There is science to back up this theory. Scientists from Newcastle University, UK, and Seoul University, South Korea, found that the brain matures (成熟) earlier in girls than in boys. This is partly because of the way children’s brains are “pruned.”

As the brain matures, it begins to cut out unimportant information and focus on important information. This process is called “pruning.”

In order to learn more about this process, scientists scanned the brains of 121 people aged between 4 and 40. They found that pruning began much earlier in girls. Between the ages of 10 and 12, a girl’s brain will start to see a lot of activities as the pruning process starts. But for boys, this doesn’t start until the age of 15 to 20.

During this process, the brain will turn off memories, sounds or sights that appear several times. But important connections, like linking the sound of a familiar person’s voice to their face, are kept.

“The loss of connectivity during brain development can help to improve brain function,” scientist Sol Lim told the Daily Telegraph.

To understand this more easily, imagine you are at a party and everyone is talking. You can’t concentrate. But if you “turn off” some of the voices, it is easier to hear the others. The brain works in a similar way.

【1】What did the scientists find?

A. Boys usually focus on unimportant information.

B. Girls never focus on unimportant information.

C. Girls mature earlier than boys.

D. Connectivity helps improve brain function.

【2】What does the underlined word “pruned”probably mean?

A. 删减B. 成长C. 改变D. 损失

【3】What happens during the process “pruning”?

A. The brain doesn’t work for a moment.

B. You can’t remember, hear or see.

C. The connections between things disappear.

D. Brains develop to focus on important information.

【4】What can we know from the passage?

A. Boys are more silly than girls.

B. Boys are less sensible than girls.

C. You can never concentrate at the parties.

D. Brains function better after losing some connections.

A. What do you mean ?

B. It’s a great party, isn’t it ?

C. That sounds good .

D. Oh ,no . What a pity !

E. Year, we play in our free time .

F. Yes, I love it .

G. I’m fine , thanks .

A: How are you ?

B:【1】

A: 【2】

B: Yes, it is . Do you like the music ?

A:【3】 I play this kind of music with my my band.

B: You’re in a band ?

A:【4】

B: Really ? Well , I work on the Internet in all my free time .

A:【5】

B: You’re right . It’s cool

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【1】It’s said that _________like eating sheep .

【2】The movie is funny . It’s worth _________.

【3】Beijing is the __________part of China .

【4】We feel _________when we listen to light music .

【5】English is __________ spoken in the world .

【1】My mother always worries about my s __________when I go out with my friends at night .

【2】Beijing is the c__________ city of China .

【3】There are four ____________(季节)in a year .

【4】No people like the_________(战争). We all like peace .

【5】You shouldn’t __________(吸烟) in the hospital .

A. The number of. the number of B. A number of, a number of C. The number of, a number of

一些英国朋友要来参加你们班举办的英语晚会。作为主持人,你需要用英语准备一份80词左右的欢迎辞。欢迎辞必须包括以下英文提示的内容(开头已给出):

①The number of students (boys 32, girls 28).

②What do you think of English?

③How do you learn English in your free time? (newspapers, magazines, radio, etc.)

④Your English programs ( plays, songs, English corner ).

⑤Ending (结束语)

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to our class and welcome to our evening party. First of all, let me say a few words about our class...._________________

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

【1】How long does each beginning ballet class last?

A. Fifty minutes. B. One hour.

C. One hour and a half. D. Two hours.

【2】When can you have the mixed ballet class?

A. On Wednesdays.

B. On Thursdays.

C. On Fridays.

D. On Saturdays.

【3】Who can learn hip hop?

A. Children of five years old.

B. Children aged between seven and nine.

C. Children over nine years old.

D. Children aged between six and eight.

【4】How much does a kid need to pay if he wants to have the hip hop class?

A. $120.

B. $130.

C. $135.

D. $156.

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Connie is ten, and she can take the beginning ballet class.

B. Jack is over twenty, and he can learn hip hop.

C. Gina is busy on Fridays, so she can't take the beginning ballet class.

D. If Tina wants to have the mixed ballet class, she should pay $156.

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside the city to a dump (垃圾场). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or where there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.

To keep mice and flies (苍蝇) away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish -filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

In other cities rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire bums everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles (堆) where they slowly change into something called humus (腐蚀质), which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

【1】You can most probably read the passage in ________.

A. a science book B. a TV guide

C. a history book D. a telephone book

【2】The main idea of the passage is ________.

A. to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job

B. to explain the need for rubbish collection

C. to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D. to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

【3】The underlined word "sewage" in the passage means ________.

A. 排污 B. 染色 C. 洗涤 D. 吸尘

【4】According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again ________.

A. to feed animals

B. to feed plants

C. to build a house

D. to make machines

【5】How should we deal with a used metal box according to the passage?

A. To burn it off. B. To put it in water.

C. To throw it away. D. To reuse and recycle it.

【1】If you want to book a room in this hotel, how much do you need to have at least?

A. $ 790B. $861C. $ 21D. $285

【2】When can you check in?

A. At 2 pm.B. At 3 pm.C. At 4 pm.D. At noon.

【3】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. If you are 19 years old, you are not allowed to check in.

B. You can’t take pets into the hotel.

C. If you are 9 years old, you can take the parent’s room or the guardian’s room for free.

D. You can smoke in the hotel if you like.

Long ago, a hawk lived at the top of a hill. At the foot of the hill, there was a tree. A crow lived there. The crow was very 【1】 He would copy everyone.

The hawk would 【2】 down from the hill every day to hunt. The hawk would circle (盘旋) in the air for a long time and dive down 【3】 he saw his prey(猎物). The hawk had 【4】eyes. He could see animals from far away.

The crow watched the hawk, thinking, “Huh! If the hawk can do that, I can too.”

A few days later, as the hawk was circling in the air, the crow decided to do the same. 【5】, a big fat mouse came out of a hole. Without 【6】time, the crow dove to the ground【7】 the hawk, he tried to catch the mouse in his claws.

But the mouse saw the crow and ran away. The crow crashed into the hill. “Owww!” the crow cried in 【8】 .

Just then, the hawk came flying down. “I hope you know now that it is not easy to 【9】,” the hawk said.

As you can see, not all of us have the same talents. But if you want to improve, it is best to combine(结合) your own talents with new 【10】 instead of just trying to copy others.