第三部分：閱讀理解（共 20小題；每小題 2分，滿分 40分）

閱讀下列短文，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was unfeeling. She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.

Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. Now, at age 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast.

On that Fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so dense that she could hardly see her support boats. Sharks came toward her lone figure, only to be driven away by rifle shots. Against the cold water of the sea, she struggled on — hour after hour — while millions watched on national television.

Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had . . . until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out.

Still warming her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not fatigue (疲勞) or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal.

Two months later, she tried again. This time, despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith ready and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it! Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim across the Catalina Channel, eclipsing (讓……黯然失色) the men’s record by two hours!

56. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Keep your goals in sight.

B. Woman can be better than men.

C. How to swim across the Catalina Channel.

D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

57. Why did Florence give up swimming across the Catalina Channel the first time?

A. She couldn’t swim with the dense fog.

B. She could hardly see her support boats.

C. She was all worn out.

D. She couldn’t see the land ahead.

58. It can be inferred from the text that_______.

A. weather has little effect on swimmers

B. knowing one’s goal is very important

C. Florence had great desire to break the men’s record

D. Florence was full of energy after two months’ rest

59. Which of the following is NOT true about Florence?

A. She didn’t know only a half mile left the first time.

B. She had long distant swimming experience before.

C. The TV audience felt unsatisfied because she quit on the half way.

D. It’s dangerous for her to swim across the Catalina Channel.

As school starts again, there's so much more for an American parent to nag （嘮叨）about, like homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Internet.

But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Longwell, 45 , of McLean, Virginia, often text – messages what she once told her children by mouth: Be nice to your brother; walk the dog; remember your reading.

This is the world of the modern family, in which even reminding children to do something has become electronic.

There are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in how often of their nagging.

With technology," you nag more, and you are a little bit more precise （其體的）with your nagging,” said Reginald Black, 46, of Woodbridge. Virginia.

For many young people electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up.

Charles Flowers, 17, a senior at St. John’s College High School in Washington, says his mother reminds him about everything from laundry, being on time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text.

When she uses capitals he knows she’s serious: GET HOME!

Some say technology has made nagging less annoying. Jacky Longwell thinks texts are less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers.

“It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text. It becomes grouped with the friendly communication.” she said. “They can’t hear the nagging.”

She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging. A parent can always start by saying hello.

Not all parents like the new electronic nagging. Joyce Bouchard, 51, a mother of four in Fairfax, Virginia , texts her 14 - year - old son but says that for many things-chores, homework-the old - fashioned way works better. Nagging by text has risks. She notes: “I always think, if you’re texting them something and they’re with their friends, they are getting a big laugh out of it.”

68. The main idea of the article is          .

     A. what American parents like to nag about

     B. why American parents like to nag their children

     C. that electronic nagging is becoming common in the US

     D. how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

69. The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers         .

     A. that her nagging is thoughtful

     B. that she likes nagging her children very much

     C. the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

     D. how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

70.  The underlined sentence “Nagging by text has risks.” most probably means“           ”

     A. Electronic nagging costs too much

     B. Nagging messages may he resisted

     C. Receiving texts is harmful to teenagers’ health

     D. Parents are likely to be addicted to nagging by text

71. We can infer from the article that          .

     A. it’s better for parents to nag in a friendly way

     B. if nagging is electronic, it is not annoying

     C. American parents generally don’t like to nag

     D. American parents like to use capital letters in messages

                         Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food ,get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

    Proper nutrition (營養(yǎng)) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”(燃料).Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein (蛋白質(zhì)) ,like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins (維他命) and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

    Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little a amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality (人的個性).Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

     Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (壽命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

     If everybody, were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

6. According to the passage,_________.

A .we should always keep fit

B. if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep

C. one can eat a lot to stay in good shape

D. one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy

7.In order to keep good health, ___________ .

A. we should eat a lot of sweets         

B. one needs a large amount of fat

C. people should eat according to the foods nutrition 

D. we must try to sleep now and then

8. Eating more and sleeping less________.

A. can keep healthy                 B. is no good for you

C. gets you more energy           D. will keep your personality

9.The writer explains ________in this passage.

A. how to eat                         B. the importance of doing exercise

C. how to keep healthy             D. what to eat

10.The title of the article should be___________ .

A. Eating and Exercising           B. How Vitamins Work in Man's Body

C. Staying Healthy                   D. Sleeping Well

Ⅲ  閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第—節(jié)  閱瀆理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

    閱讀—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。

                                     How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation (通貨膨脹)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.

   I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. "The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves."

     Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout tire time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings.

     However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.

    Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?

41. According to the passage, collecting antique clocks____.

A. can hardly keep the value of your savings   B. will cost much of your savings

C. may increase your wealth                D. needs your bravery

42. By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to____.

 A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clock

 B. describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth

 C. tell readers what clocks look like

 D. compare chicks to human beings

43. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time?

A. Counting the beating of one's own heart.

B. Making use of candles, sand and water.

C. Observing shadows cast by the sun.

D. Keeping slaves busy day and night.

44. The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 means

A. state-owned houses            B. houses in very good condition

C. grand houses open to the public  D. houses where statesmen meet regularly

45. The purpose of the passage is

A. to introduce the culture of antique clocks

B. to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks

C. to compare different ways to make a future profit

D. to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time

 The manager meant ____ the workers that being 5 minutes late meant ____ the company.

    A. to tell, to leave    B. telling, leaving    C. to tell, leaving     D. telling, to leave

第二節(jié)  信息匹配(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項字母涂黑。

56. Mary, 24 years old, comes from Scotland and would like to find a pen pal who comes from East Europe. She likes playing the piano and listening to jazz music. She is interested in history but does not like discussing politics.

57. Kim Lee, 19 years old, comes from Seoul, South Korea. Kim loves travelling and hopes to visit Great Britain in the future. He would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the differences between life in Europe and life in Asia. He loves listening to pop music and playing football in his free time.

58. Pietro, 42 years old, comes from Argentina. He is a businessman and would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessperson and lives in North America. He is married with three children and likes using the Internet in his free time.

59. Helga, 33 years old, comes from Germany and speaks French, English and Russian. She would like a pen pal who is interested in exchanging ideas about language learning. She does not like using computers for learning and believes that language learning can only happen in a classroom.

60. Jennifer, 18, comes from Cardiff in Wales. She is interested in discussing the political differences between East Europe and the United Kingdom. She loves riding her horse, Jackie, and listening to jazz music.

請為以上這些人匹配一位合適的筆友：

Piotrek Kowalski, 18, comes from Poland and would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the current political situation in the world. He likes jazz and playing tennis in his free time.

Tom Hendrix, 36, is a businessman from Toronto, Canada. He would like to find a pen pal from a different continent to discuss business practices and differences between his country and others.  

Olga, 32 years old, comes from Moscow, Russia. She is a historian and would like to find a pen pal who is interested in discussing the history of Russia before the communist regime. She is not interested in comparing different political systems.

Jack, 27, is from London. His favourite pastime is learning languages. He goes to evening German and French classes and uses his computer to improve his German and French by visiting Internet sites.  

James, 22, is from Dublin. He loves travelling and wants to visit Asia in the near future and would like a pen pal who likes playing football and who can tell him about the differences between life in Asia and Ireland. 

Ela, 35 years old, comes from Sydney, Australia. She likes learning languages, but does not like using modern technology. She is interested in finding a pen pal who also enjoys learning languages in a traditional manner.

 These old temples have left a deep impression ______me.

   A. to                 B. for               C. with            D. on

III 閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第—節(jié) 閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30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。

I stood outside New York's Madison Square Garden and just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world.

From the day I was born, there was a problem. The doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomelia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.

Life was tough. I couldn't stand, much less walk. I rarely left the farmhouse—and then only in someone's arms. Mam bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season.

"The world will see him when he can walk," she told Dad. "And he will walk."

Mam devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin.

A few weeks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs (肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs.

"There's nothing anyone can do but you can't," Mam said. "You and I are going to walk through town."

The next day Mam dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mam took my hand. "Hold your head up high, now, Ronan," she said.

We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest I'd walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the street, Mam's eyes shining with a mother's pride.

That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what I'd done on my walk.

Then I began to pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mam's words came back to me—Ronan, you can do anything anyone else can do—and the faith she had in God, who would help me do it.

I've sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the world's finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mam's words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I couldn't feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt it deep in my heart, the same place where Mam's promise lived. 

41. What was the problem with the author as a baby?

A. He was expected unable to walk.

B. He was born outward in character.

C. He had a problem with listening.

D. He was shorter than a normal baby.

42. The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means ______.

A. shortcoming   B. disadvantage    C. disability   D. delay

43. Why did Mam dress him and herself in finest clothes?

A. To hide their depressed feeling.         B. To indicate it an unusual day.

C. To show off their clothes.              D. To celebrate his successful operation.

44. From the story we may conclude that his mother was ______.

A. determined    B. stubborn   C. generous   D. distinguished

45. According to the writer, what mattered most in his success?

A. His consistent effort.           B. His talent for music.

C. His countless failures.          D. His mother’s promise.

第二部分 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A, B, C 和 D 項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑.

  Several months ago, I got into a terrible car accident. That moment __21___ my view about life.

  All my life I had been waiting until I could __22___ my driver’s license(執(zhí)照) and my first car. When I __23___ got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I was __24___. Every time I got into my car, I felt invincible(不可戰(zhàn)勝的), as if nothing could stop me. But one day I was shown that I could be __25___, just like every other person.

  One __26___, though it was very dark outside, I was in the car with some of my close friends. While driving down a main street, I felt I was __27__ control of the car. It was flying.

  After the accident, I don’t remember much, but I do remember the __28__ I was in, not only physical but also the thought that others’ lives were in my hands for a few seconds and I might have __29___ them.

  I learned a lot from that __30____. Not only did I learn that I need to have more appreciation(欣賞,理解) for things, I also learned that material things should never be the most important in our life.

21.   A. caught       B.changed      C. replaced     D. destroyed

22.   A. borrow      B. buy     C. get      D. see

23.   A. finally       B. sadly   C. unluckily    D. suddenly

24    A. angry  B. worried      C. surprised    D. excited

25.   A. warned      B. beaten C. lost     D. disturbed

26.   A. morning     B. afternoon   C. night   D. noon

27.   A. shaking      B. taking C. trying D. losing

28.   A. pain    B. joy     C. disappointment  D.happiness

29.   A. raised B. killed  C. poisoned    D. forgotten

30.   A. exprience   B. story   C. vacation     D. rescue

I believe the government regards the H1N1 as an important thing , and I also believe the officials are so ________ that everything will be under control.

A grateful         B determined             C willing               D peaceful