A modern city has been set up in ____ was a wasteland ten years ago.

  A.what         B. which         C. that             D.where

What we teach in the classroom should ______ students’ need in their studies..

A. gain                                  B. rise                                  C. mend                               D. meet

—Mrs. Stanley looks gorgeous tonight.

— The dark dress ______ her hidden beauty.

  A. brings out       B. picks up       C. gives away          D. leaves over

Students who pass the test will be  ______to the next grade, as has been announced.

A. possessed        B. promoted      C. proposed        D. allowed

“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle （嬰兒包）was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped—the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance.

One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy … called me — a f-…freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks.

He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music.

The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft（移植）on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated,” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’s a secret.” said the father.

The operation was a brilliant success. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic service. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believe you could,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know … not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come … one of the darkest days that ever pass through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket（棺材）. Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret.

The story is mainly about _______.

A. how a boy had new ears through an operation

B. what a devoted parent privately did for the child

C. how a disabled boy turned into a useful person

D. why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy

The underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. slow-acting person          B. good-looking child

C. badly-behaved student       D. strangely-shaped creature

What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The agreement was between the donator and the family.

B. The boy was so popular that he was made class president.

C. Finally the boy came to know who the donator was.

D. The mother donated her ears to her son after she died.

What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?

A. Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known.

B. It is up to parents to help their children heart and soul.

C. True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance.

D. It is a virtue（美德）for young generations to learn to be grateful.

I got _____ bad toothache yesterday，which kept me awake _____ whole night

A. a; the　        B. 不填; a           C. the; a 　         D. a; 不填

--- Could I borrow your umbrella , please?

  ---- I’m afraid you _______.

  A. could              B. can’t           C. can               D. couldn’t

--- Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?

   --- I have seldom had any chance to come back to the hometown ____ I was sent to Beijing ____ the project.

   A. as; in the charge of              B. since; in charge of

   C. as; in charge of                 D. since; in the charge of

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（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。

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, itto be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows.

I do not hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. , I could not recall(回憶) when I had said those words to him either.

One day, I decided to the ice and make the first . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a at the other end and he awkwardly , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly death following heart surgery（外科手術）. Many times , I have if I had not taken the first step and Dad not the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

A. works out                        B. breaks out                C. comes out                D. turns out

A. wiser    B. busier                     C. weaker                    D. older

A. remember            B. enjoy                     C. mind                         D. regret

A. Truthfully             B. Fortunately                C. Naturally                   D. Obviously

A. only                      B. last                           C. once                         D. first

A. melt                      B. break                                    C. strike                                    D. build

A. complaint              B. promise                     C. move                                    D. impression

A. strength                 B. ideas                         C. words                       D. attention

A. sigh                    B. silence                      C. voice                                    D. cry

A. refused                B. shouted                     C. replied                      D. explained

A. touched               B. frightened                 C. shocked                     D. annoyed

A. excitedly             B. nervously                  C. willingly                   D. sadly

A. continued                        B. checked                     C. concluded                  D. interrupted

A. accepted                        B. expected                    C. learned                      D. heard

A. quiet                   B. difficult                    C. special                      D. different

A. level                   B. idea                          C. world                        D. end

A. managed              B. escaped                     C. avoided                     D. faced

A. then                    B. ago                           C. before                       D. since

A. realized               B. found                        C. doubted                     D. wondered

A. challenged           B. experienced               C. survived                    D. received

（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從下框的A---F選項中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項。 選項中有一項為多余選項。

A. Reasons for Having Large Families in Some Countries.

B. Calculation of Population Growth.

C. Efforts Made to Lower the Mortality Rate (死亡率)

D. High Fertility Rates in Developing Countries.

E. Low Fertility Rates in Developed Countries.

F. Birth Control Programs.

61. ________  

Population growth is determined by the relationship between births and deaths. The growth rate is calculated by the birth rate minus the death rate. If the birth rate is 4%, for example, and the death rate is 3%, the population growing at rate of 1% per year.

62. ________

Historically, families had many children, but average life expectancies are low and many children died young. Improvements in nutrition and public health programs in the past 30 years have led to a drop in the mortality rate and hence to more rapid population growth.

63. ________

Public health programs and improved nutrition over the past 30 years have brought about declines in mortality rates in the developing nations. But fertility rates(出生率)have not declined as quickly, and the result has been high rates of population growth. Reduced population growth depends to some extent on decreased birth rates.

64. ______

Family planning and modern forms of birth control are important mechanisms for decreasing fertility, but by themselves such programs have had rather limited success in most countries where they have been tried. If family planning strategies are to be successful, they must make sense to the people who are supposed to benefit from them.

65. _______

To a great extent, in developing countries people want large families because they believe they need them. In some societies, children are important sources of farm labor, and they may thus make significant contributions to household income. In societies without any social security programs for the aged, children may also provide a vital source of income for their old parents.