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,D)中选出最佳选项
One of the most important aspects of an image is color. People are very sensitive to color, and different colors have different effects on people .
In general , red is an exciting color , which creates an image of action, energy and danger. Red is also the most frequently used color in flags .Eighty percent of the world’s flags contain red. A study in “Germany showed that football teams wearing red are more successful .Blue is a very calm color .Business executives usually wear dark blue suits .Blue is also a peaceful color. The flag of the United Nations is light blue .Yellow is associated with openness and freedom. Green is a very relaxing color .Surgeons nowadays wear green ,because it’s less tiring than white .Black creates an image of power and authority .It can also be a very threatening color .Gangsters and vampires often wear black .white is a pure and strong color .This is one reason why doctors wear white coats .We trust them more .Grey is a very anonymous color .People wearing grey don’t want other people to notice them .Brown is the opposite of black .It’s warm and friendly ,while black is threatening .
56.What does the author mainly talk about in the passage?
A.Color and Character B.Color and Image
C.Color and Occupation D.People are sensitive to color
57.Which of the following is true about color according to the passage?
A.Eighty per cent of the world’s flags contain green.
B.Brown is the opposite of pink, presenting warmth.
C.Red creates an image of energy , danger and freedom.
D.Blue is a peaceful and calm color.
58.The underlined word “anonymous” roughly means ______
A.outstanding B.beautiful C.exciting D.unknown
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,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed
I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so 36 .
As I was sitting at my desk, I 37 it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 38 .
Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I 39 to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift, 40 to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have 41 of a birthday this year. As always, 42 , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 43 .
After I hung up, I couldn’t 44 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. 45 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I 46 gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise 47 me I’d done the right thing and were a generous 48 for the little effort it had taken.
When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 49 friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had 50 my own!
Isn’t that the way it is 51 we take the time and make the 52 to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 53 .”
Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with 54 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to 55 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.
36. A. positive B. special C. nervous D. proud
37. A. explained B. remembered C. complained D. informed
38. A. family B. training C. school D. work
39. A. continued B. decided C. agreed D. refused
40. A. prepared B.surprised C. disappointed D. bored
41. A. little B. many C. much D. few
42. A. therefore B. besides C. though D. otherwise
43. A. admitted B. apologized C. succeeded D. called
44. A. experience B. shake C. imagine D. understand
45. A. Almost B. Even C. Never D. Still
46. A. finally B. luckily C. unhappily D. hardly
47. A. promised B. advised C. convinced D. reminded
48. A. response B. contribution C. reward D. share
49. A. careless B. curious C. weak D. lonely
50. A. troubled B. made C. wasted D. taken
51. A. why B. where C. when D. how
52. A. suggestion B. friend C. call D. effort
53. A. tries B. receives C. expects D. cares
54. A. opportunities B. dreams C. choices D. regrets
55.A. everyone B. something C. someone D. everything
----- Can you use chopsticks, John?
----- ________ . I once stayed in China for two years.
A.No problem |
B.It all depends |
C.I’m sorry, but yes |
D.You can forget it |
Since the Obama administration took office, the China—US relations ________ positive development thanks to joint efforts of both sides, President Hu said at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, April,12,2010.
A.witnessed |
B.were witnessed |
C.had witnessed |
D.have witnessed |
.The other day I was showing the boys the weekly chemistry experiment when, ________ I knew it, the mixture was bubbling over everywhere.
A.if |
B.before |
C.though |
D.unless |
It was not until all the milu deer ________ that we realized we should build a natural park to protect them.
A.died off |
B.died away |
C.died out |
D.died down |