论文部分内容阅读
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共90分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are they talking about？
A. The radio. B. The weather.
C. The weekend.
2. How does the man prefer to go to work？
A. Driving. B. Taking a bus.
C. Walking.
3. Where did the conversation possibly take place？
A. In a bedroom. B. In a living room.
C. In a bathroom.
4. To whom is the woman speaking？
A. Her boss. B. Her husband.
C. A policeman.
5. What does the man mean？
A. Only one seat was empty.
B. One of the students was absent from the lecture.
C. The lecture was so interesting that the lecture-room was full of
people.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What is the woman good at？
A. Law. B. Teaching.
C. Officer.
7. How long will the girl work altogether？
A. 4.5 months B. 3.5 months.
C. Just 5 months.
8. What can we learn from the end of the interview？
A. The woman can’t get the job.
B. The woman must take another interview.
C. The woman will work full-time.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What are they talking about？
A. Visiting the museum. B. Sightseeing.
C. Collecting coins.
10. Why does not the man want to go to the museum？
A. Because he isn’t interested in the museum.
B. Because he isn’t interested in birds.
C. Because he isn’t interested in coins.
11. What does the man want to see most when going to the island？
A. Some plants. B. Some birds.
C. Some flowers.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Where does this conversation most probably take place？
A. In a kitchen. B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant.
13. What’s the woman’s tone（语气）in the conversation？
A. Complaining. B. Worrying.
C. Surprising.
14. What will the man do next？
A. Paying back the woman’s money.
B. Bringing the food back to the kitchen.
C. Calling his manager.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers？
A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Mother and son.
16. Which is true about today？
A. Neither of them prefer to stay at home.
B. It’s Children’s Day.
C. There will be a lot of parties in the evening.
17. What can we learn from the conversation？
A. The circus（马戏团）is leaving the town.
B. The man must enjoy football very much.
C. There’s always too much traffic in town.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What’s the speaker’s purpose in this talk？
A. To introduce some political thinkers.
B. To tell how the course is organized.
C. To explain how to write the paper.
19. When will the speaker come to discuss papers？
A. Before class on Tuesday.
B. Over the weekend.
C. On Thursday and Friday afternoon.
20. What must the students do with the papers that are returned on Thursday？
A. Rewrite it. B. Present it to the class.
C. Discuss the papers.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21. We finally arrived at Taipin， ___ town not far from ___ earthquake centre.
A. a； the B. a； an
C. the； the D. the； an
22. The gun ___ by accident in a crowded street.
A. went off B. went by
C. went out D. went down
23. The teacher felt very tired after he had a ___ lesson.
A. three hours B. three-hour
C. three-hours D. three hour’s
24. Each is welcome！ You’ll have to come to my office ___ you’ve got it.
A. after B. until
C. when D. unless
25. You should try to avoid ___ your pen and notebook here.
A. forget to bring B. to forget to bring
C. forgetting to bring D. forgetting bringing
26. I said it was Tuesday， but ___ it was Monday.
A. in fact B. as a result
C. in other words D. so that
27. — What did I say， John？
— Sorry， Mr Zhang. I ___ about the last problem.
A. thought B. was thinking
C. am thinking D. have thought
28. I will visit the factory this weekend ___ we spent our last summer vacation.
A. when B. that
C. which D. where
29. He has not got a job yet and it’s not ___ he will get one.
A. likely B. easily
C. nearly D. mostly
30. — Shall we go to the library together？
— ___ I’ll borrow a book by Shakespeare.
A. Of course not. B. I’d rather you didn’t.
C. Go ahead. D. Why not？
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分） On the way back from work， there would always be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway. I would remember to
31 any spare change. Every time I saw him as I 32 the ramp（坡道）， a feeling of joy would come over me. I’d quickly rolled down my window and 33 him the coins. Sometimes the 34 light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day. His 35 would always be the same. “I’m blessed（幸福的）！” It 36 me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so 37 ， and his answer would remind me of how blessed I was with a home and a job to 38 money for my kids.
39 one day I was called into my boss’ office and was told that I was being laid off（下岗）. A feeling of 40 flooded me all day. I didn’t remember to give change to him！ I wasn’t feeling the joy as I got off the ramp， 41 he was there as usual. He set his eyes on me， while still 42 and waving at others. I’d hoped to 43 the green light， but I missed it. While I was waiting for the red light to turn， he walked 44 to my car. He had a big smile when he looked at me straight in the 45 and said， “Today I will give you a dollar.” He then 46 into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill. I burst into 47 . I wanted to jump out of my car and hug him！
That day he gave me more than a dollar bill； he 48 me a valuable lesson. No matter what material things are taken from you， no one can take away your choice to be 49 . Every time I’m faced with 50 ， I think of the homeless man and remember that I am blessed.
31. A. borrow B. make C. gather D. lend
32. A. came off B. came by C. came from D. came into
33. A. sent B. gave C. promised D. paid
34. A. green B. front C. traffic D. red
35. A. excuse B. answer C. reason D. voice
36. A. shocked B. changed C. frightened D. excited
37. A. serious B. friendly C. positive D. kind
38. A. cover B. afford C. contain D. provide
39. A. But B. And C. Since D. When
40. A. pity B. regret C. warmth D. worry
41. A. until B. though C. before D. after
42. A. crying B. waiting C. smiling D. joking
43. A. catch B. turn C. see D. stop
44. A. through B. over C. by D. away
45. A. heart B. glasses C. eyes D. window
46. A. reached B. went C. took D. looked
47. A. laughter B. excitement C. encouragement D. tears
48. A. gave B. taught C. showed D. told
49. A. independent B. careful C. joyful D. attractive 50. A. accidents B. disadvantages C. situations D. challenges
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Dr Wiseman started “The laugh lab” project in September 2010. It is the largest study of humor. Many people are invited to log on the laugh lab website， give a few personal details， tell their favorite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.
The project will last for a year， and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between men and women’s sense of humor. The idea is that if we want to understand each other， we have to find out what makes us laugh.
This is a subject that has long interested psychologists and philosophers. Most of the time， people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to do and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh， we tell the truth about ourselves.
By May 2011 over 10， 000 jokes had been submitted（提交）. This gave the scientists enough evidence（证据）to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humor.
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which men and women use humor，” said Dr Wiseman. “Men use humor to appear superior（优越）to others， while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.”
Researchers also found that there was really such a thing as a national sense of humor. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humor”. And the French like their jokes short and sharp：
“You’re a high-priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $ 500？”
“Yes. What’s the second question？”
The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humor. But the survey found that Germans were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other country. Perhaps that proves the point： Is this joke funny？ I don’t know， but let’s say yes， just to be safe.
Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny thing to us.
51. What’s the purpose of “The laugh lab” project？
A. To know what makes people laugh.
B. To find the funniest joke in European countries. C. To know what funny people are from different nations and cultures.
D. To find out the differences between men and women’s sense of humor.
52. The writer gave the examples of the British， the French and the Germans to ___ .
A. prove that the Germans have no sense of humor
B. prove that the British people have a sense of “toilet humor”
C. show that the French people have a better sense of humor
D. show that people from different nations have different senses of humor
53. What is the main idea of the 4th and 5th paragraphs？
A. Men and women have similar senses of humor.
B. Men and women have different senses of humor.
C. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make conclusions.
D. About 10，000 jokes have been submitted from September 2010 to May 2011.
54. What can we infer from the passage？
A. Most of the people all over the world are completely honest.
B. Psychologists and philosophers take interest in the project.
C. People tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh.
D. Ordinary people are not interested in the project at all.
B
“I was surprised the train was still there， to tell you the truth，” said Christian Riddle， 28， slightly out of breath and looking more than a little easy， as he leaned into a leather seat. Missing the train would have meant a half-hour wait for Mr Riddle， who considered the secret minute policy “pretty cool.” For a tourist rushing to catch a train， a minute can mean the difference between dinner with the family and food in the microwave.
What most passengers do not realize is that their minute is already there. Every train that starts from New York City — about 900 a day — leaves a minute later than planned. If the timetable says 8：14， the train will actually leave at 8：15. The 12：48 is really the 12：49. In other words， if you think you have only a minute to get that train — well， relax. You have two.
The minute， published only in private timetables for employees， is meant as a period for people who need the extra time to get onto the train. “If everyone knows they get an extra minute， they’re going to waste time，” explained Anders， a spokeswoman for the Railroad. Told of this article， Ms Anders laughed. “Don’t blow our cover！” she said.
The railroad industry exactly helped invent the idea of standard time， and time zones（时区）were established in the United States in the 1880s， 35 years before they were written into the law. Although most tourists knew their train would start by the accurate（准确的）minute， the trains quickly made up the minute： at all other stops. The kind minute does not exist at railroads in Chicago， Los Angeles， Philadelphia， or San Francisco. But in New York， railroad fans said， the secret minute dates back ten years.
55. Which is the writer most probably in favor of ？
A. The writer is strongly against the secret minute.
B. The secret minute is necessary for tourists.
C. The secret minute should be called off for tourists.
D. The secret minute should be kept only in New York.
56. What do we know from the text？
A. Trains from New York will leave later than the timetable.
B. The secret minute had been written into American law.
C. The secret minute still exists at the railroads in Chicago.
D. All American railroad timetables include the secret minute.
57. What is the best title for the text？
A. Riddle’s train experience
B. The advantage of the secret minute
C. The history of the secret minute
D. The secret New York minute
C
For those who study the development of intelligence in the animal world， self-awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware（意识）of itself has a high level of intelligence.
Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror， that is，its own reflected image（影像）. Many animals fail this exercise， paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans， and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins， have shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.
Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences， researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self-reflection test.
“We thought that elephants were the next important animal，” said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society. With their large brains， Reiss said， elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins”.
The researchers tested Happy， Maxine and Patty， three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put an 8 foot square mirror on a wall of the animals’ play area （out of the sight of zoo visitors） and recorded what happened with cameras， including one built in the mirror.
The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it， and to examine parts of their bodies.
Of the three， Happy then passed the test， in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror， and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose. Diana Reiss said， “We knew elephants were intelligent， but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.”
58.Mirror tests can tell us whether animals ___ .
A. have large brains
B. have self-awareness
C. are intelligent
D. want to play with mirrors
59. The author mention apes and dolphins in the text because they are ___ .
A. most familiar to readers
B. big favorites with zoo visitors
C. included in the study by Reiss
D. already known to be intelligent
60. What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty？
A. She used her nose to search behind the mirror.
B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.
C. She painted a mark on her own face.
D. She found the hidden camera.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共60分）
第四部分 写作（共四节，满分60分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
61. I trust him ________（完全地）. So would anyone who knew him.
62. He ________（承认）that his comprehension was weak.
63. The city ________（含有）schools of art， law， medicine and science.
64. We must train them to think ________（独立）.
65. This ________（关系）between them seemed strange to him.
66. If you want to catch that train we’d better set off for the station i .
67. The mountain is c with snow all the year round.
68. You can buy them at a store a short d from our school.
69. I deeply a your kindness in coming so far to meet me.
70. Instead of c on good cars， Lynn and his group started to expand overseas.
第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A 6-year-old Colorado boy， Falcon， who is believed to have floated with a balloon， giving rise to ground and air searches， has been found alive.
The balloon landed near Keenesburg， Colorado， about 60 miles from its starting point. People across the world watched Thursday as the homemade helium balloon floated 7，000 feet over eastern Colorado for more than an hour and a half. His brother said he saw Falcon get into the balloon on Thursday morning. The balloon， about 20 feet long and 5 feet high， appeared to be similar to a party balloon. It had been tied to the family home， the County Mayor’s Department said， and the boy got into it Thursday morning and untied the rope.
But the boy was not in the ballon when it made a soft landing at 1：35 p.m. Shortly after the landing， the police made a ground search. “I’m very confident we will find him. I think it’s a matter of him being a little scared，” the County Office spokeswoman said. “Maybe he’s not ready to be found.” However， a little while later， Falcon turned up at home. Falcon said he was hiding in a box in the attic（阁楼）while the police were searching for him. “I played with my toys and took a nap，” Falcon told a group of reporters outside his home Thursday afternoon. When asked by the police why he didn’t respond， the boy replied， “My father said we did this for the show.”
71. What day was it when Falcon disappeared？ （within 3 words）
72. What’s the size of the balloon ？ （within 8 words）
73. What time did the balloon land？ （within 3 words）
74. Where was Falcon while people were looking for him？ （within 8
words）
75. Why didn’t Falcon respond？ （within 10 words）
第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Long， long before， people didn’t cook food. They did not know what to do it at all. When they killed animal， they often did not even take the skin off them before they eat them. Some of us believe that it was forest fire that introduced man by the act of cooking. Forest fires were sometimes started by storms or people ran away from the burnt areas. And they returned when the fire had been gone out. Some animals happened to be cooking and found more tasty.
第四节 书面表达（满分25分）
Man： Happy Earth Day！
Earth： Thank you， but only on April 22nd may people think of me！
上面是人类与地球的一个简短对白。请根据对白，结合实际，以“Make Every Day Earth Day”为题写一篇短文。
提示：1. 地球的现状和存在的问题；2. 人们在“地球日”这天用什么行动关爱地球；3. 你的建议。注意：词数120左右。
Make Every Day Earth Day
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are they talking about？
A. The radio. B. The weather.
C. The weekend.
2. How does the man prefer to go to work？
A. Driving. B. Taking a bus.
C. Walking.
3. Where did the conversation possibly take place？
A. In a bedroom. B. In a living room.
C. In a bathroom.
4. To whom is the woman speaking？
A. Her boss. B. Her husband.
C. A policeman.
5. What does the man mean？
A. Only one seat was empty.
B. One of the students was absent from the lecture.
C. The lecture was so interesting that the lecture-room was full of
people.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. What is the woman good at？
A. Law. B. Teaching.
C. Officer.
7. How long will the girl work altogether？
A. 4.5 months B. 3.5 months.
C. Just 5 months.
8. What can we learn from the end of the interview？
A. The woman can’t get the job.
B. The woman must take another interview.
C. The woman will work full-time.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What are they talking about？
A. Visiting the museum. B. Sightseeing.
C. Collecting coins.
10. Why does not the man want to go to the museum？
A. Because he isn’t interested in the museum.
B. Because he isn’t interested in birds.
C. Because he isn’t interested in coins.
11. What does the man want to see most when going to the island？
A. Some plants. B. Some birds.
C. Some flowers.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. Where does this conversation most probably take place？
A. In a kitchen. B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant.
13. What’s the woman’s tone（语气）in the conversation？
A. Complaining. B. Worrying.
C. Surprising.
14. What will the man do next？
A. Paying back the woman’s money.
B. Bringing the food back to the kitchen.
C. Calling his manager.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers？
A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Mother and son.
16. Which is true about today？
A. Neither of them prefer to stay at home.
B. It’s Children’s Day.
C. There will be a lot of parties in the evening.
17. What can we learn from the conversation？
A. The circus（马戏团）is leaving the town.
B. The man must enjoy football very much.
C. There’s always too much traffic in town.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What’s the speaker’s purpose in this talk？
A. To introduce some political thinkers.
B. To tell how the course is organized.
C. To explain how to write the paper.
19. When will the speaker come to discuss papers？
A. Before class on Tuesday.
B. Over the weekend.
C. On Thursday and Friday afternoon.
20. What must the students do with the papers that are returned on Thursday？
A. Rewrite it. B. Present it to the class.
C. Discuss the papers.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21. We finally arrived at Taipin， ___ town not far from ___ earthquake centre.
A. a； the B. a； an
C. the； the D. the； an
22. The gun ___ by accident in a crowded street.
A. went off B. went by
C. went out D. went down
23. The teacher felt very tired after he had a ___ lesson.
A. three hours B. three-hour
C. three-hours D. three hour’s
24. Each is welcome！ You’ll have to come to my office ___ you’ve got it.
A. after B. until
C. when D. unless
25. You should try to avoid ___ your pen and notebook here.
A. forget to bring B. to forget to bring
C. forgetting to bring D. forgetting bringing
26. I said it was Tuesday， but ___ it was Monday.
A. in fact B. as a result
C. in other words D. so that
27. — What did I say， John？
— Sorry， Mr Zhang. I ___ about the last problem.
A. thought B. was thinking
C. am thinking D. have thought
28. I will visit the factory this weekend ___ we spent our last summer vacation.
A. when B. that
C. which D. where
29. He has not got a job yet and it’s not ___ he will get one.
A. likely B. easily
C. nearly D. mostly
30. — Shall we go to the library together？
— ___ I’ll borrow a book by Shakespeare.
A. Of course not. B. I’d rather you didn’t.
C. Go ahead. D. Why not？
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分） On the way back from work， there would always be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway. I would remember to
31 any spare change. Every time I saw him as I 32 the ramp（坡道）， a feeling of joy would come over me. I’d quickly rolled down my window and 33 him the coins. Sometimes the 34 light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day. His 35 would always be the same. “I’m blessed（幸福的）！” It 36 me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so 37 ， and his answer would remind me of how blessed I was with a home and a job to 38 money for my kids.
39 one day I was called into my boss’ office and was told that I was being laid off（下岗）. A feeling of 40 flooded me all day. I didn’t remember to give change to him！ I wasn’t feeling the joy as I got off the ramp， 41 he was there as usual. He set his eyes on me， while still 42 and waving at others. I’d hoped to 43 the green light， but I missed it. While I was waiting for the red light to turn， he walked 44 to my car. He had a big smile when he looked at me straight in the 45 and said， “Today I will give you a dollar.” He then 46 into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill. I burst into 47 . I wanted to jump out of my car and hug him！
That day he gave me more than a dollar bill； he 48 me a valuable lesson. No matter what material things are taken from you， no one can take away your choice to be 49 . Every time I’m faced with 50 ， I think of the homeless man and remember that I am blessed.
31. A. borrow B. make C. gather D. lend
32. A. came off B. came by C. came from D. came into
33. A. sent B. gave C. promised D. paid
34. A. green B. front C. traffic D. red
35. A. excuse B. answer C. reason D. voice
36. A. shocked B. changed C. frightened D. excited
37. A. serious B. friendly C. positive D. kind
38. A. cover B. afford C. contain D. provide
39. A. But B. And C. Since D. When
40. A. pity B. regret C. warmth D. worry
41. A. until B. though C. before D. after
42. A. crying B. waiting C. smiling D. joking
43. A. catch B. turn C. see D. stop
44. A. through B. over C. by D. away
45. A. heart B. glasses C. eyes D. window
46. A. reached B. went C. took D. looked
47. A. laughter B. excitement C. encouragement D. tears
48. A. gave B. taught C. showed D. told
49. A. independent B. careful C. joyful D. attractive 50. A. accidents B. disadvantages C. situations D. challenges
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Dr Wiseman started “The laugh lab” project in September 2010. It is the largest study of humor. Many people are invited to log on the laugh lab website， give a few personal details， tell their favorite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.
The project will last for a year， and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researchers want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between men and women’s sense of humor. The idea is that if we want to understand each other， we have to find out what makes us laugh.
This is a subject that has long interested psychologists and philosophers. Most of the time， people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to do and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh， we tell the truth about ourselves.
By May 2011 over 10， 000 jokes had been submitted（提交）. This gave the scientists enough evidence（证据）to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humor.
“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which men and women use humor，” said Dr Wiseman. “Men use humor to appear superior（优越）to others， while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play.”
Researchers also found that there was really such a thing as a national sense of humor. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humor”. And the French like their jokes short and sharp：
“You’re a high-priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $ 500？”
“Yes. What’s the second question？”
The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humor. But the survey found that Germans were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other country. Perhaps that proves the point： Is this joke funny？ I don’t know， but let’s say yes， just to be safe.
Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny thing to us.
51. What’s the purpose of “The laugh lab” project？
A. To know what makes people laugh.
B. To find the funniest joke in European countries. C. To know what funny people are from different nations and cultures.
D. To find out the differences between men and women’s sense of humor.
52. The writer gave the examples of the British， the French and the Germans to ___ .
A. prove that the Germans have no sense of humor
B. prove that the British people have a sense of “toilet humor”
C. show that the French people have a better sense of humor
D. show that people from different nations have different senses of humor
53. What is the main idea of the 4th and 5th paragraphs？
A. Men and women have similar senses of humor.
B. Men and women have different senses of humor.
C. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make conclusions.
D. About 10，000 jokes have been submitted from September 2010 to May 2011.
54. What can we infer from the passage？
A. Most of the people all over the world are completely honest.
B. Psychologists and philosophers take interest in the project.
C. People tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh.
D. Ordinary people are not interested in the project at all.
B
“I was surprised the train was still there， to tell you the truth，” said Christian Riddle， 28， slightly out of breath and looking more than a little easy， as he leaned into a leather seat. Missing the train would have meant a half-hour wait for Mr Riddle， who considered the secret minute policy “pretty cool.” For a tourist rushing to catch a train， a minute can mean the difference between dinner with the family and food in the microwave.
What most passengers do not realize is that their minute is already there. Every train that starts from New York City — about 900 a day — leaves a minute later than planned. If the timetable says 8：14， the train will actually leave at 8：15. The 12：48 is really the 12：49. In other words， if you think you have only a minute to get that train — well， relax. You have two.
The minute， published only in private timetables for employees， is meant as a period for people who need the extra time to get onto the train. “If everyone knows they get an extra minute， they’re going to waste time，” explained Anders， a spokeswoman for the Railroad. Told of this article， Ms Anders laughed. “Don’t blow our cover！” she said.
The railroad industry exactly helped invent the idea of standard time， and time zones（时区）were established in the United States in the 1880s， 35 years before they were written into the law. Although most tourists knew their train would start by the accurate（准确的）minute， the trains quickly made up the minute： at all other stops. The kind minute does not exist at railroads in Chicago， Los Angeles， Philadelphia， or San Francisco. But in New York， railroad fans said， the secret minute dates back ten years.
55. Which is the writer most probably in favor of ？
A. The writer is strongly against the secret minute.
B. The secret minute is necessary for tourists.
C. The secret minute should be called off for tourists.
D. The secret minute should be kept only in New York.
56. What do we know from the text？
A. Trains from New York will leave later than the timetable.
B. The secret minute had been written into American law.
C. The secret minute still exists at the railroads in Chicago.
D. All American railroad timetables include the secret minute.
57. What is the best title for the text？
A. Riddle’s train experience
B. The advantage of the secret minute
C. The history of the secret minute
D. The secret New York minute
C
For those who study the development of intelligence in the animal world， self-awareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware（意识）of itself has a high level of intelligence.
Awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror， that is，its own reflected image（影像）. Many animals fail this exercise， paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans， and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins， have shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.
Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences， researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror self-reflection test.
“We thought that elephants were the next important animal，” said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conservation Society. With their large brains， Reiss said， elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins”.
The researchers tested Happy， Maxine and Patty， three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put an 8 foot square mirror on a wall of the animals’ play area （out of the sight of zoo visitors） and recorded what happened with cameras， including one built in the mirror.
The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it， and to examine parts of their bodies.
Of the three， Happy then passed the test， in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror， and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose. Diana Reiss said， “We knew elephants were intelligent， but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.”
58.Mirror tests can tell us whether animals ___ .
A. have large brains
B. have self-awareness
C. are intelligent
D. want to play with mirrors
59. The author mention apes and dolphins in the text because they are ___ .
A. most familiar to readers
B. big favorites with zoo visitors
C. included in the study by Reiss
D. already known to be intelligent
60. What made Happy different from Maxine and Patty？
A. She used her nose to search behind the mirror.
B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.
C. She painted a mark on her own face.
D. She found the hidden camera.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共60分）
第四部分 写作（共四节，满分60分）
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
61. I trust him ________（完全地）. So would anyone who knew him.
62. He ________（承认）that his comprehension was weak.
63. The city ________（含有）schools of art， law， medicine and science.
64. We must train them to think ________（独立）.
65. This ________（关系）between them seemed strange to him.
66. If you want to catch that train we’d better set off for the station i .
67. The mountain is c with snow all the year round.
68. You can buy them at a store a short d from our school.
69. I deeply a your kindness in coming so far to meet me.
70. Instead of c on good cars， Lynn and his group started to expand overseas.
第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A 6-year-old Colorado boy， Falcon， who is believed to have floated with a balloon， giving rise to ground and air searches， has been found alive.
The balloon landed near Keenesburg， Colorado， about 60 miles from its starting point. People across the world watched Thursday as the homemade helium balloon floated 7，000 feet over eastern Colorado for more than an hour and a half. His brother said he saw Falcon get into the balloon on Thursday morning. The balloon， about 20 feet long and 5 feet high， appeared to be similar to a party balloon. It had been tied to the family home， the County Mayor’s Department said， and the boy got into it Thursday morning and untied the rope.
But the boy was not in the ballon when it made a soft landing at 1：35 p.m. Shortly after the landing， the police made a ground search. “I’m very confident we will find him. I think it’s a matter of him being a little scared，” the County Office spokeswoman said. “Maybe he’s not ready to be found.” However， a little while later， Falcon turned up at home. Falcon said he was hiding in a box in the attic（阁楼）while the police were searching for him. “I played with my toys and took a nap，” Falcon told a group of reporters outside his home Thursday afternoon. When asked by the police why he didn’t respond， the boy replied， “My father said we did this for the show.”
71. What day was it when Falcon disappeared？ （within 3 words）
72. What’s the size of the balloon ？ （within 8 words）
73. What time did the balloon land？ （within 3 words）
74. Where was Falcon while people were looking for him？ （within 8
words）
75. Why didn’t Falcon respond？ （within 10 words）
第三节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Long， long before， people didn’t cook food. They did not know what to do it at all. When they killed animal， they often did not even take the skin off them before they eat them. Some of us believe that it was forest fire that introduced man by the act of cooking. Forest fires were sometimes started by storms or people ran away from the burnt areas. And they returned when the fire had been gone out. Some animals happened to be cooking and found more tasty.
第四节 书面表达（满分25分）
Man： Happy Earth Day！
Earth： Thank you， but only on April 22nd may people think of me！
上面是人类与地球的一个简短对白。请根据对白，结合实际，以“Make Every Day Earth Day”为题写一篇短文。
提示：1. 地球的现状和存在的问题；2. 人们在“地球日”这天用什么行动关爱地球；3. 你的建议。注意：词数120左右。
Make Every Day Earth Day