【正文】 ne across the corresponding letter in the brackets. Text I If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 19 頁 共 37 頁 is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exerciseand as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon. Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down. With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations. Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能 ) and emotion, and determine the human character. ( The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties (功能 ). Contraction of front and side partsas cells die offwas 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 20 頁 共 37 頁 observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixtyandseventyyearolds. Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with ageusing the head. The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant. Matsuzawa39。如要改動答案，必須用橡皮擦干凈。s preferences? [ A ] Water skiing. [ B ] Shark fishing. [C] Rowing. [D] Camping. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 9 頁 共 37 頁 13. Which of the following doesn39。 in many ways, it supports arid sustains (維持 ) modern life. Television has bee a babysitter, an introducer of conversations, the major transmitter of culture, a keeper of tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it bees evident that television is not a teacher but a sustainer。 they are an isolated memory, no more integral to their past than a snapshot. Kelicr The very first trick to a happy marriage is to be a person of yourself who does not imagine a husband is necessary to make you magically plete. Successful partnerships are not between those who cannot live without each other, but between 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 34 頁 共 37 頁 those who can live with each other. There is no room even in daydreams for the stupid idea that there is on earth only one mate intended for another. Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements 61. Lisa [A] Being unselfish is very important to make a marriage work. 62. Wendy [B] Being a person of independence and pride leads to successful marriage. [C] Being able to municate makes our marriage happy. 63. Catherine 中國最大的管 理 資料下。 s lives. It alters people39。 Section I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that acpany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 2 頁 共 37 頁 Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening prehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET I. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answerA, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Example: You will hear: 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 3 頁 共 37 頁 W: Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time? M:Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about ten minutes. You will read: Who do you think the woman is talking to? [A] A bus conductor. [B]A clerk at the airport. [ C] A taxi driver. [D]A clerk at the station. From the dialogue, we know that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a flight