【正文】 of embarrassing mistakes. Leaning to be wise is basically learning what is not possible。re happy, but to slow down dramatically when we39。因此，當(dāng)我們的身體需要額外的能量時(shí)，（我們的身體）會(huì)去找免疫系統(tǒng)。Our ancestors evolved their immune systems in fighting against fierce animals.C.B.brain will satisfy it by sharing optional metabolic output（2）In paragraph 3 this relationship most probably refers to the one between ______. A. Studies show that older people tend to remember the positive things in life rather than the negative things, while younger people remember the positive and negative equally well. The dominant psychological theory to explain this is that older people are aware of their limited time left, so they prioritize positive emotional experiences. But about a decade ago, I worked with biologist Robert Trivers on his idea that there was an evolutionary basis for older people39。 ”可知，咖啡種植者可以通過(guò)咖啡樹上方的the wood and fruit trees增加收入，故選B。 （1）考查推理判斷。They take less time to ripen.Pesticides and chemicals used on them poisoned many birds.C.3．犇犇閱讀理解 s disease（AD） ”承認(rèn)自己的健忘也許是一個(gè)很好的跡象，至少?gòu)哪慊祭夏臧V呆癥,的可能性來(lái)看，可知選C。t remember our neighbor39。D.s disease.（3）What can be a sign of developing Alzheimer39。s a rare phenomenon when young people forget something.（2）What statement does the researchers in the new study agree with? A.t worry. The fact that you recognize your own forgetfulness may be a very good sign, at least in terms of the possibility of your developing Alzheimer39。 In our twenties, we find it funny when we can39?？芍xC。 needs and drive cooperative behavior as a result.”他們形成了一套理論，認(rèn)為一方面，與他人一起吃飯可能表明糧食短缺，并加強(qiáng)了競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的概念。A meal taken in a family atmosphere.（2）For what purpose did the researchers carry out the present experiments? A.A meal taken at home. For the first test they recruited 100 pairs of participants from a local cafe, none of whom knew each other. The participants were seated at a table and fed tortilla chips with salsa. Half the pairs were given their own basket of 20 grams of chips and a bowl of 25 grams of salsa, and half were given 40 grams of chips and 50 grams of salsa to share. As a cover for the experiment, all participants were told this snack was to be consumed before the game began. The game asked the participants to negotiate an hourly wage rate during a fictional strike. Each person was randomly assigned to represent the union or management and follow a set of rules. To confirm sharing food can promote cooperation.D.To reward them for their participation.C.D. （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解?？芍xC。s name or a handsome actor who starred in a famous movie. In our thirties, we jokingly call it brain freeze. In our forties, we laugh it off as a senior moment and follow up with one of these old age jokes. But the reality is that there es a point when being forgetful stops being funny and starts to seem a bit dreadful. You think, Am I losing it？Or worse, Is this a sign of Alzheimer39。re forgetful that we should fear.People can be forgetful at different ages.B.s disease.C. forgetfulness.Reduced uptake of glucose.C. ”在二十多歲的時(shí)候，當(dāng)我們記不起鄰居的貓的名字或是主演一部著名電影的英俊演員時(shí)，我們覺得很有趣。正如所料，老年癡呆癥患者的葡萄糖吸收降低，故選B。 Threequarters of the world39。s a characteristic of Bird Friendly coffees? A.By selling fruits and wood from trees.C.D.根據(jù)第二段中的“ You can purchase Bird Friendly certified coffees around the world and protect wildlife and habitat with every cup ”你能在全世界買Bird Friendly 認(rèn)證的咖啡，每杯都保護(hù)野生動(dòng)物和棲息地，故選C。re happy, but to slow down dramatically when we39。Brain, muscles and immune systemB.Energy, effort and response【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，研究表明，老年人往往會(huì)記住生活中積極的事物，而不是消極的事物。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。選D。 根據(jù)第一段“It has been discovered that after the age of sixteen, the number of our brain cells begins to decrease at a speed of several million a year. They simply die off. In certain types of activity, the human brain is at its highest point in the early twenties, ... and we know that Albert Einstein made all his worldshaking discoveries between the age of about 20 and 25, and spent the rest of his life tidying them up and arranging them.” 人們發(fā)現(xiàn)，16歲以后，我們的腦細(xì)胞數(shù)量開始以每年幾百萬(wàn)的速度減少。故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Leaning to be wise is basically learning what is not possible；and what is possible but so difficult that it is not worth all the trouble one has to go through to get there. Mostly, it is learning about human nature；how real people behave and react, as against how one would like them to behave and react. One can read and hear lot of idealistic stuff about how to make the world a better place, which would be found if it was based on an accurate observation of human nature,”成為智者，要大體上知道什么是不可能的。 Blatchley is the founder and owner of the D39。Blatchley said he hoped that the latest incident would launch the issue of plastic pollution in the Philippines and across the globe. If we keep going this way, it will be more unmon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic, he said.（1）What can he inferred from the second paragraph? A.C.Natural Death or Merciless Murder【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，一只鯨魚因吞食大量的塑料而死亡，這引發(fā)了人們對(duì)海洋塑料污染的擔(dān)憂。根據(jù)最后一段中的“If we keep going this way, it will be more unmon to see an animal die of natural causes than it is to see an animal die of plastic,”可知，布拉奇利說(shuō)如果我們繼續(xù)這樣下去，動(dòng)物因吃塑料死亡的情況比自然死亡更為常見，由此可知，他對(duì)菲律賓的塑料污染很擔(dān)憂，故選B。m a slightly different person in each of my languages173。 In a 2014 paper led by Albert Costa one of these, a quick, natural feeling, and the other, careful deliberation about the greatest good for the greatest number. When we use a foreign language, we unconsciously sink into the more careful way simply because the effort of operating in our nonnative language signals our cognitive (認(rèn)知的) system to prepare for difficult activity.What contributes to one39。B.1