Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D.

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Five-year-old Elia arrived at school with a big box of colored pencils. Her friend, Anna, of-fered to exchange her set of markers for the brand-new pencils. Elia agreed, but soon discovered that the markers were dried up. "That′ s not fair!" cried Elia to her teacher. "I want my new pencils back. " After some tears and negotiation, the teacher helped the girls set things right by returning the items to their original owners.

Later that day, at story time, the teacher shared the picture book classic A Bargain for Fran-ces. Though the conflict in the story is just over a broken tea set, the message about fair play was not lost on the children. The book was helpful in exploring a small, yet significant, life lesson.

Stories are vital to the way we process and experience life events and the feelings that surround us. The ability to create, share, and respond to stories is one of the vital characteristics of being human. In fact, the human brain is programmed to see patterns and become fascinated in the plot development of stories, finally storing them in long-term memory. As a result, the brain is a re-markably effective processor of stories, both real and fictional.

High-quality picture books are a good blend of art and literature that attracts kids′ imagination and communicates an idea in an effective way. These books are perfect teaching tools, as they deal with the powerful emotions that kids feel, model effective coping strategies, and present complex concepts in appropriate ways. In addition, according to brain research, the picture book comple-ments words with what leaves the most permanent impression: images. The pictures in books are distinctive from the fleeting images kids see on television in that they remain on the page, ready to be revisited, touched, and commented upon.

Whether we share stories about families, historical events, or emotions, stories are a way to sum up life′ s memorable moments and lasting lessons. We can control the power of literature and use it to develop positive character in young kids by reading often, choosing suitable books, and enjoying stories together.

26[单选题] Elia cried“That’s not fair!”as she thought that she was__________．

A.cheated by her friend

B.defeated by her friend

C.ignored by her teacher

D.scolded by her teacher

27[单选题] A Bargain for Frances is intended to teach kids how to__________．

A.play fair in life

B.organize things

C.win in conflicts

D.write a message

28[单选题] According to the text，stories can help kids__________．

A.realize their potential

B.improve their memory

C.concentrate on reading

D.understand the human world

29[单选题] In comparison with pictures in books，television images__________．

A.are frequently commented on

B.stay temporarily with children

C.blend art and literature vividly

D.communicate ideas effectively

30[单选题] The power of literature can help kids develop their__________．

A.positive character

B.interest in history

C.passion for stories

D.learning strategies

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根据下面资料，回答31-35题

We have heard a lot about the health benefits of tea, especially green tea. It is high in poly-phenols, compounds with strong antioxidant activity that in test-tube and animal models show anti-cancer and heart-protective effects. Good clinical studies are few, however, and although physi-cians tell their patients to drink green tea, there hasn′ t been any definite proof of the value of that advice.

A team of Japanese researchers was able to link green tea consumption with decreased mortali-ty from many causes--including heart disease. The researchers tracked 40,530 healthy adults ages 40 to 79 in a region of northeastern Japan where most people drink green tea, following them for up to 11 years. Those who drank five or more cups of green tea a day had significantly lower mor-tality rates than those who drank less than one cup a day. There were also fewer deaths from cardiovascular disease.

But no such association was seen with deaths from cancer. Nor was consumption of oolong or black tea connected with any decrease in mortality. Those teas are easier to be combined with oxy-gen in processing, which not only darkens the color of the leaves and changes their flavor but also reduces their polyphenol content.

Coffee is more complicated. It has received both gold stars and black marks in medical litera-ture. It, too, contains antioxidants, although they are less well studied than tea polyphenols. Evi-dence for the health benefits of coffee is growing, however. A group of investigators from Finland,Italy and the Netherlands reports that coffee seems to protect against age-related decline in mental capacity. The scientists studied 676 healthy men born from 1900 to 1920 and followed them for 10 years, using standardized measures of brain function. Their conclusion: the men who consumed

coffee had significantly less decline in mental capacity than those who didn′ t. Three cups a day seemed to provide the most protection.

Population studies like those help us form assumptions about relationships between dietary hab-its and long-term health. We still have to test our suppositions in controlled conditions, and measure the effects of coffee and tea on various systems of the body.

31[单选题] Physicians often tell their patients to drink green tea because__________．

A.its medical value has been proved

B.it is believed to be good for one’s health

C.it has long since been used clinically

D.its effectiveness has been shown in animals

32[单选题] The Japanese study seems to have confirmed the positive effect of green tea on__________．

A.young adults

B.Asian people

C.patients with cancer

D.patients with heart disease

33[单选题] The text indicates that black tea differs from green tea in that__________．

A.it Can retain the color of its leaves

B.it Can reduce cancer-related deaths

C.it contains less polyphenol content

D.it is stronger in flavor than the latter

34[单选题] Coffee is beneflcial to one’s health because__________ .

A.it has more antioxidants than green tea

B.it slows down the rate of brain aging

C.it lowers the rate of natural mortality

D.it keeps systems of the body active