also bad. Fortunately, Dr. Thornfeldt recommends a happy medium. “The best solution is to take a warm, not too hot shower and then finish off with cold water for the last few seconds to still gain the rewards of the cold water,” he says.
That doesn’t sound too unbearable. Considering the fact that our beloved, steamy showers may cause so much damage to skin and hair, it’s best to switch to slightly warm temperatures to avoid losing natural oils and drying out, especially in winter when indoor heat is already sucking moisture (水分) out of skin. So, when the main part of an extremely comfortable warm shower is complete, finish off with a cool splash. Your hair and skin will thank you!
32. Why does your hair dislike a hot shower? A. It causes hair-related illness. C. It makes your hair fragile.
B. It makes your hair go grey. D. It leads to hair loss.
33. How do cold showers benefit skin? A. They make pores nearly unseen. C. They drive dirt out of skin.
B. They make skin stronger.
D. They brighten skin color.
34. What does the underlined word “shivering” probably mean? A. fighting with courage C. trembling with fear
B. recovering from pain
D. shaking with cold
35. What kind of water is advised to use for showers in winter? A. Warm water mainly and cold water at the end. B. Completely cold water. C. Water as warm as your body. D. Warm water and cold water by turns. 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 Elements of Success
I don’t believe that there is any one recipe for success. 36 — and not all of them are needed for success. The more factors you have on your side, the more likely you are to succeed, and positive attitude is just one of those factors. Here are some
additional factors that are also important.
Knowledge
A strong body of knowledge about the area in which you wish to succeed is often one of the key building blocks of success. 37 — read and try out the foundational materials and push yourself into challenging areas to build your knowledge.
Clear goals and planning
Much like a trip, it’s a lot easier to get where you want to go if you know where you’re going and spend the time planning the route you’ll take to get there. Think about what your definition of success exactly is, and then identify some of the things that need to be done to help you move towards it.
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Hard work is another key to finding success. You don’t become a champion without practicing every day. If you want to succeed in a certain area, work hard in that area and go beyond what others are doing — deliberate practice is one big key.
Luck and opportunity
Luck and opportunity also play an important role in success — 39 . You can improve your luck by making as many strong personal contacts as you can and sharing what you have to increase their “luck” and “opportunities”.
Cooperation and support
40 — the fact that others are working in small ways to help you succeed rather than hinder you. A spouse telling you that you can do this is going to go a lot further than a spouse telling you you’ll never make it.
A. You can build this by pushing yourself B. the most important factor C. Consistent effort
D. Instead, I believe success is the result of a combination of a lot of different factors
E. Deliberate work
F. sometimes things just click due to forces outside your control G. Along with luck comes cooperation
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When it’s raining cats and dogs outside, I go through my mum’s old diaries, reading them with complicated feelings.
Years ago, when I was thirteen years old, I found 41 just lying around her 42 room. That day I read each line with growing 43 and thrill. I couldn’t believe that woman who fed me as a baby and read me fairy tales had written this. I will never forget the first line I read: “They all want to take me and 44 me!”
45 I remembered the other day, when she was 46 around the house. I was sitting at the dining room table with my grandmother, working on a five-thousand-piece puzzle (拼图) that seems to take a 47 to solve. Suddenly, the front door was violently thrown open. My mother ran in screaming at the top of her lungs.
Then she ran into the room and shoved (推) our puzzle off the table, smashing it into the five thousand pieces we had 48 . It scared me. 49 , something was 50 my mother.
My 51 ended then, when the doctor told me she had hallucinations (幻想症). I started to understand that her illness wasn’t something I could 52 . That was when I realized that other kids always 53 she was different when they came over to play.
I always wondered 54 I could do but there is no solution. But dealing with my mother has given me a different outlook on life. I try not to 55 my problems. If my mum starts making strange remarks, I leave the room and call someone. Just 56 is one of the best relax ways in the world. If there is no one to talk to, I 57 the violin or some other hobbies to forget about things for a time.
When I look back on the past, I realize that mum was 58 an entire life. Thankfully, I haven’t been. To me, each day is just one piece of the 59 , one piece among the thousands we spend our lives putting together, hoping it won’t 60 .
41. A. it B. myself 42. A. clean
B. messy
strange
43. A. astonishment B. happiness 44. A. protect B. kill
45. A. Though B. However 46. A. angry
B. delighted
relaxed
47. A. moment
B. minute 48. A. begun with B. made
prepared 49. A. Vividly
B. Obviously Luckily
50. A. cautious about B. connected with wrong with 51. A. bad luck B. memories
52. A. ignore B. overcome 53. A. hoped
B. expected
54. A. when
B. which
55. A. keep on
B. concentrate on on
56. A waiting B. talking smiling 57. A. tend to B. cling to 58. A. dreamt of
B. tired of
charged of 59. A. diary
B. toy 60. A. fall apart B. fall over
fall off
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C. them D. those
C. full
D.
C. joy D. doubt
C. comfort D. confront C. Yet
D. Then
C. surprised
D.
C. lifetime D. day
C. looked for
D.
C. Abruptly D.
C. worried about D.
C. hard time D. childhood C. forgive D. miss C. felt D. heard
C. what
D. where
C. count on
D. live
C. singing D.
C. point to D. turn to
C. robbed of
D.
C. page D. puzzle
C. fall behind
D.
