高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星 *制作整理）高三英语第一轮复习练习Test2 (Module 5, Unit 2 ) 一．完形填空You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes ’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’ t __1_____ how quickly time has passed. If you are familiar with this_____2____ , you ’ ll know how time flies when you are having fun-and __3_____when you are bored. Now scientists have____4_ a reason why this is the case. Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain ____5____ according to how we focus on a task. When we are____6_____, we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains_____7_____the clock is ticking more slowly. In an experiment______8____ by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image___9__researchers monitored their brain activity. The volunteers were told to_10_______ concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then ____11_____the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that the ____12___ was more active when the volunteers paid ___13__ subjects. It is thought that if the brain is____14____ focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to __15_____its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. ___16_____, time passes without us really __17______it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its___18____ energies on monitoring the passing of time. ___19______, time seems to drag. Next time you feel bored__20___, perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying! 1．A ．guess B．learn C．believe D．doubt 2．A ．view B．point C．scene D．experience 3．A ．drags B．stops C．backs D．gains 4．A ．thought over B．made up C．s...
