Sep．30
I moved into the dormitory today—an ugly building and near a busy main road too．My room is small but quite pleasant．I must get some posters for the walls, though．I met a few fellow students at supper （the food was awful!）They all look much younger than me．They are, of course!
Oct．07
Lectures began last Monday．So far they haven't been very interesting （except for the man who lectures on drama．He's first class）．Personally, I'd much rather go to the library and read, but I have to attend ten lectures a week．Those are the "rules"! Well, at least you meet people there．
Oct．12
I realiy don't like life in the dormitory at all．The food is bad and the students are noisy．They stay up half the night and play games just outside my room．When on earth do they sleep? When do they work? Besides, I don't like my room．It's just like living in a box! It looks even smaller now, with the posters on the wall．I am wondering how long it will he before I can feel as comfortable as I did living in my high school dormitory．
Oct．26
I tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor today．She listened—but that was about all．"You have to go to lectures, you know, Ann," she lold me．''And the dormitory is cheap and convenient．" "Cheap and convenient"! Well．il isn't "cheap" if you can't eat the food and it isn't "convenient" if you can't sleep at night!
Oct．30
I can’t believe it ! Three other students—I met them at a lecture and they' re all about my own age—have invited me to share a flat with them．It's in an old house and it has its own kitchen, so   we can cook for ourselves．And my room—righy at the top of the house—is fantastic!
Nov．10
I moved into my new room last Sunday．I feel really happy．Life is going to be so much more fun from now on!
56．The above writing is diary entries of          .
A．a(chǎn) high school student's spring semester
B．a(chǎn) high school student's fall semester
C．a(chǎn) college student's spring semester
D．a(chǎn) college student's fall semester
57．Which of the following is NOT  the reason why the writer disliked the first dormitory?
A．It was messy．            B．It was small．
C．It was noisy．                   D．The food was bad．
58．Which of the following statements about the writer's teachers and lectures is RIGHT?
A．She benefited a lot from the talk with the supervisor．
B．She didn't like any of the lectures there．
C．She liked the lectures by the drama teacher．
D．She found all the lectures were interesting．
59．The event happening on Oct．30 can be thought of as a ___.
A．nightmare            B．turning point         C．lesson       D．disappointment
60．The writer likes the new room very much because ______．
A．she will have some seniors help with the studies
B．she won't have to bear terrible dormitory foods
C．she won't have to go a long way to attend lectures
D．she will pay less rent than she did living in the dorm

When I was an education official in Palo Alto, California．Polly Tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times．Polly's son, Jim．had great difficulty in school．He was classified as educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers．But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room．His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried to help him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride．Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident．After his death, his mother submitted（提交）this letter to the newspaper．
Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and I’m very proud of you.”
I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken the time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.
When you put all the good qualities on the scale and try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings won’t amount to much.
I won’t get another chance to tell my son all that I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye.” He gave me something to treasure forever.
If there is any purpose at all for Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially family members, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.
61．According to the passage, we know that _______．
A．Jim kept to himself    B．Jim did very well in his studies
C．Jim’s parents were patient with him         D．Jim failed to finish his high school
62．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Many people in the school loved him.
B．Jim’s smile cheered up his family.
C．Jim was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 20.
D．Jim wanted to be a motorcyclist after his graduation.
63．The underlined word “irritating” in Paragraph 4 means _______．
A．a(chǎn)nnoying    B．a(chǎn)ggressive          C．impatient  D．thrilling
64．By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to _______．
A．mourn her son’s sudden death in a traffic accident
B．remind people to be cautious of motorcycles
C．a(chǎn)dvise people to take the chance to express their love in time
D．a(chǎn)preciate more of life than ever before
65．What can be the best title of the passage?
A．Love your Family．    B．Do it Today．
C．Walk with Pride．     D．Appreciate Smiles．

If you enjoyed the spring-like sunshine over the weekend and thought the weather has finally turned a corner, you’re sadly mistaken.
Chilly (寒冷的) days and grey clouds are forecast for the week—making it far too early to pack away the winter woollies.
Temperatures will struggle to rise above zero at night and fail to make double figures during the day.
People enjoy the spring sunshine in Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool. Forecasters have predicted a return to chilly weather this week.
Met Office forecaster Charlie said, “It was a nice, dry, bright weekend in many parts and Monday is going to be a similar affair for many.”
“Temperatures will be between 5℃and 8℃, which is below average for the start of spring.”
The sun will disappear from the south of the country after today, with dry but cloudy conditions forecast for tomorrow and Wednesday. 
Wednesday will be warmest of the three, with temperatures peaking at 9℃. But this is still two degrees below the March average for the district.
Overnight, temperatures will drop sharply, with lows of minus 3℃for the next three nights.
“It will generally stay on the cold side of average,” said Mr. Powell.
The March misery comes at the end of the coldest winter for more than 30 years.
Temperatures in December, January and February struggled to stay above zero, with the UK’s average 1.5℃, making it the deepest freeze since 1978—79.
It claimed there was just a one-in-seven chance of a cold December to February.
The agency also sadly predicted a “barbecue summer”, saying it was “quite optimistic” that it would be warmer and drier than average.
Following the two mistakes, the Met Office has dropped its long-range seasonal forecasts and will instead publish a monthly prediction for Britain, updated once a week.
In its defense, it says that while short-term forecasts are extremely accurate, Britain’s size and geographical position makes long-term predictions much more challenging.
It also points out that it gave warning of any heavy falls of snow this winter.
60. According to the passage, the weather on Tuesday in the south might be _______.
A. dry but cloudy  B. sunny but chilly  C. sunny and warm  D. cloudy and chilly
61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. British people can put away their winter clothes now.
B. The Met Office has shortened its forecast range.
C. The weather forecast becomes more and more accurate.
D. The agency was quite confident of long-term predictions.
62. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The big chill isn’t over yet                     B. A warm spring finally arrives
C. A heavy snow is on the way                 D. The Met Office drops forecasts
63. From the passage, we can conclude ________.
A. the weather report is more and more important
B. British people become worried about bad weather
C. Britain has just experienced a very freezing winter
D. The Met Office can always predict any heavy snow falls accurately

完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)
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Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has  36   economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37   a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can  38  support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at  39  and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)  40   for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would  41  talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids  42  her. 
On her birthday last month, she  43  her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come. Alice wanted her to be  44   so much that she  45   on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any  46  clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a  47  from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I  48  a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be  49   to come and hurried home to ask her Mum  50   she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very  51  and angrily said to her Mum, “  52  I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well  53 . 
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s  54 .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her  55  with her. 
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto.
36. A. personal                        B. extra                           C. limited                   D. adequate[
37. A. for                                     B. with                                C. like                             D. as 
38. A. hopefully                           B. obviously                        C. hardly                     D. temporarily
39. A. music                                B. drawing                          C. maths                              D. biology
40. A. bonus                      B. allowance            C. donation                         D. pension
41. A. secretly                            B. happily                            C. quietly                    D. eagerly
42. A. pointing at             B. shouting at                   C. laughing at           D. glaring at
43. A. took                                  B. invited                    C. accompanied          D. sent
44. A. happy                                 B. independent                  C. confident       D. present
45. A. depended                        B. insisted                           C. focused                           D. agreed
46. A. casual                                B. comfortable                   C. nice                                  D. tight
47. A. shirt                                  B. jeans                                C. handbag                         D. necklace[
48. A. get                                  B. copy                             C. order                     D. borrow
49. A. free                                 B. able                           C. glad                     D. willing
50. A. how                                B. when                            C. why                                 D. whether
51. A. stubborn                       B. upset                           C. firm                            D. enthusiastic 
52. A. If                               B. When                           C. Unless                         D. Though
53. A. treated                            B. controlled                   C. educated           D. behaved
54. A. cleverness           B. character                    C. circumstances    D. competences
55. A. study                B. friendship            C. sympathy                    D. performance 

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
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A man’s best friend may become his enemy. His children that he has_____16____with loving care may show no thanks. Those who are ____17_____to us, those whom we trust with our happiness____18_____turn against their faith. The money that a man has, he may___19_____.It flies from him, perhaps when he needs it _____20______.A man’s reputation(名譽(yù)) may be lost in a moment of ill-considered_____21_____. The people who would prefer to fall on their knees to do us honour when success is with us may be ____22____ to throw the stone malice(敵意) when failure settles upon our heads.
The one absolutely(絕對(duì)地)____23_____friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts(遺棄) him is his_____24_____. A man’s dog stands by him____25____he is rich or poor, healthy or sick. He will sleep on the cold ground,____26_____the wintry winds blow and the snow drives hard,____27____he may be near his master’s side. He will _____28____the hand that has no food to offer. He guards the sleep of his poor master as if he ___29_____ a prince. When all other friends desert him , the dog_____30____. When reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant(不斷的) in his love as the sun in its journey _____31_____the heavens.
If the master becomes friendless and homeless,____32____the faithful dog asks for is to be with him. And when___33___ takes his master in its embrace(擁抱) and his body____34___away in the cold ground, there by the graveside(墓邊) will the dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but ____35______in watchfullness, faithful and true even in death.
16． A. brought out   B. brought up        C. brought in       D. brought on
17.  A. nearest       B. most useful        C. most important   D. strangest
18.  A. must         B. have to           C. may            D. should
19  A. keep         B. Use             C. earn            D. lose
20.  A. more        B. most             C. better           D. very
21.  A. action       B. thought           C. movement       D. mind
22.  A. first         B. last              C. latest           D. newest
23.  A. close       B. selfish           C. kind             D. unselfish
24.  A. wife         B. dog             C. himself          D. brother
25.  A. whether      B. even though      C. although         D. whenever
26.  A. there        B. because          C. where          D. which
27.  A.as long as     B. even if          C. so that           D. though
28.  A. eat          B. take            C. kiss             D. shake
29.  A. is           B. were            C. had been        D. would be
30.  A. leaves       B. cries            C. remains         D. disappears
31.  A  into        B. on              C. out of          D. through
32.  A. why         B. which           C. how           D. what
33.  A. birth        B. life              C. death          D. kindness
34.  A. lay         B. is lain            C. is laying         D. is laid
35.  A. closed       B. open            C. shut             D. Opened

B
Increasing Noise Annoys
People want action on noise, a recent public meeting in Brisbane showed. Some want technical improvements such as quieter air conditioners or better sound barriers around major roads. Others want tougher laws to restrict noise from building sites or to require owners to take responsibility for barking dogs. But the highest priority (優(yōu)先) was a noise complaints system that works.
Brisbane City Council receives more complaints about noise than all other problems put together. So it conducted survey and found that about half its citizens are upset by noise in one form or another—traffic, mowers, pool pumps, air conditioners or loud parties. This inspired the Council to bring together more than 100 citizens one evening to talk through solutions to the problem.
The meeting found the present noise complaints system bizarre. Depending on the problem, responsibility for noise can lie with the Council, the Environment Protection Authority, one of three government departments or even the police. So complaints often feel they are getting the run-round. When the people at the meeting were asked to vote for changes, the strongest response was for a 24-hour noise hotline to be the first port of call for all complaints.
The meeting also favored regulatory measures, such as tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances like air conditioners. This even makes economic sense, as noise is a waste of energy—and money. Other measures the meeting supported were wider buffer zones around noisy activities and controls to keep heavy traffic away from residential areas（居民區(qū)）.
59. According to the passage, what do people want most?
A. Tougher laws.                       B. Technical improvements.
C. An effective noise complaints system    D. Tougher minimum standards for noise
60. What does the underlined word bizarre in the second paragraph mean?
A. reasonable      B. wonderful     C. strange       D. responsible
61. How many regulatory measures against noise are mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. 3.             B. 4.            C. 2.           D. 5.
62. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tougher minimum standards for noise in appliances are necessary.
B. Traffic, mowers, pool pumps, and air conditioners are all the sources of noise.
C. 90% of the residents are annoyed by noise.
D. Heavy traffic should be kept away from residential areas according to the meeting.
63. Brisbane City Council brought together citizens to talk through solutions to the noise problem mainly due to      .
A. the result of the survey carried out by itself
B. a noise complaints system that works
C. people asking for tougher laws on noise
D. requirements of an effective noise complaints system

D
What's your earliest childhood memory? Can you remember the first time you heard thunder or watched a television program? Adults seldom recall events much earlier than the year or so before entering school, just as children younger than three or four rarely retain any memory of specific, personal experiences.
A variety of explanations have been proposed by psychologists for this "childhood amnesia"( 記憶缺失,健忘).One argues that the hippocampus, the region of the brain which is responsible for forming memories, does not mature（成熟）until about the age of two. But the most popular theory maintains (主張）that, since adults do not think like children, they cannot access childhood memories. Adults think in words, and their life memories are like stories. But when they search through their mental files for early childhood memories to add to this verbal life story, they don't find any that fit the pattern. It's like trying to find a Chinese word in an English dictionary.
Now psychologist Annette Simms offers a new explanation for childhood amnesia. She argues that there simply aren't any early childhood memories to recall. According to Dr. Simms, children need to learn to use someone else's spoken description of their personal experiences in order to turn their own short-term, quickly forgotten impressions of these experiences into long-term memories. In other words, children have to talk about their experiences and hear others talk about them - Mother talking about the afternoon spent looking for crabs(蟹) at the beach or Dad asking them about their day at Ocean Park. Without this verbal reinforcement, says Dr. Simms, children cannot form permanent memories of their personal experiences.
69. According to the passage, it is widely believed that_________.
A. it is impossible for an adult to recall his(or her) childhood experiences
B. adults virtually have no access to their childhood memories
C. adults think in words while children think in images
D. adults and children have different brain structures
70. "Trying to find a Chinese word in an English dictionary" is stated in the passage to show that_______.
A. Chinese and English are totally different languages
B. it is unlikely to find a Chinese word in an English dictionary
C. adults and children have different memory patterns
D. memories are in some way connected with languages
71. According to Annette Simms,_______________.
A. verbal reinforcement is necessary for children to have permanent memories
B. there does not exist such things as childhood memories
C. children's brains are mature enough to form permanent memories
D. children are generally inexperienced and unable to remember things they don't understand

完型填空（30分）
完型填空一：
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you can do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __16__ for many people to shop without having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are tired of department stores and supermarkets — __17__ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __18__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product __19__ a model shows it. And they can shop __20__ the clock, buying something __21__ by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-order companies are __22__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy setting up their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place __23__ all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television finally take the place of shopping in stores ? Some industry managers think so. __24__ many people find shopping at a __25__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __26__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s why specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __27__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.
16. A. programme                  B. way                C. reason              D. purpose
17. A. fighting                     B. striking             C. treating             D. stopping
18. A. sense                 B. doubt              C. hope                D. feeling
19. A. until                  B. since                C. if                  D. while
20. A. by                   B. around                     C. about               D. to
21. A. suitably                     B. cheaply              C. simply              D. hardly
22. A. nervous                     B. lucky                      C. equal               D. eager
23. A. orders                B. goods                C. books             D. answers
24. A. Then                 B. Yet                  C. However            D. Therefore
25. A. general               B. popular               C. real                D. true
26. A. design                B. make                C. wear                D. touch
27. A. exist                 B. practice              C. follow              D. appear

B
I always felt sorry for the people in wheelchairs. Some people, old and weak, can not get around by themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits. But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a disability, not a person.
Then I fainted (暈倒) at Euro Disney due to low blood pressure. This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must rest for a while after First Aid, I agreed to take it easy but, as I stepped towards the door, I saw my dad pushing a wheelchair in my direction. Feeling color burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to where he found it.
I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were fine for other people but not for me, as my father wheeled me out into the main street, people immediately began to treat me differently.
Little kids ran in front of me, forcing my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. Bitterness set in as I was thrown back and, forth. "Stupid kids… they have perfectly good legs. Why can't they watch where they are going?" I thought. People stared down at me, with pity in their eyes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the sooner they forgot me the better.
"I'm just like you!" I wanted to scream. "The only difference is you've got legs. and I have wheels. "
People in wheelchairs are  not stupid. They see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces, I finally understood; I was once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are truly disabled.
61. The author once______when she was healthy.
A. showed respect to disabled people
B. looked down upon disabled people
C. imagined herself sitting in a wheelchair
D. saw some healthy people moving around in wheelchair
62. Facing the wheelchair for the first time, the author        .
A. felt curious about it
B. got ready to move around in it right away
C. refused to accept it right away
D. thought it was ready for her father
63.The experience of the author tells us that "______".
A. life is the best teacher
B. people often eat their bitter fruit
C. life is so changeable that nobody can foretell
D. one never does to others what he would not like others do to him
64.Which is the best title for this passage?
A. How to Get Used to Wheelchairs
B. Wheelchairs Are as Good as Two Legs
C. People with Two Legs Are Truly Health
D. The Difference between Healthy People and the Disabled
65.How did the author feel when the little kids forced her father to stop the wheelchair suddenly?
A. Stupid.       B. Calm.     C. Excited.       D. Bitter.

E
“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.
But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?
Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?
Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.
One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.
The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（時(shí)髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”
Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!
Don’t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day.
Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.
72．The passage is mainly about        .
A．problem with technology
B．improvements of our life with technology
C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life
D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology
73．The writer quoted（引用） what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to        .
A．share a truth about life
B．tell us what life was like long time ago
C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen
D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same
74．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940’s house? Because        .
A．they liked to live simple lives
B．they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions
C．they were troubled by modern inventions
D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them
75．What do you think the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?
A．Busy on line.   B．Free..       C．Be able to.       D．Be found by others.