Part A

In 2001 the United Kingdom was hit again by foot-and-mouth disease, the first time since the 1960s, causing a national crisis. However, much of the panic and confusion was spread largely as a result of ignorance of the disease.

Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious （傳染性的） disease found in Africa, South America, Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe. It affects cloven-footed （偶蹄） domestic animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and goats, as well as wild animals like rats and deer and zoo animals such as elephants. Horses, however, cannot contract （感染） the disease.

It is very rare for humans to catch the disease. Indeed, only one case has been recorded in Great Britain and that was in 1967.

Part B

Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious （潛伏的） and can be spread by direct or indirect contact with infected animal. The disease can be spread in the wind, and can also be spread by people, equipment or vehicles which have been in contact with the disease.

Although the authorities do not really know where this latest outbreak of the disease originated, it can enter a country in frozen meat imported from other countries where the disease is common. Unlike Mad Cow Disease （BSE） and the human equivalent CJD, foot-and-mouth has no implications （牽連） for the human food chain. Any meat, milk, cheese, and other dairy products can be consumed quite safely.

Part C

It seems that the only way to contain the disease is to kill infected animals. There is no cure for the disease, and although adult animals normally recover in 2~3 weeks, they sadly remain carriers of the virus （病毒） for up to two years.

From the time the disease was first reported to the time the epidemic （流行） was officially declared over, one and a half million and more domestic animals were slaughtered and large areas of the countryside were closed to the public. These areas included parks, woods and forests, and various leisure attraction situated in the countryside.

1. The main purpose of writing this text is ________.

A．to warn people of the danger of the disease     

B．to describe the disaster caused by the disease

C．to share some of the facts about the disease

D．to declare the success in control of the disease

2. Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious because it is spread ________.

A．by farmers and farm vehicles

B．in so many different ways

C．by being carried in the air

D．mainly by people who have been in contact with infected animals

3. How is foot-and-mouth different from Mad Cow Disease?

A．It affects the human food chain.           B．People cannot consume dairy products.

C．It is found in frozen meat.                D．Meat is still safe to eat.

4. The underlined word “they" in Part C refers to ________.

A．diseases       B．infected animals             C．a(chǎn)dult animals       D.2~3 weeks

Lucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet.” When a man has done something in his life that he is ashamed of, that he wants to hide, he is said to have a “skeleton in his closet.” Some people may have more than one skeleton.

As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.

Before 1832,English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse（尸體） of an executed（處決） criminal.

But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.

We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor kept his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.

After a time, people began to suspect（懷疑） every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase“ a skeleton in the closet” took on a broader, more general meaning. To describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.

One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man's guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.

Balzac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet. The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.

1. Which of the following situations is suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet”?

A．You have stolen something precious and don't want it discovered.

B．You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research.

C．If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret.

D．You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep others from discovering it.

2. From the text we know that there are ______ theories about how the phrase “skeleton in the closet” came into being.

A．one               B．two              C．three            D．four

3. Which of the following is right according to the text?

A．In the 19th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy（解剖） in the development of medicine.

B．The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeletons as possible

C．The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors.

D．It is legal that corpses of anybody are cut open for scientific examination in history.

4. From the story Balzac told we know that the wife's lover must have become ______.

A．a(chǎn) corpse           B．a(chǎn) phrase            C．a(chǎn) skeleton        D．a(chǎn) secret

Desmond ,Darla , Russel ,Malcolm ,Warren正計劃買一輛車。閱讀下面六種車的介紹（選項A，B，C，D，E，F(xiàn)），選出符合各自需求的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余選項。

          1. Desmond is a young and promising athlete. Having won a champion in an important international game, he decides to buy a car to develop a brighter future .Of course, the car must be extremely fast and is especially fit for him, a sportsman.

          2. Darla has just been admitted to a famous university hundreds of kilometers away from her hometown and has been permitted to buy a car .As a young girl, she certainly puts safety factors above all.

          3. Russel, a farmer in a mountainous area, is growing hundreds of acres of crops .To transport his goods to town timely, he wants to buy a car .He hopes the car will run very fast and first of all must meet the natural conditions.

          4. Fighting in the commercial circle and getting a great success. Malcolm made a fortune .With an aggressive ambition, he decides to buy a luxury car to develop an even brighter future.

         5. Warren is a merchant traveling to different parts of the country in any weather situation, good or bad. He expects to have a satisfactory car make his career better.

A．Provided by an advanced-design Triton engine ,with a perfect cooling system ,and plenty of pulling power .Passenger safety is excellently strengthened by Second Generation double airbags and side door intrusion beam .Luxury packages with deluxe accommodation（良好的人間）

B．Was it wind? Or was it fear? Chances are the both .Equipped with the first four-cam, 32-valve V8 engine offered in a sport-utility（實用）vehicle. An advanced source of power generating 320 I b-ft of twisting force and 230 house power.

C．A spirited package that takes the zoom-zoom（疾行聲）ethos into the mainstream. An aggressive, confident look ,one that’s backed by impressive dynamics .Engaging all the senses in the driving experience .Bottom line: if you’re in the market for a sedan ,stop by our store and ask to try on one of ours .Good luck will be with you !

D．Style, quality and high technology are the ingredients which have enabled Maserati to create some of the fastest and most advanced road cars in the world. It’s one thing to climb a mountain.

E. 302-hp best-in-class V8.3rd-row seating. And available climate-controlled front seats. The new Lincoln Aviator .Like Navigator, just smaller, proof that magnificence comes in all size. There are those who travel .And those who travel well.

F. The cars with shapes we’d seen only in our dreams .The land-based rocket ships .With cockpits（駕駛座）full of computers and video screens .The cars you can talk to and that will respond .The cars that are invisible to the wind.

此題要求你對一段文章改錯，先對每一行做出判斷是對還是錯，如果是對的，在該行右邊的橫線上畫一個勾（√），如果有錯誤,（每行只有一個錯誤），則按情況改錯如下：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（∕）劃掉, 在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞, 并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：再錯的詞下邊畫一橫線,在該行右邊橫線上寫出正確的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的請不要改。

Siqi got the highest in the city for the college                        1                  

entrance examination. She was from an ordinary worker          2                  

family. Her parents are only junior middle school graduate.        3                  

The first reason for her success is because she always                    4                   

remembered the old saying that “Where there is a will, there      5                  

is a way”. She believes in a student who has no will                 6                  

power will succeed in his/her study. Another reason is                     7                  

that she has a sense of responsibility in an addition to                      8                  

an intelligent mind. Only by study hard now can she serve               9                  

the country in the future. That is her key of success.                10                  

根據(jù)提綱寫一篇關(guān)于“Studying Abroad” 的短文。字數(shù)120左右。

1. 近幾年來越來越多的高中學(xué)生選擇出國留學(xué)；

2. 出國留學(xué)的好處；

3. 你的看法。

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---I’m interested in that beautiful MP3 player ． What do you charge for it ?

---$125．

---        , but I can’t afford it ．

A．It’s worth that                                                   B．It’s really nice

C．Please lower the price                                        D．That’s too dear

Color shapes our view of           world and it may have            far greater influence on our lives than many of us realize．

A．a(chǎn) ; /                       B．the; /

C．the; the                                 D．the; a

        a college or university in the USA, Chinese and other international students must show and prove their strong ability in spoken and written English．

A．Having been admitted to                              B．To be admitted to

C．Admitted to                                                D．To admit to

－Are there any tickets left?

－Sorry．There are ________, if __________．

A．few; any                                      B．a(chǎn) few; some

C．some; few                                          D．a(chǎn)ny; some

Eating too much fat can         heart diseases and cause high blood pressure ．

A．result from                                        B．devote to

C．dedicate to                                          D．contribute to