閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36至50各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中,選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
People who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds．It's   36  that being full of vim（活力） and vigor（精力） helps the body   37  illnesses, say the researchers from Carnegie Mellon University（CMU） in Pittsburgh．
"We need to take more seriously the possibility that a   38  emotional style is a fighter player in disease risk," says psychologist Sheldon Cohen, the study's lead researcher．
In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues found that people who   39  to be cheerful and lively were   40  likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms （癥狀）．
Those findings were interesting, but they didn't prove that a person's   41  affects whether he or she gets sick． 42  it was still possible that a person's underlying personality is   43  matters．
  44  suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing（外向的）and   45 , with high self-respect and a sense of  46  over life．This would mean that who we are, not how we feel, finally decides our   47  of catching colds．
To figure out which mattered more （personality or   48 ）, the CMU team   49  193 healthy adults．The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks．They told the researchers about the positive and negative   50  they had experienced that day．
The results showed that everyone in the study was   51  likely to get infected．Their symptoms（征兆）, however,   52  depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the   53  2 weeks．
Scientists   54  about whether negative emotions or positive emotions have a stronger  55  on how healthy we are．For now, it can't hurt to look on the bright side more often than not!

小題1:	A．necessary B．possible C．doubtful D．certain

小題2:	A．fight B．reduce C．stop D．remove

小題3:	A．negative B．standard C．passive D．positive

小題4:	A．failed B．managed C．tended D．had

小題5:A, most                        B．least                C．quite               D．indeed

小題6:	A．thought B．a(chǎn)ttitude C．strength D．quality

小題7:	A．Instead B．Therefore C．Thus D．Still

小題8:	A．that B．why C．what D．who

小題9:	A．Theory B．Reason C．Evidence D．interview

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ctive B．optimistic C．brave D．healthy

小題11:

A．control B．humour C．direction D．urgency

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ttitudes B．sufferings C．chances D．emotions

小題13:

A．qualities B．ideas C．emotions D．conditions

小題14:

A．examined B．watched C．tested D．interviewed

小題15:

A．characters B．feelings C．a(chǎn)ttitudes D．thoughts

小題16:

A．equally B．less C．most D．hardly

小題17:

A．occurred B．differed C．suffered D．reduced

小題18:

A．same B．exact C．valuable D．previous

小題19:

A．talk B．know C．a(chǎn)rgue D．think

小題20:

A．effect B．feeling C．impression D．impact

III 閱讀理解（共25小題；每小題2分，滿分50分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。                                 
It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.
The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.
Al Herpin died at the age of 95. 
41.The main idea of this passage is that _______
A. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive
B. people can live longer by trying not to sleep
C. large numbers of people do not need sleep
D. a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep
42.The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting ______
A. to find out whether his sleeplessness was really true
B. to find out why some old people didn't need any sleep
C. to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping
D. to cure him of his sleeplessness
43. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ____
A. needed no sleep at all                    B. needed some kind of sleep   
C . was too old to need any sleep       D .often slept in a chair
44.One reason that might explain Herpin' s sleeplessness was ______
A. his mother's injury before he was born
B. his magnificent physical condition
C. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit
D. that he hadn't got a bed
45.Al Herpin' s condition could be regarded as ______
A. a common one     B. very healthy      C. one that could be cured    D. a rare one

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21----40各題所給的4 個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
A farewell party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any pubic show where she didn’t know anyone. It made her  36  hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew  37 , there was no  38 to feel shy.  39she had made up her mind to  40  people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying goodbye to its 41  — she had left so many other  42 , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.
Yet this  43 was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her  44. She had put on her  45  black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of  46 for one evening, but now they had  47  old Miss Hutton of all people to give the  48 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting  49  about it, for it was the first rule her  50 had given her — avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as  51 showed through the sleeve of her  52  dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! For 53  out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her  54  with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She  55 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

小題1:	A．face B．show C．room D．dress

小題2:	A．nothing B．nobody C．everything D．everybody

小題3:	A．chance B．time C．reason D．use

小題4:	A．So B．But C．For D．There

小題5:	A．pay B．give C．enjoy D．offer

小題6:	A．guests B．people C．places D．things

小題7:	A．houses B．friends C．hotels D．parties

小題8:	A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．evening D．night

小題9:	A．life B．work C．school D．home

小題10:

A．large B．best C．most D．worst

小題11:

A．service B．exhibition C．Group D．a(chǎn)ttention

小題12:

A．ordered B．chosen C．wished D．helped

小題13:

A．long B．great C．goodbye D．welcome

小題14:

A．excited B．a(chǎn)nxious C．puzzled D．pleased

小題15:

A．teacher B．friend C．husband D．doctor

小題16:

A．they B．he C．it D．she

小題17:

A．black B．white C．red D．green

小題18:

A．getting B．putting C．breathing D．speaking

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ction B．speech C．work D．performance

小題20:

A．made B．enjoyed C．understood D．thought

Who doesn’t love sitting beside a cosy fire on a cold winter’s night ? Who doesn’t love to watch flames (火苗) curling up a chimney? Fire is one of man’s greatest friends, but also one of his greatest enemies. Many big fires are caused by carelessness. A lighted cigarette thrown out of a car or train window or a broken bottle lying on dry grass can start a fire. Sometimes, though, a fire can start on its own. Wet hay (草) can begin burning by itself. This is how it happens: the hay starts to rot (腐爛) and begins to give off heat which is trapped inside it. Finally, it bursts into flames. That’s why farmers cut and store (貯存) their hay when it’s dry. 
Fires have destroyed whole cities. In the 17th century, a small fire which began in a baker’s shop burnt down nearly every building in London. Moscow was set on fire during the war against Napoleon. This fire continued burning for seven days. And, of course, in 64 A.D. a fire burnt Rome. Even today, in spite of modern fire-fighting methods, fire causes millions of pounds’ worthy of damage each year both in our cities and in the countryside. It has been wisely said that fire is a good servant but a bad master .
39. The writer considers it ________ to sit beside a fire on a cold winter night .
A. nice      B. dangerous      C. unhappy        D. painful
40. Which of the following describes the way how hay begins burning on its own ?
A. wet hay ---- becomes dry ---- gives off heat ---- burns
B. dry hay ---- gets too much heat from the sun ---- gives out heat --- starts to burn
C. wet hay ---- begins to rot ---- gives out heat ---- starts to burn
D. dry hay ---- gives off heat ---- starts to rot ---- starts to burn
41. Many big fires are caused __________ .
A. by cigarette             B. by their own    
C. by dry grass              D. by people’s carelessness
42. How many examples did the writer give to show fires can destroy the whole city ?
A. One      B. Two      C. Three           D. Four
43. Which of the following statement is not true ?
A. Fires still cause much damage now although there are modern fire - fighting methods .
B. Fires cause less damage in the country than in the city .
C. Fire can be man’s good friend and also great enemy .
D. One should be careful not to throw a lighted cigarette everywhere .

Need more evidence that London is a serious coffee town? Mr. Davies is actually England’s third consecutive world barista champion. The first was James Hoffmann, who started Square Mile Coffee Roasters squaremilecoffee.com) in 2008 .It’s a small operation, recently relocated to an arched vault under some train tracks in East London.
Today, Square Mile’s black bags of beans have become shorthand for quality. They supply beans to Moon Bar (3 Bateman Street; 44-20-7287-4796), just opened by the same team behind Flat White (17 Berwick Street; 44-20-7734-0370; flat-white.co.uk).
Though it’s recently been co-opted(增加的) by chain stores, the “flat white” is also a symbol of serious coffee: it’s basically a cappuccino-size style— flat and white — a style imported from Australia (some say New Zealand) when a wave of baristas emigrated from those countries. (Australians and New Zealanders are to espresso what Russians are to chess: they’re just better at it.)
Still, independent stores continue to appear in all corners of the city. Last year, the Espresso Room (31 Great Ormond Street; 44-20-7932-137-380; theespressoroom.com) opened in a truly tiny storefront. Yet the owner Ben Townsend manages to fit a Marzocco espresso machine, some benches and a case with pastries.
And farther north in Islington, a bar called Tina, We Salute You (47 King Henry’s Walk; 44-20-3119-0047; tinawesaluteyou.com) opened last February. (According to the owners, the name comes from a daily greeting they give to a cheesecake portrait of a curvy subject named Tina.)
45. How many bars are mentioned in the text?
A. 4        B. 5.       C. 6      D. 7
46. We can read in the passage that Square Mile Coffee Roasters is well-known for its________.
A. milk    B. chess   C. beans   D. fruit
47. According to the text, we know that________.
A.UK is home to the flat-white.
B. the flat-white is exported from Australia.
C. chess is popular in Russia.
D. you can find the flat-white only in the chain stores.
48. The writer wrote this passage in order to tell us________.
A. the meaning of   “flat white”.         B. London is famous for its history.
C. the number of coffee bars in London    D. London is famous for its coffee bar.

Most teenagers are given pocket money by their parents in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Teenagers get between ￡7 and ￡20 a Week. They spend it on fast food, clothes, the cinema, concerts, magazines and mobile phone.
Lazy parents?
37% of parents pay teenagers to clean the room, and 66% of parents pay teenagers to take the rubbish out.
Lazy teens?
51% of teenagers don't make their beds before they leave home. Only 13 % of teenagers wash the car for money. Some parents even pay their teenagers to do their homework.
Equality? Not yet!
Boys get more money than girls for most odd jobs. For washing the dishes, boys get about ￡4 and girls get about ￡1.
And if you need some more money?
Teens get an extra ￡250 a year out of their parents except pocket money! About 50% of teens get gifts of money from their grandparents. Go to Mum if you need extra money! She gives more than Dad.
Where you live makes a difference!
Parents in Scotland and the North of England give the most pocket money.
Spending
51% spend their money on clothes. 30% buy cosmetics, jewelry and toiletries (化妝品). Less than 40% of teenagers save their money.
Earnings
Here is what some children told us about their pocket money: I get ￡30 a month. I have to take the rubbish out and tidy my room. -- Emma, 15, Edinburgh
I get ￡10 a week. But I have to clean the car and the house and load and unload the dishwasher. I usually save the money. -- James, 12, Sheffield.
I get ￡7.50 a week. I have to be "good" but I don't have to do any jobs for the money. -- Lain, 13, Cardiff.
I get ￡5 a week. But our neighbors go away a lot and they give me ￡25 a week for looking after their cats. -- Richard, 13, Belfast.
68. Which of the following would be the best title for the test?
A. How to get pocket money.                               B. Pocket money in Britain.
C. How to spend pocket money.                         D. How teenagers everywhere get pocket money.
69. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Most parents are so lazy that they let their children do housework.
B. Most teens are too lazy to do housework unless they are given pocket money.
C. Boys and girls aren't equal in getting pocket money when they do odd jobs.
D. It isn't right for children to ask for pocket money.
70. We can infer from the passage that.
A. boys earn the same amount of money at home as girls
B. only rich parents give children pocket money
C. girls earn more money at home than boys
D. most children don't save their pocket money
71. Who probably gets the most pocket money for a whole year according to the passage?
A. Richard.           B. James.            C. Lain.              D. Emma.

Goals can help you do, be and experience everything you want in life．Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen．
Successful and happy people have an idea of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them succeed．By setting goals you are taking control of your life．It’s like having a map to show you where you want to go．Think of it this way．There are two drivers．One has a destination in mind which is laid out for her on a map．She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns．The other driver has no goal or destination or map．She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives without an aim around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil．Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them．Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals．Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident．Goals aren’t difficult to set---and they aren’t difficult to reach．It’s up to you to find out what your goals and ideals（理想） really are．
Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve．Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power．Like a contract（合同） with yourself, they are harder to neglect（忽視） or forget．Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself be continuously alert（警覺） to situations that will further your goals．
60．The writer gave the example of two drivers to show_______________．
A．how stupid the first driver was              B．the importance of having a map
C．how stupid the second driver was            D．the importance of setting a goal
61．According to the passage, successful people are different from unsuccessful ones in that ______．
A．the successful people set goals for everything and can get help from others
B．the unsuccessful people’s goals are often too big for them to realize
C．the successful people set goals in their lives and make plans to carry them out
D．the unsuccessful people make plans for everything but can not work hard
62．According to the passage, the most important thing in realizing one’s ideal is to_______．
A．try to be realistic about one’s ability
B．let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true
C．let others understand him or her first, then work together with them
D．have a clear mind of what he or she wants in life
63．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Goals help you succeed．               B． How to succeed．
C．Why we always failed．                 D． A research on setting goals．

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，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。
Parsley（歐芹）is an ancient green and a respected addition to many foods. But other times, its job is just to make a mealtime plate look pretty. Poor parsley, valued for its looks, then is thrown away. Yet parsley is a good source of vitamins and other nutrients. The taste is a little strong for some people, but others chew on parsley to freshen their breath.
Curly parsley is the king that often ends up being used just for appearance. Flat-leaf parsley is easier to work with for cooking. This kind is often called Italian or French parsley. Do you know about a third kind of parsley? Hamburg parsley has flat leaves that can be used for the same purposes as other parsley. But Hamburg parsley has a large root which is used as a vegetable to add flavor to soups.
Parsley is used in foods such as tabouli, a traditional Lebanese salad, and is often served with lamb, fish and beef dishes. Parsley is a herb if you use just the greens. if the root is used, then parsley is considered a vegetable.
Some gardeners suggest that to get the best-tasting parsley, you should plant new seeds every year. You can get parsley to grow faster by pouring warm water over the seeds. Leave the seeds in the water overnight. Then you can grow them in containers indoors or plant them outside. Parsley grows best when temperatures are below twenty-one degrees Celsius. It likes to grow in sunny places. Tile seeds need rich soil. Plant the seeds about fifteen to twenty-five centimeters apart. Water them regularly during tile first month. After that, parsley does not need very much water. You can harvest parsley by cutting most of the plant or leave more of the plant in the ground for a second crop.
51．From the passage we can learn that __________.
A．people don’t like parsley’s strong taste at all
B．people don’t attach great importance to parsley’s value
C．parsley has been widely planted in the world
D．only ancient people used parsley as an addition
52．Which of the following cab be the best title for the passage?
A．The Planting of Parsley      B．To Parsley’s Regret
C．Parsley           D．The Use of Parsley
53．It seems _________ to the writer that parsley is valued for its looks.
A．regretful      B．unbelievable  C．confusing        D．doubtful
54．The last paragraph mainly deals with __________.
A．how to use parsley      B．whether people like parsley
C．how to plant parsley       D．how the author feels about parsley

How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs?
These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that men might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source.
For a long time people buried garbage or dumped it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. But garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil fuels. As we use up our fossil-fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source.
Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city's garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as the world produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil!
But there are problems in using garbage as a fuel. Garbage that burns easily, such as food scraps and paper, must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials that do not burn easily. This separation process is normally costly. Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air.
Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.
53. What two problems can be solved by burning garbage?
A. The shortage of energy; Air pollution.
B. The shortage of energy; the shortage of empty land for holding garbage.
C. Air pollution; the shortage of empty land for holding garbage.
D. Air pollution; the shortage of fossil fuel.
54.Which of the following is NOT a result of burning garbage?
A. The heat produced is used to boil water.
B. The steam produced is used to make electricity.
C. The garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels.
D. The steam produced is used to heat buildings.
55.According to the passage. Which of the following four groups of garbage is ready for burning?
A. food scraps and metals                    B. paper and glass
C. metals and glass                             D. food scraps and paper
56.What is the general tone of the passage?
A. optimistic                       B. indifferent                     C. advocating               D. anxious

The Need for Holidays
You’ve no doubt heard people say how much they “need” a holiday，when what they really mean is that they want one．Certainly，people working under pressure feel a very strong desire to escape from work and become less tight during their holidays，and experience a changed environment. For this reason, holidays away from home are now seen by most people as necessary to their quality life. However, work for many people today are office work and mental, rather than physical tasks. These people may seek much more energy taking activities while on holiday, rather than simply lying on a beach.
Once people become used to going on holiday, taking holidays becomes a habit. Even in a recession(經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條時期), for many people the holiday is one of the last things to be given up, and indeed many workers have chosen to spend some of their last pay when being laid off on a holiday, perhaps to give themselves a "lift” before facing a gloomy(暗淡的)future.
Perhaps we don't like to admit it, but most of us also enjoy showing off about the places we have been to, and the lovely tans：dark skins we have got. The idea of tanning, however, is becoming less attractive than it was. So many tourists are now able to afford holidays in the sun that tans have become quite common；and although we join a tan together with health(and it is true that a certain amount of sunshine gives us a feeling of being healthy), it has been fully shown that sunshine，especially when received over a short, focused period of time, results in high danger of skin problems, as well as drying out one's skin and leading to more lines on your face later in life.
57．More and more people choose to have holidays because they ________.
A. hate working indoors all the time                      B. want to get away from work
C. love enjoying the beauties of nature                      D. become rich and want a better life
58．From this passage we learned that some people can not live without ______．
A. a tan            B. a job           C. a pay       D. a holiday
59．A holiday may __________ when one has to face some difficulties in life．
A. cheer someone up                                          B. help someone find a job
C. be the last thing to be given up                             D. bring good luck to someone
60．At the end of the passage the writer tries to tell the reader ________.
A. the importance of getting sunshine                        B. the bad effect of being on holiday
C. the result of getting sun tanned                             D. the healthy look of being tanned