As we get older, the fear of not having a good memory grows for many people. A lot of people  48   that the loss of memory can be the sign of Alzheimer’s(老年痴呆症).

     It is true that as we grow older we are more    49    to develop Alzheimer’s. But with a proper lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and exercise, one can stay mentally     50    into their old age.

     There are many causes of memory loss that have nothing to do with Alzheimer’s. As researchers come    51    to understanding Alzheimer’s, the outlook(前景) is    52    for people with this illness. New treatments are becoming available. With improved diagnosis(诊断), medications and treatment, one day we may be able to    53    or even reverse (反转) memory loss as we age.

     Memory loss is    54    a topic of concern for people. Having Alzheimer’s can lead to increased dependency on others. Not being able to manage basic daily    55   on your own or even not being able to recognize family members would be a serious hit to anyone. This is why many elderly people often have questions and concerns.

1.A. worry             B. guess             C. insist             D. suggest

2.A. eager           B. nervous                  C. likely              D. ready

3.A. healthy                 B. honest           C. brave                    D. kind

4.A. faster            B. slower            C. farther                   D. closer

5.A. reducing                B. ending           C. improving               D. waiting

6.A. make            B. take              C. prevent                 D. protect

7.A. also            B. still                C. ever              D. even

8.A. activities                B. news              C. meals             D. drinks

(B)
Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.
We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”
【小题1】The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being  36  by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a  37  to find a way of stopping themselves from being in  38 . One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages  39  into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse  40 . When this idea was  41  , another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But  42  knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food,  43   said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his  44  .

At last, one mouse,  45  than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for  46  , “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’ll always know  47  she is! We’ll have  48  to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to  49  !” Hearing the words, everyone got  50  and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly that it will never  51  !”

“She’ll never be able to walk  52  again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”

However, the wise mouse said, “We must  53  who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was  54  enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very  55  to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

1.A. trained  B. taught    C. caught            D. invited

2.A. party       B. test         C. game             D. meeting

3.A. return             B. danger               C. fact             D. need

4.A. rushed              B. swam                 C. flew             D. stepped

5.A. questioned  B. explained      C. suggested              D. answered

6.A. supported       B. discussed         C. accepted                D. refused

7.A. everybody      B. nobody                 C. somebody            D. anybody

8.A. angrily               B. happily        C. carefully          D. slowly

9.A. present              B. reason         C. idea                D. excuse

10.A. younger              B. longer         C. stronger             D. wiser

11.A. pleasure             B. silence         C. help   D. information

12.A. where                B. what C. how           D. who

13.A. experience        B. power             C. time                D. space

14.A. shout          B. watch               C. stay                D. hide

15.A. worried              B. excited        C. surprised           D. tired

16.A. drop off             B. turn up        C. get up              D. put off

17.A. gladly               B. quickly        C. quietly  D. directly

18.A. believe              B. learn          C. imagine             D. decide

19.A. honest       B. brave                 C. rich                 D. old

20.A. easy                B. difficult      C. strange     D. important

When I was younger it seemed that the super hero was Batman or Spiderman. As I grew up, I looked to real people with some of these qualities to be my super hero including being strong, honest, friendly, brave, skilled, hardworking, and reliable. The person I think of when I hear these words is my dad.
My dad is one of the toughest people I have ever met. He has been through it all. When I was five, 60 percent of his body was burned. In 1999 he fell from a tree, breaking his arm and shattering his ankle. In 2004, he had a liver transplant (移植) after being on the list for six years after a bad blood transfusion that gave him Hepatitis C. Now, my dad is 45 years old and feels better than he has in 15 years.
My dad is one of the most reliable people I know. Anything I ask of him, he does. Whenever he tells me he is going to do something, it is always done before I get home from work. Whenever I need my dad, he is there. When I was ten and he told me my grandmother was going to die, I felt really down. He was the one there trying to cheer me up.
My dad has worked hard for everything he has. At home, he is always busy doing projects and has painted every room in our house. After our shop was built, he constructed an office you would think a professional built. When I do something stupid, he helps me fix it. Of course, he does his complaining, but I know he likes fixing things just as much as I like tearing them up.
My dad has been one of the greatest parts of my life. I have learned a lot from watching him and I don’t believe I will ever meet anyone like him. I hope when I grow up, I can possess the same qualities as my dad, and have someone look up to me as a good role model. This is why my dad is my hero. 
【小题1】The author describes his father as reliable mainly _________.

Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865, in England. When she left school, she became a teacher. Edith soon found that she had a  36  for nursing(护理), so she completed her training  37  any problem. In 1907, a doctor invited Edith to open a  38  school for nurses in Belgium(比利时).

In August 1914, Germany invaded Belgium. By then, the training school had become a Red Cross hospital. It required its nurses to care for injured soldiers from every country---even  39  soldiers.   .

German forces (军队) went through Belgium to France. British soldiers were  40  with the French, trying to  41  the Germans out of France. But they didn’t  42 . As a result, many British and French soldiers would be caught. But some of them found their  43 to Edith’s training school. There, she took care of them and  44  them from the German forces. Then she heard some  45  people were willing to help the soldiers escape. Together they organized travels for the soldiers out of Belgium to Holland, which was a safe country during the whole war.

In august 1915, the German government discovered  46  was happening at Edith’s training school. Edith was  47  for helping about two hundred British and French  48 escape. Early on October 12, 1915, Edith Cavell was  49  . She died for her country, but she believed that she had only been a nurse trying to do her 50 . History will remember her for ever.

A. story      B. talent       C. hope         D. taste

A .without    B. for         C. except        D. over

A. singing    B. teaching     C. learning      D. training

A. nation     B .child        C. street        D. enemy

A .meeting    B .fighting      C. competing   D. arguing

A. refuse     B. talk          C. keep       D. task

A. succeed    B. remember    C. miss        D. join

A. cause      B. reply        C. key        D. way

A. hid        B. knew        C. stopped     D. prevent

A. famous     B. honest       C. brave      D. poor

A. that        B. What        C. whom     D. which

A. driven      B. thanked      C. beaten     D. caught

A. soldiers     B. nurses       C. teachers    D. travelers

A. killed       B. punished     C. educated   D. shocked

A. homework   B. business      C. dream     D. duty