—Was it there ______ you were away to see your friend off?

—I’m not sure．But when I got back, it was gone.

       A．that        B．which          C．while           D．where

Because he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only ______.

A. occasionally      B. partly               C. practically                 D. once

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16-35各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

The Price of a Dream

　　I grew up poor—living with my wonderful mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was 　16　 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　17　 a dream.

My dream was 　18　. By the time I was sixteen, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 　19　 anything that moved on the football field.

I was also  20　. My high school coach was John, who not only believed in me, but also taught me 　21　 to believe in myself. He 　22　 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream. One particular 　23　 with Coach John changed my life forever.

　　A friend recommended me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike, new clothes and the 　24　 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　25　 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.

　　When I told John, he was 　26　 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” He shouted. “Your 　27　 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 　28　, trying to think of the right　29　 　that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　30　 in me.

　　“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He asked. “3.5 dollars an hour,” I replied.

　　“Well,” he asked, “is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

　　That simple question made  31    for me the difference between  32 　something at once and having a 　33　. I decided myself to play sports that summer and the ___34    year after I finished high school, I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　35　 a $ 20,000 contract. Finally, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

16. A. happy                 B. polite　               C. shy　                        D. honest

17. A. live                    B. have　　　         C. make　　　            D. need

18. A. athletics                  B. music　　　      C. business　　              D. money

19. A. kick                   B. play                     C. pass　　　　             D. hit

20. A. right                   B. popular　　         C. lucky　　　              D. honest

21. A. how                   B. why　　　          C. when　　　            D. whether

22. A. gave                   B. taught　　　      C. brought　　　          D. asked

23. A. accident                  B. matter　　        C. problem　　             D. experience

24. A. aim　　　　     B. idea　　　         C. start　　　　           D. purpose

25. A. keep　　　       B. end　　　         C. give　　　　           D. pick

26. A. mad　　　　     B. mournful　               C. frightened　            D. shameful

27. A. living　　　      B. playing　　          C. working　　            D. dreaming

28. A. moving　　       B. nodding　　         C. shaking　　            D. hanging

29. A. answers　　       B. excuses　　          C. words　　　            D. ways

30. A. sadness　　     B. regret　              C. hopelessness            D. disappointment

31. A. direct　　　　   B. clear　　             C. straight　　　       D. bare

32. A. wanting　　　    B. changing　　         C. dreaming　　           D. enjoying

33. A. wish　　　　　 B. goal　　　                  C. score　　　　       D. desire

34. A. following　　　 B. same　　             C. previous　　            D. very

35. A. charged　　　　B. got　　　　           C. offered　　         D. presented

Bicycles are a great way to get around. They are fun to ride, especially down hills. And, as you speed along the road, you might also think of ways in which you could improve your bike – make it safer, more efficient, or more comfortable. In fact, the two-wheeled machines make for some cool science projects.

This year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held last May in Cleveland, had three bicycle projects from three countries. Like many of the other experiments presented at ISEF, the bike projects showed that some of the most interesting scientific research often begins by taking a closer look at things you care about.

Renato Angulo Chu had even grander ambitions. The 12th-grader from Lima, Peru, wanted to address some of his country’s economic troubles.

“I see a problem in my country,” Renato said, “If you go to the forests in Peru, in some places you can not find electricity. If you go with my bicycle, you can turn on the lights.”

Renato, 16, spent 3 years designing his special Multibike. The device looks like a fixed exercise bike. It has wires fixed along the frame and a blender fastened to the back. Turning the pedals operates the blender. The same principle can be used to sharpen knives or sweep city streets.

The Multibike can work either as a fixed bike or as a bicycle able to travel city streets and country road. It’s made from inexpensive materials, and the user gets exercise while pedaling to operate a machine.

“You pedal the bike, and you can mix any drink you want,” Renato said. More importantly, he added, the same concept could be used to bring light to houses in remote regions of the rainforest.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Bicycles are the best way to go about.

B. Bikes should be made more comfortable to ride

C. You can improve your bicycle for science research.

D. Many inventions are connected with the bicycle.

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. ISEF is an exhibition displaying bicycle experiments designed by students.

B. Looking closely at things you are concerned about can lead to scientific research

C. Renato’s improvement of the bicycle has solved the country’s great problem.

D. Renato’s special bicycle will soon be put into use in remote areas.

3. The underlined word “address” in the third paragraph probably has the same meaning as _______.

A. make address written        B. give up    C. work at    D. speak at

4. Renato’s special Multibike has all the following functions except ______.

A. making knives sharp

B. mixing any kind of drinks

C. producing electricity

D. operating a machine with its own electricity

5. It can be inferred that Renato’s special bicycle is mainly designed for ______.

A. distant areas in the rainforest without electricity

B. the use of his own family to make life easier

C. the competition of ISEF to win money to support remote rainforests

D. enough exercise by pedaling it.

第Ⅱ卷 (非選擇題，共35分)

注意事項：

1．第Ⅱ卷共2頁，用藍(lán)、黑色的鋼筆或圓珠筆直接答在試卷中。

2．答卷前，請將密封線內(nèi)的項目填寫清楚。

第三部分：寫作

第一節(jié)：閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，按照要求完成閱讀任務(wù)。

Native Tongue

At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.

“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud. “I mean, you can’t learn if you can’t understand the teacher.”

Nadia’s voice was a whisper. “I understand English. I will learn.” Nadia’s English was perfect.

Kate was perplexed. She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn all at the same time.

“There’re a lot of new things to learn, huh?” said Kate.

Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied, “Many things people say, I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn’t a port a place for ships? I was confused.”

“Don’t worry,” said Kate. “You’ll figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box was a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.”

Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate’s surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.

Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands.

Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things,” she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world.”

56. Where did Nadia come from? (Within 5words)

_______________________________________________________________________________57. What made Kate perplexed? (Within 5words)

______________________________________________________________________________

58. Please explain the phrase “figure everything out” in English. (Within 10words)

______________________________________________________________________________

59. Will you please give the reason why Nadia always kept quiet? (Within 15words)

______________________________________________________________________________

60. Did Nadia change a lot after her stay in America, what are they?  (Within 20 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

. ______ the house costs, it will be ______ it.

     A. Whatever, worth               B. However, worth 

     C. How much, worthy of              D. What, worthy of

____ is the ability to do the job rather than where you come from or what you are that matters.

A. It                     B. That                  C. This                  D. There

. --- The terrible accident is under investigation.

  --- Actually, quicker action______ those workers trapped in the mine.

       A. might have saved                             B. must have saved

C. should have saved                                        D. could have saved

What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has_______?

       A．given out      B．put out         C．held up      D．used up

—Are you sure the delegation will come to our school next week?

—____________．The head of it has just emailed me about the departure time of their flight．

       A．No wonder          B．Definitely not        C．Don’t mention it     D．You bet