Part V 短文完成
Text Completion · 20 分
There are three incomplete texts. First, use the choices in the box to complete the phrases. Second, use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text.
Text One
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- you watched eating it
- send nerve to your brain
- our noses and our brain are very connected
- us remember things
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For years, scientists have been studying the special power of smells. It seems that . When you smell something, the odor goes up your nose to the smelling zones. From here, sense cells telling it what you smelled. More than our other four senses, our sense of smell changes our mood and . If you were told to think about popcorn, you'd probably recall its smell. And then you might remember the movie . Our sense of smell also makes us aware of danger—like the smell of smoke.
Text Two
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- how to help poor people with all sorts of
- all the speeches are to their websites
- onavariety of topics
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TED isaset of conferences, held in various cities around the world every year. With speakers—also from various parts of the globe— , for everyone to see. TED conferences invite speakers to . The different speakers are usually experts in their field and talk about new ideas and recent developments that are important to their work. The speakers are often also well known, with people such as Microsoft giant Bill Gates and world-renowned chimpanzee expert, Jane Goodall, having given talks. There are many talks on environmentalism, for example, and on international development, aid work, and . While the talks coverawide variety of topics, all speakers haveastrict time limit— each presentation must last no longer than 18 minutes.
Text Three
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- good at information
- their brains work
- their imagination
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The time spent with technology doesn't just give kids new ways of doing things, it changes . For example, an article says that while video games may condition the brain to pay attention to multiple stimuli, they can lead to distraction and decreased memory. Children who always use search engines may become very —but not very good at remembering it. In addition, the article said, children who use too much technology may not have enough opportunities or to read and think deeply about the material.