第三部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
A
As a child growing up, I have very few memories of the times when we gathered as a family to sit down and eat dinner together. I grew up in a home where both of my parents worked. My mother taught in the school, and my father worked during the night at a local chemical plant. There was not much time available for us to sit down to eat dinner together due to my parents’ conflicting（沖突的）work schedules and the afterschool activities in which my sister and I participated.
It wasn’t until I got married and had two children of my own that I began to realize the important of eating dinner together. In my family there are elements that take us away from each other, day in and day out, but as a mother I feel it is my duty to bring us all back together again at the end of the day. In my house, dinner time is a time of thanks. I give thanks for us to share our day, but I am more thankful for the family I share it with. Dinner time is a time for us to share our day, and reflect on our thoughts. Above all it is a time when my family are able to connect with the ones they love.
As I look at the bread basket which sits on my kitchen table, I am reminded of how the basket’s tight weave resembles the tightly woven strands（股）of my family. I believe that through our family dinners, we will not only pass around the meat and potatoes, but we will also pass along virtues that will shape us so that we can forever embrace one another just as the basket embraces the bread.
56. What is the main idea of the passage？
A. It is pleasant to spend time with your family.
B. It is necessary to participate in family activities.
C. It is vital to balance work and family time.
D. It is important to have family dinner together.
57. According to the author, during dinner time           .
A. we should remember the one who prepares the dinner
B. we can learn all sorts of knowledge from other people
C. communication among family members will be improved
D. it is healthy for people to express their opinions
58. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. The family     B. The food   C. Dinner time   D. My house
59. The author concludes the passage by           .
A. making comparisons           B. telling her own story
C. summarizing the main idea      D. presenting facts

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，掌握其大意，從每題給出的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
It was past 10:00 pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was   21 . Just then my little
brother Michael ran out of his room,   22  a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.
“Betty, can you help me with my   23  for school? It’s about the seven   24  of the world.” He said.
My eyes were so   25  on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my   26 .
“Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.
I felt a bit guilty（愧疚）   27  I thought about his words, but my work seemed more   28   to me than my brother’s. I sighed a few times and   29   with my own studies.
The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.
“I know you are   30 , but there’s something I want to show you”, he began. Without saying a word, I   31  the paper from him. I really didn’t   32  what he was saying. All I wanted was to   33  him and finally get to rest.
Suddenly, my eyes widened in   34 . There, he wrote:
The Seven Wonders of the World
1．Love   2．Friendship   3．Peace   4．Joy   5．Wisdom   6．Fun  7．Family
I   35  believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely   36 .
How could such an innocent（天真的）little child   37  such things in life?
The most valuable things in life are the ones that we   38  take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful   39 . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial（非物質(zhì)的）   40  they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.
21．A．tired     B．experienced         C．talented       D．satisfied
22．A．buying     B．holding        C．playing     D．biting
23．A．problem   B．mistake     C．trouble      D．homework
24．A．events   B．cities          C．wonders      D．mysteries
25．A．paid           B．a(chǎn)ttracted      C．a(chǎn)pplied        D．fixed
26．A．a(chǎn)ttention   B．care        C．love         D．concern
27．A．before      B．a(chǎn)s           C．since           D．till
28．A．practical   B．useful          C．important     D．interesting
29．A．started      B．hated         C．forgot       D．continued
30．A．busy     B．bored        C．free         D．tiring
31．A．handed     B．took         C．got          D．a(chǎn)ccepted
32．A．record      B．worry       C．mind          D．share
33．A．get on well with      B．keep up with        C．make fun of       D．get rid of
34．A．surprise    B．sadness        C．happiness    D．disappointment
35．A．shouldn’t  B．needn’t       C．couldn’t       D．mustn’t
36．A．wounded B．lost          C．pleased         D．puzzled
37．A．understand       B．remember       C．study    D．finish
38．A．ever      B．often        C．seldom          D．never
39．A．voices      B．poems     C．cars            D．music
40．A．if        B．when      C．but             D．a(chǎn)nd

D
I shall never forget the night, a few years ago, when Marion J. Douglas was a student in one of my adult-education classes. He told us how tragedy had struck at his home, not once, but twice. The first time he had lost his five-year-old daughter. He and his wife thought they couldn’t bear that first loss; but, as he said, “Ten months later, God gave us another little girl and she died in five days.”
This double bereavement was almost too much to bear. “I couldn’t take it,” this father told us. “I couldn’t sleep, eat, rest or relax. My nerves were entirely shaken and my confidence gone.” At last he went to the doctors; one recommended sleeping pills and another recommended a trip, but neither helped. He said, “My body felt as if it was surrounded in a vice(大鉗子), and the jaws of the vice were being drawn tighter and tighter.” The tension of grief(悲傷) — if you have ever been paralyzed(使癱瘓) by sorrow, you know what the meant.
“But thank God, I had one child left — a four-year-old son. He gave me the solution to the problem. One afternoon as I sat around feeling sorry for myself, he asked, ‘Daddy, will you build a boat for me?’ I was in no mood to build a boat; in fact, I was in no mood to do anything. But my son is a persistent fellow! I had to gave in. Building that toy boat took me about three hours. By the time it was finished, I realized that those three hours spent building that boat were first hours of mental relaxation and peace that I had had in months! I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking. In my case, building the boat had knocked worry out of the ring. So I determined to keep busy.”
“The following night, I made a list of jobs that ought to be done. Scores of items needed to be repaired. Amazingly, I had made a list of 242 items that needed attention. During the last two years I have completed most of them. I am busy now that I have no time for worry.”
No time for worry! That is exactly what Winston Churchill said when he was working eighteen hours a day at the height of the war. When he was asked if he worried about his huge responsibilities, he said, “I am too busy. I have no time for worry.”
53. The underlined word “bereavement” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. having lost a loved one	B. having lost a valuable article
C. having lost a profit-making business	D. having lost a well-paid job

54. Marion felt his body as if it was caught in a vice because _____.

A. he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family

B. he was suffering from sleeplessness disease

C. he couldn’t get out of mental pressure

D. he felt tired of adult-education classes

55. Marion made a list of over 200 items that needed to be repaired because _____.
A. he hadn’t been able to spare time to mend them
B. he wanted to kill his free time by repairing them
C. the items had actually been broken and needed attention
D. repairing the items helped crowd worry out of his mind
56. At the end of the passage, the author wrote about Winston Churchill in order to _____.
A. prove that he followed Churchill’s example
B. support his student’s solution to his problem
C. show that he was successful in his career
D. make it clear how his conclusion was reached

第二節(jié)根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
A：Excuse me．Mr．Green．But I'd like to take a few days off.
B：  61   
A：My mother is ill．I have to take care of her.
B：Oh, dear．I'm sorry to hear that．   62  
A：No, thanks．My mother has caught a bad cold．She has a high fever and coughs day and
night．The doctor says my mother has to be in hospital for a few days．I would like to be with
her.
B：I understand．   63  
A：I hope to be back next Wednesday.
B：That's all right．   64  
A：Thank you, Mr．Green．That's very kind of you．I'll write it immediately.
B：   65  I'll certainly help you with them.

A．Is there anything I can do to help?

B．What's the matter, Alice?

C．I hope your mother gets well soon.

D．How long will you be away?

E．How is everything going?
F．But you must write a note for permission to be away
G．Don't worry about your lessons.

第二節(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，掌握其大意，然后從41-60各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)
Football is, I suppose, the most popular game in England; one has only to go to one of the important matches to see. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see   37_  there, shouting or cheering for one side or  _38 _.
One of the most   39 _ things about football in England to a   40_  is the great   41   of the game which even the smallest boy seems to _ 42 _. He can tell you the names of the players in   43   of the important teams. He has   44   of them and knows the results of many matches. He   45   tell you proudly who he expects will   46   a game, and his opinion is   47   right.
Most schools in England _ 48 _ football seriously--   49   seriously than all the others   50   lessons are the most important. In England, it is   51   that education is not only an activity of filling a boy's _ 52 _ with facts in a classroom, education also   53   character training; and one of the best ways to do this is to play   54   games. The school   55   arranges games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good game for the body,   56   and a quick brain. As a result, it is the school's favourite game in winter.
37. A. all them                 B. them of all      C. all of whom      D. them all 
38. A. another              B. other                 C. the other           D. two
39. A. surprising           B. exciting             C. moving          D. puzzling
40. A. neighbour           B. stranger             C. native         D. relative
41. A. consideration       B. invention        C. knowledge         D. decision    
42. A. belong to            B. grasp             C. hold               D. have
43. A. more                  B. most                 C. few                   D. mostly
44. A. faces                  B. papers              C. photos              D. records
45. A. will                    B. may                  C. should         D. must
46. A. have                   B. win                   C. defeat         D. beat
47. A. ever               B. seldom             C. usually             D. once
48. A. regard             B. see                    C. worry             D. take
49. A. much more         B. much             C. very                  D. very much 
50. A. which                 B. where             C. that                   D. as
51. A. guessed           B. decided             C. believed            D. made
52. A. mind                  B. head                 C. brain.                  D. thought
53. A. means                 B. takes                 C. appears             D. proves
54. A. team                   B. personal            C. single            D. serious
55. A. still              B. therefore      C. somehow     D. never
56. A. feet                    B. running             C. skill                  D. sight

第三部分閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分)
A
Our first winter in Canada was the happiest we have ever experienced. We were living in the countryside then and had just arrived from Hong Kong that autumn. One evening in mid December snow began to fall. When we looked out of the window and saw that it was snowing, we all cheered. It was the first snow we had ever seen and we were excited. We could hardly wait  for the snow to stop so that we could go out lo play. Next morning when we woke up,it was still snowing. We switched on the radio and learned that more than ten inches of snow had fallen during the night and that since the roads were blocked, there would he no school that day. We jumped up and down for joy and beg mother to let us go outside to play in the snow, She said we could go out after breakfast if we dressed warmly and promised to come back as soon as we felt cold. When we went out, the snow had almost stopped. The roads, paths, gardens, and playgrounds were all hidden under a white blanket of soft snow. It was the most beautiful sight we had ever seen. Just then we saw some neighbours, children coming out to play. We ran over to join them. Together we built a snowman and a snow house. After that, we took turns sliding down a hill on a large piece of carboard. We were having so much fun when supper time came. Mother almost had to force us to go in and eat.
56. The children in the story had come from Hong Kong______ before the event described in the story happened
A. a year       B. the summer     C. a few weeks   D. the winter
57. The children were jumping with joy when they saw the snow because        .
A. they would go to school the following day
B. it was the first time they had seen snow
C. their mother would buy them warm clothes
D. they liked cold winter
58. When the children asked their mother lo let them go out to play, she ____.
A. asked them to go to school          B. refused to let them go outside
C. told them to switch on the radio .     D. told them to wait until after breakfast

第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）
第一節(jié)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空（每空不超過(guò)3個(gè)單詞，共10小題，滿分10分）
The Spring Festival in China
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is held in January or February. Of all our festivals, the Spring Festival is the most important. So before it comes, everyone has to decorate them. The old folk says that everything must be new and clean for the Spring Festival celebrations so that the new year will bring happiness and good luck. We also buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things. Parents buy new clothes for their children and children may also buy presents for their parents.
The celebration begins on the eve of the lunar new year, and we put up some New year pictures. On the Festival eve, all the family members come back to their hometown. No matter how far away from home a person is, he will always try to get home in time for this big dinner. We often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”. It means “come together”. When we’re enjoying the meal, we give each other the best wishes for the coming year. We sing, dance and play cards.
On the first day of the holiday, we usually stay at home. We get up fairly early and, first thing, exchange New Year greetings. This is a happy moment for the children; they can get some pocket money. And then we shot off firecrackers and fireworks. We enjoy ourselves very much.
On the second and the third days, we go visiting relatives and friends. We sit around chatting and eating sweets and New Year Cakes and all kinds of delicacies. Each family prepares something special. Sometimes we would see some lion and dragon dancing.
The celebration lasts about 15 days. The 15th night of the first moon in called the Lantern Festival. This is the day when we young people go out to enjoy ourselves, and sometimes we dance folk dances far into the night.
The Spring Festival in China

語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）
完形填空（共10小題，每小題2分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—30各題所給的A , B , C , 和 D中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
When I first came to the  USA , I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes . This friend taught me a lot about  American  21   , but in some cases I had to learn the  22  way, because we didn’t have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.
One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a (n) 23   party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, we had a cookout, where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.
It was the most  24   party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 25    I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment（窘迫）to the other  26  . When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot, I didn’t answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have said that to me.
Maybe she didn’t  27   to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.
Many times I thought of going home and changing but I knew they would  28 . It would be even worse for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of   29  . So I wanted to pretend that I was OK…
I have already realized their customs are different from mine. They care less about formality （形式）30   it is a special occasion , like a wedding or a very formal invitation.
21. A. art                  B. culture                  C. history                               D. people
22. A. easy                       B. simple                  C. hard                                 D. different
23. A. real                 B. pleasant                 C. usual                         D. evening
24. A exciting               B. surprising                C. embarrassing                 D. enjoyable
25. A. as                  B. while                   C. when                         D. and
26. A. guests              B. friends                  C. neighbors                      D. Americans
27. A. mean               B. expect                  C. wish                          D. prepare
28. A. mind               B. notice                  C. watch                         D. care
29. A. order               B. breath                 C. place                         D. mind
30. A. unless              B. if                      C. as long as                     D. since

第二節(jié)信息匹配（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）
閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先，請(qǐng)閱讀下面的應(yīng)用文：
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Coaching offered at coastal center. Become an expert with our friendly and capable instructors. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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Free booklet from: Tudor Holidays
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 FREE HOLIDAY IN CANADA
Camps for youngsters in Canada require qualified nurses and teachers or students for summer vacation. Return flight paid , free accommodation and pocket money plus a week’s free time . Write to :
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London WC2
SCOTTS CASTLE HOLIDAYS
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LANGUAGE HOLIDAYS IN FAMILY
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Warm hospitality in peaceful and picturesque（獨(dú)特的）surroundings. Mini-guide and farmhouse accommodation.  Leaflet （傳單）from :
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請(qǐng)閱讀以下個(gè)人信息，然后匹配人物和符合各人物需要的最佳活動(dòng)選項(xiàng)。
56. Lucy is 22, a nurse in UK . she is planning a holiday abroad this summer. The holiday attracts her because she can get paid for her service while enjoying leisure time abroad.
57. Mr. Johnson is looking for a holiday for his son Tom. He expects Tom to gain some academic improvement while visiting some beautiful foreign cities.
58. This summer, Bill and his friends want to develop their sport skills under some professional guidance . They also expect to learn teamwork and co-operation through physical training .
59. The Bushes are going to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. They are looking for a holiday in which they can enjoy beautiful scenery and a thorough rest.
60. Mr. Head is entitled to 15 paid holidays every year. This summer he decides to go vacationing with his wife and two middle school sons . He is looking for a holiday specially designed for a family and offers unusual physically active activities.

第三部分：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(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
Ruth Mckenney was born in 1911 in Mishawaka, India. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and at the age of fourteen she got her first job working nights in a printer’s shop. She also worked as a waitress, but after dropping two fruits salads on the floor, she was fired.
While Miss Mckenney was studying in an Ohio State University, she found an outside job as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. In fact, she left college before she got her degree in order to devote all her time to newspaper work. She later worked on papers in Akron, Ohio, and New York City.
In New York, Miss Mckenney began to write stories about the amusing experiences she shared with her sister. These were published in the New York magazine, and later in a book called “My Sister Eileen”. This book was an immediate bestseller, and soon became a hit play. Miss Mckenney has also written a guide to England and a number of serious books on American labor.
Miss Mckenney married Richard Bransten in 1937. They had one daughter.  It came as no surprise when the author named her Eileen.
Ruth Mckenney died in 1972.
56. The Columbus Dispatch is the name of _____.
A. a department of Ohio State University        B. the printer’s shop
C. a state of the United States                         D. a newspaper
57. Ruth Mckenney started her newspaper work _____.
A. after she left college                           B. when she was a university student
C. after she got her degree                        D. when she worked in New York City
58. Which of the following was a great success?
A. My Sister Eileen.                               B. The hit play.
C. Miss Mckenney’s newspaper work.         D. The New York magazine.
59. Why do you suppose it came as no surprise when the author named her daughter “Eileen”?
A. Because the best-selling book made her famous and its heroine’s（女主角）name was Eileen.
B. Because this name could help her to remember her sister forever.
C. Because she had only one daughter and she loved her so much.
D. Because she wished her daughter would be as successful as she had been.