Ⅰ.单项填空1.(2013·绍兴模拟)Marty’sdisabilityis“oneinamillion”.,therearenotmanypeopleintheworldlikehim.A.InotherwordsB.AllinallC.ForonethingD.Ontheotherhand2.Mostofusknowweshouldcutdownonfat,butknowingsuchathingisn’tofmuchhelpwhenitshoppingandeating.A.referstoB.speaksofC.focusesonD.comesto3.Notuntilhecalledthesecretarythreetimesthatthemanagerwenttoanimportantmeeting.A.didhetellB.hetoldC.washetoldD.hewastold4.Aharmonioussocietyislikeasymphonyorchestra—eachpersoncontributesasmallsound,butwhenwithothersounds,itbecomesbeautifulmusic.A.tocombineB.beingcombinedC.combinedD.tobecombined5.(2013·潍坊模拟)Themathsproblemisverydifficult.Iworkitout,.A.stillB.yetC.althoughD.though6.(2013·漳州模拟)—Doyouoftencookathome,Lucy?—No.Itismyhusbanddoesmostofthehousework.A.thatB.whatC.whomD.which7.(2013·南充模拟)Mymotheropenedthedrawertotheknivesandspoons.A.putawayB.putupC.putonD.puttogether8.Weallthinkitisamatchandweareallatit.A.disappointing;disappointingB.disappointed;disappointingC.disappointed;disappointedD.disappointing;disappointed9.manywomenofherage,shestruggledtofindabalancebetweendoingherworkandtakingcareofherchildren.A.AstoB.WithC.AswithD.As10.Thoughheisa(n)worker,heworksveryhard.A.commonB.ordinaryC.usualD.general11.(2013·瑞安模拟)IamtoldthatthenewlawwillcomeintoonJanuary1stnextyear.A.effectB.useC.serviceD.existence12.(2013·厦门模拟)Inmostcases,youneedtoobtainaworksothatyoucanworklegally.A.permissionB.agencyC.talentD.permit13.(2013·石家庄模拟)Youmaytakethisbookawayyoureturnitontime.A.assoonasB.incasethatC.solongasD.unless14.Broadlyspeaking,IwouldagreewithShirley,thoughnot.A.widelyB.entirelyC.extremelyD.eventually15.—Theteacherisalwaysverystrictwithhisstudents.—Thisisheisalsoverypopularwiththestudents’parents.A.whatB.howC.whyD.whichⅡ.阅读理解(A)(2013·衡阳模拟)Babygirlsmaketheirwaydirectlyfordollsassoonastheycancrawl,whileboyswillheadforcars,astudyhasshown.Thefindings,thefirsttoshowdifferencesinveryyoungbabies,suggestthereisabiologicalbasistotheirpreferences.PsychologistDrBrendaToddfromCityUniversityLondoncarriedoutanexperimentinvolving90babiesaged9monthsto36months.Thebabieswereallowedtochoosefromseventoys.Someweretypicallyboys’toys—acar,adigger,aballandablueteddy.Therestweregirls’toys:apinkteddy,adollandacookingset.Theywereplacedameterawayfromthetoys;andcouldpickwhichevertoytheyliked.Theirchoicesandtheamountoftimetheyspentplayingwitheachtoywererecorded.Oftheyoungestchildren(9monthsto14months),girlsspentsignificantlylongerplayingwiththedollthanboys,andboysspentmuchmoretimewiththecarandtheballthanthegirlsdid.Amongthetwoandthree-year-olds,girlsspent50percentofthetimeplayingwiththedollwhileonlytwoboysbrieflytouchedit.Theboysspentalmost90percentoftheirtimeplayingwiththecar,whichthegirlsbarelytouched.Therewasnolinkbetweentheparents’viewonwhichtoysweremoreappropriateforboysorgirls,andthechildren’schoices.DrBrendaToddsaid,“Childrenofthisagearealreadyexposedtomuchsocialization.Boysmaybegiventoysthatgowhilegirlsgettoystheycancarefor,whichmayhelpshapetheirpreferences.Butthesefindingsagreewiththeformerideathatchildrenshownaturalinterestinparticularkindsoftoys.Therecouldbeabiologicalbasisfortheirchoices.Malesthroughevolutionhavebeenadaptedtoprefermovingobjects,probablythroughhuntinginstincts(本能),whilegirlspreferwarmercolourssuchaspink,thecolourofanewbornbaby.”(356W)1....
