【正文】 30. What were Murano Glass masters devoted to doing according to the text? A. Exploring ways to develop the creation of glass. B. Exporting Murano Glass to many foreign countries. C. Building art museums to show the beauty of Murano Glass. D. Creating a special art form to express their philosophies of life. 【答案】 A 【解析】 推理判斷題。 they are artists. Ever since Murano glassmakers guild (公會(huì) ) was established on this Veian island in 1291, they have been innovating, seeking new methods of creating glass, and pushing forward to express new philosophies and artistic visions through “慕拉諾玻璃 ”大師們致力于玻璃的創(chuàng)新，選 A。由 This made Murano Glass get its own art form, and it has been recognized at international expositions and top art museums and galleries worldwide. Today the famous glass masters working on Murano Island are first and foremost artists, and Glass of Venice is proud to offer artistic masterpieces from top Murano glass “慕拉諾玻璃 ”大師的作品持贊賞態(tài)度。 D At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts. Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures. What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and a sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch (荷蘭語(yǔ) ) and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of seconds—nearly twice as long as in Americans’ meetings. In Japan, it is recognized that the best munication is when you don’t speak at all. It’s already a failure to understand each other by speaking because you’re repairing that failure by using words. In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial (殖民地的 ) America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a plex of difference, it’s hard to establish mon understanding unless you talk and there’s understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a mon life. This applies also to some extent to London. In contrast, when there’s more homogeneity, perhaps it’s easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with. 32. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation? A. The Dutch. B. Americans. C. The English. D. The Japanese. 【答案】 D 【解析】 本文主要講述了談話中的沉默文化。不同的文化中沉默時(shí)間不同，對(duì)于沉默的看法也不同。 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選 D。根據(jù)第四段首句 “In Japan, it is recognized that the best munication is when you don’t speak at all.”可知，在日本，一般認(rèn)為最好的交流是一句話不說(shuō)的時(shí)候。故選 C。根據(jù)文章最后一句 “For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.”可知，親密的人之間更容易出現(xiàn)沉默，因此我們和家人越親密，沉默越容易出現(xiàn)。 35. What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean? A. Similarity. B. Contradiction. C. Diversity. D. Misunderstanding. 【答案】 A 【解析】 詞句猜測(cè)題。故畫(huà)線詞意思與 similarlity意義相近。 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)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。s it going? to get an open answer. Then, in turn answer openended questions with honest answers, instead of Fine or OK.___38___However,in most cases people are flattered that you are listening to them and interested in their life. Try emulating（效仿） someone who is very open. Observe them in a social situation. Then, try to act as if you are them occasionally. Many open behaviors are learned, and not a natural part of Avoid being a know it all. Some people think advice is opening up, but it is unlikely to help you more open. When you want to give advice, listen and try to learn something new from the situation. ___40___Schedule at least one long conversation per week. In the conversation you tell someone about the emotional and difficult part of your life. Get into the practice of opening up about what39。不是每個(gè)人都把自己的感情當(dāng)作一本可以讓別人閱讀的書(shū)。 36. G 根據(jù)上句：不是每個(gè)人都把自己的感情當(dāng)作一本可以讓別人閱讀的書(shū)?？芍丝盏囊馑际牵喝欢?，關(guān)閉與新朋友交往可以阻止你的個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)。 37. F 根據(jù)下文：接受這個(gè)，繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。根據(jù)句意可知此處的 this 應(yīng)該指空格的內(nèi)容， F. Understand that there is usually some fear with opening up to other people. 38. C 根據(jù)下文：然而，在多數(shù)情況下，人們很高興你聽(tīng)到他們并對(duì)他們感興趣。故選 C。在社交場(chǎng)合觀察他們。許多開(kāi)放的行為是有學(xué)問(wèn)的，而不是人格的自然組成部分。故選 A。 可知 ： 經(jīng)常給親密的朋友和家人打電話。 第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 45） 第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 分，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)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 School for Little Folks kindergarten which I loved until I broke my leg one day ___42___rope. And it wasn’t ___43___ a moving rope. One of the rope ends in the playground was tied to a tree, the other end to a swing set. The kids would ___44___ on one side and take turns running and jumping over it. All the other kids ___45___ the rope. But I had no ___46___ . I was a little short and fat anyway, and I was so slow that I was once the only kid at an Easter egg hunt who didn39。t find them but because I couldn39。t ___49___ the boots to jump. My heel ___50___ on the rope, so I turned, fell and hurt my leg. I lay in ___51___ on the ground for several minutes while Daddy ___52