“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic(蒜)is good for you, too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales , After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (積累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.

73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

 A. Eating garlic is good for our eyes   

B. Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.

    C. Swimming after a meal is dangerous

   D. Carrots prevent people from catching colds

74. The author develops the third paragraph mainly_______.

   A. by cause and effect      B. by order in space 

C. by order in time            D. by examples

75. The phrase “ hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means “_______”.

A. to be believable       B. to be valuable  

C. to be admirable       D. to be suitable

76. What is the author’s attitude toward “ old wives’ tale” in the text?

   A. Subjective(主觀的)  B. Objective（客觀的） C. Dissatisfied   D. Curious

 It seems that the more lovely an animal is , the more it _____our health. As the saying goes, “if you want to be loved, get a dog.”

A. harms      B. troubles      C. benefits      D. treats

If I can help ____, I don’t like working late into the night.

A. so                B. that             C. it                D. them

第三節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題，計分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21￣40各題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

   At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I   21   myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with   22   customers.

         But I wasn't   23    the people with enormous orders, the women who   24  that the coffee was much too creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees   25  again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn't seem to   26 anyone.

         One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking  27  . He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the   28  up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

      29   he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was   30  , since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.

“It’s   31  me,” I told him. “have a nice day.”

He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the  32  .

The next day, it was still raining. I   33  my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their  34   . I was completely wet and freezing cold.   35  , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our   36   tip jar, I grew more depressed.

In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a  37 ．He said that not many people took time to  38  others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

         Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It's so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely （真誠地） nice．Please don ' t change your   39  ! Have a great day !——Hank

         After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high,   40   my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?"

21．A．believed              B．hoped                C．pictured            D．supposed

22．A．particular         B．regular    C．special            D．common

23．A．thinking  B．considering            C．guessing           D．expecting

24．A．complained     B．praised     C．doubted            D．explained

25．A．repeated          B．returned         C．recovered        D．remade

26．A．fit          B．please   C．suit       D．meet

27．A．satisfied         B．happy     C．upset             D．a(chǎn)nxious

28．A．hat              B．sheet           C．coat        D．pillow

29．A．Before         B．After         C．Until            D．While

30．A．embarrassed    B．a(chǎn)ngry           C．surprised D．glad

31．A．on                   B．in       C．for      D．a(chǎn)fter

32．A．crowd          B．street     C．shop              D．rain

33．A．spent      B．took   C．cost     D．wasted

34．A．doughnuts      B．coffees          C．orders      D．bags

35．A．Better               B．Worse               C．Further            D．Later

36．A．old            B．full               C．broken          D．empty

37．A．letter          B．bill            C．note              D．gift

38．A．talk about      B．care about    C．hear about             D．know about

39．A．way     B．job        C．mind             D．product

40．A．cut                   B．force        C．raise         D．clear

第二節(jié)  根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。（注意：61—65題涂到卡上  E=AB    F=AC    G=AD）

M：Lovely day, isn’t it?

W：Mm, yes, _61_ And it’s supposed to get warmer.

M：Yes, that’s true. You know, though, I’m always a little worry to see winter go.

W： _62_

M：Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.

W：Oh? That sounds interesting. _63_

M：I work at Bank of America. How about you?

W： __64_

M：Here?

W：No, I’m from Chicago. I’m just visiting here for the wedding.

M：Oh, I see.

W：By the way, _65_ I’m Helen Keller.

M：Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.

A．It’s really warm.                                                      

B．It’s very cold.

C．But what do you do now?                                    

D．I guess I should introduce myself.

E．I’m on the radio station.                  

F．What’s your name?     

G．Really?

The coach asked his staff to       the large group of journalists waiting for him to announce his training plans.

A. adapt to               B. appeal to                C. refer to              D. attend to

Regardless of the ______ of the game, I hope you guys play hard.

A．income         B．outcome               C．effect                  D．effort

第四部分 書面表達(dá)（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié) 完成句子（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

    閱讀下列各小題，根據(jù)括號內(nèi)的漢語提示，用句末括號內(nèi)的英語單詞完成句子

71. Many of them ___________(對……有天賦) riding wild horses and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.(gift)

72. In my opinion, the new book written by the young writer_____(不值得一讀).(worth)

73. How much money we should spend on endangered tigers ________(正被討論) at the meeting now .(discuss)

74. The naughty boy is fond of _______________________（捉弄）his friends.（trick  n.）

75. Many people have warned us of the danger. We ___________(最好不要冒險) by crossing the river as a short cut home. (chance)

76. _________________________(眾所周知) that pandas only live in China. (it, know)

77.The small town ______________________(我住過的) when I was a child has become a famous tourist attraction.(which)

78. You promised you would take the children camping, so you___________________ (必須遵守你的諾言).(word)

79. Her sudden arrival did not _____________________(阻止他外出) .(go)

80.The children rather than the robot _______________________(被迫) to clean the windows of the high building last week. (make)

       If you are afraid of the dark，it’s not a big deal．It’s perfectly normal to feel afraid After all，animals do too. “Fear matters，”says Karen Warkentin，an ecologist．“It’s a good thing，” she adds, “because fear makes you do things that keep you alive.”

       Like kids，many animals experience fear and they respond to the feeling in variety of ways．A

frightened turtle pulls its head and legs inside its shell．A small fish will swim away when a big，hungry fish approaches．

       Some animals respond to fear in ways you might not expect．The first example is that the fear of being eaten can scare some frogs right out of their eggs. Warkentin made the surprising discovery while studying red—eyed tree frogs in Costa Rica.

       In this species，female frogs attach jellylike clumps（果凍一樣的塊狀物）of their eggs to the undersides of leaves．The leaves hang on branches that dangle（懸掛）over ponds．After they hatch from the eggs，the tadpoles（蝌蚪）then fall into the water，where they eventually grow into

adult frogs.

       Tree frog eggs usually grow for 6 days before hatching．If they sense that a hungry snake is about to attack，however，they can hatch up to 2 days ahead of schedule. As the snakes are unable to swim，by falling into the water early，the tadpoles can escape.

       If hatching early helps protect red—eyed tree frogs from snakes，you might wonder why their eggs don’t always hatch sooner．It turns out that hatching early brings its own danger．Once tadpoles land in the water，hungry fish and other animals like to eat them too．Staying in their eggs for a full 6 days，then，allows frog embryos（胚胎）to grow big and strong．This extra growth improves their chances of surviving in the water．

68．It can be inferred from the passage that fears______

       A．help animals grow bigger and stronger

       B．a(chǎn)re less common among young animals

       C．help animals move a lot to fit the environment

       D．a(chǎn)re more or less important in order for animals to survive

69．We are told in the passage that tree frogs______

       A．face danger both inside their eggs and in the water

       B．will grow fast if they fall into the water later

       C．a(chǎn)re surprisingly clever when inside their eggs

       D．stay in their eggs longer if they are frightened

70．What do you think would be discussed in the following paragraph?

       A．Further explanations as to why tree frogs hatch ahead of schedule．

       B．How the unborn frogs know when a snake is about to attack them．

       C．Another example of animals that responds to fear in an unexpected way．

       D．How tree frogs improve their chances of survival before falling into the water.

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer(拖車) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.

We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house – something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.

On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, "What do you want for your new room?" Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were surprised when Josh responded, "I just want a bed."

The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.

When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.

That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds tog tether, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.

As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, "What is that?"

    "A pillow," she replied.

    "What do you do with it?" Eric continued to ask.

    "When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to our eyes as she handed Eric the pillow.

    "Oh . . . that's soft," he said, hugging it tightly.

Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my Dad gently asks, "Do you have a pillow?"

We know exactly what he means.

56．The writer’s first volunteer project was         .

      A．working on a poor trailer       B．helping a poor family

       C．donating beds and bedding      D．dealing with a housing problem

57．On bearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because         .

       A．the family lived in a trailer     B．he expected to get some toys

       C．he didn’t know what a bed was      D．the boys had no bed to sleep in

58．From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen       before.

       A．a(chǎn) trailer    B．a(chǎn) truck      C．a(chǎn) pillow    D．a(chǎn) house

59．By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that        .

      A．what they want to get may be unnecessary

       B．they should not waste money on small things

       C．they should do more volunteer work for the poor

       D．what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow