I once experienced an unforgettable trip to Gloucester to see some of the world’s most beautiful and exciting animals in their own habitat(棲息地), the North Atlantic Ocean.
After a long trip by bus, we got on the ship. After a while, we stopped and everyone began to shout because we saw a humpback whale（座頭鯨）. It was wonderful. Sometimes, whales came so close to the ship that you thought you could easily touch them.
While we were watching the whales, a guide was giving us some information about them, She told us that we saw only two kinds of whales- 50 foot humpback whales (singing whales) and 70-foot finback whales(the second largest whales on earth). She also said we could easily recognize a whale by its tail because every whale has a different kind of tail just like people have different fingerprints.
They all have names,and on this trip we saw “Salt” and “Pepper”, two whales named by a biologist and a fisherman. They were swimming toghter all the time.
I took twenty-seven photos,but it was very hard to take them because the whales were quick and stayed on the surface of the ocean just for a short time. It was really something. It was one of the chances that a person hardly ever experiences in life, but I had that chance.
小題1:This passage is mainly about _________________.
A an unforgettable experience in the forest
B an unforgettable trip to see some strange animals in the mountains
C a long trip on the ship
D an unforgettable trip to watch whales
小題2:Everyone on the ship began to shout because_____________.
A a whale came so close to the ship
B they saw a singing whale
C they saw a finback whale
D they could touch the whale
小題3:When they were watching the whales, __________________.
A some of them fed the whales
B they found several kinds of whales
C a guide told them something about the whales
D some of them took many photos and touched the whales
小題4:How can we recognize a whale?
A By its tail                B By its head
C By its neck               D By its eyes

Nineteenth-century writers in the United States, whether they wrote novels, short stories, poems or plays, were powerfully drawn to the railroad in its golden years. In fact, writers responded to the railroads as soon as the first were built in the 1830’s. By the 1850’s, the railroad was a major presence in the life of the nation. Writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David saw the railroad both as a boon(要求) to democracy(民主國家) and as an object of suspicion. The railroad could be and was a despoiler(掠奪者) of nature, furthermore, in its manifestation of speed and noise. It might be a despoiler of human nature as well. By the 1850’s and 1860’s, there was a great distrust among writer and intellectuals of the rapid industrialization of which the railroad was a leading force. Deeply philosophical historians such as Henry Adams lamented the role that the new frenzy for business was playing in eroding traditional values. A distrust of industry and business continued among writers throughout the rest of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth.
　 For the most part, the literature in which the railroad plays and important role belong to popular culture rather than to the realm of serious art. One thinks of melodramas, boys’ books, thrillers, romances, and the like rather than novels of the first rank. In the railroads’ prime years, between 1890 and 1920, there were a few individuals in the United States, most of them with solid railroading experience behind them, who made a profession of writing about railroading—works offering the ambience of stations, yards, and locomotive cabs. These writers, who can genuinely be said to have created a genre, the “railroad novel”, are now mostly forgotten, their names having faded from memory. But anyone who takes the time to consult their fertile writings will still find a treasure trove of information about the place of the railroad in the life of the United States.
小題1:The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to______.

A．railroad

B．manifestation

C．speed

D．nature

小題2:In the first paragraph, the author implies that writers’ reactions to the development of railroads were______.

A．highly enthusiastic

B．both positive and negative

C．unchanging

D．Disinterested

小題3: According to the passage, the railroad played a significant role in literature in all of the following kinds of books except_______.　

A．thrillers

B．boys’ books

C．romances

D．important novels

小題4: The phrase “first rank” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to______.

A．largest category(類別)

B．highest quality

C．earliest writers

D．most difficult language

小題5: Which of the following topics is the main idea of passage?

A．The role of the railroad in the economy of the USA

B．Major nineteenth century writers

C．The conflict between expanding industry and preserving nature

D．The railroad as a subject for literature

My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really  36  experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful  37 .
We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n )  38  into Las Cruces. We had a real car  39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was  40  so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the  41  _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy  42  paper work and customers as we explained our problems.   43  there were already “ten cars behind”,  he told us to  44   the car into the garage.
Evelyn, who we later  45  was one of the top motor technicians, took  46  of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing,  47_     the car.
Early the next morning (the shop was  48  closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only  49  .
Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our  50  that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an  51  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude  52  a lot.  He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who  53   them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to  54  try and help when they are met with politeness.
The pleasant experience I had shows that  55  for other people can always help.

小題1: A．bad B．pleasant C．wonderful D．terrible
小題2: A．policemen B．firemen C．workmen D．repairmen
小題3: A．exit B．turning C．crossing D．entrance
小題4: A．difficulty B．examination C．trouble D．disaster
小題5: A．destroyed B．damaged C．harmed D．injured
小題6: A．highest B．easiest C．luckiest D．worst
小題7: A．a(chǎn)t B．on C．with D．by
小題8: A．As B．For C．Even D．Although
小題9: A．pull B．push C．make D．get
小題10: A．learned B．understood C．recognized D．thought
小題11: A．care B．control C．charge D．pride
小題12: A．building B．examining C．repairing D．driving
小題13: A．officially B．completely C．really D．mainly
小題14: A．days B．hours C．months D．minutes
小題15: A．cleverness B．a(chǎn)ttitude C．kindness D．a(chǎn)ppreciation
小題16:A. understanding	Bmisunderstanding	C. appreciation	D. awareness
小題17: A．calls B．tries C．decides D．means
小題18: A．comfort B．protect C．serve D．rescue
小題19: A．a(chǎn)t least B．a(chǎn)t last C．a(chǎn)bove all D．a(chǎn)t most
小題20: A．kindness B．respect C．patience D．mercy

World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is to be staged in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31, 2010. If you plan to visit the Shanghai Expo this summer, China Pavilion(館)is a must - see area for you.
China Pavilion, which is called Oriental Crown, is located at the center of the Expo site. Standing 63 meters tall, the China Pavilion takes the shape of an emperor's crown, with the upper layers larger than the lower ones. Covering 160,000 square meters in floor space, the pavilion is made up of a national hall and a regional(宗教的  ) hall. Buildings on the China Pavilion began on Dec. 18, 2007. The design of the China Pavilion was picked from a total of 344 designs put for­ward by Chinese from around the world. The pavilion has both traditional and modern features, which helps devel­op the theme of the 2010 Expo; "Better City, Better Life. For example, it is red in appearance, which covers the  traditional Chinese culture, and it is green indoors, with the use of energy - saving techniques. The Shanghai World Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors from across the globe. It is estimated that 400,000 people will visit the Expo and its 140 pavilions every day during the period, but the China Pavilion is only able to receive about one tenth of the total. How to hold so many people in the pavilion remains a tough task. Luckily, the China Pavilion is built as a permanent(長久的) landmark.
During the Expo, the main structure(結(jié)構(gòu)  ) will be used for an exhibition based on the theme of “ Chinese wisdom in urban （城市）development” by explaining the values of harmony（和諧  ）, nature and spirit. The three - story pavilion has three sections. The top floor's “Footprint of the East” will show some of the changes in Chinese cities. There, you can see a film which shows how Chinese cities have changed, especially in the past 30 years. According to Lu Chuan, director of the film, the scenery is like something from Lord of the Rings. On the second floor, “Journey of Wisdom” will explain China's four great inventions.  And the ground's “ Blossoming” City will display scenes from cities of the future.
小題1: Which of the following words can be used to describe the China Pavilion?

A．Tiny.

B．Imagination

C．Foreign

D． Environment - friendly.

小題2:The China Pavilion can receive________visitors at most per day.

A．20,000

B．40,000

C． 100,000

D．400,000

小題3:We can infer(推斷   )that________.

A．Some foreign friends took part in the designs of the China Pavilion

B．You can continue to visit the Japanese Pavilion after the Expo is over

C．China Pavilion will be pulled down after the World Expo 2010 is over

D．China Pavilion will continue to be open to visitors after the Expo is over

小題4: On the second floor, you can________.

A．enjoy a film about the changes of cities in China

B．learn what Shanghai looked like in the 1920's

C．find out how paper was invented

D．see how Chinese cities will look like in the future

In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some people suggest that one little – noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.
Before the appearance of television seats, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three periods In the preparation period, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating period, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was eaten. In this period,families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity（團(tuán)結(jié)） was strengthened. In the cleaning – up period,children or Father again gave their hands, so that their meaning to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been abandoned by a product—the television set.
By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed – up of this once – leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners—meals designed to be used between the opening and closing credits of a half – hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.
小題1:According to the passage, the American family is now threatened by       .

A．Being poor

B．having few children

C．poor living conditions

D．separation

小題2: In the past, Americans tended to        .

A．spend more time eating their food at dinner table

B．eat more food than they have today

C．spend more time talking about their day’s experience at dinner table

D．talk so much that they forgot to eat

小題3:The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to        .

A．the TV programs	B．the pace of modern life
C．the wide use of household appliances	D．the popularity of fast food

小題4:The best title for this passage might be       .

A．Talk At Dinner Table	B．TV Dinner
C．Pace Of Modern Life	D．Problems Caused By TV

Even though the son was always on the bench(候補(bǔ)選手), his father was always in the stands cheering. The young man loved 36  and determined to try his best at every practice. But he 37  remained a bench all four years in high school.
One day as he ran onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the basketball coach met him with a 38 . The young man read the telegram and he became 39 . The coach put his arm 40  around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don’t even plan to come back to the 41  on Saturday.” Saturday arrived, and the game was not going 42 .
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man ran onto the sidelines, the 43  and his players were astonished to see their 44  teammate back so soon.
“Coach, please let me 45 . I have just got to play today,” said the young man.
The coach pretended not to 46  him. Never would he let his 47  player in this close playoff game. But the young man 48 , and finally feeling sorry for young man, the coach 49 . This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposite team could not 50 him. His team began to win.  51 , the coach came to him and said, “Young man, 52  did you do it?”
With 53  in his eyes he said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, 54  today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to 55  him I could do it!”

小題1:	A．tennis B．volleyball C．basketball D．football

小題2:	A．eventually B．a(chǎn)gain C．still D．naturally

小題3:	A．warning B．telegram C．signal D．present

小題4:	A．slient B．a(chǎn)ctive C．tired D．cool

小題5:	A．rudely B．gently C．lonely D．proudly

小題6:	A．exam B．class C．training D．game

小題7:	A．loose B．popular C．well D．wrong

小題8:	A．coach B．judge C．director D．boss

小題9:	A．honest B．faithful C．skillful D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題10:

A．leave B．speak C．rest D．play

小題11:

A．blame B．shape C．hear D．hurt

小題12:

A．worst B．best C．slimmest D．smallest

小題13:

A．raced B．called C．shook D．insisted

小題14:

A．cut in B．gave in C．got down D．held up

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)muse B．a(chǎn)ccept C．stop D．envy

小題16:

A．Finally B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Luckily

小題17:

A．where B．when C．why D．how

小題18:

A．sigh B．care C．tears D．a(chǎn)nger

小題19:

A．since B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．so

小題20:

A．show B．tell C．fool D．trouble

There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. So the king asked to search for it and put a reward for＄50,000 for anyone who found it.
One day, a clerk was walking home along a river when he saw something shinning in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it to get the ＄50,000 reward.
He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but somehow missed it and didn’t catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again.
But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter. The clerk didn’t want to share the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything.
The old man could see this man was troubled. He again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk told him about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing.
The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to take a reflection of the real necklace all this time.
小題1:The clerk tried to get the diamond necklace to ________________.

A．make the king happy.	B．keep it for himself.
C．get the big reward.	D．sell it at a high price.

小題2: Before the old man asked the clerk what was the matter, the clerk        .

A．was searching in the water	B．was trying to find help
C．felt rather tired	D．was not feeling good

小題3:Where did the clerk find the necklace at last?

A．On the tree

B．On the bank

C．In the river

D．In the sand

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

A．A beautiful diamond necklace	B．A king’s promise
C．A lucky young clerk	D．Changing the way of thinking

I am Sergey Brin! I was born in Moscow. In 1979,when I was 5, my family immigrated to California, USA . I remember that on my 9^th birthday, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.
Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.
The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense(論文答辯) of my Doctor’s degree in the Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. I and Larry quickly became friends when we were working together.
We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for . Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part ,maybe—we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Peplo Park, California , the USA into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14^th,1998—www.Google.com. Now after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.
小題1:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A．The Birth of Google	B．The Founder of Google
C．The Importance of Cooperation	D．The Great Contribution to the Internet

小題2:From the passage we know that Larry Page________.

A．was born from a rich merchant family

B．was once a student in the Stanford University

C．published some academic articles when young

D．was Brin’s important partner in starting Google

小題3:Why did they found Google ?

A．Because they loved working with the Internet so much.

B．Because they wanted to make a lot of money through the Internet

C．Because they hoped to make it easy to find specific information online

D．Because they believed everything is possible.

小題4:Which is the right order of what happened ?
a. My family moved from Russia to the USA
b. I met Larry Page
c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9^th birthday.
d. google was born in an ordinary garage in California.
e. I graduated from the university in Mathematics and IT.

A．a(chǎn)-c-e-b-d

B．c-a-b-e-d

C．a(chǎn)-c-b-d-e

D．c-b-a-e-d

In a country that defines itself by ideals, not by shared blood, who should be allowed to come to work and live here? In the wake of the Sept．11 attacks these questions have never seemed more pressing．
On Dec．11, 2001, as part of the effort to increase homeland security, federal and local authorities in 14 states staged “Operation Safe Travel”---raids on airports to arrest employees with false identification．In Salt Lake City there were 69 arrests．But those captures were anything but terrorists, most of them illegal immigrants from Central or South America．Authorities said the undocumented workers’ illegal status made them open to blackmail（訛詐）by terrorists．
Many immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said they felt as if they were being treated like disposable goods．Mayor Anderson said those feelings were justified to a certain extent．“We’re saying we want you to work in these places, we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are, and then when it’s convenient for us, or when we can try to make a point in terms of national security, especially after Sept．11, then you’re disposable．They are whole families being uprooted for all of the wrong reasons,” Anderson said．
If Sept．11 had never happened, the airport workers would not have been arrested and could have gone on quietly living in America, probably indefinitely．Ana Castro, a manager at a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop at the airport had been working 10 years with the same false Social Security card when she was arrested in the December airport raid．Now she and her family are living under the threat of deportation（驅(qū)逐出境）．Castro’s case is currently waiting to be settled．While she awaits the outcome, the government has granted her permission to work here and she has returned to her job at Ben & Jerry’s．
小題1:How did the immigrants in Salt Lake City feel about “Operation Safe Travel”?

A．Guilty

B．Offended

C．Disappointed

D．Discouraged

小題2:Undocumented workers became the target of “Operation Safe Travel” because ____．

A．evidence was found that they were potential terrorists

B．most of them worked at airports under threat of terrorists

C．terrorists might take advantage of their illegal status

D．they were reportedly helping hide terrorists around the airport

小題3:By saying “…we’re going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are”, Mayor Anderson means “______”．

A．there are other ways of enforcing the law

B．we will examine the laws in a different way

C．we will turn a blind eye to your illegal status

D．the existing laws must not be ignored

The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I __46___ home and was brushing teeth when I___47____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a ____48___. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” ____49__, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a ___50___ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she _51___ the next morning.
Our family has ___52__ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ___53___ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to ___54____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I ___55____how influential(有影響力的) parents can be as children learn to write. ___56____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鴉), I became __57___by her work. I offered praise(表揚(yáng)) for her __58_____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(復(fù)雜的) and important than I had ____59___. It was clear that her scribbles, ____60___ being lovely art objects(藝術(shù)品), showed a lot about her____61___ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ___62___ to read. In fact, by___63____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (專業(yè)的) books, I became more and more ___64___about how writing develops and how ____65___can help children become eager writers.
A               B          C           D
小題1:left             returned     missed      forgot
小題2:turned up        turned on    looked up    gave up
小題3:hand            mouth      smile        heart
小題4:Immediately      Suddenly    Finally      Politely
小題5:picture           story       note         page
小題6:felt              wrote      read         drew
小題7:found           insisted     planned      guessed
小題8:strange          useful      daily         funny
小題9:take             consider    hate         enjoy
小題10:learned          agreed     considered    discussed
小題11:Unless          Though     But          So
小題12:disappointed     attracted    surprised     worried
小題13:wishes          efforts       suggestions    ways
小題14:cared           wanted      realized       proved
小題15:besides          for         of           among
小題16:advice          effect       understanding  dislikes
小題17:when           how        what        whether
小題18:correcting       discovering  testing       watching
小題19:special          clear       surprised     careful
小題20:teachers         friends     books        parents