it is to have a cold drink on such a hot day!

A. What a fun       B. How fun       C. What fun         D. How a fun

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The truth in other words

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked: “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said: “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”

What he had written was : “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.             The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.

The first is : Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help where you can.

The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way!

56. The man wrote some words on one side of the boy’s sign because       .

A. he thought that the blind boy didn’t know how to write

B. he wanted to prove that the boy was really blind

C. he thought that the boy couldn’t get any money

D. he wanted to help the poor blind boy

57. The changed sign worked better than the original one because        .

A. the original sign told people to do things, which people don’t like

B. the second sign made people see their health as a gift, which made them willing to help

C. the original sign pointed out a kind of suffering that people don’t care about at all

D. the second sign drew people’s attention to another problem the boy had

58. We can learn from the story that the man who rewrote the sign was        .

A. creative      B. patient       C. funny      D. curious

59. The story shows us that        .

A. thinking in a different way can get us out of trouble

B. learning to be thankful for what we have may help us to live happier lives

C. creative thinking may bring us better results

D. being kind and respectful will encourage blind people to help themselves

Happiness and sadness are states of being states of being that define the way we view the world. It is often said that some people by nature have a sunny character. Now scientists may have discovered why.

Some people may be hard-wired for happiness, while others are genetically negative, as

scientists have suggested in a study published in late February, in a British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Earlier research had already established that the gene known as 5-HTTLPR plays a key role in

determining how the neurotransmitter (神经传递素) serotonin (血清素) works within the brain. Serotonin, a hormone (荷尔蒙), passes chemical messages between nerve cells. It has been closely linked to mood. Several anti-depressant (抗抑郁) drugs regulate serotonin levels. Scientists had also identified three variants of the gene. Two so-called "short" variants were linked to a higher risk of depression and suicide attempts. Unlike the two "short" variants, the "long" variant of 5-HTTLPR showed a clear dislike of negative images, such as fierce animals, and a clear liking for positive ones, such as flowers.

Researchers from the University of Essex in Britain, led by Elaine Fox, showed participants a

series of images. The images were divided into three kinds: negative ones aimed at inspiring fear or stress such as a spider or person about to commit suicide, pleasant ones and neutral ones.

“The participants who had the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene showed a clear dislike of negative material alongside a careful attention for positive material,” the researchers found. They paid close attention to the pretty pictures, and ignored the frightening ones. On the other hand, the short variant groups had the opposite reaction.

In January, the Australian government organized "happiness workshops", teaching government

staff how to be happy. The department that held the "happiness workshops" said unhappy staff weren't productive staff. Australian political opposition parties have argued that the "happiness workshops" are probably a waste of money and couldn't increase productivity as intended. However, whether the workshop will have a happy or disappointing result, we will have to wait and see.

67．Form the third paragraph, we know that          .

       A．affected by 5-HTTLPR, the neurotransmitter serotonin works within the blood

       B．there are 5 variants of 5-HTTLPR genes which control people’s moods

       C．how the neurotransmitter serotonin works is greatly determined by 5-HTTLPR

       D．5-HTTLPR receives chemical messages from verve cells

68．What does “It” in the sentence “It has been closely linked to mood.” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?

       A．Serotonin.       B．A nerve cell.    C．5-HTTLPR.      D．The brain.

69．If a person had the long variant of 5-HTTLPR, he or she would probably          .

       A．like the images of spiders       B．prefer the images of crocodiles

       C．enjoy an image of green tress  D．suffer from depression very often

70．What can we infer from the passage?

       A．People’s moods can change a little bit under the influence of certain drugs.

       B．Researchers showed participants of the research two kinds of images.

       C．A person possesses one long and one short variant of 5-HTTLPR at the same time.

       D．The author firmly believes that “happiness workshops” will not change people’s moods.

    第二节：书面表达

    高中生在成长的过程中会碰到一些烦恼。就这一话题你班正积极筹备召开一次主题班会。请你依据下表进行必要的思考，并用英语准备一篇到会发言的材料。词数110左右。

注意：

— What’s that terrible noise．David?

      — Oh，I forgot to tell you．The new machines in the nearby plant _______．

      A．were tested   B．will be tested        C．are being tested       D．have been tested

—Wasn’t it Dr．Wang who spoke to you just now?

      —             ．

      A．I didn’t know he was                 B．Yes，it was

      C．No，he wasn’t                            D．Yes，he did

 Only when        in the afternoon        able to leave.

A. the match was over; they were                B. was the match over; were they                  

C. was the match over; they were                D. the match was over; were they 

       Many people say that the United States is a paradise for the children, a struggling field for the youth and a tomb for the aged. However, the situation is quite different in Australia. Different people have their own ways for enjoyment and their own worlds of pastime.

       Most children often work hard in school since they have to face various exams. After school they do not want to confine themselves to books any more. Instead, they put aside their schoolbags at home and sneak quickly to some quiet street comers for their games. Bigger children like to shoulder their large kites to some steep cliffs, and jump to fly in the sky with their kites.

       Some old people often get up early in the morning and go to parks to do newspaper reading. After breakfast, they come to horse races, dog races and sometimes car races for betting. If he wins, he will feed himself a good dinner. In the evening, they stay at home, watching TV sometimes with grandchildren. Some of the aged also enjoy fishing and gardening.

       Young people prefer to go outing for holidays. At the weekends, they go to the seashore for swimming or to the forest for hunting and camping, or mountainous areas for picnicking. Then in the evenings on Sundays, they start their long bumper-to-bumper drive back on the highways. Nobody seems in a hurry.

       The Australian government also encourages its people to have more relaxation after work. Sometimes, certain kind of financial help is distributed to people going on holidays and public holidays are purposely set on Monday or Friday so that Australians may have a longer weekend for enjoyment. They think people can word better only after they get a full relaxation. And it grows out of this idea that relaxation comes the top priority(优先权)for enjoyment in Australia.

60．According to many people’s opinion, which of the following is NOT true?

       A．All people in the US live a desirable life.

       B．The competition among American young people is fierce.

       C．The life of the American old people is very terrible.

       D．Children in America are extremely happy.

61．Australia is different from America because Australia_______.

       A．is not a paradise for children

       B．is not a struggling field for the youth

       C．is not a tomb for the aged

       D．has different worlds for different people

62．There is an idea of enjoyment priority in Australia because____.

       A．enjoyment is more important than other aspects of life

       B．a full relaxation will make people work better

       C．enjoyment can make people happy

       D．Australian people are lazy

63.The underlined part can be replaced by “ ______．

    A.adjust themselves to                                      B．prevent themselves form

       C．limit themselves to                                      D．satisfy themselves with

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

66．They ordered Chinese food, and when it arrived they ate ________ （饥饿地）．

67. The smell is very __________(熟悉的)to everyone who lives near a bakery.

68. In the _________ (二十) century, country music became more and more popular in America.

69. A small child has to learn to keep his ____________(平衡) before he can walk far.

70．The tablets should be taken ____________（两次） a day．

71.He looked at us in____________(惊讶地) .

72. ____________(基本上)， I agree with your plans, but there are a few small points I’d like to discuss.

73. I’ve never  __________ (品尝) the figs(无花果), but I’ve heard they’re nice.

74.His style of writing is rather ______________(独特的).

75. Finally the Red Army finished the world-famous Long March by ___________（克服）countless difficulties.

______ the day went on, the weather got worse.

A. With              B. Since           C. While               D. As