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Years ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remember someone coming up to the canyon's edge, taking a shot with their camera and then walking away, like ‘got it- done’, barely even glancing at the magnificent scene sprawling in front of them,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.

Henkel was surprised by how obsessed people are with taking pictures these days—before dinner, during friends' birthday parties, on museum tours and so on. You know people just like that, don’t you?

They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel's latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains from remembering what actually happened, reported the Guardian.

In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and to photograph 15 others. The next day the students' memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.

“When people rely on technology to remember for them—counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.

But there is also an exception: if students zoomed in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens on a specific area could even recall parts that weren’t in the frame.

So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldn't reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.

“In order to remember, we have to access and interact with the photos, rather than just collecting them,” Henkel told The Telegraph. However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren't usually very organized on their computers.

1.The author mentioned Henkel's trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning to _______.

A.describe the great view of the Grand Canyon.

B.complain about some tourists bad habits.

C.point out people’s obsession with taking pictures.

D.give suggestions on how to enjoy one’s tour.

2.Which of the following statements about Henkel's study is TRUE according to the article?

A.Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.

B.Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories.

C.Pictures that focus on the details of objects are likely to improve people’s memories.

D.People should spend more time taking pictures than studying real objects.

3.What point of view may Henkel agree to?

A.People who tend to use cameras to catch the moment will remember the experience.

B.People should collect many pictures to remember the experience.

C.Taking pictures have negative impact on remembering the experience.

D.Reviewing pictures constantly can help remembering the experience.

4.What is the article mainly about?

A.Some skills to learn for taking pictures.

B.People's obsession with taking pictures and its influence.

C.How pictures remind us of our past.

D.How to deal with pictures after taking trips.

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“Years ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remembered someone coming up to the canyon’s edge, taking a shot with a camera and then walking away, like ‘got it – done’, barely even glancing at the magnificent scene in front of him,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.

Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (痴迷的) people are with taking pictures these days - before dinner, during friends’ birthday parties, on museum tours and so on.

They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel’s latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains remembering what actually happened, reported The Guardian.

In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and photograph 15 others. The next day the students’ memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.

‘‘When people rely on technology to remember them — counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.

But there is also an exception: if students zoomed in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren’t in the frame.

So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldn’t reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.

“In order to remember, we have to access and interact with the photos, rather than just collect them,” Henkel told The Telegraph. However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren’t usually very organized on their computers.

1.Why did the author mention Henkel’s trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning?

A. To complain about some tourists’ bad habits.

B. To give suggestions on how to enjoy one’s tour.

C. To point out people’s obsession with taking pictures.

D. To describe the beautiful view of the Grand Canyon.

2.What can we learn from Henkel’s study?

A. Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories easily.

B. Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.

C. People should spend more time taking pictures than studying real objects.

D. Pictures focusing on the details of objects probably improve people’s memories.

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to “________”.

A. the camera　　 B. technology

C. the event　　 D. an object

4.What is the article mainly about?

A. People’s obsession with taking pictures and its influence.

B. Possible ways of using pictures to improve one’s memory.

C. Great harm to memory caused by taking pictures constantly.

D. A believable study into the negative impact of lining cameras often.

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I still remember how many years ago ________I last met her in the countryside．

A．when it was      B．was it that      C．when was it      D．it was that

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I still remember _______ the grand school used to be a abandoned airport two years ago.

A. how　　 　　　　　　　 　 　 B. where

C. when　 　　　　　　　　 　 D. why

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I still remember _______ the grand school used to be a abandoned airport two years ago.

A. how                                  B. where                     C. when                       D. why

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It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew. It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks. I told my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.

As the boxes of bikes began to gradually decrease, I saw my opportunity to wrap my hands around the corner of one of them. I lifted it off and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos (纹身) were an obvious passion of his.

I started to loosen the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry Christmas.”

My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness of a human heart in a simple act of a stranger broke all preconceived notions (先入为主) I may have had. I will never forget it.

1.What does the underlined word “chum” mean in Paragraph1?

A.Gifts. B.Food.

C.Goods. D.Souvenirs.

2.Why did the author loosen the box when seeing the man?

A.The author didn't want to buy it. B.The man needed it more.

C.The author was frightened by the man. D.The man got the box first.

3.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.The Best Christmas Gift. B.The Largest Man I Have Ever Seen.

C.An Unforgettable Bike. D.A Shopping Experience.

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The city of Heracleion was buried underwater 1500 years ago. This grand city had been mentioned by the Greek writer Herodotus, the 5th-century BC historian. He had told a wonderful tale of Helen of Troy, who traveled to Heracleion, then a port of great wealth, with her Trojan lover, Paris.

When French underwater researcher Franck Goddio happened to discover some cultural treasures, it led them to one of the greatest finds of the 21st century, a city underwater. The discovery took place when Goddio had been in search of Napoleon’s warships from the 1798 Battle of the Nile, when he had been defeated by Nelson in these very waters, but to his surprise, he made this important discovery.

The discoveries include the huge statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis, the god Hapi, and an unidentified Egyptian pharaoh(法老), all preserved in excellent condition by their muddy burial coverings. Hapi, the god of the flooding of the Nile especially stands out for its size. Along with these 16-foot statues there are hundreds of smaller statues of Egyptian gods, among which are the figures that guarded the temple where Cleopatra took office as Queen of the Nile. Dozens of sarcophagi(石棺)have also been found, containing the bodies of mummified animals sacrificed to Amun-Gereb, the super god of the Egyptians.

Evidence shows that Heracleion slipped into the water sometime in the 6th or 7th century AD. The discovery of Heracleion will now add depth and detail to our knowledge of the ancient world, because among the discoveries, there are perfectly preserved stones carved in both ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian.

1.Why does the author cite(引用)the description of the Greek writer Herodotus?

A. To tell a wonderful love story.　　 B. To have respect for the writer.

C. To draw readers’ interest in history.　　 D. To show the glory days of Heracleion.

2.What can we learn about the city of Heracleion?

A. It was discovered unexpectedly.　　 B. Napoleon defeated Nelson there.

C. Napoleon’s warships were found there.　　 D. It was once occupied by Napoleon.

3.Which is the biggest statue found underwater?

A. The god Hapi.　　 B. The goddess Isis.

C. The queen Cleopatra.　　 D. The Egyptian pharaoh.

4.What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. The artistic style of the statues.　　 B. The time when the city was built.

C. The significance of the discovery.　　 D. The language used in ancient Egypt.

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40．I don’t remember how many years ago_________people began to grow pine apples here.

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How the Grand Canyon (大峡谷) was created remains one of the geology’s greatest mysteries. Some evidence suggests that the process was a gradual one in which the Colorado River (which runs through the canyon) slowly cut deeper and deeper into the ground over millions of years. But volcanic rock samples taken from the canyon now suggest that the canyon was down-cut instead.

Down-cutting is when a flood of water rushes over a landscape (地形) with enough force to cut deeply into the ground and leaves behind a canyon. Such a flood is usually released when a natural or man-made dam (堤坝) bursts.

Robert Webb, a research geologist, says natural dams seem to have formed and broken across the Colorado River several times during the last million years. The dams were built when lava(熔岩) from the eruptions of nearby volcanoes flowed into the river. The lava hardened into hard rocks and blocked the river, causing it to back up and form a lake. Each time the lake grew so huge that it broke the rock dam, releasing a flash flood that furthered the down-cutting process and deepened the canyon.

Down-cutting is not just an earthly event. Satellite photos sent back from Mars suggest that the process has happened there, too, say many other researchers.

The photos, taken by the Mars Global Surveyor, indicate that an enormous lake existed on Mars 3.5 billion years ago. The lake spilled into a large nearby hole. One edge of the hole broke, releasing a flash flood that quickly carved out a grand canyon.

The existence of down-cutting on Mars is just one more piece of evidence that the cold, dry planet was once warm and wet.

1.In the past, deep canyons were believed to have formed _______.

A. as a result of a sudden break of volcanoes　　

B. due to river flows over millions of years

C. owing to the burst of artificial dams

D. thanks to our ancestors’ creative work

2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TURE?

A. Several volcanoes broke out on Mars directly creating grand canyons.

B. Several great lakes existed on the upper parts of the Colorado River.

C. People built high dams on the upper parts of the Colorado River.

D. The Colorado River crossed the Grand Canyon to form down-cutting.

3.From the last three paragraphs we learn that _______.

A. there are great lakes on Mars

B. there are active volcanoes on Mars

C. there might be cities on Mars

D. there might be life on Mars

4.The passage can be titled as _______.

A. Lakes on Earth and Mars

B. The Cause of Lake Formation

C. The Force of Dam Breaking

D. Canyons—Results of Flood Cutting

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About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college. I was working as an intern（实习生）at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an old couple come in with a little girl______a wheelchair.

As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was ______ on her chair. I then ______ she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and ______ body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots. As the couple ______ her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink (眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen.

All of a sudden her ______ was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just ______ me and　 almost instantly gave me a completely new ______ of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of ______, love and ______.

That was ten years ago. I'm a successful business person now and ______ I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable　 (非凡的）lesson about life that she ______ me.

1.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. up　　 D. over

2.A. lain　　 B. remained　　 C. set　　 D. thrown

3.A. struck　　 B. hit　　 C. realized　　 D. understood

4.A. top　　 B. upper　　 C. bottom　　 D. lower

5.A. dragged　　 B. headed　　 C. wheeled　　 D. approached

6.A. strength　　 B. advantage　　 C. disability　　 D. happiness

7.A. affected　　 B. infected　　 C. melted　　 D. frightened

8.A. command　　 B. sense　　 C. understand　　 D. control

9.A. smiles　　 B. laughter　　 C. tears　　 D. sweat

10.A. sorrow　　 B. excitement　　 C. warmth　　 D. indifference

11.A. whenever　　 B. whatever　　 C. however　　 D. whichever

12.A. offered　　 B. taught　　 C. gained　　 D. drew

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