they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop two sheets of paper which are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheet. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Science sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations (基础) of science. 32. The passage tells us that Charles Darwin ________. A. was a great English scientist. B. didn’t get on well with others.
C. thought even the simplest thing was important.
D. always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult. 33. The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means “________” A. realize B. store up C. put to use D. throw away
34. The author of the passage tries to ________.
A. convince us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world
B. draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things
C. prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed
D. draw our attention to everyday happenings around us. 35. Which of the following statement is TRUE? A. Darwin really did foolish experiments.
B. It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.
C. According to some people, Darwin did foolish experiments. D. Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
Making the Most of the Body’s Clock
Want to know when the best time is to do your homework and study for your exams? Then just take advantage of your body’s clock, and you can work more efficiently (效率高地) and more happily. 36 Morning
Research shows that in the morning your body can take fatty foods more easily, so don’t worry too much about having a big breakfast. 37 So if you need to go to the doctor’s for an injection(注射), this is the best time to go!
Do you know that the best time for the brain to work well is between 10:00 am and noon? Therefore, that’s the time when you should be listening to your teachers the most attentively(专心地).
Lunch-time.
Between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm is the best time for eating. The body clock tells your body to help you digest your food at this time, so you have less chance of suffering from stomachache.
Early Afternoon
38 There is a slowdown in the speed your brain works, so it’s not the best time to solve difficult maths problems.
Late Afternoon
After three o’clock, the body clock starts to tell your body to start working again. 39 . So why not try to start and finish your homework during this time period?
Late evening
Between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm is the time people are most likely to feel lonely. 40 Another problem students have at night time is
difficulty in sleeping. If you want a good night’s sleep, just take a warm bath and don’t do any exercise before you sleep. Avoid staying up late. A. Everyone’s body clock is slightly different.
B. Let’s now find out what activities are best for us at different times of the day.
C. A good sleep helps to clear your brain and relax your mind. D. From 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm your body is at its fittest.
E. The body’s temperature usually drops at this time and all the body systems slow down.
F. This may be one reason why students like to phone or meet their friends at this time.
G. The body is best at fighting pain between the hours of 9:00am and 10:00 am
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C、和D）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。
I made my mother cry four times.
The first was during the Primary One registration(注册). My mother got a 41 to register me in St. Andrew’s primary. There were 50 people 42 for some 20 places. We were all in the school hall, waiting 43__, as a man picked a note from a box and read out the 44 on it. Each time he did that, my mother would 45 my hand tightly. Her face was filled with 46 . My name was the last to be 47 . That was the first time I had seen her cry.
The second time was when I was 48 from the worst class to the best class. I 49 to let my mother sign my report card .She 50 when she found that I had signed my father’s name.
The third time was in 1985, when my parents were 51 to attend the celebration dinner for winners of the overseas scholarship. I 52 that I had done it all by myself. So I told my mother not to go since she was supposed to 53 with the bosses and people who had so 54 given me the opportunity to study abroad. I didn’t want them to be 55 by my parents. She cried in her room for hours.
When I came back in 1990, I could hardly 56 My mother. Her grey hair had gone all white. But she was still the same 57 mother that loved me. In 1997 she had a serious stroke(中风). Beside the bed, I told her what a 58 son I had been, to have let her suffer 59 thanking her for what she had done. At some point, I saw a tiny 60 at the corner of her right eye. That was the last time I made my mother cry.
41. A. choice 42. A. competing 43. A. sadly 44. A. name 45. A. clean 46. A. interest 47. A. added 48. A. raised 49. A. expected
B. measure
C. message
D. chance D. wishing D. pleasantly D. instruction D. hold D. anger D. found D. turned D. pretended
B. performing C. preparing B. excitedly B. article B. shake
C. nervously C. news C. push
B. concern B. called B. pulled
C. attraction C. told
C. supported C. refused
B. preferred
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