27Thinking kind thoughts about yourself and your loved ones can prove beneficial for your overall wellbeing, empirical evidence has shown. Researchers carried out an investigation to explore the 26 between having kind thoughts and a person’s psychological state.For the study, five groups of participants were presented with a different set of audio instructions, some of which encouraged the participants to think 27 about themselves and others which persuaded them to think in a self-critical manner. After listening to the audio instructions, the participants were asked to answer a series of questions. These included whether they felt agitated, how likely they were to show kindness to themselves and how 28 they felt to other individuals.The participants who were instructed to think kindly about themselves were more likely to exhibit a bodily response associated with being relaxed and feeling safe. Their heart rates also dropped, which is a healthy sign of a heart that can respond flexibly to situations. Yet, 29 , those who listened to the critical audio clips were noted as having a higher heart rate and sweat response afterwards, both of which 30 feelings of threat and distress.Having the ability to switch off the body’s natural threat response can 31 a person’s immune system. This, in turn, gives them a greater likelihood of recovering quickly from illness. These findings help us to further understand some of our clinical trials research findings, where we show that individuals with 32 depression benefit particularly from self-awareness-based 33 therapy. They essentially learn to become more sympathetic to themselves.The sense is that for people 34 to depression, meeting their negative thoughts and feelings with 35 is a radically different way; that these thoughts are not facts. It introduces a different way of being and knowing that is quite transformative for many people.A. adverselyB. amiablyC. boostD. cognitiveE. compassionF. connectedG. correlationfascinatedindignantlyinsulationlavishpronerecurrentsignifysurpass

In a sense, schools should be blamed for the scandal of this language deficit because they ______ high standards of English language proficiency.A. should setB. have setC. should have setD. set

To write his 2010 book, The 5-Factor World Diet, nutritionist Harley Pasternak traveled to the healthiest countries around the world to learn more about what made their meals extra nourishing. He noted that Japanese people ate a wonderful variety of seaweeds, and that Chinese people tried to include at least five different colors in every meal. Pasternak also came away with some valuable observations about how different the North American way of life was, compared with many other countries. For starters, American eat much bigger portions than people in other countries. "We don´t prioritize eating seasonally or locally, and we also add lots of salt, sugar and thickening agents to our foods," explained Pasternak. Contrast that to the healthy Mediterranean, Nordic and Okinawan diets listed in Pasternak´s book. They all seem to stick to the ethos (特质) of regional, seasonal produce. For example, a traditional Mediterranean diet includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and olive oil as the main components of nutritional intake. Fish, chicken and red wine make moderate appearances, while red meat, salt and sugar are used much less often. The benefits of a traditional Mediterranean diet have been studied since the 1970s, and researchers have found that living that olive oil life can help people lose weight, lower their heart disease risk and reverse diabetes. Most other healthy eating cultures also make meals an event—say, multiple courses around the family table, or a glass or two of red wine at a long lunch—as opposed to hastily wolfing down handfuls of cereal above the kitchen sink and calling it dinner. Each of the healthy eating cultures has its own unique feature. But Pasternak did take note of one unifying factor in all of the healthy societies he observed. "The only overlapping feature in most of these healthy countries is that they all walk way more than the average American," said Pasternak. "So really, regardless of what you´re eating, if someone´s walking four miles more than you each day, they´re going to be a lot thinner and live a lot longer than you."1、What characterizes Japanese and Chinese foods?A.Variety.B.Flavor.C.olor.D.Naturalness.2、What is typical of Americans in the way of eating?E.They emphasize nutrition.F.They tend to eat quite a lot.G.They prioritize convenience.H.They care about flavors.3、What features in Mediterranean, Nordic and Okinawan diets?I.Fruits and vegetables.J.Olive oil and red wine.K.Seasonal local produce.L.Unprocessed ingredients.4、What do people in most healthy eating cultures have in common?M.They get the whole family to eat at a table.N.They eat their meals regularly and punctually.O.They consume plenty of cereal for breakfast.P.They attach great importance to their meals.5、Compared with the average American, people in healthy societiesQ.walk at least 4 miles a dayR.do considerably more walkingS.pay more attention to body shapeT.consume a lot more organic food

I ended up majoring in journalism with a minor in English after rediscovering my lofor writing.I then applied for the newspaper job and was accepted on my first try.Iwas lucky enough to be at a school with a reputable journalism program.I was alsolucky in the sense that I discovered my career aspirations at the ripe age of 20,not jusbecause it saved me unknown tuition dollars pursuing unknown degrees with unknowextra classes.I found the porridge just right,so I swallowed it.

[听力文本资源] For the Boao International Tourism Forum that opened this weekend in Boao, Hainan Island, we hope it isn't full of empty talks about the general development of tourism. What we would like to see is for the forum to be concerned about the island's housing and hotel prices, which will threaten island tourism in the long run. Immediately after the central government's January announcement to develop the island into an international tourist attraction, housing and hotel prices on the island soared quickly. They have been five times higher than the prices before the announcement. The central government's plan by no means wants to make the island into a scenery attraction for the rich. But 10,000 yuan for one night at a three-star hotel for a family of three is far too high for even white-collar professionals. The sudden increase has indeed attracted many investors to the island, and both local government and real estate developers must have made a tidy sum in the past months. But traveling to and staying on this island has been a great trouble for many families who enjoy seeing the beautiful landscape on the island. National rush for houses will only push housing prices higher in the near future. If bubbles are popping up in the housing market and vacationing is becoming far too expensive, tourism will take a massive hit. With all this in mind, the healthy and stable development of tourism should be one of the major topics for the forum.[听力文本资源]1. [听力文本资源] What will influence Hainan Island's tourism directly? [听力文本资源]A) International tourism forum.B) Housing and hotel prices. C) Government's policies.D) Family structure and income.2. [听力文本资源] What's the central government's plan for Hainan Island? [听力文本资源]A) To raise the housing and hotel prices on the island.B) To make the island a scenery attraction for the rich.C) To make the island an international tourist attraction. D) To boom tourism by holding an international forum.3. [听力文本资源] What's the expected topic for the forum? [听力文本资源]A) Protection of the island's environment.B) Improvement of the island's infrastructure.C) Healthy development of the island's tourism industry. D) Healthy development of the island's retail industry.

翻译：Residents immediately found creative ways to incorporate a McDonald's or an Olympic toilet into their routines.A. 居民们马上发现创造性的方法去与麦当劳和奥运厕所合作B. 街坊居民立马就能想出计策把麦当劳或奥运厕所融入自己的日常活动之中

自从1978年12月改革开放以来中国经历了巨大变革。A. The reforming and opening since December 1978 has brought about a drama change in China.B. The reform and opening up since December 1978 has brought about a dramatic change in China.

阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分;满分40分)AA young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work。 A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed . He did not say anything ,but wrote a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What does this mean ?” asked the young man 。“A means “ success"" explained the old scientist 。 “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.”1. The young man _________。A. wanted to meet EinsteinB。 wanted to be a great scientist like EinsteinC。 was eager (渴望) to know the secret of successD. wanted to be a student of Einstein2. In Einstein’s opinion the secret of success was ________.A. to work with great energy (精力,活力)B. to study hard day and nightC. to learn from great scientistsD。 to raise (提出) questions as many as you could3。“Y” stands for _______.A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D。 good manner4.The word “annoyed” means ________.A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad5.Einstein was a man who ______A. liked to talk with young peopleB。 liked to help othersC。 liked to make friends with young peopleD. liked to work , but didn't like to talkBBritish newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there, which can be given in the person’s own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效)。 Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted"; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain", he will write" they thundered down the mountainside”。 Because many of the readers aren’t very clever, and most of them are in a hurry。6. From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers___.A。 want to know more about the newsB. take no interest in what has happenedC. have no time to read the news carefullyD。 pay much attention to the result7。 The underlined word”one” in the text refers to ______。 A。word B。newspaperman C.reader D.person8.Which of the following would best complete the text ?A. he will keep his writing shortB。 he won't care about his writingC。 he will give nothing but informationD. he won’t make his writing good enough。9.In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller?A。 In a page size。 B. In number of readers.C。 In number of pages。 D。 In number of copies10.Which of the following is true?A。 Readers are not satisfied with the short news。B. Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.C。 Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting。D。 Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.CThe story happened during the Second World War(战争).An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked。 After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad 。 he didn’t have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go in living 。It was a very cold winter night . The old man couldn't go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground。 The next morning he had to beg from door to door。 He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldn’t give him anything 。 He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way 。 He came to a police station and called out , “Hitler is a foolish pig"Out came an old policeman at once 。 He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea 。 Then he said , “Don't say in our village , sir !”“I’m sorry, sir。” Said the old man . “I don't know it’s Hitler's hometown 。"“No, no , sir.” The policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pig’s hometown !”11.The old man was ___________。A. a German B. a FrenchC。 an Australian D。 an Englishman12.The old man was sad because ________.A. his three sons all died during the warB。 His three sons had to join the armyC. He had no food or clothesD. He lived in the small town alone13.The old man got up and ran in his room to ________.A. keep healthyB. Forget he was sad and hungryC. Make him warmD。 Find a way to forget he was hungry14.The old man shouted outside the police station because______A。 he hated Hitler very muchB。 he hoped the policeman could help himC. he wanted to make the policemen angryD。 he thought the he would be given some food in prison (监狱)15.Which statement is true?A. The old policeman hated Hitler , tooB。 The old policeman found that the old man his best friendC。 The old policeman would send the old man in prisonD. The old policeman liked Hitler better than pigsDMiss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school。 Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles。 If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?"Tom at once answered, “Your brother。 Because electricity travels faster than sound waves." “That's very good," Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes, Kate?”“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it's only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”16。 Miss Gorgers was teaching her class。A. how to telephone B。 about electricityC. about time zone(时区) D。 about sound17。 MissGorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether.A. it was easy to phone to Los AngelesB。 her student could hear her from 75 feet awayC。 her students had grasped(理解)her lessonD。 sound waves were slower than electricity18. Tom thought that electricity was .A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound wavesC. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves19. Kate thought Tom was wrong because .A。 clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New YorkB. electricity was slower than sound wavesC. Tom was not good at physics at allD. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves20。 Whose answer do you think is correct acoording to the law of physics?A。 Tom’s B。 Kate’s C. Both A and B D。 Neither A nor B

because the margins had fallen too low . ____A. 因为空间降到太低。B. 因为实在挣不到什么钱。

Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.随着中国经济的快速发展和国际交往的日益广泛，世界各国对汉语学习的需求急剧增长。在借鉴其他国家推广本民族语言经验的基础上，中国从2004年起开始在海外设立孔子学院。孔子学院是以教授汉语和传播中国文化为宗旨的非营利(non-profit)机构。到2012年底，中国已经在全球108个国家和地区建立了大约400所孔子学院和500个孔子课堂。