1、friendsD.home2excitementsatisfactiondepression anxiety3judgemisslikedislike4commonvaluelessfondlasting5bitterspecialuniqueimpressed6especiallyoriginallyactuallyoccasionally7sensitivealertawakealone8possiblyincreasinglyrandomlynecessarily9sharedspreadhatedaccompanied10similarfamiliarsevereslight11bec
2、omeexplodeextenddevelop12itemtermsymptomdisease13appealingapplyinglongingadapting14benefitsharmsassociationseffects15freshnessloneliness第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)Our given names influence our lives in all sorts of strange ways, affecting everything from where we choose to live to what we do for a
3、 living. Thats the point of a _16_ (fascinate) new video from PBS Digital Studios BrainCraft series.We write our names thousands of times throughout our lives, science reporter Vanessa Hill explains in _17_ video. The more we are exposed _18_ something, like those letters, the more we like them.It s
4、eems we tend to pick cities _19_ names sound like our own. Phils, for example, are often attracted to Philadelphia. Virginia Beach is of great appeal to Virginias.The same _20_ (work) for our occupations, according to the video. The ranks of dentists, for example, include more Dennises and Denises _
5、21_ you might expect.Lauries, Lawrences and Laurens? Those names are especially common among - you guessed _22_ - lawyers.Scientists call this strange phenomenon implicit egotism(内隐自大). _23_ what explains it? Most people have positive self-associations, and by extension anything _24_ (associate) wit
6、h the self even phonetically(发音上) - is seen _25_ positive too. 阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (
7、贴标签 ) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got nearer and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other. War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. ,Soon, I heard her screaming, Take yo
8、ur shoes away! Why under my bed! Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder. The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I c
9、ould tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬 ) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart, Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the boo
10、ks, made my bed, cleaned the socks andswept the floor, evenon her side. I got so into my work that I even didnt noticed Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out herhands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. T
11、hanks. Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didnt always agree, but we learnedthe key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.26. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?A. By comparison B. By following time order.C. By giving examples D. By analyzing causes and eff
12、ects 27. What made Kate sob sadly?A. She argued with the writer. B. She got the news that her grandmother was ill.C. She cant stand up with the authors shoes beneath her bed.D. She was quite angry with the author. 28. We can infer that when Kate saw the writer cleaning the house, Kate felt_.A. satis
13、fied B. disappointed C. happy D. surprised29. What is the right order of the events?a. The author began to clean up the room.b. Kate came to the authors room and asked her to take her shoes away.c. They got tired of each other.d. Kate answered a phone call and sobbed. e. Kate threw the authors shoes
14、 at her.f. They made up and learned the key to living together.A. b-c-d-e-a-f B. c-e-b-d-f-a C. c-b-e-d-a-f D. b-c-e-a-d-f30. What might be the best title for the story?A. Learning to Be Roommates B. Care Pays OffC. How to Be Organized D. Kate and I BWHENEVER you are traveling and have the good fort
15、une to arrive at your destination in one piece, I think that you have to tell people your trip was fine.I had a fine trip last week.I went an hour north to a speaking engagement(约会). Fifteen minutes out of town my vehicle began to shake. The engine light began flashing wildly. Fortunately, I have se
16、veral friends who lived not far away from the next exit. I called one and asked if I could borrow her vehicle for the afternoon.I went straight to my friends place and left my vehicle behind, now shaking like a mechanical bull, then headed back. I was behind schedule, which was why I may have broken
17、 the speed limit passing a motorcycle.Once I had slowly driven through several miles of construction, traffic began to sail. Until we came to the trucks with flashing lights blocking traffic. Workers were removing a deer that was no longer with us. And a second. And a third.After a brief moment of s
18、ilence for the deer, traffic got back up to speed. Then dark and ominous(不祥的) clouds came. They were the kind of clouds that make tornadoes.Rain fell heavily. Traffic slowed right down and came to a complete stop.I was thinking how to word my apology for being late when the hail(冰雹) began. It was so
19、 dark I could barely see. Thank goodness for the lightning. It was killer hail, the kind that blows out windshields. I couldnt decide whether to shield my eyes or look to see what was happening around me.Open, eyes! No, close! Open! Close!The hail ended, the windshield was still there, and the traff
20、ic started again. The cloud came back and dumped all five lakes on us. Stopped again. Maybe whoever was introducing me could do a song and dance.Waiting for the second rain to pass, I programed my destination into Google maps. As they closed the flooded highway behind us, I took my exit and headed t
21、o my destination.I arrived at my destination late, wide-eyed and in a mess, but in one piece.“How was your trip?”“Fine, thank you. Just fine.31. Whats the meaning of the phrase “in one piece”?A. Very scared but lucky B. Wear little and feel coldC. Being safe and sound D. Very happy and lucky32. We c
22、an know from the passage except_.A. the author had a problem with her car and needed to borrow her friends car.B. when the author arrived behind some trucks, traffic was blocked because of a dead deer.C. the author was afraid that she might be late for the engagement.D. the author took her exit befo
23、re the flooded highway was closed.33. When it hailed, _.A. the traffic slowed down. B. the author began to drive fast and broke the speed limit.C. the author was very scared. D. the authors windshield was broken. 34. Why was the author in a dilemma whether to open or to close her eyes?A. Because she
24、 was scared that the windshield would be blown out and hit her.B. Because it was raining so heavily that she was very scared.C. Because it was so dark and she could barely see.D. Because there were deer dead in front of his car and she couldnt believe her eyes.35. What is the best title for the passage?A. An exciting engagement B. Three poor deerC. An unexpected hail D. A difficult journeyCWhat would Barbie look if she were average?According to US artist Nickolay Lamm, she would be brunette
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