57. A. carrying 58. A. suffers 59. A. celebrate 60. A. words 61. A. assist 62. A. prove 63. A. curious 64. A. in place of 65. A. potential
Section B (22%)
B. passing B. learns B. communicate B. notes B. improve B. imagine B. particular B. in honor of B. talent
C. reporting C. survives C. relax C. ideas C. realize C. explain C. pessimistic C. in favor of C. performance
D. commenting D. recovers D. practice D. messages D. match D. recall D. optimistic D. in charge of D. responsibility
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Tidying up the car
MY younger daughter, Lauren, has a new car and she has managed to keep it spotlessly clean since she bought it in July.
Lauren’s old car was messy. It was essentially a large garbage dump on wheels. I must admit that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree because until I got my present car, all of my many automobiles had been messy too.
The worst thing about her car was that it took on water every time it rained. No one could ever find the source of the leak, which created a pool on the floor of the front passenger side. It also created tides: When I drove uphill, the water rushed to the back. When I drove downhill, the water rushed to the front.
Four years ago, when I turned 50, I got a new car. I turned over a new leaf and, for the first time since I got my driver’s license, cleaned up my act. I gave my old car, which contained old leaves, to my wife, who in turn gave her car to Lauren. It’s the one Lauren was driving – and filling with so much stuff that there was barely enough room in the back seat for her little dog, Maggie – until she got her new car.
A few weeks ago, Lauren decided to go car shopping. She went to a Volkswagen dealership because she had her eye on a Jetta. She had her other eye on my wallet.
Anyway, she saw a 2005 model, which was shown to her by an automotive associate named Anthony. He spent a lot of time with Lauren each of the three or four times she visited the dealership, let me test-drive the car when I went to see it, and didn’t put any pressure on any of us. In short, Anthony gave used car salesmen a good name.
But he was no match for Lauren when it came to negotiating the price, which he lowered to what she said she could afford and not a penny more.
So now, at 25, which is half the age I was when I cleaned up my act, Lauren has done the same. Her car has been clean for almost three months. Even the dog is impressed.
The downside (负面) is that my wife’s car is messy. And she wants a new one, too.
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66. By saying “I must admit that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”, the author means that
______.
A. it’s common for people to keep their old automobiles messy B. Lauren’s old car was messy because she didn’t like it at all
C. he found it hard to figure out why Lauren’s old car was always messy
D. the author used to treat his car the way Lauren treated her old car before he got his present one 67. What was the biggest problem with Lauren’s old car? A. There was something wrong with the front passenger side. B. Leaks in the car created a lot of problems on rainy days.
C. It was always over-packed and had barely enough room in the back seat. D. Its engine didn’t work well, making it hard to drive uphill or downhill. 68. Which adjective best describes the writer’s tone in the article? A. Excited. B. Critical. C. Humorous. D. Doubtful.
（B）
There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths: I’ll never lose weight – I come from a fat family
Wrong! While we can’t change the body type we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’s plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habit of eating too much and exercise too little. I am fat because I burn calories slowly
Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism (新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat. Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately. Exercise is boring
Wrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that’s fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swiping, set yourself a distance or time challenge. No pain, no gain
Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they don’t, rest and seek medical advice.
69. What does the author think about being fat? A. It is the family genes that make people fat.
B. People are fat because they consume too little energy. C. A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat. D. It is the consequence of people’s unbalanced lifestyle.
70. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting? A. By taking varied exercise. B. By choosing simple exercise.
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C. By doing regular exercise. D. By sticking to outdoor exercise.
71. What is the author’s opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising? A. Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience. B. Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt. C. Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal. D. Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body. 72. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To declare the importance of keeping fit.
B. To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise. C. To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit. D. To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.
（C）
Experiences change us
WANT to improve your life? Then do something awesome.
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, researchers have found that awe-inspiring experiences improve our prosocial behaviors, making us more generous and more humble. Awe-inspiring experiences make us more empathetic, allowing us to recognize another person’s emotional expressions better and respond with concern. And they make us more willing to engage with trust and connect with others.
What kind of experiences can be called “awe-inspiring”? The examples mentioned by the journal include scuba diving, witnessing the birth of a child, watching a meteor (流星) shower, and visiting a forest. A man said he found it awe-inspiring to work with homeless people and witness their courage and kindness. Awe is an emotional response to something very large, says the article, and it challenges and expands our way of seeing the world.
But the feeling of awe is felt differently by different individuals, and for different reasons. The deep blue ocean might inspire different feelings in a poet than in a fisherman, for example. According to an article in The Atlantic, a 2012 study from Stanford University investigated several aspects of awe and came to an interesting conclusion: the feeling of awe changes the way you think about time. The study says an awe-inspiring experience is a moment so overwhelming (无法抗拒的) that time seems to stand still.
When you look at or experience something awesome, like looking at a waterfall or a sky filled with stars, your mind is fixed on the present moment. Time seems to slow down, the Stanford researchers concluded, making you feel like you have more of it to spare. This makes you feel more patient, less materialistic, and more willing to help others.
Other researchers believe awe is powerful because it takes us out of our own heads. “Awe makes our individual identity less important and gets us to think about things bigger than ourselves,” Paul Piff, assistant professor of psychology at the University of California, told The Wall Street Journal. Piff has found that many simple things in life inspire awe – listening to a piece of music you haven’t heard before, going on a nature hike, or going to a pop concert. All you need to do is start noticing and marveling (对??惊叹) at the world around you.
73. The underlined word “empathetic” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
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A. tolerant B. enthusiastic C. independent D. understanding
74. The following things are mentioned as awe-inspiring experiences EXCEPT ______. A. scuba diving or witnessing the birth of a child B. watching a meteor shower or visiting a forest
C. listening to your favorite music or going to a pop concert D. looking at a waterfall or going on a nature hike
75. How do awe-inspiring experiences change the way people think about time and make them more
prosocial, according to the research?
A. By changing their emotional response to something large. B. By making them more focused on the present moment. C. By making them realize that life is too short to waste. D. By inspiring them to face the challenges ahead of them. 76. According to Paul Piff, ______. A. awe is beneficial for social harmony B. awe often comes in an unexpected way C. only adventurous experiences inspire awe D. awe makes us more confident in ourselves
IV. Translation (18%)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
77. (3%)目前我们尚未发现治疗MERS的有效疗法。(remedy)
78. (3%) 尽管名字一样，这部电视剧与那本小说没有一点共同之处。(common)
79. (4%)与其他的酒店相比之下，这家酒店让客人觉得宾至如归。(contrast)
80. (4%)评委们认为Edwin的演讲很成功，因为在场的观众都能与他产生共鸣。(identify)
81. (4%)一位叫余正伟的汶川地震的幸存者在最近发生的沉船事件(shipwreck)中又一次幸免于
难。(narrowly)
V. Composition (15%)
Directions: Write an English composition in about 120 to 150 words on the topic Say No to Pirated Products according to the instructions given below. 1. 2. 3.
目前盗版的现象比较严重； 造成这种现象的原因及其危害； 我们应该怎么做。
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