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PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney,butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”“AndPaul—whydidn'tIpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it'stoolate.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You'realuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“You'realuckyguy”or“You'realuckygal,”that'sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake.21.Whenthewriterrecallsthethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhisfriends,he____.A)feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohimB)feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends'truefeelingscorrectlyC)thinksitwasamistaketoviewJimasafriendD)issorrythathisfriendslethimdown22.Bysaying“You'realuckydog.”,thespeaker____.A)isjustbeingfriendlyB)expressesthesamemeaningas“You'realuckyguy.”or“You'realuckygal.”C)ishumoroustoapplytheword“dog”topeopleD)hasahiddenjealousfeelingbehindthewords23.Inlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis____.A)tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiseyeB)tolistentohowhepronounceshiswordsC)tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoice,andhispostureD)nottobelievewhathesays24.Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter,youwould____.A)weighcarefullywhatpeoplesaytodeterminetheirrealmeaningB)getalongwellwithpeopleC)trustwhatotherpeoplesayD)havenodoubtsaboutourfriends25.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto____.A)avoidmistakesaboutbothmoneyandpeopleB)saythingselegantlyC)avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyouD)keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthemQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Sleepispartofaperson'sdailyactivitycycle.Thereareseveraldifferentstagesofsleep,andtheytoooccurincycles.Ifyouareanaveragesleeper,yoursleepcycleisasfollows.Whenyoufirstdriftoffintoslumber(安睡),youreyeswillrollaboutabit,yourtemperaturewilldropslightly,yourmuscleswillrelax,andyourbreathingwereslowandbecomequiteregular.Yourbrainwavesslowdownabittoo,withthealpharhythmofratherfastwavespredominatingforthefirstfewminutes.Thisiscalledstage1sleep.Forthenexthalfhourorso,asyourelaxmoreandmore,youwilldriftdownthroughstage2andstage3sleep.Theloweryourstageofsleep,thesloweryourbrainwaveswillbe.Thenabout40to60minutesafteryouloseconsciousnessyouwillhavereachedthedeepestsleepofall.Yourbrainwaveswillshowthelargeslowwavesthatareknownasthedeltarhythm.Thisisstage4sleep.Youdonotremainatthisdeepfourthstageallnightlong,butinsteadabout80minutesafteryoufallintoslumber,yourbrainactivitylevelwillincreaseagainslightly.Thedeltarhythmwilldisappear,tobereplacedbytheactivitypatternofbrainwaves.Youreyeswillbegintodartaroundunderyourclosedeyelids(眼皮)asifyouwerelookingatsomethingoccurringinfrontofyou.Thisperiodofrapideyemovementlastsforsome8to15minutesandiscalledREMsleep.ItisduringREMsleepperiod,yourbodywillsoonrelaxagain,yourbreathingwillgrowslowandregularoncemore,andyouwillslipgentlybackfromstage1tostage4sleep—onlytoriseonceagaintothesurfaceofnearconsciousnesssome80minuteslater.26.Thestagesofsleeptakeon____.A)anirregularaspect.B)aregularaspectC)apunctualaspectD)asimilaraspect27.Stage4sleeplasts____.A)about80minutesB)about4060minutesC)about30munutesD)about2040minutes28.Thebrainwavesaretheslowestduring____.A)stage1C)stage4B)stage2andstage3D)REMsleep29.Inthesecondparagraphtheword“dart”means____.A)glareC)stopmovingB)moverapidlyorsuddenlyD)gaze30.OneofthefeaturesofREMsleepisthat____.A)therearelargeslowwaves,thoughrapidforthefirstfewminutesB)youhavethedeepestsleepC)therearenobrainwavesD)thebrainwavesarealittlefastandthebrainbecomesalittleactiveQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Designingalenscanbecomparedtoplayingchess.Inchessaplayertriestotraphisopponent'skinginaseriesofmoves.Increatingalensalensdesignerattemptsto“trap”lightbyforcingalltheraysarisingfromas