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A. a devoted religious person from Stonehenge B. one of the earliest discoverers of Stonehenge

C. the first explorer to test the magical power of bluestones D. a patient trying to cure his infection at Stonehenge 96.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Stonehenge: A New Place of Interest B. Stonehenge: Still Making News C. Stonehenge: Heaven for Adventurers D. Stonehenge: Still Curing Patients Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Being a social butterfly just might change your brain: In people with a large network of friends and excellent social skills, certain brain regions are bigger and better connected than in people with fewer friends, a new study finds.

The research suggests a connection between social interactions and brain structure. “We're interested in how your brain is able to allow you to find the right way in complex social environments,” MaryAnn Noonan said, a neuroscientist (神经学家) at Oxford University. Studies in monkeys have shown that brain areas involved in face processing and in predicting the intentions of others are larger in animals living in large social groups than in ones living in smaller groups.

To investigate these brain differences in humans, Noonan and her colleagues found 18 participants for a structural brain-imaging study. They asked people how many social interactions they had experienced in the past month, in order to determine the size of their social networks. As was the case in monkeys, some brain areas were enlarged and better connected in people with larger social networks. “These different brain regions are all singing different songs,” Noonan said. “Networked areas are all singing the same song, and when they're connected better, they're singing more harmoniously with each other.”

The researchers also tested whether the size of a person's social network was linked with changes in white-matter pathways, the nerve fibers(纤维) that connect different brain regions. Again, they found that white-matter pathways were better connected in people with bigger social networks. \Los Angeles freeway than a country road,\

The researchers couldn't say whether social interaction caused these changes in brain structure and connectivity, or whether the brain determined how social someone was. In the case of the monkeys, the researchers asked and wrote down the size of the animals' social network, so they concluded that social-group size was causing the brain differences. It can be inferred that a similar process takes place in human brains, but to prove this, long-term studies are needed, Noonan told Live Science.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

97.The certain brain regions in people with fewer friends are ______.

98.According to Noonan, the certain brain areas whose functions are to _________ are larger in more-sociable monkeys.

99. How did Noonan and her colleagues know about the size of participants? social networks? 100. According to the researcher?s findings, what would make the brains of monkeys different?

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II. Translation（9+20%） Section I

Directions: Complete the sentences, using the proper phrases you have learnt.

1. He felt relieved _________________________(没有了恐吓邮件和巨额债务的干扰).

2. In the near future we will have ______________________ (追求高品质生活的更有文化的一代人). 3. My grandpa now can ______________________(带着新奇的眼光使用文字处理器).

4. Even children in the mountainous areas can also_________________________(有机会接触到复杂的操作

程序).

5. Although Tom cannot speak, he can____________________________(他能够用手写方式记录情感障碍). 6. Harrison racked his brains to____________________________(想出一个解决饥饿和贫困的办法)。

7. It is universally acknowledged that writing ___________________________(必然需要想象力，潜力和毅

力)。

8. Alice signed up for the competition, ___________________________(结果被作家委员会淘汰了). 9. It has been two years since he _____________________________(给书配了插图并签署了合同).

Section II

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 市长提议会后马上采取措施改善公共交通。（propose）

2. 根据我校校规：在参加考试时，禁止学生使用任何电子设备。（prohibit） 3. 总所周知，在教育子女和给予就业指导方面，父母担负同等责任。 （It）

4. 如果他去年没能从医学院毕业,他现在就无法战胜种种困难和那些名校的学生竞争 就业机会.(If)

5. 他梦想成为一名作家的原因是他想证明他是有写作天赋的，而且胜任作家这一 称号，并不是仅凭纯粹的傻运气。（reason）

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答案：

25.-29 C A B C A 30-34 D A A D B 35-39 B C C A D 40-44 D A D B B

53-60 but moving the to be tickled were attached what as if a 61-70 K J H F G A C I D B

完形填空： B D D C C A D B A A C A B B C 阅读理解： D A C D D C C A C D B

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