Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate (交際) with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛蟲) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell---a signal (信號) causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.
Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending message?
小題1: It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that ______.

A．a(chǎn)re lying on the ground	B．have an unpleasant taste
C．bees don’t like	D．have an unfamiliar shape

小題2:According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by ______.
　    

A．waving its branches	B．giving off a special smell
C．dropping its leaves	D．changing the colour of its trunk

小題3:According to this passage, bees communicate by ______.

A．making special movement	B．touching one another
C．smelling one another	D．making unusual sound

The afternoon on December 25 in the waiting room , I was the nurse on duty . When I felt sad about having to_36_on Christmas Day , a woman and four small children showed up at my desk .
“ Are you all sick ?” I asked. “ Yes,” the woman said _37_and lowered her head. But when it came to telling me about their_38_ ,things got a little surprising. They all seemed to be well and there was nothing _39_ with their body.
Why did they tell a _40_that they were all sick? I did not say anything but _41_ that it might be a little time before a doctor could _42_ them . The mother said,“Take your time.We can _43_ here. It’s so warm.” When she finished the register chart , I noticed she didn’t write down their address----were they _44_ ?
I looked at the _45_ around the Christmas tree. The children were excited and _46_ to be healthy. The littlest one was pointing at the Christmas tree and say something to the mother. Then I was sure that they came here not because of _47_ but only for warmth.
I went back to the nurses’ station and _48_ the homeless family. The nurses, _49_ about working on Christmas Day like me, turned to feel sorry for the family and decided to _50_.
We bought delicious food in the hospital restaurant and _51_ a big dinner for our guests. We needed _52_. So we put apples in a basket and collected candies and clothes. Just as we were seriously prepared to meet the physical needs of the _53_, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be _54_ on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family was to _55 _ , the youngest child ran to me and said,“Thank you very much. Good bye.’
小題1:A choose               B work              C shop             D clean
小題2:A angrily              B joyfully          C weakly           D loudly
小題3:A plans                B jobs              C habits           D problems
小題4:A wrong                B new               C special          D strange
小題5:A story                B lie               C joke             D secret
小題6:A explained            B agree          C promised     D replied
小題7:A visit                B educated       C see          D encouraged
小題8:A sleep                B eat               C dance            D wait
小題9:A careless             B homeless          C impolite         D unhappy
小題10:A family               B team              C class            D police
小題11:A seemed               B wanted            C decided          D happened
小題12:A fun              B hunger            C illness     D tiredness
小題13:A introduced        B mentioned         C reported         D greeted
小題14:A writing    B learning          C worrying         D complaining
小題15:A leave                B stop              C watch            D help
小題16:A prepared             B cooked            C ordered          D started
小題17:A vegetables           B materials         C presents         D fruits
小題18:A doctors             B patients           C leaders           D nurses
小題19:A satisfied           B excited            C warm              D full
小題20:A watch              B sing               C win               D leave

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并涂在答題卡上。
My mother used to ask me what was the most important part of the body. Through the years I would   21  what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   22  was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy”. She said, “No. Many people are   23 . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Several years passed   24  she asked me again. Since making my first   25 , I had often thought of the correct answer. So this time I told her， “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are   26  fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
  27  the years, Mother asked me a couple more   28  and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting   29  every year, my child.” Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was crying when it was our   30  to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. Mom asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”
I was   31  when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a   32  between her and me. She saw the   33  on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really   34  your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your   35 .” I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?” She replied, “No, it is   36  on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough   37  and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry   38  when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a   39  one. It is sympathetic to the pain of   40 .

小題1:	A．notice B．believe C．doubt D．wonder

小題2:	A．love B．health C．sound D．sight

小題3:	A．blind B．deaf C．lame D．foolish

小題4:	A．while B．once C．a(chǎn)fter D．before

小題5:	A．discovery B．decision C．a(chǎn)ttempt D．suggestion

小題6:	A．learning B．thinking C．growing D．changing

小題7:	A．Before B．Till C．Beyond D．Over

小題8:	A．ways B．things C．questions D．times

小題9:	A．stronger B．taller C．smarter D．nicer

小題10:

A．duty B．turn C．pity D．chance

小題11:

A．shocked B．satisfied C．interested D．excited

小題12:

A．game B．test C．match D．job

小題13:

A．worry B．puzzlement C．regret D．pain

小題14:

A．enjoyed B．found C．disliked D．lived

小題15:

A．shoulders B．feet C．hands D．hair

小題16:

A．how B．because C．why D．whether

小題17:

A．respect B．favor C．love D．fun

小題18:

A．by B．on C．a(chǎn)bove D．for

小題19:

A．valuable B．useful C．selfish D．precious

小題20:

A．others B．the deaf C．Grandpa D．the blind

The right to pursue happiness is issued to us all with our birth, but no one seems quite sure what it is.
A holy man in India may think that happiness is in himself. It is in needing nothing from outside himself. If wanting nothing, he lacks nothing. We westerners, however, are taught that the more we have from outside ourselves, the happier we will be, and then we are made to want. We are even told it is our duty to want. Advertising, one of our major industries, exists not to satisfy these desires but to create them---and to create them faster than any man’s money in his pocket can satisfy them. Here, obviously someone is trying to buy the dream of happiness and spending millions upon millions every year in the attempt. Clearly the happiness-market is not running out of customers.
I doubt the holy man’s idea of happiness, and I doubt the dreams of the happiness-market, too. Whatever happiness may be, I believe, it is neither in having nothing nor in having more, but in changing --- in changing the world and mankind into pure states.
To change is to make efforts to deal with difficulties. As Yeats, a great Irish poet once put it, happiness we get for a lifetime depends on how high we choose our difficulties.
It is easy to understand. We even demand difficulty for the fun in our games. We demand it because without difficulty there can be no game. And a game is a way of making something hard for the fun of it. The rules of the game are man-made difficulties. When the player ruins the fun, he always does so by refusing to play by the roles. It is easier to win at chess if you are free, at your pleasure, to cast away all the rules, but the fun is in winning within the rules.
The same is true to happiness. The buyers and sellers at the happiness-market seem to have lost their sense of the pleasure of difficulty. Heaven knows what they are  playing, but it seems a dull game. And the Indian holy man seems dull to us, I suppose, because he seems to be refusing to play anything at all.
The western weakness may be in the dreams that happiness can be bought while eastern weakness may be in the idea that there is such a thing as perfect happiness in man himself. Both of them forget a basic fact: no difficulty, no happiness.
小題1:Who shares the same idea of happiness with the author?

A．The Indian holy man	B．The great Irish poet Yeats
C．Advertisers	D．The buyers and sellers at the happiness-market

小題2:What does “happiness-market” mean in the second paragraph?

A．It means a place in which people can buy things happily

B．It means a market which lacks happy customers

C．It means a pure state for the world and mankind

D．It means a market where people try to buy happiness with money.

小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is Right?

A．The Indian holy man is much happier than westerner.

B．The westerners understand happiness better than the Indian holy man.

C．There is no fun without playing by the rules

D．Both the eastern weakness and western weakness are the same.

He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father’s life who was the main   36 of support for the family. He had to   _37__  the arms of his younger brother，and his younger brother became his ___38 _ ，never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do   _39_  in his life.
One late night，his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to  __40__ . But being so   41___，his younger brother fell asleep，leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together，they had their share of problems and they would often  __42__  . His younger brother wanted to live   _43__  from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was   44 __ and didn’t know what to do.
A   _45__  misfortune befell(降臨) a girl. One night her mother，who suffered from mental illness ___46_ . So her father went out looking for her mother，leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a  __47_  for her parents，only to overturn the stove，  _48 __  in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city，showed her   _49__  to take care of her，she was determined to be completely   _50__ . At school，she always studied hard.
One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote： My younger brother’s arms are my arms；  51_  the girl wrote: Broken wings，flying heart.
Disasters can    52_ at any time. If you choose only to complain and    53   from the ordeal(苦難的經(jīng)歷)，it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be       ___54   ，the hardship will turn out to be a(n)   55  on which new hopes will arise.

小題1:	A．cause B．strength C．source D．course

小題2:	A．live on B．take on C．turn on D．depend on

小題3:	A．shadow B．volunteer C．bodyguard D．servant

小題4:	A．something B．a(chǎn)nything C．nothing D．everything

小題5:	A．play B．work C．wait D．wash

小題6:	A．tired B．a(chǎn)ngry C．impatient D．unfair

小題7:	A．support B．separate C．quarrel D．a(chǎn)void

小題8:	A．lonely B．different C．separated D．divided

小題9:	A．heartless B．heart-broken C．kind-hearted D．heart-warming

小題10:

A．same B．similar C．simple D．strange

小題11:

A．died B．disappeared C．dismissed D．failed

小題12:

A．meal B．medicine C．heating D．plan

小題13:

A．leading B．resulting C．taking D．bringing

小題14:

A．willingness B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．contribution D．respect

小題15:

A．independent B．relaxed C．disabled D．energetic

小題16:

A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)s D．though

小題17:

A．strike B．a(chǎn)fford C．form D．return

小題18:

A．hide B．remain C．survive D．escape

小題19:

A．careful B．strong C．healthy D．polite

小題20:

A．difficulty B．fortune C．occupation D．a(chǎn)ttitude

He never believed that true love existed.
His parents divorcedwhen he was young and he didn’t think that true love was able to survive in today’s world.
He was   36  wrong.
His grandparents were always supportive to the kids and tried to help them when their parents   37 . He knew they loved each other, he just wasn’t sure it was true love. He had   38  heard them say, “I love you” or they hadn’t shown any affection   39  hugging. They had been married for over fifty years and he thought that their true love was gone.
But again he was wrong. His grandfather, Ralph, was struck ill in his junior year of college and he didn’t know how serious it was until he fell and hurt his hip (臀). While in the hospital, the doctors   40    a tumor (瘤) in his lungs. They told him that he had lung cancer and due to previous illnesses, they could not operate and he was too   41  for chemotherapy (化療).
It was around Thanksgiving and by Christmas his condition worsened. The cancer spread and in late January his sister away at college too, called him crying and said she was on her way home because the doctors told their family that their   42  had only a week to live, that by the weekend he would   43   be with them. Their family came in from around the country and stayed next to his side.
It was not until then that he   44  that true love did exist and would survive beyond death. Every night as his grandfather grew more fragile, he would   45  sweet words to grandmother, Madge. The night before he died grandmother was walking out of his room and he said to her “I love you Madgie baby”.
The next morning he received a phone call at work that grandfather had passed during the night. Throughout his short battle   46  cancer, he realized how much two people can love each other and he realized how much it means to be loved and give love. It is the greatest   47  on earth and it lasts beyond life because you never forget your one true love.

小題1:	A．believed B．proved C．a(chǎn)sked D．realized

小題2:	A．died B．married C．divorced D．fought

小題3:	A．ever B．never C．even D．often

小題4:	A．other than B．less than C．rather than D．better than

小題5:	A．took out B．found out C．set out D．put out

小題6:	A．strong B．fat C．short D．weak

小題7:	A．grandfather B．grandmother C．father D．mother

小題8:	A．no better B．no worse C．no less D．no longer

小題9:	A．realized B．said C．saw D．mentioned

小題10:

A．speak B．shout C．whisper D．talk

小題11:

A．by B．in C．on D．with

小題12:

A．smile B．battle C．gift D．surprise

I have a painfully vivid memory of my first homecoming from college, in December 1983. After three whole months away, I was back home with my brand new opinions, attitudes and tastes. How could they watch such terrible television programs? I, the English Literature major with Shakespeare and Milton and James Joyce, could hardly bear to sleep under the roof of a house whose few bookshelves held thrillers and bound editions of the Reader’s Digest. I’m sure my family was glad to see the back of me when, at the end of the holiday, I packed up my books and headed back up to university in the north of England.
But the next year must have been even more painful to my parents: I didn’t show up at all. Now, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with young people spending a little time away from their families and with their friends.  It’s part of growing up, something you need to do if you are to become properly independent. However, if you’re not going to be home for the festival, you should at least have the decency to telephone and say you’re not coming.
In English we have an expression, “wet behind the ears.” A person who is wet behind the ears is so immature, that they don’t know how to dry the back of their head after a bath. Just before the following year’s holiday I fell ill, quite seriously so. I’m sure my own behavior contributed to my getting sick: staying out too late, not eating properly—perhaps you know someone like the person I was then. I lay in bed with a fever, feeling very sorry for myself.
I’m sure you can guess who came to my rescue. My long-suffering parents got in their car and sped up the motorway to rescue their son from the consequences of his own irresponsibility.
I hope I’m a better son now; if not, it’s getting a little late in the day if I want to change. I’ve worked in China for nearly 10 years and so I don’t get to see them as often as I like, but my parents are online all the time so we talk many times each week. And this Spring Festival I will be flying back to England for a visit. 
I’m really looking forward to it.
小題1:What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The author liked reading thrillers and the Reading Digest.

B．The author couldn’t fall asleep in a house with few books.

C．The author thought his parents were happy to see him back.

D．The author didn’t seem to share the same tastes with his parents.

小題2:What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．The next year the author’s parents were very happy to see him.

B．The author went to see his parents during the second year in college.

C．If you aren’t going to spent an important day with your family, inform them in advance.

D．To leave away from family is not a proper way if you want to gain some independency.

小題3:If you are a person who is wet behind the ears, you are       .

A．old and experienced	B．young and inexperienced
C．young and experienced	D．mature and experienced

小題4:We can infer from the last two paragraphs that       .

A．the author thinks he has become a good son

B．the author will be with his family the next Spring Festival

C．the author will not change himself to a better one because it is too late

D．the author keeps in touch with his parents through the Internet regularly

小題5:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Pleasant memories about Christmas

B．Horrible things happened in the past

C．Interesting memories about Christmas

D．Share with you some of my Ghosts of Christmas Past

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week．From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life．
He says our relation with others often become clearly defined when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you’ll know him only when you ask to lend you some money．If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stranger than ever before．Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t．This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it．
Since money is important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important．The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book．
Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect．I’m nothing．I don’t know much．All I am is rich．
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In this book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society; to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end．Money plays an important role in the modern world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life．
小題1:According to the first paragraph, people haven’t realized __________．

A．how important money is in their day-to-day life

B．how one spends money shows what is important to him

C．that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D．that their understanding of life is more important than money

小題2:What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview is that         .

A．he does not feel that he is well -educated

B．he does not consider himself to be very successful

C．he does not think that he is a very important person

D．he does not think being rich deserves so much attention

小題3:What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

A．Money is a means．	B．Money is everything．
C．Money is an end．	D．Money is unimportant．

小題4:Which of the following might the author disagree?

A．Money is important in modern society．

B．Wealth will surely bring the owner happiness．

C．The meaning of life doesn’t completely lie in money．

D．Happiness is not necessarily the result of wealth．

It was getting dark and snow was coming down. Joe was driving home. He'd been unemployed since the factory closed. Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on. After all, he was born here. Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and then he pulled up. She was worried. No one had stopped to help her. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry. Joe knew how she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I'm here to help you.” All she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Joe changed the tire, but he got dirty and his hands were hurt.
She wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right. Joe never thought twice about the money and there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed. Later the lady went in a small restaurant to take a bite to eat. The cash register was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor-it didn't ring much. The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant (懷孕) brought a clean towel to her with a sweet smile. The old lady remembered Joe. After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady gone and something written on a piece of paper “Someone once helped me out-the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don't let the chain of love end with you.” That night the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”
小題1:What did Joe do that dark snowy evening?

A．He drove to work.	B．He helped an old lady with a flat tire.
C．He gave an old lady a lift.	D．He helped an old lady push her car. ．

小題2:The underlined sentence “she wanted to pay Joe and...”suggests that ________.

A．the old lady was very grateful to Joe's timely aid

B．the old lady cared little about money

C．the old lady didn't have money on hand to pay Joe

D．the old lady wanted to pay Joe less

小題3:We can learn from this passage that ________.

A．the old lady knew the waitress was Joe's wife

B．the old lady had a big meal in the small restaurant

C．Joe would have a baby soon

D．Joe helped a lot of people in the past

小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Acts of luck

B．A warm-hearted man

C．A well-off lady

D．The chain of love

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was   36  to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was   37 . So both of them agreed not to   38  after choosing a   39  at every fork (岔路口).
A road sign at the first fork   40  one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the   41  after a   42  discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division (路口) going separately to the panda and peacock. They   43  panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant   44  what they could regret. But they had to make it  45 , for it brooked (容忍) no delay. If they hesitated they would miss  46 . Only   47  decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and   48  possible regret.
Life is  49  like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two  50  jobs, two fascinating wooers (追求者). To get one you   51  give up the other—you can get half of it. If you   52  weighing the pros and cons(權(quán)衡利弊) and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely   53  empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.  54  you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is   55  to get.

小題1:	A．easy B．impossible C．eager D．possible

小題2:	A．limited B．enough C．tight D．plentiful

小題3:	A．go B．come C．return D．reach

小題4:	A．main road B．highway C．crossing D．branch

小題5:	A．had B．showed C．intended D．pointed

小題6:	A．last B．latter C．former D．the third

小題7:	A．long B．brief C．no D．heated

小題8:	A．hoped B．wanted C．got D．favored

小題9:	A．getting B．taking C．giving up D．grasping

小題10:

A．immediately B．slowly C．hardly D．easily

小題11:

A．less B．most C．more D．least

小題12:

A．rapid B．slow C．short D．high

小題13:

A．increase B．reduce C．cause D．raise

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)bsolutely B．hardly C．more or less D．most

小題15:

A．desirable B．rejected C．enjoyable D．unwanted

小題16:

A．wish B．have to C．must D．want

小題17:

A．kill time B．spend time C．have a hard time D．hope for

小題18:

A．start with B．get up C．end up in D．succeed in

小題19:

A．At least B．Not in the least C．At most D．By no means

小題20:

A．hard B．delighted C．stupid D．supported