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Mothers have known it for years - Give the children their regular hamburger, and they will love it; spend hours making a novel home-cooked meal, and they may leave it on the plate. Now French scientists have discovered why. According to researchers near Paris, the brain does not respond well to unfamiliar tastes. Sensations are not as strong when the mind is struggling to understand messages that come from the tongue. This provides little reason to taste new things.Human beings are naturally like rats - we are afraid of anything new. If you give rats some food that they have never had before, they will turn their backs on it out of fear. We are the same. It is possible to introduce new foods, but only in the right psychological context, like a birthday. Once the introduction has been made, the fact of having a full stomach is physically pleasing, so the next time it is easier. However, some foods are more tempting than others. Scientists are sure that we are born with a sweet tooth. This is why children have a natural desire for sugar.9. Why can some people appreciate the fine differences in food?A. They persistently eat a particular food.B. They observe food while eating.C. They seldom eat the food they dislike.D. They usually eat different new dishes.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:1. It's just struck midnight. It's high time we _______ (go) to bed.2. If only we _______ (have) a phone! I'm tired of queuing outside the public phone box.3. He talks as if he _______ (do) all the work himself, but in fact Tom and I did most of it.4. Father: I've supported you all through university. Now I think it's time you _______ (begin) to support yourself.5. I wish I _______ (know) what's wrong with my car.6. It looks like rain; you _______ (have) better take a raincoat.7. The cheese looks as if rats _______ (nibble) it.8. He always talks as if he _______ (address) a public meeting.9. He treats us as if we _______ (be) all idiots.10. Wife: I'd like to get a job.Husband: I'd much rather you _______ (stay) at home and _______ (look) after the house.11. If you _______ (tie) the boat up, it wouldn't have drifted away.12. I wish you _______ (not give) him my phone number. (= I'm sorry you gave it to him.)13. Suppose you _______ (have) a million dollars — how _______ (will) you spend it?14. You talk as though it _______ (be) a small thing to leave your country for ever.15. I hate driving. I'd much rather you _______ (drive).16. If only I _______ (be) insured! (= But I wasn't insured.)17. If you _______ (not take) those photos, you wouldn't have been arrested.18. If only I _______ (keep) my mouth shut! (= I said something which made matters much worse.)19. A: I'll pay you by cheque monthly.B: I'd rather you _______ (pay) me cash weekly.

Read the following passage carefully Select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the word bank . You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once . accepted circumstances deserving prison appointed complained fought survive argument considering invested territory blessings contribution praying The idiom 管鲍之交 ( Friendship between Guan and Bao ) describing great friends who know and trust each other well was created after the names of Guan Zhong ( 管仲 ) , a famous prime minister of the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period , and his close friend Bao Shuya ( 鲍叔牙 ) . Guan came from a poor family. When he and Bao engaged in trade together， Guan 1 ) _ less but took more profits . People around Bao 2 ) _ about this . But Bao said," He did so because he is poor, not because he is greedy." And when Guan failed again and again in various undertakings, Bao attributed them to unfavorable 3 ) _ instead of Guan' s incompetence . Even when Guan , during a war , deserted the battlefield three times , with others 4 ) _ him a coward , Bao explained in defense of him that Guan had to 5 ) _ the war to look after his aged mother . Afterwards , both Guan and Bao became statesmen for the State of Qi . Guan served Prince Jiu while Bao served Prince Xiao bat . These two princes 6 ) _ for the throne ( 王位 ) , and Xiao bai won . Jiu was killed and Guan was imprisoned . But , when Bao was to be 7 ) _ as the prime minister by the new emperor , he recommended Guan , who was still in 8_ , because he believed Guan had the ability to rule an empire . The ruler 9 ) _ the suggestion . After being appointed , Guan‘ s position was even higher than that of Bao . Due to Guan’ s 10 ) _ , only seven years passed before Qi became the most powerful state in China . Guan always said It was my parents who gave life to me . It is Bao Shuya who really knows me

The combining form audio-as in audiometer meansA. hearingB. visionC. touchD. taste

2.exaggerationA. 担保,保证B. 正当的理由,可接受的理由C. 增补物,补充物,补给品D. 夸张,夸大,言过其实

Aside from perpetuating (使……持续存在) itself, the sole purpose of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters is to "foster, assist and sustain an interest" in literature, music, and art. This it does by enthusiastically handing out money. Annual cash awards are given to deserving artists in various categories of creativity: architecture, musical composition, theater, novels, serious poetry, light verse, painting, sculpture. One award subsidizes a promising American writer's visit to Rome. There is even an award for a very good work of fiction that failed commercially once won by the young John Updike for The Poorhouse Fair and, more recently, by Alice Walker for In Love and Trouble . The awards and prizes total about 750,000 a year, but most of them range in size from 5,000 to 12,500, a welcome sum to many young practitioners whose work may not bring in that much money in a year. One of the advantages of the awards is that many go to the struggling artists, rather than to those who are already successful. Members of the Academy and Institute are not eligible (有资格的) for any cash prizes. Another advantage is that, unlike the National Endowment for the Arts or similar institutions throughout the world, there is no government money involved. Awards are made by committee. Each of the three departments Literature ( 120 members), Art (83), Music(47)―has a committee dealing with its own field Committee membership rotates every year, so that new voices and opinions are constantly heard. The most financially rewarding of all the Academy-institute awards are the Mildred and Harold Strauss Livings. Harold Strauss, a devoted editor at Alfred A. Knopf, the New York publishing house, and Mildred Strauss, his wife, were wealthy and childless. They left the Academy-Institute a unique bequest (遗赠): for five consecutive years, two distinguished (and financially needy) writers would receive enough money so they could devote themselves entirely to "prose literature" (no plays, no poetry, and no paying job that might distract). In 1983, the first Strauss Livings of 35,000 a year went to short-story writer Raymond Carver and novelist-essayist Cynthia Ozick. By 1988, the fund had grown enough so that two winners, novelists Diane Johnson and Robert Stone, each got 50,000 a year for five years. 1 What does the passage mainly discuss? A Award-winning works of literature. B An organization that awards artists. C The special donation of an artist. D The individual patrons of artists. 2 Which of the following can be inferred about Alice Walker's book In Love and Trouble? A It sold more copies than Ttle Poorhouse Fair. B It described the author's visit to Rome. C It was a commercial success. D It was published after The Poorhouse Fair. 3 How much do the awards and prizes offered by the Academy-Institute total approximately each year? A 750,000. B 35,000. C 50,000. D 12,500. 4 What is one of the advantages of the Academy-Institute awards mentioned in the passage? A They are subsidized by the government. B They are often given to unknown artists. C They can also be given to members of the Academy-institute. D They influence how the National Endowment for the Arts makes its award decisions. 5 For whom did the Strauss couple wish their fund could be provided? A The greatest contributor to prose literature. B The talented but less known artists. C The excellent and financially needy writers. D The amateur artists who had paying jobs.

Part I Reading Comprehension (2~10 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.Passage 1It was Thanksgiving Day, and Marie White, a 12-year-old American girl, was happy Her mother was making a very special cake. She put four small coins into the cake and then baked it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner, Marie and her family sat for cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth one? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.After Thanksgiving Day, Marie got sick. She coughed and couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over and then said, "We are sorry, but we can't help her."For 12 years, Marie didn't speak. But like other common people, she grew up, she got a job, she got married. One day, when Marie was 24 years old, she got a sore throat. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to a hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again."1. Why did Marie's mother put coins into the cake on Thanksgiving Day?A. To make a joke on her family.B. For good luck.C. To give a surprise to her daughter.D. To celebrate the festival.2. What happened when the family were eating the cake?A. They found all the coins.B. They didn't notice the coins.C. They found all the coins morning.D. They found one coin missing.

从某种意义上来说，人类具有生存、思考和创新的本领。(be invested with sth.)_____