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1、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Joy to the World

Lights, decorations and Christmas trees filled the stores. Many people were there because Christmas was only two days away.

Thirteen-year-old Joy had just      her Christmas shopping. She knew her parents, grandparents so well that finding them        was a piece of cake.

Joy went out of the store and came across her classmate, Nick, the least        student in school because he wore strange clothing and he had a face only a mother could love.

“What are you doing for Christmas?” said Nick with a smile that showed all his yellow teeth.

“I’m opening presents and having dinner with my       ,” said Joy, trying to be polite. “What about you?”

“My parents are away,” he said. “I live with my uncle, who doesn’t like me very much.”

Joy wasn’t sure how to         , so she said goodbye with an awkward smile. She felt sorry for Nick since he must feel         . But that wasn’t really her problem.

On Christmas Eve, Joy’s family were busy around          for the holiday. Joy’s parents were cooking in the kitchen. Joy was a child for holiday cheer, dancing        the house.

After dinner, the family          into their car and headed to church for the Christmas Eve service. When they walked into the old building, they were          by the flow of beautiful songs. A man stood up with Bible and         the story Joy had learned on her mother’s knee. It was about a baby named Jesus who came to live on Earth to help people who         him.

Joy’s thoughts kept turning back to Nick. It must be        to be lonely on Christmas, a day that celebrated God’s Son coming to Earth. Tears started to run down her      , but she brushed them away.

Joy lay awake that night        everyone else was sleeping like a baby. She was thinking ways to help Nick. As soon as she heard parents get up, she       out of bed. She found them in the kitchen and told them about Nick. Then she asked, “Can we         him over today?” “Sure,” said her mother, who was always happy when       came. Her father smiled.

When Joy called Nick later that day, he was excited. After getting his uncle’s        , he joined them for dinner. To her surprise, Joy enjoyed spending time with him.

Joy came to understand         Christmas cheer is a joy to Nick, even to the whole world.

【小题1】 A.mentioned B.finished C.prepared D.remembered

【小题2】 A.presents B.trees C.lights D.toys

【小题3】 A.smart  B.brilliant C.popular  D.interesting

【小题4】 A.friends  B.classmates  C.colleagues  D.family

【小题5】 A.remind  B.respond C.command  D.correct

【小题6】 A.surprised  B.happy  C.lonely  D.guilty

【小题7】 A.applying  B.preparing  C.calling  D.paying

【小题8】 A.beyond B.for  C.on  D.around

【小题9】 A.piled  B.looked  C.ran  D.flew

【小题10】 A.surrounded B.heard  C.frightened  D.introduced

【小题11】 A.repeated B.made  C.recorded  D.read

【小题12】 A.attended B.taught  C.helped  D.needed

【小题13】 A.unexpected B.joyful  C.terrible  D.delighted

【小题14】 A.head  B.cheeks  C.eyes  D.mouth

【小题15】 A.if  B.since  C.while  D.because

【小题16】 A.jumped  B.ran  C.kept  D.took

【小题17】 A.invite  B.request C.please  D.let

【小题18】 A.classmates B.guests  C.teachers  D.leaders

【小题19】 A.appreciation     B.consideration

C.punishment      D.permission

【小题20】 A.enjoying  B.getting  C.sharing  D.creating

2、The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two ______ systems on the whole.

The ______ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River _____ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own _____. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _____ went overseas to Japan, _____ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same ______.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ______ on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ______ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also ______ waters. When the colonists(殖民者) of England _____ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't _______ from the European one a lot.

At the same time, the difference of the language systems _______ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, ______ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no _____ with the other.

【小题1】 A.connected B.separate  C.ancient  D.remote

【小题2】 A.preservation  B.development  C.resource  D.origin

【小题3】 A.if  B.until C.while  D.as

【小题4】 A.styles B.habits C.ways  D.means

【小题5】 A.hurriedly  B.gradually  C.unfortunately D.suddenly

【小题6】 A.made  B.emerged  C.mixed D.applied

【小题7】 A.culture  B.nation  C.influence  D.system

【小题8】 A.brought up       B.brought out

C.brought about    D.brought along

【小题9】 A.after  B.as C.for  D.of

【小题10】 A.crossed  B.drunk  C.swam  D.plunged

【小题11】 A.touched down  B.put down  C.got down  D.settled down

【小题12】 A.evolve  B.judge C.distinguish D.rise

【小题13】 A.adds to  B.results to C.turns to D.takes to

【小题14】 A.as to  B.as for C.as a result of D.in spite of

【小题15】 A.impact B.difference C.connection  D.familiarity

3、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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Valentine's Day is known worldwide as a time to celebrate love and romance. But the holiday is also notorious(臭名昭著的) for reminding many singles that they are  _____of a significant other.

Instead of feeling sad and ____, many Chinese singles decided to join each other in a crusade against the love birds — proof that the singles are not _____in the festival after all.

Here is some advice posted online by some love-starved online activists on ____ to ruin Valentine's Day for those enjoying romantic _____:

Buy up the odd-numbered _____ for movies so the lovers can't sit together.

Book up all _____ rooms in hotels so the lovers will have no place to spend the night.

____ chocolate and puncture(打孔) condoms in supermarkets.

Walk up to a couple on the street, _____ either of them in the face and crying out "How could you _____ on me?!" (Better if this happens between the same sex).

Take a part-time job to deliver flowers and throw half the bouquets _____.

Some of the strategies have been put into practice. Sina Weibo user @Yanta _____ one photo showing him (or her) slipping Dear John letters into boxes of chocolate in a supermarket. The other photo shows one of the letters _____ "let's break _____. The chocolate will be my last _____ for you."

A café in Luzhou, Sichuan province announced proudly in its Weibo _____ that couples are not welcome on Valentine's Day, singles will be _____ a 10 percent discount in the shop.

_____, the strategies above are not supported by all. "Just think about it. How would you feel when you find the chocolate you bought for a girl is _____ or your wife has to have an abortion(堕胎) due to condoms with holes? Won't it be dangerous to slap(打耳光)a stranger on street?" a netizen _____ calling on people to avoid a possible violent way.

【小题1】 A.short B.necessary C.proud D.ashamed

【小题2】 A.left behind B.left off C.left on D.left out

【小题3】 A.alone B.away C.happy D.inspired

【小题4】 A.where B.how C.what D.when

【小题5】 A.dates B.days C.times D.weeks

【小题6】 A.areas B.locations C.exits D.seats

【小题7】 A.multiple B.single C.double D.three-bed

【小题8】 A.Protect B.Break C.Buy D.Choose

【小题9】 A.slapping B.pointing C.biting D.hitting

【小题10】 A.lie B.trap C.cheat D.disturb

【小题11】 A.in B.out C.behind D.away

【小题12】 A.carried B.downloaded C.hung D.posted

【小题13】 A.writing B.saying C.leaving D.telling

【小题14】 A.up B.away C.in D.down

【小题15】 A.property B.donation C.gift D.blessing

【小题16】 A.story B.account C.statement D.expression

【小题17】 A.received B.provided C.sent D.offered

【小题18】 A.Even so B.Therefore C.Besides D.Even though

【小题19】 A.stored B.stolen C.poisoned D.damaged

【小题20】 A.reminded B.cautioned C.described D.Defended

4、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C, D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Americans prefer to try every way to have fun. For example, they drive their own cars, some even tow a small boat after vehicle. They start from Los Angeles, California under sun, ____ through four or five hundred miles to go to La Fulin, Colorado to spend weekends ____ Chinese people are still busy with work, and have dinner at home together with families on weekends or ____ time watching TV.

The difference is mainly due to cultural customs and traditions ____ the two countries. It is said that Chinese people are living for others, while Americans are for ____.When Chinese people come to the United States, they fight for ____ first, and then desperately make money after they are recognized by others. It seems that, the purpose to earn money is not to enjoy life, __47__ for their following generations: sons and daughters and even grandchildren. Chinese people prefer to save money ___ emergency' such as illness. Although Chinese people with ____ in the United States don't need to worry about their own social welfare and health insurance, they work still very hard, ____ they hope that they can save more money.

Chinese people's interest is in the amount on the passbook, so they spend ____ money usually. Most of Chinese are very thrifty, and they are ____ to spend money, but there are exceptions. They are willing to spend money on their ____. Many Chinese people think that, they endure many ____, so they wish that their children could live much better. Therefore, in the United States elementary schools, you can see that those who ____the best, with more pocket money are Chinese students. In contrast, American children dress very simply, with just a little pocket money.

____ Chinese, Americans believe in living for themselves. They do everything for their own. ____, they earn money to enjoy a ____ life, and pursue a higher quality of life. As for their own parents or children, they think that parents have their own pension and social welfare, and children should live a(n) ____ life when they are 18 years old. So they could boldly spend money on themselves. ___, Americans save little money. In the street, it is easy for Chinese to take out 300-400 dollars, but it is hard to say for Americans.

【小题1】 A.running B.driving C.going D.walking

【小题2】 A.until B.if C.while D.when

【小题3】 A.spend B.take C.cost D.pay

【小题4】 A.through B.for C.among D.between

【小题5】 A.themselves B.theirs C.them D.others

【小题6】 A.survival B.remainder C.existence D.material

【小题7】 A.or B.nor C.but D.and

【小题8】 A.in possession of     B.on account of

C.in spite of        D.in case of

【小题9】 A.identity B.force C.fame D.power

【小题10】 A.though B.unless C.so D.as

【小题11】 A.large B.few C.much D.little

【小题12】 A.easy B.reluctant C.willing D.happy

【小题13】 A.children B.relatives C.parents D.friends

【小题14】 A.hardships B.problems C.difficulties  D.sufferings

【小题15】 A.match B.decorate C.dress D.wear

【小题16】 A.Different from    B.Interested in

C.Similar to        D.Thanks to

【小题17】 A.Otherwise B.However C.Therefore D.Since

【小题18】 A.better B.well C.good D.rich

【小题19】 A.single B.independent C.different D.comfortable

【小题20】 A.In that case B.As a whole C.In this way D.As a result

5、Early Native American groups lived in different cultural areas. Their environments had         resources. Each group made particular products or developed certain skills, besed on their own       As they perfected their skills,      exciting began to happen. For the first time in their history, they had more things than they

They wouldn’t let their products go to       , of course. When Native American groups began to communicate with each other, they began to     things they wanted or needed. The      they traded goods and services without using any form of money was called bartering. Thanks to bartering, people began to enjoy a better       of life. To barter with others meant that work became much       . No one group had to work as hard to make or find everything they needed for survival.

Native American groups would often travel long distances for the chance to       with each other. In between trading times, they would       or collect extra products. They kept them especially for the purpose of bartering with other native groups at their trade meetings.

Another            of trading between cultural areas was that people could enjoy products that were   to make with the resources in their own      . For example, people from the Desert Southwest area      tools made from whalebone(鲸须). There was no whalebone available in the     . However they could get it from the natives living in the Pacific Northwest area.

Some people      use bartering today to get things the need. You might      to do the dishes for your brother if he will take you to the movies. Especially in hard economic       people return to this      way of getting things they need.

【小题1】 A.strange B.ordinary C.similar D.different

【小题2】 A.skills B.interests C.resources D.customs

【小题3】 A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing

【小题4】 A.found B.collected C.needed D.sold

【小题5】 A.market B.town C.waste D.charity

【小题6】 A.buy B.share C.produce D.save

【小题7】 A.way B.idea C.plan D.study

【小题8】 A.variety B.habit C.quantity D.quality

【小题9】 A.harder B.dirtier C.easier D.nicer

【小题10】 A.greet B.trade C.work D.play

【小题11】 A.use B.create C.send D.advertise

【小题12】 A.choice B.trouble C.benefit D.pleasure

【小题13】 A.illegal B.necessary C.impossible D.natural

【小题14】 A.desert B.trade C.group D.area

【小题15】 A.designed B.wanted C.discovered D.invented

【小题16】 A.water B.sea C.desert D.1and

【小题17】 A.yet B.still C.even D.never

【小题18】 A.fear B.earn C.offer D.refuse

【小题19】 A.development B.generation C.disadvantage D.times

【小题20】 A.age-old B.world-famous C.new-born D.ready-made

6、The cultures of the East and the West really disting¬uish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.

The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In China，the mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan，____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it ____ to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well¬known as the ____ of the European culture.____ the Chinese culture，the European one also ____ waters.When the colonists of England ____ in America，their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t ___ from the European one a lot.

At the same time，the ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system，for example，the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However，___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰) from the other.

【小题1】 A.above all B.on the whole C.in all D.in no case

【小题2】 A.mountains B.plains C.lakes D.rivers

【小题3】 A.or B.for C.while D.when

【小题4】 A.developed  B.improved C.created D.protected

【小题5】 A.suddenly  B.quietly C.gradually D.naturally

【小题6】 A.mixed B.changed C.decided D.forced

【小题7】 A.expanded B.interrupted C.influenced D.shaped

【小题8】 A.comes B.belongs C.amounts D.adds

【小题9】 A.brought up B.carried out C.given out D.picked up

【小题10】 A.result B.sign C.base D.content

【小题11】 A.Via B.Except C.With D.Like

【小题12】 A.affected B.spread C.crossed D.formed

【小题13】 A.joined up B.went up C.broke down D.settled down

【小题14】 A.come B.suffer C.result D.differ

【小题15】 A.difference B.developmen C.appearance D.feature

【小题16】 A.properly B.partl C.simply D.mostly

【小题17】 A.last B.count C.reduce D.change

【小题18】 A.in terms of B.due to C.as to D.in case of

【小题19】 A.transform B.display C.communicate D.distinguish

【小题20】 A.Furthermore B.Meanwhile C.Therefore D.However

7、B

The eyes are one of the most expressive of body language.Keith，seventeen，from Montclair， New Jersey，learned the hard way about one        the eyes can make.“I had a teacher who      heavily on classroom discussion，”Keith says.“He seemed to have a strong        to know just when I didn’t have the answer.I couldn’t       how he could be so       .Then it dawned on(逐渐被人明白)me.     I didn’t know the answer，I would       looking at him.When I did know what to say，I always stared straight back       him. From that moment on，I     myself to look him in the eye，     I knew the aniswe or not.That trick has       me a lot of trouble.”

Many people，    some policemen，believe eye contact is a good        of testing honesty.If someone can’t look at you directly in the eye，then he or she is not playing      ，they insist. After many experiments，     ，a number of exports have found out that good liars can make false eye contact.

Eye contact，though not a sure       of dishonesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and continues to do so，you know his attention is       on you.When he turns his head away， his mind is probably      .But there is       .A shy person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact， no matter how interested he is in the other person.And certain nationalities，such as the British and Germans，are much        oriented(适应)to eyeball-to-eyeball contact than，say，the French and the Arabs.

【小题1】 A.1etter B.notice C.message D.news

【小题2】 A.1ooked B.graded C.1ived D.took

【小题3】 A.ability B.body C.mind D.way

【小题4】 A.figure out B.speak out C.turn out D.put out

【小题5】 A.slow B.sharp C.boring D.cautious

【小题6】 A.The first time B.Last time C.Each time  D.At times

【小题7】 A.hate B.enjoy C.1ike D.avoid

【小题8】 A.on B.at C.in D.of

【小题9】 A.allowed B.forbade C.taught D.persuaded

【小题10】 A.when B.whether C.if D.unless

【小题11】 A.saved B.given C.increased D.offered

【小题12】 A.except B.adding C.beside D.including

【小题13】 A.1esson B.way C.chance D.approach

【小题14】 A.honestly B.effectively C.efficiently D.constantly

【小题15】 A.furthermore B.moreover C.however D.otherwise

【小题16】 A.expression B.means C.sign D.trick

【小题17】 A.discovered  B.1ain C.put D.fixed

【小题18】 A.anywhere  B.nowhere C.elsewhere D.everywhere

【小题19】 A.exception  B.expectation C.question D.adaptation

【小题20】 A.worse B.1ess C.too D.enough

8、阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The eyes are one of the most expressive instruments of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair New Jersey, learned the hard way about one____the eyes can make. “I had a____who graded(打分)heavily on classroom discussion，”Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ability to know just when I didn't have the____. I couldn't figure out how he could be so____. Then it dawned on(明白过来)me. ____I didn't know the answer, I would avoid looking at him. When I__46__know what to say, I always____straight back at him. From that moment on, I____myself to look at him in the eye，____I knew the work or not. That trick has saved me a lot of trouble.”

Many people including some policemen, believe eye contact(接触)is a good____of honesty. If someone can't look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing____， they insist. After many experiments，____， a number of experts have found out that good liars(骗子)can make false eye contact.

Eye contact, though not a____sign of honesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and____to do so, you know his____is placed on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably____. ____there are exceptions. A____person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain____, such as the British and Germans, are much____oriented(适应)to eyeball¬to¬eyeball contact than the French and Arabs.

【小题1】 A.letter B.notice C.message D.news

【小题2】 A.student B.headmaster C.friend D.teacher

【小题3】 A.answer B.problem C.excuse D.question

【小题4】 A.slow B.sharp C.dull D.clever

【小题5】 A.Whatever B.Whenever C.However D.Wherever

【小题6】 A.did B.didn't C.don't D.do

【小题7】 A.watched B.glanced C.saw D.stared

【小题8】 A.helped B.forced C.taught D.persuaded

【小题9】 A.when B.whether C.if D.as

【小题10】 A.lesson B.way C.chance D.test

【小题11】 A.honestly B.quickly C.correctly D.really

【小题12】 A.therefore  B.however C.actually D.especially

【小题13】 A.real B.exact C.wonderful D.sure

【小题14】 A.stops B.continues C.changes D.hopes

【小题15】 A.attention  B.spirit C.strength D.energy

【小题16】 A.anywhere B.nowhere C.elsewhere D.everywhere

【小题17】 A.And B.Or C.But D.So

【小题18】 A.brave B.shy C.stupid D.proud

【小题19】 A.nationalities B.cities C.countries D.languages

【小题20】 A.more B.less C.too D.Enough

9、I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in          for 17 years, I had no      about my ability to hold their attention and to          on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.

I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “        !” and the entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat          about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness (尴尬) was over, I quickly         my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect --- perhaps         their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievements.

My students          diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually          by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today.        her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised , I read diary after diary , each expressing a          theme (主题). “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical (哲学的) framework of Western thought and laid the historical      for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How          they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

It was a long term, and it          became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as          of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise         questions and provide enough background so that students could          their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide          information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!

, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a          American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

【小题1】 A.the UK  B.the US C.China D.Australia

【小题2】 A.worry B.idea C.doubt D.experience

【小题3】 A.impress  B.put C.leave D.fix

【小题4】 A.Attention B.Look out  C.At ease  D.Stand up

【小题5】 A.puzzled  B.sure  C.curious D.worried

【小题6】 A.found  B.returned  C.regained D.followed

【小题7】 A.more B.even  C.yet D.still

【小题8】 A.wrote B.borrowed  C.kept D.read

【小题9】 A.replaced B.taken C.caught D.moved

【小题10】 A.Naturally B.Perhaps C.Fortunately  D.Reasonably

【小题11】 A.different B.same C.similar D.usual

【小题12】 A.happenings       B.characters

C. development     D.background

【小题13】 A.should  B.can  C.will D.must

【小题14】 A.immediately B.certainly  C.simply D.gradually

【小题15】 A.that B.what  C.those D.ones

【小题16】 A.difficult B.interesting C.ordinary D.unusual

【小题17】 A.draw B.get C.decide D.give

【小题18】 A.strange B.standard C.exact D.serious

【小题19】 A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Though

【小题20】 A.normal B.happy C.good D.better

10、I was born and raised in Minnesota, the USA, but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa. I teach cross-cultural management at the International Business School near Paris. For the last 15 years, I’ve studied      people in different parts of the world build trust, communicate and make decisions        in the workplace.

While travelling in Tokyo recently with a Japanese       , I gave a shorttalk to a group of 20 managers.        , I asked whether there were any questions or comments. No     went up, so I went to sit down. Mycolleague whispered to me, “I think there         were some comments, Erin.Do you mind if I try?” I agreed, but I guessed it a waste of        . He askedthe group again, “ Any comments or questions”.

Still, no one raised a hand,         this time he looked very carefully at each person in the silent audience. Gesturing to one of them, he said, “ Do you have           to add?” To my amazement, she       “ Yes, thank you.” and asked me a very interesting question. My colleague repeated this several times        the audience and asking for more questions or comments.

After the session, I asked my colleague, “ How did you         that those people had questions?” He       , not sure how to explain it, and then said, “ It has to do with how          their eyes are.”

He continued, “In Japan, we don’t          as much direct eye contact as you do in the west. So when you asked if there are any         , most people were not looking directly at you. But a few people in the         were looking right at you and their eyes were bright. That          that they would be      to have you call on them.

I thought to myself I would ever have learned from upbringing in Minnesota. Since then, I try to       understanding behavior in other cultures I encounter, and keep finding the bright eyes in the room.

【小题1】 A.why B.when C.while D.how

【小题2】 A.specially B.especially C.silently D.secretly

【小题3】 A.student B.friend C.classmate D.colleague

【小题4】 A.At the end B.In details C.At all D.In a word

【小题5】 A.mouths B.legs C.hands D.heads

【小题6】 A.totally B.nearly C.actually D.frequently

【小题7】 A.breath B.money C.times D.talent

【小题8】 A.so B.but C.because D.and

【小题9】 A.nothing B.all C.something D.everything

【小题10】 A.refused B.agreed C.asked D.responded

【小题11】 A.thinking about      B.looking up to

C.looking at           D.looking for

【小题12】 A.suspect B.convey C.respect D.know

【小题13】 A.nodded B.decided C.made D.hesitated

【小题14】 A.lovely B.beautiful C.bright D.fixed

【小题15】A. let          B. make         C. take         D get

【小题16】 A.comments B.ideas C.decisions  D.reports

【小题17】 A.classroom B.group C.school D.jury

【小题18】 A.tells B.indicates C.convinces D.informs

【小题19】 A.happy B.confident C.kind D.clever

【小题20】 A.focus on B.depend on C.live on D.move on

11、William Wordsworth wrote that “the human mind is capable of excitement without the application of violent stimulants(刺激)”. And it appears that simply reading those words proves his        .

Researchers at the University of Liverpool found the works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth and          had a beneficial effect on the mind. It can       the reader’s attention and trigger moments of self-reflection.

Using scanners, they         the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their         form and in a modern translation.

And, according to the Sunday Telegraph, the experiment showed the more              prose and poetry       far more electrical activity in the brain than the easier versions.

The research also found poetry,        , increased activity in the right part of the brain, an area      with “autobiographical(自传式的) memory”, which helped the reader to 45 on their own experiences. The academics said this meant the       were more useful than self-help books.

The brain        of 30 volunteers were watched in the first part of the research as they read Shakespeare in different      .

In one example, volunteers read a line from King Lear, “A father and a gracious aged man: him have you madded”, before reading the      : “A father and a gracious aged man: him you have enraged”. Shakespeare’s use of “mad” as a(n)       caused a higher level of brain activity than the straightforward prose.

The next stage of the research was looking at the      to which poetry could affect          and provide therapeutic(治疗的) benefit. Volunteers’ brains were scanned while reading four lines by Wordsworth, and four “translated” lines were also provided.

The first version caused more brain activity,      not only the left part of the brain connected with language, but also the right part that relates to autobiographical memory and emotion.

“Poetry is not just a       of style. It is also about deep versions of experience that       the emotional to the cognitive(认知的),” said Prof Davis, who will present the findings at the North of England education conference in Sheffield this week.

【小题1】 A.attitude B.point C.mind D.advice

【小题2】 A.the like B.the way C.the likely D.the kind

【小题3】 A.break B.focus C.catch D.fix

【小题4】 A.examined B.monitored C.interrupted D.controlled

【小题5】 A.original B.traditional C.conventional D.ancient

【小题6】 A.attractive B.beneficial  C.challenging D.emotional

【小题7】 A.set off B.put off C.take off D.call off

【小题8】 A.for example B.on occasion C.in particular D.in contrast

【小题9】 A.concerned B.mixed C.fixed D.conflicted

【小题10】 A.reflect B.agree C.depend D.take

【小题11】 A.average B.modem C.academic D.classic

【小题12】 A.records B.recalls C.responses D.receptions

【小题13】 A.moods B.manners C.forms D.types

【小题14】 A.shorter B.simpler C.better D.deeper

【小题15】 A.adjective B.noun C.adverb  D.verb

【小题16】 A.amount B.degree C.extension D.scale

【小题17】 A.philosophy B.biology C.psychology  D.sociology

【小题18】 A.waking up B.raising up C.taking up D.making up

【小题19】 A.matter B.mark C.manner D.mass

【小题20】 A.cater B.add C.prefer D.refer

12、There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world.

But ______ a few of them are very ______. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U. S. A, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a ______ language. Many millions are _____ to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different ______. Have you ever _____ the ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines?

“Learn English in six month, or your _____ back ...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes _____ you master your English in a month. _____ the first day your _____ will be excellent. Just send ...” Of course, it never ______ quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should ______ that we all learned our own language well when we were ______. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. ______ what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and ______ in it all the time, just imagine how much ______ that gets!

So it is ______ to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English ______upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and ______ much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will ______. But they cannot do the student’s work for him.

【小题1】 A.not B.quite C.only D.very

【小题2】 A.difficult  B.important  C.necessary  D.easy

【小题3】 A.native  B.foreign C.useful  D.mother

【小题4】 A.learning B.enjoying  C.trying  D.liking

【小题5】 A.questions B.problems C.ideas  D.answers

【小题6】 A.found  B.watched  C.noticed  D.known

【小题7】 A.knowledge B.time  C.money  D.English

【小题8】 A.make B.help  C.let  D.allow

【小题9】 A.From B.On  C.Since  D.After

【小题10】 A.spelling B.grammar C.English  D.pronunciation

【小题11】 A.happened B.know C.seemed  D.felt

【小题12】 A.know  B.remember  C.understand  D.think

【小题13】 A.students B.children  C.babies D.grown-ups

【小题14】 A.Imagine B.Mind C.Do  D.Think of

【小题15】 A.using B.thinking C.trying  D.practicing

【小题16】 A.time  B.money  C.language  D.practice

【小题17】 A.hard  B.easy  C.funny  D.silly

【小题18】 A.depends B.tries C.has D.takes

【小题19】 A.uses  B.takes C.gets  D.costs

【小题20】 A.do  B.work  C.help D.master