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have inferred that earworm songs are also new—the unintended consequence of being able to hear the same song played everywhere in the same way over and over again. So far, the convincing explanation for why human beings experience earworm songs remains a mystery. But there are some well-established ways to cast off the earworm songs.
“Finding a mentally demanding task and putting your mind on it usually shifts attention away from internal music. People tend to get earworms when performing tasks that don’t require their full attention—stuff like doing the dishes,” Margulis says.
Chewing gum can also help. When a song is stuck in our heads, it’s almost like we’re singing along with it. If you make your mouth do something else—chewing gum, eating a meal or talking with a friend—that can kick out the earworm.
You could also face your enemy. By listening to the full track that includes the passage stuck in your head, you may find “closure” and relief.
25. Which of the following is most likely to be an earworm song? A. A song made up of simple words.
B. A song heard frequently these days. D. A song learned during one’s childhood.
C. A song sung by a most famous singer.
26. What does the underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Type.
B. Tune.
C. Cause.
D. Characteristic.
27. We can infer that earworm songs may ________. A. result from modern technology C. help regain lost memories
B. be experienced over meals D. hurt one’s hearing
28. What is mainly talked about in the last three paragraphs? A. Why we hear earworm songs.
B. Where to find earworm songs. D. How to get over earworm songs. C
The philosopher Robert Nozick used the idea of an “experience machine” to refute the view that good experiences are all we want from life. He thought that most of us would not choose the machine and prefer reality. “But why?” he encouraged us to ask.
There was no such thing as virtual（虚拟的）reality (VR) when he was writing. But now we can give ourselves computer generated experiences that are like the real thing. The question raised by Nozick has become a real issue. Why should you prefer the trouble and expense of actually visiting Angkor Wat or Niagara Falls when you can get
C. When we hear earworm songs.
all the experiences of being there by putting on goggles and a body suit?
One answer is that the emotions you feel when you have a virtual experience are not as valuable. When you actually see Niagara Falls, you feel awe and even fear in the face of an overpowering force of nature. Being in the presence of something that causes you these feelings is part of the pleasure.
Visiting a virtual Niagara Falls may also cause you feelings of awe and fear but they are cheapened by your knowledge that the danger is not real and that your mind is being tricked into thinking that it is.
Reality also holds a potential for making discoveries that virtual reality lacks. Those who visit Angkor Wat hope to see more than they expected from tourist information, perhaps even discover what have been missed. Computer simulations（模拟）, however good, contain only what have been put into them.
There is a further reason for preferring a real experience. Real experiences connect us to the deeds of past people and place us in contexts where history was made. Viewing an actual paining by Rembrandt is a more valuable experience than viewing a copy, however good. The genuine painting was the work of the man himself. We see his brush strokes on the canvas. We are in the presence of genius.
Virtual reality can take us to places we can never go. It can be exciting, amusing and a good way of spending leisure time. But it will be a substitute for connections with the real thing. 29. What does the underlined word “refute” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Contradict.
B. Express.
C. Prove.
D. Correct.
30. What does the author think of virtual reality? A. It can benefit people in certain aspects. B. It will be smart enough to satisfy our needs. C. It cannot cause feeling of fear or happiness. D. It cannot help us understand what has happened. 31. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. What VR Cannot Offer.
B. How VR Change Our Life.
D. Why VR Cannot Match the Real Thing. D
A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction and entertainment. But it can also be something more powerful—a way to learn about how to live. Just read at the right
moment in your life, and a novel can change it.
The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. It is regarded as a grand display of literary fiction and a
C. How VR Is Different from Reality.
celebration of the possibilities of the novel. To create this apothecary（药房）, the authors have searched through two thousand years of literature for novels that effectively promote happiness, health, and sanity（神志清醒）, written by brilliant minds who knew what it meant to be human and wrote their life lessons into their fiction.
The authors, Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin began giving novels to each other whenever one of them seemed in need of a push. In 2008 they set up a bibliotherapy service through a cultural enterprise, and since then have been prescribing books to customers all over the world.
Bibliotherapy does not discriminate between pains of the body and pains of the head (or heart). Aware that you are not brave enough? Pick up To Kill a Mockingbird for an injection of courage. Experiencing a sudden fear of death? Read One Thousand Years of Solitude for some understanding on the larger cycle of life. Whatever your condition is, the treatment is simple: a novel (or two), to be read regularly. Some treatments will lead to a complete cure. Others will offer comfort, showing that you are not the first to experience these emotions. The Novel Cure is also filled with useful lists recommending the best novels to read when you are stuck in traffic or can’t fall asleep, the most important novels to read throughout your life.
Brilliant in concepts, The Novel Cure belongs on everyone’s bookshelf and in every medicine cabinet. It will make even the most well-read fiction lover pick up a novel he’s never heard of, and see familiar ones with new eyes. Mostly.it will reaffirm literature’s ability to distract and transport, to resonate（共鸣）and reassure, to change the way we see the world and our place in it.
32. What does the “power” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The power of the novelist to transmit a story to the reader. B. The power of the novel to distract and entertain the reader. C. The power of the novel to create so many treatment for the reader. D. The power of the novel to tell us how to live and change our lives. 33. According to the passage, what do you think is “Bibliotherapy”? A. A treatment that helps you to find the meaning of life.
B. A method that makes you to resonate with the characters in the novel. C. A treatment that requires you to stay in the bookshop and to read many books. D. A method to address your physical or psychological problems by reading certain books. 34. According to the passage, which of the following statements in TRUE about The Novel Cure? A. It is hard for bookworm to find the book appealing. B. Its authors must have scanned numerous literature works.
C. All of the novels prescribed in it can offer you a complete cure D. It divides our pains into pains of the body and pains of the head. 35. You can find the article on all of the following websites EXCEPT ________ A. http://www.goodreads.com C. http:// www.booking.com
B. http:// www.bookshelf.com D. http:// www.bibliotherapy.com
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A new study suggests that the timing of a wound affects the speed at which it heals（痊愈）. Wounds suffered during the day heal around 60 percent faster than those at night.
The study showed how the bodies circadian rhythm（昼夜节律）controlled the healing of
wounds. 36. It tells our bodies when to wake up, eat and sleep in a circle—a series of activities that repeat themselves day after day. 37.
In the study, researchers found that skin cells moved faster to repair wounds suffered during the day. Their findings were published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
The researchers examined cells, mice, and burn injury databases. 38.
Night-time burns—burns suffered between 8 o’clock at night and 8 o’clock in the next morning—were 95 percent healed after an average of 28 days.
But after an average of 17 days, daytime burns -burns suffered between 8 o’clock in the morning and 8 at night -were 95 percent healed. 39. Wounds are very costly to treat. 40. In Britain’s National Health Services, for example, such services cost around $6.56 billion per year. Experts say the high costs result, in part, from a lack of drugs that speed up the closure of wounds.
A. Each cycle lasts about 24 hours.
B. The circadian rhythm is like a clock or timer.
C. Specifically, their investigation found the following information: D. The new study’s findings could help scientists develop better drugs. E. In other words, nighttime injuries took an average of 11 days longer to heal. F. Worldwide, billions of dollars are spent every year on wound-treatment services. G. That’s what a group of researchers from a university in Canada recently published. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）