77. The best title or the passage may be___________. A. Patients Don‘t Like Ugly Pictures B. Arts Can Be Used As a Medicine C. Ugly Patients eel Less Pain D. Beautiul Art Can Ease Pain
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―It seems likely that a caged elephant would miss the wilderness it was born into.‖ a six-year study revealed.
British and Canadian scientists studied 4,500 elephants in European zoos and compared them with elephants living in the wild. They found that wild elephants are healthier, live longer and reproduce more than those elephants in zoos.
When it comes to living in a zoo, ―many species do well but elephants don‘t,‖ said Georgia Mason, one of the researchers of the study. Many animals live longer in zoos than they do in the wild. This isn‘t surprising when you consider that zoo animals are not threatened by predators (掠食者), always have plenty to eat, and have professionals on hand to care for them.
When it comes to elephants, however, the situation is different. The world‘s largest land animals live much longer in the wild than they do in zoos.
Female African elephants born in zoos live on average for 17 years, while those in the wild make it to 56. ―So far,‖ says Mason, ―We‘ve got 300 African elephants in zoos in Europe, and not one‘s yet reached 50.‖
Asian elephants are the more endangered of the two elephant species. They live for about 19 years in captivity (圈养) compared to 42 years in the wild. A few wild Asian elephants have even made it into their 70s. In Kenya, 30 to 50 percent of wild elephants reach 50 years of age.
Fatness and stress are likely causes for the giant land animals‘ early death in captivity, Mason said.
The researchers say that zoos do not offer enough space for animals that can travel as far as 48 kilometers a day. Too little exercise and too much food means captive elephants put on extra weight. The weight gain can lead to heart disease and other health problems.
Being ―caged‖ is bad for health, not only for elephants, but also for humans. Be careful not to become a ―caged elephant‖!
66. Many animals live longer in zoos owing to the following reasons EXCEPT that ________. A. they are far away from the danger of being eaten.
B. they can be in a better mood there.
C. they needn‘t worry about their food at all.
D. they are taken good care of.
67. Which of the following may probably result in the early death of elephants in zoos? A. Stress and lack of delicious food. B. Loneliness and little space for activities. C. Lack of delicious food and enough exercise. D. Being stressed and over weight. 68. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Zoos are not suitable for animals to live in.
B. None of the animals live well in zoos due to lack of exercise.
C. Compared with the elephants in zoos, wild elephants are healthier.
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D. Asian elephants can live longer than African elephants in zoos. 69. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The living conditions of animals in the world are worsening. B. Elephants can live a longer time in the wild than in zoos. C. All of us should take actions to protect wild elephants.
D. The places where wild elephants live are being damaged seriously.
(B)
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71. If one wants to attend a business lunch in London at 12:00, the latest train that he should take at Oxford leaves at ________. A. 09:48 B. 10:35 C. 11:15 D. 11:45 72. If you would like to have some vegetable beef, what may be your choice? A. French Slam?. B. Chicken Fried Steak. C. Sandwich with Salad or Soup. D. The Super Bird?. 73. The chart shows that from 2008 to 2013, ________.
A. the percentage of the Spanish families with a laptop rose 60 points B. the percentage of the White families with a laptop remained unchanged C. the number of the Black families with a laptop was on the decrease
D. the number of the Asian families with a laptop showed the sharpest increase
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Women‘s minds work differently from men‘s. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter of failure or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this field, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.
There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processes—the link between the two halves of the brain.
The two halves are linked by a trunkline (主干线) of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres (纤维) than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is ―What?‖, and if this difference exists, are there others? Research shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong?
Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the corpus callosum enabled them to work together. The better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. Usually, women have the better connections.
But it isn‘t all that easy to explain the actual differences between the skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the world girls tend to be better than boys at ―language subjects‖ and boys better at math. If these differences correspond (相符合) with the differences in the trunkline, there is an unchangeable distinction between the sexes.
We shan‘t know for a while, partly because we don‘t know of the exact relationship between abilities in school subjects and the functioning of the two halves of the brain. And we cannot understand how the two halves interact through the corpus callosum. But one thing is certain: nothing in our world is still—even scientific thought. 74. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Biologists are doing research where psychologists have given up. B. Brain differences point to advantage of one sex over the other.
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C. The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known. D. The brain difference is the only difference between the sexes. ________ factors.
75. According to the passage, it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by
A. biological
B. psychological
C. physical
D. social
76. The expression of ―these differences‖ refers to those in ________.
A. skills of men and women
B. school subjects D. learning habits
C. the brain structure of men and women 77. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences. B. To explain the link between sex and brain structure. C. To suggest new areas in brain research.
D. To indicate the many differences between the sexes.
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Jane Austen was born in the English countryside more than 200 years ago. She lived a simple life. She seldom travelled. She never married and she died from illness when she was only 41.
However, people all over the world remember her. Why? It is because Jane Austen is the author of some of the best-loved novels in the English language. These novels include Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion.
Jane completed her last novel Persuasion in 1816, but it was not published until after her death. Persuasion is partly based on Jane‘s naval brother.
Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, falls in love with Captain Wentworth, a person of a lower social position. But she breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. Eight years later, Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain. He finds Anne‘s family on the edge of financial ruin. Anne and the captain rediscover their love and get married.
Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting on a little bit of ivory（象牙）, two inches square. Readers of Persuasion will see that neither her skill of delicate, ironic(讽刺的) observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp focus to English manners and morals has abandoned her in her final finished work.
Persuasion has produced three film adaptations: a 1995 version starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds, a 2007 TV miniseries with Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones, and a 1971 miniseries with Ann Firbank and Bryan Marshall.
People who are interested in Jane Austen can still visit many of the places she visited and lived. These places include the village of Steventon, although her family house is now gone. Many of the places Jane visited in Bath are still there. You can visit Jane Austen‘s home in Chawton, where she did her best writing, and Winchester, where she died.
66. What is the theme of Persuasion?
A. Never regret what you‘ve chosen. B. True love lasts forever.
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C. Be matched for marriage. D. Love waits for no man. 67. Which of the following CANNOT describe Jane‘s writing style?
A. Her application of symbolism. B. Her delicate observations. C. Her focus on manners and morals. D. Her use of irony. 68. Which of the following about Jane Austen is TRUE?
A. Her family house is now in the village of Steventon. B. Many of the places she visited in Bath are still available.
C. The latest film adaptation of Persuasion was produced in 1995. D. Her last novel Persuasion is considered her most successful one. 69. The article mainly talks about _______.
A. Jane Austen‘s unique writing style B. the original residence of Jane Austen C. Jane Austen‘s last novel: Persuasion D. the popularity of Jane Austen‘s novels
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