【正文】 t close to each other, but first impressions remain very important and seem difficult to fet. 文章大意： 人們常說 “ 不要以貌取人 ” 。t build your first impression of someone on his or her looks alone. But according to a new study， the famous saying might not be correct after group of US scientists have found that the first impression we have of someone else is actually right most of the time. In the study, scientists asked participants to look at a photograph of a person and make a quick judgment about him or month later, the participant and the person in the photo were introduced, and scientists were shocked to find that their judgments often match those that they had made originally. It39。 D 導(dǎo)學(xué)號 49152200 There is an old saying： “Don39。 32. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?_C__ A. There are 27,000 Canadian－ Indians in Canada. B. More than 13 million people have e from Britain and France in recent years. C. There are about 30% of the population whose parents or grandparents e from France. D. There were no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada. 解析： 推理判斷題。 31． The word “origin” in this passage means“_A__”． A． 血統(tǒng) B． 后裔 C． 先驅(qū) D． 猿人 解析： 詞義 猜測題。 30． The official languages of Canada are_B__. A. English and Chinese B. French and English C. Indian and English D. Chinese and Inuit 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 C 導(dǎo)學(xué)號 49152199 Canada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world. By contrast it has a very small population. There are only more than 30 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official language of Canada as well as English. About 45% of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc. , e from Britain. Nearly 30% are of French _origin__. Most of the French－ Canadians live in the province of Quebec. Over the years, people have e to live in Canada from many countries in the world. They are from most European countries and also from China, and other Asian countries. However， Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian－ Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes and in forests. Today there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit. There are only 27,000 Canadian－ Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate. 29． About_D__live in Quebec. A． 30%of the French－ Canadians B． 45% of the Canadians C． 29,000,000 people D． 9,000,000 French－ Canadians 解析： 推理判斷題。 28． Which would be the best title for the passage?_D__ A． The Shard: Cheers and Claps B． The Shard: Work of a Great Architect C． The Shard: New Symbol of London? D． The Shard: A Change for the Better? 解析： 主旨大意題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，批評 the Shard的人認(rèn)為只有那些非常富有的人才能買得起那些昂貴的私人公寓并住在賓館里。故選 B 項(xiàng)。s tradition C． imitate the Egyptian style D． attract potential visitors 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 26． When he designed the Shard, Piano wanted it to _B__. A． change London39。根據(jù)第二段中的 It looks like a very thin, sharp piece of broken glass. And that is how the building got the name: the 。 25． London39。題材為社會(huì)文化類。t want the Shard though the plans were approved. Now they are still unhappy about the Shard. Some critics say that such a tall skyscraper might be good in a city like New York, but not in London. They say that the best thing about the Shard is its spire shape. But that is the only thing. There is no decoration, only flat surfaces. The Egyptians did that 4,500 years ago. They also think the Shard is too big for London. It destroys the beauty of the city. Other critics don39。s newest skyscraper (摩天大樓 ) is called the Shard and it cost about 430 million pounds to build. At a height of almost 310 metres, it is the tallest building in Europe. The Shard has pletely changed the appearance of London. However, not everyone thinks that it is a change for the better. The Shard was designed by the famous Italian architect Renzo Piano. When he began designing the Shard for London, Piano wanted a very tall building that looked like a spire (尖頂 ). He wanted the glass surfaces to reflect the sky and the sides of the building aren39。從第三段的 In some ways, American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English 可知，美式英語更像莎士比亞時(shí)代的英語，所以 froze在此意為 “ 沒有發(fā)生變化 ” ，故 A項(xiàng)正確。第三段主要講的是美國英語的發(fā)展，故選 B 項(xiàng)。 23． The third paragraph mainly talks about _B__. A． English colonies in North America B． the development of American English C． other languages39。 22． From the passage， we can learn the word “canyon” is from _C__. A． American dialect B． African dialect C． Spanish D． French 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 21． The main difference between Early and Late ModernEnglish lies in _A__. A． vocabulary B． pronunciation C． spelling D． grammar 解析： 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。s surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries. From around 1600, the English colonization (殖民地化 ) of North America led to American English. Some English pronunciations and words “froze” when they reached America. In some ways, American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English. Some expressions that are called “American English” are in fact from British expressions. They were kept in the colonies while lost for a time in Britain. Spanish also had an influence (影響 ) on American English. For example, words like canyon, ranch, stampede and vigilante are from Spanish. They entered English by the people of Spain who settled in the American West. French words and West African words also influenced American English. Today, American English has a greater influence, because of the USA39。t be back until the middle of October. I am, therefore, unable to accept your kind do accept my apologies. I do hope to e and visit your school again on some future occasion. I look forward to seeing yo