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III. 阅读(共两节,满分40分)

第一节:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people around the world. American researchers say the disease will affect more than one hundred million people worldwide by the year twenty fifty. That would be four times the current number. Researchers and doctors have been studying Alzheimer's patients for a century. Yet the cause and cure for the mental sickness are still unknown. However, some researchers have made important steps towards understanding it.

Several early signs of the disease involve memory and thought processes. At first, patients have trouble remembering little things. Later, they have trouble remembering more important things, such as the names of their children.

There are also some physical tests that might show who is at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The tests look for proteins in brain and spinal cord fluid. The proteins appear to be found only in people with the disease. The protein tests correctly identify the presence of the disease in about ninety percent of patients.

Now, a much simpler physical test to predict Alzheimer's risk has been developed. Researchers found that trouble with the sense of smell can be one of the first signs of Alzheimer's. Using this information, they developed a test in which people were asked to identify twelve familiar smells. These smells included cinnamon, black pepper, chocolate, paint thinner, and smoke.

The study continued for five years. During this period, the same people were asked to take several tests measuring their memory and thought abilities. Fifty percent of those who could not identify at least four of the smells in the first test had trouble with their memory and thinking in the next five years.

Another study has shown a possible way to reduce a person's chances of developing Alzheimer's disease in old age. Researchers in Chicago found that people who use their brains more often are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Those who read a newspaper, or play chess or word games are about three times less likely to develop the condition.

Researchers say they still do not know what causes Alzheimer's disease. But they say these findings might help prevent the disease in the future.

41. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Some early signs of the Alzheimer's disease.

B. Some physical tests about Alzheimer's disease.

C. The research about Alzheimer's disease.

D. The patients of Alzheimer's disease.

42. What’s the current number of Alzheimer’s patients?

A. 100 million               B. 25 million         C. 400 million              D. 2050 million

43. What is not the early signs of the Alzheimer's disease according to the passage?

A. Poor memory                           B. Proteins exist in the brain.

C. Trouble with the sense of smell.             D. Less use of the brain.

44. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Alzheimer's disease.                               B. Alzheimer's patients. 

C. The cause and cure.                                    D. The research.

45. According to the passage, we can learn that _______.

A. there are no proteins in the brains of the people with no Alzheimer's disease

B. the people who often use their brains will not get Alzheimer's disease

C. researchers and doctors have found ways to cure Alzheimer's disease

D. the people who have the trouble with the sense of smell will certainly suffer from Alzheimer's disease

 

【答案】

 C

 B

 D

 A

 A

【解析】略

 

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第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What time does the woman usually have breakfast?

A.At 8∶00.

B.At 10∶00.

C.At 7∶00.

2.Where does this conversation take place?

A.At a restaurant.

B.At a bank.

C.At a shop.

3.What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Shop assistant and customer.

B.Shop assistant and her manager.

C.Shop assistant and her father.

4.What did the girl do last Sunday?

A.She was iii at that time.

B.She left her mother alone.

C.She stayed with her mother at home.

5.What did the woman buy her brother for Christmas?

A.She bought him a watch.

B.She has not bought him a present yet.

C.She bought him a case for his coin collection.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。

6.What are they discussing?

A.What to have for lunch.

B.Where to go for lunch.

C.When to have lunch.

7.What can we learn about the man?

A.He usually doesn't eat fast food.

B.He often eats in a restaurant near his home.

C.He can't afford an expensive lunch that day.

8.Where are they probably going right after this conversation?

A.A supermarket.

B.A fast-food place.

C.A French restaurant.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A.At an airport.

B.At the woman's home.

C.In the street.

10.Who has booked the ticket for Tom?

A.The woman.

B.Xiao Fang.

C.Tom himself.

11.When is Tom invited to dinner at the woman's?

A.this Friday.

B.This Saturday.

C.Nest Sunday.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.What did Marco Polo see when he was in China?

A.Cai Lun invented paper.

B.The Chinese used paper money.

C.The Chinese saved paper.

13.When did people in western countries first use paper money?

A.In the 7th century.

B.In the 15th century.

C.In the 13th century.

14.How many trees should be cut down if you want to make 1,000 tons of paper?

A.71,000.

B.48,000.

C.17,000.

听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15.Why didn't the woman go to the man's birthday party?

A.She forgot all abut it.

B.She didn't like the man.

C.She didn't know about it.

16.Who is the woman:

A.The man's friend.

B.The man's mother.

C.The man's sectary.

17.What does the woman want to do for the man's birthday?

A.Buy him a nice present.

B.Have lunch with him.

C.Send him an email.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.Why did the animals come together?

A.To see who was the happiest.

B.To see who was the most beautiful.

C.To see who was the biggest.

19.When should the snake give the rooster the crown?

A.The next evening.

B.Late the next morning.

C.Early the next morning.

20.Why was the snake afraid to tell the rooster about the crown?

A.Because the snake fell into the pool and dropped his crown.

B.Because she did not know where he was.

C.Because she got up early.

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