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第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANicolaiCalabriahasalreadybecomeoneofthebest106-poundwrestlers.HehassuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofthehighestmountaininAfrica,andmostimportantly,he’schangedtheattitudeofanynormalpersonwhowatcheshimcompete.The17-year-oldteenagerhasoneleg.Hewasbornthatway,buthisgoalistoshowit’snottheonethingthatdefineshim.Hewouldalsobethefirstonetotellyouthathejustwantstoprovetoothersandhimselfthathe’sjustlikeothernormalones.WhenCalabriawasyoung,hisparentstrieddifferentprostheses（假肢）tofindoutwhichwasmostcomfortablefortheirsonashetriedtokeepupwithafamily,whohasapreferenceforsports.Atfirst,theCalabriashadtheirmiddlechildinaprosthesisthatlookedandfunctionedlikea“real”leg,butsoontheydecidedtochooseadifferentpathwhentheyfounditwasn’tbeneficialtohismovement.Thenthefamilymovedhimtoarmcrutches（手杖）andfromthereanewburstofenergywasfound.Gettingotherstobelievethathecouldtakeoffonthesoccerfieldtookalittlebitlonger.WhentheCalabriasmovedtoConcord,theyhadahardtimeconvincingthetownsoccerprogramtoallowachildlikehimtocompetewithable-bodiedkids.Aftermonthsandmonthsofdebatesandmeetings,thefamilyreceivedtheanswertheywerelookingfor.Sincethen,witnessingayoungmanoncrutcheswhocompetesagainstthosewithtwolegshasbecomeafixedeventintheConcordcommunity.“AtthattimeIhadnothingbutdiscouragementworkingwiththesoccercommunity,however,nowIhavenothingbutadmirationforthefactthathe’sbeenallowedtoplay,andpeopleseethatheaddsvaluetogame,”hisfathersaid.“Ijustthinkit’sagreatresult.”21．Thispassageshowsusaboywithoneleg__________.A．candowhatanormalteenagercanB．isrealizingasmanydreamsashecanC．canmakeasporteventmorevaluableD．canaddvaluetosociety22．WecanlearnfromParagraph5that__________.A．CalabriaprovedtobethemostexcellentplayeroftheteamB．itwasnoteasyforCalabriatobeacceptedtothetownsoccerteamC．Calabria’sparentsdidn’tallowhimtoplaysocceratfirstD．therearesomeotherdisabledchildreninthesoccerteam23．InParagraph5,theunderlinedpartprobablymeans__________.A．amust-seeB．aplannedprogrammeC．anextragameD．aspecialoccasion24．ItisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatNicolai’sfather__________.A．hasbeendiscouragedsinceNicolaiplayedsoccerB．thinksthatNicolaiisplayingakeyroleintheteamC．isverydelightedthatNicolaicanplaysoccerintheteamD．hasn’texpectedthatNicolaicanbeallowedtoplaysoccerBSomecolorspeopleseelateatnightcouldcausesignsofclinicaldepression.Thatwasthefindingofastudythatbuildsonearlierstudyfindings.Theyshowthatindividualswholiveorworkinlowlevelsoflightovernightcandevelopclinicaldepression.Doctorsusetheword“clinicaldepression”todescribesevereformofdepression.Signsmayincludelossofinterestorpleasureinmostactivities,lowenergylevelsandthoughtsofdeathorsuicide.Inthenewstudy,Americaninvestigatorsdesignedanexperimentthatexposedhamsters（仓鼠）todifferentcolors.Theresearcherschosehamstersbecausetheyarenocturnal,whichmeanstheysleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight.Theanimalswereseparatedintofourgroups.Onegroupofhamsterswaskeptinthedarkduringtheirnight-timeperiod.Anothergroupwasplacedinfrontofabluelight,athirdgroupsleptinfrontofawhitelight,whileafourthwasputinfrontofaredlight.Afterfourweeks,theresearchersnotedhowmuchsugarywaterthehamstersdrank.Theyfoundthatthemostdepressedanimalsdranktheleastamountofwater.RandyNelsonheadstheDepartmentofNeuroscienceatOhioStateUniversity.Hesaysanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepressed.“Whatwesawisthattheseanimalsdidn’tshowanysleepuneasinessatallbuttheydidmessupbiologicalclockgenesandtheydidshowdepressivesignwhileiftheywereinthedim（微弱）redlight,theydidnot.”RandyNelsonnotesthatphotosensitive（感光）cellsintheeyeshavelittletodowitheyesight.Hesaysthesecellssendsignalstotheareaofthebrainthatcontrolswhathasbeencalledthenaturalsleep-wakecycle.Hesaysthere’salotofblueinwhitelight.Thisexplainswhythebluelightandwhitelighthamstersappeartobemoredepressedthanthehamstersseeingredlightordarkness.25．Researchersusehamstersintheexperimentbecause__________.A．theyaresimilartohumansindealingwithcolorsB．theyareeasytoobserveandstudyC．theyaresensitivetocolorslikehumanbeingsD．theyareactiveatnightandsleepduringtheday26．Whatsignshowsthatthehamstersarebeingdepressed?A．Theydrinklesssugarywater.B．Theydon’tsleepwell.C．Theireyesightbecomesworse.D．Theirenergylevelbecomeslow.27．__________tendstocausehamsterstobedepressed.A．DimlightB．RedlightC．BluelightD．Darkness28．Whatcanhelppeoplewhoworklateatnighttoavoidbeingdepressed?A．Notbeingexposedtodimredlightwhenusingcomputers.B．Equippingtheircomputerscreenstoputitmoreinthereddishlight.C．Livingorworkinginlowlevelsoflightovernight.D．Goingtoseedoctorsofclinicaldepressionregularlyforhelp.CWelcometotheworldofmultitasking—aplacewherethemeasureofapersonishowmanyjobstheycanperformatthesametime.Infact,ifexpertsaretobebelieved,multitaskingisadisastrousidea.OneoftheopponentsofmultitaskingisDr.CliffordNass,aprofessoratStanfordUniversity.“Peoplewhomultitaskfrequentlyarelessabletopayattention;they’reworseatmanagingtheirmemory.”hesaid.Inhisopinion,thelossthatwegetwithmultitaskingisharmles