2020-2021學年建平中學高一英語期末考試

2020學年第一學期高一英語期末考試

命題人：高一英語備課組審題人：高一英語備課組

LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Aclassmate.B.Ateacher.C.Acoach.D.Adoctor.

2.A.Inahospital.B.Atabank.C.Inarestaurant.D.Ataclothesstore.

3.A.Fashionisworthfollowingdespitethechanges.

B.Peoplemaylosesensewhenfashionchanges.

C.Youngsterswillregretnotmakingsenseoffashion.

D.There,snopointfollowingfashionasitkeepschanging.

4.A.Themanisconcernedaboutcritics5commentsontheshow.

B.Themanbelievesthatthewoman'spaintingswillsellwell.

C.Thewomanisconfidentinthesalesofherpaintings.

D.Thewomandreamsofbecomingacriticsomeday.

5.A.Hedidn'texpecttogetfullmarks.

B.Heneedstofindanewpart-timejob.

C.Thewomanmusthavedonewellintheexam.

D.Thewomandidn'ttellhimanythingaboutherjob.

6.A.Sheisfullyengaged.

B.Shedoesn'tlikeparties.

C.Shehasaninvitationalready.

D.Shequestionstheman'spurpose.

7.A.Hewasheldupbythetrafficjam.

B.Hefailedtophonethewoman9ssecretary.

C.Hewasastrangertotheplace.

D.Heforgotwheretomeetthewoman.

8.A.Themanmadeabadsuggestion.

B.Thewomantakestheman'sadvice.

C.ThewomanhastaughtJiminapleasantway.

D.Themanhasspoiledthepeacefulatmosphere.

9.A.Pointless.B.Out-of-date.C.Informative.D.Amusing.

10.A.Themanforgottogotothecinemawiththewoman.

B.Bothofthespeakersenjoyedthefilm.

C.Anexcitingfilmwillbeonnextweek.

D.Thewomanwasinterestedinspaceexploration.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoconversationsandtwopassages,andyouwillbeaskedseveral

questionsoneachofthem.Theconversationsorpassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

11.A.Hisfatherseldomaskedotherstohelpwiththework.

B.Hewasconsideredtobeabletotaketheresponsibility.

C.Hewasthefirstonetoundertakethejobinhisfamily.

D.Hisfathergavehimsixdollarsforhisefforts.

12.A.Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.

B.Hisfathertookbackthemoney.

C.Hisfathermadehimredothecutting.

D.Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.

13.A.Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.

B.Manuallaborersshouldn'tbelookeddownupon.

C.Oneshouldalwaystakehisjobseriously.

D.Teenagerstendtobecareless.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Thelossoftheircareers.B.Thepassingawayoftheirfriends.

C.Thefailingoftheirmemory.D.Thedeclineoftheirphysicalhealth.

15.A.Bothdependongenes.B.Bothneedsomekindofexercise.

C.Bothhaveconnectionswiththinking.D.Bothcanbeenhancedwithoutefforts.

16.A.Itrecordsusers'progress.B.Ittransformsusers'muscles.

C.Itoffersusersmedicaladvice.D.Itencouragesuserstogivefeedback.

Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Togetadriver'slicense.B.Toprepareforthewrittentest.

C.Togetfamiliarwiththerules.D.TDseewhetherhehaspracticedwell.

18.A.Inaschoolzone.B.Inaneighbourhood.

C.Inacommercialarea.D.Inanexaminationbuilding.

19.A.Hehitapasser-by.B.Hegotonapedestrianstreet.

C.Hecrashedintoanothervehicle.D.Heforgottosignalwhentakingaturn.

20.A.ComeonFridaytotakeherplace.B.Havemoredrivinglessons.

C.Takethetestwithanotherofficer.D.Gethiscarcheckedthoroughly.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Choosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.

21.NotriptoLondonwouldbecompleteavisittotheBritishMuseumwhichhousesrareancient

treasures.

A.thanB.asC.withoutD.despite

22.ItisapitythatthetouristswhoarrivedintheAntarcticonMondayatemperatureof-73degrees

Celsiussincetheiramval.

A.hadB.hadhadC.havehadD.having

23.Scientistsaretryingtospotandunderstandthesymptomsthatanearthquakemaystrike.

A.signalingB.tobesignaledC.signaledD.signal

24.Luckily,shefoundaplacesoonafteritbegantoraincatsanddogs.

A.takingcoverB.totakecoverC.takencoverD.tookcover

25.Thevolcanothenamemeans“smokingmountain"wasbelievedtohaveeruptedaroundAD

820.

A.whichB.whoseC.ofwhichD.where

26.Themorewedependonthecellphoneforcommunication,themorelikely.

A.itistobedisconnectedB.wearetobedisconnected

C.wewilltobedisconnectedD.itwillbedisconnected

27.ThegoodnewsforvisitorstoIcelandinwinterisnightsarelong,andthenorthernlightsbecome

visible.

A.whenB.whereC.whetherD.that

28.Withoutthinkingaboutwhatwouldhappennext,hejustfeltlikeinthedangerousadventure.

A.toinvloveB.beinginvolvedC.tobeinvolvedD.involved

29.NowherecanyougetamoremagnificentviewofMountFujifromthetopoftheTokyoSkytree

orontheTokyoGateBridge.

A.thanB.ifC.whetherD.nomatter

30.theseverecoldwinter,thehibernating佟眠)bearwokeup,walkedoutofthecavesand

huntedforfood.

A.TosurviveB.SurvivingC.HavingsurvivedD.Survived

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

TheFutureofAdvertising

Imagineafuturewhereourstreetsarefilledwith200-metre-talladvertisements,wherebillboards(廣告板)

changebeforeoureyestogiveuspersonalizedmessages,andwherecompaniestrackoureverymove(31)

theycansendoursmartphoneswithspecialofferswhenwemoveneartheirshops.Infact,alltheseforms

ofadvertisingarebeingtestedrightnowindifferentpartsoftheworld.

Backin1982,sciencefictionmovieBladeRunner(銀翼殺手)imaginedafantasticfuturisticcity(32)

giantadvertisementsspreadthefullheightofskyscrapers.Andnow,Britishmediatechnology

companyLightvertisdoingsomethingsimilar,withoneimportantdifference.(33)makingphysical

(實體的)advertisements,theyhaveinventedadevicethatwillenableadvertiserstoproject(投射)animage

withouttheneedforabillboard.Theimageisgeneratedby(34)(use)asingleverticalline

oflight.Thismeansthattheimage(35)(notexist)inreality.

However,noteveryoneissoldontheideaoflivinginaworldofendlessadvertisements.Wouldyouwantan

advertisementtargetedatyouspecifically?Thisis(36)ishappeninginMoscownow.Drivers

approachingaparticulardigitalbillboardinthecityareshownadvertisementsforJaguar(捷豹，汽車品牌)(37)

theyaredrivingadifferentmakeofvehicle.Thesensor(感官器)inthebillboardcandetectand

decidewhethertoshowtheadvertisement.Whilethismayseemnovel(新穎的)，theobservers

(38)(concern)thatsuchadvertisementscanbedangerouslydistracting.Studieshaveshownthatthe

billboardattractsthegaze（凝視）ofadriverformorethan2seconds,whichisadangerousamountoftimefora

driver（39）（distract）.

Someotheradvertisershaveturnedto“Proximitymarketing”,whereretails（零售商）detectwherethe

consumersareonthestreetandsendtailoredadvertisementstotheirphone.Bui,ChrisDaly,chiefexecutiveofthe

CharteredInstituteofMarketing,warnsthatcustomersareskeptical（持懷疑態(tài)度的）abouthowtheirdatais

beingused.Theadvertisingindustryshouldn'trisk（40）（annoy）them.

SectionC

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

AreJobInterviewsActuallyReliable?

A.priorityB.lackC.randomD.promoteE.purposefully

F.accessG.valuableH.predictiveI.formJ.blameK.surprisingly

Whenemployersdecidewhomtohire,lotsofevidencesuggeststhattheywillstubbornly（頑固地）trusttheir

intuitions（直覺）一andarebadlymistakenindoingso.Interviewsarefarlessusefulfortellingyouwhowill

succeed.Unstructuredinterviewshavebeenfoundtohave41littlevalueinavarietyofareas.For

medicalschoolinterviews,forexample,theyappeartohaveno42poweratall:Intermsofacademicor

clinicalperformance,thoseacceptedonthebasisofinterviewsdonobetterthanthosewhoarerejected.

Infact,someevidencesuggeststhatinterviews43credibilityBydrawinginterviewers5

attentiontoirrelevantinformation,theycanmakeinferiordecisions.Forexample,peoplemakebetterpredictions

aboutstudentperformanceiftheyaregiven44toobjectivebackgroundinformation,suchasgradesand

testscores—andpreventedfromconductingentireinterviews.

Sowhydoemployers,managersandadministratorscontinuetogivesomuch45tointerviews?

Thesimpleansweristhatpeopletrustwhattheyseeandhear,andrelyontheirownfeelingsevenwhenthey

shouldn't.ButYaleUniversitymanagementprofessorJasonDana'scentralfindingisthatinterviewersworkvery

hardtomakesenseofwhateverintervieweesendupsaying.Ifyouconductaninterview,youwillquickly

46aninitialimpressionofthecandidate,andyouwillbeinclinedto（傾向于）assesshisorheranswers

—whatevertheyare-inawaythatfitswiththatinitialimpression.

Toconfirmthatpoint,Danainstructedintervieweestogiveliterally47answerstoquestions—

answersthathadnothingatalltodowiththeirnaturalresponse.Eventhen,interviewerssaidinpost-interview

surveysthattheyreceived48information.

Dana'sexplanationwasthatinterviewershadmadesenseoftheanswerstheygotbymakingupthose

answersintoacoherent（連貫的）narrativeaboutcandidates.Inotherwords,interviewers,thinkingthattheyare

goodjudgesofpeople,endedupconfidentabouttheusefulnessoftheinterviewsevenwhentheresponseswere

49____madeworthless.

There'sarelatedproblemwithinterviews:Theycangiveeffecttobiases（偏見）一consciousorunconscious.

Ifinterviewersareprejudicedagainstwomen,forexample,aface-to-faceinterviewwillpredictablyresultin

discrimination（歧視）.Relianceontests,oronactualorpastperformance,can50equality.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,BCandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

tHablasespanol?Parlez-vousfrangais?你會說中文嗎？

Ifyouanswered,"si,1'noui,Mor"會"andyou'rewatchingthisinEnglish,chancesarethatyoubelongtothe

world'sbilingual（兩種語言）andmultilingualmajority.51havinganeasiertimetravelingor

watchingmovieswithoutsubtitles（字幕），knowingtwoormorelanguagesmeansthatyourbrainmayactually

lookandworkdifferentlyincomparisontothoseofyourmonolingualfriends.

Languageabilityistypicallymeasuredintwoactiveparts,speakingandwriting,andtwopassiveparts,

listeningandreading.Whilea52bilingualhasnearequalabilitiesacrosstheboardintwolanguages,

mostbilingualsaroundtheworldknowandusetheirlanguagesinvaryingproportions.Anddependingontheir

situationand53theylearnedeachlanguage,theycanbeclassifiedintothreegeneraltypes.

Forexample,let'stakeGabriella,whosefamilyimmigratestotheUSfromPeruwhenshe'stwo-yearsold.

Asacompoundbilingual,Gabriella54twolanguagessimultaneously（同時地），learningbothEnglish

andSpanishasshebeginsto55theworldaroundher.Herteenageelderbrother,56____,mightbe

acoordinatebilingual,learningEnglishinschool,whilecontinuingtospeakSpanishathomeandwithfriends.

Finally,Gabriella'sparentsarelikelytobesubordinatebilingualswholearnanewlanguagebyfiltering（過濾）it

throughtheir____57language.Recentadvancesinbrainimagingtechnologyhavethrowna___58on

howspecificaspectsoflanguagelearningaffectthebilingualbrain.

Accordingtothewell-knowntheory,childrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasilyandlearningalanguagein

59maybringaboutmorecomprehensive（全面的）understandingofitssocialandemotionalcontexts.

60,recentresearchhasshowedthatpeoplewholearnedasecondlanguageinadulthoodexhibitless

emotionalbias（偏見）andamore61waywhenconfrontingproblemsinthesecondlanguagethanin

theirnativeone.

Butregardlessofwhenyouacquireadditionallanguages,beingmultilingualgivesyousomeremarkable

advantages.Theheightenedexercisethatabilingualbrainreceivesthroughoutitslifecanhelp62the

appearanceofdiseases,likeAlzheimer'sanddementiabyasmuchasfiveyears.Inaddition,theeffortand

attentionneededto63betweenlanguagesresultsinmoreactivityinthedorsolateralprefrontalcortex,

thepartofthebrainthatplaysalargeroleinexecutivefunction,problemsolving,andfocusing.

So,whilebilingualismmaynot64makeyousmarter,itdoesmakeyourbrainmorehealthyand

activelyengaged,andevenifyoudidn'thavethegoodluckoflearningasecondlanguageasachild,it'snevertoo

latetodoyourselfa（n）65.

51.A.OwingtoB.ApartfromC.InsteadofD.Aswith

52.A.naturalB.tenseC.balancedD.immigrated

53.A.howB.whyC.whereD.when

54.A.developsB.losesC.holdsD.discovers

55.A.fearB.precedeC.understandD.inhabit

56.A.ontheotherhandB.forexample

C.asaresultD.inotherwords

57.A.secondaryB.nativeC.ultimateD.diverse

58.A.clueB.blameC.lightD.blow

59.A.childhoodB.schoolC.workD.adulthood

60.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Otherwise

61.A.accessibleB.rationalC.randomD.risky

62.A.cureB.challengeC.delayD.discover

63.A.surviveB.imagineC.evolveD.switch

64.A.necessarilyB.literallyC.happilyD.originally

65.A.featureB.differenceC.adventureD.favor

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccording

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WilliamCarysaidhehaslearnedtoappreciatesmallvictorieswithhis17-year-oldsonBen,whohasautism

(自閉癥)anddoesn'tspeak,sohistearsrandownwhiledescribinghowproudhewaswhenBenbuttonedhis

clothesfortheveryfirsttimeaftergoingtothebathroom.ButonevictorythatBenachievedlongagowassurfing.

Sincetheageofsix,hehasbeenparticipatinginSurfersHealingsurfcampsforchildrenwithautism.

TheannualeventreturnedrecentlytoTourmalineSurfParkinCalifornia.Morethan150childrentookturns

ridingthewaveswith15professionalsurfersaswellasasmallgroupofvolunteers.Bencouldhardlywaittoget

inthewaterwithsurferGraham.Withinminutesofhittingthesand,Benmounted(爬上)alongboardand

Grahamgentlypushedhimoutintothethigh-highsurf.Graham,whohasan11-year-oldsonwithautism,said

he'sseenfirsthandhowchildrenimmediatelytransformwhenthey'rerollingintheoceanwaves.

SurfersHealingwasstarted20yearsagobysurferIzzyPaskowitzandhiswife,Danielle.Onedaywhilein

Hawaii,theirsonIsaiahwassuddenlywildwithangeronthebeachandIzzytriedtodistracttheboybytossing

himintothewaves.Suddenly,theboy'smadnesswasreplacedbysmilesandwonder,andSurfersHealingwas

born.Eachyear,thefoundationhosts25campsaroundtheworldservingmorethan5,000autisticchildren,

ranginginagefromthreeto25.Abouthalfofthegroupparticipatingrecentlywasnewtothesport.

Paskowitzsaidtheoceanhasahealingpoweronpeoplewithautism.Therhythmofthewavescalmsthem,

andthesounds,sights,texturesandtemperaturescreatesuchasensoryoverloadthatitforcesthemindtofocus.

Manyofthechildrenarrivingatthebeachinitiallycoveredtheirearsfromthecrashofthewaves,butgradually

thesesensitivitiesdisappeared.OneteencamperwhotraveledwithhermomfromArizonawouldn'tgetoutofthe

carformorethananhour.Finally,shewascoaxedtotakeabrieften-minuterideintheknee-highwavesona

bodyboard.Asshereturnedtoshore,avolunteerawardedherasmalltrophyforparticipation.

66.HowdidSurfersHealingcomeintobeing?

A.Itwasinitiated20yearsagobyafoundation.

B.AboywentcrazyonthebeachofHawaiitwodecadesago.

C.SurferIzzyPaskowitz^sonwascuredofautismbysurfingtwodecadesago.

D.SurferIzzyPaskowitzandhiswiferealizedthehealingeffectsofsurfing20yearsago.

67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Benhassufferedfromautismsincehewassixyearsold.

B.Youngpeopleandchildrenaremorelikelytosufferfromautism.

C.Surfingissostimulatingtooursensesthatitforcesautisticchildrentofocus.

D.Around150peopletookpartintherecentsurfingeventinTourmalineSurfPark.

68.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Surfing:APopularCulture.B.SurfingWashesAwayAutismSymptoms.

C.TheAppealofSurfers9Club.D.SurfingBuildsupYourBody.

(B)

POETRYCHALLENGE

Writeapoemabouthowcourage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyoufacechallengesinyourlife.

Prizes

3GrandPrizes:TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandoneotherpersonofthe

winner'schoice.Tripincludesround-tripairtickets,hotelstayfortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirand

SpaceMuseumandtheofficeofNationalGeographicWorld.

6FirstPrizes:ThebookSkyPioneer:APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthorCorinneSzabo

andpilotLindaFinch.

50HonorableMentions:Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,whowilleachreceivea

T-shirtinmemoryofEarhart'sfinalflight.

Rules

Followallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification.

?Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberoflines.

?Writebyhandortypeonasinglesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontandbackofthepaper.

?Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,address,telephonenumber,andbirthdate.

?MailyourentrytousbyDecember31thisyear.

69.WhatwilleachoftheFirstPrizewinnersget?

A.Aplaneticket.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.

C.AspecialT-shirt.D.AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.

70.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.Typingyourpoemout.B.Usingbothsidesofthepaper.

C.Writingapoemof120words.D.MailingyourentryonOctober30.

71.Wherewillyoumostprobablyseethisnotice?

A.InabookentitledSelectedPoems.B.InaStudenfsEnglishPost.

C.Onatourismwebsite.D.InanissueofjournalNature.

（C）

Thinkaboutaremotecontrol.Somethingsosimpleinfunctionisseeminglycapableofinvisiblemagicto

mostofus.Onlythosewithanengineeringandelectronicsbackgroundprobablyhaveanyrealideaofwhya

remotecontrolworks.Therestofusjustassumeitshould.Andthelongeragiventechnologyexits,themorewe

takeitforgranted.

Considerforamomentasplitscreenshowingmodemremotecontrolusersversus（對比）thefirstremote

controlusers:theoriginaluserswouldbecarefullyaimingtheremotedirectlyatthetelevision,readingthenames

ofthebuttonstofindtherightone,andintentionallypressingthebuttonwithaforcethataddsnothingtothe

effectivenessofthedevice.Themodernuserswouldbeleaningonasofa,pointingtheremoteanywhichway,and

instinctively（本能地）feelingforthebuttontheydesired,intuiting（憑直覺知道）itssize,shape,andpositionon

theremote.

Humansareknownforbeinghandywithtools,soitisnosurprisethatwegetsocomfortablewithour

technology.However,aswebecomeincreasinglycomfortablewithhowtousenewtechnologies,webecomeless

awareofhowtheywork.Mostpeoplewhousemoderntechnologyknownothingofitsunderlying（潛在的）

science.Theyhavespentneithermentalnorfinancialresourcesonitsdevelopment.Andyet,ratherthanbe

humbledbyitsoriginality,weconsumersoftenbecomeunfairlydemandingofwhatourtechnologyshoulddofor

us.

Manyoftheimportantinventionsofthetwentiethcenturyfollowedpredictabletracks:initialversionsof

eachtechnology（television,videogames,computers,cellphones,etc.）succeededinimpressingthegeneral

public.Then,thesewonderfulnewinventionsquicklybecamecommonplace.Soon,thefocusofconsumer

attitudestowardsthemchangedfromthankswithrespecttodiscriminating（有區(qū)分的）preference.

Televisionsneededtobebiggerandhaveahigherresolution（高清）.Videogamesneededtobemore

realistic.Computersneededtobemorepowerfulyetsmallerinsize.Cellphonesneededtobesmalleryetcapable

ofperformingothertaskssuchastakingpictures,accessingtheInternet,andevenplayingmovies.

Forchildrenofthelasttwentyyearsbomintothismodemlife,thesetechnologicalmiraclesseemlike

elements3theperiodic[able（元素周期表）：agiveningredientthatissimplypartoftheuniverse.Younger

generationsdon'teventrytoimaginelifewithoutmodernconveniences.Theydonotappreciatetheremarkable

technologythatisintheirpossession;rather,theycomplainaboutthewaysinwhichitfailstoliveuptoideal

expectations."Mydigitalvideorecorderathomedoesn'tallowmetoprogramitfrommycomputeratwork.”

“It'stakingtoolongforthisinteractivemaptodisplayonmyportableGPS”.

Ifitsoundsasthoughwe'reneversatisfied,wearen't.Ofcourse,ourcomplaintsdoactuallymotivate

engineerstocontinuallyrefinetheirproducts.Afterall,attherootofourtool-makinginstinctisthenotionthat

“theremustbeabetterway."Thus,theshortcomingsofanycurrentversionoftechnologyarepinnedon（歸咎于）

thelimitationsofitsdesigners,andtheexpectationisthatsomeone,somewhereisworkingonhowtomakethe

existingproductevenbetter.

72.ThepassagestatesthatoriginalusersofremotecontrolslikelydidallofthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.aimtheremotedirectlyatthetelevision

B.feelinstinctivelyforthedesiredbutton

C.readthenamesofthebuttonscarefully

D.usemorestrengthpressingthebuttonthanisnecessary

73.Oneformofconsumerbehaviortheauthordescribesisadiscriminatingpreferencefor.

A.lessrealisticvideogamesB.wantingtomakesacrifices

C.morepowerfulcomputersD.needingtounderstandtechnology

74.Theauthorusestheunderlinedstatementinparagraph6mostnearlytomeanthat.

A.chemistrygivesusmostofourtechnology

B.childrenlearntechnologywhiletheylearnchemistry

C.consumerscomplainwhenmodernconveniencesbreakdown

D.consumersregardmanytechnologicalinventionsasunremarkable

75.Theprincipaltoneofthepassagecanbestbedescribedas.

A.criticalB.sympatheticC.frightenedD.satisfied

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentence

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Nowadaysscientistsarepeekingintothebrainsofthese“super-agers“touncovertheirsecret.

B.Asleadinvestigatorofthestudy,Rogalskijokinglysaidthatsuper-agersdonotgrowontrees.

C.Andtheyusuallyhavehealthyrelationshipsandspendtimewithfriends.

D.Notonlydosuper-agershavethickercortexes,theyhavemorevonEconomoneurons.

E.However,therearereportsofindividualswhoseemimmune(免疫)toage-relatedmemorydamage.

F.It'sprettyextraordinaryforpeopleintheir80sand90stokeepthesamesharpmemoryassomeone

severaldecadesyounger.

Aswe