57．What is Child Development?

　　 A．A new story.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．A popular book.

　　 C．A periodical magazine.　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．A TV programme.

44. We can infer from the passage that ____.

　 A. Dylan expressed the hope and dream of the people of his times in his songs

　 B. Dylan tried to shut himself from the outside world and devoted himself to his career

　 C. Dylan’s fame was mainly built on the success of his autobiography “Chronicles”

　 D. Dylan became famous after the recording of his album “Oh Mercy”

答案　 ADDA

Passage 27

(甘肃省天水一中2010届高三第一学期第二次段考)

E

　　　 Avi Sadeh, a Psychology Professor at Tel Aviv University, said recently:" In real life, the daily struggles between parents and children are around these narrow problems of an extra hour, extra TV show, and so on," he added, "Too little sleep and more accidents".

　　　 To investigate the effects on children of adding or reducing an hour of sleep, Sadeh changed the number of hours slept by 77 fourth and sixth graders for five days during a week when the children were healthy and there were no special social events or school activities.

　　　 Sadeh and his colleagues found an extra hour of sleep can make a big difference. The children who slept longer, although they woke up more frequently during the night, scored higher on tests, Sadeh reported in the March/April issue of journal Child Development.

　　　 " When the children slept longer, their sleep quality was somewhat weak, but in spite of this， their performance for study improved because the extra sleep was more significant than the reduction in sleep quality. " Sadeh said. "Some studies suggested that lack of sleep as a child affects development into adulthood and it's more likely to develop their attention disorder when they grow older. "

　　　 "Previous research has shown children in elementary school need at least nine hours of sleep a night on a regular basis", said Carl Hunt, director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research in Bethesda," and high-school-age children need somewhat less, adding the results of insufficient sleep could be serious. "

　　　 "A tired child is an accident waiting to happen," Hunt said. "And as kids get older, toys get bigger and the risks higher. "Hunt also said too little sleep could result in learning and memory problems and long-term effects on school performance.

　　　 "This is an important extension of what we already know," Hunt said of Sadeh's research, "adding sleep is as important as nutrition and exercise to good health. To put it into reality, parents should make sure they know when their children actually are going to sleep and their rooms are conducive to sleeping instead of playing. "

43. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 A. The town of Hibbing was the place where Dylan began his career.

　 B. Dylan had a great influence on a folk singer with the name Woody Guthrie.

　 C. The album “Oh Mercy” was the most successful works of Dylan.

　 D. The store owner in Louisiana may be one of Dylan’s fans.

42. When living with his family in Woodstock, Dylan ____.

　 A. devoted much of his time to song writing

　 B. visited lots of famous singers and musicians

　 C. completed his book “Chronicles: Volume One”

　 D. was unwilling to meet too many people from all over the country

41. Dylan became very famous mainly because ____.

　 A. he wrote lots of songs which were quite popular with the people in his times

　 B. he used to visit the great folk singer Woody Guthrie and play his songs to him

　 C. he was praised by critics.

　 D. he sang the songs written by well-known writers and musicians

70. According to the passage, the author seems to be in favor of 　　　　.

A. seeking creative solutions　 B. avoiding scientific experiments

C. nervous feelings before dreams　 D. becoming a famous scientist

答案　 CDBCA

Passage 26

(浙江省绍兴一中2010届高三上学期期中考试)

A

Bob Dylan is one of America’s greatest songwriters. Now he has written a book about his life that critics have praised. Bob Dylan’s book, “Chronicles: Volume One,” was published in October. It has been among the best-selling books in America. The New York Times newspaper named it one of the five best non-fiction or true- life books in 2004. And recently, the National Book Critics Circle named it one of the five finalists for best biography or autobiography of last year.

Bob Dylan grew up in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota. As a young man, in 1961, he moved to New York City with his guitar. He wanted to become a folk singer and musician. In his book, he writes about his experiences playing and singing other people’s songs in clubs in the Greenwich Village area. He writes about many artists, writers and musicians who influenced him.

The main influence on him was the great folk singer Woody Guthrie. Guthrie was living in a hospital in New Jersey because he had a serious disease. Dylan visited him often and played Guthrie’s songs to him. Later, Dylan became extremely famous for the songs he wrote. The media called him the “voice of a generation.”

Bob Dylan writes that his wife and five children were the most important part of his life. He describes trying to find privacy for his family at his home in Woodstock, a town in New York State. But people from all over the country came to visit him and destroyed his peace.

Dylan also writes about spending time in New Orleans, Louisiana, while recording the album “Oh Mercy” in 1980. He writes about the process of recording the album. And he writes about the friendly people he met in Louisiana. One was a store owner named Sun Pie, who even gave Dylan a sign for his car that said “World’s Greatest Grandpa.”

Critics have compared Bob Dylan’s book “Chronicles” to one of his songs. They say it brings to life images, faces and places. They say the book forms layers of meaning through rich details. “A song is like a dream,” Dylan writes, “and you try to make it come true.”

69. The author probably thinks that 　　　　.　

A. Loewi should not have conducted his experiment

B. dreaming is of very little value to most people

C. nervous feelings may stop someone thinking of useful ideas

D. college students should not try out dream experiments

68. If Loewi had thought of the experiment while awake, he would have 　　　　.　

A. asked someone else to do it 　　　 B. thought it was a bad idea

C. tried it out on his own D. thought it was a wise idea

67. The first paragraph is mainly organized by　 　　　　.　

A. classifying types of experiments

B. summarizing the work of one researcher

C. comparing and exploring historical cases

D. telling in time order about one man's research

66. Through Loewi's experiment, the author tries to prove that 　　　　.　

A. very little is really known about the meaning of dreams

B. it is possible to "catch" one's dreams by planning before going to sleep

C. dreams can be useful in producing creative solutions to one's problems

D. it helped in the study of transmission of nerve impulses