【正文】 his and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so). 8. How did the author find his friend a book liar? A. By judging his manner of speaking. B. By mentioning a famous name. C. By looking into his background. D. By discussing the book itself. 9. Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report? A. 42% of people pretended to have read 1984. B. Charles Dickens is very low on the topten list. C. The author admitted having read 9 books. D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read. 10. By lying about reading, a person hopes to ________. A. control the conversation. B. appear knowledgeable. C. learn about the book. D. make more friends. 11. What is the author?s attitude to 58% of readers? A. Doubtful B. Uncaring C. Favorable D. Friendly D Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear. Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting and pumping blood around their bodies, pared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation. Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said, “Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart.” The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr. Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don?t see — and guide whether we see fear.” To further understand this relationship, the scientists also used a brain scanner to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person?s feeling of fear. “We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ?speak? to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear,” Dr. Garfinkel said. “We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders, and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder.” 12. What is the finding of the study? A. Fear is a result of one?s relaxed heartbeat. B. One?s heart affects how he feels fear. C. Fear has something to do with one?s health. D. One?s fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear. 13. The study was carried out by analyzing _______. A. volunteers? heartbeats when they saw terrible pictures. B. the time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health conditions. C. volunteers? reactions to horrible pictures and data from their brain scans. D. different pictures shown to volunteers and their heartbrain munication. 14. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “mechanism” in Paragraph 6? A. order B. system C. machine D. treatment 15. This study may contribute to _______. A. treating anxiety and stress better. B. explaining the cycle of fear and anxiety. C. finding the key to the heartbrain munication. D. understanding different fears in our hearts and heads. 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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Fiveness To five is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. Howeve