Most people trade money for entertainment. Movies, concerts, and shows are enjoyable but expensive. If you think that you can’t have a good time without spending a lot of money, read on. A little resourcefulness and a few minutes of newspaper-scanning(瀏覽) should give you some pleasant surprises.
People may be the most interesting show in a large city. Walk through busy streets and see what everybody else is doing. You will probably see people from all over the world. you will certainly see people of every age, size and shape, and you will get a free fashion show, too. window-shopping is also a safe sport—if the stores are closed.
Check the listing in your neighborhood paper. Local colleges or schools often welcome the public to hear an interesting speaker or a good debate. The film or concert series at the local public library probably won’t cost you a penny. Be sure to check commercial(商業(yè)的) advertisements, too. A flea(跳蚤) market can provide hours of pleasant browsing. Perhaps you can find a free cooking crafts demonstration in a department store.
Plan ahead for some activities. It is always more pleasant not to have people in front of you in a museum or at a zoo. You may save some money, too, since these places often set aside one or two free admission days at slow times during the week. Pretend that you are a tourist from time to time, and get to know our city all over again including the indispensable sights that people travel miles to see. If you feel like taking an interesting walk, find a free walking tour, or plan one yourself. You will see your city in a new perspective once you know more about its history or its architectural(建筑的) treasures. With imagination and spirit of adventure you can quite easily find good entertainment at no cost at all.
小題1: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．There are many kinds of amusements you can enjoy without spending much money.

B．You should be a tourist if you want to know more about the city you live in.

C．The film shown at the local public library is often free of charge.

D．Local colleges often hold meetings to debate the issues people are interested in.

小題2:“You will certainly see people of every age, size and shape.” “Shape” here refers to people
being ____.

A．old and young

B．beautiful and ugly

C．tall and short

D．fat or thin

小題3:If you are wandering through the busy street, which attract you most?

A．Various buildings.

B．Car driving.

C．Free walking.

D．Window-shopping.

小題4: The best title for the passage is ____.

A．Amusement at No Cost	B．Movies, Concerts and Shows
C．The Cheapest Window-shopping	D．The Most Enjoyable Street Musicians

For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.
For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活狀況) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__53__things happened several times later.
The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (動脈瘤)．I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
小題1:.
．

A．ever

B．never

C．a(chǎn)lways

D．often

小題2:.
．

A．except

B．rather than

C．more than

D．or rather

小題3:.

A．because

B．before

C．a(chǎn)lthough

D．since

小題4:.
．

A．visited

B．praised

C．telephoned

D．met

小題5:.
．

A．work

B．life

C．study

D．plan

小題6:.
．

A．worry

B．care

C．talk

D．look

小題7:.
．

A．built

B．found

C．bought

D．sold

小題8:.
．

A．repairing

B．painting

C．cleaning

D．decorating

小題9:.
．

A．teach

B．order

C．force

D．a(chǎn)llow

小題10:.

A．a(chǎn)sked

B．kept

C．ordered

D．served

小題11:.
．

A．smart

B．upset

C．busy

D．tired

小題12:.
．

A．practice

B．task

C．tea

D．time

小題13:.
．

A．Different

B．Similar

C．Funny

D．Strange

小題14:.
．

A．a(chǎn)s usual

B．in pain

C．casually

D．finally

小題15:.

A．call

B．moment

C．situation

D．scene

小題16:.
．

A．church

B．school

C．home

D．hospital

小題17:.
．

A．immediately

B．happily

C．gradually

D．carefully

小題18:.
．

A．heard

B．spoke

C．thought

D．demanded

小題19:.
．

A．take up

B．make up

C．turn up

D．put up

小題20:.
．

A．started out

B．given in

C．passed away

D．come back

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it   31   several obstacles in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour (繞道).   32  one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide. After some   33 
thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   34  it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was   35  by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in   36  yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.  37  this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   38  on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant   39  reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   40  home. It was there that the ant met its   41  .How could that large feather possibly   42  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   43  and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the   44  and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   45  it began its journey and in the end the feather was   46  more than a burden. Isn’t our   47  like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the   48  of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens—the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   49  that at the destination they are
  50  and we can’t take them with us.
小題1:.

A．brought about

B．got over

C．came across

D．dealt with

小題2: 

A．At

B．For

C．To

D．With

小題3: 

A．brave

B．tiring

C．magic

D．short

小題4: 

A．a(chǎn)cross

B．through

C．beside

D．behind

小題5: 

A．frightened

B．a(chǎn)ttracted

C．a(chǎn)nnoyed

D．satisfied

小題6: 

A．size

B．height

C．depth

D．length

小題7: 

A．Therefore

B．But

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

小題8: 

A．working

B．sleeping

C．living

D．walking

小題9: 

A．probably

B．suddenly

C．easily

D．finally

小題10: 

A．underground

B．lonely

C．comfortable

D．big

小題11: 

A．partner

B．match

C．parent

D．friend

小題12:

A．fit B．fix C．suit D．fill

小題13:

A．decision B．pleasure C．trouble D．matter

小題14:

A．insect B．problem C．hole D．feather

小題15: A. after              B. until                C. before           D. once

小題16:

A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．everything

小題17:

A．study B．a(chǎn)im C．dream D．life

小題18:

A．waste B．lack C．worth D．danger

小題19:

A．think B．find C．wonder D．warn

小題20:

A．bad B．practical C．useless D．meaningful

完型填空（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36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。
My mother attended college during the day while my sister was in school and I was in daycare．One day at daycare I   36  a tired mother attempt to   37  her daughter．The mother refused her little girl’s request to go to McDonalds for dinner and the daughter immediately  38 over the floor, kicking and screaming, "I want to go to McDonalds．"_39_her mother tried stopped her crying．Finally her mother gave in, the girl stopped crying and they left．To say I was amazed would be   40  ,I was delighted that 41  I wanted could be got in the same way．
That day my mother picked me up early from daycare  42  we were collecting our - Christmas shopping．As we walked through the toy section, I saw a  43  I had to have．It was a white and red telephone whose bells   44  as it was pulled along on a string．
45  lovingly at my mother, I asked, "Mama,   46  I have that telephone?" She replied, "Not now, but if you are a good girl maybe Santa will bring it to you．" As I insisted, her eyes narrowed and her hand 47  on mine．
By now we were standing in the long line, and I figured it was _48_．I lay down on the ground and began screaming．"I want that telephone．" Tired Christmas shoppers looked as my mother   49 said, "Becky, you ’d better get up by the count of three  50 ．"
Nothing happened．So then she lay   51  me on the floor, and began kicking and screaming, "I want a new car, I want a new house, I want some jewelry, I want…" _52_ , I stood up．
"Mama, stop．Mama, get up," I   53  said．
She stood, and   54  herself off．At first astonished, the others waiting in line began to clap．And as they were leaving, they said with a smile, "Your mom got your good．I bet you’ll never try that again．"
And I didn’t, because it left a lasting mental picture more effective than any   55 _ mark．

小題1:	A．looked B．found C．observed D．watched

小題2:．

A．pick up

B．hold up

C．make up

D．hang up

小題3:．

A．knocked

B．fell

C．came

D．took

小題4:．

A．Anything

B．Something

C．Nothing

D．Everything

小題5:	A．enough B．a(chǎn)brupt C．impossible D．inaccurate

小題6:	A．however B．whenever C．whatever D．whichever

小題7:	A．where B．because C．though D．a(chǎn)fter

小題8:	A．toy B．bell C．ring D．doll

小題9:	A．hung B．burst C．stayed D．rang

小題10:

A．Looking up B．Holding up C．Carrying on D．Going through

小題11:

A．must B．can’t C．shall D．will

小題12:

A．tended B．a(chǎn)ccumulated C．tightened D．a(chǎn)pproved

小題13:

A．more or less B．a(chǎn)gain and again C．now and then D．now or never

小題14:

A．calmly B．a(chǎn)ngrily C．a(chǎn)nxiously D．disappointedly

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)t length B．a(chǎn)nd so on C．or something D．or else

小題16:．

A．beside

B．a(chǎn)gainst

C．besides

D．over

小題17:

A．Shocked B．Excited C．Angry D．Amused

小題18:

A．excitedly B．tearfully C．smilingly D．jokingly

小題19:

A．lift B．polished C．breathed D．brushed

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)rbitrary B．worthy C．physical D．Necessary

St James’s Palace has announced that while Miss Middleton will wear a wedding ring．Prince William has chosen not to．
Rings are typically exchanged by couples during their wedding to represent commitment （承諾）to each other．Does it matter if husbands don’t wear a wedding ring?
Prince William’s father wears one, his grandfather doesn’t and their decisions weren’t seen as strange．But reactions to Prince William’s decision show that wedding rings for husbands are now the norm．One young man, who spoke to the BBC, thinks William is setting a bad example, saying: "I think it’s disgraceful （不光彩的）．It’s a tradition．You have to wear a ring really．And for someone of the royal family to do that, it’s not right．"
Broadly speaking, modem husbands tend to wear their wedding rings as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness．So not wearing one can seem unusual or even dishonest to some, although men haven’t always worn them．
The wearing of wedding rings has been the done thing for centuries among wives but only became common practice among husbands during World War II．Men fighting overseas usually wore them as a reminder of wives and families back home．
Wearing rings is a safety issue（問題） for men in certain manual jobs．But how does William explain his decision? A royal officer has said he "isn’t one for jewelry"．
小題1:According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．There is going to be a royal exhibition of jewelry．

B．Wearing rings among husbands and wives is tradition at all times．

C．All the male members of British royalty don’t wear wedding rings．

D．Wearing rings is a safety guarantee for some manual jobs．

小題2:What is the author’s attitude towards Prince William’s decision?

A．Subjective．

B．Objective．

C．Approving．

D．Disappointed．

小題3:By saying "he isn’t one for jewelry", the royal officers meant that _____．

A．Prince William is a person who doesn’t like wearing jewelry．

B．Prince William isn’t a person who is crazy about collecting jewelry．

C．Prince William considers jewelry penniless．

D．Prince William doesn’t wear a wedding ring for safety．

小題4:What would be the best title for this passage?

A．To Wear Wedding Rings or Not

B．Complaint about British Royal Disgraceful Behavior]

C．The History of Wearing Wedding Rings

D．No Ring for Wills

“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped—the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance．
One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms，he cried out bitterly，“A boy, a big boy…called me－a f—…freak．”She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks．
He grew up，handsome for his misfortune．A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that．He developed a gift for literature and music．
The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor．Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft on a pair of outer ears，if they could be donated，”the doctor decided．So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man．Two years went by．Then, “You’re going to the hospital，son．Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need．But it’s a secret,” said the father．
The operation was a brilliant success．His talents blossomed into genius．School and college became a series of successes．Later he married and entered the diplomatic service．“But I must know!” he urged his father．“Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him．”
“I do not believe you could,” said the father，“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet．”The years kept the secret, but the day did come …one of the darkest days that ever passed through a son．He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材)．Slowly and tenderly，the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick，reddish-brown hair to let out the secret．
小題1:.
When the mother unfolded the cloth and looked upon the tiny face we know that the mother________．

A．suddenly decided to make a sacrifice for the baby

B．kept the baby’s situation unknown to others

C．felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby

D．complained of her bad luck and regretted having a disabled child

小題2:.
Give the closest meaning to the underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2．

A．Slow–acting person.	B．Ugly–looking child.
C．Badly–behaved student.	D．Strangely–shaped creature.

小題3:.
At last, we may infer from the passage that_________.

A．The agreement was between the donator and the family

B．Finally the boy came to know the donator was a stranger

C．The mother may never let her hair be cut to keep her ears from being seen

D．The mother donated her ears to her son after she died

小題4:.
What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?

A．Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known．

B．It is up to parents to help their children heart and soul．

C．True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance．

D．It is a virtue for young generations to learn to be grateful．

完形填空（共20小題，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文, 從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
In my second year of high school, the class was to run the mile. I will always  36    that day because due to the  37 from medical operation on my   38 , for two years I had not worn shorts. I was afraid of being laughed at. Yet that day, it didn’t   39  . I was ready   40 , heart and mind. I had   41  got to the starting line than I heard the loud   42 . “How ugly!” I blocked it out.
Then the coach shouted, “Ready. Go!” I jetted out of there like a  43  , faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet. I knew   44  about speed then, but it was OK because I was   45  to finish first. As I started the third lap (圈), only a few of my classmates were left on the track, and I began limping (跛行). By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was   46 . Then it hit me. I realized that nobody had   47 . Everyone had already finished,   48 . As I ran that last lap, I cried.  49  12 minutes 42 seconds after starting I crossed the finish line. I   50  to the ground and shed oceans.
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, saying, “You did it. Manuel! Son, you FINISHED!” He looked at me   51  in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand. It was my   52  for the day, which I had given to him before class. He read it   53  to everyone. It simply said, “I, Manuel, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may.”
My heart   54  with a smile on my face. My classmates cheered. It was then that I   55 winning isn’t always finishing first. Sometimes winning is just finishing.

小題1:	A．remind B．remember C．realize D．repay

小題2:	A．doctor B．reason C．mark D．effect

小題3:	A．hand B．back C．forehead D．leg

小題4:	A．matter B．a(chǎn)ppear C．hurt D．wound

小題5:	A．success B．failure C．shoes D．shorts

小題6:	A．no matter B．no longer C．no sooner D．no more

小題7:	A．cry B．whisper C．voice D．laughter

小題8:	A．horse B．player C．runner D．plane

小題9:	A．something B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

小題10:

A．decided B．determined C．excited D．encouraged

小題11:

A．lucky B．lonely C．a(chǎn)fraid D．a(chǎn)lone

小題12:

A．given up B．given away C．given out D．given in

小題13:

A．yet B．instead C．rather D．still

小題14:

A．Since B．Until C．Before D．After

小題15:

A．came B．ran C．fell D．escaped

小題16:

A．specially B．directly C．a(chǎn)ctively D．carefully

小題17:

A．goal B．fault C．shame D．pity

小題18:

A．loudly B．a(chǎn)loud C．even D．ever

小題19:

A．fell B．bent C．lifted D．broke

小題20:

A．recognized B．told C．remembered D．realized

Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten (咬) by snakes, “ It was seeing people with snake bites (傷口) that led me to this career,” he said.
In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.
“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted ‘bring me the knife!’ Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.”
“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,” Shu said.
小題1: The best headline (標(biāo)題) for this newspaper article is      .

A．Astonishing Medicine	B．Farmer Loses Arm
C．Dangerous Bites	D．Snake Doctor

小題2:. The farmer lost his arm because      .

A．the cloth was wrapped too tightly

B．he cut it to save his life

C．Shu wasn’t there to help him

D．he was alone in the fields

小題3: Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because      .

A．he wanted to save people’s arms and legs

B．he had studied it at a medical school

C．he had seen snakes biting people

D．his army service had finished

小題4: Why did Shu go into the mountains?

A．He wanted to study snake bites.

B．He wanted to help the farmers.

C．He was being trained to be a doctor.

D．He was expected to serve in the army.

  A well-known old man was being interviewed (采訪) and asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-nine birthday.
“That’s right.” said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven’t an enemy in the world. They’re all dead.”
“Well, sir.” said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday.”
The old man looked at the young man closely, and said, “I can’t see why you shouldn’t. you look fit and healthy to me!”
小題1: The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very      .

A．friendly man—he never made any enemies

B．healthy man—he lived longer than all his enemies

C．lucky man—his enemies had all died

D．terrible man—he had got rid of all his enemies

小題2: When the interviewer said that he hoped very much to have the honor of interviewing the old man again the following year,      .

A．he was trying to make the old man happy

B．he wished he himself would live another year

C．he did not believe the old man would live to be one hundred

D．he did not believe he would interview the old man again

小題3: When the old man said, “I can’t see why you shouldn’t”, what he meant was      .

A．“You must try to live another year to interview me again next year”

B．“Of course you can see me again since you’re so fit and healthy”

C．“If I live to a hundred years, you should interview me again”

D．“Unless you live another year, you wouldn’t be able to interview me again”

小題4: What kind of man would you say the old man was?

A．He was silly.

B．He was unpleasant

C．He was very proud and sure of his health.

D．He was very impolite to young people.

As a mother, I have been blessed. I have a nice, smart, good-looking son named Alan. About a month ago, there was an assembly (集會) about seat belt safety 36 at Alan’s high school. One of the presenters in this program, Kathy Hezlep, had 37 her son in a horrible car crash the year before.
When Kathy was 38 asked to speak at this assembly, she was reluctant (不情愿的). Her son’s 39 had been extremely hard on her. She often felt helpless and discouraged, and she wasn’t sure how she could 40 a difference by speaking to this group.
But at last she 41 to talk to the students in the school. Kathy spoke about how 42 it had been since the loss of her son. She spoke 43 from her heart and 44 son took her words straight into his heart.
One day, the worst nightmare came. The 45 told me my son had been driving down a curving road and lost 46 of the car. When I was taken to the scene of the 47 and saw the broken car, I felt physically 48 . I couldn’t 49 three kids had walked away from that car 50 .
When I got to the hospital, I talked to Alan about the accident. He told me that 51 of the kids had been 52 their seat belts when he started the car. But Kathy’s words about her terrible loss had 53 him so deeply that he 54 that everyone put on their shoulder and lap belts before he would leave. That is 55 had saved their lives.
小題1:. 

A．spoken

B．introduced

C．presented

D．talked

小題2:. 

A．lost

B．hurt

C．saved

D．seen

小題3:. 

A．a(chǎn)gain

B．first

C．then

D．even

小題4:. 

A．wound

B．smile

C．life

D．death

小題5:. 

A．give

B．take

C．feel

D．make

小題6:. 

A．a(chǎn)llowed

B．a(chǎn)greed

C．refused

D．a(chǎn)sked

小題7:. 

A．hard

B．easy

C．pleasant

D．poor

小題8:. 

A．wildly

B．highly

C．directly

D．safely

小題9:. 

A．the

B．his

C．her

D．my

小題10:.

A．parents

B．police

C．presenter

D．kid

小題11:. 

A．control

B．power

C．direction

D．sense

小題12:. 

A．station

B．hospital

C．road

D．a(chǎn)ccident

小題13:. 

A．sick

B．depressed

C．a(chǎn)ngry

D．a(chǎn)shamed

小題14:. 

A．express

B．predict

C．believe

D．describe

小題15:. 

A．a(chǎn)live

B．dead

C．wakened

D．relaxed

小題16:. 

A．neither

B．one

C．none

D．either

小題17:. 

A．dressing

B．wearing

C．putting

D．having

小題18:. 

A．remembered

B．moved

C．punished

D．impressed

小題19:. 

A．hoped

B．promised

C．insisted

D．informed

小題20:.

A．it

B．what

C．that

D．who