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。

Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of 1 . Apply these 2 in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.

When you concentrate on one task, you find you have 3 that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep 4 one and then the other, it will take a long time, because one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and 5 . But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your 6 , make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.

The stress of work is now great almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that 7 would have been shared among all the relatives is now 8 on the individual partner.

If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not 9 , then it’s not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that 10 people tend to forget. The 11 is equally simple: refuse to accept so many assignments.

“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more --- until one day they 12 . Pay careful attention to the 13 that tell you that you are under more stress than you can deal with. These signs come from various 14 of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency 15 .

If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, “I can’t manage that.”

1. A. bringing up B. taking up C. giving up D. speeding up

2. A. operations B. advantages C. principles D. relations

3. A. appetite B. gift C. energy D. excuse

4. A. grabbing B. pushing C. enjoying D. exchanging

5. A. running off B. turning off C. catching up D. lying down

6. A. labor B. strength C. power D. force

7. A. equally B. largely C. formerly D. mainly

8. A. contracted B. concentrated C. congratulated D. constructed

9. A. proper B. short C. important D. enough

10. A. overloaded B. overdeveloped C. overcrowded D. overslept

11. A. answer B. solution C. problem D. destination

12. A. break up B. break off C. break out D. break down

13. A. phenomena B. signs C. problems D. parts

14. A. qualities B. directions C. aspects D. stages

15. A. improves B. decreases C. increases D. changes

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。

Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 "Most Influential People in the World" on Wednesday. Jeremy Lin 16 (include).

“Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks starting point guard, is 17 individual that many children can aspire to be alike,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, “kids can learn a great lesson 18 the injured Knicks point guard who graduated from Harvard University.”

“Jeremy Lin’s story is a great lesson for kids everywhere because 19

fights back so many of the prejudices and wrong ideas that unfairly hold children back. He’s changed the idea 20 Asian-American guards somehow can’t succeed in the NBA --- and that being a world-class athlete on the court is somehow contradictory with being an excellent student off the court.” Duncan said.

“It’s great to see good valves 21 (reward) in professional sports because that’s not always the case.” Duncan said in the Time report. “Often it’s the bling, the glam, the individual that gets celebrated --- not the team and working together to advance a goal 22 (big) than oneself.”

Lin’s teammates seemed to take pride 23 the up-and-coming basketball star, 24 Lin remained modest about the 25 (recognize) by tweeting, “Now my face is red.”

Ⅱ. 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读理解（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

Will there be a time in our lives when cars don’t crash? When we can just sit back and relax and our cars will drive themselves. Auto technology experts say “yes”. And they say that some of those advances may happen quicker than you might think. They will require the users to input the name of the destination or the complete address of the location that they want to go and the cars’ artificial intelligence takes them there automatically without a driver. They will run on solar power in the daytime and ethanol fuel (乙醇燃料) at night. Toyota, BMW and Honda will completely control the trade of driverless car business together and will have the cheapest driverless cars. Fossil fuels will be completely incompatible (不相配的) with these cars.? Driverless cars will not require a driver’s license of any grade to operate. Anyone with basic literacy and computer skills who are at least 16 years of age will be legally allowed to operate the vehicle with absolutely no restrictions. This would give the young users permission to operate the driverless cars on major highways as well as secondary roads without needing a separate classification. In addition to all this, drunken people will be able to use their own automobiles to return home because they are not “driving” the vehicle.? What’s more, car insurance will become obsolete because there will be no more automobile accidents after the year 2025. This is because the driverless car will have all safety methods in place by the car’s artificial intelligence to prevent automobile accidents. Global positioning systems will become mandatory (强制的) in all newly-manufactured cars after 2010, and will be the most important part in the driverless car.?26. Who will not be able to use driverless cars???A. Adults with basic literacy and computer skills. ?

B. Adults who are drunk. ??? C. Adults without computer skills.????

D. Adults without a driver’s license.?

27. We can infer from the second paragraph that driverless cars . ?A. will need fewer fossil fuels B. will not need a human’s instructions?  C. will run on solar power only D. will be environmentally friendly?28. What will prevent the driverless car from crashing???A. Artificial intelligence. B. Global positioning systems.? C. The people inside. D. Car insurance.29. The underlined word “obsolete” in the last paragraph probably means “_____”.??A. difficult to get B. quite important C. dangerous D. out of business?

30. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage?  A. Car safety. B. Driverless cars. ??

C. The future cars. D. New technology in cars.

B

“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”

“Two full inches in the first three days!”

These are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of such products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way add to beauty or desirability.

Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.

To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA（Food and Drug Administration）can require proof under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the marker is danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action ,including seizure（查封）of the product. One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life. Obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings（诉讼）,and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.

31．It can be inferred that the ads mentioned at the beginning of the passage are ______.

A. illegal B. unreliable C. objective D. costly32．Which of the following will the author probably agree with?A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products. B. It is possible that new products are questionable.

C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA. D. The promoters usually just care about profits. 33. FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product ________. A. if its consumers make complaints B. if it is a device

C. if it is a drug

D. if its distributors challenge FDA’s authority

34. The Relaxacisor is mentioned in the passage as_______.

A. a product which was designed to produce electricityB. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal caseC. a successful advertisement of a beauty product

D. an example of a quality beauty product

35. By writing the passage, the author intends to _______.

A. make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promisesB. show the weakness of the law on product safety

C. give advice on how to keep young and beautiful

D. introduce the organization of FDA

C

Hundreds of great books are published in America every year. And every year, editors, critics and other readers try to choose a list of favorites.

A