Engaged in work, Rose aged 27, reached the destination hurriedly to meet visitors：her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown．But as she hurried down the 36 stairs，she started to feel 37。When she got to the platform，Rose felt weak and tired--maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before，she thought．She rested herself 38 a post close to the tracks．
Several yards away，F(xiàn)rank,43 and his girlfriend, Jennifer  found a spot close to 39 the front of the train would stop. They were deep in 40 about a house they were thinking of buying. But when he heard the scream, 41 by someone yelling，“Oh，my God，she fell in!” Frank didn’t hesitate．He 42 down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails.
“No! Not you!” his girlfriend 43 after him．
She was 44 to be alarmed．By the time Frank reached Rose，he could feel the tracks 45 and see the light coming. The train was about 20 46 from the station. It was 47 to lift her．She was just out．But he managed to raise her four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the grip and 48 her away from the edge．That was where Rose briefly regained 49 ，felt herself being pulled along the ground, and someone else holding her 50 ．Rose thought she’d been robbed．A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help 51 the blood pouring from her head．52 she tried to talk but she couldn’t, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in．
Police and fire officials 53 arrived，and Frank told what had happened.Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown---just as he had been seconds after the 54 which made her think about her 55 at the time．“I saw the train coming and 1 was thinking he was going to die，”she explained．

小題1:	A．store B． underground C． train D． platform

小題2:	A．proud B． excited C． dizzy D． disappointed

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)gainst B． by C． near D． around

小題4:	A．how B． which C． where D． when

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)rgument B． conclusion C． expectation D． discussion

小題6:	A．followed B． accompanied C． caught D． controlled

小題7:	A．looked B． jumped C． turned D． fell

小題8:	A．screamed B． cried C． shouted D． stopped

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)bout B． going C． right D． willing

小題10:

A．moving B． damaging C． cracking D． shaking

小題11:

A．minutes B． seconds C． miles D． moments

小題12:

A．easy B． impossible C． hard D．possible

小題13:

A．push B． drag C． held D．took

小題14:

A．life B． consciousness C． help D．thoughts

小題15:

A．body B． purse C． hand D．shoes

小題16:

A．press B． wipe C．stop D．keep

小題17:

A．And B． But C．So D． Since

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)ctually B． slowly C．soon D． unnecessarily

小題19:

A．risk B． rescue C．a(chǎn)cquaintance D．a(chǎn)ppointment

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)ction B． reaction C．safety D．case

Young Jack moved to a new house. When entering his new bedroom, he saw that it was full of toys but it was tidy. That day he played all he liked, but went to bed without tidying up.
The next morning, when Jack got up, he found all the toys had been put back in their proper places. He was sure that no one had entered his bedroom, but the boy didn’t pay much attention to it. The exact same thing happened that day, and the next day. But on the fourth day when he went to get his favourite toy, the toy jumped out of his hands and said, “I don’t want to play with you!”
Jack felt surprised, but the same happened with every toy he touched. Finally, one toy said to him:
“We don’t want to play with you. You always leave us so far away from our proper places. You don’t know how arduous it is for us to climb back up onto the shelves, or jump into the box. We feel most uncomfortable and unhappy. You don’t know how uncomfortable and cold the floor is! We don’t play with you any more if you don’t promise to leave us in our proper places before you go to bed.”
Jack remembered how comfortable he felt in his bed and how bad he felt when he had once slept in a chair. He realized how badly he had treated his friends, the toys. He asked for their forgiveness(原諒)， and from that day on he always put his toys nicely in their proper places before he got into bed.
小題1:when Jack moved into his bedroom,           .

A．it needed to be cleaned	B．he found lots of toys
C．he brought lots of toys	D．he put away his toys

小題2:Why did all the toys refuse to play with Jack?

A．because he always broke them.

B．because he didn’t like them any more.

C．because he only played with his favourite one.

D．because he did’t put them in their proper places.

小題3:The underlined word “arduous” in Para.4 probably means         .

A．difficult

B．easy

C．regular

D．useful

小題4:The purpose of the text is to tell us that          .

A．we should have a good sleep

B．we should be fair to every friend

C．we should treat our friends well

D．we should always keep our rooms tidy

I was 16 and I grew up in a community called Estepona. One morning, Dad told me I could drive him into a ___31___ village called Mijas, on condition that I took the car in to be ___32___ at a nearby garage. I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas, and ___33____ to pick him up at 4 pm, then dropped off the car at the ___34___. With several hours to spare, I went to a theater. ___35___, when the last movie finished, it was six. I was two hours late!
　　 I knew Dad would be angry if he ___36___ I'd been watching movies. So I decided not to tell him the truth. When I ____37____ there I apologized for being late, and told him I'd ___38__ as quickly as I could, but that the car had needed some major repairs. I'll never forget the ___39___ he gave me. "I'm disappointed you ___40___ you have to lie to me, Jason." Dad looked at me again. "When you didn't ___41___, I called the garage to ask if there were any ___42___, and they told me you hadn't yet picked up the car." I felt ____43___ as I weakly told him the real reason. A___44___passed through Dad as he listened attentively." I'm angry with ___45___. I realize I've failed as a father. I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about___46___ I've gone wrong all these years." "But Dad, it's 18 miles!" My protests and apologies(道歉) were __47___. Dad walked home that day.I drove behind him, ___48___ him all the way, but he walked silently.
　　 Seeing Dad in so much ___49___ and emotional(情感的) pain was my most painful experience. However, it was ___50__­__ the most successful lesson. I have never lied since.

小題1:	A．familiar B．distant C．small D．lonely

小題2:	A．serviced B．watched C．washed D．kept

小題3:	A．planned B．a(chǎn)greed C．determined D．promised

小題4:	A．company B．village C．theater D．garage

小題5:	A．However B．Still C．So D．Then

小題6:	A．discovered B．realized C．recognized D．thought

小題7:	A．walked B．ran C．hurried D．went

小題8:	A．come B．a(chǎn)rrived C．left D．started

小題9:	A．face B．look C．word D．a(chǎn)ppearance

小題10:

A．find B．feel C．believe D．decide

小題11:

A．drive out B．come out C．go away D．turn up

小題12:

A．mistakes B．questions C．problems D．changes

小題13:

A．sorry B．nervous C．surprised D．frightened

小題14:

A．silence B．nervousness C．sadness D．thought

小題15:

A．me B．nobody C．myself D．yourself

小題16:

A．when B．how C．why D．where

小題17:

A．useless B．worthless C．helpless D．meaningless

小題18:

A．persuading B．following C．begging D．a(chǎn)sking

小題19:

A．possible B．physical C．natural D．personal

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)lso B．a(chǎn)ctually C．a(chǎn)lmost D． always

While I was on my way to Walmart, I was greeted by an elder woman who was working at the door as a greeter, I had a return to make so she stopped me and asked to tag my bag. Usually I would have gotten annoyed because I know I don’t steal, so why does my bag need to be tagged? I’d just witnessed someone ahead of me being not so nice, and treating the lady like she was a nobody. I could see this lady looked to be at retirement age, trying to make ends meet. The look on her face and the energy she gave was that of someone afraid and not knowing where they stood in life. Not to mention the person ahead of me who’d just snatched(奪) a bag back from her and stormed off without even saying thank you. I could tell this woman was hurt by that, and no one knows how many people had been treating her that way all day long.
What if she was a grandmother who’d recently taken care of her grandchildren for whatever season? What if her husband she had to support recently fell sick and they couldn’t afford the medical expenses, so she had to go back to work? What if she just lost everything she had in her retirement and now she had to go back to work?
All she wants is to do her job and do it well. All she wants is to serve customers the way she was trained. All she needs is to be appreciated. Can I be that someone she needs, just for the moment?
I looked her in her eyes as she scanned my bag, smiled and said, “Your hair is beautiful and fits you well!” Her face lit up and she smiled back and began to tell me how much easier it is to manage. It was salt-and-pepper hair and was cut in the prettiest style. She handed my bag back, smiled and told me the service desk was straight down to my left. I said “Thank you!”
小題1:At the door of Walmart, the old woman_____.

A．a(chǎn)sked every customer for money to feed her family

B．was made to welcome customers and check their bags

C．was asked to keep the door open all the time

D．worked as guide to give customers direction

小題2:Seeing the look of the old woman and the treatment she received, the author_____.

A．became annoyed	B．showed sympathy
C．was puzzled	D．turned generous

小題3:It could be learned from paragraph2 that the author_____.

A．didn’t understand why the old woman did such a job

B．insisted the old woman should stay at home comfortably

C．was sure the old woman was respected by people

D．supposed the old woman might be in trouble for some reason

小題4:By saying “Your hair is beautiful and fits you well.” the author wanted to ____.

A．make the old woman feel appreciated

B．please her so as not to let her bag tagged

C．praise her for her hair style and clothes

D．confirm her hard work and special beauty

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入的空白處的最佳選項，并從答題卡上將該選項涂黑。
A man lost his legs in a tragic accident. After the accident, only two fingers  1 on his right hand.
However, he was bright, creative and educated. He had gained much experience while traveling throughout the world. Yet, he became very  2  after the accident. He was afraid he would spend his life 3 and would no longer be able to live a life in a(n)  4  way.
One day, he remembered how he had 5  loved getting letters. He realized that he still had partial  6   of his right hand and could write with difficulty. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need  7 ?”
Who to write to? He thought of people in prison. Many of them hoped to 8 their freedom. Others would keep feeling sad and remain locked away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to  9  them.
He wrote to a prison officer about sending letters to prisoners. The prison officer replied that writing to the prisoners would be 10 . However, it would be 11  prison rules for them to write back.
Filled with the 12  of carrying out his idea, the man knew he had to write. He began sending one-way 13  of love, hope, strength and encouragement.
He 14  twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words, 15  his experience and optimism.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a 16 . Frequently, he felt discouraged. He often wondered if anyone 17  read his letters. However,  he determined to 18  as long as he could help others.
One day he received a letter from the prison officer. It was a short note from the officer who monitored  and 19  the prison mails.
The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can 20 . Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they fall to pieces!”

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)ppeared B．remained C．grew D．developed

小題2:	A．moved B．depressed C．interested D．tired

小題3:	A．worrying B．regretting C．thinking D．suffering

小題4:	A．meaningful B．different C．new D．a(chǎn)ttractive

小題5:	A．seldom B．never C．a(chǎn)lways D．hardly

小題6:	A．muscle B．energy C．task D．function

小題7:	A．money B．knowledge C．friendship D．encouragement

小題8:	A．enjoy B．express C．regain D．receive

小題9:	A．educate B．reach C．save D．support

小題10:

A．impossible B．necessary C．a(chǎn)cceptable D．difficult

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)gainst B．a(chǎn)bove C．from D．within

小題12:

A．plan B．strength C．a(chǎn)bility D．intention

小題13:

A．messages B．tickets C．gifts D．rules

小題14:

A．played B．traveled C．wrote D．studied

小題15:

A．forgetting B．sharing C．increasing D．forming

小題16:

A．story B．reply C．job D．reward

小題17:

A．immediately B．a(chǎn)lready C．a(chǎn)ctually D．luckily

小題18:

A．wait B．a(chǎn)sk C．change D．continue

小題19:

A．checked B．chose C．kept D．sent

小題20:

A．make B．a(chǎn)fford C．imagine D．expect

Three high students become heroes after their act of saving a baby’s life.
Andrew Willis, 15, his brother Chris, 13, and friend Reece Galea, 14, were walking along Swallow Drive on their way to school on May 23, when Nicholle Price ran out of her house, shouting for help. Her six-month-old son Corey had swallowed (吞下) an earring （耳環(huán)） and the young mother couldn’t ring for help because something was wrong with her phone. The three teenagers rushed to the aid of Ms Price, called an ambulance (救護車), calmed her down and waited with her until the ambulance arrived before heading to school.
Ms Price, Corey and his grandmother Joyce Finnie visited the school last Thursday to thank the boys for their kind action. “It’s good to know that there are still some good people who will stop and help,” Ms Price said. “While I was shouting for help, a woman walking her dog went straight past, without stopping. I don’t know what would have happened if these boys had not stopped.”
The teenagers were shocked at the attention they received at school for their heroic act but admitted that the incident was nerve-racking(刺激神經(jīng)的). “We heard her shouting so we knew something wasn’t right,” Andrew said. “We thought someone had died. It was scary （驚慌的） but we just did what we had to do.”
Just as proud as the boys’ parents is their principal, Tim McCallum.
After two days in hospital, Corey has now fully recovered. “He’s got two new teeth to show,” Ms Price said. “I have to keep a closer eye on him. He’s into everything now and grabs whatever he finds to put it straight into his mouth.”
小題1:The three high students were _____ when a woman ran out of her house shouting for help.

A．playing near the house

B．on their way to school

C．walking their dogs nearby

D．on their way back from school

小題2:Ms Price spoke of a woman walking her dog without stopping to show _____.

A．how dangerous the case was

B．how brave the three boys were

C．why the three teenagers’ action was heroic

D．how clever the three boys were

小題3:The underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph probably means “_____”.

A．they didn’t expect they would be given so much praise

B．they felt excited to have become so famous after the incident

C．they were supposed to receive so many prizes for their good deed

D．they were proud of the attention they received at school for their heroic deed

小題4: Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．How a baby was saved after swallowing an earring

B．Why the mother shouted for help

C．Baby life saved: teenage heroes earn high praise

D．A mother came to school to thank 3 teenagers

One of the best-known American writers of children’s books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called “Doctor Strong From Then to Now” is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.
Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.
Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.
The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong’s original(最早的) drawings and some of his writings.
Most of Doctor Strong’s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot’s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in 1984.
Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.
小題1: Alfred Strong is a famous _______ in the United States.

A．doctor

B．a(chǎn)rtist

C．writer

D．reader

小題2: Doctor Strong first became famous in __________.

A．his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States

B．his fifties when his drawings and writings were published

C．1984 when his book Mc Elligot’s Pool was published

D．his thirties when his first book was published

小題3: Doctor Strong’s books are very popular in America because __________.

A．they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on

B．they are written in easy words with colorful pictures

C．he organized the art show in California

D．they are written in a funny way

小題4: His purpose in writing many such books is __________.

A．to show his original pictures and drawings

B．to organize a special art show of his own

C．to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his books

D．not only to interest people but also to uncover some serious social problems

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1 a note. Often written on a napkin, it might be a thank-you for a 2 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting , or a bit of 3 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they 4 their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conscious( 有自我意識的 )，and 5 he reached high school , my older son, Marc informed me he no longer 6 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 7 them but I still needed to write them. I 8 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation , Marc called and asked if he could move 9 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college , 10 two internships ( 實習 ) in Washington, D.C. , and 11 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.12 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home . With his younger sister leaving for college , I was 13 happy to have Marc back . Since I was 14 making lunch for his younger brother , I 15 one for Marc , too. Imagine my 16 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 17  his lunch.
“Did I do something 18 ?” Don’t you love me 19 , Mom ?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 20 asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom .” he answered . “ Where’s my note?”

小題1:	A．carried B．found C．included D．held

小題2:	A．difficult B．special C．comfortable D．separate

小題3:	A．congratulation B．improvement C．explanation D．encouragement

小題4:	A．loved B．a(chǎn)nswered C．wrote D．examined

小題5:	A．lately B．by the way C．by the time D．gradually

小題6:	A．received B．understood C．enjoyed D．collected

小題7:	A．copy B．read C．take D．send

小題8:	A．held up B．gave up C．followed D．continued

小題9:	A．out B．home C．to college D．to Sacramento

小題10:

A．organizing B．planning C．comparing D．completing

小題11:

A．hopefully B．finally C．particularly D．certainly

小題12:

A．Because of B．Instead of C．Except for D．As for

小題13:

A．especially B．immediately C．Equally D．generally

小題14:

A．once B．a(chǎn)gain C．still D．even

小題15:

A．packed B．fetched C．Bought D．filled

小題16:

A．fear B．surprise C．a(chǎn)nger D．disappointment

小題17:

A．waiting for B．worrying about C．caring for D．a(chǎn)sking about

小題18:

A．wrong B．funny C．strange D．smart

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ny more B．enough C．once more D．better

小題20:

A．interestingly B．bitterly C．politely D．laughingly

When I was eight years old, I had a big accident. I get scared even now when I think about that time. There were many people skating near my house, and seeing them skate so wonderfully, I couldn’t wait to have a try, just a piece of cake, I thought .
I went with a friend who was very skillful. He spent a long time teaching me how to skate , but I still didn’t learn much , which made him very angry. Finally , he left me and skated all around. I skated alone and soon got bored because I kept falling down so I took off my skates and just walked around on the ice in my shoes. It was cold and my feet were frozen.
Suddenly, I stepped on something that was not hard. What was it ? It was a weak place in the ice . When I stepped there, I sank under the ice. I thought that I was going to die, but I did my best to grab something to get out from under the ice. I would have climbed out myself by grabbing the edge of the ice, but at that time I was only a child of eight . I cried out.
Fortunately, someone helped me. He grabbed my arms and pulled me up. Those several minutes seemed a year to me. I thanked him. At that time, my friend came back. I was annoyed at him because he was supposed to take care of me, but he didn’t. He was embarrassed. When I took a taxi home, the taxi driver was surprised and asked what had happened. I didn’t want to say anything because I was tired and scared. Since then, I have never touched skating.
小題1:At first the writer thought that skating _________________.

A．was hard to learn

B．was only suitable to watch

C．was easy to learn

D．can only be done with support

小題2: Why did the writer’s friend leave and skate alone? ___________

A．He wanted to show off his skating skill before the writer.

B．He was disappointed at the writer’s performance.

C．He was too tired to go on teaching the writer.

D．He found he had no gift for teaching others to skate.

小題3: According to the writer, if an adult sank under the ice, he would _____________.

A．grab the edge of the ice and get out.

B．have courage to call for help

C．wait until people came to help

D．not like to accept others’ help

小題4:What effect did the accident have on the writer?

A．He broke away from his irresponsible friend.

B．He didn’t dare to skate any longer

C．He fell ill because of staying under ice too longer.

D．He lost interest in all kinds of sports.

The three superstars were arriving at the airport and a large crowd of young people had already gathered there to welcome them．The police found it  36  to keep order after the plane landed and the performers 37 ．They smiled and waved cheerfully at everybody．Dressed in the same pink shirts and light blue trousers, with long hair and musical instruments over their shoulders, they all looked   38 ．
Although there were many policemen   39 , the Blare were not able to get to their waiting car _40__ at all. Word spread that they had composed a new song which would be _41  when they performed at the concert that evening．They were now 42 _ with loud cries of " Play your new song! Play your new song!"
When the stars prepared to sing as the   43  for getting away, even the policemen looked   44 , too. The fans settled down and listened to the first  45 _ of the new song．Once it was over, everyone started jumping, clapping and shouting _46 . Several young women even fainted（昏倒） with excitement and were carried away immediately by the   47  standing by. The fans were greedy for more,   48  a repeat performance．Once again, the performers had no choice but to   49  , but when they were asked for still another song, they cheerfully but firmly refused．Closely 50  by the policemen, they walked towards their car some distance  51  . The fans pushed forward, but the policemen, _ 52  arm, prevented anyone getting trough. It took the stars quite a long time to reach their   53  !
Finally, however, they all got in and were just about to leave when a young woman, who had somehow  54  to get past the policemen, jumped onto the roof of the car．She shouted loudly and crazily as two policemen dragged her away and the car started to move very slowly through the   55  crowd．She had just wanted to have a photo taken with the stars !

小題1:	A．dangerous B．terrible C．impossible D．difficult

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)rrived B．a(chǎn)ppeared C．left D．settled

小題3:	A．famous B．nervous C．a(chǎn)like D．special

小題4:	A．present B．enough C．a(chǎn)vailable D．serious

小題5:	A．successfully B．completely C．easily D．directly

小題6:	A．heard B．broadcast C．received D．tried

小題7:	A．covered B．greeted C．crowded D．called

小題8:	A．way B．excuse C．gift D．price

小題9:	A．pleased B．surprised C．puzzled D．worried

小題10:

A．scene B．part C．sound D．performance

小題11:

A．loudly B．madly C．strangely D．proudly

小題12:

A．doctors B．fans C．policemen D．workers

小題13:

A．signing B．enjoying C．suggesting D．demanding

小題14:

A．give cut B．give away C．give in D．give up

小題15:

A．surrounded B．followed C．watched D．supported

小題16:

A．out B．a(chǎn)way C．a(chǎn)part D．off

小題17:

A．stood B．fought C．protected D．locked

小題18:

A．car B．theatre C．hotel D．group

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ttempted B．managed C．started D．rushed

小題20:

A．shouting B．crying C．cheering D．pushing