Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A) rewards E) avoid I) deliberately M) obsessively B) unhealthy F) symbolic J) profit N) identity C) awesome G) lively K) disapprove O) demonstrate D) emerged H) occur L) rebel There are very few perfectly behaved teenagers. Many of them take part in some kind of dangerous, __26__ or anti-social pursuit.Rebelling in teenagers is often __27__. They want to look grown up and impress their friends. If parents __28__, it often makes teenage behavior worse and arguments are common. They defy adult restrictions __29__ as a way of asserting their independence.Risky behavior is seen by adults as being a "bad" thing, but for the teenagers there are many __30__. By pushing boundaries they are developing their __31__ as well as showing off in front of friends. There are suggestions from recent research that some bad teenage behavior could be a sign of a healthy personality.There is one reason why teenagers might __32__. Scientists have used advanced scanning methods to study the changes that__33__ in the adolescent brain. Much to their surprise, they have discovered that the brain continues to develop and grow well into the teenage years.This might explain a teenager's risk-taking behavior. It has __34__ that the emotional region of the brain develops to maturity ahead of the part of the brain that controls rational thought. In other words, teenagers have well-developed emotions and feelings but have still not acquired the ability to think things through. When they act impulsively, and do the kind of dangerous things an adult would __35__, their brain's late development might be to blame.
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) rewards E) avoid I) deliberately M) obsessively
B) unhealthy F) symbolic J) profit N) identity
C) awesome G) lively K) disapprove O) demonstrate
D) emerged H) occur L) rebel
There are very few perfectly behaved teenagers. Many of them take part in some kind of dangerous, __26__ or anti-social pursuit.
Rebelling in teenagers is often __27__. They want to look grown up and impress their friends. If parents __28__, it often makes teenage behavior worse and arguments are common. They defy adult restrictions __29__ as a way of asserting their independence.
Risky behavior is seen by adults as being a "bad" thing, but for the teenagers there are many __30__. By pushing boundaries they are developing their __31__ as well as showing off in front of friends. There are suggestions from recent research that some bad teenage behavior could be a sign of a healthy personality.
There is one reason why teenagers might __32__. Scientists have used advanced scanning methods to study the changes that
__33__ in the adolescent brain. Much to their surprise, they have discovered that the brain continues to develop and grow well into the teenage years.
This might explain a teenager's risk-taking behavior. It has __34__ that the emotional region of the brain develops to maturity ahead of the part of the brain that controls rational thought. In other words, teenagers have well-developed emotions and feelings but have still not acquired the ability to think things through. When they act impulsively, and do the kind of dangerous things an adult would __35__, their brain's late development might be to blame.
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- 由于连词前后单词词性一致且词义相近,由dangerous和anti-social可知此处应为形容词,推测含义为“叛逆的”,结合句意“他们中的许多人参与了某种危险的、叛逆的或反社会的追求。”可知答案为rebel
- 空格前面为be动词,考虑空格为形容词或名词。由下文 it often makes teenage behavior worse and arguments are common推测“青少年的叛逆是可怕的”,结合句意“青少年的叛逆往往是可怕的。”可知答案为awesome
- 空格前面为if和主语,考虑空格为动词。由 it often makes teenage behavior worse and arguments are common. 推测为“如果父母反对(它)”,结合句意“如果父母不赞成,青少年的行为就会变得更糟,争吵就很常见了。”可知答案为disapprove
- 由于空格前后句子成分完整,考虑空格为副词。由They defy adult restrictions 推测为“故意地”,结合句意"他们故意无视成年人的限制,以此来维护自己的独立性。"可知答案为deliberately
- 空格前面为be动词,考虑空格为形容词或名词。由于but前后句子含义相反,由Risky behavior is seen by adults as being a "bad" thing推测为“奖励”,结合句意“冒险行为被成年人视为一件“坏事”,但对青少年来说却有许多好处。”可知答案为rewards
- 空格前面是形容词,考虑空格为名词。由develop和By pushing boundaries推测为“身份”,结合句意“通过突破界限,他们正在发展自己的身份,并在朋友面前炫耀。”可知答案为identity
- 空格前面是情态动词,考虑空格为动词。由下文 they have discovered that the brain continues to develop and grow well into the teenage years.推测为“青少年(喜欢)展示的原因”,结合句意“青少年可能会展示的原因有一个。”可知答案为demonstrate
- 空格前面是that,表示空格处是一个从句,后面是介词,考虑空格为动词,后半句作为定语从句修饰前面的changes。由Much to their surprise, they have discovered that the brain continues to develop and grow well into the teenage years.推测为“发生”,结合句意“科学家们已经使用先进的扫描方法来研究发生在青少年大脑中的变化。”可知答案为occur
- 空格前面是has,考虑空格为过去分词。由It has emerged that 表示“.发现了......”并结合句意“研究发现,大脑的情感区域比控制理性思维的部分发育成熟。”可知答案为emerged
- 空格前面是情态动词,考虑空格为动词。由their brain's late development might be to blame.推测为“大人会避免的事”,结合句意“当他们冲动行事,做出成年人应该避免的危险行为时,他们的大脑发育迟缓可能是罪魁祸首。”可知答案为avoid