A friend of mine was in low spirits one day. He usually dealt with this state of mind by avoiding people until the mood passed. But on that day Fred had an important meeting with his boss, so he decided to put on a false front. During the meeting Fred smiled, joked and played the part of a happy, good-natured person. To his surprise, he soon discovered he was no longer depressed. 

Without realizing it, Fred chanced to find an important new principle of psychological research: acting a part can help us feel the way we want to feel — more self-assured in a trying situation, more cheerful when things go wrong.

How can you put this principle to work in your own life? There’s more involved than simply mimicking a few expressions. You have to be systematic about it. Here’s how:

Smile to cheer yourself up.

Relax to reduce anxiety or fear.

Look your best to increase your self-confidence.

Keep cool in a crisis.

Using our bodies and actions to change the way we feel can be a useful tool in helping us through life’s difficult times. As novelist George Eliot wrote more than a century ago, “Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” People who remember that — and act upon it — can only be richer and happier for the experience.

1.In paragraph 1 the underlined phrase “to put on a false front” means ______.

A．to wear a wrong coat

B．to act a part unsuccessfully

C．to show a pretended happy appearance

D．to put on airs

2.According to Paragraph 1, Fred ______before the meeting.

A．had very few spirits

B．had many spirits

C．was in bad mood

D．was in good mood

3.The underlined phrase “mimicking” in Paragraph 3 most probably means ______.

A．learning quickly

B．making faces

C．behaving well

D．imitating others

4.In the last paragraph, the quotation “Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds” may show that ______.

A．actions speak louder than words

B．the more we do, the happier we are

C．our feeling cannot change our behavior

D．actions are very important for us to beat bad moods for good

It is common to consider learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.

Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights,sounds,tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics, They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with the many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.

Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human-service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to affect the behavior of workers, voters, and consumers.

Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place and how the brain later outputs knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences.

1.

The author thinks “Learning” in the passage most refers to       .

2.

The underlined “siblings” in the second paragraph probably means    

3.

Which period of children’s life do they begin to learn how to behave well according to the passage?     .

D
It is common to consider learning as something that takes place in school, but much of human learning occurs outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.
Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents,    siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn basic academic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics. They also continue to learn a great deal outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with many major changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.
Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Psychologists, social workers, criminologists, and other human?service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people's behaviors. Employers, politicians, and advertisers make use of the principles of learning to affect the behaviors of workers, voters, and consumers.
Learning is closely related to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain. Psychologists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later outputs knowledge when we need it. In contrast, psychologists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person's experiences. ?
68. The underlined "siblings" in the second paragraph probably means_______.
A. teachers     B. classmates     C. doctors     D. brothers or sisters
69.  Which period of children's life does they begin to know to behave well according to the passage?
A. After they go into society          B. Before they enter school
C. When they are at school          D. Before they are born
70.  Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A. As a matter of fact, learning begins with formal school education.
B. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate their students.
C. People need to understand how certain experiences change their behaviors.
D. Employers should study the principles of learning to manage their workers well.
71.  The author mainly tries to tell us_______in the last paragraph.
A. learning is only related to memory and experiences
B. psychologists are interested in how the brain stores knowledge
C. psychologists are more interested in a person's behavior
D. how the relationship between learning, brain and behavior works

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.

      On the day before the bass（鲈鱼） season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching sunfish and bass with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure（鱼饵）and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples in the sunset, then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake.

      When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.

      Finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.--- two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.

      "You'll have to put it back, son," he said.

      "Dad!" cried the boy.

      "There will be other fish," said his father.

      "Not as big as this one," cried the boy.

      He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around in the moonlight. He looked again at his father. Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell by the clarity of his father's voice that the decision was not negotiable. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the black water.

      The creature swished its powerful body and disappeared. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.

      That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. His father's cabin is still there on the island in the middle of the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.

      He was right. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish---again and again---every time he comes up against a question of ethics（道德规范）.

67. The underlined word “negotiable” in the passage refers to _________.

A. transferable     B. reasonable    C. acceptable    D. reliable

68. When does the architect (the father’s son) think of that bass put back?

A. When he takes his own son and daughters fishing from the same dock.

B. When he builds many famous buildings.

C. When he faces some problems about ethics. 

D. When he pays a visit to his old father. 

69. Which word can not be used to describe the boy’s father?

A. honest    B. noble-minded      C. generous       D. caring

70. From the passage, we can learn _________.

A. how we have a chance to beat the system and take it 

B. how we do the right thing and are strengthened

C. how we master some skills of going fishing

D. how we understand our parents’ words is very important

第三节：完形填空（共两部分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项（18分）

Have you ever run in the rain?

It was raining outside. We all stood near the door of the  41  , waiting. Suddenly I heard a 

sweet voice. “Mom, let’s  42  the rain,” said a six-year-old girl, with beautiful red hair, who had been shopping with her mum in Wal-mart. 

“What? No, honey. We’ll __43__until it stops raining so hard,” the mother replied.The girl waited about one minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll  44   if we do,” the mother said. “No, we won’t, mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she   45   out of her mom’s arm.

“This morning?” “Yes, when you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!’”

The whole crowd became   46  . We couldn’t hear anything but   47  . We all stood there silently. Her mom__48___ for a moment and said, “Honey, you’re right. Let’s run through the rain. If God lets us get wet, well, maybe we just need __49__.”

Then off they ran. We all stood there, watching and smiling as they ran through the rain. They held their shopping bags over their __50__just in case. Yes, they got wet. But they were followed by many __51__ who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

Memory is a fortune, a precious gift. I believe that somewhere down the road in life, the mother will   52  herself looking back on this moment and she will smile. So Don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day and take the time to run through the rain.

41. A. cinema                 B. school                    C. supermarket                 D. park

42. A. run through                 B. go through              C. look through                D. get through

43. A. leave                  B. wait                       C. imagine                    D. jump

44. A. get tired                       B. get confused          C. get paid                       D. get wet 

45. A. pushed                  B. pulled                   C. carried                         D. monitored 

46. A. noisy              B. calm                  C. silent                        D. thrilled

47. A. her mum               B. the girl                   C. laughter                       D. the rain

48. A. thought              B.       claimed             C. asked                           D. cared

49. A. running                       B. waiting               C. walking                       D. washing

50. A. hands                B. backs                      C. heads                          D. coats

51. A. adults                B. children                       C. parents                  D. drivers

52. A. stop                      B. find                      C. make                           D. impress