【正文】 注意： 1．根據(jù)圖片的內(nèi)容適當(dāng)展開，以使行文連貫； 2．開頭與結(jié)尾已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)； 3．文中不能出現(xiàn)考生的具體信息； 4．詞數(shù)： 100 左右 參考詞匯：短缺 shortage。 10 處，多者（從第 11 處起）不計(jì)分。 增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（ ∧ ），并在其下面寫出該加的 詞。ve probably seen your pet yawn several times. Even some birds yawn such as cockatiel parrots, Adelie penguins and Emperor penguins. Some of the scientific explanations of why we yawn claim it is caused by physical needs. One likely explanation is that the yawning reflex happens when our blood needs more oxygen. The deep breath helps supply the levels of oxygen in our blood. 74 It is also thought that the same chemicals in our brain that affect our moods and emotions cause us to yawn. Superstitions about yawning have been around for hundreds of years and can date back to the ancient Greeks. A mon superstition says that a person must cover his or her mouth when yawning so that the soul does not escape through the mouth. 75 Today most people do not believe these superstitions and know that a yawn is a physical reflex. Did you yawn while reading this article? A. Yawning is not limited to humans. B. It will make you lose interest in your work. C. But this is not always the cause for a yawn. D. Even reading the word YAWN can make people yawn. E. However, it doesn39。t care about the quality of the employees in their firms 70. Which of the following is TRUE about Western bosses? A. They stress on workers more than shareholders. B. They always act as role models for employees. C. They are good at identifying their own strengths. D. They pay closer attention to market opportunities. 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(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。re more able to take a longterm view. Western panies can39。s another thing about standing for a long time: I tend to get hungrier than I do when I sit on a chair. That feels like confirmation(證實(shí) ) of the standup advocates’ belief that you burn more calories when you stand than when you sit. For this reason alone, I39。 in a few years, you can stop worrying. They’ll be adults.” My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing. By the time I was 50, I was sick and tired of being weak. I was still worrying over my children, but there was a new wrinkle. There was nothing I could do about it. My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing. I continued to suffer from their failures, and be absorbed in their disappointments. My friends said that when my kids got married I could stop worrying and lead my own life. I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted(縈繞心頭 ) by my mother’s warm smile and her occasional “You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home. Are you depressed about something?” Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? One of my children became quite anxious about me recently, saying, “Where were you? I’ve been calling for three days, and no one answered. I was worried.” I smiled a warm smile. 60. The author intends to tell us in the passage that_______. A. parents long for a period when they no longer worry about their children B. there is no time when parents have no worry about their children C. it’s parents’ duty to worry about their children D. there should be a period when parents don’t have to worry about their children 61. We can infer from the underlined sentence “My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.” that ______. A. her mother shared the same idea as the nurse B. her mother didn’t agree with the nurse C. her mother thought the nurse was lying D. her mother wouldn’t express her opinion upon the matter 62 The author mentioned her ages of twenties, thirties, forties and fifty in order to show_______. A. the hard times she experiences in her life B. the different stages of her children C. the support she received from her mother D. she had been worrying about her children in her life 63 What can we infer from the last sentence? A. The mother was happy that her child began to worry about her, too B. Finally the mother didn’t have to worry about her children C. At last the mother could live her own life without worry. D. The mother succeeded in turning her children into adults. 64 Which of the following should be the best title? A Life B Parents C Worry D Children C It takes courage to stand up at work. Now more and more people are standing up when they are working on something important. Standing up is in fashion. Medical researchers have found that people who stand at work tend to be much healthier than those who sit. But I wasn39。s attitude toward the passenger is that of __________. A. anger B. respect C. sympathy D. guilt 58. Why did the author feel guilty? A. Because he blamed the driver wrongly. B. Because he didn39。t he lend a helping hand? I watched as the poor driver pushed it to the side. Cars, buses and trucks went past cursing (咒罵 ) the poor man. The young man took another taxi and went off. The taxi driver began mending his taxi. Stupid passenger! I said to him. He didn39。t like other animals that also only live to be 44 by people while