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Where is that noise coming from? Not sure? Try living with your eyes closed for a few years.
Blind people are better at locating sounds than people who can see, a new study says, without the benefits of vision the ears seem to work much better.
Previous studies have shown that blind people are better than others at reaching out and touching the sources of sounds that are close by. Researchers from the University of Montreal wanted to see if blind people were also better at locating sounds that are far away.
Twenty-three blind people participated in the study. All had been sightless for at least 20 years. Fourteen of them had lost their vision before age 11. the rest went blind after age 16. The experiment also included 10 people who could see but were wearing blind-folds.
In one task, volunteers had to pick the direction of a sound coming from about 3 metres away. When the sound was in front of them or slightly off center in front, both groups performed equally well.
When sounds came from the side or the back, however, the blind group performed much better than the blindfolded group. The participants who had been blind since childhood did slightly better than those who lost their sight later.
Recognizing the locations of distant sounds can be a matter of life-or-death for blind people, say the researchers. Crossing the street, for instance, is much harder when you can?t see the cars coming.
Still, the researchers were surprised by how well the blind participants did, especially those who went blind after age 16. In another experiment, the scientists also found that parts of the brain that normally deal with visual information became active in locating sound in the people who were blind by age 11. These brain parts didn?t show sound-location activity in the other group of blind people or in the sighted people. The scientists now want to learn more about the working of brains of “late-onset” blind people.
67. The recent study shows blind people are better at telling ________________. A. The sources of loud sounds. B. the locations of distant sounds
C. the direction of sharp sounds D. the distance of a sound in front of them
68. Which would be a proper title for the passage?
A. A Research on Blind People B. Where is That Noise Coming from? C. Hearing Better in the Dark D. What If Living Without Your Eyes? 69. If people were asked to tell the direction of a sound from the side, who would perform best?
A. Those who are blind. B. Those who have gone blind since children. C. Those who went blind at age 16. D. Those who are blindfolded. 70. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Whether to be able to locate the sounds can be of vital importance for the blind.
B. All the volunteers in the experiment are sightless.
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C. All the participants did equally well when picking sounds from whatever direction.
D. The later people become blind, the better they can perform in telling the direction of sounds.
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Do we need an “Ivy League”?
China may soon have its own “Ivy League”, with a union of top universities. The term originally referred to an athletic conference of eight top universities in the northeastern US. The Chinese version, which was officially started in mid-October, consists of nine famous universities, including Peking, Tsinghua, Zhejiang and Fudan. The union is supposed to result in student exchange programs, recognition of academic achievements, and other joint programs.
The news of this Chinese “Ivy League” has received mixed responses from the public and press. Some negative critics have dismissed it as yet another example of the wishful copying of international practices without fully understanding them. Others say that the “Ivy League” is not necessary but that the union is a good idea, one that could promote academic development.
So what?s your opinion on a Chinese “Ivy League”? Do we need one?
Yes. Ivy League or not, nine of China?s best universities cooperating is a good thing.
These universities combining resources could create a better environment for students and for research. It could also save a lot of time and resources because it would mean fewer unnecessary investments for some of the universities.
Allowing students to move to or have exchanges with other universities could broaden their horizons, improve their social skills and create more employment opportunities. The results could be more important than lessons and achievements.
The term “Ivy League” carries a sense of academic excellence, tradition and reputation. If borrowing such a term could encourage students? and professors? mental state and improve Chinese higher education, then there?s no reason not to do it.
No. Universities should do some work on increasing cooperation instead of copying an “Ivy League” model.
Many Chinese universities already have such cooperation with each other. If this cooperation were associated with the “Ivy League”, it would just distract (分散) attention and resources and have a negative effect.
These Chinese universities are all state-run and most get their funding from the government. They?re quite similar to each other in many ways and more cooperation wouldn?t bring about as much potential ability as between , say, public and private, or Chinese and foreign universities.
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China should find its own way to develop world-class universities instead of by copying some foreign practices. We have our own unique conditions and foreign lessons often don?t apply well here.
Ivy in America Originally referred to an athletic conference of eight famous universities in the 71 of America Member Nine famous universities universities * To exchange students Purposes * To 72 the academic achievements of the union * To work on joint programs 1. The cooperation is good for the Iv combination of resources and 75 of a y Positive better environment. in side C2. Students will have 76 hina difficulty finding jobs through the student-exchange program. 3. The cooperation will encourage 73 students and professors 77 . from the public 1. 78 will be drawn away and resources will be divided. 74 2. The cooperation won?t have great side effects because of the 79 _ between state-run universities in many ways. 3. China should develop world-class universities in its unique way without 80 foreign practices blindly. 第五部分.根据首写字母或中文提示完成单词拼写（共5分，每空0.5分） With the development of science,people are more independent on the Internet.people who are disabled and must stay in their homes can c_____81____ and communicate with others around the globe who have similar interests. However, the main ____82____(缺点)of the Internet are that it has too much information that has not been e____83____for____84____ (准确性), and that it is transforming the way people spend their time. And some young people spend so much time playing computer games on the Internet that they have become a__85___to them. So real relationships between people are often____86____(牺牲). For example, when the cellphone rings, no matter what the c___87____, everything stops so that the call can be answered.
Technology is now changing faster than most people can keep pace with.Who can ____88____(预测)what the future will bring?
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At the same time,if you search medicine or magic needles,you will find much information.For example, in the west since the new drug, penicillin,was needed for World War II,the government approval process for it was ___89___(加速)，and mass production began in 1944. But in the east some acupuncturists insert needles at or near the body part affected by the diseases , while others select points according to the ___90____(症状) that the patient has.
第六部分：书面表达（满分20分） 在学习生活和工作中，与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为 “Cooperate with others”的英文演讲稿。
在忙碌的、现代化的社会中，要想有效地完成一项工作，我们必须学会与人合作。 为何与人合作 可以节省时间和精力。 从合作者身上学到很多。 与喜欢的人合作 与谁合作 与不喜欢的人合作 心情愉快，一起分享工作中的快乐和痛苦 比较困难，但只要更多地关注我们的工作，而不是合作者本人，时间长了，也会发现他是一个很好相处的人。 怎样做一请你发表自己的观点……（至少2点看法） 个好的合作者 注意： 1．对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。 2．词数150左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总数。 3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。 参考词汇：合作者 partner Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Cooperate with others”. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening!
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