17．My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me．I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things．
Everything worked well，but I found one of my husband's socks （短襪） missing．I looked everywhere for it，but I couldn't find it anywhere．
The next morning，I got ready for school as usual．When the bell rang，the students came in．I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day．
When I turned around to write on the blackboard，the class burst into a roar （大笑聲）!They laughed and laughed．They laughed so much，in fact，that I was afraid the headmaster would come in to see all this．
I asked the class to stop，but the more I talked，the more they laughed．I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard．When I did this，they roared even more．
Finally，the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about．
"Good heavens，"I said，"Will someone please tell me what is so funny？"
"Oh，God，"said the teacher，"You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!"
So that's how I found my husband's missing sock．
"Oh，well，"I said to the class，"Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity（靜電）．"
66．What was the writer？D
A．A washer      B．A student      C．A headmaster      D．A teacher
67．What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard？B
A．The class roared with anger．
B．The class began to laugh loudly．
C．Another teacher came in．
D．There was a loud noise outside the room．
68．Why couldn't she find one of her husband's socks？D
A．Because some students had hidden it．
B．Because her husband had taken it away．
C．Because she had left it in the classroom．
D．Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt．
69．What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed？D
A．She did nothing but laugh．
B．She got angry with the class．
C．She did nothing．
D．She explained the matter in a clever way．

16．Angela Chang didn't know it would be so hard to turn her singing hobby into a career．Her agent used to take her to lots of auditions（試唱）at different recording studios but the Taiwanese girl was always turned down for looking too young and small．
Chang's talent was at last recognized in 2002 by the Decca Record Company．When she was offered a contract she burst into tears．Two years later Chang，21，is a star．With the release of her debut album"Over the Rainbow"this year，she won the"Most Promising New Artist in Taiwan"at the CCTV-MTV Music Awards in July．In September she won the"Best New Artist"in the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards．
"You just can't believe that such an amazingly powerful voice comes from such a small body，"said musicians after hearing Chang sing"Over the Rainbow．""It's such a special voice．You cannot forget it．"Chang can hit very high motes（高音）clearly and beautifully．
Her tunes make Chang stand out from the numerous newcomers in the music world．But mainland fans also know her for her girl-next-door performances in Taiwanese TV dramas，"My MVP Valentine"and"At Dolphin Bay"．
But few people know that while filming her first TV series，Chang acted so badly that the director wanted to fire her．At one time it took her a record of 27 attempts to shoot one scene．
"I cried my heart out when I went back home．"Change said，"But I know that defeat is often a temporary condition．By giving up you remain defeated．"
Though she looks very girlish，Chang said she has a boy's personality．"The way I release pressure is to have a sound sleep．When I wake up，everything is new．"
26．The first paragraph mainly tells usA．
A．Chang's hard way to success        
B．Chang's appearance
C．Chang was looked down upon           
D．Chang has no talent in singing
27．When Chang's talent was recognized，sheD．
A．felt doubtful                
B．was too astonished
C．was full of sadness          
D．was mixed with various feelings
28．What musicians said showsC．
A．Chang has a common voice        
B．Chang isn't suitable to sing
C．they think highly of Chang           
D．they will give Chang some direction
29．The author thinks ChangC．
A．should take up singing instead of acting
B．begins to be familiar to audience in the mainland by her performances
C．has made some achievements in acting
D．takes pride in her talent in singing and acting
30．The underlined sentence shows ChangD．
A．had some pleasure on the way to acting       
B．made the director disappointed
C．worked hard                             
D．based her success on continuous efforts．

15．Hobbs was an orphan（孤兒）．He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money．Hard work made him thin and weak．He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures，but he did not think he could pay off the debts．
One day a lawyer said to him，"One thousand dollars，and here is the money．"As Hobbs took the package of notes，he was very  dumbfounded．He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it．He said to himself，"I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days； or I give up my work in the factory and do what I'd like to do：painting pictures．I could do that for a few weeks，but what would I do after that？I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on．If it were a little less money，I would buy a new coat，or a radio，or give a dinner to my friends．If it were more，I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures．But it's too much for one and too little for the other．"
"Here is the reading of your uncle's will（遺囑），"said the lawyer，"telling what is to be done with this money after his death．I must ask you to remember one point．Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money，as soon as you have spent it．"
"Yes，I see．I'll do that，"said the young man．

21．Hobbs wanted to borrow money becauseD．
A．He wanted to go to school     B．He wanted to buy some pictures
C．He had to pay off the debts   D．He wanted to learn to paint pictures
22．What does the underlined word"dumbfounded"（in Paragraph 2）probably mean？A
A．surprised．    B．frightened．  
C．satisfied．    D．excited．
23．Hobbs was asked toA．
A．write down what he did with the money after spending it
B．write down what was to be done with the money
C．tell the lawyer what pictures he wanted to buy
D．spend all the money given by his uncle．

14．About five years ago，an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels（控制板）on the ground rather than the roof．Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway．The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun while providing safer driving conditions，along with power and data delivery．They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways．
Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor that monitors and controls the panel，while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles travelling overhead．The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road，which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems．The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions（抓地力）they need．
According to the inventors，the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop，or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots．
The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to driveways，parking lots，bike paths，sidewalks and runways．The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw＄100，000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring．
71．In the inventors'opinion，the Solar RoadwayD．
A．is too expensive to build at present           
B．will bring them a large sum of money
C．can provide as many data as present computers   
D．costs no more money than current roads
72．The underlined word"they"in Paragraph 2 refers toC．
A．the panels      B．the inventors        C．the vehicles    D．the researchers
73．The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages exceptA．
A．helping drivers communicate with each other while driving
B．providing safer driving conditions
C．creating and carrying clean renewable electricity
D．warning drivers of various speed control problems
74．It can be inferred from the text thatB．
A．the Solar Roadway has already been put into use 
B．the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered cars
C．＄100，000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lot
D．future electric vehicles can be charged anytime and anywhere
75．What can be the best title for the text？B
A．The great changes on the roadway            
B．Solar-powered smart road of the future
C．The influence the Solar Roadway has on people   
D．The Solar Road-a much faster road．

12．We live in central Phoenix，near the canal．Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his dirty little dog hanging out down there．
I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog．It wouldn't have been a problem； we have our own"mini farm"of animals!He would say"OK!"but then blow the idea off because of our business．
Being in Phoenix，Arizona，you can just imagine how hot it gets here，but his winter was really chilly!I had just come from KFC with take-out food for dinner．As I was turning by the canal，the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up（穿暖）．Even the dog had a coat on!Not even thinking about it，I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with all the fixings for the man and his little dog．I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog．He said，"Thank you，sweetie．You are an angel．"And there were tears filling his eyes!I told him he was so welcome，and then went home．
When my husband dug into the KFC gag he asked，"Were you hungry，or what？"I told him what I did and he said，"Only you!"Then he told me I had done a good thing．
A few weeks later，we were walking along the canal and found the man walking to me，with his little dog．He asked whether I would mind adopting （收養(yǎng)） the dog．With tears in eyes，he said it had got too hard for him to care for the dog．He added that he was planning on heading to Washington State but his dog wouldn't have been up to it，so he hoped to give it to me．"Only you!In this city，you are the only person I can believe in!"
Now，every time I watch and pat the puppy lying near the fireplace，I will recall the old man's words and wish him good luck．
71．The author and her husband didn't help the old man at the beginning becauseC  
A．they had a farm of animals to feed    
B．they didn't have food even for themselves．
C．they worked busily and often forget it．
D．they were unwilling to help a man with a dog．
72．What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3？A
A．She gave the old man some food on a cold day．
B．She met the old man after finishing her dinner．
C．She offered the old man nothing but chicken．
D．She burst into tears after helping the old man．
73．What did the author's husband feel when she told him what she had done？B
A．Thankful       B．Delighted       C．Indifferent          D．Disappointed
74．Why did the old man hope to give the dog to the author？B
A．Because he knew the author was also a dog lover．
B．Because the author was the person he could trust．
C．Because the author was the only person he knew．
D．Because he believed that his dog liked the author．
75．What can we infer from the ending of the passage？D
A．The author refused the old man's request．
B．The author misses the old man and his dog．
C．The author feels the old man was very lucky．
D．The author adopted the old man's dog．

11．Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated，and what kind of job prospects they thought they had．
Given that I teach students who are trained to be doctors，I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without"outside help"．"What kind of help is that？"I asked，expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out．
"Surgery（外科手術）"，one replied．I was pretty alarmed by that response．It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job．One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height．"They break your legs，put in special extending screws，and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows．You can get at least 5 cm taller!"
At that point，I was shocked．I am short．I can't deny that，but I don't think I would put myself through months of pain just to be a few centimeters taller．I don't even bother to wear shoes with thick soles，as I'm not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting"perfection"，and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality．
No one is born perfect，yet magazines，TV shows and movies present images of thin，tall，beautiful people as being the norm（標準）．Advertisements for slimming aids，beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers，further creating an idea that"perfection"is a requirement，and that it must be purchased，no matter what the cost．In my opinion，skills，rather than appearance，should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career．
61．We can know from the passage that the author works asC．
A．a(chǎn) professor     B．a(chǎn) model       C．a(chǎn) teacher       D．a(chǎn) reporter
62．Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery toC．
A．marry a better man/woman                   
B．become a model
C．get an advantage over others in job-hunting      
D．a(chǎn)ttract more admirers
63．What was the author's reaction towards the girl's decision？B
A．Excited．B．Surprised．C．Happy．D．Angry．
64．According to the passage，the author believes thatC．
A．everyone should pursue perfection，whatever the cost
B．it's right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs
C．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery
D．it is one's appearance instead of skills that really matters in one's career
65．What does the author think of his height？D
A．He hates to be called a short man．
B．He tries to increase his height through surgery．
C．He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact．
D．He just accepts it as it is．

10．Dr charlotte Uhlenbroek recently returned to London after filming her second series，Jungle．It was difficult，19-week trip，during which she explored the rainforests of Borneo，the Amazon and Congo，travelling around using variety of means of transport，including hot-air balloons and canoes．"I'm interested in the way animals communicate with each other．It was sometimes dangerous making the program---I even went swimming with piranha（水虎魚）fish．But the worst thing was insects．On one occasion I had 70sand-fly bites on my arm．Luckily I didn't get sick．I prefer not to take tablets every day，but if I get a fever，take some medicine immediately．"
Filming the series was exciting，but also frightening at times．Her most challenging experience was climbing a 100-meter tree in Borneo，as she has a great fear of heights．"I had to keep pulling myself further and further upwards．All I wanted to do was get down again．Suddenly the safety equipment didn't look very strong and I thought that my ropes would break and I would crash to the ground．"
What did she enjoy most about returning to London？"When I've been away in hot uncomfortable conditions for a long time I dream about an ice-cold drink and my bed at home!But the thing I look forward to the most is nice long showers．There wasn't much water in some of the places we visited and I worried that I was using it all up and not leaving any for my colleagues on the camera team!"

52．Charlotte found climbing the tree in Borneo so frightening becauseA．
A．she hates being in high places          B．she was unable to get down
C．her equipment suddenly broke            D．she slipped and fell to the ground
53．What does Charlotte miss most when she is away filming？B
A．Air-conditioning．       B．An unlimited water supply．
C．A comfortable bed．      D．Iced drinks．
54．Which best describes the TV series Jungle？D
A．The forest floor has hundreds of different insects-let Charlotte be your guide to these fascinating creatures．
B．Making her first television appearance，Charlotte explores some of the wildest places on earth．
C．Charlotte looks at ways in which the animals of the rainforest manage to live beside their human neighbors．
D．Insects，piranha fish，hot-air balloons-it's all in one day's work for Charlotte in her latest series．

9．Vivi Mac，an amazing artist from France，can use nearly any kind of food to create detailed celebrity portraits（名人肖像）．Although she has yet to display her short-lived work of arts in a proper art gallery，Vivi Mac has already made a name for herself online．
We've seen some amazing food artists in the past，but none are quite like this one．Karen Eland is a master coffee painter，Elisabetta Rogai uses wine as her medium（媒介），Kelly McCollam uses food colouring（食用色素）to recreat classic paintings，but the self-taught Vivi Mac can take anything from chewing gum to milk and turn it into a fantastic portrait  When working with liquids，Mac uses a simple plastic straw and her hands to guide the unusual．mediums around a plastic plate which acts as a painting．Just how she manages to capture the finest facial features  is still a mistery  to me，and I've seen videos of her doing it many times，
Vivi Mac has never attended art school．She only used online resources like blogs and facebook to learn the basics of drawing and painting．She started out working with pens and paper，but soon realized drawing wasn't just creative enough for her．She got into speed  painting and body painting，posting videos of her works on You Tube，but it wasn't until she began experimenting with different kinds of foods that her art got serious coverage．Photos and videos of her eatable celebrity portraits，like Bruce Lee in milk  Ice Cube in crushed ice or Amy Winehouse in wine，became popular on the French inter-webs and changed Vivi Mac into an online celebrity．

50．What does the underlined word"display"in the first paragraph mean？A
A．Exhibit．  B．Create．  C．Produce．  D．Store．
51．What is the difference between Vivi Mac and other food artists？C
A．She Uses wine as her medium．
B．She is famous for her food website．
C．She turns any  kind of food into a portrait
D．She uses spices to recreate classic paintings．
52．In which section of a website are we most likely to find the passage？C
A．Food        B．Science       C．Art          D．Health．

8．One day I took several pairs of shoes to the shoemaker to be mended．After a week I went to take them back．Four months later，my husband and I were invited to dinner．I took out a pair of shoes．I hadn't worn them since they were mended．I put one shoe on my right foot，and then I put the other on my left．But I felt that the other one was on the wrong foot．I took both shoes off for a closer look．They were nearly the same style，colour and size，but each was for the right foot．Then I thought of the shoemaker．Though I was sure he wouldn't remember me after such a long time，I called him．"Thank goodness you called me at last!"He said happily．"An angry woman has been troubling me for months!"
56．How many pairs of shoes did the woman take to the shoemaker to be mended？D
A．One shoe．B．Two pairs of shoes．
C．Only three shoes．D．Some pairs of shoes．
 57．The shoemaker__________．B
A．was very careful with his work     
B．mistook one of the woman's shoes for the other woman's
C．forgot the woman because it happened a long time ago  
D．was troubled by two men
58．Which of the following is right？C
A．The woman wore the shoes as soon as they were mended．
B．Both shoes were the same style，but different colour and size．
C．Both shoes were for the right foot．
D．The shoemaker called the woman after a long time．