【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ysics experiment and as confirmation of a key prediction of Albert Einsteins General Theory of Relativity. There is no obvious, immediate consequence of this physics experiment, but the scientists say this opens a new window on the universe. Until now, astronomy has been almost exclusively a visual enterprise: Scientists have relied on light, visible and otherwise, to observe the cosmos. But now gravitational waves can be used as well. They could potentially take a census of blackhole mergers, spot the collisions of ultradense neutron stars(中子星), probe the inner dynamics of exploding stars and discover theoretical “cosmic strings” left over from the big bang. These waves will be particularly useful for studying black holes (the existence of which was first implied by Einstein’s theory) and other dark objects, because they’ll give scientists a bright beacon to search for even when objects don’t emit actual light. Mapping the abundance of black holes and frequency of their mergers could get a lot easier. Since they pass through matter without interacting with it, gravitational waves would e to Earth carrying undistorted information about their origin. They could also improve methods for estimating the distances to other galaxies. It will also start a new era of astronomy in which gravitational waves are tools for studying the most mysterious and exotic objects in the universe. 33. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the experiment of gravitational waves? A. It is a success and was approved of by all. B. It is well designed though time and money consuming. C. It proves that black holes do give out gravitational waves. D. It proves one of the key predictions of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity right. 34. Why is gravitational waves important? A. Because scientists have relied on light, visible and otherwise, to observe the cosmos. B. Because they have been used to discover facts about the inner dynamics of exploding stars. C. Because they could make it possible to probe objects in total darkness even when they don’t give out light. D. Because mapping the abundance of black holes and frequency of their mergers could be impossible without them. 35. The underlined word “undistorted” in paragraph 6 probably mean _______ A. Unrelated. B. Unfamiliar. C. Unchanged. D. Unreal. 第二節(jié) (共5小題。每小題2分，滿分1 0分) 依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 It’s natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. 36 But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body? Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking at your face, she might not believe what she sees if your body language doesn’t match the feeling that your face shows. 37 Previously, they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “I’m so excited.” When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true, psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated(孤立的)faces and isolated bodies (with faces blurred out(模糊的)) that showed anger or fear. 38___ An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. 39 A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend. These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly(微妙地) influences which emotion they read. 40 If you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages. A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists. B. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel. C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people. D. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight. E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds. F. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you’re happy to see them. G. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies 第三部分 英語學(xué)問運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分) 第一節(jié) 完型填空 (共20小題，滿分30分) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 Cancer Canceled My name’s James and I’m an 18year “Cancer Survivor”. When I was 15 years of age, I was at my house one day with my 41 and when I tried to run up the steps, I blacked out, and 42 the stairs very hard. When I 43 myself, I remembered my sisters saying “Are you alright? and I replied “I think so, yeah.” But little did my sisters and I 44 that was the beginning of a(n) 45 . When I began to try to climb the stairs, my whole right leg hurt seriously. I couldn’t move it 46 the assistance of my hands. The pain was horrible. I finally 47 my way upstairs and I hardly 48 I couldn’t move my leg. As time went on, it got 49 , so a month later I 50 went to hospital. I was asked to go to the rooms51 they treated me to the Xrays. One week later, I got my 52 , but wasn’t clear on what was happening. They 53 us back home. Three days later, they 54 an expert from another continent or someplace and he looked at my rays one time and said “OH MY GOD, this young man has bone cancer.” Once all of that got cleared up, they 55 my chemotherapy(化療) treatments. I was told that I couldn’t 56 like a normal person any more, so 57 was impossible. Basically my 58 was over before it even got started. I want to share this story with you guys because today I’m