1、What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were _1_. The studyof how genes and environment interact to influence _2_ activity is
2、 known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important _3_ to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that _4_ to perform certain behaviors are basedin biology is controversial. W
3、ho wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can _5_ based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how
4、_6_ they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the _7_ to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science _8_ that genes lay the groundwork for many human trait
5、s. From this perspective, people are born _9_ like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it _10_ appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture isthere from the beginning.A abilitiesB achieveC appealD complaintsE contributionsF displayedG
6、essentiallyH eventuallyI extentJ indicatesK proceedsL psychologicalM raisedN smartO standard答案解析：1. M raised raise在这里的意思是“养育“，the environment in which you were raised 意思是“你成长的环境“。2. L psychological “psychological activity“意思是“心理活动“，全句意思是“研究基因和外部环境如何相互作用影响人心理活动的学科被称为行为遗传学“。3. E contributions “make co
7、ntributions to“为固定搭配，意为“为做贡献“。4. A abilities “ability to “意思是“做某事的能力“，在此处，全句意思是“任何一篇宣称人类做出某种行为的能力是基于生物学的研究都是有争议的“。5. B achieve “limitations to what you can achieve“意思是“对你所能达到的水平的限制“。6. N smart 此处需填一个形容词，而且用来形容人，根据题意，smart符合题意，表示“机灵，可爱“。7. I extent 此处填extent，主要是因为后面有to，“to the extent “译为“的程度“。8. J in
8、dicates indicate 意思是“表明，显示“。全句意为“越来越多的科学(现象)表明基因对人类很多特征有基础作用“。9. G essentially essentially 的意思是“实际 ， “。全句意为“ 这个 度来 ，人一出生， 是 出来的 ：相 ， 是 现多 在于显影的 程 “。10. H eventually eventually 词，意思是“ ， 后“。With the worlds population estimated to grow from six to nine billion by 2050, researchers. businesses and gover
9、nments are already dealing with the impact thisincrease will have on everything from food and water to infrastructure (基础 )and jobs. Underling all this _1_ will be the demand for energy, which is expected to double over the next 40 years.Finding the resources to meet this demand in a _2_. sustainabl
10、e way is thecornerstone (基 ) of our nations energy security, and will be one of the major_3_ of the 21st century. Alternative forms of energy- bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few are _4_ being funded and developed, and will play a growing _5_ in the worlds energy supply. But experts say that ev
11、en when _6_, alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the worldsenergy needs by 2050.For example, even with _7_ investments, such as the $93 million for wind energy development _8_ in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind a
12、nd bio-fuels _9_ only about1% of the market today.Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot of _10_ both traditional and alternative.A stableB solutionsC significantD roleE progressF marvelousG includedHgrowthI exactlyJ consistK compriseL
13、 competitionsM combinedN challengesO certainly答案解析：1 growth 2 stable 3 challenges 4 certainly 5 role 6 combined 7 significant 8included 9 comprise 10 solutions解析 这是一篇 能 的明，题是生currency1的能 题，“长的人fi可fl生 的 如何解。 出能 的一可形”如生物能 能 能可fl生 在来越来越要的作用。 是 出，这 人， 是到2050能 30%的需 。 后 能 在 的需 ， 解来能 需 的 案。 来，这篇 理解度“ ，填 度
14、 ，所 词都是的词。 有 ，多为c和s 的 词，生在 要特 意。What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were _1_. The studyof how genes and environment inter
15、act to influence _2_ activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important _3_ to the biological revolution, providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior.Any research that suggests that _4_ to perform certain behaviors are bas
16、edin biology is controversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can _5_ based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whethe
17、r people will get divorced, how _6_ they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the _7_ to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture(养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science _8_ that genes lay the
18、 groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born _9_ like undeveloped photographs: The image is already captured, but the way it _10_ appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture isthere from the beginning.A abilitiesB achieveC appealD compla
19、intsE contributionsF displayedG essentiallyH eventuallyI extentJ indicatesK proceedsL psychologicalM raisedN smartO standard答案解析：1. M raised raise在这里的意思是“养育“，the environment in which you were raised 意思是“你成长的环境“。2. L psychological “psychological activity“意思是“心理活动“，全句意思是“研究基因和外部环境如何相互作用影响人心理活动的学科被称为行为
20、遗传学“。3. E contributions “make contributions to“为固定搭配，意为“为做贡献“。4. A abilities “ability to “意思是“做某事的能力“，在此处，全句意思是“任何一篇宣称人类做出某种行为的能力是基于生物学的研究都是有争议的“。5. B achieve “limitations to what you can achieve“意思是“对你所能达到的水平的限制“。6. N smart 此处需填一个形容词，而且用来形容人，根据题意，smart符合题意，表示“机灵，可爱“。7. I extent 此处填extent，主要是因为后面有to
21、，“to the extent “译为“的程度“。8. J indicates indicate 意思是“表明，显示“。全句意为“越来越多的科学(现象)表明基因对人类很多特征有基础作用“。9. G essentially essentially 的意思是“实际 ， “。全句意为“ 这个 度来 ，人一出生， 是 出来的 ：相 ， 是 现多 在于显影的 程 “。10. H eventually eventually 词，意思是“ ， 后“。The popular notion that older people need less sleep than younger adults is a my
22、th, scientists said yesterday.While elderly people _1_ to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) _2_ effect on their brains performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research.Sean Drummond, a. psychiatrist (心理 生) at the University of Califo
23、rnia, SanDiego, said older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep, while younger people are better at sleeping _3_ straight through the night.More sleep in old age, however, is _4_ with better health, and most older people would feel better and more _5_ if they slept for longer periods,
24、he said.“The ability to sleep in one chunk ( ) overnight goes down as we age but the amount of sleep we need to _6_ well does not change,“ Dr Drummond toldthe American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Diego.“Its _7_ a myth that older people need less sleep. The more healt
25、hy an older adult is, the more they sleep like they did when they were _8_. Our datasuggests that older adults would benefit from _9_ to get as much sleep as theydid in their 30s. Thats _10_ from person to person, but the amount of sleep we had at 35 is probably the same amount as we need at 75.“A a
26、lertB associatedC attractingD clingE continuingF definitelyG differentH efficientlyI formallyJ functionK mixedL negativeM sufficientN tendO younger答案解析： 意： 主要 的是 于 人 的题：是否 人fi轻人相需要 的 ?1. N tend tend to 固定搭配;表示“倾向于;“符合句意;2. L negative 格后是effect，”前面是a(n)，”由此可见，处需要填入一个形容词;题目给出的形容词有negative, sufficient,
27、 younger;根据前后语意，填入negative 为恰当，表示“ 的 对 脑的活动有负面的影响。“3. H efficiently 根据推测，处应填入一个 词，题目给出的 词有efficiently, definitely, formally;前面提到， 人在 觉的 候更容易被打，而后面用while提出一个对的概念，轻人相起来能获得更_ 的 ;综合起来， 用efficiently( 有效率的) 为准确。4. B associated be associated with 固定搭配;表示“fi联系在一起“; 句表示“更多的 通常都fi健康度联系在一起“;5. A alert 先看句的含义，“
28、如果 们能 更长的 ， 们的感觉应 更好 “那么，处应填入一个褒义词， 择alert恰当，表示“更加警觉，机灵“;6. J function 根据判，此处应填入一个动词，剩下的动词有cling, function;句的意思是“当我们 纪的 候，我们一觉 到天亮的能力下降 ， 是，我们需要的 并 有改变;“ 格后的 词是”well，”cling 在这里并“合 ，一般fito连用; 用function 为 合;7. F definitely 作者在首 提出这个观点是一个myth，那么显而易见 后一 出现的myth是作为一种强调手 ，应填入definitely;8. O younger 格的前面是”
29、when they were，”“当 们轻的 候“;应填入younger;9. E continuing 句的意思是“我们的数据显示 人 获益;“ 格的后面是“得到和 们在三十多岁的 候能得到的 一样多“;根据 下意思，处应填入“continuing“;10. G different different from 固定搭配;表示“和“同“。As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn intothe centre of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia,
30、and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education _1_. The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the _2_ of peacemakers. The Childrens Movement for Peace in Colombia was even nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. Groups of children _3_ as
31、 peacemakers studied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogot known as The Schools of Peace.The classroom _4_ opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with _5_, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and
32、 respect for each person empowers children to take a step _6_ toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are _7_ useful when helping children along the path to peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for
33、 teachers and _8_ on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centres of Compassion for Children International call attention to childrens rights and how to help the _9_ of war. Starting a Peacemakers Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally
34、 affect the culture of the _10_ school.A actingB assumingC comprehensiveD cooperativeE entireF especiallyG forwardH imagesI informationJ offersK projectsL respectivelyM roleN technologyO victims答案解析：1. 答案 ”K精析 ”名词辨析题。根据句意， 格处缺 名词，意为“活动， 目“。”H)images意为“影 ，图“;O)victims 意为“受害者“，均fi句意“符。2. 答案 ”M精析 ”名词辨析
35、题。 格位于定冠词the之后，介词of之前，缺 名词，fitook on the.of搭配，因此 M)role“ 色“。A)acting 意思接近句意， 是“能和took on the.of 搭配。3. 答案 ”A精析 ”动词辨析题。 格句谓语动词为studied，因此as peacemakers作主语Groups of children的定语，as意为“是，作为“。此处应用现在分词作定语， 的另一个现在分词为B)assuming意为“假 “，“符合句意。4. 答案 ”J精析 ”动词辨析题。 格处缺 谓语，直接宾语为opportunities，需要 物动词。答案能 offer。5. 答案 ”D
36、精析 ”形容词辨析题。 格处 词作ones的定语，fipeaceful并列，意义应fiangry相反。cooperative 意为“合作的“。”C)comprehensive意为“理解的，广泛的“，意义“符。6. 答案 ”G精析 ” 词辨析题。 格位于take a step之后，介词toward之前，需要 词。孩子需要向前迈进一步成为和平缔造者。take a step forward“向前迈进一步“。”L)respectively意为“分地“，意义“符。7. 答案 ”F精析 ” 词辨析题。 格位于be动词fi表语useful之，需要 词修饰useful。especially符合题意。8. 答案
37、 ”I精析 ”名词辨析题。 格处需要名词，意义firesources 或者teachers 并列。image为名词，看似firesources并列， 意义“如information恰当。9. 答案 ”O精析 ”名词辨析题。 格位于定冠词the之后，介词of之前，缺 名词，要帮助的应是孩子-战争的受害者。10. 答案 ”E精析 ”形容词辨析题。 格位于定冠词the之后，名词school之前，缺 定语。根据 意思，先在一个班创建和平缔造者俱乐部， 后 到 班， 后影响到个学 的 。entire“个“符合题意。Some years ago I was offered a writing assign
38、ment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly _1_ to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was _2_ to a little college French.I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, _3_ u
39、nfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up _4_ and do research? Itseemed impossible, and with considerable _5_ I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you cant learn if you dont try. So I accepted the assignment.There were some
40、bad _6_. But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even _7_ bookings, confident thatsomehow I will manage.The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definitio
41、n _8_. Buteach time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.Ive learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a _9_. And I know Ill go on doing such things. Its not because Im braver or more daring than others. Im not. But Ill accept anxiety as anot
42、her name for challenge and I believe I can _10_ wonders.A accomplishB advancedC balloonD claimE constantlyF declareG interviewsH limitedI manufactureJ momentsK newsL reducedM regretN scaryO totally答案解析：1. 答案 ”D精析 ”动词辨 题。 格处缺 动词 形。根据句意，意为“ 称“。”D)claim 意，可 表示“个人的 明，宣称“;claim to do表示“宣称做某事“。A)accomplis
43、h“ 成“;F)declare“宣 ( )， 明“;M)regret“遗 ， “，词义”“符。2. 答案 ”H精析 ”句 推题。 格位于系动词was之后，介词to之前，因此缺 形容词或者 分词，可用于be.to 的搭配。be limited to表示“ 限于“。”L)reduced表示“ “，“能fito搭配。3. 答案 ”O精析 ” 词辨 题。用于形容词之前， 格处缺 词。根据句意，表示“ 全地“。 的另一个词E)constantly“ 常地“，“符合句意。4. 答案 ”G精析 ”名词辨析题。 格处缺 名词，firesearch并列，因此 择G)interviews“ “。 的另三个名词C)
44、balloon“ “，”J)moments“ “，”K)news“ ， “，“符合句意， 。5. 答案 ”M精析 ”名词辨析题。 格前有形容词considerable，这里需要填名词。regret“ ，遗 “。6. 答案 ”J精析 ”名词辨析题。 格位于形容词bad之后，需要名词，根据句意，这里表示“的 候“。7. 答案 ”B精析 ”形容词辨析题。 格位于名词bookings之前，缺 形容词或者 分词。修饰bookings“，所填词应表示“提前的“。 分词形容词 L)reduced“ 的“，N) scary“currency1起 的“，意义“符。8. 答案 ”N精析 ”名词辨析题。 格处需要形
45、容词，表示“人害的，currency1起 的“。9. 答案 ”C精析 ”动词辨析题。 格位于“定冠词之后，因此缺 名词。根据句意应 C)balloon“ “。10. 答案 ”A精析 ”动词辨析题。 格位于动词can之后，名词wonders之前，缺 动词 形。根据句意A)accomplish“实现, 成“符合句意。A bookless life is an incomplete life. Books influence the depth and breadth of life. They meet the natural _1_ for freedom, for expression, fo
46、r creativity and beauty of life. Learners, therefore, must have books, and the right type of book, for the satisfaction of their need. Readers turn _2_ to books because their curiosity concerning all manners of things, their eagerness to share in the experiences of others and their need to _3_ from
47、their own limited environment lead them to find in books food for the mind and the spirit. Throughtheir reading they find a deeper significance to life as books acquaint them with life in the world as it was and it is now. They are presented with a _4_ of human experiences and come to _5_ other ways
48、 of thought and living. And while _6_ their own relationships and responses to life, the readers often find that the _7_ in their stories are going through similar adjustments, which help to clarify and give significance to their own.Books provide _8_ material for readers imagination to grow. Imagination is a valuable quality and a m
