【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 gth意為 “體力，力氣 ”； ability意為 “能力，本領(lǐng)，才能 ”； energy意為 “精力，活力 ”； force意為 “力量，武力 ”。 beyond one39。s ability意為 “超出某人的能力 ”。 ] 第二節(jié)：完形填空 (共 20小題；每小題 ，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)。 One of the warmest Christmas memories that I have was the year that I was Santa was a young substitute(替代者 )for a __36__with a new family just starting out in was __37__ to work at the local grade school on the last day __38__ the Christmas holidays. I can still __39__ going from classroom to classroom and doing my best to__40__both old and joyful at the same was about 50 pounds heavier then，__41__I had the round little belly part down beard， however， was another __42__as it kept sliding halfway down my thought that more than a few of the kids __43__me， but it didn39。t still enjoyed __44__ still laughed and delighted in their__45__gifts and candy still felt joyous and still knew that they were__46__and that was all that mattered to them. If there is one__47__that I could give to each of you at Christmas time and__48__day of the year， it would be that knowledge that you are are loved and __49__by a greater love than you could ever are loved by God all the difficulties， problems， and heartaches this world __51__，you are all the obstacles you must overe， challenges you must __52__，and pains you must go through， you are all the mistakes you make， times you stumble(絆倒 )， and__53__ paths you take， you are are loved every second in your life with a glorious love that will __54__end. Know that you are that God loves you (欣喜 )in this love with the __55__heart of a then， like a jolly(歡樂(lè)的 )laughing Santa，go out and share it with the world. 36． B． farmer C． student D． teacher 答案 D [根據(jù)下文 “...to work at the local grade school...”可知此處應(yīng)是代課老師。 ] 37． in B． called on C． called down D． called at 答案 A [由上文判斷，此處用 call in表示 “召來(lái) ”。 call on拜訪 (人 )； call down招致，責(zé)罵； call at拜訪 (某人家或某地 )。 ] 38． B． before C． during D． over 答案 B [根據(jù)后文意思可知扮演 Santa Claus 顯然是在 the Christmas holidays 之前，因此用 before。 ] 39． B． stop C． remember D． consider 答案 C [由語(yǔ)境可知 “記得 ”(remember)“我 ”是一個(gè)教室一個(gè)教室地去傳遞關(guān)愛(ài)的。 ] 40． B． sound C． smell D． feel 答案 B [扮作 Santa Claus，自然需要聲音聽起來(lái) (sound) both old and joyful。 ] 41． B． and C． so D． still 答案 C [由上下文判斷，此處用 so表因果關(guān)系。 ] 42． B． pound C． gift D． knowledge 答案 A [根據(jù)上文 about 50 pounds heavier 而使自己 had the round little belly part down fine，接下來(lái)又是胡須長(zhǎng)，故 選 A，表示 “麻煩事 ”。 ] 43． B． weled C． visited D． memorized 答案 A [根據(jù)下文 but it didn39。t matter 判斷，有學(xué)生 “認(rèn)出 ”(recognize)“我 ”。 ] 44． B． selling C． writing D． seeing 答案 D [但學(xué)生們還是喜歡 “看 ”(seeing)Santa。 ] 45． B． small C． old D． ugly 答案 B [學(xué)生們拿著他們的 “小 ”(small)禮物仍然 很快樂(lè)。 ] 46． B． thrown C． loved D． fotten 答案 C [由上文 Santa的所作所為以及 “...They still felt joyous and happy.”判斷，學(xué)生們是受到 “關(guān)愛(ài)的 ”(be loved)。 ] 47． B． man C． woman D． school 答案 A [由下文的 “...it would be that knowledge...”可判斷出是 one thing。 ] 48． B． every C． one D． either 答案 B [根據(jù)上文的 “each of you at Christmas time”可自然地往大的方面推 出希望每個(gè)人 “every day of the year” 都能感受到愛(ài)。 ] 49． out B． looked for C． watched over D． watched out 答案 C [與上文 “You are loved”吻合的是 “(you are)watched over(得到呵護(hù) )”。 watch over“看護(hù)；照顧 ”。 ] 50． B． made C． liked D． removed 答案 B [God made you上帝創(chuàng)造了你。 ] 51． B． fetches C． carries D． brings 答案 D [根據(jù)上下文列舉的所有困苦、災(zāi)難等可推知這些都是 “this world brings(這個(gè)世界帶來(lái)的 )”。 ] 52． B． hand C． break D． please 答案 A [挑戰(zhàn)是應(yīng)該 “面對(duì) ”的，故用 face。 ] 53． B． wrong C． real D． busy 答案 B [根據(jù)上文可知，此處仍在列舉不順心的人生經(jīng)歷。走 “錯(cuò)路 ”用wrong paths 表示。 ] 54． B． often C． never D． almost 答案 C [根據(jù)文章大意， a glorious love 這種愛(ài)是永無(wú)止境的，也就是說(shuō)never end。 ] 55． B． angry C． jealous D． pitiful 答案 A [由文章大意和第二段中的 “They still felt joyous and happy.”判斷，此處應(yīng)用 the joyous heart of a child。 ] 第三部分：閱讀理解 (共 10小題；每小題 2分，滿分 20分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C 和 D)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A Some people can stay up all night and still get work done the next 39。m not one remembering all I want to do is to crawl into bed and sleep. How do you feel after you39。ve stayed up late to finish schoolwork? Or the day after an overnight party? Scientists now say that your answers to these questions may depend on your genes. New research suggests that a gene called “period 3” affects how well you function without “period 3” gene es in two forms： short and has two copies of the , you may have two longs, two shorts, or one of particular bination depends on what your parents passed on to you. Scientists from the University of Surrey in England studied 24 people who had either two short or two long copies of “period 3”． Study participants had to stay awake 40 hours ， they took tests that measured how quickly they pushed a button when numbers flashed on screen and how well they could remember lists of numbers. Results showed that the people with the short form of “period 3” performed much better on these tests than the people with the long form both groups， people performed worst in the early morning. After the first round of experiments， participants were finally allowed to in the group that performed well on the tests (those with the short form of “period 3”) took about 18 minutes to nod off. People with the long “period 3” gene, by contrast, fell asleep in just 8 also spent more time on deep suggests that people with the long form of the gene need more and deeper sleep to keep their brains working in top form. I think I must have the long form of“period 3”． What about you? 56． The purpose of this passage might be________. A． to tell us the importance of plenty of sleep B． to tell the result of a rese