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- A.They will earn less money.
- B.They will become pessimistic.
- C.They will suffer mental illness.
- D.They will have less time to enjoy life.
- A.Pessimism guarantees chances of survival.
- B.Good financial condition leads to good health.
- C.Medical treatment determines health outcomes.
- D.Expectations of future life satisfaction decline with age.
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- A German study suggests that people who were too optimistic about their future actually faced greater risk of disability or death within 10 years than those pessimists who expected their future to be worse. The paper, published this
- Lang and his colleagues believed that people who were pessimistic about their future may be more careful about their actions than people who expected a rosy future. “Seeing a dark future may encourage positive evaluations of the act
- However, the researchers said a pattern was clear. “We found that from early to late adulthood, individuals adapt their expectations of future life satisfaction from optimistic, to accurate, to pessimistic,” the authors concluded.
- According to the study, who made the most accurate prediction of their future life satisfaction?
- A.Optimistic adults.
- B.Middle-aged adults.
- C.Adults in poor health.
- D.Adults of lower income.
- A.to fully enjoy their present life
- B.to estimate their contribution accurately
- C.to take measures against potential risks
- D.to value health more highly than wealth
- A.to have contacted many friends
- B.to have recovered in a short time
- C.to have her assumption confirmed
- D.to have her disease identified in time
- A.she had distrusted her close friends
- B.she had caused unnecessary trouble
- C.she had to refuse the doctor’s advice
- D.she had to tell the truth to the doctor
- A.it’s a must to take a break at work
- B.it’s vital to believe in IT professionals
- C.it’s unwise to simply rely on technology
- D.it’s a danger to work long hours on computers
- As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a webs
- However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.
- I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did. Mrs. Almond went pale wh
- A.she thought she knew it well
- B.she had purchased medicine online
- C.she graduated from a medical school
- D.she had been treated by local doctors
- A.Actions or Excuses?
- B.Overweight or Underweight?
- C.WHO in a Dilemma
- D.No Longer Dying of Hunger
- A.the cause of heart disease
- B.the fashion of body shaping
- C.the effectiveness of a campaign
- D.the history of a body-conscious country
- A.A lot of effective diet pills are available.
- B.Body image has nothing to do with good food.
- C.They have been made fully aware of its dangers.
- D.There are too many overweight people in the world.
- A.The good life is a greater risk than the bad life.
- B.Starvation is taking more people’s lives in the world.
- C.WHO report shows people’s unawareness of food safety.
- D.Overweight issue remains unresolved despite WHO’s efforts.
- A.The content of the book.
- B.The purpose of the book.
- C.The influence of the book.
- D.The writing style. of the book.
- A.In a musical form.
- B.Through field research.
- C.With unique writing skills.
- D.From different points of view.
- A.something rare but not pleasant
- B.something that cannot be imagined
- C.something expensive but not necessary
- D.something that can only be enjoyed by boys
- A.to experience it
- B.to live the present in the future
- C.to make memories
- D.to give accurate representations of it
- A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered education a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged
- Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to
- Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二
- A.They both have gone through difficult times.
- B.They have strong emotional ties with each other.
- C.They have the same joys and pains, and love and bitterness.
- D.They both have experiences as daughter, mother and writer.
- A.A dull night on the journey.
- B.The beauty of the great valley.
- C.A striking quotation from a book.
- D.Her concerns for future generations.
- A.Notes and beautiful pictures.
- B.Special thoughts and feelings.
- C.Detailed accounts of daily activities.
- D.Descriptions of unforgettable events.
- At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my d
- Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of object
- I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t l
- Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ______.
- A.observing her school routine
- B.expressing her satisfaction
- C.impressing her classmates
- D.preserving her history
- A.at random
- B.by chance
- C.in turn
- D.on occasion
- A.commercial
- B.generous
- C.comparable
- D.profitable
- A.accidentally
- B.carelessly
- C.deliberately
- D.clumsily
- A.set aside
- B.set down
- C.set off
- D.set up
- A.appropriate
- B.conscious
- C.arbitrary
- D.controversial
- A.carry on
- B.feed on
- C.put on
- D.focus on
- A.sacrifice
- B.substitute
- C.simplify
- D.survive
- A.associate
- B.dispute
- C.negotiate
- D.register
- a lack of sense of belonging.
- A.perspective
- B.priority
- C.participation
- D.privilege
- A.difference
- B.comparison
- C.connection
- D.barrier
- A.Gentle and ugly.
- B.Humorous and aggressive.
- C.Well-known and funny-looking.
- A.Very big.
- B.Rather flat.
- C.A bit raised.
- A.Smooths his moustache.
- B.Clears his throat.
- C.Bites his lips.
- A.It faced a risk of being shut down.
- B.It introduced a new system.
- C.It fired a sales manager.
- A.He is critical.
- B.He is practical.
- C.He is enthusiastic.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
- A.They are red.
- B.They are small.
- C.They are round.
- A.The woman’s boss.
- B.The woman’s host.
- C.The woman’s cook.
- A.Fish.
- B.Steak.
- C.Shrimps.
- A.Its size.
- B.Its condition.
- C.Its location.
- A.Stressed.
- B.Uncertain.
- C.Embarrassed.
- A.Her agent.
- B.Her husband.
- C.Her neighbour.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
- A.To offer a job.
- B.To raise money.
- C.To make an appointment.
- A.The agency.
- B.Grand Hotel.
- C.The City Hall.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
- A.He is very polite.
- B.He is going on a vacation.going on a vacationgeneral offi form?udent card?
- C.He is unable to afford a full checkup.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
- A.The second.
- B.The fourth.
- C.The sixth.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
- A.He is too busy to wait.
- B.He cannot find his pills.
- C.He has a pain in his back.
- A.The door is unlocked.
- B.He is not the one to blame.
- C.Somebody has just left the lab.
- A.A student.
- B.A president.
- C.A professor.
- A.Give Frank a bath.
- B.Cook Frank a meal.
- C.Take Frank to a vet.
- A.It’s the weekend.
- B.He’s too tired for school.
- C.His school is closed down.
