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　　Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years, just like the booming hi-tech industry．One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i．e．to transplant a chip into o human brain．This innovation(改革)may make everyone’s dream come true．If we compare a human brain to a hard disc, what the scientists are doing is to enlarge the applicable capacity of the hard disc．For the time being, there are some difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up．

　　Experiments have started on animals．In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U．S．turned a bear into a dolphin．

　　The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear was named Tallin．Using the most advanced technology available, deep and detailed images were made of the memory area in Ted’s brain containing information about swimming by the scientists．They obtained a series of useful information, the signals transferred by the nervous system．Such information was saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallin’s brain．The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power．

　　Recently, another comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Never Research Institute of the University of California．The comprehensive memory transplanted in the experiment included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc．The experiment involved an entire transplant of the memory area．This was the largest such experiment done so far．

　　The transplant was performed making a transfer from a dog named“Genius”to a dog named“Idiot”．“Genius”could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master．It was a real genius in memorizing．“Idiot”was the younger brother of“Genius”．It had no contact with people at all since its birth．It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory．

　　The operation was a complete success．When the two dogs woke up．“Idiot”had grasped all the abilities“Genius”possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible．It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master．But“Genius”gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all．

(1)

The purpose of the experiment is ________．

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A．

to combine the computer and the human brain

B．

to make bear swim

C．

to make some stupid dog turn clever

D．

to enlarge the applicable capacity of human brain

(2)

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．

The scientists transferred a button-sized chip wit useful information in Tallin’s brain．

B．

The comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research University．

C．

The second experiment wasn’t an entire transplant of the memory area．

D．

The Idiot was an animal with memory before brain experiment

(3)

What does the underlined word“success”refer to?

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A．

The two dogs woke up．

B．

They were both good at memorizing．

C．

The Idiot grasped all the abilities of Genius．

D．

The Genius grasped all the abilities of Idiot．

(4)

According to the text, we can infer ________．

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A．

a person can know more after the experiment

B．

a bear can swim after being transferred a chip with relevant useful information

C．

a dog can become clever after entire transplant of the memory area

D．

it is really good for animals to have been involved in the transplant experiment

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．B;
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2009年高考英語(yǔ)(江蘇卷) 題型：050

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　　When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同時(shí)的)about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what's happening in their lives．When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up．Men can either talk or watch the screen－they can't do both-and they don't understand that women can．Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships－not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen．

　　During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going．He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally．Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships．For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose：to build relationships and make friends．For men, to talk is to relate the facts．

　　Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding．A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours．

　　There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls'mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys．Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys．Scientific evidence shows parents res the brain bias of their children．Since a girl's brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more．Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply．

(1)

While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they ________

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A．

are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

B．

can both talk and watch the screen at the Same time

C．

think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D．

have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

(2)

After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to ________．

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A．

experience the happy time again

B．

keep a close tie with her

C．

recommend her a new scenic spot

D．

remind her of something forgotten

(3)

What does the author want to tell us most?

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A．

Women's brains are better organized for language and communication

B．

Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men．

C．

Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts．

D．

Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking．

(4)

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

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A．

Women Are Socially Trained to Talk

B．

Talking Maintains Relationships

C．

Women Love to Talk

D．

Men Talk Differently from Women

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