The National Cancer Institute in the United States says on its website that antioxidants(抗氧化物)may help reduce a person’s risk of getting cancer．That is because antioxidants in pumpkins kill something called free radicals in the body．The Institute defines free radicals as “highly reactive chemicals that have the potential to harm cells”．
Pumpkin helps your skin．
Beta—carotene also helps to keep your skin healthy and young—looking．Yet another good reason to eat pumpkin!
Pumpkin may be good for weight loss．
40 Fiber SLOWS down digestion of food．So，when you eat pumpkin you feel full and eat less．
So，if it is available where you live，try to find ways to include·pumpkin in your next meal． A．Pumpkin may help your heart． B．Pumpkin also has a lot of fiber． C．Pumpkins are a great source of both． D．Pumpkins are the king of vegetables．
E．Pumpkin may help reduce your risk of getting cancer． F．Many people use pumpkins as a decoration at Halloween．
G．If cooked in a healthy way，pumpkin is a powerhouse of health benefits． 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分) 第一节 (共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
Ray Meyer led the DePaul University basketball team to 42 winning seasons．When his team 41 its first game after 29 victories at home，his 42 was：“Great! Now we can focus on
43 ，rather than on not losing．\ 44 goals，paying attention to the 45 ，and not looking behind or making 46 for past events．For a lot of people．the word“failure” carries with it a feeling of 47 ，but for the 48 leader， failure is fl beginning，a seed of 49 ．
Karl Wallenda，the great tightrope walker，usually walked without a 50 below him．He 51 23 meters to his death in 1978．His wife recalled，“All Karl thought about for a period of
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three months was 52 ．It was the first time he’d ever thought about that，and it seemed to me that he put all his 53 into not falling rather than walking the tightrope．”
Tom Watson，who founded IBM，knew the importance of learning from 54 ．A young manager at IBM took a big 55 on a product，and lost over$1 0 million．When having climbed up the stairs to Watson’s office，the 56 manager said，“I guess you want me to 57 my job．”Watson said，“You can’t be 58 ．We’ve just spent$10 million 59 you!”
The lesson here．understood by these captains of industry，is that failure equals learning． While we can’t say that they 60 welcomed failure，they were uniform in their ability to profit from it．
41．A．held B．celebrated C．accomplished D．1ost 42．A．comment B．response C．news D．report 43．A．winning B．consulting C．1earning D．correcting 44．A．ambitious B．negative C．positive D．practical 45．A．failure B．discussion C．task D．speed 46．A．experiment B．exploration C．introduction D．excuses 47．A．going into effect B．taking it easy C．turning upside down D．coming to an end 48．A．beautiful B．successful C．considerate D．respectful 49．A．hope B．happiness C．treasure D．courage 50．A．direction B．destination C．net D．station 51．A．supported B．fell C．struck D．shrank 52．A．preparing B．winning C．falling D．performing 53．A．energy B．secret C．demand D．patience 54,A．success B．mistakes C．fortune D．differences 55．A．try B．discovery C．dilemma D．risk 56．A．shy B．nervous C．crazy D．polite 57．A．complete B．betray C．offer D．quit 58．A．careful B．joking C．serious D．intentional 5 9．A．educating B．persuading C．improving D．testing 60．A．exactly B．eventually C．comparatively D．continuously 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分1 5分)
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 I’m an Indian，speak，read and write Chinese，and have lived in Singapore for 8 years．Mainland China for 7，Hong Kong for 3 and Taiwan for 2 years．I 61 (marry)to a lady in Taiwan and I am back in Shanghai for my 4th period of living on the mainland．
Mainland China provides lots of 62 (opportunity)．Things can be as expensive or cheap as you want．Big cities are clean and efficient．People are very friendly if you speak even 63 little Chinese．Also，contrary to the popular 64 (believe)，there is a great degree of personal freedom in this country，65 it’s relatively easy to set up a business and it’s 66 (extreme)safe．I wouldn’t retire here，but in my active working years，I keep 67 (come)back to Mainland China because it’s just amazing．Shanghai，in particular，is very international．While it’s more expensive 68 most other cities in Mainland China，you can still live here cheaply if you need to．I had to do that for about 2 years when 1 was in a startup and managed 69 (1ive) quite well on very little money，which might not have worked in Singapore or HK． So personally，it would be 70 (good)to live in Mainland China than in any other place in the world．
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改1 0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t do good in your exam and that you are upsetting and worried about your study．I quite understand what you are feeling now．As your friend，I have some advices for you．
First of all，I want to say a failure is the mother of success．So never give it up though you fail this time．You should analyze the cause then take a lesson from it，which can help you making
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up for the gap in knowledge and skills in these aspects．The next is to build up your confidence． For it is the key for your improvement．I am sure we will do better next time in an exam and gradually gain your confidence back．
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，你班同学准备在“六一儿童节”那天到当地一所幼儿园看望孩子们。请你给在你校学习的美国学生Mary写一封邮件，邀请她一起参加。要点如下：
1．集合时间和地点；
2．活动内容(看望孩子，赠送书籍和文具，参与孩子们的活动等)。 注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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