New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a great effect on the color of your dreams. While almost all people under 25 dream in color, thousands of people over 55, all of whom were brought up with black and white TV sets, often dream in monochrome (黑白画面).

  “It suggests there could be a critical period in our childhood when watching films has a big impact on the way dreams are formed,” said Eva Murzyn, a psychology student at Dundee University in Britain who carried out the study.

  Research from 1915 through the 1950s suggested that the vast majority of dreams were in black and white. But the tide turned in the sixties, and later results suggested that up to 83 percent of dreams contained some color. Since this period also marked the transition (过渡) between black?and?white film and TV and Technicolor (特艺彩色), an obvious explanation was that the media had been painting people's dreams. However, there weren't any firm conclusions.

  But now Miss Murzyn believes she has proven the link. She made a survey of more than 60 people, half of whom were over 55 and the others under 25.She asked the volunteers to answer a questionnaire on the color of their dreams and their childhood exposure to film and TV.

  She then analyzed her own data. Only 4.4 percent of the under?25s' dreams were black and white. The over?55s who had had access to color TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low proportion of just 7.3 percent. But the over?55s who only had access to black?and?white media reported dreaming in black and white about a quarter of the time.

  Even though they would have spent only a few hours a day watching TV or films, their attention and emotion would have been heightened during this time, leaving a deeper imprint on their mind, Miss Murzyn told the New Scientist.

  The crucial time is between 3 and 10 when we all begin to have the ability to dream, she said.

1.Which statement does this article lead you to believe?

A.All the people who were below 25 dreamed in color.

B.People begin to dream when they are 10 years old.

C.All the people over 55 dream in monochrome.

D.Watching TV or films probably affects dream color.

2.Eva Murzyn found from her survey that ________.

A.about 44 percent of the people who were below 25 dreamed in black and white

B.the dreams people between 1915 and the 1950s had were seldom in color

C.the people over 55 spent 50% of their dream time dreaming in black and white

D.the time spent before TV and films had a deeper influence on dream color

3.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A.Eva Murzyn is a professor at Dundee University in Britain.

B.The 1960s was a time which marked a transition in dream color.

C.The period between 3 and 10 is an important time in forming dreams.

D.Miss Murzyn thought she has proved the connection between dream color and TV and films.

4.In which magazine can you find the article?

A.Aging Healthily.        B.Psychology Analysis. 

C.New Scientist.         D.TV and Film Reviews.

5.The passage mainly talks about the relationship between________.

A.dream color and types of television and films people watched as a child

B.dreams and types of television and films that people watched as a child

C.people's dreams and colors that they see in their life

D.dream color and the ages of the people

 

The Best Holiday
I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily.  36  to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.
By Thanksgiving , she had collected only $49. I said, “ You  37 have your pick from my bicycle  38  ”. “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old. ” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would   39 choose.
As Christmas  40 near, Emily and I went bike shopping . As we left one store, she  41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” She asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of   42    . ”
Throughout December, Emily continued to work hard. Then one day, she made a  43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very  44   .
45  by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute  46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children.  47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t  48  the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later  49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very  50  , sir . Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re   51  away one chance to win a girl’s mountain bike. ”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 52   ? I like to think it was God’s way of  53  a little girl for a sacrifice  54  her year--while giving her dad a lesson in the  55  .

【小题1】
A.Promised B.AmazedC.Determined D.Organized
【小题2】
A.need B.should C.must D.can
【小题3】
A.collection B.contributionC.shop D.club
【小题4】
A.seldom B.likely C.slightlyD.merely
【小题5】
A.drew B.became C.went D.pulled
【小题6】
A.observed B.sensed C.watched D.noticed
【小题7】
A.work B.chargeC.timeD.change
【小题8】
A.disappointingB.surprising C.formal D.public
【小题9】
A.agreeableB.hopeful C.thankful D.pitiful
【小题10】
A.Moved B.Shocked C.Persuaded D.Demanded
【小题11】
A.oneB.some C.two D.any
【小题12】
A.While B.As C.Because D.Though
【小题13】
A.express B.describe C.explain D.shake
【小题14】
A.returnedB.delivered C.chose D.shared
【小题15】
A.sweet B.healthyC.happyD.fair
【小题16】
A.putting B.giving C.storing D.signing
【小题17】
A.present B.harvest C.winner D.chance
【小题18】
A.greeting B.praising C.sheltering D.rewarding
【小题19】
A.under B.before C.beyond D.within
【小题20】
A.process B.project C.struggle D.communication

The triathlon(铁人三项运动) promises to be one of the most popular Olympic sports.Recently it has drawn huge crowds attracted by athletes swimming 1,500mcycling 40kmthen running 10km without stopping.But what makes an attractive 17?year?old girl give up everything for the doubtful pleasure it offers?

Melanie Sears has not yet learnt those often?repeated phrases about personal satisfactionmental challenge and higher targets that most athletes use when asked similar questions.“You swim for 1,500mthen run out of the water and jump on your bikestill wet.Of coursethen you freeze.When the 40km cycle ride is overyou have to run 10kmwhich is a long way when you’re feeling exhausted.But it’s great funand all worth it in the end” she says.

Melanie entered her first triathlon at 14 and she won the junior section.Full of confidenceshe entered the National Championshipsand although she had the second fastest swim and the fastest runshe came nowhere.“I was following this man and suddenly we came to the sea.We realised then that we had gone wrong.I ended up cycling 20 kilometres too far.I cried all the way through the running.”

But she did not give up and was determined that she never will.“Sometimes I wish I could stopbecause then the pain would be overbut I am afraid that if I let myself stop just onceI would be tempted(诱惑) to do it again.”Such doggedness draws admiration from Steve Trewthe sport’s director of coaching.“I’ve just been testing her fitness” he says, “and she worked so hard on the running machine that it finally threw her off and into a wall.She had given it everythingand she just kept on.”

Melanie was top junior in this year’s European Triathlon Championshipsfinishing 13th.“I was almost as good as the top three in swimming and runningbut much slower in cycling.That’s why I’m working very hard at it.” She is trying to talk her long?suffering parentswho will carry the 1,300 cost of her trip to New Zealand for this year’s world championshipsinto buying a 2,000 bikeso she can try 25km and 100km races later this year.

But there is another price to pay.“I don’t have a social life”she says.“After two hours’ hard swimming on Friday nightI just want to go to sleep.But I phone and write to the other girls in the team.” What does she talk aboutBoysClothes“Nowhat sort of times they are achieving.”

1.How does Melanie differ from other athletesaccording to the writer?

AShe worries less than they do.

BShe expresses herself differently.

CHer family background is not like theirs.

DHer aims are different from theirs.

2.What upset Melanie during the National Championships?

AShe was tricked by another competitor.

BShe felt she had let her team?mates down.

CShe made a mistake during part of the race.

DShe realized she couldn’t cycle as fast as she thought.

3.What is Melanie trying to persuade her parents to do?

ABuy an expensive bike for her.

BGive her half the cost of a bike.

CLet her compete in longer races.

DPay for her to go to New Zealand.

4.What does Melanie say about her relationships with her team?mates?

AShe would like to see them more often.

BShe only discusses the triathlon with them.

CShe thinks they find her way of life strange.

DShe dislikes discussing boys or clothes with them.

 

 

第二节  读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)

    阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文:

    Anna really wanted to do something significant for her school before she went to college. But she couldn't think of anything meaningful that would influence the lives of her schoolmates.

   One day, Anna saw a girl sitting by the school pond crying. Anna went up to her and said, "Are you okay? Is there anything I can do to help?" Anna found out that the girl was in her first year and was having trouble coping with her schoolwork. Then, Anna had an idea. She would start a tutoring group where seniors could help juniors who were struggling in their subjects.

       Before long, many seniors volunteered to join Anna's tutoring group. Soon, Anna also started other support groups like "I'm not Alone" which provided counseling for students whose parents had been divorced and "Crime Fighters" where students helped prevent theft. Anna was happy that she made a difference in her peers' lives. She was showered with flowers of appreciation from her friends at her graduation!

[写作内容]

    1.以约30个词概括上面短文的主要内容;

    2.以约120个词就“帮助他人”这一主题发表你的看法,并包括以下要点:

    (1) 你在日常生活和学习中经常帮助别人吗?请举例说明,

    (2) 帮助别人之后你有何感想?

    (3) 以你的亲身经历说明应该如何去帮助别人?

[写作要求]

    你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。   

 

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