In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and are active at night.
The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red light.
After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.
Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didn’t show any sleep uneasiness(不安) at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim（微弱）red light, they did not.”
Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive（感光）cells in the eyes have little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.
He says there’s a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters seeing red light or darkness. 59. Researchers use hamsters in the experiment because __________. A. they are similar to humans in dealing with colors B. they are easy to observe and study
C. they are sensitive to colors like human beings D. they are active at night and sleep during the day
60. What sign shows that the hamsters are being depressed? A. They drink less sugary water. B. They don’t sleep well. C. Their eyesight becomes worse. D. Their energy level becomes low. 61. __________ tends to cause hamsters to be depressed.
A. Dim light B. Red light C. Blue light D. Darkness 62. What can help people who work late at night to avoid being depressed? A. Not being exposed to dim red light when using computers.
B. Equipping their computer screens to put it more in the reddish light. C. Living or working in low levels of light overnight.
D. Going to see doctors of clinical depression regularly for help.
C
Is there anything the latest cell phone can’t do? It can record movies, surf the net, and download the newest MP3 songs, but don’t let those fancy features fool you.
After all, chances are that phones have a Global Positioning System (GPS) chip. GPS lets phone companies determine the location of your phone at all times. If you are hurt and call 911, rescuers can find you by using your phone’s GPS.
But emergency officials aren’t the only people interested in knowing where you are. Several new companies are using cell phones with GPS to monitor teen drivers for inquisitive parents. The programs vary, but most of them allow parents to use the Internet to monitor their kids’ locations, driving habits and speed. Some programs even let parents set speed and location limits so that they are alerted（警觉的） if their kids drive too fast or go beyond a predetermined
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boundary.
Supporters of monitoring say that the programs also help if a teen is kidnapped（绑架） or lost. Andrea Gutierrez uses a driving program to help her daughter get home. “I give her directions by looking at an online map, which shows me where she is”.
Jean Nichols, 17, says that parents are forgetting one very important thing: trust. “I don’t like the idea of someone using a device that keeps tabs on me.”
Others say the information could be misused. “If everyone can find out exactly where your 17-year-old girl is at all times, it will present a potentially dangerous problem,” Hohn Lawford told the Ottawa Citizen.
Alana Watenpuhl, 19, says that teens can easily outsmart the programs. “Teens can always leave their cell phones somewhere and then go out with their friends. It’s not likely that the chips are attached to their bodies,” she told reporters. “But who knows?” she added. “That might be what’s coming next.”
63. What is the text mainly about?
A. The recent development in the Global Positioning System B. The latest kind of cell phone equipped with GPS C. How to use GPS in the cell phone to follow kids D. The danger of GPS in the cell phone to kids
64. The underlined word “inquisitive” in the third paragraph has a similar meaning to ________. A. disabled B. curious C. surprised D. tired 65. What Alana Watenpuhl says suggests that _________.
A. no matter how powerful a new technology is, it can never outsmart humans. B. GPS will be replaced by more advanced technology in the future. C. some new technology is likely to be brought into use in the future.
D. chips have been attached to people’s bodies to make GPS work even better. 66. According to the text, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The programs for parents to monitor their kids are the same.
B. Some young people are against their parents using the device to follow them. C. The device might lead the children to a dangerous situation.
D. Some people are for the device for it can help the children sometimes.
D
Thirty years ago, the Earnshaw family lived at Wuthering Heights, with two teen-aged
children Hindley and Catherine. Mr. Earnshaw travels to Liverpool, where he adopts a homeless Gypsy boy, naming him \ Hindley finds himself robbed of his father's love and care and becomes bitterly jealous of the newcomer. However, Catherine grows very attached to him. Soon, the two children spend hours on the moors (荒原) together and hate every moment apart. Because of the conflict, Hindley is eventually sent to college. However, he marries a woman named Frances and returns three years later, after Mr. Earnshaw dies. He becomes master of Wuthering Heights, making Heathcliff their servant instead of a family member.
Months after Hindley’s return, Heathcliff and Catherine travel to Thrushcross Grange to spy on the Linton family. However, they are found and try to escape. Catherine is caught by a dog, and then brought inside the Grange to have injuries tended to while Heathcliff is sent home. Catherine eventually returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed woman, looking and acting as a lady. She laughs at HeathcIiff’s dirty appearance. When the Lintons visit the next day, Heathcliff
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dresses up to impress her. It fails, however, when Edgar, one of the Lintons' children, argues with him. Heathcliff is locked in the attic, where Catherine later tries to comfort him. He swears revenge on Hindley.
In the summer of the next year, Frances gives birth to a son, Hareton, but she dies before the year is out. This leads Hindley to fall into a life of drunkenness and waste. Two years pass and Catherine has become close friends with Edgar, growing more distant from Heathcliff.
One day in August, while Hindley is absent, Edgar comes to visit Catherine. Before long, they declare themselves lovers. Catherine explains to Nelly, her servant, that she does not really love Edgar but Heathcliff. Unfortunately, she could never marry Heathcliff because of his lack of status and education. She therefore plans to marry Edgar and use that position to help raise Heathcliff’s status. Unfortunately, Heathcliff has overheard the first part and runs away, disappearing without a trace. After three years, Edgar and Catherine are married.
Six months after their marriage, Heathcliff returns as a gentleman, having grown stronger and richer. Catherine is delighted to see him although Edgar is not so keen. Edgar's sister, Isabella, now eighteen, falls in love with Heathcliff. He looks down upon her but encourages the
adolescent love, seeing it as a chance for revenge on Edgar. When he embraces Isabella one day at the Grange, there is an argument with Edgar, which causes Catherine to lock herself in her room and fall ill.
Heathcliff has been staying at the Heights, gambling with Hindley and teaching Hareton bad habits. Hindley is gradually losing his wealth, mortgaging（抵押) the farmhouse to Heathcliff to repay his debts.
While Catherine is ill, Heathcliff leaves with Isabella, causing Edgar to disown（与…断绝关系) his sister. The two marry and return two months later to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff hears that Catherine is ill and arranges to visit her in secret. In the early hours of the day after their meeting, Catherine gives birth to her daughter, Cathy, and then dies. Hindley dies six months after
Catherine. Heathcliff finds himself the master of Wuthering Heights and the guardian of Hareton. 67. From the first paragraph, we can know ______ .
A. Hindley hates the fact that his parents give all their love and care to Catherine B. Mrs. Earnshaw adopts Heathcliff in Liverpool C. Hindley is the oldest of all three children
D. Catherine likes Heathcliff so much that she enjoys staying with him for long 68. After Frances dies, Hindley________.
A. lives a disordered life B. locks Heathcliff in the attic
C. argues with Heathcliff very often D. returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed man. 69. The underlined part \ A. Catherine says that Edgar has asked her to marry him and she has agreed
B. Catherine loves Heathcliff but can't marry him because of his lack of status and education C. Catherine decides to marry Edgar, with whose help she can help raise Heathcliff’s status D. Catherine and Edgar declare themselves lovers to the family 70. At the end of the story________.
A. Isabella dies after his brother disowns her
B. Catherine becomes the master of Wuthering Heights C. Wuthering Heights falls into the hands of Heathcliff D. Hindley dies and leaves Wuthering Heights to Cathy
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第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。
Until just a few years ago，we doctors believed that the brain stopped making new neural(神经系统的)connections (meaning that your memory began to get worse)when the body stopped developing，usually in your early 20s. And we knew that，like any other body part，neurons weaken as we age. Loss of brain function due to neural breakdown was assumed to be a normal，unavoidable part of aging.
It turns out that we were wrong. In the past few years，it has been discovered that you can，in fact，make new neurons starting in your 20s and continuing well into old age. You can literally rewire the brain with new parts as the older parts wear out. How？Simple：Keep learning. Just as your body can pack on and condition new muscle，your brain can rebuild used-up neurons.
How strong is the evidence for this？Strong enough that a $200 million industry devoted to brain boosting software (products like Brain Age，MindFit，and Lumosity that supposedly improve your memory function)has sprung up out of nowhere. All“mental fitness”means are keeping your memory intact(everything from phone numbers to how to throw a football)．So what can you do to stay smart?
Keep blood pressure down. People with high blood pressure are more likely to develop cognitive impairment later in life.
Eat more vitamins. Like E(in nuts and sunflower seeds)，B6 and B12(beef，tuna)，and folic acid(leafy greens，citrus，berries)，which help keep your brain’s chemistry in balance.
Exercise your brain. This is the best way to rebuild and strengthen those precious neurons. Learn to play chess or the guitar. When you’re at a stoplight，try to recall the starting lineup of the 1983 Celtics. See a movie that doesn’t feature Ben Stiller. Or read，like，a book.
Title：How to keep the (71).________smart？ The brain no longer makes new neural connections once the (73).______ Previous (72)._________ of one’s body has stopped. New (74). ________ ●New neurons continue to occur even in one’s old age. ●(75).______contributes to the development of the new parts of your brain. ●Many products which claim to improve your brain function appear in the (76)._________. ●Keep yourself away from (78)._________blood pressure. (77)._________ ●(79)._________in more vitamins for the needs of your brain. ●(80).________your brain as much as you can. 第五部分 书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150左右的英语短文。
A group of frogs(青蛙) were traveling through the woods. And two of them fell into a deep pit(坑). When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn't listen and tried to jump out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs heard what the other frogs were saying and gave up, so he died.
The other frog went on jumping as hard as he could. Once again, the other frogs cried at him and told him to stop and just allow himself to die. He jumped even harder and finally made
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himself out. When he got out, the other frogs said, \them that something was wrong with his hearing. He thought they were encouraging him the whole time.
There is power of life and death in the tongue（语言）. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift him or her up and help them make it through the day. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words—anyone can speak bad words that rob another of the spirit to go on in difficult times. But an encouraging word can go such a long way.
【写作内容】 1. 用约30个词概括上面这篇文章的内容。
2. 以约120个词就“语言的力量”发表你的看法和感受，内容包括： (1) 语言在现实生活中的正负面影响；
(2) 举一个发生在你或你认识的人身上的例子，说明语言的正或负面的
影响；
(3) 日常生活中，我们应该如何利用好语言，让语言产生积极的影响。【写作要求】 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料 的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。 【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。
答案：
听力
1-5 BCACB 6-10 BCBCA 11-15 CBCAB 16-20 CACBB 单项选择
21-35 BDDCC ACADC AACAC 完形填空
36-55 ACBDA BCDDC ABCDA BBCCA 阅读理解：
56-58BAD 59-62DACB 63-66CBCA 67-70DABC 任务型阅读
71.brain 72.belief 73.growth/development 74. discoveries 75.Learning 76.market 77. Suggestions/Advice/Tips 78. high 79.Take 80. Exercise/Use
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