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一、UseofEnglish（5道小题，共15分）1、A:Congratulations!Youwonthefirstprizeintodayˊsspeechcontest．B:________________.（3分）A、Yes,Ibeattheothers．B、Thankyou．C、No,no,Ididnˊtdoitwell．D、Itˊsapleasure．2、A:Couldyoureducethepricealittle?B:____________________.（3分）A、Itcosts100dollars.B、Thepriceisnotreasonable.C、Sorry,thepriceisfixed.D、Sorry,we’resoldrightout.3、A:Iwishtoproposeatoasttoourfriendship.B:____________.（3分）A、Letˊsdrink.B、Great!C、Bottomsup!D、Ialsowanttoproposeatoast.4、A：Iwasreallyanxiousaboutyou.Youshouldn’thaveleftwithoutaword.B:____________________（3分）A、Whynot?B、Really?C、Idon’tknow.D、I’mterriblysorry.5、A:It’sbeenawonderfulevening.Thankyouverymuch.B:________________.（3分）A、MypleasureB、No,thanksC、ItˊsOKD、Iˊmgladtohearthat二、Reading（2道小题，共30分）IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning．Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention．Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm．Ifsomeonereeivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesitˊsamatteroflifeordeath．Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance．Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart．IntheU.S.A．gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate．Butitisnottrueinallcountries．Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinad-vancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten．Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld．Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently．Promptnessisvaluedhigh-lyinAmericanlife,forexample．Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible．IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite．Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence．1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A)ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU．S．B)Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld．C)Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU．S．D)Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame．2.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?A)Amatterofwork．B)Amatteroflifeordeath．C)Youwanttoseehimorher．D)Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher．3.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend?A)at7:00am．B)at4:00pm．C)atthemidnight．D)at4:00am．4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A)IntheU．S．A．gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate．B)Thereisnomisunderstandingarisingbetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime．C)ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A．．D)PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife．5.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat．A)itˊsamatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytimeB)themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworldC)itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinesspartyD)ifapersonislateforadate,heneednˊtmakesomeexplanationWhydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen’sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofagingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70,one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheagingprocess.”Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.“Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink,“Theteamhasyettofindwhyagingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart.”Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.1.Theunderlinedword“decline”inthefirstparagraphprobablyrefersto“________”.A)healthB)refuseC)weakeningD)effect2.Thetextmainlytalksabout________.A)men’sheartcellsB)women’sagingprocessC)thegenderdifferenceD)heartsandlonglife3.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat________.A)womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornB)womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatC)thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD)womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage4.Ifamanwantstolivelonger,hecan________.A)enablehishearttobeatmuchfasterB)findoutthereasonforagingC)exerciseregularlytokeephishearthealthyD)preventhiscellsfrombeinglost5.“Whyageingtakesgreaterlossonthemaleheart”probablymeanthat________.A)whyittakesmoremoneyonthemalehearttogetoldB)whythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecellsthanfemaleintheprocessofgettingoldC)whymaleheartsuffersmorethanfemaleheartontheirwayofgettingoldD)whyittakesmoretimef