【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 足的 ) twins. “ I was in shock， ” said Ramirez， who lives with her husband Carlos in Pembroke Pines，F(xiàn)lorida.“ Well， now this is for real.” The Inter and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(親屬 )． The site that the Funks and Ramirezes used has a membership of 137 people， with 15 sets of twins and 7 sets of siblings whose relationships have been confirmed. At a reunion Friday at Chicago’ s O’ Hare International Airport， Mia Diamond Funk and Mia Hanying Ramirez shyly surveyed each other， and then reached for each other’ s hand. DNA tests establish an 85 percent probability that the girls are at least half do not have a biological parent to test and reach a greater certainty， but given their ages and physical similarities， experts say it is likely they are fraternal twins. Douglas and Holly Funk hope to bring their Mia to Miami in sets of parents say they are mitted to staying in touch and often let the twins talk to each other on the phone. 36． Both the adopted girls shared a first name________. A． because they both came from China B． because of their physical similarities C． because their US parents suspected they were twins D． for no good reason 37． Why did the girls’ mothers meet on the Inter? A． To pare photographs of the two girls. B． To find the girls’ biological kin. C． To test their suspicions. D． To enjoy the joy of adopting children. 38． Experts are still not 100 percent sure that the two girls are fraternal twins because________. A． DNA tests are still not accurate enough B． the two girls were born in two different families C． the DNA of a biological parent is still missing D． one girl was born a week later than the other 39． What Ramirez said in Paragraph 4 suggests that she________. A． didn’ t believe what had happened B． was surprised at what had happened C． didn’ t want to accept the fact D． was pleased with what they had done 40． What would be the best title for the passage? A． Adopted Twins Reunited After Online Chat B． Adopted Twins Live Happily in the US C． Suspicion Turned into Reality D． The Stories of Two Families D For the last couple of weeks， I had been stuck in front of my puter working on a project that was very important to every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after pleting parts of the project， I was confused to find that instead， I was feeling rather tried a range of methods to help cheer myself had a relaxing bath， cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie， but was only when I turned to meditation(沉思 ) for a solution that the answer came to me： turn to nature! The very next day， I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve， even though it was pouring with a couple of minutes I felt alive be honest， I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing， “ I’ m singing in the rain.” a song I used to sing when I was a think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制 )our own spirits， which only leads to depression and stress. Interestingly， it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre. If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors， relax pletely， remove your shoes and let your inner child e out and play. 41． The author felt depressed because she ________. A． couldn’ t consume her waking hour B． had not seen a film for a long time C． had not finished her work on time D． had worked on a hard job for too long 42． The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to ________. A． take photos B． find a solution to the project C． hop along the path D． cheer herself up 43． The underlined part “ to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ________” ． A． unsuccessful B． unrelated C． uninteresting D． unexpected 44． In the author’ s opinion， ________. A． a bath can make people relaxed B． depression is usually caused by hard work C． walking in a busy city centre harms people’ s health D． adults should express their inner feelings freely 45． The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) ________. A． explanation B． suggestion C． introduction D． reminder 第二節(jié) 信息匹配 (共 5 小題 ； 每小題 2 分 ， 滿分 10 分 ) 閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息 ， 并按照要求匹配信息 。 首先 ， 請閱讀下面 6 封信件或便條 ： A． Dear Mom， Every time it’ s your birthday， I remember all the great birthday parties you gave me when I was growing especially remember the one when I turned to 16， and the w