認真閱讀下列短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。

注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡相應題號的橫線上。

People who enjoy a dream-filled sleep are better at recalling information and making links between facts when waking. But recharging with a shallow (小睡) offers no such mental improvement, the research suggests. The results of the study added to the growing body of evidence that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is very important to the brain’s ability to form strong memories.

An average night's rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep, but these bursts tend to be lengthier towards the end of the night. This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night -- and therefore inadequate REM sleep -- may be damaging their mind's ability to memorize: Although REM sleep is not classified as a type of deep sleep, it is only reached after the brain has passed through deep sleep stages.

In the recent study, participants were shown groups of three words and asked to find another word that can be associated with all three words. They were tested once in the morning and then given the same task again in the afternoon. In between, some were allowed a nap with REM sleep, some a nap without REM sleep, while the others had a quiet rest period. The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups didn't improve, but the REM sleep group improved on their morning performance by an average of almost 40 per cent. Dr Sara Mednick, a sleep researcher at the University of California who led the study, believes the formation of connections between previously unassociated information in the brain occurs during REM sleep.

It is believed that sleep acts as a sort of mental filing system, enabling the brain to sort relevant information from useless information. This process may take place as memories are removed hem one art of the brain to others.

從A、B、C、D中找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。

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A． report　　　B． word　　　C． short　　　D． story

閱讀下面句子和短文，根據以下要求：1）漢語提示；2）首字母提示；3）語境提示，在每個空格內填入一個適當的英語單詞，所填單詞要求意義準確、拼寫正確。

1.The city has a small population, only          (稍稍) over three hundred thousand.

2.She was         (生育) of a healthy boy weighing 3 kilogrammes.

3.At the meeting they discussed three different         (方法) to the study of mathematics.

4.They are planning to start a              (戰(zhàn)役)against nuclear weapons.

5.A theatre is a place of e          .

6.The photograph is out of          , making it useless.

7.Don’t                     the dictionary every time you come across a new word when reading.

8.However, Dr Yuan doesn’t                    fame or money.

9.Unfortunately, his father died, leaving the family even   　　       　   .

10.She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if              .

11.In most places around the world, frowning and                    to someone shows anger.

12.                 (而不是)take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.

13.The most universal facial expression is the smile, whose function is to show happiness and put people                  .

任務型讀寫（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）  　

閱讀下面短文，根據所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當的單詞。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

People unhappy with the rich: Poll

There is growing dissatisfaction toward rich people, according to a new online poll.

The poll by the China Youth Daily in collaboration(與…合作) with Sina.com has highlighted the apparent discontent (不滿)over the country's widening income gap.

Nearly 8,000 people filled in online questionnaires last week, and when asked to use three words to describe society's rich, the top responses were "extravagant"(奢侈的), "greedy" and "corrupt".

About 57 percent of those polled said that "extravagant" was the best word to describe the rich, followed closely by "greedy".

Ironically, despite their dissatisfaction, 93 percent of those polled wished they could be rich too, and that richer people should be "socially responsible".

Some 33 percent of respondents also praised rich people for being "smart".

Nearly 90 percent of respondents agreed that most people in society, including themselves, were willing to speak up for the poor but were reluctant to take action and actually do something for them.

The survey comes on the heels of a heated debate over comments made by renowned economist Mao Yushi, who said he was "speaking for the rich and working for the poor".

A report released by the Asian Development Bank last Wednesday revealed that China's Gini coefficient - an indicator of the wealth divide - rose from 0.407 in 1993 to 0.473 in 2004.

An earlier CASS report said that the richest 10 percent of Chinese families now own more than 40 percent of all private assets, while the poorest 10 percent share less than 2 percent of the total wealth.

The country's income disparity(懸殊) is close to that of Latin America, the report which came out in January said.