第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red?   36____ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist(悲观主义者). At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. __37____   . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

___38__  . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.  ___39__ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

___40___ . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. On the other hand, black is depressing.

B. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.

C. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

D. If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观主义者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

E. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.

F. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

G. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)  阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to__41____ influence from the other town.

In Pressure, ___42_ struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would _43___ to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because ____44__ was the index (指数) of success, people were _45___ busy making money, with_46___  for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.

__47___ , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without   __48__ and__49__ do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t __50__  whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office  __51___ sipping coffee and doing nothing.__52___ the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was ___53___  that mattered. No one had the _54__ thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were __55___ models from Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to__56____ because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is __57__  for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely  __58_ , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be__59__  with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They _60__  the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.

41. A. connect             B. keep  out                 C. go out               D. prevent

42. A. everyone           B. anyone                 C. nobody               D. somebody

43. A. have                  B. like                     C. compete             D. try

44. A. health                B. joy                   C. children              D. wealth

45. A. seldom               B. always              C. hardly                  D. sometimes

46. A. much time           B. no reason             C. many reasons        D. no time

47. A. Meanwhile        B. otherwise          C. Therefore             D. Virtually

48. A. pleasure            B. pressure                 C. work                   D. happiness

49. A. must                  B. need                C. could            D. dared

50. A. know               B. find                  C. recognize             D. care

51 .A. in the morning      B. in the evening        C. all day long       D. in the afternoon

52. A. Thanks to              B. Regardless of         C. Owe to               D. According to

53. A. money                   B. time                C. pleasure              D. pressure

54. A. strongest                B. slightest           C. most                   D. smallest

55. A. the old                   B. the new            C. the best               D. the same

56. A. books                    B. work               C. money           D. drugs

57. A. pressure                  B. life                     C. pleasure                D. money

58. A. improved                 B. failed                     C. succeeded            D. lived

59. A. satisfied                   B. surprised             C. patient                 D. angry

60. A. built                         B. put down               C. pulled down         D. set up