根据句意和所给首字母补全单词。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Mr Li is very kind and e___________.He always helps others when they are in trouble.

2.The job requires a good ___________（领悟）of Western culture.

3.You’d better give me a full _________（描述）of this plan.

4.It’s bad __________(行为)for a man to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.

5.They were busy o__________a meeting for the company.

6.Jane is always very n________before an exam and can’t eat anything.

7.Even in his late years of life,the old man is still doing _________（科学的）research.

8.That school is very famous for its high standards of _________（纪律）.

9.Thank you very much.I really a_________your help.

10.The thief a______that he had stolen the money.

11.Seeing the teacher coming,Kate can’t help______(避免)talking to him.

12.A student, though i_______, must study hard.

13.Now it is very easy and quick to get i________from the Internet with just a computer.

14.With the support and_________（鼓励）from his friends,the young man was ready to try something new.

15.Before the final examination,we should do a lot of________(复习).

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
【小题1】The passage shows that ______.

请根据句子的上下文语境，给下划线的单词或词组选择恰当的英文解释，并将其对应的英文编号写在答卷上

1.I love to explore new places and nose around in churches.

2.Tomorrow will be a busy day, so please list your must-dos as soon as possible.

3.I want to make an enquiry about train time.

4.It’s shaped like a giant sail, and it rises dramatically out of the Arabian Gulf.

5.I always potter around the house with a delightful mood.

6.She has every qualification for being a superb singer, hasn’t she?

A．the good characteristics（特征）that people have which are part of their nature（天性）

B．to move around aimlessly; to do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying

C．in a noticeable and impressive manner

D．the action of asking for something formally and politely

E.  things that should not be missed

F.  a request for information about somebody or something

G.  a skill or type of experience that you need for a particular job or activity

H.  an exam that you have passed or a course of study that you have successfully completed

I.  to look around a place that belongs to someone else, to see if you can find something interesting

A study published in September suggests there is a surprising way to get people to avoid unhealthy foods: change their memories. Scientist Elizabeth Loftus of the University of California at Irvine asked volunteers to answer some questions on their personalities (个性) and food experiences. “One week later,” Loftus says, “we told those people we’d fed their answers into our smart computer and it came up with an account of their early childhood experiences.” Some accounts included one key additional detail (细节). “You got sick after eating strawberry ice-cream.” The researchers then changed this detail into a manufactured (人为促成的) memory through leading questions --- Who were you with? How did you feel? By the end of the study, up to 41% of those given a false memory believed strawberry ice-cream once made them sick, and many said they’d avoid eating it.

When Loftus published her findings, she started getting calls from people begging her to make them remember hating chocolate or French fries. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy. False memories appear to work only for foods you don’t eat on a regular basis. But most important, it is likely that false memories can be implanted (灌输) only in people who are unaware of the mental control. And lying to a patient is immoral, even if a doctor believes it’s for the patient’s benefit.

Loftus says there’s nothing to stop parents from trying it with their overweight children. “I say, wake up --- parents have been lying about Father Christmas for years, and nobody seems to mind. If they can prevent diseases caused by fatness and all the other problems that come with that, you might think that’s more moral lie. Decide that for yourself.”

一个人的饮食习惯的能改变？一个善意的谎言是怎样做到的？

1.Why did Loftus ask the volunteers to answer some questions?

   A. To improve her computer program.

   B. To find out their attitudes towards food.

   C. To find out details she can make use of.

   D. To predict what food they’ll like in the future.

2.What did Loftus find out from her research?

   A. People believe what the computer tells them.

   B. People can be led to believe in something false.

   C. People tend to forget their childhood experiences.

   D. People are not always aware of their personalities.

3.According to the study, people may stop having a certain food if they _______.

   A. learn it is harmful for health

   B. lie to themselves that they don’t want it

   C. are willing to let doctors control their minds

   D. think they once had a bad experience of eating it

4.What is the biggest concern with the method?

   A. Whether it is moral.            B. Who it is best for.

   C. When it is effective.            D. How it should be used.