顧光才

（一）

We know that trees are useful in our everyday life.They 1 us many things， such as wood， oxygen， rubber，medicines and many other things. They can 2 tell us alot about our climate. The following are the reasons. If you3 a tree， you can see that it has many rings. Most trees grow one new ring 4year. Because of the reason， we know 5 a tree is. A tree over a hundred years oldmeans that it has more than a hundred 6 . When the climate is dry or very cold，the trees do not grow very much and their rings are usually 7 . When it is wet andwarm， the rings are much thicker. If the rings are suddenly very thin or suddenly verythick， this means that the 8 changed suddenly. If we look at the rings on this tree，we can learn about the 9 for a hundred years. We can see 10 our climate ischanging today.

（ ）1. A. tell B. ask C. give D. get

（ ）2. A. not B. too C. to D. also

（ ）3. A. cut across B. climb up C. walk past D. look at

（ ）4. A. every B. many C. the first D. from

（ ）5. A. how big B. how long C. how old D. how much

（ ）6. A. trees B. leaves C. people D. rings

（ ）7. A. big B. thick C. small D. thin

（ ）8. A. climate B. trees C. rings D. animals

（ ）9. A. people B. things C. climate D. life

（ ）10.A. how B. why C. when D. while

（二）

Catherine was a famous writer of childrensstories. She lived in a fine old house in a small townnear London. Often she worked at home， in her quiet11 . Long before her books become popular，she had tried to teach 12 how to use a computer. And now she typed all herstories on her computer. But sometimes she had to 13 to get some books fromthe library or have a meeting. She didnt like being away because she was worriedabout burglars. So she was very careful. Just before leaving， she always put a fullcup of coffee on the writing desk， and left the radio playing to make a burglar thinksomeone 14 at home.

One day she came back after a day out， and found that there was somethingdifferent in her house. There was only a little 15 left in the cup， and theradio was off. But when she looked at the computer， she saw it was 16 ，and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in， or how，because none of the doors or windows was broken. Then she sat down to read thestory. To her surprise， it was a very good one. “Ill use it in my 17 book！” shesaid 18 .

The next month she had to go to London. She put a cup of coffee and a plateof sandwiches on the desk. When she returned， the coffee and the sandwiches had19 . She ran to the computer. This time there was only 20 on the screen，“ITS NOT YOUR STORY. ITS MINE！” it said.

（ ）11. A. classes B. lessons C. classroom D. study

（ ）12. A. the students B. herself C. the burglar D. her children

（ ）13. A. leave the house B. have a rest

C. give a message D. buy a computer

（ ）14. A. must have B. has C. must D. must be

（ ）15. A. water B. milk C. coffee D. tea

（ ）16. A. on B. off C. broken D. over

（ ）17 .A. old B. first C. every D. next

（ ）18. A. carefully B. sadly C. happily D. badly

（ ）19. A. brought B. broken C. gone D. eaten

（ ）20. A. a piece of paper B. a message

C. a new story D. a letter

（三）

Mr. and Mrs. Harris had always spent their summerholidays in a small hotel at the seaside near theirhometown. One year， however， Mr. Harris made a lotof 21 in his business， 22 they decided to go toa foreign country and stay at a really good 23 .

They flew to Rome， and 24 at a 5-star hotel in the evening. They thoughtthat they would have to go to bed hungry， because in that 25 hotel they hadbeen used to stay in the past， no meals were served 26 seven in the evening.They were 27 to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.

“Then what are the times 28 meals？” asked Mrs. Harris.

“Well， madam， we serve breakfast from seven to eleven， lunch from twelve tothree， 29 from four to five， and dinner from six to ten.”

“But that hardly 30 any time for us to see the city！” said Mrs. Harris.

（ ）21. A. mistakes B. time C. friends D. money

（ ）22. A. but B. so C. though D. yet

（ ）23. A. hotel B. place C. city D. restaurant

（ ）24. A. stayed B. got C. arrived D. reached

（ ）25. A. small B. big C. foreign D. good

（ ）26. A. on B. after C. during D. until

（ ）27. A. tired B. interested C. surprised D. worried

（ ）28. A. with B. on C. at D. of

（ ）29. A. drink B. tea C. beer D. food

（ ）30. A. takes B. does C. has D. leaves

（四）

People like artists and writers usually work on their own， with no one elsearound. Most of my friends all work 31 other people in shops and so on， andthey tell me that they would never get things done if they work alone. Im not32 that all artists and writers do， either.

I was born in a small village in the country where everyone knew 33 else.That is， they knew everyone except a writer who 34 himself to himself. By thetime I was 35 enough to learn peoples names， he had been living in the villagefor at least twenty years， but the villagers still regarded him as a 36 ！ Everymorning he would walk down to the local shops to do his 37 ， and although hehad to greet everyone he met， only two or three would 38 his greeting. Justoccasionally， someone would ask him 39 he was doing， and every time hisanswer would be the same， “Im still writhing the book.” And that was allwe 40 learned about him.

Because no one had ever visited his house， I 41 once walking up tothe house with three or four other boys to see 42 we could see what he did.We climbed up to the 43 and looked in， expecting to see our writhing typing44 his desk. Instead， he was sitting in an armchair 45 a book.

（ ）31. A. without B. around C. with D. for

（ ）32. A. sure B. afraid C. glad D. sorry

（ ）33. A. someone B. no one C. one D. everyone

（ ）34. A. talked B. kept C. taught D. paid

（ ）35. A. young B. old C. tall D. strong

（ ）36. A. stranger B. writer C. friend D. fool

（ ）37. A. washing B. cooking C. shopping D. typing

（ ）38. A. hear B. like C. return D. hate

（ ）39. A. what B. how C. why D. where

（ ）40. A. always B. still C. hardly D. ever

（ ）41. A. finish B. enjoy C. remember D. plan

（ ）42. A. that B. if C. when D. whom

（ ）43. A. chimneys B. doors C. windows D. walls

（ ）44. A. off B. on C. in D. at

（ ）45. A. reading B. writing C. coping D. selling

參考答案：

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