【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 would likely have been passed on anumber of occasions by him.“The scene on the postcard shows very clear similarities to the shape of therootsonVan Gogh’s painting,” he said. “He must often have passed by the location when going to thefields behind the castle of Auvers, where he painted several times during the last week of his life and wherehe would take his own life.”28. What is Tree Roots?A. A trunk.B. A hillside.C. A drawing.D.Apostcard.29. What do we know about Van Gogh according to the text?A.He had a close relationship with his brother.B. What he drew in his paintings all came from real life.C. He was working on his artwork shortly before killing himself.D. He was so sick in his last days that he spent all the time in a hotel.30. Where did Van Gogh kill himself according to Teio Meedendorp?A. In the fields. B. In a local hotel.C. In the castle of Auvers. D. In the scene on the postcard.31. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?A. To remember a famous painter. Van Gogh.B. To introduce Van Gogh39。s life and his works.C. To describe the influence of Van Gogh in art.D. To tell the place in Van Gogh’s last painting.DHave you ever felt that reading a good book makes you better able to connect with your fellow human beings? If so, the results of a new scientific study back you up, but only if your reading material is literaryfiction (文藝小說）.Psychologists David Comer Kidd and Emanuele Castano, at the New School forSocial Research in New York, have proved that reading literary fiction improves the ability to sense andunderstand other people39。s feelings.In a series of five experiments, 1,000 participants were given texts to read, either parts of popular fiction, or more literary texts. The pair then used a variety of Theory of Mind methods to measure howaccurately (精確的）the participants could identify feelings in others. Scores were higher for those whohad read literary fiction than for those with popular fiction or nonfiction texts.What great writers do is to turn you into the writer. In literary fiction, the inpleteness of the characters turns your mind to trying to understand the minds of others,” said Kidd. “Some writing is whatyou call ‘writerly’，you fill in the gaps and participate, and some is“readerly”，and you’re cheered. We tendto see readerly5more in fictions like adventure and romance, where the author put down your experienceas a reader. Writerly fiction or literary fiction lets you go into a new environment and you have to find yourown way，’’ Kidd said.However，although Castano and Kidd proved that literary fiction improves social empathy (共情），they were not prepared to use the results to determine whether a piece of writing is worthy of being calledliterary. “These are aesthetic (美學的）and stylistic concerns which as psychologists we can’t and don’t want to give opinions about，” said Kidd. “Neither do we argue that people should only read literary fiction。 it’s just that only literary fiction seems to improve Theory of Mind in the short term. There are likelybenefits of reading popular fiction — certainly enjoyment. We just did not measure them.”32. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The research process.B. The research subjects.C. The research purpose. D. The research approaches.33. Which of the following book may probably be “writerly”？A. A book about a love story. B.A book bringing nothing but enjoyment.C. A book about an adventure story. D. A book making you participate in theplot.34. What’s Kidd’s opinion on popular fictions?A. They are of great value. B.They can bring joy to people.C. They are not worthy of being read. D. Their benefits can not be measured.35. What is the best title for the text?A. To Read or Not to Read B.LiteraryFiction or Popular FictionC. Top Tips on How to Choose a Book D. Reading Literary Fiction Improves Empathy第二節(jié)（共5小題；，）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白的最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余項。Sometimes I can’t sleep because a problem plays over and over in my mind. __36__ Psychologists who used the results of an online test conducted by the BBC and the University ofLiverpool say