One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to  36  a great climbing plant that had grown  37  a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and   38  the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a  39  of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then  40  something  41  among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his  42  ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手鐲）. He ran into the house to  43  me.
“You won’t believe that the   44  blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we   45  to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to  46  in a cradle（搖擺）of gold!”
When my daughter came over on the eve of the  47  ,we told her about this   48  occurrence.
“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud   49  .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I   50  a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”
As the bracelet no longer  51  its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗禮）.Among the   52  the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like  53  . I hope that if my grandson  54  loses it, one of the   55  that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
36．A．remove                   B．cover                      C．grow                      D．water
37．A．beyond                   B．over                       C．a(chǎn)cross                     D．through
38．A．build                      B．paint                      C．rescue                     D．print
39．A．nest                        B．baby                       C．body                      D．egg
40．A．moved                    B．got                         C．picked                    D．noticed
41．A．nice                       B．colorful                  C．shiny                      D．special
42．A．horror                    B．surprise                  C．delight                    D．disappointment
43．A．a(chǎn)sk                         B．tell                         C．show                      D．give
44．A．working                 B．cheating                  C．dreaming                D．thieving
45．A．buy                        B．plant                      C．store                       D．collect
46．A．lie                          B．sing                        C．listen                      D．wait
47．A．party                      B．Christmas               C．birthday                  D．wedding
48．A．important               B．strange                   C．terrible                   D．funny
49．A．cry                         B．sigh                        C．laugh                      D．sound
50．A．hid                         B．threw                            C．lost                        D．broke
51．A．fitted                      B．satisfied                  C．matched                  D．interested
52．A．jewels                    B．toys                        C．clothes                    D．presents
53．A．a(chǎn)ttractive                B．new                        C．modern                   D．golden
54．A．a(chǎn)lmost                    B．just                        C．even                       D．ever
55．A．blackbirds               B．grandchildren          C．neighbors                D．mice

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed  36  . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their   37 
for granted, just as he  38  himself. Now, however, he felt  39  —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his  40  .
Seeking more personally satisfying  41  , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命運(yùn)）played a cruel  42  on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was  43  to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to  44  the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only  45  . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（帶插圖的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are  46  you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world  47  seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be   48  in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel   49  making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be  51  . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are   52  for us.
In spite of his new  53  and wealth, Jimmy prefers working  54  at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could  55  .
36．A．unhappy                 B．unusual                   C．unfair                     D．uneasy
37．A．health                     B．wealth                    C．happiness                D．illnesses
38．A．ought to                 B．had to                     C．needed to                D．used to
39．A．a(chǎn)shamed                 B．disappointed            C．helpless                  D．endless
40．A．crying                    B．painting                  C．imagination             D．consideration
41．A．home                            B．condition                C．situation                 D．work
42．A．game                      B．trick                       C．role                        D．part
43．A．unable                    B．impossible              C．unfit                       D．difficult
44．A．understand              B．face                        C．refuse                     D．recognize
45．A．failures                   B．efforts                    C．choices                   D．interests
46．A．that                        B．what                       C．which                     D．whoever
47．A．a(chǎn)lways                    B．seldom                   C．sometimes               D．usually
48．A．found                     B．drawn                     C．written                   D．a(chǎn)ccepted
49．A．a(chǎn)fter                       B．a(chǎn)bout                      C．with                       D．before
50．A．powerful                B．hopeful                   C．useful                     D．successful
51．A．great                      B．strong                     C．brave                      D．equal
52．A．scientific                B．basic                      C．right                       D．simple
53．A．product                  B．fame                      C．name                      D．job
54．A．rapidly                   B．separately               C．slowly                    D．quietly
55．A．offer                      B．gain                       C．gather                     D．earn

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would   38  things down.
I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41  my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路養(yǎng)護(hù)）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was  45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our  47  route along the I-595,   48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.
“Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that   53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that   55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.
36． A．wipe                     B．cut                         C．put                         D．send
37． A．When                   B．How                       C．Why                       D．Where
38． A．turn                      B．keep                       C．make                      D．cool
39． A．parents                 B．school-times            C．friends                    D．school yards
40． A．office                   B．classroom               C．restaurant                D．living room
41． A．but                       B．or                          C．for                         D．so
42． A．work                    B．study                      C．stay                        D．spend
43． A．business                B．possession               C．position                  D．place
44． A．a(chǎn)way                    B．from                      C．far                         D．clear
45． A．easy                            B．lonely                     C．smelly                    D．noisy
46． A．for                       B．like                        C．a(chǎn)fter                       D．a(chǎn)s
47． A．regular                 B．common                 C．unusual                   D．normal
48． A．reaching               B．going                            C．looking                   D．heading
49． A．cars                      B．bottles                    C．branches                 D．glasses
50． A．check                  B．help                       C．take                        D．bring
51． A．decide                  B．hurry                      C．consider                  D．stop
52． A．Above                  B．Behind                   C．Ahead                    D．Below
53． A．hung                    B．trapped                   C．caught                    D．fell
54． A．stored                   B．deserted                  C．lost                        D．hid
55． A．bridge                  B．tree                        C．moment                  D．way

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it ?” I wondered . I   36     it over . There , in faded ink , was a hand-scrawled（手寫的）   37     . Immediately my mind traveled     38    many years .
I was nine years old , walking down the cold , wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my    39     that day , I came to that Company finally , whose owner , Mr Rader , had always taken me there to ask his workers    40     they wanted any magazines .
Shaking off the     41    like a wet dog , I entered Mr Rader’s office . After a quick glance he     42    me over to the fire-place . Noticing the     43    in the top of my     44    , he said , “ Come with me !” pulling me into his pickup    45     . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside , a salesman    46     me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had    47     seen . I     48    about 10 feet tall when I got up    49     them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .
Back in his office , Mr Rader took out a     50    , wrote something on it , and handed it to me . With    51     eyes , I read , “ Do to others as you would have them do to you .” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to    52     I love you”.
I said good-bye , and for the first time I    53     a flicker of hope that somehow things would be    54     . With people like Mr Rader in the world , there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a    55     .
36．A．read                             B．thought                  C．turned                    D．passed
37．A．a(chǎn)ddress                  B．list                        C．message                 D．information
38．A．forward                 B．so                          C．a(chǎn)head                     D．back
39．A．return                    B．rounds                   C．trip                        D．a(chǎn)rrival
40．A．if only                   B．how                       C．whether                 D．why
41．A．dust                       B．sweat                     C．tail                         D．rain
42．A．led                        B．followed                C．watched                 D．carried
43．A．hole                             B．mud                             C．water                     D．cover
44．A．magazine                  B．shoe                         C．sock                         D．bag
45．A．truck                     B．factory                   C．home                     D．store
46．A．dressed                  B．fitted                     C．showed                  D．comforted
47．A．ever                             B．a(chǎn)lready                  C．never                     D．hardly
48．A．a(chǎn)ppeared                B．seemed                  C．looked                   D．felt
49．A．for                        B．with                             C．on                         D．in
50．A．pen                       B．paper                     C．card                       D．notebook
51．A．tearful                   B．unbelievable           C．curious                  D．puzzled
52．A．a(chǎn)dmit                    B．know                     C．consider                 D．express
53．A．sensed                   B．received                 C．lost                        D．gained
54．A．mistaken                B．right                      C．a(chǎn)ll right                 D．possible
55．A．deal                       B．fortune                  C．choice                    D．difference

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important  36  : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you  37  money.
This is how I   38  with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store  39  to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the   40  . If an accident takes place, the  41  of which I think the local police could use, I  42  him up and tell him about it, though I am not in   43  here. One discovery I made about this world is to give  44  getting something back, though the  45  often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important  46  letter to my home, though it was   47  to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of   48  . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was  49  . I was told at the window that there were  50  boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long  51  list. As I was about to  52  , the postmaster appeared in the   53  .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office  54  we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get  55  but complaints（投訴）.”
36．A．decision                  B．research                  C．speech                    D．discovery
37．A．earn                       B．lack                        C．spend                     D．steal
38．A．experienced            B．connected               C．combined                D．a(chǎn)greed
39．A．happens                  B．flashes                    C．sticks                      D．leads
40．A．postmaster              B．headmaster              C．storekeeper             D．policeman
41．A．story                      B．damage                   C．challenge                D．material
42．A．call                        B．hold                       C．break                      D．pick
43．A．need                       B．trouble                   C．common                 D．charge
44．A．within                    B．without                   C．for                         D．before
45．A．process                   B．goal                       C．return                     D．concern
46．A．curious                   B．immediate               C．special                    D．heavy
47．A．realized                  B．a(chǎn)ddressed                C．forgotten                D．brought
48．A．invitation                B．a(chǎn)pology                  C．instruction                     D．a(chǎn)ppreciation
49．A．dealing                   B．providing                C．operating                D．starting
50．A．enough                   B．some                      C．no                          D．more
51．A．a(chǎn)dmitting                B．relating                   C．examining               D．waiting
52．A．leave                      B．shout                      C．guess                      D．conduct
53．A．window                  B．doorway                 C．library                    D．yard
54．A．in case                   B．now that                 C．even if                    D．a(chǎn)s if
55．A．a(chǎn)nything                 B．everything                     C．nothing                   D．something

A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California．As we walked along the aisle (過(guò)道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle．The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves．As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm． 
At this point my friend spoke up．A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(嚴(yán)厲地)．I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child．Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy．How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three．” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages．“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said．
The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face．Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out．” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy．”
As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner．“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him．
小題1:The mother was angry with her baby because 　 　　．

A．the mother was very tired

B．the baby asked for more things

C．the baby ran madly in the store

D．the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves

小題2:We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend 　　  　．

A．treated her children well only

B．was probably good to any child

C．liked the boy very much

D．a(chǎn)lways wanted to help others

小題3:The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to 　 　　．

A．show her sympathy for the woman

B．know something about the boy first

C．show her anger with the woman

D．make the woman realize children’s natural quality

小題4:With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that 　　　 ．

A．we should respect a child’s nature

B．we should never blame a child

C．mothers usually share the same interest

D．mothers should try to be gentle and polite

On a hot day, I decide to mow our extremely hilly lawn. It was likely to    21    a jungle（叢林）with weeds growing wildly. I need to mow it at once.
After several false    22      , I had to examine it and finally got our old lawn mower     23      . I was mowing and trying hard to push the machine uphill, which was really a hard job, for the machine was too old to work well. I was so   24  that I complained under my breath, so I decided to take a short break.
At the top of a rise, I   25  to see my 12-year-old John Thomas standing there, with a smile on his face and a glass of    26  in his hand.  "Here, Mom, "he said, "have a drink, Want me to help you? Dad   27  me work on hte flat places."
I  28   the ice water and went to sit in the      29  of a tall tree. As I took my drink, I   30    my son. To my surprise, he didn't seem to be    31   the normal mowing pattern. And he kept smiling at me   32   he worked. I wondered    33  made him so happy? I thought to myself.
After a while, he    34   mowing and looked in my direction. "Hey, Mom. Could you  35 here? "   "He's always　naughty like this, lazy again?" I said to myself    36     .  Then I stood up and walked across the lawn, noticing that he had missed a sizable spot. "John, you didn't..."  My angry words gradually became      37    , for the spot I thought he'd missed had been       38     mowed into the shape of a（an）   39  , suddenly I felt something warm and gentle rising from inside.
"Like it, Mom? It's mine and it's for you."  he asked with a big    40  .
"Now I'll finish the job."
21. A. turn on B. turn into     C. turn down  D. turn up
22. A. starts    B. words C. ends    D. behavior
23. A. work    B. move  C. going  D. flying
24. A. cheerful       B. tired   C. cared  D. boring
25. A. looked through    B. looked over       C. looked after       D. looked up
26. A. hot tea  B. chocolate    C. milk   D. ice water
27. A. asks      B. allows C. lets     D. agrees
28. A. drank   B. heated C. accepted     D. received
29. A. shade    B. leaves C. root    D. top
30. A. saw      B. watched     C. observed    D. noticed
31. A. feeling  B. finding       C. following   D. feeding
32. A. if  B. since   C. whether      D. as
33. A. what     B. that     C. all      D. it
34. A. continued     B. went on      C. stopped      D. finished
35. A. go over B. turn over    C. driver over D. come over
36. A. happily B. angrily       C. eagerly       D. anxiously
37. A. heavier B. thicker       C. louder D. quieter
38. A. carefully      B. carelessly   C. casually      D. comfortably
39. A. heart                  B. apple  C. hand   D. foot
40. A. sign      B. smile  C. surprise      D. sigh

旅行難道只能讓人們享受美景放松心情嗎？不，它還可以很有效果的降低犯罪率，這一點(diǎn)你相信嗎？來(lái)看這篇文章吧
Americans think that travel is good for you, some even think it can help one of the country's worst problems-crime (犯罪).     
Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes goes up and up. And many criminals (罪犯)are young. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all.
There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesn't change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison.
One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help theft friends ill time of danger. This helped them to grow into men. So Bob Burton started" Vision Quest".
He takes young criminals on a long, long journey with horses and wagons(馬車), 3,000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.
The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance. 
It's hard work on the road. The work starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before. But they can love their horse. That love can help them to a new life.
Not all the young people on Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day_____________. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today. Americans still say, " Go west, young man."
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?    
2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
The criminals are very unfortunate ,because they have single parent or they are orphans
3.Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within ten words)    
4.What do you think of the meaning of the travel to the young men in the old days according to the passage?(within 30 words)
5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

  London has more than nine million visitors every year.They come and visit some of the most famous places in England:Big Ben,the Tower of London and the River Thames.?You can see some of the most interesting places in the city by getting on one of London’s tour buses.It has an open roof and let you off at any places you want to visit.?
The River Thames is London’s main waterway.It has shaped the capital’s landscape,history and geography. So one of the best ways of making sense of the city is to take a trip along the river. Much of the river bank can now be walked along,particularly the south bank.?
The clock tower of the  House of Parliament, Big Ben,has become one of the main symbols of London.It rises up nearly 100m to a golden point above the clock and a 13-ton bell.The sound of the bell,which you can hear at the beginning of many television and radio programmes,has become well-known throughout the nation.No visit to London is complete without a look at the Tower of London.It is in the eastern part of the city.After Big Ben,the Tower may be London’s most visited tourist spot.?Sightseeing in London is great,but _____.So,the best way to start the day is to fill yourself up with an English breakfast.For starters,have an egg,bacon,sausages,tomatoes,mushrooms,black pudding and fried bread.Then finish off with toast and jam,and a large pot of tea.You can buy an English breakfast in nearly every hotel,and in many restaurants and cafés.?
An English pub is a good place to stop for lunch and a drink:you can get hot or cold food and try one of England’s beers.Or you can sit outside one of the many roadside pubs and cafés in London,and simply watch the busy world go by.?
1. What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words.)?
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one??
It is very regretful if you don’t go to the Tower of London when visiting London.?
3. Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper expressions to complete the sentence.
(Please answer within 10 words.)?
4. Which place of London do you want to visit most?Why?(Please answer within 30 words.)
5. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.?

All people, ____they are old or young,black or white,all hold the same dream to have a peaceful world.?

A．whether

B．however?

C．no matter

D．even though?