Can eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memory loss? No. But a new research shows that large amounts of flavones, substances found in cocoa, tea and some kinds of vegetables, may improve age-related memory failure.

    Dr. Scott Small is a professor of neurology (神经病学) at Columbia University in new York City. He is the lead writer of a research paper describing the effects of cocoa flavones on brain activity. His study involved 37 volunteers aged between 50 and 69. Researchers gave them a high-level flavones drink made from cocoa beans or a low-level flavones drink. For a period of three months, some subjects got 900 milligrams of flavones a day. The others got 10 milligrams of flavones each day. Brain imaging and memory tests were given to each study subject before and after the study. Dr. Small says that the subjects who had the high-level flavones drink showed much improvement on memory tests.

    The researchers warn that more work is needed to be done because this study was performed only on a small group. Dr. Joann Manson is the lead researcher of a four-year study involving 18,000 adults. This study will use flavones capsules. The study subjects will be divided into two groups and will take two pills per day. The capsules used will all look the same. But one group's capsules will contain flavones, while the other group will take capsules made of an inactive substance, or placebo.

    Dr. Manson says it's not necessary for people to start eating more chocolate, because 3 persons would have to eat a huge amount of chocolate to get the same level of flavones given to the rest subjects. He adds many manufacturers have planned to remove the flavones from their chocolate products. Similarly, Dr. Manson says a cocoa-based flavones extract（提取）may be developed in the future.  But he says that more studies are needed to see how much flavones is good for our health.

8. What was done to the subjects after Dr. Small's study?

   A. They were asked to take a high-level flavones drink.

 B. They were given capsules containing flavones.

   C. They were given brain imaging and memory tests.

   D. They were asked to take two pills of flavones capsules per day.

9. What's the similarity of the two experiments?

   A. Both use high-level flavones capsules.   

B. The number of the subjects is the same.

   C. Drinks and placebos are used in both experiments.

   D. The subjects are divided into two groups in both experiments.

10. Why will Dr. Manson carry out the four-year study?

   A. To prove the first experiment is wrong.  

B. To carry out the experiment further.

   C. To test how much flavones can improve our memory.

   D. To show eating chocolate is better to improve memory.

11. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A It's not necessary for us to eat chocolate.

   B The more we eat flavones, the better our health will be.

   C. In the future we can get flavones without eating chocolate.

   D. It's easy for people to get the same level of flavones given to the test subjects.

Any idea from experts on TV usually affects me much.One day,a sociologist proposed that the consumer society has been  36  modern humans little by title. For fear that I would become a(n)  37  of the consumer society, I   38  hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood.As the shopkeeper, Mr. Johnson was selling me the  39  , he said, “This is the best thing you could have done. Life has become hopelessly   40 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you   41  things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. 42   as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I   43  at the other end of the town. I was this that this simple vehicle could let me   44  long distances in a fairly short time. But how   45  did I really go?
   Since I hated to be   46 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to   47  an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but   48 , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a  49  without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices were   50 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many functions ”  51 . by these functions, I bought the horn.
     “You can’t leave the back part   52 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons   53 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel   54  on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to   55  the offer.
   “I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.

36.A.damaging           B.destroying       C.scaring           D.consuming

37.A.steward                B.part              C.victim            D.abuser

38.A,immediately            B.eventually       C.reluctantly           D.gradually

39.A.knife                  B.bicycle          C.speedometer       D.TV set

40.A.conscientious          B.stressful        C.complicated           D.tough

41.A.unique             B.mysterious       C.complex           D.natural

42.A.Happy              B.Naughty           C.Conventional          D.Offensive

43.A.took up            B.set up           C.ended up          D.came up

44.A.march              B.keep             C.measure           D.cover

45.A.long               B.far              C.often             D.soon

46.A.inaccurate             B.impractical           C.unprepared        D.unconscious

47. A.fix                   B.check             C.repair                D.lay

48.A.swore              B.added             C.replied           D.concluded

49.A.spoon              B.fork             C.handle            D.cutter

50.A.distributed        B．loaded           C.applied           D.attached

51.A.convinced          B．attracted        C.clarified         D.attacked

52.A.bare               B．blank            C.loose             D.alone

53.A．beside            B．before           C．below            D．behind

54.A．sick              B．hot              C．hungry           D．thirsty

55.A．consider          B．withdraw         C．make             D．resist

 China’s rich civilization ________ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.

   A. showed               B. attracted            C. presented          D. performed

4月23日是“世界读书日”（World Book Day），目的是鼓励人们享受读书乐趣，开阔眼界。培根说：“读书使人明智”。请根据下图和要点提示，用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。

注意：1. 可参照图片内容及所给文字提示，作必要的发挥想象。2. 开头已经写好，不计入总词数。3. 作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

Francis Bacon once said that reading makes a full man. _______________________

Nowadays, more and more schools in China have rules making students wear school uniforms to school. A lot of Chinese students complain about   61   (wear) their school uniforms every day. But do American students get   62   (annoy) about their uniforms, too? American high schools usually have a dress code(衣着标准),   63   is about requirements for students' dressing. Boys at school must wear clean jackets every day. Girls are   64     (luck) than boys, for they have more flexible   65  (choose) than boys. They can either dress similarly to the boys    66   wear a dress. In general, it takes a student 10-15 minutes every morning    67   (dress) up for class. As students do in China, plenty of American students also have their complaints about school uniforms. What if students really dislike the dress code and want to get rid of it? Instead of getting punished,   68   (actual) there're ways to do that. At my school, "dress down" tickets   69   (sell) on school days. If students are willing to buy a ticket, they don't need to wear school uniforms the following day. I have a strong   70   (believe) that one day Chinese students can buy these tickets, too.

 Gregory Kloehn digs through dustbins every day, but not for the reason that most people would think. He isn’t homeless. In fact he is trying to help the homeless.

 Gregory began his life as a sculptor. But he often felt that his sculptures, which just stood in rich people’s houses for years, lacked a meaningful purpose. So in 201l he decided to put his artistic energies into creating homes to sell—not ordinary homes but small structures built entirely from recycled materials.

 The thought of creating homes for the homeless didn’t occur to him until the year 2013, when a homeless couple asked him for a tarp(防水布). Instead of a tarp, Gregory offered them something better: a small home with a water tank, a kitchen and a trap for waste. They were so grateful that Gregory decided to focus his efforts on helping house the homeless population in his city. And soon his “Homeless Homes Project” was started.

 Before starting a new home, Gregory, goes hunting for materials by digging through dustbins. Everything he finds is usable—refrigerator doors become house doors; washing machine doors often serve as windows, and the tops of cars become strong roofs. He put wheels at the bottom for users to move their homes around easily. Each home takes two to three days to make.  

 So far Gregory has donated dozens of homes to the city’s most needy. While his small low-cost mobile homes are not the final solution to the problem of homelessness, they are really practical and do provide a warm and safe place for the homeless to stay in. They are simply a way for one man to do something nice for those in need of some help.

    Gregory has written a book titled Homeless Architecture, where he explains techniques to build those homes and he is now working on weekend workshops. “A lot of people who hear about what I’m doing want to get involved,” he said. “Maybe we can meet someplace and put a couple of homes together.”

28. Why did Gregory turn from making sculptures to creating homes?

      A. He had no home to live in.                     

    B. He had to make more money.

      C. He lost interest in sculpture.              

    D. He wanted to help the homeless.

29. The author mentions the story in Paragraph 3 to tell us____________.

      A. Gregory’s small homes were popular among the homeless   

      B. how Gregory got the idea of “Homeless Homes Project”

      C. the homeless couple asked Gregory to produce more homes

      D. housing the homeless in a city was not an easy task

30. What can we conclude from Paragraph 4?

      A. Gregory has great trouble hunting for materials for his small houses．

      B. It takes Gregory a long time to produce a home．    

      C. Gregory’s work requires imagination and creativity  

      D. Everything in the dustbins will be used in Gregory’s work． 

31. What can we infer from the last paragraph?  

      A. Gregory’s project will help more homeless people.

      B. Gregory doesn’t need to make small homes now.   

      C. Gregory’s work will completely solve the homelessness problem.

      D. A single person can make no difference to social problems.

Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in the length of the runs. 16   , buy the best-fitting running shoes you can find. No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop. When you have found shoes that seem right, walk in them for a few days to double-check the fit. 17   . As always, you should stretch(伸展) at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.

During the first week, do not think about distance, but run five minutes longer each day. 18   , it is wise to take a day off to rest. But during the next week, set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run. 19   . After two weeks, start timing yourself. 20   . Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter, you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.

A.        After six days

B.        For a good marathon runner

C.        Before you begin your training

D.       With each day, increase the distance by a half mile

E.        If they still feel good, you can begin running in them

F.        Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training

G.       Now you are ready out a goal of improving distance and time

When the news came that China’s football team ranked ________ 2^nd and qualified itself for ________ 2^nd round, we all jumped up with excitement.

  A. the; the                 B. the; a              C. /; the                        D. a; /

In the English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended a quote to us, __61__ goes like this; "Your future depends on many things,   62   mostly on you." I can't agree   63   (much) with this view. It's true that our future   64     (determine) by many things, such as opportunities and help from others, but our own attitude, determination   65   hard work play a more important role. In   66   words, we are the master of our own future.

Take Abraham Lincoln, for example. He was born in a poor family, and only received a   67      (limit) education in his childhood. Yet through his painstaking efforts, he changed not only his own fate but also the history of America.    68     to this day. Lincoln is ___69____(regard) as one of the most inspiring figures in the world.   70    , I firmly believe that our future is in our own hands.

Mr. Cook ,the CEO of Apple, said it was the most personal device Apple ___61___ (create) ,when showing off newest device, the Apple Watch.

The Apple Watch is a very small computer a person wears on his or her wrist . It can do many of the same things ___62____all IPhone. The apps are customized（定制）for the watch . It is different than just seeing what is on your phone.

Like a phone ,you will be able to receive___63____(call) on your wrist . Mr. Cook smiled while ____64___(describe) this .”I’ve been wanting to do this since I was five years old .’’he said .’’The day is _______65_____(final) here.’’

The watches arrived in stores The watches arrived in stores in late April. They are sold ___66___different prices , beginning from $669.Mr.Cook said high-end model ,the one made of 18-karat gold ,is thousands of dollars .

One problem with Apple Watch is ____67____you need an IPhone on your body ,or nearby ,___68____(get) this watch to function fully . Like a phone ,it also needs ____69_____(charge) each night . It remains to be seen whether people really want to carry both a smart phone ____70_____a smart watch.

 Last week I took part in the Civil Service Admission Examination, for which I ______ for nearly three months.

  A. had prepared       B. have prepared           C. was preparing          D. would prepare

Christmas, an important festival, is now celebrated in many countries. On Christmas Eve last year people from every corner   41  into the streets. On the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone was accompanied by someone else,   42  and cheerful. However, I was alone.

As one of eight kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now,   43  , at 27, a college student after the   44  with my girlfriend, every cell inside me wanted to be alone,   45  not at Christmas. My family had   46  to Brazil and my friends were   47  with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my   48   home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked (闪烁), and I hoped someone would   49  from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and   50  presents.

At a market, I felt more   51  when people were buying lots of goods, which  52  the gifts we received as children in my mind. I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.

Outside the church, a manger (小耶稣) had been set   53  . I stood with others watching the scene, some of them   54  themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with   55 I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned (悲叹) the   56  , but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent,   57  and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of   58  .

Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself   59  for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most   60  .

41．A. burst         B. got             C. put          D. flooded 

42．A. puzzled       B. worried         C. delighted    D. devoted

43．A. usually       B. eventually      C. really       D. extremely

44．A. breakup       B. concern         C. sympathy     D. date

45．A. so               B. and              C. but          D. or

46．A. moved            B. returned         C. came         D. slipped

47．A. occupied         B. satisfied        C. pleased      D. bored

48．A. shabby           B. comfortable      C. warm         D. empty

49．A. turn up          B. hang out         C. go away      D. break in

50．A. dealt            B. wrapped          C. discounted  D. donated

51．A. tired            B. nervous          C. upset        D. excited

52．A. called for       B. called up        C. called on    D. called in

53．A. up               B. down             C. aside        D. about

54．A. hugging          B. bowing           C. bending      D. crossing

55．A. how              B. what             C. which        D. that

56．A. cases            B. limits           C. worries      D. losses

57．A. educated         B. lonely           C. shy          D. wealthy

58．A. sight            B. possibility      C. sadness      D. hardship

59．A. surprise         B. defeat           C. credit       D. prize

60．A. select           B. save             C. value        D. admit

They are very glad that most of the people ______ gave very useful answers.

A. questioned       B. questioning    C. to question    D. to be questioned

BABYSITTER

   Sex: female

   Aged more than 50, at least from senior high school.

   Rich experience of looking after children

   Apply to: Job center, Sogo Street, NO.18, Colton.

PART-TIME DRIVERS WANTED

    Clean driving license.

    Must be of smart appearance.

    Aged over 23. Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17 Palace road, Colton.

AIR HOSTESSES

 Southern Airlines require air hostesses for international flights.    Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old, height 1.60 m to 1.75 m, education to GCSE standard, two languages, must be able to swim.

Apply to: Recruitment Officer, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37 KK.

MEN NURSES NEEDED

  For private hospitals

  Education: (At least) graduate from Nursing School

Working experience: unnecessary.

  Apply to: The Personnel of Bear Hospital, 279 Canal Street, Colton.

21. Jack is excellent in appearance and an experienced taxi driver. Why is his application refused as a result?

A. Aged 32.                B. Punished and fined because of speeding.

C. Unable to speak a foreign language.    D. Not having college education.

22. Ben, aged 21, fond of swimming and driving, just graduated from a medicine college, Nursing Department , which job might be given to him?

  A. Driving for Capes Taxis.          B. Working for southern Airlines.

  C. Nursing in Bear Hospital         D. None of the three.

23. What prevents Mary, aged 52, becoming a babysitter?

A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined.

B. She can’t speak Japanese very well.

C. She has before worked as a babysitter. 

D. She never receives education.

       What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at  the entrance? Or the soft background music?

But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad，the answer is likely to be no．But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds，it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase．

A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance via scent machines．A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air.One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’ intention to purchase increased by 80 percent．

When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales.That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be．

Some years ago,the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales  assistants’ disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce(e-commerce)has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds, only bricks-and-mortar stores(实体店)can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination．And scent is just one way to achieve this．

Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut(椰子)scent in the swimsuit section．A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent．

32．According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand  store?

  A．Friendly assistant                B．Soft background music

  C．Unique scents．                    D．Attractive window display．

33．E-shops are mentioned in the passage to________．

  A．urge shop assistants to change their attitude

  B．show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores

  C．push stores to use sights and sounds

  D．introduce the rise of e-commerce

34．The underlined word  “destination”  in Paragraph 5 means_____．

  A．a place where customers love to go    B．a spot where travelers like to stay

  C．a platform that exhibits goods         D．a target that a store expects to meet

35．The main purpose of the passage is to______．

  A．compare and evaluate                   B．inform and explain

  C．argue and discuss                  D．examine and assess  

According to Han Zhen,Shanghai Party Secretary,by 2020 all Shanghai’s rivers are expected  city and national standards.

A.to have attained   B.to attain           C.to be attained    D.to be attaining

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(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Susan,

Thank you for your letter. Due to the fact that I am on business in another one city, I couldn’t reply to your letter. Now I am writing to tell you that my city has done to reduce traffic jams in the last few years. First of all, two subways and some expressways have been built in my city to ease the traffic pressures. Second, one-way traffic is allowed on some main streets to reduce traffic jams and accidents. Third, public transportation has been improved to make convenient for people to take buses. However, the parking fee is raised in the downtown, which helps to reduce a number of cars come in and out. Now there are more buses and few cars in my city. The traffic is flowing smooth during the rush hour. Can you tell me something about the traffic in your city?

 Yours,

 Li Hua

_{International Exchange Programme}

_{The application form for participation on the exchange programme for 2016／17 can be found in Application Procedures．
    Applying Qualification—Current Queen Mary undergraduate students(with the exception of students in Biomedical Sciences，Chemistry，Dentistry and Medicine)have qualifications to apply.
    Law Students—Students enrolled in The School of Law should contact Sheila Shirley(s．shirley@qmul．ac．uk)for details of study abroad opportunities.
    English and Drama Studen—Students cannot study abroad for the full academic year. Students will be able to spend only the autumn semester studying at one of our exchange partners·
    Applications
    A complete application will consist of the two-page application form，a personal statement and a supporting academic reference．Students should follow these application procedures. Applicants must ensure they have spoken to their departmental study abroad instructor before submitting their application．Applications can be submitted in person at The Study Abroad Office(E09，Ground Floor，Queens’Building)or by email to h．gibney@qmul．ac．uk
New Exchange Partners for 2016／2017
For 2016／17 we hope to offer students the opportunity to study abroad at the following new partners：The University of Pennsylvania—UPenn(USA)，The University of Sydney(Australia) and Waseda University(Japan)．Should we be unable to send students to any of these new institutions on exchange，and if you intend to include one or more of these destinations with your application，please provide at least one alternative destination from the list of other partner programmes．
1．Who can apply for the exchange programme?
　　A．Students in Biomedical Sciences
　　B．Students in Chemistry
　　C．Students in Dentistry
　　D．Students in English and Drama
2．The law students who want to study abroad should______．
　　A．email to h．gibney@qmul．ac．uk
　　B．email to s．shirley@qmul．ac．uk
　　C．go to E09，Ground Floor，Queens’Building
　　D．go to Masons Lecture Theatre Hall，Bancroft Building
3．What will you do if you can’t be sent to the new exchange partners?
　　A．Wait for another proper opportunity．
　　B．Cancel your exchange programme．
　　C．Provide another university from the list．
　　D．Contact the university by yourself．}

While being shy is normal, it is when the shyness interferes with an individual’s daily communication with others ________ it becomes a disorder.

A. which   B. when     C. where    D. that

Just be patient．You _____ expect the world to change so soon．

A． can’t    B． may not    C． needn’t    D． didn’t