11-12学年度第495期7版Quiz time答案：
高二版
D1
1. He was surprised.
2. He had a wise and compelling look, and a rare acting talent.
3.
1) He stayed in a water tank for many hours every day during filming.
2) He swam for four or five hours a day until he was completely comfortable in the water.
3) He worked hard on his body to make it change as the story developed.
4) He had rats run all over him to prepare for his role.
4. 以前我只活在自己的小世界里，但是现在我知道如何更好地处理各种情况。我也能够付出五倍的努力而不受到太大的影响，因为我已经那样努力过。
5. It is an inspiring journey of growth and self-discovery.
D2 1-4 CDCB
D3 1-4 CADC
D4 1-4 BCAD
D5 1-3 BDC
答案解析
D2
1. C. 原文提到Perhaps that is why reality TV shows（电视真人秀）have become so popular with young people in the UK.可知选C。
2. D. 根据文意可知前三项都是名人参加的项目，而最有一项是才艺秀，普通人也可以参加并有机会一夜成名。
3. C. 文中提到In Big Brother, a group of contestants (参赛者) live together in a specially built house for weeks, under the watchful eye of dozens of cameras. One by one, contestants are voted out.参加Big Brother栏目的选手会逐渐把队友选出去，所以他们需要作出很艰难的决定才能保证自己能留下来。
4. B. 文中第二段What kind of reality TV shows do young viewers like best?和全文的结构可知选B.
D3
1. C. 文章开头提到So much so that we do certain things almost automatically, such as taking the same route (路线) to school, or biting our nails. Doing some things without thinking means our brain is freed up to focus on other things。可知旧的习惯让人们能够腾出精力思考其他的事情。
2. A. 根据Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, has found the exact region (区域) in our brain that is in charge of kicking old habits and forming new ones. 以及之后解释的内容可知作者通过介绍最新研究结果来解释了人们抛弃就习惯建立新习惯的原理。
3. D. 原文提到Almost immediately, the rats dropped the habit of running in a certain direction according to the given tone.可知打扰老鼠infralimbic cortex皮层的活动会使他们放弃原来听到声调提示就转弯的习惯。
4. C. 纵观全文，主要介绍了对于大脑控制人们习惯形成的机理的最新研究成果。而这一成果是的人们改变自身习惯成为可能。
D4
1. B。从第二段的“Failure is how we learn”和最后一段的“remind her of what she learned, and how she can do better next time”可以得此答案。
2. C。作者提到虽然现在小女儿的这一套杂技动作已经很熟练和成功了，但是她觉得学不到新东西感受不到乐趣，所以决定要改掉这套动作。结合全文的中心意思，作者对小女儿的做法应该是肯定的。
3. A。文章分别以厨师、作者自己、小女儿为例，讲述了各自不畏失败的经历。
4. D。作者提到自己写专栏的时候，每次都很努力，努力使自己将要写的东西不要成为自己最差的文章。
