一、完形填空

It was a cold winter.The day my husband fell to his death， it started to snow， just 1 any November day.His 2 ， when I found it，was lightly covered with snow.It snowed almost every day for the next four months， while I sat on the couch and watched it 3 .One morning， I walked slowly 4 ，and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk.I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs， 5 those good people would not see me.I was 6 .My first thought was， how would I ever 7 ，them？I didn’t have the 8 to brush my hair， 9 ，clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death， I felt proud that I 10 ，asked for favors.I identified myself by my competence and 11 .So who was I if I was no longer capable？How could I 12 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall？

Learning to receive the love and 13 from others wasn’t easy.Friends cooked for me and I cried.Finally，my friend Kathy said，“Mary， cooking for you isn’t a 14 for me； it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over， I heard 15 words from the people who supported me during those 16 days.One wise man told me，“You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 17 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I 18 was， but in many ways I have changed for the 19 .I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from 20 one’s worst fear and walking away alone.I believe there is strength， for sure， in accepting a dark period of our life.

1.A.on B.in

C.like D.for

2.A.body B.soul

C.shoe D.footprint

3.A.sweep up B.drop off

C.fall down D.pile up

4.A.upstairs B.downstairs

C.indoors D.outdoors

5.A.so B.yet

C.and D.for

6.A.delighted B.disappointed

C.annoyed D.ashamed

7.A.pay B.award

C.reward D.treat

8.A.courage B.strength

C.spirit D.power

9.A.stand alone B.leave alone

C.sit alone D.let alone

10.A.frequently B.gradually

C.hardly D.uncertainly

11.A.intelligence B.independence

C.excellence D.qualification

12.A.achieve B.praise

C.respect D.promote

13.A.supply B.support

C.contribution D.encouragement

14.A.burden B.job

C.business D.sorrow

15.A.sensitive B.same

C.considerate D.similar

16.A.blue B.rainy

C.bright D.sunny

17.A.despair B.difficulty

C.pain D.regret

18.A.still B.once

C.even D.never

19.A.worse B.less

C.more D.better

20.A.facing B.noticing

C.managing D.expressing

二、閱讀理解

Junk food is all around us.We’re eating too much of it.Most of us know what we’re doing and yet we do it anyway.

So here’s a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation： Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it’s displayed？

“Many policy measures to control obesity （肥胖） assume that people consciously and rationally choose what and how much they eat and therefore focus on providing information and more access to healthier foods，” note the two researchers.

“In contrast，” the researchers continue， “many regulations that don’t assume people make rational choices have been successfully applied to control alcohol， a substance—like food—of which immoderate consumption leads to serious health problems.”

The research references studies of people’s behavior with food and alcohol and results of alcohol restrictions， and then lists five regulations that the researchers think might be promising if applied to junk foods. Among them：

Density restrictions （密度限制）： licenses to sell alcohol aren’t handed out unplanned to all comers but are allotted （分配） based on the number of places in an area that already sell alcohol.These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink.

Similarly， the researchers say， being presented with junk food stimulates our desire to eat it.So why not limit the density of food outlets， particularly ones that sell food rich in empty calories？ And why not limit sale of food in places that aren’t primarily food stores？

Display and sales restrictions： California has a rule prohibiting alcohol displays near the cash registers in gas stations， and in most places you can’t buy alcohol at drive-through facilities.At supermarkets， food companies pay to have their wares in places where they’re easily seen.One could remove junk food to the back of the store and ban them from the shelves at checkout lines.The other measures include restricting portion sizes， taxing and prohibiting special price deals for junk foods， and placing warning labels on the products.

1.What is the author’s opinion on junk food？

A.We should give up eating such kind of food.

B.It’s popular because it is good for our health.

C.Its temptation is too strong for people to resist.

D.The government should ban the sale of junk food.

2.What do the Rand researchers think about the policy measures to control obesity？

A.They should be carried out effectively.

B.They provide misleading information.

C.They are based on wrong assumptions.

D.They help people make rational choices.

3.If density restrictions are put into practice， what positive effect will they produce？

A.People cannot get any kind of junk food or alcohol.

B.No stores are willing to sell alcohol or junk food.

C.Alcohol and junk food will get more and more expensive.

D.Hard access can cut down customers’ desire to drink.

4.What is the general guideline the Rand researchers suggest about junk food control？

A.Guiding people to make rational choices about food.

B.Enhancing people’s awareness of their own health.

C.Borrowing ideas from alcohol control measures.

D.Resorting to economic， legal and psychological means

三、短文寫作

請根據(jù)以下提示，結(jié)合你生活或?qū)W習(xí)中的一個事例，用英語寫一篇短文。

The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling， but in rising every time you fall.

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