Ⅱ.Reading Comprehension(50 points)Directions:In this part are 4 passages.Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet.Passage OneHealthy trees are important to us all. Tress provide shade,beauty, and homes for wildlife. Trees give us products like paper and wood. Trees can give us all these only if they are healthy. They must be well cared for to remain healthy.Your trees’trouble may be you yourself. People spend must time and money planting and maintaining trees. Trees help to improve the looks of homes,parks,and public public buildings. Yet , people who love trees the most may be the ones who cause them injury. Of course, they do not do this on purpose. They are most likely not aware of the kinds of things that injure tress. There are many people who cause tree injuries. You should become aware of the injuries and avoid causing them. Learn the things that can help to keep your trees healthy.Healthy trees are beautiful. They make our world a pleasant place to live in. Unhealthy trees are not as beautiful. They make the world less pleasant. Healthy trees help to cool and clean the air. They can even deaden sound. Unhealthy trees cannot help or protect the environment. (81)________41. According to the passage , only _____trees can give us shade , beauty , and products.A.beautiful B.healthy C.old D.young42. People who love trees may ______.A.never cause trees injury B.damage trees on purposeC.do harm to trees without knowing it D.not be aware of which trees are healthy43. People may improve the looks of their homes and public buildings by _____.A.keeping unhealthy trees injuredB.making a lot of change around treesC.cooling and cleaning the air around treesD.planting trees and keeping them healthy44. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Construction of buildings is good for treesB. Some trees’trouble comes from human beings.C. People should keep trees beautiful.D. Trees are not disturbed by changes around them.45. The purpose of this passage is to tell_______.A.that people should know the importance of keeping trees healthyB.that people should plant more treesC.what trees can be used for construction of buildingsD.what kinds of trees look beautifulPassage TwoWhy do we laugh? For yeas scientists have asked themselves this question. No animals laugh and smile---only human beings do. So does laughing help us to live longer? The answer seems to lie in that smiling and laughing help us to become less worried and calm, preventing illnesses that are caused by________. Laughing is really the best medicine.But if you’re unhappy, it can’t do you any good to smile, can it? That’s not true. It is clear that smiling works just in the same way whether you feel like smiling or not. Scientists in California asked a group of students to act five different feelings: happiness, sadness, anger, surprise and fear---just using their faces. Changes in their heart rate, blood pressure and temperature were recorded. Most of the feelings they acted didn’t cause changes, but when the students smiled, their heart rate and their blood pressure went down. That happened even though they were only acting! So even if we feel sad inside, smiling seems to make us feel better.Now, what makes us laugh?(82)________Everyone likes jokes, but we don’t laugh at the same ones. It depends largely on how old we are. There are some jokes, for example, that children love but older people might not find funny.46. In the first paragraph, the underlined word“stress”can be best explained as“______”A.surprise and fear B. work and dutyC.happiness and sadness D. Pressure and worry47. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the passage?A. Laughing helps us to live ten years longer.B. If you are in a bad mood, smiling helps to make you feel relieved.C. Our blood pressure can be influenced by five different facial expressions mentioned.D. People ,old and young,are likely to laugh at the same jokes.48. In the passage, the writer seems to pay more attention to ______.A.have laughing and smiling are connected with paring human beings with animalsC.finding out if any research has been done about laughingD.the degree to which laughing and smiling are helpful49. The passage tells us that smiling and laughing _______.A.have nothing to do with one’s heart rateB.do one no good when one is sad.C.lower one’s blood pressureD.lower one’s body temperature50. According to the author,______.A.it is rather complicated to answer the question“Why do we laugh?”B.it is really simple to answer the question“Why do we laugh?”C.it is not necessary to answer the question“Why do we laugh?”D.scientists have already answer the question“Why do we laugh?”Ⅲ.Cloze Test(20 points)Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For each blank,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Then write the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet.Section A (非英语专业学生做）One day when I was having a hearty lunch at a fast-food restaurant, an old couple entered. They __61__ a meal at the counter. And then they took a seat and began to __62__ food out of the dish. One the table there was one small hamburger, one pair of chicken wings and one orange juice. They elderly man __63__ what they had into two and put __64__ in front of his wife with great care.He tasted the juice. His wife tasted it as well and set the paper cup __65__ them.“what a __66__ couple! What they can __67__ is just one meal for both of them,”though I.__68__ the man started to eat his chicken wings, I __69__up, went towards them and told them that I was __70__to buy another meal for them. To my surprise, he __71__ refused me and said that they considered it a good __72__ to share everything they had. __73__ , the woman stopped eating. Instead she just sat there, __74__him eating, and taking turns to drink juice. Once again I__75__ to buy them something to eat but they said“NO”. After a moment, when he was __76__ his mouth with a napkin, I __77__ not bear it any longer. Therefore ,I made an offer a third time.__78__ being refused again, I asked everything.__80__are you waiting for on earth?”“The teeth,”she answered.61. A.asked B.requested C.ate D.ordered62. A.carry B.take C.fetch D.bring63. A.divided B.transformed C.added D.cut64. A.it B.that C.this D.one65. A.among B.behind C.between D.besides66. A.crazy B.mad C.rich D.poor67. A.afford B.choose C.require D.give68. A. Since B. Though C. When D. Until69. A.came B.stood C.hurried D.raised70. A.concerned B.willing C.unwilling D.reluctant71. A.kind B.kindness C.kindly D.unkind72. A.approach B.habit C.case D.model73. A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly74. A.seeing B.noticing C.watching D.signaling75. A.expected B.asked C.questioned D.pleased76. A.wiping B.washing C.bathing D.touching77. A.should B.could C.might D.would78. A. With B. Before C. After D. Through79. A.curiously B.strangely C.carelessly D.roughly80. A. Why B. Who C. When D. WhatSection B (英语专业学生做）If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well. Worry can keep you awake,________over and overin bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually________asleep. When you wake up, you don't feel________, but tired and worn out and________to face a new day. Dr. Henry Winkle,in a recent newspaperarticle________Stress and Sleep,________that stress and lack of sleep are directly________.Dr. Winkle says, "The more we worry, the________we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with________.”"If we can find a way to get a good night's sleep," he________, "we can often find the________to deal with what's worrying us." So, what is a good night's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy________a lot. Seven hours isabout the average amount,________strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache________of making you feel more refreshed. Dr. Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important. People who work late should try to give themselves a short________and do something restful before going to bed. This could be watching TV or listening to music. Doing some exercise________in the day should help you to feel physically as well as ________tired. A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you________. "When you put the light________," Dr.Winkle says, "concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you'll be asleep________you know it."