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1. How does the author structure the passage to support the idea that the burial at Çemka Höyük may have had ritual significance?
(A) By depicting the burial’s specific details and connecting them to broader ritual practices in PPNA societies.
(B) By highlighting the standard procedures of the burial and leaving their broader cultural significance open to interpretation.
(C) By presenting a chronological account of Neolithic burial practices before introducing the Çemka Höyük site.
(D) By focusing on the concept of shamanism and using the burial as evidence to validate its presence in early societies.

2. What is Bill Finlayson’s opinion on the term “shaman” in this context?
(A) The burial’s ritual elements should not be overinterpreted as evidence of shamanism.
(B) The burial’s association with animal remains definitively supports the presence of a spiritual practitioner.
(C) It was originally used to describe Siberian practices and may not be applicable to the Neolithic period.
(D) The burial has unique features but cautions against applying a modern term with specific cultural origins

3. Which example in the passage most directly supports the claim that the adult brain can reorganize itself after injury?
(A) The recovery of motor or language functions after a stroke through rehabilitation.
(B) The enlargement of the hippocampus in response to repeated spatial navigation tasks.
(C) The use of non-invasive technologies like transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychiatric settings.
(D) The reinforcement of negative behaviors in individuals suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

4. What does the author imply about the double-edged nature of neuroplasticity?
(A) That attempts to alter brain function always carry the risk of complete failure.
(B) That beneficial neural adaptations occur only during childhood, not adulthood.
(C) That neuroplasticity enables both positive changes and the persistence of undesirable behavioral patterns.
(D) That neuroplastic responses are so rapid they often reverse the effects of serious trauma without assistance.

5. Which of the following best reflects the author’s perspective on current research into adult neuroplasticity?
(A) The author is skeptical of neuroplasticity’s relevance to cognitive therapies due to inconsistent evidence.
(B) The author views current findings as promising but acknowledges ongoing debates and complexities in the field.
(C) The author believes that individual outcomes are consistent and that neuroplasticity can be predicted with precision.
(D) The author suggests that neuroplasticity is confined to a narrow range of brain regions and has little influence on real-world
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Michael Faraday was born near London, the son of a blacksmith. His first job was in a bookshop, but in 1813 he started work as a laboratory assistant at the Royal Institution in London. In 1844 he was made professor of chemistry there. Many people now ^① view Faraday as the greatest of all experimental physicists. He was one of the first people to try to make science popular with the general public. In 1826 he gave the first lectures about science for children, at the Royal Institution. These are still ^② held every year.
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正文：
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