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ame as those they had viewed earlier. The researchers found that more members of the group who were given the caffeine tablets were able to correctly identify some of the new images as similar to previously viewed images rather than incorrectly identifying them as the same. We also know that caffeine is associated with health and longevity(長壽 ) and may have some protective effects from cognitive decline like Alzheimer39。 s disease (阿爾茨海默癥 ). said Yassa. purpose of the new research is ____________. A. to examine caffeine 39。 s memorystrengthening effects in detail B. to write the paper Nature Neuroscience C. to prove caffeine has cognitiveenhancing effects D. to survey how much caffeine people consume a day 30. During the research , the researchers did the following things EXCEPT ________. A. giving the test subjects placebos or caffeine tablets B. checking the caffeine levels of the test subjects C. showing the test subjects series of images D. encouraging the test subjects to drink more coffee 31. How did the test subjects show the caffeine 39。 s memorystrengthening effects? A. By taking the caffeine tablets instead of placebos. B. By recognizing images they 39。 d seen the previous day. C. By identifying the new images as the same. D. By telling the differences between new images. 32. What will the next part of the text possibly talk about? A. Ways to achieve health and longevity. B. The harmful effects of cognitive decline. C. The treatment for Alzheimer39。 s disease. D. The effects caffeine has on health. D Very soon a puter will be able to teach you English. It will also be able to translate any language for you, too. It39。s just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors those tiny parts of a puter monly known as silicon chips. So give up going to classes, stop buying more textbooks and relax. In a couple of years you won39。t need the international language of English. Already Texas Instruments in the United States is developing an electronic translation machine. Imagine a Spanish secretary, for example, who wants to type a letter from the boss to a businessman in Sweden. All he or she will have to do is this: first type the letter in Spanish. The letter will appear on a television screen. After a few seconds the translated letter will appear on another television screen in Stockholm in perfect Swedish. And that39。s not all. Soon a puter will be able to teach you English, if you really want to learn the language. You39。ll sit in front of a television screen and practise endless structures. The puter will tell you when you are correct and when you are wrong. It will even talk to you because the silicon chips can change electrical impulses into sounds. And clever programmers can predict the responses you, the learner, are likely to make. So think of it. You will be able to teach yourself at your own pace. You will waste very little time, and you can work at home. And if after all that, you still can39。t speak English, you can always use the translating machine. In a few years,therefore, perhaps there will be no need for BBC Modern English, or BBC English by Radio programmes no more textbooks or teachers of English. Instead of buying an exciting new textbook , the puter will ask you to replace it with a microprocessor. Fast, reliable and efficient language learning and translating facilities will be available to you. Think of that, no more tears or embarrassing moments. One little problem is that a puter can39。t laugh yet but the scientists are working on it. Happy learning! 33. According to the writer, you won39。t need the international language of English because _____. A. learning English will no longer be a difficult task B. textbooks are no longer necessary C. it39。s better to buy a puter than to go to classes D. the puter will be able to translate any language for you 34. You will _____ if you use a puter to learn the language. A. waste much of your time B. speak better English C. need no translating machine D. do everything at your own pace 35. This passage is mainly about _____ A. someone who learns English with the help of a puter B. the puter teaching the language C. fast, reliable and efficient language learning D. what language learning could be like when puterized 第二節(jié)(共 5小題;每小題 2分,滿分 10分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 How can I fight laziness? Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind. ___36____ . Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few mo