At Denver there was an inflow of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B.&M. express. In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in graceful taste. Among the newcomers were two young men, one was handsome with a brave, open features and manner; the other a glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed (上手拷) together.

When they sat down in the only unoccupied seat opposite the girl, her glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile she held out her hand.

“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, I suppose I must. Don’t you ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the West?”

The younger man wakened himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.

“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile, “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise engaged just at present.”

He slightly raised his right hand, bound(捆綁) at the wrist(手腕) by the shining “bracelet(手鐲)” to the left one of his companion. The glad look in the girl’s eyes slowly changed to a confused horror. Difficult though it was to explain the present trouble, Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was struggling to speak again when the other stopped him. The glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s face with hidden glances from his keen, sharp-sighted eyes.

“You’ll excuse me for speaking, Miss, but, I see you’re familiar with the officer here. If you’ll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the prison, he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting(偽造罪).”

“Oh!” said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. “So that is what you are doing out here? An officer!”

“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, appearing quite calm, “I had to do something and...”

“And so,” said the girl, warmly, “now you are one of these fashionable Western heroes, and you ride and shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That’s different from the Washington life. You have been missed from the old crowd.”

The girl’s eyes went back, widening a little, to rest upon the shining handcuffs.

“Don’t worry about them, Miss,” said the other man. “All officers handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his business.”

“Will we see you again soon in Washington?” asked the girl.

“Not soon, I think,” said Easton. “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”

“I love the West,” said the girl pointlessly, “Mamma and I spent the summer in Denver….”

“Say, Mr. Officer,” said the glum-faced man in a deep voice. “This isn’t quite fair. I’m needing a drink, and haven’t had a smoke all day. Haven’t you talked long enough? Take me into the smoker now, won’t you? I’m half dead for a tobacco pipe.”

The bound travelers rose to their feet, Easton with the same slow smile on his face.

“I can’t deny a demand for tobacco,” he said, lightly. “It’s the one friend of the unfortunate. Good-bye, Miss Fairchild. Duty calls, you know.” He quickly held out his hand for a farewell.

The two men went down the passage into the smoker.

The two passengers in a seat nearby had heard most of the conversation. One of them said: “That officer’s a good sort of guy. Some of these Western fellows are all right.”

“Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn’t he?” asked the other.

“Young!” shouted the first speaker, “why — Oh! Didn’t you catch on? Say — can’t you see who is the real prisoner? did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?”　

55. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Mr. Easton felt very delighted to greet the girl.

B. Mr. Easton didn’t recognize old friends in the West.

C. Miss Fairchild met with her old friend in a train going east.

D. The linked couple were two friends going to Leavenworth.

56. Why did the heavily-built man ask the woman to let her friend speak a word for him?

A. To save Easton from embarrassment.

B. To help Easton carry on the conversation.

C. To tell the girl their destination of this trip.　

D. To start a conversation with the pretty girl.

57. The “slow smile” on Mr. Easton’s face reflects _________.

A. he was unwilling to take the man to drink and smoke

B. he was quite sorry to leave his old friend, the pretty girl

C. he was happy to escape and a bit guilty to the other man

D. he was glad to have had a conversation with an old friend

58. The two other passengers’ conversation at the end suggests the heavily-built man is ______.

A. a prisoner　　 　 B. an officer　 　　　　 C. a friend of Easton 　 D. a conductor

59. The short story can be listed as a typical example of stories with ______.

A. arresting openings　　 　　　　　　　 B. various settings

C. strong conflicts 　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprise endings

60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Woman and Hero　　 　 　　　　　　　 B. Heart and Hands

C. An Unforgettable Trip D. Cold Handcuffs

At Denver there was an inflow of passengers into the coaches on the eastbound B.&M. express. In one coach there sat a very pretty young woman dressed in graceful taste. Among the newcomers were two young men, one was handsome with a brave, open features and manner; the other a glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed. The two were handcuffed (上手拷) together.

When they sat down in the only unoccupied seat opposite the girl, her glance fell upon them with a distant, swift disinterest; then with a lovely smile she held out her hand.

“Well, Mr. Easton, if you will make me speak first, I suppose I must. Don’t you ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the West?”

The younger man wakened himself sharply at the sound of her voice, seemed to struggle with a slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly, and then clasped her fingers with his left hand.

“It’s Miss Fairchild,” he said, with a smile, “I’ll ask you to excuse the other hand; “it’s otherwise engaged just at present.”

He slightly raised his right hand, bound(捆綁) at the wrist(手腕) by the shining “bracelet(手鐲)” to the left one of his companion. The glad look in the girl’s eyes slowly changed to a confused horror. Difficult though it was to explain the present trouble, Easton, with a little laugh, as if amused, was struggling to speak again when the other stopped him. The glum-faced man had been watching the girl’s face with hidden glances from his keen, sharp-sighted eyes.

“You’ll excuse me for speaking, Miss, but, I see you’re familiar with the officer here. If you’ll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the prison, he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison. It’s seven years for counterfeiting(偽造罪).”

“Oh!” said the girl, with a deep breath and returning color. “So that is what you are doing out here? An officer!”

“My dear Miss Fairchild,” said Easton, appearing quite calm, “I had to do something and...”

“And so,” said the girl, warmly, “now you are one of these fashionable Western heroes, and you ride and shoot and go into all kinds of dangers. That’s different from the Washington life. You have been missed from the old crowd.”

The girl’s eyes went back, widening a little, to rest upon the shining handcuffs.

“Don’t worry about them, Miss,” said the other man. “All officers handcuff themselves to their prisoners to keep them from getting away. Mr. Easton knows his business.”

“Will we see you again soon in Washington?” asked the girl.

“Not soon, I think,” said Easton. “My butterfly days are over, I fear.”

“I love the West,” said the girl pointlessly, “Mamma and I spent the summer in Denver….”

“Say, Mr. Officer,” said the glum-faced man in a deep voice. “This isn’t quite fair. I’m needing a drink, and haven’t had a smoke all day. Haven’t you talked long enough? Take me into the smoker now, won’t you? I’m half dead for a tobacco pipe.”

The bound travelers rose to their feet, Easton with the same slow smile on his face.

“I can’t deny a demand for tobacco,” he said, lightly. “It’s the one friend of the unfortunate. Good-bye, Miss Fairchild. Duty calls, you know.” He quickly held out his hand for a farewell.

The two men went down the passage into the smoker.

The two passengers in a seat nearby had heard most of the conversation. One of them said: “That officer’s a good sort of guy. Some of these Western fellows are all right.”

“Pretty young to hold an office like that, isn’t he?” asked the other.

“Young!” shouted the first speaker, “why — Oh! Didn’t you catch on? Say — can’t you see who is the real prisoner? did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?”　

55. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Mr. Easton felt very delighted to greet the girl.

B. Mr. Easton didn’t recognize old friends in the West.

C. Miss Fairchild met with her old friend in a train going east.

D. The linked couple were two friends going to Leavenworth.

56. Why did the heavily-built man ask the woman to let her friend speak a word for him?

A. To save Easton from embarrassment.

B. To help Easton carry on the conversation.

C. To tell the girl their destination of this trip.　

D. To start a conversation with the pretty girl.

57. The “slow smile” on Mr. Easton’s face reflects _________.

A. he was unwilling to take the man to drink and smoke

B. he was quite sorry to leave his old friend, the pretty girl

C. he was happy to escape and a bit guilty to the other man

D. he was glad to have had a conversation with an old friend

58. The two other passengers’ conversation at the end suggests the heavily-built man is ______.

A. a prisoner　　 　 B. an officer　 　　　　 C. a friend of Easton 　 D. a conductor

59. The short story can be listed as a typical example of stories with ______.

A. arresting openings　　 　　　　　　　 B. various settings

C. strong conflicts 　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprise endings

60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Woman and Hero　　 　 　　　　　　　 B. Heart and Hands

C. An Unforgettable Trip D. Cold Handcuffs

A team of researchers in California has developed a way to predict what kinds of objects people are looking at by scanning what’s happening in their brains.
When you look at something, your eyes send a signal about that object to your brain. Different regions of the brain process the information your eyes send. Cells in your brain called neurons(神經(jīng)元) are responsible for this processing.
　　The fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging功能性磁共振造影) brain scans could generally match electrical activity in the brain to the basic shape of a picture that someone was looking at.
　　Like cells anywhere else in your body, active neurons use oxygen. Blood brings oxygen to the neurons, and the more active a neuron is, the more oxygen it will consume. The more active a region of the brain, the more active its neurons, and in turn, the more blood will travel to that region. And by using fMRI, scientists can visualize which parts of the brain receive more oxygen- rich blood--and therefore, which parts are working to process information.
　　An fMRI machine is a device that scans the brain and measures changes in blood flow to the brain. The technology shows researchers how brain activity changes when a person thinks, looks at something, or carries out an activity like speaking or reading. By highlighting the areas of the brain at work when a person looks at different images, fMRI may help scientists determine specific patterns of brain activity associated with different kinds of images.
　　The California researchers tested brain activity by having two volunteers view hundreds of pictures of everyday objects, like people, animals, and fruits. The scientists used an fMRI machine to record the volunteers' brain activity with each photograph they looked at. Different objects caused different regions of the volunteers' brains to light up on the scan, indicating activity. The scientists used this information to build a model to predict how the brain might respond to any image the eyes see.
In a second test, the scientists asked the volunteers to look at 120 new pictures. Like before, their brains were scanned every time they looked at a new image. This time, the scientists used their model to match the fMRI scans to the image. For example, if a scan in the second test showed the same pattern of brain activity that was strongly, related to pictures of apples in the first test, their model would have predicted the volunteers were looking at apples.
　　 51. What is responsible for processing the information sent by your eyes?
　　A A small region of the brain.
　　B The central part of the brain.
　　C Neurons in the brain.
　　D Oxygen-rich blood.
　　52. Which of the following statements is NOT meant by the writer?
　　A Cells in your brain are called neurons.
　　B The more oxygen a neuron consumes, the more blood it needs.
　　C fMRI helps scientists to discover which parts of the brain process information.
　　D fMRI helps scientists to discover how the brain develops intelligently.
53. "Highlighting the areas of the brain at work" means
　　A "marking the parts of the brain that are processing information"
　　B "giving light to the parts of the brain that are processing information"
　　C "putting the parts of the brain to work"
　　D "stopping the parts of the brain from working"
　　54. What did the researchers experiment on?
　　A Animals, objects, and fruits.
　　B Two volunteers.
　　C fMRI machines.
　　D Thousands of pictures.
55.What is the best title for the passage?
A Mind-reading Machine
B A Technological Dream
C Device that can Help You Calculate
D The Recent Development in Science and Technology

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第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

I stopped to let the car cool 　36　and to study the map. I had expected to be near my destination（目的地） by now, but everything still seemed 　37　to me. I was only five when my father had 　38　me abroad, and that was eighteen years 　39　. When my mother had 　40　after a car accident, he didn’t quickly 　41　from the shock and loneliness. Everything around him was full of her 　42　, continually reopening the wound. 　43　he decided to go abroad. In the new country he paid much attention to 　44　a new life for the two of us, 　45　he gradually forgot the past. He did not marry again, and I was 　46　without a woman’s care, but I lacked 　47　, for he was both father and mother to me. He always 　48　to go back one day and see old friends again and to visit my mother’s 　49　. He became ill for a few months 　50　we planned to go and, when he knew he was 　51　, he made me promise to go on my own.

　　I 　52　a car the day before landing and bought a map, 　53　I found most helpful on the last stage. My father had described over and over again what we could see on the way there, so I was pretty 　54　that I could find it. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now 　55　.

　　36. A. up　　　　　　　B. off　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　D. to

　　37. A. unfamiliar　　　 B. similar　　　　C. unusual　　　　　 D. familiar

　　38. A. brought　　　　　B. carried　　　　C. taken　　　　　　D. fetched

　　39. A. later　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. then　　　　　   D. ago

　　40. A. been disabled　　B. died　　　　  C. gone up　　　　　D. passed by

　　41. A. return　　　　　 B. make　　　　 C. go back　　　　  D. recover

　　42. A. presence　　　　 B. absence　　　 C. arrival　　　　　 D. show

　　43. A. Since　　　　　 B. For　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　D. Before

　　44. A. earning　　　　　B. starting　　　 C having　　　　　　D. opening

　　45. A. in case　　　　　B. so that　　　　 C. so long　　　　 D. so much

　　46. A. brought up 　　　B. taken up 　　　C. brought out 　　  D. taken off

　　47. A. anything　　　 B. nothing　　　　C. everything　　　  D. something

　　48. A. imagined 　　　 B. supposed　　　 C. meant 　　　　　D. asked

　　49. A. house　　　　　 B. room　　　　　C. church　　　　　 D. grave

　　50. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　C. until　　　　　　 D. as

　　51. A. lying　　　　　  B. dying　　　　 C. helping 　　　　 D. living

　　52. A. bought　　　　　 B. lent　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　D. hired

　　53. A. what　　　　　　B. that 　　　　　C. how 　　　　　　D. which

　　54. A. sad　　　　　 B. happy　　　　  C. sure　　　　　　 D. interested

　　55. A. away　　　　　　B. out　　　　　 C. gone　　　　　　D. lost

Cloze   (15分)

Directions: for each 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.

If you travel around the world, you will be surprised to find just how different the foreign customs can be __50__ your own.

A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there __51__ it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be __52__for washing yourself. Also in India, you might __53__a man obviously shaking his head at another and assume that he is disagreeing. But in many __54__ of India a shake of the head is a gesture that shows agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when you are offered a __55__ in Bulgaria is likely to leave your thirsty. In that country you shake your head to indicate “yes”—a nod indicates “no”. The Arabs are __56__ for their hospitality (好客). At a meal in the Arabic countries, you will find that drinking vessel (器皿) is filled again __57__again as soon as you drain it. The way to __58__ that you have had enough is to take the cup or glass in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.

In Europe it is quite usual to __59__ your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could __60__ him or her unhappy. It is considered too informal an attitude __61__ such an occasion. Also when in Thailand you are __62__ supposed to touch the head of an adult – it’s just not done. In Japan, it is quite usual for __63__ to plan evening entertainment for themselves and leave their wives at home. In Europe such attitudes are disappearing.

Customs vary from country to __64__. Visitors may be at a loss as to what to do in a foreign environment. In such circumstances, the rule is: When in Rome, do as Romans do.