–How about going to the cinema?–___________

________.

A) however much it costs B) however does it costs much

C) how much does it cost D) no matter how it costs

The president promised to keep all the board members _________ of how the negotiations were going on.

A) inform B) informing C) be informed D) informed

A.work on

B.work out

C.work over

D.work at

_______.

A) however much it costs B) however does it costs much

C) how much does it cost D) no matter how it costs

A.suppliers

B.machine

C.equipment

D.facilities

bout time __________？

A) we are going home B) we go home

C) we went home D) we can go home

s about time __________？

A) we are going home B) we go home C) we went home D) we can go home

for scientists, working out what is going on in an actor's head has always been something of a puzzle. Now, researchers have said actors show different patterns of brain activity depending on whether they are in character or not.

Dr Steven Brown, from McMaster University in Canada, said, "It looks like when you are acting, you are suppressing (压制) yourself; almost like the character is possessing you." Brown and colleagues report how 15 actors, mainly theatre students, were trained to take on a Shakespeare role — either Romeo or Juliet — in a theatre workshop. They were then invited into the laboratory, where their brains were scanned in a series of experiments. Once inside the MRI scanner, the actors were asked to answer a number of questions, such as: would they go to the party？ And would they tell their parents that they had fallen in love？ Each actor was asked to respond to different questions, based on two different premises (前提). In one, they were asked for their own perspective, while in the other, they were asked to respond as though they were either Romeo or Juliet.

The results revealed that the brain activity differed depending on the situation being tested. The team found that when the actors were in character, they use some third-person knowledge or inferences about their character. The team said they also found additional reduction in activity in two regions of the prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) linked to the sense of self, compared with when the actors were responding as themselves.

However, Philip Davis, a professor at the University of Liverpool, was unimpressed by the research, saying acting is about far more than "pretending" to be someone — it involves embodying (体现) the text and language.

1.How did Dr Brown's team conduct their research？（）

A.By scanning the brain activity of some actors

B.By doing a survey with some theatre goers

C.By interviewing some theatre teachers

D.By consulting some experienced researchers

2. Which of the following is Not True according to the research？（）

A. When actors are acting, they are suppressing themselves

B. The subjects (实验的研究对象)were all theatre students

C. The subjects’ brains were scanned in a series of experiments

D. The subjects’ brain activity differed depending on the situation being tested

E. The subjects were asked different questions

3.What is the finding of Dr Brown's research？（）

A.Acting is not as mysterious as people think

B.Actors' brain activity differs when they are acting

C.Acting is far more than pretending to be the character

D.Actors' brain activity is more active when they are in character

4.How did Philip Davis react to the research？（）

A.He supported it

B.He doubted it

C.He explained it

D.He advocated it

5.What is the text mainly about？（）

A.A debate of how the brain functions

B.A play written by Shakespeare

C.A research on the brain activity of actors

D.A report of the cooperation of scientists and actors

A.whichever

B. how

C. whom

- often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands (任务). Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country. Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don.t, waiters will hurry you. You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don.t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting"it beyond a certain courtesy point. The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called "a short fuse." We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return - be this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life. Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.

1.Which of the following statements is wrong？ ___________

A.Americans seem to be always under pressure

B.Americans attach less importance to patience

C.Americans don.t care much about ritual socializing

D.Americans are impolite to their business colleagues

2.In the fourth paragraph, "a high priority"means ___________.

A.a less important thing

B.a first concern

C.a good business

D.an attractive gift

3.Americans evaluate a business colleague ________.

A.through social courtesy

B.through prolonged business talks

C.by establishing business relations

D.by learning about their past performance

4.This passage mainly talks about __________.

A.how Americans treasure their time

B. how busy Americans are every day

C.how Americans do business with foreigners

D. what American way of life is like

5.We can infer from the passage that the author.s tone in writing is ________.

A.critical

B.ironical

C.praiseful

D.objective

A.million

B.millions

C.millions of