beneficial effect on the mind. It can 38 the reader’s attention and trigger moments of self-reflection.

Using scanners, they 39 the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their 40 form and in a modern translation.

And, according to the Sunday Telegraph, the experiment showed the more 41 prose and poetry 42 far more electrical activity in the brain than the easier versions.

The research also found poetry, 43 , increased activity in the right part of the brain, an area 44 with “autobiographical(自传式的) memory”, which helped the reader to 45 on their own experiences. The academics said this meant the 46 were more useful than self-help books.

The brain 47 of 30 volunteers were watched in the first part of the research as they read Shakespeare in different 48 .

In one example, volunteers read a line from King Lear, “A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded”, before reading the 49 : “A father and a gracious aged

man: him you have enraged”. Shakespeare’s use of “mad” as a(n) 50 caused a higher level of brain activity than the straightforward prose.

The next stage of the research was looking at the 51 to which poetry could affect 52 and provide therapeutic(治疗的) benefit. Volunteers’ brains were scanned while reading four lines by Wordsworth, and four “translated” lines were also provided.

The first version caused more brain activity, 53 not only the left part of the brain connected with language, but also the right part that relates to autobiographical memory and emotion.

“Poetry is not just a 54 of style. It is also about deep versions of experience that 55 the emotional to the cognitive(认知的),” said Prof Davis, who will present the findings at the North of England education conference in Sheffield this week.

36. A. attitude B. point C. mind D. advice 37. A. the like B. the way C. the likely D. the kind

38. A. break B. focus C. catch D. fix

39. A. examined B. monitored C. interrupted D. controlled

40. A. original B. traditional C. conventional D. ancient

41. A. attractive B. beneficial C. challenging D. emotional

42. A. setoff B. put off off

43. A. for example in contrast

44. A. concerned B. mixed conflicted

45. A. reflect 46. A. average B. modem 47. A. records receptions

48. A. moods B. manners 49. A. shorter deeper

50. A. adjective B. noun 51. A. amount B. degree

C. take off D. call B. on occasion C. in particular D. C. fixed D. B. agree C. depend D. take C. academic D. classic B. recalls C. responses D. C. forms D. types B. simpler C. better D. C. adverb D. verb C. extension D. scale

52. A. philosophy B. biology C. psychology D. sociology

53. A. waking up B. raising up C. taking up D. making up

54. A. matter B. mark C. manner D. mass 55. A. cater B. add C. prefer D. refer 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

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The 2018 Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China (RTUGC) is released today by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. RTUGC was the first attempt to compare top research universities in four regions of Great China, namely Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Tsinghua University in Beijing remains No. 1 in the ranking. National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan overtakes National Taiwan University as the second. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology climbs to 4th from 7th in 2018. Peking University remains in 5th place as it was