高中英语专题三　强化练(二十)　说明文.docxVIP

强化练(二十)说明文

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Doyousometimesignoreyourmomwhilechattingwithfriends？Ifyou’reateen，that’sfairly1.Andnewresearchmayexplainwhysomany2tuneouttheirmom’svoices.

Youngkids’brainsareverytunedintotheirmothers’voices.Butastheygrowup，everything3.Teenagers’brainsaremoretunedintostrangers’voices.Researchersscannedthebrainsof7-to16-year-oldsastheylistenedtothingssaidbytheirmothersorbyunfamiliarwomen.Thewordswerepurely4：teebudieshawlt，keebudieshawltandpeebudieshawlt.Asthekidslistened，certainpartsoftheirbrainsbecame5.Thiswasespeciallytrueinbrainregionsthathelpusto6rewardsandpayattention.

This7usuallyhappensbetweenages13and14.Thebrainseemsto8newneedsthatcomewithyouth.Aswe9，oursurvivaldependslessandlessonmom’ssupport.10，werelymoreandmoreonour11—friendsandothersclosertoourownage.

However，theseareasintheyouthfulbraindon’tstop12mom.It’sjustthatunfamiliarvoicesbecomemore13andworthyofattention.Mothers’voicesstillhavespecialpower，especiallyintimesofstress.Studiesalsoshowedthatlevelsofstresshormones(荷尔蒙)14whenstressed-outgirlsheardtheirmoms’voicesonthephone.

Sowhilebothteensandtheirparentssometimesfeelfrustratedbymissedmessages，that’sokay.“That’sthewaythebrainis15，andthere’sagoodreasonforit.”

1．A.strange B．rare

C．common D．impossible

2．A.schoolboys B．teenagers

C．adults D．girls

3．A.changes B．matters

C．evolves D．counts

4．A.complicated B．meaningful

C．nonsense D．nonstop

5．A.numb B．small

C．calm D．active

6．A.record B．design

C．detect D．process

7．A.action B．shift

C．ability D．function

8．A.adaptto B．appealto

C．applyto D．attachto

9．A.struggle B．advance

C．shrink D．mature

10．A.Once B．Otherwise

C．Instead D．Besides

11．A.strangers B．competitors

C．partners D．peers

12．A.keepingout B．responding