完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） 
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being  36  by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a  37  to find a way of stopping themselves from being in  38 . One day, when the cat was out, mice of all ages  39  into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap,” one mouse  40 . When this idea was  41 , another said, “What about poisoning(毒死) her?” But  42  knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse, whose mother had become the cat’s food,  43  said, “Let’s cut her teeth, so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his  44 .
At last, one mouse,  45  than the rest, jumped onto a table. Waving a bell, he called for  46  , “Be quiet! We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail, so we’ll always know  47 she is! We’ll have  48  to escape, and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to  49 !” Hearing the words, everyone got  50  and they congratulated him on his good idea.
“We’ll tie it so tightly that it will never  51  !”
“She’ll never be able to walk  52  again! Why, the other day, she suddenly appeared right in front of me! Just imagine…”
However, the wise mouse said, “We must  53  who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was  54  enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very  55  to have bright ideas, but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

小題1:	A．trained B．taught C．caught D．invited

小題2:	A．party B．test C．game D．meeting

小題3:	A．return B．danger C．fact D．need

小題4:	A．rushed B．swam C．flew D．stepped

小題5:	A．questioned B．explained C．suggested D．answered

小題6:	A．supported B．discussed C．accepted D．refused

小題7:	A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody

小題8:	A．angrily B．happily C．carefully D．slowly

小題9:	A．present B．reason C．idea D．excuse

小題10:

A．younger B．longer C．stronger D．wiser

小題11:

A．pleasure B．silence C．help D．information

小題12:

A．where B．what C．how D．who

小題13:

A．experience B．power C．time D．space

小題14:

A．shout B．watch C．stay D．hide

小題15:

A．worried B．excited C．surprised D．tired

小題16:

A．drop off B．turn up C．get up D．put off

小題17:

A．gladly B．quickly C．quietly D．directly

小題18:

A．believe B．learn C．imagine D．decide

小題19:

A．honest B．brave C．rich D．old

小題20:

A．easy B．difficult C．strange D．important

My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had been told about this, but because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收據) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that a person would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
小題1:If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____.

A．be punished

B．be offered another job

C．put off the training class

D．lose his job

小題2:The money which was paid for the clothes was _____.

A．the trainer’s

B．the older man’s

C．the writer’s

D．Robert’s

小題3: How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?

A．He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them.

B．He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself.

C．He told the older man that he could save money and return it later.

D．He told the older man that he had no way to send them back.

小題4:What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Proper clothes for a stranger	B．Fight against strict rules
C．A strange employer	D．An unbelievable thing

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5: 30 and at 6: 30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped(絆) over Sheba.
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I’ve got no time for you now, but I’ll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(獸醫(yī)).
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice. “I’m coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat: it turned out to be three human fingers.”
小題1:Joanne wanted to get back to her home again _____.

A．to dress up for the meeting	B．to phone the police station
C．to catch the badly hurt burglar	D．to wait for her dog to be cured

小題2:From the passage, we can infer that _____.

A．Sheba fought against the burglar

B．the police found the burglar had broken in

C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

小題3:In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is _____.

A．clever

B．friendly

C．frightening

D．devoted

Linus Pauling，the only person who has won two undivided Nobel Prizes，was born in Portland，Oregon. He attended Washington High School but because of an unimportant detail he did not receive his diploma until 1962，long after he had received his Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Orgon State College in 1922. He had chosen to study his major because he could get a good job with it.
He won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1954 for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the explanation of the structure of complex substance. His interest in the “behavior” of molecules(分子) led him from physical chemistry to biological chemistry，especially of the human body. He began with proteins and their main parts，the amino acids(氨基酸)，which are called the“building blocks of life”．In 1950，he constructed the first satisfactory model of a protein molecule，a discovery very important to the understanding of the living cell.
During World WarⅡ，Pauling was a member of the Research Board for National Security，for which he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit in 1948. However，the use of the atomic bomb near the end of the war turned Pauling in a new direction. Having long worked on the structure of molecules，he took an immediate interest in the deadly effects of nuclear fallout on human molecular structures.
From then on，Pauling protested the production of the hydrogen bomb and supported the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons. Through his efforts，The Nuclear­Test­Ban Treaty，declaring all nuclear tests to be illegal except underground ones，came into effect on October 10,1963，the same day Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel Peace.
小題1:From the first Paragraph，we learn that Linus Pauling________.

A．didn’t study hard while in Washington High School

B．is the only scientist who has won two Nobel Prizes

C．was once badly treated in Washington High School

D．chose to study chemical engineering to earn his living

小題2:Which of the following things did Pauling pay much attention to at first?

A．The “behavior” of molecules.	B．Physical chemistry.
C．Biological chemistry.	D．The human body.

小題3:Which of the following is legal according to The Nuclear­Test­Ban Treaty?

A．The use of nuclear weapons.

B．Testing hydrogen bomb on the ground.

C．Testing hydrogen bomb on underground.

D．The production of hydrogen bombs.

小題4:The main idea of the passage is to show________.

A．Linus Pauling’s attitude towards nuclear weapons

B．Linus Pauling’s contributions to the world

C．Linus Pauling’s research on the structure of molecules

D．Linus Pauling’s got the Nobel Prize for Peace

Nobel, who was born in Stockholm, is a great scientist famous for his dangerous experiments.
Nobel studied in the USA and then Russia between 1850 and 1859. After his return, he started researching into bombs. As is known, bomb is dangerous to life, but Nobel was working under that condition. Once a big explosion in his lab completely destroyed the lab and caused some deaths. After that he had to experiment on a boat in a lake. He received criticism and satire(諷刺), but he proceeded with the work rather than losing heart. From 1860s to 1880s, Nobel made many achievements and his inventions were first used in building roads and digging tunnels. Most of the bombs were safer and more possible to be controlled. Even at the end of the 20th century, we still used his methods.
Nobel had many patents in Britain and other European countries. He was quick to see industrial openings(機會) for his scientific inventions and built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. Indeed his greatness lay in his outstanding ability to combine the qualities of an original scientist with those of a forward­looking industrialist.
But Nobel’s main concern was never with making money or even with making scientific discoveries. Seldom happy, he was always searching for a meaning to life, and from his youth, he had taken a serious interest in literature and philosophy. His greatest wish, however, was to see an end to wars, and thus peace between nations, and he spent much time and money working for this cause. To follow his will, a fund was set up to encourage people to make great progress in physics, chemistry, physiology(生理學), medicine, literature and peace. That’s the Nobel Prize which means great honor to a scientist.
小題1:Through his early experimental work, it is evident that ________.

A．Nobel was a man of strong will

B．Nobel was a man of gift

C．Nobel seldom got on well with his work

D．Nobel had his heart in his work

小題2:In fact, his inventions were first used in ________.

A．a war to kill and injure his fellow men	B．building roads
C．digging tunnels	D．both B and C

小題3:Based on the passage, Nobel, as a scientist, ________.

A．took a single interest in science

B．took a serious interest in money

C．took no interest in literature

D．took a serious interest in literature as well as in science

小題4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．His wonderful will surely provided other scientists with a large sum of money.

B．In leaving behind a well­meant will, Nobel succeeded in setting up a permanent monument for his interests and ideals.

C．Nobel made a glorious will so that he might be remembered and respected after his death.

D．Nobel expressed his wish in his will that a monument should be put up in memory of him.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
John wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the   36  and they said he must earn it. But   37   ? He thought about this as he walked home.     38  many people wanted to ask boys to work for them. Maybe he could   39  away snow for the neighbors. But this was   40  . He’d have to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for this garden because he had no   41  to do the work   42  .
Then he   43  one of his classmates, Dick, delivering newspapers. “ I could   44   that,” he thought. “ Maybe I could even get the bike   45   away. I could pay for it a little each week.” He ran to   46   up with Dick. John asked a lot of   47   about having a paper   48   . He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job  49  about three hours each   50  . Dick gave him the phone number of this newspaper manager.
John   51   flew home. After he had explained his   52  , his mother smiled. “I think it’s a great   53  ,” she said. “I’ll call the newspaper.”
“Wait, Mom,” John said. “I’ll call.   54   , I’m going to be a   55  now.”

小題1:	A．money B．chance C．permission D．bike

小題2:	A．when B．where. C．why D．how

小題3:	A．Few B．A few C．Not D．No

小題4:	A．get B．take C．throw D．clear

小題5:	A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

小題6:	A．time B．tool C．way D．friends

小題7:	A．with B．for. C．at D．by

小題8:	A．saw B．heard C．learned D．discovered

小題9:	A．do B．make C．deliver D．seize

小題10:

A．far B．right C．out D．back

小題11:

A．keep B．set C．look D．catch

小題12:

A．news B．questions C．information D．problems

小題13:

A．trade B．business C．route D．shop

小題14:

A．paid B．wasted C．spent D．took

小題15:

A．mornings B．night C．week D．newspaper

小題16:

A．almost B．quickly C．even D．obviously

小題17:

A．dictionary B．suggestions C．act D．plan

小題18:

A．mistake B．fun C．dream D．idea

小題19:

A．Above all B．More or less C．After all D．As a matter of fact

小題20:

A．reporter B．businessman C．newspaper D．salesman

Jesse Owens is recognized as a hero not just because he is fast. Some people might say that they know him for just that reason. However, there are lots of fast people who are not known. Jesse Owens is known because Chancellor Adolf Hitler did not shake the hand of Jesse Owens or even recognize his feat of winning four gold medals, because Owens was an African American.
Jesse Owens owed much of his success to his coach Charles Riley, who probably was the most important one making him have the career that he did. Owens came from a background that required him to work after school in a shoe shop. He couldn’t attend the regularly scheduled track practices organized by his school. However, Charles Riley saw the boy had both a passion(熱情) and a talent for running, and so arranged for him to be able to practice before school instead.
Jesse Owens achieved this success despite(盡管) his racial background, which at the time was a huge limitation to him. He could only eat in certain restaurants and sleep in certain hotels, as could all African Americans of the time. He was also never offered a scholarship for school despite setting records for NCAA(美國全國大學生體育協(xié)會) championships.
The Berlin Olympics in 1936 is where his star rose as high as it would ever be able to. These Olympics were during the height of Hitler’s rule. It took courage to race in front of Hitler and many other racist(種族主義者). It took time, determination, and perseverance(堅持不懈) to race like him. He won four gold medals at those Olympics. It would take almost fifty years for someone else to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals. He passed away at the age of 66 from lung cancer.
小題1:The underlined word “feat” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “            .”

A．chance

B．happiness

C．success

D．hope

小題2: We know from paragraph 2 that Jesse Owens             .

A．did not need to work after school

B．took part in the regular track practices

C．did not get along well with his coach

D．was arranged to practice before school

小題3:Jesse Owens was well-known around the world mainly because he             .

A．sets records for NCAA championships

B．was brave enough to race in front of Adolf Hitler

C．didn’t want to shake hands with Hitler

D．is recognized as a hero of the white Americans

小題4:According to the passage, which of the following about Jesse Owens is true?

A．Hitler recognized his feat of winning four gold medals.

B．He was offered a scholarship for setting records for NCAA championships.

C．He could only eat in certain restaurants like many other African Americans.

D．It took him almost fifty years to walk away from the Olympics with four gold medals.

小題5:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Sport hero ---- Jesse Owens	B．The Berlin Olympics in 1936
C．Charles Riley ---- Jesse Owens’ s coach	D．Jesse Owens’s childhood

完形填空 (共20小題;每小題1分,滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36-55各題所給四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。
Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact   36  she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished   37  a driving offence (犯規(guī)，犯法).
Then one day she nearly   38  her record. A police car   39  her, and the policemen in it saw her   40  a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed   41  that she would be punished.
42  Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was   43  old to drive a car, and that the   44  why she had not stopped at the red   45  was most probably that her eyes had become weak   46  old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished what he was  47 , Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was   48  and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she   49  a needle（針） with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had   50  done this, she took the thread（n.線） out of the needle again and handed   51  the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your   52  . I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”
The judge took the   53  and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was   54  , and her record   55  unbroken.

小題1:	A．which B．when C．that D．this

小題2:	A．about B．on C．to D．for

小題3:	A．kept B．won C．missed D．lost

小題4:	A．watched B．after C．followed D．ran after

小題5:	A．pass B．go C．run D．rush

小題6:	A．sure B．indeed C．certain D．perhaps

小題7:	A．Before B．While C．Until D．When

小題8:	A．so B．very C．too D．quite

小題9:	A．cause B．reason C．matter D．trouble

小題10:

A．light B．lamp C．sign D．one

小題11:

A．with B．because C．for D．of

小題12:

A．speaking B．saying C．talking D．telling

小題13:

A．holding B．getting C．carrying D．bringing

小題14:

A．took B．brought C．picked D．chose

小題15:

A．almost B．hardly C．successfully D．successful

小題16:

A．both B．all C．neither D．either

小題17:

A．time B．turn C．chance D．job

小題18:

A．thread B．glasses C．needles D．needle

小題19:

A．dismissed B．passed C．settled D．studied

小題20:

A．was B．kept C．seemed D．remained

In the fall of 1985．I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere．Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell．
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65．She was the first in our family to reach that goal．But one year after I started college, she developed cancer．I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her．It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait．
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children．In 1999, we adopted our first son．To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional．A year later came our second adopted boy．Then followed son No．3．In 2003, I gave birth to another boy．
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo．Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time．But I never gave up on the dream either．I had only one choice: to find a way．That meant talking as few as one class each semester．
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys．They often wanted me to stay home with them．There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives．
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina．It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not special, just single-minded．It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal．Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day．It’s a process．Remember: little steps add up to big dreams．
小題1:When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be         .

A．a writer

B．a teacher

C．a judge

D．a doctor

小題2:Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A．She wanted to study by herself．	B．She fell in love and got married．
C．She suffered from a serious illness．	D．She decided to look after her grandma．

小題3:What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Failure is the mother of success．	B．Little by little ,one goes far．
C．Every coin has two sides．	D．Well begun ,half done．

小題4:Which of the following can best describe the author ?

A．Caring and determined．	B．Honest and responsible．
C．Ambitious and sensitive.	D．Innocent and single-minded．

完形填空(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分) 
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—35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。 
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel. Life seemed ___21___. The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their ____22___ for granted, just as he used to himself. Now, however, he felt ____23____ —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his ___24___.
Seeking more personally satisfying ___25___, he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命運）played a cruel ___26__ on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was __27___ to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to ___28____ the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only __29___. Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（帶插圖的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are what you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world sometimes seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be __30___ in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel before making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is ___31___.
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be __32___. Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the “small people” in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are __33___ for us.
In spite of his new ___34___ and wealth, Jimmy prefers working __35__ at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could offer.

小題1:	A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy

小題2:	A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses

小題3:	A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless

小題4:	A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration

小題5:	A．home B．condition C．situation D．work

小題6:	A．game B．trick C．role D．part

小題7:	A．unable B．impossible C．uncomfortable D．difficult

小題8:	A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize

小題9:	A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests

小題10:

A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted

小題11:

A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful

小題12:

A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal

小題13:

A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple

小題14:

A．product B．fame C．name D．job

小題15:

A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly