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。
Something happened today that made me realize how much love I have in my house and I am so thankful for it.
My husband used to work in a bank but during the crisis he  36 his job. The economy wasn’t good and he hadn’t many  37 to get another bank job. We were hoping and  38 that he would be offered a position.
He got a  39 and it brought us a feeling of  40 . We were able to  41 our mortgage（按揭貸款） and buy our groceries; but money was still very  42 , so he found another job  43 deliveries from Monday to Thursday.
He has been working so  44  that I wanted to make it an extra  45 Christmas this year. I wanted our house to be filled with  46 －I didn’t want anybody to be  47 this year. I finally got round to getting the Christmas tree out yesterday and I worked all day to make the house look  48 .
When my husband came home at 8 p.m. he looked  49 . Seeing the house he  50 the biggest smile, grabbed me and gave me a huge  51 . Then he apologized for not being able to help me. He said he knew it was hard on me because he didn’t get around and he was  52 that I had not complained.
He was apologizing for working so hard to feed us and keep a  53 over our heads! He was doing two jobs that made much less than his previous job and coming home exhausted. I had no  54 to tell him how much I LOVED him and how  55 I was of him and that he was such a great husband and father and provider for us.
With this amount of love in our house－we will always have more than “enough”!
36. A. resigned                  B. lost                         C. escaped                          D. improved
37. A. chances                   B. excuses                 C. plans                                D. disadvantages
38. A. crying                       B. praying                  C. waiting                            D. hesitating
39. A. opportunity             B. job                           C. salary                              D. bank
40. A. pride                         B. loss                         C. danger                                      D. wonder
41. A. enjoy                         B. spend                     C. expend                            D. pay
42. A. tight                          B. comfortable                   C. tough                               D. dirty
43. A. making                     B. producing              C. creating                          D. puting
44. A. excitedly                  B. relaxed                  C. hard                                 D. striking
45. A. special                      B. colorful                  C. regularly                         D. natural
46. A. energy                      B. company               C. sunshine                         D. excitement
47. A. surprised                 B. charming               C. confused                         D. alone
48. A. decorated               B. festive                    C. splendid                          D. neat
49. A. lively                         B. exhausted             C. humorous                       D. childish
50. A. broke into                B. broke up                C. broke down                    D. broke in
51. A. hug                            B. surprise                 C. suitcase                          D. glimpse
52. A. pitiful                        B. wonderful             C. grateful                           D. graceful
53. A. secret                       B. roof                         C. smile                                D. faith
54. A. tears                         B. words                     C. feelings                           D. trusts
55. A. economical             B. proud                     C. capable                           D. worth

When I was 19 years old, I was at a dance club. As we were walking to my car one cold night, a man walked up to us. Behind him was a woman carrying a small child. The child had a jacket on but it wasn’t buttoned up（扣上）. The man began to tell us he wanted to borrow some money for the night to get his wife and kid into a hotel. He had a job but no place to live in and was waiting for he first paycheck. He said he could get our mailing address and mail the money back.
The guy I was with reached into his pocket to give this man a $20 bill. As the other man was extending his hand out to take the money, I put my hand on my new friends’ hand and said, “ Can I talk to you for a minute?”
I told him that every day people asked my mother for money on her way to work. She said they made more money than she did, simply begging for money. These people were scamming those with soft hearts. And if they were truly worried about their child suffering from the cold, they would have at least buttoned his jacket or covered him with his blanket.
My new friend looked at me with disappointment and said, “Michelle, I know there are people out there that take advantage of others. I also know there are people out there that are one paycheck away from being homeless. If I give $ 20 to 10 people and only one of them really needs it and uses it for the right thing, it is worth it.”
I am now 37 years old and have never forgotten what he said to me. I don’t even remember his name. But I do remember that that experience changed the way I look at different situations.
56. What do we know about the stranger according to the passage?
A. He had been begging for a long time near the dance club.
B. He would spend the cold night at an expensive hotel.
C. He was careless and didn’t take good care of his child.
D. He might be just lying in order to get some money.
57. Why did the author put her hand on her new friends’ hand?
A. She wanted to tell him to give some more money to the stranger.
B. She believed her mother had already given the stranger some money.
C. She wanted to warm him not to be cheated by the stranger.
D. She asked her friend to pay more attention to the baby instead.
58. Which of the following can take the place of the underlined word “ scamming ” in the 3rd paragraph?
A. cheating                     B. respecting            C. disappointing                D. understanding
59. We can safely say that the author’s friend was_________.
A. funny                           B. kind                         C. rich                         D. brave

A wife’s level of education positively influences both her own and her husband’s chances of having a long life, according to a new Swedish study.
In the study, researchers from the Swedish Institute for Social Research in Stockholm found that a woman’s level of education had a stronger connection to the likelihood of her husband dying over education. What’s more, they discovered that a husband’s social class, based on his occupation,  had a greater influence on his wife’s longevity（長壽）than her own class.
“Women traditionally take more responsibility for the home than men do, and, as a consequence, women’s levels of education might be more important for determining lifestyles－for example, in terms of food choices－than those of men,” say Srs. Robert Erikson and Jenny Torssander of the Swedish Institute for Social Research in Stockholm.
The results show that a husband’s level of education does not influence his longevity, but that men with partners who had quit studying after school were 25 per cent more likely to die early than men living with women hodling university degrees. In turn, those married to women with university degrees were 13 per cent more likely to die early than those whose wives had post-graduate qualifications.
According to the researchers, a woman with a good education may not marry a man who drinks and smokes too much or who drivers carelessly, and men with such habits may not prefer highly educated woman. Drs. Erikson and Torssander also suggest that better-educated woman may be more aware of what healthy eating and good health care consist of.
The findings suggest that education has a huge impact on how long and how well people live. It also reflects social factors, since educated individuals usually have better jobs, which allow them to afford healthier diets and lifestyles, as well as better health care.
68. In this passage the author intends to_______.
A. encourage women to get higher education
B. present the results of a study.
C. analyze the relationship between education and life
D. discuss why women usually live longer than men
69. A wife’s education has more effect on a family than a husband’s because______.
A. women make more sacrifices to their families than men do
B. most women have higher degrees than their husbands
C. most men marry women with higher degrees
D. women have a leading role in the home life of most families
70. A woman with higher education is likely to_____.
A. choose a husband with a higher degree than hers.
B. marry a man without many bad habits
C. earn more money than her husband
D. teach her children well
71. We learn from the passage that_______.
A. a man with a lot of education live longer than one with little.
B. a man’s longevity depends on not only his wife’s level of education but also his own.
C. educated wives tend to choose healthy lifestyles for their families.
D. highly-educated women don’t marry uneducated men.

Of all the things that have effects on your future, I believe that personal growth is the greatest. Many people talk about sales growth, profit growth, and possession growth, but none of these will happen without personal growth. In fact I’d like to have you memorize a most important sentence. It is “The key to your future is you yourself.”
There are many things that will help you better your future. If you belong to a strong, dynamic（充滿活力的）and progressive company, that will help. Good training will help. Strong leadership will help. If the neighbors stay civil（文明的）, that will help. If your relatives don’t trouble you, that will help…All these things will help. We can go on and on with the list; but remember, the things that I’ve covered above just play minor（次要的）roles in helping you reach a good future. The major cause doesn’t lie outside. It lies inside.
Strangely enough, when two different men work in the same company, the first person may earn $1,000 a month, while the second may earn $10,000 a month. What causes the difference when they have the same job, use the same tools, and get the same training?
The cause of the difference lies in believing, in trying, in accepting failures, in thinking, in a smile at people around, and in the ways of dealing with problems. All of these can be major causes of your good future. You can see all these come from inside. In fact, the real difference is you yourself. You are the key to your future. Teens are the most wonderful and important period in life. If you want a great future, begin to improve yourself from now on!
72. Among all the things mentioned, which one is the most important in the author’s opinion?
A. Sales growth.           B. Profit growth.               C. Possession growth.     D. Personal growth
73. Which of the following may play a main role in influencing you future?
A. Being determined.                     B. Working in good companies.
C. Having rich relatives.           D. Getting leaders’ help.
74. All may cause the two men’s different earnings EXCEPT that_______.
A. the second person buys expensive houses or cars.
B. the first person treats others badly.
C. the second man has a positive attitude to problems.
D. the first man gives up after failures.
75. The passage is mainly written for_____.
A. old people                  B. adults                     C. teenagers             D. babies

During my first stay in the south of France, I rode my bike down a quiet road. Round a corner, I passed by a little old house. In its yard, there was a ruddy (氣色好的) -faced woman. I waved at her as I went by, and she must have thought I was some silly tourist, because she didn’t wave back.
The same thing happened the second day. But on the third day, the old woman returned a tentative（試探性的）wave, and by the fourth day, she nearly got out of her chair as I called out.
“Good morning, Madam!” It became a small ritual (程序) between us. Once she even brought her husband out with her, and they both waved to me.
On my last day, my last ride, I cycled down to the little house but the lady wasn’t there. Back at my house, I told Roger, the gardener, of my missed connection.
“The old lady has a bad leg,” Roger said, “so she has gone to the hospital for surgery.”
“Who is she?” I asked.
Roger started to explain: the quiet road used to be a railway. The old lady’ husband was once the stationmaster, and their house was the stationmaster’s house. Several times a day, whenever a train passed, the couple would see the passengers waving excitedly, especially the children for them. However, the station was moved away. Everything is gone except for this couple.
It seems that my bicycle was a reminder of the past to her. As Roger said, “ She has missed the trains and the waves. You brought them back to her.”
By reaching out, in a way that cost me nothing, I gave more than I realized.
63Which of the following is TRUE?
A. She was a ruddy-faced woman so she was healthy.
B. Her husband also had leg disease but he didn’t tell others.
C. She and her husband didn’t like to live in the station.
D. Though she was a ruddy-faced woman, something was wrong with her leg.
64Why did the old woman bring her husband out and waved to me?
A. They wanted to go to the hospital.  
B. They wanted to experience what they used to do.
C. They wanted to ask me for dinner.   
D. They wanted to go to the city by train.  
65. What can we infer from the sentence “However, the station was moved away. Everything is gone except for this couple”?
A. They enjoyed living where they had lived.      
B. They had no house to live in.
C. They had no children to live with.             
D. They were living nearest the hospital.
66. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. An old couple and I                 B. Bicycle and railway  
C. Train and passengers                D. Wave and love

完形填空（2） 閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從11~20各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。
The theory of evolution was made by Charles Darwin. It has had a great      11       on the world today. It has caused many debates between religious authorities and those from the   12      community. This theory makes people think about their origins. It has changed the way in which they think about themselves in the environment. Charles Darwin collected and provided a lot of information to   13         his theory. His theory and research made him the most popular one in the scientific field of    14         .
Charles Darwin was born in 1809. He was the fourth child in his family. Much of Darwin’s childhood was spent   15     insects and reading books about        16       history. Charles Darwin was not a   17        student during his years at the medical college. He disliked what he was taught. But he   18       an interest in studying rocks and fossils.
Later, he had a chance to travel as a naturalist. It was this chance that made him begin his work on evolution. After a few years’ hard study, he wrote a book called The      19       of Species. In this book, Darwin explained his  20       about “natural selection” and “struggle for existence” .
11. A. effort                  B. effect                C. affect                      D. affection
12. A. scientific             B. social                C. abstract                   D. material
13. A. imagine              B. picture              C. prove                      D. discuss
14. A. heredity              B. physics              C. chemistry         D. evolution
15. A. raising         B. collecting          C. planting                   D. watching
16. A. natural         B. human              C. literature          D. universal
17. A. naughty              B. popular             C. incommunicative      D. good-tempered
18. A. found          B. realized             C. developed         D. announced
19. A. Origin         B. Beginning  C. End                        D. Result 
20. A. ways                  B. ideas                 C. opinions                  D. theory

My son and I were trying to sell the house we had repaired but in the barn(谷倉)there were bats(蝙蝠)and they would not leave. The barn was their home. They told us so in their own way. They hung there in the barn and seemed determined to stay for the season. Don’t worry about it, Dad, " Patrick said. They keep down the mosquitoes(蚊子).”
Unfortunately they also kept the buyers away. when we had asked a person to sell　the house for us he had refused to show it because of the bats. Bats are popular, “Patrick comforted me. They’re ecological(生態(tài)學的).”Isn’t there a machine you can buy that produces high frequency sounds to keep bats away?” “I don’t know,” said Patrick. But I like bats, and whoever buys this house will probably like them too. “Probably?” I hated that word. “How many bats are　there ,anyway?” “I counted about 90 last night,” said Patrick. “They were dropping out from under the edge of the roof.” “You mean there are more — outside?” “They’re everywhere, Dad. But look at it this way. When the cold weather comes, they’ll be off to Mexico. Maybe in the spring we can keep them out. Don’t worry about it,” he said for the hundredth time. “It’s not a problem.”
The bat expert I called was even more active than Patrick. I think you’ve got a large number there,” he said in wonder, I’ve been trying to attract bats to our house for 25 years. A single bat eats up his weight in mosquitoes and black flies three times every night. You’re a very lucky man.” I offered to share my luck with him. He could take them away. Bats have a remarkable homing instinct(本能),”he said, “They’d fly straight back even if I transported them 100 miles. Once they have settled, you can’t stop them from coming back.” I was silent.
Finally we managed to rent “(出租)the house to a young family, who were also interested in buying it. What about the bats?” I said to Patrick.
“Oh, they love the bats,” he said. “No mosquitoes. No black flies. It’s one of the things that attracted them.”
“Do you think they will really buy the blouse?”
“Probably.”
“Probably? Well, if they do ,I suppose I’ll have to admit that I was wrong.”
“You mean you’re going to eat your words?”
“Yes, I am.”
36.  What was the problem the author had with his house?
A.?Bats were living in the barn and wouldn't go away.
B.?The author and his son couldn't sleep well because of the bats.
C.?The author and his son might be able to stay for the season.
D.?The house was still badly in need of repair.
37.?What did Patrick suggest the author should do to stop the bats living in the barn?
A.?He should buy a high frequency machine.
B.?He should move them one hundred miles away.
C.?He should reduce the number of mosquitoes.
D.?He should close the barn in the spring.
38.?Why did the author fall silent when he talked with the bat specialist?
A.?He felt sure about the situation.
B.?He found out that it would be impossible to remove the bats.
C.?He learned that he would be able to share his luck with the expert.
D.?He liked the advice given by the expert.
39?What happened regarding the house in the end?
A.?Some people agreed to rent the house.
B.?The author failed to find anybody who wanted to live in the house.
C.?The bat expert made the decision to buy the house.
D.?The bats left the house for Mexico in the spring.
40.?Why did the author think he might have to “eat his words”?
A.?He felt sorry for the bats.
B.?He might be mistaken about being unable to sell the house.
C.?He realized he might be wrong about the bats’ actions.
D.?He was happy about selling the house.

A couple of years ago I took the family on a winter vacation to New York City to experience the holiday atmospheres. The longest lines that week weren’t in the Empire State Building, at the Statue of Liberty Ferry or any of the Big Apple’s other landmarks (地標) , but at Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, where people crowded into FAO Schwarz.
It was not until I got inside that it became clear how only one toy store could provide everything else that Manhattan offers between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Far more than a shopping experience, the hour we spent wandering along the aisles(通道) at FAO Schwarz was more like visiting a museum of everything that children care for very much. And for me — and all of the other bright-eyed grownups — it was a trip down my memory lane to the toys we knew as kinds.
America’s most unique toy stores are found from coast to coast, in big cities and also in small towns. Let’s have a look at some others.
The Dinosaur Farm in South Pasadena, Calif.: Former rock musician Dave Plenn opened the shop in 1994, a year after “Jurassic Park” brought the creatures back into the spotlight again. But he says his wife ---who was then working for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles— rather than the big movie proved the inspiration for the dinosaur store.
Mild Zone: A more traditional specialty store, which sells model cars like Matchbox, Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning. “It’s such an addicting (上癮的) hobby,” says Burke, who admits that he originally created the store as a means to feed his own toy car collection. “Once you buy your first, you can never stop.” The store has around 30,000 cars. Mile Zone’s customers are from kinds with a wish for speedy toys to grown-ups who view the model cars as time travel back to their youth.
59. The author wrote the first paragraph mainly to show _________.
A. the poor traffic condition in New York      B. the nice holiday atmosphere in New York
C. the popularity of toy stores in New York   D. the charming landmarks in New York
60. Walking into FAO Schwarz gave the author a chance to ___________.
A. recall his life of childhood  B. visit a most special museum
C. study the history of Manhattan   D. learn the way of producing toys
61. Dave Plenn was inspired to open the Dinosaur Farm by ________.
A. his wife       B. “Jurassic Park”  C. his research on nature       D .rock music
62. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. dinosaur toy stores are more popular than traditional ones
B. some unique toys have been displayed in local museums
C. some popular toy stores have become new landmarks
D. customers of toy stores are more than children

MONTREAL--He may be the world’s richest man, but that didn’t prevent Bill Gates from falling for an April Fool’s day joke by two Quebec radio comics (喜劇演員) pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
Montreal French-language station CKMF--FM said last Wednesday that staffers (工作人員) Marcantoine Audet and Sebastien Trudel had a 10-minute telephone chat with Microsoft Corp boss Gates on April 1.
The broadcast was aired on their nightly show last Tuesday and repeated last Wednesday.
“We were happy. We had been calling Microsoft persistently (堅持不懈地) for four weeks,” Trudel said.
Trudel said he and his colleague had already fooled Canadian pop singer Celine Dion and Formula One (一級方程賽車) driver Jacques Villeneuve on their show.
“This time, we wanted to give ourselves a challenge with somebody more difficult to reach,” Ttudel said.
He said he was surprised that Gates’s assistants did not check to see if it was really the prime minister’s office on the line.
Trudel said they imitated (模仿) Chretien’s heavily accented English, talking about the economy, asking about Microsoft’s Windows operating system and inviting the multibillionaire to visit a well-known Montreal strip joint (運動服合資企業(yè)).
The radio host said that Gates was not amused by the fake interview.
“He did not seem angry but he did not find it so funny,” the comic said.
小題1:Bill Gates was fooled mainly because ______.

A．his assistants were not careful enough

B．the Canadian Prime Minister helped the two comics

C．the two comics imitated the Canadian Prime Minister so well

D．it was April Fool’s Day

小題2:We can conclude from the passage that the two comics ______.

A．liked to fool famous people on their show

B．thought that Gates was not a great challenge to them

C．had a good knowledge of Bill Gates and his Windows operating system

D．were not quite satisfied with their tricks

小題3:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Gates ‘April Fooled’	B．Two Comics and Their Tricks
C．Two comics and Their Show	D．A Fake Interview

II.完形填空（共20題，每小題1分，滿分20分）
The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler  36  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I  37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to  38  people feel like that.” My father asked me  39  I meant. “I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Zigler,”  I replied. A（An） 40  was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41  a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  43 . Many people were  44  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  45  I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my  46  to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after  47  a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a  49  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a  50  ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51  I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately  53 . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.
36．A．rise                     B．blow                   C．put                     D．raise
37．A．left                     B．came                   C．arrived                D．slipped
38．A．get                     B．hope                   C．make                  D．cheer
39．A．that                    B．what                   C．which                 D．if
40．A．dream                 B．idea                    C．girl                     D．speaker
41．A．After                  B．Before                C．Because               D．While
42．A．beginning            B．working              C．acting                 D．regarding
43．A．life                     B．love                    C．income                D．career
44．A．disappointed        B．moved                C．surprised             D．delighted
45．A．when                  B．why                    C．if                        D．how
46．A．plan                    B．promise               C．decision              D．mind
47 A．attending               B．joining                C．entering              D．holding
48．A．newspaper           B．book                   C．report                 D．speech
49．A．day                     B．second                C．week                   D．moment
50．A．help                    B．job                     C．god                     D．company
51．A．everything           B．anything              C．nothing               D．something
52．A．alive                   B．dead                   C．missing               D．born
53．A．examined            B．searched              C．checked               D．tested
54．A．help                    B．harm                   C．income                D．money
55．A．selling      B．speaking   C．writing     D．listening