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单元质量检测（二）
(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition
Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon
Tel: 01789 204016
Shakespeare's birthplace was the childhood home of William Shakespeare. Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in Stratford upon Avon. The house has been exactly furnished, and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy. Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls, brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father's glove workshop has been recreated. At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants, herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.
The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare's life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him, as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623.
◎Limited disabled access
◎Many restaurants close to Shakespeare's birthplace
◎Town center parking
◎Gift shops
◎Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition
Adult ￡6.70 Child ￡2.60 Family ￡15.00
Summer Mid Winter
Jun.－Aug. Apr.－May Sep.－Oct. Nov.－Mar.
open Last Entry open Last Entry Open Last Entry
Monday－Saturday 9 am 5：30 pm 10 am 5 pm 10 am 4 pm
Sunday 9：30 am 6 pm 10 am 5：30 pm 10：30 am 4 pm
1．How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition
A．￡5.2. B．￡13.4.
C．￡15. D．￡18.6.
2．What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July
A．4 pm. B．5 pm.
C．5：30 pm. D．6 pm.
3．What can we see in Shakespeare's birthplace
A．Old furniture. B．Ancient restaurants.
C．Colored gloves. D．Shakespeare's plays.
B
Buying folk art paintings has been a passion of mine.I found some pieces recently.The problem was that I could only afford one and I was having trouble in deciding which one to buy.
The first painting was a work of Bill Dodge.He created it in 1962 and named it First Trolley To Van Nuys.The painting shows the center of a town, with a lot of people in the windows and on the street.
Thomas Chambers is one of America's most famous folk artists.The painting of him shows a fishing scene with villagers and boats.It may have great value in the future.But it doesn't suit my taste.
Another folk art piece was painted by Rev.Howard Finster in 1988.It is titled Howard in 1944.The smile on this portrait is very engaging (迷人的) and it makes me smile just as big.
Alligator Fisher is a folk art painting created in 1940.The blue of the bayou (海湾) is very calming and the trees give it a very Southern feel.There is a house in the painting and I like this one very much.It reminds me of Louisiana, where I was born.
A Letter from My Mother is one that I found during a journey.The look on the girl's face is so serious and sad.The painting itself is great; it just makes me feel sad.I had no idea where this folk art painting should hang.
At last, I decided to buy the one that can give me a good mood every day.What is more important than a good mood
4．What do we know about the folk art painting by Bill Dodge
A．It is a portrait of the painter.
B．Not many houses can be seen in it.
C．It was created in the middle of 1960s.
D．It tells something about people's life in a town.
5．As for the painting by Thomas Chambers, the author didn't ________.
A．know where it was created
B．think it would be valuable
C．think it was suitable for him/her
D．know what its meaning was
6．How did the author most probably feel about the painting Alligator Fisher
A．Calm. B．Scared.
C．Surprised. D．Unhappy.
7．What was the problem with A Letter from My Mother
A．It cost too much.
B．It was upsetting.
C．It wasn't well painted.
D．It was too large.
C
It happens to most first time fish keepers. They run to a fish store, pick out the best looking fish, and get all the things they need for their tanks. Then they fill up their tanks and put their fish in the water. Over the course of the next week, their fish aren't looking so good. Then all of a sudden, all of their fish start to die off.
Luckily, there is an explanation. Ammonia (氨) and nitrite (亚硝酸盐) are toxic to fish. You see, keeping fish in a tank produces ammonia. If a fish is placed in a new tank, the tank won't be equipped with the ability to change that ammonia into a less harmful chemical. And that's why they die.
To avoid the whole failure, you have to understand a little something called the Nitrogen Cycle (氮循环). After ammonia is produced in a tank, a kind of bacterium that is naturally found in water (a bacterium that consumes ammonia and produces nitrite) reproduces itself to form a large enough area to change all ammonia into nitrite. As the concentration (浓度) of nitrite increases, the same thing happens to nitrite, which happened to ammonia. A group of bacteria that change nitrite into nitrate (硝酸盐) form in large numbers. The cycle takes about one week to several months, depending on your technique. When a tank reaches a point where it can change all ammonia and nitrite being produced in a tank to nitrate before they reach harmful concentrations, it has finished the Nitrogen Cycle — it is safe for fish.
So before you ever place a fish into a tank from now on, use some skills to make it do that first. To do so, slightly increase ammonia concentration of your tank. If after 24 hours, your tank has no mark of ammonia or nitrite, you can ensure that it's cycled. You just need to perform a partial water change and your tank is ready for fish.
8．What can we learn from Para. 1
A．It's really hard for people to keep fish well.
B．The author feels very sorry for those dead fish.
C．New fish keepers begin to raise fish in a hurry.
D．People have no idea how to use their tanks well.
9．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “toxic” in Para. 2
A．Open. B．Harmful.
C．Familiar. D．Beneficial.
10．What do we know about the Nitrogen Cycle
A．It makes sure of fish's safety.
B．It provides all the nutrition fish need.
C．It increases the concentration of ammonia.
D．It produces more chemicals to clean the tank.
11．Which question can't be answered in the text
A．What's the right way to raise fish in a new tank
B．What happens during the Nitrogen Cycle
C．Why are fish in a new tank likely to die
D．Why is nitrate less harmful to fish
D
One of the strangest features of motherhood is that the vast majority of mothers prefer to cradle their babies in the left arm. Why should this be The obvious explanation is that the majority of mothers are right handed and they wish to keep their right hand free.Unfortunately, this explanation cannot apply, because left handed mothers also favor their left arm for holding their babies. The precise figures are 83 percent for right handed mothers and 73 percent for left handed mothers.
The most likely explanation is that the mother's heart is on the left side and, by holding the baby in her left arm, she is unconsciously bringing her baby closer to the sound of the heart beat. This is the sound the baby heard when it was inside the mother's womb and which is therefore an association with peace, comfort and security.
Tests were carried out in nurseries where some babies were played the recorded sound of a human heart beat, and, sure enough, went to sleep twice as quickly as the others. We also know that the sound of mother's heart is quite audible inside the womb and that the unborn baby has a well developed hearing.
It is interesting that fathers show less of this left side bias (偏爱) than mothers, suggesting that the human female is better programmed than her partner for carrying a baby. Alternatively, she may unconsciously adjust her holding behavior to make baby fell more secure. Some new observations on our closest animals' relatives, the chimpanzees and gorillas, have revealed that they also show a strong bias for holding their babies on the left side. The precise figures were 84 percent for chimpanzees and 82 percent for gorillas, remarkably close to the human percentages.
Recently a possible additional value in cradling babies on the left side has been suggested. It has been pointed out that, because, the two sides of the brain are concerned with different aspects of behavior, it is possible that the mother, in cradling the baby to her left, is showing the baby her “best side”．It is claimed that the emotions are expressed more strongly on the left side of the human face and that she therefore gives the baby a better chance to read her emotional mood changes as it gazes up at her. Furthermore, the mother's left eye and ear are more tuned into emotional changes in her baby than her right eye and ear would be. So in addition to the baby's seeing the more expressive parts of its mother, there is further advantage that the mother herself is more sensitive to the left held baby. This may sound far fetched, but just possibly, it could provide a slight extra benefit for those mothers displaying the strange one sided bias when cradling their infants.
How does a bias occur Do the mothers have an instinctive preference for it, or do they learn it by trial and error, unconsciously adjusting the position of the babies until the babies are calmer The surprising answer is that it seems to be the baby not the mother who controls the bias. Observation of new born infants when they were only a few hours old revealed that they come into the world with a pre programmed tendency to turn their head to the right. If the new born baby is gently held in a dead central position and then released, it naturally swings to the right far more often than to the left. This happens in nearly 70 percent of babies. This may be only a part of explanation, because the holding bias is 80 percent not 70 percent, but it adds a further intriguing chapter to the story.
12．How does the author develop Paragraph 1
A．By giving an example as a hook.
B．By giving a general statement and narrowing it down.
C．By asking a question and showing an answer.
D．By explaining the importance of understanding a phenomenon.
13．The underlined word “audible”in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A．soft B．clear
C．weak D．distant
14．What's the main idea of Paragraph 5
A．The left side of the human face expresses emotions more strongly than the right.
B．A mother's left eye and ear are more sensitive to the emotional changes in her baby.
C．A baby may be more able to “read” its mother's emotions than was previously believed.
D．Holding her baby in the left arm may improve a mother's emotional communication with it.
15．What is the author's tone when he discusses why most mothers cradle their babies in the left arm
A．Cautious. B．Disapproving.
C．Subjective. D．Favorable.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
History is a record of what has happened in the past.__16__ The really fascinating thing is that much of history has been repeated time and again.It allows us to learn from the past, both the mistakes made and the successes achieved.
One of the benefits of history is reading how other people both famous and totally unknown have overcome tremendous challenges in their life. These challenges, although particular to a person, or to a certain time in the past, or occurring in a different country or culture, all convey the same thing.__17__
__18__ He encountered many failures while on the road to finally inventing the modern day light bulb.He could be held out as an example of a person who never gave up.__19__ However, he did not let those failures stop him.He had a dream and he just kept trying different things until he did reach success.
Or, consider the story of Abraham Lincoln who managed to become President of the United States even though he suffered many setbacks and personal losses.Most of us only realize the success of Mr.Lincoln becoming President.__20__ His life was not an easy one.His story is one that motivates us to keep moving forward no matter what obstacles we have in life.
A．History has a lot of influence on us.
B．Take for example the story of Thomas Edison.
C．History has some very unique qualities about it.
D．I am sure he was discouraged by his many failures.
E．They convey wisdom in their short stories of perseverance.
F．Few of us knew about the many challenges he had to overcome.
G．Only those with courage to face challenges can hope to live their dreams.
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “life persists”．
I __21__ them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, __22__， working on a paper. Out of nowhere, those words came __23__ off the page in a quote (引语)：“In the midst of death life persists; in the midst of __24__ truth persists; in the midst of darkness light persists.”
Suddenly I wasn't unhappy and impatient any more. Then I__25__ my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was __26__ to hear what he'd think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to __27__ it a few times, but once he __28__ it, he laughed.“All I can say to that is totally __29__，” he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and __30__ to find that quote.“Why is that？” he asked.“Well, spring is a sure __31__ that life persists. And it just makes me __32__.”
He laughed again, and then __33__ his lovely voice, he recited for me his __34__“spring time” words：“The desert shall rejoice (高兴), and __35__ as the rose does ... even with joy and singing.”
Many years later, __36__ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming (盛开的) cactuses, I could __37__ hear my granddad laughing：“The desert shall rejoice.”
Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of __38__ and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of __39__ and the green of spring. Spring __40__ us that we're alive forever.
21．A.looked for B．happened on
C．picked out D．made up
22．A.bored B．concentrated
C．tired D．confused
23．A.running B．dancing
C．rushing D．moving
24．A.fear B．accusation
C．suspicion D．untruth
25．A.called B．visited
C．consulted D．informed
26．A.patient B．confident
C．upset D．desperate
27．A.copy B．print
C．repeat D．recite
28．A.got B．made
C．undertook D．managed
29．A.puzzlement B．scepticism
C．agreement D．disapproval
30．A.practically B．especially
C．obviously D．naturally
31．A.way B．inspiration
C．remark D．sign
32．A.astonished B．energetic
C．merry D．alive
33．A.in B．with
C．of D．beyond
34．A.impressive B．superb
C．classical D．favorite
35．A.exist B．flower
C．survive D．sow
36．A.after B．when
C．until D．although
37．A.hardly B．always
C．almost D．mostly
38．A.journeys B．words
C．world D．desert
39．A.winter B．spring
C．summer D．autumn
40．A.convinces B．assures
C．reminds D．strikes
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wilhelm R entgen was __41__ German scientist. In 1895 he was working in his laboratory __42__ he discovered X rays by accident. A week later, he took an X ray photograph of his wife's hand. It __43__ (clear) showed her wedding ring and her bones. He sent a report about his work to the Medical Society of his city. Soon after, newspapers all __44__ the world wrote about his __45__ (discover), for __46__ R entgen won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. X rays are still a big part of all our lives. Doctors and dentists use X rays __47__ (look) inside the body. __48__ (use) X rays, airlines look inside baggage and scientists study the stars. How did R entgen choose the name “X ray”？ He called these rays “X” rays to show this was an unknown type of radiation. In mathematics, we usually use the letter “x” for quantities we don't know. Many of R entgen's friends wanted him to call __49__ (they) R entgen rays, but he didn't. The name “X ray” stayed but R entgen's X rays __50__ (make) our world changed.
Ⅴ.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，每句中最多有两处。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(∧)，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仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One day, Margaret told me her grandma was coming and parents would want my basement room back, what didn't surprise me. The next day, I went to her mother to ask about it. She seemed surprising at first. And then she told me they haven't yet made any decision about her mother come to live with them. “Honest speaking, my husband and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait for a bit and see what happens.” Therefore, it was no need for me to move. Now, six month have passed and I'm still living in a basement room.
Ⅵ.书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是校学生会主席李华。请你给在某大学任教的外籍教授Mr Brown 写一封邀请函，邀请他来校谈一谈文艺复兴时期的艺术作品。
内容包括：
1．演讲时间：下周星期三下午2：30－4：30
2．演讲内容：
(1)文艺复兴时期的著名艺术家及其著名作品；
(2)如何欣赏这些著名作品；
(3)分享著名艺术家的故事。
3．表达你的希望。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。PAGE
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单元质量检测（二）
(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition
Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon
Tel: 01789 204016
Shakespeare's birthplace was the childhood home of William Shakespeare. Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in Stratford upon Avon. The house has been exactly furnished, and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy. Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls, brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father's glove workshop has been recreated. At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants, herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.
The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare's life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him, as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623.
◎Limited disabled access
◎Many restaurants close to Shakespeare's birthplace
◎Town center parking
◎Gift shops
◎Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition
Adult ￡6.70 Child ￡2.60 Family ￡15.00
Summer Mid Winter
Jun.－Aug. Apr.－May Sep.－Oct. Nov.－Mar.
open Last Entry open Last Entry Open Last Entry
Monday－Saturday 9 am 5：30 pm 10 am 5 pm 10 am 4 pm
Sunday 9：30 am 6 pm 10 am 5：30 pm 10：30 am 4 pm
语篇解读本文主要介绍了莎士比亚故居及相应的对外开放时间。
1．How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition
A．￡5.2. B．￡13.4.
C．￡15. D．￡18.6.
解析：选C 细节理解题。结合题干可知，是一家人去参观莎士比亚故居，结合文章图表中的“Family ￡15.00”可知，一家人去参观需要￡15。
2．What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July
A．4 pm. B．5 pm.
C．5：30 pm. D．6 pm.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据文章图表时间“Jun.－Aug.”和对应的“Monday－Saturday”并结合题干可知，7月的周五参观莎士比亚故居最迟的时间是下午5点30分。
3．What can we see in Shakespeare's birthplace
A．Old furniture. B．Ancient restaurants.
C．Colored gloves. D．Shakespeare's plays.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段的第三句“The house has been exactly furnished, and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy”可知，在莎士比亚故居可以看到一些保留下来的旧家具，故选A。
B
Buying folk art paintings has been a passion of mine.I found some pieces recently.The problem was that I could only afford one and I was having trouble in deciding which one to buy.
The first painting was a work of Bill Dodge.He created it in 1962 and named it First Trolley To Van Nuys.The painting shows the center of a town, with a lot of people in the windows and on the street.
Thomas Chambers is one of America's most famous folk artists.The painting of him shows a fishing scene with villagers and boats.It may have great value in the future.But it doesn't suit my taste.
Another folk art piece was painted by Rev.Howard Finster in 1988.It is titled Howard in 1944.The smile on this portrait is very engaging (迷人的) and it makes me smile just as big.
Alligator Fisher is a folk art painting created in 1940.The blue of the bayou (海湾) is very calming and the trees give it a very Southern feel.There is a house in the painting and I like this one very much.It reminds me of Louisiana, where I was born.
A Letter from My Mother is one that I found during a journey.The look on the girl's face is so serious and sad.The painting itself is great; it just makes me feel sad.I had no idea where this folk art painting should hang.
At last, I decided to buy the one that can give me a good mood every day.What is more important than a good mood
语篇解读：作者碰到了几幅民间艺术绘画，最后因为经济原因只选择买了其中的一幅。
4．What do we know about the folk art painting by Bill Dodge
A．It is a portrait of the painter.
B．Not many houses can be seen in it.
C．It was created in the middle of 1960s.
D．It tells something about people's life in a town.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“The painting shows the center of a town, with a lot of people in the windows and on the street.”可知这幅画展示了一个小镇上的生活片段。
5．As for the painting by Thomas Chambers, the author didn't ________.
A．know where it was created
B．think it would be valuable
C．think it was suitable for him/her
D．know what its meaning was
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段的“But it doesn't suit my taste.”可知作者不是很喜欢这幅画。
6．How did the author most probably feel about the painting Alligator Fisher
A．Calm. B．Scared.
C．Surprised. D．Unhappy.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第五段的“The blue of the bayou (海湾) is very calming”可推断作者看到画中这片海湾时应该感到很平静。
7．What was the problem with A Letter from My Mother
A．It cost too much.
B．It was upsetting.
C．It wasn't well painted.
D．It was too large.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“The painting itself is great; it just makes me feel sad.”可知这幅画的问题就是看起来让人难过。
C
It happens to most first time fish keepers. They run to a fish store, pick out the best looking fish, and get all the things they need for their tanks. Then they fill up their tanks and put their fish in the water. Over the course of the next week, their fish aren't looking so good. Then all of a sudden, all of their fish start to die off.
Luckily, there is an explanation. Ammonia (氨) and nitrite (亚硝酸盐) are toxic to fish. You see, keeping fish in a tank produces ammonia. If a fish is placed in a new tank, the tank won't be equipped with the ability to change that ammonia into a less harmful chemical. And that's why they die.
To avoid the whole failure, you have to understand a little something called the Nitrogen Cycle (氮循环). After ammonia is produced in a tank, a kind of bacterium that is naturally found in water (a bacterium that consumes ammonia and produces nitrite) reproduces itself to form a large enough area to change all ammonia into nitrite. As the concentration (浓度) of nitrite increases, the same thing happens to nitrite, which happened to ammonia. A group of bacteria that change nitrite into nitrate (硝酸盐) form in large numbers. The cycle takes about one week to several months, depending on your technique. When a tank reaches a point where it can change all ammonia and nitrite being produced in a tank to nitrate before they reach harmful concentrations, it has finished the Nitrogen Cycle — it is safe for fish.
So before you ever place a fish into a tank from now on, use some skills to make it do that first. To do so, slightly increase ammonia concentration of your tank. If after 24 hours, your tank has no mark of ammonia or nitrite, you can ensure that it's cycled. You just need to perform a partial water change and your tank is ready for fish.
语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。新手养鱼经常遇到这样的问题：他们刚养不久的鱼相继死去。这是因为新鱼缸没有经过氮循环，从而导致鱼中毒死亡。
8．What can we learn from Para. 1
A．It's really hard for people to keep fish well.
B．The author feels very sorry for those dead fish.
C．New fish keepers begin to raise fish in a hurry.
D．People have no idea how to use their tanks well.
解析：选C 推理判断题。第一段描述了养鱼新手经常会遇到的问题：他们刚养的鱼很快就死了；由第二段的最后两句可知这是因为新买的鱼缸没有经过氮循环，从而导致鱼中毒而死；由此可推知，作者在第一段中想说明新手养鱼太仓促了。
9．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “toxic” in Para. 2
A．Open. B．Harmful.
C．Familiar. D．Beneficial.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。由第二段的“the tank won't be equipped with the ability to change that ammonia into a less harmful chemical”可推知，ammonia和nitrite这两种化学物质对鱼类有害。
10．What do we know about the Nitrogen Cycle
A．It makes sure of fish's safety.
B．It provides all the nutrition fish need.
C．It increases the concentration of ammonia.
D．It produces more chemicals to clean the tank.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第三段的内容尤其是最后一句“it has finished the Nitrogen Cycle — it is safe for fish”可知，新买的鱼缸经过氮循环之后，人们就可以用它来养鱼了；故选A。
11．Which question can't be answered in the text
A．What's the right way to raise fish in a new tank
B．What happens during the Nitrogen Cycle
C．Why are fish in a new tank likely to die
D．Why is nitrate less harmful to fish
解析：选D 推理判断题。文章第一段介绍了养鱼新手常遇到的问题，第二段解释了造成这种问题的原因，第三段具体介绍了氮循环的过程，最后一段介绍了用新鱼缸养鱼的正确方法；D项在文中没有涉及，故选D。
D
One of the strangest features of motherhood is that the vast majority of mothers prefer to cradle their babies in the left arm. Why should this be The obvious explanation is that the majority of mothers are right handed and they wish to keep their right hand free.Unfortunately, this explanation cannot apply, because left handed mothers also favor their left arm for holding their babies. The precise figures are 83 percent for right handed mothers and 73 percent for left handed mothers.
The most likely explanation is that the mother's heart is on the left side and, by holding the baby in her left arm, she is unconsciously bringing her baby closer to the sound of the heart beat. This is the sound the baby heard when it was inside the mother's womb and which is therefore an association with peace, comfort and security.
Tests were carried out in nurseries where some babies were played the recorded sound of a human heart beat, and, sure enough, went to sleep twice as quickly as the others. We also know that the sound of mother's heart is quite audible inside the womb and that the unborn baby has a well developed hearing.
It is interesting that fathers show less of this left side bias (偏爱) than mothers, suggesting that the human female is better programmed than her partner for carrying a baby. Alternatively, she may unconsciously adjust her holding behavior to make baby fell more secure. Some new observations on our closest animals' relatives, the chimpanzees and gorillas, have revealed that they also show a strong bias for holding their babies on the left side. The precise figures were 84 percent for chimpanzees and 82 percent for gorillas, remarkably close to the human percentages.
Recently a possible additional value in cradling babies on the left side has been suggested. It has been pointed out that, because, the two sides of the brain are concerned with different aspects of behavior, it is possible that the mother, in cradling the baby to her left, is showing the baby her “best side”．It is claimed that the emotions are expressed more strongly on the left side of the human face and that she therefore gives the baby a better chance to read her emotional mood changes as it gazes up at her. Furthermore, the mother's left eye and ear are more tuned into emotional changes in her baby than her right eye and ear would be. So in addition to the baby's seeing the more expressive parts of its mother, there is further advantage that the mother herself is more sensitive to the left held baby. This may sound far fetched, but just possibly, it could provide a slight extra benefit for those mothers displaying the strange one sided bias when cradling their infants.
How does a bias occur Do the mothers have an instinctive preference for it, or do they learn it by trial and error, unconsciously adjusting the position of the babies until the babies are calmer The surprising answer is that it seems to be the baby not the mother who controls the bias. Observation of new born infants when they were only a few hours old revealed that they come into the world with a pre programmed tendency to turn their head to the right. If the new born baby is gently held in a dead central position and then released, it naturally swings to the right far more often than to the left. This happens in nearly 70 percent of babies. This may be only a part of explanation, because the holding bias is 80 percent not 70 percent, but it adds a further intriguing chapter to the story.
语篇解读本文讨论的是为什么大多数母亲都是左手抱婴儿。
12．How does the author develop Paragraph 1
A．By giving an example as a hook.
B．By giving a general statement and narrowing it down.
C．By asking a question and showing an answer.
D．By explaining the importance of understanding a phenomenon.
解析：选C 写作手法题。根据第一段中的“Why should this be The obvious explanation is that the majority of mothers are right handed and they wish to keep their right hand free.”可知， 第一句说明一个现象，并对此提出疑问，然后进行解释。由此可知，选项C符合题意。
13．The underlined word “audible”in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A．soft B．clear
C．weak D．distant
解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“...and that the unborn baby has a well developed hearing”可知，还在子宫内未出生的婴儿有着发育健全的听力系统。由此可推知，B项符合语境，即婴儿在子宫内时，母亲的心跳声是很清晰的。
14．What's the main idea of Paragraph 5
A．The left side of the human face expresses emotions more strongly than the right.
B．A mother's left eye and ear are more sensitive to the emotional changes in her baby.
C．A baby may be more able to “read” its mother's emotions than was previously believed.
D．Holding her baby in the left arm may improve a mother's emotional communication with it.
解析：选D 段落大意题。根据第五段中的“It is claimed that the emotions are expressed more strongly on the left side of the human face and that she therefore gives the baby a better chance to read her emotional mood changes as it gazes up at her.”可知，人的左半边脸的表情更加丰富，更有利于和孩子进行感情交流和沟通。因此D项符合语境。
15．What is the author's tone when he discusses why most mothers cradle their babies in the left arm
A．Cautious. B．Disapproving.
C．Subjective. D．Favorable.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据文章中多处出现的语气不确定的词可知，作者探讨为什么大多数母亲都是左手抱婴儿这一问题的态度是比较谨慎的。例如第二段中most likely explanation，第五段中的 a possible additional value, it is possible that ..., but just possibly ...以及第六段中的This may be only a part of explanation ...等。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
History is a record of what has happened in the past.__16__ The really fascinating thing is that much of history has been repeated time and again.It allows us to learn from the past, both the mistakes made and the successes achieved.
One of the benefits of history is reading how other people both famous and totally unknown have overcome tremendous challenges in their life. These challenges, although particular to a person, or to a certain time in the past, or occurring in a different country or culture, all convey the same thing.__17__
__18__ He encountered many failures while on the road to finally inventing the modern day light bulb.He could be held out as an example of a person who never gave up.__19__ However, he did not let those failures stop him.He had a dream and he just kept trying different things until he did reach success.
Or, consider the story of Abraham Lincoln who managed to become President of the United States even though he suffered many setbacks and personal losses.Most of us only realize the success of Mr.Lincoln becoming President.__20__ His life was not an easy one.His story is one that motivates us to keep moving forward no matter what obstacles we have in life.
A．History has a lot of influence on us.
B．Take for example the story of Thomas Edison.
C．History has some very unique qualities about it.
D．I am sure he was discouraged by his many failures.
E．They convey wisdom in their short stories of perseverance.
F．Few of us knew about the many challenges he had to overcome.
G．Only those with courage to face challenges can hope to live their dreams.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了历史对我们的生活的指导作用。
16．解析：选C 根据上一句“History is a record of what has happened in the past.”及空后的“The really fascinating thing is that ...”可知选C。
17．解析：选E 根据空前内容可知，虽然对于某个人、对于过去某个特定的时间或者对于发生在一个不同国家与文化的事情来说，这些挑战是很独特的，但都传达相同的内容。这里承接上文，故选E。
18．解析：选B 根据下文中的“He encountered many failures while on the road to finally inventing the modern day light bulb.”可知选B。
19．解析：选D 根据空后的“However, he did not let those failures stop him.”可知选D项。
20．解析：选F 根据上文提到“Most of us only realize the success of Mr. Lincoln becoming President.”可知，许多人只看到林肯成为总统的成功，却很少有人知道他是如何克服这些困难的。故选F。
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “life persists”．
I __21__ them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, __22__， working on a paper. Out of nowhere, those words came __23__ off the page in a quote (引语)：“In the midst of death life persists; in the midst of __24__ truth persists; in the midst of darkness light persists.”
Suddenly I wasn't unhappy and impatient any more. Then I__25__ my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was __26__ to hear what he'd think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to __27__ it a few times, but once he __28__ it, he laughed.“All I can say to that is totally __29__，” he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and __30__ to find that quote.“Why is that？” he asked.“Well, spring is a sure __31__ that life persists. And it just makes me __32__.”
He laughed again, and then __33__ his lovely voice, he recited for me his __34__“spring time” words：“The desert shall rejoice (高兴), and __35__ as the rose does ... even with joy and singing.”
Many years later, __36__ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming (盛开的) cactuses, I could __37__ hear my granddad laughing：“The desert shall rejoice.”
Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of __38__ and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of __39__ and the green of spring. Spring __40__ us that we're alive forever.
语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述的是作者有感于春天的活力，从偶然读到的一段话联想到生命的意义与坚持。生命长存于漫漫沙漠的植物中，长存于冬去春来的绿意中。冬去春来，生命依然长存，而我们也要继续前行。
21．A.looked for B．happened on
C．picked out D．made up
解析：选B 根据语境可知，几年前坐在大学的图书馆里作者偶然遇到这两个单词“life persists”。happen on“偶然遇到或发现”，符合语境。pick out“挑选，辨别出”；make up“编造”。
22．A.bored B．concentrated
C．tired D．confused
解析：选A 根据下文中的“Suddenly I wasn't unhappy and impatient any more”可知，作者当时在图书馆里的心情是很烦闷的。故选bored“厌倦的，烦闷的”。
23．A.running B．dancing
C．rushing D．moving
解析：选B 这两个词突然从书页上的引语中跃入作者的眼帘。dancing在此形象生动地描述了这两个词所富含的美好活力以及作者遇到它们的偶然性。
24．A.fear B．accusation
C．suspicion D．untruth
解析：选D 在死亡中，生命依然坚持；在谎言中，真理依然长存；在黑暗中，光明依然永驻。根据句中的death与life, darkness与light的对应关系可知，此处应填truth的反义词。untruth“虚假，不真实”，符合语境。accusation“控告”；suspicion“怀疑”。
25．A.called B．visited
C．consulted D．informed
解析：选A 根据下文中的“on the phone”可知，作者给爷爷打电话。call“(给……)打电话”，符合语境。visit“看望，拜访”；consult“咨询”；inform“告知”。
26．A.patient B．confident
C．upset D．desperate
解析：选D 根据语境及上文中的“I loved to talk with him”可知，作者很想听听爷爷(对这句话)是怎么看的。desperate“极想，渴望”，符合语境。patient“耐心的”；upset“不安的”。
27．A.copy B．print
C．repeat D．recite
解析：选C 根据上文中的“He had poor hearing”和下文中的“a few times”可知，爷爷的听觉不灵，所以作者不得不多次重复(repeat)这句话。copy“抄写”；print“打印”；recite“背诵”。
28．A.got B．made
C．undertook D．managed
解析：选A 但是一旦作者的爷爷明白(got it)了，他就笑了起来。make it“获得成功，准时到达”。
29．A.puzzlement B．scepticism
C．agreement D．disapproval
解析：选C 根据上文中的“laughed”和下文中作者的爷爷所背诵的语句与该句话的主题一致性可知，作者的爷爷对这句话所表达的主题是完全同意的。puzzlement“疑惑”；scepticism“怀疑”；agreement“赞同，同意；disapproval“反对，不赞成”。
30．A.practically B．especially
C．obviously D．naturally
解析：选B 作者告诉爷爷她在漫长的冬天过后，最终看到春天，特别是偶然发现这句引语，自己有多高兴。especially“特别，尤其”，符合语境。practically“实际地，差不多”；obviously“明显地”；naturally“自然而然地”。
31．A.way B．inspiration
C．remark D．sign
解析：选D 春天就是一个可信的迹象，它表明生命是长存的。sign“迹象，征兆”，符合语境。inspiration“鼓舞人心的人(或事物)”。
32．A.astonished B．energetic
C．merry D．alive
解析：选C 根据上文中的“I wasn't unhappy”，下文中的“rejoice (高兴)”“joy”及文章的主题可知，这句话使作者感到开心(merry)。astonished“震惊的”；energetic“精力充沛的”。
33．A.in B．with
C．of D．beyond
解析：选A 作者的爷爷又笑了笑，然后用他那悦耳的嗓音为作者背诵了他最喜欢的语句。in ... voice是固定搭配，表示“以……的嗓音”。
34．A.impressive B．superb
C．classical D．favorite
解析：选D 参见上题解析。impressive“使人印象深刻的”；superb“极佳的，质量极高的”；classical“经典的”；favorite“最喜欢的”。
35．A.exist B．flower
C．survive D．sow
解析：选B 沙漠应该高兴，像玫瑰一样盛开。根据空后的“as the rose does”可知，flower“开花”，符合语境。
36．A.after B．when
C．until D．although
解析：选B 多年后，当作者和丈夫驱车穿越一个有很多野花和盛开的仙人掌的沙漠时，她几乎又听到了爷爷笑着说“沙漠应该高兴”。分析句子结构可知，空处在此引导时间状语从句，且在从句中作时间状语，故选when。
37．A.hardly B．always
C．almost D．mostly
解析：选C 参见上题解析。almost“几乎，差不多”，符合语境。
38．A.journeys B．words
C．world D．desert
解析：选D 根据空后的“the blooming of cactuses ...”和上文中的“a desert with many wildflowers and blooming (盛开的) cactuses”及“The desert shall rejoice”可知，生命长存，同样的，我们也要坚持。生命长存于寂静的沙漠(desert)中和盛开的仙人掌里。
39．A.winter B．spring
C．summer D．autumn
解析：选A in the dead of winter“在隆冬，在严冬”。空前的dead形象地表现了冬季万物萧条的景象，与春季的绿意及万物复苏的景象形成鲜明的对比。
40．A.convinces B．assures
C．reminds D．strikes
解析：选C 春天提醒我们，我们永远充满活力。convince“使相信”；assure“使确信”；remind“提醒”；strike“突然想到”。
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Wilhelm R entgen was __41__ German scientist. In 1895 he was working in his laboratory __42__ he discovered X rays by accident. A week later, he took an X ray photograph of his wife's hand. It __43__ (clear) showed her wedding ring and her bones. He sent a report about his work to the Medical Society of his city. Soon after, newspapers all __44__ the world wrote about his __45__ (discover), for __46__ R entgen won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901. X rays are still a big part of all our lives. Doctors and dentists use X rays __47__ (look) inside the body. __48__ (use) X rays, airlines look inside baggage and scientists study the stars. How did R entgen choose the name “X ray”？ He called these rays “X” rays to show this was an unknown type of radiation. In mathematics, we usually use the letter “x” for quantities we don't know. Many of R entgen's friends wanted him to call __49__ (they) R entgen rays, but he didn't. The name “X ray” stayed but R entgen's X rays __50__ (make) our world changed.
语篇解读：本文介绍了德国科学家伦琴发现了X射线及X射线对我们生活的影响和X射线名字的由来。
41．a 考查冠词。此处泛指“一位德国科学家”，应用不定冠词a。
42．when 考查固定句型。句意：1895年，他正在实验室工作，这时偶然发现了X射线。be doing sth. when ...为固定句型，意为“正在做某事，这时突然……”，符合句意。故填when。
43．clearly 考查词性转换。句意：照片清晰显示出她的婚戒和骨骼。设空处修饰动词showed，应用副词。故填clearly。
44．over 考查固定短语。句意：不久，全世界的报纸都报道了他的发现，为此，伦琴于1901年获得了诺贝尔物理学奖。all over the world为固定短语，意为“全世界”。故填over。
45．discovery 考查词性转换。句意见上一题解析。设空处作形容词性物主代词his的宾语，应用名词形式。故填discovery。
46．which 分析句子结构可知，for ________引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为discovery，指物，故用关系代词which。
47．to look 考查非谓语动词。句意：医生和牙医使用X射线检查身体内部(器官)。根据句意，设空处在句中作目的状语，应用动词不定式。故填to look。
48．Using 考查非谓语动词。句意：航空公司运用X射线检查行李，科学家运用X射线研究天体。分析句子结构可知，设空处在句中作状语，airlines和scientists与use之间为主动关系，应用现在分词形式。故填 Using。
49．them 考查代词。句意：伦琴的很多朋友想让他将这些射线命名为伦琴射线，但是他没有。设空处作call的宾语，指代rays，应用宾格形式。故填them。
50．made 考查动词的时态。句意：X射线的名字保存了下来，但是伦琴的X射线改变了我们的世界。设空处作but后的分句的谓语，且事情发生在过去，应用一般过去时。故填made。
Ⅴ.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，每句中最多有两处。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(∧)，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仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One day, Margaret told me her grandma was coming and parents would want my basement room back, what didn't surprise me. The next day, I went to her mother to ask about it. She seemed surprising at first. And then she told me they haven't yet made any decision about her mother come to live with them. “Honest speaking, my husband and my mother have never got on well. We'll wait for a bit and see what happens.” Therefore, it was no need for me to move. Now, six month have passed and I'm still living in a basement room.
答案：第一句：parents前加her; what→which
第三句：surprising→surprised
第四句：haven't→hadn't; come→coming
第五句：Honest→Honestly
第六句：去掉for
第七句：it→there
第八句：month→months; a→the
Ⅵ.书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是校学生会主席李华。请你给在某大学任教的外籍教授Mr Brown 写一封邀请函，邀请他来校谈一谈文艺复兴时期的艺术作品。
内容包括：
1．演讲时间：下周星期三下午2：30－4：30
2．演讲内容：
(1)文艺复兴时期的著名艺术家及其著名作品；
(2)如何欣赏这些著名作品；
(3)分享著名艺术家的故事。
3．表达你的希望。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考范文：
Dear Mr Brown，
We would like to invite you to give us a lecture about the world famous artists and their masterpieces during the Renaissance next Wednesday afternoon.The lecture is due to begin at half past two and it will last for two hours in the afternoon.We would love to listen to your advice about how to appreciate those famous works.In addition, we would be very happy if you can share some life stories of the well known artists with us.
It would be a great honor for us to listen to your lecture.We would be extremely grateful if you could spare us some time to give us the lecture.We are looking forward to your coming.
Yours，
Li Hua
