Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan Mountains between Nepal and China, and it is 8 900 meters high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever to climb Mount Everest. They climbed it in 1953. Men from several different countries climbed it after that.
Jumko Tabei, a Japanese from Hokkaido, was the first woman to make this difficult climb. A Tokyo newspaper television organized the climb in 1975. They chose fifteen women from mountaineering (登山) clubs to go to Nepal. The group climbed for several days. Then there was an avalanche (雪崩). The heavy ice and snow injured ten of the women. They had to stop climbing, the other five women continued.
Only Ms. Tabei was able to climbing the last 70 meters. She was standing on the top of the world. She was the first woman there.
Ms. Tabei was 35 years old at the time. She is 1 meter 50 centimeters and weighs 42 kilograms. She says that she is an ordinary housewife. She started climbing mountains in 1960. She climbed every mountain in Japan. Then she climbed Mount Annapurna, another high mountain in the Himalayas. Finally she climbed the world’s highest mountain.
When she reached the top, she thought, “I’m at the top and I’m glad that I’m at the top.” Then she climbed back down the mountain.
1. Ms. Tabei was great because _________.
A. she was the first one ever to climb Mount Everest
B. she had climbed every mountain in Japan
C. she was the first woman that climbed the world’s highest mountain
D. she had climbed many mountains though she was small and young
2. “The heavy ice and snow injured ten of the women.” The word “injured” means ________.
A. killed       B. hurt     C. buried      D. froze
3. Which of the following is true?
A.None of the group reached the top of Mount Everest.
B. Ms. Tabei was one of the other five women who reached the top of Mount Everest.
C. The other five women reached the top of Mount Everest but Ms. Tabei was the first one.
D. Ms. Tabei was the only one of the group who reached the top of Mount Everest.
4. Ms. Tabei had practiced climbing for _________ years.
A. fifteen     B. twenty-two      C. thirteen   D. ten
5.What’s the main idea of the passage ?
A. The highest mountain in  the world.
B. The first woman to set foot on the highest mountain in the world.
C. How to climb the highest mountain in the world.
D. The exploration to the highest mountain in the world.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。  
“Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady perpetual（永久的）serenity（平靜）．’’—Joseph Addison
Annually my husband’s family has a reunion．At one of the recent 25 ，the weather was cloudy, and more rain was  26 ．The family members who arrived early were  27 about the possibility of rain and the  28 it would have on attendance．
It did rain，but as it started，a car  29 and out of the passenger side suddenly appeared Uncle Earl，  30 by the family, who is 96 years old and has been  31  for many years．Just the arrival of Uncle Earl immediately  32 the spirits of the group．
Ever cheerful and optimistic，Uncle Earl  33 to amaze the family．One by one he 34  each member, held their hands，gave them a piece of candy and made them laugh
  35 l stood back，1 watched how his behavior and  36 brought a smile to everyone’s face He didn’t spend time telling everyone about his illness as others were doing．I  37 that it was his choice to be of good cheer and not focus on the  38 aspects of his life．By doing so, each family member had to respond in the same  39 ．
Just before we began to feast on the wonderful  40 ，Earl stood up and spoke to the group for a few minutes．He asked everyone to take a lighthearted approach to  41 happened. He said he had prayed for us all to arrive and to return home  42 ，so we need not worry about the rain．Then he gave us all his blessing．I know I felt  43 to be with him.
What is happening in your life  44 ？Are you taking a cheerful approach to your day? Be of good cheer! Like Uncle Earl!

小題1:	A．moments B．reunions C．meals D．discussions

小題2:	A．informed B．a(chǎn)rgued C．predicted D．demanded

小題3:	A．happy B．excited C．interested D．concerned

小題4:	A．danger B．significance C．effect D．consequence

小題5:	A．pulled up B．drove off C．pushed in D．sped up

小題6:	A．told B．called C．known D．recognized

小題7:	A．homeless B．blind C．silent D．lost

小題8:	A．changed B．reacted C．bothered D．showed

小題9:	A．continues B．refuses C．plans D．tends

小題10:

A．scratched B．a(chǎn)dmired C．scolded D．a(chǎn)ddressed

小題11:

A．Although B．As C．Once D．If

小題12:

A．cheerfulness B．thankfulness C．pessimism D．complaint

小題13:

A．realized B．explained C．decided D．urged

小題14:

A．violent B．positive C．meaningful D．negative

小題15:

A．order B．place C．manner D．direction

小題16:

A．min B．food C．life D．car

小題17:

A．whatever B．whichever C．however D．wherever

小題18:

A．early B．slowly C．quickly D．safely

小題19:

A．beaten B．disappointed C．blessed D．surprised

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)t times B．in time C．right now D．from now

If you thought sports stars Yao Ming and Liu Xiang or Internet entrepreneurs Zhang Chaoyang and Ding Lei would automatically be on the list of the” Men of Our Time”，then you could be behind the times．
The surprise in the list of 10 men released by the All-China Women’s Federation yesterday is that it contains no celebrities- and the guiding factors seem to be care and sympathy for the opposite sex．
In fact，Liu and Yao，as well as actor Pu Cunxin—the image ambassador for China’s anti-HIV，AIDS campaign—appeared in a booklet given out at the contest’s launch ceremony in January．The federation wouldn’t say why they are not in the final list．
The winners，with an average age of 47．5，were selected by women officials and journalists of the nine women’s newspapers in China，whose standard was men promoting equality between the sexes．
Li Zhong hua, a 46-year—old air force officer who test-flies planes，said he thought he was chosen because” he takes good care of his family，and is a gentleman”．
”Gentlemen get more respect in our society．They should be like those in the movie Titanic，who let women and children lave first in life rafts�！県e told China Daily．
Shi Hua shan，a 48-year-old policeman in Gui xi of Jiangxi Province，said that he became a”man in the eyes of women” because” women love stories of heroes saving beauties"．
His team has rescued more than 180 women who were taken away by force and sold as wives in the mountain regions of Fujian Province．
Some other” Men of Our Time” are：
Lang Jinghe，67，gynecologist at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing，who has made breakthroughs in ovarian cancer；
Ma Li，33，official in Xuzhou of Jiangsu Province，whose shelter has helped 196 victims of domestic violence；Li Mingshull，43，lawyer in Beijing，who is active in campaigns against family violence；Liu Ri，51，a mine worker in Lu’an of Shanxi Province，who took care of his paralyzed
parents·in-law for 23 years with his wife．
小題1:Which of the following statements is right?

A．Liu Xiang, a sports star, was on the list of the “Men of Our Time”．

B．LiZhonghua was a man in the eyes of women because he was an excellent air force officer．

C．Shi Huashan rescued women from forced marriages

D．The honor was given to Pu Cunxin at the launch ceremony in January．

小題2:Who is among the“Men of Our Time”?

A．Yao Ming

B．Ma Li

C．Pu Cunxin

D．Liu Xiang

小題3:The underlined word “celebrities” in the second paragraph most probably means______．

A．famous scientists	B．famous actors
C．well-known people	D．well．known sports stars

小題4:This passage is most probably taken from——．

A．a(chǎn) science magazine	B．a(chǎn)n advertising booklet
C．a(chǎn) travel brochure	D．a(chǎn) newspaper

第二節(jié) 完型填空（共20小題；每小題 1分，滿分 20 分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
It happened many years ago, when I was in high school. Being a student from a poor family, I had to work on weekends to __41__ some __42__ money that my family couldn’t possibly __43__ to give me. One day after work, I lost my wallet.
My old car needed gas at the back. I paid for the gas and __44__ put my wallet on the bumper (保險(xiǎn)杠), and drove off. Before I found what had happened to my wallet, an old man called and asked me if I had lost my wallet. I __45__ the pockets of my jacket and to my __46__, I had. He asked me to give him a(n)__47__ to show it was my wallet, and I told him the sum of money it __48__. He then told me where to __49__ my wallet.
As I drove onto his highway, I noticed that his car wasn’t __50__ ------ it was for the disabled（殘疾的）. I was thinking that there was no way this man could __51__ get out of his car and get my wallet off the __52__. He had to pull over, __53__ into his wheelchair（輪椅）, lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was __54_.
I knocked at the __55__ and he told me to come in. I was grateful to him for finding my wallet. While I didn’t want to make him angry by __56__ him with __57__, I really felt like giving something __58__ his kindness. So I asked him if I could do anything to __59__ his kindness, but he said, “Just pass it on.” I was so thankful that I sincerely__60__ I would.
41. A. collect                B. raise                 C. earn                  D. pay
42. A. rare                    B. extra                 C. unexpected        D. mobile
43. A. afford                 B. effort                C. affect                D. effect
44. A. late                    B. therefore           C. then                  D. however
45. A. searched for        B. tested                C. inspected           D. checked
46. A. joy                            B. relief                C. excitement         D. terror
47. A. evidence             B. opinion             C. reason               D. cause
48. A. brought                     B. contained          C. included            D. concluded
49. A. break up             B. set up                C. take up              D. pick up
50. A. normal               B. common            C. usual                 D. general
51. A. simply                B. easily                C. personally         D. regularly
52. A. road                   B. car                    C. park                  D. way
53. A. go                     B. fall                   C. get                    D. push
54. A. pleased               B. amazed             C. surprised           D. hopeless
55. A. car                            B. floor                 C. door                 D. window
56. A. rewarding           B. offering            C. awarding           D. replacing
57. A. cash                   B. thanks               C. invitations         D. help
58. A. in place of          B. in honor of        C. as a result of     D. in return for
59. A. pay                    B. thank                C. appreciate          D. praise
60. A. promised            B. pretended          C. programmed      D. prevented

But I wonder about my Momma sometimes, and all the other Negro (blacks) mothers who got up at 6 a.m. to go to the white man’s house with sacks (鞋套) over their shoes because it was so wet and cold. I wonder how they managed it. They worked very hard for the man, they made his breakfast and they scrubbed his floors and they took care of his babies. They didn’t have too much time for us.
I wonder about my Momma, who walked out of a white woman’s clean house at midnight and came back to her own where the lights had been out for three months, and the hot-water pipes were frozen and the wind came in through the holes in the wall. She’d have to deal with the mice: leave some food out for them so they wouldn’t bite the doors or the babies. The roaches（蟑螂）？Oh, they were just like part of the family!
I wonder how she felt telling those white kids she took care of to brush their teeth after they ate, to wash their hands after they finished bathroom. She could never tell her own kids because there wasn’t soap or water back home.
I wonder how my Momma felt when we came home from school with a list of vitamins and pills the school nurse said we had to have. Momma would cry all night , and then go out and spend most of the rent (房租) money for pills. A week later, the white man would come for his eighteen dollars’ rent and Momma would beg him to wait until tomorrow. She had to lie to him that she had lost her wallet, or make up some other excuses. Tomorrow I’d be hiding in the closet (櫥柜) because there should be only two kids in the flat, and I could hear the rent man shout at my Momma and call her a cheat. And when he finally went away, Momma put the sacks on her shoes and went off to the rich white man’s house to dress the rich white kids so their mother could take them to a special baby doctor.
66. Mother got up at 6 a.m. every day, because _________.
A. she had to cook breakfast for her children      
B. she had to catch the first bus to the factory
C. she had to work in the white man’s house       
D. she had to go to see a special baby doctor
67. What does the underlined word “scrubbed” mean in the text?
A. mopped        B. cleared               C. painted         D. built
68. Mother never told us to brush our teeth or to wash our hands because ___________ .
A. she thought we didn’t need to          B. we didn’t like washing hands
C. we had done everything very well       D. there was no soap or water in our home
69. Why did the writer hide in the closet when the owner of the flat came for rent?
A. The closet could only hold two kids.              
B. Only two kids were allowed to live in the house.
C. They should pay more rent for two kids.           
D. There was only one bedroom for the two kids.
70. What does the writer mainly tell us?
A. Black people lead a hard life.                       
B. Black people don’t have enough rent money.
C. White people lead an expensive life.          
D. White people have special baby doctors.

I’ve been selling since I was twenty. I went to college for a year, but I was bored. I just wasn’t the kind of person who could sit in a room with books and study. I wanted to get out and work. My friends thought I was silly. They were all studying to be engineers, lawyers, and doctors. I was the odd one. That caused me a lot of anxiety later on. I always felt that I had to prove myself. I had to prove that I was just as good as they were.
I tried for a sales position in a company that sold office furniture. My interview went pretty well, and I got the job. It was a good learning experience for me. I learned how to sell. I found out what to say and how to say it, I also found out that selling wasn’t the easiest thing in the world to do.
There’s a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work. Everything depends on the sale – your job, money and happiness. You can’t do anything that might make you lose the sale. There are times when you want to call the client, and you know you can’t. you have to wait for the client to call you.
Sometimes I feel like an actor. Whenever I call a client from home, my wife goes into another room. She says that I sound like a different person. In a way she’s right. Selling is like performing . If you’ve performed well, you’ve sold yourself to the audience. In my work, if you’ve performed well, you’ve sold the product. That’s what selling is all about.
51.The author was bored after he studied in college for one year, because __________.
A.he was anxious
B.his friends thought he was silly
C.he has been selling ever since he was twenty
D.he wasn’t interested in studying in a usual way
52.By saying that” I was the odd one”, the author probably means that _____________.
A.he was the lonely one
B.he was a more creative one
C.he was older than the others
D.he wasn’t the same as the others and therefore strange
53.There is a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work because ______________.
A.it’s very easy to lose a sale
B.your whole life depends on the sale
C.it’s hard to decide when to call a client
D.you always have to wait for the client to call
54.Why does the author’s wife go into another room when he calls a client from home?
A.Maybe she feels uneasy because he suddenly changes
B.Maybe she wants to have some rest herself.
C.Maybe she doesn’t want to disturb him.
D.Maybe she is respecting his privacy.
55.Which of the following best explains the author’s understanding of selling?
A.Selling and performing share something in common.
B.Selling is selling yourself to the audience.
C.Selling makes people feel like an actor
D.Selling has much to do with audience.

第三部分：閱讀理解：（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
On a visit to my home state, I had a chance to drive through Cazenovia, a village on the shores of Lake Cazenovia. It seemed to me as if in a dream. I saw again the lakeshore meadow(草地)that has always remained an unforgettable part of my childhood memory. It was the place of family picnics（野炊）.
It was Grandma who had made it a rule to have the annual（每年的) outing. She had made known her wish that the family should meet each summer when travel was easier and eat together in the open air. It was her pleasure to have all her children, and their children, gather in the meadow, and spend the day eating, singing, playing, chatting, making jokes.
After so many years, I can still see her in my mind, a large figure, dressed in black although it was summer, seated under the shade of a large tree. The others spread around her, sitting on blankets on the grass. Despite(盡管) the joy, the family picnic was also a time of puzzlement(迷惑) for me. Who was this stranger in black with whom I could not speak?
What I knew of my grandmother, I heard from my mother: she believed in good food on the table. She knew you are what you eat and she loved America for all kinds of foods it provided to people like her, who, back in her home country, had been used to a simple life, with so little food.
We were about fifty kin (家族成員)gathered in that meadow, living proof of the family progress. Grandma’s sons and daughters all offered her services, goods and children. And yet, despite the good times and good food and the happy chatting people, I still felt a sense of strangeness. When I asked my mother why Grandma looked so strange and never spoke to us, I was told that Grandma’s home country was in Europe and she didn’t speak our language. In my eyes, she might as well have been from Mars(火星). I never remember hearing our own mother speak to her mother, although she must have. I only remember my shock at mother’s sadness when Grandma died. Was she crying for the silence that had existed like a wall between them?......
36. Whom does the underlined words “their children”  refer to?
A. The writer’s children            B. Grandma’s children
C. Grandma’s grandchildren        D. All the children in the family
37. Which of the following was a cause that made Grandma a “stranger” to the writer?
A. Grandma loved all kinds of good foods in America.
B. Grandma started the tradition of the annual gathering.
　 C. Grandma spoke a language different from the writer’s.
D. Grandma enjoyed the family gathering every summer.
38. What does the writer mean by “l(fā)iving proof of the family progress?
A. The writer’s family were having a good time.
B. The writer’s family were having a modern life.
C. Life had improved a lot for the writer’s family.
D. The size of the writer’s family had grown greatly.
39.Why might Grandma have been from mars in the writer’s eyes?
A. Because Grandma acted very strangely.
B. Because the writer never heard Grandma speak to Mother.
C. Because Grandma was deaf.
D. Because Grandma liked to keep silent.
40. What would be the best title for the text?
A. My Memories of Grandma.      B. The life of a Strange Woman.
C. A Visit to My Native Village.     D. An Unforgettable Family Picnic.

Once in a television interview, I was chatting with the host about stay – at – home athers. I made the point that one reason why we’re seeing more stay – at – homw dads may be hat it’s no longer definite that a man makes more money than his wife. Many families now ake earning power into account when deciding which parent will stay home.
At that point, one of the male crew members pointed out, almost to himself but loud nough for my benefit, “It should be the better parent who stays home.” A lot of guys say hings like that. Usually it’s a code for “My wife, or any woman is the better parent.”
I was a stay – at – home father for 8 years, so his words made me excited. It implied that our family’s choice could only have been correct if I was a “better” parent than my wife.
I suppose an argument could have been made that when I began staying home my wife was the “better” parent if she spent more time with Jack. She would be able to read him wetter and calm him more quickly. But as the more employable one, my wife went out to work and I looked after our son.
because of the increased time I spent with Jack. I soon knew him well, understood that he needed and could look after him more or less as well as my wife could. Actually, he experience helped me unlock one of the world’s great secrets; Women are good at booking after children because they do it. It is not because of any innate (先天的) female talent. It is because they put in the time and attention required to become good at the job.
Woman obviously get a biological head starting from giving birth and nursing, but ever the long term experience is more important. When I got the experience myself. I was people are able to look after them as well besides their moms.
小題1:The first paragraph implies          .

A．more and more men like staying at home

B．the author works at a TV station as a host

C．more women are earning money than before

D．dad is the better parent in a family

小題2:The author stayed at home to look after their son for 8 years because         .
A．he thought he was the better parent
B．he was afraid of working outside now
C．their son liked him better than his Mom
D．he was less likely to find a job than his wife
小題3:Women are good at taking care of children because         .

A．they devote their time and attention to children

B．they would rather stay at home than work outside

C．they are born with the ability to look after children

D．they’ve learn to take care of children from their parents

小題4:What does the author concluded?

A．A man can take better care of children than his wife.

B．A man with experience can take good care of children.

C．A child prefers to stay with his or her mother.

D．A child prefers to stay with his or her father.

Perhaps you do not know your school principal (校長(zhǎng)) well. But you might be wise to take him or her seriously. Beijing University will enroll (招收) students recommended by high school principals this year. If the students recommended pass a round of interviews by Peking University, they will have an extra 30 extra points added to their national college entrance exam scores if they apply to the university.
Beijing University said the reason behind the move was a desire to give students with comprehensive (綜合的) or special abilities a chance to stand out.
However, a survey, showed 10,046 out of 14,227 people are against the measure. Some experts agree with the criticism. Liu Daoyu, former president of Wuhan University is one strong opponent(反對(duì)者). “There are so many high schools across the country. But only 39 schools are qualified to recommend students. Is it fair to the rest of the schools? Besides, most of the 39 schools are located in big cities, which is unfair to other regions,”
The reform is also unfair to other students, some say. According to Liu, in the competitive exam, one extra point can put a student ahead of a large numbers of others – never mind 30.
“Principals do not know students well. How can they guarantee the recommendation will be fair?” asked Wang Xuming, former spokesman of the Ministry of Education.
The Ministry of Education said the move is a good experiment in college admission reforms and the public should support it even if it is not yet mature (成熟的). It said Beijing University promised a series of supervision (監(jiān)督) measures to avoid cheating. For example, the information of schools and principals that recommend students, and the recommended students will be put online for a week for public supervision.
小題1:The best title of the passage could be         .

A．Beijing University Will Enroll More Students

B．Beijing University’s Reform Causes a Debate

C．People Are Against Beijing University’s Reform

D．The Government Supports Peking University’s Reform

小題2:The following are the reasons why Liu Daoyu is against Beijing University’s reform except that          .

A．there will be a lot of cheating

B．it is unfair to the other regions

C．it is unfair to other schools

D．30 points cause a huge gap among students

小題3:We can learn from the passage that          .

A．the Ministry of Education supports the reform

B．the reform has started to work in college admissions

C．a(chǎn)ll the recommended students will be accepted

D．no more than 70% of the people are against the reform

小題4:If a student passes the interview by Beijing University, he or she         .

A．can also apply to other universities

B．will be admitted into Beijing University

C．will have comprehensive and special abilities

D．needn’t accept the public supervision

第一節(jié)完形填空（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21 ~ 30各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Even after several weeks, every time I read this little story I start to cry:
My sister-in-law teaches physically and mentally handicapped children at a private school in Brooklyn. She recently   21  a Special Olympics and went to the starting line of the 100-metre dash with six   22   contestants.
As the starting whistle sounded, a boy tripped, fell and began to cry. All the other   23  stopped, turned and went back to help. Then they all   24  hands and went on to the finish line together. Needless to say, everyone in the stands   25  .
Why am I so moved? There are tears of joy   26  with tears of sadness. Tears of joy, just for the   27  friendship, selflessness and love embodied (體現(xiàn)) by these children. Tears of sadness, just for how   28  from such behavior we adults have wandered. Wouldn’t it be nice if, at least once in a while, we could pause in our race for money and power; turn around to see the   29   of those we have left behind; go back and   30  these less able ones to their feet; and then walk forward together with them, arm in arm.
21. A. witnessed    B. reported    C. interviewed       D. attended
22. A. eager   B. smart        C. breathless D. active
23. A. players        B. members   C. runners      D. cheerleaders
24. A. held     B. shook        C. took   D. clapped
25. A. shouted       B. cheered     C. cried D. yelled
26. A. filled   B. mixed       C. joined       D. associated
27. A. mature        B. unusual     C. common    D. pure
28. A. long    B. easily        C. far     D. much
29. A. suffering     B. shortcoming      C. surrounding      D. behaving
30. A. comfort      B. support      C. carry D. help