I was brought up by my grandparents for the first years of my life. We   36  in a very small community and all of my aunts and uncles lived   37_ . Everyone had a hand in taking care of my safety. Of course in those days   38  everyone in the community spoke the beautiful language of my childhood. When my grandfather spoke I would _ 39_ him carefully.
Then at age six my father   40  from the army. I was forbidden to speak that 41  ever again. My grandfather was   42  . He couldn’t speak English, so my grandmother would   43  for him whenever he spoke to me. With my mother and father we   44 from that small community. I was about to enter public school so I had to learn English. My grandfather   45  when I was eight and we returned to that small community for his funeral. He was   46  in the living room, as was the tradition. I went and stood by him and   47  no one was around I spoke to him in a whisper   48  that beautiful language of my childhood. That was the   49  time I spoke those words.
Almost fifty years later, _ 50 _ I had forgotten the beautiful language of my childhood, I had the opportunity to   51  a newly written paper of it. On my first look at it I recognized   52  . I must have looked it over several times in the following weeks. Then one day I read out loud a word from my past. I almost cried. I was   53 reading over other words. Words came   54  back to me after all these years. When receiving something from someone, you don’t take it from their hand, rather you let them lay it in your hand. For me it was   55  ---The beautiful language of my childhood was Michif. It was not only a language but also a way of life.

小題1:	A．lived B．reached C．made D．put

小題2:	A．far B．nearby C．inside D．outside

小題3:	A．never B．a(chǎn)lready C．seldom D．a(chǎn)lmost

小題4:	A．give B．believe in C．listen to D．like

小題5:	A．returned B．went C．rushed D．swept

小題6:	A．language B．community C．hand D．safety

小題7:	A．happy B．joyful C．heartbroken D．warm-blooded

小題8:	A．look B．translate C．wait D．speak

小題9:	A．moved into B．move back C．move away D．moved on

小題10:

A．worked B．traveled C．visited D．died

小題11:

A．carried out B．laid out C．held out D．pick out

小題12:

A．when B．if C．even if D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題13:

A．for B．upon C．a(chǎn)t D．in

小題14:

A．first B．latter C．last D．former

小題15:

A．long before B．long ago C．before long D．long after

小題16:

A．beat B．see C．a(chǎn)sk D．touch

小題17:

A．nothing B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．everything

小題18:

A．sadly B．hardly C．faithfully D．a(chǎn)nxiously

小題19:

A．drawing B．frying C．flooding D．steaming

小題20:

A．simple B．merciful C．perfect D．bitter

We were on our way home from Houston one Saturday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get coffee and something to snack on since it was a good hour and a half before we got home.
When we were done, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a man standing outside in front of the building. He was a homeless man with worn clothes and it looked like he had gone in and gotten himself some coffee or something warm to drink since it was cold this time of the year. He must have not had enough money to get something to eat.
Then a dog walked up to the front of the building. I could tell she was a “she”, because you could tell that she had baby dogs. She was terribly in need of something to eat and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her baby dogs would not make it.
I and my wife sat there and looked at her. We noticed that people walked by and didn’t even pet her, like most people do when they walk by an animal in front of a store. We still did not do anything. But the homeless man, who I thought did not buy himself anything to eat, went back into the store. And what he did brought tears to me and my wife. He had gone into the store and with what money he may have had, bought a can of dog food and fed that dog.
This story plays a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mother’s Day weekend. And a lot of people forget that some animals are parents too.
It took a homeless man, to show me what I should have done. He make me a better man that day.
小題1: The homeless man only had something to drink because _______.

A．he didn’t have enough money for food	B．he was thirsty only
C．the store only provided drinks	D．he felt cold that day

小題2: Seeing what the poor man did for the dog, the author and his wife ________.

A．were puzzled	B．were greatly moved
C．regretted they hadn’t done anything	D．were indifferent

小題3: If the homeless man hadn’t given the dog food to eat, she and her babies would ________.

A．not survive	B．have to attack people
C．not have to die	D．lose their homes

小題4:Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

A．A kind Homeless Man	B．A Lucky Mother Dog
C．Mother Day’s Weekend	D．Animals Are Parents Too

Driving to a friend’s house on a recent evening, I was struck by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftops, huge and round, yellow through the dust and smoke of the city. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking what a pity it was that most city livers---myself included---usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest house with no electricity or hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon.
Today our lives are connected with glass, metal, plastic and fiber-glass. We eat and breathe things our bodies were not designed to process. We have televisions, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters, air-conditioners, cars and computers. White noise and pollution is in the air. Radio waves and strange lights are constantly disturbing our minds and bodies.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I saw the moon and remembered these things. And I thought: before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains and perhaps write. I may grow old there. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.
小題1:What was the author’s pity in this passage?

A．Most people living in the city failed to see the beautiful moon.

B．There was too much pollution in the city.

C．There were too many modern inventions.

D．There was too much traffic on the road.

小題2:What attracted the author most according to the passage?

A．The mountainous jungle of India.	B．The fullest moon.
C．The high mountains in India.	D．All kinds of modern inventions.

小題3:The author longs for ________.

A．Camping outside at night	B．Returning to the nature
C．Writing books	D．Watching the moon

小題4:The main idea of this passage probably is “________”.

A．Disadvantage of Living in Cities

B．The Pleasure of Being out at Night

C．Touched by the Moon

D．Pollution Caused by Modern Technology

I had planted different hot peppers in my garden. A Mexican fellow called Sam worked for me. He_36_ hot peppers, too. It was late summer and a beautiful sunny day. My son, Marcus, eight, and my daughter, Ellen, ten, picked several 37 hot peppers and entered our workroom, with their             38 ．They wanted to see if Sam could   39  more hot peppers than I.  After a little joking with them we agreed to the contest but they had to   40 ，too. That was not  41 terms for them so they left the room.
They  42  about an hour later with a new proposal and new hot peppers they had just picked．  43 they had reasoned that when a pepper was  44 in color it was the hottest kind. Marcus and Ellen would eat the green colored peppers   45 Sam and I would eat the red colored peppers. Giving Sam a wink（使眼色），we  46 . Showing good sportsmanship（體育精神），I had the kids  47 the peppers that Sam and I would eat.  They picked the largest two red peppers.  Then they picked a  48  green one for themselves. Knowing what was going to  49 ，I told them I would make it  50  for them.  I cut one pepper in half and removed the  51  to reduce the heat a little. The contest was one of speed rather than  52 ．Each child had pepper in hand and was  53 to start .
Looking at my  54  I said, OK, on three. One, Two, THREE. So much happened all at once. Tears, screams and spitting running around, the children  55  their mouth with fast waving hands.  A short time later, Sam and I agreed that the red tasted better than the green.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)te B．liked C．sold D．studied

小題2:	A．heavy B．colorful C．large D．green

小題3:	A．proposal B．tricks C．imagination D．plans

小題4:	A．plant B．pick C．harvest D．eat

小題5:	A．taste B．participate C．contribute D．share

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．comfortable C．profitable D．tolerable

小題7:	A．entered B．returned C．responded D．reached

小題8:	A．Somehow B．Unfortunately C．Unexpectedly D．Anyhow

小題9:	A．purple B．green C．red D．orange

小題10:

A．while B．but C．so D．if

小題11:

A．smiled B．understood C．a(chǎn)greed D．jumped．

小題12:

A．prepare B．select C．cut D．cook

小題13:

A．fresh B．small C．delicious D．hot

小題14:

A．take in B．take on C．take place D．take effect

小題15:

A．more convenient B．more interesting C．happier D．easier

小題16:

A．seeds B．leaves C．skin D．flesh

小題17:

A．time B．skill C．quality D．quantity

小題18:

A．nervous B．eager C．willing D．glad

小題19:

A．watch B．children C．partner D．pepper

小題20:

A．opened B．covered C．fanned D．washed

Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its  "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos（混亂）to "the table of world power" though at a cost of democratic principles.
He doesn't care about civil liberties; he doesn't care about free speech; he cares about stability. But Putin, 55, is enormously popular in Russia, presiding over a resurgent economy based on income from oil and natural gas. On the other hand, stability is what Russia needed and that's why Russians adore（愛戴）him.
Time magazine said on its Web site that Putin, the son of a factory worker had led Russia with persistence, a sharp vision and a sense that he showed the spirit of "Mother Russia".
The selection came days after Putin announced a plan to hold onto power after his term ends next year. Putin said on Monday that if his close ally(盟友），Dmitry Medvedev, won the presidency, he would serve as Medvedev’s prime minister. "Putin has put his country back on the map.  And he intends to redraw it himself,"Time said. "He will continue to lead his country as its prime minister and attempt to transform it into a new kind of nation, beholden to neither East nor West."
Time said the person of the year distinction, which it has awarded since 1927, is not an endorsement（支持）or a popularity prize but a recognition of the individuals and forces that shape the world. "At significant cost of, the principles and ideas that free nations prize, (Putin) has performed an extraordinary feat of leadership in placing stability on a nation that has rarely known it and brought Russia back to the table of world power. For that reason, Vladimir Putin is Time's 2007 Person of the Year," the magazine said.
Time had earlier selected four other Kremlin leaders for the distinction:  Stalin, who was chosen twice, Nikita Khrushchev, Yuri Andropov and Mikhail Gorbachev.
小題1:What does the underlined word "feat" in Para 5 probably mean?

A．Style.

B．Level.

C．Standard.

D．Achievement.

小題2:What's the major reason why Putin becomes popular in Russia?

A．His successful economy policy

B．His outstanding ability of politics

C．His great contributions to Russian economy and social stability.

D．His wisdom of changing the world.

小題3:What may be the best title of the passage?

A．Putin－Time magazine’s person of the year 2007

B．Putin－a world power leader

C．Putin－a beloved Russian president

D．Putin－an honorable Russian president

小題4:What can we inter from the passage?

A．Russia, including the former Soviet Union, has been one of the major countries named person of the Year so far.

B．Only an individual can be named Person of the Year nowadays.

C．Putin played an important role in Russian social and economic troubles.

D．Medvedev will certainly be elected Russian President on March 3.

Jeffery Deaver looks more like a brainy villain （反派人物） in a James Bond movie than a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service．Best known for his thrillers starring criminalist （刑事專家） Lincoln Rhyme, Jeffery Deaver has a new mission: Bring Bond into the 21st century in a new 007 novel．
The yet-to-be-named book is cryptically （隱秘地） referred to as "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．, which owns the rights to Fleming's work．Most of the details surrounding Project X, to be published in May, are being kept under wraps, but under gentle coaxing （用好話勸誘） Deaver begins to spill his guts．"The novel," he says, "is set in the present day, in 2011．Bond is a young agent for the British secret service．He's 29 or 30 years old, and he's an Afghan war vet．" That in itself is big news．After all, if Bond were aging in real time — he first appeared on the screen in 1953 — the now doddering （老態(tài)龍鐘的） 007 would be nearly 90．
But first up: a new stand-alone Deaver novel, Edge （Simon & Schuster, $26．99）, to be published Tuesday．It's about a federal agent who risks his life to protect a Washington police detective from a man hired to extract information from him using any means at his disposal （任由個人支配的）．
Sipping coffee while seated on a leather chair in a sitting room decorated with portraits of his dogs and show ribbons, the mild-mannered author who writes about murderers and serial killers talks about his career and the solid fan base that has allowed him to pursue writing full time since 1990．"I may not sell as many books as John Grisham（although he has sold a cool 20 million）, but I have a very loyal fan base," says Deaver, 60, who wrote some of his novels while working as a Wall Street lawyer．Deaver's initiation into the Bond family — more than 100 million 007 novels have sold worldwide — could significantly raise his profile （知名度）．
Other novelists have written Bond novels since Ian Fleming's death in 1964 — including Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and, most recently, Sebastian Faulks — but they all took place in the original era．Deaver is taking a new approach．"There's no more Cold War to fight," says Deaver, so his new Bond, of the Fleming estate, will fight "post-9/11 evil．" "I want to stay true to the original James Bond, who many people don't know much about," he says, referring to the secret agent Fleming portrayed in 14 novels, and not the movie Bond．"People know Daniel Craig, they know Pierce Brosnan, they know Roger Moore and Sean Connery, all of whom brought a great deal to the stories of 007．But the original Bond was a very dark, edgy （另類的） character．"
小題1:Which of the following is NOT true about Jeffery Deaver?

A．Jeffery Deaver is a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service in a James Bond movie．

B．Jeffery Deaver was working as a lawyer while he wrote some novels about murderers and serial killers．

C．It is the loyal fan base that has allowed Jeffery Deaver to keep on writing since 1990．

D．Jeffery Deaver is best known for his thrillers rather than for 007 novels．

小題2:Which statement best explains the meaning of “spill his guts” in Paragraph 2?

A．Tell others what he knows about the yet-to-be-named 007 novel．

B．Tell others everything he knows about Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．．

C．Have the courage to talk about the 007 agent James Bond．

D．Have the determination to talk about "Project X"．

小題3:Who was the author of 007 novels?

A．Jeffery Deaver	B．Ian Fleming
C．John Grisham	D．Kingsley Amis

小題4:What do you know about the new 007 novel from the passage?

A．The book to be published in May is named "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd．．

B．The book is about a federal agent risking his life to protect a Washington police detective．

C．The book features a young James Bond, an Afghan war vet working for the British secret service．

D．The book features a young James Bond who fights Cold War．

At the end of eight grade, our class went to Washington, D.C. For a group of 14-year-olds, this was a big deal!
The first day was so tiring; we could hardly remember where we were and what we were seeing. The next morning, we were off to see monuments (紀(jì)念碑)，starting with Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson. We walked along the paths through trees. Then the Wall came into view—the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
As I moved slowly closer to the Wall, I heard a bagpipe（風(fēng)笛）in the distance, which seemed to show respect to the lives lost in the jungles of Vietnam .
We continued walking and felt surprised at the number of names carved in the black stone. I was determined to find a soldier with my last name, but my hunt was stopped when a man caught my eyes. He was kneeling(跪著) at the Wall, a single rose at his feet. His head was bowed and he was rubbing his fingers over one name. I thought how sad he was, and then moved on .
After a few minutes I found one with my last name, but my eyes returned to the kneeling man. He was still rubbing his fingers over the same name. He never knew I was watching him, lost in deep sorrow. It was time for me to leave the kneeling man and the Wall. On the way home, I couldn’t help thinking of the kneeling man and his sad face. I wasn’t sure of the effects of war before, but at that moment I realized how much that man suffered from losing his loved one. Maybe he was the only one of so many families who experienced the same .
I never knew the full effects of war until I saw that man. I only know about war from history classes. The kneeling man taught me more about war and the effects it has on people than any history book .
小題1:Which of the following makes the author feel the suffering that war brings to human beings?

A．The kneeling man.	B．The sound of a bagpipe.
C．The number of names carved in the stone.	D．The jungles of Vietnam.

小題2:The man continued to rub his fingers over the name probably because_____.

A．he found it covered with dust	B．he missed the loved one who died in a war
C．he intended to remove it completely	D．he recalled the fierce war he fought in

小題3:What did the author learn from the trip?

A．How fierce war is in history.	B．How people remember those who died in wars.
C．What bad effects war had on many families.	D．What we should do to prevent war.

小題4:According to the last paragraph, the author probably thinks that _____.

A．he should have studied history hard in class

B．history books don’t tell readers the truth

C．there is more in history than books tell us

D．the kneeling man should be a history teacher

As a music teacher for twenty-seven years, I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers(障礙) to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.
A few years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old, had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. She never said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music, we had made a connection.
Several years later, I came across Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times, mimicking(模仿) the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl, through her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever.
Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s light.
小題1:The author thinks music________.

A．can make children calm down	B．can connect heart to heart
C．is difficult for pre-school students	D．is a good means to find a job

小題2:According to the second paragraph, Vanessa________.

A．got used to singing songs	B．was too shy to speak
C．was the youngest in the class	D．enjoyed the author’s classes

小題3:When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh, yes!”, the author felt________.

A．surprised

B．happy

C．frightened

D．satisfied

小題4:What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years.

B．Vanessa became as healthy as other children.

C．The song made a deep impression on Vanessa.

D．Being a good educator became Vanessa’s dream.

Daniel stays home on workdays. He starts his personal computer in order to connect with the office which is about three hundred miles away in another city. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Daniel doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Daniel is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.
The world of business is one area in which technology is separating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals (終端) in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts. Many companies and consumers have already changed the way they sell or buy products. E-commerce, or business done on the Internet, is becoming more and more popular. This, therefore, makes it possible for people to do shopping without going out of their homes.
Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for example, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living-rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing as well. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living-rooms.
小題1:After work, Daniel likes to ______.

A．listen to music at the concert hall	B．watch a movie in his living-room
C．chat with his friends on the net	D．play baseball with his workmates

小題2:The underlined sentence “Daniel is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means ______.

A．Daniel is a person full of imagination and he can make his life colorful.

B．Daniel is not a real person but the lifestyle of his kind does exist.

C．Daniel is only an ordinary person but he has his own way of living.

D．Daniel is a model who makes full use of modern technology in life.

小題3: What will the writer most probably discuss after the last paragraph?

A．Games and sports	B．Personal banking
C．Music and films	D．International business

小題4:What is the main idea of the passage?

A．We may no longer need to communicate with other human beings.

B．Modern technology seems to be separating human beings.

C．We may no longer need to work in the office.

D．Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home.

What could make Michael Jordon, one of the greatest basketball players in history, shed tears?  It was when he became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame on September 11. The hall is in Springfield, Massachusetts and honors the best basketball players, greatest coaches and other contributors to the game. “The game of basketball has been everything to me ,” said Jordan, 46. “It is the place I have always gone when I needed to find comfort and peace.”
Jordan retired twice in his 15-year career, finishing with 32292 points, the third highest total points in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His average of 30.12 points a game is the best in the League.
“One day you might look up and see me playing the game at 50,” Jordan said. “Because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” (假象) In other words, it was motivation that made Jordan such a success..
A great career did not mean a smooth one. His high school coach cut him from the team in favor of a taller player when Jordan was in 10^th grade. His college coach wouldn’t allow him on the cover of Sports Illustration in 1981 with North Carolina’s four other players because Jordan was a freshman. In his first NBA All-Star game, older NBA stars wouldn’t throw him the ball because of jealousy.
“That burned me up,” Jordan said. “But obstacle don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
小題1: When Jordan became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame,_____

A．he found something more encouraging .

B．he was so excited that he couldn’t hold his tears back.

C．he was happy and sad at the same time.

D．he felt very comfortable and peaceful.

小題2:Who scored the highest total points in NBA history?

A．Michael Jordon.	B．Karl Malone.
C．Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.	D．Kobe Bryant.

小題3:When in college basketball team, Jordan ______

A．was not experienced enough to be favored by his coach.

B．was the pet of his basketball coach.

C．was the best player in the team

D．was the tallest one of all basketball players.

小題4: What does the word “obstacle” mean in the passage?

A．Something that makes you feel uncomfortable

B．The coach who thinks you are not suitable for playing basketball.

C．A wall in the basketball court to stop players in training.

D．Something that makes it difficult for you to achieve your goal.