题目内容
THE TRUE NORTH“FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL”
(1)
In Toronto, you can't see ________．
A．
the CN Tower
B．
St．Lawrence River
C．
the Pink Pearl
D．
the Niagara Falls
(2)
The text doesn't tell us but we can conclude that ________．
there are three Chinatowns in Toronto
people in Toronto can watch NBA live show
most Chinese in Chinatowns come from South China
Toronto is larger than Canadian capital
(3)
How long did they spend on the trip from Toronto to Montreal?
About 48 hours．
About 20 hours．
About 18 hours．
About 10 hours．
(4)
Montreal is a special city because of its ________．
French culture
music
artists
coffee
A Charlotte, N.C., man was charged with first-degree murder of a 79-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death. In an attempt to evade policemen after a bank robbery, the Associated Press reports that 20-year-old Larry Whitfield broke into the home of Mary Parnell. Police say he didn’t touch Parnell but that she died after suffering a heart attack that was caused by terror. Can the guy be held responsible for the woman’s death? Prosecutors(公诉人) said that he can under the state’s murder rule, which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another person’s death while committing or fleeing from a severe crime like robbery—even if he or she doesn’t kill someone on purpose.
But, medically speaking, can someone actually be frightened to death? We asked Martin Samuels, chairman of the neurology department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Absolutely, no question about it.
The body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response(战或逃反应), which was originally described by Walter Cannon，the chairman of Harvard University’s physiology department from 1906 to 1942. If, in the wild, an animal is faced with a life-threatening situation, the autonomic nervous system responds by increasing heart rate, increasing blood flow to the muscles, and slowing digestion, among other things. All of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast. This process certainly would be of help to primitive humans. However, in the modern world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response.
The autonomic nervous system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response. This chemical is toxic in large amounts; it damages the organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. It is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart. There is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death. Kidney failure, liver failure, those things don’t kill you suddenly.
By the way, any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result. There are people who have died in intercourse or in religious passion. There was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one, turned to his partner and said, “I can die now”, and then he dropped dead. For about seven days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon there was an increase of sudden cardiac death among New Yorkers.
Why the Charlotte, N.C., man was charged?
A. Because he threatened the policemen to kill an old woman.
B. Because he caused an old woman’s terror and she died.
C. Because he beat an old woman and caused her heart attack
D. Because he murdered an old woman while robbing a bank.
What is Martin Samuels’ attitude to the possibility of being frightened to death?
A. Approval. B. Disapproval. C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent.
Which of the following about the fight-or-flight response is true?
A. The fight-or-flight response was raised and proved by Martin A. Samuels.
B. It is a natural protective method that can’t be found in all creatures but humans.
C. The ancient humans had a superior fight-or-flight response than modern ones.
D. The fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organs.
What activity can we infer is less likely to damage the organs?
A. Winning a big lottery. B. Missing a dead family.
C. Watching a horror movie. D. Listening to a sweet song.
The purpose of the passage is_________.
A. to explain why people will die of a heart attack
B. to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failure
C. to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a death
D. to show strong emotions can cause a sudden death
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has 36 economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works 37 a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can 38 support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at 39 and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n) 40 for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.Alice became friends with Jane and would 41 talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids 42 her. On her birthday last month, she 43 her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be 44 so much that she 45 on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any 46 clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a 47 from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I 48 a skirt from you?”Alice was happy that her friend would be 49 to come and hurried home to ask her Mum 50 she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very 51 and angrily said to her Mum, “ 52 I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well 53 . Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s 54 . Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her 55 with her. So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto. 36. A. personal B. extra C. limited D. adequate[37. A. for B. with C. like D. as 38. A. hopefully B. obviously C. hardly D. temporarily39. A. music B. drawing C. maths D. biology40. A. bonus B. allowance C. donation D. pension41. A. secretly B. happily C. quietly D. eagerly42. A. pointing at B. shouting at C. laughing at D. glaring at43. A. took B. invited C. accompanied D. sent44. A. happy B. independent C. confident D. present45. A. depended B. insisted C. focused D. agreed46. A. casual B. comfortable C. nice D. tight47. A. shirt B. jeans C. handbag D. necklace[48. A. get B. copy C. order D. borrow49. A. free B. able C. glad D. willing50. A. how B. when C. why D. whether51. A. stubborn B. upset C. firm D. enthusiastic 52. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Though 53. A. treated B. controlled C. educated D. behaved54. A. cleverness B. character C. circumstances D. competences55. A. study B. friendship C. sympathy D. performance
原创（十二） In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some 36 it highly, believing that it is 37 for social progress and prosperity. Others say that 38 is bad, that it sets one person against another; that it 39 unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the 40 that their self-worth relied on how well they 41 at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and –death affairs. In their single-minded 42 of success, the development of many other human qualities is 43 forgotten. 44 , while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take a(n) 45 attitude. In a culture valuing only the winner and 46 to the ordinary players, they strongly 47 competition. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or 48 success. By not trying, they always have a(n) 49 ：“I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter 50 I really didn’t try.” 51 , this belief is the same as 52 of the true competitors trying to prove themselves. Both are based on the 53 belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in 54 with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（缓解） 55 a new meaning in competition.36．A．benefit B．influences C．value D．impress37．A．cheerful B．meaningful C．comfortable D．responsible38．A．competition B．ability C．knowledge D．challenge39．A．runs into B．leads to C．comes from D．begins with40．A．promise B．belief C．dream D．task41．A．planned B．performed C．delivered D．practiced42．A．pursuit B．memory C．behalf D．search43．A．shyly B．cheerfully C．sadly D．faithfully44．A．Therefore B．Meanwhile C．However D．Afterwards45．A．proper B．suitable C．confident D．opposite46．A．paying no attention B．pays less attention C．paid more attention D．pays no attention47．A．excuse B．blame C．charge D．trust48．A．enjoy B．apply C．receive D．achieve49．A．opinion B．explanation C．excuse D．reason50．A．unless B．so C．while D．because51．A．Firmly B．Naturally C．Unfortunately D．Clearly52．A．that B．one C．it D．this53．A．mistaken B．different C．single D．common54．A．consequence B．comparison C．connection D．common55．A．we can discover B．can we discover C．can discover D．we discover
完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed. Since then, he has had to rely on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never 36 him alone for years. Except for 37 with his toes, he was totally unable to do anything else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often 38 . Eventually, his younger brother went away and lived separately, leaving him heartbroken and 39 a loss what to do. 40 , a misfortune happened to a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene(煤油) light on the stove was overturned, resulting in a fire which took her 41 away. Having decidedly 42 her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly 43 . At school, she always studied hard. Most of all, she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. 44 my arms are broken, my heart can still fly.” She wrote in her blog.One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n) 45 program. The boy told the television hostess about his uncertain future, whereas the girl was full of 46 for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 47 . The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, 48 heart.They had both gone through the same ordeal(痛苦的折磨), but their different 49 determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, unexpected disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle 50 when faced with it is the true 51 of your character. If you choose to 52 or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. 53 , if you decide to be strong, the 54 will turn out to be a fortune on which new 55 will arise.36. A. having left B. to leave C. left D. leaving 37. A. walking B. writing C. cleaning D. playing38. A. quarrel B. share C. communicate D. disagree 39. A. on B. under C. in D. at 40. A. Unfortunately B. Unexpectedly C. Similarly D. Seriously 41. A. hair B. hands C. happiness D. possessions 42. A. turned on B. turned up C. turned off D. turned down 43. A. helpless B. free C. independent D. respected 44. A. Though B. Unless C. Whether D. Since45. A. interview B. entertainment C. contest D. donation 46. A. calmness B. enthusiasm C. patience D. excitement 47. A. wisdom B. strength C. toes D. mouths 48. A. promising B. inspiring C. flying D. advancing49. A. characters B. attitudes C. opinions D. ambitions 50. A. emergency B. misfortune C. opportunity D. defeat51. A. test B. value C. meaning D. function52. A. complain B. struggle C. fight D. suffer53. A. However B. Though C. But D. Therefore54. A. accidents B. carelessness C. failures D. hardship55. A. solutions B. impressions C. hopes D. rewards
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