One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.

"Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "No."

God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "No."

God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "Yes."

God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.

The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

"My wife has fallen into water."

God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.

"Is this your wife?" God asked him.

 "Yes." he said.

God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."

The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up

With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "

1.Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?

A. Optimistic    B. Humoristic   C. Objective   D. Critical

2.The impression that the woodcutter makes on you is that he is -----

A. foolish but honest           B. foolish and honest

C. smart but honest            D. smart and honest

3.What can you infer about Jennifer Lopez and Catherine Zeta Jones?

A. They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter

B. They look much like the woodcutter's wife.

C. They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver.

D. They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife

New research shows that overweight or even mildly obese people have a lower risk of early death than people considered to be normal weight.

Researchers examined the results of 97 studies. Most of the studies were less than 10 years old. They included almost three million adults from around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Brazil, India and Mexico.

The researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics found that people who are considered overweight or slightly obese were five to six percent less likely to die from all causes than people of normal weight. People with higher obesity ratings, however, had almost a 30 percent greater risk of death compared to normal-weight individuals.

Katherine Flegal was the lead author of the study. She says she was not surprised that overweight people would not have a higher risk of death.

“Because we’d actually already read a lot of this literature and realized it was likely that mortality rates (死亡率) for overweight would be at least not higher than normal weight. I guess I was a little bit surprised that it was definitely lower. And I was also surprised that the lower rates of obesity also didn’t seem to differ from normal weight.”

But she says the difference in death rates appears to be small between normal-weight people and those who are overweight or mildly obese.

The study has raised new questions about “body mass index,”（体重指数） or BMI. This is a measurement of body fat as a ratio（比率） of height to weight. In recent years, many public health experts have promoted body mass index as a way to predict the risk of health problems. Bu t a person's BMI can be misleading in some cases.

Steven Heymsfield ,the executive director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, says people can be physically fit and in good health, but might weigh more because they are more muscular.

Still, Dr. Heymsfield says people should not think gaining extra weight is OK just because of the new findings. He says being at a healthy weight lowers the risk for heart disease and diabetes（糖尿病）.

1.According to the new findings, the researchers found that __________ .

A.People with high obesity have a lower risk of early death than people with low obesity

B.People with overweight have a greater risk of early death than people of normal weight.

C.People with mild obesity are less likely to die than people of normal weight.

D.People with obesity live much longer than people of normal weight.

2.What does the underlined word “literature” in paragraph 6 mean ?

A.works like novels and poems

B.books and articles on a particular subject

C.printed material

D.magazines and newspapers

3.Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A. BMI is commonly used to measure body fat as a ratio of height to weight.

B. Not all people with a little higher BMI are fat .

C. Many public health experts encourage more people to use BMI as a way to predict the risk of health problem

D. Because of the ne w findings, people should think about gaining extra weight.

第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

   （注意：如果所用的答题卡没有提供E、F、G选项，请按以下方法填涂：选E请涂A、B，选F请涂B、C，选G请涂C、D。）

M: Welcome back! I didn’t see you in the history class on Friday．

W:  61   ．My geography class went on a field trip to look at some of the different rocks．

M: Really?  62   ! Where did you go?

W: A desert．It gets hot during the day, but it cools off very quickly at night．  63   ．

M: Well, did you enjoy the trip?

W: Of course I did．Since there are so few plants growing there, it’s very easy to see different rocks．

M:   64   ．You must call me if you have the chance to go there again．

W: No problem．  65   ．

         A．I really want to go there

         B．That sounds excellent

         C．I will be your guide next time

         D．It is very dry there after the sun goes down

         E．I’m tired of this trip

         F．I wasn’t here on Friday[来源:学§科§网]

         G．We learnt a lot from this trip

My 9-year-old daughterAnd I were flying from our home in Carolina to spendA week with my husband in Florida.We were__ _About the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months,And __  her Dad terribly.
As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally__ . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we__ At the gate, KallieAnd I could not get seats togetherAnd were __  by theAisle（过道）. IAsked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with KallieAnd me, __  we could be together. They __  , saying they thought they should stay in theirAssigned seats.
Meanwhile,A motherAnd her three children were inA _   several rowsAhead of us. There had beenA mistake in their boarding passes,And _  the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row_   refused to move elsewhere. She was very__ About the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody__   to help her.
There wereA troop of Boy Scouts(童子军) on __  . Suddenly the Scout leader stood upAnd said, "Ma’am, I think we can help you." He then __   five minutes rearranging his group so thatAdequate space was __   for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfullyAnd without _  ,And the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panicAt the _   not being next to me. I told her that there wasn’tAnything I could do. __  , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, __   to meAndAsked, "Would youAnd your daughter like our seats?" __   to himselfAnd the Scoutmaster. We traded seatsAnd continued our trip, very much relieved to be togetherAnd watch the scenery from Kallie’s window seat.

1.A．worried B．excited C．anxious D．eager

2.A．loved B．considered C．imagined D．missed

3.A．full B．crowded C．empty D．overweight

4.A．reached B．arrived C．landed D．knocked

5.A．divided B．blocked C．separated D．connected

6.A．in case B．even if C．as if D．so that

7.A．prevented B．refused C．agreed D．promised

8.A．panic B．hurry C．rush D．seat

9.A．however B．otherwise C．therefore D．instead

10.A．too B．even C．ever D．also

11.A．concerned B．curious C．particular D．content

12.A．suggested B．offered C．provided D．supplied

13.A．duty B．watch C．board D．spot

14.A．took B．cost C．paid D．spent

15.A．convenient B．available C．probable D．comfortable

16.A．permission B．excuse C．apology D．complaint

17.A．thought B．end C．feeling D．sense

18.A．Immediately B．Puzzlingly C．Clearly D．Amazingly

19.A．turned up B．turnedAround C．turned out D．turnedAway

20.A．sticking B．keeping C．waving D．referring

补全对话（每空1分，满分10分）

M: Lily, let’s go on a vacation!

W: How can we? Vacations (76)c____ money, and this month we don’t have much left after (77) p___ the rent.

M: Well, we can visit different places in the state in our van (客货车). We won’t take a plane or (78) s___ at a hotel this time. Trust me, it won’t cost much.

W: Where will we sleep, then?

M: In the van.

W: What about other (79) e____?

M: Let’s see. Gas, food, recreation, we won’t spend much. Come on. Don’t hesitate. We need to get out of the house once in a (80) w____. We have been (81) w____ hard, haven’t we? It’s time to have a rest.

W: Maybe you’re right. When do you (82) p____ to go?

M: The (83) s____, the better! I can’t wait!

W: Oh. Have you decided where to go yet?

M: As long as we’re going, you can decide where to go. I trust your judgment. I know you miss Chinese food, so we can eat at a Chinese (84) r____ this time.

W: Let’s go to Chicago. We can have lunch in Chinatown. (85)T____ we can go to a ball game at Wrigley Field!