词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空，在答案卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
1.Don’t keep ________ (worry)him with a lot of silly questions.
2.In fact, the colours ___________ (they) can help us out of bad feelings.
3.Everyone thinks __________ (correct) about the same thing. Therefore, there may be no different ideas.
4.“Don’t be nervous when you are facing a hard ____________ (choose). Just stay relaxed.” Mother always told me.
5.If you want to organize the class well, you mustn’t be __________ (act).
6.The violet coat __________(穿) the woman matches well with her trousers.
7.Our class is often __________ (划分) into two big groups by the history teacher.
8.A number of Britain’s beaches fail to meet European _______ (标准) on cleanliness.
9.We have been together for two years, but both of us feel the ________（关系）isn’t really going anywhere.
10.Mrs Rainbow has _________ (从事)colour therapy since she left college.
Scientists are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to test whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert(专家) in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study on the effect of robotic dogs on old people’s depression (沮丧) , physical activity, and life satisfaction.
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, scientists will collect baseline data(数据) for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the scientists will review the data to test if it has produced any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has his own mind.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The scientists say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate(与……相关) to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels or heart rhythms(心律). AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate(刺激) older people’s minds.”
1.The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to _____________.
A. understand human-animal relationship
B. make lonely old people’s life better
C. find the causes of old people’s loneliness
D. improve the animal-assisted research
2. In the research, the old people are asked to _____________.
A. note the activities of AIBOs
B. keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks
C. record their feelings and activity
D. study the collected information
3. What does the underlined word “removes” mean?
A. moves again B. is movable
C. doesn’t need D. need
4.The writer seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may__________.
A. cure certain diseases B. keep old people active
C. change people’s ideas D. look more like real dogs
When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.
Christie couldn’t breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.
Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早产) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.
But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.
Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won’t save your new child.”
1.Parents don’t pay their babies’ hospital bills because .
A. they don’t have enough money
B. they would rather save cancer patients
C. doctors don’t care if the babies die
D. it makes more sense to have a bigger baby
2. The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because .
A. oxygen machine are expensive
B. the baby may require medical care after it leaves the hospital
C. doctors always charge more than they should
D. four out of five premature babies can now be saved
3. From the story we know that saving a cancer patient .
A. is easier than saving a baby
B. is harder than saving a baby
C. is cheaper than saving a baby
D. is more common than saving a baby
4.The main idea of the article is .
A. doctors must never decide whether to save babies or cancer patients
B. doctors are able to save premature babies, but the cost is very high
C. having a premature baby was cheaper and safer 20 years ago
D. Christie survived because the hospital paid her bills
On the way back from work every evening, more often than not（往往） there would be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway (快车道). He looked to be in his late 40s but was probably a lot younger. He had shoulder length straight black hair and a short beard.
Every day after work I would remember to gather any spare change, and put it aside to give him if I saw him. A feeling of joy would come over me every time I saw him, while coming off the ramp(坡道). So did he. Sometimes the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day. His answer would always be the same, “I’m blessed!”
Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was being laid off(解雇). For the rest of that day all I could think of was “how am I going to provide for my kids as a mother, how am I going to pay rent?”
It is clear that on my way home that day I was very sad and upset. I didn’t remember to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I usually did. Yet there he was as always, as I turned the ramp. He set his eyes on me, while still smiling and waving at others as usual.
While I was waiting for the red light to turn, he strolled (闲逛) over to my car. He had a big smile. He looked at me straight in the eyes and said, “Today I will give you a dollar.” He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill.
You see that day he taught me a valuable lesson more than a dollar bill. No matter what material things are taken from you, no one can take away your choice to be joyful. Every time I’m faced with challenges, I think of the homeless man’s valuable lesson and remember that I am blessed.
1.Why did the writer feel sad and upset after out of the boss’s office?
A. Because she was criticized by the boss.
B. Because a new job was offered to her.
C. Because she was laid off by the boss.
D. Because there was something wrong with her job.
2.What is NOT true about the homeless man from the passage?
A. He would be seen at the exit of the freeway.
B. He usually smiled and waved at others.
C. He had a deep impression on the writer.
D. He felt joyful only when money was offered to him.
3.The homeless man gave the writer a dollar because .
A. he had collected a lot of money B. he wanted to pay her back
C. he knew what she experienced D. he wanted her to be happy
4. The writer learned from the story that .
A. a dollar bill will be enough to make you happy
B. each of us has been blessed all the time
C. whenever it is, we should choose to help others
D. it is more than material things that bring us happiness
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1.What can you do if you only have time between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday?
A. Go shopping
B. Go to see a photo show
C. Go to the dance party with your sweet heart
D. Go to watch the horse racing
2.How much will Mr. and Mrs. Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party?
A. 15 dollars B.25 dollars
C.30 dollars D.For free
3.Where can you see the article above?
A. In a fashion magazine B. In a tour guide
C. In a newspaper D. In a sports ad
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分,计15分）
阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.
I came to study in the US last fall. My life was quite simple when I arrived at Andover. Although I had quite a few after-class activities, I didn’t take any official leadership position.
This changed when I received an email from Ms Griffith, my cluster dean (宿舍楼主任), that a new female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep Discipline Committee Representative. students living in school break serious rules, like taking drugs, getting drunk or cheating in their studies. Such students must be punished（惩罚）. The punishments are by a DC Rep, two student representatives（代表） and the cluster dean. I was really interested in becoming DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, so were five other students. We had to hold an election and Ms Griffith asked us to write to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.
I thought hard about what to . I didn’t want to make any promises, because they are difficult to keep. I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining I wanted to become DC Rep. “I want to serve Pine Knoll.” I wrote .
I made three posters that said “Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit of my cluster so that people would my name when they went to vote.
Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election（选举）. I was disappointed, but my positive nature did not allow me to for very long. I actually when my friends tried to comfort me. “Teresa, I am sorry that you didn’t win the election,” they would say.
“No, don’t be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election,” I said.
It is true that the process is much more important than the . I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden .
1.A．school B．situation C．time D．life
2.A．explaining B．writing C．saying D．talking
3.A．stands for B．asks for C．calls for D．looks for
4.A．Usually B．Seldom C．Often D．Sometimes
5.A．carried B．given C．made D．decided
6.A．or B．though C．but D．and
7.A．speeches B．articles C．compositions D．introductions
8.A．write B．prepare C．answer D．give
9.A．how B．whether C．when D．why
10.A．carefully B．easily C．rudely D．honestly
11.A．recognize B．remember C．forget D．mind
12.A．put down B．look down C．feel down D．lie down
13.A．smiled B．cried C．laughed D．shouted
14.A．result B．aim C．reason D．study
15.A．strength B．courage C．way D．skill
