It is said that John’s wife and his children _______ to see him off before the launch, but they failed because of the rules.

A. had hoped     B. hope   C. have hoped    D. were hope

Do you have anything           is important to tell me?

which                    B. that                   C. /                              D. it

11.—What strengths and ____ did you find in her?

—She is hardworking but is not good at getting along with others.

A.courts         B. weaknesses C. marks        D. Loads

 17.  We got to the airport early,_____missing our flight.

A.  in case of   B.  instead of   C.  for fear of   D.  in search of

B

Our listener question this week comes from Abdullahi Farah, who wants to know about the life and work of Doctor Benjamin Carson.

Doctor Carson is an internationally recognized doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has been the director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the hospital for twenty-five years. At the age of thirty-three, he became one of the youngest doctors in the United States to hold that position. And he was the first African-American to have that position at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Ben Carson is known for his work as a brain surgeon for children. For example, in nineteen eighty-seven, he led a team of seventy doctors and nurses in an operation to separate two babies joined at the head. Earlier attempts by other surgeons on other babies had failed. Doctor Carson successfully performed the operation. Both babies were able to survive independently.

Doctor Carson has written four books. His first book, "Gifted Hands," tells the story of his life. Benjamin Carson was born in nineteen fifty-one in Detroit, Michigan.

As a boy, Ben was not a good student. In fact, he was the worst in his class. When his mother learned of his failing grades she asked her sons to read two library books every week. She limited the amount of time they watched television. And she told them to respect every person.

Ben Carson soon became the top student in his class. He went on to study at Yale University, one of the best universities in the country, and later to medical school at the University of Michigan.

Doctor Carson has received many awards and honors. Last year he received the nation's highest civilian honor. Former President George W. Bush presented Benjamin Carson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House.

45. The passage is probably taken from _____.

A. a radio              B. a magazine        C. TV            D. a paper

46. What does the word “surgeons” in paragraph 3 mean?

A. nurses        B. doctors              C. hospitals     D. points

47. Benjamin Carson’s change in study was largely because of ______

A. his hard work           B. his teacher

C. his mother                D. his father

48. What’s the aim to write the passage?

A. To call on us to learn from Benjamin Carson.

B. To praise Benjamin Carson for his achievements.

C. To show us how Benjamin Carson succeeded

D. To introduce Benjamin Carson’s life and work

第四部分　书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节　完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

71．In ________________(在制定计划时), they went to the library to refer to many books. （draw）

72．________________(聚集在入口周围) of the cave, villagers nervously watched him go down and disappear

in the darkness. （gather）

73．________________(她是否喜欢这个礼物) is not clear to me. （like）

74．________________(多给与关注), the trees could have grown better. （give）

75．________________(我突然想到) I had left my cellphone behind at the bookstore. （occur）

76．Don’t be too rude to your father. Never in his life ________________(对他说话) in that way up to now. （speak）

77．The government is trying to do something to ________________(促进更好的了解) between the two countries. （promote）

78．The road outside is wet.It ________________(准是一直在下雨) last night. （rain）

79．It seems that he is not fit for the job, ________________(他所需要的) is more experience. （call）

80．Some species of animals have become extinct because they ________________(不能适应) the changing environment. （adapt）

E

Looking for a low-cost path to self-knowledge? A way to mine your subconscious (潜意识的) for clues to your motivations, desires and fears? No need to have years of treatments or analyses. Just look to your dreams.

“You can ignore your dreams, but you are really doing harm to yourself,” says Lauri Quinn Loewenberg. “If so, you're letting red flags pass you by, letting great ideas pass you by.”

Some sleep researchers believe dreams are more directly related to our moods and emotions and can serve as tools to self-understanding. Dreams occur during the REM (rapid eye movements) cycles of sleep each night. For adults, that means about every 90 minutes. The first period of REM sleep may be short, 5 to 10 minutes, followed by longer periods, finally reaching an hour or more in the fourth or fifth period.

When people are dreaming, brain scans show a lot of activities. The brain is online during dreams. The experiences you have during the day are connected during dream sleep. People we know or experiences we've had at different times in our lives may be different in the same dream.

AmyBeth Gilstrap has had the same recurring(再次发生;循环) dream that annoyed her since Hurricane Katrina drove her and her daughter and friends out of New Orleans. Mrs. Gilstrap says, “It is always spies. My job is to get people to some place.” She's certain the dream is related to her efforts in the hurricane to help several families leave. Sometimes her cats also are part of that dream. That's because she went back into New Orleans, before it was allowed, to rescue her cats.

Today, through brain scans scientists have known that the parts of the brain that control emotions and long-term memories are active during the REM sleep.

57. The passage is mainly to tell readers                    .

    A. dreams are mainly caused by hard work   B. dreams can offer us key to self-knowledge

    C. dreams are only activities of our brains    D. how dreams help us solve our problems

58. According to the words from Lauri Quinn Loewenberg,                    .

    A. dreams can make you feel badly ill       B. you often have red flags in your dreams

    C. dreams will make your life colorful      D. you may get great help from your dreams

59. According to the passage, the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 5 refers to              .

    A. Mrs. Gilstrap's dream                           B. Mrs. Gilstrap's job

    C. Hurricane Katrina                             D. New Orleans

60. According to the passage, when you are dreaming at night,               .

    A. your dream is connected with your work in the day

    B. the dream will generally last about 5 to 10 minutes

    C. the longer dream should be in the later part of the sleep

    D. your eyes will not move during the time

6. --Kitty, how was your weekend?

--I had a great time. I went skiing with my friends.

--Wow! ________.

A. How interesting you are!                       B. Cheers!

C. Sounds really cool!                               D. I'll go there, too.

---Where did you come across our chemistry teacher ?

       --- It was in the supermarket ______I purchased mooncakes．

       A．that         B．which          C．where       D．When

As we all know, _________ medical examination will help us find out health problems

    as early as possible.

         A. regular            B. general                   C. common        D. normal