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Europeans began exploring the world by sea in the 1400s. This period of discovery lasted from about 1418 to 1620.

Reasons for exploration.

A major reason for these voyages was the wish to set up sea routes between Europe and East Asia. Advances（进步）in knowledge and technology were another main reason behind these voyages of discovery.

Contributions

After they set sail on the vast ocean, explorers were able to bring the knowledge of a larger world back to Europe. In addition to the presence（存在）of hew lands, these explorations often led to the discovery of new species（物种）and new cultures of people. Those all helped open up a new world to Europe.

The Age of Exploration allowed more people to see and study the world. It brought great development to science as well as trade between East and West.

1.How did Europeans explore the world in the 1400s?

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2.How long did the exploration?

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3.Where did Europeans set up sea routes?

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4.What could explorers bring back to Europe after they on the vast ocean?

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5.The Age of Exploration helped develop science and trade between East and West didn't it?

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春天来了,万物复苏。人们纷纷换上了春装去享受这春天的温暖与美景假如你是Kate,今天你们一家人去了公园。请你根据下表所提供的信息用现在进行时描述一家人现在的活动情况,并说说你的感受不少于60词。开头已给出（不计入词数）

Father

Plant a tree

Mother

Dance in the square（广场）

Grandparents

Play chess under a tree

Kate

Fly a kite

Brother

Run with other kids

It’s Sunday today.______________________________________________________________________________

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She is _____ outgoing girl and she can play ______drums very well.

A.an; the B.a; / C.the; an D./; a

—Our football team will beat theirs and win the match.

—______. Your team is the best in our city.

A.I’m afraid not B.I believe so C.I hope not D.Well done

I_____ the bus to school every day when I was in Grade 7.

A.take B.am taking C.took D.will take

—That's a heavy box. Can I give you a hand?

—_______. I can manage.

A.Yes, please. B.Sure C.No, thanks D.Never mind

You will lose marks in the exam ____ you improve your handwriting.

A.unless B.though C.so that D.because

— Lily always reads for an hour before bedtime every day.

— That’s a good _______. Reading makes us know everything.

A.dream B.wish C.habit D.time

C

Researchers at Wake Forest University Medical Center did a research in monkeys and it could provide a clue (提示) about how the brain manages plenty of information and remembers what it needs. They found that when monkeys were taught to remember computer art pictures, their brains reduced the level of information by sorting the pictures into several kinds for recall, such as pictures that have to do with “people”，“buildings”，“flowers” and “animals”.

The brain sorting cells (细胞) were found in the hippocampus (海马体) an area of the brain that processes sensory(感官) information into memory. It’s important for remembering all things including facts, places, or people. It might lead to some memory illness.

The researchers recorded the cell activity in the hippocampus while the monkeys were performing a memory task. Each monkey was shown one art picture, and after 30 seconds, picked it up from two to six different pictures to get a juice reward.

By recording cell activity during hundreds of these tasks, the researchers noticed that certain cells were more active when the pictures had the similar information, such as pictures of people but not other objects.

The researchers found that, however, that different monkeys sort the same pictures differently. For example, with a picture of a man in a blue coat, some monkeys placed it in the “people”，while others placed it in the “coat”.

“When you need to remember people you’ve just met at a meeting, the brain probably doesn’t memorize each person’s facial expressions,” says Sam, one of the researchers, “Instead, it records important information such as their hairstyle, height, or age, all parts that we are familiar with from meeting people in general. Our research suggests how the brain might do this, which could lead ways to improve memory in human. If we can understand how the brain works when decisions are made, we can predict when the brain will make a mistake, and correct it. This finding about how much information is processed by the brain will help us achieve that goal.”

1.From Paragraph 1, we can learn that the research .

A.was done at a local hospital with monkeys by researchers

B.was about why monkeys like computer art pictures

C.divided monkeys into several kinds for recall

D.could provide a clue about how the brain manages information

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about hippocampus?

A.It processes sensory information into memory.

B.It’s an area of the brain with sorting cells.

C.It is impossible to cause some memory illness.

D.It’s of importance for memorizing facts, places or people.

3.According to Sam, when we need to remember people, our brain probably memorize .

A.their facial expressions B.their eyes, noses, mouths, etc

C.their manners of speaking D.their hairstyle, height or age

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Different monkeys sort the same art pictures differently.

B.Cells were more active when the pictures had the similar information.

C.New findings on memory will help human know more about brain.

D.Monkeys were performing a memory task to get a juice reward.

5.The passage is most probably taken from .

A.a news report B.a science magazine C.a science fiction D.an education book

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