Girls really do prefer pink and boys prefer blue, recent research shows.
The reasons could have its origins in the hunt for food on the African savannah(稀树草原) thousands of years ago. Evolution may have developed women’s preference for pink, perhaps because it helped them to find ripe fruit and healthy men with reddish faces, while both men and women have a natural desire for blue, according to scientists at Newcastle University.
“Everyone in today’s western culture, from parents to toy manufactures, seems to assume that little girls like pink.” Said Prof. Anya Hulbert, who wanted to find out whether the reason was cultural or to do with biology.
A love of salmon, fuchsia and coral does seem to be rooted into females, rather than picked up from their mothers.
The participants in the study were Chinese and British. The Chinese students showed a marked preference for red. “Culture may contribute to this natural female preference.” Said Pro. Hulbert.
In her experiments, 208 young adult men and women were asked to select, as rapidly as possible, their preferred color. Hulbert and her colleague Dr. Yazhu Ling marked the results and found that while men preferred blue, women tended to choose pink.
Hulbert said she could only infer about the preference for blue: “Here again, I would favor evolutionary arguments. Going back to our savannah’s days, we would have a natural preference for a clear blue sky, because it signaled good weather. Clear blue also signals a good water source.”
60.The passage mentions “the African savannah” to show that____.
A.the ancient Africa was a beautiful place.
B.human beings lived in African at first.
C.women and men have different color preferences.
D.Color preference has its historical origins.
61.It can be inferred that the underlined word “fuchsia”_____.
A.is probably a kind of toy
B.is probably pink in color
C.can be only found in Africa
D.hardly causes men’s interest
62.By saying “The Chinese students… for red.” in paragraph 5, the writer means______.
A.red is the Chinese student’s favorite color
B.the Chinese prefer red more than the British
C.culture influences people’s color preferences
D.the study was carried out by two nations
63.What can we know from the last paragraph?
A.Hulbert thinks evolution explains why people prefer blue
B.Hulbert has a strong desire for “savannah” days
C.Blue is a natural signal of many good things
D.While boys like blue, girls like pink.
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36——55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
Editors of newspapers have responsible jobs because they have to make sure that their newspaper gets 36 on time ,sells well,and everything that goes into it ,including 37 ,is acceptable.Some newspapers 38 local or national affairs ,some 39 international and economic matters while others are 40 serious and aim to enterain with more human interest stories.
Sometimes particular stories “sell” newspapers. In America and Europe ,ordinary people seem to 41 by the lives of pop stars ,film stars and the remaining 42 families .These people really have two lives ,a public life and a private life.So the reporters can be too interesed in getting a good story and try to 43 famous people in their private lives which can then get their newspaper into trouble 44 they get printed.
There was a recent 45 when a reporter climbed a tree and took a photograph of 46 in a swimming pool without her knowledge .She didn’t 47 being photographed on public 48 but she objected to being photographed while she was spending private time with her personal friends ----and 49 in a swimming pool.
The photograph was in the newspaper 50 ---“The Alganian Princess having a good time in the embassy pool with her friends”----and all hell broke loose .The editor of The BEACON(the newspaper that had printed the photograph)immediately received a strongly worded letter of 51 from the Royal Palace press office 52 that the reporter had been “interfering in her private life” and that “something would be done about this.” Of course the damage had already been done but the newspaper must have sold a lot of 53 copies because of the photograph. All the editor could do was to print 54 on the front page to the Alganian Princess and hope that 55 would be accepted and that he wouldn’t lose his job.
36. A.to print B.printing C. print D.printed
37. A.charts B.photographs C.subtitles D.advertisements
38. A. focus on B.come out C.draw attention to D.look into
39. A. of B. for C.with D.on
40. A. more B.less C.most D.least
41. A be favorite B.appeal to C.be fascinated D.be adapted
42.A.good B.happy C.rich D.royal
43.A.keep an eye on B.take photographs of
C.benefit from D.write fictions about
44. A. if B.even if C. since D. although
45. A. report B.article C.case D.story
46. A.a friend B.a flim star C.a princess D.an officer
47. A.like B.know C.want D.mind
48. A.occasions B.surroundings C.atmosphere D.places
49. A. eventually B.actually C.especially D.angrily
50. A.one day B.the other day C. the next day D.to this day
51. A. comment B.complaint C.attack D.disagreement
52. A.explained B. added C. to stress D.saying
53. A.latest B.interesting C.attracting D.extra
54.A.an apology B. a response C.another picture D.a letter
55.A.she B.he C.it D.there
Tom is into sports.When young ,he had a _____about becoming a famous football player.
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A．expectation |
B．interst |
C．try |
D．fantasy |
The young woman became critically ill and was sent to the big city,where specialists can be called ___to study the ____disease.
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A．up , general |
B．in, rare |
C．on , serious |
D．for , important |
The staff of the company are generally considered to have the excellent conditions and their children _____ a better educatin .
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A．have access to |
B．concentrate on |
C．set down to |
D．take advantage of |
---Oh,John is so handsome ,so cool !
____he reminded me so much of Beckham!
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A．Above all |
B．As a result |
C． No wonder |
D．That’s ok |
