person in the world. “We don’t mean that men can’t multitask, or that only women can,” researcher Keith Laws of the University of Hertfordshire, UK, told BBC News. “We are saying that the average woman is better able to organize her time and switch between tasks than the average man.”

24. In the tests, researchers found that ______.

A. women were better at switching between tasks than men B. women made more mistakes than men when multitasking

C. men were better at counting and shape recognition than women D. men completed a series of daily tasks more quickly than women 25. What is the main purpose of paragraph 6?

A. To give advice on how to improve the ability to multitask. B. To show how men and women think and respond otherwise. C. To compare the roles of men and women in human communities. D. To explain why men and women perform differently in multitasking. 26. Which of the following would Keith Laws most probably agree with? A. All women are born to be good at multitasking. B. Some men are as good at multitasking as women.

C. Men shouldn’t do jobs that call for multitasking skills. D. Every woman is better able to multitask than every man.

C

Eating out is such a pleasure ― the food, the wine, the joy of having it all brought to you by someone else ― that it’s a pity to ruin the experience by sharing it with other people.

Well, I do like visiting restaurants with friends. But dining out alone has its own very special attractions. For a start you can give all your attention to the food. There’s nothing worse than having to invent and deliver an opinion on school league tables or Sanchez’s move to Manchester United, plus listen to everyone else’s opinions, when all you really want to do is enjoy each mouthful along the way.

A second great thing about eating out alone is the chance to combine food with one of life’s other true pleasures: reading. You have to plan this carefully: Indian or Chinese restaurants are best ― you need food you can eat with just one hand, leaving the other free to hold your reading material.

But perhaps the biggest attraction of a table for one is the chance it gives to people-watching. Restaurants and the different reasons for visiting them ― first

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date, business meeting, night out with friends ― produce human behaviour of surprising richness and variety. Will the man selling his business idea get any joy out of his possible investor(投资者)? Will the married couple think of anything to say to each other before their main courses arrive?

This “human zoo” part of eating out alone is one of the reasons I’d hate to be famous: everyone would be watching you, so you wouldn’t be able to watch them. The snooker player Steve Davis says this was one of the strangest consequences(后果) of becoming well-known: he got very worried about his eating in public, almost to the level of doubting whether he was “doing it right.”

So next time you’re considering your eating out choices, remember the advice of the businessman Nubar Gulbenkian: “The best number for a dinner party is two ― myself and a super head waiter.”

27. What does the text mainly talk about? A. The reasons for eating out alone. B. The trouble with eating in public. C. The suggestions about dining out. D. The fear of making dining choices. 28. What is the best part of dining out alone? A. One can fix one’s eyes on the food. B. One can enjoy reading while eating.

C. One is likely to come across famous people. D. One is given the chance to watch other diners. 29. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 5? A. Steve Davis cared too much about table manners. B. Famous people are always the center of attention. C. Being famous may ruin the joy of eating out alone. D. Being watched seems far better than watching others. 30. What is suggested at the end of the text? A. Dining with friends.

B. Chatting over dinner.

D. Sharing a table with a waiter.

C. Having a table for one.

第二节（共5个小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

注意：请将该题答案写在答题卷的相应位置，答题卡上31-35题不作填涂。

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It is now possible to watch live sport on television on any day of the week, and the present amount of reporting will undoubtedly increase further in years to come. This is certainly having an influence on the live sports events themselves, and there are both benefits and shortcomings to this.

31 For one thing, with digital broadcasting, there are now many more TV channels than there were even ten years ago. Moreover, sport has become an important form of entertainment, attracting both men and women.

What are the benefits of this televised sport? 32 Large football clubs benefit financially(财政上) from TV income and the top players can be well paid. Less popular sports also receive money that can be used in training and advertising. What’s more, there is a health benefit to some of the population. 33

However, there will be some disadvantages if so much sport is on television. Considering football again, many small clubs have suffered financial losses recently, as they cannot compete with the large ones. 34 Fewer people watch live matches nowadays, preferring to watch from the comfort of their living room. And ticket prices have risen greatly.

In a word, watching live sport on television has both good and bad effects. Televised sport has created many chances and benefited certain people and clubs very much. 35

A. Why has there been such growth in televised sport?

B. Why are there so many benefits of watching live sport on television? C. Televised sport can be helpful in increasing people’s value of teamwork. D. There has been a general falling in ticket sales, especially among smaller clubs. E. Through televised sport, more people have become interested in actually playing sport.

F. One obvious advantage of televised sport is the money provided by television companies.

G. However, it has also been responsible for changing the nature of live sports events for ever.

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第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was young, my mother could not even 36 a 50-cent chocolate bar for me. However, instead of focusing on poorness, my mother selflessly 37 me to fight for success so that I could lead a 38 life. She worked long hours every night to support the family. 39 , she would find time to 40 with my sister, Emily, and me. Although I did not have two parents, I was loved and 41 just as much.

Not all of life’s milestones were easy. Some even left a 42 taste when my mother married a man in Maryland. The first few months were 43 : baseball games, dinners together and movies. It felt like we were the 44 All-American family. Then things 45 . Screaming matches between my stepfather and my mother ruined dinners, and he 46 movie tickets for wine.

We spent five years living in a family setting that had turned into a 47 zone. To our great relief, they finally 48 and we settled in Texas, where Mom is still working hard for a better life. Now, as I write this article with some dark 49 at hand, I realize my family and I are at the 50 point of our lives. I have succeeded both in my 51 and personality. I have been 52 my hunger for knowledge and I am to 53 from high school, not making a bitter product of my 54 , for I know that hard times in life are also learning experiences. 55 , like candy, can be the sweetest treat of all. 36. A. afford 37. A. permitted

B. deliver B. pushed

C. break C. invited C. interesting C. Otherwise C. combine C. observed C. bitter C. tiring

D. discover D. warned D. comfortable D. Thus D. argue D. punished D. plain D. dull

38. A. independent B. peaceful 39. A. Instead 40. A. play 41. A. educated 42. A. similar 43. A. great

B. Still B. agree B. blamed B. strong B. busy

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