The bus was crowded with passengers going home from market, most of ________ carrying heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables they had bought there.

A. whom      B. them      C. who         D. Which

Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”

Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store.

“And what do you want?” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages.”

“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the chemist said, softening a little.

“Listen, I can help you.” The chemist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to.”

“Well，what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents － the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let’s see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.”

That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神經外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well．

Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven  cents… plus the faith of a little child.

56. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Tess’s brother would recover because there was a miracle.

B. Tess’s brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness.

C. Tess’s family would look for a miracle to treat Andrew’s illness.

D. Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle.

57. Why did the chemist get annoyed first？

A. Because he was a nervous man．

B. Because Tess didn’t buy his medicine.

C. Because Tess had bothered him and his brother.

D. Because Tess was poorly dressed.

58. What can we learn about Dr. Carlton Armstrong?

A. He was a stone－h(huán)earted man.

B. He cared for only a little money.

C. He never helped others unless given a lot of money．      

D. He was a kind gentleman and ready to help others.

59. What can be the best title？

A. A dying boy and her sister                               B. A miracle of $ 1.10

C. A kind doctor and his brother                                  D. A poor girl and a doctor

E

Looking for a low-cost path to self-knowledge? A way to mine your subconscious (潛意識的) for clues to your motivations, desires and fears? No need to have years of treatments or analyses. Just look to your dreams.

“You can ignore your dreams, but you are really doing harm to yourself,” says Lauri Quinn Loewenberg. “If so, you're letting red flags pass you by, letting great ideas pass you by.”

Some sleep researchers believe dreams are more directly related to our moods and emotions and can serve as tools to self-understanding. Dreams occur during the REM (rapid eye movements) cycles of sleep each night. For adults, that means about every 90 minutes. The first period of REM sleep may be short, 5 to 10 minutes, followed by longer periods, finally reaching an hour or more in the fourth or fifth period.

When people are dreaming, brain scans show a lot of activities. The brain is online during dreams. The experiences you have during the day are connected during dream sleep. People we know or experiences we've had at different times in our lives may be different in the same dream.

AmyBeth Gilstrap has had the same recurring(再次發(fā)生;循環(huán)) dream that annoyed her since Hurricane Katrina drove her and her daughter and friends out of New Orleans. Mrs. Gilstrap says, “It is always spies. My job is to get people to some place.” She's certain the dream is related to her efforts in the hurricane to help several families leave. Sometimes her cats also are part of that dream. That's because she went back into New Orleans, before it was allowed, to rescue her cats.

Today, through brain scans scientists have known that the parts of the brain that control emotions and long-term memories are active during the REM sleep.

57. The passage is mainly to tell readers                    .

    A. dreams are mainly caused by hard work   B. dreams can offer us key to self-knowledge

    C. dreams are only activities of our brains    D. how dreams help us solve our problems

58. According to the words from Lauri Quinn Loewenberg,                    .

    A. dreams can make you feel badly ill       B. you often have red flags in your dreams

    C. dreams will make your life colorful      D. you may get great help from your dreams

59. According to the passage, the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 5 refers to              .

    A. Mrs. Gilstrap's dream                           B. Mrs. Gilstrap's job

    C. Hurricane Katrina                             D. New Orleans

60. According to the passage, when you are dreaming at night,               .

    A. your dream is connected with your work in the day

    B. the dream will generally last about 5 to 10 minutes

    C. the longer dream should be in the later part of the sleep

    D. your eyes will not move during the time

6. --Kitty, how was your weekend?

--I had a great time. I went skiing with my friends.

--Wow! ________.

A. How interesting you are!                       B. Cheers!

C. Sounds really cool!                               D. I'll go there, too.

29．In 1778, Banks was elected_____president of_______Royal Society,___________position he held for 42 years.

       A．/, /, a                      B．/, the, a                   C．the, /, a                   D．the, the, the

11. When I was sixteen, I had to _________ before graduation and work in a clothes shop to help support my family.

A. drop out       B. come out       C. leave out              D. stay out

34．I have had some bad times before, but seldom________so helpless as now.

       A．I had felt  B．have I felt C．I have felt D．had I felt

三、閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

請閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選題，并在答題卡上將該選項的標號涂黑。 ks5

A

Every student can learn rope jumping.

You can jump alone or with your classmate. You can also help turn a long rope for many others to jump over, one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it will be just enough for your height. Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size.

A rope should be turned slowly. It must also he turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. Turning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time without its striking your feet.

When you jump rope, your heart beats faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get fired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again, If you practice, you can increase the number of limes you jumpers without resting.

56. This passage is about _______.

A. a game       B. a rope               C. rope jumpers            D. careful timing

57. How many people can join in rope jumping?

A. One alone. B. Two.                 C. One or more.            D. Two or more.

58. The word “one” in the last sentence of the first paragraph means _______.

A. man           B. rope                  C. thing                        D. size

59. Before you do rope jumping, you must _______.

A. fined a good player                 B. tries whether the rope will be right for you

C. stops to rest for an hour           D. tries whether the rope will be strong enough

60. Which of the following is true?

A. A rope must be turned as slowly as possible.

B. A rope must be turned as high as possible.

C. People can do rope jumping without resting.

D. Careful timing is needed to turn a rope.

D

      People believes that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms (體育館). Here, people are learning on climbing. The climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet.

     How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and (保護帶) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes (繩索) tied to your. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult is your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.

    Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.

68. What can we infer from the passage?

    A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.

    B. It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.

    C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.

   D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.

69. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _______.

    A. to tie ropes to your                          B. to control your fear

   C. to move away from the wall                 D. to climb straight up

70. The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _________.

   A. settlement              B. exercise          C. excitement           D. tiredness

71. Why does the author write this passage?

    A. To tell people where to find gyms.           B. To prove the basic need for climbing

   C. To encourage people to climb mountains.   D. introduce the sport of wall climbing

The coach, because of the driver’s carelessness, was __________ and crashed over the cliff on such a cold December morning.

A．in support　　  B．out of control     C．in charge　　 D．at the mercy