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Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.
Now, why do children lie so much about the seaside? I thin it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and eciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one’s feet, of salt water on one’s sin, and of the warm sun on one’s sin, and of the warm sun on one’s bac that mae the seaside what it is. 24. Summer holidays start _______.
A. with July B. as soon as the eaminations are over C. in mid----June D. in August 25. After the eaminations, all the pupils leave for home -_____. A. by train only B. by car C. by bie D. by either train or car 26. The summer holidays last ______.
A. nearly three months B. more than three months C. one and a half months D. about two months 27. Children lie the seaside so much, because they can ____. A. swim in the sea B. play with the sand C. tae a sunbath D. do all of the above
C
Bees seem to fly aimlessly as they search for the sugary liquid called nectar (花蜜). But their flight plans actually do have a pattern. Flowers act as the insects’ air-traffic controllers. And new research shows bees prefer flowers that aren’t too flashy.
Flowers give bees clues about how much a plant can offer. Those clues can be in the color of petals, in the type, in the smell or even in the electrical charge. All of these characteristics send signals to the bees, telling them whether to land or not, among which the colors play the most significant role. The insects eep trac of the color of the flowers that are especially rich in nectar. They then visit more flowers of that color. However, color can’t guarantee bees a good meal. It may change depending on the angle at which sunlight hits its petals. A yellow follower, for eample, may loo somewhat blue from one angle and red from another. Beverley Glover studies plants at the University of Cambridge in England. Glover and her
colleagues showed that even when the color of petals loos similar, bees behave differently in searching for nectar. They started to guess that the strength of petals’ indescence (色彩斑斓) might be related to how bees find the petals.
Glover and her colleagues tested their hypothesis in the lab. In their eperiment, they found that bees felt confused sometimes when the petals were very iridescent and that bees had no problem finding the flowers with more nectar when the petals were not very iridescent. The team shared its new findings in the March 21 Current Biology.
“At first glance, it’s very surprising because animals can usually detect a more vivid signal more easily,” says laus Lunau, a biologist in Germany, who was not involved in the study. 28. What can we now about the flight of bees?
A. They usually fly in a regular pattern. B. They fly under the direction of flowers. C. They usually fly without any purpose. D. They fly to some very flashy flowers. 29. What is the most important clue for bees to search for nectar?
A. The petals’ type. B. The followers’ smell. C. The followers’ electrical charge. D. The petals’ color. 30. What does the underlined word “hypothesis” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. Discussion. B. Method. C. Assumption. D. Invention 31. What is the new finding of the team?
A. Petals that are not very flashy are better for bees to mae adjustments. B. Petals of different color usually give different signals. C. Petals that are vivid are detected by bees more easily.
D. Petals of different types mae bees confused to find the right flower.
D
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32. How does Reader's Digest guarantee the genuineness of its stories? A. It has many people around the world to chec each story s source. B. The writer of each story eperienced the story himself/herself. C. Its stories are all written by some famous people. D. It has severe punishment for those who write fae news.
33. According the passage, which of the following statement is true? A. Reader's Digest is only sold in Swiss. B. Reader's Digest enjoys world-wide popularity.
C. The accuracy of the stories in Reader's Digest is guaranteed by their writers. D. All the stories in Reader's Digest are first published
34. From this passage, as for Reader's Digest, we can now that the writer of this passage is________. A considerate B. doubtful C. determined D. negative 35. Where can we find this passage?
A. In a magaine. B. In a novel C. In a fairy-tale boo. D. In a science boo 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。
Every person has goals in life. Here are some simple techniques for accomplishing your goals. 36 Remain devoted to achieving your goals and you can become successful in life. You should be firm. If you are motivated and driven to succeed, then nothing can stop you.
State and define (阐明) your goals in a specific way.
37 For eample, if you say to yourself that you want to be successful, it may be quite difficult to get to that “goal” because it is undefined 38 You may say that you aim to graduate with honors, or you plan to become the CEO of your company. By stating eactly what you want to achieve, you can start planning out the right path that will lead you toward it.
Develop milestones (里程碑)
The journey to reaching an objective has a beginning and an end. But you can learn more from the eperience if you brea down your goals into a series of smaller milestones. 39 And it also allows you to stop and eamine your process to see if it needs improving.
Adopt a positive mind.
In this tough world, the last thing you need in life is to have a negative mind. 40 So, mae sure you adopt positive thining to improve yourself. A. Stay devoted to your goals.
B. This will help you have an open mind. C. Unclear goals are never easy to achieve. D. Instead, you should define your goals in life. E. Mae a commitment to the most important goals.
F. After all negativity pulls you down and farther from your goals.
G. Using milestones gives you smaller goals to achieve that will maintain your motivation.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，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。
I waled into a ban in town a couple of days ago and waited in the queue. I was the second 41 and I couldn’t help overhearing the 42 in front of me. The ban cler must have been having a(an) 43