living conditions...levels of this brain chemical increased and they became less anxious.”可知，提高FGF2水平的一个方法就是改善焦虑老鼠的生活环境。故选D项。 14．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to________． A．the gene B．the brain C．the factor D．the team B 解析：代词指代题。根据第四段中的定语从句“which is known primarily for organizing the brain during development and repairing _it after injury”可推知，“repairing”和“organizing”相对应，故此处it指代the brain。故选B项。 15．What’s the main influence of the new discovery? A．Doctors may cure anxiety without sedation. B．Doctors may find the real cause of anxiety. C．Doctors may find new medicine for anxiety.

D．Doctors may treat anxiety with a new special medicine.

A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“This discovery...be based on sedation(药物镇静)”可知，有了这项新发现，以后治疗焦虑症有可能就不用药物镇静的方法了。故选A项。

第二节(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。 How to communicate effectively

Effective communication is a must for everyone who hopes to be successful.It helps express your thoughts and improves your career prospects (前景) as well as strengthens relationships.Therefore，it’s necessary to work hard to improve your communication skills.

16．________

Before you are ready to talk to a group of people，you should think about what you are going to talk about.Although a printed copy of a speech may not be always necessary，highlighting a few important issues in your mind is a must. 17.________ And it reduces the possibilities of getting away from the main issues. Choose your words

Choice of words is the most important part of any communication.Simple，clear words are appropriate for the issue you are discussing.Needless to say，words that could make your audience unpleasant are best kept out of the communication.Most people tend to be careful about their language while at work. 18.________ This may hurt your loved ones beyond your imagination. Body language

Many people use body language by mistake and end up making a fool of themselves.Body language means keeping eye contact and using hand gestures only wherever required. 19.________ This will make your talk more of a stage performance and defeat its purpose.

Listen and concentrate

Communication is an exchange of ideas.Once you are done with your part，listen carefully to what other people plan to say. 20.________ Get rid of all distractions (分散注意力的事物) such as a phone before you begin communication.A distraction not only disturbs your focus，but it also causes your audience’s attention to wander.

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A．Gather your thoughts

B．Prepare a copy of a speech

C．However，when they get home they often use colorful language. D．This will help you remain focused throughout your communication.

E．If you are giving a speech，it is important that you focus on that activity only. F．Effective communication is a gradual process and requires efforts on your part. G．Remember，there is no need to speak every word with a gesture or facial expression. 答案：16～20.ADCGE 第二部分 英语知识运用 [共两节，满分45分]

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，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。

When I was young，I never had a special Christmas gift that I dreamed of and was crazy about.I know I __21__ a lot of great Christmas presents as I grew up.Chatty Cathy，Baby Thumbelina，Little Miss No-Name...I just don’t remember __22__ them.Although my parents had their financial __23__， they always made Christmas special for their four children.Dad worked a(n) __24__ job as a referee in high school basketball games to __25__ a little more cash，and Mom was the queen of bargain shopping.The gifts __26__ have been inexpensive，but there was more than enough under the tree. Stored in happy memories are the family __27__：helping Mom and Dad drag the Christmas decorations out of the attic，going with Dad to __28__ the tree from the Kiwanis，and decorating the tree __29__ strings of blue lights and Christmas lasting days and days and days.The piles of __30__ under our tree wrapped in newspaper are more memorable than __31__ was wrapped.The act itself of unwrapping and __32__ seeing what was beneath the newspaper was __33__ and memorable.But the most clear are the images of smiles，the sounds of __34__ and“oh，thank you thank you thank you”， not the images of toys or clothes. It’s the __35__ of Christmas.The best moments，the happy moments were not the gifts，__36__ the togetherness，the love of family.Even in the occasional quarrels of brothers and sisters，even in the __37__of late nights，even in the sometime stress of it all.

Christmas should not __38__ on what’s on our gift lists.For it’s not about what gifts we __39__ or receive，but about what we do，what we experience. Those are the happy moments that __40__．

【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。是什么让圣诞节如此难忘呢？漂亮的礼物？美丽的衣服？不，都不是。真正能够让人念念不忘的是和家人在圣诞节一起做的事，是家人们在一起度过的那段时光。

21．A.sent B．received C．bought D．chose

B 解析：根据下句所举例子可知，作者收到许多圣诞礼物。故选B。 22．A.opening B．seeing C．ordering D．packing

A 解析：根据上句可知，本句中的“them”指礼物，而且作者的意思为“想不起打开过这

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些礼物了”。故选A。

23．A.independence B．struggle C．support D．influence

B 解析：根据“Although”可知，前后两句是转折、让步关系，因此此处所选词应带有负面意思。故选B，financial struggle“金钱方面的困难”。A项意为“独立”；C项意为“支持”；D项意为“影响”，均不符合语境。 24．A.busy B．pleasing C．ordinary D．extra

D 解析：根据下文中的“a little more cash”可知，这是爸爸的兼职工作。故选D，意为“额外的，多余的”。

25．A.apply for B．give away C．bring in D．set down

C 解析：爸爸从事兼职工作的目的是多赚点钱。故选C，意为“赚，引进”。A项意为“申请”；B项意为“分发，公布”； D项意为“写下，制定”，均不符合语境。 26．A.may B．must C．should D．would

A 解析：本句是对过去情况的一种推测，而且语气较弱。故选A，意为“可能”。B项意为“肯定，一定，必须”；C项意为“应该，理应”；D项意为“将会”，均不符合语境。 27．A.values B．features C．traditions D．principles

C 解析：根据冒号后内容可知，这是圣诞节期间的一个家庭传统。故选C，意为“传统，习惯”。A项意为“价值”；B项意为“容貌，特征”；D项意为“原则，原理”，均不符合语境。

28．A.borrow B．select C．separate D．deliver

B 解析：根据故事情节可知，此处指作者和爸爸一起去Kiwanis挑选圣诞树。故选B，意为“挑选”。A项意为“借”；C项意为“分开”；D项意为“递送，发表”。 29．A.around B．between C．through D．with

D 解析：此处指用蓝色灯带装饰圣诞树，decorate sth.with sth.“用……装饰……”，为固定搭配。故选D。

30．A.lights B．decorations C．toys D．presents

D 解析：根据下文“The act itself of unwrapping and ______ seeing what was beneath the newspaper...”可推知，此处指圣诞树下有许多包装着的礼物。故选D。 31．A.which B．that C．what D．as

C 解析：根据第一段可知，作者忘记了一些礼物的名字，因为想不起打开过，而让作者记得的是圣诞树下有许多礼物。故选C，意为“什么”，引导宾语从句，并在从句中作主语。A项意为“哪一个”；B项引导宾语从句时不作成分；D项不引导名词性从句。 32．A.finally B．suddenly C．frequently D．usually

A 解析：此处所选词应体现出孩子渴望看到礼物的心情。故选A，意为“最后，终于”。 33．A.inspiring B．exciting

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C．satisfying D．puzzling

B 解析：所选词应该能体现出孩子们终于看到圣诞礼物的心情，结合下句可知，应选B项，意为“激动的”。A项意为“鼓舞人心的”；C项意为“令人满意的”；D项意为“令人困惑的”，均不符合语境。

34．A.whispers B．cries C．complaint D．laughter

D 解析：根据下句可知，孩子们喜欢这些礼物，且由上句可知，他们很兴奋，由此可知，答案为D，意为“笑声”。A项意为“耳语”；B项意为“喊声，哭声”；C项意为“抱怨”，均不符合语境。

35．A.process B．arrangement C．experience D．atmosphere

C 解析：根据上下文可知，作者认为圣诞节真正令人难忘的不是礼物，而是和家人团聚以及家人的爱。故选C，意为“经历，体验”，与下文中的“but about what we do，what we experience”相照应。A项意为“进程，过程”；B项意为“安排”；D项意为“氛围，大气层”，均不符合语境。 36．A.but B．or C．and D．so

A 解析：“not...but...”是固定短语，意为“不是……而是……”，符合语境。故选A。 37．A.tiredness B．wandering C．sleeplessness D．entertainment

A 解析：根据其后定语“of late nights”可知，答案为A，兴奋了半天的孩子们在半夜感到困倦。B项意为“徘徊，漫游”；C项意为“失眠”；D项意为“娱乐”，均不符合语境。 38．A.rely B．put C．center D．work

C 解析：本句指圣诞节重要的不是礼物，而是我们在圣诞节所做的事。故选C，意为“集中，以……为中心”。

39．A.accept B．give C．like D．require

B 解析：根据其后的“or receive”可知，应选B，指给予或收到的礼物。 40．A.differ B．happen C．mean D．matter

D 解析：本句话是对上文的概括，说明了这些和家人一起度过的时光才是重要的，值得我们记忆的。故选D，意为“要紧，有关系”。 第Ⅱ卷

第二部分 英语知识运用 [共两节，满分45分]

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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。

One hot summer day，I bought a small boat when my family spent vacation 41.____________(enjoy) the beaches of beautiful Gulf shores.Both of my daughters played all day in the boat.Later the little one got 42.____________ (tire)．Therefore，I took her to our spot on the sand as my elder girl continued to play in the boat.But the boat with my elder daughter in it was gradually moving far out from the shore.I called to her to come 43.____________(close) to the shore and she seemed to be

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frightened.All she could do was 44.____________(paddle) hard to one side and the boat was just making small circles.

I stood as far out in the water，shouting 45.____________(instruct) to her. 46.____________(fortunate)，some teenagers on a boat not far from her 47.____________(notice) what was happening and started to head her way immediately. I’m not a good swimmer 48.____________ I determined to have a try.I continued swimming until I no longer knew or could feel that I had legs，but I always kept my eyes on her.Helped by the teenagers，I finally made my way back pulling her and calming her. I’ve learned 49.____________ the experience that maybe we think we are not strong enough sometimes，but if we trust 50.____________ enough and take the first attempt，we’ll have all the strength we need.

【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者带着两个女儿到海边度假，不料大女儿乘坐的小船偏离海岸太远了，她有些害怕。作者虽然不擅长游泳，但还是坚决地游向女儿并最终成功把女儿带回了岸边。作者从这次经历中认识到，尽管有时我们并不足够强健，但是我们还是要相信自己，勇于去尝试。

41．enjoying 解析：考查非谓语动词。spend time (in) doing sth.为固定结构，意为“花时间做某事”，所以此处应填enjoy的现在分词形式，即 enjoying。

42．tired 解析：考查非谓语动词。get后面常接形容词形式作表语，表示“变得……”，所以此处应填tired。tired意为“疲倦的，累的”，此处用来修饰作者的小女儿。

43．closer 解析：考查副词比较级。根据语境可知，作者应是让大女儿把船划得离海岸近些，所以此处应用close的比较级形式。

44．to paddle 解析：考查动词不定式。句中All she could do为主语，was后接表语。根据句意可知此处应填不定式作表语表示具体的动作，尤其是某一次的动作。

45．instructions 解析：考查词性转换。shout意为“大声说出，喊”，是及物动词，所以其后应接名词作宾语，故此处应用instruct的名词形式instruction；又因instruction表示“指令，指示”的含义时是可数名词，由此结合语境可知，此处应填名词复数instructions。

46．Fortunately 解析：考查词性转换。空格处应用副词修饰整个句子“some teenagers...immediately”，根据语境可知，此处表达的含义应为“幸运的是”。所以此处应填fortunate的副词形式fortunately。

47．noticed 解析：考查动词的时态。根据上下文语境可知，文章讲述的是过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。

48．but 解析：考查连词。根据空格前后的语境可知，作者并不擅长游泳，但还是决定要游到女儿身边去帮助她。空格前后之间为转折关系，故此处应填but。

49．from 解析：考查介词。learn from为固定短语，意为“从……中学到”，符合语境。 50．ourselves 解析：考查代词。根据语境可知，作者认为，尽管有时我们并不足够强健，但我们还是要相信自己，勇于去尝试。句子主语为“we”，故此处应填其反身代词ourselves。 第三部分 写作

[共两节，满分35分]

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。

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