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I.Phonetics(5points)( )1.A.stage( )2.A.pensionD.dimensionB.passageB.extensionC.percentageeC.collision( )1.A.stage( )2.A.pensionD.dimensionB.passageB.extensionC.percentageeC.collision( )3. A. move( )4. A. wealthy( )5. A. phrasejokeathleteloosehopebeneathC.exposevillageD.zoneD.southemaccusen.VocabularyandStructure(15points)( )6.Therelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirchildrenastronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren.A.haver B.having C.tohave D.has( )7.Onlybytellingthetruthwinthetrustandsupportofyourfriends.A.youcanB.canyouC.youdidD.didyou( )8.Theseappletrees,Iplantedthreeyearsago,havenotborneanyfruit.A.thatB.whatC.which D.when( )9.Don'tremindmeofthatawfulday;Isuchafoolofmyself.A.made B.makeC.willmake D.ammaking( )10.Mydaughterisquitewellnowaslightheadache.A.besideB.besides C.butfor D.execptfor( )11.SheistreatedbetterthanIwas.A.much B.little C.many D.more( )12.Ifithadnotrainedyesterday,theyworkontime.A.willfinish B.willhavefinishedC.wouldfinish D.wouldhavefinished( )13.TheyarestudyingtheSolarSystem'splanet,Saturn,anditsmoons.A.twolargestB.largesttwo C.secondlargestD.largestsecond( )14.I'dliketogowithyou;,myhandsarefullatthemoment.A.howeverB.whatever C.whenever D.wherever)15.Heenteredtheofficehurriedly,thedooropen.A.leaving B.leftC.leave D.toleave)16.Hehadtoquitthejobhisillhealth.A.as B.asfor C.because D.becauseof)17.Sheneedsmorefriendsofherown.A.year B.age C.period D.stage)18.,thetrainingwillhelpyoubecomebetteratwhatyoudo.A.Intheseason B.IntheperiodC.Inthelongrun D.Inthelongrange( )19.Sealevelsaretorisebetween7and23inchesbytheendof21century.A.inspectedB.suspectedC.expected D.detected( )20.Smokinganddrinkingmayheartdiseaseandcancer.A.resultfromB.leadto C.comefrom D.gettoin.Close(30points)TheNobelPrizesareawardsthataregiveneachyearforspecialthingsthatpeopleorgroupsofpeoplehaveachieved.Theyareawardedinsix21 :physics,chemistry,medicine,literature,peaceandeconomics.Theprizescomefrom22thatwascreatedbytheSwedishinventorAlfredNobel.Hewantedtousesomeofhismoneytohelpmaketheworlda23placetolivein.Manyorganizations,chosenbyAlfredNobelhimself,24whoreceivestheprizes.Eachaward25agoldmedal,adiplomaandalotofmoney.Prizescanonlybegivento26ofallraces,countriesandreligions.OnlythePeacePrizecan27begiventoagroup.ThefirstNobelPrizeswerehandedout28December10,1901-fiveyearsafterAlfredNobel'sdeath.Nobelwasachemist,engineerandinventor29mostfamousinvention,dynamite(炸藥),madehima30man.Althoughhegavetheworldsucha31weapon.Nobelwasalwaysagainstwarsand32 .Hethereforeleftalotofmoneythatwastogotothosewhodidalotforthepeaceof33 .Officialsatfirsthandedoutonlyfiveprizesayear.Theprizeforeconomicswasfirstawardedin1969.Insome34prizeswerenotawardedbecausetherewereno35candidates.AllprizesarepresentedinStockholm,Sweden,withtheexceptionofthePeacePrize,whichisawardedinOslo,Norway.()21.A.partsB.areasC.regionsD.classes()22.A.abondB.afundC.ascholarshipD.aninvestment()23.A.cleanerB.richerC.betterD.larger()24.A.declarerB.concludeC.determineD.announce()25.A.makesupB.focusesonC.referstoD.consistsof()26.A.organizationsB.singlesrC.institutionsD.individuals()27.A.yetB.alsoC.stillD.ever()28.A.onB.inC.atD.by()29.A.whoB.thatC.whoseD.whom()30.A.humorousB.richC.seriousD.smart()31.A.strangeB.mysteriousC.magicD.deadly()32.A.violenceB.hatredC.confusionD.jealousy()33.A.racesB.regionsC.mindD.mankind

( )34.A.yearsC.time( )34.A.yearsC.timeD.times( )35.A.valuable B.invaluable C.worthy D.worthwhileN.ReadingComprehension(60points)Atfirstglance,therehardlyseemstobeanycomparisonbetweenRavennaandRome,butbackinthe5thcentury,itwasRavennathatservedascapitaloftheWestemRomanEmpire.Inthiscity.Romanrulersbuiltmonumentswhicharefamous,thenandnow,fortheirsweepingmosaics(鑲嵌圖案).SevenofRavenna'hepast,manypeoplecouldn'treadorwrite."saystourguideandRavennanativeSilviaGiogoli.Mosaicswereawaytoexplainthereligionandthepoliticalsituationtothepeople.”VisitorstoRavennacanlookatpiecesofartbyancientartists,listentomusicians,andlearntomaketheirownmasterpieces.TravelTipsWhentoGo:June—October;weatherispleasantinAprilandMaybuthistoricsitescangetcrowdedwithshoolgroups.WheretoStay:WalkthroughhistoricdistrictsitesfromAlbergoCappelloandstayatamodernHotelCentraleByron.HowtoGetAround:TakethetrainfromBologna,andthenwalk,bike,orusetaxiswithinthecity.WheretoEatorDrink:Housedinaformermovietheater,two-storyRistoranteCinemaAlexanderblends1940sHollywoodflavorwithhomemadeEmiliaRomagnacoursesandattentiveservice(helpfulintranslatingthemenu).Forfreshseafood,tryOsteriaL'AcciguaandDaBuco.WhattoBuy:WatchthenextgenerationofEmiliaRomagnamosaicartistscreatecontemporaryandtraditionalpiecesinlocalstudioswheremodernartistsusethesamemethodsastheirByzantineforefathers.WhattoReadBeforeyouGo:RavennainLateAntiquity,byDeborahMauskopfDeliyannis(2010),providesawide-ranginglookatthecity'sart,architecture,andhistory.TOC\o"1-5"\h\z( )36.Inancienttimes,mosaicswereusedto .displayartisticachievements B.competewithRomanpaintingsC.explainreligionandpolitics D.teachreadingandwriting( )37.LotsofschoolchildrenvisithistoricsitessuchasRavennain .A.May B.June C.September D.October( )38.Ifyouwanttotryfreshseafood,youshouldgoto .A.EmiliaRomagna B.HotelCentraleByronC.RistoranteCinemaAlexander D.OsteriaL'AcciguaandDaBuco( )39.WhyisRavennainLateAntiquityrecommendedinthispassage?A.Becauseitwaswrittenbyafamouswriter.PassageFourPassageFourPassageThreePassageThreeBecausetouristsgettolearnalotaboutthecityfromit.Becausetouristscangetvaluabletipsforbuyingartpieces.Becauseitprovidesusefulinformationaboutthecity'sweather.PassageTwoWhenyoupatyourpetdog,hewags(擺來擺去)histail.Thatishiswayofsayingthathelovesyou.And,ifyoupayattention,youwillseethatheuseshistailtosaysomanythings.Everymovementofthetailmeansadifferentthing.Ifthedogiswaggingitstail,itisasignoffriendliness;ifhistailisstraight,itmeansheisgettingreadyforafight;andifhistailistucked(塞)behindhislegs,itmeansheisgivingupthefight.Unlikedogs,cats'taillanguageisnotsoexpressive.Whenacatfeelsthreatened,hepuffshimselfuptoappearbigandhistailshakeswithtension.Andwhenheisdispleasedwithsomething,helashesout(甩動)histail.Thetaillanguageofdogsandcatshasalittlestorybehindit.Earlier,whendogsandcatshadnotbecomefriendswithhumanbeings,theywerepredators.Theyusedtohuntotheranimalsfortheirfood.Whendogswentouthuntingwiththeirfriends,taillanguagecamehandy.Whentheywereclosetoeachother,dogscouldusefacialexpressionstotalk.But,forlong-distancecommunication,theyusedtheirtails.Unlikedogs,catslikedtohuntalone.So,theydidnotneedtousetaillanguagetoooften.Asaresult,theirvocabularyintaillanguageismuchsmallerthanthatofdogs'.( )40.Whatdoesitmeanwhenadog'stailisstraight?A.Ithasalottosaytoyou. B.Itwantstostopfighting.C.Itisgoingtofight. D.Itlikestobepatted.( )41.Acattriestoappearbigwhenitis .A.facingadanger B.unhappyC.readytohunt D.hungry( )42.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorintendtosay?DogsandcatsarenotgoodfriendsDogsaremuchfriendlierthancats.Dogsandcatsareusuallygoodpets.Dogsusetaillanguagemorethancats.( )43.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedwordpredators“refersto.A.animalsthatfollowandobeyotheranimalsB.animalsthatkillandeatotheranimalsanimalsthatliveinthewildanimalskeptbypeopleLikeanyteenagers,thefaceofOneTeenStoryischangingfast.Justayearolk,themonthlymagazineofshortfictionforyoungpeopleisgettinganeweditor-in-chief:PatrickRyan,47,theassociateeditorofGrantafrom2009to2013.HelefttheLondon-basedliteraryjournallastmonth.EditingOneTeenStory-theyoungersibling(姊妹篇)ofOneStorymagazine-willofferRyanachancetoreachawholenewaudience.It'sreallytheonlymagazineforyoungaduitshortfiction,“hesaysfromhisofficeinNewYork. It'stremendouslyexcitingthatthereareyoungerpeopleouttherewhohavesubscriptionsandlookforwardtogettingthesestoriesonceamonth.Thatformisusuallyonlypresentedwhenit'sforcedupontheminschools.”Designedforreaders14andup,OneTeenStorypublishesnineissuesayear.Likeitssiblingmagazine,itdoesn'tcarryphotographsoradvertising.It'sjustexactlywhatitsays:onestoryperissue.Ryansaysyoungpeoplearelookingforengagingreadsaboutpeoplewhomtheycanidentifywith.It'snotabouthavingamessageorpositivespin(說教).Italwaysstartonacharacterlevel,andithastohaveaninterestingstory.IfyoulookattheTwilight'charactersandtheHarryPotter'characters,theyfeelverycontemporary."Ryanalsoseesthemagazineasawaytoencouragetalentedauthors."IwouldlovethmakeOneTeenStorythefirstpublicationforwriterswhothengoonandkeepatthisbusiness.Ijustreallylovetheideathatthismagazinewouldbethestartingpointforsomebody 領(lǐng)ouldbethepushtomakeatalentedwriterfeelthatitwasworthkeepingatthis.”( )44.WhoisPatrickRyan?Heistheeditor-in-chiefofGranta.Heistheeditor-in-chiefofOneStory.Heistheeditor-in-chiefofTwilight".Heistheeditor-in-chiefofOneTeenStory( )45.WhatisOneTeenStory?A.Itisastorymagazineforteenagers.B.ItisaLondon-basedliteraryjournal.C.Itisacolumnofanewspaper. D.Itisamagazineofsciencefiction( )46.AccordingtoRyan,whatattractsyoungrcadersmost?Photographsandillustration.Chancesandpracticesinbusiness.Charactersandstoriesclosetotheirlife.Politicalteachingsandmoralmessages.( )47.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedphrasethisbusiness"means.A.readingstories. B.writingstoriesC.editingmagazines D.makingmoneyCouplesarerestrictingthesizeoftheirfamiliesintheUKbecauseofcashworriesbroughtonbythefinancialcrisisandthesubsequentdecline.We'renowuptonearly3.7millionfamilieswherethereisanonlychild,arisefromabout3.3millionin2005.Thatmeansnearlyhalfofallparentshaveonlyonechild.Financialworriesaren'ttheonlydriver.Thetrendtowardslatermotherboodhasbeenmentionedasacause,ashavesoaringcastsofraisingachild,whichhavebeencalculatedas$222,500frombirthto21yearsofage.Thisisanincreaseofnearly40%in10years.TheincreasingavailabilityofIVF (試管嬰兒) isalsoafactorandaninterestingone.CoupleswhomighthaveremainedchildlessinthepastnowinvestinIVFandgetpregnant.Andbecauseofthecosttheystopafteronechild.Itmaynotbeabadthing;thereareoutstandingexamplesoftalentedonlychildren.Somearguethatbeinganonlychildpromotedtheirsuccess.TheseincludeactorsNataliePortmanandAIPacino,golfer.TigerWoodsandevenQueenVictoria.AstudyfromtheInstituteforSocialandEconomicResearchattheUniversityofEssexalsoshowedthatthefewerbrothersandsistersachildhas,thehappiertheyare.Itseemsfightingforparentalattentionandaffection-whichsometimesdescendsintophysicalfights-ismorstressfulthananyadulthadpreviouslythought.Andit'snotcompensated(彌未卜)byhavingaplaymate.( )48.ThesmallersizeofUKfamiliesismainlyrelatedto .A.financialproblems B.technicalproblemsC.healthproblems D.culturalproblems( )49.ThepassageshowsthatIVFis .A.saferthannaturalpregnancyB.verypopularinUKC.veryexpensive D.ariskyinvestment( )50.Whatisaprovedadvantageofone-childfamily?A.Improvedfamilylife B.Highernumberofsportsstars.C.Efficientfamilyeducation. D.Promotionofchildren'ssuccess.( )51.ThefindingsoftheinstituteattheUniversityofEssexmightmeanthat.theonlychildren'slackofplaymatescausesproblemstheonlychildrenaremuchhappierthanothersparents-childrenrelationshipisoffbalancechildrenhavetostruggleforparentallovePassageFiveAbout79millionAmericanshavepre-diabetes(糖尿病前期).Thatmeanstheyhavebloodsugarthat;shigherthannormalbutnothighenoughtobediagnosed(診斷)withtype2-atleastnotyet.Onelong-termstudyreportedbytheAmericanDiabetesAssociationfoundthat11%ofpeoplewithpre-diabetesdevelopthefull-blowndiseaseeachyear.Anotherstudyshowsthatpre-diabeteswillprobablybecometype2in10yearsorless.

Yet,thatprocessisnotinevitable.Lastyear,scientistsinColoradofoundthatpeoplewithpre-diabeleswholoweredtheirbloodsugartonormallevels—levels—evenbriefly—were56%lesslikelytoreachtype2levels.Ifyouhavepre-diabetes,herearefourstepstohelppreventordelayadiabetesdiagnosis.Lose7%ofyourbodyweight.Thatisabout15poundsforthepersonswhoweigh200.Droppingthatsmallpercentagehasbeenshowntolowertheriskofdevelopingtype2bycloseto60%.Exercise30minutesfivedaysaweek.Whetheryoudothe30minutesinoneshotorinthree10-minutesessions,thebenefitisthesame.Choosecertainexercises,suchasfastwalking,playingtennisorliftingweights.Physicalactivitysuchassweepingfloorsworks,too.Turntoyourdoctor.Insomecases,pre-diabetesraisestheriskofheartdiseaseandstrokeby50%.Yourdoctormayusesomemedicinetocontrolyourglucose(葡萄糖)levelsandkeepyourbloodpressureincheck.Knowyournumbers.Toseeifyourpre-diabetesisimproving,haveyourbloodsugarcheckedregularly.Afastingbloodsugarof100to125mg/dlsuggestspre-disbetes;126mg/dloraboveisdiabetes;andbelow100isnormal.Othertests,includingglucosctoleranceandAIC,alsoareusedtomonitorbloodsugar.()52.WhatdowelearnfromthetwostudiesmentionedinParagraph1?Pre-diabeteswillsurelybecometype2diabetes.Pre-diabetesislikelytobecomediabeteswithinyears.Enoughatt