Many songs, poems, and books have been written on love’s strong effect on people. The state of being in love has even been compared to being sick or mad. A study by Professor Semir Zeki of University College London has found that love does affect people’s brains by making them feel great.
Zeki studied young men and women who had recently fallen in love. He found that, when they were looking at photos of their loved ones, there was heightened activity in four areas of their brains. These areas deal with emotions, and one of them, in particular, is known to respond to drugs that cause feelings of great joy and excitement.
Interestingly, the study also found a lack of activity in two other areas of the brain when the volunteers looked at their lovers’ photographs. One of these areas is linked to feelings of sadness, while the other is often active in people suffering from depression. It seems love really can be uplifting.
The state of being in love, according to some scientists, may actually be good for your health. Although scientists know that being in love can make a person feel great, the exact influence of love on a person’s health is harder to determine. However, scientists say that people do need love in order to live healthy lives.
According to Dr. Thomas Lewis, people need to be in relationships because that is how we are designed. He says the brain can only maintain(保持) the overall stability of a person’s immune(免疫) system, bodily rhythms, and heart if it receives input(输入) from outside the body in the form of emotional connections with others.
Professor Antonio Damasio has a similar view. He says that love enriches a person’s imagination and creativity, and makes a person’s body work better. He also believes that love can even improve the body’s ability to fight against disease. Damasio’s wise words of advice are “ Choose love and you will live longer.”
1.What is the main idea of this passage ? __________.
A. love can really cause people active
B. love has an effect on songs and books
C. love is linked with emotion
D. love is what we need
2.What does the underlined word “uplifting” mean? It means __________.
A. inspiring B. available C. cold D. mad
3.From the passage we can conclude that__________.
A. People write songs, poems and books to say love is the sweetest thing
B. nobody but Professor Semir Zeki has understood love does affect people’s brains
C. being in love sometimes may make someone act as if he/ she were mad
D. love causes heightened activity in all areas of a person’s brains
4.Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Some scientists have the idea that love does good to people.
B. It is possible for scientists to decide how much influence love can give people.
C. People are born to be in need of getting on touch with each other.
D. A person’s health depends on partly on emotional connections with others.
My 18-month-old son, Adam, called from the front door．“Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out the door．Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again．“Go away!” I shouted．
Brandy’s owner had died about a month earlier．The woman’s family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale” sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind．For weeks, she’d been wandering around the neighborhood．
It wasn’t that I disliked dogs or anything like that．I just didn’t think about them very much．I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one．
Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam．Then the phone rang．I went inside to take the call．When I came back, Adam was gone．I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool．No trace of him．I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband．
Police searched the neighborhood．Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking．“It’s coming from the woods,” one of my neighbors said．We followed the barking to a wooded cliff（悬崖）．There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep．Brandy was beside him, leaning（倚靠）against him to keep him away from the edge．When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly．She must have been holding Adam there for hours!
I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house．She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time I’d driven her away．
“Come on, girl,” I said．“This is your home now．” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door．She’d done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it ．She’d certainly touched me in a way that no animal ever had．What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!
1.What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?
a．She was left behind by her owner’s family．
b．She stepped into the woman’s house．
c．She appeared at the woman’s front door．
d．She stayed beside the woman’s son for hours．
A．d, a, b, c B．a, c, b, d
C．c, d, b, a D．a, c, d, b
2.What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?
A．She gave her some food．
B．She drove her away．
C．She took her home．
D．She said thank you to her．
3.How were they able to be aware that the woman’s son was near the cliff?
A．By searching the neighborhood．
B．By hearing a dog barking．
C．By following a dog’s footsteps．
D．By hearing her son’s crying．
假设你是王林，寒假期间你要到伦敦旅游，请你根据以下提示给你的英国好友Alex写一封信，请他推荐一个旅馆，要点如下：
1 介绍你伦敦之行的目的；
2 停留时间：5个晚上，从2月8日到12日；
3 房间要求：预定一个房间，旅馆要靠近公共汽车站；有独立浴室；可以上网；
注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Alex,
How is everything going recently?
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Yours sincerely;
Wang Lin
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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，每句中最多有两赴，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（八），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：在错的词下划一横线，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限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In order to help students developing their abilities in all fields, our school now has asked the teachers to make some change in the grading system.The students’ final score will be made up of 5 parts. About 30% of them will come from your test results. 20% comes from your notes, and other 20% is decided by how you do your homework. If you take the active part in classroom activities, you can get another 20% of the score. Teamwork in class are also important. If you want a high score, you should be good at working together with your classmates.
In my opinion, our school has made a good decision. To begin with, this new grading system has been changed the way the students' performances in school only depended upon their test results. It will also certain help to improve ourselves in many ways.
A water carrier had a cracked pot so water in it leaked out .But he could see the good and make use 1. the crack to water flowers along the road.
What the water carrier said 2. (impress) me. No one in the world is perfect. We should learn to see the good in others 3. (tell) them they are extraordinary.
The lovely cracked pot reminds me of my desk-mate , 4. I always helped with maths. One day, she told me she was sorry for wasting so much of my time. I was 5. (shock) at her words. As a matter of fact, it was her diligence that pushed us 6. (work) together. It was her who let me know that whether we could 7. (success) achieve our goal didn't depend on how clever we were 8. how much we desired and how long we could insist on. To be frank, what I taught her were only some maths problems but what she taught me was a 9. (mean) lesson of life.
So in my opinion, everyone must have many virtues. Take a moment to observe 10. good in others and tell them. It is a simple but very powerful way to light up the whole world.
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon I toured an art museum and I was looking forward to a quiet view of the masterpieces(名作) A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me talked between themselves. I watched them a moment and she was doing all the talking.
I admired his patience for up with her talkativeness. Annoyed by their noise, I moved on.
I with them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. I heard her constant flood of words, I moved quickly. I was making a purchase(购买) at the counter of the gift shop when I the couple approaching(靠近) the exit. Before they left, the man took out a and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a vow(发誓) that his life wouldn’t . So, as before he and his wife come in there’s a new art show.”
“But does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see! You’re . He sees a lot. More than you or I do,” the clerk said.. “His wife each painting so he can see it in his .”
I something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the of a young wife describing paintings to a person without and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.
1.A. continuously B. carefully C. hardly D. lively
2.A. commanded B. suggested C. decided D.insisted
3.A. keeping B. staying C. coming D.putting
4.A. met B.quarreled C. viewed D.compared
5.A.As though B. Now that C.Each time D. Ever since
6.A. up B. away C. in D. out
7.A. watched B. considered C. realized D. noticed
8.A. walking stick B. walking dog C. cell phone D. wallet
9.A. patient B. unlucky C. brave D. clever
10.A. give in B. give up C. give away D. give back
11.A. worsen B. change C. end D. darken
12.A. whenever B.wherever C. however D. whoever
13.A. how B. if C. whether D. what
14.A. right B. wrong C. foolish D. careless
15.A. paints B. buys C. admires D.describes
16.A. spirits B.ears C. head D. soul
17.A. learned B. found C. judged D.considered
18.A. kindness B. words C. courage D. patience
19.A. stop B. sight C. complaint D. delay
20.A. shown B. valued C. shared D. received
