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。

　　While you are travelling abroad, cultural mistakes are more serious than linguistic mistakes, which can lead to serious misunderstanding and even ill-feeling between individuals. ___36___

　　●Touching Someone

　　____37___ In Mediterranean countries, if you don't touch someone's arm when talking to them or if you don't greet them with kisses or a warm hug, you'll be considered cold. But backslap (拍背) someone who isn't a family member or a good friend in Korea, and you'll make them uncomfortable. In Thailand, the head is considered sacred - never even pat a child on the head.

　　●Talking Over Dinner

　　In some countries, like China, Japan and some African nations, the food's die thing, so don't start chatting about your day's adventures while everyone else is digging into dinner. __38___ It's not because your group is unfriendly, but because meal times are for eating, not talking.

　　●Removing Your Shoes or Not

　　Take off your shoes when arriving at the door of a London dinner party and the hostess will find you uncivilized, but fail to remove your shoes before entering a home in Asia, Hawaii, or the Pacific Islands and you'll be considered disrespectful. So, if you see a row of shoes at the door, start undoing your laces. ___39___

　　Once you are on the ground of a different country, remain highly sensitive to native behavior. ___40___ And don't feel offended if something seems offensive - like queue jumping. After all, this is a global village, and we are all very different.

　　　A. If not, keep the shoes on.

　　　B. You'll likely be met with silence.

　　　C. Never be completely surprised by anything.

　　　D. Personal space varies as you travel the globe.

　　　E. Asians consider removing shoes impolite at home.

　　　F. Look out for the following cultural mistakes and try to avoid them.

　　　G. The linguistic mistake means that someone is not fully expressing his idea.

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。

　　A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on -__41____management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class ___42___they would be asked the "half-empty or half-full" question. ___43 , that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, "How much do you think this glass of water weighs?"

　　Answers called out ___44__from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).

　　She quieted the students down and then replied, "The absolute weight doesn't ____45__. But it count how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my ___46___. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the ___47___of the glass of water doesn't change, but the ____48___I hold it, the heavier it becomes, why?"

　　Lost in ___49___, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.

　　"Our stresses and ____50___in life are like that glass of water. If we ____51__our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to ____52___."

　　____53___you have to do is put all your burdens down, as ____54___in the evening as possible. Don't carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get ___55___next morning and are ___56___to move forward.

　　More often than not, life gets terrible when we ___57___too much. And the moment you ___58___your burdens, you'll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.

　　So rather than being upset and feeling ___59___for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to ___60___yourself to anything that is not making you happy.

　　　41. A. class B. emotion C. time D. stress

　　　42. A. wondered B. agreed C. expected D. argued

　　　23. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Anyhow D. Therefore

　　　44. A. ranged B. replied C. read D. exchanged

　　　45. A. exist B. change C. increase D. matter

　　　46. A. arm B. head C. leg D. stomach

　　　47. A. shape B. position C. weight D. size

　　　48. A. better B. longer C. deeper D. further

　　　49. A. fantasy B. discussion C. dreams D. thought

　　　50. A. doubts B. joys C. worries D. surprise

　　　51. A. cover B. carry C. hide D. show

52. A. pick up B. work out C. carry on D. catch on