housework
C. he makes no efforts to make the bed D. his way of doing laundry causes her trouble
45. The underlined word \ . A. fierce wars B. different characters C. unusual habits D. slight arguments 46. The recent study in Michigan suggests that . A. people are becoming more health-conscious B. husbands live longer than their angry housewives C. putting a lid on negative feelings affects your health D. people should learn how to control their emotions 47. What will the writer probably continue to write about? A. ways to avoid having quarrels with your spouse. B. how a couple can manage to live longer. . C. how to argue skillfully with your sweetheart. D. why there is health risks for self-silenced people.
D
A survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children. I was shocked. I mean, a whole minute? Every day? Once a week maybe. I am generalizing of course, but there's some truth in it. My mother knew the names of our teachers, best friends and crushes. My dad was only vaguely aware there were short people sharing the apartment. My mother bought healthy fresh
food at the market every day. My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fridge except a jar of butter. Then he'd buy beer. My mother knows the names and nicknames of all the children in our social circle. My dad would occasionally refer to \elephant ears\
The truth is, mother have superpowers. My son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over. I demanded someone bring me a computer so I could google what to do. My wife ignored me and did
some sort of chanting(咏诵) phrase such as \in less than 15 seconds. Yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not always correct. Here are
some famous slips of the tongue.
The mother of Bill Gates: “If you're going to drop out of college and hang out with your stupid friends, don't come running to me when you find yourself _ .The mother of Albert Einstein:
“When you grow up, you'll find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space won't pay the grocery bills.” The mother of Arnord Schwarzenegger(斯瓦辛格): “Put the dining table down, Arnie.” The mother of George W. Bush: “You'll never be like your dad, who became
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President of the United States and started his own war.”
48. What do we know about the writer's parents? . A. His mother is better at kids-related things.
B. His mother has a larger social circle than his dad. C. His father is addicted to drinking beer.
D. His father gave his friends funny nicknames.
49. Which of the following words is best suitable for the blank in Paragraph 3?
A. helpless B. penniless C. friendless D. aimless 50. The writer intends to use this passage to .
A. exhibit the great love of mothers B. explain why mothers have superpowers C. entertain people with some funny ideas D. praise the mothers of son';: celebrities 51. Which of the following best describes the tone of the writer?
A. Objective B. Serious C. Funny D. Realistic
E
Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. “Not choice, but habit rules the
unreflecting creatures,” William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the ever-changing 21st century, even the word “habit” carries a negative meaning.
So it seems contradictory to talk about habits in the same context as innovation(创新). But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks. Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct
our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try, the more creative we become.
But don't bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the brain, they're there to stay. Instead, the new habits we deliberately press into ourselves create parallel pathways that can bypass those old roads.
“The first thing needed for innovation is attraction to wonder,” says Dawna Markova, author of The Open Mind. “But we are taught instead to ‘decide’, just as our president calls himself ‘the Decider’. ” She adds, however, that “to decide is to kill off all possibilities but one. A good innovational thinker is always exploring the many other possibilities.”
The current emphasis on standardized testing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that
few of us use our innovative and collaborative (协同的) ways of thought. “This breaks the major rule in the American belief system-that anyone can do anything,” explains M. J. Ryan, author of the 2006 book This Year I Will. . .and Ms. Markova's business partner. “That's a lie that we have preserved, and it brings about commonness. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence.” This is where developing new habits comes in. 52. Brain researchers have discovered that . A. the forming of new habits can be guided
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B. the development of habits can be predicted
C. the disadvantages of old habits can be transformed D. the track of new habits can be created unconsciously
53. The underlined word \ . A. zones B. connections C. situations D. tracks 54. Which of the following statements most probably agrees with Dawna Markova's view? A. Decision makes no sense in choices. B. Curiosity makes creative minds active. C. Creative ideas are born of a relaxing mind.
D. Formation of innovation comes from fantastic ideas,
55. The purpose of the author writing this article is to persuade us . A. to give up our traditional habits deliberately B. to create and develop new habits consciously C. to resist the application of standardized testing
D. to accept the major rule in the American belief system
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分） 写作一（满分15分）
请看下图，按要求用英文写作。
要求：1．请就下列图片反映出的问题发表你的感受； 2．有明确的观点； 3．词数不少于60；
4．在答题卡上作答。
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写作二（满分20分）
b假定你是新华中学的李华。不久前，在学校任教一年的外教Sue返回美国。请你根据写 作要点和要求给Sue写封电子邮件。 要点：1．对她表达感谢之意；
2．介绍她离开后你自己及班里发生的事情； 3．希望了解她的近况。
要求：1．短文词数不少于80词（不含已写好的部分）； 2．内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯： 3．书写须清晰、工整；
4．邮件中不能体现本人真实信息。 Dear Sue，
I'm Li Hua, one of your students in Xinhua High school.
Yours
sincerely,
Li Hua
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