段最后一句If you drop that，you begin to feel a little “dead”inside because you're dropping “you”．如果你放弃了，你的内心会变得了无生机，因为你放下了你自己。故选C。 2．What is the key to breaking the old patterns? A．To focus on every detail.
B．To decide and take immediate action. C．To listen to those close to us. D．To think twice before we act.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第一句Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time.可以知道为了打破旧格局需要决定一个新目标并且立刻做出决定。故选B。 3．Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph? A．Escape from your punishment. B．Realization of your dreams. C．Freedom from your tension. D．Reduction of your expectations.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据画线句子可知其本意是逃出你内心的牢笼。结合上文中在过多思考之前快速决定和行动可以推测这个画线句子是指要从过多考虑的焦虑中解放自己。故选C。
4．What does the author intend to tell us? A．It's easier than we think to get what we want. B．It's important to learn to accept sufferings in life. C．It's impractical to change our way of thinking. D．It's harder than we expect to follow a new course.
答案：A 写作意图题。从全文来看，作者主要是想要强调果断的行动而不是空想来实现自己的梦想和欲望，比起想要成功，行动更加容易。故选A。
C
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Up to 45 rare species of Australian animals are in danger of becoming extinct within 20 years, scientists warned in a report. But hope is not lost! According to the report, the species can be saved if immediate action is taken to control their natural predators (天敌) and other threats.
The threatened animals can be found in the faraway Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. The region is similar in square miles to California. Thirty percent of the endangered species are unique to the region, while others have already disappeared in other parts of Australia. Dr. Tara Martin, a research scientist said in the report, “A large extinction event is happening in Australia. The north has really been the last stronghold (主要栖息地) for many species of birds and mammals and reptiles. The Kimberley is really their last chance on earth.”
Many of the species are under threat because they are hunted by wild cats. These cats kill around 500 000 native animals in the Kimberley region every day. The species face another threat, too. Their native habitat is also being destroyed by wildfires and by wild donkeys and goats that compete for food and water. Humans introduced cats, donkeys and goats to Australia to be farm animals or pets. However, their populations have exploded in the region because they have few natural predators.
The report calls for $ 95 million to immediately start protection programs. The report also suggests reducing wild donkey and goat populations in the region, building fences, fighting wildfires and educating the community about how to help the endangered species. Richard Hobbs, an ecologist at the University of Western Australia, says the costs are worthwhile because the measures will not be too difficult to carry out.
文章大意：本文是一篇调查报告。在澳大利亚有多达45种稀有动物在接下来的二十年里将会灭绝。报告主要讲述了这些物种所面临的危险并提出了保护它们应该采取的一些措施。 1．Which of the following should be done to protect the rare species of Australian animals? A．Providing new habitat for them. B．Supplying more food and water to them. C．Getting rid of the dangers to them.
D．Leading them to the north of Australia for a better life.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中“the species can be saved... to control their natural predators (天敌) and other treats”可知，我们人类应当立即帮助这些珍稀物种去除威胁它们生存
的因素。故C项正确。
2．Paragraphs 23 mainly tell us ________. A．where the threatened animals can be found B．how worrying the situation of the rare animals is C．the Kimberley is the home of many rare species D．the Kimberley is a safe place for animals to live
答案：B 段落大意题。根据第二段最后一句“... while others have already disappeared in other parts of Australia.”和第三段最后一句“The Kimberley is really their last chance on earth.”可知，文章此处告诉我们稀有动物的处境是多么危险。故B项正确。 3．The article may appear in a magazine on ________. A．animals C．chemistry
B．geography D．history
答案：A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了一些地方动物的危险处境，所以最有可能出现在杂志中的动物栏中。故A项正确。
四、任务型阅读
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词，注意：每空格1个单词。
People who enjoy a dream-filled sleep are better at recalling information and making links between facts when waking. But recharging with a shallow nap（小睡）offers no such mental improvement, the research suggests. The results of the study add to the growing body of evidence that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is very important to the brain’s ability to from strong memories. An average night’s rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep, but these bursts tend to be lengthier towards the end of the night. This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night – and therefore adequate REM sleep—may be damaging their mind’s ability to memorize. Although REM sleep is not classified as a type of deep sleep, it is only reached after
the brain has passed through deep sleep stages.
In the recent study, participants were shown groups of three words and asked to find another word that can be associated with all three words. They were tested once in the morning and then given the same task again in the afternoon. In between, some were allowed a nap with REM sleep, some a nap without REM sleep, while the others had a quiet rest period. The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups didn’t improve, but the REM sleep group improved on their morning performance by an average of almost 40 per cent. Dr Sara Mednick, a sleep researcher at the University of California who led the study, believes the formation of connections between previously unassociated information in the brain occurs during REM sleep.
It is believed that sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to sort relevant information from useless information. This process may take place as memories are removed from one part of the brain to others. Title The result of the study REM sleep 1 to memory Rapid Eye Movement sleep is of great importance to the brain’s ability to 2 memories The 3 of the study ◆The same task was given to participants 5 a day. ◆The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups showed no 6 . ◆The REM sleep group 7 well by an average of almost 40 per cent. Dr Sara Mednick’s 8. Connections between previously unassociated information in the brain are 9 during REM sleep. Conclusion
Sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to abandon useless information and keep the 10 information. ◆ 4 were required to think of another word associated with all three words.
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