2014山东日照3月模拟考试英语试题答案(3)

    They squeezed the ball again a couple of minutes later,ahead of recollecting as many of the words as possible．
    The first group of the volunteers used their right hand on both occasions，and the second group their left．The third group clenched their right fist ahead of memorizing and their left ahead of recall and the fourth did the opposite．The fifth group held the ball but did not squeeze it．
    Those who squeezed with their right hand，followed by their left，remembered the most words．
    The next best were the volunteers who made a fist with their right hand both times，while those who didn’t squeeze at all did better than those who led with their left．
    It is thought that the movement of clenching the right fist activates a brain region that is involved in storing memories，while squeezing the left hand awakens an area that is key to getting back information．
    Lead researcher Dr Ruth Propper said：‘The findings suggest that simple body movements—by temporarily changing the way the brain functions—Call improve memory．’
46．What’s the writer’s purpose to write the passage?
A．To make known the result of the experiment．
B．To tell people memory depends mostly on their hands．
C．To show the function of body’movements in memory．
D．To state that good memory benefils from labor．
47．If you want to recall something in your memory，you should clench________________．
A．your fight hand     B．your left hand
C．both of your hands  D．your left hand first，and then right
48．The underlined word“trick”in the fourth paragraph is the closest in meaning to“_________________”．
A．method    B．game    C．cheat    D．experiment
49．Which group in the experiment remembered the fewest words?
A．TIle first group．    B．The second group．
C．The fourth group．   D．The fifth group．
50．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Memory experiments on body movements
B．What is a good memory?
C．Good memory lies in actions
D．Clenching hands improves the memory
C
    Shirley Femple Black，who was one of the most famous child stars of the 20th century，died of natural causes on February 10，2014．
    The dimpled(酒涡)actress found fame at the height of the Great Depression (1929-1933)in movies including “Heidi，”“Curly Top”and“Bright Eyes”。
    Born in Santa Monica，Calif．，on April 27，1928，Temple Black was admitted into a dance school at the age of three．After a number of bit parts she got all the attention with her performance of “Baby Take a Bow” in her first feature film“Stand Up and Cheer”．Audiences around the world poured to see her in films such as“Curly Top”．“The Little Colonel”and“The Littlest Rebel”．Licensed merchandise(商品)including dolls，dishes，and clothing also capitalized on her wholesome image．
    Femple Black was the top box-office draw for four years in a row between 1935 and 1938．She won a special Academy Award in early 1935 for her“outstanding contribution to screen entertainment”in the previous year．    
    At the height of her fame，Temple Black earned praise from President Franklin D．Roosevelt who called her“Little Miss Miracle” for raising the public’s spirit during times of economic hardship,even going so far as to say that，“as long as our country has Shirley Temple，we will be all right．”
    However,the star’s popularity waned in her late teens．She married Charles Black in 1950，a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005 at age 86．
    In 1988，Temple Black became the first person to achieve the rank of honorary Foreign Service officer of the United States and a year later she took up tile post of ambassador to Czechoslovakia，where she served until 1992．
    In 1 999，the American Film Institute ranking of tile top 50 screen legends ranked Temple at No．18 among the 25 actresses．
    “I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the lifetime achievement award．Start early，”she remarked humorously in 2006 as she was honored by the Screen Actors Guild．
51．From the passage we know that Shirley Temple_________________．
A．owned different licensed merchandise
B．was born during the Great Depression
C．died peacefully without any serious disease
D．gained fame for many bit parts
52．Shirley Temple attracted people’s attention in the film_______________．
A．Bright Eyes    B．Curly Top
C．The Little Colonel D．Stand Up and Cheer
53．We can infer from the passage that_______________．
A．Shirley inspired the American people during the Great Depression
B．Shirley’s popularity decreased after she became an ambassador
C．Shirley began her acting career from the age of three
D．Shirley’s marriage didn’t last long
54．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．President Roosevelt praised Temple for her contributions to the world．
B．Temple once served as US ambassadol’to Czechoslovakia．
C．Temple was ranked at No．25 among the most famous actresses．
D．The marriage of Charles Black and Temple lasted 50 years．
55．According to the passage，we can see Shirley Temple was_________________．
A．unusual and cautious    B．daring and humorous
C．careful and confident    D．talented and outstanding
D
     A new report from the United States surgeon general finds that smoking tobacco is even deadlier than had been known．The report says smoking causes birth diseases—a leading cause of death among babies．It also links smoking to cancer of the liver and colon，diabetes and other illnesses．