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his life. However, he doesn’t care about being famous. 80. ________ to (由于 ) his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. 第三節(jié) 英漢互譯 (每小題 1 分,共 5 分 ) 81. 只有靠這種方法,我們才能按時(shí)完成任務(wù)。 it prefers sandy soil. 41. From the first paragraph, we know that pines ___________. A. are native to North America B. are very adaptable C. can grow to 60 feet tall at most D. usually grow in tough conditions 42. Which of the following pines is often used as a building material? A. The Mexican pine B. The bristlecone pine C. The sugar pine D. The jack pine 43. The Mexican pine ___________. A. is the oldest species of pine B. produces a long cone C. has willowlike needles D. prefers sandy soil 44. We can learn from the passage that ___________. A. the Mexican pine has the longest leaves B. the jack pine doesn’t seem to belong to the same family as the other pine trees C. the bull pine is a kind of little pine tree D. all the pine trees mentioned have a great number of leaves B People who smoke could lose around one third of their everyday memory, researchers say. A study by a team at the University of Northumbria has shown that smokers lose more of their memory when pared to nonsmokers. And the research also found that those who kicked the habit saw their ability to recollect information restored to almost the same level as nonsmokers. The study involved more than seventy 18to 25yearold volunteers and included a tour of the university’s campus. Those who took part were asked to recall(回憶;回想 )small details, such as music acts listed to play at the students’ union and tasks pleted at various pointsknown as a realworld memory test. Smokers performed badly, remembering just 59 percent of tasks. But those who had given up smoking remembered 74 percent and those who had never smoked recalled 81 percent of tasks. Dr. Tom Heffernan, who leads Northumbria University’s Collaboration for Drug and Alcohol Research Group, said the findings would be useful in antismoking campaigns. He said, “Given that there are up to 10 million smokers in the UK and as many as 45 million in America, it’s important to understand the effects that smoking has on everyday cognitive function.” This is the first time that a study has set out to examine whether giving up smoking has an effect on memory. We already know that giving up smoking has huge health benefits to the body, but this study also shows how stopping smoking can bring a series of benefits to cognitive function. The research will now investigate the effects of secondhand smoking on memory, while Dr. Heffernan will look into thirdhand smoking, such as toxins (毒素 ) left on curtains and furniture. 45. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Effects That Smoking Has on Health B. New Research on ThirdHand Smoking C. Smokers Have Much Worse Everyday Memory D. AntiSmoking Campaigns Are Active Around the World 46. The underlined words, “kicked the habit”, in the second paragraph can be replaced by “___________”. A. giving up smoking B. smoked at times C. smoked regularly D. hated smoking 47. What was the realworld memory test like? A. It needed young volunteers to plete some tasks. B. It was about making a tour of the university’s campus. C. It needed volunteers to act at the students’ union. D. It involved a tour and a process of recalling some details. 48. We can learn from the passage that ___________. A. America has twice as many smokers as the UK B. the research findings will help antismoking campaigns C. the effects of secondhand smoking on memory have been found by the study D. those who have stopped smoking have as good a memory as nonsmokers C The life expectancy is the length of time that a person is normally likely to live. As it increases nowadays, the average person lives beyond the age of retirement. As a result, the elderly make up an everincreasing percentage of society, which makes it more important to make effort to improve the lives of senior citizens. First of all, one way would be to make sure that the elderly have enough money on