My friend Dr. Dong had a wonderful chance to go to Seattle to present a paper at a professional meeting. When he got back to Beijing, he told me his experience.
Dr. Dong enjoyed his first days very much. At the medical conference, he felt quite confident in his area of research and was able to perform well in his presentation. But after a few days, he began to feel uncomfortable. His medical English was fine, but the social communication skills were different.
He got more and more worried that he was misunderstanding simple English greetings and table talk conventions(習(xí)俗). When someone greeted him with, “Hi, how’s it going?” he thought they had asked him “Where are you going?” and answered with the name of the conference hall, only to get a surprised stare from them. At a western style dinner, a colleague asked, “So how’re you enjoyin’ the States?” he thought he heard, “how are you enjoying your steak?” and answered that he was eating chicken, not beef. That time, they smiled, and patiently repeated the question, then both laughed at the error.
By the end of the meetings, Dr. Dong felt a deep sense of “cultural stress” and was worn out from having to pay attention to so many new expressions and ways of dealing with things. He felt his handshake was not as firm as Americans’, found that people reacted unusually when he modestly insisted his English was not good after they complimented(稱(chēng)贊) him, didn’t know how to accept dinner invitations properly and therefore missed out on going to several lunches, and so on. Eventually, he was so confused that he felt the full impact of “culture shock”.
小題1:Why did Dr. Dong travel to Seattle?

A．To improve his spoken English.	B．To experience culture shock.
C．To give lectures on his research.	D．To attend a medical conference.

小題2: Which of the following best describes Dr. Dong’s experience in Seattle?

A．Comfortable—very uncomfortable—uncomfortable.

B．comfortable—very uncomfortable—comfortable.

C．Comfortable—uncomfortable – very uncomfortable.

D．Comfortable—uncomfortable – very comfortable.

小題3:Dr. Dong felt a deep sense of “cultural stress” mainly because_______.

A．he was too modest	B．he didn’t understand cultural differences
C．he lacked confidence	D．he was not good at English listening

小題4:                                       

Once an Englishman named Larry Belmont went to Russia for a holiday. After he got back some of his friends came. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia.” Larry said, “I went to see a friend in the country and when the sun went down, I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇). It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh.”
“It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! Then I saw long, grey forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near me. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”
“What did you do?” one of Larry’s friends asked.
“When the wolves got very near,” Larry answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf dead. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so my sleigh got away from them for a few minutes. Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another one of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it. The same thing happened again, and my horses become more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following me.”
“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of Larry’s friends asked.
小題1:The purpose of this passage is to ______.

A．a(chǎn)muse readers	B．tell an exciting adventure
C．praise Larry Belmont’s bravery	D．show the danger of traveling through a forest

小題2:According to what Larry said, the last wolf _______.

A．was the strongest of all	B．had eaten up all the other wolves
C．ran much faster than the other wolves	D．was very fat and couldn’t run fast enough

小題3:From what Larry’s friend asked at the end, we know that_______.

A．Larry’s trip was really dangerous

B．the last wolf was too fat to run

C．a(chǎn)ll the wolves had been shot by Larry

D．the friend did not believe what Larry had said

完形填空（共20小題，滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面段文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __36__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __37__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __38__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __39__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __40__.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __41__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __42__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __43__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __44__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __45__. “Madam,” he said, “ we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __46__.” “Oh, no,” the lady __47__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __48__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __49__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __50__ how much a building costs?  We have spent
over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __51__ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __52__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __53__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __54__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __55__ about.

小題1:	A．choice B．decision C．a(chǎn)cquaintance D．a(chǎn)ppointment

小題2:	A．waiting B．standing C．sitting D．talking

小題3:	A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining

小題4:	A．go down B．go out C．go away D．go around

小題5:	A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly

小題6:	A．funny B．cold C．sad D．pleasant

小題7:	A．visited B．studied C．served D．a(chǎn)ttended

小題8:	A．brave B．proud C．happy D．clever

小題9:	A．set up B．set down C．set off D．set about

小題10:

A．excited B．shocked C．a(chǎn)shamed D．satisfied

小題11:

A．cemetery B．garden C．museum D．park

小題12:

A．expressed B．refused C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．explained

小題13:

A．yard B．playground C．square D．building

小題14:

A．shouted B．glanced C．called D．laughed

小題15:

A．idea B．thought C．opinion D．suggestion

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)stonished B．interested C．pleased D．bored

小題17:

A．university B．business C．club D．department

小題18:

A．While B．Since C．Though D．Once

小題19:

A．looked B．taken C．followed D．named

小題20:

A．knew B．heard C．cared D．talked

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55題所給的A.B.C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Two brothers lived on the 80^th floor. On coming home one day, they were depressed to realize that the lifts broke 36 . Although they carried a big pack of luggage, it seemed to have no other choice, so they decided to climb the 37 up together!
When they arrived at the 20^th floor, the elder brother 38 putting the luggage there and coming back for it the next day. Feeling much more relaxed, they 39 to climb up. When they 40 to the 40^th,the younger started to complain and 41 of them quarreled till the 60^th floor. Arriving there, they were so tired that they didn't have any 42 to quarrel. The younger said,“Don't quarrel, let's 43 climbing the stairs.”And they went on climbing 44,finally reaching the 80th!They felt 45 arriving at the door of their home. But soon they found their 46 were kept on the 20th.
This story is a reflection on our lives. Many of us live under the 47 of our parents, teachers and friends when young. We seldom get to do the things we love.
By the age of twenty,with so much pressure, we get 48 and then decide to throw down this load.49 from this load, we work energetically with ambitious dreams.
But at the age of forty,we discover the youth has already died, so much 50 is produced unavoidably, and begin to feel sorry for that. When you 51 the age of sixty ,we discover life hasn't remained too much, so we tell ourselves not to complain and 52 the remaining days! Upon that we walk silently over our own 53 years of life. Arriving at the 54 of the life, we think there is nothing left to disappoint us, only the 55 that we can't rest in peace. Follow your dream , so you will not live with regrets.

小題1:	A．out B．through C．up D．down

小題2:	A．lift B．mountain C．tower D．steps

小題3:	A．insisted B．suggested C．decided D．demanded

小題4:	A．continued B．started C．set D．prepared

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)rrived B．hurried C．struggled D．fought

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)ll B．both C．neither D．each

小題7:	A．strength B．courage C．opportunity D．a(chǎn)bility

小題8:	A．begin B．stop C．give up D．finish

小題9:	A．happily B．silently C．hurriedly D．a(chǎn)ngrily

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．sad C．excited D．fortunate

小題11:

A．keys B．luggage C．money D．bags

小題12:

A．suspicions B．inspections C．expectations D．obligation

小題13:

A．calmed B．tired C．relaxed D．confused

小題14:

A．Freed B．Suffering C．Recovering D．Keeping

小題15:

A．sadness B．excuse C．regret D．forgive

小題16:

A．get B．a(chǎn)rrive C．grow D．reach

小題17:

A．value B．forget C．ignore D．pass

小題18:

A．lost B．rest C．spending D．missing

小題19:

A．end B．beginning C．middle D．rest

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)chievement B．decision C．realization D．promise

In a new article, Zehr, a professor at the University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, describes his success in using the Caped Crusader (披篷騎士) to engage students in the study of physiology.
"Batman (蝙蝠俠) has such powerful influence on readers because he is a fictional human with superpowers that seem within reach if we only work at it," writes Zehr, in a new article published in Advances in Physiology Education, a journal of the American Physiological Society. Zehr believes that it is not Batman's vast wealth that allows him to protect the citizens of Gotham City (哥譚市) , but his dedication to developing a wide range of physical skills.
Zehr uses Batman to establish a framework, grounded in his fictional universe as well as our real one, in order to discuss the various components of exercise and physical training and illustrate how the body's physiological systems respond. His experiences in teaching undergraduate courses in physiology and neurophysiology made him realize that connecting science to popular culture helped students understand the lessons better.
He first presented a formal analysis of the personal and physical discipline that would be required to transform an ordinary person into a superhero in his book, Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero. The book drew on Zehr's understanding and work in human movement and the plasticity of nerves and muscles associated with exercise. By coincidence, the book was published in the wake of The Dark Knight, the blockbuster movie which recounts Batman and his arch-enemy, the Joker.
With the casting almost complete for the sequel(續(xù)集), The Dark Knight Rises, Dr. Zehr writes about his experiences connecting science to popular culture, which is captured in the Advances, article, "A Personal View: From Claude Bernard to the Batcave and Beyond: Using Batman as a hook for physiology education." 
小題1:In Zehr's opinion, what makes Batman be able to defend his citizens?

A．his large amount of fortune	B．his devotion to developing varieties of physical skills
C．his habit of wearing a cape	D．his developing so wide range of magic power

小題2: Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the third paragraph?

A．Students of physiology and neurophysiology should have more physical training

B．To become a batman needs developing a wide range of physical skills

C．Only Batman can illustrate the respond of the body’s physiological system

D．combining science with popular culture can be beneficial to students’ study

小題3:To help students study physiology well, Dr.Zehr uses Batman to do the following EXCEPT___

A．set up his theoretical principles of teaching physiology

B．discuss the different components of physical training

C．illustrate the ways of body’s physiology system responding

D．perform many physiology experiments on the body movement

小題4:.According to the book Becoming Batman, what does the possibility of becoming a superhero mainly lie on?

A．Dr. Zehr’s formal analyses of the body's movement rules

B．the flexibility of nerves and muscles when being trained well

C．the physical training conducted by Dr. Zehr

D．the final influence of Batman on one person

小題5:This passage is mainly about          .

A．Batman’seducation significance in physiology	B．introduction to Zehr’ s books on physiology
C．how to become a superhero like Batman	D．Batman’s powerful effects on the readers

完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ___36__."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the __37__, but consider the sky and the sea．__38__ the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be __39__."
Yellow chuckled , "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and __40__ into the world．"
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be __41__, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky __42__, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another __43__ to any of you."
Red could stand it __44__ and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to __45__ truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo （深藍(lán)）. …
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own __46__. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down __47__. The colors crouched down __48__, drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor （叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting __49__ yourselves, each trying to dominate __50__. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, __51__? Join hands with __52__ and come to me."
Doing as they were told, the colors __53__ and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain ___54__ the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to __55__ one another.

小題1:	A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die

小題2:	A．earth B．moon C．star D．sun

小題3:	A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothing C．something D．everything

小題5:	A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．a(chǎn)nxiety

小題6:	A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)t midnight B．a(chǎn)t noon or at night C．a(chǎn)t sunrise or sunset D．during the day

小題8:	A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect

小題9:	A．for more B．a(chǎn)ny more C．very much D．no longer

小題10:

A．turn to B．fight for C．struggle with D．bend over

小題11:

A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness

小題12:

A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully

小題13:

A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)mong B．by C．for D．a(chǎn)gainst

小題15:

A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest

小題16:

A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different

小題17:

A．each other B．me C．one another D．them

小題18:

A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided

小題19:

A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．praise

完形填空 (共 20 小題; 每小題 1.5 分, 滿(mǎn)分 30 分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
“A robbery ．．．” a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying   36   ．He turned   37  the radio and tried to fix his attention on the   38  , but his eyes kept on closing．
　　It was   39  that he noticed the hitchhiker （搭便車(chē)者） by the road．  40  even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．
　　“To Midrille?” “Get in．” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was   41   that he had picked him up．The young man    42   a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the   43  ．
　　John   44  the news．He began to sweat  and his thoughts   45  nervously to all the money he was   46  ．
　　At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I’m sorry．I’m so   47   that I can’t drive you to Midrille．I think I’ll find a   48  and spend the night．”
　　The young man slowly   49  into his pocket．“This is it!” thought John．At that   50 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several    51   ．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”
　　The young man looked    52  ．He insisted on   53  John the money．John watched until his   54  had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the    55  and drove out of town．

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)sleep B．early C．strong D．a(chǎn)wake

小題2:	A．on B．off C．up D．over

小題3:	A．outside B．news C．speed D．way

小題4:	A．there B．earlier C．then D．moment

小題5:	A．Without B．After C．By D．For

小題6:	A．happy B．sad C．a(chǎn)ngry D．sorry

小題7:	A．wore B．owned C．had D．made

小題8:	A．place B．subject C．question D．face

小題9:	A．remembered B．thought C．heard D．forgot

小題10:

A．got B．a(chǎn)rrived C．changed D．turned

小題11:

A．paying B．having C．carrying D．borrowing

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．hungry C．cold D．sleepy

小題13:

A．restaurant B．shop C．hotel D．station

小題14:

A．reached B．forced C．got D．put

小題15:

A．important B．very C．long D．short

小題16:

A．knives B．photos C．handkerchiefs D．bills

小題17:

A．frightened B．puzzled C．worried D．curious

小題18:

A．giving B．offering C．handing D．returning

小題19:

A．driver B．friend C．passenger D．thief

小題20:

A．door B．gas C．window D．motor

完形填空（共20小題; 每小題1.5分, 滿(mǎn)分30分）
閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中, 選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
The old man went slowly into the restaurant. A young waitress named Mary  36  him go toward a table by the window.
Mary ran  37  to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a  38  with that chair.”
She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying(使平穩(wěn)) him with one arm, she helped him move  39  the chair, and get  40  seated. Then she leaned his  41  against the table where he could reach it. In a  42 , clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind  43 .” “You’re welcome, Sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need  44 , just wave at me!”
 45  he had finished a hearty(豐盛的) meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary  46  him the change. She helped him up from his chair, and out from behind the table. She handed  47  his walking stick, and  48  with him to the front door.
Holding the door  49  for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” He turned with his whole body, smiled, and nodded. “You are very kind.” he said softly.  50 Mary went to clean his table, she was very  51 . Under his plate she found a business card and a note. Under the note was a one-hundred-dollar bill.
The note  52 : “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you  53  yourself too. It shows by the  54  you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through  55  meets you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.

小題1:	A．watched B．helped C．looked D．wanted

小題2:	A．towards B．over C．a(chǎn)way D．outside

小題3:	A．lift B．change C．ring D．hand

小題4:	A．behind B．next to C．in the front of D．in front of

小題5:	A．comfortably B．nervously C．curiously D．a(chǎn)ctively

小題6:	A．hat B．walking stick C．coat D．bag

小題7:	A．hard B．tough C．soft D．cold

小題8:	A．methods B．minds C．gestures D．thoughts

小題9:	A．nothing B．everything C．a(chǎn)nybody D．a(chǎn)nything

小題10:

A．After B．Before C．As if D．If

小題11:

A．took B．brought C．passed D．treated

小題12:

A．her B．them C．him D．it

小題13:

A．waved B．greeted C．walked D．sent

小題14:

A．open B．shut C．closed D．opened

小題15:

A．Unless B．Though C．Now that D．When

小題16:

A．surprised B．puzzled C．disappointed D．satisfied

小題17:

A．put B．read C．told D．spoke

小題18:

A．ignore B．value C．respect D．express

小題19:

A．way B．smile C．a(chǎn)ction D．style

小題20:

A．who B．whom C．a(chǎn)nyone D．whoever

完形(15%)
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once __41 __, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago, I spoke at a school about how we were surrounded by “___42___  ” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see me, and I remembered him as somebody who had suffered through a(n) ___43___ divorce (離婚) and was examining what was most important to him. He took a small ___44___ out of his pocket. Here is what he said to me that day.
“I ___45___ on this stone when I was leaving church last Sunday. You had spoken about  ___46___ opportunities—diamonds. I put the stone in my ___47___ to remind me to look for those “diamonds” that I need. I have been trying to sell my business . On Monday morning, a man who seemed interested in ___48___ some of my stock (股票) stopped by. I thought, ‘Here’s my diamond—don’t let it ___49___!’ I sold the entire stock to him by noon. Now my next diamond is to find a new ___50___  !”
Not long afterward, he did find a new and better job. From then on, he decided to keep his stone with him all the time as a ___51___ to look for “diamonds” as he dug through the ___52___ of life.
Richard DeVos is right when he points out. “This is an exciting world. It is filled with opportunities. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that,   ___53___ left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for “diamonds” every day? If not, you may ___54___ pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in the difficulty you’re ___55___ now.

小題1:	A．given B．discovered C．sent D．made

小題2:	A．opportunities B．dangers C．diamonds D．chances

小題3:	A．painful B．stupid C．normal D．original

小題4:	A．ball B．stone C．paper D．flower

小題5:	A．stepped B．depended C．fought D．based

小題6:	A．stealing B．a(chǎn)ccepting C．recognizing D．realizing

小題7:	A．purse B．pocket C．bag D．house

小題8:	A．selling B．buying C．hunting D．casting

小題9:	A．go off B．give in C．stay up D．watch out

小題10:

A．buyer B．job C．stock D．rock

小題11:

A．scene B．prize C．reminder D．power

小題12:

A．difficulties B．hopes C．characters D．cases

小題13:

A．unless B．though C．for D．if

小題14:

A．happily B．easily C．luckily D．dangerously

小題15:

A．expressing B．satisfying C．breaking D．experiencing

Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them,“Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
　Tom at once answered,“Your brother. Because electricity travaels faster than sound waves.”“That’s every good,”Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said.“Yes, Kate.”
　“I disagree,”Kate said.“Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”
小題1:Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A．how to telephone

B．a(chǎn)bout electricity

C．a(chǎn)bout time zone

D．a(chǎn)bout sound

小題2:Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.

A．it was easy to phone to Los Angeles

B．her student could hear her from 75 feet away

C．her students had a good command of her lesson about sound

D．sound waves were slower than electricity

小題3:Tom thought that electricity was _________.

A．slower than sound waves	B．faster than sound waves
C．not so fast as sound waves	D．a(chǎn)s fast as sound waves

小題4:Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.

A．clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

B．electricity was slower than sound waves

C．Tom was not good at physics at all

D．Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves

小題5:Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?

A．Tom’s

B．Kate’s

C．Bath A and B

D．Neither A nor B