Unit 3 A taste of English humour
(满分：150分，时间：120分钟)
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How much is the book?
A．10 dollars. B．6 dollars. C．4 dollars.
Text 1
M：I'll buy that book. Here's 10 dollars.
W：OK. Here's 4 dollars' change.
答案 B
2．What does the woman advise the man to do?
A．To travel by air.
B．To buy an airconditioner.
C．To arrive early.
Text 2
M：It's getting hot today.
W：The hot days will arrive soon. We need to buy an airconditioner.
答案 B
3．What is the man going to do?
A．Show the woman the way to the nearest hospital.
B．Ask some local people to help.
C．Call 120 for the woman's mom.
Text 3
W：Sir，help! Tell me the way to the nearest hospital. My mother just had a stroke.
M：Sorry，I'm new here. Let me dial 120 for you. Don't worry.
答案 C
4．Who is speaking to Tom?
A．His teacher. B．His mother. C．His friend.
Text 4
W：This is the third time you have been late for class this week，Tom.
M：I am so sorry，Madam.
W：You will have to be earlier next time，or I might find it necessary to call your parents.
M：It won't happen again，I promise.
答案 A
5．When will the man hand in his report?
A．This Monday. B．Next Monday. C．This Friday.
Text 5
M：Would it be all right if I hand in my report next Monday? I'm afraid I can't finish it until this Friday.
W：Yes，but you must make sure you can hand it in then.
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答案 B
第二节(共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6．What does the woman ask the man to do?
A．To invite some friends.
B．To attend a dinner party.
C．To see her husband for the first time.
7．What is the man going to do at the airport tomorrow?
A．To pick the woman's husband up.
B．To pick his elder sister up.
C．To see his elder sister off.
Text 6
W：George，come to our house around 7：00 tomorrow evening. My husband just came back from Australia.
M：John？I haven't seen him since the year before last.
W：Yeah. . . I'm inviting several friends to our dinner party tomorrow evening. I hope you can come.
M：I would love to，but my elder sister is leaving for France around 7：30 p．m. tomorrow. I have to see her off at the airport.
W：That's a pity. How about coming over after you get back from the airport?
M：Good idea！I'm going shopping now. So see you then.
答案 6. B 7. C
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8．In which month did the man go to Beijing?
A．In October. B．In August. C．In September.
9．What does the man like best about Beijing?
A．The beautiful scenery.
B．The friendly people there.
C．Beijing Roast Duck.
Text 7
W：You've been to Beijing，haven't you?
M：Yes，I went there to watch the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games in 2008.
W：That's really a big event. But I only watched the games on TV that summer.
M：That's a pity. Beijing is worth visiting. The scenery there is beautiful，and the people are friendly. I love Beijing Roast Duck more than anything else.
W：Haha . . . I've got a chance. My father's going to work in Beijing next year. Our family is going to live in Beijing. I can't wait to see the great city.
答案 8. B 9. C
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．When did the heavy rain start?
A．Before the woman came back.
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B．When the man was outside.
C．After the woman came back.
11．Why did the woman miss the weather forecast yesterday?
A．Because she got up late.
B．Because she came home late.
C．Because she forgot to watch it.
12．What is the man going to do?
A．To sleep. B．To watch TV. C．To buy food.
Text 8
W：It's raining heavily outside.
M：Oh. . . poor you. You got wet through.
W：I forgot to bring my umbrella，and the rain just started to pour when I was almost home.
M：It's always raining these days. Didn't you watch the weather forecast?
W：I missed yesterday's weather forecast over the TV，because I came back home late.
M：Remember to bring your umbrella every day. We are in a rainy season.
W：I guess there will be a big harvest next year，but I really hate heavy rain.
M：So do I．A rainy day is a good day to sleep. I wish I didn't need to go outside.
W：But you still have to. We have nothing to eat.
答案 10. A 11. B 12. C
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．When did the man buy the camera?
A．Yesterday. B．Two days ago. C．This morning.
14．What's wrong with the camera?
A．There isn't enough power in the battery.
B．It fell onto the ground.
C．It doesn't show anything on the screen.
15．What does the woman advise the man to do?
A．To ask an organization for help.
B．To buy a new camera.
C．To ask the shop to say sorry.
16．How much did the shop charge for the repair?
A．One hundred dollars.
B．Three hundred dollars.
C．Six hundred dollars.
Text 9
W：George，you look so angry. What happened?
M：Nothing. I'd rather not talk about it.
W：Come on. It bothers me when you feel sad. Besides，you shouldn't keep your feelings inside. So，talk to me.
M：All right. This morning I took my broken camera to the shop. I just bought it for 600 dollars two days ago. They said it was my own problem. They would charge me 100 dollars if I wanted it repaired.
W：What's wrong with the new camera?
M：I'm sure it has enough battery，and I didn't drop it，but it doesn't show anything on the
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screen.
W：No wonder you're so angry. I'd be mad too if someone treated me like that.
M：Yeah. And they were rude. They said I didn't know anything about cameras.
W：Maybe you should file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency.
答案 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. A
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the weather like today in Los Angeles?
A．It's hot. B．It's nice. C．It's cold.
18．Which month is usually rainy in Los Angeles?
A．December. B．September. C．June.
19．What do the local TV weather people do in winter in Los Angeles?
A．They complain daily about the bad weather.
B．They get excited when the temperature drops.
C．They remind the viewers of many things.
20．What can we know about Los Angeles from the text?
A．June is usually very hot.
B．There are a lot of storms in winter.
C．People need to take umbrellas in winter.
Text 10
It is a perfect day today. The sun is shining，and the sky is deep blue with soft white clouds. The temperature is perfect for shorts. Not cold，not hot.
Most days in Los Angeles are hot. December and January are usually rainy and，for some reason，June is usually cool and cloudy. Although many locals find June weather to be perfectly cool，the local TV weatherman complains daily，“When is the ‘June gloom' going to end？” Finally，of course，the gray June sky turns to a blue sky with very high temperatures. For the next five months，the local TV weatherman complains about how hot it is，and gets excited when the temperature drops by five degrees.
Winter in Los Angeles means rain. Rain excites the local TV weather people. They get to remind viewers to remember to take their umbrellas，watch out for traffic，and drive more carefully. They get to say “storm warning！”．More than half of the time，no storm follows the storm warning.
For some reason，the local TV weather people never have much to say about a perfect day like today.
答案 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. C
第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．(2013·长春高一检测)In a way，________ global warming is a challenge for man，
so we must overcome it to build ________ fine world.
A．the；/ B．a；the C．a；/ D．/；a
答案 D [考查冠词。句意：从某种意义上说，全球变暖是对人类的一个挑战。因此我们必须克服全球变暖来建立一个美好的世界。global warming是抽象名词，使用零冠词表示一类；而第二个空表示泛指，要用不定冠词a，表示“一个美好的世界”。]
22．The farmers are ________ the best seeds for the autumn sowing.
A．bringing about B．breaking out
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C．checking out D．picking out
答案 D [考查动词短语辨析。句意：农民们正在挑选最好的种子用于秋种。pick out挑出，辨别出，符合题意。bring about带来，造成；break out突然发生，爆发；check out结账离开。]
23．(2013·嘉兴高一检测)I have been seeking what I want all these years，but
________ I have achieved nothing.
A．until then B．up to now
C．from now on D．in the future
答案 B [考查短语意义。句意：这些年来我一直在追求我想要的东西，但是至今一无所获。根据谓语动词的时态是现在完成时可判断选up to now“直到现在”。until then直到那时；from now on从现在起；in the future在将来。]
24．(2013·厦门高一检测)—Alison，I'm sorry. I can't come to the wedding with you
tomorrow morning.
—________？
—My grandma was severely ill，so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her.
A．How is it B．How come
C．So what D．What if
答案 B [考查情景交际。根据上下句可知，下句是对上句事情的解释，因此B项正确。How come？意为“怎么会呢？为什么？”。How is it？怎么样？So what？那有什么了不起？那又怎样？What if. . . ？要是……会怎么样呢？均不符合句意。]
25．He hurried to school，but ________ he forgot to take his bag.
A．unfortunately B．usually
C．luckily D．fortunately
答案 A [考查副词词义辨析。句意：他匆忙赶到学校，但不幸的是他忘带书包了。unfortunately不幸地，符合题意。usually通常；luckily幸运地；fortunately幸运地。]
26．(2013·潍坊高一检测)—You may make more mistakes if your paper is left _____.
—Thanks a lot. And would you give me some advice on how to improve it?
A．being unchecked B．to be unchecked
C．to check D．unchecked
答案 D [考查非谓语动词。句意：——如果不检查你的文章，你可能会犯更多的错误。——非常感谢。你能给我一些如何修改它的建议吗？leave your paper unchecked中unchecked作宾语补足语，表示宾语所处的状态；A项表示被动的动作正在进行；B、C两项为不定式结构，通常表示尚未发生的动作。]
27．Yuan Longping is such a(n) ________ scientist that he has been praised and
rewarded many times.
A．outstanding B．amazing
C．disturbing D．frightening
答案 A [考查形容词词义辨析。句意：袁隆平是一位如此杰出的科学家，以至于他受到了很多次表扬和奖励。outstanding突出的，杰出的，显著的；符合题意。amazing令人吃惊的；disturbing令人不安的；frightening令人恐惧的。]
28．(2013·莆田高一检测)I'm starting my Spring Festival vacation on Boracay Island，
________ I can enjoy fresh and clean air from the sea.
A．that B．which C．where D．when
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答案 C [考查定语从句。句意：我正在Boracay岛开始进行春节假期，在那里我呼吸着来自海洋的清新的空气。由语境可知定语从句中缺少地点状语，故选where。]
29．David woke up one morning to find both water and electricity ________ because
he hadn't paid the bills.
A．cut in B．cut down C．cut off D．cut out
答案 C [考查动词短语辨析。句意：因为没交费，有一天早上戴维醒来发现水和电都停了。cut off切断(水、电等)，符合题意。cut in插嘴，打断别人；cut down减少，砍倒；cut out裁剪，删除。]
30．According to a recent survey，homework is ________ students most often blame
for their lack of sleep.
A．what B．that C．where D．why
答案 A [考查名词性从句。句意：根据最近一项调查，作业是学生缺乏睡眠的主要原因。空格后的表语从句中blame缺少宾语，故选what。]
31．(2013·泰安高一检测)I saw Bob play the piano at John's party and on that
________ he was very smart.
A．scene B．atmosphere C．occasion D．situation
答案 C [考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看见鲍勃在约翰的聚会上弹奏钢琴，在那个场合下他太出色了。occasion时刻；场合，on that occasion在那个场合下，是固定搭配。scene(事故、罪行等的)现场，场面；atmosphere气氛；situation情形，情况；均不与介词on搭配。]
32．—I'll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.
—You ________ her last week.
A．ought to tell B．would have told
C．must tell D．should have told
答案 D [句意：——明天我将告诉玛丽她的新工作。——你本来应该上周就告诉她的。此处表示“本来应该做却未做”，应用虚拟语气，故选should have done。]
33．(2013·银川高一检测)With our new teacher ________ us，we have made great
progress in English.
A．help B．helping C．to be helped D．helped
答案 B [考查非谓语动词作宾语补足语。句意：在新老师的帮助下，我们的英语学习已有很大进步。our new teacher与动词help之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系，所以用动词ing形式作宾语补足语。]
34．Kitty is such a modest girl that she will never feel ________ with what she has
achieved.
A．grateful B．content C．glad D．determined
答案 B [考查形容词词义辨析。句意：基蒂是一个如此谦虚的女孩，她永远不会满足于已经取得的成就。feel/be content with对……满足，符合题意。grateful感激的；glad高兴的；determined坚决的；有决心的。]
35．Ye Shiwen is swimming at such a(n) _______ speed that others are left far behind.
A．excited B．astonishing
C．moving D．interested
答案 B [句意：叶诗文以惊人的速度向前游，把别人远远地甩在后面。astonishing(事物等)令人惊讶的，符合题意。excited(人等)感到兴奋的；moving(事物等)令人感动的；interested(人等)感兴趣的。]
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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Marianne，a schoolgirl，was learning to play the piano，and day after day her father stood behind her as she practised. How __36__ and kind her father was，and how clearly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult __37__！She was making progress and that was excellent.
And there almost __38__ in the big chair，sat Wolfgang，her fouryearold brother，who never had to be told to keep __39__ when Marianne was practising. One evening at sundown the father patted Marianne's shoulder saying she had done quite well. At the __40__ Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and __41__ to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now __42__. What a __43__ that was！Picking up his baby son，the father laughed，tapped the tiny nose and __44__，“Look at your small __45__. Why，you can't __46__ all the notes yet. You must __47__，little man. ”
There was no end of __48__ during the tea，and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang __49__ to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped __50__ the dishes when the father lit his pipe.
But the pipe __51__. He was on his __52__. “Listen！”he said in an astonished voice. “Listen！Marianne is playing that piece much prettier than ever，”he __53__. But Marianne was washing plates in the kitchen. His wife following，he moved slowly upstairs，A lamp in one hand and his pipe in the other，he __54__ open the door，and there was little Wolfgang playing in __55__. “I love it so. . . ”whispered the child.
36．A. worried B．happy C．patient D．anxious
答案 C [每当玛丽安妮练钢琴时，父亲总是站在她身后，耐心地看着她。]
37．A. one B．piece C．song D．piano
答案 B [父亲教玛丽安妮演奏一首相当难的曲子，some后接单数名词，表示“某一个”。]
38．A. disappeared B．hurt C．lost D．missed
答案 C [lost in. . . 意为“陷于/沉浸在……之中”，暗示弟弟年龄小。]
39．A. watched B．calm C．quiet D．back
答案 C [姐姐在演奏时，弟弟从不需要别人告诉他要保持安静。]
40．A. moment B．time C．point D．minute
答案 A [at the moment相当于at that moment，指玛丽安妮被父亲拍肩赞扬的时刻。]
41．A. begged B．persuaded C．advised D．required
答案 A [beg语气强烈，意为“请求，乞求”；require含有命令之意。而此处指弟弟请求父亲让他也试一试。]
42．A. learned B．stopped C．mastered D．passed
答案 C [master指“熟练掌握”；learn指“学习”。]
43．A. joke B．surprise C．pleasure D．pity
答案 A [父亲不相信4岁的儿子能演奏经典乐章，认为他是在开玩笑。]
44．A. suggested B．thought C．said D．should
答案 C [下文是说话的内容，故C项said正确。]
45．A. head B．nose C．age D．hands
答案 D [弹钢琴要用手，父亲认为儿子太小，手不够大。]
46．A. cover B．play C．reach D．write
答案 A [cover有“覆盖”之意，指儿子手太小，不能覆盖琴键。]
47．A. learn B．wait C．apologize D．try
答案 B [父亲建议儿子必须等长大一点后才能弹钢琴。]
48．A. quarrel B．fun C．laughing D．conversation
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答案 B [no end of fun意为“没完没了的乐事”。]
49．A. insisting B．dream C．demanding D．wanting
答案 D [want to do sth指“想要做某事”；demand to do sth强调在正当理由下要求做某事。]
50．A. make up B．put up
C．clear away D．wash away
答案 C [clear away意为“清理”，即玛丽安妮帮忙收拾餐具。]
51．A. put out B．went out
C．dropped down D．broke down
答案 B [go out意为“熄灭”，结合下文可知，父亲的烟斗点燃后又熄灭了。]
52．A. feet B．ear C．eye D．watch
答案 A [be on one's feet意为“站起来”。父亲这时站起来，他以为是女儿在弹奏，感觉比以前弹得好。]
53．A. answered B．whispered C．added D．asked
答案 C [add意为“补充说”。]
54．A. broke B．struck C．kicked D．pushed
答案 D [push open the door＝push the door open意为“把门推开”。]
55．A. the dark B．the light C．the shade D．silence
答案 A [in the dark“在黑暗处”；in the shade“在阴凉处”，父亲上楼时手里拿灯，故A项合适；玛丽安妮的小弟弟正坐在黑暗的房间里演奏。]
第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
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C．In a supermarket. D．In a library.
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C．tips on good habits of children's learning English
D．suggestions on taking care of the children from doctors
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知A、B、D三项都是我们能从Parents® magazine上找到的。C项内容文章未提及。]
B
When I was fourteen，I earned money in the summer by cutting lawns(草坪)，and within a few weeks I had built up a body of customers. I got to know people by the flowers they planted that I had to remember not to cut down，by the things they lost in the grass or struck in the ground on purpose. I reached the point with most of them when I knew in advance what complaint was about to be spoken，which particular request was most important. And I learned something about the measure of my neighbors by their preferred method of payment：by the job，by the month—or not at all.
Mr. Ballou fell into the last category，and he always had a reason why. On one day，he had no change for a fifty，on another he was flat out of checks，on another，he was simply out when I knocked on his door. Still，except for the money apart，he was a nice enough guy，always waving or tipping his hat when he'd see me from a distance. I figured him for a thin retirement check，maybe a workrelayed injury that kept him from doing his own yard work. Sure，I kept track of the total，but I didn't worry about the amount too much. Grass was grass，and the little that Mr. Ballou's property comprised didn't take long to trim(修剪)．
Then，one late afternoon in midJuly，the hottest time of the year，I was walking by his house and he opened the door，mentioned me to come inside. The hall was cool，shaded，and it took my eyes a minute to adjust to the dim light.
“I owe you，”Mr Ballou，“but. . . ”
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I thought I'd save him the trouble of thinking of a new excuse. “No problem. Don't worry about it. ”
“The bank made a mistake in my account，”he continued，ignoring my words. “It will be cleared up in a day or two. But in the meantime I thought perhaps you could choose one or two volumes for a down payment. ”
He gestured toward the walls and I saw that books were stacked(堆放)everywhere. It was like a library，except with no order to the arrangement.
“Take your time，”Mr. Ballou encouraged. “Read，borrow，keep. Find something you like. What do you read？”
“I don't know. ”And I didn't. I generally read what was in front of me，what I could get from the paperback stack at the drugstore，what I found at the library，magazines，the back of cereal boxes，comics. The idea of consciously seeking out a special title was new to me，but，I realized，not without appeal—so I started to look through the piles of books.
“You actually read all of these？”
“This isn't much，”Mr. Ballou said. “This is nothing just what I've kept，the ones worth looking at a second time. ”
“Pick for me，then. ”
He raised his eyebrows，cocked his head，and regarded me as though measuring me for a suit. After a moment，he nodded，searched through a stack，and handed me a dark red hardbound book，fairly thick.
“The Last of the Just，”I read. “By Andre SchwarzBart. What's it about？”
“You tell me，”he said. “Next week. ”
I started after supper，sitting outdoors on an uncomfortable kitchen chair. Within a few pages，the yard，the summer，disappeared，and I was plunged into the aching tragedy of the Holocaust，the extraordinary clash of good，represented by one decent man，and evil. Translated from French，the language was elegant，simple，impossible to resist. When the evening light finally failed I moved inside，read all through the night.
To this day，thirty years later，I vividly remember the experience. It was my first voluntary encounter with world literature，and I was stunned(震惊)by the concentrated power a novel could contain. I lacked the vocabulary，however，to translate my feelings into words，so the next week. When Mr. Ballou asked，“Well？” I only replied，“It was good？”
“Keep it，then，”he said. “Shall I suggest another？”
I nodded，and was presented with the paperback edition of Margaret Mead's Coming of Age in Samoa[a very important book on the study of the social and cultural development of peoples—anthropology(人类学)]．
To make two long stories short，Mr. Ballou never paid me a cent for cutting his grass that year or the next，but for fifteen years I taught anthropology at Dartmouth College. Summer reading was not the innocent entertainment I had assumed it to be，not a lighthearted，instantly forgettable escape in a hammock(吊床)(though I have since enjoyed many of those，too)．A book，if it arrives before you at the right moment，in the proper season，at an internal，in the daily business of things，will change the course of all that follows.
【解题导语】作者靠给别人修剪草坪挣钱，一个老人因银行账户出问题而无法付他报酬，就送他一本书作为答谢。但是本书却改变了他的人生。虽然那位老人没有付钱给他，但是他认为那本书给他的启发胜过金钱的回报。
60．The author thought that Mr. Ballou was________.
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A．rich but mean B．poor but polite
C．honest but fogettable D．strong but lazy
答案 B [根据文意可知，Mr. Ballou 虽然没有给作者报酬，但是他也并没想赖掉。故他给作者书刊，却不求归还。由此可知，作者认为Mr. Ballou虽穷但是很礼貌。故选B项。]
61．Before his encounter with Mr. Ballou，the author used to read________.
A．anything and everything
B．only what was given to him
C．only serious novels
D．nothing in the summer
答案 A [根据文章中的一句话“And I didn't，I generally read what was in front of me，what I could get from the paperback stack at the drugstore, what I found at the library，magazines，the back of cereal boxes，comics. ”可知，作者以前看书没有一定的规律，有什么看什么。故选A项。]
62．The following year the author________.
A．started studying anthropology at college
B．continued to cut Mr. Ballou's lawn
C．spent most of his time lazing away in a hammock
D．had forgotten what he had read the summer before
答案 B [根据文章最后一段的第一句话“To make two long stories short，Mr. Ballou never paid me a cent for cutting his grass that year or the next，”可知，作者第二年还为Mr. Ballou修剪草坪。]
63．The author's main point is that________.
A．summer jobs are really good for young people
B．you should insist on being paid before you do a job
C．a good book can change the direction of your life
D．a book is like a garden carried in the pocket
答案 C [纵观全文，作者通过修剪草坪挣钱，但Mr. Ballou没钱付给他，就把书给他阅读。通过看书，作者意识到，好书可以改变一个人的命运。]
C
Blue is the most attractive eye colour according to a new research.
Blue eyes like those belonging to sexy star Angelina Jolie are the most appealing colour according to a pool of 3,000 18－24yearolds by Fresh Look One Day Colour. Angelina，her partner Brad Pitt and his exwife Jennifer Aniston all have blue eyes and all been named in a top twenty of the world's most desirable eyes.
The survey found that young folk with blue eyes is generally seen as being more flirtatious，sexy and kind.
And when asked if they would change the colour of their eyes if they could，only one in ten blueeyed people wanted to，significantly less than people with other colour eyes.
One in three people who didn't have blue eyes wanted a change.
One quarter of respondents have considered wearing coloured contact lenses to change their eye colour temporarily—and blue is the most wanted colour.
Green was the second most popular colour for those wanting a new look，with respondents saying greeneyed people were usually mysterious and creative.
People with brown or hazel eyes were perceived to be more trustworthy than people with other
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eye colours.
People with grey eyes were generally thought to be more intelligent than other people，and they were also described as usually being shy.
Blue was the most common eye colour among respondents，with 41 percent of those who answered the survey having baby blue peepers and 39 percent having brown or hazel eyes.
The survey also found that 18 percent of people don't know what colour eyes their partner has.
64．According to the new research，when considering changing their eye colour，the
number of the people who will choose ________ ranks the second.
A．brown B．green C．grey D．hazel
答案 B [从第七段可知。]
65．According to the study result，if you were a manager and you wanted to find a
most reliable person，you'd better hire one who has ________ eyes.
A．green B．blue C．brown D．grey
答案 C [由第八段可知。]
66．The underlined word “peepers” in the passage could be replaced by________.
A．babies B．colours
C．eyes D．respondents
答案 C [词义猜测题。由其所在的后半句．. . and 39 percent having brown or hazel eyes可以猜出。]
67．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．Who have the most charming eyes in the world?
B．Different eye colours in the world.
C．A survey result on eye colours.
D．Blue—the most attractive eye colour.
答案 D [主旨大意题。文章开篇第一句点明了主题。]
D
There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life，one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things，persons，events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things；the pleasant parts of conversation，the wellprepared dishes，the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore，they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks，they sour_the_pleasure_of_society，offend(hurt)many people，and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature，such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing(批评)and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿)．It grows into a habit，unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong，but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them，and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination，it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others；nobody loves them，and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social
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position or fortune，nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections，no one will defend or excuse them，and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing，without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not，it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触)with them. Otherwise，it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient，especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
68．People who are unhappy________.
A．always consider things differently from others
B．usually are affected by the results of certain things
C．usually misunderstand what others think or say
D．always discover the unpleasant side of certain things
答案 D [推理判断题。从第2段第三句话Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. 可以看出另一些人为什么感到不幸福的原因。]
69．The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “________”．
A．have a good taste with social life
B．make others unhappy
C．tend to scold others openly
D．enjoy the pleasure of life
答案 B [词义猜测题。从该短语后的．. . ，offend(hurt)many people，and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. 可以猜出“sour the pleasure of society”的正确含义。]
70．If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit，the author suggests that
people should________.
A．prevent any communication with them
B．show no respect and politeness to them
C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D．quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
答案 A [推理判断题。从第3段中的倒数第二句话If they do not，it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触)with them. 可以看出作者的态度。]
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。
We are familiar with an old saying that “Clothes make the man”，which means goodlooking outfits may possibly make a person better respected and look more like a true gentleman. __71__ Naturally，he may be well respected and gracefully treated even though he doesn't seem so respectable as others imagined. Instead，if a man is poorly or commonly dressed，he can't avoid being looked down upon and unfairly treated，__72__ As far as these people are concerned，what one wears is taken as an essential signal of status and an expression of characteristics. Consequently，clothes do seem to help make a good impression on others，and gain more respect.
__73__ I think the good impression one leaves on others based on clothes doesn't last long. Only good internal quality and beauty will impress people forever and never fade. __74__ On the contrary，when people who are fascinated by a person's clothes eventually find out that he is an undesirable person，they would think he is pretentious and may even treat him with contempt(蔑视)．On top of this，people who attach too much importance to clothes would waste their time and
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money on it. Besides，it adversely affects their effort on the things that really matter.
In summary，__75__. Nothing can count more than good internal quality in building up the man. Therefore only one's internal beauty and knowledge are more decisive of a person's value.
A．clothes do help in making an initial image，but do not make the man.
B．As a result，all the people spare no money to buy expensive fine clothes.
C．Clothes just make a man look better but will in no sense make a better person.
D．But I have a different view on this issue.
E．Thus，a man should be always dressed like a gentleman.
F．for many people judge others only by the way they dress.
G．If a man is well dressed，he will probably gain more confidence and dignity.
71．G [从下文的信息“Instead，if a man is poorly or commonly dressed，he can't
avoid being looked down upon and unfairly treated”可看出，空中的句子与此句为意义相反的两个排比句，也应该以If开头，因此选G项。]
72．F [从前边标号是逗号可知，只可能在A和F两项中选择，又因为前边谈
的是穿着不好会被看不起，遭到不公平对待，所以此空中应该用for引导的并列分句说明原因。]
73．D [从后边一句的意思来看，作者对穿着的看法与第一段提到的人们的普遍
看法恰恰相反，所以此空中的句子应该由转折连词But引导，故选D。]
74．C [因为前边说的是只有内在的素质和美会给人留下永久的印象，永不“褪
色”，所以空中的句子应该说的是衣服只是一种外在的美，不会使一个人素质更高，这就与后边的“On the contrary”相吻合。]
75．A [此处是作者对前面论述的总结，故A项最佳。]
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分 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。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Dear Andy，
I am an university student. I once thought life at the university is excellent，but now I changed my mind. I have three roommates，and I was the last one move into the dormitory. Last term，we got along peaceful and happily. But I find they are not willing to be with me now. They don't talk with me，and they've become even cold toward me than before. Many time，I wanted to talk with my roommates about that how I felt，but I failed to find an opening. When leaving alone，I always recall this sadness. I am an honest student. Why can I win true friendship？
Yours，
Li Lei
答案
Dear Andy，
I am university student. I once thought life at the university excellent，but now I
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changed my mind. I have three roommates，and I was the last one move into the dormitory. Last term，we got along and happily. But I find they are not willing to be with me now. They don't talk with me，and they've become even toward me than before. Many ，I wanted to talk with my roommates about that\how I felt，but I failed to find an opening. When alone，I always recall this sadness. I am an honest student. Why I win true friendship?
Yours，
Li Lei
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
“幽默感”被认为是人类最重要的品质之一。请你用英语写一篇短文陈述幽默的好处。要点如下：
1．促进学习；2. 有益健康；3. 缓解压力；4. 增进友谊。
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【参考范文】
A sense of humor is considered to be one of the most important human qualities which improve our life in different ways. Firstly，at school，a humorous teacher can help students focus their attention very easily，and the students will become more active and creative when experiencing the joy of learning. Secondly，humor has a positive effect on our health. It's said that laughter is the best medicine. Thirdly，humor helps us remove stress and have a positive attitude toward life. Finally，I believe humor can be a powerful and delightful way to establish close friendships with people.
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