Though giant pandas may appear perfectly happy chewing bamboos, scientists recently discovered that they would rather have something sweeter. Scientists chose because the animals are herbivores (食草动物), which would mean that they would love sweets. However, the plant they choose, the bamboos, has a very sugar content and is therefore not considered sweet. Could this mean that pandas have their hobby for sweet things?
The pandas were given six kinds of sweet liquids that are found in fruits and vegetables. They were also given at the same time. In each of the taste tests, the animals the natural sweeter liquids and ignored the water . They ate up all the sweet liquids and the water was left untouched.
What was even more interesting is that when the scientists the water with five different man-made sweeteners, ones that humans find delicious, the pandas were not as . In these tests, they picked the water instead. The scientists believe that it could be either because pandas found them to be too or not sweet enough and that the mixture could not the pandas.
The scientists were not too by the results, since pandas in zoos have always shown a preference for treats like apples, sweet potatoes and even mooncakes. Scientists believe that the pandas may have once sweeter foods that were available in the lowland areas that they used to live in. But when human settlement in the lowland areas them to the bamboo forests in the mountains, they had no but to settle for the almost sugarless plants.
A．horses B．bears C．monkeys D．pandas
A．high B．simple C．low D．different
A．lost B．followed C．started D．kept
A．specially B．hardly C．naturally D．rarely
A．fruits B．water C．bamboos D．oxygen
A．picked B．hid C．rejected D．shared
A．largely B．gradually C．occasionally D．completely
A．mixed B．covered C．exchanged D．replaced
A．funny B．picky C．perfect D．interested
A．salty B．sweet C．sour D．hot
A．harm B．save C．attract D．change
A．Delighted B．surprised C．disappointed D．concerned
A．Enjoyed B．disliked C．controlled D．ignored
A．Encouraged B．forced C．introduced D．guided
A．desire B．chance C．wonder D．choice
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，掌握其大意，然后从41～60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Dear Seth,
You’re only three years old, and at this point you are not able to understand this letter today. But someday, when you _36_, I hope you will find something _37_ in what I share with you.
Life can be _38_. There will be people in your life who won't be very nice. They'll 39_ you because you're different, _40_ for no good reason. You will also face heartbreak and might be_41_ by those you love . I hope you don't have to face this too much, but such things_42_ .
Be open to life anyway. You'll find cruelty and _43_ in your journey through life，but don't let that _44_ you from new things. Don't retreat (退却) from life, and don't _45_ or wall yourself off. Be open to new things, new experiences, and new people. You will _46_ many times, but if you allow that to keep you from trying, you will _47_ many chances. Do remember failure is a stepping stone to _48_.
You will meet many people who will try to do _49_ than you, in school, in college, and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes, cooler gadgets. To _50_, life is a competition.
Here’s a secret: life isn’t a competition. It’s a _51_. If you always try your best to _52_ others, you’re wasting your life. Learn to enjoy your life _53_ and you will make it a journey of _54_, of learning, of continual improvement, and of love.
Finally, know that I love you and always will. You are _55_ a really wonderful journey, and I will be there for you.
Love,
Your Dad
36. A grow up B show up C cheer up D calm down
37. A familiar B valuable C normal D interesting
38. A unkind B peaceful C equal D simple
39. A end up with B. get on well with C laugh at D look after
40. A if B but C so D or
41. A hurt B found C accepted D impressed
42. A matter B work C disappear D happen
43. A luck B pain C difference D hope
44. A protect B encourage C stop D choose
45. A forgive B struggle C compete D hide
46. A leave B prepare C escape D fall
47. A enjoy B try C miss D meet
48. A success B life C action D sorrow
49. A earlier B better C less D faster
50. A you B me C him D them
516. A challenge B drama C journey D dream
52. A change B pardon C follow D beat
53. A somewhere B instead C afterwards D though
54. A cruelty B danger C happiness D quietness
55. A starting B destroying C recreating D replacing
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。
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered．and they all admired his heart for it was 31 . There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as 32 .”
The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s 33 . It was full of scars, it had places 34 pieces had been removed and other pieces 35 in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several 36 edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed. “ 37 your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours 38 perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every 39 represents a person 40 I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they 41 me a piece of their heart that fits into the 42 place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we 43 .
“Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart 44 , and the other person hasn’t returned a 45 of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is 46 a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they 47 open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
The young man walked up to the old man, 48 his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He 49 it to the old man.
The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It 50 , but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.
31．A．ugly B．perfect C．beautiful D．hurt
32．A．mine B．his C．theirs D．ours
33．A．coat B．appearance C．face D．heart
34．A．that B．which C．where D．whose
35．A．cut B．set C．put D．brought
36．A．smooth B．rough C．broken D．pretty
37．A．Comparing B．Compared C．Compare D．Compares
38．A．looks B．seems C．is D．fits
39．A．one B．heart C．piece D．scar
40．A．on whom B．in whom C．with whom D．to whom
41．A．take B．give C．lend D．pass
42．A．empty B．full C．original D．first
43．A．had B．gave C．shared D．owned
44．A．in B．away C．off D．up
45．A．lot B．sheet C．piece D．pile
46．A．making B．taking C．keeping D．bringing
47．A．keep B．cut C．come D．stay
48．A．carried away B．reached into C．took out D．brought up
49．A．offered B．took C．passed D．served
50．A．fit B．hit C．beat D．set
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。
It' s six o' clock on a cold Saturday morning．Liu Zifan reluctantly gets out of the warm bed．
"I wish I could sleep 36 more," says Liu．
The 12-year-old seventh grader from Beijing Guangqumen 37 School must take an - hour - ride to get to the school for the 38 curriculums that occupy her whole Saturday morning． 39 Sunday afternoon, she has music lessons from 3 p．m．to 7 p．m．．
During weekdays, Liu has to get up around five in the morning, and 40 home by six．
" My teacher 41 us to eat an apple in the morning so that we won' t feel 42 " , she says．
In primary school, Liu 43 taking the New Concept English class every Saturday morning, and Chinese, English and Olympic maths classes in the afternoon．On Sunday morning, she had to do 44 at home．In the afternoon, she took Cambridge English class．
"I didn't have time to rest, 45 on Friday night," Liu recalls．
The family has a monthly 46 of about 1,700 yuan．Liu Zifan' s 47 classes cost 2, 000 yuan each term．
" I think it' s 48 the money," Liu' s father says．" We do everything we can to provide her with good education, 49 she will get a good job in the future．"
Chinese children face 50 pressures on study．Some parents make their children study 51 First graders start to take classes for second graders, and so on, therefore they can get an 52 in exams．Most Chinese 53 believe high academic credentials （成绩） mean a better school, a brighter future．So they 54 their children to extracurricular classes like music, English and maths to develop a special 55 , which later might be a stepping stone to a good school．
36．A．any B．some C．even D．far
37．A．Secondary B．Training C．Language D．Primary
38．A．super B．extra C．huge D．usual
39．A．In B．For C．At D．On
40．A．get B．stay C．leave D．drive
41 A．orders B．recommends C．persuades D．suggests
42．A．sleepy B．tired C．cold D．thirsty
43．A．stopped B．finished C．enjoyed D．started
44．A．housework B．washing C．homework D．writing
45．A．besides B．including C．since D．except
46．A．pay B．cost C．income D． money
47．A．weekend B．Sunday C．everyday D．Saturday
48．A．wasteful B．worth C．valuable D．worthy
49．A．so that B．since C．now that D．while
50．A．challenging B．increasing C．developing D．changing
51．A．ahead B．hard C．late D．away
52 A．average B．achievement C．advance D．advantage
53．A．teachers B．students C．friends D．parents
54．A．send B．hope C．take D．wish
55．A．strength B．interest C．talent D．skill
As John moved his bicycle out of the driveway, he heard his mo
m shout, “Don’t forget to lock it!” He thought to himself that she was such a 36 . Really, what could 37 at that little library in the small prairie（大草原）town?
The day, 38 most that summer, was bright and hot. As he 39 , sweat trickled（滴下） down. When he arrived at the library, he leaned his bike 40 the railing（栏杆） and, 41 his mother’s advice, didn’t bother to 42 
it.
The library was extremely 43 , filled with the distinct smell of books. 44 in the stacks（堆）, John spent longer than he’d imagined 45 just the right book. He waited patiently for his 46 , and watched 47 the librarian fed his card through the recorded machine.
As he went out of the library, he saw his bike 48 down the sidewalk. Walking beside it was a boy, perhaps fifteen years old.
“Hey! That’s my bike! What do you think you’re doing? G
ive it 49 .”
“Give it back! You’re 50 . It’s not yours.”
John felt 51 with this boy and his words that the bike was his own. What could he do? He wasn’t at all sure 52 to deal with him.
At that moment, John surprised himself. 53 a step toward the boy, he took 54 of his bike. “This bike is mine. You’ll have to give it back to me.” 55 by his determination, the boy let him go. John jumped on and rode home as quickly as he dared. He felt a little strange, however, and a bit older somehow, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why.
36. A. housewife B. mother C. worrier D. talker
37. A. happen B. steal C. lose D. take
38. A. as B. with C. of D. like
39. A. went B. rode C. ran D. drove
40. A. to B. on C. at D. against
41. A. remembering B. thinking C. reminding D. ignoring
42. A. lock B. place C. mind D. care
43. A. hot B. warm C. cool D. cold
44. A. Missed B. Run C. Seated D. Lost
45. A. to choose B. choosing C. to search D. searching
46. A. turn B. chance C. book D. Bike
47. A. as B. because C. since D. while
48. A. move B. moving C. moved D. being moved
49. A. in B. out C. up D. back
50. A. laughing B. smiling C. cheating D. joking
51. A. angry B. glad C. sorry D. content
52. A. what B. how C. when D. whether
53. A. Walking B. Making C. Going D. Taking
54. A. hand B. lift C. hold D. finger
55. A. scared B. surprised C. worried D. disappointed
Word came that the government must control the spread of this disease.
“Our job，”said the 26 officer，“is to spray the wall of every house in every town and village in the malariaparts of Mexico.You may be 27 to learn that there are about ninety-nine thousand 28 villages and towns.Some are big places like the capital city， 29 a
re single houses deep in the forest or upon the mountaintops.The men working with our program say that most of these people 30 within districts which are 31 enough for the mala ria-carrying mosquitoesto live in and spread the disease.That 32 that we must plan to spray the bricks of 33 three million houses once or twice a year for five years.”
“We have 34 everything very carefully，”said the officer 35 .“Our advance guards have drawn 36 of some forty thousand parts of the country for 37 by the spray teams.Each house in the malaria districts has been given a special 38 so that we can work in order.The United States has given us cars and trucks to carry the spray teams and their 39 .”
“The malaria program has been 40 with the people in this country.Everyone wants to 41 .The Defense Department is helping us plan the 42 of men and supplies.The Education Department has printed sheets in Spanish to explain 43 malaria is spread.Resistance is a problem.It was in the neighboring country—the United States that such resistance to spray was first 44 .Take the 45 of the housefly and D.D.T. At fist D.D.T. killed them off.Now it won’t hurt a fly.”
“What worries people is the danger that the mosquitoes may become resistant，”said the officer at last.
26.A.education B.wealth C.health D.medicine
27.A.surprised B.excited C.doubtful D.happy
28.A.united B.developing C.similar D.separate
29.A.other B.some C.the others D.the few
30.A.sleep B.live C.stand D.sit
31.A.cold B.hot C.bright D.warm
32.A.saves B.expresses C.means D.is
33.A.nearly B.mostly C.finally D.only
34.A.read B.learnt C.written D.studied
35.A.mentioned B.remembered C.started D.continued
36.A.pictures B.places C.maps D.bus-lines
37.A.store B.use C.share D.show
38.A.name B.sign C.number D.attention
39.A.tools B.clothes C.families D.guns
40.A.familiar B.friendly C.strict D.popular
41.A.work B.run C.stop D.help
42.A.movement B.program C.action D.equipment
43.A.why B.how C.what D.that
44.A.proved B.killed C.thought D.discussed
45.A.event B.matter C.fact D.case
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