【正文】 nds (75kg). Negroni reports: “If a heavier person pletely fills seat, the seat is not likely to behave as intended during a crash,” said Robert Salazar, the leading scientist at the Center for Applied Biomechanics at the University of Virginia. “The energy absorption that is built into the aircraft seat is likely to be overpowered and the passengers will not be protected properly.” “Nor would the injury be limited to that passenger only,” Dr. Salzar said. “If a seat or a seat belt fails,” he said, “those people who are seated nearby could be endangered from ?the uncontrolled movements of the passenger?.” Most plaints about airplane seats focus on their lack of fort and high ticket price, and whether overweight passengers should be made to buy two seats. But The New York Times? article brings up another reason to feel anxious about flying. Investigators of the issue got in touch with the airplane seat and seat belt makers, but they refused to ment on the problem. Experts agreed that crash testing should be done with overweight dummies （人體模型） . Both airplane seats and seat belts should be tested, they said. Fortunately, however, according to Nora Marshall, a senior adviser at the National Transportation Safety Board, the board?s investigators have never seen an accident involving a mercial plane in which the weight of a passenger was a problem. 32. What is the article in The New York Times mainly concerned with? A. The size of airplane seats and seat belts. B. Safety of overweight airplane passengers. C. Airplane crashes involving mercial planes. D. A medical problem caused by being overweight. 33. Robert Salzar would probably agree that . A. overweight passengers should buy two seats B. the government should help produce safer planes C. standards for airplane seat strength should be raised D. passengers should know how to protect themselves 34. We can learn from the text that . A. airplane seat makers have taken action now B. there are few plaints about airplane seats C. those seate near the overweight may suffer too D. only a small number of airplane accidents involve the overweight 35. What is the best title for the text? A. Why Do Passengers Feel Anxious about Flying? B. Will 42% of Americans Be OVERWEIGHT BY 2030? C. When Will the Overweight Enjoy Their Flight? D. Are Airplane Seats Safe Enough for the Overweight? 第二節(jié) (共 5 小 題 ；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分 ) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填 入 空白處的 最 佳選項，選項中 有 兩項為多余選項。 8. What?s the probable season now? A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter. 9. What?s the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Mother and son. C. Saleswoman and customer. 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。聽 每 段對話或獨白你將有時間閱讀各個小題 ,每 小題 5 秒鐘 ； 聽完后 ， 各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時間。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。 第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 30 分） 第一節(jié) （ 共 5 小題 。每段對話僅讀一遍。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。 10. Where is the concert going to be given? A. In the hall. B. In the dinninghall. C. Outside the dinninghall. 11. When is the concert going to be given? A. At 3 . B. At 3:30 p. m. C. At 3:30 . 12. Why does the woman have the man wear more clothes? A. Because it?ll be very cold. B. Because she will put on his clothes. C. Because they will wait outside too long. 聽第 9 段材枓 ，回 答第 13 至 16 題。 Scientists often see the first ten years of a child?s life as the “window of opportunity”. 36 . And studies show that the following activities can benefit their brain greatly. 37 . Free playtime has always been an important part of “being a kid”, but it is also important to a child?s development. “Free play” not only helps kids develop different skills, it also helps them develop into happy healthy adults in the future. Read with kids Reading has long been known to improve children?s intelligence. 38 . For parents who don?t have much time, just surrounding your kids with books goes a long way too. Put kids to bed early 39 . Preschool children should get at least eleven hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least ten hours of sleep. Learn a second language Early studies in this field have shown that bilingual （雙語的） kids can perform better under pressure. Young children can learn new languages with nearly perfect fluency （流利） and pronunciation. Praise good effort not intelligence Your kids may be smart but you should mainly praise the effort they put into tasks. Kids, who are praised on intelligence, often feel it is a fixed quality, and mistakes or failures badly hurt their selfconfidence. Kids who are p