Are you afraid of going to the dentist（牙医）？ If so， you're not alone．
These fears could just be in our heads， however． According to a recent survey by Martin Tickle， a professor at Manchester University in the UK， the pain isn't felt most of the time in dental surgeries（牙科手术）． In fact． among the 451 interviewed patients，75% reported no pain at all during their visits， including situations when they had their teeth pulled out．
Could it be the sound of the drill（钻头）then？
"I found that the sound of drilling can evokedeep worry in dental patients． Actually they don't have any pain． " Hiroyuki Karibe， a scientist at Nippon Dental University in Tokyo， told the Guardian．
To find the reason why a drill might bring on a racing heart， Karibe divided the volunteers into low﹣fear and high﹣fear groups based on how much they feared a trip to the dentist． Volunteers were played the sound of a drill while their brain activities were watched by a machine．
What Karibe found in the low﹣fear group was increased activity in the areas of the brain relative to auditory processing（听觉处理）， which means， for these people， the sound of dental drills is no different from other sounds
In the high﹣fear group， however， the brain area that was activated（激活）was different． It was the area that carries out a number of duties， including learning， feelings and， most importantly， memory． This means that these volunteers not only heard the sound， but they remembered it﹣they made connections between the sound of a drill and the worry it produced in the past， causing their worry to return．
Understanding how brains reply to the sounds of dentists ' drills could help scientists find ways to make patients more relaxed， according to Karibe， because patients who worry about going to the dentist might keep putting off their visits． But the best way is to keep your teeth healthy．
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑．
（1）How does the writer explain that the pain isn't felt most of the time in dental surgeries？
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By showing facts with numbers． |
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By asking questions one by one． |
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By giving examples group by group． |
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By comparing results of patients． |
（2）According to the fourth paragraph， what does the word " evoke" mean in Chinese？
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减轻 |
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引起 |
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显示 |
| D． |
阻止 |
（3）How did the sound of drilling produce different results to the volunteers in the study？
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It produced some worry in the volunteers in the low﹣fear group |
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For the low﹣fear group， it activated the brain area dealing with learning， feelings and memory |
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For the high﹣fear group， it caused more activities in the brain area relative to auditory processing． |
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It made people in the high﹣fear group remember their past uncomfortable memories |
（4）What is the last paragraph mainly about？
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How the study might be useful． |
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Some new ways to treat teeth |
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The proper way to treat dental patients． |
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The importance of keeping our teeth healthy． |
（5）What's the purpose of the passage？
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To show us different areas of fear in brains． |
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To introduce us a recent survey by a scientist． |
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To help us have less fear of a trip to the dentist． |
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To make it clear that the sound of drilling is not terrible． |
Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.
Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law(岳父母). His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered(唠叨). So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.
It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.
“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。The Hunts were poor because ____.
| A．they were lazy |
| B．they were too weak to work |
| C．they couldn’t make enough money |
| D．they weren’t able enough |
Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.
| A．he didn’t like studying |
| B．his family was poor |
| C．he wasn’t clever |
| D．he hoped to stay at home |
____, so the old man married his daughter to him.
| A．Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker |
| B．Mr. Hunt was friendly to him |
| C．Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory |
| D．Mr. Hunt worked for six years there |
The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.
| A．good | B．bad | C．friendly | D．useless |
Which of the following is wrong?
| A．The old woman herself drove the car that day. |
| B．It was the old woman’s fault. |
| C．Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law. |
| D．The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights. |
These days many people are interested in losing weight. It is very popular among people, especially young people. Everybody hopes to become thin quickly. Some people even take medicine. Do you know how to control weight? Well… diet and exercise are the right answers. Please read and remember the following tips.
Tip 1 You should eat only when you are hungry. Don’t eat if you don’t feel hungry.
Tip 2 You should eat only food that is good for your health. Don’t eat junk food such as hamburgers and French fries.
Tip 3 It is better to prepare your own food instead of eating out. When you eat out, you may eat too much. That can make you become fatter.
Tip 4 Don’t forget to think about changing your lifestyle. For example, turn off the TV and the computer and take some exercise every day.
Remember not to be too strict with yourself. Give yourself some free time to find the best way to control your weight.____ are more interested in losing weight.
| A．Children | B．Young people | C．Old people | D．Women |
The right ways of losing weight are ____.
| A．diet and exercise |
| B．eating hamburgers and eating French fries |
| C．not eating and exercise |
| D．diet and watching TV |
The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “control” is ____.
| A．操纵者 | B．管理权 | C．控制 | D．管理 |
Dongdong is a much too fat boy, he needs to ____.
| A．eat out often | B．eat junk food |
| C．stop meals | D．turn off the TV and exercise |
The best title of the passage is ____.
| A．Eating Out | B．How to Control Weight |
| C．Change Your Lifestyle | D．Exercise Every Day |
Reading newspapers has become an important part of our daily life. Some people read newspapers the first thing to do in the morning. Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day they can learn what in the world.
People just choose their favorite newspapers. Some like the world news, and prefer short stories. Sometimes we don’t have enough time all the news carefully, so we just a quick look at the front page. At other time, we be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the titles(标题) of the passages.
Today, newspapers in English have of readers in the world. The English language is so popular many Chinese students are reading English newspapers, such as China Daily, 21st Century and so on. They bring information together with the Internet. We can’t live without newspapers.
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Not many Chinese students do chores at home. They are busy with schoolwork on weekdays. And on weekends they have to spend lots of time on their homework. So they often watch TV in their free time to relax themselves. Parents think that children should spend time on their studies and learning more skills, for example, playing the piano and dancing. There is no need for them to do chores. The following is the result of a survey(调查) about how many students do chores.
| Interviewees (采访对象) |
Wash the clothes |
Sweep the floor |
Make the bed |
Do the dishes |
Cook the meals |
| Boy students |
8% |
6% |
10% |
14% |
3% |
| Girl students |
19% |
35% |
78% |
58% |
26% |
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| The thing the students are busy with at school |
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| The way for students to relax themselves |
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| Percentage(百分率)of girls who make the bed |
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| Percentage of boys who wash the clothes |
The train started moving. There were many people of all ages. Most of them were working men and women and young college boys and girls. Near the window sat an old man with his son, who looked about thirty years old.
As the train moved, the son was filled with joy(快乐) because he was very excited at the scenery（风景）outside. He said in a high voice, “See, Dad, the green trees and the scenery are very beautiful!” It made the other people feel very strange. Everyone started talking in a low voice about the old man’s son. A few minutes later it started raining. Raindrops fell on the travelers through the opened window. Seeing the rain, the old man’s son said happily, “See ,Dad, how beautiful the rain is!” Hearing these words, a young lady became angry with the man, as the raindrops were dropping on her new clothes. She shouted at the noisy son and his father. “Can’t you see it is raining? You! Old man! If your son is not feeling well, get him to a mental(精神的) hospital quickly and please don’t disturb（干扰）us any more!” The old man’s face turned red and then he answered in a low voice, “We are on the way back from hospital. He couldn’t see anything at birth. Only last week he could see again. The rain and the nature（自然）are new to him. Please forgive him.” All the other people became quiet.How old was the old man’s son?
| A．About 7 years old. | B．About 20 years old. |
| C．About 50 years old. | D．About 30 years old. |
What did people think of the son at first?
| A．lovely | B．funny | C．strange | D．clever |
What was wrong with the son when he was born?
| A．He had mental illness. | B．He couldn’t see. |
| C．He couldn’t hear. | D．He couldn’t walk. |
What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ?
| A．忘记 | B．谴责 | C．原谅 | D．尊重 |
According to the passage, what does the writer want to tell us?
| A．We should be friendly to sick people. |
| B．We should learn to enjoy the nature. |
| C．We should respect the elder people. |
| D．We should know the truth before complaining. |