Missing the bus means _________(wait) for another two hours.

The process of curing a disease is like a war ___different soldiers fight against an enemy.

  A. as     B. when       C. where          D. while

The Lantern Festival, also known as Yuanxiao Festival or Shanguuan Festival, __________ the 15th day of the 1st lunar month in China

       A falls for     B falls out    C falls on    D falls off

. 1--How did you like Nick’s performance last night?

           --To be honest,his singsing didn’t ______ to me much.

A. appeal       B. belong      C. refer      D. occur

This is Mr. Smith. _______ help I worked out many difficult problems.

A．whose       B．with whom   C．who            D．with whose

完形填空（15小题，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any   36  from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We   37  often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I  38  spoke, but the only   39  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I   40  they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   41  for the others. I  42  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   43  her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   44  holding the door open,  45  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   46   her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   47   the little girl and said to myself, “I   48   she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   49   how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   50  .

The next day there was a   51    on the door and   52  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   53   her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   54   manner, I might add.  55   time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

If you don’t have a college degree, you’re at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆). Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for mental disorder, and it's well documented that those with a college degree possess a cognitive（认知的） advantage over those less educated in middle and old age.

       Now, a large national study from Brandeis University published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that those with less schooling can significantly make up for poorer education by frequently engaging in mental exercises such as word games, puzzles, reading, and lectures.

       “The lifelong benefits of higher education for memory in later life are quite impressive, but we do not clearly understand how and why these effects last so long,” said lead author Margie Lachman, a psychologist. She suggested that higher education may encourage lifelong interest in cognitive efforts, while those with less education may not engage as frequently in mental exercises that help keep the memory agile (敏捷地).

       But education early in adulthood does not appear to be the only route to maintain your memory. The study found that intellectual activities undertaken regularly made a difference. “Among individuals with low education, those who are engaged in reading, writing, attending lectures, doing word games or puzzles once a week or more had memory scores similar to people with more education,” said Lachman.

       The study, called Midlife in the United States, assessed 3,343 men and women between the ages of 32 and 84 with an average age of 56 years. Almost 40 percent of the participants had at least a 4-year college degree. The researchers evaluated how the participants performed in two cognitive areas, verbal (言语的)memory and executive function --- brain processes involved in planning, abstract thinking and cognitive flexibility. Participants were given a series of tests, including tests of verbal fluency, word recall, and backward counting.

       As expected, those with higher education said they engaged in cognitive activities more often and also did better on the memory tests, but some with lower education also did well, explained Lachman.

       “The findings are promising because they suggest there may be ways to level the playing field for those with lower educational achievement, and protect those at greatest risk for memory declines,” said Lachman. “Although we can not rule out the possibility that those who have better memories are the ones who take on more activities, the evidence is consistent with cognitive plasticity (可塑性), and suggests some degree of personal control over cognitive functioning in adulthood by adopting an intellectually active lifestyle.”

What is the text mainly about?

       A. Higher education has a better cognitive advantage.

       B. Better memories result from college degree.

       C. Cognitive activity does good to one’s mind.

       D. Poor education has more risk of memory declines.

According to the result of Margie Lachman’s study, we can conclude that ________.

 A. education is responsible for the lifelong memory performance and risk for mental disorder

 B. education early in adulthood can be the only route to maintain your memory

 C. those with higher education did better on the memory tests than those with lower education

 D. an intellectually active lifestyle does help to maintain your memory

What do we know about the study called Midlife?

     A. Participants each were given a battery to test their memory.

     B. The average age of the participants are 56 years old.

     C. Participants had to perform in one of the two cognitive areas.

     D. One in four of the participants had a 4-year college degree.

Why are the findings of the Lachman’s study promising?

     A. The lower educated may have the same opportunities to keep up memory.

     B. We may have ways to cure the people who have memory declines.

     C. Adopting a different lifestyle can control cognitive functioning.

     D. We can find out the possibility to have better memories.

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）

The ______(平均) age of the students in the class is only fourteen.

He waved his cap to ______(吸引) the rescue workers, but in vain.

Press the red ______(按纽) in case you have any emergency.

Don’t be so ______(贪心); leave some food for the rest of us.

He publically ______(挑战) traditional beliefs and certainly met with wide disapproval.

One of the ______(打字员) was to blame for the serious mistake.

He devoted himself to helping ______(智力地) disabled children in their education.

His voice sounds strange. There is something wrong with his ______(喉咙).

______(扫视) at the title, and you can guess what the passage is about.

Our company aims at quality rather than ______(数量).

The reason _____ he gave for his absence is _____ he was drunken.

A .why; that     B. because; that   C. that; because   D. that; that

书面表达(满分2 5分)

2011年高考在即，高三学生目前正处在紧张复习迎考的氛围中。假如你叫李想，南京市一高中高三学生，寒假之际，想和父母说说知心话，请你用英文在你的博客上给你父母写一封信。具体内容如下：

参考词汇：高考 college entrance examination,

写作时注意格式，词数150。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mom and Dad,

Traditional Chinese Spring Festival is around the comer. On this special occasion, how I wish I could have a heart-to-heart talk with you.

I am quite confident of my future life and I do wish you good health and a happy new year.

Yours sincerely,

Li Xiang