40. A. change　　　　　　　　　　 B. develop　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. grow　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. slow

39. A. thought over　　　　　 B. made up　　　　　　　　　　　 C. suggested　　　　　　　　　　　 D. come up with

38. A. drags　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stops　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. backs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gains

37. A. view　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. point　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. scene　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. experience

36. A. guess　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. learn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. doubt

60. A. limitation　 B. goodness　　　 C. division　　　 D. qualities

答案　 41-60　 DACBA　 BCADB　 BCADC　 DACBD

Passage 37

(湖北省黄冈市黄州区一中2010届高三第二次月考)

You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t 　36　 　how quickly time has passed.

If you are familiar with this 　37　 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and　 38　 　when you are bored. Now scientists have 　39　 　a reason why this is the case.

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 　40　 　according to how we focus on a task. When we are 　41　 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains 　42　 　the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment 　43　 　by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image 　44　 　researchers monitored their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to 　45　 　concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then　 46　 　the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that　 47　 　was more active when the volunteers paid 　48　 　subjects.

It is thought that if the brain is 　49　 　focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to　 50　 its resources, and pays less attention to the clock.　 51 , time passes without us really 　52　 　it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 　53　 　energies on monitoring the passing of time. 　54　 , time seems to drag.

Next time you feel bored 　55　 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

59. A. mountain　 B. nature　　　　 C. wind　　　　 D. snow

58. A. would　　　 B. due to　　　　　 C. have to　　　 D. be to

57. A. obviously　 B. already　　　　 C. basically　　　 D. certain

56. A. admitted　 B. disappeared　　 C. tied　　　　 D. linked