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　　Passage 1

　　In a study of older people with sisters and brothers, psychologist Debra Gold of the Duke Center for the study of aging and human development found that about 20% said they were hostile or indifferent to ward their sisters and brothers. Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses. But, many of those who had poor relationships felt guilty. Although most people admitted to some lingering rivalry, it was rarely strong enough to end the relationship. Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break. As sisters and brothers advanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains VC, a psychologist at Purdue University. Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers. Only 4% got along poorly. Gold found that as people age, they often become more involved with and interested in their sisters and brothers. 53% of those she interviewed said that contact with their sisters and brothers increase innate adulthood. With family and career obligations reduced, many said that they had more time for each other. Others said that they felted with time to heal wounds. A man who had recently reconciled with his brother told Gold there’s something that lets older people to put aside bad deeds of the past and focus a little on what we need now, especially when it’s sisters and brothers.

　　16. What does the study by Debra Gold find about older people?

　　17. What has probably caused closeness to increase among sisters and brothers according to VC?

　　18. What did the man who had recently reconciled with his brother tell Debra Gold about older people?

　　16. 點評：本文第一句話就是考點，根據 “about 20% said they were hostile or indifferent to ward their sisters and brothers” 得出本題答案為選項A: One fifth of them were on bad terms with their sisters and brothers. 其中one fifth是對20%的同義改寫， “be on bad terms with”是對 “hostile or indifferent to”的改寫。

　　17. 點評：考點信息來自文章中間， “As sisters and brothers advanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains VC” 得出本題答案為選項C: Advance in age.

　　18. 點評：考點信息來自文章最后， “there’s something that lets older people to put aside(放到一旁) bad deeds(不好的行為) of the past and focus a little on what we need now” 得出本題答案為選項B: They tend to forget past unhappy memories and focus on their present needs.

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　　Monarch butterflies, the large origin black insects, are common summer sights in northern United States and Canada. They brighten in parks and gardens as they fly among the flowers. What makes monarch butterflies particularly interesting is they migrate, all the way to California or Mexico in back. They are thought to be the only insect that does this. Every year in the late summer, monarch begin their migration to the south, those heading for Mexico go first for the Louisiana Mississippi region. And then they fly to go across Mexico into Texas. Once in Mexico, they establish themselves in one of about 15 sizes in the mountain forth. Each side provides the winter home for millions of monarchs. The butterflies are so numerous that they often cover the entire trees. When spring comes, they began their long journey north. The question is often asked whether every butterfly makes the round trip journey every year. And the answer is no. The average monarch lives about nine month. So when fly the north, they might lay eggs in Louisiana and die. The eggs of that following generation may be found in Kentucky, the eggs of next generation may be in the Kang Michigan. The last generation of the season about the forth may make the journey back in Mexico and restart the cycle. Scientists learn about the monarch butterflies’ migration by capturing and placing the identifying tags in the insects. By recapturing the attempt of the monarch and noting where they came from, the next scientist can figure out things like butterfly’s age and its routing

　　Question 19 to 22

　　19. what is the unique about the monarch butterfly according to the speaker?

　　20. where does the butterfly settle at the end of the migration?

　　21. what does the speaker say about the monarch butterflies’ reproduction?

　　22. what is the talk mainly about ?

　　19. 點評：本題無法直接得出答案。第3、4句話說，“What makes monarch butterflies particularly interesting is they migrate, all the way to California or Mexico in back. They are thought to be the only insect that does this.” 第4句中的 “the only insect that does this’就是19題題干的出處，而”this”指的是上文提到的他們遷徙的方式。由此得知，令monarch butterflies獨一無二的是它們的遷徙方式。對應選項C: They are the only insect that migrates along fixed routes. Fixed routes表示 固定路線，是對原文 “all the way to California or Mexico in back”的概括性改寫。

　　20. 點評：本題來自文章中間。 “Once in Mexico, they establish themselves in one of about 15 sizes in the mountain forth. ” 所謂的establish oneself in some place就表示在某處安家。對應選項D In a Mexican mountain forest.

　　21.點評：本題無法直接得出答案，答案是對文章尾部三句話的概括性總結： “So when fly the north, they might lay eggs in Louisiana and die. The eggs of that following generation may be found in Kentucky, the eggs of next generation may be in the Kang Michigan. The last generation of the season about the forth may make the journey back in Mexico and restart the cycle.”對應選項C Each generation in a cycle lays eggs at a different place.

　　22. 點評：由于本文從頭到尾都在介紹的遷徙模式和特點，因此容易得出答案為選項C Migration patterns of monarch butterflies.

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