He is _________to staying up late and getting up late.

       A．a(chǎn)ccustomed      B．a(chǎn)pplied     C．a(chǎn)djusted    D．a(chǎn)dapted

No reader ________ take away a book from the library without the permission of the librarian.

    A. need          B. might            C. shall             D. will

．—Where did you get your laptop? I’d like to get one．

   —Well, at_______ shop on Avenue 48,but I can’t say exactly．

       A．some        B．a(chǎn)ny                 C．each               D．every 

. You’re so tired. We should have driven the car _____ .

A. by turn   B. in turn   C. in turns   D. on turn

. The girl came running to the railway station, only __________ the train had left.

    A. find           B. to find           C. found            D. finding

It’s been claimed that playing a musical instrument makes you smarter．

New research suggests that regularly playing a musical instrument changes the shape and power of the brain, and may be used in therapy (療法) to improve cognitive (認(rèn)知) skills．

Experts say there is growing evidence that musicians have brains that are structurally and functionally different from those of non-musicians, especially in the areas of the brain used in processing (處理信息)

The parts of the brain that control motor skills, the storage of audio information, hearing and memory become larger and more active when a person learns how to play an instrument and can apparently improve the alertness (警覺) and planning．

Lutz Jancke, a psychologist at the University of Zurich, said, “Leaning to play a musical instrument has great benefits and can increase IQ by seven points in both children and adults．We found that even people over the age of 65, after four or five months of playing an instrument for an hour a week, had strong changes in the brain.” The parts of the brain that control hearing and memory, and the part that controls the hands, among others, all become more active.

“Of course music isn’t the only answer, but I do believe that it should be used in addition to other things.”

Mr．Jancke also said that learning a musical instrument could also make it easier to learn foreign languages and make one more sensitive to understanding the emotions of others．“So not only does this make it easier to pick up other languages and have a better memory of one’s own, we have also seen musicians are able to pick out exactly what others are feeling just by the tones of their voices—sympathy, disappointment, that kind of things.”

He added, “Several studies indeed show that playing music increases memory and language skills, but more research is needed.”

1．What is the passage mainly about?

      A．How to use musical instruments.

      B．How music affects the brain.

      C．How playing music makes people smarter.

      D．The development of research into music.

2．Compared with non-musicians, __________.

      A．musicians are better at foreign languages

      B．musicians are more active in sports

      C．musicians have stronger emotions

      D．musicians’ brains work differently in processing

3．Which of the following is NOT a benefit of playing an instrument?

      A．It makes it easier for one to pick up foreign languages.

      B．It allows one to show his feelings more exactly to others．

      C．It gives one a better memory in one’s own language．

      D．it makes one understand others’ feelings better．

4．From Luz Jancke we lean that _________．

       A．playing an instrument benefits children more than adults

      B．playing an instrument has no benefits for people over 65

      C．some studies show playing music can increase memory

      D．he will do more research into brain development and music

―John, I know nothing about playing tennis．I wonder if you could teach me.

―______ Just name the day.

       A．I’ m glad．      B．Go ahead.        C．If you want it.         D．With pleasure.

. Niagara Falls is a great tourist________, drawing millions of visitors every year.

A. attention       B. attraction      C. avenue     D. altitude

. ---Can all the donation really reach those in earthquake-stricken area?

   ---Hard to say. Even if only 1% can reach them, I am still glad, as the saying goes, “____”.

   A. The more, the better B. Easier said than done C. Better than never D. Better than nothing

       A woman wears a face mask to protect her from polluted air in Lanzhou, China, in December．

       A new study showed air pollution might put people more at risk for heart disease than scientists had thought．Kristin Miller, a doctoral student at the University of Washington, said chances of getting the disease were related to not only which city a woman lived in, but also where in the city．The study found that the effects of air pollution were often larger within cities than between cities．

       The new findings make experts suspect that current pollution limits may be inadequate．Scientists examined rates of heart attack, stroke （中風(fēng)） and other cardiovascular （心臟血管的） events in women with long-term exposure to air pollution．

       The study involved women over the age of fifty who had no sign of cardiovascular disease at the start of the research．The study followed the women for as long as nine years to see how they would develop cardiovascular problems．

       The researchers also examined levels of fine particles （粒子，微粒） in the air in 36 areas across the country．That information came from the Environmental Protection Agency．The extremely small particles came from industrial smoke and traffic, along with things like wood-burning fireplaces in houses．

       In the study, every ten-microgram increase in pollution was linked to a twenty-four percent increase in the risk of a cardiovascular event．But it was related to a seventy-six percent increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease．

       But just how do particles in the air damage the cardiovascular system? The particles may cause the lungs to swell and release chemicals from the pollutants into the blood．The chemicals then could damage the heart．

1．The passage mainly talks about______．

       A．the effects of pollution on women

       B．how to protect women from air pollution

       C．how air pollution damages a person’s heart

       D．the relationship between air pollution and heart diseases

2．The case of the woman wearing a face mask shows ______．

       A．people are paying more and more attention to their health

       B．the woman is afraid of getting heart disease

       C．Lanzhou city is more heavily polluted than other cities

       D．a(chǎn)ir pollution is becoming more and more serious

3．We can learn from the passage that _______．

       A．a(chǎn)ir pollution is more serious than scientists thought

       B．the control of air pollution is effective in some cities

       C．people throughout a city have the same risk of getting heart diseases

       D．a(chǎn)ir pollution affects women more than men

4．The study implies that ______．

       A．a(chǎn)ir pollution has a bigger effect on older women than younger women

       B．small particles in the air mainly come from industrial smoke

       C．the rise in air pollution may lead to a higher death rate from cardiovascular disease

       D．a(chǎn)ir pollution has been affecting people for as long as nine years in the city of Lanzhou