一、常用短語

on the increase正在增加

rise to one’s feet站起身

make a list of列出……的清單

together with同……一起

even though/if即使，縱然，雖然

choose...as...選擇……為……

at just the right time在正適當?shù)臅r候

turn the wrong way轉(zhuǎn)錯方向

as well as和……一樣；不但……而且

be made up of由……組成

more than多于；不只是

make money賺錢，獲利

ever since自從，自……以后

happen to sb/sth遭到，遇到；發(fā)生在……身上

vote for投票贊成；建議

pick up拾起，撿起

be concerned about sth關(guān)心某事；擔心某事

feed on （動物）以……為食

stand for代表

set up建立；設(shè)立

in danger處于危險中

give one’s life for為……而獻身

sell for賣作，當……賣掉

come into fashion流行，入時

take part in參加

get tough with采用強硬手段

be home to是……的家園；為……的所在地

keep an eye on密切注視；照顧

thanks to多虧

at a time每次，逐一，依次

on the spot當場；在現(xiàn)場

be ready for為……做好準備

on the brink of處于……邊緣

二、重點詞匯

A. 大綱詞匯

scorevi. vt. 得分

declarevt. 宣布

protectvt. 保護

skinvt. 剝皮；去皮

layvt. 產(chǎn)卵；下蛋

wastevt. 浪費

monitorvt. 監(jiān)測

performvi. 表現(xiàn)

clubn. 高爾夫球棒

netn. 網(wǎng)

ringn. 拳擊臺

trackn. 跑道

advantagen. 優(yōu)勢；長處

finaln. 決賽

qualityn. 特性；品德；品性

victoryn. 勝利

strugglen. 掙扎；斗爭

battlen. 戰(zhàn)斗

conditionn.（-s）環(huán)境；情況

aimn. 目標；目的

wondern. 奇跡

branchn. 分支機構(gòu)；辦事處

continentn. 大陸；洲

energyn. 能源

worthadj. 值……錢

liveadj. 活的

meanwhileadv. 同時

B. 大綱外常用詞匯

guaranteevt. 保證

purchasevt. 購買

endangervt. 使……處于險境；危及

involvevt. 涉及；包括

retirevi. 退休

protestvi. 抗議

athleticsn. 田徑運動

rugbyn. 橄欖球

batn. 球拍； 球棒

stadiumn. 體育場， 運動場

tracksuitn. 運動服

trainern. 運動鞋； 教練員

retirementn. 退休

backgroundn. 背景

brandn. 商標；牌子

sportswearn. 運動服裝；休閑服裝

logon.（公司或組織的）標識；標志

designern. 設(shè)計師

gymnastn. 體操運動員

slogann. 標語

symboln. 符號

marathonn. 馬拉松

ministryn.（政府的）部

championn. 冠軍

competitorn. 競爭者；對手

reserven. 保護區(qū)；保護圈

habitatn. 棲息地

wildlifen. 野生生物

spotn.（某事發(fā)生的）準確地點；現(xiàn)場

dealern.（尤指買賣貴重商品的）商人

insectn. 昆蟲

mammaln. 哺乳動物

whalen. 鯨

extinctionn. 滅絕；絕種

focusn. 焦點；集中點

specificadj. 具體的；特定的

toughadj. 費力的；棘手的；困難的

extinctadj. 滅絕的；絕種的

idealadj. 理想的

dramaticallyadv. 戲劇性地

三、語法

1. 復習狀語從句；

2. 復習定語從句。

重點詞匯及短語精析

1. advantage n. 優(yōu)勢，有利條件，有利因素；長處，優(yōu)點

【用法精析】

(1) advantage over sb 比某人有利

A man who can think will always have an advantage over others.

能動腦子的人總是會勝過別人。

(2) take advantage of sth/sb 利用；占……的便宜

The mistakes made by her have been taken advantage of by the enemy.

她犯的錯誤已被敵人利用了。

(3) to sb’s advantage 對某人有利

(4) turn sth to advantage 使某物發(fā)揮作用

【拓展】

advantageous adj. 有利的，有好處的

advantaged adj.（在社會上或經(jīng)濟上）處于優(yōu)越地位的

2. score v. 得分；記分；評分，打分數(shù)；分值是，得……分

n. 得分，比分

【用法精析】

(1) score off sb 駁倒，挫敗

During the debate， he managed to score off his opponent with ample evidence.

在辯論中，他設(shè)法以大量事實駁倒了他的對手。

(2) score sth out/through 畫掉；刪去

The name and date have been scored out.

名字和日期已經(jīng)劃掉了。

(3) in scores 很多地，大批地

(4) keep (the) score 記分

(5) on this/that score 就這個/那個來說，在這個/那個問題上

【拓展】

scorer n. 得分手；記分員

3. victory n. 勝利，成功

【用法精析】

romp/sweep to victory 輕易取勝；大獲全勝

That football team went on to romp to a 7-0 victory.

那支足球隊取得了7:0的大勝。

Liberals sweep to victory in divided Canada.

加拿大選舉，自由黨大獲全勝。

【拓展】

victor n. 勝利者，獲勝者

victorious adj. 勝利的，獲勝的，戰(zhàn)勝的

victoriously adv. 勝利地

4. declare v. 宣布，公布，宣告；表明，宣稱，斷言

【用法精析】

(1) 跟名詞

Mejia has declared three days of national mourning.

梅西亞已宣布三天的國喪日。

(2) 跟從句

In court， the man declared that he had done nothing wrong.

這人在法庭上聲明他沒有做什么錯事。

(3) 跟復合結(jié)構(gòu)

1) 跟帶名詞的復合結(jié)構(gòu)

He declared himself a philosopher， who had given up everything， glory included.

他自稱是一個哲學家，把世上的一切都看成過眼浮云，連榮譽也不例外。

2) 跟帶形容詞的復合結(jié)構(gòu)

The psychiatrists declared the killer insane.

心理醫(yī)生宣稱殺人犯有精神疾病。

3) 跟帶分詞的復合結(jié)構(gòu)

At 3:30 pm the chairman declared Wang Li elected as the new chairman.

下午三點半主席宣布王立當選新任主席。

4) 跟帶不定式to的復合結(jié)構(gòu)

His actions declared him to be an honest man.

他的行動證明他是一個誠實的人。

5) 跟帶介詞短語的復合結(jié)構(gòu)

They declared against building such a tall building.

他們聲稱反對建這么高的樓。

(4) declare for sb/sth 聲明支持，表示贊成

(5) declare against sb/sth 聲明反對，表示不贊成

【拓展】

declaration n. 宣告，公告；聲明（書），宣布

declared adj. 公開宣布（或表明、表態(tài)）的

5. struggle n. 掙扎，斗爭，奮斗，努力

v. 奮斗，努力，爭??；斗爭，抗爭

【用法精析】

(1) struggle (with sb) for/against... （和某人）為……而進行的斗爭/（和某人）為反對……而進行的斗爭

Political contests become a struggle for total power.

政治競爭成了奪取全部權(quán)力的斗爭。

(2) struggle (with sb) to do sth（與某人）作斗爭去做某事

It was a hard struggle with him to make new advances， but he nerved himself to it and entered.

經(jīng)過一番激烈的思想斗爭，他鎮(zhèn)定下來，走了進去。

(3) struggle between...and... 在……與……間斗爭

The long struggle between the strikers and their employers is not yet played out.

罷工者和雇主間的長期斗爭尚未結(jié)束。

(4) struggle for... 為……努力

She struggled for the independence of her country all her life.

她為自己祖國的獨立而奮斗終身。

(5) struggle against/with... 與……作斗爭

He struggled against every injustice.

他與一切不公正行為作斗爭。

(6) struggle along/on 在困難中堅持；勉力維持

The miners struggled along from the only hole.

礦工們掙扎著從唯一的洞口出來。

6. protect vt. 保護，防護

【用法精析】

(1) protect against 使免受

It can be used for devising systems to protect against frost damage.

它可用來設(shè)計防止霜害的方法。

(2) protect from 使免受

Her shyness protected her from many spites and jealousies.

她的害羞怕臊為她免除了許多怨恨和嫉妒。

【拓展】

protection n. 保護，防衛(wèi)

protector n. 保護人（或組織、裝置等）

protective adj. 保護的，防護的

7. skin v. 剝皮，去皮，扒皮，削皮；擦破皮膚

n. 皮，皮膚

【用法精析】

(1) get under sb’s skin 惹某人生氣/惱火

Don’t let his comments get under your skin.

你不要為他的評論而心里不高興。

(2) skin and bone 瘦得皮包骨，瘦骨嶙峋

Hunger had reduced the dog to skin and bone.

由于饑餓這條狗瘦成了皮包骨。

【拓展】

skinny adj. 極瘦的，干瘦的，皮包骨的

8. condition n. 環(huán)境，情況；狀態(tài)，狀況；條件（生活、

工作、氣候等條件，提出的條件）

【用法精析】

(1) on condition that 以……為條件，只要

I will grant you pardon， on condition that you help me solve a terrible problem.

我愿意饒恕你，只要你幫我解決一個十分棘手的問題。

(2) on no condition 無論如何都不，決不

This equipment should on no condition be used by untrained staff.

這種設(shè)備絕不能讓未經(jīng)培訓的人員使用。

【拓展】

conditional adj. 附帶條件的；條件的

9. aim n. 目標，目的；瞄準

v. 目的是，旨在；瞄準，對準

【用法精析】

be aimed at 目標是，目的是；針對

This self-massage is aimed at promoting longevity.

這種自我按摩的目的是延年益壽。

【拓展】

aimless adj. 無目的的，無目標的

10. live adj. 活的；現(xiàn)場直播的；現(xiàn)場演出的

adv. 在現(xiàn)場直播，在現(xiàn)場表演（或錄制）

v. 生存，活著；生活，過日子；住，居住

【用法精析】

live on sth 以食……為生；靠（……錢）生活

Most of the Asians live on rice.

大多數(shù)亞洲人以大米為主食。

11. lay vt. 產(chǎn)卵，下蛋；放置，安放，擱

【用法精析】

(1) lay aside 把……放在一邊；儲蓄

The people’s commune laid aside some money for welfare funds.

人民公社積聚了一部分錢作為福利基金。

(2) lay hands on sth 得到，抓到

If the police can lay hands on the robber， they will put him in prison.

假如警察能抓到搶劫犯，將把他關(guān)進監(jiān)獄。

(3) lay one’s hands on 傷害；對……動武

How dare you lay hands on him?

你怎敢動手打他？

12. waste v. 浪費，濫用；白費，糟蹋

n. 浪費，濫用；白費，糟蹋

【用法精析】

(1) waste sth on sth 浪費某物于某物上

Don’t waste time on domestic trivialities.

不要在家?，嵤律侠速M時間。

(2) waste sth on sb 白費某物于某人身上

Don’t waste your sympathy on them. They are much better off than you and I．

用不著對他們?yōu)E施同情。比起你我，他們的日子要好過得多。

(3) waste sth (in) doing sth 浪費某物做某事

I think I shouldn’t waste my time on complaining and worrying.

我想我不應該浪費我的時間來抱怨和擔憂。

(4) waste one’s breath 白費唇舌

(5) go to waste 被浪費掉

13. on the increase 正在增加

Cinema attendances are distinctly on the increase.

電影觀眾在明顯地增加。

【拓展】

(1) on business 出差

(2) on duty 值班

(3) on end 連續(xù)地，不斷地；豎著，直立著

(4) on foot 步行

(5) on the air 在廣播，在放送

(6) on the right/left 在右/左邊

(7) on the spot 當場；在現(xiàn)場；在原地

(8) on the way to 去……的路上

(9) on time 按時，準時

(10) on weekends (= at weekends) 周末

14. rise to one’s feet 某人站起身

She rose to her feet and hurled statistics into the stunned and silent air.

她站起來，列舉了這些統(tǒng)計數(shù)字，與會者聽得目瞪口呆，全場鴉雀無聲。

【拓展】

(1) dead on one’s feet 累得不能再做

(2) drag one’s feet 拖拉

(3) feet first 腳先著地，腳先入水（作狀語）

(4) find one’s feet 已能獨立而有信心地工作，已適應新

環(huán)境

(5) get a foot in the door 獲得機會參加

(6) get/be back on one’s feet 完全康復/復原

(7) get/have cold feet 臨陣退縮，害怕起來

(8) have one foot in the grave 行將就木；半截入土

(9) keep one’s feet 站住不倒

(10) on one’s feet 站著，站起來；痊愈

15. set up 建立；設(shè)立

The explorers set up a base at the foot of the mountain.

探險者們在山腳下建立了基地。

They set up the company in the prospect of large profits.

他們期望獲得巨額利潤而設(shè)立該公司。

【拓展】

(1) set about sth 開始做，著手做

(2) set off 出發(fā)，動身，啟程

(3) set sth aside 把……放到一旁；省出，留出

(4) set sth back 耽擱或阻礙某事物的進展

(5) set sth down 寫下，記下

(6) set sth off 使（炸彈等）爆炸；使（警報）響起

對比思維訓練

1. (1) She is unable to do the job， ＿＿＿ ?

(2) She isn’t able to do the job， ＿＿＿ ?

A. isn’t sheB. is she

C. doesn’t sheD. does she

2. (1) We don’t believe that those terrorists are cruel， ＿＿＿ ?

(2) They believe that those terrorists are not so cruel， ＿＿＿ ?

(3) We hope that those terrorists are not so cruel， ＿＿＿ ?

A. don’t weB. don’t they

C. aren’t theyD. are they

3. (1) Let’s go together， ＿＿＿ ?

(2) Let us go together， ＿＿＿ ?

A. will youB. shall we

C. do youD. do we

4. (1) There are many cars parking on ＿＿＿ side of the street.

(2) There are many children watching the basketball match on ＿＿＿ side of the playground.

A. allB. both

C. everyD. each

5. (1) Before he went abroad， he looked forward ＿＿＿ as much English as possible.

(2) Before he went abroad， he spent as much time as he ＿＿＿ English.

A. could learningB. to learn

C. to learningD. could learn

6. (1) Time should be made good use of ＿＿＿ our lessons well.

(2) Time should be spent ＿＿＿ English by everybody at present.

A. learningB. learned

C. to learnD. having learned

7. (1) He often sees them ＿＿＿ football on the playground.

(2) The missing boys were last seen ＿＿＿ near the river.

A. playingB. played

C. playD. to play

8. (1) The teacher made new plans ＿＿＿ the students who have difficulty with their studies.

(2) The teacher made his students ＿＿＿ the other students who have difficulty with their studies.

A. helpB. to help

C. helpedD. helping

9. (1) West of the village ＿＿＿ a river two years ago.

(2) My mother ＿＿＿ her hand on my head.

A. lieB. lay

C. laidD. lain

10. (1) It was not ＿＿＿ the police arrived and caught the thief.

(2) The book will be published ＿＿＿ .

A. before longB. before

C. long beforeD. long

11. (1) To all the teachers and students here ＿＿＿ the honor for the success.

(2) China， ＿＿＿ the Third World， is a developing country.

A. belongB. belongs

C. belongs toD. belonging to

12. (1) It was only with the help of the local people ＿＿＿ .

(2) It was snowing heavily ＿＿＿ .

(3) Only with the help of the local people ＿＿＿ .

A. was the American hiker rescued

B. then the American hiker was rescued

C. when the American hiker was rescued

D. that the American hiker was rescued

13. (1) I began to like him ＿＿＿ we met each other at the airport.

(2) I began to help him ＿＿＿ he entered the room.

A. the first timeB. for the first time

C. the momentD. for the moment

14. (1) ＿＿＿ from Guangzhou to Chengdu!

(2) ＿＿＿ from Guangzhou to Chengdu?

A. How a long way it isB. What a long way is it

C. How far is itD. What a long way it is

15. (1) He failed in ＿＿＿ the driving test because he made a few mistakes.

(2) He failed ＿＿＿ the driving test because he made a few mistakes.

A. passB. passing

C. to passD. passed

16. (1) I don’t enjoy ＿＿＿ fun of others.

(2) I don’t enjoy ＿＿＿ fun of by others.

A. to makeB. to be made

C. makingD. being made

17. (1) We don’t allow ＿＿＿ in the reading room.

(2) We don’t allow them ＿＿＿ in the reading room.

A. to smokeB. smoking

C. smokeD. smoked

18. (1) It takes a lot of ＿＿＿ to build a house.

(2) A new chemical ＿＿＿ will be set up soon.

A. jobsB. works

C. workD. job

19. (1) Mary still lives in the room ＿＿＿ door faces to the south.

(2) Mary still lives in the room， the door ＿＿＿ faces to the south.

(3) Mary still lives in the room ＿＿＿ is in the north of the country.

(4) Mary still lives in the room ＿＿＿ there is an cute bed.

A. whichB. whose

C. whereD. of which

20. (1) ＿＿＿ knows the final result will tell you about it， I think.

(2) ＿＿＿ who knows the final result will tell you about it， I think.

(3) ＿＿＿ who know the final result will tell you about it， I think.

A. AnyoneB. Whom

C. ThoseD. Whoever

21. (1) The couple bought a new house but ＿＿＿ will need a lot of work before they can move in.

(2) The couple bought a new house but ＿＿＿ will need to do a lot of work before they can move in.

A. theyB. it

C. oneD. which

22. (1)This is the only way ＿＿＿ I can find.

(2) I don’t like the way ＿＿＿ you spoke to your mother.

A. thatB. which

C. in whichD.A and C

23. (1) By the time you came back， I ＿＿＿ this book.

(2) By the time you come back， I ＿＿＿ this book.

A. will finishB. finished

C. had finishedD. will have finished

24. (1) The strong light kept him ＿＿＿ ， so he rose up to take exercise.

(2) The naughty boy used to ＿＿＿ his sister up while playing in the room.

A. awakeB. wake

C. asleepD. sleep

25. (1) I suggest that he ＿＿＿ for his carelessness in doing the experiment.

(2) The expression on his face suggests that he ＿＿＿ for his carelessness in doing the experiment.

A. is to blameB. should be blamed

C. be to blameD. must be blamed

26. (1) ＿＿＿ ， we went for a swim in the river.

(2) ＿＿＿ ， so we went for a swim in the river.

A. Be hotB. It being hot

C. As it hotD. It was hot

27. (1) If time ＿＿＿ ， I’ll go to see my friends tomorrow.

(2) Time ＿＿＿ ， I’ll go to see my friends tomorrow.

A. permittedB. permits

C. permittingD. permit

28. (1) “You ＿＿＿ be a bit tired. Why not stop to rest?”

(2) “You ＿＿＿ be so tired that you have to stop to rest because the work isn’t difficult.”

A. shallB. can’t

C. mustD. mustn’t

29. (1) The building ＿＿＿ last year is a school.

(2) The building ＿＿＿ next year is a school.

(3) The building ＿＿＿ now is a school.

A. buildingB. built

C. to be builtD. being built

30. (1) I ＿＿＿ you can help me.

(2) I ＿＿＿ you could help me.

A. suggestB. hope

C. wishD. require

綜合能力提升

第一部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) 單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

1. The watch comes with a year’s ＿＿＿ ， meaning a promise to repair it free for a year after purchase.

A. safetyB. promise

C. guaranteeD. protection

2. Such planes have to use special cooling equipment to help ＿＿＿ heat.

A. get rid ofB. make up of

C. take care ofD. get a kick out of

3. All pains help to make us rise， ＿＿＿ much we might hate it at the time.

A. howeverB. no matter

C. whereverD. whatever

4. With his good ＿＿＿ of direction， he could quickly and easily get around in most new cities.

A. ideaB. feeling

C. experienceD. sense

5. The higher the lantern flies， the more likely it is that your wishes will ＿＿＿ .

A. come outB. come on

C. come trueD. come over

6. I like to see him in the dust， suffering ＿＿＿ he has made others suffer.

A. as much asB. as long as

C. as soon asD. as far as

7. He has ＿＿＿ good habits of study since he went to school.

A. made outB. picked out

C. made upD. picked up

8. The environmental quality of the bases being monitored is in good ＿＿＿ on the whole.

A. conditionB. position

C. situationD. variation

9. The factory was ＿＿＿ on its feet through the joint efforts of management and workers.

A. put downB. put on

C. put backD. put off

10. Miss Green was one to be listened to， ＿＿＿ words were so easy to take to heart.

A. whichB. whose

C. thatD. those

11. In addition to my studies， I got ＿＿＿ in lots of extracurricular activities.

A. embarrassedB. involved

C. concernedD. puzzled

12. Her lamp does not ＿＿＿ at night and her reading is cost-effective.

A. take awayB. put out

C. turn awayD. go out

13. Colors also take on meaning from the social environment ＿＿＿ we’ve grown up.

A. on whichB. at which

C. in whichD. for which

14. My Japanese report was refused， and all my work on it ＿＿＿ nothing.

A. went againstB. went for

C. went downD. went off

15. — Jane， how about going for a picnic this weekend?

— ＿＿＿ Let’s meet at 10 o’clock.

A. I don’t get it.B. That’s a good idea.

C. It all depends.D. How are you getting on?

第二節(jié) 完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Many years ago， when I was a young man in my twenties， I worked as a salesman for a piano company. We sold our 16 all over the state by giving out advertising postcards in small towns.

Every six weeks we would receive a 17 on an advertising postcard from a little girl， which said， “Please bring me a new piano. It must be a(n) 18 one. I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.” 19 ， we could not sell a new piano for $10 a month. No finance company would 20 such a small payment， so our manager 21 her postcards.

However， the girl still sent us the same postcard every six weeks. She was always wanting a new red piano， and 22 she would never miss a $10 payment. A couple of years later， I

23 my own piano company， and when the postcard came to me， I decided to call on the girl myself and send a piano to her.

24 knowing that I was about to make a 25 business decision， I decided to offer the piano to her as a 26 . I was sure I had just 27 a new piano. I had never thought I could get the money back. But the payments came in， all 52 of them as 28 —sometimes with coins in an envelope. How 29 it was! So， I put the incident（發(fā)生的事情）out of my 30 for 20 years.

Then one day， I went to buy a ticket to a 31 . But all the tickets sold out. Then a 32 came to me， “Do you still remember me， sir?” It’s a 33 face， but I couldn’t figure out where I had seen her.

“I paid for your piano by selling 34 . Thank you for having offered that chance. Now I’m a pianist and this is my concert. Welcome to my concert.” With these words she 35 me a ticket. I was so touched that I couldn’t say anything.

16. A. watchesB. pianosC. shoesD. computers

17. A. replyB. messageC. letterD. request

18. A. expensiveB. oldC. redD. cheap

19. A. More or lessB. Now and then

C. Generally speakingD. Of course

20. A. offerB. acceptC. giveD. provide

21. A. refusedB. skippedC. keptD. turned

22. A. promisingB. announcingC. requiringD. explaining

23. A. lostB. soldC. ownedD. rented

24. A. Instead ofB. In spiteC. WithoutD. Despite

25. A. successfulB. greatC. terribleD. impossible

26. A. donationB. businessC. companyD. love

27. A. thrown upB. thrown awayC. given outD. given up

28. A. discussedB. decidedC. agreedD. performed

29. A. pleasingB. disappointingC. annoyingD. surprising

30. A. mindB. heartC. bodyD. spirit

31. A. movieB. trainC. concertD. plane

32. A. gentlemanB. ladyC. girlD. policeman

33. A. similarB. strangeC. beautifulD. familiar

34. A. chickenB. eggsC. flowersD. newspapers

35. A. boughtB. lentC. handedD. spared

第二部分 閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

A

The God in Youth——Michael Jordan

There were already signs that Michael had a good deal of talent. Harvest Smith， a classmate and close friend who in those days played basketball with him practically every day， thought he was the best player on their ninth-grade team—he was small， but he was very quick. “You’d see him get a shot off， and you’d wonder how he did it， because he wasn’t that bit，” Harvest said， “but it was the quickness. The only question was how big he was going to be—and how far up he would take his skill level.”

The summer after ninth grade， Michael and Harvest both went to Pop Herring’s basketball camp. In Harvest’s mind there was no doubt which of the two of them was the better player—it was Michael by far. But on the day the varsity（代表隊）cuts were announced—it was the big day of the year， for they had all known for weeks when the list would be posted—he and Roy Smith had gone to the Laney gym. Harvest’s name was on it. Michael’s was not.

“We knew Michael was good，” Fred Lynch， the Laney assistant coach， said later， “but we wanted him to play more and we thought the jayvee（二隊）was better for him.” He easily became the best player in the jayvee that year. He simply controlled the play， and he did it not by size but with quickness. There were games in which he would score forty points. He was so good， in fact， that the jayvee games became quite popular. The entire varsity began to come early so they could watch him play in the jayvee games.

Harvest noticed that while Michael had been wildly com-petitive before he had been cut， after the cut he seemed even more competitive than ever， as if determined that it would never happen again.

Between the time he was cut and the start of basketball in his junior year， Michael grew about four inches. The speed had always been there， and how he was stronger， and he could dunk. His hands had gotten much bigger， Harvest noticed. He was as driven as ever， the hardest-working player on the team in practice. If he thought that his teammates were not working hard enough， he would get on them himself， and on occasion he pushed the coaches to get on them. Suddenly Laney High had the beginning of a very good basketball team， and its rising star was Michael Jordan.

36. It can be inferred that ＿＿＿ .

A. Michael Jordan is very tall

B. Michael Jordan is very proud

C. Michael Jordan is very modest

D. Michael Jordan tries his best everywhere

37. The reason that Fred Lynch and others didn’t choose Michael Jordan first was that ＿＿＿ .

A. they thought the jayvee was better for Jordan

B. the jayvee was better than the first team

C. Michael Jordan wasn’t tall enough

D. Michael Jordan was too thin

38. Who first discovered Michael Jordan’s special talent according to the passage?

A. All his classmates.

B. Harvest Smith.

C. Michael Jordan’s teachers.

D. A new basketball star.

39. When Michael Jordan found his teammates weren’t working hard， ＿＿＿ .

A. he would scold them

B. he would have a rest

C. he would go on working hard alone

D. he would advise them or get the coaches to advise them

B

In 1939， Ralph Guldahl was a giant in the game of golf. A towering figure on the links， the shy man seemingly came from nowhere to win successive US Opens in 1937 and 1938， and then the Masters in 1939. But after writing Groove Your Golf， a step-by-step guide for beginners， Guldahl never won another championship. The question that has haunted（縈繞）golfers ever since is: Did too much thinking derail（使偏離軌道）one of the sports greatest talents?

“How can you hit and think at the same time?” the famous American baseball player Yogi Berra once asked. It’s a question that has hung for several tens of years over a forgotten great of golfing: a tall， shy man called Ralph Guldahl.

Born in Dallas in 1911 to Norwegian immigrant parents， the young Guldahl began hanging around his local golf course hoping to earn a few cents by picking up balls for golfers. He didn’t get much work and instead spent much time watching the players. Then， late in the evening， he would go onto the links and copy what he had seen. When he couldn’t get onto the course， he practised on empty baseball diamonds by hitting balls onto the bases. The self-taught child was soon winning local matches， and the course of his career was set. Later， he got great success and gained many continuous championships for three years.

Suddenly， a book contract for a guide to golfing came to Guldahl. He took two months out from his game to write the great accompanying text to Groove Your Golf. The creative “Cinema Sports” book became a best-seller. After explaining the use of each club， Guldahl left readers with the admission that even experts had to think carefully about their game. He then put down his pen and returned to the PGA Tour. He never won another championship.

An interview in The New York Times in 1979 is his own response to tales of him practising shots in front of a mirror while writing， and gradually destroying his talent in the process.

“Nonsense，” Guldahl said. “No such thing ever happened.” The reason he retired was timing. By 1942 he was tired of life on the road and wanted a more stable home life for his wife and 7-year-old son.

Meanwhile， the curse of the Groove entered into legend. Guldahl’s fate（命運）had little to do with overthinking his game， and much to do with the Dallas boy who once loved to play abandoned courses and baseball diamonds alone. Far more than fame， what Ralph Guldahl wanted was a nice and quiet game of golf.

40. The best title for this passage is “＿＿＿”

A. Did Thinking Too Much Lead to the Golf Giant Ralph Guldahl’s Failure?

B. A Book Led to a Golf Giant’s Failure

C. A Golf Giant and His Success

D. A Pity that a Golf Giant Became a Writer

41. It can be inferred that ＿＿＿ .

A. Ralph Guldahl was a lazy and funny man

B. Ralph Guldahl’s failure was mainly owing to his writing

C. Ralph Guldahl would gain a great success again some day

D. Ralph Guldahl’s failure had much to do with his loving to play baseball alone

42. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Ralph Guldahl would never play golf after an interview in The New York Times in 1979.

B. Ralph Guldahl’s parents spent much money training Ralph Guldahl playing golf.

C. Ralph Guldahl didn’t think that writing destroyed his talent in the golf.

D. Ralph Guldahl got continuous championships for five years.

C

The African elephant， the largest land animal remaining on earth， is of great importance to African ecosystem（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）. Unlike other animals， the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater， it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna（大草原）surroundings in which it lives， therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.

It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day， it kills small trees and underbushes， and pulls branches off big trees. This results in plenty of open spaces in both deep tropical forests and the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are many plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state， the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants， elephants make open spaces， allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations， the forests become suitable for large hoofed（有蹄的）plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.

What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears， scientists say， many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna， greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

43. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Disappearance of African elephants.

B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.

C. The effect of African elephants’ search for food.

D. The eating habit of African elephants.

44. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

A. Fixing the time.

B. Worsening the state.

C. Improving the quality.

D. Deciding the conditions.

45. The passage is developed mainly by ＿＿＿ .

A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes

B. pointing out similarities and differences

C. describing the changes in space order

D. giving examples

第三部分 寫作（共四節(jié)，滿分55分）

第一節(jié) 閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

One out of many important things for the whole family to do is to have dinner together. Researchers began reporting the benefits of family dinner about ten years ago， focusing mainly on how it affects children. Studies show that those families who eat dinner at least 3 or 4 times a week together， benefit in many ways.

Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build stronger and healthier relationships. Children have better grades at school and are better adjusted as teens and adults， and the entire family enjoys healthier nutrition. For many families， eating dinner together proves to be a good and effective way to reduce the risk of youth rates of addiction， and helps to raise healthier children. It is also a great time to share the events of the day， discuss news and ideas and just be together and enjoy each other’s company.

During dinner time parents have better opportunity to show that they are the prior（會長）to their children. Sitting at the same table and sharing meals is where and when parents can find out more about their children’s school performance， daily activities and attitudes toward life. When parents have all this information they can better direct their kids toward positive things in life. They also have better chance to reduce the possibility that children will get involved with alcohol， tobacco， and illegal drugs.

However， family researchers say that the benefits of family dinner by no means can be considered as automatic. Parents can sit down to dinner with their kids every day and achieve nothing. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ if there is too much arguing going on， if there is no meaningful conversation or， what is even worse， if there is just plain（簡單的）silence during gathering.

46. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)