Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents   小題1:  my entire world and turned it upside down   小題2:  they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to   小題3:. Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   小題4: , I still wanted my family to stay the same.
My life changed completely   小題5:  the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,   小題6:  my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a   小題7:  whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no   小題8:  in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no   小題9:  that things could change back to the way they were.
Even though I  小題10: all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   小題11:  to him, he never gave up on me.  小題12:, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in   小題13: , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We  小題14:  a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed   小題15:  on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.   小題16:, I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.
I now realize my parents were  小題17:  about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he   小題18:  and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I learned an important   小題19:  —change is not always the worst thing that can   小題20: . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

小題21:

A．created B．shook C．entered D．occupied

小題22:

A．unless B．if C．when D．until

小題23:

A．break up B．hold up C．keep up D．show up

小題24:

A．whispered B．fought C．talked D．competed

小題25:

A．throughout B．beyond C．before D．a(chǎn)fter

小題26:

A．where B．a(chǎn)lthough C．while D．that

小題27:

A．visitor B．relative C．neighbor D．stranger

小題28:

A．confidence B．interest C．fear D．a(chǎn)nger

小題29:

A．doubt B．difference C．point D．way

小題30:

A．forgot B．supported C．resisted D．valued

小題31:

A．serious B．nice C．bad D．generous

小題32:

A．Gradually B．Immediately C．Usually D．Regularly

小題33:

A．mind B．trouble C．common D．order

小題34:

A．spent B．wasted C．lost D．saved

小題35:

A．experience B．information C．impression D．a(chǎn)dvice

小題36:

A．However B．Besides C．Eventually D．Occasionally

小題37:

A．wrong B．confident C．guilty D．right

小題38:

A．remarried B．returned C．changed D．left

小題39:

A．method B．truth C．skill D．word

小題40:

A．exist B．remain C．continue D．happen

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This   36  father of five children had deeply known his   37  of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the   38  by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra   39  her sight．As a result of his sister’s   40 , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.
On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get   41  the train when something   42  happened．An old blind man, who had   43  the space between two carriages for a door while   44  his way with a stick, suddenly fell   45  the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and   46  the blind man to safety．He   47  all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly  48  all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people   49  sent money and food to Andrews.
Andrews had been at the station   50  he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a   51  thing.
Andrews, however, received   52  attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active   53  to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews   54  start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was   55  to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.

小題1: A．homeless B．careless C．friendless D．jobless

小題2: A．truth B．share C．danger D．delay

小題3: A．a(chǎn)rm B．leg C．face D．stomach

小題4: A．lost B．hurt C．kept D．destroyed

小題5: A．a(chǎn)ge B．death C．problems D．shortcoming

小題6: A．on B．to C．off D．up

小題7: A．disappointed B．important C．funny D．unexpected

小題8: A．chosen B．reached C．mistaken D．forgotten

小題9: A．forcing B．feeling C．leading D．touching

小題10: A．into B．from C．under D．off

小題11: A．threw B．pushed C．drove D．pulled

小題12: A．shocked B．frightened C．impressed D．left

小題13: A．grew B．brought C．carried D．spread

小題14: A．yet B．even C．still D．ever

小題15: A．though B．before C．because D．till

小題16: A．sure B．correct C．popular D．necessary

小題17: A．close B．little C．much D．enough

小題18: A．help B．ideas C．reading D．reports

小題19: A．might B．could C．would D．did

小題20: A．ready B．a(chǎn)bout C．back D．worried

閱讀理解（共20小題; 每小題2分,滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly.But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight.I could hardly stay above the surface.
Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.
With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them of quickly while I swam for both of us.
Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.
But we were in serious trouble.The crew（船員）might not have noticed our disappearance.
And if they had,they could not return because the rudder（舵）had broken.Counsel thought of all this,and calmly made his plans.We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible,because we had no other hope of safety.I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time.This was how we did it:While one of us lay on his back,quite still,with arms crossed and legs stretched out（伸直）,the other would swim and push him along.We changed every ten minutes or so.In this way we could swim for hours,perhaps till daylight.The crash（破裂聲）of the ship and the whale（鯨）had appeared at about eleven o’clock.We had about eight hours to swim before daylight.This seemed possible,if the sea remained calm.
小題1:What happened to the man who told the story?

A．He and his companion got into the water to test their strength.

B．He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder.

C．He was knocked into the water by his enemy.

D．He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale.

小題2:Why did the two men cut their clothes?

A．Because no people helped them to take off their clothes.

B．Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea.

C．Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly.

D．Because they wanted to lifebuoys（救生圈）with their clothes.

小題3:What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?

A．not moving

B．even

C．yet

D．however

小題4:n order to save their strength,______.

A．one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed

B．they both swam calmly

C．they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water

D．they lay on their backs instead of swimming

小題5:Which one of the following is true?

A．Neither of the two men was good swimmers.

B．The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night.

C．The story took place at night.

D．The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship.

（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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A priest(牧師) had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The priest persuaded, offered warm milk, et The kitty would not come down. The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the priest decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitty. He did so, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent enough for him to reach the kitty. But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke.
The tree went “boing!” and the kitty at once sailed through the air —out of sight. The priest felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen his kitty. Nobody had seen a lost kitty.
So, he prayed, “God, I just give this kitty to your keeping,” and went on about his business.
Several days later he was at the grocery store, meeting one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food. Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?”
She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, you can keep it.” She told the priest, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. You won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A cat suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of her.” 
小題1:The priest drove his car to bend the tree in order to ________. 
A. get his kitty down from the tree
B. persuade his kitty to come down
  offer the kitty some warm milk
D. see if the rope was strong enough
小題2:The underlined sentence probably means that the priest _______.
A. was happy he didn’t have to care for the kitty
B. hoped his neighbors would look after his cat
  thought his kitty might be lost or killed
D. didn’t want to see his kitty any more
小題3: Why was the priest amazed when he saw the woman had bought much cat food?
A. Because he couldn’t imagine she had her own cat.
B. Because the woman was his church member.
  Because he thought she would live on cat food.
D. Because he knew clearly she didn’t like a cat.
小題4:Which may be the best title of this passage?
A. A flying cat                           B. A lucky girl
  God sent her a cat                   D. An unlucky priest   

Anyone who works in an office knows the power of technology. When it works, life is wonderful. Information files across the world in seconds. It saves time and makes our jobs easier. But when technology goes wrong, everyone hates it.
In March, Peter Golota received a gas bill for $0.00. He threw it away. In April, he received another bill for $0.00. He threw that one way, too. In May, the gas company sent him a letter which said he had to pay his gas bill. If he didn’t pay it, they were going to cut off his gas. He called and told them the bill was for $0.00. They said it was a computer error. But the bills continued. Finally, he sent a check for $0.00. This caused the bank’s computer to crash. After a lot of angry phone calls and the letters between the man, the gas company, and the bank, the case went to court. The gas company lost, and had to pay Peter Golota $8,000. It all happened because of a bill for $0.00.
A man from Colorado appeared on the news when he shot his computer because it crashed all the time. The man, who owned a bar, put the “dead” laptop on the wall for everyone to see. The police said, “It’s the first time someone shot a computer because he was angry with it.” They arrested him.
In December, Margaret Smart, of Energies Solutions, stood up in front of 2,000 people in Taxes. As she began to speak, her microphone stopped working. They found another one. After two minutes, that one also died. When she decided to show her notes on PowerPoint, the computer refused to start up. The title of her presentation was “Technology: The way Forward”.
小題1:Why did the bank’s computer crash?
A. Because it kept sending gas bills for $0.00.
B. Because Peter Golota sent a check for $0.00.
  Because the gas company sent a letter to the bank.
D. Because the gas bill case went to court.
小題2:Who got angry with his computer and shot it?
A. A bar owner.                                          B. A policeman.
  Peter Golota.                                        D. A bank manager.
小題3:Margaret Smart’s computer refuses to start up probably because ________.
A. there was a power failure                  B. it worked too long
  it went wrong                                D. someone shot her computer

My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire life. He’s usually  小題1:  all the weekdays and comes home only at weekends. Sometimes he stays ___小題2:__for two weeks at a time. __小題3:_I don't get to see him as often as I wish, we remain very __小題4:___.
My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you __小題5:__ up anything that you start. When I was eleven, my father bought me a piano. At first I was so __小題6:__ about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play. Then it got _小題7:_. I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop. Much as I tried, he __小題8:__me to go on. Now I have been playing for almost five years. I love it and I' m glad I __小題9:_my dad's advice.
My dad is _小題10:__talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years. Under his influence, I also like 小題11:    now. Sometimes my dad can be my biggest  小題12:  . He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show小題13:  . Sometimes he can be my biggest critic(批評家). He   小題14:  ignore the small mistakes I make. He encourages me never to lose   小題15:  , because he thinks that all my efforts will   小題16:   one day.
My dad is generous. Every Thursday night, he    小題17:   to read to the children at a children’s club. When he reads, their   小題18:   light up with curiosity about what will happen next. I feel   小題19:   of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to   小題20: .
I love Dad with all my heart. He’s a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world.
小題21: 

A．on

B．with

C．out

D．in

小題22:

A．a(chǎn)way

B．home

C．inside

D．a(chǎn)lone

小題23:

A．In case

B．Even though

C．If only

D．As if

小題24:

A．polite

B．kind

C．different

D．close

小題25:

A．give

B．put

C．take

D．speed

小題26:

A．nervous

B．a(chǎn)nxious

C．crazy

D．familiar

小題27:

A．rough

B．difficult

C．disappointing

D．boring

小題28: 

A．promised

B．persuaded

C．reminded

D．suggested

小題29:

A．received

B．challenged

C．took

D．listened

小題30: 

A．physically

B．typically

C．musically

D．exactly

小題31: 

A．chatting

B．dancing

C．writing

D．drawing

小題32:

A．director

B．supporter

C．scholar

D．sponsor

小題33:

A．however

B．so

C．a(chǎn)nd

D．still

小題34:

A．ever

B．often

C．never

D．even

小題35:

A．a(chǎn)im

B．dream

C．strength

D．heart

小題36: 

A．come true

B．take risks

C．pay off

D．let out

小題37:

A．a(chǎn)grees

B．likes

C．intends

D．offers

小題38:

A．bodies

B．a(chǎn)rms

C．hands

D．faces

小題39:

A．jealous

B．optimistic

C．proud

D．happy

小題40:

A．help

B．read

C．work

D．drive

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
In order to help children learn to use an English dictionary, you’ll obviously need to have one on hand for them to view.
__小題1:__ It is used to give the meaning and the usage of any given word in English.
__小題2:_ If it has not yet been introduced to the children, they need to learn it so that they can use the English dictionary effectively (高效地). __小題3:__ Ask the children to choose a word, and then show them how you search for the word by alphabetical order.
Show the children how to learn a new word with an English dictionary. __小題4:__ You will also need to point out how some words can be used as nouns and verbs, etc.
__小題5:__ To make sure that the children understand how to look up a word in the dictionary, ask them to choose a few more words, and guide them as they look each one up themselves.

A．Check if the children are familiar with the alphabet (字母表).

B．Begin with explaining what an English dictionary is used for.

C．The children will find a plain dictionary boring and uninteresting.

D．Finally, help the children to practice how to use the dictionary themselves.

E.     Finally, make sure the children have learned some new words with the dictionary.
F.     You need to show them how the dictionary explains the meaning of the word.
G.    When the children have well mastered the alphabet, simply show them how an English dictionary is used.

Life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, it looks as though TV channels will have disappeared by 2050. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programmers, newspapers and books will come to us in this way.
In many places, agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export. This uses a lot of water. Therefore, there could be serious shortages. Some futurologists (未來學(xué)家) predict that water could be the cause of wars if we don’t act now.
In future, cars will run on new，clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are．By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Also, by 2050, space planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
A number of large companies now use robots instead of people who ask for pay rises, or go on strike, and can not work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere—in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. In the last few years, scientists have discovered how to control genes and have already produced clones of animals. By 2050，scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they? 
小題1:By 2050, people will get information mainly by _______.

A．watching TV	B．reading newspapers
C．listening to the radio	D．turning to a website

小題2:From the second paragraph, we learn that _______.

A．the demand for water will increase a lot in the future

B．future wars will lead to an increasing need for water

C．there can be no agriculture without enough water

D．the population will decrease for lack of water

小題3:Which of the following is NOT a reality at the present time?

A．Scientists have found out how to control some genes.

B．Cars have computers which tell drivers their positions.

C．People can learn about what has happened anywhere on the Internet.

D．Robots have completely replaced humans in some factories.

小題4:What will play the biggest part in the quality of life in the future?

A．Medicine.

B．Technology.

C．Education.

D．Agriculture

James Joyce was an Irish novelist who revolutionized the methods of depicting characters and developing a plot in modern fiction. his astonishing way of constructing a novel, his frank portrayal（描畫, 描寫）of human nature in his books, and his complete command of English have made him one of the outstanding influences on literature in the 20th century. Many critics judge that he is second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of the English language. Joyce was deeply influenced by Ireland and wrote all his books about Dublin.
When he was in Dublin College, he studied languages and spent his spare time reading books. He refused to take part in the nationalist movement like his fellow students, but he became passionately（熱情地, 熱烈地）interested in literature. He wrote outspoken articles of literary criticism that shocked his teachers and even taught himself norwegian（挪威語）so that he could read Ibsen’s（挪威劇作家及詩人）works in the original.
When he graduated in 1902, he knew he would become a writer and an exile（流犯, 被放逐者）, because he felt he could not be one without the other. In order to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully, and as objectively as he knew how, about the people and places he knew best, he had to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion or public life. He went to France, Italy and Switzerland, where he lived in poverty and obscurity for the first 20 years, only returning to Ireland when his mother was dying. Except for a couple of brief trips, he stayed abroad all his life.
小題1:James Joyce was famous for many reasons except _______.

A．his way of constructing a novel

B．his frank portrayal of human nature

C．his complete command of English

D．his passion in literature

小題2:“he is second only to Shakespeare” is a comment on his ________.

A．a(chǎn)chievement in literature

B．a(chǎn)chievement in the nationalist movement

C．a(chǎn)chievement in his study of languages

D．mastery of the English language

小題3:How many examples are used to show his passion in literature?

A．2.

B．3.

C．1.

D．4.

小題4:Why did James Joyce stay abroad almost all his life?

A．Because he wanted to live in poverty and obscurity.

B．Because he wanted to write the people and places he knew best.

C．Because he wanted to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion or public life.

D．Because he wanted to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully and objectively about the people and the places he knew best.

第三部分　閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
On the first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate. I was looking around， when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said， “Hi， handsome！ I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(擁抱)？” I laughed and heartily responded， “Of course！”
“Why are you in college at such a young， innocent(天真的)age？” I asked.
She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband， get married， have children， and then travel around.”
“No， seriously，” I asked. I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one！” She told me. We became instant friends.
Over the year， Rose became a campus icon(偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams， you die. We have many people walking around who are dead， and they don't even know it！” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability，” she added. “But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they did， but rather for things they did not do.”
One week after graduation that year， Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
56.Rose started college at the age of 87 in order to　　　　.
A.marry a rich man  B.travel around the world
C.make more friends  D.realize her dream
57.Which of the following best explains “she was living it up” in the seventh paragraph？
A.She was living a long life.  B.She was enjoying herself.
C.She was spending a lot of money.  D.She was killing time.
58.When you lose your dreams， you die because　　　　.
A.there's no sense in living without your aim
B.you can't sleep well every night
C.you are too old and have to stop playing
D.something is terribly wrong with your brain
59.What would be the best title for the passage？
A.Meet the Challenge      B.Never Waste Time
C.Grow Up or Grow Old？  D.Have You Got Ready？