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40 feet. Some of them weigh as much as 50 tons. How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano? How did they move them across the island to their various locations? All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.The early islanders probably worshiped (崇拜) these eyeless giants until sometime around 1670. In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors(勝利者)of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.Now 15 of the statues on Easter Island have been repaired to their original positions on their stone platforms. Even today, using modern tools and machinery, putting up such large statues and balancing cylinders on top of their heads presents a challenging task.32. What do we know about Easter Island?A. It is a big island of Chile.B. It is located in North Pacific OceanC. Its early inhabitants were PolynesiansD. It was named after a Dutch explorer33. Scientists are still uncertain about __________.A. why people built the statuesB. how people transported the statuesC. where people made the statuesD. how many statues there are on the island34. What happened in 1680?A. The islanders started a war against outsidersB. Another 15 statues were put upC. People began to worship the statuesD. Many statues were damaged35. The purpose of the text is to __________.A. inform B. advertise C. entertain D. persuade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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 It’s wellknown by all the people to greet friends with a smile and a wave. ____36____ However, what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone tend to believe the look on your face or the way you behave?Recently, scientists have dealt with these questions. They found that when a person is staring at your face, he might not believe what he sees if your body doesn’t match the feeling that your face Previous study had showed that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than the words spoken. For example, most people are more likely not to believe a person who says in a flat voice, “I’m so excited.”When talking about 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 faces and isolated bodies that showed anger or fear. ____38____An angry face had low eyebrows and tight lips. A frightened face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. ____39____A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to fight back.These results told the researchers that mixed messages can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language surely influences the emotion they read.____40____ And 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 your feelings.C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that puzzles 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. They also showed pictures where angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies.G. When doing this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you are happy to see them.第三部分 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用 (共兩節(jié),滿分 45) 第一節(jié) 完形填空(共 20 小題;每小題 分,滿分 30 分) 閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C 和 D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 It is not often that a person has sympathy for someone who stole from him / her. But when Chrissy Marie read the note written by the brother of the “___41___” who took her butterfly wind chime(風(fēng)鈴), her heart ___42___ .The young boy ___43___ the note and left it on her doorstep. Chrissy ___44___ a photo on Facebook of the note and the US$5 the little boy ___45___ .The note read: “I am ___46___ that we stole your wind chime. Our mum died and she liked butterflies. My sister ___47___ it to put by our window. I am sorry this is the only ___48___ I have. Please do not be mad at us. Jake .”Chrissy Marie wants Jake and his sister to know she is not ___49___. Now Chrissy wants to find Jake and his sister and ___50___ their money.Chrissy ___51___ to Jake via her Facebook message: “Well Jake, I hope you can e to get your money___52___ . I had three of those wind chimes. And I am not mad at all.”Chrissy is ____53____ to the area, so she doesn’t know many people. She tried to ___54___ who Jake is or where he lives, but ___55___ .“I have knocked on a few doors nearby. But I can’t ___56___ far because of my injured leg.” she wrote. “I asked my neighbour, ___57___ she didn’t know anyone named Jake.”Chrissy understands how ___58___ it can be to lose a mother. She said, “Obviously, the boy felt ___59___ for what his sister did.”Chrissy has been surprised by all the ___60___ her post got, and she hopes it won’t scare Jake off.41. A. owner B. worker C. thief D. neighbour42. A. stopped B. broke C. hurt D. calmed43. A. wrote B. read C. made D. copied44. A. shared B. brought C. sent D. searched45. A. stole B. earne