Some studies suggest daydreaming makes us unhappy because we are not focusing on what is around us but are instead thinking about the past or future. However, a recent study published in the journal Neuropsychologica finds that mind-wandering can be of benefit to us. The researchers measured the brain patterns of more than 100 people using an MRI (核磁共振成像) scanner. This data was compared with tests on creative ability and a questionnaire on how much their minds usually wandered. Those whose minds wandered the most scored higher in creative ability tests and had more efficient brain systems measured in the MRI machine.
Being efficient at mind-wandering means you can zone out and then naturally switch back in without missing any important point or step. Christine Godwin, the lead author of the latest study from the Georgia Institute of Technology, says that if you are focusing on difficult tasks, your performance will drop if your mind wanders. “But when tasks are easy, people who have high cognitive ability can let their minds wander because it does not affect their performance. You may be thinking about upcoming goals or problem-solving. These are some of the positive sides to mind-wandering.”
Mind-wandering can vary between being more practical or more emotional. What mind-wandering seems to be best at, researchers say, is coming up with new solutions to old problems. So, it’s not always a waste of time!
32. The first paragraph serves as a (n) ________.
A. explanation B. comment C. background D. introduction 33. What does the study published in Neuropsychologica show? A. Daydreaming makes us unhappy. B. We are focusing on the past or future. C. Mind-wandering is related to creative ability.
D. MRI scanner is helpful in measuring the brain patterns. 34. What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Focus on. B. Get distracted. C. Be affected. D. Have control. 35. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Daydreaming might bring benefits. B. Mind-wandering might be dangerous. C. Daydreaming is hard to be controlled. D. Mind-wandering is not a waste of time. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Competition is a common phenomenon in our social life. 36 There is constant competition for academic degrees, jobs, customers, money and so forth. In a sense, competition is one of the motive forces to the development of society.
37 Therefore, the only way to survive is to be competitive. Growing in a competitive environment is important for a child because future adult life is difficult. Finding a good job, for example, is an extremely competitive activity.
Today, most people obtain knowledge through various ways and a large number of people get good education. 38 The quality of people is rapidly increasing. Competition is more violent than what we thought it should be. The potentially successful job applicant has to be prepared in stronger position by gaining more qualifications and experience. In the sports contests, the strongest will come out as winners. In the business world, to beat your competitors, you must be better than the other employees. 39
Though the only way our world rewards people is to give honor to the winners, not to the losers, by attempting to compete at different activities, we can still learn to win and lose, gain experience and know our strengths and weaknesses. Competition prepares us for the tough things in life. Whether in games, in study or in business alike, the aim is to win the game, the degree, the trophy, and the contract. 40
A. Otherwise, you will be defeated. B. Modern society demands high-quality talents. C. Learning to be competitive is clearly the best preparation for life. D. There are also many people who have higher degrees in their special fields. E. Children have to learn to be competitive in order to adapt to modern society. F. In the natural world, the weak will be replaced by the strong and the fittest can live. G. We compete when we play games and when we try to do better than others in our study.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 完形填空（共20小题，共30分，每小题1.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of 41 Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some 42 to the area.
Last summer, I found a tiny little 43 in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it 44 growing until we could find out what it was.
Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 45 plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 46 the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something 47 . The sunflower had not 48 where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big 49 and grown under and around it to reach the 50 .
That’s when I 51 that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its 52 of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we 53 ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we 54 to go and get what we need for growth.
We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the 55 to achieve our goals. Like the 56 , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 57 in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be 58 of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to 59 us. We will find a way to go under or 60 any “rocks” in order to reach our goals.
41. A. flowers B. rocks C. insects D. vegetables 42. A. shape B. water C. fertilizer D. color
43. A. weed B. seed C. plant
D. rock
44. A. continue B. stop C. improve D. escape 45. A. weak B. strange
C. lonely D. pretty
46. A. collect B. tend C. watch D. remove 47. A. wonderful B. terrible
C. unusual D. valuable
48. A. started B. passed C. left D. died 49. A. tree
B. rock
C. table
D. wall
50. A. air B. sun C. top D. house
51. A. hoped B. doubted C. regretted
D. realized
52. A. way
B. place C. course D. process
53. A. fill in B. put in C. believe in D. worry about
54. A. forget B. aim
C. hate
D. wait 55. A. idea B. wish C. plan D. ability
56. A. sunflower
B. yard C. home D. summer
57. A. energy B. virtue C. faith
D. courage
58. A. aware B. proud C. afraid D. tired 59. A. forgive B. affect C. upset D. support 60. A. around B. into
C. through D. from
语法填空（1）（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A Bite of China（舌尖上的中国）, a mouth-watering documentary television series, 61_______ (gain) worldwide popularity since it was aired on CCTV. It is not only its vivid pictures but also its
deep significance of traditional Chinese food cultures, 62 _______makes it a real hit.
This popular weekly program is broadcast at 10:40 pm on each Friday, 63 _______（last) 50 minutes. There are many reasons leading to its great 64 _______（succeed). When watching A Bite of China, not only can you enjoy many different Chinese 65_______ (dish) of different regions but also you can have a better knowledge of splendid Chinese cooking skills. What’s more, cultures, customs as well 66 _______ living styles of different parts are also presented. However, the most important thing I have gained is that each gain we live on is from hard work and sweat. That is to say, nothing can be 67_______ (shameful) than wasting food.
\sincere is the most important thing for artists 68_______ they cannot move others unless they themselves are first moved.
Works that fail 69_______（reflect）reality will not touch people's hearts.
If you are the one who has 70 _______ special preference for Chinese food culture and traditional Chinese cultures and customs, turn on your TV and a fascinating world will spread in front of you. 语法填空（2）（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Swedish businessman Nile is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo(冰屋) hotel. 71 (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks’ time, Nile’s ice creation 72 (be) nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to 73 (replace) it.
Nile built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was 74 successful that he designed the present one, 75 measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks—pilling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base, when the snow froze, the base 76 (remove).
After their stay, all visitors will receive a survival certificate 77 (record) their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test 78 a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Nile explains, “as well as a good start in survival training.”
The 79 (popular) of the igloo is beyond doubt, it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. 80 least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.
书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Allen很喜欢中国丝绸。你所在城市市5月20 日至26日举行“中国丝绸文化节”，请你给她写一封电子邮件邀请她去观看。内容包括： 1. 写信目的； 2. 介绍该文化节； 3. 约定见面时间和地点。 注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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