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1、2016年12月第一套题Many men and wome n have long bought into the idea that there are “ male a nd “ female brains, believi ng that expla ins just about every differe nee betwee n the sexes. A new study 26 that belief, questi oning whether brains really can be disti nguished by gen der.In the study, Tel Aviv
2、 University researchers 27 for sex differences throughout the entire huma n brain.And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidenee for 28 brains as “ male ” or “ female research shows that brains fall into a wide range , with most people falling right in the middle.Daph na Joel ,who led
3、the study, said her research found that while there are some gen der-based 29 ,many different types of brain can t always be distinguished by gender.t tell itWhile the “ averagmale and average female brains were 30different, you couldn by look ing at in dividual brain sca ns. Only a small 31of peopl
4、e had “ a-male ” or “ a-female ” characteristics.Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist（神经科学家）,said the study is an important additi on to a grow ing body of research questi oning 32 beliefs about gen der and brain fun cti on. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are
5、 the same, 33 of gender.v There a m ountain of evide nee 34 the importa nee of sex in flue nces at all levels of brain function ,” he told The Seattle Times.If anything, he said, the study 35that gender plays a very important role in the brain “ even whe n we are not clear exactly how.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
6、 2上作答。A）abnormalB）appliedC）brieflyD）categorizingE）challe ngesF）figureG）percentageH）provingI）regardlessJ）searchedK）similaritiesL）slightlyM）suggestsN）tastesO）traditio nal2016年12月第二套题The ocean is heating up. Thats the conclusion of a new study that finds that Earths oceans now （ 26） heat at twice the r
7、ate they did 18 years ago. Around half of ocea n heat in take since 1865 has take n place since 1997, researchers report on li ne in Nature Climate Chan ge.Warming waters are known to （ 27） to coral bleaching （珊瑚白化） and they take up more space than cooler waters, raising sea （ 28） . While the top of
8、 the ocean is studied, its depths are more difficult to （ 29） The researchers gathered 150 years of ocean temperature data in order to get a better （ 30） of heat absorption from surface to seabed. They gathered together temperature readings collected by everything from a 19th century 31） of British
9、naval ships to modern automated ocean probes. The extensive data sources, （ 32） with computer simulations （计算机 模拟），created a timeline of ocean temperature changes, including cooling from volcanic outbreaks and warming from fossil fuel （ 33）.About 35 perce nt of the heat take n in by the ocea ns duri
10、 ng the in dustrial era now reside nts at a （ 34） of more than 700 meters, the researchers found. They say theyre （ 35） whether the deep-sea warmi ng can celed out warmi ng at the seas surface.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。A) absorbB) combinedC) con tributeD) depthE) emissionsK)levelsL) mixedM)pictureN)unsureO
11、)voyageF) excursionG) exploreH) floorI) heightsJ) indifferent2016年12月第三套题When some one commits a crim inal act, we always hope the puni shme nt will match the offense. But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes animal fighting things _26_ (rarely) work out that way. Dog fight ing victims are _2
12、7_ (tortured) and killed for profit and“ sport, yd” their criminal abusers often receive a _28_ (minimal) sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of all federally-convicted animal fighters only get probation(缓开U).Some progress has been made in the prosecution(起诉)of animal fighters. But
13、 federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines when they _29_ (determine) penalties, and in the case of ani mal fight ing, those guideli nes are outdated and extremely_30_ ( in adequate).The U.S. Sentencing Commissi on, which _31_ (creates) these sentencing guideli nes, is revi
14、sit ing them, propos ing to raise the minimum sentence from 6-12 to 21-27 mon ths. This is a step in the right _32_ (direction), but we d like SeseerthegJCommission makefurther guideli nes.Simultaneous to this effort, we re working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to _33_ (stre
15、ngthe n) an ti-cruelty laws across the coun try, as well as support ing laws and policies that assist overburdened animal _34_ (shelters) that care for animal fighting victims. This help is _35_ (critically) important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major deterrent to intervening in cruelty cases in the first place.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A) convenientB) createsC) criticallyD) determ ineE) direct ionF) hesitateG) in adequateH) in spiredI) methodJ) mi neralK)rarelyL) sheltersM)stre ngthe nN)sufferi ngsO)tortured2016年6月第一套题Partin Reading Comprehension (40 minu
