A. He was frustrated with his father. B. He loved his father.

C. He was afraid of his father. D. He was dissatisfied with his father

D

Many people have wondered what makes the oceans rise and fall on the word’s beaches twice a day. Those tides are caused by the force of the Moon’s gravity and the rotation(自转) of the Earth. Gravity acts on the center of any solid object. The Earth is mostly molten(熔化的) rock, but compared to the oceans, we can think of it as a solid object.

As yoknow, the oceans are fluid and lie on the surface of the Earth. When the Moon is overhead, the oceans are four thousand miles closer to the Moon than the Earth’s center is. Because the oceans are closer, the Moon pulls harder on the water than on the Earth. This stronger pull makes the water bunch up(集中) a little under the Moon, creating a high tide.

At the same time, the oceans on the opposite side of the Earth are four thousand miles farther from the Moon than the Earth’s center is. The Moon’s pull on this water is weak. This water bunches up because it is “left behind”(making another high tide) as the Earth is pulled slightly towards the Moon.

When the waters bunch up on these two sides of the Earth, they draw water away from the other sides of the Earth, which creates the low tides.

As the Earth rotates, different parts of the land and oceans pass through the high-tide and low-tide zones. And that makes the waters on our coasts go up and down.

33. According to the passage, there would be no tides if there were no ______.

A.Earth rotation

B.gravity from the Earth

C. gravity from the Moon

D.Moon’s gravity or Earth rotation

34. The moon’s pull has a weak effect on the oceans on the opposite of the Earth, .

A. so there is a low tide.

B. so the water there doesn’t bunch up

C. but it can still make a high tide.

D. because the Earth’s gravity there is greater.

35. Which of the following facts can be inferred from the passage?.

A. Low-tide zones are near to high-tide zones.

B. The oceans of the Earth are a whole body.

C. High-tide zones are separated from low-tide zones.

D.The Earth’s surface is 4000 miles away from the Moon.

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。

Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

___36____Try the following steps:

Calm yourself. ______37_______ Yocan take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives yopleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone yolove.Don’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt yodoes not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt yoor they just don’t see things the same way. ______38______ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes yopain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

_39___ If younderstand your offender, yomay realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. Yomay want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view .

Don’t forget to forgive yourself. ____40______ But it can rob yoof your self-confidence if yodon’t do it.

A. Why should yoforgive?

B. How should yostart to forgive?

C. Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D. Try to see things from your offender’s angle.

E. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique.

G. If yowait for people to apologize, yocould be waiting an awfully long time.

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)