It's believed that people reach their mental peak (顶峰) in their 20s. However, this isn’t completely true. According to a recent study by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, people are best at doing different things at different ages. They studied many people aged 10 to 90 years old, who were asked to take part in different memory tests.
1.At what age can people reach the peak of their attention?
A.2. B.18. C.45. D.50.
2.Which fact does the passage provide?
A.The younger people are, the better memory they have.
B.The study is based on some research on people of all ages.
C.People in their 40s can understand others' feelings best.
D.Different people are good at different things at the same age.
3.This passage is probably a(n) ________________.
A.novel B.report C.advertisement D.notice
1.The pictures above are ___________.
A.a poster B.a notice C.a news report D.a comic strip
2.What do the girl's friends really think of her hat?
A.Attractive. B.Strange. C.Lovely. D.Beautiful.
3.Which of the following has the closest meaning as "Don't beat about the bush"?
A.Don't tell lies. B.Don't laugh at me.
C.Don't avoid getting to the point. D.Don't play jokes on me.
When I was eight years old, Mother told me to put my coat on because we were going somewhere ______. Usually, that meant we were going to see someone important. I would at least get a new toy. I asked which one it would be that day, and she told me that I would get something ______ than a toy. She said I would get “access (通道) to a world of toys.”
I had no idea what she meant. Did that mean we were buying a toy ______?
But we did not end up at any toy store. Neither did we finally see anyone we knew. ______, mother pulled her car into a parking lot in front of a building that looked like something out of the past. It didn't have a modern ______ at all.
We took stone steps up to the entrance. Only then I found out what this place was, because there was a sign that ______“Marcy Public Library”. We pushed the door open, and mother led me to the front desk. “I'd like to get my daughter a library card”, she told the man ______ the desk. He asked her to fill out a form. “What kind of books do you like to read?” he asked. I was too shy to ______. I only smiled. “Well, you’ll find it out in time,” he said.
I do not remember ______ I picked out that first day, but I know that in the years that followed I read through the books on history, books of poetry, and books about art. The library opened up a world that I ____ knew that day.
So my mother was right. Getting a library card was like getting access to a world of toys.
1.A.special B.strange C.lovely D.strict
2.A.worse B.better C.cheaper D.uglier
3.A.model B.car C.card D.store
4.A.Otherwise B.However C.Moreover D.Instead
5.A.smell B.look C.taste D.feeling
6.A.said B.printed C.spoke D.named
7.A.over B.above C.on D.behind
8.A.choose B.reply C.borrow D.scream
9.A.what B.how C.when D.why
10.A.ever B.always C.never D.already
—Amazingly, I’ve managed to finish the project by myself.
—________ I told you it was easy.
A.With pleasure. B.Guess what? C.There you are! D.It doesn’t matter.
—Few films have had a greater influence on popular culture than Steven Spielberg's.
—___________. To me, his works are nothing more than entertainment.
A.Practice makes perfect B.Every coin has two sides
C.Every dog has its day D.It's just your cup of tea
—What did the foreigner say to you just now?
—He asked me ______.
A.if I have ever heard of Beijing Opera B.whether did I like Beijing Opera
C.that Beijing Opera had strong local colour D.if Beijing Opera had a lasting value
