本试卷共8页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

I 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1－15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the middle 1800s, there were only a few white settlers in the southwestern United States. The Apache, a native Indian tribe, lived at 1 with the white settlers.

In February 1861, Lieutenant Bascom, an American military officer, asked to speak with Cochise because a farm had been attacked and a white boy taken away. Cochise was an unusually powerful Apache leader. The whites who knew him both feared and 2 him. Friends as well as enemies considered him to be a(n) 3 man. He always told the truth and expected others to do the same.

Lieutenant Bascom knew nothing about Cochise. The officer was 4 only with succeeding at his first command.

Cochise was not 5 for the attack. So, the Apache chief believed the American soldiers had come in peace and he went to meet them with his family, which was a sign of 6 . But Lieutenant Bascom did not understand the sign.

They met in Bascom's cloth tent. Cochise told the officer that his people were not 7 in the attack. Lieutenant Bascom, however, accused Cochise of 8 and told Cochise that he and his family would be held prisoner until the boy was returned.

Cochise reacted 9 . He stood up, pulled out his knife and cut a hole in the 10 . He escaped through the hole. The soldiers waiting outside were taken by 11 . They shot at Cochise three times but missed. But the soldiers captured the other people.

Cochise caught four Americans and left a message for Bascom about 12 prisoners. But Bascom did not find Cochise's message until two days later. By then, it was too late. The Americans had already 13 Cochise's family.

Cochise immediately made plans to 14 the Americans and he had the prisoners killed. He decided that Americans could 15 be trusted.

The incident led to years of violence and terror.

1. A. ease B. war C. peace D. will

2. A. loved B. respected C. hated D. envied

3. A. honest B. violent C. ambitious D. outspoken

4. A. busy B. concerned C. faced D. worried

5. A. eager B. prepared C. blamed D. responsible

6. A. strength B. bravery C. trust D. fear

7. A. involved B. interested C. guilty D. included

8. A. joking B. pretending C. murdering D. lying

9. A. quickly B. angrily C. fiercely D. hurriedly

10. A. door B. wall C. tent D. front

11. A. amazement B. nervousness C. terror D. surprise

12. A. releasing B. returning C. killing D. exchanging

13. A. beaten B. caught C. hanged D. imprisoned

14. A. repay B. reward C. remove D. resist

15. A. rarely B. never C. merely D. seldom

第二节 语法填空 （共10小题 ，每小题1.5分 ，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16－25的相应位置上。

Our experience at the Children’s Medical Care Center was eye-opening. We saw a lot of children without hair due to their radioactive treatment. We played with them and taught them to draw pictures. The children, though 16. (suffer) such great pains, were so friendly that it was much easier to interact with them than we 17. (expect).

One day, an incident deeply touched us. A girl suggested that she teach us how to fold paper. She taught us 18. great patience, explaining each step slowly and clearly. Though we could easily do that, we still pretended to know nothing about it. We followed her, step by step, doing everything she told us. Finally, _19. we finished our work successfully, she gave each of us 20. big hug. We could see the pride and happiness on her face. Her father was so thankful to us that he held our hands tightly, tears in his eyes. And it was not until then 21. we knew the girl would receive an operation the next day.

Many stories happened at the center. It was really a 22. (value) experience to us all, enriching our life in a positive way. The children’s happy faces and 23. strong minds will stay with us forever. The days we spent at the Center inspired us boys 24. (reflect) on many things. We began to reflect on how to deal with the difficulties in life, because our “troubles” seem not worth mentioning at all compared with 25. these innocent kids are going through.

II 阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第—节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读—列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, it’s beautiful!”

At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Geri was left astonished. What did she do wrong?

Everything! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if you’re coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet c1ients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Geri’s handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. It is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. However, Geri put their cards away much too quickly. In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each other’s cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safekeeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.

Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received. What is worse, Geri hadn’t even given them a gift!

26. In the four Japanese gentlemen’s eyes, Geri took their cards _____________.

A. excitedly B. embarrassingly C. politely D. disrespectfully

27. Why did the four Japanese gentlemen leave Geri suddenly?

A. Because they couldn’t bear Geri’s behavior any longer.

B. Because they had finished the task.

C. Because Geri had something more important to do.

D. Because Geri felt embarrassed.

28. What does the underlined word “gaffe” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. ignorance B. sadness C. mistake D. carelessness

29. The third mistake Geri made was that she _____________.

A. used her own card as a conversation starter B. took her clients’ cards with one hand

C. kept her clients’ cards in a wrong place D. met her clients in jeans

30. What lesson can we draw from this story?

A. Honesty is the best policy. B. Think twice before you take any action.

C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. D. Don't claim to know what you don't know.

B

Life is to be enjoyed. There’s no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that’s even better. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, and manage stress better, they find that they feel so much better that it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. The latest studies show that when you exercise and eat right:

YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three months caused so many new neurons (神经细胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of people’s brains!

YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries (动脉) to narrow down, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle earlier. This is why smokers look years older than they really are.

YOUR GENES change. In May, a study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that changing your lifestyle changes your genes.

YOUR TELOMERES (染色体端粒) get longer. Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes (染色体) that control how long we live. As telomeres become shorter, then cells age more quickly, thus shortening your life.

Besides, one of the most interesting findings in the study was that the mothers’ awareness of stress was more important than what was really occurring in their lives. The researchers gave the women a questionnaire and asked them to rate on a three-point scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them. The women who were aware that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres compared with those who felt more relaxed. On the contrary, some of the women who felt relaxed despite raising a disabled child had more normal-appearing telomeres.

In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed; if you feel fine, you are fine.

31. Which of the following are good for lengthening one’s life, according to the passage?

① eat healthy food ② drink plenty of water ③ take exercise ④ get up early

⑤ go to sleep early ⑥ release one’s stress

A. ①③⑥ B. ①②③ C. ①⑤⑥ D. ③④⑥

32. The underlined words “your skin glows” in Paragraph 3 are closest in meaning to _________.

A. your skin becomes white as there is plenty of sunshine

B. your skin becomes smooth as there is much blood in it

C. your skin looks pink as you are healthy

D. your skin becomes soft as you exercise enough

33. In the author’s opinion, when you exercise and eat right, you will experience some changes EXCEPT _________.

A. brains becoming cleverer B. faces having fewer wrinkles

C. arteries turning narrower D. genes being changed

34. From the last but one paragraph we learn that _________.

A. mothers will have more damaged telomeres if they raise a disabled child

B. mothers don’t know how to handle stress effectively

C. some women were asked to fill out a questionnai