【題目】Every minute must be made full use of _______ spoken English.
A.to practise B.practising
C.practise D.practised
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【題目】Sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the cruelly young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn’t be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. “Your brain is a learning machine ”, says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when were younger. All that’s required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.
Merzenich has developed a computer---based training method to speed up the process in which the brain deals with information. Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy.
Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to distinguish sounds (between “dog” and “bog”, for example) at an increasingly faster speed. “It’s a bit like tennis instructor,” says Merzenich , “hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow, but before long you’re pretty quick.”
The biggest finding in brain research in last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process.
To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you: playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language...... “When it comes to preventing aging, you really do “do it or lose it”, says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University.
【1】Dr. Merzenich’s training method mainly depends on ________.
A. the information being dealt with
B. computer languages
C. the activities one joins in
D. speech training
【2】By saying “the brain at any age is highly plastic”, the writer probably means the brain can be____
A. developed B. mastered
C. used D. researched
【3】What can we learn from the text?
A. Practice makes a quick mind
B. Brain research started ten years ago.
C. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer
D. People used to believe nothing could stop the brain slowing down.
【4】Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?
A. The training methods work better for the old
B. The training of the brain should start at an early age
C. People should use the brain to stop it from aging.
D. It’s necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.
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【題目】 Nowhere _________ the book mentioned in your text message here, my dear. You see, this is too little a town.
A. I can buy B. can I buy
C. can’t I buy D. can I not buy
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【題目】 Mr. Wang is ill, so we must ____ a new teacher to the school to take his place.
A. appoint B. appreciate
C. assist D. approach
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【題目】Sue: Hi, Josh. I just saw you having your driving lesson. How【1】it go?
Josh: It was OK at first. But I had to do some parking at the end and I kept 【2】(get) that wrong.
Sue: I’m sure it’s all hard. My sister’s just learned to drive but I’ve 【3】 (decision) to leave it for another year or two. I don’t think I’m old enough.
Josh: I just don’t want to ask my parents for lifts. It would be【4】(easy) for them if I could drive.
Sue: It would be of great【5】 (useful). But are you ready to take the driving test soon?
Josh: Perhaps I will fail in this time. I need some time 【6】(practise) any way.
Sue: Are you going to get your own car after the test?
Josh: My parents have said they’ll get 【7】for me. They know I can’t【8】(real) afford it.
Sue: You’re lucky. Are you planning to drive to college like our classmates each day?
Josh: I think I 【9】(continue) taking the bus. The petrol would cost too much【10】 there’s nowhere to park either.
Sue: Maybe that’s best.
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【題目】When Barbra Streisand discovered in 2003 that a photograph of her California beach house was among 12,000 photos on the Internet as part of a collection by photographer Kenneth Adelman, she did what any famous person would do: hit him with a $50 million lawsuit. But in trying to hold back the images, she caused a different outcome. Her legal actions led to almost half a million people visiting the website, viewing and copying the photos within a month.
Ever since then, the effect of letting public know something you are trying to keep secret has been called the “Streisand effect”. The problem for anyone trying to suppress information is that the Internet is the world’s biggest and most efficient copying machine. Put a document on to a connected machine and it will spread. So when you want to be famous, you can’t, but if you find yourself in the spotlight and want to erase yourself, you cannot.
There is no shortage of examples of the Streisand effect. Nine-year-old Martha Payne created a simple blog, posting the meals her school served. She took a photo of what was barely a filling meal by anyone’s standards. With the photo, she filled a comment, “Now Dad understands why I am hungry when I get home.” The thing did not go too far, until the local authority banned little Martha from doing that again. Martha posted a supposedly final post called “Goodbye”, explaining everything. Once the media found this out, things went from bad to worse for
We can find similar examples throughout history, to be frank. Man has experienced the Streisand effect ever since the birth of mass communication. Why does it exist? Every time you are told not to see what’s in the secret shiny box wrapped in gift paper, you’re going to do everything in your power to do exactly that! Just realizing that knowing something about someone is harmful to their status, we will want to know that piece of information. This is exactly the human nature. This is what lawyers and authorities should be familiar with. Unfortunately, a few of them fail to grasp it.
【1】The underlined word “suppress” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A. give away B. look into
C. cover up D. search for
【2】What speeded up the spread of Martha’s story?
A. Parents’ complaints.
B. The authority’s order.
C. The photos of other kids.
D. Supporting from the school.
【3】What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The root of Streisand effect.
B. The influence of Streisand effect.
C. People’s reaction to Streisand effect.
D. Historical examples of Streisand effect.
【4】What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Streisand effect benefits most famous people.
B. It’s not a good idea to argue against authorities.
C. The ban on something may have opposite effect.
D. Turning to the law is a perfct way to get one out of trouble.
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【題目】When she woke up, she realized that the things she had dreamt about could not ______ have happened.
A. possibly B. likely C. hardly D. usually
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【題目】There was nothing special about ____ film—it was only _______.
A. a; usual B. a; average
C. the; usual D. the; average
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【題目】Everyone has got two personalities – the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their positions. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You’re usually careful and confident. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t get depressed. You always say what you think even if it makes other people angry.
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【1】 According to the author, what shows your secret and real personality?
_________________________________________ (within 8 words) (2 marks)
【2】How many kinds of secret personalities are mentioned in the passage?
_________________________________________ (only one word) (2 marks)
【3】How will a person who doesn’t want to make friends with others sleep?
_________________________________________ (within 5 words) (3 marks)
【4】Mark usually goes to sleep on one side, then he will change his sleeping positions in the sleep, what kind of personality may he have?
________________________________________ (within 10 words) (3 marks)
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