Cassie looked at me, and her glare 55 . I laughed. She smiled… 36. A. patiently B. silently C. together D. alone 37. A. function B. goal C. reason D. result 38. A. rolled down B. pushed against C. thrown at D. dropped over 39. A. Spreading B. Boiling C. Baking D. Holding 40. A. butter B. sandwich C. cream D. egg 41. A. protect B. replace C. carry D. mix 42. A. followed B. covered C. attached D. supported 43. A. ideas B. fights C. worries D. challenges 44. A. wrong B. stupid C. brilliant D. scientific 45. A. Since B. While C. But D. And 46. A. explain B. deny C. admit D. prove 47. A. Therefore B. Anyway C. Otherwise D. Besides 48. A. paced down B. turned around C. walked up D. went back 49. A. left B. wanted C. chosen D. discovered 50. A. steps B. way C. wall D. sidewalk 51. A. intended B. unexpected C. failed D. desired 52. A. eyes B. hands C. feet D. heart 53. A. Lost B. Dirty C. Broken D. Empty 54. A. around B. out C. in D. down 55. A. returned B. remained C. increased D. softened 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 选择题（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Western New Bridge Library Announcement
2008-3-10
Shortened Library Hours for Spring Break Library Hours have been shortened to 7hours a day (9:00a. m. —4:00p. m.)for spring Break from March 24 to March 30. Coming Events ●On Monday, March 24, at 10:30am., Scott Sutton, a children’s writer, will tell stores to kids over seven. Sutton’s attractive style will surely inspire everyone present! ●At 1:00pm. On march 26, the Georgetown musicians will present an Irish folk concert, which will be entertaining for the entire family. come for the music and stay to check out some relevant books for the rest of the week! ●On Thursday, march 27, at 2:00pm., the annual children’ gathering will take place in room 201, the second-floor. pick up an invitation in the children’s room and return your RSVP(回复) to reserve your at the table by 3:00 pm. On Tuesday, march 25. Only children are allowed in the gathering. ●At 10:30am. On Friday, March 28, Enzo Monfre of the hit kids’ science show, ENZOology, will bring Fossils live! Surely Enzo will take the audience back in time, deep beneath the surface of the earth, to uncover the mysteries of killer dinosaurs, and more. Enzo recently appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show- come and see him at the library! Please note: In case of emergency, please call the Help Desk at 926-3736 and follow the procedures outlined on the voice message. The call-down service is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for emergencies. The Help Desk supplies service to you all the year round! For questions about all these, please contact hld@wnbl. org. Come for the great Fun; Stay for the relevant Books! 56. To attend the annual Children’s Gathering, one has to . A. buy a ticket B. apply in advance
C. make a reservation D. contact the call-down service 57. According to the passage, Enzo Monfre will ______.
A. show the children around a zoo B. tell stories to children over seven C. be present at the science show in present D. lead the children to the Ellen DeGeneres Show
58. The Help Desk in this library supplies service . A. only during the daytime B. in case of emergency C. till the end of the Spring Break D. after 22:00 p. m. every day 59. We can learn from the passage that children can . A. attend all the activities with their parents B. borrow some relevant books for the activities
C. participate in the activities from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. D. choose only one of the activities according to their interest
B
Most young architects ----particularly those in big cities ----can only dream about working in a building of their own. And marking that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical –parts firm in Atlanta. Form the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting walls.
In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city’s West End. Built n 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition(拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and ―to treasure what was there-the walls, the rust, the light,‖ Yocum said. Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It’s like an art installation(装置) in there- a slow-motion show.
Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a wording area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer(缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.
Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience form decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less. 60. According to the passage, it is for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.
A. easy B. unnecessary C. unrealistic D. common 61．Yocum bought the old building because __.
A. it was a bargain to him B. it was still in good condition C. it was located in the city center D. it looked attractive from the outside 62. Working on the old building, Yocum and bell＿.
A. pulled rubbish out through the roof B. removed the skylights from the bathroom C. presented a slow–motion show in an art gallery D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building 63. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell __.
A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof B. turned more old buildings into art galleries C. got inspiration from decorating their old building D. paid more attention to the outside of the gallery 64. The main idea of the passage is that __.
A. people can learn a lot from their failures
B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building C. people should not judge things by their appearance D. creative people can make the best of what they have
C
You're sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns(打哈欠). Suddenly, you're yawning with him, thought you're not tired.
This phenomenon confused scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was discovery that those children who were unable to from normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagions(有感染力的) yawning, which showed that humans communicate regularly without words.
Hogo Critchley, a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critchley, our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we're feeling. ―Emotions are closed linked with states of internal(内部的)responses, ‖he explained. ―There are also more visible changes in our gesture and facial expressions. When we're in a group, these signals an spread to another person. For example, there're the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surprise, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure. ‖
Hugo Critchley further explained, ―Our bodies synchronise and when we like the other Person, we even copy his behavior. Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how you’re sitting-it's pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe it’s our way of telling each other that you’re parents. Through body language, humans give each other very subtle (微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions. ‖
So, what lessons can we learn from this? ―spend time with happy people—otherwise your
health could suffer, ‖ said Critchley. ―When we’re sad, our body goes into fight or flight mode. But when we’re happy, our body works normally and we feel relaxed and positive. So we look bright, our skin glows, we feel healthy and it affects everyone around us. ‖
65. According to Hugo Critchley, _________. A. emotions are as visible as facial expressions B. we yawn more frequently when we have a cold C. emotions are connected with states of internal responses
D. the change of blood pressure is not linked with the change of emotions 66. The underlined word ―synchronise‖ in paragraph 4 means ―_________‖. A. move slowly B. change rapidly C. relax temporarily D. respond accordingly