1、.阅读理解A体裁:说明文话题:医学词数:271时间:6As cold season approaches,many Americans will buy a lot of vitamin C and echinacea(紫锥菊)in order to avoid catching a cold.But paying attention to an old piece of advice about having enough sleep every day might be more important.Research suggests that poor sleep can increas
2、e the chance to colds.Studies have shown that poor sleep and a chance to catch a cold go hand in hand,and scientists think sleep plays an important role in the bodys defenses.In a recent study for The Archives of Internal Medicine,scientists followed 153 men and women for two weeks,keeping an eye on
3、 their quality and duration(持续性)of sleep.Then,during a fiveday period,they exposed them to cold viruses.Those who slept an average of fewer than seven hours a night,it turned out,were three times as likely to get sick as those who averaged at least eight hours a night.Sleep and immunity(免疫),it seems
4、,are tightly linked.Studies have found that mammals that require the most sleep also produce greater levels of diseasefighting white blood cellsbut not red blood cells,even though both are produced in bone marrow(骨髓) and stem from the same precursor.And researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Ev
5、olutionary Anthropology have shown that species that sleep more have greater resistance against pathogens(病原体)“People who have longer sleep every night,” the Planck scientists wrote,“appear to be able to strengthen their immune systems and be better protected.”【语篇解读】随着天气变冷,越来越多的人将会感冒。如何才能在寒冷的季节避免感冒的
6、侵袭?研究表明,充足的睡眠将会保护你不受感冒的威胁。1Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?AThe Best Way to Avoid Catching a Cold in Winter.BThe Relationship between Sleep and Immunity.CLack of Sleep Increases the Risk of Catching a Cold.DHow to Strengthen Your Immune Systems?答案C主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲述的是充足的睡
7、眠可以减少得感冒的机会,也就是说缺乏睡眠会增加得感冒的风险。故C可作文章的标题。2From the passage we can infer that _Avitamin C and echinacea can help resist coldsBthe longer you sleep,the healthier you will beCpeople didnt know the relationship between sleep and colds beforeDpeoples immunity can be gained mostly from sleep答案A推理判断题。根据短文第一
8、句可知答案。B项没有依据;C项根据But paying attention to an old piece of advice about having enough sleep every day might be more important可排除;D项没有依据。3We can draw a conclusion from the third paragraph that _Amost people sleep less than seven hours a dayBsleep less may easily lead to some illnessesCone should sleep
9、at least seven hours a dayDsleep is the best way to treat illnesses答案B细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,从这项研究中可以得出结论:睡眠少很容易导致疾病。4How does the author express his idea?ABy using the results of studies.BBy comparing some numbers.CBy telling some interesting stories.DBy referring to some theories.答案A细节理解题。作者为了说明睡眠不足可导致感冒
10、的风险,多次提到了研究的结果。故答案为A。B体裁:记叙文话题:人物与医学词数:303时间:6Christian Poincheval is a 65yearold French inventor who has dedicated the past eight years of his life to making farts(屁) smell better.He claims that his productLutin Malinwhich has another name “crafty imp”are pills that can help ease digestion and chan
11、ge the smell of farts.Whats more,the pills can change smelly farts into smelling like roses or violets.Poincheval claims that his newest invention,just in time for the holidays,makes farts smell like chocolate.According to Poinchevals website,the idea for inventing the pills apparently came from a d
12、inner with friends during which nobody could stop farting.“We were at table with friends and after a hearty meal,almost all of us farted.We almost suffocated(窒息) as our farts were really smelly,” Poincheval writes in his page.“The winds were not very pleasant for our fellow diners.So I knew it was t
13、ime for me to do something.I cant prevent people from farting,but I can change the smell of the farts.”That horrific dinner,in which a group of several adults seemingly farted uncontrollably in a public space,inspired Poincheval to try his best to find a way to solve the problem of flatulence(肠胃胀气)
14、completely.He claims the pills are made from organic materials like blueberries,fennel and seaweed and that he sells “several hundred bottles a month.”Poincheval told The Telegraph that he had many customers,especially around the holidays.“I sold about 1,500 bottles of the pills this Christmas.Peopl
15、e love the pills and Im very happy because I help them in my own way,” he said.A bottle of 60 pills sells for 9.99,or $12.50,which seems shockingly low for something that makes terrible things smell like good things.5The pills that Christian Poincheval invented can _Ahelp treat some diseasesBmake pe
16、ople live longerChelp flowers grow betterDmake farts smell better答案D细节理解题。根据短文第一段中的who has dedicated the past eight years of his life to making farts(屁) smell better.可知,Christian Poincheval发明的药丸能使屁闻起来好闻一些。故选D。6Christian Poincheval had the idea of inventing the pills when _Ahe was seriously ill in ho
17、spital Bhe had dinner with his friendsChe couldnt digest well one dayDhe was laughed at by his friends答案B细节理解题。根据第二段中的the idea for inventing the pills apparently came from a dinner with friends during which nobody could stop farting.可知,Christian Poincheva是在与朋友一起吃饭时产生发明这种药丸的主意的。7It can be known from
18、the passage that the pills _Aare too expensive for people to buyBcan prevent people from farting Care made from organic materialsDsmell like roses or violets答案C细节理解题。根据He claims the pills are made from organic materials like blueberries,fennel and seaweed and that he sells “several hundred bottles a
19、 month.”可知,这种药丸是由有机材料做成的。8We may infer from the passage that _Apeople become ill easily on holidaysBthe pills are not fit for everyoneCthe pills do harm to peoples healthDthe pills are popular with people答案D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“several hundred bottles a month.”以及第四段中的he has many customers和People love the p
20、ills可知,这种药片受到了人们的喜爱。.根据短文内容,从短文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。Life comes in a package.This package includes happiness and sorrow,failure and success,hope and despair.Life is a learning process._9_ With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.1LoveLove plays a key role on our life._10_
21、 In the early stage of our life,our parents are the ones who shower us with unconditional love and care,they teach us about what is right and wrong,good and bad.But we always tend to take this for granted.It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to ot
22、hers feelings.2Happiness and Sorrow Materialistic happiness is shortlived,but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment.Peace of mind is the main link to happiness._11_ We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow.Sorrow is basically d
23、ue to death of a loved one,failure and despair.3Failure and Success_12_ It helps us to touch the sky,teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way.Success brings in money,fame,pride and selfrespect.Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder.4Hope and DespairHope is what keep
24、s life going.Parents always hope their children will do well.Hope makes us dream.Hope builds in patience._13_ Because after every night there is a day.Nothing remains the same.AFailure is the path to success.BNo mind is happy without peace.CLife teaches us not to regret over yesterday.DWithout love
25、a person could become fierce and cruel.ELife teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour.FExperiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person.GThe only choice is work hard today so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.答案9F空格前面的句子Life is a learning process.说明生活是学习的过程,空格后面的句子Wi
26、th each passing day we learn to handle various situations.说明,随着每一天的过去,我们学会了处理各种各样的问题。由此可知,空格处的句子内容应该说明我们从生活经历中学习了什么。故选F。10D本段标题为Love.选项D意为“没有爱,一个人将变得凶暴、残忍。”与标题相关。故选D。11B空格前面的句子Peace of mind is the main link to happiness.说明了心灵的平静与快乐之间的关系,选项B也是说明快乐与平静之间的关系的。故选B。12A本段标题为Failure and Success.选项A正是说明失败与成功
27、之间的关系的。故选A。13E本段标题为Hope and Despair.选项E中的关键词not to despair与标题内容一致。故选E。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号()并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。As is known to us all,drunk drivin
28、g can cause a great damage.Drunk driving will direct threaten the safety of drivers,passengers and pedestrians,resulting from traffic accidents,injuries and even deaths.Whats more,treat the injured and repairing broken cars mean a great waste of money,time and resource.In order to prevent drivers fr
29、om drunk driving,effective measures must taken before things get worse.Firstly,it is essential whether laws and regulations should be strengthened to punish those who performs drunken driving.Secondly,drivers must strengthen our awareness of public safety.For the sake of safe of yourself and for the
30、 happiness of your family,never do drunk driving in your life!答案As is known to us all,drunk driving can cause great damage.Drunk driving will threaten the safety of drivers,passengers and pedestrians,resulting traffic accidents,injuries and even deaths.Whats more, the injured and repairing broken ca
31、rs mean a great waste of money,time and .In order to prevent drivers from drunk driving,effective measures must taken before things get worse.Firstly,it is essential laws and regulations should be strengthened to punish those who drunken driving.Secondly,drivers must strengthen awareness of public safety.For the sake of of yourself and for the happiness of your family,never do drunk driving in your life!