A study found that young people have a stronger and more unpleasant scent (气味) than the elderly，while elderly people’s smell was the most distinctive，less intense and unpleasant. Researchers said the change in our smell is driven by the chemicals we release through our glands (腺) and the bacteria on our skin.
To test whether or not it really exists，scientists collected a series of samples from three groups of 12 to 16 donors，aged 20 to 30，45 to 55 and 75 to 95.Volunteers wore special T－shirts fitted with underarm pads (护垫) as they slept for five nights，after which the pads were cut up and put in glass jars. A separate group of 41 people aged 20 to 30 was then asked to smell two jars at a time and asked which group of the donors was older，as well as rating how strong and unpleasant each smell was.
When asked to specify whether a particular sample was from a young，middle aged or old person，they were much more successful at identifying older people. Despite being the most distinctive，the older people’s smell was also rated as being obviously less intense and less unpleasant than those from the other groups.
Researchers said their findings appeared to contradict people's negative ideas about the old person’s smell but admitted other factors，like smelly breath or skin，could be to blame for its bad reputation.
“Similar to other animals，humans can give off body scents that allow us to identify biological age，avoid sick individuals and pick a suitable partner. Elderly people have a distinctive scent that younger people consider to be not very unpleasant. This was surprising given the popular conception of old age scent as smelly. However，it's possible that other sources of body scents，such as skin or breath，may have different qualities,” said Dr Johan Lundstrom，who led the study.
1.What do we know from the study?
A．People of different ages give off different scents.
B．People's scent can only be changed by the bacteria on their skin.
C．People show great interest in old people's scent.
D．People's scent can help distinguish a man and a woman.
2.Which of the following ages of people have the chance to participate in the study?
A．16 B． 77 C．74 D．56
3.According to the passage, people usually think that________．
A．old people's scent is simply from their breath
B．old people have a bad reputation mainly for their skin
C．old people's scent is terrible and unpleasant
D．old people give off a more pleasant scent
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A．To tell old people how to remove their terrible scent.
B．To prove that people often hold wrong ideas.
C．To show how researchers carried out their study about the scent.
D．To report the findings of a study about people's scent.
书面表达
假如你是李华，你参加了你校本周五举行的英语阅读比赛并获得第一名。请根据以下提示用英语给你的美国笔友Tom写一封80词左右的电子邮件。内容包括:
1. 描述比赛的情况；
2. 希望他提供单词的记忆方法；
3. 欢迎他到中国过春节。
提示：春节 the Spring Festival
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
单句改错
注意: 错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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: 在错的词下划一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改的词。
1.It’s the first time that I had seen the movie star face to face.
2.English is one of the official language used in India.
3.Although he tries to talk to my classmates, but I still find it hard to make friends with him.
4.Believing it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.
5.After graduate from college, we finally got to the chance to take a bike trip.
6.The number of people who were killed or serious injured reached more than 400,000.
7.We went to see our teacher who husband lost his life in the earthquake.
8.To be honest, a lot of people attach importance to become rich and famous.
9.As matter of fact, every country wants the opportunity to host the Olympics.
10.I remembered the day which I began to study in the school.
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示写出单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题纸上的相应题号后。
1.I believe you can ____________ (成功) in what you are doing now.
2.Can you ____________ (探索) the market possibility for us?
3.On New Year’s Eve, our house will be ____________ (装饰) with beautiful pictures.
4.It was____________ ( 以...为基础) more on German than the English we speak at present.
5.Sadly, only a few passengers ____________ (幸免) the traffic accident that happened last week.
6.Every four years many athletes from all over the world are ____________(接纳) as competitors.
7.He strongly ____________ (不同意) with what Anne had said.
8.A large number of houses in that area were ____________ (破坏) by the terrible earthquake.
9.They ____________ (应受) to be sent to prison because they had broken the law.
10.After ____________ (袭击) three children, the wild dog was controlled by the policemen.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
( A student is talking with Professor Michael on friendship. )
S= student; M=Michael
S: Professor Michael, nowadays many 1. (teenager) can’t get along well with their friends. I’d appreciate 2. if you can give us some suggestions.
M: Ok. First, friends with the same interests should be 3. (choose). Second, you should keep in touch 4. each other and sometimes you can tell him everything. Third, a real friend is always 5. (concern) about you. When you are in trouble, he can be the first 6. (give) you a hand.
S: I see. But friendship gradually 7. (change) as we get older. What can we do with it?
M: Of course, every coin has two sides, 8. there is no doubt that friendship means giving more, and good friends should be 9. (reliable) than other common friends even though they have disagreements.
S: I 10. (entire) agree with you.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，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。
Smith, an old man, lived in the middle of the town. One day he found his watch ___________ in his own store. It ___________ a lot to him because it was from his wife. After searching ___________ in the store for a long while, he ___________ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He ___________ them that the person who found it would be rewarded. ___________ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the ___________ store, but still could not find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to ___________ . A little boy went up to him and asked for another ___________. The man looked at him and thought, “ Why not? ___________ , this kid looks sincere enough.” ___________ the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy___________ with the watch in his hand! The man was very ___________ , and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had ___________ . The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and ___________.Then I heard the ticking (嘀嗒声) of the watch and just looked for it in that ___________ .”
We usually do something in a hurry and don’t think about our own needs, which can’t bring peace into our mind. ___________ we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a ___________ result. So allow a few minutes of ___________ to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make ___________ as you expect to!
1.A. broken B. lost C. hidden D. fixed
2.A. meant B. learned C. performed D. bargained
3.A. young and old B. heavy and light C. black and white D. up and down
4.A. forgot B. agreed C. decided D. pretended
5.A. promised B. taught C. worried D. warned
6.A. Seeing B. Hearing C. Wearing D. Feeling
7.A. secure B. dusty C. busy D. whole
8.A. set off B. calm down C. give up D. show off
9.A. chance B. reason C. meeting D. date
10.A. So far B. After all C. At first D. As usual
11.A. But B. Or C. Unless D. So
12.A. ran away B. fell down C. came out D. went back
13.A. amazed B. proud C. nervous D. angry
14.A. finished B. failed C. regretted D. doubted
15.A. played B. waited C. watched D. listened
16.A. station B. situation C. direction D. darkness
17.A. Instead B. Possibly C. Besides D. Luckily
18.A. clear B. straight C. good D. natural
19.A. exercise B. silence C. pleasure D. conversation
20.A. noise B. sense C. mistake D. progress
