考试时间120分钟，满分135分（不考听说）。

一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

The story happened years ago, when my daughter was still little.

I was driving across the country with my daughter to 1 my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove 2 for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get 3 .

I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my 4 into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged 5 wandering around. Feeling 6 about that, I asked the lady. What 7 me was: they were waiting for us!

The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our 8 . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a 9 place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.

I was very touched by their 10 . Being young, and probably na?ve to the potential 11 of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I 12 them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and 13 our destination safely.

I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not 14 . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their 15 , it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.

1. A. desert B. stop C. join D. save

2. A. slowly B. quickly C. safely D. quietly

3. A. excited B. bored C. interested D. refreshed

4. A. daughter B. luggage C. license D. car

5. A. lady B. man C. couple D. angel

6. A. angry B. curious C. jealous D. terrible

7. A. surprised B. worried C. annoyed D. upset

8. A. room B. car C. area D. park

9. A. quiet B. noisy C. dangerous D. safe

10. A. devotion B. honesty C. potential D. consideration

11. A. stops B. dangers C. mistakes D. changes

12. A. forgave B. asked C. thanked D. blamed

13. A. reached B. left C. missed D. passed

14. A. seen B. forgotten C. deserted D. recognized

15. A. kindness B. safety C. faces D. wings

二、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

One day an archer (弓箭手) drew a big crowd while practicing shooting. He was very

16. ______(skill). He shot so accurately that the on-lookers cheered with 17.________(excite). He became very proud of his skill. But among the crowd 18._____ old oil seller only nodded his head indifferently.

He went over to the old man and questioned him 19._____ he could do that. The old man shook his head. Then the archer asked, “ What do you think of 20._________skill?”

“Just okay, but nothing special. You’ve gained your accuracy from constant practice. That’s all.” The old oil seller replied.

“What can you do, then?” The archer asked.

The old man said 21.______. He just put a bottle on the ground and covered its mouth with a coin that had a little hole in the middle. 22._______ (hold) his oil jar high, he began to fill the bottle. A thread of oil came down from the jar 23.________ the bottle just through the hole of the coin. Everybody around watched with their eyes wide. However, the old man said, “This is nothing special. I can do this because I 24._______(practice) for long.” And 25.________ he said these words, he left.

Later, people use this story to mean “practice makes perfect.”

三、 阅读理解 （共20小题; 每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Next time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And when you’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation（感觉）of warmth encourages emotional warmth while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions — those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh.

Psychologists have known that one person’s perception（感知）of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm” or “cold” is a primary consideration, even trumping evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother” rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother” carried a food bottle. Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.

Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm” or “cold” is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.

To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant who was unaware of the study’s hypotheses（假设）, handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form. The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A” based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink.

“We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says Bargh.

26. According to Paragraph 1, a person’s emotion may be affected by ______.

A. the visitors to his office B. the psychology lessons he has

C. his physical feeling of coldness D. the things he has bought online

27. The author mentions Harlow’s experiment to show that ____________.

A. adults should develop social skills B. babies need warm physical contact

C. caregivers should be healthy adults D. monkeys have social relationships

28. In Bargh’s experiment, the students were asked to _______________.

A. evaluate someone’s personality B. write down their hypotheses

C. fill out a personal information form D. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively

29. We can infer from the passage that _____________________.

A. abstract thinking does not come from physical experiences

B. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwide

C. physical temperature affects how we see others

D. capable persons are often cold to others

30. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Drinking for Better Social Relationships. B. Experiments of Personality Evaluation.

C. Developing Better Drinking Habits. D. Physical Sensations and Emotions.

B

Harry Potter is an orphan (孤儿) who believes his parents were killed in a car crash when he was just a baby. Since then, he has been raised by his aunt and uncle---as horrible as there could ever possibly be. His room is a cupboard under the stairs, he’s the household’s general servant and he has to put up with his unpleasant cousin Dudley, a fat, spoiled little stupid boy that reminds you of every bully (坏蛋) you’ve ever met ---no matter what his age. But on his eleventh birthday Harry makes a shocking discovery. His parents weren’t killed in a car accident. They were wizards who died protecting him from a really rotten wizard with plans to take over the world. Now it’s Harry’s turn to leave the Muggle (the ordinary people) world behind and go off to study at Hogwarts College, to be trained in his birthright as a wizard.

And so the stage is set for the seven books in this series. Each book is a year at school where Harry is joined by his best friends Ron and Hermione, where he becomes the youngest Seeker in Quiddich history (like basketball, but in the air riding brooms and under attack from flying objects), defeats the annoying Malfoy and his companions and uncovers lots of plots to destroy Hogwarts and the magical world he has come to love.

The most interesting thing about these books is that they age. With each book the characters are growing up, the plots are getting more complicated (and a little darker) and we learn more and more about the adult world, both Muggle and Magical. Kids reading these books can grow with them, and adults reading them have more to look for. By the time the series is finished, Harry will be eighteen.

In the media they have been compared to C. S. Lewis and The Little Prince. Apparently for children, but with deeper meaning for adults. Maybe I’m still just a big kid, but I didn’t see any of this. I just enjoyed them for what they are, the great reading that takes you back to that time in your life. They are wildly imaginative, wonderfully funny and well thought out. Rowling has created instant classics that deserve a valued place in children’s literature.

And all the media promotion? We know that will all blow over. But thanks to J.K. Rowling’s actual talent (possibly a little magic of her own), what’s left behind won’t blow away with it.

31. Harry discovers the truth about his parents’ death ______.

A. where he is just a baby B. on his eleventh birthday

C. when he is eighteen D. after he enters the college

32. Which of the following is true about Harry Potter according to Paragraph 1?

A. His parents were killed in a car crash. B. He is not well treated by hi