A farmer found a wounded eagle (鷹) in his field. He was so   26   that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it  27  in the yard, in the hope that it    28    recover soon.

Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the    29   of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to    30    from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle    31    his new life on the farm.

Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing    32   and asked, “  33   is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had   34  , and the friend felt quite   35  .

“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the    36   , not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and   37   it into the air. The eagle was  38  , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.

That night, the friend could   39   sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another   40  . This time he carried the eagle to the   41   of a nearby mountain.

When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you   42   ? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he   43   the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright   44   of the rising sun. Then he    45    tossed (拋) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

1.                A．polite          B．brave          C．kind D．proud

2.                A．forward        B．outside         C．inside    D．backward

3.                A．would          B．should          C．must D．need

4.                A．food           B．sounds         C．water    D．habits

5.                A．walk           B．sleep           C．talk  D．drink

6.                A．wasted         B．forgot          C．lost  D．enjoyed

7.                A．chicken        B．eagle           C．farmer   D．plane

8.                A．When          B．How           C．Why D．What

9.                A．suffered        B．experienced     C．happened D．found

10.               A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried   D．satisfied

11.               A．sky            B．sea            C．land  D．lake

12.               A．pulled         B．moved         C．took  D．threw

13.               A．a(chǎn)fraid          B．interested      C．excited    D．a(chǎn)ngry

14.               A．hardly         B．exactly         C．a(chǎn)ctually   D．finally

15.               A．drink          B．meeting        C．rest  D．try

16.               A．top            B．foot           C．center    D．side

17.               A．believe         B．cry            C．understand D．work

18.               A．held           B．put            C．filled D．tied

19.               A．sight           B．light           C．space D．shape

20.               A．easily          B．softly          C．quickly    D．powerfully

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were not willing to work on farms along the Atlantic because they worried about the terrible storms that destroy buildings and crops. The farmer received a steady stream of refusals at the interview for a farmhand
Finally, a short, thin man approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
^“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows. ” answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer ，the farmer, desperate for help, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm ，busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly from offshore. Jumping out of bed，the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled， “ Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they are blown away! ”
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows. ”
Enraged (激怒）by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire  him on the spot ,Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement，he discovered that all of the hay had been covered. The cows were in the bam，the chickens were in the coops，and the doors were barred The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down, Nothing could be blown away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he also returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.
【小題1】Why did the farmer constantly advertise for hired hands?

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

       閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

       Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three   36   —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and   37   problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not   38   that she would live another year. w.w

         39   Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in   40  . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the   41   of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards   42  , $150,000 a year. ”   

       He called the number. The line was busy, but he   43   calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,   44   they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of   45   in Texas. Then they would   46   him to Iraq for his assignment.

       Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was   47  ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good.   48  , the family would have full medical benefits,   49   would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would   50   work there for one more year.

       Sheila was   51  . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”

       “You can’t   52   like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think   53  . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that   54  . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila   55   him and sobbed (嗚咽地說) . “I don’t want you to go.”

       Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w

36．A．students          B．friends            C．workmates             D．kids

37．A．other              B．a(chǎn)nother           C．puzzling          D．strange

38．A．a(chǎn)fraid             B．satisfied          C．confident        D．sad

39．A．Thinking of     B．Getting rid of  C．knowing of            D．Taking care of

40．A．debt               B．danger            C．thought           D．surprise

41．A．top                 B．entrance          C．bottom            D．end  

42．A．sold                B．watched          C．wanted            D．welcome

43．A．stopped           B．enjoyed           C．kept                D．finished

44．A．but                 B．a(chǎn)nd                 C．so                   D．because

45．A．holiday           B．training           C．work              D．rest

46．A．invite             B．drive               C．expect            D．fly

47．A．dangerous       B．easy                C．comfortable    D．interesting

48．A．However         B．Besides           C．Therefore        D．Otherwise

49．A．that                    B．which             C．who                D．where

50．A．luckily            B．happily           C．carefully         D．probably

51．A．excited           B．worried           C．satisfied          D．disappointed

52．A．think              B．guess              C．live                D．work

53．A．a(chǎn)ctive             B．positive           C．hard               D．honest

54．A．time            B．news               C．money            D．paper

55．A．took               B．missed                   C．hugged           D．left

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three   36  —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and   37  problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not   38  that she would live another year. w.w
39  Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in   40 . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the   41  of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards   42 , $150,000 a year. ”   
He called the number. The line was busy, but he   43  calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken,   44  they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of   45  in Texas. Then they would   46  him to Iraq for his assignment.
Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was   47 ；he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good.   48  , the family would have full medical benefits,   49  would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would   50  work there for one more year.
Sheila was   51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?”
“You can’t   52  like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think   53 . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that   54 . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila   55  him and sobbed (嗚咽地說) . “I don’t want you to go.”
Roland flew to Houston five days later. w.w
36．A．students         B．friends           C．workmates            D．kids
37．A．other             B．a(chǎn)nother          C．puzzling         D．strange
38．A．a(chǎn)fraid             B．satisfied          C．confident        D．sad
39．A．Thinking of     B．Getting rid of  C．knowing of            D．Taking care of
40．A．debt              B．danger            C．thought           D．surprise
41．A．top                 B．entrance         C．bottom            D．end  
42．A．sold               B．watched         C．wanted            D．welcome
43．A．stopped          B．enjoyed          C．kept                D．finished
44．A．but                B．a(chǎn)nd                 C．so                   D．because
45．A．holiday           B．training           C．work              D．rest
46．A．invite             B．drive              C．expect            D．fly
47．A．dangerous       B．easy               C．comfortable   D．interesting
48．A．However        B．Besides          C．Therefore       D．Otherwise
49．A．that                  B．which            C．who               D．where
50．A．luckily            B．happily          C．carefully         D．probably
51．A．excited          B．worried          C．satisfied         D．disappointed
52．A．think             B．guess             C．live               D．work
53．A．a(chǎn)ctive             B．positive           C．hard              D．honest
54．A．time            B．news               C．money           D．paper
55．A．took              B．missed                  C．hugged           D．left

SECTION B

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 word or phrases that best fits the context.

Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had been working  36  for some time. If they didn’t pass, they would have to  37  the exams in September. There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was   38  about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala  39  that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She  40  to wake her up in the morning.

     As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried that she might oversleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the  41  , she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn’t find  42  to write about. She kept looking at her watch.  43  was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences,  44  and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so  45  that she started  46 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still  47  and it had all been a(n) terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name.

36. A. lazily                B. hard                    C. legally               D. smoothly

37. A. give up         B. pass                    C. quit            D. retake

38. A. worried       B. satisfied        C. enjoyed          D. afraid

39. A. argued         B. insisted          C. claimed          D. thought

40. A. refused        B. opposed        C. promised           D. hoped

41. A. herself         B. her sister                C. tiredness           D. pill  

42. A. anything           B. nothing          C. something          D. everything

43. A. Money         B. Food               C. Time              D. Water

44. A. looked up     B. gave up          C. put up            D. made up

45. A. happy           B. excited           C. surprised           D. upset

46. A. moving        B. laughing        C. crying             D. singing

47. A. in bed           B. in the hall           C. in school        D. in the classroom