While increasing potassium intake is probably a good idea for most elderly women, there are some people who have too much potassium in their blood, which can be dangerous to the heart. “People should check with their doctor about how much potassium they should eat,” she said.

The study was observational and included only elderly women. Researchers also did not take sodium （钠） intake into consideration, so the potential importance of a balance between sodium and potassium is not among the findings. Researchers said more studies are needed to determine whether potassium has the same effects on men and younger people.

50. The benefits of potassium intake to elderly women do not include ______.

A. preventing strokes         B. reducing heart attacks

C. cutting down death risks         D. lowering blood pressure

51. Which of the following figure meets the daily potassium intake recommendation of the World Health Organization?

A. 4,000 mg B. 3,500 mg C. 3,000 mg D. 2,500 mg

52. What conclusion can be drawn from the research findings? 

A. Increasing potassium is definitely a good idea for all elderly women. 

B. Elderly women with high blood pressure benefit more from potassium.

C. Potassium intake is more beneficial to those without high blood pressure.

D. There was not any association between potassium intake and ischemic strokes.  

53. It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A. Results of the research were based on potassium from medicine

B. Researchers gave different amounts of potassium to the elderly women 

C. Elderly women need to keep a balance between sodium and potassium intake 

D. The effects of potassium intake on men and younger people are not yet known

54. The author’s purpose for writing this passage is to ______.

A. present a report on a new research

B. show the importance of a good life style

C. give information about a chemical element

D. encourage elderly women to take potassium 

D

“I never did hate the Yankees （北方佬）. All that I hated was the war...” That’s how my great-aunt Bettie began her story. I heard it many times as a child, whenever my family visited Aunt Bettie in the old house in Berryville, Virginia. 

Bettie Van Metre had good reason to hate the Civil War. Her brother was killed at Gettysburg, and her husband, James, a Confederate （南方联盟军） officer, was taken prisoner and sent to an unknown prison camp somewhere. 

One day in late September, Dick came to Bettie reporting that he had found a wounded Union soldier in a farmhouse half a mile away from the Van Metre home. When talking about her first sight of the man in the blood-spotted blue uniform, she always used the same words. “It was like walking into a nightmare: those awful bandages, that terrible smell.” She went out into the cool air, trying not to be sick at the thought of that smashed right hand, that missing left leg.

The man’s papers Bettie found in the farmhouse showed his identity: Henry Bedell, 30 years old. She knew that she should report the presence of this Union officer to the Confederate army, but she wouldn’t. This is how she explained it: “I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere, hoping, and not knowing—just as I was. It seemed to me that the only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her.”

Slowly, patiently, skillfully, Aunt Bettie fanned the spark of life in Henry Bedell. Of drugs or medicines she had almost none. And she was not willing to take any from the few supplies at the Confederate hospital. But she did the best she could with what she had.

The October nights in the valley grew cold. With the help of Dick and his wife, she moved the Union officer at night, to a hidden room above the warm kitchen of her own home. But the next day, Bedell had a high fever. Knowing that she must get help, she went to her family doctor, Graham Osborne. Dr. Osborne examined Bedell and said, “there was little hope unless proper medicines could be found.”

“I’ll get them from the Yankees at Harpers Ferry.” Bettie said. The doctor told her that Harpers Ferry was almost 20 miles away. Even if she reached them, the Yankees would never believe her. “I’ll take proof,” Bettie said. She found a blood-spotted paper bearing the official War Department seal （印章）. “When I show it, they’ll believe me.”

Early the next morning she set off with a list of medical items. For five hours she drove, stopping only to rest her horse. The sun was almost down when she finally stood before the general at Harpers Ferry. The general listened, but did not believe her. “Madam,” he said, “Bedell’s death was reported to us.” “He’s alive,” Bettie insisted. “But he won’t be much longer unless he has the medicines on that list.” “Well,” the general turned to a junior officer, “see that Mrs. Van Metre gets the supplies.”

With the medicines, Bedell gradually recovered. Ten days later he was walking with sticks. “I’d better go back as soon as possible.” Bedell told Bettie. So it was arranged that Dick should help Bettie deliver Bedell to Harpers Ferry in his wagon. Bedell lay down in a box filled with hay, his rifle and sticks beside him.

At Harpers Ferry, the soldiers were amazed when the Union officer with the missing leg rose from his hay-filled box. Bedell told the story to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, who wrote a letter of thanks to Bettie and signed an order to free James Van Metre. It was arranged for Bedell to go with Bettie as she searched for her husband. Records showed that a James Van Metre had been sent to a prison camp in Ohio. Then at Fort Delaware, near the end of the line of prisoner, a tall man stepped out and walked clumsily into Bettie’s arms. Bettie held him, tears streaming down her face. And Henry Bedell, standing by on his sticks, wept, too. 

55. What might be Bettie’s tone when she used the underlined sentence to describe the first sight of Henry Bedell?

A. Pessimistic. B. Desperate. C. Shocked. D. Sympathetic.

56. Why wouldn’t Bettie report the presence of Bedell to the Confederate army?

A. Because she felt it her responsibility to save soldiers of the Union. 

B. Because she wanted to save Bedell so that her husband could be freed. 

C. Because Bedell was more a suffering human being than an enemy to Bettie. 

D. Because Bedell begged Bettie not to give him away to the Confederate army. 

57. Dr. Osborn thought it was ______ of Bettie Van Metre to drive to Harpers Ferry for the medicines.

A. crazy            B. kind               C. brave     D. smart

58. Still recovering, Henry Bedell decided to leave as soon as possible mainly because ______.

A. he was eager to return to the Union to fight

B. he didn’t want to go on putting Bettie in danger

C. he was concerned about his safety at the Van Metre home

D. he could be treated with better medicines back at Harpers Ferry

59. Rearrange the following statements in terms of time order.

a. Bettie’s husband was found and freed. 

b. Bettie helped deliver Bedell back to Harpers Ferry.

c. Bettie moved Bedell to a safe room in her own house.

d. Bettie drove all the way to Harpers Ferry to get the medicines for Bedell.

e. In spite of being short of medicines, Bettie attended to Bettie with what she had. 

f. Bettie saw Bedell in a farmhouse half a mile away from her house for the first time.

A. f,e,c,b,d,a B.f,c,e,d,b,a C. f,e,c,d,b,a D. f,c,e,b,d,a

60. What message is conveyed through the end of the story? 

A. Giving is a reward in itself.     B. Happiness comes from giving. 

C. Help yourself by helping others.    D. God helps those who help themselves.

 

第二节：下面文章中有5处 （第61～65） 需要添加小标题。请从（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题， 并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A. Plan and prepare

B. Admit your imperfection 

C. Prepare for the second time

D. Don’t care too much about the time you spend

E. Keep a notebook to take note of important things.

F. Forget what others think of you and demand for you.

How to Prepare for the First Time at Anything

The first time for everything is always the most exciting one. Not only is there a lot of excitement loaded in those events, but there is a fear of some sort included. Here are some steps to make you feel better when entering new situations that you feel anxious about.

61. ________

Many people don’t really care that much if you happen to fail at something. If you are open about your inexperience, they are most likely to forgive your inability to perform well. Remember that others have also started from “zero” as well. You should focus on your own performance — not on others. For instance, if you’re going to be running in your first marathon ever your goal is just to pass the finish line, not to run a new world record.

62. ________

When you do something for the first time, accept the fact that a man’s got a limit. In general, it is useless to strive for perfection when you do something for the first time. You are setting the bar too high and you just feel bad when you are not able to meet the level you have set. Also, perfection is just another way to keep leaving things you should do until later, so trying to be perfect is just a waste of time.

63. ________

One common characteristic of doing something for the first time is that it is most likely to be more time-consuming than subsequent（后来的） times. If you are inexperienced, the first few times you are just going to be learning anyway — and hopefully getting better in the process. Just take your time and try to learn as much as possible as you go. You will realize that the second time is much easier, since you already have some experience in your pocket.来源yggk.net

64. ________ 

If possible, try to decide in detail what you are going to do and get yourself ready for it as much as possible before doing something new. This way you will gain more self-confidence, and you actually may have a bit more control of things. But you don’t always have that sense of control. For instance, if you are going out on a first date, you cannot plan every possible topic to talk about in advance. But if you are going to take a certification test, you can study and prepare so that you can reach a whole different level.

65. ________ 

Once you have gone through your “first time experience”, you’ll have broken the biggest barrier of all and the next time won’t be that scary anymore. To make the next time even a smoother experience, do these two things during your first time: Take notes. It never hurts to write things down as you go. Run through a checklist. Write down a checklist to go through before the actual event. This way you can make sure that all the necessary requirements are met before the actual event begins