【正文】 he same route. ? Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are. Now you need never get lost again! 63. Scientists believe that _________. A. some babies are born with a sense of direction B. Everybody possesses a sense of direction from birth C. people never lose their sense of direction D. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older 64. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should _________. A. tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is C. remember something easily recognizable on the route D. avoid taking the same route when you e back to it 65. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to _________. A. ask policemen for directions B. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs D. count the number of landmarks that you see 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)中選出空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。ve opened online stores to go hand in hand with their conventional businesses. Nowadays, every Mom and Pop39。re looking for, you39。t like to get help from you. 54. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because __________. A. he or she always shows sympathy for people B. he or she often considers annoying people C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses D. he or she is confident but not stubborn B Ever walked to the shops only to find, once there, you’ve pletely fotten what you went for? Or struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years we’ve accepted that a fet ful brain is as much a part of ageing as wrinkles and grey hair. But now a new book suggests that we’ve got it all wrong. According to The Secret Life of the Grownup Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it es to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that our brain hits its peak between our 40s and 60s— much later than previously thought. Furthermore, rather than losing many brain cells as we age, we retain (保留 ) them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years it’s been assumed that brain, much like the body, declines with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age suggests otherwise. This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, participants performed better on cognitive(認(rèn)知的 ) tests in their 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically,older people did better on tests of vocabulary, verbal memory (how many words you can remember) and problem solving. Where they performed less well was number ability and perceptual speed— how fast you can push a button when ordered. However, with more plex tasks such as problemsolving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, researchers are now ing up with scientific proof that we do get wiser with age. Neuroscientists are also finding that we are happier with ageing. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when we’re younger we need to focus more on the negative aspects of life in order to learn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older we’ve learned our lessons an d are subconsciously aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it bees more important for us to be happy. 55. Barbara Strauch probably agrees that ______. A. people’s brains work best between their 40s and 60s B. the young are better at handling important things C. ageing leads to the decline of the function of the brain D. wrinkles and grey hair are the only symbols of ageing 56. The continuing research has found older people perform better on _____ . A. number ability B. vocabulary tests C. perceptual speed D. body balance 57. People are happier with age because ______. A. they know how to share feelings B. they learn to value the time left C. they cannot focus on negative aspects D. they do not realize the possible dangers 58. What is the main idea of the passage? A. People get more fetful with age. B. People get wiser with age. C. People get happier with age. D. People get more selfaware with age. C The Inter has revolutionized our lives to such an extent that for most people, the global work has bee more than just a tool but rather an indispensable aid in everyday life. More and more people go online as wireless works have brought the Inter closer and closer: it39。s personality？ A. He or she is always easily upset. B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. C. He or she is always open with others. D. He or she tends to believe in others. 53. Maybe you don39。re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don39。t normally like meeting prefer to be on your own. You39。re often defensive. You39。re very stubborn（頑固的） , but you aren39。t very confident. If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive（不坦率的） person. You worry a lot and you39。t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You39。re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back, you39。t show your secret personality when you39。 The town I live in is abo