1、12出席，照顾，注意 v_注意，关注n._认真的，注意的 adj._认真地，聚精会神地adv._13雇用，利用（时间、精力等） v_雇用，聘请n._雇员 n_雇主n._14包含，容纳，容忍v._容器n._控制，抑制 n_15危险n._危害，使受到危险v._受到危害的，濒危的adj._.翻译下列短语1结果_ 2灭亡；逐渐消失_3和平地；和睦地；安详地_4在危险中；垂危_5保护不受（危害）_ 6如释重负；松了一口气_7形成；产生_ 8想/喜欢做某事_9转身_ 10根据_III、完成下列句子1他举起手臂护住面部免受这一击。2他当时有生命危险。3我们同邻居和睦相处。4当歌手出场时，大厅里爆发出欢呼声。
2、5由于大肆捕杀，很多动物已经灭绝了。四、 语法填空Older people who follow healthy diets may live longer，1._ study suggests.Research in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found those who ate a lowfat diet 2._ contained lots of fruit and vegetables lowered their risk of dying over 10 years.The study 3._ （main）fo
3、cused on the diets of 2，500 US adults aged 70 to 79.Those who ate a highfat diet rich 4._ ice cream，cheese，and whole milk，had the highest risk of death.The study showed that 12 extra people in every hundred survived over the ten years，if 5._ ate healthily.Participants 6._（divide） into six different
4、groups，according to how often they ate certain foods.The groups were：healthy foods；highfat dairy products；meat，fried foods and alcohol；breakfast cereal；refined grains；sweets and desserts.Those who had a “healthy foods”diet ate more lowfat dairy products，fruit，whole grains，poultry，fish，7._ vegetables
5、.They also ate lower amounts 8._ meat，fried foods，sweets，highcalorie drinks，and added fat.9._（smoke） less and being more active than other participants，people in this group had healthier lifestyles，too.Researchers found that those who followed a “highfat dairy products”diet had a 10._（high） death ri
6、sk than those in the “healthy food”group.第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）AMost of us feel upset if we skip just one meal，and if we tried to go without food for 12 hours we would really be uncomfortable.But there are some people who seem able to “fast” for very long periods.Various records are claimed for long fa
7、sts（禁食），but in most cases there is no medical proof and so the records are doubtful.One South African woman claimed that she lived for 102 days on nothing but water and soda water.There are great differences among living things in the ability to survive without food.For example，a tick，which lives on
8、 animals，may survive a whole year.Warmblooded animals use up their stores of food in the body more quickly.In fact the smaller and more active the animal is，the more quickly it uses up its reserves.A small bird starves to death in about five days，a dog in about twenty.In general，we can say that a wa
9、rmblooded creature will die when it has lost about half its normal weight.This matter of weight is important.Man and other creatures live in a state of “metabolic equilibrium（新代谢平衡）”，which means maintaining the body weight once a certain point has been reached.This regulation of body weight is done
10、by thirst，hunger，and appetite.When your blood lacks nutritional materials，this registers in the hunger center of the brain and you feel“hungry”The body is crying out for any kind of fuel（food）And it is our appetite that sees to it that we choose a mixed diet，which is the kind the body needs.5What wi
11、ll happen to most people who skip one of the three meals?A.They are all right. B.Though they lose weight they feel quite good. C.Nothing will happen at all. D.They will feel uncomfortable.6Which of the following is NOT true?ARecords of fasting for long periods are proved by common sense. BDoctors ha
12、vent examined the fasting records and the records are in question.CThe South African woman managed to live on water.DGenerally speaking，man cant survive without food.7Compared with coldblooded animals，human beings_Acan survive longer than other animals without food Bcant survive without foodCcan sur
13、vive by eating coldblooded animals Dare clever in getting food8Which of the following is most closely related to the question of dying of starvation？ A.The quality of food. B.The quantity of food. C.The regulation of body weight. D.The blood in the body of an animal.BEvery artist knows in his heart
14、that he is saying something to the public.Not only does he want to say it well，but he wants it to be something which has not been said before.He hopes the public will listen and understand that he wants to teach them，and he wants them to learn from him.What visual（视觉的）artists like painters want to t
15、each is easy to make out but difficult to explain，because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors，not words.They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors，out of the countless billions possible，is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us.Without
16、 their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors，or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose（动态和静态），their choices indicate that these aspects of the
17、world are worth looking at，that they contain beautiful sights.Contemporary（当代的）artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern that there is nothing more in it.Yet even they do choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.If one painter
18、chooses to paint a gangrenous（坏疽性的）leg and another a lake in moonlight，each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world.Each painter is telling us something，showing us something，emphasizing something all of which means that，consciously or unconsciously，he is trying to teach u
19、s.9It is hard to explain what a painter is saying，because _Amost painters do not express themselves well Ba painter uses unusual words and phrasesCa painter uses shapes and colors instead of words Dmany painters do not say anything10A painter chooses certain shapes and colors because he feels that t
20、hey _Ahave been used frequently in the past Bare easy to work withCare worth showing to the public D.will be most attractive to the public 11The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice of subject _Acarries a message to the public Bonly provides interesting patternsChas no patter
21、n or form Dteaches the public important truths12Compared with a painter of unpleasant subjects，a painter who draws a lake in moonlight is _Ahaving more meanings Bpointing out different things Cmore skilled Dgiving less informationCRecently，a volcano erupted in Guatemala. Hundreds of Guatemalan resid
22、ents were forced to move. The volcano，Pacaya，suddenly erupted on Tuesday.Pacaya volcano is near Guatemala City，the capital city of the Republic of Guatemala. The eruption killed a mother and three children were missing. A TV reporter was also killed by stones that erupted from the volcano. Furthermo
23、re，the international airport in Guatemala City was also forced to close because of the volcano eruption.During the big eruption，many houses collapsed and many properties were lost. People stayed under the bed and the table in order to survive the eruption. Numerous houses and properties were damaged
24、 in the process. Volcano ashes covered the surrounding area of the volcano. Many people fled the villages surrounding the volcano；hundreds of people were moved to temporary shelters.After the volcano eruption ended，government officials began to dispatch （指派） people to clean up the ashes. A state of
25、emergency was also declared in the Escuintla region and Guatemala City. Another person was also killed but not directly by the eruption. He fell off the building while cleaning up the ashes of the volcano eruption.Guatemala is a country covered by numerous volcanoes. However，among the eight thousand
26、 volcanoes in Guatemala，only eight of them are active. There was a big eruption of the Pacaya volcano in 1989，in which ashes went flying to places almost fifty miles away. During the last big one in 1998，the Pacaya volcano eruption covered Guatemala City with its ashes.Even though the Pacaya volcano
27、 is very dangerous，it is a very popular tourist destination. Tourists often walk right next to the lava and take pictures of it.13What is this passage mainly about?A.Volcanoes in Guatemala. B.Attractions in Guatemala. C.Former volcano eruptions in Guatemala. D.The latest volcano eruption in Guatemal
28、a.14We can learn from the passage that the Pacaya volcano _Awas considered to be a dead one Bis not as dangerous as people thinkChas been very active in the past 25 years Dis the most active one around the world15From the description in Paragraph 3，we know that_Athe eruption caused great damage Ba l
29、ot of people were hurt during the eruptionCpeople had moved away before the eruption Dvolcano ashes completely covered the villages nearby第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。You can never be too sure these days in the United States of your neighbours or even your customers!
30、Try to keep a low profile（姿态）in your neighborhood: dont announce to just about everyone that you are running a home business with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. _16_ In fact I know of some homebased entrepreneurs（企业家）who would rather meet their customers in a neutral（中间的）ground, eg.the customers office or even Starbucks
