第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,共40分)

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

Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow yourself to make your life happen.

Successful and happy people have a vision of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them reach their vision. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind (her goal) which is laid out for her in a map. She can drive there without any waste time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be?

Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and they aren’t difficult to reach. It’s up to you to find out what your goals, ideas and vision really are. You are the one who must decide what to pursue and in what direction to aim your life.

Researchers tell us when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve it. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget.

Also when you write your goals in a particular fashion, you are able to stimulate yourself to be continuously alert to situations that will further your goals.

56. The example of the two drivers was given to show ___________.

A. the importance of having a map and right direction

B. the foolishness of the second driver

C. the importance of setting goals

D. the foolishness of the first driver

57. According to this passage, the most important thing in realizing one’s ideal is to _________.

A. have a clear understanding of what he or she wants in life

B. let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true

C. try to be realistic about one’s ability

D. let others understand him or her first, then work together with them

58. If people want to reach their goals, they should _________.

A. write down their goals

B. discuss with others and ask for their help

C. face the difficulties in front of them

D. sign a contract with other people

59. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Failure always accompanies the people who give up easily.

B. Whenever you set goals, you will succeed.

C. Winners never stop their efforts for success.

D. Success is possible only when a person has clearly set his or her goal.

Uncertainty spreads through our lives so thoroughly that it dominates our language,Our everyday speech is made up in large part of words like probably, many, soon,great,little.What do these words mean? 

    Such verbal imprecision is not necessarily to be criticized. Indeed, it has a value Just because it allows uw to express judgments when a precise quantitative statement is out of the question.

    We have been trying to pin down by experiments what people meari by these expressions in specific contexts, and how the meanings change with age. For instance,a subject is told "There are many trees in the park" and is asked to say what number the word may mean to him. Or a child is invited to take "some" sweets from a bowl and we then count how many he has taken. We compare the number he takes when he is alone with the number when one or more other children are present and are to take some sweets after him, or with the number he takes when told to give

“some" sweets to another child.

    First, we find that the number depends, of course, on the items involved. To most people some friends means about five, while some trees means about twenty. However, unrelated areas sometimes show parallel values. For instance, the language of probability seems to mean about the same thing in predictions about the weather and about politics: the expression is certain to( rain,or be elected)signifies to the average person about a 70 percent chance; is likely to, about a 60 percent chance; probably will, about 55 percent.

    Secondly, the size of the population of items influences the value assigned to an expression.Thus, if we tell a subject to take "a few" or“a lot of" glass balls from a box, he will take me if the box contains a large number of glass balls than if it has a small number, But not proportionately more: if we increase the number of glass balls eight times, the subject takes only half as large a percentage of the total.

    Thirdly, there is a marked change with age. Among children between six and fourteen years old, the older the child, the fewer glass balls, he will take. But the difference between a lot and a few widens with age. This age effect is so consistent that it might be used as a test of intelligence.

51. What's the right attitude towards the words like probably, any and soon ?

  A. They are inaccurate and we should avoid them.

  B. They are necessary since we cannot be always precise.

  C. They should be criticized because there are too many of them.

  D. Their value is not yet clear since we don't know their meaning.

52. Why do we do experiments with the words many and some?

  A. To prove that people are insensitive to these words.

  B. To prove that the words dominate our everyday speech.

  C. To find out how the meanings vary with age and contexts.

  D. To find out whether the words can mean a precise quantity.

53. Which of the following expressions means a larger chance in weather broadcast?

  A. Possible.   B. Probable.   C. Be likely to.  D. Be certain to.

54. Which of the following is similar to the underlined word signifies in its meaning?

  A. makes    B. means     C. predicts     D. indicates

55. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

  A. Uncertainty in the Language Use.

  B. How to Use Language in an Uncertain Way

 C.Uncertain Words and their Use in Specific Contexts

  D. Experiments on Relationship between Uncertainty and Language Use

第二节 完型填空(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36—55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Pecan Thief

When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s

farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the  36  to gather

pecans for us to enjoy later.

Pecan picking was really  37  work and my little basket

was only half full. I wasn’t about to  38  Grandpa down. Just

then something caught my  39  . A large brown squirrel was

a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and   40  in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel  41  out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.

Not so  42  anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was   43  with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my  44  . Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so  45  of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.   46  , I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d   47  the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.

Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that  48  me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently  49  my shoulders.

 “That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter  50  of food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will  51  the cold winter? ”

“I didn’t think about that, ” I said.

“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take  52  of someone else’s hard work.”

Suddenly I felt a bit  53  . The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t   54  my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.

I didn’t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the  55  of knowing I had done just the right thing.

36.A.rooms      B.woods      C.holes         D.roads

37.A.hard      B.dirty      C.light          D.easy

38.A.let         B.settle     C.have          D.keep

39.A.sweater     B.basket       C.eye            D.hand

40.A.joined      B.lived     C.discovered       D.disappeared

41.A.jumped     B.held  C.stood D.found

42.A.strange     B.secret       C.anxious     D.patient

43.A.covered    B.filled C.rebuilt      D.decorated

44.A.turn  B.choice      C.chance      D.Achievement

45.A.afraid       B.ashamed   C.careful      D.proud

46.A.Otherwise B.However   C.Besides     D.Therefore

47.A.driven      B.followed   C.protected  D.caught

48.A.annoyed   B.satisfied    C.surprised   D.delighted

49.A.off    B.beside       C.over  D.around

50.A.supply      B.cost   C.support     D.preparation

51.A.escape      B.spend       C.survive     D.fled

52.A.place B.notice       C.advantage D.charge

53.A.guilty       B.unconfident      C.embarrassed     D.nervous

54.A.open B.leave C.cross D.occupy

55.A.inspiration       B.expectation      C.impression       D.satisfaction

Yoga(瑜伽)is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. After a long time of practice yoga, you no longer just practice it — you love it.

Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned(有弹性的), and more flexible as you move from one pose to another. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscles, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of KISS Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism(新陈代谢), and it also helps to control weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat around the cells disappear, thus losing weight.”

I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need an increase in energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative(恢复体力的)poses.

Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves(使消除)stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis court, in the dentist’s chair, and when I’m stuck in traffic.

You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, but not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the poses by letting go of the tension.

64. What will be talked about if this passage continues?

A. Yoga is becoming part of your spiritual life.

B. Yoga is becoming popular all over the world.

C. The disadvantages of yoga.

D. Encouraging people to do yoga.

65. According to the second paragraph, yoga can help people ___.

   A. grow tall             B. lose weight C. be flexible in thinking     D. make friends

66. Why does a person feel tired after yoga?

A. Because when practicing yoga, people will consume a lot of energy.

B. Because he or she surrenders to the poses by letting go of the tension.

C. Because yoga doesn’t benefit all the people.

D. Because he or she doesn’t do yoga poses naturally.

67. What would be the best title for this passage?

   A. What’s yoga?                                         B. How do I do yoga poses?

   C. The benefits of yoga.                            C. The varieties of yoga.

第二卷(共35分)

V.短文填词(共10空;每空1分,满分10分)

    阅读下面短文,根据以下提示:1)汉语提示;2)首字母提示;3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确。

    Many school students have difficulty in English listening.Here are

some t          for you.We hope they can help you in one way or other.    76.              

      Before you start to listen to something,you need to       (放松).           77.       

Don’t get n       or excited.The first sentence tells a lot about the whole          78.       

passage,so you’d       listen carefully.When you’re listening,try to do       79.       

some    (思考).For example,you call think of the following questions:          80.       

What h        ,when,where and how? What was the result and what              81.       

does the speaker want to tell us? This      ,you may understand the           82.       

passage better.It’s n      for you to remember some important facts.        83.       

You may hear words you don’t know, but don’t spend too much time               84.        

them.Very often,you’ll find out        they mean later when you goon          85.       

with the listening.

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