第二部分　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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Do you know the history of the use of cosmetics(化妆品)? Probably when  26  first painted their faces many thousand years ago, it was for the purpose of  27  their enemies in war. But there are records of women in Egypt  28  cosmetics more than four thousand years ago. These women not only painted their eyebrows, they also added a thick dark line under  29  eye, and had  30  kinds of paint for different seasons of the  31  .

Women in ancient Rome used cosmetics.  32  used Egyptian KOHL for darkening the eyelids, powdered chalk for whitening the skin, and a red coloring matter for the cheeks. A rich Roman lady spent many hours over her dressing, arranging the hair and putting on make-up,  33  by a crowd of young  34  of many nationalities. The Roman writer Oind  35  a book on cosmetics, which gives a description of what we now call a face-pack, made  36  flour, eggs and other materials. The use of this, he says, will make the face smoother and brighter than a mirror..

In  37  , it was the custom, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, for all ladies of all ladies of fashion to paint  38  faces and to blacken their eyebrows. In the nineteenth century there was a change of taste, however, and until about the end of the century, ladies who used make up were  39  accepted in high society. Girls were advised, just before  40  the ballroom, to bite and lick(舔) their lips and slap their cheek  41  so as to brink some  42  to the face.

Today the use of cosmetics is accepted everywhere, and it is  43  to see women and girls making up in public. The   44  industry is one of the largest in some countries. And large sums of money go to the  45  of beauty parlor(美容院).

26. A. woman      B. men      C. man      D. Egyptians

27. A. making      B. hunting   C. driving off     D. frightening

28. A. making      B. selling    C. using         D. inventing

29. A. one         B. an        C. both          D. each

30. A. all          B. both      C. different       D. every

31. A. year         B. month    C. century        D. week

32. A. Men         B. They     C. Soldiers       D. Those

33. A. taken        B. brought   C. helped         D. caught

34. A. peoples      B. girls      C. slaves         D. women

35. A. wrote        B. bought    C. sold          D. did

36. A. into         B. from      C. up of         D. with

37. A. France       B. some countries  C. a country  D. England

38. A. her         B. their       C. his           D. your

39. A. already      B. also       C. not           D. easily

40. A. sharing      B. leaving     C. closing       D. entering

41. A. hard        B. difficulty    C. quickly      D. slowly

42. A. color       B. cosmetics   C. dirt         D. materials

43. A. common     B. usually      C. unusually    D. necessary

44. A. cosmetics    B. power       C. chalk        D. eggs

45. A. shops        B. owners      C. women      D. girls

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity, others say that competition is bad, that it sets one person against another and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit(追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winners and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost , that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

46. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

B. Opinions about competition are different among people.

C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

47. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It pushes society forward.    B. It builds up a sense of duty.

C. It improves personal abilities.  D. It encourages individual efforts.

48. The underlined phrase “ the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ______.

A. those who try their best to win

B. those who value competition most highly

C. those who are against competition most strongly

D. those who rely on others most for success

49. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a desire to fail?

A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

50. Which point of view may the author agree to?

A. Every effort should be paid back.

B. Competition should be encouraged.

C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

B

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.

Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable thoughts that lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

51. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our _____.

A. self-respect          B. financial rewards

C. advertising ability    D. friendly relationship

52. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to _____.

A. lying     B. stealing   C. cheating    D. advertising

53. The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” (in Para.5 ) means ______.

A. telling the truth to the clerk      B. offering advice to the clerk

C. asking the clerk to be more attentive   D. reminding the clerk of the charged item

54. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

A. We’ll be very excited         B. We’ll feel unfortunate.

C. We’ll have a sense of honor    D. We’ll feel sorry for the clerk

55. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. How to Live Truthfully         B. Importance of Peacefulness

C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect    D. Happiness through Honorable Actions.

第四部分  书面表达

第一节  阅读表达(共5 小题;每小题 2分, 满分10分)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)

Electronic devices(装置)are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show the devices may be causing hearing loss in many people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and for too long. And experts say sound levels on these devices need to be set lower.

Researchers did a study with three hundred high school students and one thousand adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Forty percent of students and adults said they set the sound levels at high on their players. But students were two times more likely to play the music at a very loud volume(音量). More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than forty percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Some reported difficulty hearing parts of discussion between two people. Others said they had to raise volume controls on a television or radio to hear it better. And, some experienced ring in their ears or other noises.

Hearing experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller ear buds(耳塞)that come with most music players. Hearing loss may not be obvious for years, however, once it happens, there is few chance of curing. About thirty million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their hearing as a result of loud noises.

The American Speech—Hearing Association is working with companies and government officials on setting rules for use of portable music devices. The group says the best way to protect your hearing is to ___________________, limit listening time and use earphones that block out foreign noises.

56. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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57. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Compared to adults, teenagers are more likely to turn up their players.

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58. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

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59. What trouble will happen to person if he suffers some hearing loss? (please give at least two examples mentioned in the passage, each within 15 words.)

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60. Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

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第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

你给你的外国笔友写信，介绍你读书的好方法——记笔记。要点如下：

1.帮助理解和记忆;

2.百科全书、报纸、杂志、小说中的重要信息;

3.只记要点，如词汇、概念、短语、引语等，并将它们归类。

参考词汇：百科全书——encyclopedia.

词数：100左右。

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