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It is common to consider learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs 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 basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a great deal 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 major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other humanservice workers need to understand how certain experiences change people's behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to affect the behaviors of workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later outputs knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person's experiences. 
68. The underlined "siblings" in the second paragraph probably means___________.
A. teachers     B. classmates     C. doctors     D. brothers or sisters
69.  Which period of children's life does they 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
70.  Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A. As a matter of fact, learning begins with formal school education.
B. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate their students.
C. People need to understand how certain experiences change their behaviors.
D. Employers should study the principles of learning to manage their workers well.
71.  The author mainly tries to tell us___________in the last paragraph.
A. learning is only related to memory and experiences
B. psychologists are interested in how the brain stores knowledge
C. psychologists are more interested in a person's behavior
D. how the relationship between learning, brain and behavior works

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Beauty has always been regarded as something admirable .Almost everyone thinks that attractive people are happier and healthier; they have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal consultants(顾问)give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive persons. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive thing for a man’s rise, it is harmful to a woman’s .Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to be the reasons for their success .Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is thought to be more feminine(女性的)and an attractive man more masculine(男性的)than the less attractive ones. Thus , an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine”qualities required.
This is true even in politics. Anne Bowman recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates(候选人).She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women ,in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men , but the woman who had been ranked most attractive always received the fewest votes.
In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness __________________ .

A.strengthens the feminine qualities required
B.makes women look more honest and capable
C.is of great importance to women
D.often enables women to succeed quickly

Bowman’s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _____________________.

A.turns out to be an obstacle to men
B.affects men and women alike
C.has as little effect on men as on women
D.is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women

It can be inferred from the passage that people’s views on beauty are often ____________ .

A.practical B.old-fashioned C.prejudiced(偏见的) D.serious

The author writes this passage to_______________________ .

A.discuss the negative aspects of being attractive
B.give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
C.demand equal rights for women
D.emphasize the importance of appearance

Jurassic Park could become a reality with dinosaurs making a comeback after a discovery last week. Scientists found remains of a dinosaur’s blood vessels(血管)and cells .In theory, DNA from these cells could be used to clone the longdead dinosaur.
A team from North Carolina State University found the remains in a fossil(化石)of the leg bone of a Tyrannosaurus rex(暴龙)in Montana, US.
The last dinosaurs on Earth died some 65 million years ago, but they left bits of themselves behind wherever they lived. Around the world ,dug-up bones and fossils have given scientists many ideas about what the animals were like.
Preserved by minerals, the newly discovered leg bone was hard. So the scientists used a liquid to dissolve(溶解)the minerals. A week later, the remaining material was soft and stretchy(有弹性的),which surprised the researchers.
Some of the materials appeared to be a network of blood vessels. Out of these, the researchers were able to squeeze(挤出)tiny , round, dark-red and deep-brown structures that seemed to be ancient blood cells.
Scientists are overjoyed by this discovery because most fossils come from hard body parts, like bones and shells, which last a long time. Soft tissues, like skin, muscle, and organs are very hard to find because they tend to break down more quickly.
Scientists think that the new discovery will help them to better understand how fossils form. Future finds should also help flesh out how the dinosaurs lived.
They were also very excited by the possibility of having some dinosaur DNA.From that scientists could create a real life “Jurassic Park”.
In the Hollywood movie, scientists reproduced dinosaurs from the DNA they found in a mosquito fossil and disaster soon followed.
Scientists are excited _________________________ .

A.because they have got dinosaur DNA
B.about making a movie called “Jurassic Park”
C.because they found the liquid to dissolve fossils
D.because it,s very hard to find soft tissues in fossils

The latest discovery can tell us .

A.what the animals were like B.how fossils form
C.how the dinosaur lived D.how to get dinosaur DNA

What does the underlined phrase“flesh out”mean in the article?

A.add more details or information to B.take more photos of
C.make the public know more about D.find the answer to

Why is the latest discovery very important?

A.It could make it possible to make dinosaurs return to the former position.
B.It could throw light on how dinosaurs lived many years ago.
C.It could prove what dinosaurs were like.
D.It could explain why dinosaurs died some 65 million years ago.

It seems that Great Wall is the place to rock. There will be two parties held on the Great Wall this month.
Great Wall Ⅰ
The latest Great Wall party is sponsored(主办)by the Club and electrobeat and held at Jinshanling. Local DJ Mark ,as well as guest Slab from Australia ,Usami and Bobby from Hong Kong will spin the sounds. All drinks are priced at 20 yuan($2.4).
Tickets:200 yuan($24), including bus ride there and back plus entrance fee to the Great Wall.
T/D: 8 p.m. to 2 a. m., Sept.20.
Pre-sale tickets are available at: Public Space: 6416-0759 Neo Lounge: 6416-1077
Location: Buses leave at 5 p.m. on Saturday ,Sep. 20 from Neo Lounge, 99 Xinfuncun Zhonglu, Sanlitun, Chaoyan District.
For more info: www. elektrobeat.com
Great Wall Ⅱ
The other party at the end of this month at Jinshanling will be kick-started with live performances by Askar, Brain Failure, Longkuan, Supermarket, Mr.Zhou, Beijing Talking and the Yi band.
Dance till dawn to the groovy(绝妙的)sounds of DJs Ben ,Mickey Zhang ,Will, Cheese, Gao Hu and Huang Weiwei.
T/D: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. ,Sept. 27.
Tickets: 350 yuan($42)or 300 yuan($36) for groups of 10 or more, 500 yuan ($60) at the door and VIP tickets 800 yuan($72), transportation included..
Location: Buses depart from the north gate of Workers, Stadium at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., Sept. 27.
For more info: contact Li Zhenhua at lzh@msgp.org or call 133-2119-1731.
Which is true according to the text?

A.You have to pay extra money for entering the Great Wall with a ticket.
B.You have to use a computer to get the details about Great Wall Rock.
C.You have to pay extra money for bus ride with a ticket.
D.It is at least 4 hours, ride from Neo Lounge to Jinshanling.

What day of the week is September 27?

A.Saturday . B.Sunday. C.Weekday. D.It can’t be known.

A dozen people want to attend Great Wall Ⅱ.They should pay at least _________ for the tickets.

A.$504 B.$432 C.$720 D.$864

If you want to go Great Wall Rock , _______________________.

A.you’ll have to get up early to catch the bus
B.you’ll have to spend a whole day on the bus
C.you can take a bus at any time from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
D.you can’t take a morning bus to get there

The public commonly associates steroid use with big-time athletics. But the drugs may be even more of a menace to teenagers. The synthetic hormones can stunt a young person’s growth by prematurely closing the ends of the long bones in the skeleton. That means a 1.7 metre, 15-year-old high school student who uses steroids “might get bigger but won’t get any taller”, according to a US doctor.
Nearly seven percent of boys in the US try steroids before the end of high school, according to a 1988 study by professors Charles Yesalis and William Buckley, of Penn State University. The estimate comes from a poll of 3,400 seniors in 46 public and private schools across the US.
“Abusers of Steroids did it to improve their appearance and to excel at sports,” Professor Yesalis said. “Parents, teachers and coaches make boys believe that to be an ideal male you need to have these. Then they say: ‘you can’t play games to have fun; you play games to win.’”
“Such attitudes put many high school athletes at high risk of becoming abusers of steroids,” said Mike Gimbel, director of Baltimore County Office of substance Abuse. “For these athletes, the pressure to perform is incredible,” he said. “It was inevitable that it would seep down to high school level.”
The word “big-time” in Paragraph 1 most nearly means “________”.

A.long time B.good time C.top rank D.modern

Why are steroids even more of a threat to teenagers?

A.Because they make teenagers grow too tall.
B.Because they make teenagers get too big.
C.Because they prevent teenagers from getting taller and taller.
D.Because they give teenagers too much pressure.

Which of the following statements is implied but not mentioned?

A.School athletes have too much pressure.
B.Steroids can help people have lots of muscles.
C.The pressure chiefly comes from parents, teachers and coaches.
D.Girls are not interested in steroids.

Which of the following is a good title for this passage?

A.Drugs and Sports
B.The Pressure to School Boys are Too Much
C.School Boys are Interested in Drugs
D.School Athletes Risk Damage from Drugs

After a fortnight of extraordinary type, the much-feared computer virus that was supposed to strike the globe’s hard drives last Friday simply fizzled. So many warnings were sounded that most computer owners either fed anti-virus programs into their systems or refused to turn the power on during the dreaded M-day. They dodged one disease, but more strains are on the way. The eponymous Friday-the-13th virus is due to strike this week, and the Maltese Amoeba may detonate on March 15.
Who creates these things? A disproportionate number seems to originate in Bulgaria or Russia, where writing the smallest, most elegant virus programs has become a matter of quirky pride. Viruses are transmitted either by shared disks (as was Michelangelo) or over telephone lines. The virus program hides in a computer until, activated by a date, time, or some other trigger, it springs to life. The most common virus, Stoned, makes your screen announce: “Your computer is now stoned. Legalize marijuana. ” (Regardless of your politics, you don’t want this one around; it can damage your files inadvertently.) Solution: either keep your computer isolated—no trading disks, no on-line communication—or else install one of a dozen or so commercially available anti-virus programs that detect and delete the little time bombs. If they can come up with a virus that is hidden, will they next try to extort a business?—as in, pay me $1 million or my virus will destroy your system.
In the meantime, money is being made by firms selling anti-virus programs. Egghead software stores logged a 3,000 percent jump in anti-virus sales. Was the threat overblown by the companies that make millions selling anti-virus software? Thanks to the media blitz, no one will ever know what might have happened—an unallied number of computer owners discovered and deleted Michelangelo before it was supposed to strike—on the artist’s birthday.
The much-feared M-day was ________.

A.Friday-the-13th when the eponymous virus was due to strike
B.Friday-the-15th when the Maltese Amoeba would be activated
C.the previous Friday when Michelangelo virus was due to strike
D.the previous Friday which coincided with the artist's birthday

Computer viruses are ________.

A.diseases spread from one computer to another by shared disks
B.viruses hidden in a computer’s instructions by the designers
C.little time bombs hidden in a computer waiting to be triggered
D.just those computer programs created by malevolent designers

Which of the following sayings fits the Michelangelo virus?

A.A burnt child dreads the fire. B.The bug’s bark was worse than its bite.
C.A barking dog seldom bites. D.Once bitten, twice shy.

The author implies that in days to come the viruses might be used ________.

A.to destroy data B.to commit crimes
C.to commit mischief D.to create confusion

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