The researchers who study jokes want to find ...

The researchers who study jokes want to find out _______ people from different nations and cultures find funny.

A. why　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. whether

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Dreaming is believing, claim researchers of a new study, who found that dreams have an effect on people’s behavior, judgment and they might contain important hidden truths as well.

“Psychologists’ interpretations (解释) of the meaning of dreams vary widely. But our findings show that people believe their dreams provide meaningful insight (见识) into themselves and their world,” said a lead author of the study Carey More wedge, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

In six different studies, researchers surveyed nearly 1,100 people about their dreams. One of the studies focused on general beliefs about dreams and involved 149 university students. All students were asked to rate different theories about dreams. The experts found that a surprising majority of the participants supported the theory about dreams revealing (揭示) the hidden truths about themselves and the rest of the world.

In a second experiment, they surveyed 182 people at a Boston train station, and asked them to imagine one out of four possible situations that could have occurred the night before a scheduled airline trip. Most of the participants said that dreaming of a plane crash would be more likely to affect their travel plans than would just thinking about a crash, or being warned by the government of a terrorism risk. They said a dreamed crash would influence their travel plans just as much as learning about a real crash on their planned route would.

Another experiment involved 270 men and women from across the United States. In a short online survey, they were asked to recall one of the dreams they had seen about any person they knew. The findings showed that people were more likely to remember and describe pleasant dreams about a person they liked, rather than a person they disliked. Meanwhile, in most cases they tended to consider an unpleasant dream as more meaningful if it was about a person they disliked.

“In other words,” said More wedge, “people attribute (归因于) meaning to dreams when it corresponds (与……一致) with their pre-existing beliefs and desires.” The researchers say that more investigation (研究) is needed to fully understand how people interpret their dreams. According to More wedge, most people realize that dreams are not predicting their future, but they still try to find some meaning in there.

1.The purpose of the studies is to _______.

A. determine when people tend to remember their dreams

B. research whether dreams have anything to do with real life

C. find out how people interpret their dreams and what impact that has

D. understand what causes people to dream and how to interpret dreams

2.According to the second experiment, what might influence people’s travel plans most?

A. Thinking about a past plane crash.

B. Dreaming about a plane crash.

C. Hearing a government’s warning of a terrorism risk.

D. Imagining a plane crashing on their planned route.

3.What can be concluded from the study?

A. When a dream conflicts with people’s existing beliefs and desires, they tend to attribute less

meaning to it.

B. Most people disagree that dreams help them better know themselves and the world.

C. A majority of people believes that dreams can predict their future and try to find their meaning.

D. Dreams can be a useful tool for learning and problem solving.

4.Which kind of dream is seen as more meaningful than the rest?

A. A pleasant dream about a person the dreamer likes.

B. A pleasant dream about a person the dreamer dislikes

C. An unpleasant dream about a person the dreamer likes.

D. An unpleasant dream about a person the dreamer dislikes.

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If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of out brains are not getting enough exercise, and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.

Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down.

With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain sizes of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs.

Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact measurements of the sizes of the front and side parts of the brain, which have something to do with thinking and feeling, and decide the human character. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which controls task like eating and breathing, does not contract(萎缩) with age.

Contraction of front and side parts, as cells(细胞) die off, was seen in some people in their thirties, but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contraction---using the head.

The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than those in the towns. Those with least possibility, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White-collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are, however, as possible to have contracting brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.

1. The team of doctors wanted to find out ____.

A. at what point people grow live longer.

B. how to make people live longer

C. the size of certain people’s brains.

D. which group of people are the busiest

2.Their research findings are based on ______.c

A. an examination of farmers in northern Japan

B. using computer technology

C. examining the brain sizes of different people

D. tests given a thousand old people

3.The doctor’s tests show that ______.

A. our brains contract as we grow older

B. one part of the brain does not contract

C. sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds

D. contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country

4. According to the article, _____ are growing mentally old earlier.

A. engineers    B. office clerks    C. professors    D. researchers

5.The most possible conclusion of the article is that ____.

A. most of us should take more exercise

B. it’s better to live in the towns

C. the brain contracts if it is not used

D. the more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old

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People who often eat nuts appear to live longer, according to the latest study of its kind. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggested the greatest benefit was in those eating them on their daily diet.

Eating nuts was linked to a healthier lifestyle including being less likely to smoke or be overweight and more likely to exercise. The British Heart Foundation said more research was needed to prove the link, “While this is an interesting link, we need further research to make sure if it's the nuts that protect heart health, or other sides of people’s lifestyle .”

The study followed nearly 120,000 people for 30 years. The more regularly people ate nuts, the less likely they were to die during the study. People eating nuts once a week were 11% less likely to have died during the study than those who never ate nuts. Lead researcher Dr. Charles Fuchs, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said, “The most obvious benefit was a decrease of 29%in deaths from heart disease, but we also saw a significant reduction-11%- in the danger of dying from cancer.”

They suggest nuts are lowering cholesterol(胆固醇). and insulin resistance(胰岛素抗性). Nuts contain unsaturated fat(不饱和脂肪), protein(蛋白质) and several kinds of vitamins and minerals and they can take the place of snacks like chocolate bars, cakes and biscuits.

Victoria Taylor, senior expert at the British Heart Foundation, said, “This study shows close connection between regularly eating a small handful of nuts and a lower risk of death from heart disease.” Choosing plain, unsalted foods rather than sweet, salted, or chocolate-covered will keep your salt and sugar intake down.

1.According to the passage, what kind of people benefit most from eating nuts?

A. Those who eat most nuts at a time.

B. Those who eat most nuts.

C. Those who eat nuts on their daily diet.

D. Those who eat less nuts.

2.Which kind of disease had a most decrease for regular nuts eater?

A. Cancer.

B. Heart disease.

C. Stomach disease.

D. Unknown.

3.The writer developed the article mainly by　　　　 .

A. providing facts

B. giving examples

C. listing data

D. comparing the difference

4.Which section should the passage be taken from the newspaper?

A. Science section.

B. Health section.

C. Entertainment section.

D. Tech section.

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People who often eat nuts appear to live longer, according to the latest study of its kind. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggested the greatest benefit was in those eating them on their daily diet.

Eating nuts was linked to a healthier lifestyle including being less likely to smoke or be overweight and more likely to exercise. The British Heart Foundation said more research was needed to prove the link, “While this is an interesting link, we need further research to make sure if it's the nuts that protect heart health, or other sides of people’s lifestyle.”

The study followed nearly 120,000 people for 30 years. The more regularly people ate nuts, the less likely they were to die during the study. People eating nuts once a week were 11% less likely to have died during the study than those who never ate nuts. Lead researcher Dr. Charles Fuchs, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said, “The most obvious benefit was a decrease of 29% in deaths from heart disease, but we also saw a significant reduction of 11% in the danger of dying from cancer.”

They suggest nuts are lowering cholesterol(胆固醇) and insulin resistance(胰岛素抗性). Nuts contain unsaturated fat(不饱和脂肪), protein(蛋白质) and several kinds of vitamins and minerals and they can take the place of snacks like chocolate bars, cakes and biscuits.

Victoria Taylor, senior expert at the British Heart Foundation, said, “This study shows close connection between regularly eating a small handful of nuts and a lower risk of death from heart disease.” Choosing plain, unsalted foods rather than sweet, salted, or chocolate-covered will keep your salt and sugar intake down.

1.According to the passage, what kind of people benefit most from eating nuts?

A. Those who eat most nuts at a time. B. Those who eat most nuts.

C. Those who eat nuts on their daily diet. D. Those who eat less nuts.

2.Which kind of disease had a most decrease for regular nuts eater?

A. Cancer B. Heart disease

C. Stomach disease D. Unknown.

3.The writer developed the article mainly by__________________.

A. the order of time B. specific examples

C. listing data D. comparing the difference

4.Which section should the passage be taken from the newspaper?

A. Science section B. Health section

C. Entertainment section D. Tech section

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman want to find out?

A. The way to get to the airport.

B. The work hours of the bus company.

C. The timetable of the bus to the airport.

2.What is the correct telephone number?

A. 350-688-4700.　　 B. 350-686-4700.　　 C. 350-886-4700.

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No body knows the man who was killed in the accident, so it is difficult for the police to find out his　　　　　 .

A.accent B.source C.identity D.mystery

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the important thing is to get on with the reading; to try to grasp（理解） what the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the meaning of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar. You can not enjoy a story if you stop half a dozen times on every page in order to look up words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.

When you are reading books of this kind, therefore, you will usually have to depend mainly on the context (上下文) to help you. If you meet an unfamiliar word, do not let it take too much of your attention from the main idea of the story. In all probability you will meet the same word again a few pages later on in a slightly different context, and each time you see it that your understanding of it will become more exact.

1.The phrase “to get on with reading” in the first passage has the same meaning as “_________”.

2.When you meet new words in reading such kinds of books, you’d better _________.

3.From the passage the best way to read novels, plays and travel books is ________.

4..What is the passage’s main idea?

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The United States will introduce a new exam system for students who want to study in the USA and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York.

The exam, which means a great change from the current English level test, was introduced by Theresa Jen, associate director of the International Service of the USA College Board, America's leading educational organization.

"The Advanced Placement International English Language （APIEL） will be offered for the first time all over the world on May 10, 2012," said Jen.

However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity(相似点) of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL （Test of English as a Foreign Language）, the GRE （Graduate Record Examination）, or the IELTS （International English Language Testing System）.

"I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam," said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.

Most of Xu's classmates have never heard of the APIEL. "The APIEL is made for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia. " Jen said.

"The APIEL will be used," said Jen, "because the TOEFL can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities of using English. " Xinhua reported that a large number of foreign students who had high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after being admitted.

"Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student's ability to read, write, speak and understand 'English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with fluency, and writing in an organized way. " Jen said.

1.The underlined word "current" in the second paragraph means 　　　　　　　　　 .

A. high            B. present            C. low            D. formal

2.We can learn from the passage that 　　　　　　　　 .

A. the TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS

B. it will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL

C. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future

D. a student will have to take the APIEL if he/ she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2012

3. The APIEL is designed for students who want to study in English-speaking countries, such as 　　 .

A. the United States and Canada            B. Canada and Ireland

C. Australia and India                    D. Britain and France

4. According to the passage, the United States will introduce a new exam because 　　　　 .

A. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

B. more and more students want to get further education in the USA

C. the existing exam systems can no longer perfectly show the students' abilities

D. the Chinese pay special attention to English studies with China's entry into the WTO

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. A New Exam Designed for Students

B. The Four Skills in Learning English

C. The Key to English-speaking Countries

D. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to Be out of Date

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What does the woman want to find out?

A.The suitable work for the man. B.The information on building. C.The nearby workplace.

2.What are the man’s interests?

A.Buying and selling things. B.Building and repairing things. C.Repairing and collecting things.

3.What has the man been doing this year?

A.Delivering newspapers. B.Helping build a house. C.Selling advertising space.

4.In which column does the woman write down “sales”?

A.“Education”. B.“Interests”. C.“Experience”.

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