ownership of H-bombs by individuals on the grounds that 　　　.

　　 A) they may fall into the hands of criminals

　　 B) people’s lives will be threatened by the weapon

　　 C) most people don’t know how to handle the weapon

　　 D) the size of the bomb makes it difficult to keep in a drawer

26. According to the passage, some people started a national association so as to 　　　.

　　 A) instruct people how to keep the bomb safe at home

　　 B) coordinate the mass production of the destructive weapon

　　 C) promote the large-scale sale of this newly invented weapon

　　 D) block any legislation to ban the private possession of the bomb

5. Which is true according to the passage?

　　　 A. Sleeping pill can solve the solve the sleeping problems completely

　　　 B. Insomnia is difficult to treat.

　　　 C. All the older adults have sleeping problems.

　　　 D. Exercise in the morning can benefit sleep.

健康医疗类答案：

Passage 1 ADBBA　 Passage 2 BABCD 　　　Passage 3 　CAADC　　 Passage 4 ABACD　

Passage 5 ACBDD　 Passage 6 DABDB

4. What does “skip”mean in the sixth passage?

　　　 A. delay.　　　　　　　 B. reduce　　　　　　　　　　　 C. double　　　　　　　　　　 D. leave out

3. Which is NOT the cause of short-term insomnia?

　　　 A. Physical tension.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Alcohol use　　　　　　　　　　

C. Worries about health.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Maial problems.

2. What is the most common sleeping complaint?

　　　 A. Sleeping too little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Sleeping too much　　　　　

C. No sleeping　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sleeping soundly