【推荐1】William Wordsworth wrote that “the human mind is capable of excitement without the application of violent stimulants(刺激)”. And it appears that simply reading those words proves his ____ .
Researchers at the University of Liverpool found the works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth and ____ had a beneficial effect on the mind. It can ____ the reader’s attention and trigger moments of self-reflection.
Using scanners, they ____ the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their ____ form and in a modern translation.
And, according to the Sunday Telegraph, the experiment showed the more ______ prose and poetry ____far more electrical activity in the brain than the easier versions.
The research also found poetry, ____, increased activity in the right part of the brain, an area ____ with “autobiographical(自传式的) memory”, which helped the reader to ____ on their own experiences. The academics said this meant the ____ were more useful than self-help books.
The brain ____ of 30 volunteers were watched in the first part of the research as they read Shakespeare in different ____ .
In one example, volunteers read a line from King Lear, “A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded”, before reading the ____ : “A father and a gracious aged man: him you have enraged”. Shakespeare’s use of “mad” as a(n) ____ caused a higher level of brain activity than the straightforward prose.
The next stage of the research was looking at the ____ to which poetry could affect ____ and provide therapeutic(治疗的) benefit. Volunteers’ brains were scanned while reading four lines by Wordsworth, and four “translated” lines were also provided.
The first version caused more brain activity, ____ not only the left part of the brain connected with language, but also the right part that relates to autobiographical memory and emotion.
“Poetry is not just a ____ of style. It is also about deep versions of experience that ____ the emotional to the cognitive(认知的),” said Prof Davis, who will present the findings at the North of England education conference in Sheffield this week.1.

A．attitude

B．point

C．mind

D．advice

2.

A．the like

B．the way

C．the likely

D．the kind

3.

A．break

B．focus

C．catch

D．fix

4.

A．examined

B．monitored

C．interrupted

D．controlled

5.

A．original

B．traditional

C．conventional

D．ancient

6.

A．attractive

B．beneficial

C．challenging

D．emotional

7.

A．set off

B．put off

C．take off

D．call off

8.

A．for example

B．on occasion

C．in particular

D．in contrast

9.

A．concerned

B．mixed

C．fixed

D．conflicted

10.

A．reflect

B．agree

C．depend

D．take

11.

A．average

B．modem

C．academic

D．classic

12.

A．records

B．recalls

C．responses

D．receptions

13.

A．moods

B．manners

C．forms

D．types

14.

A．shorter

B．simpler

C．better

D．deeper

15.

A．adjective

B．noun

C．adverb

D．verb

16.

A．amount

B．degree

C．extension

D．scale

17.

A．philosophy

B．biology

C．psychology

D．sociology

18.

A．waking up

B．raising up

C．taking up

D．making up

19.

A．matter

B．mark

C．manner

D．mass

20.

A．cater

B．add

C．prefer

D．refer

【推荐2】I would like to suggest that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening all smart phones in the family be put away.

Let us take a ______, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a(n) ______ were accepted: Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the distraction of phones, they might ______ around together after dinner and actually talk to one another. In fact , it is well-known that many of our ______ in every aspect of our life, from the generation gap to the high divorce and ______ some forms of mental illness are caused at least ______ by failure to communicate. By using the quiet family hour to ______ our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.

On evenings when such a talk is ______, families could discover other active pastimes (消遣). Freed from smart phones, forced to find their own ______, they might take a ride together to watch the sunset ______ they might take a walk together. With free time and no smart phones, children and adults might discover reading. They might find there is more ______ in a good book than in an electronic game. According to educators, the generation ______ with smart phones can hardly write an English sentence, ______ at the college level. Actually, ______ is often improved through adequate reading. So with more time on books, a more literate (有文化的) new generation could be a (n) ______ of the quiet hour.

A different ______ of reading might also be done as it was in the past: reading aloud. The quiet hour could become the story hour. When the quiet hour ______, we may find it hard to ______ from our newly-discovered activities and expect the next story time.

At first glance, this idea seems radical (极端的). How will we spend the time then? The fact is that it has been only ten years ______ smart phones came to control our time. Those of us twenty-five and older can remember childhood without smart phones. It wasn’t so ______ as we think.

1.

A．regretful

B．curious

C．casual

D．serious

2.

A．offer

B．opinion

C．suggestion

D．decision

3.

A．turn

B．sit

C．come

D．look

4.

A．problems

B．questions

C．affairs

D．situations

5.

A．for

B．by

C．with

D．to

6.

A．in particular

B．in part

C．in time

D．in vain

7.

A．discuss

B．avoid

C．bring

D．raise

8.

A．acceptable

B．unnecessary

C．funny

D．unpleasant

9.

A．time

B．companions

C．activities

D．responsibility

10.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．while

11.

A．energy

B．honor

C．intention

D．fun

12.

A．growing up

B．bringing up

C．getting up

D．coming up

13.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．just

14.

A．Writing

B．Thinking

C．Speaking

D．Listening

15.

A．example

B．spirit

C．privilege

D．product

16.

A．aspect

B．choice

C．form

D．step

17.

A．starts

B．ends

C．comes

D．lasts

18.

A．stop

B．dig

C．withdraw

D．escape

19.

A．before

B．since

C．until

D．after

20.

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．satisfying

D．addictive

【推荐3】World Book Day falls _________ April 23th every year. It was _________ by the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. Many countries _________ World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy books of special _________, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done since 1998. _________ do people like reading? Firstly, reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent (勤奋的). _________, reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Besides, reading gives us _________ about other cultures and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that we don’t know well. We would have to think about them or do more reading to _________ out the answers. The more we read, the _________ we know. What’s more, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English

“Reading __________ a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. So it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.

1.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．by

2.

A．put up

B．give up

C．set up

D．get up

3.

A．celebrate

B．control

C．communicate

D．connect

4.

A．way

B．method

C．prize

D．price

5.

A．When

B．Why

C．Who

D．What

6.

A．Third

B．Thirdly

C．Second

D．Secondly

7.

A．advice

B．suggestions

C．ideas

D．sentences

8.

A．find

B．go

C．point

D．look

9.

A．less

B．fewer

C．more

D．smaller

10.

A．wants

B．moves

C．hopes

D．makes

【推荐1】I’ve just read an interesting article. It says children of _________ mothers are less likely to stick to traditional roles of male _________ and female homemakers. Kids whose mothers have jobs _________ have a better chance of success later in life.

When I was five, illness _________ me of my father. To support my family, my mum _________ a full-time job, which included long days. She _________ my two sisters and me on her own. My mum always tells me, “Being _________ is important. Why? Because if you can organize your own life and make your own decisions, you can _________ almost anything.” At 15, I got my first part-time job; later I _________ three more. As I got older, I realized the __________ of depending on myself and the amazing feeling I had when I __________ to get things I wanted by myself and I didn’t have to __________ other people.

Watching my mother __________ in order to bring home the bacon, I gradually developed a __________ attitude to work. That was why I was able to __________ myself through four years of college on my own. Luckily I received a full-time job offer __________ before I got my degree certificate. I am __________ to my mum. She has given me so much love and __________ over the years. She has been making great efforts to __________ us a happy life. She is the greatest __________ for me to look up to.

1.

A．working

B．annoying

C．single

D．reliable

2.

A．peacemakers

B．breadwinners

C．hosts

D．successes

3.

A．obviously

B．constantly

C．probably

D．fortunately

4.

A．rid

B．convinced

C．reminded

D．robbed

5.

A．landed

B．rejected

C．offered

D．abandoned

6.

A．tolerated

B．raised

C．educated

D．influenced

7.

A．independent

B．confident

C．intelligent

D．resolute

8.

A．ignore

B．bear

C．attain

D．transform

9.

A．got back

B．got through

C．took over

D．took on

10.

A．secret

B．beauty

C．difficulty

D．necessity

11.

A．intended

B．struggled

C．managed

D．prepared

12.

A．please

B．inquire

C．detect

D．bother

13.

A．compromise

B．beg

C．insist

D．labor

14.

A．complex

B．relaxing

C．positive

D．general

15.

A．walk

B．put

C．carry

D．clasp

16.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．again

17.

A．faithful

B．close

C．beneficial

D．grateful

18.

A．support

B．mercy

C．amazement

D．comfort

19.

A．award

B．guarantee

C．promise

D．serve

20.

A．model

B．monitor

C．talent

D．treasure

【推荐2】What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I______ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against_______ of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not______ have scored more than 80. ______, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always ________it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man______ questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a______. In a world where I have to work with my______. I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man______. He had a habit of telling______. One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the______ man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). ______ do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I’ve been______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very ______.”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1.

A．received

B．wrote

C．failed

D．chose

2.

A．an exam

B．a total

C．an average

D．a number

3.

A．always

B．possibly

C．certainly

D．frequently

4.

A．Then

B．Thus

C．Therefore

D．Yet

5.

A．drove

B．checked

C．fixed

D．changed

6.

A．designed

B．answered

C．practised

D．tried

7.

A．teacher

B．doctor

C．winner

D．fool

8.

A．brains

B．effort

C．hands

D．attention

9.

A．too

B．as usual

C．again

D．as well

10.

A．lies

B．jokes

C．news

D．tales

11.

A．bought

B．needed

C．found

D．tested

12.

A．hammering

B．cutting

C．waving

D．circling

13.

A．nodded

B．raised

C．shook

D．turned

14.

A．brought

B．packed

C．sent

D．sold

15.

A．clever

B．other

C．right

D．next

16.

A．What

B．Which

C．Who

D．How

17.

A．imagination

B．voice

C．hand

D．information

18.

A．trying

B．proving

C．practising

D．examining

19.

A．at once

B．right now

C．in fact

D．for sure

20.

A．smart

B．clear

C．slow

D．silly