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1、 “Adults who havea sense of humor live longer than _22_ who dont find life funny, and the survival edge isparticularly large for people_23_ cancer,” says Richard Smith of the Columbia University of Science and Technology. He_24_（present）his study of about 54,000 Americans,_25_ he had followed for se

2、ven years, at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting last Monday. At the start, patients filled out questionnaires on _26_ easily they found humor in real-life situationsand how important ahumorous idea was. The study showed next the greater role humor played in their lives, _27_ greater their c

3、hances were in_28_（survive）the seven years. Adult scoring in the top one-quarter for humor appreciation were 35% more likely _29_（be）alivethan those in the bottom quarter. In a smaller group of 2,015 people who had a cancer diagnosis（诊断） at the start, the study found_30_ important that a great sense

4、 of humor cut the chances of dying by about 70%.Section BComplete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. trace B. shaped C. marry D. seat E. unable F. last G. massH. breakthrough I. spread J. reputation

5、K. ledTributes（致哀）poured in last week to the world-famous British physicist Stephen Hawking, whose insights _31_ modern cosmology（宇宙学）and inspired global audiences in the millions. He died at the age of 76 on March 14.Hawking was given only a few years to live after being diagnosed with ALS（肌萎缩性脊髓侧索

6、硬化症）at the age of 21. The illness left him in a wheelchair and largely _32_ to speak expect through a voice synthesizer（合成器）. Nevertheless, Hawking completed his doctorate（博士学位）on the origins of the universe three years later and became a research fellow at the University of Cambridges Caius College

7、.Hawkings first major _33_ came in 1970. With mathematician Roger Penrose, Hawking used Einsteins theory of relativity（相对论）to _34_ the origins of time and space to singularity（奇点），a single point of zero size and infinite density（无限大的密度）where all the laws of physics would have broken down. Their work

8、 gave mathematical expression to the Big Bang theory（创世大爆炸理论）. Hawking was the first to try to _35_ relativity with quantum mechanics（量子力学）. In 1974, he put forward that black holes leaked radiation, now known as“Hawking radiation,”and would eventually disappear with a tremendous explosion. The prop

9、osal _36_ to one of the most passionate debates in modern cosmologybefore Hawking, it was widely accepted that black holes were completely black and would _37_ forever.In 1982, Hawking was among the first to show how tiny changes in the distribution（分布）of matter might give rise to the _38_ of galaxi

10、es（银河系）in the universe and lay the seeds of stars, planets and life as we know it.For 30 years, Hawking was Cambridges Lucasian professor of mathematics（卢卡斯数学教授席位），arguably Britains most distinguished chair（席位）and a post once held by Sir Isaac Newton. He received 12 honorary degrees and was awarded

11、a Companion of Honor（英国荣誉勋位）by Queen Elizabeth in 1989. The 1988 publication of A Brief History of Time won Hawking international _39_. The book, through which the professor brought complex science to a_40_ audience, has sold at least ten million books in 40 languages. Reading ComprehensionFor each

12、blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Most people believe they dont have much imagination. They are _41_. Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how

13、 to _42_ it. Creativity isnt always _43_ with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time _44_ think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.Ma

14、king connections This technique involves taking _45_ ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the ideas/words _46_ with candles: light, fire

15、, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the _47_ to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original _48_; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.No limital Imagine that normal limitations dont _49

16、_. You have as much time/space/money, etc, as you want. Think about your goal and the new _50_. If your goal is to learn to ski, _51_, you can now practice skiing every day of your life（because you have the time and the money）. Now _52_ this to reality. Maybe you can practice skiing every day in Dec

17、ember, or every Monday in January.Be someone else! Look at the situation from a _53_ point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writers. Fiction writers often imagine they are the _54_ in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why cant she get it?

18、 What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their _55_. The best fishermen think like fish!41. A. unbelievable B. wrong C. reasonable D. realistic42. A. put up with B. catch up with C. keep track of D. make use of43. A. connected B. compared

19、 C. covered D. equipped44. A. skillfully B. vividly C. routinely D. deeply45. A. familiar B. creative C. unrelated D. imaginary46. A. associated B. marked C. lit D. presented47. A. ambitions B. ideas C. achievement D. technique48. A. experience B. ervice C. object D. present49. A. work B. last C. ch

20、ange D. exist50. A. limitations B. possibilities C. tendency D. practice51. A. for example B. in particular C. as a whole D. in fact52. A. devote B. lead C. adapt D. keep53. A. private B. global C. practical D. different54. A. characters B. themes C. creatures D. features55. A. dreams B. positions C

21、. images D. directionsRead the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）Though

22、 cell-phones are usually considered devices that connect people, they may make users less socially minded, which is found by a recent study from the University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business.Marketing professors Anastasiya Pocheptsova and Rosellina Ferraro, with graduate student, Aj

23、ay T.Abraham, conducted a series of experiments on test groups of cellphone users. The findings appear in their working paper, The Effect of Mobile Phone Use on Prosocial Behavior. Prosocial behavior, as defined in their report, is action intended to benefit another person or society as a whole.The

24、researchers found that after a short period of cellphone use the subjects were less likely to volunteer for a community service activity, compared to the control-group（对照组）. The cell phone users were also less persistent in solving word problems even though they knew their answers would contribute t

25、o a monetary（货币的）donation to charity.The study involved separate groups of college student subjects - both men and women and generally in their early 20s. We would expect similar effects with people from other age groups, said Ferraro. Considering the popularity of cellphones, it does have the poten

26、tial to have wide social effects.The researchers use previous research to explain the cause of their findings: The cellphone directly arouses feelings of connection with others, thus fulfilling the basic social need to belong. This results in reducing ones desire to connect with others face-to-face

27、or to engage in empathic （同情的） and prosocial behavior.The study also distinguished its subjects from users of other social media Facebook users in one of the tests. The researchers found that participants felt more connected to others because of their cell-phones than because of their Facebook accou

28、nts, suggesting that this difference in connectedness was the underlying cause of the observed phenomenon.56. A person will conduct prosocial behavior when he _.A. is closely connected to his friends. B. uses the cellphone for a period of timeC. takes part in community service D. uses the cell phone

29、 a lot57. What makes Facebook users different from cellphone users? A. Different accounts. B. Different purposes. C. Different human needs. D. The difference in connection.58. Compared with cell phone users, Facebook users probably _. A. have a lot more friends B. feel more connected to their friend

30、s C. dont like to engage in prosocial behavior at all D. are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior59. Which could be the best title for the passage? A. Cell Phone Use Has Broad Social Effects B. Cell Phone Use Leads to Prosocial behavior C. Cell Phone Use Is Linked to Selfish Behavior D. The Harmful Effect of Cell Phone Use（B）Enter for a chances to win a Mont