| What makes teenagers moody and
impulsive The answer used to be raging hormones plus a dearth of(短缺) life
experiences. But three years ago this simple equation was blown apart by
evidence from brain scans of strange goings-on behind the teenage
forehead. Till then, scientists had thought the brain’s internal structure was fixed by the end of childhood. The new scans showed the brain’s frontal cortex(皮层) thickening just before puberty(青春期), then slowly shrinking back to normal during the teenage years. Suddenly, the erratic huffiness(发怒) seemed to make sense: the teenage brain was a work in progress, a house in the process of being rewired. Now comes more evidence of neural turmoil. According to psychologists in California, the speed with which youngsters can read the emotional expressions on people’s faces dips suddenly at A. their innocence and lack of life experience B. their raging hormones and lack of life experience C. their radical attitudes towards life D. the generation gap between teenagers and their parents [单项选择]Passage One
What makes a person famous This is a mystery that many people have pondered. All kinds of myths surround the lives of well-known people. Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English writers of the sixteenth century. Yet how many know Shakespeare the person, the man behind the works After centuries of research, scholars are still trying to discover Shakespeare’s personal history. It is not easily found in his writings. Authors of the time could not protect their works. An acting company, for example, could change a play if they wanted to. Nowadays writers have copyrights that protect their work. Many myths arose about Shakespeare. Some said he had no formal education. There are rumors that he left home when accused of stealing a horse. Others believe that he began his career by tending the horses of wealthy men. All of these myths are interesting, but are they true Probably not. Shakespe A. the Great London Fire B. the lost documents of Shakespeare C. scholars of Shakespeare D. Shakespeare’s personal history [单项选择]According to the passage, what makes the world smaller, faster and richer（）
A. The Internet. B. The transportation. C. The globalization. D. Science and Technology. [单项选择]According to Dr. Harley, what makes language learning more difficult after a certain age
A. Differences between two languages. B. Declining capacity to learn syntax. C. Lack of time available. D. Absence of motivation. [单项选择]Passage Four
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Passage One [填空题]According to the passage, language reveals the speaker in the way that ______.
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