C

If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise, and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.

Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down.

With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain sizes of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs.

Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact measurements of the sizes of the front and side parts of the brain, which have something to do with thinking and feeling, and decide the human character. As we all know, the back part of the brain, which controls tasks like eating and breathing, does not contract (萎缩) with age.

Contraction of front and side parts, as cells die off, was seen in some people in their thirties, but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contraction-using the head.

The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than those in the towns. Those with least possibility, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White-collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are, however, as possible to have contracting brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.

66. The team of doctors wanted to find out ________ .

A. at what point people grow mentally old　 B. how to make people live longer

C. the size of certain people's brains　　　 D. which group of people are the busiest

67. Their research findings are based on ________ .

A. an examination of farmers in northern Japan

B. examining the brain sizes of different people

C. tests given on a thousand old people　　 D. using computer technology

68. The doctor's tests show that ________ .

A. our brains contract as we grow older　

B. one part of the brain contract

C. sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds

D. contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country

69. According to the article, ________ are growing mentally old earlier.

A. engineers　　　 B. professors　　 C. office clerks　　 D. researchers

70. The most possible conclusion of the article is that ________ .

A. most of us should take more exercise　

B. the brain contracts if it is not used

C. it's better to live in the towns　

D. the more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old

B

The best known building in Washington D.C. is the White House, home of American presidents since 1800. The U.S. president works here, in the “Oval Office”, but the White House is also a family home.

The wife of John Adams, the second U. S. president, used to dry her wet clothes in the East Room. President Truman had a piano next to his desk and President Kennedy's children used to play under his office windows.

Next well-known building is the Capitol. The 535 members of Congress meet here to discuss the nation's business. It is easy to get lost in this huge building, full of paintings and statues.

From the Capitol there is a great view down the grassy Mall, and across a pool of water to the Lincoln Memorial (in memory of the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln). It looks like a beautiful garden, but you need a good pair of shoes because it is, in fact, a long long way.

Most people know about the government buildings of Washington D. C. However, there are also some important museums. You can see all kinds of things. These include spaceships, the dresses of presidents wives, the largest blue diamond in the world, and the biggest elephant on record (filled with enough materials, of course).

61．The best title of the passage is ______.

A．The Best Known Buildings in Washington 　　　 B．Buildings in the United States

C．Washington D. C.　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．The U. S. Presidents and Washington

62．“Oval Office” is a place where the U. S.______ .

A. presidents work　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．presidents' families live

C．presidents and their families work and live　 　　 D．presidents' wives use

63．The Capitol is ______.

A．in the White House　　　　　　 　B．a place to get people lost

C．a very huge building　　　　　 　　 D．the nation's business building

64．The Lincoln Memorial ______.

A．was a long, long way from the Capital　　　　　　 B．was in the Capital

C．was a beautiful wall　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．was built to remember Lincoln 　

65. You can see the following on show in the museums except___________.

　　　　 A．spaceships　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the most expensive cars　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. the largest blue diamond　　　　　　 D. dresses of presidents’ wives

A

Grand Restaurant

Telephone: 2706030

Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road

Open: Mon．to Fri．7:00 am--9:00 pm

Sat．7:00am-11:00am and 5:00pm-9:30pm

Sun．11:00am-2:00pm and 5:00pm-9:30pm

New York Museum

Telephone: 7364431

Address: Vanier park, 1100 Chestnut St．, New York, America’s largest museum specializing in American history and part of our native people

Open: Mon．to Fri．9:00am-5:00 pm (Monday free)

　　 Sat．9:00am-1:00pm

Lansdowne Park Shopping Center

Telephone: 3562367

Address: 5300 No．3 Road

Open: Mon．Tues．and Sat．9:30am-5:30pm

　　 Wed．Thurs．and Fri．9:30am-9:30pm

　　 Sun．11:00am-5:00pm

Skyline Hotel

Telephone: 2785161

Address: 3031 No．3 Road ( at Sea Island Way)

Open: Wed．to Sun．Lunch from 10:30 am

Coffee Shop: Mon．-Fri 6:00am　 Sat．6:30 am and Sun．7:00am

　　　　　 Mon．-Wed．to 10:00pm　 Thurs．-Sun．to 11:00pm

56．Which place opens to the public the first?

A．Garden Restaurant　　　　　　　 　　　 B．New York Museum

C．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center　 　　　 D．Skyline Hotel

57．If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call up the number ____

A．2706030 or 2785161　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．2706030 or 3562367

C．7364431 or 2785161　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．3562367 or 2785161

58．You do not have to pay on Mondays if you go to _____

A．Skyline Hotel　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Lansdowne Park Shopping Center

C．New York Museum　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Garden Restaurant

59．If you want to shop for some clothes on Sundays, you can go to ____

A．5300．No．3 Road　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St．

C．9020 Bridgeport Road　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．3031 No．3 Road

60．What can you do after 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon?

　　　　 A．Visit New York Museum.　　　　

B．Do some shopping in Lansdowne Shopping Center.

C．Book a room in Grand Restaurant.　　

D．Have some sports in Skyline Hotel. 　

35. I will always remember the days _______ I spent with you in that village.

　　　　 A. on that　　　　　 B. in which　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

34. The boy insisted that he ______the money and he__________ at once.　

A. not steal; be set free　　　　　　　　 　 B. hadn’t stolen; be set free

C. didn’t steal; should set free　　　　　 　 D. hadn’t stolen; set free

33. It’s the ability to do the job _______ matters not where you come from or what you are.

　　　　 A. it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

32. --- Putting on a happy face not only helps us make friends but also makes us feel better.

　　　　 --- _________________.

　　　　 A. Never mind　 B. No problem　　　　　 C. I’m with you　　　　　　　　　 D. It’s a pleasure

31. My chest ________ when I make a deep breath, doctor.

　　　　 A. harms　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wounds　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. injures