第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Tears are nature’s way of making us feel more comfortable. When our eyes are made uncomfortable by some small pieces of pollution, or when we are cutting onions, or when we are exhausted and “red-eyes” from over work and late hours, tears form in our eyes to clean and refresh them.
Tears are also a sign of strong emotion. We cry when we are sad and we cry when we are happy.
And tears seem to be uniquely human. We know that animals also experience emotion--fear, pleasure, loneliness, but they do not shed (流) tears.
Biologically speaking, tears are actually drops of saline fluid, which is a little bit salty, produced by a gland (腺) in the body. Because salt is an important component, tears may actually constitute the most conclusive evidence that the human animal is the end product of a long evolutionary process that began in the sea.
And it is clear that, in addition to the emotional benefits, the shedding of tears has a specific biological function as well. Through tears, we can eliminate from our body certain chemicals which build up in response to stress and create a chemical imbalance in the body. Crying actually makes us feel better by correcting that imbalance and making us feel good again. And thus the emotional and the biological functions of tears merge (合并) into one and make us even more “human” than we would otherwise be.
1. According to the passage, human beings may have originated in
A. the sea B. the salt C. chemicals D. animals
2. Which of the following is NOT a function of tears?
A. Biological. B. Emotional. C. Political. D. Chemical.
3 According to the article, which of the following is unique to humans?
A. The feeling of loneliness. B. The state of feeling good.
C. The ability to shed tears. D. The feeling of fear.
4. The underlined word "eliminate" probably means
A. add B. produce C. replace D. remove
第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题l.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、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I 36 most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we 37 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to 38 his family as cold. When we got into the 39 to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.
I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often 41 me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant 42 or inquiry about my life ,just financial instructions. This manner of his 43 me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his 44 morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I 45 him.
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt 46 . For example, I always return phone calls 47 and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the 48 : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger 49 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 50 and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was 51 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 52 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.
Far too often, I ignored their 53 expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 54 .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to 55 other persons, love signs.
36. A. remember B. enjoy C. value D. admire
37. A. excitedly B. nervously C. silently D. instantly
38. A. regard B. treat C. take D. think
39. A. bus B. train C. car D. plane
40. A. Punctually B. Carefully C. Proudly D. Coldly
41. A. visited B. interrupted C. warned D. telephoned
42. A. greeting B. meeting C. apology D. explanation
43. A. interested B. angered C. encouraged D. surprised
44. A. long B. short C. warm D. polite
45. A. praised B. remembered C. blamed D. thanked
46. A. content B. guilty C. curious D. disappointed
47. A. in order B. in turn C. without delay D. without difficulty
48. A. feeling B. suggestion C. judgment D. belief
49. A. disappeared B. grew C. helped D. declined
50. A. opened B. refused C. hosted D. invited
51. A. depressed B. upset C. fascinated D. shocked
52. A. uncaring B. dishonest C. unhappy D. uncooperative
53. A. unique B. common C. pleasant D. familiar
54. A. opinion B. way C. mind D. life
55. A. send B. read C. give D. express
. She said she was in great need of such a table and asked me how much________table would cost.
A. such a beautiful wooden round B. one such beautiful round wooden
C. one such round beautiful wooden D. such a round beautiful wooden
Ministry of Healthy has looked into the case________15 people have confirmed
HCV in Yicheng hospital in Anqing.
A. which; affecting B. what; affected
C. where; affected D. when; to affect
. She learnt both business and history, but she knows________of them well, though she can speak on subjects in general.
A. none; any B. nothing; anything C. neither; both D. either; neither
I am not particular about laptops, but________, I prefer IBM to Sony.
A. in short B. in brief C. in general D. in a word
