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-1-阅读理解第一节A(2013·濮阳模拟)体裁说明文题材电影艺术词数280FromAvatartoLordoftheRings,plantsarenostrangerstoplayingbigmovieroles.However,noonehasevershotafilmthatplantsthemselvescanwatchuntilnow.InaNewYorkartgallery,sevenhouseplantshavespentthelastsevenweekswatchingStrangeSkies,thefirsttraveldocumentaryforavegetableaudience.Alltheplantssatinthecinemainrows,enjoyingthemselvesinItaliansunshine.ThemoviewasmadebyAmericanartistJonathonKeats.ItconsistsofItalianskiesrecordedovertwomonthsandmadeintoasix-minute-longmovie.Thefilmshowsthecleardawn(黎明),highclouds,amazingduskandthenbeautifulnight.Themoviehasnosoundandtheplants,ofcourse,donotapplaud.ButStephenSquibb,aprofessorfromHarvardUniversity,saidtheseplantscouldbenefitfromit—thelightofthemoviekeepsthemalivebecausetheycancontinuetheprocessofturninglightintoenergy.“Irealizedtherewasamuchlargeraudience—plants—thatwerenotbeingserviced,”Keatssaid.“IwantedtoprovideplantswithentertainmentthatcompaniessuchasDisneyprovideforhumans.”Meanwhile,Keatsalsowantstoexploreplants’sensibilities(敏感性)further.Heplanstoopena“restaurantforplants”ataCalifornianmuseum.Onevisitor,photographerAbbasEbrahimi,admired(羡慕)thegreenaudience,“Plantsarebetterthanus.Wedieandgo,whileinspringtheycomebackeachtime.”Butwhentalkingaboutthemovie,hesaidafterthinkingforafewminutes,“Itdoesn’tmeananythingtomeatall.It’sjustaboutlight.Forsomepeople,itmightmeansomething.”1.WhatcanwelearnaboutKeatsaccordingtothepassage?A.HeisanartistfromHarvardUniversity.B.Heopenedarestaurantforplants.C.HemadethefilmStrangeSkies.D.HelikedrecordingItalianskies.-2-2.ItcanbelearnedthatStrangeSkies.A.hasalreadycreatedbeautifulsoundB.wasshotfromdawntoduskC.madeplantsplayrolesinitD.isthefirsttravelfilmforplants3.WhatdidStephenSquibbthinkofStrangeSkies?A.Hethoughtithadexploredplants’sensibilities.B.Hethoughtitmeantnothingtohim.C.Hethoughtitcouldkeepplantsgrowing.D.Hethoughtitofferedentertainmenttoplants.4.WhydidAbbasEbrahimiadmirethegreenaudience?A.Becausetheydieandre-growinspring.B.Becausetheymeansomethingtohim.C.Becausetherearemoreplantsthanpeople.D.Becausetheycanenjoythemovie.B体裁议论文题材大脑的研究词数390Whatmakeshumanssmarterthanotheranimals?We’vegotabiggerbrain,ofcourse.Butwhenitcomestobrains,isbiggeralwaysbetter?Traditionally,scientistshavethoughtthathuman’superiorintelligencederived(源于)mostlyfromthefactthatourbrainsarethreetimesbiggerthanthoseofournearestlivingrelatives,chimpanzees.Peopleevenusedtobelievethatbecausemenhaveslightlylargerbrainsthanwomenthatmenaresmarter.This,however,isnotthetruth.ScientistsatUniversityCollegeLondonintheUKhavefoundthatbrainorganization,andnotbrainsize,isthekeytothesuperiorityofhumanintelligence,reportedLiveScience.Throughmillionsofyearsofevolution,ourancestorswereconstantlypushedtogetsmartersothattheycouldmeetthedemandsofnewenvironments.However,holdingthisgrowingintelligenceinincreasinglylargebrainswasnotthebestchoicebecausebiggerbrainsrequire-3-moreenergytopower.“Thisiswhenreorganizationmaycomeintoplay,”saidChristopheSoligo,amemberoftheLondonresearchteam.Inthestudy,scientistslookedatthebrainsof17speciesofprimates(灵长目动物),includingmonkeys,apesandhumans.Theyfoundthatintheprocessofevolution,brainsdidn’tkeepgrowingasawhole.Certainregionsofthebraingrewpriortoothersinresponsetospecies’needs,andinthiswaytheycouldmakethebestuseoftheirlimitedbrainspace.Forexample,whenearlyhumanswerestrugglingtosurvive,thebrainregioninchargeofusingtoolsandfindingfoodgrewinsizemorethanotherregions.Butinmoderntimes,theprefrontalcortex(前额皮质)—theregioninchargeofsocialcognition(认知),moraljudgmentsandgoal-directedplanning—grewmorethantherestofthebrain.Thinkofthebrainasaroom.Ifabigroomispoorlyorganized,itdoesn’tnecessarilystoremorestuffthanasmallerone.PaulManger,professorattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand,SouthAfrica,explainsthisprincipleusingtheexampleofwhales.HetoldScientificAmerican:“Whaleshavebigbrains,absolutely.Butifyoulookattheactualstructureofthebrain,it’snotverycomplex.Brainsizeonlymattersiftherestofthebrainisorganizedproperly.”5.Ithasrecentlybeenfoundthathumansaresmarterthantheotheranimalsmainlybecause.A.theyareaspeciesofprimatesB.theyhavemuchlargerbrainsC.theirbrainstructureismorecomplexD.theywereconstantlypushedtogetsmarter6.Accordingtothearticle,inrecenthumanevolution,.A.thebrainkeptgrowinginsizetoadapttonewenvironmentsB.mostregionsofthebraindidn’tchangeC.theprefrontalcortexgrewmorethantherestofthebrainD.humans’brainsbecameincreasinglysimplesothathumanscouldsurvive7.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.Gendermakesadifferenceinintelligence.B.Thesizeofthebrainhasnothingtodowithintelligence.C.Specieswhosebrainisorganizedproperlytendtobesmarter.-4-D.Largerbrainsareusuallyorganizedbetterthansmallerones.8.Themethodthewriterusestodevelopthelastparagraphis.A.bypresentingresearchdataB.bygivingexamplesC.bymakingacomparisonD.byanalyzingcauseandeffectC(2013·淮南模拟)体裁说明文题材年度单词词数273EveryyearChrisBroganpostshisthreewordsforanewyear.ManyothersandIhavefollowedhisleadforthepastthreeorfouryears.Theyhelpedmealot.Mywordsforlastyearwere“passion”,“focus”and“delegate”andIstayedtruetoth