第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分, 滿分30分）

Last week I was invited to a doctor’s

meeting at the Ruth Hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn’t long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.

    “Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t 36 , as I knew, but all the time pressing his foot against mine.

    My  37  raced back more than thirty years ---to the  38  days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The place was air-raid shelter, in which I and about one hundred other people   39  every night. Two of the  40  were Mrs West and her son Frank.

     41  wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to  42  each other very well. Frank West   43  me because he wasn’t  44  not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby he has. His“ 45 ”considered of rough sounds---sounds of pleasure or anger---and  46  more. Mrs West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman,  47 she had to be of course, because Frank  48  on her entirely. He needed all the  49  of a baby.

    One night a policeman came and told Mrs West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She lost everything she owned.

    50 that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the  51  ones. So before we  52   that morning, I stood  53  Frank and  54  my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his  55  to me was always the same.

36．A．a(chǎn)nswer          B．speak         C．smile          D．laugh

37．A．minds       B．memories      C．thoughts       D．brains

38．A．better         B．dark            C．younger        D．high

39．A．slept           B．worked         C．studied         D．lived

40．A．customers      B．regulars         C．visitors          D．mornbers

41．A．Discussion     B．Solving         C．Sharing         D．Suffering

42．A．learn from     B．talk to          C．help            D．know

43．A．needed              B．recognized     C．interested       D．encouraged

44．A．normal          B．common       C．unusual         D．quick

45．A．word           B．speech         C．sentence        D．language

46．A．not            B．no              C．something      D．nothing

47．A．though         B．yet            C．a(chǎn)s             D．so

48．A．fed            B．kept          C．lived        D．depended

49．A．a(chǎn)ttention        B．control        C．treatment       D．management

50．A．While       B．Until          C．Unless       D．When

51．A．lost            B．unlucky         C．a(chǎn)ngry         D．unpopular

52．A．separated        B．went          C．reunited      D．Returned

53．A．beside       B．a(chǎn)gainst        C．a(chǎn)t              D．on

54．A．push          B．tried          C．showed          D．measured

55．A．speaking        B．greeting         C．meeting         D．Acting

D

You’ve probably heard of the butterfly effect that small changes in one place can lead to great damage elsewhere. The Toy Story II, Made-in-China, appearing on the internet, TV screens and front pages of newspapers worldwide since August, was a live show. China’s fame as “the world’s factory” was badly damaged this summer by a small, but powerful magnet (磁鐵), and colorful paints on toys.

Mattel, the world’s largest toy company in the US, on August 14 announced the biggest recall (召回) of toys in its history. Among the recalled products were 17.4 million toys that had a design problem. They contained a small, powerful magnet that could harm children if it was swallowed. Another 2.2 million toys were recalled because of impermissible levels of lead (鉛) in their paint.

Although the designing problem has nothing to do with where the toys were made, the reports in the western media of the recall started to draw a horrible picture in many American parent’s minds.

The toy recall issue followed shortly after recalls earlier in the year of Chinese-made pet food and toothpaste and left users all over the world worried about buying anything labeled (貼上標簽) “Made-in-China”.

The recall of the toys teaches Chinese companies that quality is extremely important. However, many of the complaints by western countries about Chinese goods reflect complicated feelings about the growing Chinese economy, culture differences and various political systems.

However, more than 100 US multinational companies from many industries, including Boeing and Microsoft, signed a letter to the US Congress on September 28, to say no to the proposal against China. “Imposing (加強) unfair barriers to trade in the name of product safety is not a solution,” the companies wrote.

Toys are made for children to learn about the reality world and become more mature (成熟), however, the Chinese version of Toy Story helps lots of adults learn about responsibility, importance of quality, understanding, communications, and more.

53. The author mentions the butterfly effect at the beginning of the passage to ______.

A. explain what the butterfly effect is

B. tell the readers what causes the butterfly effect

C. say that the toy effect is similar to the butterfly effect

D. compare the differences between the butterfly effect and the toy effect

54. Which of the following are the reasons mentioned to have caused the recall?

a. The picture on the toys.

b. The designing problem.

c. The colorful paints on toys.

d. The materials toys are made of.

e. The small powerful magnet on toys.

A. abe                   B. bde                   C. bce                   D. acd

55. Boeing and Microsoft signed a letter to the US Congress because ______.

A. the growing Chinese economy makes them afraid

B. the Chinese companies have realized the importance of quality

C. the Toy Story has made some Chinese companies suffer great losses

D. they think it’s unfair to impose barriers in the name of product safety

56. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Made in China.                              B. Butterfly Effect.

C. Western Media.                              D. Toy Story.

5. What the scientist said sounded strange, ______, they made sense.

A. therefore           B. however            C. besides              D. Otherwise

23. -- Mr President, do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials?

-- To tell you the truth , I hope they can do whatever_______ their interests and _______ new circumstances as quickly as they can.

fits / adjust to       B. matches / adopt to    C. needs / according to  D. suits / adapt to

三、閱讀理解(40%)

A

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

   On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.

   But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.

   Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.

51. Which of the following is not a custom for a boy to do on Valentine’s Day?

   A. to take his girlfriend out to dinner

   B. to buy his girlfriend flowers and chocolates     

   C. to make Valentine’s cards for teachers and friends

   D. to spell out his girlfriend’s name with rose petals

52. Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?

   A. Because there were few women in his country at that time.

   B. Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.

   C. Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.

   D. Because he wanted to control the birth rate.

53. Valentine was put into prison because ______.

   A. he killed one of the soldiers              B. he stole a lot of food

   C. he didn’t obey the emperor’s order        D. he didn’t want to be a soldier

54. The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

   A. students in China send cards to their teachers

   B. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

   C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

   D. Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now

12. The little boy walks ____ he _____ an old man.

   A. as if, likes     B. as though, were    c. even if, likes    D. even though, were

Ⅲ．完形填空（滿分30分）

    A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms(習語), though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown   41  an amusing experience.

One day, I   42   to meet an English man on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I   43   about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be   44  , gently shaking his head, shrugging (聳一聳) his shoulders, saying, “You don't say!” “You don't say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an proper topic. Well, I'd  45   change the topic. So I said to him. “Well.   46   we talk about the Great Wall?   47   the way, have you ever  48   there?” “Certainly , everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing   49  . It was magnificent.” He was   50   in thought when I began to talk  51   a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very   52   of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order... “You don't say!” I couldn't help asking, “Why do you ask me   53   about it”? “Well, I didn't request you to do   54  ,” he answered, greatly   55   . I said, “Didn't you say 'you don't say'?”   56   this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to   57  , “ 'You don't say' actually means 'really?' It is an   58   of surprise. Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms.”   59   then did I know I have made a fool of   60   . Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

　41. A. in          B. for             C. by           D. to

　42. A. came       B. happened        C. seemed       D. wanted

　43. A. would talk   B. had talked       C. was to talk    D. was talking

  44. A. understood   B. understanding    C. surprised      D. surprising

　45. A. to          B. better           C. not          D. like

　46. A. Shall       B. Will            C. Must         D. Do

　47. A. On         B. In              C. All          D. By

　48. A. gone       B. visited           C. seen         D. been

　49. A. it          B. them            C. anything      D. something

　50. A. losing      B. lose             C. lost          D. loosed

　51. A. as         B. to               C. with         D. Like

　52. A. glad       B. satisfied          C. proud        D. familiar

　53. A. not talk     B. to not talk        C. not to talk     D. not talking

　54. A. this        B. so              C. anything       D. me a favour

　55. A. encouraged  B. frightened        C. please        D. surprised

　56. A. Heard      B. To hear          C. Hearing       D. Listening

　57. A. explain     B. shout            C. prove         D. say

　58. A. experience  B. expression        C. explanation    D. example

　59. A. From      B. Since            C. By            D. Only

　60. A. me        B. myself           C. mine          D. Somebody

Ⅱ．單項選擇（滿分20分）

21. Nowadays many young people get into ____ habit of smoking in ____ public and can't kick it.

  A. the; the          B. / ;/          C. / ;the          D. the;/

When the soldier _____ his shirt, he discovered that his arms were black and blue.

A. took on    B. took over    C. took in    D. took off

When I passed the entrance examination, my family_____ me ______ my success.