Life gets noisier every day and very f 1. people can be free from noise of some kind or another. W 2. you live in the centre of a modern city or a village far away, the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios are almost everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely w 3. background music while they are working.
Tests have s 4. that total silence can be very frightening experiences. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very l 5. , and this can do harm to their ears. The noise level in some places is far above the usual s 6. level for heavy industrial（工业） areas.
One recent report about noise said that a 7. a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c 8. in the level of noise really affects people’s attention. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much, may even help people to pay attention.
People are testing w 9. to make less noise. There are even laws controlling noise. We can’t r 10. to the “good old days” of peace and quiet, but we can make less noise if we shout loudly enough about it.
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
1.--- Why didn’t you go to the cinema with us this afternoon?
--- I ________ (wait) at the station for my uncle from Beijing.
2.Working hard is the key to __________ (achieve) success.
3.It is known to all that playing the guitar well __________ (require) exercise and patience.
4.John, you can’t leave the room until your fingerprints ________ (check).
5.-- Sorry for being late again.
--- _______ (get) here on time next time, or your teacher will be angry with you.
6.He said they ________ (not climb) the highest hill if it rained the next day.
7.They ________ (learn) about eight hundred English words by the end of last term.
8.The floor on which there is much rubbish ________ (sweep) as soon as the conference ends.
根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.It seems that he wishes to have a car as fashionable as ____________ (we).
2.This summer is probably the ________ (dry) season I have ever experienced.
3.The man kept remembering English words every day until he was in his _______ (ninety).
4.More and more teenagers like doing everything __________ (different) from others.
根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
1.You have to be （耐心）if you are at the end of a long queue.
2.When he was young, he ________（拒绝）to share a room with his sister.
3.It’s really true that development never stops _______（贯穿）history.
4.There is no ________（怀疑）that the breaking news has spread across the country.
For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions (情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well.
People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy.In fact, sunlight makes us feel good.When sunlight hits our skins,our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural chemicals(化学物质)which we all need to stay healthy.Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D.Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical.This special chemical affects our brains(大脑)and makes us feel happy.For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway,so many peple in these countries often feel sad.Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D.Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good.To help the people in these countries feel better,special “sunrooms”with artificial(人造的)lights have been built.People can go there and get “sunlight”for an hour or two!
The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.
1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor (因素) that can affect one’s emotions?
A. Weather. B. Actions of others.
C. Personality. D. Age.
2.Which of the following is true about vitamin D according to the passage?
A. It is a kind of artificial chemical.
B. It makes us worried by affecting our brains.
C. It is needed by us all to keep fit.
D. It is in the sunlight.
3.What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. We feel good when we are in the bright cool weather.
B. We will be happy when we are caught in the rain.
C. All people in Norway and Sweden feel sad in winter.
D. The more vitamin D you have, the happier you’ll be.
4.What may be the best title for this passage?
A. Why Do We Feel Sad?
B. The Weather Influences People’s Emotions.
C. People Need More Vitamin D.
D. We Can Hardly Change the Weather.
You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university(大学). A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” means fifteen pounds---the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain(增加) weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.
Mistakes choosing food
University kitchens serve(供应) many kinds of food. Some students choose unhealthy food, because now their patents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing sports because of their schoolwork.
Eating right
If you’re careful, you don’t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas:
Think more about what you eat.
Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats.
Don’t eat desserts full of sugar; have fruit after dinner.
Try not to eat so much unhealthy food while you study.
It’s all right to have a little fast food sometimes---but not often.
Write down the foods you eat.
Walk, run, do sports---move and you will feel better!
Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food and not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year.
1.The “freshman fifteen” is _______.
A. weight that high school students gain
B. weight that first-year university students can gain
C. fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat
D. fifteen students who eat unhealthy food
2.Which of these mistakes is not mentioned（提及）in the passage?
A. Choosing unhealthy food. B. Visiting the kitchen while studying.
C. Getting fast food at night. D. Eating too much chocolate.
3. Which of these ideas would the writer probably agree with?
A. You’d better not eat unhealthy food.
B. Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends’ help.
C. Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better.
D. Some students can eat anything they want.
