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1、大学英语六级阅读 1.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf. 2.Butitwillbethedriver'sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind. 3.However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyouarereversingyourvehicle;
2、oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit. 4.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit. 5.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindout
3、whyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldhesloweddown. 6.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations. 7.
4、Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter. 8.Contractionoffrontandsidepartsascellsdieoffwasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevident
5、insomesixtyandseventy-year-olds. 9.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns. 10.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant. 11.Weknowth
6、atyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcolleges,andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou. 12.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottobethes
7、ameasyours. 13.Weare,however,notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer,thoughwerefusetoacceptit;and,toshowourgratefulsenseofit,ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendusadozenoftheirsons,wewilltakecareoftheireducation,teachtheminallweknow,andmakemenofthem. 14.Inwhatnow
