第三部分  閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong．Haven’t you noticed that you have become a master since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brainpower．Researchers found that learning other language changes gray matter．This is the area of the brain which processes information．It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles．

The study also found the effect is greater on the younger people who learn a second language．

A team led by Dr．Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons(土著的英國人) who only spoke English．They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of other learners．

Scans showed that gray matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language．But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference is．

“Our findings suggest that his structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists．

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn．

Professor Dylan Vanghan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills．“Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible,” he said．“You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas．”

The finding was matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34．Reading, writing and comprehension were all tested．The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better．“Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists．

56．The main subject in this passage is ___．

science on learning a second language

man’s ability of learning a second language

language can help brain power

language learning and maths study

57．In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ___．

say language is also a kind of physical labor

prove that one needs more patience when he (she) is learning a language

show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

make people believe language learning helps gray matter work well

58．The underlined word “bilingual” probably means that ___．

a researcher on language learning             

a second language learner 

C．a person who can speak two languages               

D．an active language learner

59．We may know from the scientific findings that ___．

the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the gray matter density is 

there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language 

C．the experience of learning a second language has had an effect on people’s brain 

D．the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

60．In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that ___．

learning a second language is the same as studying maths 

early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects 

Italian is the best choice for you as a second language 

D．you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language

Contrary to the impression that grandmothers are delighted to help their grown daughters and care for their grandchildren, a study of multigenerational families shows that many older women hate the frequent demands that the younger generations make on their time and energy．

“Young women with children are under a lot of pressure these days, and they expect their mothers to help them pick up the pieces,” noted Dr．Bertram J．Cohler, a behavioral scientist at the University of Chicago．“This is often the strongest source of complaint on the part of Grandmother, who has finished with child caring and now has her own life to live．Grandmothers like to see their children and grandchildren, but on their own time．”

Dr．Cohler is director of a study, sponsored by the National Institute of Aging, of 150 workingclass families that live in a Midwestern suburb．He and Dr．Henry U．Gruebaum of Harvard Medical School, have already completed their study of four such families in New England．

Dr．Cohler tells of a middle-aged Boston woman who works as a cook all week and for her parish （教區(qū)） on Sundays．Every Saturday, her one day off, her daughter and family visit, expecting mother to make lunch, shop, and visit．“That's not how she wants to grow old,” said Dr．Cohler, who was told by the older woman, “My daughter would never speak to me if she knew how angry and unhappy I get．”

In all the four New England families studied, the older women disliked the numerous phone calls and visits from their grown daughters, who often turned to the mothers for advice, physical resources, love, and companionship as well as baby-sitting services．“American society keeps increasing the burdens for older people, particularly those in their 50s and 60s,” Dr．Cohler said in an interview here．“They're still working and they're taking care of their grown children and maybe also their aged parents．Sometimes life gets to be too much．”

67．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the expression “pick up the pieces” in the second paragraph?

       A．Save a bad situation．      B．Put children's toys in their proper places．

     C．Gather up pieces of clothing．      D．Keep the room in good order．

68．The middle-aged Boston woman ______．

     A．expects her mother to cook lunch for her

     B．enjoys the room in good order  

     C．visits an older woman every Saturday

     D．works six days a week

69．The passage is mainly about ______．

     A．young women's inability to look after their children

     B．Grandmothers' attitudes toward helping their grown daughters

     C．average American women's family life

     D．grandmother should give more help to their daughters

70．From Dr．Cohler's study we may reach the conclusion that ______．

     A．daughters should be independent of their old grandmothers

     B．grandmother should give more help to their daughters

     C．mothers and daughters should support each other

     D．daughters should be more considerate toward their mothers

寫作 (滿分15分)

假如你是李華，一名廣州長隆香江野生動物園的導游，你正在給一些來游玩的外國游客介紹該動物園：

【寫作內容】

特色：   

1. 1997年開放，亞洲最大的動物主題公園；

2. 集動物保護、科學研究、旅游和教育于一體；

3. 雖有頗具刺激的游樂設施，公園最具吸引力的是其擁有的野生動物；

4. 被譽為動物之天堂，擁有460余種珍稀動物，包括10只大熊貓，13只樹熊（考拉），稀有白虎等；

5．可以近距離的接近動物，給動物喂食，和動物照相。

【寫作要求】

1.只能使用5個句子表達全部的內容。

2.開頭和結尾已給，不計入句子的總數(shù)。

【參考詞匯】長隆香江野生動物園Chime-Long Xiangjiang Safari Park

考拉：koala

He is very ______, so he can make up many interesting stories.

A. imaginative          B. imagining                  C. imaginary          D. imaginatively

 ---May I take your order now?

   ---We’d like three black      and….

   A. coffees        B. coffee    C. cups of coffees    D. cup of coffees

.To be an astronaut, you must not only be strong in mind, but also be sound mentally and___.

  A. eventually       B.willingly       C.potentially        D.physically

.On the top of the hill _________ the old man once lived.

A. a temple stands there in which  B. stands a temple where

C. a temple standing on which      D. does a temple stand where

Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl,she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn‘t changed her mind.

 After she graduated from high school， she went on to college. Four years later， she received her bachelor’s degree （B A） in English and her teaching certificate（證書）. Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers， Mrs. Blake takes more classes； she hopes to get a master‘s degree （M A）. With an MA， she will receive a higher salary and if possible.  She hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well.

The school day at Mrs. Blake‘s high school， like that in many high schools in the United States， is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period， which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M.  Mrs. Blake must meet with parents， make out examinations， check assignments at al.， Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

1. How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school？

A. four years    B. eight years    C. twelve years    D. twenty years

2. According to the article，which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university？

A. a doctor‘s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree

B. a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree – a doctor’s degree

C. a master‘s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree

D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree—a master’s degree

3. How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far？

A. one    B. two    C. three     D. none

4. Which of the following sentences is not true？

A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates

B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.

C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.

D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.

5. According to that third paragraph，Mrs. Blake is ______ during the school day.

A. lonely   B. free   C. funny    D. busy

Women with an hour glass figure have brains to go with their curves(曲線)，scientists claim.

Going in at the waist is said to be a sign of intelligence which leads to brighter children, too,Wonmen such as Nigella Lawson with a big difference between thir waist and hip measurements scored significantly better in tests than those with thinner,straighter frames,, Researchers concluded that it was not necessary for a woman to be skinny-what mattered was that her waist should be smaller than her hips, A ratio of 3:5 was found to be idea,

The study ,by the Universities of Pittsdburgh and California,involved 16,000 women and girls,

According to the scientists，the results are no mere quirk of nature．They claim that the fat

Around culvy hips and thighs(大腿)holds higher levels of-3 fatty acids which are essential for

the growth of the brain during pregnancy．The fat which collects around the waist，howover．is

more likely to contain-6 fatty acids，which areless suited to brain growth．

Reporting in the joumal Evolution and Human Behaviour，the researchers found that the children of curvy mothers are more likely to do well in cognitive tests than others．they claim that  this could help explain why the children of teenage mothers．who might not yet be physically mature enough to have developed real curves-tend to do less well in school．

As wel las boosting(提升)brainpower,一3 fatty acids found in oily fish arc considered to be of huge health benefit Although the study analysed women’s bodies only,一3 fatty acids are also stored in men’s hips ,However it is not known whether men with wide hips benefit from the same brain power boost,．

72.Which shows the possible shape of an hour glass?    

73．Suppose the following measurements are taken from four women．Which of them is more likely to have bright children?

A. Waist：60cm；Hip：100 cm            B．Waist：60cm：Hip：80cm

C. Waist：55 cm；Hip 1 60cm            D．Waist：120cm；Hip：110cm

74.The underlined sentence‘'the results are nomere quirkofnature，'possible tells us the results

A. can be explained scientifically    B are strange and hard to explain

C. have just come about by chance   D are very interesting

75．According to the researchers，teenage mothers tend to have less bright children because

A．they aren’t so good at child care

B．they usually have less fat than mature women

C．they area’t physically strong enough

D．their waist and hip measurements differ less

Dirk Andrewi,Tony were named as assistant professors, Believe it nor not,        three of them were of         age．

A．／：all             B．／：the           C．the；all         D．the ;the