A. iron B. folic acid C. spinach D. exercise
55. What does “Folic acid” refer? It is _____.
A. something in food B. a vegetable
C. dangerous D. a certain kind of spinach
第二节：请仔细阅读以下文章，从A—F 中选出正确答案填入短文中，使文章流畅。
As people continue to grow and age, our body systems continue to change. At a certain point in your life your body systems will begin to weaken. Your strength may become weaker. It may become more difficult for you to see and hear. __56____In order to live longer, we have always tried to slow or stop this change that leads us toward the end of our lives.
____57_____A good diet plays an important role. The amount and type of exercise you get is another factor. Your living condition is yet another. But scientists studying aging problem want to know: Why do people grow old? They hope that by studying the aging medical science they may be able to make the length of life longer.
___58____Many consider the later part of life to be the best time for living. Physical activity may become less, __59____
What we consider old age now may only be middle-aged some day soon. Who knows, with so many advances in medical science happening so quickly, __60____rather that in years!
七、词语填空(共10小题，计10分)
Last Monday, my father would be on a 61 trip for five days. Having gotten my promise of being great at home and taking care of my mother, he rest assured and put his luggage into the trunk of his car. Seeing my father’s driving away, my mother and I waved our hands and said goodbye to him. For a moment, I began to miss my father, ____62___ that he would be safe and well the next days I thought everything would ____63___well, as this was not the first time that my father had been away for several days. Yet, —____64___, my mother caught a cold the next morning. Looking at her pale face, I _____65____ high levels of anxiousness . However, I told myself that I had to calm down and look after my mum, ____66_____I promised to my dad. The moment I got my mum to sleep, I put cold towel on her forehead, found pills in the medicine box, and made some noodles for her. Luckily, she woke up and felt ____67____, after taking the pills and the noodles. That her fever was gone relieved and satisfied me a lot. In the next four days, I was taking her body temperature twice a day, ensuring that she was completely well. To our delight, my dad went back home safely and ___68___on Saturday. On hearing _____69____I had done to my mum, he, as well as my mum, beamed at me and gave me a big thumb. Hearing their praises and seeing bright ___70___on their faces, I really felt overjoyed and thrilled. Conceivably, taking care of my parents was, indeed and definitely, my mission and obligation.
八、单词拼写(共10小题，计10分)
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的完全形式(每空一词)
71. At the party, we were i__________ to each other for the first time and we’ve been friends since then.
72. The dream that the foreign guests from other countries are to visit the City Museum this afternoon will come t_____.
73. Sometimes people are allowed to make a few small mistakes as no one is p_______.
74. we call today p___________. Today is a gift So we must value it.
75. Henry does his homework as c as Ben. He always makes a lot of mistakes.
76. S_____ can be used for making food and drinks sweet.
77. The library is open every day e_____ Monday. So you can’t borrow books on Monday.
78. Doctors tells us to wash hands b______ meals to keep healthy.
79. Our hometown has changed a lot. We can see a lot of m_____ buildings along the street.
80. Every night h_____ of old people dance at the square near our house.
九、书面表达(共1题，计15分)
人们常说“字如其人”。据一项调查显示，有85.8%的中学生说自己的字迹不好看，而他们又不想改善字迹，其理由有很大差别。请根据下图内容用英语写一篇短文，说明该现象并发表看法。
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