One Sunday a few of us decided to take advantage of the first sunny day we’d have for ages to take a trip down to the coast to visit the penguins again. Last time I went down there was a couple of months ago and it was a dull cold day. Sunday couldn’t have been more different — clear skies and sunshine made it feel like summer, although it was still -25°C.
Six of us drove to the coast. It was the first time we’d been off the base on our own without our field assistant, so it had a slightly different feeling — more like a few friends going to the seaside than an Antarctic field trip! When we reached Windy Creek, we luckily caught sight of quite a few small flying seabirds, which are seldom seen there.
Once on the sea ice we found that some of the more curious penguins had wandered over from the main group to come and check us out. We’d been told that then they were nursing their chicks (剛孵出的幼雛) and they would be more careful and nervous than last time, but that didn’t seem to be the case. We walked across to the main group which were stretched for a couple of miles along the coast. We sat down for some sandwiches and soon found ourselves surrounded by many curious observers. Without any attackers on land, they were very brave and came within a meter of us to pose (擺姿勢(shì)) for photos.
Before heading back, we spent a few hours on the sea ice watching the penguins and their chicks, which had grown dramatically (明顯地) since our last visit. It was such a nice day.
小題1:
When did the trip most probably happen?
A．On a dull Sunday.B．On a warm Sunday.
C．On a summer Sunday.D．On a winter Sunday.
小題2:
It can be inferred from the second paragraph that the six people _____.
A．felt a little nervous
B．felt a little excited
C．were left all by themselves on their Antarctic base
D．got bored with staying with their field assistant
小題3:
What does the writer mean by saying “but that didn’t seem to be the case”?
A．They were told a lie.
B．A wrong decision was made.
C．The truth was the opposite.
D．They didn’t believe what they were told.
小題4:
The six people did the following during the trip EXCEPT _____.
A．feed the penguins
B．take pictures of the penguins
C．enjoy watching flying seabirds
D．watch the young penguins

小題1:D
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小題1:C
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My father was Chief engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in Word War II. The book Night of the U-boats told the story.
Memories
In September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my father’s ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sale.
Then I remember my mother lying lace down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo(魚雷).
I can remember the arrival of the telegram(電報(bào)),Which in those days always brought had new. My grandmother opened it. It read, “Safe, Love Ted.”
My most vivid memory Is being woken and brought down to sit o my father’s knee, his arm in a bandage.
He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember, he had a weak heart. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He said it was because of the cigarettes. Whichever, he died suddenly in his early 50s.
Ten years later I read Night of the U-bouts and was able to complete the story.
Torpedo
One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
By the time he got on deck (甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free it swung against the ship, injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.
Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest（以免）we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
小題1:We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.
A．to meet a friend
B．to see the father off
C．to take a family photo
D．to enjoy the sailing of the ship
小題2: What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?
A．he was still alive.
B．His knee was broken.
C．His ship had been sunk.
D．He had arrived in Glasgow.
小題3:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father’s ________.
A．weak heart
B．taking a shore job
C．failure to return to sea
D．injury caused by a torpedo
小題4:What can we know about the author’s father after his ship was attacked?
A．He lost his arm
B．He repaired the engines.
C．He managed to take a lifeboat.
D．He was the last to leave the ship.
小題5:What is the passage mainly about?
A．A group of forgotten heroes
B．A book describing a terrifying battle.
C．A ship engineer’s wartime experience.
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My friend , Sally , had a failed marriage in the past . After divorce , her parents gave the deepest protection and care to her by helping her   36  the child and offering   37  aid . Her parents’   38  made her pull herself together and   39  the man who had hurt her before .
Nonetheless , her father , an honest and upright old man , after hearing his ex-son-in-law got   40  in his company , felt extremely   41  and went to his company to   42  his boss why such a playboy could get promoted . The whole office fell into a   43  immediately and many staff just looked   44  . The old man stood silently in the office with his bands   45  and eyes tearing .
That night , Sally cried heavily in front of me . I asked her whether it was her father’s   46  deeds that made her feel embarrassed . But she said that she felt   47  about her dad and that though the rest of the whole world betrayed her , her old father would still   48  her up and help her get the   49  she deserved , just as when she was young and the neighboring boy grabbed her ball , her father would get it back for her .   50  , this changed world was no longer the stage for her old father and his deeds became funnily out-of-date . No one managed to see the real and ever-lasting love to his daughter behind his   51  rude behaviors .
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Who in the world would love us so deeply and relentlessly without asking for any   54  ? Only our   55  !
小題1:.
A．take afterB．look for C．a(chǎn)ttend toD．care about
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小題3:.
A．lifeB．a(chǎn)dviceC．wishD．love
小題4:.
A．blameB．a(chǎn)ccuseC．forgetD．dislike
小題5:.
A．praisedB．paidC．trappedD．promoted
小題6:.
A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．scaredC．a(chǎn)mazedD．cautious
小題7:.
A．informB．quarrelC．question D．doubt
小題8:.
A．ruinB．disorder C．messD．despair
小題9:.
A．intoB．throughC．upD．on
小題10:.
A．tremblingB．foldedC．clappedD．waving
小題11:.
A．braveB．stupidC．selfishD．respectable
小題12:.
A．sympathyB．guiltyC．desperate D．crazy
小題13:.
A．ringB．bringC．keepD．back
小題14:.
A．moneyB．justiceC．fameD．respect
小題15:.
A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Moreover
小題16:.
A．extremelyB．basicallyC．generally D．seemingly
小題17:.
A．experienceB．sufferC．bearD．struggle
小題18:.
A．protectB．raiseC．educateD．urge
小題19:.
A．a(chǎn)wardB．honorC．repayD．a(chǎn)ssistance
小題20:.
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I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had   31  the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could   32  get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I   33  through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me,   34  and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and   35  the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I   36 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was   37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very   38  not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a   39  jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and   40  a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed   41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him, now   42  of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have   43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously felt for the   44  of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were   45  with tears. I said that I   46  that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up.   47  came to his eyes, too.   48 , without another word, he   49  my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he   50  me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
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A．caught B．brokenC．met D．escaped
小題2:.
A．barely B．consequentlyC．continuouslyD．constantly
小題3:.. 
A．sawB．lookedC．wentD．broke
小題4:. 
A．trembled B．ignoredC．shrugged D．hesitated
小題5:.. 
A．struck B．seized C．counted D．found
小題6:. 
A．sobbed B．smelled C．sighed D．smiled
小題7:.
A．defence B．delight C．nervousnessD．despair
小題8:.. 
A．hardB．easy C．simple D．clear
小題9:.. 
A．humor B．spark C．hatred D．sense
小題10:.. 
A．spread B．generated C．broughtD．Forced
小題11:. 
A．near B．distant C．a(chǎn)way D．up
小題12:. 
A．a(chǎn)fraidB．sure C．a(chǎn)ware D．a(chǎn)wake
小題13:.
A．enemies B．pets C．friends D．kids
小題14:.. 
A．photos B．drawings C．films D．outlines
小題15:. 
A．fixed B．blocked C．filled D．packed
小題16:. 
A．hoped B．feared C．wondered D．a(chǎn)nnoyed
小題17:. 
A．Anger B．Sadness C．Sympathy D．Tears
小題18:. 
A．AccidentallyB．Instantly C．SuddenlyD．Occasionally
小題19:. 
A．grasped B．unlocked C．shut D．fastened
小題20:. 
A．offendedB．saved C．shot D．released

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Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his ___21___ one night when I was ready to ___22___ a political campaign I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the months of ___23___ in vain, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer ___24___ I turned up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was proud of: Andrea Cuomo Italian-American Groceries --- Fine Imported Products. Then I thought about how he ___25___ with difficult situations. A lot of pictures ___26___ into my mind, but one scene came sharply into ___27___.
We had just moved to Holliswood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even trees. One, ___28___, was a great blue spruce (云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible storm. We came home from the store that night to find the spruce pulled almost ___29___ from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our hearts ___30___. But not Dad’s.
The rain was falling. Then he ___31___ , “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “ What are you talking about, Dad? The ___32___ are out of the ground!” “ Shut up, we’re going to push him up, he’s going to grow again.” We couldn’t say ___33___ to him. So we ___34___ him into the house and got what rope ___35___ was and tied it around the top of the tree that lay on the street, and then he stood up by the house, ___36___ me pulling on the rope, and Frankie in the street in the rain, ___37___ to push up the great blue spruce. In no ___38___ at all, we had him standing up straight again! Dad ___39___ the stakes (樁) in the ground, tied the rope from the trunk to the stakes, and said, “ Don’t worry. He’s going to grow again…”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I ___40 ___ wait to get back into the campaign.
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A．ideasB．lessonsC．talksD．conversations
小題2:.
A．buryB．a(chǎn)ttemptC．trapD．quit
小題3:.
A．struggleB．operationC．performanceD．a(chǎn)pplication
小題4:.
A．a(chǎn)sB．beforeC．whileD．when
小題5:.
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A．didB．occupiedC．settledD．dealt
小題6:.
A．a(chǎn)ppearedB．bumpedC．leaptD．burst
小題7:.
A．spotB．viewC．sceneD．site
小題8:.
.
A．in reliefB．in needC．in particularD．in all
小題9:.
A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．a(chǎn)ccidentallyC．totallyD．a(chǎn)utomatically
小題10:.
A．sufferedB．carvedC．sankD．infected
小題11:.
A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．challengedC．barkedD．distributed
小題12:.
A．trunksB．rootsC．branchesD．leaves
小題13:.
A．a(chǎn)nythingB．noC．nothingD．something
小題14:.
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A．a(chǎn)ccompanied B．hikedC．joinedD．followed
小題15:.
A．itB．thatC．thereD．this
小題16:.
A．a(chǎn)longB．viaC．byD．with
小題17:.
A．to helpB．helpedC．helpingD．help
小題18:.
.
A．problemB．timeC．wayD．means
小題19:.
A．droveB．removed C．delivered D．dragged
小題20:.
A．needn’tB．wouldn’tC．shouldn’tD．couldn’t

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For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.
For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活狀況) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.
Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__53__things happened several times later.
The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (動(dòng)脈瘤)．I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.
I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.
小題1:.
．
A．ever　B．neverC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．often
小題2:.
．
A．exceptB．rather thanC．more thanD．or rather
小題3:.
A．becauseB．beforeC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．since
小題4:.
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A．visitedB．praisedC．telephonedD．met
小題5:.
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A．workB．lifeC．study D．plan
小題6:.
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A．worryB．careC．talkD．look
小題7:.
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A．builtB．foundC．boughtD．sold
小題8:.
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A．repairingB．paintingC．cleaningD．decorating
小題9:.
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A．teachB．orderC．forceD．a(chǎn)llow
小題10:.
A．a(chǎn)skedB．keptC．orderedD．served
小題11:.
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A．smart　　B．upsetC．busy D．tired
小題12:.
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A．practiceB．taskC．teaD．time
小題13:.
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A．DifferentB．Similar C．FunnyD．Strange
小題14:.
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A．a(chǎn)s usualB．in painC．casuallyD．finally
小題15:.
A．callB．momentC．situation D．scene
小題16:.
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A．churchB．schoolC．homeD．hospital
小題17:.
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A．immediatelyB．happilyC．graduallyD．carefully
小題18:.
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A．heardB．spokeC．thoughtD．demanded
小題19:.
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A．take upB．make upC．turn upD．put up
小題20:.
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A．started outB．given inC．passed awayD．come back

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A few days ago my wife sent me out to buy something. When I came home, I handed(交給) her a paper bag and said, “Here are the apples you wanted.” She looked in the bag, and then she looked at me. “I told you,” she said slowly, “to buy some eggs.”
I felt worried about my absent-mindedness, so I went to see a doctor. He was a very kind man. “I have seen many people like you. It’s nothing to worry about,” he said. “If you know you are absent-minded, you are all right. But if you do not know you’re absent-minded, you may be really in trouble.”
“Many famous people were absent-minded,” the doctor told me. “Thomas Edison(愛迪生)was standing in line(排隊(duì)) one day to pay his taxes(稅). When he arrived at the window, he found that he had forgotten his own name. He had to ask the man who was behind him to tell him who he was.”
I felt much better and got up to leave. “Thank you, doctor,” I said. “How much do I have to pay you?”
“Ten dollars for the check-up(檢查),” the doctor said.
“But doctor, I did not have a check-up!”
For a moment the doctor looked puzzled. Then he said, “Oh, yes, it was the patient before you who had a check-up. How absent-minded I am!”
小題1:It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that when the author’s wife heard what her husband told her, she was ______.
A．excitedB．surprisedC．sad D．proud
小題2:The doctor took Edison’s story for example ______.
A．to show absent-mindedness is common among people
B．because he liked telling stories
C．to make the author laugh
D．to make fun of Edison
小題3:The underlined word “absent-mindedness” in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A．a(chǎn) feeling of anger
B．a(chǎn) feeling of sadness
C．a(chǎn)n emotion (情緒) of excitement
D．a(chǎn) trouble in which people often forget this or that
小題4:According to the passage, who was (were) absent-minded?
A．Only the author.B．The author’s wife.
C．The author and the doctor.D．The doctor alone.

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A Battery’s Worst Nightmare(噩夢(mèng))
Portable electronics that can be carried about easily are only as good as their batteries and, let’s face it, batteries aren’t very good, especially when compared with, say, petrol, which packs 100 times a battery’s energy into an equal space. That’s why a large group of mechanical engineers (centered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but with partners at other universities and companies) are hard at work in an effort to replace batteries with a tiny engine that runs on fuel. Imagine a battery-free life!When the fuel runs out in your laptop or mobile phone, you just fill up and go.
The engine, about the size of a ten-cent coin, starts with a combustion chamber (燃燒室) that burns hydrogen (氫). Its tiny parts are etched onto silicon wafers (硅片) in the same manner that computer parts are imprinted onto integrated circuits (集成電路). The first engine is made up of five wafers. And since these wafers could be produced in much the same way as computer chips, they could probably be produced quite cheaply.
But the devil in all this nice detail is efficiency(效率). Tiny engine parts don’t always behave like their scaled-up parts of the first engine. Something between the parts can slow down the work, according to Columbia University professor Luc Frechette, one of the engine’s designers. Extreme heat from the combustion chamber is also a problem, often leaking to other parts of the engine.
The scientists’ goal is to create an engine that will operate 10 times better than batteries do. Frechette says that a complete system, with all parts in place and working, will be set up in the next couple of years, but commercial models aren’t available until at least the end of the next ten years. 
小題1:.
. According to the passage, the title suggests that ________.
A．batteries should be greatly improvedB．petrol will be used instead of batteries
C．the time of batteries will be gone foreverD．pollution caused by batteries must be prevented
小題2:.
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “devil” (In Paragraph 3)?
A．Problem.　B．Advantage.　C．Invention.　D．Technique.
小題3:.
What can we infer from the passage?
A．The new invention doesn’t need any fuel.
B．The new engine has been produced in quantity.
C．The new invention is much cheaper than the battery.
D．The new engine needs to be improved before it’s on sale.
小題4:.
. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A．To introduce a new invention to readers.B．To persuade readers not to use batteries.
C．To show us how the new invention works.D．To declare when the engine will be on sale.

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Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?”
The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?” “The sun is up and the tide is going out, and if I don’t throw them in they’ll die.”
“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”
The young man listened politely, then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”
There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our visions the power to shape the future.
We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.
小題1:
One day, the wise man saw the young man          .
A．dancing along the beachB．walking with a dancer
C．picking up starfish for saleD．trying to save as many starfish as possible
小題2:
Near the end of the passage, “something very special” refers to          .
A．the gifts from friendsB．the strength of making decision
C．our own starfishD．the ability of shaping one’s own future
小題3:
From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that          .
A．the wise man realized something new and important
B．the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfish into the ocean
C．the young man had the ability to make a difference
D．it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach
小題4:
The writer told this story in order to show us          .
A．how and where we can write a good article
B．everyone can do something for the future
C．wise men are sometimes stupid
D．young people are actually wiser than old people

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