2025-2026年安徽省蚌埠市高三上学期英语期末试题含解析无听力音频含听力原文

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ListeningComprehension（第1-10题,每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）SectionADirections:

InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Disappointed.

B.Depressed

C.Glad

D.UnhappyA.Hewaspraised.

B.Hewasblamed

C.Hewasthreatened

D.HewascommendedA.Difficultbutinteresting

B.Complexandboring.C.Profoundandboring.

D.Complexandprofound.4.A.Hemistookthetimeofthelecture.

B.Heenjoyedthelecture.C.Hewaslateforthelecture.

D.Hedidn'tlikethepaper-cuttingexhibition.5.A.Annoyed.

B.Relieved.

C.Indifferent.

D.Confused6.A.Hewon'tsponsorhisdaughter'smarathon.B.Hedoesn'twanttosponsorhisdaughter'smarathon.C.Heiswillingtosponsorhisdaughter'smarathon.D.Hecan'tsponsorhisdaughter'smarathon.7.A.Heisveryfree.

B.Hehasalotoftime.

C.Heisnotbusyatall.

D.Heissobusy.8.A.Thefunctionofthesuitcase.

B.Thewaytopackefficiently.C.Thetypesofshoes.

D.Thewaytostoreclothes.9.A.Thefriendshipbetweenthem.

B.Thepeacebetweenthem.C.Theconflictbetweenthem.

D.Theharmonybetweenthem.10.A.Thewomanmethergrandchildrenseveralyearsago.B.Thewomanhasn'tseenhergrandchildrenforalongtime.C.Themanhasmethergrandchildrenforalongtime.

D.Themandoesn'twanthertoseehergrandchildren.SectionBDirections:

InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestionswillbereadtwice,butthequestionwillbespokenonlyonethefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingtalk.A.Volunteermotorcyclistshelpingthecommunitybytrainingbloodbikers.Bloodbikershelpinghospitalsbydonatingtheirblood.BloodbikershelpingthecommunitybyformingtheAssociationofBloodBikers.Volunteermotorcyclistshelpinghospitalsbydeliveringmedicalmaterials.

A.80.

B.1,400.

C.262.

D.35,000.

A.Sheisapassionatevolunteermotorcyclist.

B.Sheonlydeliversbloodtothehospital.

She'savolunteerwithnowillpower.D.Sheoncedeliveredbloodforhernephew.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingtalk.A.It'sawearabledevicetomonitordogs.It'sawearabledevicetoearnpetinsurancefee.It'sanelectroniccallertolookafterpets.It'sacameraforpetcare.A.Tohelpyoumonitoryourpets’

activityandevenemotionalstate.Tofeedbackinformationonadog'sactivitylevelandfoodintake.Tounderstandfactorstoaffectdogs'healthandoverweightandsoon.Toprovidemoreperfectfacilitiesforpetcareandreduceinsurancefee.A.Anelectroniccallerthatsolvesthechallengesofowningdogs.Awearabledevicetohelpownersraisetheirdogswell.Adatabaseondogsthatcanenhancepetcare.Acompanythatcanreducepetinsurancepremiums.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Ashoppingcommunityactivity.

B.Apromotionaladvertisement

Ashoppinglist.

D.Asignonthelampposts.

A.Someclothesandhouseholditems.

B.Atoytrainandasilverring.Atoytrain,aprettynewtabletandafridge.

D.Aprettynewtabletandsomeclothes.A.Gettotheyardsalesearly.

B.Setalarmlatetogetmoresleep.Watchforthesignsonthelampposts.

D.Readthepromotionaladsinthenewspaper.A.Yardsalesalongthestreet.

B.Thesignsonthelampposts.Advertisinginthesecond-handmarket.

D.Goodsaleadsforthisweekend.

GrammarandVocabulary

（每题1分；共20分）SectionADirections:

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.YoungEnterpriseYoungEnterpriseisanorganizationthatmakesseriouseffortstoteachalltypesofyoungpeoplethegeneralprinciplesofrunningabusiness(21)__________(originate)intheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theideaofYoungEnterprisewasintroducedintoBritainbyasuccessfulbanker.(22)__________itdevelopedslowlyinitsearlyyears,theorganizationgrewrapidlylater.YoungEnterpriseisnowbackedbyindustryandcommerce,sothattodayyoungpeoplethroughouttheUnitedKingdomcanparticipate.AparticipantinYoungEnterpriseisknownasanAchiever.YoungEnterpriseprimarilymeetstheneedsofyoungpeople(23)__________arestillatschool,givingthemanunderstandingofindustryandtheopportunitiesitmayoffertheminthefuture.Butitisusuallypossible(24)__________(include)youngpeopleinthesameagegroupwhohaveleftschoolbuthavenotyetstartedwork.AnAdviserisapracticingbusinessexecutive(管理人员)withanexpertknowledgeofhisownfieldwhovolunteerstokeepaYoungEnterprisecompanyduringitstradingyear.(25)__________countsforAdvisersisanabilitytogetonwithyoungpeopleandtoputacrossthesubject.Asthename(26)__________(imply),Advisersaretheretoadvise:theydonotrunthecompanies.Normally,threeAdvisers-oneonaccountancy,oneonproductionandoneonmarketing,(27)__________(be)availabletoeachcompany.YoungEnterprisemakes(28)__________arulethattheAdvisersmustcomefromavarietyofbusinessoccupations.

ASponsor,(29)__________(reward)onlybythesuccessoftheenterpriseof"its"Achievers,isanorganizationwhichparticipatesinYoungEnterpriseand,(30)__________itsownexpense,providesfacilitiesbymakingavailablecommunications,adviceandencouragement.

SectionBDirections:

ineachblankwitha

thebox.

Each

canbe

onlyonce.Notethat

isone

you

A.digesting

B.distinction

C.examine

D.identical

E.intervening

F.live

G.mixture

H.perspective

I.shock

J.space

K.textCommunication-aThingofthePast?Weallthinkwecommunicateallthetime,and

that's

true.There'salsonon-verbalcommunicationyoucouldaddintothemix--everythingwe'resayingwhenwe'renotsaying

anything.Butthere’sa(n)(31)

_______betweensayingthingstopeople,orlikingand

sharingapostonsocialmedia,

andcommunication.

I'mquitewellconnected-there'sTwitterFacebook,Instagram,

Snapchat,

email,

iEverything

(!),

butsometimescommunicationstartstofeellikeachore.

Checkthisblogpost,readthatarticlesomeoneshared,

(32)

__________backto

someone

else,andanswertheirquestion...SometimesIfeellikeacrossbetweenSiriandamadjuggler.NothingseemstogoinandI'malwaysmixingpeopleup--askingsomeonehowtheirbandisgoingwhentheycan’tplayaninstrumentorhowthejobsearchisgoingwhensomeone’sjustwrittentosayhowdepressedtheyarethattheycan'tfindajob.Soitwasquitea(n)(33)__________

tospendNewYearintheHighlandsinScotlandwithnophonesignal,nointernetandno"Communication”atall,apartfromwiththepeople

I

waswith.Suddenlyallthepressuretocommunicate

disappeared.Allofourconversationsbecameslower,moreinvertedandfarmoreinteresting.Wewereagroupof12,a(n)(34)__________ofcouplesandfriends,onlyoneofwhomIwasatuniversitywith,soIwas

meetingabunchofnewpeopleforthefirsttime.Ourconversationsveeredtowardsthebanalandthehumdruminthatweoftendiscussedourplansforthedayandwhatweweregoingtocookintheevening,butoftentheywentalotfartherandalotdeeper.Tuckedupontheleathersofas,(35)__________dinner,wedissectedBrexitandonepersonevenchangedtheir(36)__________entirely!Wesharedideasandtheories,plotsofbooksandplaysandcitytripswe'd

beenon,describedfamilytroublesandgaveadvice,listenedtoworkscenariosandofferedpointers,andwehadtotalkandsketchandusewordsmorethaneverbefore,becauseyoucouldn'tsay,"It'sagreatfilm,youshouldgoogleitlater."Someofusevenhadsorethroatsfromtalkingsomuch!Insuchashort(37)__________oftime,duetotheproximityofsharinginterconnectedcottagesandverbalcommunication,IfeltmuchclosertothenewpeopleI'dmetandbeenspeakingwiththansomeotherpeopleIcommunicatewithinmynormallife.

Idon'tthinkourcommon,currentmethodsofcommunicationcomeclosetobeinginasmallhousewithlotsofpeopleandhavingtocommunicate(38)__________.ThebrevityofTwitter,theshowinessofFacebook,alltheseaspectscontributetoashallowformofcommunicationthatdoesn'tchallengeyouto(39)__________yourfeelingsandmotivesenough."Liking”somethingisaninstantresponsebutwhatdoesitreallysayaboutyour

opinionofsomething?It'sa(n)(40)__________responsetomillionsofotherpeople,

whereasyouandyourthoughtsareunique.Ifwe'renotcareful,perhapswemightforgethowtocommunicateonadeeperlevel.ReadingComprehension

(共45分。41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)SectionADirections:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Forthepastfiveyears.I'vebeenexaminingtheprosandconsofreadingon-screenversus

inprint.The

_______bottomlineisthatwhiledigitaldevicesmaybefineforreadingthatwedon'tintendto(41)

_______orreread,textthatrequireswhat'sbeencalled“deepreading”is

nearlyalwaysbetterdoneinprint.Readersthemselveshaveakeensenseofwhatkindofreadingisbestsuitedforwhich(42)

_______.Mysurvey

research

withuniversitystudentsintheUnited

Sates,Germany.andJapanrevealsthatifcostsarethesame,about90percent(atleastinmysample)(43)_______

hardcopyforschoolwork.

Ifatextislong,

92percentwouldchoosehardcopy.For(44)

_______texts,it'satoss-up.Digitalreadingalso(45)

_______distractionandinvitesmultitasking.

Among

AmericanandJapanesesubjects,

92percentreporteditwaseasiesttoconcentratewhenreadinginhardcopy.(ThefigureforGermanywas98percent.)Inthiscountry.26percentindicated

theywere(46)________tomultitaskwhilereadinginprint,comparedwith85percentwhen

readingon-screen.Imagine(47)_______with

Finnegan'sWake

whilesimultaneously

jugglingFacebookandbookingavacationfight.Yougetthepoint.

Severalopen-endedquestionsonmysurveywereparticularly(48)_______.

Iaskedwhatpeoplelikedmost(and

least)aboutreadingineachmedium.Common(49)_______forwhatstudentslikedmostaboutreadinginprintincluded"Icanwriteonthepagesandrememberthematerialeasier"and“it'seasiertofocus."Whenaskedwhattheylikedleast

aboutreading(50)_________,anumberofJapanesestudentsreportedthatitwasn't"real

reading,"whilerespondentsfromallthreecountriescomplainedthatthey“getdistracted”or“don'tabsorbasmuch."Myall-timefavoritereplytothequestion"Whatistheonethingyou(51)________aboutreadinginprint?"camefromanAmerican:"IttakesmelongerbecauseIreadmorecarefully."Isn'tcarefulreadingwhatacademewasdesignedtopromote?Readingsinthehumanitiestendtobelengthy,intellectuallyweighty,orboth.The(52)_______ofdigitalreadingforthehumanitiesisthatscreens-particularlythoseondeviceswithInternetconnections-undermineourencounterswithmeatytexts.These(53)

________weren'tdesignedforfocusedconcentration,readingslowly,pausingtoarguevirtuallywiththe

author,orrereading.(54)_______,

theyareinformationandcommunicationmachines,

bestusedforsearchingandskimming-notscrutinizing.Teachersandscholarsmustlookbeyondtoday'scareer-mindednessintalkingaboutchallengestothehumanities.Weneedtothinkmorecarefullyaboutstudents'mountingrejectionoflong-formreading,now(55)_________

bydigitaltechnologiesthatfurthercomplicateour

struggletoengagestudentsinserioustext-basedinquiry.A.makeup

B.takeon

C.holdout

D.chewover

A.design

B.medium

C.cover

D.content

A.prefer

B.refer

C.offer

D.transferA.lower

B.higher

C.shorter

D.longer

A.disarms

B.encourages

C.encaves

D.counteractsA.likely

B.orderly

C.deadly

D.cleanlyA.delighting

B.satisfying

C.struggling

D.picnickingA.recommending

B.indicating

C.recognizing

D.revealing49.A.response

B.additions

C.solutions

D.instruments

50.A.casually

B.delicately

C.digitally

D.instantly51.A.disadvantage

B.dislike

C.misjudge

D.decolour52.A.advance

B.suspect

C.pleasure

D.challenge53.A.vehicles

B.services

C.devices

D.figures54.A.Accordingly

B.Rather

C.Thus

D.Therefore55.A.qualified

B.terrified

C.identified

D.intensified

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread。（A）UntilIwassix,myfamilylivedinaruralpartofthestate,intheremoteAlaskanativevillageofFortYukon,about140airmilesfromthenearestJudy's(快餐店)，downinFairbanks.Wedidn'thaverunningwaterinFortYukon,butwehadaTV,andduringthetimewelivedupthere,TheWizardofOzwasbroadcastonceayear.Iwastransfixedbythemovie,bythislittlegirl'sabilitytotravelfromherdull,ruralhometoashining,magicalkingdomfilledwithwonders.IcouldrelatetoDorothy,hadevenonceflownoverarainbowonthewayintoFairbanks,andtome,Ozperfectlyillustratedtheworldbeyondourtinytown,whatitwas,whatitmeant.

BesidesTheWizardofOz,theotherthingthattaughtmeabouttherealworldoutsideFortYukonwasJudy's.IwouldnearlypressmynosetothescreenwheneveraJudy'scommercialcameon.IwouldscanthecommercialsforeverytinydetailaboutwhatlifewaslikewhenyoulivedsomewherewheretherewasaJudy's:sunshine,happymusic,peopleatefoodinbrightlycoloredpackagesandlivedinhouseswithsidewalksandlawns.WewentintoFairbanksafewtimeseachyear;wheneverweflewinavisittoJudy'swasalmostguaranteed.GoingintoFairbanksandeatingatJudy'sconferredstatus.Butthetruthis,thefoodhardlyevenmattered.BeingatJudy'smeantthatIwasinacity

bigenoughtohaveone.ThatworldlookednothinglikewhatIsawinFortYukon.ButifIcouldfitinatJudy's,Icouldfitintothebiggerworld,Ithought.Ittookleavingformetounderstandthatnoneof

this

wastrue,thatlifeishardeverywhere,thatifyouthoughtyouweren'thappy

withoutJudy's,youwouldn'tbehappywithit.AfterwemovedtoFairbanks,eventhoughJudy'swasrightthere,wedidn'tgomuchanymore,Idon'tremember

minding.Judy's,Isoonlearned,wasconvenientforpeopleinFairbanksmorethanitwasspecial,andwecouldn'taffordnottoplanahead.Peopleatethereif

theycouldn'tgotonicerrestaurants.DespitethenewfoundpleasuresofFairbanks,itdidn'ttakelongforhomesicknesstosetin.Inow

missedFortYukonasmuchasIusedtowanttogotoJudy's;thatistosay,powerfully.ImissedthewoodsmokywayFortYukonsmells,thewaythelightslantshardrightupontheArcticCircle,thewayeveryoneknowseveryoneelse.Imissedthecozinessofthemissionhouse,thenooksIcurledupintoread,thewayallmyfriendswerewithinwalkingdistance.Imissedthevillagegrandmas,wholovedallchildrenasiftheyweretheirown.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromTVwhentheylivedonFortYukon?Theylearnedaboutthefurnishingsoftherestaurant.Theylearnedaboutavarietyofdeliciousfoodthattheyhadnevereatenbefore.TheylearnedabouttheproductionprocessoftheWizardofOzfilm.Theylearnedabouttheworldoutsideofthetown.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefifthparagraphreferto?AdaptingtoJudy's,youcangetafootholdinabigcity.Judy'sisverypopularwithmigrantworkersineverycity.WeekendlifewithoutJudy'sfoodcanbeextremelydifficult.Judy'shasapivotalroleinfast-pacedcities.WhatwastheirattitudetowardsJudy'swhentheymovedtoFairbanks?Theyalmoststoppedvisitingfast-foodrestaurants.

Theystillyearnedforthefastfoodrestaurants.TheyquitthehabitofeatingfastfoodinJudy's.Theychosehealthierfoodsinsteadoffastfood.Whatisthelastparagraphofthepassageabout?Thereviewofdailywork.Thenostalgia(怀旧)fortheirhometown.Thetransitioninlifestyle.Thewayofdailycommute.

Thescarletmacaw,alsoknownas,AraMacao,isalargeNeotropicalparrotwithbrightred.yellow,andbluefeathers.Likeitscloserelative,theblueandyellowmacaw,thescarletmacawis

apopularpetbirdbecauseofitsvibrantplumage.Keeponreadingtolearnsomeincrediblescarlet

macawfacts!ScarletmacawsarenativetoCentralandSouthAmericaThescarletmacaw,alargeandcolorfulparrot.isendemictoseveralcountriesinSouthand

CentralAmerica.Includedinthisgrouparecountriessuchas:Belize,Bolivia,Brazil.These

animalsaremostoftenfoundinlowland,humid

rainforests

uptoanaltitudeof3,280feet(l.000meters).Thereare2distinctsubspeciesofscarletmacawsTwoadditionalrecognizedsubspeciesofScarletmacawsaretheCyanopterusandthe

Macao,andthelatteristhecommonsubspeciesandisendemicentirelytoSouthAmerica.Itis

alsoslightlysmaller,anditswingsareabeautifulshadeofgreeninadditiontobeingblue.

ScarletmacawscanmimichumanspeechWhencommunicating,scarletmacawsmakeloud,distinctivesqueakingnoisesthatcanbe

heardfromfaraway.Theyhaveawidevocalrangeandprefertoshoutthantalk.Oneofthe

mostastonishingthingsaboutscarletmacawsistheirabilitytomimichumanspeech,whichhas

contributedtotheirpopularityaspets.ScarletmacawsarethelargesttypeofparrotAfullygrownindividualofthesebirdscanreachalengthofupto80cm(31inches).The

tailofascarletmacawaccountsformorethanhalfofthebird'stotallength,whichisare

marketable

featinandofitself.Youwon'tfindanotherhugeparrotwithatailliketheirs.

Becauseofthis,theycankeeptheirweightdowntounderlkilowhilestillprovidingthesame

levelofservice(2.2

Lbs).ScarletmacawscanbeidentifiedbytheircolorsThesecolorfulanimalsareeasytosee.Theirscarletbodyandprimarilybluewingsare

remarkable.Scarletmacawwingsalsofeaturegreenandyellowhues.Theireyesandbillare

mostlywhitewithsomeblack,andtheirwhitefeathersreachtheirblackmouth.Scarletmacaws

alsohavearelativewithasimilarcolor

pattern.Thislargerparrotisagreen-wingedmacaw.Youcan'ttellthemapartbysizealone,buttheircounterpartsprimarilyhavegreenwings.ScarletmacawshavealonglifespanTheseparrotshavethepotentialforexceptionallylonglives,withanaveragelifespanof40-50years.However,somecaptivemacawspecieshavebeenknowntoliveaslongas90years!Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutscarletmacaws?They'reendemictoseveralcountriesinSouthandCentralAmerica.Thereisonlyonesubspeciesofscarletmacaws.Scarletmacawscanmimichumanmovementsandspeech.Thescarletmacawisthesmallestoftheparrots.Whatdoweknowaboutscarletmacaws’colors?Theirwingsarepurple.B.Theireyesaregreen.C.TheirbodiesarescarletD.Theirfeathersareblack.62.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Asubspeciesofthescarletmacaw

B.SomefactsaboutthescarletmacawC.Thelifespanofthescarletmacaw

D.Scarletmacawsandhumans(C)Totelltheageofmostlayeredrocks,scientistsstudythefossilstheserockscontain.FossilsprovideimportantevidencetohelpdeterminewhathappenedinEarthhistoryandwhenithappened.Theword“fossil”makesmanypeoplethinkofdinosaurs.Dinosaursarenowfeaturedinbooks,movies,andtelevisionprograms,andthebonesofsomelargedinosaursareondisplayinmanymuseums.ThesereptilesweredominantanimalsonEarthforwellover100millionyearsfromtheLateTriassicthroughtheLateCretaceous.Manydinosaurswerequitesmall,butbythemiddleoftheMesozoicPeriod,somespeciesweighedasmuchas80tons.Byaround65yearsagoalldinosaurswereextinct.Inspiteofalloftheinterestindinosaurs,theyformonlyasmallfractionofthemillionsofspeciesthatliveandhavelivedonEarth.Thegreatbulkofthefossilrecordisdominatedbyfossilsofanimalswithshellsandmicroscopicremainsofplantsandanimals,andtheseremainsarewidespreadinsedimentaryrocks.Itisthesefossilsthatarestudiedbymostpaleontologists.Inthelateeighteenthandearlynineteenthcenturies,theEnglishgeologistandengineerWilliamSmithandtheFrenchpaleontologistsGeorgesCuvierandAlexandreBrongniartdiscoveredthatrocksofthesameagemaycontainthesamefossilsevenwhentherocksareseparatedbylongdistances.Theypublishedthefirstgeologicmapsoflargeareasonwhichrockscontainingsimilarfossilswereshown.Bycarefulobservationoftherocksandtheirfossils,thesemenandothergeologistswereabletorecognizerocksofthesameageonoppositesidesoftheEnglishChannel.WilliamSmithwasabletoapplyhisknowledgeoffossilsinaverypracticalway.HewasanengineerbuildingcanalsinEngland,whichhaslotsofvegetationandfewsurfaceexposuresofrock.Heneededtoknowwhatrockshecouldexpecttofindonthehillsthroughwhichhehadtobuildacanal.Oftenhecouldtellwhatkindofrockwaslikelytobebelowthesurfacebyexaminingthefossilsthathaderodedfromtherocksofthehillsideorbydiggingasmallholetofindfossils.KnowingwhatrockstoexpectallowedSmithtoestimatecostsanddeterminewhattoolswereneededforthejob.

Smithandothersknewthatthesuccessionoflifeformspreservedasfossilsisusefulforunderstandinghowandwhentherocksformed.Onlylaterdidscientistsdevelopatheorytoexplainthatsuccession.Whatisthepurposeofscientistsinstudyingfossils?Toclarifythecategoryofthelayeredrock.Toutilizethestructureofthelayeredrock.Todeterminethetimeofpresenceofthelayeredrocks.Tomodifytheenvironmentwithalayeredrock.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutdinosaurs?Themysteryoftheextinctionofthedinosaursisstillunresolved.Dinosaurshaveexistedaroundtheworldforabout6.5millionyears.ThedinosaurswereextinctintheMesozoicPeriod.Therewasnocorrelationbetweendinosaursandfossils.WhatcanwelearnaboutWilliamSmith?HeisafamousFrenchpaleontologist.Hecanpredictthetypesofrockbeneaththesurface.Hecanidentifyrocksofthesameagearoundtheworld.Heneedstoturntoprofessionalstoestimatetheexplorationcosts.Whatisthisarticlemainlytalkingabout?Newfossilsfoundbygeologists.Theformationofthedinosaurfossils.Toolsrequiredtodevelopthesedimentaryrocks.Fossilsintherocksfacilitatingrelatedresearchadvances.

SectionCDirections:

CompletethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesintheboxEachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

Beforeyoustockupatcafe,knowthatitispossibletodrinktoomuchcoffee.Coffeehasitsadvantagesanddisadvantagesaccordingtodifferentpeople.Researchersfoundthatcaffeine,particularlycoffee,hadaprotectiveeffectagainstdepression.Sobyallmeans,grabthatextracupofcoffee,butbesuretolimityourintake.Themood-boostingnewsdoesn'tstopthere.F.Tosumup,moreresearchersshouldbedonetoclarifytherelationbetweencaffeineanddepression.Ifyouneededanotherexcusetograbanothercupofcoffee,considerthisresearchablessingtodoso.Acomprehensiveanalysisof12studieslookedatnearly350,000individualsandmorethan8.000casesofdepression.(67)__________InChina,researchersanalyzed15studieswithmorethan330,000totalparticipants.Theirresultsshowedthatforeverycupofcoffeepeopledrank,theyreducedtheirriskofdepressionby8percent.______________Harvardresearchersstudied10years’worthofdatafrom51,000women,noneofwhomhaddepressiontobeginwith,Theresultsshowedthatthewomenwhodrankthemostcoffee(fourormorecupsaday)were20percentlesslikelytodevelopdepressionthan

thosewhodranklittleornone.Yes,

coffee

justgotmoremagicalthanyou

thought

possible.But

whyisthis?Thesecret

isin

thebrew's

anti-inflammatory

properties.

Coffee

contains

chlorogenicacid,ferulicacid,and

caffeicacid,allofwhichreducetheinflammationofnerve

cellsthatbringondepression.

Caffeinealsohassomeantioxidantproperties,whichcanhelpsootheinflamedareasofthe

brain._________Some

sideeffectsofaheavycaffeineintakeincludeanxiety,headaches.brain.restlessness,andincreasedbloodpressure.Irthebodyexperiencesthesetoooften,itcould

actuallytriggertheinflammationthatmaycontributetodepression.

Oncethecaffeinewearsoff,coffeedrinkersmayexperienceadropinmood,andthose

whoarealreadydepressed