完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
When I was 14, I was hired for an after-school job selling subscriptions (征訂，訂閱) to my hometown paper, the Houston Post. I was sent to some of the city’s worst neighborhoods to “beg” door-to-door. Even though I was often moving around after dark in bad areas __36__ for garage apartments, I was __37__ for the work.
It was a __38__ because people didn’t like a stranger knocking on their door, __39__ a kid trying to get them to buy something. On one ___40__, a man shut his door heavily in my face and __41__, “I don’t want your damn paper.” I __42__ myself to knock again and was able to tell him how great the paper was. I __43__ selling him a subscription. I was soon among the __44__ subscription sellers and, like other successful __45__, was given responsibility for training newcomers.
__46__ this time I started playing the harmonica and guitar. Before long I was playing in a __47__ at barbecues and other events. When I __48__ 18, I focused my __49__ on becoming a professional musician. I never lost ___50___ of this dream. I’m sure my determination came from what I __51___ knocking on strangers’ doors.
That ___52___ helped me in many ways. Early in my music career I was locked in a legal disagreement with a former manager. He ___53__ me to back off, but I refused.
Having all those doors shut in my face as a kid gave me the ___54___to stand up to this frightening figure. Except this time there was one ___55___: I was the one saying no. And I won.

小題1:	A．leaving B．searching C．reaching D．a(chǎn)sking

小題2:	A．sorry B．ready C．doubtful D．thankful

小題3:	A．challenge B．puzzle C．surprise D．failure

小題4:	A．certainly B．obviously C．especially D．usually

小題5:	A．time B．occasion C．day D．place

小題6:	A．screamed B．whispered C．begged D．a(chǎn)nnounced

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)llowed B．forced C．wished D．reminded

小題8:	A．ended up B．gave up C．picked up D．kept up

小題9:	A．rich B．large C．fast D．top

小題10:

A．reporters B．managers C．salesmen D．secretaries

小題11:

A．For B．Since C．Around D．Until

小題12:

A．concert B．band C．kitchen D．party

小題13:

A．seemed B．grew C．a(chǎn)ppeared D．turned

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)ttention B．a(chǎn)ttraction C．service D．trust

小題15:

A．sight B．use C．a(chǎn)bility D．fortune

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．decided C．expected D．learned

小題17:

A．experience B．problem C．story D．introduction

小題18:

A．invited B．pressured C．excused D．charged

小題19:

A．pain B．right C．strength D．imagination

小題20:

A．conclusion B．difference C．chance D．decision

You must have been troubled by when to say “I love you” because it is one of the greatest puzzles in our life.
　 What if you say it first and your partner doesn’t love you back? Or if they do say it but you don’t feel they mean it? Being the first to declare your love can be nerve racking(緊張）and risky and can leave you feeling as vulnerable as a turtle with no shell. But is the person who says it first really in a position of weakness? Doesn’t it pay to hold back, play it cool and wait until the other half has shown their hand fast?
　A really good relationship should be about “being fair and being equal,” says psychologist Sidney Crown. “But love is seldom equal.” All relationships go through power struggles but, he says, if a love imbalance continues for years, the rot will set in. “That feeling of ‘I’ve always loved you more’ may be subverted(顛覆，破壞) for a time, but it never goes away completely and it often emerges in squabbling(大聲爭吵).”  In love, at least, the silent, withholding type is not always the most powerful. “The strongest one in a relationship is often the person who feels confident enough to talk about their feelings,” says educational psychologist Ingrid Collins. Psychosexual therapist Paula Hall agrees. “The one with the upper hand is often the person who takes the initiative. In fact, the person who says ‘I love you’ first may also be the one who says ‘I’ m bored with you’ first.” Hall believes that much depends on how “I love you” is said and the motivation of the person saying it. “Is it said when they’re drunk? Is it said before their partner files off on holiday, and what it really means is ‘Please don’ t be unfaithful to me’ ?” By saying ‘I love you’, they are really saying ‘Do you love me?’ If so, wouldn’t it just be more honest to say that. Collins agrees that intention is everything. “It’s not what is said, but how it’s said. What it comes down to is the sincerity of the speaker.”
小題1: What is the main idea of this passage?

A．The importance of “I love you”

B．The meaning of “I love you”

C．The time of saying “I love you”

D．The place of saying “I love you”

小題2: In the first sentence the author means that _________.

A．it is easy to say “I love you”

B．it is hard to say “I love you”

C．we have many troubles in our life

D．people usually do not know when to say “I love you”

小題3: According to the expert, a good relationship should be _______.

A．fair and equal	B．fair and kind
C．powerful and equal	D．confident and fair

小題4: In the third paragraph, the phrase “with the upper hand” means _________.

A．being low in spirit	B．having only one hand
C．being active	D．being passive

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
When I was in Germany, one day at Christmas-time I went to a post office to send a letter. To my (36)______ I found people queuing some paces away from the person at the savings deposit window.
(37)_____so? Each did his business (38)_____ but the line never moved a step (39)_____. I was very (40)____, so I walked to the window to find out the cause. There was a notice on which was written “Thank you for your (41)_____for other's privacy”—a polite (42)_____to keep people away from nosing into other's (43)_____ (money matters are regarded as privacy in Western countries). I was deeply impressed by the (44)____ and stayed a while to watch: they were waiting so (45)____ at a distance that they seemed quite (46) _____to the practice. The (47)____ thing happened at a public telephone box. (48)_____ waiting for their turns always kept their distance—enough to be out of (49)____ . It's another typical example!?
From then on I (50)____ to watch their ways of doing things, manners, treatment (51)____ towards others. And I found the Germans always mindful of other's privacy. They avoided putting others in an embarrassing(窘迫)situation. For instance, they never (52)____ about age, incomes or the place to buy such a coat, (53)_____would they comment on the others or jewelry others wore. Their laws (54)_____ reading diaries or opening letters without permission. That shows (55) ____matters are not allowed to be disturbed．

小題1:	A．sorrow B．a(chǎn)nger C．delight D．surprise
小題2:	A．Why B．How C．What D．Where
小題3:	A．in secret B．with care C．in turn D．by turns
小題4:	A．slower B．nearer C．farther D．longer
小題5:	A．curious B．a(chǎn)ngry C．interested D．impatient
小題6:	A．care B．respect C．help D．search
小題7:	A．voice B．phrase C．warning D．sentence
小題8:	A．pockets B．savings C．needs D．a(chǎn)ffaris
小題9:	A．word B．sight C．people D．matters
小題10:	A．honestly B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．nervously D．calmly
小題11:	A．used B．familiar C．uncomforable D．polite
小題12:	A．interesting B．strange C．same D．different
小題13:	A．They B．These C．Those D．That
小題14:	A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．question
小題15:	A．went on B．took care C．paid attention D．took charge
小題16:	A．moving B．shown C．facing D．offered
小題17:	A．a(chǎn)sked B．heard C．worried D．learned
小題18:	A．so B．nor C．not only D．if
小題19:	A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．stop C．hate D．forbid
小題20:	A．public B．personal C．small D．important

 

As people were rushing up to get cards for Mother’s Day 2006, the editors of Insparenting. Com had a big question inside their mind, “What is a mother to you?” They feel every person has different opinions about a woman called “mother”.
In one of the designs of Hallmark’s latest Mother’s Day cards, it describs, “mother” is a woman who makes this world a warm and happy place. At the other card, a “mother” is described as a woman who puts her home and family first, and if she is tired, she never lets it out.
What will other people say? To find out that, on this Mother’s Day(May 14^th, 2006) , Insparenting. Com launches a new survey “ What Is A Mother to You?”.
According to the editor of Insparenting. Com, Adwina Jackson, Mother’s Day is a special day for everyone! That is why her team uses this day to honor mothers all over the world by launching a survey about “mother”. “This survey is also to express thanks or gratitude and to show appreciation for friends, family who are mothers, as well as other important women who have had a mothering influence,” said Jackson
Using sophisticated database technology（先進的數(shù)據(jù)庫技術(shù)）, Insparenting. Com will pubish the answer to “ What Is a Mother to You?” once responses to its survey have been tabulated（制成表格）from around the world. This survey is for everyone, all age, all gender and all status. All paricipates in the survey will be added to a special noticification list altering when survey results are published.
小題1: Insparenting. Com observes Mother’s Day 2006 by______.
A, sending cards to mothers all over the world
B. launching a theme survey around the world
C. publishing people’s opinions about “mother”
D. designing cards with praising words on both sides
小題2: Which of the following is not the possible reason for Insparenting. Com to launch a survy about “mother”?

A．To honour mothers all over the world.

B．To express thanks for their friends and family who are mothers.

C．To show appriciation for those who have had mothering influence.

D．To find out how many people love their mothers.

小題3: What does the underlined word “gratitude” probably mean?

A．honor

B．respect

C．a(chǎn)ppriciation

D．praise

小題4:What are the results of the survey?

A．People have different opinions about “mother”.

B．“Mother” is a woman who makes the world warm and happy.

C．“Mother” always puts the interest of her family before her owns.

D．The results haven’t been published so far.

小題5:What is the suitable title for the passage?

A．Mother’s Day 2006, World Survey

B．How to Celebrate Mother’s Day

C．Making Cards for Mother’s Day

D．What Is a Mother to You

Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was “go to someone you love and tell them you love them.” It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven’t shared those words with for a long time.
It sounds like very tough homework since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the generation of men that were taught expressing emotions is not “macho (陽剛之氣).” Showing feelings or crying was just not done. So this was very threatening homework for some.
At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I fully expected one of the women to volunteer, as was usually the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand, quite moved and a bit shaken.
As he unfolded out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, “Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week when you gave us this homework. Who were you to tell me to do something that personal?”
“But as I began driving home my conscience (良心)started telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’ to.”
“Five years ago, my father and I had a severe disagreement and really never settled it since then. We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other.”
“So last Tuesday by the time I got home I had convinced myself. I was going to tell my father I loved him. It’s strange, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.”
小題1: The homework is threatening for some students because_________.

A．they are middle-aged people	B．they are not macho enough
C．they were taught to hide their emotions	D．they didn’t know how to show feelings

小題2: From the passage we know that_________.

A．the adult students have classes in the day time only

B．not all the adult students in the writer’s class are male

C．the man refused to meet his father after their quarrel

D．the man quickly decided to say “I love you” to his father

小題3: The underlined phrase “unfolded out of his chair” in Para 4 is closest in meaning to_________.

A．stood on his chair straight	B．sat quietly in the chair
C．bent himself over his chair	D．raised himself slowly from the chair

小題4: What does the man imply by saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A．He felt it too strange to say “I love you” to his father.

B．He felt relaxed just thinking of saying “I love you” to his father.

C．He felt very relaxed after saying “I love you” to his father.

D．He had to lift a heavy load off his chest before saying “I love you”.

閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。
A
One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be thinking, as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall asleep, not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end. Though we had never spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works. At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively, with friends or even with strangers.
As technology shrinks our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which saved thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring team action by police and intelligence forces across the world. We must recognize that our fates are not ours alone to control.
In my own life, I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility. But, as time has passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. so, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of trust.
小題1:The author considers it very important ______.

A．to drive with a company	B．to have personal independence
C．to gain certain responsibility	D．to share trust and cooperation

小題2:The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because ______.

A．the approaching car was very dangerous

B．they both drove their car at a terrific speed

C．he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving

D．it was dark and the road was not wide enough

小題3:From the second paragraph, we know the author drew the important lesson from ______.

A．only one experience	B．many similar experiences
C．a(chǎn) driver on a dark road	D．many friends and strangers

小題4:The need for cooperation increases because ______.

A．peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves

B．certain viruses can spread in a quick way

C．terrorism can happen everywhere and every day

D．the world has become much more dangerous

小題5: We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has ______.

A．believed in one’s own personal responsibility

B．counted upon himself alone in everything

C．had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment

D．had accomplished a change on his viewpoint of life

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，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。
It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year. I was a ticket-counter supervisor（主管）for a major airline and was looking forward to the   36  of my shift （輪班）at Stapleton International Airport in Denver. My wife was waiting up for me at home so that we could   37  our gifts for Christmas.
Just then, a very   38   gentleman went up to me.  He asked how he could get to Cheyenne, Wyoming. He had just arrived from Philadelphia and   39  his connecting flight. I pointed him to the ground transportation area, where he could rent a   40 . And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home   41 .
About fifteen minutes later, the gentleman   42  and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars   43 . I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport. Hearing that, he burst into   44 .
I tried to make him calm down. He explained that his name was Tom, and that his only son was   45  ill at home and was not expected to   46  another year. He expected that this would likely be the   47  Christmas with his son.
I told Tom to   48  his luggage and wait for me at the gate. I was driving to Cheyenne. I called my wife Kathy, telling her about it and not to wait up for me. I drove fast   49  and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2:30 a. m.
Kathy was still   50  me when I got home in the early morning. We traded gifts and then our conversation   51  Tom. For Kathy and me, there was no   52  that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the   53  choice.
A couple of days later, I   54  a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family. In it, Tom thanked me for the special   55  he had received that holiday season, but I knew the best gift was mine.

小題1:	A．end B．turn C．role D．change

小題2:	A．expect B．get C．exchange D．make

小題3:	A．kind B．helpless C．sad D．worried

小題4:	A．mistook B．missed C．caught D．continued

小題5:	A．bus B．flight C．room D．car

小題6:	A．soon B．late C．early D．lately

小題7:	A．left B．moved C．came D．returned

小題8:	A．reliable B．present C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)cceptable

小題9:	A．laughter B．tears C．a(chǎn)nger D．sorrow

小題10:

A．really B．slightly C．seriously D．unluckily

小題11:

A．suffer B．live C．share D．grow

小題12:

A．last B．best C．happiest D．hardest

小題13:

A．hand B．find C．pack D．collect

小題14:

A．for a while B．a(chǎn)ll around C．a(chǎn)ll the way D．from time to time

小題15:

A．waiting for B．caring for C．thinking of D．depending on

小題16:

A．remembered B．recalled C．concerned D．contained

小題17:

A．idea B．doubt C．point D．problem

小題18:

A．main B．only C．nice D．great

小題19:

A．received B．sent C．saved D．discovered

小題20:

A．drive B．help C．deal D．gift

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils （水仙花）before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. “I will go next Tuesday,” I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.
The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible （看不見的）in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!”
My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read “Daffodil Garden”.
We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acres of flowers! “But who has done this?” I asked Carolyn. “It’s just one woman,” Carolyn answered. “That’s her home,” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio （庭院）, we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs （鱗莖）,” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”
I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun -- one bulb at a time -- to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.
小題1:The author didn’t go to see the daffodils at first because _________.

A．she was not interested in them

B．they were growing on the mountain top

C．the weather was not good enough

D．it was not easy for her to drive there

小題2:What do we know about the woman living in the A-frame house?

A．She must be out of mind.

B．She acted as a gardener there.

C．It took her great determination to grow the daffodils.

D．She was poor and made her living by selling daffodils.

小題3:What could the author probably learn from this experience?

A．Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.

B．We must put the interests of others above our own.

C．We can change the world by growing flowers.

D．It’s never too late to learn.

小題4: What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An Unforgettable Experience.	B．Beautiful Daffodils.
C．One Bulb at a Time.	D．I Love Daffodils.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I  36  asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to 37 it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not 38  the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to  39  my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same  40 . Why had I even bothered to ask?  41 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be  42 .
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends  43  me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the  44  as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,  45  three others. I followed my classmates to the  46 . When I reached out my hand to shake the  47 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera  48  my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat  49 .
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be  50 . But the strong smell of alcohol（酒精）hit me as soon as I 51  inside, and I could feel my tears  52  . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him  53  on the couch(沙發(fā)).
54 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more  55 than his whiskey bottle.

小題1:	A．confidently B．eagerly C．proudly D．fearfully

小題2:	A．reach B．keep C．take D．make

小題3:	A．create B．support C．a(chǎn)ppreciate D．a(chǎn)ccept

小題4:	A．watch B．a(chǎn)void C．a(chǎn)ttend D．speed

小題5:	A．excuse B．reply C．promise D．trick

小題6:	A．Besides B．Thus C．Otherwise D．However

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)ctive B．formal C．different D．serious

小題8:	A．recognized B．greeted C．encouraged D．showed

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)ir B．a(chǎn)udience C．school D．playground

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)part from B．other than C．except for D．a(chǎn)long with

小題11:

A．stage B．position C．office D．exit

小題12:

A．Jill’s B．teacher’s C．mother’s D．father’s

小題13:

A．fixed B．touched C．hurt D．inserted

小題14:

A．successfully B．disappointedly C．delightedly D．hopefully

小題15:

A．drunk B．woken C．forgiven D．hidden

小題16:

A．stepped B．noticed C．examined D．glanced

小題17:

A．getting off B．taking down C．building up D．turning around

小題18:

A．leaning B．lying C．putting D．carrying

小題19:

A．How B．Where C．Why D．Whether

小題20:

A．perfect B．comfortable C．fortunate D．important

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個選項A、B、C、D中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.
My friends told us the taking the “hard  31 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to   32 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the   33 , which was relatively modern and  34 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not  35 at all.
It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much  36 . However, we had energy. First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the ticket seller  37  us that tickets would not be on  38  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting  39 , but we made up our minds to   40  for the hotel to put our bags down. After 41  our way past the “gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to  42  us 100 yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it  43  cost us 30 yuan to get   44 we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a   45  for airplane and train tickets. Somehow the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we   46 . The most important lesson about China I ever  47  is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much   48 . We were not able to get tickets, but the travel agents could.
While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of   49 ,  most of which were very  50 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.

小題1:	A．chair B．bed C．seat D．bench

小題2:	A．provide B．expect C．happen D．think

小題3:	A．plane B．bus C．ship D．train

小題4:	A．quick B．clean C．simple D．long

小題5: A. bad            B. good         C. easy         D. happy36. A. trouble      B. food         C. sleep           D. help

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)sked B．informed C．a(chǎn)dvised D．persuaded

小題7:	A．time B．show C．duty D．sale

小題8:	A．behind B．out C．through D．back

小題9:	A．start B．a(chǎn)sk C．see D．pay

小題10:

A．passing B．seeing C．looking D．fighting

小題11:

A．offer B．charge C．bargain D．share

小題12:

A．even B．still C．a(chǎn)lso D．only

小題13:

A．what B．which C．where D．how

小題14:

A．window B．seat C．chair D．wood

小題15:

A．wouldn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t

小題16:

A．learned B．taught C．offered D．heard

小題17:

A．harder B．earlier C．later D．easier

小題18:

A．interests B．interested C．interest D．interesting

小題19:

A．interesting B．crowded C．famous D．noisy