Ⅰ.單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. Children wont put on weight so easily if they ____ to eat more fruit and vegetables.

A. persuade B. were persuaded

C. will persuade D. are persuaded

2. The boy insisted that he ____ old enough, and ____ the right to make his own choice.

A. was; be given B. was; was given

C. be; give D. is; given

3. The heart-broken man left hometown, ____ to come back again.

A. not determined B. determined not

C. not being determined D. having determined not

4. He treasured a notebook in which ____ his bank account password

and his friends addresses.

A. wrote B. recorded C. was written D. were recorded

5. Fred, who had expected how it would go with his daughter, had a

great worry ____ his mind.

A. on B. in C. with D. at

6. What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has ____?

A. given out B. put out C. held up D. used up

7. Would you please say your number again? I didnt ____ just now.

A. put it down B. put it up C. put it out D. put it off

8. The giant panda, “Hua Mei” from a group of 23 ____ in the Wolong

Center, is one year and four months old, ____ 46kg.

A. risen; weighing B. raises; weighs

C. raised; weighing D. raising; weighed

9. The party last night was ____ great success. We sang and danced

until it came to ____ end at 12:00.

A. a; an B. a; the C. the; an D. /; the

10. We always keep ____ spare paper, in case we run out.

A. too much B. a number of C. plenty of D. a good many

11. ——The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.

——Dont worry. We have already ____ two thirds of it.

A. got down B. got through C. given in D. given away

12. ____ from the appearance, it is very peaceful, but in fact, a war will

break out soon.

A. Judged B. Judging C. Having judged D. To judge

13. ——Anything new in todays paper?

——Its ____ that the Prime Minister will pay a second visit to the

USA next week.

A. taken out B. given out C. made out D. brought out

14. ——Could you tell Lucy about the meeting when you see her?

——Sure, I will ____ I see her.

A. certainly B. fortunately C. probably D. immediately

15. ——____ Larry was in such a hurry?

——I dont know. He might have been running to catch the bus.

A. Why do you think B. Do you think why

C. Why you think D. Why not think

Ⅱ.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

I became lame(瘸的) in both legs in my childhood. I cant stand __1__ the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “__2__”.

I still remember the first day at __3__. When I appeared at the door, __4__ in the classroom stared(凝視) at me in __5__. My face turned __6__. I couldnt help __7__ back. It was the __8__ and sympathy(同情) in their eyes that __9__ me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.

Being lame, I didnt dare(敢) to __10__ in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be __11__ at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking __12__.

One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really __13__. They encouraged me with a(n) __14__ smile and __15__ me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was __16__ to them for giving me a chance to see the __17__ of our lovely school with my own eyes.

After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always __18__ to help me. It made me __19__ I am handicapped(殘疾的).

Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation (猶豫) I said, “It is the __20__. ”

1. A. with B. without C. under D. on

2. A. walk B. run C. sit D. stand

3. A. school B. wheelchair C. home D. hospital

4. A. he B. she C. everyone D. nobody

5. A. thought B. interest C. anger D. surprise

6. A. red B. brown C. white D. black

7. A. entering B. hiding C. coming D. turning

8. A. feeling B. kindness C. sorrow D. pain

9. A. made B. prevented C. kept D. let

10. A. walk B. study C. practice D. speak

11. A. laughed B. smiled C. stared D. looked

12. A. quickly B. slowly C. happily D. shyly

13. A. brave B. sad C. hurt D. excited

14. A. honest B. friendly C. luckily D. handsome

15. A. pushed B. placed C. drew D. pulled

16. A. satisfied B. sorry C. loyal D. grateful

17. A. signs B. sights C. buildings D. students

18. A. ready B. smart C. wise D. unwilling

19. A. forget B. remember C. imagine D. think

20. A. teachers B. schoolyard C. classmates D. friendship

Ⅲ.閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

(A)

The 92-year-old, short, well-behaved and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight oclock, with her hair fashionably done up and make-up perfectly performed, even though she is actually blind, was moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.

After many hours or waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when was told her room was ready. As she maneuvered(敏捷地操縱) her walker to the lift, the nurse provided a description of her tiny room, including the eyelet(鑲有小圓孔的) curtains that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the joy of an eight-year-old who just presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you havent seen the room…just wait.”

“That doesnt have anything to do with it,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesnt depend on how the furniture is arranged…its how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it…”

“Its a decision I make every morning when I wake up. I have a choice to either accept changes and look for the best in them, or worry about if that may never happen. I can spend the day in bed complaining about the difficulty I have with the parts of my body no longer work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the parts that do. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I make the choice not to focus on the things that have ‘happened to me, but rather the things that I have made happen.”

“I have five simple rules to happiness:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.”

1. The old lady loved her room ____.

A. after she saw it

B. because she thought it was the room she liked

C. after she was presented with a new puppy

D. because its furniture was well arranged

2. In the old ladys opinion, happiness ____.

A. depends on ones attitude towards life

B. depends on arrangements of things

C. is decided by presents given

D. lies in the thanks someone receives

3. From this passage, we can infer that ____.

A. the lady was always free in her lifetime

B. the lady was often cared by others

C. the lady often worried about the difficulty with her body

D. the lady was often ready to help others

(B)

Georges case is not rare. In the last fifteen years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to drop out of the working world to try a different kind of life. Most of them are in their thirties and forties, often well educated, although all ages and backgrounds can be found among them. A variety of reasons have led them to give up their work and the security it provided.

Some, like George, have quitted a job that was demanding too much from them. Others couldnt stand the pressure and the competition. A thirty-five-year-old woman, who had a high position in her company, decided to leave when she found herself suffering from allergies(過敏) that make her life miserable. She had two children and no savings, but her worries about her future couldnt spoil her feeling of relief and her new peace of mind. Her health improved. She may never work again; if she does, she says that she will take small temporary jobs.

Some people, on the contrary, have given up a career that was boring or meaningless to them. An office employee who has been doing paperwork for many years may start wondering if he could be replaced by any man with the same training, may come to feel unimportant as an individual. Such people leave their work in the hope of finding stronger interests and a sense of personal worth.

4. What has happened to George? ____.

A. He has been fired by his boss

B. He has found his job meaningless

C. He has suffered from allergies

D. He has given up his job because he doesnt enjoy working too

hard

5. After leaving her position, the thirty-five-year-old woman felt ____.

A. relieved and peaceful, though worried about her security

B. bored, without friends and companions

C. that she needed another job

D. the pressures and burdens of life

6. According to the text, people would probably not drop out of work

force if they ____.

A. often worry about their work

B. work without any complaints

C. find it very easy to do their jobs

D. dont mind being controlled by others

7. The passage mainly wants to tell us ____.

A. many people enjoy different kinds of jobs

B. people dont like the pressure and competition

C. people hope to find a sense of personal worth

D. the reason why some people want to give up their jobs

(C)

As the English language has changed at a fast speed in this century, so has the use of the English language.

After the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) was founded in 1927, the particular style of the BBC announcers was recognized as Standard English of Received Pronunciation (RP) English, now, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers is the clearest and most understandable spoken English.

English had a strong relationship with class and social position. However, since the Second World War there has been a clear change of attitude towards speech snobbery(優(yōu)越), and hallmarks(標記) of class distinction such as styles of speech have gradually been got rid of, especially by the younger generation.

As the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and introduced into English. Similarly, old words and expressions have been put aside as their usefulness has become less or the fashions have passed. This also happens to styles and ways of speech became fashionable at a particular time.

By the end of the 1960s, it became clear that it was not necessary to speak Standard English or even correct grammar to become popular, successful and rich. The fashionable speech of the day wasno longer the special right of a special class but rather a defiant(挑戰(zhàn)的) expression classlessness.

The greatest single influence of the shaping of English language in modern times is the American English. Over the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertising and show business, has become more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accent.

In the 1970s, fashion favored the careless pronunciation and a language full of jargon (行話), slang and “in” words, much of which cant be understood by the outside world. What is considered modern and fashionable in Britain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges.

8. Which of the following is NOT true? ____.

A. The use of English language has not changed much in this century

B. The BBC announcers speak Standard English

C. English has no relationship with class and social position now

D. Young people dont like the special right of a special class

9. What does the author imply by saying “there has been a clear change

of attitude towards speech snobbery”? ____.

A. People all speak English like BBC announcers

B. There is a great change of attitude about how English should be

spoken

C. Some people still think their way of speaking is much better than

that of others

D. Most people dont believe their way of speaking is much better

than that of others

10. According to the author, there was a trend in the U.S. for the young

people ____.

A. to speak Standard English

B. to speak English without class distinction

C. to speak English with class distinction

D. to speak English with grammar mistakes

11. It can be concluded from the passage that ____.

A. Standard English is taught only in schools and colleges

B. the young people are defiant because they refuse to speak Standard

English

C. English language is not influenced by American English in the last

25 years

D. there has been a great change in the English language in this

century

(D)

The earth is sometimes called “the blue planet”, because from outer space it appears mostly as blue ocean, but ocean water is salty, and not easily changed into fresh water. The amount of fresh water available (that can be easily got) for human use is only a small part of the amount of water which is found in oceans or locked away in the form of ice polar ice caps. Of this available, 95 percent lies under ground.

Underground water is moving most of the time, flowing slowly from recharge areas until it turns into springs, rivers, lakes, wetlands or oceans. Ground water often follows the course of rivers or lies under wetlands, keeping rivers from drying up and protecting plants when rain is little. The upward and downward movement of water through the ground has also a filtering(過濾) effect, explaining the generally good quality of ground water. This means that ground water is not only better fit for drinking than surface water, it also produces better harvests.

Surface water and ground water form an integrated(完整的) system. But this natural advantage becomes a disadvantage when man-made pollution enters the picture. When underground water system is polluted by polluted surface water that is sinking downward, the damage is difficult, costly and even impossible to correct. By comparison, it is relatively easy to allow rivers and lakes to make themselves clean during a short-term period.

12. It seems that by writing this article the writer wants to tell us ____.

A. something about the blue planet

B. the advantage of the ground water

C. underground water should be well protected

D. surface and ground water form an integrated system

13. That ground water is better fit for drinking is because ____.

A. it has a filtering effect

B. it lies underground

C. it is not easy to get polluted

D. it can turn into a spring, stream, lake, wetlands or ocean

14. The ground water has a filtering effect because ____.

A. it has a function of recharging and discharging

B. it is moving upward and downward through the ground most of the

time

C. it follows the course of rivers or lies under marshes and swamps (沼澤地)

D. it keeps rivers from drying up

15. The main idea of this passage is ____.

A. precious fresh water B. the blue planet

C. ground water pollution D. water system

Ⅳ.短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

Dear Mr. Lee,

I am sending you this card thank you for all the extra1.____

time you spend helping me catch up with classmate 2.____

after my illness. My parents and I remember the evenings3.____

when you help me with maths after school. Without 4.____

your help it would have been very difficulty to 5.____

getting good marks in the mid-term exam. At this 6.____

moment I am busy with my studies. Thanks for your 7.____

help, I could not only catch up with others, and I also8.____

enjoy the other subjects were ever very tough for me,9.____

such as the chemistry and physics.10.____

Thank you!

Ⅴ.書面表達（滿分25分）

一天，你在天安門前散步，一位名叫Mr. Smith的外國朋友向你詢問去北京飯店的路。請你按下列內容向他說明情況，100詞左右。

1． 北京飯店離這里不遠，可以乘1路或57路公共汽車到那里，穿過地下通道（underpass），車站在馬路對面。

2． 乘一站車，下車后橫過馬路。

3． 沿著人行道向西走，步行5分鐘就會看到右邊有一家McDonalds，過馬路，就是北京飯店，飯店是一座白色的樓房。

4． 如果不乘車，沿著這條路一直走，只需15分鐘也可到達北京飯店。

Key(5)