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山东省聊城市聊城一中2019届高三英语3月份模拟考试试卷

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    “At almost any given age, most of us are getting better at some things and worse at others, ”Joshua Hartshorne, an MIT cognitive(认知的)science researcher and the lead author of a study looking at how intelligence changes as we age, told Business Insider. His team quizzed thousands of people aged 10—90 on their ability to do things like remembering lists of words, recognizing faces, learning names, and doing math. Their results suggest that no matter your age, there's almost always a new peak on the horizon.

    The human brain has a remarkable capacity to recognize and identify faces, and scientists are just beginning to learn why. On average, we know that our ability to learn and remember new faces appears to peak shortly after our 30th birthday.

Having trouble focusing? The study suggests that our ability to maintain attention improves with age, reaching its peak around age 43.While younger adults may excel in the speed and flexibility of information processing, adults approaching their mid-years may have the greatest capacity to remain focused.

    Dating is tough. One of the reasons could be that we're generally bad at reading other people's emotions until we reach our late 40s.That's according to one component of Hartshorne's study, which involved showing thousands of people images of faces cropped tightly around the eye area. Participants were asked to describe the emotion the person in the photo was feeling. Performance peaked for people aged around 48.

    Many people believe that their math skills decline after they leave school and stop practicing arithmetic. But the next time you try to split up a check, keep this in mind: your ability to do basic subtraction and division doesn't reach its apex until your 50th birthday.

    Ever wonder why you always lose at Scrabble? Good news: Your best days may be ahead. According to people's scores on multiple—choice vocabulary tests, most of us don't reach our peak wordsmithing abilities until we're in our late 60s or early 70s.

(1)、What did the scientists mainly test during the research?
A、Communication ability. B、Athletic ability. C、Intelligence ability. D、Reading ability.
(2)、What does the underlined word “apex” in paragraph 5 mean?
A、Destination. B、Top. C、Goal. D、Minimum.
(3)、Who is most likely to succeed according to the text?
A、Lucy, 72, trying to win at Scrabble. B、Tom, 26, trying to identify strangers' faces. C、Jack, 48, trying to focus his attention for a long time. D、Lily, 43, trying to read the emotions in different eyes.
(4)、What does Hartshorne's study mainly tell us?
A、There is no end to learning. B、Constant dropping wears away the stone. C、Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. D、A foot may prove short while an inch may prove long.
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    For years,Hagelin has studied what role scents(气味)play in wild birds' behavior.In 2010,Hagelin heard Jan Straley,a marine biologist,talk about the behavior of whales.Straley mentioned that whales often leap into the air,but nobody knew why.

    The mystery interested Hagelin.So Hagelin asked Straley whether they might leap to smell the air—maybe to locate food or look for danger.Straley replied that it was an interesting idea but there wasn't much evidence that whales have a sense of smell.To investigate the idea further,the two scientists teamed up.

    In the summer of 2011,they set up a post on the coast of southern Alaska.The researchers spent hours monitoring the direction of the whales and of the wind.The whales headed into the wind half of the time.This didn't prove that whales leap to smell,but it suggested that it is possible.

    Meanwhile,other researchers in Alaska were studying a region of the brain called the olfactory bulb(嗅觉球)in whales.Olfaction means the ability to smell.Humans also process smells in the olfactory bulb.

    In identifying a scent,you might think the nose does all of the work.However,the major role of a nose is to draw chemicals on the air and pass them across sensing cells.As chemicals come into contact,they give signals that travel directly to the bulb and then in the brain for further interpretation.

    The researchers discovered that the bulb in a whale was more complex than the one in a human.In whales,this smell-processing center takes up a share of the brain six times larger than it does in humans.

    The brain research suggested that whales probably can smell just as well as people—and possibly better than humans can.It is supposed that a good sense of smell could help them find food more easily.

    However,Hagelin is not sure of that.Now he is planning a new study that will examine whether whales do use the sense of smell to find food.

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    It was dawn of March 21, 2018. Gary Messina was on his morning run along New York City'8East River. Suddenly something caught his eye—a large 60-year-old man balancing on the four-foot-high fence that guarded the path from the water. As Messina got closer to the scene, the man took a step forward and slipped into the dark river below.

    When Messina reached nearer, the man was struggling in the water, clearly unable to swim. Other joggers also heard the man's cry. David Blauzvern and John Green dropped their phones and keys on land and jumped in. “ People had called the police, but it was unclear when they'd get there,” says Green. “We just reacted. Messina joined them in the river. Just as the jumper was losing strength, Blauzvern take hold of him. The pair were about 30 yards from the seawall when Messina and Green caught up to them. They seized the man, with Blauzvern supporting his back and Messina and Green holding him up from either side. As the men made their way toward the concrete seawall that stretched for blocks in each direction, Blauzvern had an awful realization:there was no way out of the river.

    By now, a crowd had gathered on land. “A rescue boat is on its way, someone yelled to them. Swimming forward was getting tougher by the minute. The jumper, who was six foot two and weighed around 260 pounds, was heavy in his rescuers' arms. After ten minutes, they managed to get to the river's edge. “I've never been so out of breath, ”says Blauzvern.

    Fifteen minutes after the men had jumped into the river, the two-man rescue boat appeared. But because it couldn't risk getting too close to the seawall, the men had to swim out to it. “I was completely out of energy at this point, “says Blauzver. The men in the water pushed the jumper while the men in the boat pulled him up and, finally, to safety. The man they had saved was taken to the hospital for evaluation(评估). Details on his condition have not been released. As for the rescuers, each of them was at work by 10:30a. m. “I was a bit late,” admits Blauzvern, smiling. “But I had a good excuse.”

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Having a study partner has many advantages. Of course, you can always study alone at home. But you'll miss the benefits that come from learning with a friend or two. Why should you think of finding a study partner or a study group? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

It can reduce distractibility(注意力分散).

Staying focused is one of the biggest challenges students have to overcome. When you have a study partner, it will be easier to achieve. With common goals in mind, you will focus on the result. 

You understand the material faster than alone.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Let's face it: two brains are always better than one. Besides, you can learn some new study methods from your study partner. 

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Besides staying focused and learning faster, you can benefit from testing each other. Quizzing(测验) before the exam can help both of you to find out the areas that need more attention. 

Studying with someone motivates(激励)every member.

Studying with a partner can motivate both parties.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Having a friend to depend on in these difficulties can be helpful not only from an educational standpoint but also from a psychological(心理的) one. 

Learning becomes organized yet fun.

Last but not least, it can be enjoyable to share your study journey with another person. Long evenings in the library will seem less lonely if you're with a friend. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}It will turn the learning into a fun yet organized process. 

A. Here are several reasons. 

B. Also, it is nice to rest and drink coffee once in a while together 

C. Study partners can test each other. 

D. Having a study partner can help you learn faster. 

E. Learning can get stressful and cost too much energy.

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