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I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 The ups and downs of life may seem unpredictable. But scientists know there are clear 1 that almost all people share. Even if you’ve passed your “best”, you still have other 2 years to come. Certain important high-points come later in life. When are you 3 ? From 18 to 25, according to I.Q. scores; but you’re wiser and more 4 with increasing age. At around 30, metal abilities begin to decline, 5 your ability to do maths. But your ability to complete other tasks 6 . For example, your vocabulary increases over time. At 60, your brain 7 almost four times as much information as it did at age 21. Because of this, some psychologists suggest that “maturity quotients” (M.Q.) be used to measure intelligence for 8 . When are you happiest? You have the best 9 sense of yourself from 15 to 24, when you feel energetic all the time. The best professional sense is from 40 to 49. Before age 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to 10 , but when we are over 30, we believe that they’re behind us. After age 30, we’re more 11 and don’t view happiness as a goal in itself. If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, then 12 , we feel, will follow. When are you most creative? Generally between 30 and 39, but it 13 with different professions. The high-points in areas such as science and economics come 14 — most Nobel prize winners did their top research in their 20’s and 30’s — but for people who keep an active mind, there is no upper age 15 .
1．A．plans B．lives C．patterns D．predictions 2．A．good B．stranger C．interesting D．difficult 3．A．best B．smartest C．most mature D．most skilled 4．A．powerful B．energetic C．experienced D．satisfied 5．A．generally B．specially C．mainly D．particularly 6．A．climbs B．stops C．matters D．works 7．A．recognizes B．posseses C．communicates D．receives 8．A．babies B．teenagers C．adults D．elders 9．A．mental B．emotional C．physical D．personal 10．A．come B．last C．remember D．disappear 11．A．confident B．realistic C．hopeful D．grateful 12．A．wealth B．sharpness C．wisdom D．happiness 13．A．agrees B．varies C goes D．ends 14．A．early B．naturally C．unexpectedly D．recently 15．A．demand B．reason C．choice D．limit 第二节 语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为(16)～(25)的相应位置上。 A motto is a sentence or a phrase ____16____ can inspire us especially when we are __17____(face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help __ 18____.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts _ 19_ __ ( work) hard, __ 20____ the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself __ 21_____ what I am doing. I write my motto _ _22____ I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much ____23____ (confident). My motto also makes me become __ 24____ independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily. My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose _25___ because a motto can have a great effect on you. Ⅱ. 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） A Attractive fathers do not pass their looks on to their sons but they will hand their good looks down to their daughters, research shows. In a study of family photographs, psychologists Professor David Perrett and Elisabeth Cornwell-now at the University of Colorado have found that while both father and mother can influence the attractiveness of their daughters, the couple's good looks do not necessarily contribute to the attractiveness of their son as an adult. Handsome men with masculine looks are likely to pass on masculine features, but not facial attractiveness. The theory suggests it is not unusual for attractive parents to produce a beautiful daughter while failing to pass on the same good looks to a son. While many celebrity mothers produce stunning daughters-such as Goldie Hawn and her daughter Kate Hudson or Jerry Hall and her daughter Georgia-the same is not necessarily true of celebrity fathers. Sean Stewart, the son of Rod Stewart and his first wife Alana, would probably be judged less attractive than his model sister Kimberly. We can't see a strong relationship between the parents' attractiveness and the sons. If the parents are supermodels, the chances are the daughters will be lookers, Perrett said. Prof Perrett said it has previously been suggested that a woman could increase her own reproductive success by choosing a sexy mate whose genes would be passed on to male descendants. But a new study, published in the current edition of the journal Animal Behaviour, disagrees with the theory. The researchers said: When we looked at women's faces, we found clear evidence that attractiveness passed from both father and mother to daughter. For the male line, we find that facial masculinity matched&nb
