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The team was originally looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising
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The big question now is where chickens came from. The
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is from dinosaurs. 7.A. invention
B. mistake
C. statement
D. discovery 8.A.research B. answer
C. road
D. egg
The research team said eggshells are one of nature’s most amazing
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. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be
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in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly 11
9.A. creations
B. discoveries
C. inventions D. summaries
10.A.interesting
B. helpful
C. normal
D. correct 11.A.thin
B. soft
C. sharp
D. strong Even the most up-to-date materials designed by the world’s top engineers cannot
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anything as strong as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that studying eggshells could 13
to cure bone diseases and design materials for the
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industry.
12.A.imagine
B. create
C. produce
D. invent 13.A.aim
B. learn
C. help D. manage 14.A. information
B. construction
C. food
D. oil
“Nature has wonderful ways that work for all kinds of problems in materials science and
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- we can learn a lot from them.” he said. 15.A. technology
B. maths
C. methodology
D. theory
(二十六)文章上半部分主要讲述研究人员对“先有鸡还是先有蛋”的问题研究及其认证过程，研究人员发现“鸡先于蛋存在”；文章下半部分主要介绍蛋壳的特征及其对我们在治疗疾病和材料设计方面的作用。
1. C
由本句的时间状语for thousands of years可知选oldest。 2. D
根据第一句Which came first，the chicken or the egg?可知这是一个puzzle。 3. A
由后面的but suddenly made their surprising 7
可推出他们是偶然发现的。故填chance，by chance“偶然”。 4. D
根据句中的observe the shell-making process可知。shell与shell-making是同根词复现。 5. A
由上句的a new 4
was forming可知。与forming是原词复现。 6.C
由句中的This is only found inside a chicken’s body可知。与chicken是原词复现。 7.D
根据前面的Then they found one protein…可知。与discovery是词语同现。 8.B
由前句The big question now is…可推出。answer与question是词语同现。 9.A
根据语境及修饰本空的nature’s可推出这是大自然的创造(creation)。 10.B
根据空后的in designing new materials及下文内容可知。 11.D
由下句中的as strong as an eggshell可知。与strong是原词复现。 12.C
因为本句的主语是the most up-to-date materials，故谓语只能是produce。其他选项的主语只能是人。 13.C
根据前面的but it can also be 10
in designing new materials可知此处填help。help与helpful是同根词复现。 14.B
前文谈到蛋壳的坚硬以及对材料设计的帮助，根据推理可知这里是指建筑业，故填construction。 15.A
由于之并列的science可推出填technology。technology与technology是词语同现。 The ups and downs of life may seem unpredictable. But scientists know there are clear patterns that almost all people share. Even if you’ve passed your “best”，you still have other
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years to come. Certain important high-points come later in
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. 1.A. good
B. strange
C. interesting D. difficult 2.A.return
B. fact
C. turn
D. life (二十七)
When are you smartest? From 18 to 25, according to IQ scores; but you’re
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and more experienced with increasing
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. At around 30, metal abilities begin to decline, particularly your ability to do maths.
3.A. taller
B. cleverer
C. wiser
D. stronger 4.A. weight
B. age
C. pressure
D. motivation
But your ability to complete other tasks
5 . For example，your vocabulary increases over time. At 50, your
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possesses almost four times as much information as it did at age 21.Because of this, some psychologists suggest that “maturity quotients” (MQ) be used to measure intelligence for
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. 5.A.climbs
B. stops
C. matters
D. works 6.A.heart B. stomach C. nerve D. brain 7.A. babies
B. teenagers
C. adults
D. youngsters
When are you
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? You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24, when you feel energetic all the time. The best professional
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is from 40 to 49.Before age 24,we believe that our happiest years are yet to
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, but when we are over 30,we believe that they’re behind us.
8.A. wisest
B. happiest
C. richest
D. lightest 9.A.touch
B. sense
C. idea D. target 10.A.spend
B. happen C. reach
D. come
After age 30, we’re more realistic and don’t view happiness as a goal in itself. If we maintain our
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, achieve professional and emotional goals, then
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will follow. 11.A. position
B. degree
C. wealth
D. health
12.A.happiness
B. trouble
C. success
D. failure
When are you most creative? Generally between 30 and 39, but it
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with different professions. The high-points in areas such as science and economics come
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- most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their 20’s and 30’s - but for people who keep an active
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, there is no upper age limit. 13.A.agrees
B. varies
C. goes
D. ends
14.A.slowly
B. quickly
C. early
D. late 15.A.mind
B. process
C. part
D. voice
(二十七)人的一生中虽然有很多的起起伏伏，但是，科学家们认为人的生活，总会有一些模式。 1.A由句中的“best”可推出。good与best是同根词复现。 2.D根据第一句The ups and downs of life may seem unpredictable可知。与life是原词复现。 3.C根据本段第一句中的smartest可推出答案。wiser与smartest是词语同现。 4.B由前面的From 18 to 25及后面的At around 30可推出是指年龄(age)的增长。 5.A根据前句的metal abilities begin to decline及本句首的But可推出填climbs(攀升)。climbs与decline是词语同现。 6.D根据本句的谓语(possess)和宾语(information)可推出主语只能是brain，故选Ｄ。 7.C根据上句中的At 50，…可知是指成年人。 8.B
由下文的…our happiest years are yet to 10
可知。与happiest是原词复现。 9.B
由上句中的the best physical sense可知。与sense是原词复现。 10.D
根据后面的they’re behind us可推出填come。本句意为：24岁前，我们认为最幸福的年份还在后头。 11.D
根据本句句意及常识可知这里填health。maintain health意为“保持健康”。 12.A
由上句中的don’t view happiness as a goal in itself可知。与happiness是原词复现。 13.B
根据句意及空后的with different professions可推出。vary与different是词语同现。 14.C
把前面的between 30 and 39和后面的in their 20’s and 30’s对比一下，答案就出来。 15.A
此题可以从常识角度来判断，也可以根据句意排除其他选项。keep an active mind“保持积极的头脑”。 * * * * * I suspect this is happening now, even as you read this 14
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All our innovations(革新), our discoveries, our 15
come from one source: being able first to see what is there, and what is not; to hear what is said, and what is not; but also to think clearly. 14. A. topic B. page
C. subject
D. book 15. A. creativity
B. possibility
C. program
D. project (二十一)这是一篇议论文。本文主要描述未来学校教育，尤其是大学教育的蓝图；具体阐述了未来教育要教（我们现在没有教）的一样东西：自我发现。 1. B根据下句内容可以推出，本句省略了than self-discovery。 2. D前面提到know how to give answers，由but可知。ask与give是词语同现。 3. C由句中的for the workplace可知是大学毕业后参加工作。 4. C根据how to live可推出填living。live与living是同根词复现。 5. A下句中的They are not taught the true art有明确提示。与art是原词复现。 6. C同样根据下句中的True reading is not just可知。与reading是原词复现。 7. D
根据常识可知，reading用的是eyes。eyes与reading是词语同现。 8. A
由语境可知。gather information意为“收集信息”。 9. B
因为下句seeing first, and then using the10是对本句进行解释说明，故可推出答案。 10. B
根据下面的As we read, we should try to get something new可推出。 11. A
由搭配可知。all walks of life意为“各行各业”。 12. C
根据语境可以知道此处应填actually。 13. D
根据句意，尤其是only可知。 14. B
这里是指作者写的这篇文章，故用page。 15. A
前面的True reading is a9act是题眼，creative与creativity是同根词复现。
The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must complete sixty hours of
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learning, or they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. 2 of service learning include cleaning up a 3
river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student.
1.A.language
B. skill
C. service
D. academic
2.A.Subjects
B. Ideas
C. Procedures
D. Examples 3.A.rising
B. falling
C. polluted
D. deserted (二十二) During a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a
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about what they have learned.
Supporters claim that there are many
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of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think beyond their own interests and become
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of the needs of others.
4.A.diary
B. report
C. note
D. notice 5.A.courses
B. benefits
C. challenges
D. features 6.A.careful
B. proud
C. tired
D. aware Students are also able to learn real-life skills that
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responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a
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.Finally students can explore possible careers through service learning.
For example, if a student wonders what
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is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.
7.A.include
B. possess
C. apply
D. develop 8.A.school
B. family
C. team
D. job
9.A.working
B. teaching
C. nursing
D. driving While there are many benefits, opponents (反对者)point out
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with the new requirement. First, they argue that the main reason students go to school is to learn
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and skills. Because service learning is time-consuming，students spend less time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that
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students to work without pay goes against the law.
10.A. problems
B. advantages
C. needs
D. requirements 11.A.majors
B. focuses
C. subjects
D. ideas 12.A.helping
B. telling
C. encouraging
D. forcing By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to 13
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In my view, service learning is a great way to 14
to the community，learn new skills，and explore different careers. However, I don’t believe you should force people to help others—the desire to 15 must come from the heart. 13.A.go
B. choose
C. come
D. refuse 14.A.contribute
B. appeal
C. attend
D. belong 15.A.believe
B. offer
C. provide
D. help (二十二)作者所在的社区要求中学生必须做完60小时的义工才能毕业。有人赞成，有人反对。作者的观点是：让学生自己选择。 1.C
由下句中的Service learning is academic learning that…可知。与service是原词复现。 2.D
由本句后面部分可知。Examples与后面内容构成上下义复现。 3.C
根据句中的cleaning up及常识可以排除A、B、D，故选C。 4.B
根据与之并列的must keep a journal可知。report与journal是近义词复现。 5.B
根据接下来对益处的描述以及本句的主语supporters可以推出。 6.D
本题主要根据搭配，当然句意也很明确地告诉我们这里表示明白(aware)的意思。 7.A
根据前面的service learning include…可知。与include是词语同现。其实本题根据句意及include的含义也很容易得出正确选项。 8.C
根据语境以及part of可知是作为团队(team)中的一员而工作。 9.B
由句中的work in an elementary school classroom可以推出。teaching与classroom是词语同现。 10.A
根据接下来对问题的描述以及本句的主语opponents (反对者)可以推出。 11.C
根据下句中的spend less time studying the core subjects可知。与subject是原词复现。 12.D
