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第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
French people pride themselves on their delicious foods, such as cheese, baguettes and croissants (two kinds of food). In fact, food is an important part of French culture. Families and friends spend hours over the dinner table each night. It is the opposite of the fast – food habit common in other parts of the West.
It’s the reason why the French are very angry that a McDonald’s is opening beneath Paris’s most famous museum: the Louvre (盧浮宮). The mew restaurant will be the 1,142 nd McDonald’s in France, and will open in the underground approach to the museum. But many French people can’t understand why this American chain is opening in the heart of French culture.
However, McDonald’s is paying no notice to the complaint. McDonald’s now has 31,000 chains worldwide. Tourists are hungry, and opening chains in tourist spots pays well.
There is another chain threatening France’s heritage. This time it is coffee rather than burgers. As more and more Starbucks open in Paris, traditional French cafes are forced to close.
The trouble with American companies opening chains throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country’s culture. How can a small, independent coffee shop compete with the multi – billion dollar chain? You can go to a Starbucks in any city in the world, but you can only go to a Parisian café in France.
Responsibility is with the tourists. A McDonald’s wouldn’t open so near the Louvre if it weren’t not going to make money. Similarly, a Pizza Hut wouldn’t overlook (俯瞰) Egypt’s Great Pyramid if no one wants to sit in it. Maybe next time you visit the Great Wall, you should think twice before ordering a Cappuccino in the Starbucks.
51．Why are the French very angry when a McDonald’s is opening beneath the Louvre?
A．Because they will spend many hours in McDonald’s.
B．Because French food culture is very impressive.
C．Because they also have the fast – food habit.
D．Because they are proud of their own food.
52．The McDonald’s will be located in the underground approach to the museum because_______.
A．the complaints of the French are useless
B．opening a chain in tourist spot is rewarding
C．McDonald’s tends to be in the heart of culture
D．it will help to attract more tourists for the museum
53．What is the trouble with American companies opening chains all over the world?
A．The traditional stores of a country are forced to fight back.
B．The traditional stores of a country become dependant.
C．They have negative effect on a country’s culture.
D．The multi – billion dollar chain can’t be matched.
54．The author suggests that the tourists can_______.
A．decide whether the multiple stores of America are successful or not
B．order a Cappuccino in the Starbucks when they visit the Great Wall
C．sit in a Pizza Hut when they visit Egypt’s Great Pyramid
D．enter the McDonald’s when they visit the Louvre
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Our ____ resources and stable policy provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their business.
A. generous B. narrow C. limited D. abundant
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第二部分 閱讀理解（共20小題。每小題2分，；滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Margaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building.
She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill．“I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts（工作班次）are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.”
So she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m．till 6 a.m．five nights a week for just ￡90, before tax and insurance．“It’s better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work ‘unsocial hours’ should get a bit extra.”
The hours she’s chosen to work mean that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband．However, she doesn’t think that puts any pressure on their relationship.
Her work isn’t physically very hard, but it’s not exactly pleasant, either．“I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs．If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they’d be a bit more careful.”
The fact that she’s working all night doesn’t worry Margaret at all．Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three．“Since I’ve got to be here, I try to enjoy myself—— and I usually do, because of the other girls．We all have a good laugh, so the time never drags.”
Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other people when she tells them what she does for a living．“They think you’re a cleaner because you don’t know how to read and write,” said Margaret, “I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what I’d been doing, but I don’t think that way any more．I don’t dislike the work though I can’t say I’m mad about it.”
61．Margaret quit her job as a nurse because _______.
A．she wanted to earn more money to support her family
B．she had suffered a lot of mental pressure
C．she needed the right time to look after her children
D．she felt tired of taking care of patients
62．Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because _______.
A．they never clean their offices B．they look down upon cleaners
C．they never do their work carefully D．they always make a mess in their offices
63．When at work, Margaret feels _______.
A．light-hearted because of her fellow workers
B．happy because the building is fully lit
C．tired because of the heavy workload
D．bored because time passes slowly
64．The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret’s parents would _______.
A．help care for her children B．regret what they had said
C．show sympathy for her D．feel disappointed in her
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It was the training ________ he had as a young man ________ made him so excellent.
A．what; that B．that; which C．that; what D．which; that
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第二節(jié) 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36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
With the development of society, hiring qualified people is becoming more and more difficult. Employers who can 31 prejudice from the process will surely gain a big advantage 32 his opponents.
As a manager, Miss Tiffany is 33 for interviewing applicants for some of the 34 with her company. During one interview, she noticed that the 35 never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little 36 because she liked the person on the whole.
He had a perfect resume and gave good 37 to her questions, 38 the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided to offer the job to her _39 choice. “It wasn’t until I 40 a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadn’t known at that time was that that person behaved 41 was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American 42_ in a family where 43 for those in authority was shown by avoiding your eyes.
“Attending the diversity workshop helped me 44 how much I could learn by simply asking questions and creating dialogues with employees, 45 making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thing I 46 from the workshop is learning how to be more ‘inclusive(包容的)’ to 47_ .”
“I was just _48 by the lack of eye contact, not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.”
Many of us have had similar problems with 49 we consider as different. As the world is becoming smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to 50 our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions.
31. A. replace B. remove C. refresh D. recover
32. A. of B. above C. over D. on
33. A. desperate B. responsible C. ready D. punctual
34. A. positions B. businesses C. conditions D. trades
35. A. employer B. opponent C. client D. candidate
36. A. disappointed B. excited C. worried D. annoyed
37. A. Suggestions B. Responses C. impressions D. comments
38. A. so B. and C. or D. but
39. A. first B. immediate C. second D. careless
40. A. closed B. started C. attended D. organized
41. A. politely B. carelessly C. skillfully D. differently
42. A. raised B. found C. treated D. adopted
43. A. concern B. envy C. respect D. sympathy
44. A. imagine B. realize C. predict D. expect
45. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than
46. A. cut away B. put away C. gave away D. took away
47. A. misunderstandings B. shortcomings C. faults D. mistakes
48. A. impressed B. confused C. refused D. depressed
49. A. behaviors B. words C. habits D. thoughts
50. A. ignore B. express C. limit D. expand
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How long is it ________ we last had a picnic together?
A．until B．before C．that D．since
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II、閱讀 （共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）
第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A teenage girl is fighting for her life today after being struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms swept across Britain. The girl was one of four teenage girls from London who were hit by lightning in the Parade Ground area of Hyde Park during a storm. Earlier, Joseph Wharton, 14, died as he was struck by lightning while camping in his friend’s backyard in the West Midlands.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said the girl remained in serious condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. She had stopped breathing by the time the first paramedic (護理人員) arrived on the scene just two minutes after the strike at 5:40 p.m. yesterday.
The other three girls hit by the bolt all had injuries, and were taken to University College Hospital. Their conditions were not serious, the spokesman added.
The strike lifted the girls into the air and then dropped them to the ground, a witness reported.
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said paramedics risked their lives to treat the girls. “The storm was still overhead and lightning was still coming down while they were treating the patients,” he said. “All staff involved acted very professionally in providing fast treatment to these patients in very difficult circumstances.” Scotland Yard said the incident was being looked into by officers from the Royal Parks’ Operational Command Unit.
Joseph Wharton of Byland Way, Bloxwich, was hit during the extended thunderstorm which struck the region yesterday morning. He was pronounced dead at Walsall Manor Hospital.
He had been sleeping in a tent while staying with school friend Michael Lees at a house on nearby Cresswell Crescent.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics were called at 7:50 a.m. and unsuccessful attempts were made to revive（使蘇醒）the sports-mad teenager. A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said four or five people die each year as a result of lightning strikes in the UK.
26、All four girls________.
A. were killed by the lightning B. were seriously injured
C. were being treated at the same hospital D. were lifted up and dropped to the ground
27、The underlined word “bolt” probably means “________”.
A. thunder B. rain C. storm D. lightning
28、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The boy was killed after the four girls had been hit.
B. The paramedics began to treat the girls after taking them to the hospital.
C. First-aid was given to the girls during the storm.
D. The boy was hit by lightning in the Parade Ground area of Hyde Park.
29、It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. many British people die from lightning strikes every year
B. the writer blames the government for the accident
C. the paramedics could also have been hit by lightning while aiding the girls
D. Joseph had been playing in the open air before the strike
30、This passage is probably taken from a ________.
A. magazine B. newspaper C. science fiction D. weather report
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第一節(jié) 完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1~15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 1 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart; it can keep a 2 with very little effort.
I will give 3 . A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along well. We had been close as 4 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 5 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 6 our misunderstanding. Then he 7 a small island in the Caribbean and we 8 touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt. Rereading the letter, I was 9 by its humor and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had 10 respected my older brother but 11 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so well. And with that one letter we became friends 12 .
It might never have occurred to him to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 13 . For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of 14 communication, people often forget that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 15 . And that is to write.
1. A. received B. rewritten C. returned D. reread
2. A. record B. promise C. friendship D. secret
3. A. an example B. a lesson C. an experience D. a talk
4.A．brothers B. children C．fellows D．classmates
5. A．normal B. necessary C．pleasant D．possible
6. A．deepen B. start C．express D．settle
7. A．toured B. stopped over C．reached D．moved to
8. A．lost B. kept in C．needed D．got in
9.A．driven B. beaten C．surprised D．honored
10. A．never B. seldom C．sometimes D．once
11. A．realized B. judged C. thought D. expected．
12. A．later B. anyhow C. too D. again．
13. A．mail services B. transport services C. phones D. relative
14. A．poor B. easy C. popular D. busy
15.A. habit B. choice C. method D. plan
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