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高一英語月考二試卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA:MultipleChoices

Directions：Beneatheachof(hefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Choosetheone

ansv/crthatbestcompletes(hesentences.

21.Dawnastheyclimbedintotheboatandpusheditofffromthebank.

A.wouldjustbreakB.wasjustbreaking

C.hasjustbrokenD.hadjustbeenbreaking

22.Largequantitiesofmoneyinthestockmarket,butitreturnslittle.

A.hasbeeninvestedB.havebeeninvested

C.hasinvestedD.haveinvested

23.Bythetimeyouare18,youaturningpointoflifestyleinanentirelynaturalmanner.

A.hadreachedB.havereached

C.willhavereachedD.willreached

24.WhenAlicecameto,shedidnotknowhowlongshethere.

A.hadbeenlyingB.hasbeenlying

C.waslyingD.hasIain

25.TheteachersseemedameetingwhenIpassedthemeetingroom.

A.present;tobehavingB.presenting;tobehaving

C.present;tohaveD.presented:tohavehad

26.Ihearthey'vepromotedTom,buthedidn'tmentionwhenhetalkedonthephone.

A.topromoteB.havingbeenpromoted

C.havingpromotedD.tobepromoted

27.duetothebankruptcyofthefactory,manyworkersturnedtotrainingcenters,tolearnsomething

withwhichtheycouldgobacktothelabourmarket.

A.Leavingunemployed;hopedB.Leftunemployed;hoping

C.Leavingtobeemployed;hopingD.Lefttoemploy;hoped

28.Ihavenoobjectiontheweekendwithmychildren,butdon,tloseyourtemperbecausetheyare

sometimesverynaughty.

A.tospendB.tospendingC.foryoutospendD.spending

29.beingonthepointofconductinganexperiment,Istoppedtothemandkeptquiet.

A.Their;talkingB.Them;totalkC.I;totalkD.They;talking

30.,buthestillcouldn'tunderstandthelogicalconnectionofthetwosubjects.

A.HavingtoldmanytimesB.Havingbeentoldmanytimes

C.HewastoldmanytimesD.Manytimesashewastold

31.YueYao.17.astudentofHighSchoolAffiliatedtoShanghaiJiaolongUniversity.JiadingCampusthe

IntelISEFBestofCategory'Awards,usedthree-colorcombinationsoflightsthroughfiber-opticcables

asthebasicfornewcomputingtechniques.

A.thatwon;transmittingB.won;transmitted

C.whowon;havingbeentransmittedD.winning:transmitted

32.Andthere,almostinthebigchair,salherlittlebrother,whoneverhadtobetoldtokeepquiet.

A.havinglostB.losingC.tobelostD.lost

33.Mr.Greenstoodupindefenceofthe16-year-oldboy,sayingthathewasnottheone.

A.blamedB.blamingC.toblameD.beblamed

34.Afteribrthejob.youwillberequiredtotakealanguagetest.

A.beinginterviewedB.interviewed

C.interviewingD.havinginterviewed

35.MckeilPatterson,whosufferedfromcerebralpalsy(腦癱),isgiventhechancebyhercoachtobeacheerleader,

whichmadeherfeelproudandsheverymuch.

A.approvedofB.appreciatedC.interpretedD.enlightened

36.TheAmericannewspapergroupdidn'treflectAmericanGovernmentopinionsasheknewwell.

A.bynomeansB.byanymeans

C.bysonicmeansD.bymeansof

37.Hismodestbusinesseventuallyintoasupemiarketempire.

A.extendedB.exploitedC.explodedD.expanded

38.Oneoftheadvantagesoflivingonthetopfloorofahighriseisthatyoucangetagoodof(hecity.

A.sightB.perspectiveC.viewD.scenery

39.Iamexhaustedforhavingbeenworkingforsixhours.CouldJennifermeatthefollowingmeeting?

A.substituteB.exchangeC.replaceD.approach

SectionB:Blankfilling(Grammar)

Directions:Fillintheblankswithpiopctfoimoftheverbs.

(A)

TheInlernationalMonetaryFund(IMF,國際貨幣基金組織)welcomedChina'syuanintoitselitereserve

currencybasketonNovember30,2015andtheyuanjoinedtheU.S.dollar,theeuro,theJapaneseyenand:he

Britishpoundin(hebasketofcurrenciesthatmakeuptheSpecialDrawingRight(SDR,特別提款權),___40___

(recognize)theinternationalstatusofChina'scurrency.

FortheChinese,theyuan,shigherstatusispartofalargerstrategy41(boost)thecountry'seconomic

influence.Thegovernmenthasincreasedlendingtoforeigngovernments,greatlyexpandedtrade42(settle)

inyuanandcreatedemergencycreditfacilitiesforothergovernment.

Overthepastyear,Beijing___43___(roll)outaseriesofpoliciesathome—includingfreerinterestrales,

easierforeigninvestoraccess,andmeretransparentstatisticalstandard—tomeettheIMF'scriteriafbryuan

inclusioninitsSDRbasket.

(B)

PeoplegoingshoppinginAmericacanexpect44___(treat)withrespectfromtheverybeginning.When

customersgettothestoretheyareviewedashonoredguests.Customersdon'tusuallyfindstoreclerks___45

(sil)aroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.Instead,theclerksgreetthemwarmlyandoffertohelpthemfindwhat

theywant.Customersusuallydon'thavetoaskhowmuchitemscostsinceprices46(mark)clearly.

FormanyAmericancustomers,serviceiseveiything.Ifapersonreceivespoorservicefromastore,he

probablywillavoid___47___(shop)thereinthefuture.Ontheotherhand,customersoftenremainloyaltoa

business(hathasexcellentserviceseveniftheirpricesarchigh.

SectionC:Blankfilling(Vocabulary)

Directions:Fillintheblankswithproperformofthegivenwords.

48.Disney(amuse)parksusedtoletdisabledvisitorscuttothefrontofthelineforridesandattractions,

whichcouldsavethemanhourormoreofwaiting.

49.HillarywasinfavouroftheinvasionofIraq,againstgaymarriageand(sympathy)tothePalestinian

cause,untilshechangedhermindonthoseandasuccessionofotherissues.

50.Borensaidtheuniversityislookingintoarangeof(punish)for(hestudentscheatingin(he

examinations,includingexpulsion(開除).

51.Teacherguidedthestudentstoreadfor30mins,andthe(remain)classtimewasusedfor

independentreading.

52.For(illustration)purposes,onlyasimpleexampleisgivenhere.

53.Exposuretoalcoholandcigaretterepresentsaserious(depart)fromhiscommitmenttohiswfe.

54.Itisverydisgracefultomakefunofothers,.(Fortune)

55.LookingandfeelingdifferentisaculturalventurethatisencouragedinWesternsocieties.Tanoos

(symbol)thispersonalquestforindividualityareanormativewayofpersonalizingandcustomizingtheself.

SectionD

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.overtookB.promisingC.likelihoodD.ridiculousE.sharedF.controlled

G.beliefsH.reasonableI.trendJ.trackedK.demonstrated

Theriseinstoriesdescribingeventsthatneverhappened,ofteninvolvingfakepeopleinfakeplace,hasledto

FacebookandGoogle's___56___todealwith(hem.Buiarewereallysoeasytoft)oi?Accordingroseveralstudies,

theanswerisyes:eventhemostobviousfakenewsstartstobecomebelievableifit's___57___enoughtimes.

InthemonthsrunninguptotheUSelectiontherewasasurge(大浪)infakenews.Accordingtoananalysis

byCraigSilverman,ajournalist,duringthistimethetop20fakestoriesincirculation___58___thetop20stories

from19mainstreampublishers.

PaulHorner,acreativepublisheroffakenews,hassaidhebelievesDoraldTrumpwaselectedbecauseofh:m.

“MysiteswerepickedupbyTrumpsupportersallthetime...Hisfollowersdon'tfact-checkanything-they'll

posteverything,believeanything,"hetoldtheWashingtonPost.

Silvermanpreviously___59___rumourscirculatingonlinein2014andfoundthatsharesandsocial

interactionsaroundfakenewsarticlesdwarfed(使...相形見細)thoseof(hearticlesthatexposedthem.According

toSilverman,fakenewsstoriesarcengineeredtoappealtopeople'shopesandfears,andaren't___60___byreality,

whichgivesthemtheedgeincreatingshareablecontent.

Youmightthinkyou'reimmunetotillingfbrtheselies,butawealthofresearchdisagrees.Backinthe1940s,

researchersfoundthatuthemorearumouristold,themore___61___itsounds.vTheysuggestedthismeansthat

arumourbornoutofmildsuspicioncan,bygainingcurrency,shiftpublicthinkingandopinion.

Thisfalseimpressionoftruthwas___62___practicallyin1977whenresearchersintheUSquizzedcollege

studentsontheactualityofstatementsthattheyweretoldmaybetrueorfalse.Theresearchersfoundthatsimply

repeatingthestatementsatalaterdatawasenoughtoincreasethe___63___ofthestudentsbelievingthem.

Lastyear,LisaFazioatVanderbiltUniversityinTennesseeandherteamfoundthatstudentsbecomemore

likelytobelieveastatementthattheyknowmustbefalseifitisrepeated.

“Ourresearchsuggeststhatfalsenewscanandlikelydoesaffectpeople's___64___.Evenifpeopleare

consciousthataheadlineisfalse,readingitmultipletimeswillmakeitseemmoretrustworthy,"Faziosays.

Reassuringly,theteamfoundthataperson'sknowledgehasalargeinfluenceovertheirbeliefs,butit,ssti'la

worrying___65___giventhatfalsehoodsappearrepeatedlyinournewsfeedseveryday.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B.C,andD.Fill

ineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Whydopeoplegotouniversity?Th,reisapopularnotionthatacollegeeducationissomethingtobeendured

inordertobecome___66___(oobtaincertainkindsofjobsortogotograduateschool.Thisisnotwhatwcarc

tryingtodoatHarxard,norwouldwewish(ohavemanystudentsherewhotooksucha(n)-67—viewofacollege

career.

Therearcseveralgoalswcaimroreachinourundergraduateprogram.

Themostobviousoneistogiveknowledge—fairly_68-knowledgeinonefieldandamoregeneral

knowledgeofavarietyofothersubjectareaswhichyoumaychooseaccordingtoyourinterest.Butifacquiring

knowledgeisaself-evidentpartofacollegeeducation,itis_69_their.ostimportant.Remarkablyfewofthe

factsyoulearnherewillremaininyour_70—formanyyears,andsomeofthosethatdowillevenbeproved

_71_bynewknowledge.

_72—,wecaninslillC蓄輸)certainattitudesofmind——awillingnesstoacceptuncertainty,andthelackof

definitetruths;independenceofmind,andarespectforfactsandfortheuncomfortableconclusionswhichfacts

sometimesleadto.

Inadditiontothese_73_qualities,acollegeeducationshouldtrytolayafoundationforthecreativeuseof

—74—time.Someofthiscapacitycanbestimuiatedintheclassroom-incoursesinthehunianiliesandihearts.

Yet.atleastasmuch_75_willoccuroutsidethelecturehall—onathleticfields,inmusicrooms,studenttheaters,

conceithalls,andsoforth.

Thesearesomeofthe_76—ofaliberalcollegeeducationasIseethem.Icannotresistconcludingwithafew

privatethoughtsaboutournewcareersatHarvard.

Tobeginwith,Ihopethatwewillthink_77_aboutwha(wcwanttoaccomplishhere.Itwouldbe_78_

foryoutosetyoursightsonsomelimitedgoal,suchasgettinggoodgradesormerelygettingintooneoranother

graduateschool.

Second,Ihopethatyouwillgivesomethoughttowhatyoucandoforothersduringyourstayhere.Thereare

manyproblemswaitingforyourhelp,andmanypeoplewhocould_79—yourefforts.

Myfinalbitofadvice,whateverelsewedo,letusremembernottotakeourselvestooseriously.Howevergreat

ourproblemsmayseem,howeverurgentourcomplaints,theyareovershadowed(期然失色)bythe_80_of

countlessotherpeopleonourplanet.

66.A.fascinatedB.qualifiedC.determinedD.required

67.A.optimisticB.strongC.narrowD.sensitive

68.A.concentratedB.expandedC.informedD.illustrated

69.A.byfarB.farfromC.freefromD.withoutdoubt

70.A.memoryB.positionC.evaluationD.tbundation

71.A.usefulB.essentialC.falseD.common

72.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Somehow

73.A.physicalB.inbornC.emotionalD.intellectual

74.A.businessB.studyC.experimentD.leisure

75.A.appreciationB.stimulationC.participationD.exposure

76.A.benefitsB.aimsC.problemsD.achievements

77.A.broadlyB.honestlyC.freelyD.continually

78.A.fantasticB.magicC.tragicD.basic

79.A.sufferfromB.profitfromC.reflectonD.complainabout

80.A.inspirationB.differenceC.ambitionsD.difficulties

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthem(herearcfourchoicesmarkedA,B.C.andD.Choose(heonethatfitsbestaccord;ng

totheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WaitangiDayiscelebratedonthe6thofFebruaryeveryyear.Itisapublicholidayfortheentirenation.I:is

celebratedasacommeniorationofthesigningoftheTreatyofWaitangi.TheTreatyofWaitangiwasadocument

signedbetweentheEnglishsettlersandindigenous(本土的〉Maoripeople.Whenthetreatywassigned,itmade

NewZealandanEnglishEmpireandtheMaoripeoplehadrightstotheirland.IlmadetheMaoriandEnglishsettlers

onepeople,withthesamerightsandruledbythesamepeople.

WaitangiDayiscelebratedinmanydifferentways.Aformalserviceofremembrance(2己念)isheldatWaitangi,

whichisinNorthland(atthetopoftheNorthIsland).ItisattendedbythePrimeMinister,theGovernorGeneral

(theQueen'srepresentative),theMaoriPrinceandMaoriChiefsandtheirWhanau(family).

Traditionalpeoplewouldhaveauendedchurchinthemorningandspent(imcwithfamilyandfriends,reflecting

onthetruemeaningofthetreaty.Nowwegotopublicconcertsandfestivalswhereyoumaybeabletowalch

traditionalMaoridancingandspeechesmadebyleadersandimportantpeoplefromthecommunityorcoumry.

Thereaiealsoconcertsthatmoderndaysingersandartistperformat.Butmanyfamiliesandfiicudswillsimply

spendthedayatthebeachsoakingupthesunasitisthehottesttimeoftheyear.

WaitangiDayisspecialasitisournationalday.Itmarksthedaywebecomeonenationnottwoseparateraces

livingoncommonland.TherewasamevetocallitNewZealandDaybutthemajorityofpeoplechosetostillcall

itWaitangiDayandsothenameremainsremindingusofourindigenouspeople.

81.WhatmadetheMaoripeoplehave(hesamerightswithEnglishsettlersto(heirland?

A.TheinvasionofEnglishsettlers.B.TheTreatyofWaitangi.

C.ThePrimeMinister.D.TheGovernorGeneral.

82.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewayforMaoripeopletocelebrateWaitangiDay?

A.Aformalserviceofremembrance.

B.Attendingconcerts.

C.WatchingmodernMaoridancingandspeeches.

D.Adayspentatthebeach.

83.WhyisWaitangiDaysospecialinNewZealand?

A.BecauseitremindsMaorioftheirindigenouspeoplethere.

B.Becauseitisapublicholiday.

C.Becausethelocalpeoplecanenjoythemselvesinmanywaysonthatday.

D.Becauseitmakestwoseparateracessharethecommonland.

(B)

4HotelsThatWillmakesYourLifeEasier

Forthebusinesstravelerwho'sallaboutefficiency.Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyou

inandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.

Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcanirritateyoumorethanaslow

hotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.

1.YotelNewYork

Theself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelareopen24x7andworkjust

liketheonesyou'dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.

There'sevenaroboticluggagebellboyYoutapinthenumberofbagsyou'recarryingandsizes,

thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker(say,foradaytrip).

Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo.likeme,isheadtoa

seriesofmeetings.

2.MarriottDetroitAirport

Anotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marrioltisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-

inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I'vetestedtheappit

selfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)Hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroi

dapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in"virtually.WhenyouaiTive,yougetanalertthatthe

roomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthe

desk.

3.HyattRegencyMinneapolis

Ihappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.Like

theYotekthekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewhole

precesstookaboutthreeminutes.WhenIleft.Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.

AnagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithaniPadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebig

advamagc;youneverhave(owailinline.

4.RadissonLaCrosse

TheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster.Atafeuselecthotelslikethe

RadissonLacrosseinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterand(henreceiveabarcodeby

emailortext.Whenyougetthekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyother

stepsrequired.It'ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsin

SaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.

84.Whatdoestheword44irritate"inPzragraph2mostprobablymean?

A.annoyB.remindC.amuseD.impress

85.Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?

A.YoteiNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirport.

B.MarriottDetroitAirportandRadissonLaCrosse.

C.MarriottDetroitAirport,andHyatiRegencyMinneapolis.

D.HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadissonLaCrosse.

86.Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?

A.YotelNewYorkB.MarriottDetroitAirport

C.RadissonLaCrosseD.HyattRegencyMinneapolis

87.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.

B.Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.

C.HyattRegencyMinneapolisisclosetoanairportterminal.

D.ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.

(C)

Duringtheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,almostnothingwaswrittenaboutthecontributionsofwomen

duringthecolonialperiodandtheearlyhistoryofthenewlyformedUnitedStates.Lackingtheright(ovoteand

absentfromtheseatsofpower,womenwerenotconsideredanimportantforceinhistory.AnneBradstreetwn)te

somesignificantpoetryintheseventeenthcentuiy,MercyOtisWarrenproducedthebestcontemporarj'historyof

theAmericanRevolution,andAbigailAdamspennedimportantlettersshowingsheexercisedgreatpolitical

influenceoverherhusband.John,thesecondPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Butlittleornonoticewastakenof

thesecontributions.Duringthesecenturies,womenremainedinvisibleinhistorybooks.

Throughoutthenineteenthcentury,(hislackofvisibilitycontinued,despitetheeffortsoffemaleauthorswriting

aboutwomen.Thesewriters,likemostoftheirmalecounterparts,wereamateurhistorians.Theirwritingswere

celebratoryinnature,andtheywereunaiticalintheirselectionanduseofsources.

During(henineteenthcentury,however,certainfeminists(女權主義者)showedakeensenseofhistoryby

keepingrecordsofactivitiesinwhichwomenwereengaged.National,regional,andlocalwomen'sorganizations

assembledaccountsoftheirdoings.Peisonalcorrespondence(通信),newspaperclippings,andsouvenirswere

savedandstored.Thesesourcesfrom(hecoreofihetwogreatestcollectionsofwomen'shistoryintheUnitedStales;

oneattheElizabethandArthurSchlesingerLibraryatRadcliffeCollege,andtheothertheSophiaSmithCollection

atSmithCollege.Suchsourceshaveprovidedvaluablematerialsfbrlatergenerationsofhistorians.

Despite(hegatheringofmoreinformationaboutordinarywomenduringthenineteenthcentury,mostof:hc

writingaboutwomenconfonnedtothe"greatwomen"theoryofhistory,justasmuchofmainstreamAmerican

histoiyconcentratedon"greatmen."TodemonstratethatwomenweremakingsignificantcontributionstoAmerican

life,fenuilcauthorssingledoutwomenleadersandwiotcbiogiaphies.orelseimpoitantwomenpioduccdtlicii

autobiographies.Mostoftheseleadersuereinvolvedinpubliclifeasreformers,activistsworkingforwomen'sright

tovote,orauthors,andwerenotrepresentativeatallofthegreatofordinarywoman.Thelivesofordinarypeople

continued,generally,tobeuntoldintheAmericanhistoriesbeingpublished

88.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheroleofliteratureinearlyAmericanhistories.

B.TheplaceofAmericanwomeninwrittenhistories.

C.ThekeensenseofhistoryshownbyAmericanwomen.

D.The“greatwomen"approachtohistoryusedbyAmericanhistorians.

89.Inthe1stparagraph,Bradstreet,Warren,andAdamsarementionedtosh;)wthat.

A.awoman'sstatuswaschangedbymarriage

B.eventhecontributionsofoutstandingwomenwereignored

C.onlythreewomenwereabletogettheirwritingpublished

D.poetryproducedbywomenwasmorereadilyacceptedthanotherwriengbywomen

90.Inthe2ndparagraph,whatweaknessin19'h-centuryhistoriesdocs(heaithorpointout?

A.Theyputtoomuchemphasisondailyactivities.

B.Theyleftoutdiscussionoftheinfluenceofmoneyonpolitics.

C.Theywereprintedonpoor-qualitypaper.

D.Thesourcesoftheinformationtheywerebasedonwerenotnecessarilyaccurate.

91.Whatusewasmadeofthe19Ih-cenmrywomen'shistorymaterialsintheSchlesingerLibraryandtheSophia

SmithCollection?

A.Theywerecombinedandpublishedinamultivolumeencyclopedia.

B.Theyformed(hebasicofcollegecoursesin(henineteenthceniury.

C.Theyprovidedvaluableinformaticnfor(wenticth-centuryhistoricalresearchers.

D.Theyweresharedamongwomen'scollegesthroughouttheUnitedStates.

（D）

Culturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisingly

basiclevels.

Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,haveuncoveredshockingdifferencesinperception（感知）between

WesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceivea

simplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedinaleadingsciencejournal.

InWesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighlyindependententities（實體）.When

lookingatscenes,Westernerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanoniheirsurroundings.EastAsiancultures,

however,emphasizeinter-dependence.WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofbcusonthesuiToundingsas

wellastheobject.

Usinganexperimentinvolvingtwotasks,Dr.Heddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateits

length,ataskthatisplayedtoAmericanstrengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline'slengthrelativetothesizeof

asquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsian.

Thelevelofbrainactivity,bytrackingbloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperiment

foundthatalthough（herewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityin

thesubjects'brainweredifferent.FortheAmericans,areaslinkedtoattentionlitupmore,when（heyworkedonthe

tasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult-estimatingtheline'ssizerelativetothesquare.FortheAsians,the

attentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso-estimatingtheline'slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.

Thefindingsaieareflectionofmoiethantenyearsofpreviousexpcrimciitiilresearchintoeast-westdifferences.

Inonestudy,forinstanceresearenersofferedpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.

EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.

Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize（使內化）

it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.Som?psychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestor

viceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesuscluesonhowourbrain

worksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesandenhanceand

accelerateourlearningskills.

92.Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearcmostlikelyto.

A.moreemphasizeindependentthinking

B.alwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundings

C.focusmoreon（hecontextaswellastheobject

D.thinkofWesternersashighlyindependententities

93.Weknowfromthepassagethatpe