Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation on his desk. It was from several of his classmates asking him to join them on a camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed to like him. In fact，he had been so lonely that he drowned his feeling with food. As a result，he had put on a lot of weight，and this gave the kids something more to make fun of him.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick（惡作�。﹉ad worked. Everyone was pleased that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his savings（積蓄）, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his savings on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth. Her close friends would be angry with her. What could she do now?
小題1:The sentence “…h(huán)e drowned his feeling with food” means “________”.

A．he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely

B．he asked for a lot of food from his classmates

C．he brought his food to his classmates

D．he had a lot of food to put on weight

小題2:What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?

A．Jess would go on the camping trip himself.

B．Jess's family would be angry with Cindy.

C．Cindy might have trouble with her friends.

D．Jess would be thankful to his classmates.

小題3:If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, ________.

A．everyone else would also buy one

B．it would be the best in the class

C．Cindy would pay for it

D．he would have it for no use

小題4:From the story we can guess ________.

A．everybody would go camping in the class

B．Jess had few friends in the class

C．Cindy was Jess’s best friend in the class

D．Jess joined in many out-of-school activities

小題5:Choose the best title for this passage.

A．Jess and His School

B．Jess and His Friends

C．An Invitation for Jess

D．Jess and His Camping Trip

A couple of years ago, I decided it was time to take a break. I was about to       ,and I wanted to reward myself for all those college years.
As I was curiously      different websites and guidebooks, getting ready for my little adventure, I        that besides getting all the necessities, I also needed to get a sun        .
When I got to the shop, it        occurred to me that in the middle of planning my      ,I somehow hadn’t paid much attention to the calendar. It was Feb.14, and Valentine’s fever had         the whole shopping center.
I finally       a rack(貨架) with summer hats hanging on it .I walked over and tried on a couple. I really liked one        .I just couldn’t decide whether I wanted to get the one with a pink ribbon or a blue ribbon      decoratively around it.
“You looked really great on those hats, ”a middle-aged man        there waiting to be helped…and said to me.
“Oh, thank you.” I        answered and increased my pace. I was in no mood to have a        with a stranger. I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.
“Excuse me.” A voice suddenly        my dreamy state of mind. I turned around and that man was standing right behind me. He looked         but determined.
Before I could do or say anything, he continued with what he wanted to say. “I’m sorry to         you, but those hats looked really nice on you. You see, I don’t         anybody to buy a Valentine’s gift for this year, so I got you one of the hats. I         you don’t mind.” he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.
“Thank you!” I finally breathed out ,feeling quite surprised. Who would imagine that a        would walk up to you and give you a present?
I do hope the man found his Valentine        .And most of all--I no longer feel blue on Valentine’s Day, even when I’m alone, because I remember my hat story.

小題1:	A．retire B．speak C．defeat D．graduate

小題2:	A．searching B．searching for C．looking D．looking for

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)nnounced B．suggested C．realized D．declared

小題4:	A．hat B．glass C．shirt D．bag

小題5:	A．proudly B．suddenly C．curiously D．patiently

小題6:	A．study B．reward C．trip D．present

小題7:	A．handed over B．taken over C．given out D．turned out

小題8:	A．bought B．made C．kept D．saw

小題9:	A．on business B．in particular C．a(chǎn)t work D．in danger

小題10:

A．formed B．tied C．collected D．torn

小題11:

A．lying B．stopping C．standing D．following

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．politely C．unhappily D．sadly

小題13:

A．bargain B．trade C．cooperation D．conversation

小題14:

A．continued B．interested C．a(chǎn)ttracted D．interrupted

小題15:

A．tired B．shy C．surprised D．sorry

小題16:

A．bother B．satisfy C．meet D．fit

小題17:

A．catch B．a(chǎn)sk C．have D．a(chǎn)dvise

小題18:

A．think B．consider C．find D．hope

小題19:

A．lover B．patient C．teacher D．stranger

小題20:

A．in time B．on time C．a(chǎn)t times D．over time

My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped at a corner to pick up the daily commuters (someone who travels regularly to and from work), a group in which I was included. Boarding the bus, I looked for a place to sit. At last, I found a place near the back.
The man in the seat next to the one I was going for was an older man in a grey suit, well-worn dress shoes, and a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing, but without the little press card. Seated, I began to read the book I had been carrying, which was Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. The man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I had read any other book like the one I was holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become interested, and so did I. He introduced himself as Carl and asked if I liked jazz, and I told him that I didn’t really listen to it, and that I liked rock and roll. Waiting for Carl to tell me that I should listen to real music, I was shocked when he just smiled and nodded. He said, "You remind me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents hated jazz and how they couldn’t see how I could listen to that awful noise. I bet your parents say the same thing, don’t they?" Now it was my turn to smile, amused with how right he was.
As the bus carried us from one side of the city to the other, Carl and I talked about a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more amazed I became at how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age difference. I haven’t seen him since we parted, but the thought of our connection that day rarely leaves my mind.
Carl really made me think about how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the blocks between us we’ve got. I mean, I would have never thought before that day that I could have anything in common with someone so much older than I. But Carl taught me that no matter what we are, we are all just people, and that we should make an extra effort to try and get to know our neighbors and people we see every day, regardless of age, race, religion, sex, or anything else. If we all take the time to attempt to understand each other, I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together, as humans.
小題1:From the first paragraph we know that the author _____________.

A．did not mind whether there was a seat or not

B．hoped to have a seat when getting on the bus

C．thought the bus was overcrowded

D．looked for a seat but failed

小題2:The author usually imagined a reporter as one who _____________.

A．liked jazz music

B．enjoyed talking with others

C．liked reading Jack Kerouac’s works

D．usually wore a black hat and press card

小題3: After talking with Carl, the author realized that _____________.

A．older people were nice to talk to

B．he should have known Carl earlier

C．his parents were so different from Carl in listening to music

D．a(chǎn)ge was not necessarily a problem in heart-to-heart communication

小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A．the author hasn’t seen the old man since then

B．jazz music used to be more popular than rock and roll

C．the author was not satisfied with human relationships in the world

D．Carl made the author realize we humans live in peace and brotherhood

Bobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a poor working-class neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side. But Hell’s Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their making fun of him, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor.
Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls (試戲通告)-- and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. “I wasn’t a good actor, but I had a driving need to do something different with my life,” he says.
He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a waiter. “ My father said, 'Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter.' ”But Moresco kept working at his chosen career.
Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a killing. Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain of Hell’s Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother’s killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing Crash, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept trying. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see hard lives in modern America.
Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three -- Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell’s Kitchen.
At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don’t think about the problems,” he says, “think about other ways to get it done.” 
小題1:Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17?

A．He wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise.

B．His girlfriend did not allow him to do this.

C．He was afraid of being laughed at.

D．He had no talent for acting.

小題2:Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A．His father did not support his work as a bartender.

B．Before he became an overnight success, his life experienced ups and downs.

C．His brother’s death inspired his writing Half-Deserted Streets.

D．Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway.

小題3:The Studio executives turned the script Crash down because ______________.

A．they thought the script would not be popular.

B．the script was not well written.

C．they had no money to make the film based on the script.

D．they thought Moresco was not famous.

小題4:Which of the following can best describe Bobby Moresco?

A．a(chǎn)mbitious and persistent	B．shy but hardworking
C．caring and brave	D．considerate and modest

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __ __ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and ____ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she____ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. ____ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ____ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the ____. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a ____.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy ____ that his Mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped ____ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ____ scent (氣味) as he lowered his head. He ____ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ____ into the air, the dog ____ through the woods until he found the ____ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his ____ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ____ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ____.
When she opened her eyes and       her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “You     me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of        . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.

小題1:	A．before B．since C．while D．a(chǎn)s

小題2:	A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting

小題3:	A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided

小題4:	A．When B．Until C．If D．Because

小題5:	A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly

小題6:	A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses

小題7:	A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house

小題8:	A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)t B．through C．in D．onto

小題10:

A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar

小題11:

A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored

小題12:

A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently

小題13:

A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．traveled

小題14:

A．window B．girl C．house D．hero

小題15:

A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight

小題16:

A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)wake B．a(chǎn)bandoned C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)sleep

小題18:

A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw

小題19:

A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared

小題20:

A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief

“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend．It was clear that she was wondering where I had come up with such a question．Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister．We hung out together．We gave each other advice．
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two.” Jenna announced loudly．
The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie．The three of us soon became close friends．We played together almost every day．I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken．
The three of us started fighting a lot．Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy．I felt helpless and lonely．I thought Christmas would be horrible!
I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for me．I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me．
“Wow, ” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door．“Thanks．”
“Okay…well…I have to go,” she said softly．
“Okay．See you later then…” and I closed the door．
“Who was that at the door?” my mum asked．
The card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends．I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting．A fight won’t stop us from being friends．Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eight-two．”
I stopped reading and started laughing．I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her backyard．I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship．
小題1:How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?

A．They would be close friends again．

B．They would not speak to each other．

C．They would lose touch with each other．

D．They would go on fighting with each other．

小題2:The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth paragraph means “_________”．

A．I looked like a boss	B．I acted as a boss
C．I was fond of giving orders	D．I was fond of fighting

小題3:Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?
a．Jamie became our friend．
b．I felt lonely and unhappy．
c．Jenna, Jamie and I fought a lot．
d．Jenna brought me a Christmas card．
e．I was sorry for what I did to her．
f．Jenna and I promised to be lifelong friends．

A．f a b c e d

B．a(chǎn) c f b d e

C．a(chǎn) b c f e d

D．f a c b d e

小題4:The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _________．

A．what Jenna wrote was funny

B．Jenna would be her friend again

C．she was happy about the coming Christmas

D．she was happy to receive a Christmas card

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的A、 B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。
Unchangeable Love
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet         of the splendid artwork.
A young         viewing the paintings ahead of me        nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's       for putting up with her         stream of words.        by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved       the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away      .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a       when the couple approached the      . Before they left, the man        into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He        it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the        to get his wife's jacket.
"He's a        man." the clerk at the counter said." Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in       there is a new art show." "But what does he get out of the art?" I asked." He can't see." "Can't see! You're       . He sees a lot. More than you and I do," the clerk said, " His wife       each painting so he can see it in his head."
I learned something about patience,        and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ___ and the courage of a husband who would not        blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, hand in hand.

小題1:	A．touch B．view C．wander D．scenery

小題2:	A．lady B．man C．couple D．clerk

小題3:	A．chatted B．a(chǎn)rgued C．discussed D．spoke

小題4:	A．knowledge B．confidence C．wisdom D．patience

小題5:	A．vivid B．constant C．tasteless D．exciting

小題6:	A．Adopted B．Discouraged C．Surprised D．Disturbed

小題7:	A．through B．in C．towards D．from

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)nxiously B．seriously C．quickly D．a(chǎn)ngrily

小題9:	A．comment B．decision C．purchase D．list

小題10:

A．entrance B．exit C．front D．queue

小題11:

A．put B．held C．reached D．turned

小題12:

A．made B．lengthened C．brought D．changed

小題13:

A．shop B．counter C．hall D．coatroom

小題14:

A．brave B．kind C．rough D．blind

小題15:

A．wherever B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever

小題16:

A．wrong B．silly C．humorous D．unique

小題17:

A．describes B．draws C．shows D．tells

小題18:

A．curiosity B．pride C．enthusiasm D．courage

小題19:

A．support B．sight C．expectation D．hesitation

小題20:

A．get B．hope C．a(chǎn)llow D．stop

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
One evening after dinner, Mr. And Mrs.Bond called a family meeting. " We've had to make a _______decison," Mr. Bond announced. " You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago. However, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we've ________ that the right decision is to move to Chicago."
Marc looked ________, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they'd be moving. " It's surprising but exciting!" she said. Marc simply said, " I can't leave my _______. I'd rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!"
The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August, Marc would grow more ________ the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the decision, refusing to __________ his belongings.
_______ the morning of their move, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyons' house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Bond became increasingly anxious while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so ________.
What they didn't know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy's house with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons' attic(閣樓) for a few days. But as he walked along, all the _______ landscape of his neighbourhood _________ him of the things he and his family had done together: the green fence he and his mother had painted; the trees he and his sister used to climb while playing hide- and- seek; the park where he and his father often took walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who made them special in the first place? Marc didn't take the _____ to answer that question but instead, he hurried back to his house, ______ if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection.

小題1:	A．different B．quick C．wise D．final

小題2:	A．known B．recognized C．concluded D．insisted

小題3:	A．shocked B．puzzled C．disappointed D．excited

小題4:	A．classmates B．friends C．neighbours D．parents

小題5:	A．delighted at B．pleased with C．a(chǎn)ccustomed to D．worried about

小題6:	A．pack B．a(chǎn)bandon C．tie D．pile

小題7:	A．Before B．In C．On D．During

小題8:	A．rudely B．irregularly C．irresponsibly D．naughtily

小題9:	A．beautiful B．familiar C．splendid D．modern

小題10:

A．recalled B．convinced C．warned D．reminded

小題11:

A．time B．courage C．strength D．patience

小題12:

A．looking B．wondering C．a(chǎn)sking D．expecting

Many television programmes are very realistic. One who watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film could well happen to him. With only a little imagination, every man in the street becomes a thief, a spy or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at her friend’s house. In it, a young girl had been followed and murdered. She felt a little frightened, walking to the station. She took a train back to the centre of the city. There were a lot of people traveling with her, so she felt much safer.
A man sitting opposite her, reading a newspaper, glanced at her. She thought nothing of it until she saw him staring at her. Remember the film and feeling very uncomfortable, she got off the train and went to the bus stop. When he got on the same bus as she did, she found that he was following her. As long as she had been with other people she wasn’t frightened. But when she got off the bus, the streets were almost empty. She walked as quickly as she could. She could hear footsteps following her but she didn’t dare to look around. After what seemed to have been hours, she was unable to find them, because she was so frightened. The footsteps stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, however, she heard a pleasant voice. “I apologize if I frightened you. I’m your new neighbour. I thought I recognized you in the train, but I wasn’t sure.”
小題1:Jane felt frightened, walking to the station, because ________.

A．she had seen a murder on television

B．she was being followed

C．she had been at her friend’s house

D．she was a girl of rich imagination

小題2:Jane’s friend lived ______ her.

A．very near	B．a(chǎn) short distance away from
C．a(chǎn) long way from	D．next to

小題3:Jane was really frightened because _______.

A．the man who followed her was her new neighbour

B．the man apologized

C．the street was empty

D．she thought she met a murderer

小題4:The man put his hand on her shoulder. He meant to _______ Jane.

A．kill

B．be friendly to

C．frighten

D．play a joke on

小題5:A girl will be frightened if ______.

A．she often watches TV

B．she is followed by a stranger for a long time.

C．she meets her neighbour suddenly

D．she feels a hand on her shoulder

Dear Cary,
I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism(酗酒)．I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my computer. I’ve taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat. I can manage about a month without drinking，but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking．After a week or so of heavy drinking，I start having nightmares of people jumping. After that，it’s a week of not being able to get out of bed.
I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room. I have been hiding from my family since then．Fortunately they won’t be expecting me to come back for a week or so. Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes．
I don’t really know what I’m asking you．Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．I’m taking medicine，but I still have these attacks every few months．If there’s alcohol in the house，I can’t stay away from it．It seems that this will never end. I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．
Thanks for reading．
Yours T
小題1:The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT____________．

A．that the author is a lawyer by profession

B．that the author is a lawyer and he seldom gets drunk

C．the reason why the author had to resign

D．that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish

小題2:The author writes to Cary in order to____________．

A．offer advice	B．tell a story
C．a(chǎn)void nightmares	D．a(chǎn)sk for help

小題3:What is the author worried about?

A．Losing his job	B．Missing the conference
C．Bring pain to his family	D．Giving up drinking

小題4:What do we learn from the passage?

A．T’s family members don’t want to see him because of his alcoholism．

B．Getting drunk once prevented T from attending a conference．

C．T will have nightmares when he stops drinking．

D．T never attempted to give up his alcoholism．

小題5:We know from the passage that Cary____________．

A．likes to talk about the details of his life．

B．is an expert on treating alcoholism

C．is probably a recovered alcoholic

D．never suffered from alcoholism