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1、题目第7、8课时单元综合练习阅读理解：AAsk Dr. JeffersThis month Dr. Jeffers is answering questions about thehuman brain and how it works.Dear Dr. Jeffers,One of my colleagues, Felix Moeller, told me that scientists are learning to use computer to read minds. Is there any truth to this story?Jane Leon, New York, USADe

2、ar Ms. Leon,Well, a lot of research is being conducted in this area, but so far, the brain scanning equipment and corresponding computer programs havent been able to actually read thoughts. In one experiment, test subjects （受试者）were connected to scanning equipment and shown two numbers on a screen.

3、They were then asked to choose between adding or subtracting （减）the two numbers. Using this method, researchers were able to follow brain processes and make the correct assumptions （假设）70 percent of the time. Its not quite mind reading, but its certainly a first step.Dr. J.Dear Dr. Jeffers,My three-

4、year-old son loves it when I dig my fingers into his sides and tickle （胳 肢）him until he laughs uncontrollably. The other day I noticed him trying to tickle himself but he couldn/t do it. Why not?Glenn Lewis, Vancouver, CanadaDear Mr. Lewis,Its because of how the brain works. The brain is trained to

5、know what to pay attention to and what to ignore. It causes us to ignore physical feelings we expect to happen, but it causes a mild panic reaction when there is an unexpected feeling. For example, you dont notice how your shoulder feels while youre walking down the street. But if someone comes up b

6、ehind you and touches you lightly on the shoulder, you may jump in fear. Its that unexpected part that causes the tickle reaction.一Dr. J.1. What can we learn from the answer to the first question?A. Some equipment is able to read human minds.B. Some progress has been made in mind reading.C. Test sub

7、jects have been used to make decisions.D. Computer programs can copy brain processes.2. People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling is.A. unexpected B. expected C. comfortable D. uncomfortable3. Who has got a little child according to the text?A. Ms. Leon B. Mr. Lewis C. Mr. Moeller D. D

8、r. Jeffers4. According to the text, Jeffers is probably.A. a computer programmerB. a test subjectC. a human brain expertD. a medical doctorBAlthough the US is so big and its people have so many different racial backgrounds, it is in some ways less varied than Europe. The English language is used alm

9、ost everywhere in its American form. The American way of speaking has developed independently of English and is on the whole closer to what can be heard in Ireland.Another instance of uniformity（致）is in habits and ways of living. From Boston to Los Angeles it is as far as from France to Central Asia

10、, and from east to west there are five time zones; but everywhere people get up and go to bed at about the same time, eat the same kind of food, buy in the same kind of shops, work and rest at the same time of the day and have the same pattern of holidays. Ik most of the Chings that matter there is

11、less difference between rich people and ordinary people or between town and country, than in any single European nation.Although the United States desires so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less

12、than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and most of the rest live in or around towns large and small. Here the traditional picture is changing; most Americans do not live in small towns any more. Half the population now live in some thirty metropolitan（大城市的）areas.The fact that the Unit

13、ed States has always been a single economic unit has contributed to uniformity. Modern industry favors large organization, and it is no accident that the worlds biggest commercial firms are American. The people can choose between the products of competing manufacturers but the products are all much

14、alike.5. In describing the uniformity in the U.S. the author does not mention that the American people .A. get up and go to work at the same timeB. spend their holidays in the same patternC. buy and eat the same kind of foodD. have more or less the same income6. What can we learn from the passage ab

15、out the U.S. agriculture?A. The American farmers need more land.B. Americans are interested in farming.C. It is now going backward.D. It is quite modernized.7. The author suggests in the last paragraph .A. the production size and organizational size are very bigB. it is a single economic unit that p

16、roduces the same kind of productsC. there are more and more competing manufacturesD. people can choose from all kinds of products that are alike8. The underlined part “In most of the things that matter“ means .A. in most basic things such as food, clothing and housesB. in the more expensive things s

17、uch as cars, TV sets, etcC. in their land, housing and bank savingsD. in their wealth and income完形填空：I have to admit, when I watch television, I rarely watch commercials. I this talent when I was in college and had some extremely boring professors. I learned to let my 2 go elsewhere, while appearing

18、 to be attentively 3 what they were saying.During commercials I usually start thinking of 4 things, and usually dont hear a word. This 5 my husband, who cant seem to grasp how I do it. Recently, however, a commercial for a major retail store got my 6. It affected me emotionally, and 7 me of one of t

19、he best things about Christmas.A young lady is talking 8 the phone to her family right before Christmas. She is obviously living away from her family and missing them. She is 9 that she wont be with them for the holidays. I believe she is talking to her 10, who asks her if she has receivedthe presen

20、ts that were sent to her.The young lady 1J that she hasnt, and the mother expresses concern 12 they should have arrived by now. She 13 that she check her doorstep. At this point, the young lady opens her front door, and there is her family on her doorstep, who have come to 14 the Christmas season wi

21、th her.This is where I get emotionally 15, What a surprise! This 16 happened tome, but can imagine how 17 it would be. After this point, the commercial becomes 18 There is an attempt to show the joy of sharing of presents, but it falls flat! The best gift has already been 19.So once again I am remin

22、ded that the best Christinas 20 are not the ones you buy inthe store. Money cant buy them. They are gifts of love, family and time spent together happily.1. A. avoidedB. acceptedC. developedD. enjoyed2. A. mindB. imaginationC. memoryD. strength3. A. working onB. writing downC. looking upD. listening

23、 to4. A. lastB. otherC. nextD. rest5. A. amazesB. worriesC. interestsD. excites6. A. thoughtB. energyC. attentionD. conclusion7. A. beggedB. remindedC. warnedD. informed8. A. throughB. withinC. alongD. over9. A. happyB. luckyC. sadD. nervous10. A. motherB. friendC. teacherD. classmate11. A. explains

24、B. respondsC. announcesD. proves12. A. whenB. whyC. whichD. that13. A. insistsB. ordersC. suggestsD. decides14. A. celebrateB. welcomeC. followD.send15. A. changedB. paidC. educatedD. affected16. A. alwaysB. neverC. oftenD. usually17. A. strangeB. seriousC. wonderfulD. important18. A. meaninglessB.

25、uselessC. endlessD. fearless19. A. shownB.boughtC. dividedD. given20. A. flowersB. giftsC.booksD. clothes七选五：Rabbits are easy to raise. The long-eared animals are clean and quiet. They do not need a lot of room. And you do not have to spend a lot of money to feed them. 1One male and two females will

26、 produce in a year as many as fifty more rabbits. That is enough to provide a good supply of meat for a family.2Rabbit houses are easy to make with wood and wire fencing material. They do not have to be very big. But each rabbit must have its own little room in the house. This is very important. Eac

27、h room should be about 75 centimeters wide, 60 centimeters high and one meter deep. Fencing is used for the sides and floor of the rabbit house. The holes in the wire fencing should be about one centimeter square.3 This keeps the rabbit house clean and dry. Rabbits need a lotof fresh air and sunligh

28、t. Cover the sides of the rabbit house only to protect it from rain.4 Feeding containers hung on the outside of the house let the rabbits eatwhenever they want. They simply pull the grass and leaves through the holes in the wire fence.Each room should have fresh water. The water containers should be

29、 heavy so the rabbits cannot turn them over. 5One month after mating, female rabbits give birth to about eight babies. In two months, a baby rabbit should weigh about two kilograms. This is big enough to make a meal for a small family.A. Rabbits eat mostly grass and leaves.B. Rabbits are also valuable for their fur.C. Or you can tie the containers to the wire.D. Rabbit meat is high in protein and low in fat.E. Many people enjoy keeping rabbits as friendly pets.F. Wastes from the animals will drop through the holes.G. With rabbits, you get a big return from a small investment.