In 1993, researchers at the University of California at Irvine discovered the so – called “Mozart Effect” – that college students who listened to ten minutes of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major (D大调) before taking an IQ test scored nine points higher than when they had sat in silence or listened to relaxation tapes. Other studies also have indicated that people gain information better if they hear classical or baroque (a style of art) music while studying.

It is said that Albert Einstein was an average student until he began playing the violin. "Before that, he had a hard time expressing what he knew," says Hazel Cheilek, orchestra director at Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School. “Einstein said he got some of his greatest inspirations while playing the violin. It liberated his brain so that he could imagine." In the early 1700s, England's King George I also felt he would make better decisions if he listened to good music. Reportedly, Handel responded by composing his Water Music suites to be played while the king floated the Thames on his royal boat. Even Plato in ancient Greece believed studying music created a sense of order and harmony necessary for intelligent thought.

The deepest effects take place in young children, while their brains are growing. This year, the same researchers at Irvine’s Center for Neurobiology of Leaming and Memory found that preschoolers who had received eight months of music lessons scored 80 percent higher on certain tasks than other youngsters who received no musical training.

Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers (同龄人) on the SAT, according to the 1999 “Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers” from The College Board. Students with coursework in music appreciation scored 42 points higher on the math section of the test than students with no coursework or experience in the arts.

All of this to say "you are the judge" but listening to Mozart certainly won't hurt you. My point always is that making music is preferable to passive listening and that listening to live music is always preferable to listening to recorded music. Mozart WILL NOT raise your IQ, but it might help you organize your thoughts better before taking a standardized test.

63．When people mention Albert Einstein, King George I and Plato, they believe that the effect of music is_______.

A．positive    B．negative    C．suspicious D．sensitive

64．So far researchers at the University of California at Irvine have done studies about_______.

A．college students who listen to rock music every day

B．people who hear classical music while studying

C．preschoolers with music lessons

D．music students in SAT

65．Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?

A．Handel composed Water Music to be played while the kind floated the Thames on his boat.

B．Mozart might help you organize your thought better before taking a standardized test.

C．Preschoolers with music training scored higher on object – assembly tasks.

D．Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers on the SAT.

66．What is the author’s opinion about music?

A．He thinks that listening to music is better than making music.

B．He has a doubt whether listening to Mozart will hurt the listeners.

C．He is sure that listening to the music of Mozart will raise people’s IQ.

D．He thinks that live concert is better worth listening to than recorded music.

Just as our degree of individual freedom uncomfortable to many foreign visitors, foreign attitudes toward truth seem uncertain to Americans.

In many countries people will tell you what they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true. To them, this implies politeness. To Americans, it is considered misleading-even dishonest--to distort facts on purpose, however kind the motive. The point is ---our priorities(优先) are different; in the United States truth has a higher priority than politeness. We are taught from babyhood that “Honesty is the best policy.” Elsewhere, politeness, honor, family loyalty, “machismo” or many other values might come far ahead of honesty if one is listing priorities.

But with us, trust and truth are of paramount importance. If we say of a man, “You cannot trust him.” This is one of the most damning statements that can be made about him.

In view of such profound differences in values, it is natural that misunderstandings and irritations often occur, especially in exact areas such as the negotiation of contracts. A Mexican has said, “With us b business is like a courtship(求爱).” Americans lack this grace, but on the other hand you can count on their word. You know where you are with them; except in advertising, they will not be “whispering sweet nothings” that they do not mean in order to make you feel desirable!

“How far is it to the next village?” the American asks a man standing by the edge of the road. In some countries, because the man realizes that the traveler is tired and eager to reach his destination, he will politely say “Just down the road.” He thinks this is more encouraging, gentler, and therefore the wanted answer. So the American drives on through the night, getting more and more angry, feeling “tricked.” He thinks the man deliberately lied to him, for obviously he must have known the distance quite well.

Had conditions been reversed, the American would feel he was “cheating” the driver if he implied the next town was close when he knew it was really 15miles further on. Although, he, too, would be sympathetic to the weary driver, he would say, “you have a good way to go yet; it is at least 15 more miles.” The driver might be disappointed, but he would know what to expect.

This often-epeated question of accuracy versus courtesy leads to many misunderstandings between people of different cultures. If you are aware of the situation in advance, it is sometimes easier to recognize the problem.

67．The best title for the passage should be_______.

A．Truth or politeness   B．Truth or lying

C．Cultural differences D．Honest Americans

68．In American’s view, people who tell you what they think you want to hear, whether or not it is true, are_______.

A．polite       B．honest      C．kind        D．misleading

69．According to the author, misunderstandings and angers often occur as a result of_______.

A．the exactness of negotiation    B．the importance in trust and truth

C．deep differences in values       D．lack of respect

70．According to the author, Americans_______.

A．treat a business deal like a courtship

B．list honor on the top of the list of values

C．do not whisper sweet nothings in advertising

D．expect to know the exact distance when asking the way

第四部分：写作（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）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71．Every year one million tourists visit Stonehenge, which is believed_______ (修建) before the Pyramids, about 4000 years ago. (construct )

72．My children have grown and left me. How I wish I_______ (没浪费) so many precious moments.(waste)

73．Mr. Brown was not a genius, nor _______ (他懂) physics. (understand)

74．Up to now, the World Expo _______ (举行了) in 24 cities of 13 countries including China. (hold)

75．Yesterday we listened to a speech made by the professor _______ (他的研究旨在) improving agriculture. (aim)

76．He is wondering_______ (要花多少能量) to raise the temperature of oil by 1℃. (take)

77．The water recreation center provides a variety of activities, _______ (范围从游泳到跳水). (range)

78．Lily hasn’t turned up yet. She _______ (一定是忘了) the appointment. (forget)

79．At present some active measures _______ (正在采取) to help the people in the drought – stricken areas in Southwest China. (take)

80．When he turned back, he saw his bag _______ (卡在) the door of the bus. (stick)

第二节：短文写作（共1题，满分25分）

假如你叫陈宇，你的英国笔友Mike在上次来信中谈到了低碳生活这个话题。最近几个月校倡导学生过低碳生活、过节约生活、做有责任感的公民，引导学生从出行、购物、用水、家电和餐具使用方面反省自己的生活方式。请你用英文给Mike回信。

回信要点如下：

1．你对低碳生活的理解

2．你校开展的活动

3．你最近生活方式的改变（至少选取三个方面）

注意：

1．词数为100左右；

2．参考词汇 低碳生活 – low – carbon life (style)

3．信的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）

Dear Mike,

How are things going? In your last letter you talked about low carbon life. Now I’d like to share my understanding of it and my experience in the past few months.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I’m really glad to communicate with you about this topic.

Yours

Chen Yu

第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

For the ______ of those who weren’t listening the first time, I will repeat the question.

Fresh evidence has recently _________ which suggests that he did not commit the murder.

Hong Kong was so busy over the Spring Festival that all the hotel accommodation was full. She phoned several hotels but none of them had a _________ room.

Industrial _________ continues to fall with production down more than 6% as the end of Judy.

I think what ______ me about his paintings is the colors he uses.

I only intended to be there for a few days, but I ________ ended up staying for a whole month.