Glasses are       and must be handled with great care.

A.heavy          B.smooth          C.flexible         D.fragile

When a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．

 Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．

 The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．

Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．

The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．

From the passage，we can learn that the author was            ．

A．an animal protector   B．the cat owner   C．a prison officer        D．a prisoner

Which of the following statements is true?

A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．

B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．

C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．

D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．

We can infer from the third paragraph that               ．

A．showing love to others can make prisoners strong

B．the American prison culture will be improved

C．the author is not content with the prison culture

D．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons

What is the best title for the passage?

A．Caring Makes Us Human．      B．Prison Culture is Important．

C．Animals Need Care．  D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．

In Paragraph 2，the author mentioned that “Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．”to               ．

A．show us the officer and prisoners get along well with each other

B．show us the American prison culture does need improvement

C．show us the officer and prisoners all like cat

D．show us the American prison culture is great

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線（  ），并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞;

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Alexander was a military genius or great explorer. But he also had a great ambition. He wanted to rule a country that people could live in peace with one another. From 330 to 327 BC, Alexander led his soldier east, through Afghanistan and into Central Asia. As he travel, he built more cities. He ordered soldiers, merchants, and scholars from many lands to settle here.

In 326 BC Alexander turned south, into India. But by now his men were tired and weak. They were far home in an unknown land. The soldiers refused to go farther. Unwillingly, Alexander turned back. By 323 BC, he reached for Babylon in Iraq. There he caught fever and died at the age of 33. His country was divided between his generals.

— Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player?

— If you can help do some housework the whole vacation，you ____ have one as a reward.

A. must                 B. need            C. would       D. shall

____ three times in a row, the boxer decided to give up fighting.

       A. Having defeated  B. To have defeated  C. Having been defeated  D. To have been defeated

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。   

Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully   21   the coins that lay on the bed . $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!   22   on earth was he going to get the   23   of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was   24   to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no   25   asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to   26  .

There was only one way to get money, and that was to   27  it. He would have to find a job.   28   who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had   29   on most things.

“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”

That was the   30  of  James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the   31   of jobs that people found for him to do.  He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the   32   of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the  33   increased and he knew that he would soon have   34   for the bicycle he longed for.

The day   35   came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He   36    no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode   37   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard   38    for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more   39   he had bought it with his own money. He had   40    what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

A. cleaned    B. covered  C. counted  D. checked

A. How B. Why  C. Who  D. What

A. amount B. part C. sum  D. rest

A. brave          B. hard C. smart    D. unfair

A. point   B. reason   C. result   D. right

A. split  B. spend    C. spare    D. save

A. borrow B. earn C. raise    D. collect

A. Or B. So   C. For  D. But

A. decisions  B. experience   C. opinions       D. knowledge

A. beginning   B. introduction C. requirement  D. opening

A. similarity B. quality  C. suitability  D. variety

A. brand  B. number   C. size D. type

A. effort B. pressure C. money    D. trouble

A. all    B. enough   C. much D. some

A. finally    B. instantly    C. normally D. regularly

A. gave   B. left C. took D. wasted

A. patiently  B. proudly  C. silently D. tiredly

A. applying    B. asking   C. looking  D. working

A. since   B. if   C. than D. though

A. deserved   B. benefited    C. achieved D. learned

Having weekly meals together _______ to be helpful in bringing the family together.

   A. found out    B. turned out    C. figured out    D. worked out

What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is _____ it is long.

  A. half not as wide as           B. wide not as half as

  C. not half as wide as           D. as wide as not half

Parents are often amazed at how fast their child grows and develops. New research has determined that the ability to quantify may develop much sooner than most parents realize.

Kristy vanMarle, professor of the University of Missouri, has determined that contrary to what previous studies have shown, infants（嬰兒）are able to quantify substances（物質）—like sand or water—as early as 10 months. As long as the difference between the two substances is large enough, infants will choose the larger amount, especially when it comes to food.

With the assistance of her team researchers, vanMarle tested the quantifying skills of babies by presenting them with two cups: one containing a small amount of food, and one containing a larger amount. Consistently, the babies chose the larger amount.

“Several studies throughout the last 15 years have shown that infants are very good at telling how many objects they see; however, infants don’t seem to count things like water or sand,” vanMarle said. “What we’re saying is that they can quantify substances; it’s just much harder. The infants can see how much food goes into each cup and compare that in their memories. They decide which amount is larger, and they almost always select the larger one.”

This information further refutes（駁斥）the long-held idea that babies “know nothing of the world,” vanMarle said.

“Since psychologists have begun studying infants with sensitive measures, we’ve discovered a lot of early abilities. I think for parents, it should be exciting to know that there’s somebody in there that has some fundamental and basic knowledge of the world, and that knowledge is guiding their development,” vanMarle said.

In the future, vanMarle says this kind of study could be linked to a child’s progress in math-related skills, although programs marketed to increase those abilities, such as “Baby Einstein,” still have mixed reviews when it comes to academic study.

The quantifying ability refers to the ability to     .

A. choose between different substances

B. get much knowledge of the world

C. describe the quantity of something

D. obtain math-related skills

What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4?

A. The process of doing research.

B. The scientific findings.

C. The final choice of infants.]

D. The observation of infants’ behavior.

Babies choose the larger amount of food     .

A. by saying numbers                         B. with the help of parents

C. on personal preference                    D. through their natural abilities

We can learn from the text that     .

A. some parents don’t care about their kids

B. people used to think the world is known to babies

C. little research has been done on infants

D. scholars disagree on baby-training programs

What’s the best title of the text?

A. Breakthrough in Baby Studies

B. Amazing Baby-training Ideas

C. Early Human Abilities

D. Unique Quantifying Methods

閱讀表達（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求回答問題（請注意問題后的字數(shù)要求）。

［1］Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English but it is difficult to find the best method．Is it better to study in Britain or America or to study in your own country?

［2］The advantages of going to Britain seem obvious．Firstly, you will be able to listen to the language all the time you are in the country．You will be surrounded completely by the language wherever you go．Another advantage is that you have to speak the language if you are with other people．In Italy,it is always possible, in the class, to speak Italian if you want to and the learning is slower．

［3］On the other hand,              staying at home to study．You don’t have to make big changes to your life．As well as this,it is also a lot cheaper than going to Britain but it is never possible to achieve the results of living in the UK．If you have a good teacher in Italy,I think you can learn in a more concentrated way than being in Britain without going to a school．

［4］So,in conclusion,I think that if you have enough time and enough money, the best choice is to spend some time in the UK．This is simply not possible for most people, so being here in Italy is the only（可行的）viable option．The most important thing to do in this situation is to maximise your opportunities:to speak only English in class and to try to use English whenever possible outside the class．

What is the text mainly about?（no more than 10 words）

Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

All the people and everything around are related with English,and you’ll have more opportunities．

Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．（no more than 8 words）

What suggestion does the author give to those who learn English in their own country?（no more than 20 words）

Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese．