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to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters. A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents. 38. The underlined part “in a different family” (in Para. 1) means “ ”.A. in a different family environment B. in a different family tradition C. in different family crises D. in different families39. In terms of language development, laterborns .A. get their parents’ individual guidance B. learn a lot from their elder siblingsC. experience a lot of difficulties D. pick up words more quickly40. What was found about fights among siblings? A. Siblings hated fighting and loved playing. B. Siblings in some families fought frequently. C. Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships. D. Siblings learned to get on together from fights.三、任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文,并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意:請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個單詞。Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village, but this doesn’t mean that we all behave in the same way.How should we behave when you meet someone for the first time? An American shakes your hand firmly while looking you straight in the eye. In many parts of Asia, there is no physical contact at all. In Japan, you should bow, and the more respect you want to show, the deeper you should bow. In Thailand, people greet each other by pressing both hands together at the chest. In both countries, eye contact is avoided as a sign of respect.Many countries have rules about what you should and shouldn’t wear. In Muslim countries, you shouldn’t reveal the body, especially women, who should wear long blouses and skirts. In Korea, you should take off your shoes when entering a house. Remember to place then neatly together where you came in.In Spain, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Mexico, lunch is the time to relax, and many people prefer not to discuss business as they eat. In Britain, it’s not unusual to have a business meeting over breakfast.In most countries, an exchange of business cards is necessary for all introductions. You should include your pany name and your position. If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the back side of your card printed in the local language. In China, you may present your card with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.Title: Good(41) Aspect CountryCustom(42) l Americal Japanl Thailandn Shaking hands firmlyn (43) to show respectDressingl (44) countriesl Korean Wearing long blouses and skirtsn Taking off your shoes at the (45) Eatingl Spainl Mexicol (47) n Having a light breakfast and a late dinnern Relaxing while having (46) n Holding a business meeting over breakfastDoing businessl Most countriesl Chinan Exchanging business cards when(48)_____ yourselfn Presenting a card to a person (49)_____ its front facing himConclusion : When traveling(50)_____, we should follow local customs.四、句子翻譯(共5小題;每小題3分,滿分15分) 將下列句子譯成英語,并將所譯句子寫在答題卡上標(biāo)有題號的橫線上.51.她五年前開始拉小提琴。52.這部戲?qū)谶@個劇院每周上演兩次。53.事情往往不是它們看上去的那樣。54.到去年年底,這個國際機(jī)場投入使用三年了嗎?55.你認(rèn)為那個偵探在什么地方尋找線索?五、書面表達(dá)(共l題;滿分20分) 請根據(jù)“Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.”這一觀點,寫一篇150個詞左右的短文:1. 針對這一觀點談?wù)勀愕目捶ǎ?. 舉例說明理由。第8頁 共8頁