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   The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color. If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected (影响) by color without knowing it. Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings (包装), that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste ,and that cosmetics (化妆品) should never be packed in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology (心理学).
Some of our preferences (偏爱) are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people’s mind. People in bright red surroundings (环境) show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars.         
65. The passage tells us that salesmen have _______.
A. found out that colors affect sales   
B. discovered the relationship between color and psychology 
C. tried colors on blind people     
D. developed a special subject of color psychology    
66. If people are exposed to (置身于) pure blue, _______.
A. their body pressure rises                    B. they won’t easily feel nervous
C. they want to taste blue foods          D. they will feel like buying things
67. The most effective color in the passage for warning people is _____.      
A. red    B. bright yellow    C. dark blue    D. green
68. Which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. Color and Feelings                B. Colors and Sales 
C. The Blind and Colors             D. Preferences for Colors
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
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  Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida"s weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings" expert care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year.
  But Ed has to fight against Florida"s changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed"s entire orange, crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts(霜). When temperatures drop below freezing, Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer (层)of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.
  What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method(方法)to save many orange crops.
  But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the trees" branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.
  Computer technology may help Ed Rawlings with some of these worries. With equipment, air and soil temperatures and wind speed can be measured. The information is fed into a computer which can tell when temperatures drop to freezing. The computer can correctly decide the quantity of water to be used and how frequently the trees should be watered. Ed Rawlings will find looking after his orange trees a lot easier with the help of a computer, and we"ll all have the benefits(or advantages)of computer-age oranges.
1. The passage is mainly about _____ .
A.a farmer"s expert care for his orange trees 
B. the different uses of computers
 C. growing oranges in Florida"s changeable weather
 D. different ways of frost protection
2. Ed tried to protect his crop by _____ .
 A. using a wind machine to drive away the cold air
 B. equipping his orange trees with a computer
C. watering it at the proper time 
D. picking his fruit at the first sign of frost
3. In the writer"s eyes, computers _____ .
A.are too expensive for small farmers
B. can be a valuable tool for the farmer
 C. can be used to help oranges grow bigger    
 D. cannot take the place of the farmer"s experience and judgement
4. Which of the following is NOT NECESSARY for Ed Rawlings to do?
  A. He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the
    freezing point.
  B. He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees.
  C. He has to water the orange trees more often in January and February.
  D. He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees.
5. According to the passage, the computer technology can _____ .
A.get rid of the need for frost protection 
B. help the farmer get a better harvest
 C. tell the farmer why outdoor temperature changes
D. prevent the temperature from dropping to the freezing point
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D
Men usually want to have their own way. They want to think and act as they like. No one, however, can have his own way all the time. A man cannot live in society without considering the interests(利益) of others as well as his own interests. “Society” means a group of people with the same laws and the same way of life. People in society may make their own decisions, but these decisions ought not to be unjust(不公平) or harmful to others. One man’s decisions may so easily harm another person. For example, a motorist may be in a hurry to get to a friend’s house. He sets out, driving at full speed like a competitor in a motor race. There are other vehicles and also pedestrians (行人) on the road. Suddenly there is a crash. There are screams and confusion. One careless motorist has struck another car. The collision(碰撞) has injured two of the passengers and killed the third. Too many road accidents happen through the thoughtlessness of selfish drivers.
We have governments, the police and the law courts to prevent or to punish such criminal acts. But in addition, all men ought to observe certain rules of conduct. Every man ought to behave with consideration for other men. He ought not to steal, cheat, or destroy the property(财产) of others. There is no place of this sort of behavior in a civilized society.
1. A man cannot have his own way all the time because________.
A. he may have no interest in other people
B. he has to share the same interest with the people in the same society
C. his decisions are always unjust         D. his decisions always harm other people
2. According to the passage, people in a civilized society should usually______.
A. be honest to each other                   B. be cautions in doing everything
C. behave in a responsible way            D. punish criminal acts
3. The purpose of this passage is to_________.
A. tell people how to behave in society
B. illustrate the importance of laws
C. teach people how to prevent criminal acts
D. persuade people not to make their own decisions
4. It is implied that there will be fewer road accidents if_______.
A. the drivers are more considerate(体贴的) of other people
B. there are fewer cars or walkers in the street
C. the motorists are not always in a hurry
D. the passengers are calm but not confused before the accidents
5. We can draw a conclusion that_______.
A. the government should contribute more efforts
B. the criminals should be more severely punished
C. man should be more strict with himself
D. man should have more and more similar interests
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第三节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I hired a plumber(水管工) to help me restore an old farmhouse, and he just finished a rough first day on the job: a  41 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric drill quit and his ancient one ton truck refused to  42  .
   43  I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.    44  arriving, he invited me in to meet his   45 . As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small   46 , touching the tips of the branches with both   47 .
When   48 the door he passed through an amazing transformation. His brown face was in all smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his   49 a kiss.  50 he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my   51 got the better of me. I asked him about what I had   52 him do earlier.
"Oh, that"s my   53 tree," he replied. "I know I can"t help having troubles on the job, but one thing"s   54 :those troubles don"t   55 the house with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree    56  when I come home and ask God to    57 them. Then in the morning I   58 
them up again." "And the   59 thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren"t   60 as many as I remember hanging up the night before."
41. A. smooth                  B. broken                  C. failed                     D. flat
42. A. begin                     B. start                       C. set                         D. launch
43. A. While                    B. During                   C. As soon as              D. Though
44. A. In                         B. For                        C. On                         D. At
45. A. friends                   B. parents                   C. family                    D. home
46. A. room                     B. tree                       C. flower                    D. wood
47. A. arms                      B. hands                     C. fingers                   D. feet
48. A. opening                 B. closing                   C. knocking                D. covering
49. A. wife                      B. daughter                C. son                        D. baby
50. A. Meanwhile             B. Afterwards             C. Previously              D. Consequently
51. A. satisfaction             B. responsibility          C. occupation              D. curiosity
52. A. heard                     B. made                     C. seen                       D. let
53. A. comfort                 B. pain                       C. suffering                D. trouble
54. A. at length                B. for sure                  C. at risk                   D. straight away
55. A. belong in               B. hold back               C. fit in                      D. bring to
56. A. one day                 B. every morning        C. one night                D. every night
57. A. take note of            B. take care of            C. look for                 D. focus on
58. A. pick                      B. take                       C. bring                     D. choose
59. A. flexible                  B. funny                    C. casual                    D. humorous
60. A. almost                   B. roughly                  C. nearly                    D. approximately
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第二部分:阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分;满分45分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
  Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
  There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.
  When people live together, they should have rules. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
  One of the teenagers has said something about it, “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”
41. In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.
 A. don’t work well together                                B. are friendly to each other
  C. teach each other new ways of building houses
 D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers
42. All the members work some time every day mainly to________.
  A. lead a busy life                                           B. learn new skills of farming
 C. get used to the life on the farms                        D. find useful things and pleasure in work
43. Living together, ________.
  A. the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules
 B. the members have to obey the rules the adults make
  C. the members have no free time but on weekends
 D. the members should not break the rules they make together
44.The best title for the passage is________.
 A. The Rules of Living Together                 B. Life in New York State
 C. Teenagers and Adults Together          D. Free Hours in the Special Work Group 
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第三部分:阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
In meditation(冥想),people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath. As they breathe in and out, they attend to their feelings. As thoughts go through their minds, they let them go. Breathe. Let go. Breathe. Let go.
According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a marked change in how the brain allocates attention. It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world. Expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli, like facial expressions.
The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. People can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice, everything from driving to playing the piano. The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain. It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being.
In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day. A control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period. Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. As both group looked for the numbers, their brain activity was recorded.
Everyone could catch the first number. But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number. Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number as if letting it go, which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number. This shows that attention can change with practice.
Just ask Daniel Levision, who meditated for three months as part of the study.” I am a much better listener,” he said. “I do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying.”
56. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.
A. feelings         B. minds         C. people        D. thoughts
57. Meditations manage their daily tasks better because they ________.
A. are given less pressure                   B. allocate their attention better
C. have more stimuli for life                D. practice them more frequently
58. The study proves that ________.
A. meditation improves one’s health        B. brain activity can be recorded
C. human attention can be trained              D. mediators have a good sense of hearing
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