We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing（吃草） on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But   36  in our minds is the final destination（目的地）. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will  37  into the station. Bands will be playing and flags   38  . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will   39  and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)   40   jigsaw（拼圖） puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles（過道）, damning（詛咒） the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the  41  , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I  42  a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the   43  kid through college.” “When I have   44  off the debts!” “When I get a promotion（提升）.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live   45  ever after!”
  46  , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The  47  joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It   48  leaves us behind.
“Cherish（珍視） the moment” is a good   49  . It is the burdens（負擔(dān)） of today that drive us to keep on   50  . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate（激發(fā)） us to overcome the   51  and look forward to the future.
So   52  pacing the aisles and counting the miles.   53  , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot（赤腳） more   54  , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived   55  we go along. The station will come soon enough.
小題1:A hidden      B faint      C deep      D buried
小題2:A pull      B get      C approach      D arrive
小題3: A floating      B waving      C raising      D shaking
小題4:A come up      B come around      C come out      D come true
小題5:A divided      B separated      C completed      D united
小題6:A station     B age      C target      D point
小題7:A borrow      B buy      C order      D rent
小題8:A first      B best      C last      D eldest
小題9:A cut      B left      C taken      D paid
小題10:A happily      B fully      C anxiously      D freely
小題11:A Believe it or not      B Sooner or later      C Once again      D All at once
小題12:A simple      B basic      C true      D final
小題13:A eventually（最后）      B accidentally      C instantly      D constantly
小題14:A motto（箴言）      B sentence      C concept     D slogan（標(biāo)語）
小題15:A pushing      B trying      C working      D sticking
小題16:A effort      B mistake      C challenge      D fault
小題17:A consider      B stop      C go on      D plan on
小題18:A Besides      B Thus      C However      D Instead
小題19:A often      B gently      C quickly      D slowly
小題20:A if      B unless      C as      D once

After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail（衰弱） and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed（擠榨的） orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture（表示）, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom “Why doesn’t Dad love me?” Mom frowned（皺眉）, “Who said he doesn’t love you?”“Well, he never tells me,” I complained. He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap（小片） metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad handfed scrap steel into a device（裝置） that chopped （切）it as cleanly as a butcher（屠夫） chops a rack of ribs（肋骨）. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors（剪刀）, with blades（刃） thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed（搓） his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment（涂劑）. “Why don’t you hire a cook?” Dad asked , giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
小題1:What would be the best title for the passage?
A I just couldn’t understand my father      B My father never loved me
C Silent fatherly love      D My hard-working father
小題2:The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because ______.
A that was the author’s favorite      B he was sure the author would be thirsty
C the author was always complaining      D that was a gesture of love
小題3:The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because ______.
A his job was too dangerous      B his job required high skills
C he wanted to save money      D he was not good at communicating with others
小題4:We may infer from the passage that ______.
A the author’s father lacked a sense of humor
B the author quite understood his father as time went on
C the author’s father didn’t love him very much
D the author’s father was too strict with him

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in the darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t   36 .What was worse was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone didn’t  37  . Nothing could be done but  38   in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the   39   of the rescue.
It is almost   40   that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  41  , “First of all I checked up on my physical  42  and found myself not in fatal(致命的) danger. Finding no   43   to call for help, I leaned back to try my best to keep the wound from  44  . In this way I fell asleep.
This  45  me of another story: A group of young men   46   to explore a mountain cave and got lost.  47  to find a way out in the dark cave they were  48   and ran anxiously without a sense of   49  . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the  50    people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the   51   of the cave. If they stayed where they got lost and tried to   52  themselves, they would probably   53   a small light glimmering(閃爍) not far away.
We can compare it with our   54   itself. Sometimes when we meet with difficulties in life, we feel lost in the darkness. If it is unclear, you needn’t put up a struggle    55  . Remember: CALM DOWN!

小題1:	A．recover B．move C．escape D．shout

小題2:	A．control B．operate C．ring D．work

小題3:	A．cry B．lie C．wait D．sleep

小題4:	A．failure B．success C．team D．a(chǎn)rrival

小題5:	A．untrue B．unbelievable C．reasonable D．strange

小題6:	A．conclusion B．decision C．explanation D．bravery

小題7:	A．conditions B．situations C．signs D．cases

小題8:	A．method B．way C．road D．a(chǎn)pproach

小題9:	A．paining B．spreading C．hurting D．bleeding

小題10:

A．reminds B．informs C．demands D．tells

小題11:

A．had B．managed C．tried D．planned

小題12:

A．Unwilling B．Unable C．Determined D．Deciding

小題13:

A．frightened B．surprised C．excited D．disappointed

小題14:

A．hearing B．sight C．touch D．direction

小題15:

A．rescue B．village C．local D．brave

小題16:

A．end B．top C．opening D．door

小題17:

A．save B．help C．check D．calm

小題18:

A．look B．sense C．catch D．realize

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)dventure B．a(chǎn)ccident C．life D．experience

小題20:

A．really B．immediately C．carefully D．certainly

When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (對…過敏) flour can be painful.
But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.
With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方), changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (標(biāo)準(zhǔn)粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘爐).
They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.
小題1:A good title for this passage would be ______.

A．A Sick Baker	B．A Brick-oven Bread Baker
C．An Old-fashioned Baker	D．How to Overcome Allergy

小題2: Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he ______.

A．suffered from allergy to flour	B．didn’t like the job
C．wanted to make more money	D．wanted to form his own company

小題3:During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, ______.

A．he founded Arnold Bakery

B．he tried a new method of baking

C．he helped the company improve their production

D．he became successful in his business

小題4:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.

B．Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.

C．Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.

D．Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

What is true friendship? True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friends’ help, you will  36  them to dinner, and you will put your friends in a difficult  37  when you have to protect yourself.  38  true friendship is understanding of the souls and the  39  of the hearts. True friends are connected in hearts every minute whatever the  40  is.
True friendship involves  41  : doing something for someone else while expecting nothing 42  ; sharing thoughts and feelings  43  fear of judgment or negative criticism.
 44  is essential to true friendship. We need to be able to  45  our deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will  46  on the Internet the next day! Failing to 47  those secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. True friendship has  48  to do with fame, power, or possessions. True friends  49  contact you at usual time, but come to you  50  you need their help. They care not  51  you are, but who you are. You’re not his stepping-stone to 52 but are his walking stick to  53  difficulties. When you are happy, you are  54  to forget him, but when you are in trouble, he is the first one you will  55  for help.

小題1:	A．inform B．regard C．treat D．a(chǎn)dvise

小題2:	A．situation B．state C．occasion D．surrounding

小題3:	A．In a word B．On the contrary C．In a nutshell D．On average

小題4:	A．consideration B．connection C．a(chǎn)ttraction D．communication

小題5:	A．distance B．destination C．position D．a(chǎn)mbition

小題6:	A．promise B．a(chǎn)ction C．belief D．words

小題7:	A．in turn B．a(chǎn)t times C．in return D．a(chǎn)t no times

小題8:	A．with B．without C．despite D．beyond

小題9:	A．Trust B．Honesty C．Kindness D．Humor

小題10:

A．keep B．unite C．share D．realize

小題11:

A．take up B．end up C．come up D．bring up

小題12:

A．keep B．prevent C．protect D．remain

小題13:

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

小題14:

A．frequently B．regularly C．seldom D．usually

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)ll the time B．a(chǎn)ny time C．each time D．by the time

小題16:

A．where B．who C．how D．what

小題17:

A．dream B．future C．success D．a(chǎn)im

小題18:

A．live through B．put through C．break through D．look through

小題19:

A．possible B．likely C．probable D．impossible

小題20:

A．turn to B．bring in C．set out D．look up

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31—50各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late,   31 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the   32  where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I   33  the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   34 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   35  this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 36  up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜臺). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.   37 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very  38 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew（提�。� some money and   39 about opening an account. I gave her necessary   40  and she went out.   41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42  with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 43  my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time   44  I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!   45 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.   46 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “   47 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my   48 , the first customer was a girl   49  a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The   50 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)s B．but C．a(chǎn)nd D．or

小題2:	A．hotel B．shop C．bank D．restaurant

小題3:	A．believe B．think C．guess D．hope

小題4:	A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題5:	A．excuse B．idea C．cause D．a(chǎn)nswer

小題6:	A．Hurry B．Set C．Catch D．Get

小題7:	A．Before B．Behind C．Beyond D．Against

小題8:	A．nervous B．shy C．calm D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題9:	A．cared B．talked C．a(chǎn)sked D．worried

小題10:

A．information B．offer C．news D．support

小題11:

A．Again B．Then C．Thus D．However

小題12:

A．hidden B．filled C．decorated D．covered

小題13:

A．took B．closed C．filled D．came

小題14:

A．before B．a(chǎn)fter C．when D．that

小題15:

A．Even B．Still C．Just D．Ever

小題16:

A．As usual B．For one thing C．In fact D．In general

小題17:

A．Less B．Plenty C．More D．None

小題18:

A．pleasure B．surprise C．joy D．regret

小題19:

A．of B．with C．on D．in

小題20:

A．dream B．story C．a(chǎn)ffair D．incident

完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future  37 . Each of you will have to   38  someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.
“How about some   41_ ?”I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was   42 , and I got my first big tip as a  43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from   44  in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and   47  all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was   49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and   51  choosing my strongest area.  52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get  54  all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could  55 her.

小題1:	A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious

小題2:	A．university B．family C．professions D．life

小題3:	A．interview B．find out C．a(chǎn)dmire D．learn from

小題4:	A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant

小題5:	A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly

小題6:	A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper

小題7:	A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．sorry

小題8:	A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer

小題9:	A．research B．books C．imagination D．memory

小題10:

A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)nswer B．promise C．stop D．persuade

小題12:

A．how B．whether C．why D．when

小題13:

A．It B．Virginia DeView C．My parents D．My oral report

小題14:

A．breaking in B．getting down C．falling off D．going on

小題15:

A．making up B．listening to C．covering D．writing

小題16:

A．of course B．finally C．doubtfully D．in all

小題17:

A．When B．As long as C．Once D．On condition

小題18:

A．for B．with C．of D．to

小題19:

A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．a(chǎn)sked

小題20:

A．respect B．support C．thank D．favor

A Love Note To My Mom
When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modelling  36 in your life. Little did I know you were  37 every penny you earned to go to  38  school.
I cannot thank you enough for  39 you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I went into the dining room where you were buried  40  piles of law books. I was  41  .Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for  42  ? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know. Moms could be lawyers too. You smiled and said, “In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was, that statement kept  43 in my ears. I watched as you faced the  44 of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a  45 and a Mom with five kids. I was exhausted just watching you in action. With your words of wisdom in my youthful mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world  46 . I set out to live my life filled with        47  , seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I constantly found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) or one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your  48 , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and  49 meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m  50 it. So, get to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.

小題1:	A．found B．played C．kept D．provided

小題2:	A．saving B．making C．donating D．receiving

小題3:	A．business B．fashion C．law D．medical

小題4:	A．what B．that C．which D．where

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)t B．to C．upon D．in

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)mused B．worried C．puzzled D．disappointed

小題7:	A．role B．tests C．positions D．shows

小題8:	A．ringing B．blowing C．falling D．beating

小題9:	A．choices B．chances C．challenges D．changes

小題10:

A．professor B．doctor C．reporter D．model

小題11:

A．came back B．closed down C．went by D．opened up

小題12:

A．hope B．hardship C．harmony D．sadness

小題13:

A．description B．statement C．praise D．introduction

小題14:

A．secretly B．curiously C．carelessly D．eagerly

小題15:

A．doing B．considering C．correcting D．reading

Unfortunately, I believe that happiness escapes mostly because they misunderstand the process and journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, “I’ll be happy when I get my new promotion.” or “I’ll be happy when I earn that extra 20 pounds.” The list goes on and on. You probably have a few of your own you could add if you want.
This thinking is dangerous because it presupposes that happiness is a “response” to having, being or doing something. In life, we all experience stimulus and response. Stimulus is when a dog barks at you and bares his teeth. Response is when your heart beats faster, your palms get sweaty and you prepare to run. Today, some people think that an expensive car is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A great paying job is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. A loving relationship is a stimulus. Happiness is a response. This belief leaves us thinking and feeling: “I’ll be happy when…”
It has been my finding that actually the opposite is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly happy. When we are happy, we tend to have more success in our work. When we are happy, people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationships. When we are happy, we more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health. Happiness is NOT a response — rather, it is a stimulus.
Happiness is a conscious choice we make every day of our lives. For unknown reason to me, many choose to be painful, unsuccessful and angry most of the time. Happiness is not something that happens to us after we get something we want — we usually get things we want AFTER we choose to be happy.
I have made only one simple rule for my own happiness: Every day above ground is a GOOD day. Therefore, I tend to have a lot of good (and happy) days continually.
小題1:The second paragraph mainly tells us that people seek happiness_______.

A．in the same way

B．in different ways

C．by working hard

D．by taking drugs

小題2: What does the underlined phrase “This thinking” refer to?

A．The thinking of being promoted.

B．The giving up of happiness.

C．The process and journey of finding happiness.

D．The misunderstanding of happiness.

小題3:The underlined word “stimulus” in para.4 probably means_______.

A．something causes an action	B．something helps to expand
C．a(chǎn)ttention	D．improvement

小題4: The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to________.

A．tell people how to enjoy happiness

B．encourage people to seek happiness

C．express his attitude towards happiness

D．criticize the wrong ideas about happiness

I suppose that having been brought up in the countryside and close  to animals，it wasn’t remarkable(不平常的)when I decided  to become a vet(獸醫(yī))．Luckily I was also good at all the necessary science subjects. So after the college entrance examination I found myself at a veterinary college，training to look after animals in all kinds of situations. I hoped that I would be able to work in the research field so that I could find cures for animal diseases.
Much to my surprise，I found public health care was a very important aspect of my course. This is an area of animal medicine where a vet’s work has many things in common with the work of a doctor of human diseases. I particularly liked it because I recognized that the study of animal diseases can help human medicine. As we know，many infectious diseases come from animals—including SARS and bird flu.
Some of the infections have only been understood after carefully analytical work in labs by animal doctors. They helped identify the animal source for diseases such as SARS. They were also the first to identify various kinds of viruses. Sometimes vets are also able to suggest a cure for human illnesses. When I found this out I was determined to make public health medicine my chosen career.
After graduation，I applied for a job in public health. Soon I found myself concerned with the problem of bird flu. This is  an illness that attacks birds，but humans can catch the disease  if they are in close contact with infected birds. Though the job  is dangerous，it makes me proud that vets and other animal  disease researchers are in the front line helping to fight these  unknown human diseases

小題1:The writer wanted to become a vet mainly because______.

A．he did well in all necessary subjects

B．he wanted to help animals

C．he was close to animals in his early life

D．he wanted to find cures for human diseases

小題2:What made the writer particularly like the course of public health care was that________.

A．it was both important and interesting

B．it could help him connect many human diseases with animals

C．it made a vet’s work very much like a doctor’s

D．it could help human medicine by studying animal diseases

小題3:What can be followed if this passage continues?

A．The writer’s happy family life.

B．How the writer did research work in studying bird flu.

C．How the writer dealt with the relationship with other workmates.

D．What difficulty the writer met in the research work.

小題4:Which of the following is implied in the passage?

A．Animals with infectious diseases should be killed.

B．Keeping animals is dangerous to humans.

C．Dangerous as a vet’s job is，it is significant to the human race.

D．Animal researchers work in the same way as human doctors.

小題5:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Being a vet is helpful to both animals and humans.

B．Vets can cure both animals and humans.

C．Vets helped identify animal resources for SARS.

D．Both SARS and bird flu are infectious diseases coming from animals.