Americans thinks travel is good for people. Some even think it can help one of the country’s
w 1. problems---crime.
Crime w 2. a lot of people. Every year, the n 3. of crimes goes up and up. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all. There are problems with drugs.
There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesn’t change them---60 to 70 percent will go b 4. to crime when they come out of prison.
One man, Bob Burton, t 5. of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a hard life on the road. They learned to be strong and b 6. , and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them grow into men. So Bob started “Vision Quest(幻想探究)”.
He takes young criminals on a long, long j 7. with horses and wagons(马车) 3,000 miles through 7 states. They are on the road for more than one year. The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last c 8. .
It’s hard work on the work. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before, b 9. they can love their horses. That love can help them to start a new life.
Not all young people in Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. 30 or 40 percent will one day be in prison a 10. . But that’s a lot better than 60 or 70 percent. Bob is right. Travel can be good for them.
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
1.If each of the fans who are the first twenty to arrive _________ (give) a ticket, the film will
be famous in a few days.
2.I found he _________ (explain) the problem to his students when I walked into his office.
3.The local government promised that they _________ (stop) farmers from taking more land.
4.Jerry, it’s the third time that you __________ (forget) to bring your math book.
5.Who do you think _________ (win) the first prize in tomorrow’s competition?
6.Jack and John became friends again last week. Until then, they _________ (not speak) to each other for nearly five years.
7.No matter how nice this fruit _________ (smell), I prefer not to eat it.
8.Sandy’s mother is often seen enjoying beautiful music through her Apple iPhone 5 while __________ (take) a bus home after work.
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
1.When the doctor arrived, the victim had already stopped __________(呼吸).
2.The dry weather in Southeast China has been the main _________(原因) of the forest fires in the area since last autumn.
3.The students often make __________ (相似) mistakes.
4.In this Italian restaurant, you will have the chance to try everything _________(不同) from that in a Chinese one.
根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.It’s too early to draw a conclusion now. A _________ (far) discussion is still needed.
2.The small rivers in my hometown are much more _______ (pollute) than 10 years ago.
3.You can’t imagine how much difficulty I had _________ (achieve) the balance between my family and my work.
4.The terrible accident _________ (effect) him a lot and changed his dream of life.
When an animal helps another animal, it usually gets something valuable in return. For a long time, many scientists thought that only people could act generously just because it feels good.
However, a new study in Germany suggests that chimpanzees (黑猩猩)also do good things for no real reason. And so do children who are as young as 18 months of age. Maybe it is because humans and chimpanzees share an ancestor(祖先) about 6 million years ago.
People and chimpanzees appear to develop such features(特征) without any other training, says Warneken, a scientist in Germany. Warneken and his partners worked on adult chimpanzees that live on an island in the African country of Uganda. They also worked with 18-month-old children in Germany. The researchers performed three experiments on the adult chimpanzees and two experiments on the kids. In the first animal experiment，a person tried to reach his arm into a cage to get a stick，but he couldn’t reach it. A chimpanzee was in the cage，and it could reach the stick if it wanted to.
Thirty-six chimpanzees took part in this experiment one by one, and no chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done. Even though the animals hadn’t met the person before, they usually took the stick and gave it to the person. What’s more, they did this whether or not the person offered them bananas as a reward. In a similar experiment, 36 children acted in a similar way. They helped the person reach the stick, whether or not they were offered toys for their help.
Researchers did other experiments on chimpanzees and babies. No rewards were offered in either experiment. And still, both the chimpanzees and children went out of their way to help. Still, the new study is different from earlier findings. Researchers have found that chimpanzees don’t give rewards of food to other chimpanzees, even if it costs them nothing to be generous.
1.Warneken and his partners worked with ________.
A．young chimpanzee that live on an island
B．18-month-old children who live in Germany
C．kids who are living with adult chimpanzees
D．adult chimpanzees that live on the African mountain
2.A new study in Germany suggests that ________.
A．people also share information for good reason
B．children know something at the age of 18 months
C．chimpanzees do good things for no real reason, too
D．humans should develop their abilities 6 million years ago
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．Thirty-six chimpanzees joined in this experiment one by one
B．No chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done
C．The animals hadn’t met the person before the experiments
D．Chimpanzee gave the person the stick in order to get a reward
4.From the passage we know that ________.
A．both chimpanzees and children can find their way to help others
B．chimpanzees will reward good food to other chimpanzees
C．children is more generous than chimpanzees in some ways
D．both chimpanzees and children can do the difficult experiments
It is common to believe that learning just takes place in school, but much of human learning happens outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn subjects like reading, writing, and maths. They also continue to learn a lot outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with many changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and influences almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Scientists, social workers and other human service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors.
Learning is closely related (相关的) to memory, which is the storage(储存) of information in the brain (大脑). Scientists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later offers knowledge when we need it. However, scientists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences.
1.The underlined word “siblings” in Paragraph 2 probably means _________.
A．teachers B．classmates C．doctors D．brothers or sisters
2.When do children begin to know to behave well according to the passage?
A．After they go into society. B．Before they enter school.
C．When they are at school. D．Before they are born.
3.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A．As a matter of fact, learning begins at a person’s birth and last the whole life.
B．Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate their students.
C．People need to understand how certain experiences change their behaviors.
D．Social workers need to study how experiences affect people’s thoughts.
