1、 _18_ it promotes attachment in relationships, including that between mothers and their newborn babies. Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of it is released into the bloodstream. But some of it_19_ in the brain, where it _20_ mood, behavior and physiology.1.
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4、ransferDreturn18. AunlessBbecauseCthoughDuntil19. AremainsBemergesCvanishesDdecreases20. Aexperiences 完型答案：BcombinesCjustifiesDinfluences1-5: ACBAD 6-10: ADCDC 11-15: DBBCB 16-20:CABADSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosin
5、g A, B, C or D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. （40 points）Text 1First two hours, now three hours this is how far in advance authorities are recommending people show upto catch a domestic flight, at least at some major U.S. airports with increasingly massive security lines.Americans are willin
6、g to tolerate time -consuming security protocols in return for increased safety. The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804, which terrorists may have downed over the Mediterranean Sea, provides another tragic reminder of why. But demanding too much of air travelers or providing too little security in return
7、 undermines public support for the process. And it should: Wasted time is a drag on Americans economic and private lives, not to mention infuriating.Last year, the Transportation Security Administration（TSA） found in a secret check that undercoverinvestigators were able to sneak weapons both fake an
8、d real past airport security nearly every time they tried. Enhanced security measures since then, combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving economy and low oil prices, have resulted in long waits at major airports such as Chicagos O Hare International.It is not yet clear how much m
9、ore effective airline security has become but the lines are obvious.Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel, so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line. Part of the issue is that airports have only so much room for screening la
10、nes. Another factor may be that more people are trying to overpack their carry -on bags to avoid checked-baggage fees, though the airlines strongly dispute this.There is one step the TSA could take that would not require remodeling airports or rushing to hire: Enroll more people in the PreCheck prog
11、ram. PreCheck is supposed to be a win -win for travelers and the TSA. Passengers who pass a background check are eligible to use expedited screening lanes. This allows the TSA to focus on travelers who are higher risk, saving time for everyone involved. TSA wants to enroll 25 million people in PreCh
12、eck.It has not gotten anywhere close to that, and one big reason is sticker shock: Passengers must pay $85 every five years to process their background checks. Since the beginning, this price tag has been PreChecks fatal flaw. Upcoming reforms might bring the price to a more reasonable level. But Co
13、ngress should look into doing so directly, by helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while most of the traveling public suffers in unnecessary lines. It is long past time to make the program work.
14、21.The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804 is mentioned toAexplain American s tolerance of current security checks.Bstress the urgency to strengthen security worldwide.Chighlight the necessity of upgrading major U.S. airports.Demphasize the importance of privacy protection.答案 A答案解释 根据题干关键词 The Crash of Eg
15、yptAir Flight 804 定位到第一段第 3 句。该 句提到埃及航空公司的 804 航班被击落又一次提醒了为什么要进行安检。该句的前两句提到了美国的大型 机场对旅客提出了更多的安检要求，但旅客为了安全愿意忍受耗时的安检程序。所以 A 符合文意。22.Which of the following contributes to long waits at major airports?ANew restrictions on carry -on bags.BThe declining efficiency of the TSA.CAn increase in the number of
16、travellers.DFrequent unexpected secret checks.答案 C答案解释 根据题干关键词 long wait 定位到第二段第 2 句。这句话中提到加强的安全措施和航空旅 游的数量的增加导致了大型机场的 long wait 。题干中用 contribute to ，原文中 用同义短语 result in 。选项 C 中的 an increase in the number of travellers 和原文中的 rise in airline travel 意思相同。儿加强安全措施在其它几个选项都没提到过。故正确选项为 C。23.The word “ expe
17、dited ” （Liner 4, Para. 5） is closet in meaning toAquieter. B cheaper. C wider. D faster.答案 D 答案解释 应该出上下文中推断出单词的意思。题干关键词 expedited 出现在第五段的第2句话，这句话指出那些背景审核合格的乘客才能走 expedited筛查过道。后句解释这使得 TSA能把注意力集中在那些高风险的旅客身上，以节省大家的时间。 D 选项 faster 更快，是原文中 saving time 的同义词替换。故正确选项为 D。24.One problem with the PreCheck pr
18、ogram is A a dramatic reduction of its scale.Bits wrongly -directed implementation.Cthe government s reluctance to back it.Dan unreasonable price for enrollment.答案解释 提干中的关键词 One problem with the PreCheck program 可以定位在文中第六段第 2 句话，该句提到自从一开始预先检查的价格标签一直是致命的缺陷，文中的 fatal flaw 是题干中的 problem 的同义置换，下文中有进一步说明
19、接下来的改革可能会使价格调整到一个更合理的水平。根据这 两句话，可以推断出现在 PreCheck program 的价格是不合理的。选项 D 符合文意。25.Which of the following would be the best for the text?ALess Screening for More SafetyBPreCheck - a Belated SolutionCGetting Stuck in Security LinesDUnderused PreCheck Lanes答案解释 文中第一段提到权威人士建议在美国大型机场搭乘国内航班现在要提前三个小时候机，第 二段第一
20、句又进一步提到美国人愿意忍受这种耗时的安检程序，第三段的第二句话说加强安全措施和航 空旅游人数的增加导致了在大型机场的长时间候机，第五、六段提出了通过了现在的 PreCheck program 来解决长时间候机问题在价格方面的缺陷。在最后一段又重申，大多数的旅客依然遭遇不必要的排队候机 问题。所以，可以看出，全文以长时间候机为主线贯穿始终，故正确答案为 C。Text 2“Theancient Hawaiians were astronomers, w”rote Queen Liliuokalani, Hawaiis last reigning monarch, in 1897. Star wa
21、tchers were among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society. Sadly, all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today. Protests have erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope （TMT）, a giant observatory that promises to revolutionize humanitys view of the cosmos.At issue is the TMTs pl
22、anned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped by some Hawaiians as the piko, that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens. But Mauna Kea is also home to some of the worlds most powerful telescopes. Rested in the Pacific Ocean, Mauna Keas peak rises above the bulk of our planets dense
23、 atmosphere, where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity.Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new. A small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists have long viewed their presence as disrespect far sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupati
24、on of what was once a sovereign nation.Some blame for the current controversy belongs to astronomers. In their eagerness to build biggertelescopes, they forgot that science is not the only way of understanding the world. They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Keas fragile ecosystems
25、or its holiness to the islands inhabitants. Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past ； it is a living culture undergoing a renaissance today.Yet science has a cultural history, too, with roots going back to the dawn of civilization. The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that fir
26、st brought early Polynesians to Hawaiis shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens. Calls to disassemble all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about who weare, where we come from and where we are going. Perhaps that is why we ex
