第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分l0分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing.71_________ Read on for some techniques worth trying.
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People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study.
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Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.
2. Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.74_________
3. Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.75_________ or go dancing with your friends.
A. Focus on the future.
B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.
C. It should be something like learning gardening.
D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.
F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.
G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题l分,满分l0分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文,文中共有l0处语言错误,每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(√),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉.
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改l0处,多者(从第11处起)不计分.
In early January this year, the rate of UFO reports were steady, around three per weeks. When however, on Monday, January 16. a science fiction film about visitors to outer space was shown on television, there was the immediate increase in reports of sightings from all parts of the States. The commanding officer, Wayne Tyler, who directly responsible for the study of all such reports, decided to making his findings known. They wrote an article, which said that all UFO reports could be explained for quite naturally by aircraft movements. Follow this explanation, there was a rapid drop in the number of reported sightings, because the rate remained above the previous level.
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华,将于今年七月从新星外语学校毕业.你从报纸上得知B & B公司要招聘一名英文秘书,你很感兴趣写一封求职信,包括下列要点:
1. 年龄:
2. 学习情况及英语水平:
3. 兴趣和特长;
4. 性格特点。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行为连贯;
3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好。