Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  16  in high school.
17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(選拔賽)for cheerleaders(拉拉隊隊員). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  19  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  20  as the list ended without her name. Feeling  21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  22 . She moved on to English and history, and was  23  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  26  as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  27  for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  28  and left. “Why is high school so 29 ?” she sighed.
Later in  30  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to  32  at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  34  a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  35  fish you can be.”
小題1:
A．processesB．decisionC．challengesD．exercises
小題2:
A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Besides
小題3:
A．difficultB．easyC．boringD．interesting
小題4:
A．editorB．bossC．candidateD．judge
小題5:
A．jumpedB．sankC．stoppedD．raced
小題6:
A．strangeB．happyC．a(chǎn)wfulD．lonely
小題7:
A．strugglingB．improvingC．workingD．complaining
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)shamedB．disappointedC．shockedD．relieved
小題9:
A．put upB．prepare forC．worry aboutD．give up
小題10:
A．committeeB．newspaperC．radioD．team
小題11:
A．enthusiasticB．a(chǎn)rtisticC．sympatheticD．realistic
小題12:
A．speakersB．readersC．cheerleadersD．writers
小題13:
A．widely B．weaklyC．excitedlyD．brightly
小題14:
A．similarB．ordinaryC．differentD．familiar
小題15:
A．physicsB．historyC．EnglishD．math
小題16:
A．pleasureB．hopeC．troubleD．sorrow
小題17:
A．fit inB．look outC．stay upD．get around
小題18:
A．swimB．tryC．a(chǎn)skD．escape
小題19:
A．in return forB．in case ofC．in terms ofD．instead of
小題20:
A．slimmestB．smallestC．bestD．gentlest

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:D
小題16:C
小題17:A
小題18:B
小題19:D
小題20:C

小題1:通過空前“was ready for” “準備好” 以及下文所描述的困難，可知Jenna 已經(jīng)準備好了迎接高中期間新的“挑戰(zhàn)” 且與最后一句相呼應(yīng)。
小題2:盡管做了準備，然而，高中還是不一樣的。同上文為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。
小題3:通過上文描述“very talented girls(非常有才華的女孩們)” 可知競爭非常激烈，“她”要被選上有些“困難”
小題4:宣布第二輪選拔賽名單的人應(yīng)是“裁判員” C 項為干擾項"candidate”“申請人，候選人”
小題5:通過句意可知當名單讀完還沒有“她”的名字的時候，“她”的心情應(yīng)該是“沮喪”，選項B “sank”“下沉”與 “her heart” 連用，表心情不好。
小題6:選拔賽失利，“她”當然懷著“不好”的心情回家。選項C “awful” 含義為“極壞的”
小題7:通過句中可知，此處為轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系，“她”以前很擅長數(shù)學(xué)，但現(xiàn)在不這樣了。選項 A “struggling” 含義為“（艱難的）奮斗”
小題8:通過句意可知，在“她”轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)英語與歷史后，發(fā)現(xiàn)“她”在這些科目上沒有遇到麻煩，與前面的數(shù)學(xué)相比，心情當然是“輕松的”選項D "relieved” 含義為“寬慰的，放心的”
小題9:句意：感覺好多了，“她”決定暫時不再為數(shù)學(xué)“煩惱”
小題10:通過第27空所在句中的”newspaper” 可找出答案
小題11:通過的話可知“她”并不像那樣對這件事熱情，感興趣。B “artistic”含義“愛好藝術(shù)的，有藝術(shù)才能的” C “sympathetic”含義“同情的，表示同情的”  D “realistic”含義“實事求是的”
小題12:句意：很抱歉，但我們的報紙已經(jīng)有足夠的作者了。
小題13:被拒絕，Jenna當然“無力”的一笑。
小題14:呼應(yīng)第二段第一句可知，Jenna感嘆高中與初中“不同”
小題15:通過第三段可知，Jenna有問題的是數(shù)學(xué)，因此，“她”是在數(shù)學(xué)課上全心解決問題。
小題16:問題帶來的當然是“麻煩”
小題17:通過上句可知，“她”解決了數(shù)學(xué)難題，獲得了信心，所以，當Jenna收拾課本的時候，“她”決心繼續(xù)努力的去“適應(yīng)”新的學(xué)校。
小題18:“try”與句中succeed 相呼應(yīng)，句意：“她”不確定是否會成功，但“她”知道“她”必須去“嘗試”。
小題19:通過前后兩句含義可知“大池塘里的小魚”同“小池塘里的大魚”是對比關(guān)系，“instead of ““而不是”表對比
小題20:句意：挑戰(zhàn)就在于成為你能成為的最好的魚。
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New research suggests that speaking more than one language may delay different kinds of dementia(癡呆), that is the loss of mental ability. In fact, researchers say, speaking two languages appears to be more important than the level of education in defending against dementias.
A study in India examined the effect of knowing more than one language in delaying the first signs of several dementias. Researchers studied nearly 650 people whose average age was 66. 240 of those studied suffered from Alzheimer's, the most common form of mental decline(下降). 391 of the subjects spoke two or more languages. Researchers found the dementias began about four-and-a-half years later in those who spoke two languages compared to those who spoke only one language. The level of education had no effect on the age at the first sign of dementia.
Thomas Bak, from the Center of Cognitive Aging at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, who helped to organize the study, suggests that individuals who speak more than one language train their brains by moving back and forth between different words and expressions. He also believes this effort improves what scientists called executive(執(zhí)行的) functioning, which often weakens in people with dementias. He states that researchers found there was no extra gain in speaking more than two languages.
Mr Bak says it does not appear important whether you learn another language at a young age or later in life. It's not something that “you missed the boat when you do not do it as a baby.” It is something that is still quite useful and powerful when you do it as an adult.
小題1:The finding of the study is that________.
A．learning more than one language can cure dementias
B．speaking two languages may delay kinds of dementias
C．the level of education matters in defending against dementias
D．people who suffer from dementias will lose mental ability
小題2:The underlined word “subjects” refers to________.
A．people who were studied in the study
B．notices that were put on about the study
C．questions that were asked in the study
D．methods that were used in the study
小題3:According to Mr Bak, ________.
A．the more languages one speaks, the less chance of getting dementias
B．people’s executive functioning often strengthens with age
C．when you learn one more language makes no difference
D．it is much easier to learn one more language at a young age
小題4:This passage may probably be seen in________.
A．a(chǎn) research planB．a(chǎn) health magazine
C．a(chǎn) book reviewD．a(chǎn) business magazine

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