1 . Losing your ability to think and remember is pretty frightening. We know the risk of dementia (痴呆症) increases with age. But if you have memory slips, you probably needn’t worry. There are pretty clear differences between signs of dementia and age-­related memory loss.

After age 50, it’s quite common to have trouble remembering the names of people, places and things quickly, says Dr. Kirk Daffner of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.

The brain ages just like the rest of the body. Certain parts become smaller, especially areas in the brain that are important to learning, memory and planning. Changes in brain cells can affect communication between different regions of the brain. And blood flow can be reduced as blood vessels narrow.

Forgetting the name of an actor in a favorite movie, for example, is nothing to worry about. But if you forget the plot of the movie or don’t remember even seeing it, that’s far more concerning, Daffner says.

When you forget entire experiences, he says, that’s “a red flag that something more serious may be involved”. Forgetting how to operate a familiar object like a microwave oven, or forgetting how to drive to the house of a friend you’ve visited many times before can also be signs of something going wrong.

But even then, Daffner says, people shouldn’t panic. There are many things that can cause confusion and memory loss, including health problems like temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, high blood pressure, or depression, as well as medications (药物) like antidepressants.

You don’t have to figure this out on your own. Daffner suggests going to your doctor to check on medications, health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory. And the best defense against memory loss is to try to prevent it by building up your brain’s cognitive (认知的) reserve, Daffner says.

“Read books, go to movies, take on new hobbies or activities that force one to think in novel ways.” he says. In other words, keep your brain busy and working. And also get physically active, because exercise is a widely known to boost the brain.

1. Which memory-related symptom should people take seriously?

A．Totally forgetting how to do one’s daily routines.

B．Inability to recall details of one’s life experiences.

C．Failure to remember the names of movies or actors.

D．Occasionally confusing the addresses of one’s friends.

2. What should people do when signs of serious memory loss show up?

A．Check the brain’s cognitive reserve.

B．Stop medications affecting memory.

C．Turn to a professional for assistance.

D．Exercise to improve their well­being.

3. What is Dr. Daffner’s advice for fight against memory loss?

A．Having regular physical and mental checkups.

B．Taking medicine that helps boost one’s brain.

C．Engaging in known memory repair activities.

D．Staying active both physically and mentally.

4. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “boost” in the last paragraph?

A．Reduce.

B．Benefit.

C．Increase.

D．Depress.

2 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A Great Monday

Monday started out well. I woke up on time, ate breakfast and did some last minute studying for my math test later that morning. I was confident of getting good grades. I left my house and ten minutes later, I sat with my friends on the school bus. We were busy chatting about how we spent our weekend. At the next stop, a student named Ryan got on the bus. He was in a rush and tripped (绊倒) over someone’s foot. There was a loud noise as he fell to the floor.

Every one of us on the bus laughed. Ryan got up, brushed his jacket and went to an empty seat. He tried to laugh with us, but his face was red with embarrassment. The rest of the morning went by quickly. I did well in my math test. I read two more chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird in English class. Soon we heard the lunch bell. I met my friends from the cheerleading team in the dining hall. I noticed Ryan a few tables away, sitting by himself. He caught me looking at him. I smiled at him quickly and looked away.

When we finished eating, we went to the courtyard to practice a cheer we would do at that night’s football game. After much practice, we finally managed to do the cheer perfectly. We decided to practice it again one last time. Just like the rest of my day so far, the cheer was going great. I raised my leg for one last toe touch. That was when I felt my jeans (牛仔裤) split (裂开) down the middle of my backside.

I froze. I had no idea what to do. I heard people burst out laughing and I saw them pointing at my torn jeans. I tried to cover myself with my hands, I tried to laugh too, but I felt tears begin to well up in my eyes.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

Then I saw Ryan running towards me.

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That night, after the cheer at the football game, I found Ryan.

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3 . 假如你是李华，你校开办了一个旨在促进外国留学生了解中国文学简史的讲座，请给你的好友——在你市学习的Peter发一封电子邮件，邀请他参加，内容包括:
1.讲座的情况(如内容、时间、地点)；
2.参加讲座的意义；
3.参加讲座的注意事项。
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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter
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4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式）

How would feel if moving to a new town meant     1     (lose) track of your friends? What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took     2     (age) to be delivered? Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed     3     (significant).

The digital age     4     (enable) us to find people who share our interests. Such as collecting model cars or playing an unusual instrument. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others     5     also enjoy doing them even if they live on     6     other side of the world. On social media sites, people tend     7     (post) only positive up dales that make them appear happy and     8     (friend). But smiling photos can hide real problems. Remember the saying：on the Internet. Nobody knows you’re a dog. A young person could be old; a woman could be a man; we could even be sharing our information     9     criminals.

But this doesn't mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Although technology has changed the way we acquire (获得) friends, the     10     (mean) of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same. As Aristotle said, no one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other goods.

5 . Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.

That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature — J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years.

Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived. It was addressed to Tolkien’s children. Who could it be from? The children must have been very excited as they opened it. Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also beautifully illustrated—each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time to complete.

The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear, who once climbed the North Pole (an actual pole in this case) and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house. In another letter, Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good. The letters did, however, change as Tolkien’s children got older：

...but if you find that not many of the things you asked for have come, and not perhaps quite as many as sometimes, remember that this Christmas all over the world here are a terrible number of poor and starving people.

Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas, Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole, we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time. By expressing love for his children in such a special way, Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.

1. What is Tolkien famous for?

A．His novel The Lord of the Rings.	B．His letters to Father Christmas.
C．His fantasy childhood memories.	D．His introduction to Father Christmas.

2. Why did the letters take Tolkien a long time to finish?

A．They were sent from Father Christmas.	B．They were wrapped up in good boxes.
C．It was hard to write the different stories.	D．The beautiful pictures were hard to make.

3. What message was included in letters from Father Christmas?

A．Life will be easy if you work hard.	B．It’s no use complaining about life.
C．We should learn to give care to others.	D．Children love presents with pictures.

4. In what way is Tolkien regarded as real Father Christmas?

A．He addressed all his letters to Father Christmas.

B．He showed his love for his children in a special way.

C．He got others to know some people were starving.

D．He discovered the spirit of Father Christmas.

6 . I’m often asked how to study English effectively. I think this means getting the most out of your study time, and that means variety.     1    .

Study Every Day

It’s important to study English every day. However, don’t exaggerate (夸张)!     2    . This habit of studying English every day will help keep English in your brain fresh.

A Little Grammar, a Little Listening, a Little Reading, and a Little Writing.

    3    . Study a little grammar, then do a short listening exercise and then read an article on the same topic. Don’t do too much; twenty minutes on three different types of exercises is plenty!

    4    

Give yourself one grammar goal when reading a new article or watching a new video. For example, try to write down each example of a form you are studying such as the present perfect. Use colored pens to highlight (使.....突出) forms that you are studying.

Use Different Learning Methods

Don’t just use one way to study English. Use many kinds of methods which will make all the parts of your brain help you.     5    . All of these methods together help with your learning.

Find Some Friends

You can practice the exercises together, have conversations together (in English), and, as you study English together, help each other with exercises you may not understand.

A．Forget Grammar

B．Review Grammar as You Watch or Read

C．Here are some simple exercises to help you warm up

D．Here are some basic ideas to help you as you study English

E．Study for thirty minutes every day instead of two hours once a week

F．Make sure that you study a number of areas rather than focusing on just one

G．For example, if you are learning new vocabulary, create a word map, describe a picture, make a list...

7 .     1    You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how:

Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.     2     A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.     3     Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.     4     If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

    5     You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E．Maybe you are an average student.

F．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G．This will help you understand the next class.

8 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

In a class I teach adults. I gave the class homework that was to “go to someone you love within the next week and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.”

It doesn’t sound like a very tough homework until you realize that most of the men in that group were over 35 who were less willing to express their feelings. So this was a very challenging homework for some.

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what had happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the women to volunteer, as was usually the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.

As he stood up, he began by saying, “Five years ago, my father and I had a sharp disagreement and really never solved it since then. We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to be at family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other, So, last Tuesday by the time I got home I had convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him. It was weird (怪异的), but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.”

“The next morning I was up bright and early. I got to the office early and completed more in two hours than I had the whole day before. At 9: 00 I called my dad to see if I could come over after work. When he answered the phone, I just said, ‘Dad, can I come over after work tonight? I have something to tell you. ’My dad agreed with reluctance (不情愿).”

“At 5: 30. I was at my parents’ house ringing the doorbell, praying (祈祷) that Dad would answer the door. As luck would have it, Dad did answer the door. I didn’t waste any time — I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you.’”

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2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

“It was as if a change came over my dad.”

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“But that’s not even my point.

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9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

You probably have ever been warned against using certain hand gestures when     1    (travel) abroad. The meanings of hand gestures differ so     2    (great) in different countries. But do you know the relationship between body language     3     groups?

Mark Mofftt, author of The Human Suarm, describes our need to belong to a certain group. We are     4    (safe) in a group than in one person. We trust them, they protect us, and they share     5     same values and beliefs as us. We will even go to war     6    (fight) for our group.

Humans gravitate (吸引) to those people who are     7    (member) of their own group. This is because we like to be able to predict the actions of others and belonging to a group enables this.

Outsiders to our group     8     (be) foreign and unknown. Therefore, they could be     9     (danger), unpredictable or threatening. So it is important to recognize these outsiders to our group.

There are many things help us identify these strangers or outsiders-the clothes they wear and the way they speak. Now, experts know that their body language is also an indicator. In our ancestors’ times, knowing     10     someone is a friend or foe (对手) could mean the difference between total annihilation (灭绝) of their family or the survival of their genes.

10 . Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun homework — to draw picture of something for which they were _________.

Most of the class might be _________ economically disadvantaged, but still many would celebrate the boliday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subjects of most of her students’ _________. And they were.

But Douglas made a _________ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the tescher’s true child of misery (不幸) , weak and unhappy. As other children played in the playground, _________, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt behind those _________ eyes.

Yes, his _________ was different. When _________ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand, nothing else. Just an ordinary hand.

His strange image captured the _________ of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a __________ because farmers raise turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and __________ people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God for God feeds us. And so the __________ went on—until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other pictures, she walked up to Douglas’ desk, bent down. and asked him whose hand it was.

The little boy looked away and muttered (低声说出). “It’s yours.”

She __________ the times she had taken his hand and __________ with him here and there, although she had the other students. How often had she said, “Take my hand. Douglas. We’ll go outside.” Or “Let me show you how to __________ your pencil.” Or “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

1.

A．eager

B．grateful

C．concerned

D．prepared

2.

A．considered

B．accepted

C．discovered

D．proved

3.

A．tests

B．texts

C．arts

D．answers

4.

A．same

B．different

C．similar

D．right

5.

A．in addition

B．as a result

C．by contrast

D．in other words

6.

A．incredible

B．anxious

C．happy

D．sad

7.

A．holiday

B．picture

C．tradition

D．pain

8.

A．approved

B．employed

C．asked

D．persuaded

9.

A．dream

B．preference

C．imagination

D．hope

10.

A．student

B．doctor

C．cook

D．farmer

11.

A．care for

B．appeal to

C．trade with

D．call on

12.

A．class

B．discussion

C．game

D．action

13.

A．remembered

B．recorded

C．watched

D．researched

14.

A．sang

B．walked

C．talked

D．complained

15.

A．break

B．sell

C．fix

D．hold