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。
One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤兒院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.
After the man on the stage said a prayer      （祈禱）, we were told to 　36　 . Within minutes we were   37   a meal which was fit for a king. I ate   38 I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the  39 . The kids cheered with  40 . Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as   41 as they could.
I too was excited   42  but I knew better than to yell（叫喊）out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had   43  it very clear to everyone that we were tobehaveourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting".
One orphan   44 was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a   45  by Santa Claus himself.
As the line became shorter and shorter my   46  finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a   47  box which had two gold ribbons(絲帶) on it. As I leaned(向前傾) to take the box I tripped and I   48 to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.
"Move  49  Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.
I was now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking   50  into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.
"Can I   51  you Santa?" I asked him.
The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was  52  me away from the line of children.
I sat down in my chair just crying. Once in a while I would  53  at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.
When we all lined up waiting, I  54 "HO HO HO" coming from behind me.
As I   55 , there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.
36. A. stand up           B. go out               C. sit down            D. keep silent
37. A. taken               B. served               C. brought             D. supplied
38. A. until                  B. unless               C. before               D. after
39. A. table                   B. hotel                 C. seat                   D. stage
40. A. encouragement  B. excitement        C. disappointment D. astonishment
41. A. loud                  B. big                   C. high                  D. low
42. A. outside               B. beside              C. aside                 D. inside
43. A. took                  B. made            C. demanded         D. warned
44. A. at a time          B. at one time        C. at time’s            D. at time
45. A. favor                      B. box                C. gift                  D. medal
46. A. turn                   B. way                 C. chance              D. gift
47. A. golden                      B. yellow              C. small                D. large
48. A. sat                     B. fell                  C. dropped            D. turned
49. A. by                     B. on                 C. in                    D. out
50. A. quickly            B. directly            C. immediately      D. finally
51. A. tell                            B. call                  C. hug                  D. leave
52. A. pushing              B. keeping             C. stopping            D. pulling
53. A. look                 B. jump              C. put                 D. stand
54. A. watched           B. found               C. heard                      D. observed
55. A. turned around      B. turned up          C. turned away       D. turned down

After stepping into the classroom, I glanced round all the students and began my following words. “Thank you” are my  小題1: words, which I would like to use to express my deepest  小題2: to all of you.
Thinking back to the past 3 years, a lot of things  小題3: remain fresh in my memory. I cannot forget your  小題4: smile the first time I met you. I cannot forget that you were to  小題5:  for your being late for class,   小題6:  when I asked why you were late, you tried to 小題7:  the fact of buying me a lovely teddy bear for Teacher's Day. I cannot forget your humorous words of breaking  小題8:  when I was angry about your bad performance. I cannot forget that we share the happiness of success after making great   小題9:.
With time going by, I come to 小題10:  that you are the mirror of my life. The mirror can reflect my past and  小題11: my future. Looking through the mirror, I'm more aware of my   小題12: and weaknesses.
It is you who made me believe love can be  小題13: . It is you who made me realize sometimes in the  小題14: of pursuing our dreams, we may  小題15: some difficulties and setbacks（挫折）, but if we set up our mind to do it,   小題16: is impossible to a willing heart.
So standing in a higher position, I will help you to  小題17:  the dreams confidently and firmly,   小題18: suffering the mistakes I made when I was your age.
小題19: , I pray that kind of friendship can stand the test of  小題20:  and last forever. I pray that you can get good performance in the entrance examination and make your dreams come true.

小題21: A．embarrassing B．favorite C．pleased D．interested

小題22: A．a(chǎn)dmiration B．respect C．a(chǎn)ppreciation D．a(chǎn)pology

小題23: A．thus B．suddenly C．gradually D．still

小題24: A．innocent B．funny C．forced D．bitter

小題25: A．charge B．blame C．scold D．punish

小題26: A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．or

小題27: A．show B．hide C．tell D．explain

小題28: A．the ice B．the silence C．the glass D．the rule

小題29: A．contributions B．efforts C．mistakes D．promises

小題30: A．think B．a(chǎn)ccept C．a(chǎn)pprove D．realize

小題31: A．foresee B．expect C．share D．guess

小題32: A．experience B．benefits C．knowledge D．strengths

小題33: A．received B．a(chǎn)warded C．rewarded D．a(chǎn)ddicted

小題34: A．direction B．history C．process D．life

小題35: A．make sense of B．come across C．put up with D．take place

小題36: A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing D．something

小題37: A．find out B．look for C．pick out D．head for

小題38: A．a(chǎn)voiding B．trying C．considering D．delaying

小題39: A．In a way B．After all C．Above all D．At this moment

小題40: A．examination B．society C．time D．success

 

三、完形填空
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried   36  for hours as the farmer tried to figure out   37  to do. Finally he decided the animal was   38  and the well needed to be   39  up anyway, so it just wasn’t   40  it to rescue the donkey.
He invited all his   41  to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起) a shovel (鐵鏟) and began to shovel   42  into the well. At first, the donkey   43  what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s   44 , he was quiet.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked   45  the well and was   46  at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that   47  his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would   48  it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors   49  to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another   50  up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the   51  of the well and ran off.
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of   52  out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our   53  is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest   54  just by not stopping, never   55 ! Shake it off and take a step upward!
36. A. sadly                  B. confidently        C. frequently         D. gradually
37. A. how                   B. what                 C. that                   D. which
38. A. strong                 B. old                   C. stubborn            D. powerful
39. A. dug                    B. flowed                     C. covered             D. emptied
40. A. important            B. possible             C. necessary           D. worth
41. A. neighbors            B. relatives            C. partners             D. friends
42. A. dust                    B. pain                  C. stone              D. dirt
43. A. determined          B. recognized         C. realized             D. admitted
44. A. relief                  B. surprise             C. fear                  D. joy
45. A. down                  B. around                     C. for                    D. after
46. A. annoyed                     B. delighted           C. astonished         D. disappointed
47. A. attacked                     B. packed                     C. recovered          D. hit
48. A. shake                  B. blow                 C. take               D. wash
49. A. decided              B. continued          C. pretended          D. volunteered
50. A. base                   B. stage                 C. step                  D. breath
51. A. bottom               B. track                 C. appearance        D. entrance
52. A. holding               B. getting                     C. sorting                     D. sticking
53. A. troubles                     B. happiness          C. successes           D. losses
54. A. reality                B. distance             C. caves              D. wells
55. A. setting up            B. blowing up        C. giving up          D. picking up

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分
Ammie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 months old when she had the accident that had scarred（留下創(chuàng)傷） her for life. The curious child reached up to grab the wire of a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.
Her mother Ruby turned round and, seeing Ammie horribly burnt, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby hospital. Twenty percent of Ammie’s body had been burned and all of her burns were third-degree. There, using tissue taken from unburned areas of Ammie’s body, surgeons（外科醫(yī)生）performed complex skin grafts（移植） to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. Over the next 16 years, Ammie underwent 12 more operations to repair her body.
When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age 4, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldn’t play with her. “ I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school,” she recalled, “some children refused to become friends because of that.”
Today, age 17, Ammie can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. She still has to have two further skin grafts. Yet she is a confident, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.
She is a member of the Scottish Burned Chindren’s Club, a charity set up last year. This month, Ammie will be joining the younger children at the Graffham Water Center in Cambridgeshire for the charity’s first summer camp. “I’ll show them how to shrug off unkind stares from others,” she says. Ammie loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops, and she plans to show the youngsters at the summer camp that they can too. “I do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars,” she says, “I gave up wondering how other people would react years ago.”
56.What would be the best title of the passage?
A. Angel of Hope                                        B. A seriously burned girl survives
C. Permanent scars and pain for a girl                D. Shrug off unkind stares
57. How many operations has Ammie already had?
A. One       B. Twelve        C. Thirteen        D. Fifteen
58. What did other children do when Ammie first went to school?
A. They were friendly to her                   B. They laughed at her
C. They were cruel to her                   D. They were afraid of her
59. Ammie will teach the younger children at the Graffham Water Center to ____.
A. hide their scars by proper dressing          B. face others’ unkindness bravely
C. recover quickly                                           D. live a normal life
60. Which of the following words is not proper to describe Ammie?
A. Confident      B. Outgoing       C. Optimistic      D. Fashionable

第二部分：完形填空（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分，每小題1.5分）
The most   21   thing during my long summer holiday last year, of course is my trip __22__England. This was my first time to go abroad, so it really made me   23 .
At first，I went to Shakespeare's   24  . It was the house   25  Shakespeare was born and   26  his early years.   27  sitting room, hallway, bedrooms, and kitchen were furnished (布置) in sixteenth-century    28  . I also went to see the Shakespeare Exhibition. It showed Shakespeare's life and career in both Stratford and London.
I really enjoyed this nice trip to England,   29    I learnt a lot. I'm very happy that I could visit such an interesting   30   . I want to go there again in the future.
21. A. unforgettable     B. unexpected       C. fashionable       D. famous
22. A. at                  B. for              C. on                D. to
23. A. excited             B. disappointed    C. exciting             D. disappointing
24. A. school            B. birthplace       C. room               D. home
25. A. who               B. that              C. when             D. where
26.A. paid                 B. spent             C. cost              D. took
27.A. It's                  B. Its                C. It had                      D. It was
28. A. style               B. site               C. shape                     D. shade
29. A. for which           B. which              C. from which        D. in which
30. A. place              B. town              C. country            D. summer

When I was a boy,  every holiday that I had seemed wonderful.In those days the sun seemed to shine always brightly   31  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left the beach and walked in the country,  32  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   33  in one’s pockets or good places where one could   34  ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   35  is much the same as it was. I   36  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   37  any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   38 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I   39  what my ideal holiday will be like when I am old. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   40  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves sick of too many ice creams.
31. A. and              B. yet              C. but             D. or
32. A. exploring          B. examining        C. repairing     D. measuring
33. A. sweets          B. sand            C. ice-creams    D. money
34. A. make            B. sell               C. buy             D. offer
35. A. house           B. holiday            C. garden         D. tide
36. A. hardly            B. almost            C. still             D. perhaps
37. A. destroy          B. fix               C. use             D. build
38. A. But             B. However         C. Otherwise     D. Besides
39. A. wonder        B. feel                 C. understand     D. believe
40. A. children        B. boys                  C. girls            D. grown-ups

In the past, people who graduated from college felt proud of their academic achievement and confident that their degree would help them find a good job.
However, in the past four years the job market has changed dramatically. This year’s college graduates are facing one of the worst job markets in years. For example, Ryan Stewart, a graduate of San Jose University, got a degree in religious studies, but no job prospects. He points out that many people already working are getting laid off and don’t have jobs, so it’s even harder for new college graduates to find jobs.
Four years ago, the future looked bright for the class of 2003. There were many high-tech job opportunities. Graduates received many job offers, and they were able to get jobs with high salaries and benefits such as insurance and paid vacations. However, “Times have changed and it’s a new market,” according to Cheryl Allmen- Vinnidge of the San Jose State Career Center.
Allmen-Vinniage says students who do find jobs started preparing two years ago. They worked during summer vacations, they have had several internships（實習(xí)）, and they’ve majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields (like information system management, computer science, and political science) have seen big declines in starting salaries.
Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to become a teacher) may just end up going back to school. “I’d like to teach college some day and that requires more schooling, which would be great in bad economy.” he said.
In conclusion, these days, to some students a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth. For now, they can only hope its value will increase over time.
小題1:The word in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

A．skill

B．interests

C．opportunities

D．a(chǎn)pplications

小題2:Which of the following majors can get a job easily?

A．teaching

B．a(chǎn)ccounting

C．political science

D．computer science

小題3:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means ________.

A．the best way to get rich is not to get a college degree

B．most students with degrees will not be able to find jobs

C．having a college degree does not qualify one for travel discounts

D．a(chǎn) college degree does not mean that one will find a well-paid job

小題4:Ryan Stewart will have to ________.

A．change his major	B．get a job teaching
C．go back to school	D．become a religious leader

小題5:The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A．a(chǎn) lot of graduates are losing their jobs

B．Ryan Stewart has not been able to find a job

C．salaries in some fields have increased in the past year

D．the job market has changed dramatically over the past 4 years

Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, which one (aside from man) is the cleverest?
There are several ways of measuring the intelligence of animals. In one test a scientist sets three same cans on a table. While the animal watches, he puts food under one of the cans. Then he leads the animal away. Some time later, he brings it back to see if it remembers which can has the food. No smelling is allowed; the animal must go directly to the correct can or it fails.
This is called a delayed- response text. The idea is to find out how long an animal’s memory can keep information. The scientists would try showing the cans to the animal one hour later, or two hours later, or even a full day later. They discovered that chimpanzees and elephants had the best memory, and were able to remember the correct can for at least twenty hours. No other animal is close. Dogs came next, but they only remembered for nine hours.
To settle the matter, the scientists designed a huge maze (迷宮) and ran the chimps  and elephants through it. The maze was very difficult, with many blind paths and dead ends. It took the chimps (chimpanzees) ten minutes to find their way out. The elephants needed half an hour. Even allowing for the elephants’ slower rate of speed, the test shows that chimpanzees are the cleverest animals.
From this and other tests, the scientists drew the following conclusion: an animal’s intelligence depends on the size of its brain in proportion (比例) to the size of its body. The elephant’s brain weighs ten pounds. But this is only 1/600^th of its 6,000 pounds body. A chimp’s brain weighs about one pound, or 1/120^th of its total body weight. So in proportion to its body size, the chimp has four times as much brain as the elephant----more brain for less body. The chimp is the champ!
小題1:Which is the best title ?

A．The Elephant’s Memory	B．The Cleverest Animal
C．Judging Intelligence	D．The Chimp’s Brain

小題2:The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A．there are several ways of measuring the intelligence of animals

B．chimps and elephants have the best memory

C．intelligence tests show that the chimp is the cleverest animal

D．the scientists designed a huge maze and ran the chimps and elephants through it

小題3:The delayed-response test is designed to test an animal’s________.

A．eyesight

B．intelligence

C．learning ability

D．memory

小題4:The passage tells that elephants ________.

A．never forget things	B．a(chǎn)re more clever than chimps
C．a(chǎn)re slower-moving than chimps	D．have better memories than chimps

小題5:According to the passage, a rhinoceros (犀牛) that weighs 2100 pounds, and has a 3-pound brain is
________.

A．a(chǎn)s clever as a chimp	B．more clever than an elephant
C．less clever than an elephant	D．a(chǎn)s clever as an elephant

第一節(jié) 完形填空 （共12小題；每小題1分，滿分12分）
(1)閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第31至第40小題所給的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。
I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven  29    years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life   30    . Suddenly I had to share my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.
Finally, I felt my    31     at my brother. The poor baby had no idea what    32     me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this house    33     did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved following me around. However, I seldom talked to him and   34     asked him to leave me alone.
Then all that changed. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago,   35   I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely    36    from my mind, reached through the bars (護欄). At once, he reached out his small hand and softly touched   37     . And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed everything. How could I hate someone who made me     38    so important? For the   39     time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored (寵愛), but through the eyes of a   40   .
29. A. happy              B. hard          C. lonely              D. busy
30. A. began               B. continued C. changed            D. saved
31. A. fun                  B. anger               C. fear                  D. worry
32  A. makes        B. has made     C. is making          D. had made
33. A. which               B. where        C. who                 D. what
34. A. always             B. already       C. hardly              D. almost
35. A. but                  B. so             C. or                    D. for
36   A. far                   B. sick           C. different           D. free
37   A. one                  B. both          C. mine                D. them
38. A. feel                    B. feeling              C. feels                 D. felt    
39  A. first                 B. second       C. last                  D. next
40. A. student             B. parent       C. teacher             D. sister

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。
I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last 36  of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always 37  at everyone. So I thought this would be very 38 .
Soon after we were given the project, my 39  went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be 40 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 41 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men 42 .
As I looked down at the short gentleman with 43  eyes, he said, “ Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I 44  the second man was mentally challenged（智障）and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young 45  at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, “ Coffee is all ,Miss.” Because that was all they could 46 .
I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 47tray（托盤）. I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here 48  through me to give you hope.”
When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 49  God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to 50 with this story in hand. I 51 “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “ Can I 52  this with the class?”
I slowly 53 and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be 54.
In my own way I had 55 the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.

小題1: A．question B．project C．class D．expression

小題2: A．smile B．laugh C．look D．stare

小題3: A．difficult B．funny C．important D．easy

小題4: A．teacher B．classmates C．family D．children

小題5: A．ordered B．served C．paid D．called

小題6: A．run away B．crowd in C．shout out D．move away

小題7: A．in surprise B．in silence C．in rags D．in fear

小題8: A．tearful B．blue C．closed D．black

小題9: A．realized B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．permitted D．a(chǎn)dmitted

小題10: A．helper B．gentleman C．lady D．friend

小題11: A．drink B．want C．take D．a(chǎn)fford

小題12: A．big B．separate C．flat D．round

小題13: A．working B．going C．getting D．carrying

小題14: A．how B．when C．where D．why

小題15: A．college B．home C．church D．McDonald’s

小題16: A．put up B．handed out C．handed in D．put away

小題17: A．publish B．share C．copy D．keep

小題18: A．turned B．left C．shook D．nodded

小題19: A．forgiven B．thanked C．helped D．remembered

小題20: A．touched B．knew C．forgot D．recognized