1、第 I 卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项ANew Years Day is worth celebrating and you probably celebrate New Years Day together with your family and friends, enjoying drinks and watching the ball drop. If youre lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that
2、 special one when the dock hits 00:00am. But how New Years Day would look in another country? Listed below are four of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.”1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbors Door-DenmarkA strange Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is t
3、hrowing dishes at neighbors door. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large crowd of loyal friends.2. Talking to Spirits-MexicoMexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with
4、 the souls of their dead loved ones. New Years Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance!
5、3. Wearing Polka DotsPhilippinesImagine people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year in Phillippines. And they believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth.4. Burning Scarecrow Du
6、mmy-EcuadorEcuador has a custom of crafting scarecrows and burning them. As midnight approaches, gathering outside, each family bums their own scarecrow filled with newspapers and pieces of wood. The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scar
7、ecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness.The world is large but different. People of all nations may celebrate New Years Day much differently, but a lot of general themes are to be seen. We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusias
8、m and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.21. People generally celebrate New Year Day in the following ways except .A. sharing the time with their
9、familyB. getting together with their friendsC. participating in the ball dropD. spending the time with their lovers22. Which of the following cant describe the 4 unique New Year traditions properly?A. The more broken plates, glasses, cups you have at your door, the more good friends you have accordi
10、ng to Danish New Year tradition.B. By paying $15 in Taos Inn, Mexicans can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones.C. Wearing polka dots can help people in Philippines to gain wealth.D. People from Ecuador make and bum scarecrows to win good luck and happiness.23. What can you infer from
11、 the last paragraph?A. No matter how we celebrate New Year, increasing our wealth is very important.B. The traditions will be changed with the time going by.C. We seldom experience different traditions to celebrate New Year.D. Celebrating New Years Day means looking forward to a happier and better c
12、oming year.BWhen you are absorbed in something for a long time, even a phone call may shock you. That is what happens to me after I am on line for a whole day. My boyfriend foreign accent suddenly seems too hard to understand compared with his clear words on screen.Now I am a telecommuter, editing a
13、rticles and sending them by e-mail as well as communicating with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in Scotland; so much of our relationship is computer-mediated.Staying inside, I can order food, and manage my money, love and work, through which my needs are almost satisfied. B
14、ut after a while, life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though Ive become part of my machines, taking data in, spitting them back out. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. Its like attending the graduation ceremony wi
15、th everyone bare to the waist. We have become the Net opponents worst nightmare.What first seemed like a luxury, crawling from bed to computer, not worrying about hair, and clothes and face, has become an avoidance，a lack of self-control. And once you start replacing real human contact with online i
16、nteraction, coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to make a sound m me background, something that Td never done previously. The voices of the programs relax me, but then the advertisement is a headache to me. I find myself sucked in b
17、y soap operas, or needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. “Dateline”, “Frontline”， “Nightline， CNN, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves from foreground to background.24. What is the main reason why her b
18、oyfriend accent is hard to understand?A. He is a foreigner.B. His words are clearer than his accent.C. She is surfing the Internet.D. She is lost in the network and can*t come to herself instantly.25. The underlined sentence in paragraph 3 probably means .A. we dont like to attend the graduation cer
19、emonyB. we dont like the way people deal with each other in real lifeC. we want to attract others attentionD. it is a way to show our dislike for people outside26. What does the last paragraph mean?A. She watches TV a lot in order to keep up with the latest news and the weather.B. Having worked on t
20、he computer for a long time, she became a bit strange.C. She turns on TV now and then in order to get some valuable information.D. Sometimes TV programs give her comfort and even makes her forget her work.27. What is the authors attitude to the computer?A. She likes it because it is very convenient.
21、B. She likes it because it provides an imaginary world.C. At first she likes it but later becomes tired of it.D. She dislikes it because TV is more attractive.CWith tourism developing fast, youd expect greater understanding between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! Superb systems of communi
22、cation by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each others countries at a reasonable cost. What was once the “grand tour“, reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybodys grasp so that modem travelers enjoy a level of comfort. But whats the sense of this mass exchange of popu
23、lations if the nations of the world keep ignoring each other?Many tourist organizations deliberately set out to protect their travelers from too much contact with the local population. The modem tourist leads a sheltered life, such g at international hotels, eating food and sipping drink there. Howe
24、ver, he stares at the natives from a distance. Guided tours to places of interest are carefully planned. The tourist allowed to see only what the organizers want him to see and no more, and language also holds them back. So he is only too happy to be protected in this way.The sad thing about this si
25、tuation is that it leads to the continuance of national stereotypes. That is, we dont see the people of other nations as they really are, but as we have been brought up to believe they are. So when you set out on your travels, the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm your previous
26、 knowledge. You leave with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression that, say, “Latin peoples shout a lot“. You only have to make foreign friends to understand how absurd and harmful national stereotypes are. But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade docs its best to prevent
27、 you?28. Which of the following can best describe the “grand tour“ now?A. At a reasonable cost.B. It is still reserved for the very rich.C. Travelers enjoy the first-class comforts.D. It is accessible to everyone.29. What can prevent tourists from better understanding another country?living in an in
28、ternational hotel eating and drinking in an international hotelcarefully planned places of interest keeping the natives at a distance being unable to speak their language being too happy to be alone national stereotypes A. B.C. D.30. What is the authors attitude toward tourism?A. Neutral. B. Negativ
29、e. C. Objective. D. Critical.31. The author wrote this passage to tell us .A. when traveling, you notice characteristics which confirm your previous knowledgeB. guided tour is disappointing C. the way of touring should be changedD. national stereotypes should be changedDIt has been known that the oc
30、topus has many special skills, such as using hard shells for mobile homes and protection, disabling their suckers, plotting escapes, and even predicting World Cup soccer game outcomes. Cant we say it is a mysterious creature?While all these talents are impressive, they pale compared to its ability t
31、o “disappear“ from plain sight. Researchers have long known that this is possible because of the presence of the organs under their skin, which expand or contract to produce a series of colors, patterns and even skin textures in just milliseconds.Scientists had always believed that such a reaction w
32、as directed by a signal from the octopuss large，human-like eyes or brain. But a recent report published in the Journal of Experimental Biology by researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara, indicate that the animal does not have to wait for a signal from its eyes or brain. It can
33、 “see“ the light with its skin!UCSB doctoral student Desmond and Professor Todd said they have seen reports about octopus skin changing colors in response to light with no signal from the eye or brain. However, there had been no follow-up to find out why this was the case and the two decided to see
34、what they could uncover.They began by taking skin samples from a couple of California octopuses and exposing them to colors, ranging from violent to orange and found that their skin is equipped with the same light-sensitive protein as is found in the cells in the retina of the eyes. Thanks to these
35、proteins, the octopus can “see“ the light and react without having to wait for a signal from the eyes or brain, thus enabling it to begin the escape process.Another research by University of Maryland researchers discovered that cuttlefish and squid share the same talent. Thanks to these findings res
36、earchers now know that their skin color can be controlled by both. What is still not clear is how the two come together to manage the whole process. The doctoral student plans to get to the bottom of the mystery.32. Which of the octopus skills impresses people most according to the passage?A. Their
37、ability to escape from the sight of their enemy.B. Their large human-like eyes and brainsC. Their shells that can move and make predictions.D. Their ability to use shells as their houses.33. What does UCSB research find?A. Skin sample can be taken from California octopuses.B. Octopuses have protein
38、similar to cuttlefishess.C. Octopuses can “see“ things by using its skin.D. The skin of octopuses expands to disable an attacker.34. What does the underlined word“both”（in the last paragraph）refer to?A. Signals from the brain and the proteins under their skin.B. The two research teams in UCSB and UM
39、.C. The cells in the retina of the eyes and their good eyesight.D. Cuttlefish and squid.35. What is the next aim of Desmond on octopuses?A. Whether octopuses and cuttlefish have the same ancestor.B. How the signals from their brain work with the proteins.C. When the two teams will cooperate on their
40、 research.D. What octopuses will do to disable their enemies.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. 36 But according to th
41、is book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.1. If youre obese, blame your genes.37 Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled-too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our
42、plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.2. If youre obese, you lack self-control.Research shows that if we are faced with too much informa
43、tion, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. 38 Even the most vigilant（警觉的）people may not be good controllers of themselves.3. 39Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the “food deserts“, about 65 percent of the nations population
44、 is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.3. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we dont exercise.Michelle Obamas “Lets Move“ campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, chil
45、dhood obesity rates will decrease. 40 In fact, although a drop in work-related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.A. Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.B. Obesity rates have increased.C.
46、Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.D. But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.E. People hold different views on obesity.F. People benefit a lot from physical activities.G. Our world has b
47、ecome so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we cant understand.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In my childhood, I envied my classmates very much as my absence from school was not allowed due
48、 to my strict parents. I had to be 41 in order to stay home. My parents 42 to say that they were leading me to have a 43 work ethic（职业道德）.Not until last week did I see the 44. I was on a bus, and behind was a man who was 45 to his friend about his life. His dream was to become a director but he woul
49、dnt continue to 46 it because he had no 47 if he could make enough money. And he didnt want to waste 48 because it probably would take months or years to 49 it big. Then he admitted to thinking about becoming a（n）50 because he thought he could 51 make six figures within one year. His friend agreed because as he put it, “I have no 52 to work long hours and not make much money. Taking pictures is good because you can make big money and only work short hours.“Many people thes
