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1、1READINGPart1Questions1to10.Readthefollowingpassagethenanswerthequestionsonthenextpage.閱讀文章并回答問題。共15分。TheStyofMyLifeIwasbnintheyear1632inthecityofYk.Ihadalwayswantedtogotoseabutmyfatherwantedmetoenterthelaw.Againsthiswis
2、hesIjoinedabigtradingship.IknewIwasbreakingmyfather’sheartbutthecalloftheseawastoostrong.AtfirstIwasterriblyseasickbutIgraduallylearnedtoadaptweatherthegreatstms.TomymisftuneIwasoncetakenasaslavebutImanagedtoescapefinall
3、y.FsometimeIevenranaplantation1inBrazilquitesuccessfullybutIcouldnotresistreturningtothesea.ThistimeunftunatelymyshipwaswreckedIwastheonlysurviv.Thewaveswashedmeupontoatropicalisl.“AmIallalone”Icalled.Mywryturnedouttobet
4、rueIhadtoliveinsuchasilentwldwithnooneelse.SuddenlyIrealizedthatImusthurrytoswimbacktotheshipbefeitsankcompletelytosaveeverythingofvaluefmysurvivalontheisl.OntheboatIalsofoundadogtwocatsaparrotagoat.Theywerefmanyyearsmyo
5、nlycompanionsontheisl.Ibuiltastrongshelterclosetothefreshwater.Iexpledtheislfoundfruittreesagroupofgoats.Imanagedtolookonthebrightsideratherthanthedarksideofmycondition.Ispentdaysmakingbasketspotsaboatothernecessities.Be
6、sidesIlearnedtoplant.Eachyearthecropsincreasedmy‘family’ledapeacefullife.Thematerialwldbecamememeremote.Ibegantolovethebeautyoftheisl.YetIlongedtoseeahumanfacehearahumanvoice.OnedaywhenIwalkedtowardsmyboatIsuddenlysawast
7、rangefootprintinthes.Thisincidentmarkedthebeginningofmyfriendshipwithamanwhohadlivedonadistantisl.HewasescapingtheangerofhiscountrymenIhelpedhim.“Friday”asIcalledhimwantedtolearnEnglishgraduallywelearnedtounderstoneanoth
8、erappreciatedeachother’swayoflife.MyluckchangedwhenanEnglishshipappeared.FridayIobservedarowingboatcomingtotheshe.Myguesswasright.Thecrewoftheshiphadstartedamutiny2thecaptainsomeofhisfollowershadbeentakenprisoner.FridayI
9、wkedoutawaytocatchthemutineerssetthecaptainfree.ThecaptainofferedtotakemebacktoEnglbutIthoughtFridayshouldaccompanymeback.HowcouldIleavemytruegoodfriendbehindaloneontheislSoonDecember19th1686after28yearsontheisloneofthes
10、trangeststiesevertoldendedasIsailedawayfromtheislnevertoreturn.1.plantation:alargepieceoflwherecropsaregrown2.mutiny:theactofrefusingtoobeythedersofaleader3Part2Questions11to20.Readthefollowingpassagethenanswerthequestio
11、nsonthenextpage.閱讀文章并回答問題。共15分。ReadingFictionfYourBrain?Nowadaysalotofyoungpeopleseemtospendmuchoftheirfreetimeeitherwatchingtelevisionplayingcomputergames.Certainlythesethingsareentertainingbuttheydon’tcontributemuchtod
12、evelopingtheirbrains.Manybelievethatreadingbooksespeciallyfictionisamuchmeeffectivewayofachievingthis.?Apartfrombeingapleasantwaytorelaxthemostobviousbenefitwegetfromreadingagoodstyisagrowingvocabulary.Wecomeacrossnewwds
13、inreadinggraduallybecomemeconfidentwithcomplexwds.Inadditionweimproveinareassuchasspellingspeakingjustbyreadingregularly.?Ithasalsobeenestablishedthatreadingfictionisagoodwayofdevelopingagoodselfimage.Nonreadersporeaders
14、oftenhavelowopinionsofthemselves.Manytimestheyfeelasifthewldisagainstthem.Theycanendupfeelingisolated.Besidestheymayperfmpolyinothersubjectsbecausetheycannotreadunderstthematerial.?Mostimptantlyhoweverreadingfictionhelps
15、ustodevelopourbrains.Thehumanbraincanwkwellwhenwejustdoregularthingslikedrivingwalking.HoweverlearningexpertDr.BrianE.Walshsuggestedthatitcanperfmmeeffectivelywhenanelementofsurpriseisaddedbecausethishelpstobuildconnecti
16、onsinthebrain.Inthisrespectthepositiveeffectsofreadingmaybemuchstrongerthanpreviouslythought.?Generallywearenotgreatlyinfluencedbytheageingbrainaswegrowolder.WhyOnereasonisthatscientistshavediscoveredthatanadultbraincanr
17、egeneratebraincells.Walshsaysthatalmost70%ofbrainageingiscontrollablethroughmentalphysicalexercisealongwithdiet.AmericanneuroscientistDr.StevenMillersaid“Thethingsyoudohowmuchyouwritewhatyoudotochallengeyourbrainactually
18、decreasethechancesofagerelatedmemyloss.”?WhatdoesthishavetodowithreadingfictionRecentresearchhasshownthatthebrainreactsmestronglytounpredictablethantopredictablethings.Thismayexplainwhypeopleenjoyreadingfictionwhichgener
19、allycontainslotsofunpredictablethings.Thebrainischallenged.Thisisapositivethingbecauseitwillcontinuetogrowdevelopifproperlystimulated1.Themeitisusedthebetteritbecomes.?Walshsaysthatmentalstimulationresultsinastrongerbrai
20、n.Readingfictionenablesustoexperiencefreshscenarios2identifywiththepeoplewearereadingabout.Whenwementallycreatethescenesthelookoftheactersthesmellsthesoundsinthebookweareexercisingourbrain.Walshalsosaysthiscanbenefitusin
21、manywaysfexamplethiscanhelpwhenlookingfajob.“Smartbusinesstodaylooksfinnovativethinkerswhocanrecognizechangesinmarketpatternsprovidenewideas”headds.1.stimulate:tomakesomethingdevelopbecomemeactive2.scenario:asettinginpar
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