-----I followed your advice on how to learn English, but I am still poor in it. Why?

------Well, __________.

A．all is well that ends well.                  B．one man’s meat is another man’s poison.

C．no pains, no gains.                       D．no sweet without sweat.

Are dreams of any use to the dreamer or to anybody else?  We  may  remember the traveler who __36__ the ship Waratah at Durban  because of his terrible _37__. The Waratah later disappeared entirely, with everyone on _38_. The traveler’s dreams  helped him  and  saved  him  from  39_, but they didn’t help the other people. Why was this man treated _40__ from everyone  else? Another man _41__ had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany.     In his dream  he  was  walking  in the  forest _42__ two men ran out  and  tried to  throw him to the _43___. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed.  He reached a  place _44__he saw two _45__ roads in front of him,  one to the  right  and  the other to the left. Which road ought he to _46__ ? He heard the two men _47____ him, getting nearer and  at  the  same time  he  heard a voice in his ear.  It told him to go to the _48__ , and he did so.   He  ran on  and soon came to  a small hotel.   He was _49___ here   kindly  and  given  a  room, and so he was _50__ from the  two men.   
That was the dream. Twenty years later he was _51___  in the Black Forest and  as  it  _52___  in  the dream long before,  two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a  place  with two roads as in  the dream.He_53___ the dream  and  took  the  road to  the right. He soon _54___a small hotel, was taken in, and so  was  safe.   His  dream  of twenty years _55__ had  Saved his life.
【小题1】.  

A． forgot

B．remembered

C．missed

D．noticed

A woman id her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drover her    21      by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,     22   “Aunty Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer by asked to    23     for the night. Seeing that he had an   24   Face, she let him in and gave him a nice    25   . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her   26     that anyone who climbed up her tree  27   not be able to come back down until she   28  it.

     When the children came back to steal her   29   , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her
long   30   she gave the tree permission to let  31    go. Aunty Misery was free from the   32   at last.

One day another man    33    her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,   34   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   35    me.” said he.

Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to  36    some pears from my dear tree to remember the 37          
it brought to me in this life. But I am too    38   to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   39    as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree   40   and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

21.  A. hopeless         B. painful        C. dull              D. crazy

22.  A. calling             B. shouting    C. announcing    D. whispering

23.  A. stay                B. live            C. hide             D. lie

24.  A. interesting        B. honest       C. anxious        D. angry

25.  A. gift                 B. kiss           C. treat             D. smile

26.  A. suggestion       B. demand     C. permission    D. wish

27.  A. could              B. should        C. might           D. must

28.  A. permitted        B. promised    C. answered      D. declared

29.  A. branch            B. food          C. tree              D. fruit

30.  A. after               B. while          C. since            D. before

31.  A. it                    B. them          C. him              D. her

32.  A. trick               B. question     C. trouble         D. difficulty

33.  A. stepped into     B. left for       C. stopped at    D. walked around

34.  A. so                  B. but             C. although       D. because

35.  A. with               B. off             C. upon            D. for

36.  A. choose           B. pick           C. shake           D. hit

37.  A. honor             B. pleasure      C. hope            D. excitement

38.  A. light                B. short         C. old              D. thin

39.  A. proud             B. kind           C. fine              D. smart

40.  A. disappointedly  B. cheerfully  C. unwillingly     D. eagerly

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
Another man-made wonder of the United States was built long before the nation was established. About 900 years ago, the Ancestral Puebloan people built villages high in the walls of canyons in Colorado, where 600 cliff dwellings are now part of the Mesa Verde National Park.     
Visitors can stand at the top of the mesas and look into the dwellings almost hidden in openings of the rock walls. The Puebloan people cut small steps into the rock, which connected buildings containing hundreds of rooms.
The rock walls have protected the buildings from severe weather in the area; therefore, they remain mostly unchanged in the hundreds of years since they were built.
Our final man-made wonder is in the northwestern city of Seattle, Washington. The Space Needle was built as the central structure for the 1962 World's Fair.           
The 184-meter-tall structure was designed by Edward Carlson, which has a wide base on the ground, with its middle narrow and a large ring-like structure on top. The structure was meant to look like a "flying saucer," a vehicle that was popular in science fiction space travel stories.  The saucer includes an observation area and eating place. The restaurant slowly turns to provide visitors with a 360 degree view of Seattle.
The Space Needle, only costing about $4,500,000, was not very costly, and was designed and completed in about a year and opened on the first day of the World's Fair.
Today, the Space Needle is the most popular place for visitors to Seattle. And it remains the internationally known symbol of the city.
56.What the passage before this one can be about?
A.Some natural wonders in the world.
B.Sightseeing in the US.
C.Some other artificial wonders in the US.
D.American geography.
57. What does the underlined word “dwelling” mean?
A. village                     B. house               C. canyon             D. step
58. Which of the following descriptions about the Space Needle is TRUE?
A. It is a man-made wonder in Washington, D.C..
B. Edward Carlson built the structure.
C. It has a ring-like structure on top.
D. It remains the internationally known symbol of the US.
59. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Visiting the US                B. Man-made wonders in the US
C. Wonders in the world              D. Famous places in the US

Scientists have transformed men’s minds into a virtual（虚拟的）woman’s body in an experiment that could throw light upon how humans distinguish themselves form others.

In a study at Barcelona University, men wore a virtual reality headset that allowed them to see and hear the world as a female character. When they looked down, they could even see their new body and clothes.

The “body－swapping” effect was so convincing that the men’s sense of self was transferred into the virtual woman, causing them to react to events in the virtual world they were immersed（沉浸）. “This work opens up another avenue for virtual reality, which is not just to transform your sense of place, but also your sense of self,” said Mel Slater, “If you can temporarily give people the illusion that their bodies are different, then the evidence suggests it also affects their behavior and the way they think. They can have new experiences: a person who is thin can know what it is like to be fat. A man can have an experience of what it’s like to be a woman.”

During the experiment, a “female” approached and hit the face of the character another man was playing. “Their reaction was immediate,” said Slate. “They would take in a quick breath and maybe flinch（退缩）. The more people reported being in the girl’s body, the stronger physical reaction they had.” But in all cases, the feeling was temporary and lasted only as long as the study.

The study shows that our minds have a very fluid picture of our bodies. The research is expected to shed light on the puzzle of how our brain tells the difference between a part of our own body and something else in the wider world. Thus the work might improve the conditions for those who have experienced strokes by placing them in a world that helps them to use their bodies to the full again.

1.How can a man’s mind get into a woman’s body?

A．by distinguishing themselves from women

B．by taking part in an activity actively

C．by wearing a special device（设备）

D．by transforming his sense of place

2.Of the following statements, which we can’t infer from the passage?

A．Men in the experiment can temporarily have the wrong feeling that they are women.

B．When hit, the men in the virtual world will react angrily to it.

C．As soon as the experiment is finished, the men will return to the normal state

D．Probably, this study can be applied to medical fields and benefit humans.

3.What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?

A．to introduce an interesting and advanced study

B．to inform us of the latest development of virtual reality

C．to illustrate the importance of virtual reality

D．to build up our confidence to fight stroke