—Shall I keep an eye on your house when you are on holiday?
— .
A．It's up to you B．Of course you should
C．If you should like D．I would appreciate that．
An accident happened at______ crossroads a few metres away from ____bank．
A．a…a B．/…a C．/…the D．the…/
VI. 写作 (15%)
假设你的英文名字是Leo，是天津的一名高二学生。你的美国朋友Tom来信，希望你能介绍一下你的学习生活。请你以此为话题写一封回信，要点如下：
1．学习任务重，娱乐时间少
2．同学们关系和谐，团结向上
3．学校有很多社团，你参加的戏剧社正在拍一部话剧，6月上演
4．你高中生活中的困惑是……
要求：书信格式正确；信的内容包括以上要点，可适当发挥。词数：120左右 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二卷
V. 用方框中词语的适当形式填空，使各句语意通顺，语法正确。（5%）
deserve, breath, compete, interrupt, appoint, selfless, courage, abandon, regulate, bacteria
66. Because of his good performance in the game, he was ___________ captain of the team.
67. The new safety _____________ for our factory will be called into action soon.
68. Yao Ming’s coach wants him to be a little ___________ and aggressive.
69. Personally, I think your suggestion ____________to be considered.
70. As a teacher, we should always try to ___________ our students in the face of difficulty.
71. You have to be highly ____________ to do well in sports nowadays.
72. A prize cow which can resist____________or disease can be cloned to help farmers.
73. At one point, the situation was so bad that the US commanders considered ___________ the operation of landing on Omaha Beach.
74. Seeing the forward commit a foul, the referee _____________ the game.
75. I’d like to take a walk along the seashore, because the air is so good to ____________.
Would you please listen? It’s a complaint we’ve all heard (though perhaps not listened to). The price paid for not listening can be high: from making a mess of a task to broken relationships. “Frustrated, devalued, and disrespected—that’s how people feel when they’re ‘heard’ but not ‘listened to’,” says Jennie Grau, president of communications training and coaching firm Taliaferro Grau Associates. Yet focusing attention and understanding—the qualities that make physically hearing different from actually listening—can be hard to develop.
Learn to truly understand others, and you’ll improve your personal and professional skill sets alike. Business is all about relationships, and being a better listener helps you establish more positive relationships, says Rockhurst University communications professor Laura Janusik.
The first step is to limit anything that draws your attention away. Give up multi-tasking, and focus on what the speaker’s saying. If the moment simply doesn’t allow you to pay full attention, set up an alternative time when you will be able to concentrate.
Next, stop interrupting. Always want to jump in before the other person finishes speaking? Control yourself like this: Press your fingers firmly, count to five, and re-evaluate whether it’s time to talk. Be aware of the subjects or words that influence your emotions—both positive and negative—and calm down before responding.
Finally, listen between the lines. If you hear only the words without paying attention to the speaker’s tone of voice, facial expression, and body language, you risk missing hidden meanings or important signals. Confirm you’ve “gotten” the message. Transform what others said into a few words of your own.
And when it’s your turn to speak, know you’ve provided a model for how you hope your words will be received.
63. What’s the difference between hearing and listening according to the passage? (No more than 14 words)
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64. What does the author mean by saying “listen between the lines” in Paragraph 5? (No more than 8 words)
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65. What’s the best title for the passage? (No more than 8 words)
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British researchers are looking for volunteers willing to eat a piece of chocolate daily for a year in the name of science. The trial(实验) will explore whether flavonoids (类黄酮) found in chocolate and other foods can reduce the risk of heart disease.
“We are looking at a high risk group first,” said Aedin Cassidy, a biochemist who will lead the study.
Previous studies have suggested dark chocolate is rich in the beneficial flavonoids linked with heart health, but experts note the high sugar and fat content of most commercially available chocolate might cancel out some of the advantages. Other research has also shown dark chocolate appears to lower blood pressure, improve the function of blood vessels (血管)and reduce the risk of heart attack.
This has encouraged companies to market specific products containing dark chocolate. Mars Inc has introduced Cocoa Via, a line of dark and premium chocolates that plays up such health advantages.
Cassidy said her team will also publish findings in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showing that flavonoids found in soy and cocoa appear to have the strongest effects of reducing risk of heart disease.
The next step will organize 150 women volunteers with a specific illness. The researchers will look at whether flavonoids help reduce blood pressure, cut cholesterol levels and improve the condition of blood vessels.
Half the women in the year-long study will eat chocolate containing 30 grams of flavonoids found in soy, cocoa and other fruits and vegetables. The others will get chocolate without the active flavonoids.
“This could help doctors give advice to patients on the type and amount of foods to eat to reduce heart disease risk—and it does not necessarily need to be chocolate,” Cassidy said. “If this trial works we will be able to advise on a whole range of foods. People won't have to go around eating specially designed chocolate.”
1. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Volunteers wanted for chocolate study. B. Chocolate is good for health.
C. A new research on heart attacks. D. Flavonoids found in chocolate.
2. What’s the purpose of the trial?
A. To test the advantages of a new kind of chocolate.
B. To find cures for heart disease.
C. To discover how to control blood pressure.
D. To explore the advantages of flavonoids.
3. From Paragraph 3 we can infer that __________.
A. Cassidy’s team has done several studies on chocolate
B. dark chocolate has proved beneficial to health
C. people should eat much chocolate with high sugar and fat
D. most commercially available chocolate doesn’t contain flavonoids
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the volunteers will eat the same chocolate.
B. CocoaVia is a company that produces dark chocolate.
C. People who want to take part in the trial should be healthy.
D. Soy, cocoa, some fruit and vegetables contain flavonoids.
