23 __________It is heard in the words of two friends who squeezed in lunch together on an extremely busy day. It is the way they talk to each other, not the words. Their tone is unique.
Friendship can be heard by those willing to listen. Friendship is felt in a touch. It is a pat on the back from a teammate, a high five between classes, the slimy, wet kiss from the family dog. It’s a touch that reassures that someone is there, someone who cares. The touch communicates more than words or gestures. It is instantly understood and speaks volumes beyond the point of contact, to the heart.
Friendship has a taste. 24 __________, the ingredients all measured and planned, then carefully mixed and kneaded, then the quiet waiting as the dough rises. Hot from the oven, the bread tastes more than the sum of its ingredients. There is something else there, perhaps the thoughts of the baker as her hands knead the dough, or her patience as she waits for the dough to rise. Unseen and unmeasured, this is the ingredient that makes the difference. Warm, fresh from the oven with a little butter, the difference you taste is friendship.
Finally, more than the other senses, friendship is an experience of the heart. 25 __________–a language without words, vowels, or consonants; a language that, whether seen, felt, heard, or tasted, is understood by the heart. Like air fills the lungs, friendship fills the heart, allowing us to experience the best life has to offer: a friend. A. Friend has a smell.
B. It is the language of the heart. C. It tastes like homemade bread.
D. The only way to understand friendship is through experience. E. Friend can be seen.
F. It is a pat on the back from a teammate. G. Friendship can be heard.
Section B
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word blank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 1. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. （1’*10=10 marks)
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Bobby Lewis was taking his two little boys to 26______ golf．He walked up to the fellow at the ticket counter, he asked, “How 27______ is it to get in?”
The young man replied, “Three dollars for you and three dollars 28______ any kid who is older than six. We will let them in free 29______ they are six or younger. How old are they?”
Bobby replied, “The lawyer’s three and the doctor is seven, so I guess I have 30______ pay six dollars.”
The man at the ticket counter 31______ , “Hey, Mister, did you just win the lottery or something? You could have saved yourself three bucks. You could have
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told me that the older one was six; I wouldn't have known the 32 .” Bobby replied, “Yes, that may be true, but the kids would have known the difference.”
33______ Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.” In challenging times when ethics are more important 34______ ever before, make sure you set a good 35 for everyone you work and live with.
A. handle B. though C. difference D. for E. As F. to G. than H. play I. said J. spreads K. example L. which M. Due to N. if O. much
Part II Integrated Testing(30 marks, 30 minutes) Section A Cloze
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet. (1’*20=20 marks)
I collected my two-year-old grandson Max from kinder garden to take him to hospital to visit his mother and new baby brother. 36______ bucking him into his car seat, I shut the rear door and went round to the driver’s door to collect the 37______ , only to find that it was locked. 38______ I realized that the central locking meant there was no way I could 39______ the car.
The temperature was 40℃ and my mobile phone was locked in the car 40____ I couldn’t call for help. Panicked, I looked around for some help and saw a young man standing by his large truck. Seeing my agitating, he came over and 41_____ to try to open the door. He was 42______ in his attempts but failed. My hero went back to his truck and used his phone to call for help.
43______ my growing anxiety, I forced myself to talk 44______ to Max, explaining the situation. He was so good, 45______ with toys, but he was getting distressed. Sweat rolled down his face, arm and legs, but he was calm and 46______. I told him that someone was coming to 47______ him.
Eventually automobile association officers 48______ and began to work on the two front doors. 49______ was having any success. Anxiety levels 50______. The officers then worked together on the driver’s door, pushing it open, 51______ then released the other doors.
I lift Max 52______ the car. It was only when the officer poured bottles of water over the two of us to cool him down that he began to 53______.
I thanked the young man for his kindness but he refused 54______ to tell me his name. I hoped he knew how much his kindness and 55 meant to me that day. 36. A. When B. After C. Since D. Because 37. A. keys B. gifts C. materials D. bags 38. A. Gradually B. Consequently C. Immediately D. Probably 39. A. hold onto B. get into C. peek into D. turn on 40. A. but B. for C. so D. or 41. A. asked B. demanded C. decided D. offered
42. A. tireless B. painful C. rude D. violent
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43. A. For B. To C. Despite D. On
44. A. formally B. calming C. desperately D. nervously 45. A. playing B. dealing C. fighting D. helping 46. A. thinking B. trusting C. angry D. flexible 47. A. scold B. answer C. observe D. rescue 48. A. broke in B. moved in C. stood up D. turned up 49. A. Neither B. It C. Either D. decline
50. A. improved B. dropped C. rose D. declined 51. A. when B. which C. where D. who 52. A. except for B. regardless of C. back from D. thanks to 53. A. cry B. run C. doubt D. shake 54. A. thus B. yet C. even D. still 55. A. support B. problem C. promise D. ability
非选择题部分 注意事项：
用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸上.不能答在试卷上。 Section B Short Answer Questions
Directions: In this part there is a short passage followed by five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements with no more than 10 words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 1.(2’*5=10 marks)
Imagine going to your doctor with a complaint of frequent headaches. Your doctor takes a prescription and writes a word on it. The word isn’t “aspirin”, it’s “Mozart”.
The idea is not so far-fetched. In China, instead of pills, doctors often recommend musical albums with names like insomnia or Heart, Liver and Lungs, and Chinese people “take” these musical pieces as prescriptions. In fact, in China music is prescribed as often as herbal medicine to help people with common, everyday problems or to strengthen organs like the liver or the kidneys. Other countries use music for healing as well. In Japan, Mendelssohn’s “Spring Song” is often used to treat headaches. And hospitals in India use different kinds of music to treat mental illness.
Using music as therapy is not new. It dates back to the beginning of civilization, when people got together to play music ob primitive drums and rattles. Music plays a part in every ritual and important life event, from weddings and funerals to crop planting and harvesting to marching people into battle. There is even evidence that music was our first language. Scientists found that 2/3 0f the tiny hairs insides human ears respond only to the higher frequency of music, which shows that people probably sang before that talked.
Many kinds of music can stir the imagination and produce strong feeling. For some people, romantic composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky enhance feelings of love and compassion. Religious and spiritual music can help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have a unique ability to heal the human body—Mozart. Scientists have found Mozart’s music to be
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remarkable in its ability to calm its listeners. It can also increase their perception, and help them express themselves more clearly.
56. In China, doctors often give patients music and_____________ to help people deal with their problems.
57. What is probable profession of Mendelssohn, Chopin and Tchaikovsky? ____________
58. Many kinds of music can produce____________.
59. Why is Mozart’s music especially effective to heal the human body? _____________
60. The main idea of this passage is to discuss ____________.
Part III Translation(30 marks, 30 minutes) Section A From Chinese to English
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into Chinese to English given in the brackets.
Please write your translation on Answer Sheet. (3’*5=15 marks)
61. Only when I started working in an international trade, did I realize __________________.（掌握一门外语有多么重要）
62. _________________(就利润而言）. this corporation ranks first in 2012. 63. The activist say that nobody can _________________ （剥夺孩子们受教育的权利）.
64. The fact that he changed the idea________________ (使教授很生气）。 65. Mary was born and brought up in American, but she speaks Chinese very fluently___________ (好像就是个土生土长的中国人似的）.
Section B From English to Chinese
Directions: Translate into Chinese the underlined sentences in the following passage. Write your translation on Answer Sheet. (3’*5=15 marks)
(66)There is nothing new about people cutting down trees. In ancient times, Greece, Italy, and Great Britain were covered with forests. Over the centuries those forests were gradually cut back, until now almost nothing is left. Today, trees are being cut down more rapidly. A major cause of present destruction is the worldwide demand for wood. (67) In industrial countries, people are using more and more wood for paper, furniture and houses. There is not enough wood in these countries, therefore they have begun taking wood from the forest of Asia, Africa and other countries.
Wood is also in great demand in developing countries. (68) In many area, people
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depend on wood to cook their food. As the population grows, the need for wood grows. But when too many trees are cut down, forests are destroyed. In reality, there is usually no chance to grow back. In this way, many millions of acres of forests are destroyed every year.
(69)The destruction of forests affects first the people who used to live there. It also has other effects far way. For example, trees help to absorb heavy rains. When the trees are cut down, the rain pours all at once into the river.
(70)But finally, the loss of forests may have an effect on the climate of our planet. Together with increasing pollution, it could cause temperature to rise, and the climate will change around the world. No one would know exactly what effects the world have on our life. For many people the effects would probably be destructive.
66. There is nothing new about people cutting down trees.
67. In industrial countries, people are using more and more wood for paper, furniture and houses.
68. In many area, people depend on wood to cook their food.
69. The destruction of forests affects first the people who used to live there. 70. But finally, the loss of forests may have an effect on the climate of our planet.
Part IV Writing (30 marks, 30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition Why did I stop Driving the Car? You should write about 120 words following the Chinese outline given below.
Please write your answers on Answer Sheet. 1. 城市里越来越多的人以车代步； 2. 而我决定不再开车.其原因是...... 3. 结论或者建议
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