第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A  teenage girl is fighting for her life today after being struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms swept across Britain. The girl was one of four teenage girls from London who were hit by lightning in the Parade Ground area of Hyde Park during a storm.  Earlier, Joseph Wharton, 14, died as he was struck by lightning while camping in his friend’s backyard in the West Midlands.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said the girl remained in serious condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. She had stooped breathing by the time the first paramedic arrived on the scene just two minutes after the strike at 5:40 p.m. yesterday.
The other three girls hit by the bolt all had injuries, and were taken to University College Hospital. Their conditions were not serious, the spokesman added. The strike lifted the girls into the air and then dropped them to the ground, a witness reported.
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said paramedics risked their lives to treat the girls. “The storm was still overhead and lightning was still coming down while they were treating the patients,” he said. “All staff involved acted very professionally in providing fast treatment to these patients in very difficult circumstances.” Scotland Yard said the incident was being looked into by officers from the Royal Parks’Operational Command Unit.
Joseph Wharton of Byland Way, Bloxwich, was hit during the extended thunderstorm which struck the region yesterday morning. He was pronounced dead at Walsall Manor Hospital.
He had been sleeping in a tent while staying with school friend Michael Lees at a house on nearby Cresswell Crescent.                            
West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics were called at 7:50 a.m. and unsuccessful attempts were made to revive the sports-mad teenager. A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said four or five people die each year as a result of lightning strikes in the UK.
1.All four girls  _______________.
A  were killed by the lightning             B  were seriously injured
C  were being treated at the same hospital    D  were lifted up and dropped to the ground
2  The underlined word “bolt” probably means  “ ______________”
A  thunder    B  rain     C  storm     D  lightning
3  Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A  The boy was killed after the four girls had been hit.
B  The paramedics began to treat the girls after taking them to the hospital.
C  First-aid was given to the girls during the storm.
D  The boy was hit by lightning in the Parade Ground area of Hyde Park.
4  It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A  many British people die from lightning strikes every year
B  the writer blames the government for the accident
C  the paramedics could also have been hit by lighting while aiding the girls.
D  Joseph had been playing in the open air before the strike
5  This passage is probably taken from a _______.
A  magazine   B  newspaper   C  science fiction     D  weather report

第二節(jié)：信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）
下面是一篇應(yīng)用文及其應(yīng)用場合的信息，請閱讀下列應(yīng)用文和相關(guān)信息，并按要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項字母涂黑。
首先，閱讀下列的應(yīng)用文：
Needed: Full time secretary position available. Applicants should have at least 2 years experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Ltd.. 17 Browning Street.
Are you looking for a part time job? We require 3 part time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience required. Applicants    should be between 18 and 26. Call 366-76564 for more information. Computer trained secretaries: Do you have experience working with computers? Would you like a full time position working in an exciting mew company? If you answer is yes, give us a call at 457-896754.
Teacher Needed: Tommy’s Kindergarten needs 2 teacher/Trainers to help with classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p. m. Applicants should have appreciate licenses. For more information, visit Tommy’s Kindergarten in Leicester Square No.56.Part time work available: We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time at the weekend. Responsibilities include answering the telephone and giving customers information. For more information contact us by calling 345-674132.University positions open: The University of Cumberland is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, Religion, Economics or History. Please contact the university of Cumberland for more information.
請閱讀以下職位申請者的信息，然后匹配申請者和他/她擬要申請的職位：
Jack Anderson.  Jack graduated from the university of Trent with a degree
in Economics two years age. He would like an academic position.
Margaret Lillian. Margaret is 21 years old and would like a part time
position to help her pay her university expenses.
Alice Fingelhamm. Alice was trained as a secretary and has six years of
experience. She is an excellent typist but does not know how to use a
computer. She is looking for a full time position.
Peter Florian. Peter went to business school and studied computer and
secretarial skills. He is looking for his first job and would like a full
time position.
Lynne Nagata. Lynne, aged 65, once worked in a kindergarten. She is now a housewife, helping her daughter with her housework on weekdays. She
is looking for a part time job.
申請者                       申請職位
56. Jack Anderson              

A．full time secretary 57. Margaret Lillian

B．part time secretary 58. Alice Fingelhamm

C．computer trained secretary 59. Peter Florian

D．Kindergarten teacher

60. Lynne Nagata                E.. part time job at the weekend
F. university teaching assistant  

第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
When I was about 12, I suddenly developed a great passion (strong feeling) for writing poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies, such as 36 stamps, and spent all my 37  time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of writing poetry on every possible time soon got me 38  trouble at school. If a lesson didn’t interest me, I 39 take out my notebook and start 40  poems in class. Of course I 41 this very cautiously, but it was not 42 I got caught. One day while I was 43 writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to 44 the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger because I was not 45 attention. He tore the poem up, with a 46 not to waste time in his lesson.
47 I felt certain that I had written a good poem , 48 that evening I wrote it out again from 49．Not long after, I read 50 a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long after I had given up 51, I got a letter informing me that I had won first 52．Everyone at school was very surprised, 53 the geography teacher, who 54 me more carefully than ever. He 55 that I not write poetry in his class!
36．A．gathering           B．collecting     C．keeping      D．picking
37．A．spare        B．important      C．extra          D．other
38．A．with          B．to             C．into         D．on
39．A．might         B．ought to      C．should      D．would
40．A．writing      B．reading        C．reciting        D．enjoying
41．A．made          B．got           C．opened        D．did
42．A．long ago      B．long before    C．soon after     D．soon before
43．A．happy       B．a(chǎn)ngry        C．busy         D．sad
44．A．find         B．warn        C．a(chǎn)sk          D．a(chǎn)nswer
45．A．calling             B．devoting     C．giving         D．paying
46．A．notice       B．look        C．warning      D．word
47．A．At the same         B．All the same  C．At the time   D．The same as
48．A．so           B．a(chǎn)nd          C．a(chǎn)s            D．since
49．A．brain         B．memory            C．mind          D．reciting
50．A．through      B．courage      C．hope         D．wish
52．A．victory       B．position      C．prize         D．gift
53．A．expect        B．besides        C．a(chǎn)s well as     D．especially
54．A．guarded      B．watched      C．observed      D．inspected
55．A．suggested     B．requested     C．promised      D．insisted

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
In this age of ours, I find that almost all of my friends are becoming mere voices.
Not too long ago when friends came, they would fill half the drawing room and their voices would penetrate the four walls and disturb all the neighbors. Now they have all become, step by step, into invisible and untouched beings, whose tiny voices can only be heard by one ear through the telephone, no louder than the mosquitoes(蚊子).
Since this has become a necessary part of modern life, I too have learnt to live with this “ear language”. Many friends have become more distant because they are not very good at this way of communication（交流）, others have become closer through ear language, and there are some friends I know by voice only. There is one particular voice friend I got to know through a very curious incident.
One day my telephone rang. When I lifted the receiver- a young lady’s voice informed me that she was phoning in answer to an advertisement for a night club program hostess. Obviously she had got the wrong number. The incident should have ended there and then. Actually, it was a sweet voice, only her poor imitation（模仿）of Hong Kong pronunciation and intonation got on my nerve and especially the “wa!” gave me the goose flesh. I told her that if I were the boss of the club, I wouldn’t give her a second thought because of her poor pronunciation. The young lady at the other end of the phone immediately came up with a surprising suggestion that, of course in her true local accent, she wanted to learn proper standard spoken Chinese speech from me, because she valued every chance very much. To my great surprise, we became “phone” friends. Every day, at the agreed time, she would ring me up and our “l(fā)esson” would begin. And she was tested and interviewed by a radio station in the south and got acceptd. She phoned me for the last time to thank me and to say good-bye. We had already formed a very deep “voice” friendship and have left deep unchangeable vocal(聽覺的) impressions in each other’s mind. Any sudden appearance of visual images(視覺印象), good or bad, could only be destructive.
56．The underlined word penetrate in the first paragraph means _____.
A．pass quickly by              B．force a way through 
C．hear accidentally       D．make a hole in
57．The passage suggests us that _____.
A．they would be friends forever
B．they would meet in the future
C．they hadn’t had and wouldn’t have any interview
D．the young lady was able to sing sweet songs in standard Chinese
58．We know from the passage that _____.
A．in modern times people get in touch less than before
B．young people enjoys getting together very much
C．people are more ready to help others
D．people can earn a lot of money in the night club
59．Which is wrong according to the passage?
A．The writer taught the young lady without pay.
B．The young lady can’t be a native of Beijing.
C．The writer is not fond of getting in touch with others
D．Neither of the two is ready to see each other.    

I find it pleasant to be alone the greater part of the time; to be in company, even with the best, is soon tiresome and wasteful, and I never found a companion so companionable as solitude (獨處).
We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad than when we stay in the meeting-rooms, for solitude is not measured by the miles of space between a man and his fellows.
The farmer, who can work alone all day without feeling lonesome, but must do something with others to get pleasure at night, wonders how the student can sit alone at night; he does not realize that the student, though in the house, is actually at work in his field and cutting his wood as the farmer was in his.
Society is commonly too cheap：We meet at very short intervals (間隔) ,not having had time to get any new value for each other; we meet at meals three times a day and give each other a new taste of that unpleasant old cheese; we live thick and are in each other’s way, and I think that we thus lose some respect for one another.
We have had to agree on a certain set of rules, called etiquette and politeness, to make this frequent meeting tolerable (可忍受的); certainly less frequency would be enough for all important and hearty communications between men.
It would be better if there were but one to live within a square mile, as where I live ,for as the value of a man is not in his skin, we need not touch him.
72．The writer uses the example of the farmer and the student to show that _____.
A．men need to do something for pleasure after their work.
B．men are not lonely when they are working.
C．solitude is necessary for a student.
D．people have different ideas of solitude.
73．When the writer says：“Society is commonly too cheap” he means that ______.
A．we meet not frequently enough so we don’t understand each other well.
B．we eat cheap food and live a simple life so we don’t feel very happy.
C．our lives are too regular for us to find any happiness in them.
D．people don’t have enough hearty communication to realize the value in others
74．The writer’s opinion on the value of a man is that _____.
A．it is made too low by the rules of etiquette and politeness.
B．it can be discovered through frequent physical touch.
C．it can be found in a man’s appearance.
D．it doesn’t lie in physical touch.
75．The writer almost believes that ______.
A．a(chǎn) student and a farmer have no idea of solitude.
B．the same life we live every day is the cause of man’s loneliness.
C．etiquette and politeness are rules that make frequent meetings tolerable.
D．less frequent meetings can make us more clear about the value of men.

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：書面表達（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）
第一節(jié) 閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）
閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)要求完成文章后的題目。
The Tang dynasty was probably the period when the Silk Road was at its busiest. One important centre on the road was the city of Chang’an, where present –day Xi’an now stands. Chang’an was the capital city of this dynasty and by about 750 AD  it had become a strong and successful capital of around two million people. Because of the chances for trade, a number of foreigners from bordering China lived in the city.
The market at that time in Chang’ an were perhaps the most exciting markets anywhere in the word. They sold goods from India, Africa, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Iran and other Arab countries and many items in the markets world would have been completely to some of the buyers. Interesting animals was sold together with exotic plants and strange medicines. Dried animals, dried foods and dried plants were laid out for sale next to rare seeds and spices. But besides the hop to trade, which drew people together, China was still largely a mysterious country to the outside world, and certainly the secret of the silk making was still unknown.
The route to the west followed different paths but the traders would have traveled from places to places, always looking for routes both to water and protection. However, the Ming Dynasty had its policy of isolation, together with the growth of Islam, reduced the traffic along this ancient route. Instead, _________________________________ become more popular and in the 15th century there were many Chinese ships trading silk and other goods along the coast of India, Arabia and Africa.
76．What’s the best title of the passage?( Please answer within 10 words.)
_____________________________________________________________             _.
77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
To a great extent China was little known or understood by the outside world.
_____________________________________________________________             _.
78．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________             _.
79．Do you think the Silk Road is important in history? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)
_____________________________________________________________             _.
80．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.
_____________________________________________________________             _.

第三節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將選項涂黑。
Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.  My Christmas    21   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   22 I bought them something, so gift buying was   23  but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   24  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of    25  slippers. When we finally  _ 26  the checkout register, the girl   27  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    28  .
“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    29  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  30  broke from the little girl. “But    31   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   32  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   33   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   34    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  35  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   36  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 37  walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes   38  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am   39   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   40  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.
21. A. plan                   B. list                           C. goods                       D. purchases
22. A. unless                 B. because                  C. if                           D. since
23. A. something                  B. nothing                    C. anything                   D. everything
24. A. waited                B. joined                      C. attended                   D. gathered
25. A. cotton                 B. leather                     C. gold                         D. silver
26. A. approached         B. got                          C. checked                    D. found
27. A. immediately        B. hesitantly                C. shyly                       D. carefully
28. A. gift                    B. treasure                    C. life                          D. prize
29. A. opened               B. touched                    C. reached                           D. searched
30. A. tear                           B. sob                          C. smile                       D. sigh
31. A. mommy              B. daddy                      C. we                           D. Jesus
32. A. leave                  B. come                      C. return                             D. arrive
33. A. above all             B. at last                       C. at least                     D. after all
34. A. gratefully            B. sweetly                           C. gracefully                        D. kindly
35. A. request               B. expect                      C. mean                      D. attempt
36. A. hospital              B. tomb                        C. heaven                            D. sky
37. A. equal                  B. comfortable              C. convenient                D. beautiful
38. A. pained                B. wetted                      C. shut                         D. froze
39. A. sure                    B. afraid                       C. glad                         D. confident
40. A. inform                B. warn                        C. cure                         D. remind

第二節(jié)根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
­­——Tom,could you do something for me,please?
——Certainly!   61    
——Well,do you know I’m going to England next week for a holiday?
——Yes.
——Well, Jim,   62   Could you look after her for me while we’re away?
——With pleasure.
——   63       
——Yes,of course.I’m sure.I would love to look after her.Glad to help!   64    
——I’ve written it all down on this list.
——Good,Don’t worry.    65    
——I’m sure you will.

A．Are you sure you don’t mind?

B．Why were you shouting?

C．What so I have to do?

D．What would you like me to do?

E.It was luchy.
F.We can’t take Polly with us.
G.I’ll take good care of it.

D
Eight-year-old Bethany and seven-year-old Eliza are having a great time jumping around in the orchard of their home in a village near Penrith. They can play any time they like because they don't go to school. Instead, they are educated at home by their parents, Paul and Veronika Robinson. But they don't have lessons, have never used a timetable and learn only what and when they want to learn.
"I want my kids to have freedom in their childhood, not spend it in an institution," says 37-year-old Veronika, "School is all about control and following the rules." Veronika and her 56-year-old husband Paul have never experienced the daily rush to get dressed and out of the door that is common in most households with school-aged children. "We get up at our leisure - usually around 8:30," says Veronika. "We might visit a friend, or go to the library, and on Tuesdays we shop at the market. In summer, we spend most of our time outside and the girls entertain themselves a lot."
New research due to be published this spring reveals a very different picture of Britain's home educators. "Out of 297 families, 184 said that they never use a timetable," says Mike Fortune-Wood of Home Education UK. "Ninety per cent never or rarely use textbooks, and nearly all said that happiness, contentment and self-fulfillment were more important than academic achievement. Only 15% felt that planning what to learn was crucial."
So far, so good. But what, you might ask, are the children actually learning?
"It wasn't important to me that the girls could read by a certain age, but they both picked it up for themselves at around seven," says Robinson. "Weighing cooking ingredients uses maths, and making a shopping list teaches them to write. Observing five hens has taught the girls about survival of the fittest. "
But what about when the children grow up? Can they go to university? The home educators' answer is they can if they want to. There are a variety of routes into higher education, but probably the most common is to join a local college. This is what Gus Harris-Reid has done. "I was educated at home all my life. I'd never had a lesson or been inside a classroom until I started GCSEs," says the 18-year-old. "I'm now studying for 4 A-levels at Exeter College. I've had no problem with the work or with fitting in." When asked to reflect on his experience of home education, his considered response is, "Like a permanent holiday, really!" Not a bad start for someone who plans to take a mechanical engineering degree next year.
66. What is the topic of this article?
A. New ways of learning to read and write           B. Problems with UK schools
C. Home education in the UK                      D. Wild, undisciplined children
67. Why do the Robinsons not send their children to school?
A. They think schools control children too much.
B. They do not like the courses taught in schools.
C. They want to teach their children farming skills.
D. They live in a remote area where there are no schools.
68. According to the article, in homes with school-going children, ______.
A. mornings are rushed and stressful.   
B. the children hardly ever go outside.
C. the family wakes up around 8:30am.
D. the children must ask permission to go to the toilet.
69. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Most home educators believe that happiness is more important than good grades.
B. Most home educators believe that planning is important.
C. Most home educators do not follow a timetable or use textbooks.
D. Most home educators are not worried about when their children learn to read and write.
70. What does the article say about home-educated children getting into university?
A. They learn so many useful skills at home that universities are happy to accept them.
B. They can get into university if they have 4 A-levels.
C. They can go to school later and get the qualifications they need in order to enter university.
D. Home education is so relaxed that they are likely to experience problems when faced with the pressures of a degree course.

IV. 任務(wù)型閱讀（每小題1分，滿分10分）
請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每空格1個單詞。
When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high-speed Internet connection. It was pretty cool.
Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send e-mail that gets read to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www. Facemail.com.
Facemail faces are lifelike, and they copy emotions based on the ones that you put in your text. For example, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss.
Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And the company is talking with Whirlpool about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.
Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with words in an e-mail and add angry emotions when you’ve got psycho-mail.
Title: A New Technology on Facemail

My findings	The other day, when I opened my e-mail , I was （71）_________ by a pretty woman on my computer enthusiastically. She kept reading to me an e-mail from my brother about a high-speed Internet connection. She stopped to smile at me （72）_________.
（73）_________ to facemail	With the help of a male or female or a clown, Facemail can get your e-mail （74） _________ to the receiver. Facemail’s（ 75） _________ faces can stimulate emotions you put in your text.
（76） _________ Life FX with e-business	Life FX is sure to have broad business uses. You can be greeted and waited on by Michael Jordan politely. Buying through e-business is not popular for lack （77） _________ the human touch. The （78）_________ of the facemail can be used on a fridge.
My personal （79）_________	Facemail is fantastic and fun, but it has some disadvantages: Firstly, it should be used with words in an e-mail. Secondly, it might make you (80)______when getting psycho-mail.
Conclusion	Facemail could get hot fast.