Like distance runners on a measured course，all of us will move through time in a roughly predictable pattern．

In the first stage of our lives，we develop and grow, reaching toward the top of physical vitality(活力)．

After we grow up，however, the body begins a process of gradually wearing out．

A new awareness of physical fitness may help lengthen our years of health and vitality，yet nothing we do will work to stop the unavoidable force of aging．

Most of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body．The lungs become less able to take in oxygen．Powerful muscles gradually lose their strength．The heart loses power and pumps less blood．Bones grow easier to break．

Finally, we meet a stress，a stress that is greater than our physical resistance．Often，it is only a minor accident or chance infection(a disease caused by virus)，but this time，it brings life to an end．

In 1932，a classic experiment nearly doubled the lifetime of rats，simply by cutting back the calories in their diet The reason for the effect was then unknown．

Today, at the University of California at Berkley, Dr．Paul Seagle has also greatly lengthened the normal lifetime of rats．The result was achieved through a special protein limited diet，which had a great effect on the chemistry of the brain．Seagle showed that within the brain，specific chemicals control many of the signals that influence aging．By changing that chemical balance，the clock of aging can be reset．

For the first time, the mystery of why we age is being seriously challenged．Scientists in many fields are now making striking and far-reaching discoveries．

An average lifetime lasts 75 years，yet in each of us lies a potential for a longer life．If we could keep the vitality and resistance to disease that we have at age twenty, we would live for 800 years．

1.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Physical vitality．

B．Stress．

C．Aging．

D．Physical resistance．

2.Which of the following is not a change of aging?

A．People gradually lose their muscle strength．

B．Bones tend to break more easily．

C．The heart loses power and pumps less blood．

D．The lungs become unable to take in oxygen．

3.The author believes the following except that     ．

A．human's life pattern is predictable

B．physical fitness can't stop the force of aging

C．human's lifetime will last longer than 75 years

D．all of the changes of aging take place deep inside the body

4.How did Dr．Paul Seagle lengthen the lifetime of rats in his experiment?

A．By keeping their physical fitness．	B．By cutting the calories in their diet．
C．By resetting their clock of aging．	D．By limiting the protein in their diet．

5.What is probably the best title for the article?

A．Two Great Experiments

B．The Mystery of Human Life

C．The Breakthrough in the Study of Aging

D．Ways to lengthen Human Life

 

in order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must do much reading. Finally, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.
There are no shortcuts to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. it is not much learning by heart long lists ( 一览表 ) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must "learn through use". Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
【小题1】 the most import things to learn a foreign language are

A．understanding and speaking

B．listening,speaking,reading and writing

C．writing and understanding

D．memorizing and listening

【小题2】 Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because_____________.

A．he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken

B．he doesn’t have a good memory.

C．he always remembers lists of words and their meanings

D．he often hesitates to practice speaking it.

【小题3】 Which is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A．a good memory.	B．speaking.
C．practice.	D．writing.

【小题4】 “Learn though use” means___________.

A．we use a language in order to learn it

B．we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C．we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it

D．both b and c.

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Our neighbour’s son was getting married in 2009 at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a    36   , and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little    37   , but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would     38    a few pounds.

June 29 came and, of course, I hadn’t lost a single pound; in fact I had    39    two. But I    40    a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we     41    once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a   42    large girdle. The clerk found the box with the     43    girdle marked “LG”, and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I    44    try it on.”

The next morning was rather hot, one of those thirty-four degree days, I suppose, so I    45   to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to   46      a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn’t     47    right without a girdle, a fight    48    in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to    49    20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That’s it. Finally my husband,      50    like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn’t    51    very well with my red face, and was ready to go.

Finally we got to the    52   . I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass (大弥撒). I turned to my husband and asked, “What is a High Mass?” He shrugged his     53   .

54   , I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds - the priest (神父 ) was going to bless     55   except my girdle.

36. A. hotel        B. store        C. church             D. office

37. A. long        B. tight        C. little          D. perfect

38. A. put on         B. gain         C. lose          D. miss

39. A. won         B. received       C. gained        D. lost

40. A. think        B. suggested     C. demanded      D. figured

41. A. went         B. arrived     C. stopped        D. entered

42. A. size          B. length      C. width         D. depth

43. A. described     B. bought     C. sold          D. talked

44. A. can’t        B. needn’t     C. shouldn’t      D. mustn’t

45. A. wanted        B. expected      C. tried          D. waited

46. A. find          B. notice      C. search         D. look

47. A. work        B. use          C. fit           D. wear

48. A. broke down   B. broke out     C. broke up      D.broke away

49. A. pull          B . lay         C. push          D. shake

50. A. laughing        B. crying      C. shouting       D. smiling

51. A. do            B. go         C. work          D. look

52. A. town        B. store        C. church         D. hotel

53. A. shoulders     B. arms        C. head          D. hands

54. A. Happily       B. Generally     C.Luckily         D.Unfortunately

55. A. something    B. nothing     C. anything       D. everything

 

It was the perfect weather for leaf watching, and my housemate Julie and I meant to spend the weekend with our friends in the north Georgia mountains. "Don’t you want to come along? "Julie asked her 15-year-old son, Mark. "Enjoy the leaves by yourselves,” he told her. "I’ll be fine staying home by myself. "Julie and I drove there in my car after work on Friday. On Saturday morning we hiked along the mountainside and enjoyed the beautiful colors. All of a sudden, I had a terrible feeling. "Go home," a voice seemed to urge me. I couldn’t explain it, but I didn’t want to be here any more. I just wanted to go home. "Carol, calm down. You’re being silly, "Julie said. But the urge just got stronger. "I’ve got to leave," I said. "If you want to stay, you can get a ride back with everyone else tomorrow. "Julie stood up. "No, I’ll go with you, "she said. We almost didn’t talk during the two-hour trip back. I felt very guilty. Finally, we pulled in. The lights were on in the house, but something was strange. The windows seemed to be fogged up. Julie opened the door and smoke poured out. "Mark!" she shouted. "Mark!" We rushed inside and found him asleep on the sofa. Shaking him awake, Julie grabbed him. I grabbed the source of the smoke —a pillow too close to the fireplace. I then took it outside and threw water on it. Mark had built a fire to keep warm, and some embers (灰烬) had flown out. The whole house could have gone up if we hadn’t gotten there just then!

What do we know from the text?

     A. Leaf watching was Mark’s hobby.              B. Mark stayed home with his friends.

     C. Carol went to work on Friday.                 D. Mark was Carol’s cousin.

The underlined phrase "pulled in" in the last paragraph probably means "_______".

     A. started the car                              B. arrived home and stopped the car

     C. moved away from the station                  D. came home late

While driving home Carol ________.

     A. was very terrified                           B. drove at a great speed

     C. knew she had made a mistake               D. hardly said anything

Why did Carol want to go home?

     A. She didn’t enjoy the leaves.             B. She received her son’s telephone call.

C. She felt something urged her to go home.      D. She followed Julie’s advice.

“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband . “ I'm not feeling well.”

“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby. “

“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better. “ his wife told him.

“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.

She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy. “

She wrote out the list and gave it to him.

“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.

“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside.”

The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.

At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.

Then he started to scream.

And scream!

And SCREAM!

“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper, George.”

A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.

“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”

　　“Madam, ”" the man said, “I'm George. He's Edward.”

1. Why did the man take care of the baby?

A．it was his turn.	B．His wife was not well.
C．His wife was not at home.	D．He always looked after it.

2.Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket?

A．He had to go shopping.	B．He wanted to show the baby to his friend.
C．He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.
D．The baby liked going to the supermarket.

3.What did the baby do in the supermarket?

A．pushed the shopping cart	B．lost its temper
C．made a lot of noise	D．helped his father

4.Finally we can infer from the story that_____ .

A．the man was very calm when the baby was crying

B．the woman was very pleased to see the man

C．the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George

D．the man was very busy in shopping, but he couldn't find all the goods on the list