times behave so 65 (strange)as to seem quite impossible. The effect is perhaps not entirely 66 (surprise). Talking and singing are both forms of vocal communication. But researchers wondered:could repetition also musicalize other 67 (type)of sounds?So they collected clips of 20 different 68 (environment sounds,including water dripping,ice cracking,whales calling and so on. 69 they found is that as the repeats accumulated,the participants rated the sounds as be- ing more tuneful.Repetition's power to musicalize seems to ex tend to 70 broader variety of sounds than just speech.
【答案与解析】 本文主要讲述了好莱坞明星给身患癌症的英国女孩捐赠5万 英镑的故事。 41.C James McAvoy给小女孩捐钱是他暖心的善举。 42.A在James和小女孩Kelly会面之后，他为Kelly捐了5万英 镑。 43.C 苏格兰明星James来到了Kelly的病床边。 44.B 他甚至留下来和Kelly自拍。 45.D 很快一大笔捐赠出现在Kelly的求助网站。 46.A James不仅捐了钱给Kelly,还送上了祝福留言。 47.B James希望Kelly能够早日实现筹款的目标。 48.B Kelly要转到美国接受手术，因此她急需用钱。 49.C Kelly得了一种罕见的软组织癌症。 50.D 在纽约癌症中心的初期治疗就需要500000美元。
答案A 解题分析“说明了局长的自私”错，从后文来看，即使母亲切 到手指，局长也并不让步，这不是表现局长的自私，而是表现局长 深入骨髓的机械。
们扯皮，按规定都得由我们负责。” “哎哟！” “怎么啦，娘？” “娘年纪大了，眼神不好，切菜切着手指了。快去叫芳丫头的 爷爷来帮我处理一下。” “娘，不能叫芳丫头的爷爷处理！” “让芳丫头买酱油，你说是使用童工，她确实还是个孩子，未满 16岁，我也就算了。可是芳丫头的爷爷有医师执业证啊，怎么还不 行？” “娘，儿子当过卫生局局长，再说芳丫头爷爷跟我们是邻居，他 的情况我清楚得很，他是牙科医生。” “牙科医生怎么了？牙科医生就不能帮我贴个创可贴吗？” “不行！娘，牙科医生只能给人看牙齿。给人包扎伤口，属于超
41.A.good-looking B.heart-breaking C.heart-warming D.hard-working 42.A.met B.recognised C.helped D.examined 43.A.flower B.request C.visit D.call 44.A.caring B.stopping C.searching D.standing 45.A.sensitive B.slight C.reasonable D.massive 46.A.message B.description C.announcement D.passage 47.A.standard B.goal C.fame D,status 48.A.mainly B.badly C,fully D.quickly 49.A.simple B.common C.rare D.positive 50.A.impossible B.important C.informal D.initial
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A cancer-stricken teen has been given a lifeline after Holly- wood star James McAvoy donated 50,000 towards the 1 mil- lion she needs for treatment in New York.The X-Men star made the 41 gesture after he 42 Kelly Turner,16,at a Lon- don hospital. Scottish star James made a 43 to her bedside at the Roy- al Marsden Hospital in Chelsea-even 44 for selfies with the teen.And soon a 45 donation appeared on her JustGiving page with the 46 "Great to meet you the other days Kelly.
Governments will struggle to provide satisfactory pensions, which are ultimately funded by taxes paid by the working popula- tion.And in the long term,a smaller population of economically- active people may be a problem for companies trying to find staff. 38 The PewResearch Center survey found that 87%of Japanese people were most concerned about it,while only 26%of people from the USA were.Some countries thought the elderly should take care of themselves,while others thought it was the responsibility of the family. 39 But old age shouldn't just be seen negatively.Elderly people have knowledge and experience to pass on.Some have wealth which they can spend,helping the economy.And some do volun-
一、现代文阅读（35分) (一)现代文阅读I(本题共5小题，17分) 阅读下面的文字，完成1一5题。 材料一： “三峡文化圈”的形成，具有山水同源、经济同体、民族同宗的 特点。 山水同源。长江三峡是长江上中游接连处隆起的一个高山峡 谷地带。经清末民初著名学者杨守敬论定，它西起重庆市奉节县 的白帝城，东至湖北宜昌市的南津关，全长193公里。由西至东分 别定名为瞿塘峡、巫峡、西陵峡。对于三峡的成因及演变过程，多 数学者倾向的解释是：在洪荒远古时代，三峡地区一片汪洋。在距 今25亿年前的太古代末期发生了一次强烈的造山运动，三峡地区 成为一个小岛。在距今2亿年前的中生代，这里发生了燕山运动，
B.By credit card. C.By traveler's cheque. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8.When did the man think dinner would begin? A.At about 6:00 pm. B.At about 6:30 pm. C.At about 7:00 pm. 9.In which direction were the speakers supposed to drive? A.North. B.South. C.East. 10.What made the woman feel embarrassed? A.She entered a wrong address.
ter an image became.Printing domes of several different colors across a single area created mixed shades.For instance,combi- ning red,yellow and green domes made brown. "The printing speed needs to be improved,Song says.An image 2 by 2 centimeters across took about five minutes to make. The next step,he says,is to build faster printers that can quickly create large images whose colors come from structural color.
