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One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store．

On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．

"Beautiful day, isn't it?" I remarked, passing．Then I turned back．"I really owe you a debt of thanks," I said softly．

His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, "Sir, but he doesn't speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?" In that moment I felt transformed．The young man's smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．

“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you!’”

   “Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled．

I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave．"Just tell him that," I insisted．"He'll understand．I am sure!"

Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．n

1.Why did the author leave the store angrily?

                                                        A．He couldn't buy what he wanted．

B．The clerk treated him unkindly．

                                                        C．The clerk didn't speak English．

D．The store's goods were too dear．

2.By saying "I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"(in Para. 2), the author means _        _.

                                                        A．he smiled back at the young man                        B．he did not want to smile

                                                        C．he would thank the young man                            D．he was still in a bad mood

3.．The author asked the woman to say "Thank you!" to the young man because the young man         .

                                                        A．had helped the author before                               B．taught the author how to smile

                                                        C．taught the author a valuable lesson                   D．was a kind employee of the store

4.．In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should __   ___.

                                                        A．be generous to strangers B．practice smiling every day

                                                        C．help people in trouble                                             D．smile at other people

 

   Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠軍), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.

   Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批評(píng))"

  "In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me."

  She didn't care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.

  "Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me since last year and if she really cared for me, I'm sure she would have contacted (聯(lián)系) me."

  Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.

  "In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race. "  

   Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.

   However, Radcliffe has not ruled out(排除) in the future chasing her "final" world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.

   "I don't think that -- although I can't put a number on it," said. Radcliffe. "That changes from person to person."

   Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.

   Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometre race three years ago.

   Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.

63. Radcliffe's failure in Athens made her ________.

   A. develop respect for Liz     B. love people around her more

   C. rest for five months         D. face criticism calmly  

64. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.

   B. Radcliffe didn't fully recover before the New York City marathon.

   C. Radcliffe won her first marathon title in the New York City marathon.

   D. Radcliffe had a 3-month training before the New York City marathon.

65. By saying "I can't put a number on it," Radcliffe means she's not sure _____ .

   A. if she has the ability to set a new world record

   B. if she can win another race though she has won many times

   C. how many times a marathon runner can set the world record

   D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times   

66. According to the text, Radcliffe has won ____ London marathon title(s).

   A. four     B. three     C. two     D. one  

67. What can we learn from Radcliffe's story?

   A. Practice makes perfect.                 B. Well begun is half done.

   C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.    D. Where there is a will there is a way.

"If I rest, I rust"——would be an excellent motto for those who are troubled by the slightest bit of idleness．Even the most hard-working person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his abilities to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, eventually, cannot do the work required of them．

Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must- keep their ability polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard the entrances to the professions, to science, art, literature, agriculture—every department of human endeavor．

Industry keeps the key bright that opens the treasury of achievement．If Hugh Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become a famous geologist．The celebrated mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness, had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer．

Labor defeats all—not inconstant, or ill-directed labor; but faithful, persistent, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose．So industry is the price of noble and enduring success．

1.What may be the meaning of the underlined word "rust" in the 1st paragraph?

A．生銹

B．成長(zhǎng)

C．進(jìn)步

D．快樂(lè)

2.Why does a hardworking person even use the motto? Because ______．

A．he wants to remind himself that he is a hardworking man．

B．he wants to remind himself to rest from time to time

C．he is afraid that he may idle

D．he feels he can do the work required of them．

3.By saying "Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their ability polished by constant use", the author means_______．

A．great men keep their ability polished

B．those who use their ability constantly would attain the great height

C．those who want to get great achievements must practice their ability constantly

D．great men polish their ability to reach their height

4.The main point of the 3rd paragraph is that ______

A．industry is more important than agriculture．

B．giving some examples of how industry works in achieving great success．

C．what industry really means here

D．industry can keep the keys bright

 

From the health point of view we are living in an amazing age．We are free from many of the most dangerous diseases．A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modem medicine．It is almost certain that one day medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases, The expectation of life has increased greatly．But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable killing of men, women and children on the roads．Man vs the motor-cart,It is a never-ending battle which man is losing．Thousands of people over the world are killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen．

It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel （方向盤）, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man's very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become crazy when they are behind a steering-wheel .They are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish．All their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to die surface by the act of driving．

The surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behaviour. Everything is done for his convenience.Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable(不宜居住的） because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the deaths become nothing more than a number every year, to be easily forgotten．

It is high time that a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life．With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievably lax（不嚴(yán)格）and even the strictest are not strict enough．A rule which was universally accepted could only have an obviously beneficial effect on the accident rate．Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done．The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict tests for safety each year．Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can damage a person's driving ability．Present drinking and driving laws should be revised much stricter．Speed limits should be required on all roads．Governments should lay down safety directions for car factories, as has been done in the USA．All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned．These measures may not sound good enough．But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the number of deaths．After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars．

1.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists．

B．Thousands of people are killed each year．

C．The laws of some countries about driving are too lax．

D．Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents．

2.What does the author think of society towards motorists?

A．Society laughs at the motorists．

B．Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns．

C．Victims of accidents are nothing．

D．Society easily forgives their rude driving．

3.What does the author mean by saying " his car becomes the extension of his personality" in paragraph 2?

A．Driving can show his hidden qualities．

B．Driving can show the other part of his personality．

C．Driving can bring out his character．

D．Driving can represent his manners．

4.Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?

A．Build more highways．

B．Stricter driving tests．

C．Test drivers every three years．

D．Raise age limit and make safety specifications．

5.The author's attitude towards the traffic situation is ______．

A．positive           B．unsatisfied         C．promising         D．unclear

 

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分,滿分40分）

When Chato's barking didn't stir Jerrica Seals, the recently adopted dog triednibbling on the teenager's leg, to get the girl out of her burning house.

No one was hurt. Fort Myers firefighters responded at about 7 a.m.

Five people lived in the Garcia home. That was neighbor Janice Hamilton's main concern when she looked out of her window Friday and saw the flames. "I just threw my pants on to run outside and make sure  they knew how many people lived there," Hamilton said. "It was scary."

"Seals called me screaming," said Leticia Vega, 36, the sister of Seal's boyfriend, Javier Garcia, 23, who owns the home. "She said the dog woke her up barking, jumped on the bed and bit her on the leg."

It is said that Garcia's brother brought Chato home several weeks ago after the animal wandered onto a Lehigh Acres construction site. Since then, Vega said, Chato had been mostly quiet－until it mattered. "He doesn't usually bark." Vega said. "He's real friendly."

According to deputy fire chief Steve Clyatt, possibly the fire started because of an inadequate extension cord used on a window air conditioner. More than half of the home was burned down. There was extensive smoke and water damage in the remainder of the structure. Estimates for repair costs were unavailable. "I'd say it's unlikely they will recover this, but I've been surprised before," Clyatt said.

61.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Janice Hamilton Helps Save Neighbors

B. Firefighters Put Out House Fire

C. Dogs Saves Teen Girl From House Fire

D. Family Needs Help Due To House Fire

62.The underlined word "they" in the third paragraph most probably refers to________.

A. other neighbors         B. Hamilton family members

C. Vega and her brother Garcia     D. the firefighters

63.By saying "I'd say it's unlikely they will recover this, but I've been surprised before." in the last paragraph, Clyatt means________.

A. it's a wonder that Seals survived the fire  B. the house was badly damaged

C. such a bad fire was seldom seen      D. Chato is a very clever dog

64.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?

A. The person who called the firefighters.    B. The possible cause of the accident.

C. The relationship between Seals and Garcia.     D. The owner of the house.