1、 Oh, yes. _2_ why do you like it? Because it has great teachers. _3_ I like all my classmates, too. Anything else? Yes. _4_A. Its not expensive! B. You bet.C. I think I do. D. what else?Dialogue TwoSpeaker A: I just recently moved into the neighborhood.Speaker B: _5_ How recently? Just last week. Wh
2、at kinds of things have you been doing out there? _6_ why not? I dont know what to do. Therere all sort of things to do. _7_ Shopping, or seeing a movie, or even going to the beach. That sounds great.A. I havent been doing much. B. Really?C. How are you doing? D. Like what?Dialogue ThreeGeorge: Did
3、you hear about the robbery?Johnny: No, I didnt hear about it. A man tried to rob the bank next to our building this morning. _8_ Yes, he tried to rob the bank at gunpoint. _9_ Oh, everyone in the bank is OK. Thats good to hear. He did get away, though. That is horrible. _10_ Im sure theyll catch him
4、 eventually.A. Did anyone get hurt?B. Thank the lucky stars.C. Are you serious?D. The cops dont know who the guy is.Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 c
5、hoices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the center of the letter.Passage OneHeres a familiar story. Youre sitting at the dinner table with a furry, four-legged friend scratching at your feet. When you look down, those cute e
6、yes are almost impossible to resist.What is it about a dogs gaze that makes it so charming? A new study by Japanese scientist Miho Nagasawa seems to have found the answer, and it has to do with something called the cuddle(爱抚)chemical.The cuddle chemical has another, more scientific name: oxytocin. O
7、xytocin is a substance in the blood that encourages bonding. Levels of oxytocin increase, for example, when a mother feeds her newborn baby. According to Nagasawas study, the same is true when we look deeply into the eyes of a dog.The results of this study can tell us a lot about the history of the
8、bond between humans and dogs. It all started somewhere tens of thousands of years ago. Scientists believe that wolves used to follow humans who were hunting large animals. The wolves would eat the food left behind by the humans.Humans realized that they could use the wolves to help with the hunt, an
9、d eventually both species began to work together toward survival.Over time, the wolves that interacted with the humans began to change. They became more loyal to their human partners. The wolves and humans started to depend on each other and bond with each other. These changes are what caused some o
10、f the wolves to turn into what we now know as dogs, a new specie evolved to better survive in their environment.This process depended a great deal on the bond humans formed with them. And according to Nagasawas study, this bond was formed with the help of oxytocin, the cuddle chemical.11. What do we
11、 know about oxytocin?A. It regulates blood flow. B. It promotes bonding.C. It is in the human gene. D. It is good for health.12. When we look deeply into a dogs eyes, the levels of our oxytocin _.A. reduce over time B. go either up or downC. are on the rise D. remain unchanged13. At the beginning wo
12、lves followed humans to _.A. eat the food left by humans B. guard against large animalsC. take humans for food D. hunt large animals together14. Over time some wolves turned into dogs _.A. due to their loyalty B. due to the changing environmentC. for better survival D. for better cooperation15. What
13、 does Nagasawa9s study aim to do?A. Explore the role of human-wolf partnership.B. Show the characteristics of the cuddle chemical.C. Explain the bond between humans and dogs.D. Understand the evolution of species.Passage TwoRed Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of the day is to
14、 raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.Comic Relief was started in 1985 by the scriptwriter Richard Curtis. He wrote the famous films Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill. Richards idea to start Comic Relief was as a response to the severe famine in Ethiopia* Its called Red Nose Da