一、完形填空(共15個小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

Old Henry and his wife Phoebe loved one another. They were simple 1 . Their world was their fruit trees， cornfields and a backyard with pigs and chickens. The rest of the world was a 2 place like stars in the sky.

Sometimes， Henry worried about 3 . His wife would say， “If you 4 talking like that， I will go away and what would you do? There is nobody to 5 you.”

Old Henry knew his wife would never leave him. The only thing he 6 was death and the life if his wife died. Knowing she was there， beside him， in the dark， made Henry

7 again. In this way， they lived 8 in their world.

One day， Phoebe became sick and 9 . Old Henry watched them put her body in the earth. When people left， he still stood near the tomb for long. At night， he read newspapers

10 most of the time， he just sat， looking at the door， 11 where Phoebe was and

12 he would die.

For five months， he lived like this. One day， he went out to cut grass. Just on the top of the hill， he saw Phoebe again. Yes， there she was， down in the valley， smiling up at him. She was in the same blue dress. She waved a hand and seemed to say， “Come， come with me.” Henry felt the strong 13 of a new world where he and Phoebe would always be together. He gave a happy cry， “Wait， Phoebe， wait for me. I’m coming.”

The next day， some farm boys 14

Henry at the bottom of the hill. His body was broken. There was a soft， happy smile on his face， the 15 smile he had worn when Phoebe was alive.

( )1. A. workers B. farmers C. doctors D. teachers

( )2. A. small B. faraway

C. close D. big

( )3. A. harvest B. wealth

C. health D. death

( )4. A. enjoy B. keep

C. finish D. mind

( )5. A. look at B. look after

C. look up D. look for

( )6. A. had B. failed

C. performed D. feared

( )7. A. quiet B. lonely

C. simple D. gentle

( )8. A. sadly B. worriedly

C. gladly D. warmly

( )9. A. died B. disappeared

C. cried D. walked

( )10. A. but B. so

C. and D. for

( )11. A. knowing B. wondering

C. expecting D. remembering

( )12. A. how long B. how often

C. how soon D. how much

( )13. A. push B. welcome

C. pull D. wind

( )14. A. picked B. found

C. searched D. met

( )15. A. different B. separate

C. same D. kind

二、閱讀理解(共15個小題，每小題2分。滿分30分)

閱讀下列材料，從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

A

Elina， 15， dreams of being a teacher. She is from Dedza， a district near the capital of Malawi， a country in Africa. Her teachers say she’s a smart girl who has a bright future. But a few years ago， she wasn’t even sure she would finish the fourth grade. When Elina was 9， she dropped out of school to work as a babysitter. She had to support her family.

Malawi is one of the poorest nations in the world. Hunger and disease are part of daily life. Girls there are less valued than boys. “When a family doesn’t have enough money to send all the kids to school， they’ll send the boys first，” says Brad Kerner of Save the Children， a group which works for kids in poor countries.

The unfair treatment of girls is a problem in many parts of the globe. A new program from the Nike Foundation hopes to change that. It aims to show that girls are important. They can help fight poverty (貧困)， disease and other problems. A girl can change the world. She just needs the right tools. Studies show that educated women earn more money.

More than 600 million girls live in poverty all over the world. But groups are working to help these girls succeed. In Malawi， Save the Children is helping more than 15，000 girls. Save the Children also has a program in Malawi. It encourages girls to stay in school. It teaches them business skills too. And boys are taught to respect girls.

( )16. When Elina was 9， what did she do to help her family?

A. She became a teacher.

B. She picked cotton on the farm.

C. She stayed in school.

D. She worked as a babysitter.

( )17. How does the writer help us know girls are less valued than boys in Malawi?

A. By giving an example.

B. By describing clothes.

C. By expressing anger.

D. By using numbers.

( )18. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refers to ______.

A. the right tools to change the world

B. helping fight poverty and disease

C. the unfair treatment of girls

D. educating women to work hard

( )19. According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true?

A. Dedza is near the capital of Malawi in Africa.

B. Over 15，000 girls drop out of school in Malawi.

C. In Malawi， hunger and disease are common.

D. Save the Children works for kids in poor countries.

( )20. The passage mainly wants to tell us to ______.

A. work for Save the Children

B. earn more money for your family

C. pay more attention to the girls

D. send all the kids to school

B

We all know the dangers of fires. It’s good and necessary for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.

Put a smoke alarm (火警) in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.

Make escape (逃脫) plans. We should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire， everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.

Buy fire extinguishers (滅火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.

Practice for a fire. We do fire practice because we teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:

★ Don’t open a hot door!The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.

★ Stay close to the floor!Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.

★ What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First， stop!Don’t run!The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop!Fall to the floor. Then roll!Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket (毯子) around you to keep the air away from the fire that may still be on you.

There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire， don’t forget to call 119 for help.

( )21. When a smoke alarm rings at home， it means _______.

A. you have to get up

B. water is running to the floor

C. something is burning

D. someone breaks your window

( )22. The writer advises us to do the following to prepare for a fire except that ______.

A. we practice for a fire

B. we make escape plans

C. we buy fire extinguishers

D. we use electrical cookers

( )23. When a fire happens， ______ if you open the hot door.

A. the door will soon be on fire

B. the electricity will be cut off

C. the fire will grow more quickly

D. the house will fall down

( )24. What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?

A. Stop， run， roll.

B. Stop， drop， roll.

C. Run， drop， roll.

D. Roll， drop， stop.

( )25. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Be Ready for a Fire.

B. The Causes of a Fire.

C. Learn to Use a Fire Extinguisher.

D. The Dangers of a Fire.

C

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp (軍營). It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White， an officer of forty， was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer， Mr. Hunt， began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed that they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry， sir，” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck!It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said， “I’m sorry， sir. I got on a bus on time， but ...”

Having heard this， the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out， “If you say something was wrong with your bus， I’ll punish you at once!”

“No， no， sir，” said the young man. “My bus was all right， but the horse died!”

( )26. The military camp was built in the village to ______.

A. stop the soldiers from going to towns

B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

( )27. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because ______.

A. he was kind to them

B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do

D. they were the best of all

( )28. The young officer was worried because ______.

A. a traffic accident had happened

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers would come back

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

( )29. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because ______.

A. something was wrong with their buses

B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back

D. they all drank much in the town

( )30. Which statement do you think is true?

A. You’ll believe only the last soldier.

B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. You’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.

D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.

三、閱讀理解填詞(共10個小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

閱讀短文，在其后空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式。單詞的第一個字母已給出。

Mr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business， and as he was in a hurry， he d 31 to go by air. He liked sitting beside a window when he was f 32 ， so when he got onto the plane， he looked for a window seat. He found all of them had already been taken except one. There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one， and Mr. Robinson was s 33 that he had not taken the one by the window; but， anyhow， he at once went towards it.

When he reached it， however， he saw that there was a notice on it. It was w 34 in ink and said， “This seat is preserved for p 35 load balance， thank you.” Mr. Robinson had never seen such an u 36 notice in a plane before， but he thought that the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in it， so he walked on and found another empty seat， not beside a window， to sit in.

Two or three people t 37 to sit in the window seat beside the soldier， but they also read the notice and went on. When the plane was nearly full， a very beautiful girl h 38 into the plane. The soldier， who was watching the p 39 coming in， quickly took the notice off the seat beside himself and in this way

s 40 in having the company of the girl during the whole trip.

31. d_______ 32. f_______33. s_______

34. w_______35. p_______36. u_______

37. t_______38. h_______39. p_______

40. s_______