35. According to Tom Bouchard’s research, the special similarities between twins ______. A. depend on what the twins enjoy and suffer from B. can not be proved or accepted by all the experts C. result from the twins’ growing up and development D. are not closely linked with where the twins are raised
第二节：七选五(每题2.5分，满分12.5分)
Sometimes it can be hard to recognize a true friend, one who is loyal(忠诚的) and one who is worth keeping by your side. The suggestions provided in this article will help to guide you in working out which friends are likely to be true.
Be able to trust your friends. You should be able to trust true friends and they should return this trust. Your friends tell you secrets that no one else knows. Let you share secrets. Ask you for advice. ___36___ However, if your friends hide things from you and act secretive, this could be a sign that they do not trust you, but it could also mean your friends keep to themselves or don’t like to reveal too much about themselves.
Consider comfort. How comfortable do your friends feel when they are around you? Watch them, are they being themselves or are they timid (胆怯的) around you? _____37_____ . True friendships can take a while to develop, but if your friends are true, they should feel comfortable around you.
_____38_____. This is not meant in a romantic way, but consider whether your friends are comfortable with the touch. If your friends are fine with hugging you, leaning on you, resting their heads on your shoulder and so forth, then you can judge they love you.
Think about loyalty. True friends are always there for one another. If you are in need of a helping hand, your true friends should be there to offer it to you. _____39_____You can trust friends with anything, knowing that they will be loyal and will not let your secrets out.
Look at how you fight. Nearly all best friends fight; so if you and your friend have a little dispute(争论), don't worry about it! _____40_____. They will not tell each other’s secrets and they still care about each other. A. Consider the touch barrier. B. Consider how you insult each other. C. They should know that you are not serious. D. These are sure signs that your friends trust you. E. Are they acting fake—perhaps hiding an insecurity? F. True friends should not get one another into trouble.
G. True friends will remain faithful and find their way through a fight.
第三节：完形填空(每题1分，满分15分)
Every culture on the planet has certain topics that people avoid discussing. But the taboos (禁忌) of one culture may be very different from those of another. You may be 41 that people from other cultures say what you can’t talk about.
Paying attention to what people don’t 42 can teach us something important about their culture. Their taboo topics give us clues about what they value, respect or even fear. Topics that are considered too personal or too controversial (有争议的）may also be avoided.
America is full of taboo topics. Usually, during a polite conversation, Americans will 43 both politics and religion. They also avoid talking about racial issues(种族问题).
Why? Because these topics can cause strong opinions and 44 . Americans believe it’s best to avoid them — especially at social gatherings.
Many Americans also do not feel 45 talking about their personal income, age or health. 46 ，they prefer to make small talks about the weather, sports or common interests.
What do these taboos tell us about American 47 ? For one, they show that Americans place importance on _48 . America certainly isn’t the only place that values it. You will find 49
taboos about asking personal questions in many European countries. “This is especially true in Germany”，says Hanna Graf, a German living in Shanghai. “In Germany, you are not supposed to ask about other people’s personal business,” she says. “But there are no 50 rules about what you can’t ask；it’s just in people’s minds.”
In Brazil, 51 ，almost anything seems open to discussion. “Brazilians talk about all kinds of personal issues,” says Mark Quinlan, who grew up in Brazil. But of course, even Brazil has its own taboos. In Brazil, soccer is the one topic that can turn friends into enemies. Brazilians love the sport. Saying anything 52 about soccer can cause big trouble. Even expressing preference for one team over another can be 53 . Like Brazilians, Australians talk freely about almost anything. However, they do not talk about their personal or business 54 . They prefer to let people judge them by their actions, not their words. Boasting(夸大) your achievements will only make you the 55 of other people’s jokes.
And what about your taboos? The next time you have a conversation, pay attention to what isn’t said. You might be amazed at what you learn about your own culture. 41. A. excited 42. A. stress 43. A. rule out
B. surprised B. consider B. take to
C. fascinated C. desire
D. relieved D. discuss D. focus on D. relationships D. disappointed D. Instead D. dreams D. freedom D. aggressive D. basic D. anyhow D. negative D. emotional D. failures D. interpreter
C. touch upon C. agreements C. confused C. Frankly C. status C. privacy C. similar C. common
44. A. arguments 45. A. embarrassed 46. A. Besides 47. A. values 48. A. culture 49. A. formal
B. interactions B. relaxed
B. Occasionally B. features
B. independence B. unique B. written B. however
50. A. specialized 51. A. moreover 52. A. important 53. A. beneficial
C. therefore C. magical
B. worthless B. impressive B. secrets B. designer
C. dangerous C. lives C. target
54. A. achievements 55. A. audience
第四节：短文填空(每题1分，满分10分)
Ne Zha, China’s animated blockbuster(surprising) hit of the summer, is ready 56__________ (hit) North American theaters later this month.
Well Go USA Entertainment, 57_____________ distribution company specializing in bringing top Asian film titles to US cinemas, will release the film in select 3D IMAX theaters across North America on Aug 29, 58_____________ (follow) by a nationwide expansion on Sept 6.
Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Yang Yu, also known 59___________ Jiaozi, the film 60______________ (tell) of Ne Zha, a boy born as a social outcast (弃儿) because of a divine prophecy(神的预言) 61_____________he would destroy the world. He tries to change his predetermined fate and people’s views of him by choosing good over evil and 62_______________ (become) their true hero.
Built on a successful adaptation(改写本) of Chinese folk tale(民间传说) and excellent word-of-mouth, the film - the first Chinese animated film is proving to have long legs at the box office. 63_____________ a total box office of 4.1 billion yuan ($582 million) and counting, Ne Zha is the 64 best-_______________(receive) animated feature ever in China, and the fourth 65_____________ (large) theatrical release in the country’s box office history.
第三部分：英语知识考查
第一节：单词拼写: 根据下面各句中所给的首字母，在横线上填上一个词，使句子意思完整(每
题0.5分，满分5分)
66. The air we breathe in is actually a m______________ of different gases, such as oxygen, hydrogen and so on.
67. A c_________________ of different factors may be responsible for the disaster.
68. The two boys share some s______________, for they both come from the north, both like playing basketball and both are good at English.
69. In the middle of the lecture, the topic was off the point without the a______________ of its speaker and he went on and on.
70. The lecture was beyond/above my c__________________, I mean, the lecture was Greek to me. 71. The a______________ of the cause of the accident sound reasonable and acceptable. 72. As you are writing your papers, I can lend you these books for r_______________.
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