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A、pull down
B、slip away
C、fall apart
D、end up
E、stir up
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Why does brown fat get smaller as the age grows？
A．Because people are getting older and older.
B．Because we have a new kind of fat-white fat.
C．Because we don't need it to regulate our temperature any more.
D．Because human beings only have it in the front and back of the neck.
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A.The aging of population is becoming more and more serious in Britain．
B.The elderly often go to the Costa del Sol for their final years．
C.The older people in the nursing home can get protection from the government．
D.The government changes the policy to help people plan their later life．
51. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、sleep
B、read
C、drink
D、eat
52. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、sport
B、exercise
C、knowledge
D、meat
53. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、until
B、when
C、after
D、so
54. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、interested
B、interesting
C、weak
D、better
55. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、everything
B、something
C、nothing
D、anything
56. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、lend
B、read
C、learn
D、write
57. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、try
B、have
C、refuse
D、wait
58. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、place
B、school
C、way
D、road
59. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、little
B、few
C、many
D、the most
60. Which one is the best to fill in the blank？()
A、often
B、always
C、usually
D、something
Professor Arthur Shimamura, of the University of California at Berkeley, says there are three main ways in which mental function changes. The first is mental speed, for example how quickly you can react to fast-moving incidents on the road. Drivers in their late teens react quickly but tend to drive too fast, while the over sixties are more cautious but react more slowly. The near-inevitable slowing with age also partly explains why soccer players are seen as old in their thirties, while golf professionals are still in their prime at that age. This type of mental slowing results from a reduction in the efficiency with which the brain's neurons work.
The fact that adults find it harder to learn musical instruments than children points to a second type of mental loss with age—a reduction in learning capacity. The parts of the brain known as the temporal lobes control new learning, and are particularly vulnerable to the effects of aging. This means that, as we get older, we take longer to learn a new language, are slower to master new routines and technologies at work, and we have to rely more on diaries and other mental aids.
'Working memory' is the third brain system which is vulnerable to the effects of aging. Working memory is the brain's 'blackboard', where we juggle from moment to moment the things we have to keep in mind when solving problems, planning tasks and generally organizing our day-to-day life. Absent-mindedness occurs at all ages because of imperfections in the working memory system—so, for instance, you may continually lose your glasses, or find yourself walking into a room of your house only to find that you cannot remember what you came for.
Such absent-mindedness tends to creep up on us as we age and occurs because our plans and intentions, which are chalked up on the mental blackboard, are easily wiped out by stray thoughts and other distractions. Stress and preoccupation can also cause such absent-mindedness, in addition to age-related changes in the brain. The frontal lobes of the brain—located behind the forehead and above the eyes are where the working memory system is located. Like the temporal lobes, which handle new learning, the frontal lobes are more vulnerable to the aging process than other parts of the brain.
The news, however, is not all bleak. Although neurons reduce in number with age, the remaining neurons send out new and longer connecting fibres(dendrites) to maintain connections and allow us to function reasonably well with only relatively small drops in ability.
This and other evidence suggests that the principle 'use it or lose it' might apply to the aging brain. Professor Shimamura studied a group of university professors who were still intellectually active, and compared their performance on neuropsychological tests with that of others of their age group, as well as with younger people. He found that on several tests of memory, the mentally active professors in their sixties and early Seventies were superior to their contemporaries, and as good as the younger people.
Research on animals provides even stronger evidence of the effects of stimulation on the brain structure. Professor Bryan Kolb, of the University of Lethbridge in Canada, has shown that animals kept in stimulating environments show sprouting(生长) and lengthening of the connecting nerve fibres in their brains, in comparison With animals kept in unstimulating environments.
The beneficial effects of continued mental activity are shown by the fact that older contestants in quiz shows are just as fast and accurate in resp
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
听力原文： Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn, a new language. That is, they believe that children can learn more easily and efficiently than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact or myth？
Is it true that children can learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults？ On the contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, concluded that the teenagers learned more in less time than the younger children. Another report on Americans learning Russian showed a direct improvement of ability over the age range tested; that is, the ability to learn increased as the age increased, from childhood to adulthood.
There are several possible explanations for these findings. First, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical thinking to help themselves see patterns in the language. Finally, adults have more self-control than children.
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A．Teenagers are more efficient in learning.
B．Children learn languages more easily than adults.
C．Adults are more logical than children.
D．The ability to learn languages increases with age.
听力原文：W: (22) I don't know if we'll be able to spare a whole day at the Ocean Park. We've only got four days in Hong Kong, remember？
M: Oh, right, well, in that case, I'd advise you to get there early. (22)1t opens at 10 o'clock in the morning on week ends. Look, I think I've got a plan of the place somewhere. Let me see.., yes, here we are. You can have this.
W: Thanks.
M: OK, I'll show you. Let's start with the lower level. See？ Here？ You arrive by taxi or bus or whatever here, on the right, can you see？ That's the bus terminal. And you go in through the main entrance. (23)Yon could go to the Water world first but I think you'd better skip that as you're short of time.
W: I can see the cable cars.
M: OK, walk past the cable car terminal, at the bottom of the plan, (24)and bear right past the Waterfall Gardens. Actually？ have a look in, there are ducks and other birds in the pool there-it's very pretty. Then you'll see some steps u p on the left. Follow that path and you'll come to the Centenary Garden which is a good place to stop and take pictures if you've got your camera.
W: What's the next place？
M: Then carry on until you're almost at the Children Zoo. It takes quite a long time to walk around. But I do recommend the "touch and feed" section opposite, as I said. (25)The fun fair is very interesting？ but it’s great fun for older children.
(23)
A．The Waterfall Garden.
B．The theatre.
C．The Water World.
D．The Ocean Park.
听力原文： If you feel tired all the time, you don't necessarily need to go to bed earlier. The solution could be as simple as taking a five-minute afternoon nap. Children under five have an abundance of energy and one of the reasons is because they nap once or twice a day. Many sleep experts think we are programmed to take a nap during the day, and getting back into this habit can be a solution for those who feel tired all the time. Professor Criss Ezekosky of the Sleep Advisory and Assessment Center thinks that one can feel refreshed after just five minutes' sleep and research has shown that concentration and attention are improved after even a short nap. Sleep is genetically programmed in babies and it's only as we get older that we learn to sleep about 8 hours at night and not at all during the day. But most research suggests that we are not physically designed to sleep for one long single block. Before the working day became 9:00 to 5:00, all western sleep patterns were all broken up. Research has shown that in the Middle Ages people's sleep quite often occurred in 3 distinct parts. A nap in the afternoon, an early evening nap and another longer sleep until dawn. So if you find yourself feeling sleepy through the day, don't feel your being lazy by giving in to sleep and having a nap. Your increased energy and alertness will make the rest of your day extra productive.
(30)
A．Partly because they sleep in one long block.
B．Partly because they take one or two naps daily.
C．Partly because they sleep in three distinct parts.
D．Partly because they have many five-minute naps.
From Heilman’s remark, we can see that ________.
A) full use has been made of the wisdom of older people
B) the wisdom of older people is not valued by American society
C) older people are no less intelligent than young people
D) the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society
听力原文： Among western rich countries, people in the United States work the longest hours. They work much longer than those in Europe. This difference is quite surprising because productivity per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France, Spain and Germany, and it is growing at a similar speed.
In most countries and at most times in history, as people have become richer they have chosen to work less. In other words, they have decided to "spend" a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life. Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern, and hours of work have fallen sharply. But not in the United States. We do not fully know why this is. One reason may be more satisfying work, or less satisfying personal lives.
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP. So the United States has produced more per worker than, say, France. The United States also has more of its people at work, while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home. The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France, even though productivity per hour worked is the same.
It is not clear which of the two situations is better. As we have seen, work has to be compared with other values like family life, which often get lost in interest. It is too early to explain the different trends in happiness over time in different countries. But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975, while it has risen in Europe. Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance？
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What do we know about the speaker from the passage？
33. Which country has more of its people at work？
34. What message can we get from the passage？
35. Which would be the best title for the passage？
(33)
A．He thinks neither of the work patterns is good.
B．He believes that longer working hours is better.
C．He prefers shorter working hours to longer ones.
D．He says nothing certain about which pattern is better.
M: Yes. I feel a totally different life when I have our company.
W: Could you give me some suggestions on how to be a good leader？
M: I think the biggest mistake many people have is that they don't realize there are two parts of leadership. I think leadership comprises visionary direction and implementation.
W: What are they exactly？
M: [22] Visionary direction part is where we are going. What are we trying to accomplish？ And the leaders have to take a major role in setting those. And once the goals are clear, [23] the second part of leadership is how to get there.
W: What's your outlook on those who want to lead and organize their own businesses？
M: Well, I think [24] first of all you have to find something you love to do. Then you have to find out how you can make a business out of that. Then come the big issues in running a business.
W: That is the thing I am most concerned.
M: Not to be eliminated, you need a good finance. You need to have some people to help get off the ground and then you gradually learn about managing and leading people.
W: Say I am someone who is just now entering the work force. I am excited and passionate about what I have chosen to do but somehow I have to keep the passion. How can I maintain that 'kind of excitement so that I can excel？
M: I think [25] the best advice is that when you go to a iob, find somebody who is older than you, who has more experience than you and ask him if he would be your counselor.
(23)
A．The goals of the employees.
B．The objectives of the organization.
C．The structure of the organization.
D．The personal prospect of the leader.
