【正文】 usic you enjoy decreases levels of the stress hormone cortisol in your body, which counteracts the effects of chronic stress. This is an important finding since stress causes 60% of all our illnesses and disease. One study showed that if people actively participated in making music by playing various percussion instruments and singing, their immune system was boosted even more than if they passively listened. To stay calm and healthy during a stressful day, turn on the radio. Be sure to sing along and tap your feet to the beat to get the maximum healing benefit. 非選擇題部分 （共 40分） 第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分） 第一節(jié) : 短文改錯 （共 10小題；每小題 1分，滿分 10分） 下面短文中共有 10處語言錯誤。請 從以下選項（ A、 B、C、 D、 E 和 F）中選出適合各段落的小標(biāo)題，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)選項的標(biāo)號涂黑。 somehow, I still felt it necessary to make apologies. But why? Where was this desperate need to please ing from? I had travelled the world, owned my own business, bought my first house, and started fulfilling my dream of writing, all before the age of 25. So what did I have to apologize for? Well, as previously stated, I was still single and unsettled about my career, which for a woman of my age was not considered “the norm al”. Then, suddenly, as I was about to celebrate the new year by doing some laundry, an insight shone down from the heavens. It was a lightning of realization. For my first resolution, I was going to decide not to care. Not to care about anyone else’s expectation but my own and to make no apologies for it. After all, I had gone wherever the road had taken me, and it had taken me to a lot of fantastic places, places I would have never been able to go if I had “settled down” already. Not to mention, I had probably be starring in Desperate Housewives. And as far as my career went, being unsettled was just being honest. I couldn’t change who I was just because I didn’t fit into the social norm. At leas t I wasn’t going to watch my life go by as I punched the clock at a job I hated. Just to climb an uninteresting ladder for a higher position? No, thanks! If I didn’t try out my options, I would never discover my passions. And don’t we all want to do someth ing we feel crazy about? Of course, there were all great thoughts, but actually bining them into my everyday thinking process would be a whole other story?So, was I able to rise to the challenge of my first resolution? Well, let’s just say that I have m ade the choice to be okay. Okay with my singlehood and my everchanging career path, and okay that others might not be okay with it. I think that is the most important. And every New Year’s Eve, I make sure to clear my schedule, dress up in my ugliest sweater, eat some delicious leftovers and relaxed with my cat. Then as I tune in to watch the rest of the world create a perfect New Year’s Eve, I glance at the photos on my own wall and think, “What a beautiful year it has been!” 41. According to Paragraph 2, the writer expects to ______. A. make an important decision on New Year’s Day B. refuse a fantastic party with evening dress C. hang a photo of her own on the wall D. lead an exciting and enviable life 42. According to the text, ______ was once a great concern for the writer. A. failing to travel around the world on her own B. being still single and uncertain about career C. starting to fulfill her dream of writing successfully D. getting married to a man with three kids 43. Based on the passage, what would most probably be the writer’ s final resolution? A. To learn to ignore other’s expectation B. To make up her mind to apologize C. To manage to get the photo taken D. To decide to be a social norm firmly 44. The last two paragraphs implies that challenging as the goal is, the writer will______. A. have no difficulty in realizing it B. be likely to give it up halfway C. never give in to the difficultiesD. be helped by God unexpectedly 45. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s character? A. Life is a journey. Travel it well. B. The limitless pursuit of perfection. C. Ask for more. Obey your thirst. D. Follow your own course. B This ing year promises to be an exciting one for technology and science. There is already a lineup of great new gadget(小玩意 ). We have chosen four for you. No. 1 The Air Board is a fantastic new way to get around. If you are tired of walking, or just want to get somewhere at a relaxed pace, then the Air Board is for you. The board works when you step onto the pressure pads. These can read the weight and the movement of the rider. If you want to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right and the board will do the rest. It is very quick and easy. According to the official website, the power will last for about ten miles(16 km). It can travel at the speed of 10 miles an hour and it takes one hour to be fully charged. No. 2 Do you enjoy using herbs and spices(香料 ) when cooking? Then this little gadget, inspired by NASA space technology, might be for you. It makes sure that you always have fresh and wellgrown herbs or plants when and where you need them. The Click amp。 I felt like a good mother on that summer morning. I’d 21 up early, made a p i c n i c l u n c h , 22 my threeand fiveyearold daughters into the car, driven to my friend’s house, packed her and her 23 into the car, and driven the hour and a half to the shore where we 24 our towels on the sands by 10 . Soon the girls began running. About 50 yards from us, a man, maybe 25 his late 50s, was fishing. The girls stood next to him and watched with their mouths open 26 he cast the lines. He smiled at them. They all ran back to us except my threeyearold Drew, who, 27 , just seated herself next to the white bucket where the man was 28 planning to put the fish he caught. However, suddenly a 29 came to my mind. Is it dangerous for Drew