25. Which of the following words best describes Terry’s mom? A. Strict. B. Critical. C. Faithful. D. Considerate.
26. What made Terry change her idea about Christmas gifts? A. The value of the fabric.
B. The responsibility for her family. C. The memory of her childhood. D. The endless love from her mother. 27. W hat is the best title for the text? A. A Christmas Day B. The First Quilt C. Colorful Fabrics D. Hard Childhood
C
Have you ever noticed how Americans fill up their entire glass with ice and then pour their beverage(饮品) in, but Europeans take their drinks at room temperature? In the U. S., we’ve created fridges that give you cold ice at the press of a button, but in Britain they typically serve their tap water warm.
This tradition—if that’s what you want to call it-dates back to the 19th century. During that time, it was already commonplace for most American homes to have an ice box. Ice would be harvested in northern America or Canada and shipped across the Atlantic and sold at a high price in British department stores. Can you imagine heading to Macy’s to treat yourself to a block of ice?
Putting ice in your drink started to become somewhat of a fashion(时尚) trend for the wealthy in Britain. Some would put a few cubes in their champagne and sip on their chilled drinks at high-class parties. But, like with any fashion trend, it eventually faded, mainly because the ice was just too expensive. And even once ice
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boxes began appearing in homes in Britain as well, Brits never took a liking to ice in their drinks.
So, next time you travel overseas, don’t feel offended(冒犯) when your server gives you an eye roll when you ask for ice water. 28. Who has written the text? A. A European. B. An American. C. A Canadian. D. An Asian.
29. Why do Europeans take their drinks at room temperature? A. Because they have no fridges. B. Because they have warm taps. C. Because they are accustomed to it. D. Because they can’t afford ice. 30. What can we infer about Brits?
A. They treat their guests to cold drinks. B. They always follow what Americans do. C. They don’t know where to get ice blocks. D. They have ice boxes later than Americans. 31. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Why Americans like icy drinks while Europeans don’t. B. When people overseas have icy drinks with their meals. C. Where people can entertain themselves with icy drinks. D. How Europeans and Americans make different beverage.
D
When it comes to mental illness, many people often find it tough to get the help they need. This is especially true for young students making the transition(过渡) to college life.
“Sometimes, students don’t realize how hard it is to adjust to college,” said Laura Smith, associate dean of students at the University of Texas at Dallas. “You’re
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not the big fish in your classes anymore; you have all kinds of personal stress; you’re away from home. Dealing with these things is not easy.”
Students who are going through these problems sometimes want to reach out. But if students don’t feel comfortable seeking help, many feel that it’s the responsibility of their university to help them.
“I really wish that there was more importance placed on how counseling(咨询) centers help students,” said Comnie Trinh. “Counseling services are just as important as academics and sports.”
Trinh, 27, graduated from Texas Woman’s University in 2015. During college, she hosted various workshops on how to handle mental health conditions. Trinh used her own story to connect with students who might be facing similar problems. High academic pressures, cultural differences as an Asian American and stressful social situations stood out as some of the most common causes of Trinh’s anxiety.
It was only after years of personal problems that she could admit that reaching out isn’t a sign of weakness.
”If you feel you can’t connect with other people around you, you should address the issue without shame,” Trinh said. “You’ll find that there are a lot of people out there who sincerely want to help you.”
32. The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon . A. college life B. counseling service C. mental health D. cultural differences
33. What’s Trinh’s preferred solution to the problems mentioned? A. Making self-criticism. B. Handing the problems actively. C. Solving the problem on your own. D. Finding the causes of the problems.
34. What does the underlined phrase “connect with” in the last paragraph probably mean?
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A. Get along with. B. Join together with. C. Be related to. D. Get through to.
35. What can we learn from the text? A. Counseling service helps doing research. B. Adjusting to college life is a piece of cake. C. Hosting workshops improves students’ ability. D. Being brave to get help is not a sign of weakness. 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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A new study suggests that the timing of a wound affects the speed at which it heals(愈合). Wounds suffered during the day heal around 60 percent faster than those at night.
The study showed how the body’s circadian rhythm(昼夜节律) controlled the healing of wounds. 36 It ells our bodies when to wake up, eat and sleep in a cycle—a series of activities that repeat themselves day after day. 37
In the study, researchers found that skin cells moved faster to repair wounds suffered during the day. Their findings were published in the journal Science Transnational Medicine.
The researchers examined cells, mice, and burn injury databases. 38 Night-time burns—burns suffered between 8 o’clock at night and 8 o’ clock the next morning—were 95percent healed after an average of 28 days.
But after an average of 17 days, daytime burns-burns suffered between 8 o’clock in the morning and 8 o’clock at night—were 95 percent healed. 39
Wounds are very costly to treat. 40 In Britain’s National Health Services, for example, such services cost around $6.56 billion per year. Experts say the high costs result, in part, from a lack of drugs that speed up the closure of wounds. A. Each cycle lasts about 24 hours.
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B. The circadian rhythm is like a clock or timer.
C. Specifically their investigation found the following information: D. The new study’s findings could help scientists develop better drugs. E. In other words, nigh-time injuries took an average of 11days longer to heal F. Worldwide, billions of dollars are spent every year on wound-treatment services. G. That’s what a group of researchers from a university in Canada recently published. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45 分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)
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。
“I just think a year ago, at 54 years of age, I couldn’t swim. I was terrified at the thought of going into the water. Now, I have just 41 my 200 meters. It feels like a 42, and it is all thanks to Everyday Swim.”
It’s never too late to learn swimming. Angela King, 55, is a perfect 43 of it .For years, she had to 44sting on the side of a pool watching her family splash(拍水)around. Then in August 2016, the family went to an attraction they hadn’t 45for 15 years. Angela thought, “All this time, I still can’t 46. When I get back home tomorrow, I’m going to find out more about swimming 47.”
In the cold light of day, she felt a little 48，but her husband David searched the Inter-net for swimming classes. He found Everyday Swim at the local Hadleigh pool and 49 Angela to sign up. When she turned up for her first training, she says, “I felt a bit sick and50but this soon passed. The instructor 51 put me at ease, as did the other people in the class. They were all shapes and sizes, 52 they were all feeling like me.”
As the lessons 53 she learned to become more 54 in the water. At first, it was a simple 55 of learning she wasn’t going to sink. Then during the third lesson, the Olympic gold medal winner Duncan Goodhew turned up to offer56. “I couldn’t believe it. He held my hand and we all held hands in a circle and splashed under the water. What he did made me believe that I could 57 it.
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