There is no power like ______ power of confidence, and there is no student as competitive as ______ student who trusts his own abilities.
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Children brought up on healthy diets are more intelligent compared with their junk food eating partners, a new research suggests.
Kids fed a diet packed high in fats, sugars, and processed(加工) foods had lower IQs than those fed pasta(意大利面食), salads and fruit, it was found.
The effect is so great that researchers from the University of Bristol said those children with a “healthier” diet may get an IQ improvement.
Scientists stressed good diet was essential in a child’s early as the brain grows at its fastest rate during the first three years of life.
This indicated head growth at this time is linked to intellectual ability and “it is possible that good nutrition(营养)during this period may encourage excellent brain growth”
Scientists tracked the long term health and happiness of around 14,000 children born in 1991 and 1992 as part of the West Country’s Avon Longitudinal(纵向的)Study of Parents and Children(ALSPAC).
Parents were questioned about the types and frequency of the food and drink their children consumed when they were three, four, seven and eight and a half years old. According to their different changing form, these children were marked and given grades which ranged from minus two for the most healthy to 10 for the most unhealthy.
In the research, IQ was measured of 4,000 children when they were eight and half years old, using a validated(经过认证的)test-the Wechsler Intelligence Scale(韦氏儿童智力量表)for Children.
The results found after taking account of some influential factors, a leading processed food diet at the age of three was associated with a lower IQ at the age of eight and a half, whether the diet was improved after that age.
Every 1 point increase in dietary pattern score was associated with a 1.67 fall in IQ.
1. Scientists stressed good diet was essential in a child’s early life because .
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A．the brain grows at its fastest rate during the first three years of life. |
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B．those children with a “healthier” diet must get an IQ improvement. |
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C．children brought up on healthy diets are less intelligent. |
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D．these children were given good grades. |
2. Which of the following in NOT true?
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A．Those children with a “healthier” diet may get an IQ improvement. |
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B．Good nutrition at any stage may encourage excellent brain growth. |
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C．Scientists tracked the long term health and happiness of about 14,000 children. |
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D．Every 1 point increase in dietary pattern score was associated with a 1.67 fall in IQ. |
3. The recults found if a child ate a leading processed food diet when he was 3, he would .
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A．have a higher IQ |
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B．have a higher IQ as long as he improved his diet |
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C．have one IQ when he was 8 |
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D．have a lower IQ whether he improved his diet |
4. Parents were questioned except when their children were years old.
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A．3 |
B．4 |
C．7 |
D．8 |
5. What is the best title of the passage?
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A．Food for thought |
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B．What is healthy food? |
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C．Healthy diet improves children’s intelligence |
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D．How to become clever? |
An Italian couple are become the world’s oldest divorcees, after the 99—year—old husband found that his 96—year—old wife had an affair(婚外情) in the 1940s.
The Italian man, called by lawyers in the case as Antonio C, looking through an old drawer when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas.
In spite of the time that had passed since the affair, he was so upset that he immediately asked his wife of 77 years, named as Rosa C, whether it was true, and demanded a divorce.
Stricken by the guilt, she reportedly admitted everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision, though her children also did much more work.
She wrote letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week , which made people know the truth.
The couple are now preparing to split, though the marriage they built has lasted over nearly eight decades- they have five children, a dozen grandchildren and one great- grand child.
The discovery of the letters was the final problem for their marriage which had already run into difficulty- 10 years ago the husband briefly left their house in Rome and moved in with one of his sons, only to return a few weeks later.
The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the couple’s southern blood- he is originally from Olbia in Sardinia, while his wife was born in Naples. The couple met during the 1930s when Antonio served as a young officer.
The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest figures- the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK.
That pair ended their 36- year marriage in 2009 when they were both two years away from their 100th birthdays. They got married in Elstree, Hertfordshire, in 1972 having both ended previous marriages, before moving to Falmouth, Cornwall four years later.
1. Which is true according to the text?
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A．To find his wife’ affair, Antonio C looked through an old drawer. |
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B．Rosa C’ lover may be Bertie. |
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C．Rosa C admitted what she did because she was sorry for her guilt. |
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D．The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the discovery of the letters. |
2. Which word can replace the underlined one in passage5?
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A．advertised |
B．announced |
C．concluded |
D．expressed |
3. Which of the following best describe Antonio C?
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A．a childish man |
B．a rude man |
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C．a romantic man |
D．a stubborn（固执）man |
4. The marriage of Antonio C and Rosa C .
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A．may come to an end because the husband sticks to his decision |
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B．appears to set a new record |
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C．may have lasted over 36 years |
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D．began in the 1930s before both ending previous marriages |
5. This passage may come from .
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A．a text book |
B．a newspaper |
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C．a history book |
D．an advertisement |
The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had 36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to 37 when nobody cares if you die.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a 38 moment about the importance of making people feel
39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to 40 and to write a note “telling someone how and why you 41 him or her.”
Sandy, who had a 42 relationship with her mother, decided to write her 43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some 44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the 46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never 47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not 48 up on me”.
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy 49 but said little.
The next morning, Sandy found a 50 on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life. 51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and 52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 53 it all last night. Your note saved my 54 .”
Be careful not to underestimate the 55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.
1.
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A．sacrificed |
B．defeated |
C．abandoned |
D．killed |
2.
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A．live |
B．imagine |
C．struggle |
D．think |
3.
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A．sad |
B．final |
C．teachable |
D．great |
4.
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A．ashamed |
B．valued |
C．excited |
D．scared |
5.
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A．die |
B．fail |
C．retire |
D．survive |
6.
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A．miss |
B．hate |
C．admire |
D．appreciate |
7.
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A．close |
B．casual |
C．bad |
D．personal |
8.
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A．classmate |
B．mom |
C．father |
D．teacher |
9.
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A．free |
B．delightful |
C．pleasant |
D．rough |
10.
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A．daughter |
B．student |
C．friend |
D．trainer |
11.
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A．best |
B．wisest |
C．luckiest |
D．gentlest |
12.
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A．trust |
B．doubt |
C．consider |
D．predict |
13.
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A．taking |
B．going |
C．giving |
D．looking |
14.
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A．coldly |
B．hesitantly |
C．shyly |
D．tightly |
15.
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A．note |
B．gift |
C．notice |
D．reminder |
16.
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A．Since |
B．Until |
C．though |
D．When |
17.
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A．confidence |
B．courage |
C．respect |
D．heart |
18.
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A．end |
B．make |
C．get |
D．fall |
19.
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A．life |
B．time |
C．money |
D．honor |
20.
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A．push |
B．price |
C．meaning |
D．power |
—Can I use your laptop for a while?
— ; any how I am not using it now.
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A．That’s OK |
B．By all means |
C．It doesn’t |
D．Use it. |
What the science teacher does and says of great importance to college students.
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A．are |
B．is |
C．were |
D．was |
