Michel is a young girl who works for the police a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already interested in the differences in her friends' that she would spend hours them. After college she went to France for a two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is for people to hide their handwriting. She can of what she needs to know simply looking at the writing with her own eyes, she also has machines help her make different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good of what kind of person the is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be , however.
A．with B．by C．like D．as
A．search B．follow C．catch D．judge
A．so B．too C．quite D．extra
A．books B．letter C．tongues D．handwriting
A．writing B．studying C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．finishing C．starting D．stepping into
A．powerful B．natural C．special D．common
A．main B．safe C．easy D．impossible
A．most B．nothing C．little D．sight
A．with B．by C．of D．about
A．so B．for C．thus D．but
A．they B．in which C．that D．those
A．up B．out C．for D．into
A．of B．to C．with D．for
A．test B．sign C．means D．habit
A．thief B．criminal C．writer D．policeman
A．whether B．unless C．if D．after
A．adds B．tells C．repeats D．cries
A．before B．after C．so D．and
A．necessary B．all right C．important D．quite easy
We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facialmay also bein cross-cultural situations?
According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans looka person's whole face people from East Asia focus on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked tothe pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.
The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, theyto have a more difficult time the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.
"Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth, whereas Easternersthe eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners havein telling apa
rt facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."
Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a culturalin the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth .
The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号) the idea. Easterners use the eyes to emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners,, use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.
The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more than previously thought. When it communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselvesin translation.
A．expressions B．appearances C．features D．differences
A．interesting B．confusing C．outstanding D．surprising
A．across B．for C．on D．into
A．when C．while D．if
A．really B．mainly C．slightly D．nearly
A．make B．turn C．get D．put
A．small B．big C．fewer D．larger
A．need B．attempt C．tend D．intend
A．saying B．telling C．knowing D．judging
A．in a different way B．in equal measure C．in turns D．alternatively
A．favor B．approve C．find D．focus
A．difficulty B．ability C．possibility D．certainty
A．interest B．gap C．similarity D．concern
A．little B．least C．less D．more
A．supports B．opposes C．rejects D．counts
A．make B．create C．convey D．prove
A．therefore B．however C．although D．moreover
A．separated B．related C．expected D．complicated
A．comes to B．talks about C．turns to D．gets to
A．puzzling B．lost C．exciting D．upset
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.
When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very .
“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky . “Please.”
I had said no so many times in the months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her , I agreed.
I prepared a few sandwiches and a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy
. My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some time together as a family.
About the time I got the lunch out on the table, Roy arrived on the .
That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with
. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school for so many months. Roy and the boys rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.
That night as our went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.
As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you .
Even though the kids have now grown up and from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.
Maybe today would be a good time to potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a .
A．old B．poor C．busy D．miserable
A．begged B．asked C．doubted D．wondered
A．coming B．recent C．following D．later
A．doubt B．disappointment C．sadness D．surprise
A．supplied B．provided C．combined D．filled
A．off work B．at home C．at work D．on business
A．unhappy B．quality C．quantity D．sad
A．spread B．taken C．made D．cooked
A．scene B．view C．event D．landscape
A．sadness B．expectation C．hope D．laughter
A．orders B．charges C．activity
A．missed B．took C．skipped D．left
A．praying B．praising C．thanking D．trusting
A．family B．children C．friends D．parents
A．lifestyle B．time C．world D．family
A．enjoy B．own C．have D．love
A．left alone B．passed away C．ran away D．moved away
A．supply B．cook C．watch D．plant
A．ducks B．children C．family D．people
A．salad B．life C．picnic D．hope
Ⅱ语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One Sunday, Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friends Dane, but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead 21 he did not know anything about sailing. Cody 22 and they set out to sea.
Soon they 23themselves in a thick fog(雾). Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Luckily he saw a large buoy（浮标） 24 the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for ___25__. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know 26 to use the radio. He drifted（漂流） about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Cody 27 the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a bad 28when a shout woke him up. A ship, called Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by 29 ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a 30 .
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。
21.A.so B.because C.though D.but
22. A.agreed B.liked C.disagreed D.allowed
23. A.enjoyed B.found C.played D.helped
24. A.from B.acrossC.through D.by
25. A.trouble B.help C.safety D.time
26. A.what B.where C.when D.how
27. A.spent B.took C.wasted D.paid
28. A.meal B.lessonC.ride D.dream
29. A.other B.another C.the other D.others
30. A.note B.message C.letter D.news
第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called 1, but Dr. Kleitman has a new 2 . He has proved that everyone has a3energy cycle. During the hours when you 4through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s 5 . The time of day when you feel most 6is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the 7comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it8 such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the 9. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives10 what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better.
1. A. patience B. laziness C. sadness D. comfort
2. A. discovery B. invention C. explanation D. statement
3. A. changing B. increasing C. full D. daily
4. A. labour B. get C. go D. look
5. A. honest B. actual C. true D. real
6. A. pleasant B. energetic C. excited D. comfortable
7. A. power B. energy C. peak D. altitude
8. A. comes to B. gets to C. leads to D. refers to
9. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. noon
10. A. realize B. recognize C. memorize D. see
第三部分：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was going hunting along the motorway the other day when there was a sudden bang and I almost fell off my motorbike. It had a hole in the front tyre and it’s not easy to_46_ a bike without any air in the tyre.
I _47_ stop without falling off luckily, but I still had the problem of what to do with the hole. A motorbike isn’t like a car; you can’t just change a wheel and go on your way. Now, you have to take the wheel off, find the hole, cover it with a piece of rubber, and then put the wheel back together again. Usually it costs you a lot of time and you get very dirty. As I didn’t have any _48_, I set to work. It didn’t _49_ long to get the wheel off and it wasn’t hard to _50_ the tyre from the wheel. The fun really began when I had to put the wheel back on the bike. You have no_51_ how easy it is to _52_ small pieces of motorbike in the dark.
In the _ 53_ the bike was all together again but then I realized I hadn’t got a pump, so how was I going to blow up the tyre? Fortunately, a _54_ motorist saw me and pulled up. He lent me his pump and I was soon ready to start off again. Next time I am in the motorbike shop I really must remember to buy myself a small pump though I don’t know _55_ I am going to carry it on the motorbike.
46. A. drive B. start C. carry D .ride
47. A. tried to B. managed to C. did D. made an effort to
48. A. time B. choice C. chance D. tool
49. A. spend B. need C. take D. have
50. A. remove B. repaired C. change D . check
51. A. idea B. wonder C. fun D. sense
52. A. look for B. find C. put together D. lose
53. A .last B. meantime C. same time D. end
54. A. passing B. past C. passed D. pass
55. A. what B. where C. that D. why