B)．c) and D)．You should make the correct choice and mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center．________________A new study demonstrates just how dangerous it can be.Brenda Penninx，a gerontologist(老年病学家)at Wake Forest University，North Caroline，and her colleagues followed 2847 people over the age of 55—both with and without heart disease—for four years in order to trace the effects of depression．________________Even subjects with mild depression experienced a fatality rate that was 50 percent higher than normal．Brenda Penninx isn’t sure exactly what the connection between heart disease and depression is，but since depression can raise stress，and stress triggers an outpouring of thehormone cortis01(荷尔蒙肾上腺皮质素)，and this could cause heart rate and blood Pressure to rise．Other factors could also play a part：Depressed people are less likely to do physical exercise or eat fight than those who do not SHfkr from the malady．“Depression deserves a lot more attention than it usually gets”．Penninx warns．“It’s a huge risk factor, so it’s really crucial to take care of your emotions．”

The house needs____________, but they plan to wait until next spring to do it

A) paint B) to paint C) painting D) be painted

Part III Reading Comprehension(1)(35 points，35minutes)

Directions：This part is to test your reading ability．There are 4 tasks for you to fulfill .You should read the materials carefully and do the tasks asyou are instructed．

Task 1

Directions：After reading the following passage，you will find 5 questions or“unishedstatements，numbered 51 through 55．For each question or statement there are 4 choicesmarked A). B)．c) and D)．You should make the correct choice and mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center．

________________A new study demonstrates just how dangerous it can be.Brenda Penninx，a gerontologist(老年病学家)at Wake Forest University，North Caroline，and her colleagues followed 2847 people over the age of 55—both with and without heart disease—for four years in order to trace the effects of depression．

________________Even subjects with mild depression experienced a fatality rate that was 50 percent higher than normal．

Brenda Penninx isn’t sure exactly what the connection between heart disease and depression is，but since depression can raise stress，and stress triggers an outpouring of thehormone cortis01(荷尔蒙肾上腺皮质素)，and this could cause heart rate and blood Pressure to rise．

Other factors could also play a part：Depressed people are less likely to do physical exercise or eat fight than those who do not SHfkr from the malady．“Depression deserves a lot more attention than it usually gets”．Penninx warns．“It’s a huge risk factor, so it’s really crucial to take care of your emotions．”