第一部分：英语知识运用

第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. --- _______, Jane! The Hong Kong University has offered me a scholarship.

--- Great! When are you going?

A. So what B. Guess what C. What for D. What if

2. Doctor Zhang, an honest expert on _______ subject, will give us a lecture on nation-wide water shortage _______ next Friday.

A. the, / B. the; the C. a; / D. a; the

3. --- Please do me a favor — _______ my friend John to Youth Club at 7:30 tonight.

--- With pleasure.

A. to invite B. inviting C. invite D. invited

4. Luckily, all the passengers were reported _______ the air crash which happened last month in Bali.

A. to survive B. to have survived C. having survived D. to have been survived

5. Mr. Chen donated the property to the Hope Project, with one condition _______ he could be allowed to choose

the site of the school.

A. which B. that C. what D. when

6. --- There must be dozens of clues to the identity of the thief, but I can’t find any.

--- Keep looking. _______ is sure to turn up.

A. One B. It C. That D. He

7. The Shanghai health department _______ the N7H9 virus on March 10, but reported the virus to the national

health department 12 days later.

A. conveyed B. consulted C. confirmed D. convinced

8. We were lucky enough to be invited to Hengdian and had a chance to watch the workman prepare the _______.

A. sign B. sight C. scene D. view

9. Marie witnessed everything but it is amazing that she _______ say nothing about the murder.

A. can B. may C. must D. should

10. A good student should recognized his own weaknesses, have control over his mood and know how to _______

the best in himself.

A. bring out B. bring up C. bring about D. bring in

11. City authorities in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, ordered on Sunday that unban residents kill all their

poultry (家禽) and livestock, _______ public health.

A. in spite of B. regardless of C. on account of D. in face of

12. It is announced that the most delicious cake in the world _______ this Sunday. Would you please come and

enjoy it then?

A. is being made B. is to make C. will be made D. has been made

13. Kate says she doesn’t want to go abroad for further study, but I fancy it is _______ sour grapes.

A. merely B. rarely C. nearly D. hardly

14. We climbed to the top of the Tai Mountain, _______ I found everything small all over the world.

A. from which B. on where C. on which D. from where

15. A crowded floating restaurant boat loaded with _______ guests sank in the Tigris River in central Baghdad

late on Thursday, leaving at least eight people dead and several others missing.

A. dozens of B. dozen of C. two dozens of D. two dozens

16. They are regularly sent booklets about personal safety, but they barely read them, _______ they have so much

paperwork to deal with.

A. while B. if C. though D. as

17. With increasing stretches of the country’s coastal water severely polluted, _______ measures are required to

control offshore activities, especially offshore projects.

A. urgent B. universal C. absolute D. advanced

18. The boy asked his mother _______ that made the grass come up so green out of the black earth?

A. how was it B. how it was C. what it was D. what was it

19. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said, Japan should reflect on its history and think seriously about how

to _______ its neighbors.

A. get away with B. get along with C. get behind with D. get over with

20. --- Where should I put the Chinese vase, Tom?

--- _______. Beside the TV? No I think right here would be better.

A. Do as you please B. It doesn’t matter to me C. Let me see D. It makes no difference

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you __21__, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that __22__ disappointment.”

Mother was __23__, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had __24__ myself for a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station --- and got __25__ every time.

　　In one studio, a __26__ lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an __27__ person. “Go out of the town and find a small station that’ll give you a __28__,” she said.

　 I thumbed home to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had __29__ in the school football team. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father advised me to have a try in a newly-built store, Montgomery Ward, which wanted a man to __30__ its sports department. The job sounded just right for me. __31__ I wasn’t hired.

　　　My __32__ must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. For my convenience, Dad offered me the __33__ to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director told me they had already __34__ an announcer.

　　After I left his office, I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports __35__ if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” __36__, I heard the director calling, “Do you know anything about __37__?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to __38__ an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. Later I was told that I would be broadcasting a game on the __39__ Saturday.

　　On my way home, as I have many times since, I kept on thinking of my mother’s words.

　　I often wonder what direction my __40__ might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

21. A. put on B. carry on C. take on D. look on

22. A. obvious B. slight C. previous D. personal

23. A. false B. great C. strong D. right

24. A. found B. devoted C. designed D. enjoyed

25. A. turned down B. set down C. worn out D. wiped out

26. A. tall B. rude C. kind D. stubborn

27. A. inexperienced B. abnormal C. irresponsible D. important

28. A. time B. ride C. chance D. list

29. A. fought B. played C. taken D. settled

30. A. own B. manage C. enter D. build

31. A. So B. And C. Since D. But

32. A. encouragement B. determination C. intelligence D. disappointment

33. A. car B. goods C. rewards D. money

34. A. appreciated B. hired C. promoted D. supported

35. A. coach B. fan C. announcer D. player

36. A. Suddenly B. Usually C. Attentively D. Occasionally

37. A. finance B. football C. music D. radio

38. A. watch B. make C. broadcast D. have

39. A. latest B. last C. coming D. past

40. A. mother B. life C. hope D. family

第二部分：阅读理解 (第一小节20小题，第二小节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Rene Descartes’ explanation of pain has long been acknowledged in medicine. He proposed that pain is a purely physical phenomenon — that tissue injury makes specific nerves send a signal to the brain, causing the mind to notice pain. The phenomenon, he said, is like pulling on a rope to ring a bell in the brain. It is hard to overstate how deeply fixed this account has become. In medicine, doctors see pain in Descartes’ terms as a physical process, a sign of tissue injury.

The limitations of this explanation, however, have been apparent for some time, since people with obvious injuries sometimes report feeling no pain at all. Later, researchers proposed that Descartes’ model be replaced with what they called the gate control theory of pain. They argued that before pain signals reach the brain, they must first go through a gating mechanism in the spinal cord (脊髓). In some cases, this imaginary gate could simply stop pain signals from getting to the brain.

Their most amazing suggestion was that what controlled the gate were not just signals from sensory nerves but also emotions and other “output” from the brain. They were saying that pulling on the rope may not necessarily make the bell ring. The bell itself (the mind) could stop it. This theory led to a great deal of research into how such factors as mood, gender, and beliefs influence the experience of pain. In a British study, for example, researchers measured pain threshold and tolerance levels in 53 ballet dancers and 53 university students by using a common measurement: after putting your hand in body-temperature water for two minutes to establish a baseline condition, you put your hand in a bowl of ice water and start a clock running. You mark the time when it begins to hurt: that is your pain threshold. Then you mark the time when it hurts too much to keep your hand in the water: that is your pain tolerance. The test is always stopped at 120 seconds, to prevent injury.

The results were striking. On average female students reported pain at 16 seconds and pulled their hands out of the ice water at 37 seconds. Female dancers were almost three times as long on both counts. Men in both groups had a higher threshold and tolerance for pain, but the difference between male dancers and male non-dancers was nearly as large. What explains that difference? Probably it has something to do with the psychology of ballet dancers --- a group known for self-discipline, physical fitness, and competitiveness, as well as by a high rate of chronic (慢性) injury. Their driven personalities and competitive culture evidently accustom them to pain. Other studies along these lines have shown that outgoing people have greater pain tolerance and that, with training, one can reduce one’s sensitivity to pain.

There is also striking evidence that very simple kinds of mental suggestion can have powerful effects on pain. In one study of 500 patients undergoing dental procedures, those who were given a placebo injection (安慰剂) and promised that it would relieve their pain had the least discomfort --- not only less than the patients who got a placebo and were told nothing but also less than the patients who got actual drug without any promise that it would work.

Today it is abundantly evident that the brain is actively involved in the experience of pain and is no more bells on a string. Today every medical tex