Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the     in the school had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t    , they would have to retake(重考) them in September. There were usually a few who    , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year,     just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was     about her. She went to bed too    . The night before the first exam, Barbara     that she have an early night and take a     pill. She promised to wake     up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her     kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of    , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination    , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions.     around her was writing pages and pages.     she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write    . She kept looking at her    . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences,     and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started    . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she     up. She was still in bed and it had all been a     dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

小題1:	A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．poets

小題2:	A．prepare B．miss C．gain D．pass

小題3:	A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．harvested

小題4:	A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．because

小題5:	A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．satisfied

小題6:	A．early B．late C．sadly D．eagerly

小題7:	A．insisted B．a(chǎn)dmired C．ordered D．wished

小題8:	A．sleeping B．starving C．exciting D．breathing

小題9:	A．him B．her C．them D．herself

小題10:

A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body

小題11:

A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine

小題12:

A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper

小題13:

A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone

小題14:

A．If B．Though C．So D．How

小題15:

A．with B．a(chǎn)bout C．on D．to

小題16:

A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject

小題17:

A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．thought over

小題18:

A．examining B．drowning C．copying D．crying

小題19:

A．raised B．woke C．turned D．cheered

小題20:

A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special

Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously, Jason was determined not to go against their father's wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you've been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”
“He won’t find out,” Mark said. “I'll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scolded before for touching his father's equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model," his father had explained, “so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father's warning only made Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It's a computer game. I knew it! Dad's only been pretending to work. He's really been playing games instead.”A new message appeared on the screen: “
ENTER NAMES
VOYAGER 1:…
VOYAGER 2:…
Mark's fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED( 自動回收程序已啟動).”The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume. “I think we'd better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒) , until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION ( 目的地)：MARS.  RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.”
小題1:Why did Mark touch the computer against his father's warning?

A．He wanted to take a voyage.	B．He wanted to practice his skill.
C．He was so much attracted by it.	D．He was eager to do an experiment.

小題2: Where did the boys' father most likely work?

A．In an electronic factory.	B．In a computer company.
C．In a scientific research center.	D．In an information processing center.

小題3:Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of______.

A．a(chǎn) computer game	B．a(chǎn) company website
C．a(chǎn) software producer	D．a(chǎn)n astronomer

小題4:Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?

A．He was afraid of being scolded.

B．He didn't like the loud noise and light.

C．He didn't want to play games any more.

D．He was afraid something dangerous might happen.

小題5:What happened to the boys at the end of the story?

A．They were blown into the air.

B．They were sent to another planet.

C．They were hidden in the strong light.

D．They were carried away to another country.

閱讀表達：
[1]An 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.
[2]They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital. A deal was struck and the boys began to work to make the concert a success.
[3]The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection was only $1600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境). They gave him the entire $1600, plus a cheque for the balance(差額) $400. They promised to pay the cheque at the soonest possible.
[4]“No,” said Paderewski. “This is not acceptable.” He tore up the cheque, returned the $1600 and told the two boys: “Here’s the $1600. Please deduct（扣除）whatever expenses you have spent on. Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left”. The boys were surprised, and thanked him a lot.
[5]It was a small act of kindness. But it clearly marked out Paderewski as a great human being.
[6]Why should he help two people he did not even know? We all come across situations like these in our lives. And most of us only think “If I help them, what would happen to me?” The truly great people think, “If I don’t help them, what will happen to them?” They don’t do it expecting something in return. They do it because they feel it’s the right thing to do.
[7]Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland. He was regarded as a great leader in Poland’s history.
小題1:Why did the student decide to hold the musical concert? (Within 10 words)
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小題2:What do you know about Ignacy J. Paderewski? (Within 15 words)
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小題3:Please find a word in the text to replace the word “recital” in Paragraph 2.
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小題4:How did the boys feel on hearing what Paderewski said? (No more than 5 words)
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小題5:What should we learn from Paderewski’s words in Paragraph 6? (Within 20 words)
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I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid,   小題1:  I dreamed of becoming a doctor.
My mother was a  小題2:. Through her work, she observed that  小題3:  people spent a lot more time  小題4: than they did watch television. She  小題5: that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and  小題6: written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and under-line the important 小題7: . Years later we realized her marks were only a  小題8:  My mother was a illiterate (文盲). Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be  小題9:.
When I entered high school I was an A-student,  小題10: not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang about with the guys. I went from being an A—student then to a B--student then to a C-student, but I didn't 小題11: . I was cool.One night my mother came home from working her multiple jobs and I  小題12: about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I will give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and  小題13: bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all that you want." I was very  小題14: with that arrangement but  小題15:  I got through allocating (分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a  小題16: over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less to buy clothes. I also  小題17: that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success  小題18: intellectual preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A—student
 小題19: , and eventually I fulfilled my dream and I became a  小題20: .

小題21:

A．that B．which C．when D．who

小題22:

A．woman servant B．teacher C．scientist D．nurse

小題23:

A．healthy B．successful C．powerful D．clever

小題24:

A．searching B．reading C．working D．training

小題25:

A．ordered B．insisted C．suggested D．a(chǎn)nnounced

小題26:

A．hand in B．turn over C．pick up D．cut down

小題27:

A．titles B．magazines C．books D．parts

小題28:

A．game B．trick C．pleasure D．task

小題29:

A．a(chǎn)nybody B．nobody C．somebody D．everybody

小題30:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．but D．or

小題31:

A．know B．care C．face D．stop

小題32:

A．thought B．chatted C．complained D．worried

小題33:

A．repairing B．cleaning C．rubbing D．watching

小題34:

A．encouraged B．puzzled C．moved D．pleased

小題35:

A．now that B．if C．when D．since

小題36:

A．wall B．house C．window D．roof

小題37:

A．realized B．imagined C．believed D．noticed

小題38:

A．suited B．required C．made D．matched

小題39:

A．even B．forever C．before D．a(chǎn)gain

小題40:

A．professor B．expert C．doctor D．boss

A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? But he discovered that it was a rattrap (捕鼠夾）.
Going back to the farmyard, the rat started to give a warning.
The rat turned to the pig and told him:“There is a rattrap in the house, a rattrap in the house!”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Rat,” said the pig, “I can only say this is something terrible to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the cow. But the cow said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat? A rattrap? I am in danger, Huh?”
The rat returned to the house, head down and dejected. So the rat had to face the farmer's rattrap alone.
That very night, a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rattrap catching its prey (獵物). The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.In the darkness, she did not notice that it was a poisonous snake whose tail had been caught by the trap. The snake bit her.The farmer rushed her to hospital. She returned home with a fever. Everyone knows that a fever could be treated with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soup. However, his wife's sickness continued.
The farmer's friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. But she didn't get well. Finally, she died, and so many people came for the last sight that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that the whole farmyard is at risk when there is a rattrap in the house.
小題1:From the passage we know that ______.

A．the pig helped the rat get rid of the trap

B．the cow strongly believed in what the rat said

C．no animals showed concern over the rat's warning

D．the snake was killed immediately after being caught

小題2:The underlined word ‘‘dejected” is the closest in meaning to _______.

A．disappointed

B．surprised

C．irritated

D．excited

小題3:We can learn from the article that _______.

A．the farmer had planned to kill the rat

B．the rat was very clever in avoiding the trap

C．the farmer's wife got good treatment in hospital

D．the rat had expected what would happen to the pig and cow

小題4: What message does the story intend to pass?

A．We should mind our own business.

B．Everything is related to something else.

C．We'd better treat animals in a friendly way.

D．The farmer couple and their friends are all foolish.

My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___18___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___19___ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（警覺的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___20___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___21___. My writing was not at the ___22___ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (彈手指) were ___23___.
My mother ___24___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to ___25___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___26___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___27___ me. She spent hours every day ___28___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___29___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ___30___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___31___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___32___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___33___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___34___ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ___35___ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.

小題1:	A．everything B．nothing C．a(chǎn)nything D．something

小題2:	A．mind B．brain C．feelings D．work

小題3:	A．smoothly B．strongly C．frequently D．easily

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)verage B．ordinary C．normal D．common

小題5:	A．just B．ever C．even D．only

小題6:	A．hear B．write C．read D．understand

小題7:	A．level B．length C．speed D．degree

小題8:	A．problems B．excuses C．worries D．duties

小題9:	A．suffered B．observed C．removed D．tolerated

小題10:

A．study B．find C．change D．keep

小題11:

A．fight B．struggle C．strike D．challenge

小題12:

A．interrupted B．disturbed C．terrified D．troubled

小題13:

A．teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding

小題14:

A．Without B．Except C．Besides D．Beyond

小題15:

A．information B．a(chǎn)dvice C．promise D．expectation

小題16:

A．before B．though C．because D．unless

小題17:

A．set up B．gave up C．pushed up D．looked up

小題18:

A．rich B．famous C．successful D．powerful

小題19:

A．training B．grades C．experiments D．a(chǎn)bilities

小題20:

A．woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher

After the earthquake, the rescuers arrived at the disaster area as soon as possible. In a(n)  36  house, they found a woman. She was dead when the rescuers found her. Through the ruins, they could see her last   37 . Being on her knees, the upper part of her body was   38  , with her hands on the ground to  39 her body. It looked strange because she was bent out of   40 .
The leader came to the body, reached outhis hands under the woman, feeling and touching, and then he shouted loudly, “There is someone, a   41  , still living.”
Through some effort, rescuers  42 up the bricks covering her body. Under her body was her baby, who was   43  in a small red quiltwith yellow flowers. He was about 3 or 4 months old. Because he was well protected by the mother’s body, he was   44  safe. He was sleeping when the rescuers carried him out, and his lovely and peaceful face   45  everyone around him. The doctor, along with the rescue team, opened the   46  to check if the baby was all right, and he found there was a mobile phone in the quilt. The doctor looked at the screen. A written message was there, “My dear baby, if you live, don’t  47 how much I love you.” The mobile phone was passed on to the other people; every person who saw this message was close to tears.

小題1:	A．destroyed B．old C．nice D．new

小題2:	A．debate B．a(chǎn)ction C．guide D．quarrel

小題3:	A．forward B．western C．up D．straight

小題4:	A．lower B．rise C．support D．carry

小題5:	A．sight B．question C．job D．shape

小題6:	A．teenager B．citizen C．baby D．fellow

小題7:	A．cleaned B．a(chǎn)dded C．looked D．called

小題8:	A．gathered B．packed C．locked D．dressed

小題9:	A．totally B．differently C．widely D．narrowly

小題10:

A．encouraged B．delighted C．warned D．warmed

小題11:

A．blanket B．brick C．overcoat D．quilt

小題12:

A．remember B．know C．forget D．keep

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron(熨燙). I was about 15 and somehow got a live-in job taking care of a woman who had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman had an electric wheelchair. She could move her head and arms but not her hands or fingers. She had this clamp（夾子）attached to her arm and I’d have to open it and put a cup or a pencil in it and then she could move it. She would tell me how to do things. She would instruct me in great detail on the correct way to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold everything, including socks and pillow cases. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed and tuck the corners. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to grab it and do it herself. But she never yelled or scolded. Only she insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt, the right way to do the collar and sleeves. Now that I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.
小題1:From the passage we can infer that the writer of the passage now is ________.

A．a(chǎn) housewife	B．a(chǎn) full-time worker
C．a(chǎn) clothes maker	D．a(chǎn) college student

小題2:The writer used to take care of the lady because ______.

A．she wanted to earn some money while sleeping and eating there

B．she wanted to learn how to do housework

C．she was a relative of the disabled woman

D．she had to do something in return to the lady for her kindness

小題3:When the lady taught the writer how to do housework, the little girl was ______.

A．careful to learn	B．eager to learn
C．forced to learn	D．unwilling to learn

小題4:What’s the writer’s attitude towards the lady now?

A．Sympathetic.

B．Fearful.

C．Thankful.

D．Hateful.

If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it’s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my  16 ways to do this is by developing my own 17 actions. These little acts of kindness are  18  to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to be  19  and helpful.
We live in a rural area of the San Francisco Bay Area. Most of what we see is beauty and 20  .One of the exceptions to the beauty is the  21 that some people throw out of their windows as they are  22 on the rural roads. One of the few drawbacks to  23  the mountainous area is that public services, such as litter collection, are less  24  than those are closer to the city.
　  A helping action that I practice  25  with my two children is picking up litter in our surrounding area. We' ve become so  26  to doing this that my daughters will often say to me in exciting  27 , "There' s some litter, Daddy, stop the  28  !" And if we have time, we will often pull over and pick it up. It may seem  29  , but we actually enjoy it. We pick up litter in parks, on sidewalks, practically  30 . Once I even saw a complete stranger picking up litter close to  31  we live. He smiled at me and said, "I saw you doing it, and it seemed like a good       32 ."
Picking up litter is only one of an  33  supply of possible helping actions. You might like holding a door open for people,  34  lonely elderly people in nursing homes, or removing snow off someone else' s driveway. Perhaps you might  35  something that seems effortless yet helpful. It' s fun, personally rewarding, and setting a good example. Everyone wins.

小題1:	A．favorite B．familiar C．difficult D．different

小題2:	A．taking B．placing C．passing D．helping

小題3:	A．customs B．ceremonies C．opportunities D．occasions

小題4:	A．cruel B．kind C．proud D．brave

小題5:	A．science B．weather C．universe D．nature

小題6:	A．list B．guidebook C．litter D．check

小題7:	A．driving B．directing C．floating D．flying

小題8:	A．search for B．live in C．look at D．march into

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)vailable C．horrible D．honorable

小題10:

A．regularly B．completely C．calmly D．roughly

小題11:

A．opposed B．reduced C．devoted D．a(chǎn)ccustomed

小題12:

A．lungs B．voices C．sounds D．noises

小題13:

A．horse B．carriage C．bike D．car

小題14:

A．strange B．sensitive C．imaginable D．necessary

小題15:

A．nowhere B．a(chǎn)nywhere C．somewhere D．everywhere

小題16:

A．why B．when C．which D．where

小題17:

A．idea B．plan C．excuse D．feel

小題18:

A．empty B．endless C．immediate D．a(chǎn)ttractive

小題19:

A．describing B．developing C．visiting D．valuing

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)sk for B．look into C．carry out D．think of

Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821 in Bristol, England. Her father was a rich sugar businessman at the time. Because her parents thought boys and girls should be equal, Elizabeth received the same education as her brothers.
In 1832, her father’s business was destroyed by fire, so her family moved to New York City. But her father’s business there failed. Then in 1837, the family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. Not long after, her father died. After her father’s death, Elizabeth, at the age of 16, had to go to work.
When she was 24, she visited her dying friend Mary. Her friend said, “You’re young and strong, you should become a doctor.” That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. But she knew this was what she was going to do.
After several rejections from medical schools, she finally was accepted by Geneva Medical College. By studying hard, she graduated successfully in 1849.
After graduating from medical school, she went to Paris to learn more about medicine. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
When she returned to America in 1851, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. In 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides, she also set up the first medical school for women in 1868, where she taught the women students about disease prevention. It was the first time that the idea of preventing disease was taught in a medical school.
Elizabeth Blackwell started the British National Health Society in 1871, which helped people learn how to stay healthy. In 1889, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman doctor in the United States. Most importantly, she fought for the admission of women to medical colleges.
Elizabeth Blackwell died on May 3, 1910, when she was 89.She opened a world of chances for women. She always fought for what was right in all her life. In 1949 the Blackwell medal was established. It’s given to women who have excellent achievements in the field of medicine. She’ll always be remembered as a great woman.
小題1:According to the passage, Elizabeth Blackwell ________.

A．received bad education in her childhood

B．spent a happy and lucky childhood

C．moved to America with her family at eleven

D．decided to be a doctor due to her father’s death

小題2:Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon because ________.

A．she was a woman

B．she had a serious eye problem

C．she went to Paris for further education

D．she didn’t go to medical school

小題3:Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in ________.

A．the U.S.

B．Paris

C．England

D．Geneva

小題4:Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Elizabeth Blackwell?

A．She built the first hospital for women and children with others.

B．She became the first woman doctor in the U.S.

C．She set up the first medical school for women in the world.

D．She built a medal for women with excellent achievements in medicine.