【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ,essentially transforming white fat,which stores extra calories and is associated with obesity and metabolic disease,into a fat like calorieburning brown fat,”said Kevin Phillips,a researcher in Houston. Until several years ago,scientists thought that only animals and human babies have energyburning,good brown fat.“It is now clear,”Phillips said,“that human adults do have brown fat,but appear to lose its calorieburning activity over time.”White fat has a bad effect on people when the body has too much of published research shows that people who have more brown fat have a reduced risk of are now working on ways to “brown” white fat,or change it into brown fat. GC1 works,according to said he and other researchers have tested the drug in hundreds of mice. Obese mice,both geically obese and those with dietinduced obesity,received GC1 treatment obese mice lost weight and more than 50 percent of their fat mass in approximately two weeks,Phillips said mice with dietinduced obesity experienced similar drug also caused adaptive thermogenes（ 適應(yīng)性發(fā)熱 ） in fat cells from grown in a dish,as well as tissue samples taken from obese mice,showed evidence of whitefat browning.“Our data prove that GC1 is a novel fatbrowning agent that may have use in the treatment of obesity and metabolic disease,”Phillips said. The drug has not yet been tested for weight loss in ,Phillips said it wouldn’t be long before it was used as a way of losing weight. is the writer39。s purpose of writing this passage? prove the harm of a new drug. introduce a new drug to people. explain the development of a new drug. inform people of some health knowledge. the past,people held the belief that______. babies have brown fat don39。t have brown fat human adults have brown fat fat may lose its activity over time can we know about GC1? can be used to treat obesity. is a cure for heart disease. is a drug intended for mice. has been sold in the drug store. of the following can make people lose weight? more white fat. off more brown fat. white fat into brown fat. down the activity of brown fat. 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，從短文后的選項中選出能填 入 空白處的 最佳 選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項 。 Thank You Notes: The Essential Life Lessons There is no greater gift for any of us to give our friends and family than the gift of a quiet moment to think about the blessings of the season and write a thank you note to everyone who made it special for are some life lessons from thank you notes. _37_Even a child can make some lines on paper,help pick out a pretty stamp,and lick the helps create a sense of ownership,confidence,and you notes strengthen munication you are,no skill matters more than the ability to municate clearly and sincerely mid are the qualities that inspire people to trust and respect you. Thank you notes remind you about what the gift was when we write a thank you note we have to locate within ourselves some way to be grateful and find some way to express do not find happiness in what we _40_Not,“Thank you for the is cool.”but“Thanks for the sweater!”Not,“Thanks for the game,”but “We had a blast playing that game.” I think you will soon discover that the more thank you notes you send,the more you bee aware of how much there is to be grateful for,and how good it feels to let people know you appreciate them. can write a thank you note. that can begin with thank you notes. you notes must have specific details. is no other wart to convey this message. can even write to people you do not know. find happiness in being grateful for what we have. conveys maturity,reliability,confidence and thoughtfulness. 第 三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分） 第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20 小題；每題 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Last year,I met with a major accident totally changed the_41_I used to look at things in my life. Like every day,it was time for my office for which I used to go_42_a two wheeler that day I was not in the_43_to wear the ’s very_44_to ride a two wheeler in India and_45_most of the Indians are ignorant about is wearing a helmet..And it was a_46_for me too to wear a helmet every single day. So I was riding the vehicle at an average speed of 3040 mph when I thought to go_47_of a scooter（ 小型摩托車 ） being slowly ridden (on the left end of the lane) by a middleaged man in only_48_here was the wrong man without any hint or even looking at the back to check if any vehicle was approaching,_49_ with his hand and immediately took a right turn to cross the street. Unfortunately,just a second or two before this I had_50_my vehicle to overtake the seconds after,I knew our vehicles would bang as we were in the very next moment,we a