The ability of the herd mentality_____ someth...

The ability of the herd mentality_____ something may help explain a wide variety of phenomena.

A.of increasing people’s chance to like or believe

B.of increasing people’s chance of liking or believing

C.to increase people’s chance of liking or believing

D.to increasing people’s chance to like or believe

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Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived (感知) through the five senses. 　 1.　 It gives the ability to look at any situation from a different point of view, and to mentally explore the past and the future.

2.　 Though too much daydreaming may make one impractical, a certain degree of daydreaming provides temporary happiness, calmness and relief from stress.

Imagination is not limited only to seeing pictures in the mind. It includes all the five senses and the feelings. One can imagine a sound, a taste, a smell, a physical sensation or a feeling. 　 3. Others find it easier to imagine a feeling. And some are more comfortable imagining the sensation of one of the five senses.

A developed and strong imagination never makes you impractical. 　 4.　 And it is a great tool for recreating and remodeling your world and life.

Imagination has a great role and value in everyone’s life. It is much more than just idle (懒散的) daydreaming. 　 5. For example, we use our imagination whenever we plan a party, trip, our work or a meeting. We use it when we describe an event, write a story or cook a cake.

A. This is actually what most of us do, because we don’t use the power of imagination correctly.

B. We all use it, whether consciously or unconsciously, in most of our daily affairs.

C. It makes it possible to experience a whole world inside the mind.

D. This ability has various forms, one of which is daydreaming.

E. On the contrary, it strengthens your creative abilities.

F. However, imagination may have some disadvantages.

G. For some people it is easier to see mental pictures.

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Putting more green space around an elementary school may help students develop some mental abilities, a study suggests.

Researchers tested students repeatedly over the course of a year on attentiveness and working memory, which is the ability to keep something in mind temporarily for performing a task. The study tracked more than 2,000 students in 36 primary schools in Barcelona, Spain. The pupils were in the second to fourth grade when the study began. Overall, students whose schools are surrounded by more green space improve more pupils from schools with less green space.

“Policy makers should know that more green space around the school is better for cognitive (认知的) development and that they should make sure that kids can see and play in green areas,” one author, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen of the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona, said in an email. “Existing urban schools should think about replacing concrete or other hard surfaces with green space, and even a few trees may help,” he suggested.

The researchers used satellite images to group schools according to how much green space appeared on the school ground and within about 55 yards of the school’s surrounding property. Their analysis indicated that differences in socioeconomic factors between schools did not account for the study outcome.

Sally Augustin, a psychologist in La Grange Park, Illinois, who used research on how people react to their surroundings to consult on design of buildings, products and services, said the results make sense to her. Augustin, who did not participate in the new study, said the results fit with previous findings that views of nature help children and adults lower stress and perform mental tasks better.

1.What do we know about the findings of the study?

A. Attentiveness (专注) is the most important quality for students.

B. A good memory enables students to perform a task better.

C. More green space may help the mental development of students.

D. Schools surrounded by more green space are favored by parents.

2.According to Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, policy makers should _______.

A. reduce the noise near the school

B. reduce air pollution from vehicles

C. provide more green space for kids

D. encourage kids to play more sports

3.How are the schools classified by the researchers?

A. By green space.　　 B. By test scores.

C. By size.　　 D. By position.

4.Why is Augustin mentioned in the passage?

A. To introduce another interesting study.

B. To make the findings of the study more convincing.

C. To present new evidence for the study.

D. To show a different viewpoint.

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According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to ________ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

A．differ            B．increase          C．develop           D．decline

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At the root of volunteering is the idea ________ one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people.

A. that　　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. /

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At the root of volunteering is____ idea that one person may have____ ability to offer services that can help other people.

A. the, the          B. 不填; an        C. an ; 不填         D. 不填，the

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It's said that our mental abilities begin to _______ from the age 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.

A.differ B.depress C.distribute D.decline

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The victims of the earthquake are in 　　　　 need of help. We should do something for them immediately.

A. abnormal　　　　 B. anxious

C. desperate　　　　 D. aggressive

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Elephants born without tusks(长牙) normally make up just 2 to 6 percent of the herd population. However, that is not the case at Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, where 33 percent of female elephants born after the country’s civil war ended in 1992 are tuskless. While that might be just a coincidence(巧合), Joyce Poole, an elephant behavior expert, has another theory.

The researcher thinks we may be witnessing an unnaturally evolution of the species due to the hunting of the elephants for their valuable tusks. Unlike our permanent teeth, tusks of elephants grow throughout the animal’s life, becoming longer and thicker with age. For decorative purposes, poachers usually first target older males due to their impressive tusks, and females are not spared either. As a result, in areas where hunting goes unchecked for long, the number of tuskless females increases. This allows them to gain a biological advantage, resulting in a larger than average population of female offspring (后代)with no tusks.

Poole believes this phenomenon explains the rise in the number of tuskless females at Gorongosa National Park. The researcher says before the war, the park was home to over 4,000 elephants. However, by the time the conflict ended in 1992, about 90 percent of the elephants had been slaughtered for tusks to help finance weapons and meat to feed the soldiers. Of the less than 200 survivors, over 50 percent of the females had no tusks. Hence, it is not surprising that the park’s tuskless elephant population has grown greatly.

So far, the hunting has largely influenced female elephants. Poole explains, “Very few males are tuskless because males require tusks for fighting. Without tusks, males have a much harder time breeding and do not pass on their genes(基因) as often as tusked ones.” If the hunting of males for tusks continues at this pace, it could result in a generation of elephants with much smaller tusks.

1.How does the writer draw readers’ attention to the topic?

A.By comparing figures. B.By offering explanation. C.By giving an example.　　　　　　　　　 D.By introducing an expert.

2.What might be the reason for the increase of tuskless females?

A.Illegal hunting. B.Pure coincidence.

C.Natural evolution. D.Effective protection.

3.What does the underlined word “slaughtered” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.Raised. B.Protected. C.Killed. D.Trained.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.The future of African elephants.

B.The protection of African elephants.

C.The increasing number of tuskless elephants.

D.The genetic consequence of hunting elephants.

5.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Health. B.Science. C.Education. D.Finance.

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Early peoples moved around, ______ the herds of animals.

A. having followed                        B. followed

C. following                            D. to follow

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