He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ____, refusing them when they turn to him.

A、if never B、if ever  C、if not   D、if any

According to some talk, the younger generation in Smithville is the most antisocial in history. This seems far from the truth. Young people today as a whole are better, more informed, more ambitious, healthier, and more smart than ever before. Why then, it may be asked, do we see such restlessness and such antisocial behavior among our young people?

For the answer the citizens of this community must look at themselves. What have they done to the grounds that have been built in the last fifteen years? How many swimming pools are there? How many vocational training projects have been started? How many community – organized youth parties and picnics have been held?

The average citizen will answer that the responsibility for these activities belongs to the schools. But the schools cannot be held responsible for all the free – time activities of all the young people of this community. The job of the schools is formal education, not free – time recreation（娛樂）.

This community needs a youth center suitable for such activities as picnics, camping, sports, music, art and so on. There should be social and recreational activities to meet the needs and interests of every member of our school age youth.

Mayor Elmo D. Greely has proposed the formation of a Youth Club as the first step in the direction of a Youth Center. Mayor Greely has called a meeting at the City Hall on Friday, August 15, at noon.

Giving up a lunch hour is a very little sacrifice for a project that can be of great importance to this community.

This newspaper urges every adult and young person of Smithville to attend this important meeting. We believe our industrial, business, and professional leaders have an especially strong duty to be present.

This newspaper will be present and intends to support this project with vigor.

The underlined word “antisocial” probably means “           ”.

       A．opposed to an orderly society or way of life    B．promising

       C．suitable to present society      D．having a lot of social experience

What does the writer think of the sentence “The younger generation in Smithville is the most

antisocial in history.”?

       A．He thinks it is true.         B．He thinks it is not true.

       C．He thinks it is partially true.   D．He thinks it is nonsense.

The main idea of Paragraphs 2 and 3 is                 .

       A．to give us lots of questions to show that problem is serious.

       B．that school should hold the responsibility for education rather than free – time recreation.

       C．to analyze the reasons why the youth are antisocial.

       D．that we should take more activities or start many vocational projects.

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分,滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55題各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __36__ the bass (鱸魚) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __37__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (魚餌) and practiced casting. When his pole __38__, he knew something huge was __39__. His father watched __40__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __41__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __42__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to __43__, son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy.

“There will be other fish,” said his father.

“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.

__44__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __45__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __46__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __47__. The creature moved its powerful body and __48__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __49__. He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he __50__ that night long ago. But he does see __51__ fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__52__ difficult. Do we __53__ when no one is looking? 

We would if we __54__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right lives __55__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

36．A．until  B．when       C．a(chǎn)fter  D．before

37．A．providing        B．catching   C．feeding    D．supplying

38．A．bent over  B．came up   C．turned over     D．broke down

39．A．on the other end     B．on the other hand C．on one hand  D．a(chǎn)t the either side

40．A．with anxiety    B．in surprise C．with admiration      D．for fear

41．A．delighted        B．frustrated  C．frightened       D．exhausted

42．A．a(chǎn)nd   B．but   C．however   D．yet

43．A．bring it home B．put it aside      C．put it back       D．pick it up

44．A．Even though  B．Now that        C．Ever since       D．In case

45．A．tell   B．say   C．speak D．talk

46．A．passed     B．changed    C．fixed D．refused

47．A．the wide container B．the broad sea

       C．the black water        D．the small river

48．A．fled B．disappeared     C．floated    D．swam

49．A．wrong      B．right        C．satisfactory      D．pleased

50．A．landed      B．saw C．cast   D．threw

51．A．a(chǎn) different       B．many big  C．even bigger      D．the same

52．A．which is   B．it is C．that is      D．this is

53．A．do wrong        B．do right   C．do harm   D．do good

54．A．were taught     B．told C．were let   D．ordered

55．A．freshly     B．fresh       C．clearly     D．strongly

At the seventh International Ballet Competitions , Fernando Bujones won the first gold medal ever _________ to an American male dancer .

A. awarded    B. to be award    C. being awarded    D. should be awarding

The summer I was ten,my mother decided to bring us to the world of art.My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant.What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum.Before each visit to the museum,she made us read about artists and painting styles(風格).It was almost as bad as being in school.Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?

First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人)and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum.My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny,but I was not interested.Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing.We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(卷曲的)hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings.I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.

On our last visit to the museum,something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary.In it,a woman was reading to a child.The colors were soft and gentle,and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child.I couldn’t stop looking at this painting!I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made!It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.

The aim of the mother’s plan was to ________.

A.take them to visit the museum

B.introduce them to the world of art

C.ask them to read about artists

D.show them different painting styles

What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?

A.She came to feel her mother’s love.

B.She liked many paintings.

C.She hardly enjoyed herself.

D.She could understand the pictures of fat babies.

What made the writer go through a change that summer?

A.One of Mary’s paintings.

B.A strange way of painting.

C.Artists in the Middle Ages.

D.Her mother’s instruction.

From the text,we can see________.

A.the importance of curiosity

B.the effect of art

C.the value of learning

D.the power of family education