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26. It‘s disturbing to note how many of crimes we do know about were detected ______, not by

systematic inspections or other security procedures.

A. by accident B. on schedule C. in general D. at intervals

27. You can always ______ Jim in a crisis, for he is simply the most helpful person I‘ve ever known.

A. refer to B. count on C. cope with D. run into

28. He wanted to stay at home, but at last he agreed, very ______ though, to go to the concert.

A. decisively B. reluctantly C. willingly D. deliberately

29. The audience, hostile at first, were greatly ______ by her excellent performance.

A. annoyed B. encouraged C. impressed D. depressed

30. Many birds and insects can build ______ nests to provide shelter for their young.

A. glorious B. elaborate C. splendid D. advanced

Part III Reading Comprehension

Passage One

At all ages and at all stages of life, fear presents a problem to almost everyone. ―We are largely the playthings of our fears,‖ wrote the British author Horace Walpole many years ago. ―To one, fear of the dark; to another, of physical pain; to a third, of public ridicule; to a fourth, of poverty; to a fifth, of loneliness—for all of us our particular creature waits in a hidden place.‖

Fear is often a useful emotion. When you become frightened, many physical changes occur within your body. Your heartbeat and responses quicken; your pupils expand to admit more light; large quantities of energy-producing adrenaline (肾上激素) are poured into your bloodstream. Confronted with a fire or accident, fear can fuel life-saving flight (逃离). Similarly, when a danger is psychological rather than physical, fear can force you to take self-protective measures. It is only when fear is disproportional to the danger at hand that it becomes a problem.

Some people are simply more vulnerable to fear than others. A visit to the newborn nursery of any large hospital will demonstrate that, from the moment of their births, a few fortunate infants respond calmly to sudden fear-producing situations such as a loudly slammed door. Yet a neighbor in the next bed may cry out with profound fright. From birth, he or she is more prone to learn fearful responses because he or she has inherited a tendency to be more sensitive.

Further, psychologists know that our early experiences and relationships strongly shape and determine our later fears. A young man named Bill, for example, grew up with a father who regarded each adversity as a temporary obstacle to be overcome with imagination and courage. Using his father as a model, Bill came to welcome adventure and to trust his own ability to solve problem.

Phil‘s dad, however, spent most of his time trying to protect himself and his family. Afraid to risk the insecurity of a job change, he remained unhappy in one position. He avoided long vacations because ―the car might break down.‖ Growing up in such a home, Phil naturally learned to become fearful and tense.

31. In the last sentence of Paragraph 1, ―our particular creature‖ refers to ________.

A. fear of something

B. a fierce beast

C. physical pain

D. public ridicule

32. Fear can be a useful emotion to us because it can ________.

A. stimulate many physical changes within our body

B. quicken our heartbeat and responses

C. pour large quantities of adrenaline into our bloodstream

D. help us respond quickly to danger and protect ourselves

33. Fear becomes a problem only when ________.

A. the danger is thought greater than it really is

B. the danger is more psychological than physical

C. one cannot stand the danger

D. one is not well prepared for it

34. Different responses of newborn infants to a loudly slammed door imply that ________.

A. some people are inherently more easily affected by danger

B. people‘s response to stimuli is not an inherited feature

C. some people seem to be very sensitive to noise

D. people sometimes seem to turn a deaf ear to noise

35. Psychologists have found that our later fears are determined largely by our ________.

A. home education

B. school education

C. parents‘ lifestyle

D. early experiences

Passage Two

Sea horses are unusual parents. The female sea horses lay the eggs, but unlike other creatures, it‘s the males that give birth to the young.

Male sea horses have a fold of skin on their bellies that forms pocket, called a brood pouch. During the breeding season, the sea horse‘s pouch swells to receive eggs. A female sea horse lays up to 200 eggs at a time in the pouch. Then she swims off, leaving her male partner to care for the developing eggs and give birth to young sea horses. The female will return everyday to check on her mate and the eggs, but she doesn‘t stay long, nor does she take part in the birth.

It takes from two to six weeks for the eggs in the male‘s pouch to develop. During this time the male avoids open water and hides in sea grass. His big pouch makes it difficult for him to swim, so the male often uses his tail to grasp a piece of sea grass. Firmly gripping the grass, he will stay perfectly still for hours or even days. The male sea horse will change his color to blend with his surroundings and avoid being seen by predators who will try to eat him or poke holes in his pouch to get the eggs.

The eggs hatch inside the male‘s pouch. When the babies begin moving around, the male sea horse knows it‘s time for them to be born. He grabs a sea grass stem with his tail and begins rocking, bending, and stretching his body so that the rest of the babies can be born. Sometimes he has to press his pouch against a rock …… 此处隐藏：5659字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……