【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ons are a plete scam (騙局 ), at least in the US － the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press. It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the doorclosing process if they have a code or special keys. But to normal lift riders, the buttons aren?t pletely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control. “Perceived (能夠感知的 ) control is very important. It reduces stress and increases wellbeing,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “ having a lack of control is associated with depression.” Experts have revealed that a lot of buttons that don?t do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (溫度調(diào)節(jié)器 ) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace. But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort. “That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said. “Even though I have real doubts about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, I?ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not press the button in the hope that this one will work?” 32. What was the author?s main purpose in writing the article? A. To analyze the functions of fake buttons. B. To describe some different kinds of fake buttons. C. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons. D. To explore people?s different habits when it es to pushing buttons. 33. In America, the “close” buttons on lifts _______. A. are fake for the convenience of disabled people B. work only when people press them hard for a while C. were specially designed to give people a sense of control D. cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any case 34. The underlined part “for this same purpose” in Paragraph 6 refers to _______. A. making people more patient B. giving people perceived control C. helping people to build up confidence D. making people with depression feel better 35. According to John Kounios, people who press fake buttons ______. A. should give up this habit B. probably do so to kill time C. consider what they do to be meaningless D. don?t know that what they press is fake 第二節(jié) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 Much meaning can be conveyed clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. __ 36 In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he sensed that you are staring at him, he may feel unfortable. The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. 37 . Eyes do speak, right？ Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. 38 . If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention, and let her know that he is admiring her. However, when two persons are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener?s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking. 39 If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if he tries to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest munication. 40 Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationship and situation. A. On the contrary, it will give him away. B. Do you have such a kind of experience? C. That?s what normal eye contact is all about. D. Actually, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only. E. After all, everybody likes to be stared at for quite a long time. F. But things are different when it es to staring at the opposite sex. G. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way. 第三部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（ 共兩節(jié)， 滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)： 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿分 30 分） When Jackie came to his first piano lesson in his mother39。s car, he was already 11 years old． I __41 students begin at an earlier age, but owing to his insistence, I took him as a student． _42___as Jackie tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm． At the end of each lesson he39。d say, My mom39。s going to hear me play some day． But it seemed 43 ． I only knew his mother from a(n） _44 as she waited in her aged car but never stopped in． Then one day Jackie stopped ing to our lessons． I thought about calling him but assumed because of his lack of ability, that he had decided to ___45__． I was also glad that he stopped inghe was a bad 46 for my teaching! Several weeks later I mailed to the students39。 homes a letter on the 47 concert． Surprisingly, Jackie received and asked me if he could be in the concert. I told him that the concert was not for dropouts, but for 48 pupils． He said that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons but he was still practicing． I don39。t know what led me to agree _49____． The night for the concert came． The high school gymnasium was packed with parents and friends． I 50___ Jackie last in the program． I thought that any damage he would do would e at the end of the program and the negative effect would reduce to the 51 ． The concert went off smoothly. Then Jackie came up on stage. His clothes were 52 and