SECTION II Use of English(15 minutes) 26、根据下列材料，请回答26-45题： I don't know what it is about English pubs that I find so disappointing． 26 , pubs are supposed to be the Englishman' s 27 meeting place, where he can get together with a few friends 28 a glass of beer and talk about football, or horse racing, or business or whatever else 29 his thoughts．You notice that the pub is the Englishman' s meeting place, not the English-woman's．Even in our liberated times it is still not quite 30 for a woman to go into a pub alone; she must have a man to 31 and protect her．Perhaps that' s partly 32 pubs disappoint me--they are 33 mainly to provide for male interests, which are often pretty 34 ． I think this male-dominated atmosphere 35 reminds me of being back at school, or in the army, neither of which is an 36 I much want to relive. However, I' m 37 in the minority．Most Englishmen have their local, where they can escape from the 38 of family life or work, and if they are 39 , tell their troubles to a pretty barmaid. 40 , many men dream of retiring from their nine-to-five jobs and 41 a little country pub, where they imagine they' ll be the 42 of a seven-nights-a-week party．This 43 usually dies when they think of having to clean up spilled beer at one o' clock in the morning. Still, there' s a pub for every type of man, and a man for every type of pub．And I must 44 that, for someone who doesn' t like them, I' ve 45 a lot of time in pubs of various kinds.
26、 A．After all B．In addition C．As a result D．For example
27、 A．favorite B．proper C．formal D．exclusive
28、 A．by B．over C．upon D．to
29、 A．forms B．influences C．occupies D．troubles
30、 A．lawful B．meaningful C．impressive D．respectable
31、 A．accompany B．comfort C．encourage D．support
32、 A．how B．when C．where D．why
33、 A．forced B．enabled C．intended D．claimed
34、 A．narrow B．noble C．practical D．personal
35、 A．also B．hence C．yet D．only
36、 A．existence B．experience C．interest D．incident
37、 A．naturally B．normally C．obviously D．oddly
38、 A．needs B．objectives C．pressures D．requirements
39、 A．careful B．honest C．doubtful D．lucky
40、 A．Still B．Indeed C．Thus D．Nevertheless
41、 A．decorating B．buying C．designing D．visiting
42、 A．host B．member C．servant D．sponsor
43、 A．hobby B．project C．habit D．dream
44、 A．recognize B．remember C．believe D．admit
45、 A．found B．recovered C．spent D．saved  SECTION III Reading Comprehension Part A(40 minutes)
  根据下列材料，请回答46-60题：  Text 1  　Researchers at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California found that a 12-minute bed-side visit with a dog can help ease anxiety levels by 24 percent in heart failure patients, compared to a 10 percent drop when patients had a visit from a human volunt
eer, and no drop in patients who had no visit.  　Results of the 76-patient study were presented last week at the American Heart Association' s annual Scientific Sessions in Dallas, Texas. The study was funded by the Pet Care Trust Founda-tion, a non-profit organization which promotes human-animal interaction and bonding. In the stud-y, effects of dog and volunteer visits were compared with those of volunteers only, and with patients who had no visits and remained at rest. Heart pressures were monitored and patients were asked to answer a list of anxiety assessment questions before and after the visits. Although critical pressure measures also decreased, suggesting improved cardiac function, the most marked response was seen in anxiety levels.  　"The first thing you notice is that the patient' s facial expression ,changes to a smile and the stress of the world seems to be lifted off their shoulders," study author Kathy Cole said. Feelings of depression and helplessness are common among heart patients, Cole said, and just three nights in a hospital is enough to make some patients feel anxious and unsettled. During the visit, the furry friend is allowed to lie on the bed next to the patient with its head within two feet of the patient' s. Most patients petted the dog, while
others engaged human volunteers in conversation about the dog.  　Dogs used in the study are specially trained animal-assisted therapy dogs that undergo a series of trainings, evaluations and certifications to qualify as therapy dogs. Dog breeds varied. Research-ers used everything from Berne
se mountain dogs to small schnauzers. However, a dog doesn't have to be specially trained to have a calming effect on its human counterparts. In fact, the animal doesn' t even have to be a dog in order to help. "As long as the animal has meaning to the patient, or a relationship with the patient, it can help calm the patient," Cole said.
46、We learn from the text that heart patients benefit most from visits A．by a volunteer with a dog B．by a volunteer on his own C．by a well-trained dog alone D．by a non-profit organization
47、 The study shows that, for heart patients, A．their anxiety is reduced if they stay longer in hospital B．their contact with animals improves their condition C．their heart pressure decreases if they remain at rest D．their recovery relies on contact with animals
三级 英语48、 According to Cole, the change of patients' facial expression indicates that A．they are happy with the experiment B．they are psychologically comforted C．their hospitalization may be shortened D．their heart function is returning to normal
49、 Cole believes that dogs are helpful to the patients if A．they are limited to certain breeds B．they are specially trained ones C．they have meaning to them D．they stay with them all day
50、 This report focuses on A．the healing power of animals B．the treatment of heart disease C．the relationship between dogs and humans D．the promotion of human-animal interaction　根据下列材料，请回答51-65题：  Text 2  　In many respects, Katsura Okiyama is a typical Japanese woman in her 20s. She enjoys spend-ing time with her friends and loves Disney. But, less typically, she is a writer. And, quite excep-tionally, her medium is a cell phone.  　In Japan, not only are people reading novels on their cell phones; they're also writing novels with them--uploading SMS-length chapters to specialist websites where they are in turn downloaded to the phones of millions of readers. The most popular are printed as books and sell in the hundreds of thousands. In book form, K, Okiyama' s first cell-phone novel, is 235 pages long. "I think I was writing 20 pages in two hours per day at the most, and it took me almost a month," she says.  　Although she was used to writing around 100 text messages daily, Okiyama never expected that thumbing her keypad would enable her to become one of the country' s hot new writers. "I had never written a story," she says. "I never had the idea of how a real novel should be, so that might be why I could do it. "    "Cell-phone novels are created and consumed by a generation of young people in Japan that demands to be heard," says John Possman, an entertainment consultant. "It is truly pop culture. It has also become big business, shaking up a publishing industry whose sales have been declining for a decade. "  　Individual voices are hard to find, however. As dictated by the medium, the language of cell-phone novels is simple and peppered w
ith emoticons--signs that represent various attitudes or emo-tions. Dialogue and description are scarce. Subject matter is always the same. Typically, a heroine loses her first love and then later struggles to find love again.  　"The stories are often told in the first person and lack diversity," agrees Possman. But that hasn't been a problem with consumers yet. "Why don't you write a novel and move me?" read one angry schoolgirl' s recent online post, in response to a fierce opponent of cell-phone novels. So far, Japan' s literary establishment hasn' t come up with an answer.
51、In Japan, cell-phone writers A．upload their stories bit by bit to websites B．pay to have their novels printed as books C．spend almost one month to finish a novel D．send SMS-length texts to readers'phones
52、 According to Katsura Okiyama, she is able to write because A．she has an insight into literature B．she has training in storytelling C．she is skilled in text messaging D．she is free from literary rules
53、 According to John Possman, the Japanese publishing industry A．is pushed forward by the pop culture B．is strengthened by cell-phone novels C．has been shrinking for many years D．has been creating a generation of young readers
54、 We learn from the text that cell-phone novels" A．feature moving dialogues B．have different writ
ing styles C．lack variety in subject matter D．encourage readers to read others
55、 It can be inferred that Japan' s literary establishment can' t A．settle the dispute between the two sides B．compete with cell-phone novels C．adapt to the new technologies D．change their writing styles  根据下列材料，请回答56-70题：  Text 3  　Too many people fear failure. Some of us let it keep us from trying new things, telling ourselves we' d be no good at it. Some limit our goals to only what we feel absolutely sure we can accomplish. Others among us try something once and when it doesn't work out, we decide that course is not for us.That' s unfortunate because, according to many top scientists, failure is nothing to fear. Not only is it inevitable, they say, it is even an indispensable ally. "In the research lab," says John Polanyi, the Nobel prize-winning chemist," failure is a good thing. If everything you try is very successful, it means you' re playing it safe; you' re not out on the edge. Failure means that you' re learning. To ask a scientist whether he has experienced failure is like asking an artist whether he has ever made a sketch. The answer is, ' a million times. ' That is the price of success. "  　Failure is not the opposite of success. It' s more like an ingredient. In Hollywood, thousands of ideas
for new TV shows are pitched each year, but only a select few get to the screen, let alone survive their first season. In real life, misses outnumber hits whenever people try something new.Nina Spencer, a m
otivational speaker and author of Getting Passion out of Your Profession, likes to remind audiences that whenever we try a new skill, we go through four stages. "There' s the point when you don' t know about the skill, and because you don' t know about it, you' re no good at it. Eventually, you come to know about the skill, but you' re incompetent to perform it.  　Then, as long as you think carefully and go slowly, you can do it. Eventually, it becomes so practiced, it' s easy. " The secret is not to give up at stage two.  　In short, the seeds of success almost always flourish best in the well-turned soil of failure. As Charles Kettering, inventor of the modem electric ignition system for cars and the holder of nearly 200 patents, once said, "failures, repeated failures, are finger-posts on the road to achievements-- one fails forward towards success. "
56、According to John Polany, a seemingly all-time successful person may in fact A．be very adventurous B．be very competitive C．be very sensitive D．be very cautious
57、 The Hollywood example is used to show that to succeed you should A．avoid mistakes B．live with failures C．avoid competition D．live with new ideas
58、 When it comes to trying new things, people should know it is natural that A．success results from trial and error B．they might miss something important C．success requires safety guarantees D．they will hit more than they miss
59、 According to Nina Spencer, the key to acquiring a new skill lies in A．practice B．persistence C．competence D．performance
60、 The writer of the text wants to tell people not to A．be frightened by failure B．repeat the same failure C．underestimate failure D．be misled by failure SECTION III Reading Comprehension Part B(40 minutes)
  根据下列材料，请回答61-65题：  Charles Swecker:  　Thank you for getting it right in your articles on how to make a better student. As an educator, I' m sure I speak for others in saying parents who encourage learning at home ultimately have kids who perform at a higher level in class. School systems have been trying to get that message out for years. Imagine, excellent teachers working with students who have a drive and desire to learn. What a perfect world!
  Sandy Simonson:  　The students you pictured have positive attitudes; they expect to work hard on their own. Con-sequently, the effort they put in produces positive results. But my sons are different. They see their parents read. They were read to at home. We' ve encouraged and praised the genuine efforts they' ve made. But the bottom line for my sons is that until something fires them up from within, they are content to do as little work as possible.
  Bridget Boyle :  　Parents should do these things to make their child a better student: turn off the television. Fill every room with books. Play, read, travel, and then read some more with your kids. If reading be-comes the primary form of entertainment in the home, youngsters will turn to books. It was my pleasure to catch them reading on their own. Killing our television was the best thing we ever did.
  Deborah Curtin:  　Your report provided a g l i m p s e i n t o t h e l i f e o f y o u n g g e n i u s e s , b u t n o b o d y m a d e t h e s e k i d s b e t t e r s t u d e n t s . E a c h o n e c a n o b v i o u s l y g r a s p a n y t a s k . E a c h c o u l d h a v e b e e n l e f t i n a b o x w i t h a b o o k a n d w o u l d h a v e e n d e d u p s e l f - t a u g h t . Y o u d i d , h o w e v e r , c o n f i r m m y b e l i e f t h a t m o s t t e a c h e r s a r e o n l y c a p a b l e o f c o m m u n i c a t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t o r e a d y - m a d e A s t u d e n t s . O f c o u r s e , t h e r e a r e a f e w g o o d t e a c h e r s , b u t t h e y c a n n o t o v e r c o m e t h e d e f e c t i v e s y s t e m w e h a v e . / p > p > 0 0 A l a n H o l m a n : 0 0 I d o n ' t t h i n k t h a t t h e s u c c e s s o f s t u d e n t s r e a l l y d e p e n d s o n m a r k s . I j u s t f i n i s h e d w r i t i n g m y s e c o n d a v e r a g e - l e n g t h s t a g e p l a y , w h i c h i s g o i n g t o b c p r o d u c e d a t m y h i g h s c h o o l . A n d I ' m a l s o p l a y i n g a p a r t i n H a m l e t . D e s p i t e a l l t h e s e r e a l l y g r e a t t h i n g s , m y m a r k s i n s c h o o l a r e r e a l l y b a d . I p a y m o r e a t t e n t i o n t o m y h o b b i e s t h a n t o s c h o o l , a n d i t ' s a c t u a l l y g e t t i n g m c s o m e w h e r e . S o m a r k s a r e n ' t e v e r y t h i n g . / p >