82. Why will a bride receive such gifts as cooking equipment？ (No more than 8 words) (2 marks)

◆ Chewing gum reduces　 80.　　　.

◆ Chewing gum increases arousal.

SECTION B (10 marks)

Directions： Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.

The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that finger because it was thought that a blood vessel (血管) in that finger went directly to the heart. Today， we know that this is not true. Yet the tradition continues.

Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. During the time， friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could include cooking equipment or new clothing.

Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the wedding. Only men are invited to the bachelor party.

During the marriage ceremony， the bride and her would­be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger. The husband wears his ring on the third finger of his left hand.

Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding. But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other. Either person may decide to break the engagement. If this happens， the woman usually returns the ring to the man； they also return any wedding gifts they have received.

81. According to the passage， on which finger does a woman wear her engagement ring today？ (No more than 12 words) (3 marks)

◆ Researchers： Craig A.Johnston and　 73.　　　

◆ Participants：　 74.　　　　 eighth­grade students aged between 13 and 16 years

◆ Contents：

◆ Results：

● Gum­chewers’ math scores increasing by　 78.　　　 on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills achievement test

● 79.　　　　 in the Woodcock Johnston III Tests of Achievement between the two groups

● Gum­chewers having better final grades

To investigate the effect of chewing gum on focus， alertness， concentration， situational stress， weight control and　 72.　　　.

第二节：书面表达 (满分25分)

目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在

两种不同观点：

请您根据以上提示，以Is a Training Class of Family Teacher Necessary ?为题，写一篇120

词左右的短文，反映表中内容，并简要阐述自己的观点。文章开头已给出， 不计入总字数。

要求：层次清晰，连贯流畅；表达灵活，不要逐字逐句翻译。

参考词汇：巩固strengthen；

Is a Training Class or Family Teacher Necessary?

More and more middle school students are going to all kinds of training classes or having

family teachers at the weekend．There are two different viewpoints about it．

第一节　 对话填空(每空1分，共10分)

A: Hello ?

B: Hello Ann, this is Jenny ．I’m calling to see if you　　　　　　

　 　could give me some (76) a______．I’m going to Germany　 　76．a______

　 　Next month , and it’s the first time I go abroad ．I know

　 　you wentto France last year , so maybe you could help me ．

A: I’d be happy to ．You know ,it’s very important to make

　 (77) p_______ before you go abroad．Read about the country 　　77．p______

　 　and cities you are going to and find out about hotels ,

　　(78)t ______, and places to visit ．Buy a good map so that 　　　78t______

　　 you can find your way around when you get there ．

B：Thanks ．

What about money and things like (79) p_______　　　　　　 　79．p______

　 　and visas?

A: Good question．It’s not always safe to bring cash , so

　　 I suggest that you use travelers’ (80) c_______ ．You　 　　　80．c______

　　 may need a small(81) a______ of cash when you travel,but 　81．a______

　 　don’t bring too much ．Most important, never (82) e____　 　　82．e______

　　 money with someone you meet on the street ．It’s illegal

　 　and (83) d_______．As for visas, you need one for some　 　　83．______

　 　countries．Find out if you need one and then (84) a_____　 　　84．______

　　 For it．

B: Thank you , that’s very (85 ) h_______．　　　　　　　　 　　85．______

A: You ’re welcome ．Enjoy your trip and send me a postcard

35．---Carol,you look very well．Your weekend tennis must have done you good．

　　　 ---­____．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　

That's very kind of you　　　　 　 B．Thank you anyway

　　　 C．Oh,that’s encouraging　　 　　　　 D．You’re welcome

34．The dog had such ______ to its master that it would not leave him, even when he was dead．

　　　 A．devotion　 　　　　　 B．contribution 　 C．connection　　 　　　 D．application

33．To make the students understand the problem the teacher tried to explain it, but the explanation just did not__to the class．

　　　 A．get through　 　　　 B．get around　 　　　　 C．get down　　 　 D．get across