第一部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节: 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. General practice physicians, who treat ______ serious and long-term illnesses and provide care and health education to patients, can earn ______ average of $187,200 in annual salary, ranking 2nd.

A. the; the B. 不填；an C. 不填；the D. the; an

2. He wants his music to be ______ to everyone so that they can appreciate his music.

A. acceptable B. practical C. accessible D. original

3. If I can help ______, I don’t like working late into the night.

A. so B. that C. it D. them

4. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are finally married. They arrived in Nice on Saturday for their secret wedding, believed______ at Chateau Miraval, the property they bought in 2011.

A. to be held B. being held C. to hold D. to have been held

5. In modern times, people have to learn to ______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.

A. keep with B. meet with C. live with D. agree with

6. An opinion is ______ someone believes is true but has not been proved.

A. that B. what C. which D. whether

7. Your house is always so neat--- how do you ______ it with three children?

A. adapt B. conduct C. hold D. manage

8. We apologize for any inconvenience you ______ have been caused by the delay of the flight.

A. may B. would C. must D. need

9. It is reported that the company has ______ a new household robot.

A. made out B. cut out C. brought out D. given out

10. He ______ in his father’s shop for several months when he was a high school student.

A. worked B. has worked C. had worked D. was working

11. For ten years fear had been her constant ______ after she experienced the horrible disaster.

A. evidence B. difference C. companion D. assistance

12. The teacher was absorbed in her work, only now and then ______ to have a look at her sleeping baby.

A. stopping B. stopped C. having stopped D. to stop

13. Our government is supposed to provide special help for the disabled people who would ______ not be able to live a normal life.

A. therefore B. meanwhile C. otherwise D. nevertheless

14. ______ any other species, human populations are shaped by the usual forces of natural selection, like famine, disease or climate change.

A. In spite of B. As with C. According to D. In addition to

15. This word is so new an English word coined on the Internet ______ is forbidden to appear in official media or documents at present.

A. that B. which C. as D. what

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21一40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

As an intern (实习医生), I grew to understand that nursing home patients were a valuable part of my education—not just from a 21_ angle, but for what they could 22 me personally.

Mr. Smith was my first 23 to the nursing home. His condition, regrettably, can probably exist in countless hospitals across our nation. An acute illness had brought him to our nursing home years ago, and his family 24 him shortly before he left hospital. Helpless and unable to care for himself, he had no 25_ except for nursing home care, 26 he lay until I met him when I was an intern.

Mr. Smith was almost non-communicative. After transferring to the nursing home, he 27__ into a tense and 28_ state, waiting for his life to end. All efforts to bring him back to the mainstream life were 29 . Nurses faithfully tended to his physical needs, while he 30 as a shell of flesh and bone, completely 31_ in life. For three years, I saw him every week. Not once did I hear him speak a word. Not once could 32 his innermost thoughts.

On my last nursing home visit, an idea struck me. I brought my 33 into Mr. Smith’s room as part of a(n) _34_ in “pet treatment.” Something 35 occurred. All of a sudden, he sat up and started talking, telling me of the days when he was a boy and had a dog 36 to my own. He told me stories of adventures he and his dog had had. For the first time, I saw the soul __37 from what had been a living corpse (尸体).

That experience taught me not to underestimate the ability of the simple things in life to __38 hearts when carefully-made medicine has failed, and never to forget that within even the weakest of human bodies lies a life that is precious indeed— 39 that needs to be 40__ and honored, even if it can’t speak for itself.

21. A. mental B. medical C. psychological D. moral

22. A. guide B. assist C. teach D. move

23. A. introduction B. visitor C. relation D. friend

24. A. greeted B. received C. cared D. abandoned

25. A. alternative B. relative C. means D. desire

26. A. which B. what C. as D. where

27. A. formed B. slipped C. entered D. brought

28. A. lonely B. desperate C. calm D. exciting

29. A. without meaning B. without doubt C. in vain D. in effect

30. A. looked B. left C. remained D. showed

31. A. gone B. abundant C. short D. lacking

32. A. figure out B. pick out C. seek out D. get out

33. A. dog B. equipment C. medicine D. teacher

34. A. cure B. drug C. test D. experiment

35. A. puzzling B. amazing C. bothering D. disappointing

36. A. strange B. related C. similar D. familiar

37. A. renew B. awake C. appear D. step

38. A. touch B. feel C. hit D. strike

39. A. something B. one C. anything D. the one

40. A. treated B. ignored C. respected D. cared

第二部分：阅读理解（本题有两小节，第一节共20小题，每小题2分；第二节共5小题，每小题2分；满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Today, we know that the role of vitamins and minerals goes way beyond the prevention of deficiency diseases (维生素缺乏症) to actually preventing cancer and heart disease, the most fearsome killers of our time. With this knowledge has come the widespread call for nutritional supplementation (营养补充) — and a confusing group of vitamin, mineral, and supplements lining the supermarket shelves.

Far from contributing to better health, however, nutritional supplements threaten to turn a scientific breakthrough into a nutritional disaster.

Promoters of vitamins and minerals— especially vitamins A, C, and E— would have consumers believe that the little vitamin pill in the bottle is all they need for good health. Take your vitamins in the morning, and you’re covered. It’s okay to eat fast foods for the rest of the day or skip meals to achieve today’s fashionably skinny look. But vitamins and minerals are only one part of the nutritional puzzle. A diet rich in fiber (纤维) and balanced in carbohydrates and protein is essential for good health. You can’t get these things from a nutritional supplement. The focus on vitamin and mineral supplements may actually be robbing us of the full nutrition we seek.

And no supplement can compare to the quality of nutrition found in natural sources. For example, our bodies turn carotenes (胡萝卜素) from plant foods into vitamin A. Many supplements contain a single carotene, but natural sources are rich in many different carotenes. Many supplements contain a form of vitamin E that is made from chemicals, when natural vitamin E is more readily absorbed and used by the body. And science is still discovering the wealth of nutrients in foods.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a supplement as nutritionally comprehensive and powerful as a balanced diet. Even if you could, you’d pay much more than if you got the same nutritional value from natural sources.

But perhaps the greatest danger presented by nutritional supplements comes from the very real risks presented by self-medication. Anyone can walk into the market and buy as many different supplements as desired. The reported benefits of high dosages of certain nutrients have led some people to believe that the more the better. Many take several vitamin and mineral supplements without regard to possible consequences.

Surprising new research suggests that vitamin C pills may speed up hardening of the arteries, the underlying cause of heart attacks. Researchers said their findings support the recommendations of health organizations, which urge people to avoid high doses of supplements and to get their nutrients from food instead.

As appealing as they’re made to sound, nutritional supplements are danger in disguise. If you’re looking for good health, don’t look on the supplement shelves of your supermarket. Look in the produce section instead.

41. What has given rise to the great need for nutritional supplements?

A. The knowledge of deficiency diseases.

B. The low prices of nutritional supplements.

C. The frighteningly high death rate from cancer and heart disease.

D. The information about the role of vitamins and minerals in health.

42. The “promoters” (Paragraph 3) most probably refers to ______.

A. businessmen B. doctors C. scientists D. fast food lovers

43. According to the passage, nutritional supplements ______.

A. are made from chemicals B. are ineffective in supplying fiber

C. provide too much vitamin C D. contain a kind of dangerous carotene

44. One of the reasons why many people take large amounts of nutritional supplements is that ______.

A. their doctors advise them to do so

B. nutritional supplements are easily available

C. scientists have found the more nutrients the better

D. nutritional supplements are recommended by health organizations

45. By describing nutritional supplements as “danger in disguise” in the last paragraph, the writer means that they are ______.

A. of little help B. of poor quality C. potentially harmful D. extremely poisonous

B

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