【正文】 d stably. B. Roussel learned basic music knowledge from his aunt. C. A white lie helped Roussel achieve success. D. Roussel was cheated and hurt by his naval friend. 28. Who told a lie according to the text? A. Roussel’ s grandfather. B. Albert’ s naval friend. C. Roussel39。s editing team after BBC’ s recent program on influential Chinese words. “ If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team. In Chinese tu means uncouth (笨拙的 ) and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’ s countryside. The word became more popular in September with the launch of Apple’ s new goldcolored iPhone, which is loved by China’ s rich people. The color became known as “ tuhao gold.” The word is now also used by the online munity to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it. Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words — dama and hukou — which may also make it into the dictionary. People can have an intuitive (直觀的 ) grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin, Kleeman said, adding that people avoid using an English word to keep the original meaning. “ We have nearly 120 Chineselinked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” she said. Some of them are: Guanxi, which means “ connection” 。terrible” experience. Cats don’ t want something pushed down their throats, and they’ ll fight with all their strength to prevent it. In fact, it’ s amazing how powerful their small bodies can be. The easiest way of pilling a cat is to press the pill into powder. Then mix the powder with a small amount of wet food. If your cat usually eats dry food, she will probably view the wet food as a treat and eat it up. If your cat won’ t eat the wet food that contains the pill or if she is too ill to eat, you can get a “ pill gun” . There are some basic instructions. Getting your cat’ s mouth to open is going to be the most difficult part. First, be sure the pill is in a handy place. Then you can put your cat on a bookshelf with her bottom in a corner or you can put her on your lap firmly tied. Have your cat facing to the right if you’ re righthanded. With your left hand, hold your cat at the cheekbones, putting your palm (手掌 ) at the top of her head. Keeping your finger off the trigger (扳機(jī) ), with your right hand, Insert the pill gun until the pill is positioned over the tongue and open throat Be sure to give your cat a treat directly after giving the pill. If you don’ t feel fortable using a pill gun, you can try giving the pill by hand. Push your cat’ s head backwards just far enough so that her nose is pointing towards the ceiling. At this point, most cats will slightly open their mouths. With the little finger or ring finger of the hand holding the pill, open the bottom jaw a little more. You may need to hold her top jaw with your other hand while doing this. Aim straight and lightly throw the pill or drop it. Most cats will then swallow the pill. 33. Pilling a cat can be a terrible experience because cats ______. A. are amazingly powerful and dangerous B. may fight with all their strength against pills C. refuse something pressed down their throats D. are difficult to treat once they’ ve got ill 34. Which of the following statements is true according to the second paragraph? A. Wet food with medicine is usually a treat to cats. B. Cats used to dry food must reject wet food. C. The easiest pilling is to press the pill into powder. D. Cats arc most likely interested in something new. 35. Using a “ pill gun” , you had better hold your cat ______ if you’ re lefthanded. A. facing to the right B. with your right hand C. at the head D. on your lap firmly 評(píng)卷人 得分 三、信息匹配（七選五 .10’ ） 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)。 It is good to make mistakes, and here39。s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try anything new, how can you improve, how can you expand, and how can you innovate? The simple answer is “ You can39。re sitting on。 the pattern on the fabric on the chair。t failed t0 00~ times, but rather had learned I0 000 things that didn39。t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again. There is an old axiom that goes, “ if you39。re not trying hard enough.” So go forth and make mistakes, and learn, and grow, and prosper. A. Look around you. B. First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. C. Every time you made a mistake you eliminated one of those things an