【正文】 e didn’t believe what Newton said about rainbows. C. Because he thought Newton’s explanation took away the beauty of rainbow. D. Because he thought rainbows would disappear because of Newton’s explanation. 40. Which of the following is the way science makes us think? A. Believing things only through evidence. B. Believing what we see with our eyes. C. Believing what is said in books . D. Believing things are beautiful. 41. The underlined word “recondite” in Paragraph 4 means “_______”. A. secret B. famous C. beautiful D. powerful 42. The best title for the passage can be _______. A. How Can We Get the Truth? B. The History of Natural Science C. Why Should We Study Science? D. The Things We Need to Do for Science (D) Can you touch your belly button(肚臍 ) by reaching behind your back and around your waist(腰 )? Popular among many young Chinese female users on Weibo, the topic which translates as “reaching your belly button from behind to show your good figure” was mentioned more than 130 million times among Weibo readers. It not only led to over 104,000 active discussions, but also brought about the care about what means a healthy body image. “Look! Success. More than four hours but I’ve finally reached my belly button,” said Weibo user GayleRabbit. Another user Lucy said, “Why does my belly button suddenly look and feel pletely new?”, While the trend was popular with many female users on Weibo, a photo uploaded by a male blogger caught people’s eyes. “Is this posereally that difficult? I don39。t feel so bad about not being able to touch my belly button.” said another user Jacket. “Do we need to have flexible(柔韌的 ) arms or a skinny waist to achieve it?” asked Weibo user Chantilly623. But some experts argued that China’s new belly button trend was actually distoring(歪曲 ) society39。s rights. However, experienced body trainers say the new trend is about flexibility of the arm and the size of the waist, rather than a good figure. A skinny person with fewer muscles(肌肉 ) has a better chance of achieving the pose. which two paragraphs can the following sentence be put in ?“A new social trend(趨勢 ) has started in China, with thousands of izens facing the challenge and uploading photographs of themselves to show off their bodies” A. Para1 and Para2 B. Para3and Para4 C. Para7 and Para8 D. Para9 and Para10 44. What can we learn from the passage? A. Boys are not interested in this trend. B. GayleRabbit reached her belly button on her first try. C. Sough Sa’s photo of reaching his belly button was popular online. D. Jacket felt sorry for not being able to touch his belly button 45. What is experienced body trainers’ opinion of the new trend meaning a good figure? A. Supportive. B. Disbelieving. C. Doubtful. D. Worried. 第 Ⅱ 卷 非選擇部分（ 60 分 ） 四、詞匯運(yùn)用（共 l0 小題；每小題 l分，計(jì) l0 分） 46. You’d better consider ____▲ _____（翻譯） the novel into English. 47. This kind of car is _____▲ ____(專門地 )designed for women. 48. It’s difficult to drive ____▲ _____(穿過 ) the city during the rush hour. 49. It’s twenty ___▲ ____ (分鐘 ) walk from my home to school. 50. With the development of ___▲ __(醫(yī)療 ) technology, more and more illnesses can be cured. 51. Her father has ____▲ ___(fly) to London on business. 52. It’s so cold outside. Why not e in and warm __▲ ____(you) , girls. 53. Good _____▲ _____(pronounce) will impress others. 54. All of us look forward to the ing of my father’s ___▲ ______(40)birthday. 55. Her sister is said to be sent to London for ___▲ _____(far) education. 五、任務(wù)型閱讀（共 l0 空；每空 l分 ，計(jì) l0 分） Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to Chinese students they always say, “ My spoken English’s poor”. However, their spoken English doesn’ t have to remain“ poor” . I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English. First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know. Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking, beca