their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. 63. From the passage, it can be inferred that __________. A. everybody has problems B. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D. people like to complain about their problems
64. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to __________.
A. save space B. persuade readers C. make readers laugh D. get reader’s attention 65. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that __________. A. Most people feel life is easy.
B. the writer feels life is easy C. the writer likes to complain about his problems D. most people complain about how hard their lives are
66. The underlined saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that __________.
A. we do not learn from experience B. we do not learn when we are pain C. pain teaches us important lessons D. pain cannot be avoided
D
“I smoke for my health,” I wrote in a newspaper article published in 1979. Since I am a doctor, this advice attracted much attention. I reasoned that smoking made me cough and thus prevented pneumonia(肺炎); smoking made my heart go faster and reduced the need for special exercise; smoking made me eat less and kept me thin. And then, at 51, I had a heart attack.
Strange, how the proof connected smoking to heart disease appeared unclear to me, and how the same information now appears extremely reasonable. Why stop now? Smokers who stop after their first heart attack have an 80-percent chance of living ten more years－if they don’t, a 60-percent chance.
As a smoker, I always felt bitter at the fact that we smokers received only disrespect from nonsmokers. How could nonsmokers know that smoking was bad for the health if there were no smokers to prove it? Being a member of the experimental group, rather than the control group, I should get a certain measure of social praise. I’ve done my time. I’m now ready to be a control. I no longer smoke for my health. My health can’t stand the help.
Will I miss the late-night trips to find a store that’s still open and selling cigarettes? Will I miss searching through ashtrays(烟灰缸) to find the longest end that is still smokable? Only time will tell. Not smoking may give me the time to find out.
Was it easy to stop? Sure. Here is all you have to do. First, experience a terrible pain under your breastbone as you finish a cigarette. Next, have yourself admitted to a health-care unit and be taken away of your clothing and belongings. Finally, remain in the unit at bed rest for four days while smoking is forbidden. This broke my habit. See if it works for you.
67．The writer used to believe all the following except __________.
A．cough does good to health B．smoking does good to health C．smoking helps prevent people from getting too fat D．smoking can take the place of physical exercise
68．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．The society should take less care of smokers. B．Non-smokers should be grateful to smokers. C．The writer believes he will live longer if he gives up smoking. D．The writer used to buy cigarettes late at night.
69．The word “help” at the end of the third paragraph refers to ___________. A．social disrespect B．smoking cigarettes C．control group D．experimental group 70．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Why I Developed Heart Disease B．My Fault C．Why I Give up Smoking D．The History of Smoking 第四部分：任务阅读(10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格中填入最适当的单词。 每空格1个单词。
Millions of women use cosmetics(化妆品), often called “make-up”. The cosmetics industry is one of the biggest in the world. Most large stores sell cosmetics, and there are always shops at airports selling them cheaply.
The word “cosmetics” refers to anything that people put on their faces to make them look better. Lipstick, face powder and cream, and eye make-up are the most popular. Although more women than men use cosmetics, there are cosmetics for men as well as women.
Some people even have cosmetic surgery to make their faces look different. They have the shapes of their noses and eyes changed.
The most widely used cosmetic is probably lipstick, as many women who do not wear any other make-up will often put on a little lipstick.
Lipstick is made by mixing together different oils and colors. The mixture is then allowed to get hard and is cut into the shape of a small pencil. When a woman presses the lipstick to her lips, the end of it becomes soft, and some of it sticks to her lips, giving them extra color.
Cosmetics were probably first used in India, but it was the Egyptians(埃及人), six thousand years ago, who made the most use of them. Rich Egyptian women painted their eyes green and black. They used a red color to paint pretty designs on their fingernails, the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet. Pictures of Cleopatra always show her wearing a lot of make-up.
The Romans also used cosmetics. They liked to make their skin very white and to paint their eyes. They also used a kind of lipstick.
In England at one time, very rich women had baths in milk to make their skin beautiful. They also used a lot of sweet-smelling powder(粉末) to stop people smelling their bodies, which were often very dirty because they did not wash very often or change their clothes.
Title: Cosmetics Definition (定义) Main products Anything that people put on their 71 to make them look better Lipstick, face powder and ____73____, and eye make-up Main users __72 Most popular product Lipstick
Producing process(过程) __74___ together different oils and colors. The mixture gets hard and is cut into the 75 of a small pencil. Countries General (大概的) 76 India Egypt Rome _____79____ Way to use cosmetics First 77 . Made the most use of cosmetics Painted their 78 and eyes with cosmetics Had baths in milk; use a lot of sweet-smelling 80
第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）
小明减肥以后，感到身体疲倦、虚弱，不知如何是好，于是他写了一封电子邮件向健康专家求教。请根据下面内容，以小伟的名义写一封邮件。
词数：130左右。
原因：觉得自己太胖，体重不断增加，担心形象不美，有同学骂他。 过程：1、去健身房，两三次就放弃了，感觉太累也没时间。
2、节食，坚持了大约一个星期，经常饿得不能继续他的学习。
3、悄悄服用减肥药，一开始有效果，体重迅速下降，但减肥药对他产生副作用。 Dear Health Expert,
I have got a problem and I need to ask for your help. _______________________________
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Best wishes!
Xiao Ming
参考答案
听 力：1-20 ABCCA CCBCB BACCA ABBAC 单项填空：21-35： CDBCB DABCC ABCDB
完形填空：36-55： BDCDB CABDB CBDAC DCABC
阅读理解： 56-58 BAC 59-62 BDCD 63—66 BDDC 67-70 DABC 任务阅读：
71. faces 72. Women 73. cream 74. Mix 75. shape 76. history 77. used 78. skin 79. England 80. powder
作文：
Dear Health Expert,
I have got a problem and I need to ask for your help. I feel I am a little too fat. What’s worse, I am putting on weight all the time. I am very worried about my figure and how I look. I even fear that some of my classmates call me names.
At one time,I tried to work out in gym two or three times, but I finally gave up just because I had no time for it and always felt very tired after doing exercise. Once I tried going on a diet. However, after about a week, I could not
go on with is because a felt so hungry that I was not able to continue my studies. Then I bought and took weight-loss pills in secret. Shortly after, they did work and I was losing weight fast. But soon I felt tired and weak sometimes.
I know those pills usually have bad effects on our health. However, I don’t know what I should do. Could you be kind enough to give some good advice?
Best wishes!
Xiao Mi