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A person might also be called “salt of the earth”. That description means he or she is dependable and trustworthy. However, when you say “I think we should take what he said with a grain of salt”you mean you accept it but maintain a degree of doubt about its truth. 8. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Salt plays an important part in our life.
B. Salt makes food tasty.
D. Salt is sure to damage nervous systems.
C. Salt is considered to be part of our muscles.
9. A beggar’s bread was stolen last night, which means_________.
A. salt of the earth C. a diet low in salt
B. rubbing salt in a wound D. worth his salt
10. If you describe a person as a great help, you mean_________ .
A. he rubs salt in a wound
B. he is often taken as a grain of salt
D. he is worth his weight in salt
C. he often uses salt to preserve meat
11. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Salt Is More Than a Four-letter Word. C. Salt Is a Word with a Long History.
B. Salt Is a Basic Element in Cooking. D. Salt Is Popular with Different People.
D
A new study has discovered that meditation（冥想）and oxygen sport together reduce depression. The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body combination, done twice a week for only two months, reduced the symptoms for a group of students by 40 percent.
“We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful improvement in both clinically depressed and non-depressed students,” said lead author Dr. Brandon Alderman. “It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression.”
Researchers believe the two activities have an interactive effect on combating depression. Alderman and Dr. Tracey Shors discovered that a combination of mental and physical training (MAP) enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let problems or negative thoughts defeat them. Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began with 30 minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport. They were told that if their thoughts
drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on their breathing, enabling those with depression to accept moment-to-moment changes in attention.
Shors, who studies the production of new brain cells in the hippocampus—part of the brain involved in memory and learning—says scientists have shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain cells alive.
The idea for the human intervention（干预）came from her laboratory studies, she says, with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can learn to recover from stressful life events.
By learning to focus their attention and exercise, people who are fighting depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past, Shors says.
“We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime and that they will be effective in improving mental health.” said Alderman. “The good news is that this intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost.” 12. What made the research so different? A. Adopting a way of meaningful talk.
B. Combining the two behavioral ways to treat depression. C. Treating depression with special medicine. D. Comparing the depressed with the non-depressed.
13. The underlined word “combating” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______. A. fighting
B. identifying
C. distinguishing
D. examining
14. What did the participants do in the research?
A. They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking.B. They thought quietly and then took exercise. C. They took exercise longer than they thought. D. They took exercise while thinking quietly. 15. What is Shors’ main purpose of her studies? A. To find out certain brain cells of humans.
B. To study the production of new brain cells.
C. To offer people a new method to treat stress. D. To decide the links between stress and exercise. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共1 0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。
How can I fight laziness?
Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
__16__Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more proactive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. ___17____
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child to promote responsibility. ___18____
___19____ Spouses and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. To fight household laziness, lead by example. Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when your are surrounded by motivated people.
____20___ Enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits. A. Knowing how to fight laziness is important. B. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep. C. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home.
D. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy , such as a good dinner or a film. E. Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness. F. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal. G. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.
第二部分 英语语言知识运用（共四节，满分75分） 第一节：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，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
A couple of weeks ago, when we were leaving one of those horrible giant trampoline bouncy（弹跳床）places, my 11-year-old daughter said to me, “I don’t think I’m very 21 . You know, like Rocket (her brother). He seems to be really good at sports.”
What came out of my mouth 22 me: “No, you’re kind of not.”
Okay, let me back up. As you may have guessed, this child has been with me for about 11 years, 23 I’ve had enough time to 24 her engaged in physical acts: jumping, climbing, running, and organized sports.
And the kid is just 25 me: two left feet. If anybody was ever NOT a “natural” 26 , that person is me.
But even 27 these facts, my first instinct（本能反应）was to snow her with some 28 : “Oh, no, honey. You’re good at sports! You just have to keep 29 !” But I decided to tell her the 30 , and I could see it hurt a bit.
So I said more: “Ava, we all have things we are particularly, 31 good at. Like you and 32 . You’re in the 5th grade and read Charles Dickens. That isn’t 33 , but you’ve done it without even trying. But all of us also have things that we are 34 in. If we want to get good at those things, we have to put in twice the 35 of the people around us to get to a decent（相当的）point and even harder if we want to be 36 .”
She was nodding. She totally 37 it. Why? Because it’s the truth. Sometimes I wonder why we run around talking nonsense（胡扯）to our kids when they can 38 the truth. And they can smell rubbish from a mile away. In other words, they can easily recognize you are 39 . In addition, if they don’t know where they 40 now, they’ll never know how to get somewhere new. 21. A. clever 22. A. surprised 23. A.however
B. energetic B. offended B. therefore
C. social C. amused C.but
D. athletic D. worried
D. so