2016年北京市高考英語(yǔ)試卷

第一部分：聽(tīng)力理解（共三節(jié)：30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，

共7.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話.每段對(duì)話后有一道小題，從每題所給的A、B、

C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng).聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你將有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答

有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題，每段對(duì)話你將聽(tīng)一遍.

1.（1.5分）（2016?北京）Whatdoesthemanwanttoborrow?

A.Apencil.

B.Aneraser.

C?Apen.

2.（1.5分）（2016?北京）Whatisthewomandoingnow?

A.Eating.

B.Goinghome.

C.Havinggroupstudy.

3.（1.5分）（2016?4匕京）Whatdoesthemanhaveforearthquakepreparation?

A.Acandle.

B.Aradio.

C.Aflashlight.

4.（1.5分）（2016?北京）Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabank.

B.Inahotel.

C.Inastore.

5.（1.5分）（2016?北京）Wherewillthemangoforhisholiday?

A.Brazil.

B.Denmark.

C.Greece.

第二節(jié)（共4小題；每小題1.5分，共15分）聽(tīng)下面4段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白.每段

對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾道小題，從每題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng).聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有5秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀每小題.聽(tīng)完后，每小

題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間.每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白你將聽(tīng)兩遍.

6.（3分）（2016?北京）聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至7題.

6.WhendoesthesupermarketcloseonSundays?

A.At5：00pm.

B.At7：00pm.

C.At8：00pm.

7.Whathavethetwospeakersdecidedtodonow?

A.Goshopping.

B.Takeawalk.

C.Havedinner.

8.（3分）（2016?北京）聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至9題.

8.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?

A.Tomakeabooking.

B.Tomakeasuggestion.

C.Tomakeanappointment.

9.WhenwillthemanreturnfromLondon?

A.OnMarch10.

B.OnMarch12.

C.OnMarch22.

10.（4.5分）（2016?北京）聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題.

10.Whatisthepossiblebetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Headmasterandteacher.

B.Managerandcustomer.

C.Bossandclerk.

11.Onwhichoffollowingdayswillwomanwork?

A.Wednesday.

B.Saturday.

C.Sunday.

12.Howoftenwillthewomanhaveon-the-jobtraining?

A.Onceaweek.

B.Onceamonth.

C.Onceayear.

13.（4.5分）（2016?北京）聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至15題.

13.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Coursematerials.

B.After-schoolactivities.

C.Changesinthetimetable.

14.Whatwillthefirstclassbetoday?

A.English.

B.History.

C.Art.

15.WhichgroupwillmeetonFriday?

A.Thedebatinggroup.

B.Thehandballgroup.

C.Themusicgroup.

第三節(jié)（共1小題；每小題1.5分，共7.5分）聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，完成第16

至第20五道小題，每小題僅填寫(xiě)一個(gè)詞.聽(tīng)對(duì)話前，你將有20秒鐘的時(shí)間

閱讀試題，聽(tīng)完后你將有60秒鐘的作答時(shí)間.這段對(duì)話你將聽(tīng)兩遍.

16.（7.5分）（2016?北京）

CustomerServiceForm

RoomNo.（16）_______________

NameGeorge（17）

Phone

61-293-312097

No.

EventBookinga（n）（18）

Leaving：1：20pmfromthehoteltotheMQ（19）

Returning：8：00pmwaiting（20）theMQandthen

backtohotel

第二部分：知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，45分）第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小

題1分，共15分）從每題所給的ABCD四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.（1分）（2016?北京）Jackinthelabwhenthepowercutoccurred.（）

A.worksB.hasworkedC.wasworkingD.wouldwork

22.（1分）（2O16?4匕京）Ilivenextdoortoacouplechildrenoftenmakealotof

noise.（）

A.whoseB.whyC.whereD.which

23.（1分）（2016?北京）-Excuseme,whichmovieareyouwaitingfor?

-ThenewStarWars.Wehereformorethantwohours.（）

A.waitedB.wait

C.wouldbewaitingD.havebeenwaiting

24.（1分）（2016?W匕京）Yoursupportisimportanttoourwork,youcando

helps.（）

A.HoweverB.WhoeverC.WhateverD.Wherever

25.（1分）（2016?北京）IhalfoftheEnglishnovel,andI'lltrytofinishitatthe

weekend.（）

A.readB.havereadC.amreadingD.willread

26.（1分）（201匕京）iteasiertogetintouchwithus,you'dbetterkeepthis

cardathand.（）

A.MadeB.MakeC.MakingD.Tomake

27.（1分）（2016?北京）Mygrandfatherstillplaystennisnowandthen,he's

inhisnineties.（）

A.aslongasB.asifC.eventhoughD.incase

28.（1分）（2016?4匕京）______overaweekago,thebooksareexpectedtoarrive

anytimenow.（）

A.OrderingB.Toorder

C.HavingorderedD.Ordered

29.（1^）（2016*4L^）Themostpleasantthingoftherainyseasonis____one

canbeentirelyfreefromdust.（）

A.whatB.thatC.whetherD.why

30.（1分）（2016?北京）Thestudentshavebeenworkinghardontheirlessons

andtheireffortssuccessintheend.（）

A.rewardedB.wererewarded

C.willrewardD.willberewarded

31.（1分）（2016?W匕京）Ilovetheweekend,becauseI______getupearlyon

SaturdaysandSundays.（）

A.needn'tB.mustn'tC.wouldn'tD.shouldn't

32.（1分）（2016?北京）Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet,________

theoldtownintoadreamland.（）

A.turnB.turningC.toturnD.turned

33.(1分)(2016?北京)Ireallyenjoylisteningtomusic___ithelpsmerelax

andtakesmymindawayfromothercaresoftheday.()

A.becauseB.beforeC.unlessD.until

34.(1分)(2016?1匕京)Whydidn'tyoutellmeaboutyourtroublelastweek?

Ifyou___me,Icouldhavehelped.()

A.toldB.hadtoldC.weretotellD.wouldtell

35.(1分)(2016?北京)Iamnotafraidoftomorrow,_______Ihaveseen

yesterdayandIlovetoday.()

A.soB.andC.forD.but

第二節(jié)完形填空(共1小題；每小題1.5分，共30分)閱讀下面短文，掌握

其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題

卡上講該項(xiàng)涂黑.

36.(30分)(2016?北京)ARaceAgainstDeath

ItwasacoldJanuaryin1925inNorthAlaska.Thetownwascutofffromtherest

oftheworldduetoheavysnow.

Onthe20thofthatmonth,Dr.Welch(36)aSickboy,Billy,

andknewhehaddiphtheria,adeadlyinfectious(傳染的)diseasemainly

affectingchildren.ThechildrenofNomewouldbe(37)ifitstruck

thetown.Dr.Welchneededmedicineassoonaspossibletostopotherkidsfrom

gettingsick.(38),theclosestsupplywasover1,OOOmilesaway,

inAnchorage.

HowcouldthemedicinegettoNome?Thetown's(39)was

alreadyfullofice,soitcouldn'tcomebyship.Carsandhorsescouldn'ttravel

onthe(40)roads.Jetairplanesandbigtrucksdidn'texistyet.

(41)January26,Billyandthreeotherchildrenhaddied.Twenty

morewere(42)?Nome'stownofficialscameupwitha(n)

(43).Theywouldhavethemedicinesentby(44)

fromAnchoragetoNenana.Fromthere,dogeled(狗拉雪橇)drivers-known

as"mushers"-would(45)ittoNomeinarelay(接力).

TheracebeganonJanuary27.Thefirstmusher,Shannon,pickedupthe

medicinefromthetrainatNenanaandrodeallnight.(46)he

handedthemedicinetothenextmusher,Shannon'sfacewasblackfromthe

extremecold.

OnJanuary31,amushernamedSeppalahadto(47)afrozen

bodyofwatercalledNortonSound.Itwasthemost(48)partof

thejourney.NortonSoundwascoveredwithice,whichcouldsometimesbreak

upwithoutwarning.Ifthathappened,Seppalamightfallintotheicywater

below.Hewould(49)，andsowouldthesickchildrenof

Nome.ButSeppalamadeitacross.

AhugesnowstormhitonFebruary1.AmushernamedKaasenhadtobravethis

storm.Atonepoint,hugepilesofsonwblockedhis(50).He

hadtoleavethetrail(雪橇痕跡)togetaroundthem.Conditionsweresobad

thatitwasimpossibleforhimto(51)thetrailagain.Theonly

hopewasBalto,Kaasen'sleaddog,Baltoputhisnosetotheground,(52)_

tofindthesmellofotherdogsthathadtraveledonthetrail.IfBaltofailed,

itwouldmeandisasterforNome.Theminutespassedby.Suddenly,Baltobegan

to(53)?Hehadfoundthetrail.

At5：30amonFebruary2,Kaasenandhisdog(54)in

Nome.Withinminutes,Dr.Welchhadthemedicine.Hequicklygaveittothe

sickchildren.Allofthemrecoverd.

Nomehadbeen(55)

36.A.examinedB.warnedC.interviewed

D.cured

37.A.harmlessB.helplessC.fearless

D.careless

38.A.MoreoverB.ThereforeC.Otherwise

D.However

39.A.airportB.stationC.harbor

D.border

40.A.narrowB.snowyC.busy

D.dirty

41.A.FromB.OnC.By

D.After

42.A.tiredB.upsetC.pale

D.sick

43.A.planB.excuseC.message

D.topic

44.A.airB.railC.sea

D.road

45.A.carryB.returnC.mail

D.give

46.A.ThoughB.SinceC.When

D.If

47.A.enterB.moveC.visit

D.cross

48.A.shamefulB.boringC.dangerous

D.foolish

49.A.escapeB.bleedC.swim

D.die

50.A.memoryB.exitC.way

D.destination

51.A.findB.fixC.pass

D.change

52.A.pretendingB.tryingC.asking

D.learning

53.A.runB.leaveC.bite

D.play

54.A.gatheredB.stayedC.camped

D.arrived

55.A.controlledB.savedC.founded

D.developed.

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，20分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題6分，共

30分）閱讀下列短文：從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，將正確的選項(xiàng)涂在答題卡上.

56.（6分）（2016?北京）DearAlfred,

Iwanttotellyouhowimportantyourhelpistomylife.

Growingup,IhadpeopletellingmeIwastooslow,though,withanIQof150

at17,I'manythingbutstupid.ThefactwasthatIwasfoundtohaveADHD（注

意力缺陷多動(dòng)障礙）.Anxiousallthetime,Iwasunabletokeepfocusedfor

morethananhouratatime.

However,whensomethingdidinterestme,Icouldbecomeabsorbed.Inhigh

school,Ibecamecuriousaboutthecomputer,andbuiltmyfirst

website.Moreover,IcompletedtheseniorcourseofComputerBasics,plusfive

relevantpre-collegecourses.

WhileIwasexploringmycuriosity,mydiseasegotworse.Iwantedtogoto

collegeafterhighschool,butcouldn't.So,Iwaskillingmytimeathomeuntil

June2012whenIdiscoveredtheonlinecomputercoursesofyourtraining

center.

Sincethen,IhavetakencourseslikeDataScienceandAdvanced

Mathematics.Currently,I'mlearningyourProbabilitycourse.Ihavehundreds

ofprinterpaper,coveredinself-writtennotesfromyourvideo.Thishasgiven

meapurpose.

Lastyear,Ispentallmytimelookingforajobwhere,withoutdealingwiththe

public,Icouldworkalone,butstillhaveateamtotalkto.Luckily,Idiscovered

thejob-DataAnalyst-thismonthandhavebeengoingfullsteamahead.Iwant

toprovethatIcanteachmyselfarespectfulprofession,withoutgoingto

college,andbejustasgoodas,ifnotbetterthan,mycompetitors.

Thankyou.You'vegivenmehopethatIcanfollowmyheart.Forthefirsttime,

IfeelgoodaboutmyselfbecauseI'mdoingsomething,notbecausesomeonetold

meIwasdoinggood.Ifeelwhole.

Thisiswhyyou'resavingmylife.

Yours,

Tanis

56.whydid'tTanisgotocollegeafterhighschool?

A.Shehadlearnedenoughaboutcomputerscience

B.Shehadmoredifficultykeepingfoucesed

C.Shepreferredtakingonlinecourses

D.Shewastooslowtolearn

57.ASfortheworkingenvironment,Tainsprefers.

A.workingbyherself

B.dealingwiththepublic

C.competingagainstothers

D.stayingwithADHDstudents

58.Taniswrotethisletterinorderto.

A.explainwhyshewasinterestedinthecomputer

B.sharetheideasshehadforherprofession

C.showhowgratefulshewastothecenter

D.describethecoursesshehadtakensofar.

59.（8分）（2016?北京）SurvivingHurricaneSandy（颶風(fēng)桑迪）

NatalieDoan,14,hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockaway,NewYork.Living

justafewblocksfromthebeach,Nataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewave

fromherhouse."It'stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecial,“shesays.

OnOctober29,2012,thatoceanturnedfierce.Thatnight,HurricaneSandy

attackedtheEastCoast,andRockawaywashitespeciallyhard.Fortunately,

Natalie'sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity'sbridgeclosed.

WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextday,theyfoundtheirneighborhoodin

ruins.ManyofNatalie'sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfar

away.Allaroundher,peopleweresuffering,especiallytheelderly.Natalie's

schoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarilyattendaschoolinBrooklyn.

Inthefollowingfewdays,themenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecover

inspiredNatalie.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingand

toys.Neighborsdevotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuild.Teenagers

climbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeople

trappedinpowerlesshigh-risebuildings.

“MymomtellsmethatIcan'tcontrolwhathappenstome,“Nataliesays,“but

IcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit.〃

Natalie'schoicewastohelp.

Shecreatedawebsitepagematchingsurvivorsinneedwithdonorswhowanted

tohalp.NataliepostedintroductionaboutaboynamedPatrick,wholosthis

baseballcardcollectingwhenhishouseburneddown.Withindays,Patrick's

collectionwasreplaced.

Inthecomingmonths,herwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids：Christopher,who

receivedanewbasketball；Charlie,whogotanewkeyboard.Nataliealso

workedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-needsuppliestoRockaway.Her

effortsmadeherafamousperson.LastApril,shewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouse

andhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChange.

Today,thescars（倉(cāng)4痕）ofdestructionarestillseeninRockaway,buthopeis

intheair.Thestreetsareclear,andmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt.can't

imaginelivinganywherebutRockaway,“Nataliedeclares."Myneighborhood

willbeback,evenstrongerthanbefore."

59.WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricane,she

found.

A.somefriendshadlosttheirlives

B.herneighborhoodwasdestroyed

C.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklyn

D.theelderlywerefreefromsuffering

60.Accordingtoparagraph4,whoinspiredNataliemost?

A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuild

B.Thepeopletrappedinhigh_risebuilding

C.Thevolunteersdonatingmoneytosuevivors

D.Localteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeople

61.HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?

A.Shegavehertoystothekids

B.Shetookcareofyoungerchildren

C.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp

D.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform

62.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.EastorWest,homeisbest

D.Technologyispower.

63.（8分）（2016?北京）CaliforniaCondor'sShockingRecovery

CaliforniacondorsareNorthAmerica'slargestbirds,withwind-lengthofupto

3meters.Inthe1980s,electricallinesandleadpoisoning（鉛中毒）nearly

drovethemtodyingout.Now,electricshocktrainingandmedicaltreatmentare

helpingtorescuethesebigbirds.

Inthelate1980s,thelastfewcondorsweretakenfromthewild,andthereare

nowmorethan150flyingoverCaliforniaandnearbyArizona,UtahandBajain

Mexico.

Electricallineshavebeenkillingthemoff."Astheygointorestforthenight,

theyjustdon'tseethepowerlines,"saysBruceRideoutofSanDiegoZoo.Their

wingscanbridgethegapbetweenlines,resultinginelectrocutionC電死）ifthey

touchtwolinesatonce.

Soscientistshavecomeupwithashockingidea.Tallpoles,placedinlarge

trainingareas,teachthebirdstostayclearofelectricallinesbygivingthema

painfulbutundeadlyelectricshock.Beforethetrainingwasintroduced,66%of

set-freedcondorsdiedofelectrocution.Thishasnowdroppedto18%.

Leadpoisonoushasprovedmoredifficulttodealwith.Whencondorseatdead

bodiesofotheranimalscontaininglead,theyabsorblargequantitiesof

lead.Thisaffectstheirnervoussystemsandabilitytoproducebabybirds,and

canleadtokidney（腎）failuresanddeath.Socondorswithhighlevelsoflead

aresenttoLosAngelesZoo,wheretheyaretreatedwithcalciumEDTA,a

chemicalthatremovesleadfromthebloodoverseveraldays.Thisworkis

startingtopayoff.Theannualdeathrateforadultcondorshasdroppedfrom

38%in2000to5.4%in2011.

Rideout'steamthinksthattheCaliforniacondors'averagesurvivaltimeinthe

wildisnowjustundereightyears."'Althoughthesemeasuresarenoteffective

forever,theyarevitalfornow,“hesays."Theyaretrulygoodbirdsthatare

wortheveryeffortweputintorecoveringthem."

63.Californiacondorsattractresearchers'interestbecausethey.

A.areactiveatnight

B.hadtobebredinthewild

C.arefoundoninCalifornia

D.almostdiedoutinthe1980s

64.Researchershavefoundelectricallinesare,

A.blockingcondors'journeyhome

B.bigkillersofCaliforbniacondors

C.restplacesforcondorsatnight

D.usedtokeepcondorsaway

65.AccordingtoParaghaph5,leadpoisoning.

A.makescondorstoonervoustofly

B.haslittleeffectoncondors'kidneys

C.canhardlybegottenridofformcondors'blood

D.makesitdifferentforcondorstoproducebabybirds

66.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.theaveragesurvivaltimeofcondorsissatisfactory

B.Rideout'sresearchinterestliesinelectricengineering

C.theeffortstoprotectcondorsbavebroughtgoodresults

D.researchershavefoundthefinalanswerstotheproblem.

67.（8分）（2016?北京）WhyCollegeIsNotHome

Thecollegeyearsaresupposedtobeatimeforimportantgrowthinautonomy

（自主性）andthedevelopmentofadultidentity.However,nowtheyare

becominganextendedperiodofadolescence,duringwhichmanyoftoday's

studentsandarenotshoulderedwithadultresponsibilities.

Forpreviousgenerations,collegewasdecisivebreakfromparentalcontrol；

guidanceandsupportneededhelpfrompeopleofthesameageandfrom

within.Inthepasttwodecades,however,continuedconnectionwithand

dependenceonfamily,thankstocellphones,emailandsocialmedia,have

increasedsignificantly.Someparentsgosofarastohelpwith

coursework.Insteadofpromotingtheideaofcollegeasapassagefromtheshelter

ofthefamilytoautonomyandadultresponsibility,universitieshavegiveninto

theideathattheyshouldprovidethesameenvironmentasthatofthehome.

Toprepareforincreasedautonomyandresponsibility,collegeneedstobeatime

ofexplorationandexperimentation.Thisprocessinvolves/ztryingon“newways

ofthinkingaboutoneselfbotheintellectually（在思維方面）and

personally.Whileweshouldprovide^safespaces^withincolleges,wemustalso

makeitsafetoexpressopinionsandchallengemajorityviews.Intellectual

growthandflexibilityarefosteredondebateandquestioning.

Learningtodealwiththesocialworldisequallyimportant.Becauseacollege

community（群體）differsfromthefamily,manystudentswillstruggletofind

asenseofbelonging.Ifstudentsrelyonadministratorstoregulatetheirsocial

behaviorandthinkingpattern,theyarenotfacingthechallengeoffindingan

identitywithinalargerandcomplexcommunity.

Moreover,thetendencyforuniversitiestomonitorandshapestudentbehavior

runsupagainstanothercharacteristicofyoungadults：theresponsetobeing

controlledbytheirelders.Ifacceptablesocialbehavioristoostrictlydefined

（規(guī)定）andcontrolled,theinsensitiveoraggressivebehaviorthat

administratorsareseekingtominimizemayactuallybeencouraged.

Itisnotsurprisingthatyoungpeoplearelikelytoburstout,particularlywhen

therearereasonstodoso.Ourgenerationoncejoinedhandsandstoodfirmat

timesofnationalemergency.Whatislackingtodayistheconflictbetween

adolescent'sdesireforautonomyandtheirunderstandingofanunsafe

world.Therefore,thereisthedesirefortheirdormstobereplacementhomesand

notplacestoexperienceintellectualgrowth.

Everycollegediscussionaboutcommunityvalues,socialclimateandbehavior

shouldincluderecognitionofthedevelopmentalimportanceofstudent

autonomyandself-regulation,ofthenecessarytensionbetweensafetyandself

-discovery.

67.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardcontinuedparentalguidancetocollege

students?_______________

A.SympatheticB.Disapproving

C.SupportiveD.Neutral

68.Theunderlinedword“passage“inParaghaph2means.

A.changeB.choice

C.textD.extension

69.Accordingtotheanthor,whatroleshouldcollegeplay?

A.todevelopasharedidentityamongstudents

B.todefineandregulatestudents'socialbehavior

C.Toprovideasafeworldwithouttensionforstudents

D.Tofosterstudents'intellectualandpersonaldevelopment

70.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題10分.共10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七

個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出正確的填入空白處.選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng).

71.(10分)(2016?北京)TheScienceofRisk-Seeking

SometimesWedecidethatalittleunnecessarydangerisworthitbecausewhen

weweightheriskandthereward,theriskseemsworthtasking.(71)

Someofusenjoyactivitiesthatwouldsurpriseandscaretherestofus.Why?

Expertssayitmayhavetodowithhowourbrainswork.

Thereasonwhyanyofustakeanyrisksatallmighthavetodowithearly

humans.Risk-takerswerebetterathunting,fighting,orexploring.(72)_

AsthequalityofRisk-takingwaspassedfromonrationtothenext,humans

endedupwithasenseofadventureandatoleranceforrisk.

Sowhyaren'twealljumpingoutofairplanesthen?Well,even200,OOOyears

ago,toomuchrisk-takingcouldgetoneKilled.Afewdaringsurvived,though,

alongwithafewstay-in-the-cavetypes.Asaresult,humansdevelopeda

rangeofcharactertypesthatstillexiststoday.Somaybeyoulovecarracing,

ormaybeyouhateit.(73)

Nomatterwhereyouareontherisk-seekingrange,scientistssaythatyour

Willingnesstotakerisksincreasesduringyourteenageyears.(74)

Tohelpyoudothat,yourbrainincreasesyourhungerfornewexperiences.New

experiencesoftenmeantakingsomerisks,soyourbrainraisesyourtolerancefor

riskaswell.

Meantakingsomerisks,soyourbrainraisersyourtoleranceforriskaswell.

(75)Fortherisk-seekersapartofthebrainrelatedtopleasure

becomesactive,whilefortheresto