I was assigned to take care of this patient a couple of weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was 1 because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to 2 her mind by observing even a slight 3 in a patient's facial expression.
One day, when I was checking the patient，she 4 me on the shoulder to show me a note，"Do you think I could be let go 5 the hospital in a month to see my niece get married?，，Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not 6 her，because I did not want to leave her a 7 sense of hope. 8，I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward 9 . Hearing that, the patient gave me a 10 and a hug.
Day by day, I built her 11 by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was 12 improving and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just before her niece’s 13 ，she wrote me one last note, “I couldn’t have done this 14 you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I realized that moments like this were 15 I woke up early for 16 in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, and her 17 confirmed, that I was an 18 part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the 19 of people in ways that people in other 20 will never get to experience.
A．difficult B．funny C．simple D．interesting
A．see B．know C．read D．feel
A．worry B．change C．pain D．excitement
A．tapped B．hit C．knocked D．struck
A．of B．to C．in D．from
A．disappoint B．promise C．comfort D．trust
A．false B．strong C．right D．good
A．death B．success C．destination D．recovery
A．surprise B．stare C．smile D．whistle
A．future B．strength C．hope D．confidence
A．slowly B．completely C．rapidly D．finally
A．presence B．visit C．wedding D．presentation
A．without B．behind C．except D．beside
A．what B．why C．when D．how
A．work B．school C．office D．exercise
A．expression B．note C．feeling D．treatment
A．irrelevant B．insignificant C．instructive D．important
A．fortunes B．shoulders C．lives D．tears
A．hospitals B．areas C．lands D．fields
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to 36 an artificial tree for us and _37 it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a 38 . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree 39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 40 a box under a counter. He 41 that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no 42_ on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the 43 on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was 44 and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his 45 at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could 46 play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man 47 to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to 48 the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily 49 to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't 50 a workable solution. We were ready to give up 51 the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long 52 carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in, 53 it was Christmas Eve and he was 54 to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the 55 of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell B. buy C. deliver D. bring
37. A. send B. pass C. carry D. take
38. A. surprise B. hunger C. pleasure D. panic
39. A. leaf B. trunk C. stand D. branch
40. A. watched B. caught C. spotted D. broke
41. A. directed B. whispered C. realized D. confirmed
42. A. delivery B. customer C. money D. letter
43. A. present B. tree C. mail D. package
44. A. crowded B. small C. noisy D. normal
45. A. friends B. colleagues C. relatives D. companions
46. A. really B. confidently C. kindly D. patiently
47. A. overcame B. agreed C. astonished D. struggled
48. A. fetch B. transform C. post D. consult
49. A. solving B. explaining C. trying D. worrying
50. A. come across B. come back to C. come upon D. come up with
51. A. while B. when C. as D. since
52. A. slim B. beautiful C. thick D. heavy
53. A. but B. so C. because D. or
54. A. in surprise B. it, the, way C. in a hurt7 D. in lime
55. A. sight B. back C. corner D. scene
We all know that language can sometimes get lost in translation. But do you know that some facialmay also bein cross-cultural situations?
According to a study by Glasgow University, Europeans look a person's whole face people from East Asia focus on the eyes. Researchers recorded the eye movements of 13 Westerners and 13 Easterners as they observed pictures of expressive faces. They were asked tothe pictures into the following categories: happy, sad, surprised, fearful, disgusted, angry, or neutral.
The team found East Asians focus much more attention on the eyes and also make a number of mistakes. Different from Europeans, they to have a more difficult time the difference between a face that looks fearful as opposed to surprised, and disgusted as opposed to angry.
"Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth, whereas Easternersthe eyes and neglect the mouth," said researcher Rachael Jack. "This means that Easterners have in telling apa
rt facial expressions that look similar around the eye region."
Jack said that the differences in eye movement reflected a culturalin the way people use their faces to express themselves. Easterners use the eyes more and the mouth .
The difference in the use of text message "emoticons" (表情符号) the idea. Easterners use the eyes to emotion, for example "^-^" for happy and "┬_┬" for sad. Westerners,, use the mouth, for example ":-)" for happy and ":-(" for sad.
The researchers said their results showed communication between people is much more than previously thought. When it communicating emotions across cultures, Easterners and Westerners can find themselves in translation.
A．expressions B．appearances C．features D．differences
A．interesting B．confusing C．outstanding D．surprising
A．across B．for C．on D．into
A．when C．while D．if
A．really B．mainly C．slightly D．nearly
A．make B．turn C．get D．put
A．small B．big C．fewer D．larger
A．need B．attempt C．tend D．intend
A．saying B．telling C．knowing D．judging
A．in a different way B．in equal measure C．in turns D．alternatively
A．favor B．approve C．find D．focus
A．difficulty B．ability C．possibility D．certainty
A．interest B．gap C．similarity D．concern
A．little B．least C．less D．more
A．supports B．opposes C．rejects D．counts
A．make B．create C．convey D．prove
A．therefore B．however C．although D．moreover
A．separated B．related C．expected D．complicated
A．comes to B．talks about C．turns to D．gets to
A．puzzling B．lost C．exciting D．upset
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.
When my three children were young, my husband, Roy, and I were very .
“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky . “Please.”
I had said no so many times in the months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her , I agreed.
I prepared a few sandwiches and a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy
. My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some time together as a family.
About the time I got the lunch out on the table, Roy arrived on the .
That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with
. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school for so many months. Roy and the boys rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.
That night as our went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.
As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you .
Even though the kids have now grown up and from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.
Maybe today would be a good time to potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a .
A．old B．poor C．busy D．miserable
A．begged B．asked C．doubted D．wondered
A．coming B．recent C．following D．later
A．doubt B．disappointment C．sadness D．surprise
A．supplied B．provided C．combined D．filled
A．off work B．at home C．at work D．on business
A．unhappy B．quality C．quantity D．sad
A．spread B．taken C．made D．cooked
A．scene B．view C．event D．landscape
A．sadness B．expectation C．hope D．laughter
A．orders B．charges C．activity
A．missed B．took C．skipped D．left
A．praying B．praising C．thanking D．trusting
A．family B．children C．friends D．parents
A．lifestyle B．time C．world D．family
A．enjoy B．own C．have D．love
A．left alone B．passed away C．ran away D．moved away
A．supply B．cook C．watch D．plant
A．ducks B．children C．family D．people
A．salad B．life C．picnic D．hope
Ⅱ语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One Sunday, Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friends Dane, but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead 21 he did not know anything about sailing. Cody 22 and they set out to sea.
Soon they 23 themselves in a thick fog(雾). Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Luckily he saw a large buoy（浮标） 24 the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for ___25__. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know 26 to use the radio. He drifted（漂流） about and was not seen until twelve hours later.
Cody 27 the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a bad 28 when a shout woke him up. A ship, called Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by 29 ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a 30 .
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。
21.A.so B.because C.though D.but
22. A.agreed B.liked C.disagreed D.allowed
23. A.enjoyed B.found C.played D.helped
24. A.from B.across C.through D.by
25. A.trouble B.help C.safety D.time
26. A.what B.where C.when D.how
27. A.spent B.took C.wasted D.paid
28. A.meal B.lesson C.ride D.dream
29. A.other B.another C.the other D.others
30. A.note B.message C.letter D.news
第一节完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called 1 , but Dr. Kleitman has a new 2 . He has proved that everyone has a 3 energy cycle. During the hours when you 4 through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s 5 . The time of day when you feel most 6 is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the 7 comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it 8 such familiar monologues as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the 9 . Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives 10 what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has. You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better.
1. A. patience B. laziness C. sadness D. comfort
2. A. discovery B. invention C. explanation D. statement
3. A. changing B. increasing C. full D. daily
4. A. labour B. get C. go D. look
5. A. honest B. actual C. true D. real
6. A. pleasant B. energetic C. excited D. comfortable
7. A. power B. energy C. peak D. altitude
8. A. comes to B. gets to C. leads to D. refers to
9. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. noon
10. A. realize B. recognize C. memorize D. see
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