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注意:每个空格只填1个单词。
How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.
There is also a cyclical(周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War II, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous(失礼的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
Fashion Change
| People’s (1)▲ towards fashion |
Ordinary people just (2)▲ the trends of fashion passively. |
| Influences of fashion |
People are able to feel more confident or less (3)▲ if they dress themselves fashionably. |
| Fashion or dressing (4)▲ may have to rush constantly to keep up with the fashion. |
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| (5)▲ of fashion changing |
Sometimes a fashion comes into existence (6)▲ to convenience or practical necessity, or just because people (7)▲ an influential person. |
| Cyclical pattern in fashion |
Some old fashion may come back to (8)▲ after a certain period of time. |
| Fashion today |
People tend to dress freely to show their personal (9)▲ instead of going after popularity. |
| Writer’s attitude |
We do need to dress ourselves properly on some (10)▲ but we don’t have to be in fashion all the way. |
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。选项中有两项多余选项。
There is an English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.”51 Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. 52 It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
53In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated (忍受)the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. 54
In this way55 they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really fell like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
| A.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain. |
| B.Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. |
| C.Laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body. |
| D.It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. |
E. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics.
F. Laughter could produce a kind of chemical.
G. Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body.
第II卷 (非选择题,共35分)
第一节: 对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
D—David, T---Tony
D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?
T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David, 76_______
it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly
(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much. 77_______
D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing 78_______
a pair of glasses now.
T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?
D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.
Do you wan to join us?
T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ve got (79) p___of work to79______
do recently.
D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget 80______
that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try
to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first,81_______
after all.
T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to
go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun.82______
D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents
(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe 83_____
he doesn’t want to go with us.
T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears.84_____
D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.
T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down. 85_____
D: Yes.
五.对话填空(每小题1分,满分10分)
M: Can you tell me something about your education?
W: Yes. I’m a g____76___ of Zhengzhou University. I learned business.
M: Did you l____77__ your business course?\
W: Very much, and I’ve done w__78____ in all of them. Here are the results of my examinations.
M: Hm. You were indeed a good student. What about your s___79____ English?
W: I can talk w_____80__ foreigners freely. When I was at college, I often went to the English Corner. We had English teachers from Australia.
M: Hm. We can hire you. We give the employees a s___81____ of 480 dollars a month at the beginning. If you do a good job, you will get a rise in three months’ t____82_______.
W: That’s great. How long should I work every day?
M: Four hours every day and two days o___83_____ in a week.
W: Do you o____84_____ housing to your employees?
M: Not now. My assistant will tell you w______85____ you are interested in.
W: OK. When shall I begin my work?
M: Next week.
第二卷(共35分)
第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节对话填空(共10小题上,每小题1分,满分10分)
(J="Jane" F="Flora" )
J: Hi,Flora. It seems that I haven’t seen for you ages, Where have you been ?
F: Hi, Jane . Been to England for a (76) t______.
J: Oh really ? That’s great,. Did someone (77) e_______travel with you?
F: We went on a group tour, You know that would make things easy. You wouldn’t (78) w_______about this and that.
J:Yes. A pleasant time, eh?
F: A really pleasant to me. Everything we saw, Fantastic ! And the guide was a very nice guy; he also (79) l_______ us a deep impression.
J:What’s that ?
F:He once told us about the (80)b______ of his career. He was an Oxford student before. And one day when he went on his (81)w______ to a lecture, a tourist
(82) a_____ him for directions. Since he was going in the same direction,he led the way, telling legends and stories about Oxford. Before they knew it, two hours passed, and the tourist gave him ten pounds for the enjoyable morning. He then
(83) r_______ that he had a gift for making a visit (84)i________and lovely.
J: What an amazing story ! By the way , How did you travel(85)e________ in England?
F: It depends.Sometimes by udnerground or by bus.
J: If only I had such a chance !
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.(6 points)
Write your answers on your answer sheet.
As we rush through our busy days accomplishing our tasks-work,kids,shopping,cleaning, eating and so on,we often complain that we don’t feel good.There is a simple,quick,and effective way that you can feel better throughout the day and also be more attractive.
All you have to do is smile more.
Smiling changes your attitude,whether you realize it or not.If you have any doubts,next time you feel down,start smiling and thinking positive thoughts and see what happens.You can’t help but have a better attitude when you smile.
Smiling also raises your confidence.
Smiling affects your emotions because of a brain-body connection.It triggers scientifically measurable activity in the left,frontal cortex-the area of the brain where happiness is registered.
Your face has 44 muscles between the skin,cartilage(软骨),blood and bone that you contort(扭曲), flex, and move.This lets you make over 5000 different types of expressions.That’s a lot of expressions! And each will have a different effect on your feelings and those looking at you.
Now that you know how good smiling is for you,make a conscious effort to use this smile exercise a minimum of six times throughout your day.When you smile,remember to breathe in through your nose and think positive thoughts.This I guarantee will have a positive influence on your day and in your life.So smile!
76.How can you feel good and be more attractive according to this passage?(within 2 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________77.Why can we make more than 5,000 different types of expressions?(within 19 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________78.What are the benefits of smiling?(within 12 words.)