Question

You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’break between classes.But when the bell for the next class rings，you can’t__36__how quickly time has passed.

If you are familiar with this__37__，you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and__38__when you are bored.Now scientists have__39__a reason why this is the case.

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain__40__according to how we focus on a task.When we are__41__，we concentrate (关注) more on how time is passing.And this makes our brains__42__the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment__43__by a French laboratory,12 volunteers watched an image__44__researchers monitored their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to__45__concentrate on how long an image appeared for，then__46__the color of the image，and thirdly，study both duration and color.The results showed that__47__was more active when the volunteers paid__48__subjects.

It is thought that if the brain is__49__focusing on many aspects of a task，it has to__50__its resources，and pays less attention to the clock.

__51__，time passes without us really__52__it，and seems to go quickly.If the brain is not so active，it concentrates its__53__energies on monitoring the passing of time.__54__，time seems to drag.

Next time you feel bored__55__，perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

36．A.guess                                            B．learn 

C．believe                                               D．doubt

37．A.view                                              B point 

C．scene                                                 D．experience

38．A.drags                                             B．stops 

C．backs                                                 D．gains

39．A.explained                                       B．given 

C．mentioned                                            D．found

40．A.change                                          B．develop 

C．grow                                                 D．slow

41．A.sleepy                                            B．bored 

C．excited                                               D．active

42．A.report                                            B．think 

C．decide                                                D．see

43．A.produced                                       B．carried 

C．tried                                                   D．performed

44．A.so                                                 B．when 

C．while                                                 D．but

45．A.partly                                            B．quickly 

C．how                                                   D．first

46．A.remember                                      B．focus on 

C．forget                                                D．tell apart

47．A.the researchers                               B．the experiment

C．the clock                                            D．the brain

48．A.much attention to                            B．more attention to

C．attention to many                                D．attention to more

49．A.busy                                              B．likely 

C．ready                                                 D．sure

50．A.focus                                            B．gather 

C．reach                                                 D．spread

51．A.However                                        B．Furthermore 

C．Therefore                                           D．Finally

52．A.recognizing                                    B．watching 

C．noticing                                              D．counting

53．A.enough                                          B．full 

C．right                                                  D．proper

54．A.In fact                                           B．As a result 

C．For example                                       D．In case

55．A.in class                                          B．with work 

C．in mind                                              D．of lessons

Answer 1

36．C　根据上下文，此句意思应为你不相信时间过得这么快。believe相信；guess猜测；learn获悉；doubt怀疑。

37．C　view观点，见解；point点，要点；scene场面，情景；experience经验，经历。根据题意知，此处应填scene。

38．A　根据上下文可知此空应填与how time flies意义相反的词，故选A。drag缓慢而费力地行动。

39．D　根据下文的experiment，可知此处是科学家们已经发现出现这种情况的原因，故选D。

40．A　由常识可知句意应为：电子扫描显示大脑中的活动类型，根据我们怎样集中于一项任务而变化。change变化，改变，符合题意。develop发展；grow生长；slow变得慢，延缓。

41．B　我们更关注时间的快慢的时候肯定是厌烦的时候，故选B。

42．B　report报道；think想，思考；decide决定，see看见。大脑应该是“想”，故选B。

43．D　做实验应用perform。

44．C　根据句意12名志愿者和研究者的动作应是同时进行的，故选while。其他三项不合题意。

45．D　由后半句的then，thirdly可知，此处应填first。

46．B　根据上下文，应该是“注意”着图像的颜色，故选B。其他选项不合题意。

47．D　根据第三段可知是对人脑做实验，故选D。

48．D　pay attention to注意。本句的意思为：结果表明，当志愿者关注更多的物体时大脑更活跃。故此空应填more更多的。

49．A　由后面的many aspects可知，此空应填busy，be busy doing sth.忙于做某事。

50．D　focus集中；gather聚集；reach到达；spread传播，符合题意。

51．C　总结上文应用therefore因此。however然而，表转折；furthermore此外，不仅如此；finally最后。

52．C　本句意思是：时间过去了，我们没有“注意”到。recognize认出；看出；watch注视；看；notice注意；count计算。

53．B　concentrate one’s full energies on集中全部的精力干……，符合题意。

54．B　in fact事实上；as a result结果是；for example例如；incase如果。根据上一句推知，此处是表示结果，选B。

55．A　由下文the teacher可推断是在课堂上。