The year was 1985. Ronald Reagan was president. Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the USSR. Back to the Future was boffo at the box office. “Born in the USA” was climbing the charts. Philanthropy(慈善業(yè)) and pop culture combined with LiveAid and “We Are the World.” And “.com”, which few people outside of the military or universities knew, came into this world.
Looking back, few could have predicted “.com” would become one of the biggest cultural touchstones of the century. In March 1985, the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California assigned the first .com domain address to symbolics.com. That seemingly nominal（象征性的） event set into motion forces that would change our world forever.
.com wasn’t the birth of the Internet, but it was the budding computer network’s coming-out party. It made it pretty and inviting. It did away with the need to have complex “maps” that were the equivalent of writing a phone number on your hand, and opened it up for a mainstream audience.
After 1985, all it takes is a simple .com name to get into business. “.com” became part of our daily lexicon and drove its own economic boom and depression. It helped create a whole new family of industries, facilitated global commerce and connected people around the world in ways never before possible.
It’s now 2010. Barack Obama is president, thanks in part to his smart use of the Internet. There is no USSR. A computer-generated Avatar has set new box office records. “TiK ToK” tops the charts. We’re sending robots to find water on Mars. And that once-obscure computer communications system is one of our civilization’s most prominent features.
61. This passage was written to mark _____.
A. the change of American presidency
B. the development of entertainment
C. the 25th anniversary of .com
D. the anniversary of the internet
62. What does the underlined word “boffo” probably mean?
A. Successful.     B. Changeable.     C. Tough.       D. Novel.
63. Which of the following can be the main contribution of “.com”?
A. It gave birth to the Internet.
B. It combined politics, entertainment and space science.
C. It made the Internet accessible to ordinary people.
D. It helped produce more domain addresses.
64. We can infer that before 1985, getting on-line was _____.
A. impossible     B. complex     C. expensive     D. popular
65. The first and last paragraphs were intended to _______.
A. make comparison             B. provide details
C. list arguments                D. stimulate readers’ interest
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Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe－the business tribe.
You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.
This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.
“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”
So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.
Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs(創(chuàng)業(yè)者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people－but not the people wearing ties.
Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat－in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.
66．In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s __________.
A．personality       B．social position  C．wearing style    D．favorite hobby
67．In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because _________.
A．it showed you used your brain       B．it showed you got a good salary
C．it showed you were an employer    D．it showed you were well-equipped
68．The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean _________.
A．sold  B．washed     C．a(chǎn)ppeared   D．disappeared
69．The writer may hold the opinion that _____________.
A．Blair is the best leader in the world
B．Kennedy is the best leader in the world
C．millions of people will go to work without a tie
D．people will wear hats instead of ties
70．Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?
A．If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain
B．The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future
C．It was the election of John F．Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform
D．Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 1960

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Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the
South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    36    them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   37   the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    38   they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly    39    and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    40    . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     41   to mark their way home. To make things    42   . Evans, whom they had all thought of    43    the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     44   along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were     45   pushed on at the best speed they could    46    . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    47    fact; at night his feet swelled（腫脹） so large that he could    48    put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    49    . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that      50   could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     51   a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   52     for another night.
The following morning,     53   the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be     54    some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    55    into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
36．A．hit                          B．fought            C．won                        D．beaten
37．A．growing          B．putting           C．planting                 D．laying
38．A．a(chǎn)fter                B．until            C．while                           D．before
39．A．safe                         B．fast             C．short                         D．slow
40．A．rose                B．set            C．a(chǎn)ppeared                   D．disappeared
41．A．taken up          B．cut up                 C．set up                  D．picked up
42．A．easier              B．better           C．bitter                       D．worse
43．A．to                           B．upon           C．a(chǎn)s                      D．in
44．A．battled            B．struggled           C．speeded                   D．waited
45．A．left                         B．lost             C．defeated                  D．saved
46．A．manage           B．try               C．employ                     D．find
47．A．a(chǎn)ched               B．frozen          C．harden                    D．harmed
48．A．hardly             B．never          C．seldom                     D．nearly
49．A．pain                B．fear           C．trouble                      D．danger
50．A．a(chǎn)ll others         B．some others   C．others                  D．the others
51．A．a(chǎn)way                        B．with           C．off                       D．on
52．A．bed                          B．tent        C．blanket              D．sleeping-bag
53．A．while                       B．since          C．for                       D．once
54．A．missed            B．separated        C．passed                D．gone
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Television is an important part of modern life, one we can hardly imagine living without it. If I were forced to live without television, I would seek other interests, socialize（參加社交活動） with my friends and family and exercise more often.
Without TV in my home, I would have time to seek other interests. For example, I love to play the piano and without the fun of TV, I would have more time to practice. At other times, I could paint portraits of my family and friends.  
Not only that, but also I could find much more time to socialize with my friends and family if my TV disappeared. At my house, the TV is always on during dinner. Without TV we might have time to tell each other about what happened to us that day. In addition, we could more easily find more time to talk with old friends on the telephone. Thus, social time would increase without TV.
Most importantly, lacking a TV would give me a big increase in the available time for exercise in my life. With extra time, I could make the long journey to Bowen Island and go on an enjoyable hike in the mountains. Another exercise would be to go swimming or to an aerobics（有氧運動） class at Bonsor Community Centre. Watching more TV will only develop my bottom muscle.
Seeking other interests, socializing with friends and family, and exercising frequently would be the benefits of having no TV at my home. Just think how much more time I would have if I got rid of my computer, too!
62. According to the passage, we can infer that the author _________ too much.
A. takes exercise                                 B. plays the piano
C. watches TV                                   D. talks with his family
63. The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. we can’t live without TV
B. TV does harm to the author’s life
C. what the author could do without TV
D. why the author dislikes TV
64. The author thinks that he could do the following EXCEPT _____ without TV.
A. playing computers                      
B. doing outdoor sports
C. make conversations with family and friends  
D. doing social activities
65. What’s the most suitable title for the passage?
A. We can’t live without TV.                     B. TV benefits us a lot.
C. Disadvantages of TV.                    D. Living without TV.

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The Wal-Mart in Cleburne, Texas, was crowded. People were waiting in long lines at checkout counters to pay for small things that would be next-morning treasures under someone’s Christmas tree.
The woman standing in cashier Jeffrey Kandt’s line seemed to be living on the edge of subsistence（生計）. Her clothes were worn and her hands were those of a person who’d worked hard for what she had. She held a single item in her arms as she patiently waited to move to the front of the line — a Sony CD player. She had saved all year for this. With tax, the total would be close to $ 220.
As the woman got close to the cashier, she suddenly shouted, “Where’s my money? All of my money fro my son’s gift! Oh no!”
“Why my line?” Kandt thought as he watched the poor woman searching through her clothes. He was going to have to call his manager to avoid the sale but it would mean a long wait for the customers behind her. “I am going to go home late tonight,” Kandt thought.
Then an amazing thing happened. At the back of the line, a man took out his wallet, pulled out $100 and passed it forward. As the cash moved up the line, a twen5ty-dollar bill was added here, and a ten-dollar bill was added there. When the collection finally reached the registewr, Kandt counted $ 220.
Strangers had fulfilled a poor woman’s Christmas wish.
The poor in his line at the Wal-Mart in Cleburne, Texas, had come together on Christmas Eve, 2002.
小題1:According to the passage, the woman’s Christmas wish was to ______.
A．collect $ 220 for her familyB．buy her son a CD player as a gift
C．buy enough food for her familyD．organize a big party for her son
小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Jeffrey Kandt when the woman couldn’t find her money?
A．He was impatient and wanted to go home.
B．He wanted to see whether the woman had money or not.
C．He wanted the woman to stand in another line.
D．He didn’t think about the customers waiting behind the woman.
小題3:What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about?
A．a(chǎn) description of a man standing in the line
B．the cashier, Jeffery Kandt
C．the collection of $ 220
D．a(chǎn) reason why the strangers collected he money
小題4:What can we learn from the passage?
A．The woman collected money by herself.
B．The woman seemed to be poor, but in fact had lots of money.
C．Strangers in the line volunteered to help the woman.
D．The woman had never ay money.

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You may open your electronic mail and find information about how to buy medicine, cheap airline tickets, books and, of course, computers and computer products．There may also be offers for investment deals, bank loans and special holidays．However, to many computer users, this use of electronic spare to sell products has become a major problem as it makes computer communication more difficult．
Many companies who want to send a great deal of advertising might use the services of a “spammer．” A spammer is a person or company that uses computers to send out millions of copies of the same sales information．Spammers find e-mail addresses from websites, news groups and “chat rooms” where people send messages to each other．Most spare is sent by companies who are trying to get you to buy their products．Some of these are honest companies that offer good products or services for a fair price．These companies can offer their products at a cheaper price than you might find in a store．However, much of the spam on the Internet is sent by criminals who are trying to sell products that do not exist or offer services they will not provide．They are only interested in stealing your money．When you answer their spam you find you are expected to send them money and receive a gift．One country in Africa has become famous for the number of criminals who try every known trick to separate people from their money．
小題1:What does the  underlined word “spam” in the paragraph probably refer to ?
A．Unwanted electronic information that reaches computer users．
B．Computer virus that causes computer communication difficulties．
C．Advertisements sent out by companies who want to sell their products．
D．Companies that send out millions of copies of the same sales information．
小題2:．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．Companies who want to send a great deal of advertising are referred to as spammers．
B．Spammers are people who collect e-mail addresses from websites, newsgroups and “chat rooms”．
C．Either individuals or organizations can be regarded as spammers if they send out spam．
D．Spammers are people who receive spam on their computers．
小題3:Which is the possible suggestion from the writer concerning spam ?
A．Spain is very helpful in providing you with useful information about product sales．
B．Spam helps companies to sell more of their products so it should be valued by people．
C．Spam is sent out by those who want to separate you from your money．
D．Look out for any spam that reaches your computer

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Ⅱ. 語言知識及應用（共兩節(jié)。滿分35分）
第一節(jié) 完形填空（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21~30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walter Disney. He had a(n)    21    voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon film for children. When Walter Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our    22   .”
Disney declared Nash perfect for the role of a talking duck in their upcoming animated short, The Wise Little Hen. The duck, of course, was Donald Duck, which    23    his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a    24    after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema    25    liked him because he was lazy and    26   , and because he    27    his temper very easily. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself,    28    because he wasn’t a goody-goody (偽善的人), like Mickey.
Donald Duck went on to become one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world, and a great part of this was due to Nash's distinctive voice. The last film to    29   Nash's famous voice was Mickey's Christmas Carol, released in 1983. And then Donald Duck and his voice    30    — there were no more new cartoons.
21. A. sweet                         B. terrible                 C. unusual                    D. familiar
22. A. film-maker             B. dresser                  C. Mickey                 D. duck
23. A. dressed                 B. wore                     C. sold                      D. took
24. A. star                           B. journalist                  C. sailor                    D. cartoon-maker
25. A. audiences                B. performers            C. directors               D. photographers
26. A. nice                              B. greedy                  C. helpful                        D. sincere
27. A. controlled               B. stood                    C. lost                       D. mastered
28. A. formally                 B. merely                  C. probably               D. scarcely
29. A. ignore                    B. feature                  C. imitate                  D. follow
30. A. changed                  B. formed                 C. trembled                D. Disappeared

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第三部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，16小題；每小題2分，滿分32分)
第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
People enjoy talking about “firsts”. They like to remember their first love or their first car. But not all firsts are happy ones.
One of history’s bad but important firsts was the first car accident. Cars were still young when it happened. The accident took place in New York City in May 1896. A man from Massachusetts was visiting the city in his new car. At that time, bicycle riders were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was sure who was to blame for it. Anyway, the bike and the car hit each other hard. The man on the bike was injured. The driver of the car had to stay in jail and wait for the hospital report on the bicycle rider. Luckily, the rider was not killed.
Three years later, another car accident took place. It was again in New York City. A man named Henry Bliss stepped off a streetcar(無軌電車). He was hit by a passing car. Once again, no one was sure just how it happened or whose fault it was. The driver of the car was put in prison. Poor Mr. Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident.
46. Which of the following is true?
A. The first driver came from New York City.
B. Both of the two car accidents killed a person.
C. The second car accident didn’t happen in the same city as the first one.
D. No one knew how the two accidents had happened.
47. In both accidents the drivers of the cars_______.
A. could not drive their cars very well
B. had to stay in prison for a while
C. tried to run away after the accidents took place
D. knew it was their fault
48. The word “jail” in this passage means ________.
A. police station      B. prison                C. school       D. office
49. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. not all firsts are happy ones                           B. two of the first car accidents
C. two unhappy “firsts”                             D. bicycle riders get used to cars

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In Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses，etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射） so that they won't carry disease．They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.When you visit people's houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal． They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal，you would be punished.If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it．
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals． One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours． When children grow up， they leave their parents and start their own life． Then the old will feel lonely． But pets can solve this problem． They can be good friends and never leave them alone．
67． The passage mainly talks about        ．
A． how to keep disease from pets       B． pets in Canada
C． how to take good care of pets       D． life of the old in Canada
68．They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because      ．
A． the pets are sick        
B． the pets are wild
C．they want to stop them from carrying disease 
D．they want them to sleep on the way home
69． In Canada， children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿＿＿．
A.they don't love their parents any more B.they can only find jobs far from their parents 
C.their parents' houses are too small    D.they wouldn't depend on their parents any more
70． Which of the following is TRUE？
A.People buy animal food only at the animal food stores． 
B.Pets eat better than people． 
C.Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．
D.Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．

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