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。

How to Improve Brain Function

Having a functional brain and a strong memory is good for our emotional well-being, as having difficulties with our brain or memory tends to increase our stress and frustration levels.   36

 Get enough mental exercise.

The brain is like a muscle.    37    Therefore, you can exercise your brain power by memorizing a new song, poem or passage.

Read often, do math, and do puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku, as a way to increase brain function and improve memory.

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Do tasks that involve using your fingers, such as crafts, sewing, painting, and finger string games; anything that primarily involves finger movements to accomplish the task will increase your brain memory.

 Avoid smoking.

39    Smoking speeds up this thinning, which is associated with brain power decline.

 Meditation

Meditating for half an hour a day, for eight weeks, has been shown to grow grey matter.    40

A. This may improve memory and learning.

B. Get your hands busy.

C. To improve brain function and memory, you can try these natural ways.

D. Do more tasks.

E. The surface layer of the brain naturally thins as we age.

F. If you don’t use it, it will weaken over time and decrease memory function.

G. Proper exercise strengthens both your brain and your muscles.

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。

Bill, my friend, had wild hair and wore a T-shirt with holes in it, blue jeans and no shoes. I   41   once saw Bill wear a pair of shoes.

He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus was a   42   full of well-dressed, middle-class people.

One day, Bill decided to worship there. He walked into the church, with his wild hair, T-shirt, blue jeans and   43   feet. The church was completely   44  , and the   45   had already begun. Bill started down the aisle to find a place to sit. By now the people were looking a bit   46  , but no one said anything.

As Bill   47   closer and closer to the pulpit (圣坛), he realized there were no   48   seats. So he sat down on the carpet right up   49  . By now, the tension in the air was   50  .

Right about the time Bill took his “seat”, an elderly man began slowly making his way   51   the aisle. He was in his eighties with silver gray hair. He was a godly man—elegant and dignified. He walked with a stick and, as he neared the boy, church members thought, “How can you expect a man of his age and background to   52   some college kid on the floor?”

It took a   53   time for the man to reach the boy. The church was   54   except for the clicking of his   55  . All eyes were on the   56  .

57   then they saw the elderly man   58   his stick on the floor. With great difficulty, he sat down on the floor next to Bill and worshipped with him. Everyone in the church   59   up with emotion. When the minister gained control, he told the people, “What I am about to preach (讲道), you will never remember. What you’ve just seen, you will never   60  ”.

41. A. seldom   B. never    C. nearly    D. ever

42. A. cafeteria  B. theatre    C. church    D. concert

43. A. dirty   B. big    C. smelly    D. bare

44. A. decorated  B. prepared   C. packed    D. organized

45. A. speech   B. service    C. discussion   D. party

46. A. uncomfortable B. cheerful   C. unfit    D. happy

47. A. sat    B. ran    C. struggled   D. moved

48. A. clean   B. occupied   C. extra    D. empty

49. A. back   B. front    C. inside    D. outside

50. A. falling   B. appearing   C. thickening   D. lasting

51. A. down   B. off    C. from    D. across

52. A. put    B. understand   C. fight    D. beat

53. A. boring   B. short       C. relaxing   D. long

54. A. silent   B. noisy    C. upset    D. curious

55. A. keys   B. shoes    C. stick    D. watch

56. A. elderly man  B. people    C. boy    D. feet

57. A. So    B. But    C. And    D. Though

58. A. hold   B. push    C. carry    D. drop

59. A. choked   B. stood     C. turned    D. went

60. A. remember       B. adopt    C. forget    D. admire