【正文】 lifesaving work and expect nothing in return. Research has shown that sharing thoughts of gratitude and performing acts of kindness can boost your mood and have other positive effects on your health. When you feel thankful for things you?ve received or something that?s happened, that? s gratitude. It?s impossible to feel it in a vacuum。 例： We feel ___________ our duty to make our country a better place. A. it B. this C. that D. one 答案是 A。 聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第 6至第 8 小題。 1. What do you know about the woman? 得 分 評(píng)卷人 A. She doesn?t like her own clothes. B. She wants to be a dress designer. C. She is a famous dress designer. 2. When will the meeting be held? A. At 12 . B. At 10 . C. At 8 . 3. What are the two speakers talking about? A. The woman?s appearance. B. The woman?s clothes. C. The woman?s house. 4. What is the man?s job? A. A shop assistant. B. A TV reporter. C. A businessman. 5. What?s the man?s attitude towards the old man? A. Sympathy. B. Pride. C. Curiosity. 第二節(jié)（共 10 小題；每小題 分，滿分 15 分） 聽下面幾段材料。 例： How much is the shirt? A． 163。 第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分 20分） 第一節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 5 分） 聽下面五段對(duì)話。考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。 題 號(hào) 第一部分 第二部分 第三部分 總 分 得 分 本試卷分為第 I卷（選擇題）和第 II卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共 150分，考試用時(shí) 120分鐘。第 I 卷 1 至 10頁(yè)，第 II 卷 11 至 12 頁(yè)。 祝各位考生考試順利！ 第 I 卷 注意事項(xiàng)： 1．每小題選出答案后，用鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 . B． 163。每段材料后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 6. Why does the man praise the woman? A. Her annual report is good. B. She gets on well with her colleagues. C. She is very careful in her work. 7. What do we know about the woman?s character? A. She is too proud. B. She is not honest. C. She is modest. 8. What did the woman do the day before yesterday? A. She asked for a leave. B. She made some mistakes. C. She went to the hospital. 聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答第 9至第 11 小題。 16. — I have no appetite for anything today. — ___________? I think you should see a doctor. A. Why not B. So what C. What for D. How e 17. Tom?s elder brother has returned home from Paris, where he _________ for three years as a visiting scholar. 得 分 評(píng)卷人 A. had stayed B. stayed C. has stayed D. has been staying 18. As to the educational reform, some people are ________ it, while others are strongly against it. A. in need of B. in favor of C. in place of D. in honor of 19. — I?m sorry, Mum. I made a mistake in what you had told me to do, and.... — Take it easy, my darling! Everybody ________ make mistakes. A. may B. need C. should D. can 20. The driver had to _______ at the traffic light even if he was driving rather fast. A. go up B. give up C. pull up D. pick up 21. _________ there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty. A. When B. As C. While D. Unless 22. — I have a lot of work to do. I?m afraid I have to go now. Bye (Hurriedly)! — Then... __________ (puzzled). A. Stay here longer, please B. Nice to meet you here C. No problem D. So long 23. Tell your father he doesn?t need to carry any _______ with exception of a good pair of shoes while climbing the mountain. A. equipment B. belongings C. instrument D. possessions 24. In this case, you?d better not ________ yourself to despair for the sake of your elderly mother. A. abandon B. devote C. apply D. occupy 25. ________ harder at English, you will make greater progress. A. Work B. To work C. Working D. Worked 26. Tom, have you ever seen a moving scene _______ many people rushed a stranger getting heart attack to hospital? A. where B. when C. which D. why 27. _________himself of the missing part of the story, the journalist had to ask the interviewee more questions. A. Informed B. To inform C. Having informed D. Informing 28. Not until she opened her mouth and spoke, ______ she was foreign. A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize 29. Please e whenever you want, and you can have ______ you like here. A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever 30. But for the timely arrival of the police, her elder sister _________ of all the money. A. were to be robbed B. would have been robbed C. was robbed D. might be robbed 第二節(jié)：完形填空（共 20小題：每小題 ，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 31~50 各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 others are always responsible, whether they?re loved ones, strangers or a higher power. “Gratitude is how you relate to others, when you see yourself in connection with things larger than yourself,” Ruch says. Today, many people don?t stop to appreciate what they have, much less express gratitude. Our instantgratification lifestyle may be to blame. “With mercial and social media, everything is speeding the younger generation to make them feel that they are the centre of the universe,” says Tamiko Zablith, founder of the Londonbased etiquette consulting firm Minding Manners. “If it?s all about them, why thank others?” Why not thank others? Studies have shown that people who express gratitude increase their happiness levels, lower their blood pressure levels, get better quality sleep, improve their relationships, have a positive impact on their depression levels and are less affected by pain. Because gratitude is a fairly new field of study, researchers are still trying to identify its causeandeffect relationship with various health benefits. 61. The author?s partner was saved largely due to _____________. A. his good luck B. the rescuers? joint efforts C. the author?s imm