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14.Can we have too many friends?How many friends do you have?Making a lot of friends makes you popular at school.Also,whenever you want to find someone for help,there is always a certain friend there.Now scientists suggest that parts of the brain in those with a higher number of friends are larger than those with (75)Afriends.
Scientists have studied the connection between brain size and social interactions (互动) on monkeys.They found that parts of the brain in more sociable monkeys were larger.They were better(76)D predicting the intentions (意图) of other monkeys.
As for humans,the researchers at McGill University,Canada,studied the differences between those with larger social groups,and those with smaller groups.The researchers studied 18people.In order to (77)B the size of each person's social group,the people were asked how many social interactions they'd had in the past month.
Then researchers looked at brain scans (扫描).They found that,just like monkeys,parts of the brain in humans with larger social groups were larger.
Although long-term studies are needed to figure out(78)B social interaction caused these changes in the brain,scientists were sure about one thing:Some brain regions that are larger suggests other regions might be smaller,lead scientist Mary Ann Noonan said to LiveScience.
For example,if you're spending a lot of time with friends,you won't have much free time to learn other (79)A,such as playing the piano,Noonan said.These parts of the brain stay small.
So having too many friends is not always good.(80)C,it's difficult to maintain a lot of meaningful relationships.Maybe we should stick to a smaller,but closer,group of friends.
| 75.A) fewer | B) better | C) worse | D) smller |
| 76.A) in | B) on | C) with | D) at |
| 77.A) take out | B) find out | C) put out | D) look at |
| 78.A) that | B) whether | C) when | D) what |
| 79.A) skills | B) experience | C) technologies | D) hobbies |
| 80.A) Finally | B) At least | C) What's more | D) Above all. |
分析 文章大意:这是一篇议论文.主语讲现在科学家认为,那些有更高朋友数量的人,大脑的那一部分要大于那些朋友少的人的大脑部分.并通过猴子进行了这方面的实验.最后指出有太多的朋友并不总是好的.更重要的是,很难维持大量有意义的关系.也许我们应该坚持一个更小的但更接近的一群朋友.
解答 75.答案:A.考查比较级.句意"现在,科学家们认为,有较高数量的朋友的大脑的部分是大于那些____朋友".根据a higher number of friends更高数量朋友.可知应该是比那些更少数量朋友.用fewer更少的.答案是A.
76.答案:D.考查介词.句意"他们更____预测其他猴子的意图".be better at固定词组"更擅长于".答案是D.
77.答案:B.考查短语.句意"为了____每个人的社会群体的大小".根据The researchers studied 18 people研究人员研究了18人.可知,目的是为了发现、找出某个结果.用find out.答案是B.
78.答案:B.考查连词.句意"尽管需要进行长期的研究来弄清楚社会交往____会导致大脑的这些改变".根据figure out弄明白可知,应该用whether引导宾语从句,表示是否.答案是B.
79.答案:A.考查名词.句意"你没有多少空闲时间来学习其它的___.".根据such as playing the piano例如弹钢琴,可知应该是学习其它的技能.用skills表示技能.答案是A.
80.答案:C.考查短语.句意"______,很难维持大量有意义的关系."根据So having too many friends is not always good所以有太多的朋友并不总是好的,及it's difficult to maintain a lot of meaningful relationships很难维持大量有意义的关系.可知,应该用what's more,表示更重要的是,固定词组,答案是C.
点评 完型填空主要考查对词义的辨析能力和对语句的理解把握能力.被辨析词的类型很多,要根据语境选择词语的适当形式,准确,完整地完成试题.
| United Kingdom Celebrations for Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980,with the first evening party held in 2002.Every new year,people get together and have a lot of activities.They sing songs,dance to music,share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. |
| United States Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US.They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year.It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values. |
| Australia The Chinese new year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia.Many people come to Sydney's Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne.They enjoy fireworks,lion dances,dragon boat races and many other traditional activities.The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. |
| Singapore The family dinner on new year's eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China.They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past.Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together.They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. |
A,1890 B.1980 C.2000 D.2002
37.At Spring Festival,American Chinese join in a large evening party toA.
A,say hello to the new year B.refuse a good chance
C.tell others they are alone D.share different cultures
38.Chinese in Australia enjoy the following activities exceptC.
A,fireworks B.lion dances
C.bridges D.dragon boat races
39.In Singapore,Chinese families don't hold the new year dinner at a restaurant but at home becauseD.
A,they were born in Singapore B.they moved there from other places
C.the restaurant is far away D.they want to keep Chinese tradition
40.After reading the passage above,we might sayD.
A.all parts of the world celebrate Spring Festival
B.the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China
C.celebrations for Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries
D,Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards Spring Festival.
The black cat is just one of theAof superstition(迷信).You may already know that Western people don't like the number 13.They also believe that walking under a ladder,opening an umbrella indoors andBa mirror can also bring bad luck.
According to Andrew Macaskill,who works for Times,British people believe it isBto see one magpie(喜鹊).But two bring good luck."In Britain,people like to have a horseshoes over the door.They believe it can bring good luck,"Macaskill said."But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up.The luckB if it is upside down."
In the US,people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time.They think this can bring good luck.Also,it is believed that good spirits live in trees.So by knocking on anything made from wood,people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune.People in the US also believe there are evil(邪恶的) spirits in blooms(扫帚).SoD lean a broom against a bed.The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.
| 33.A.love | B.keep | C.hate | D.raise |
| 34.A.symbols | B.stories | C.ways | D.means |
| 35.A.buying | B.breaking | C.borrowing | D.bringing |
| 36.A.lucky | B.unlucky | C.possible | D.impossible |
| 37.A.throws away | B.runs away | C.gives away | D.puts away |
| 38.A.always | B.usually | C.sometimes | D.never |