C. The slow construction of houses. D. The ever-rising price of housing.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据文中Since the late 1970s,fast rising house prices,large cuts in government supported housing programs, and economic recession(经济衰退)have made it impossible for many Americans to meet housing costs. Sadly, this has resulted in a number of persons being forced to leave their homes and/or unable to find new affordable homes.可知答案为D。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分l0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。
Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. 71 Read on for some techniques worth trying.
1. 72
People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent
reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 73
Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.
2. Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact,exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 74
3. Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 75 Or go dancing with your friends.
A.Focus on the future.
B.This can be especially harmful to the aged.
C.It should be something like learning gardening.
D.So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
E.But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.
F.Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.
G.In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.
【答案】71.F 72.A 73.E 74.G 75.C
71.解析：文章第一段段意：每个人都是健忘的，但是随着我们变老，我们开始觉得我们的大脑反应有点慢了——这可能是很恼人的一件事。 继续往下读获得一些值得一试的技巧。根据上下句意可知，下文内容均是针对解决这一恼人事件的技巧、方法，故F项符合题意，F项意为“幸运的是，研究表明你可以做很多事情来避免那些时刻”。所以选F。
答案：F
72.解析：根据上下文可知，此处是第一条技巧标题，首先语言要简练;然后根据第一条技巧里的第一句话句意：根据最新的一项研究，经常制订计划和盼望着将要发生的事一睛的人患早老性痴呆症的可能性要减少50%。根据这一句话可推知知方法之一应该是关注将来。
答案：A
73.解析：空格后面的一句话的句意：某些简单的事件像制定一个与朋友约定一起每周喝一次咖啡这样的目标都行。空格处应填与下句相关的内容，E项“但是不必担o你的安排表中没有改变人生的大事。”符合题意。所以选E。
答案：E
74.解析：第二条技巧里空格前一段话的意思：稍微有点高的葡萄糖会伤害你大脑中帮你形成记忆的区域，体力活动有助于使血糖降到正常水平。实际上，锻炼能产生对你大脑有好处的化学物。根据以上描述可以判断G项“也就是说，当你照顾好了你的身体，你也就是照顾好了你的大脑。”符合题意。所以选G。
答案：G
75.解析：根据空格前面一句话的句意：但对你的大脑最好的事是你学新东西的同时进行体力活动。以及后面句意中的体力活动——去和朋友一起跳舞，可以判断空白处应填与学东西有关的句子。故C项“学习园艺”符合要求，所以选C。
答案：C
第二卷
注意将【答案】写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题l分，满分l0分)
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l0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。
删除把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉.
修改在错的词下划一横线，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l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分.
(试题内容见答题卡)
In early January this year, the rate of UFO reports were steady,around three per
weeks. When, however, on Monday, January 16, a science fiction film about visitors to outer space was shown on television,there was the immediate increase in reports of sightings from all parts of the States. The commanding officer,Wayne Tyler,who (is) directly responsible for the study all such repsorts,decided to making his findings known. They wrote an article,which said that all UFO reports could be explained for quite naturally by aircraft movements. Follow this explanation,there was a rapid drop in the number of reported sightings,because the rate remained above the previous level.
注文章红色部分为需要修改的地方!
第1个考查 主谓一致，were—was;
第2个考查 名词单复数 weeks--week
第3个考查 介词从外面来，介词应该用from.
第4个考查冠词 the--a
第5个考查非限制性定语从句 注意be responsible for 表示对什么负责。
第6个考查非谓语 decide to do sth.
第7个考查代词 指代前面Wayne Tyler，因此用he。
第8个考查非谓语做状语用following.
第9个考查动词explain是及物动词，不需要介词。去掉for.
第10个考查连词 because 表示原因，根据上文应该是表示转折关系的连词。
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，将与今年七月从新星外语学校毕业，你从报纸上得知B&B公司要招聘一名英文秘书，你很感兴趣。请给该公司写一封求职信，包括下列要点
1. 年龄;
2. 学习情况及英语水平;
3. 兴趣和特长;
4. 性格特点。
注意 1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。
参考范文
Dear Sir/Madam,
I learned from the newspaper that your company needs an English secretary. I’m really interested in this position and hope I can work for you.
I’m 18 years old and will be graduating from Xinxing Foreign Language School this July. I’m an excellent student,among the top 5 in my class of 50 students. I’m good at English, especially spoken English. I often use the computer and I type very fast. In my spare time, I read a lot. Poems are my favorite. I enjoy music very much too. Being an active young person, I like sports and outdoor activities. Besides, I’m easy to get along with and I like to make friends.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Li Hua
第一、二、三部分;
l.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C10.B
11.C 12.A 13.A 14..B l5.C 16.C 17.A 18.B 19..A 20.C
21.C 22.A 23.C 24.D 25.B 26.C 27.D 28. B 29.D 30.C
31.B 32.C 13. B 34.D 35.A 36. D 37.B 38.A 39.C 40.D
41B 42,B 43.A 44.D 45.B 46,C 47.D 48.A 49.B 50.C
51.A 52.D 53.A 54.B 55.C 56.A 57.1) 58.B 59.B 60.C
61.B 62.A 63,A 64D 65.C 66.A 67,B 68.C 69.A 70..D
7l.F 72.A 73.E 74.G 75.C