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【阅读理解细节事实】Passage*********Thefollowingnoticeispostedinabusterminal(终点站).TimeTable:--BusesleavetheRailwayStation,NewYorkCity,from7:00a.m,andeveryhalfanhourthereafter(此后),untii11:30p.m,(7daysaweek)--BusesleavetheBrennanStation20minutesbeforeandaftereveryhourfrom6:20a.m.to10:40p.m(7daysaweek)--Eveningrushhours(5:00p.m,to7:00p.m,):BusesleavetheRailwayStation,NewYorkCity,every15minutes.(Monday～Friday)--Holidays:Busesleaveeveryhour,eachdirection.(Triptime.30minuteseachway)--AllticketsmustbeboughtatWindow12,theRailwayStation,NewYorkCity,orattheBrennanStationWindowBEFOREboardingbuses.1.AtwhichofthefollowingtimedoesabusleaveNewYorkforBrennanonThursday?A.8:30a.m.B.10:15a.m.C.3:15p.m.D.11:45p.m.答案:A指导：由发车时刻表第一部分可知，公共汽车离开NewYork开往Brennan的时间是上午七点到夜里十一点半之间，且每隔半小时一班。2.WhichisthelatestbusyoucouldtakefromBrennanifyouhadtomeetafriendinNewYorkat10:20a.rn.onaFriday?A.The8:00a.m,bus.B.The9:40a.m,bus.C.The8:40a.m,bus.D.The9:20a.m.bus.答案:B指导：由发车时刻表第二部分可知，公共汽车离开Brennan开往NewYork的时间是上午6:20到夜间10:40之间，且每小时正点的前后20分钟各有一班。根据题意，最迟一班为上午9:40．3.Ifyouwanttotakeabusineveningrushhours,youshouldtakethebusattheRailwayStation,NewYorkCityonMonday?A.6:20p.m.B.5:45p.m.C.8:00p.m.D.7:15p.m.答案:B指导：公共汽车在晚上交通高峰期每15分钟一班，从下午5点到晚上7点。Ifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.)Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedIsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithage—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”36.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout________.A.whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothersB.howtomakepeoplelivelongerC.thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrainsD.whichpeoplearemostintelligent【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由第二段“ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.”可知医生们想要研究出为什么一些人比其他人老得更快。37.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A.AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.B.Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.C.ThestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeopleD.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.”可知选C。38.Thedoctor’stestshowthat________.A.ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC.sixty-year-oldshavethebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD.somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople’s.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。由“Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.”可知医生们的测试发现，一般而言，乡下人比城镇里的人的大脑收缩的更早。故选D。39.Theword“subjects”inParagraph5means________.A.somethingtobeconsideredB.branchesofknowledgestudiedC.personschosentobestudiedinanexperimentD.anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler.【答案】C【解析】词义猜测题。由“……butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.”可知“subjects”指的是被选入实验中做研究的人。故选C。40.Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?A.Lawyers.B.Farmers.C.Clerks.D.Shopassistants.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由“Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,……”可知律师变老的风险最小。故选A。【阅读理解主旨大意】Passage******AteacherofEnglishasasecondlanguageisthe20典型例题heroftheYearintheUnitedStates.KathyMellorofRhodeIslandwillspendthenextyearasaninternationalspokeswomanforeducation.PresidentBushandhiswife.Eaura.honoredherduringaceremony(仪式)attheWhiteHouselastweek.Forthepastnineteenyears.KathyMeliorhastaughtEnglishasasecondlanguageatDavisvilleMiddleSchoolinNorthKingstown,RhodeIsland,inthenortheasternUnitedStates.SheredesignedtheprogramforE.S.L.studentsatherschooltoprovideeachstudentwithonetothreeperiodsperdayinclassesforEnglishlearners.Ho