—Is the book interesting?                           --Yes, but I don’t think it will interest_____.

A.everybody          B.somebody                  C.anybody                  D.nobody

Looking up, I saw some children __________rags were looking at me silently as I ate.

    A. by               B. in                   C. with              D. on

第三部分  閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

    閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 pm, and at 6:30 pm she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba.

“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I’ve got no time for you now, but I’ll take you out as soon as I get back from the tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet. When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.

“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting - can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

“Sure,” said the doctor.

    Joanne made a quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.

 “This is Dr.  Sterne,” said an anxious voice.  “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice. “I’m coming round fight away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”

At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.

“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.

    “She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”

    Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.

“My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

    “I think he must be a burglar,” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat. It turned out to be three human fingers.”

56. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30 pm?

A. To walk her dog.                   B. To see her doctor.

    C. To attend a club meeting.             D. To play tennis with her friends.

57. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ________.

    A. to dress up for the meeting            B. to phone the police station

    C. to catch the badly hurt burglar         D. to wait for her dog to be cured

58. From the passage, we can infer that ________.

    A. Sheba fought against the burglar

    B. the police found the burglar had broken in

    C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

    D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

59. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ________.

A. clever         B. friendly          C. frightening        D. devoted

For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.

    “I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope (聽(tīng)診器) and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said.

    One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to hospital, York was standing over her.

    “He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”

   Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was. “ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his cheating for so long. And then they sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.

“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists (精神科醫(yī)生) who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.

67. York was proud of the fact that ___________.

       A. a surgeon let him watch an operation

       B. he could perform some duties of a doctor

       C. he had cheated doctors for so long

       D. people thought he could become a real doctor

68. York learned how to behave like a doctor by __________.

       A. watching other doctors work          B. talking to doctors and nurses

       C. getting some training and experience   D. observing doctors while he was a patient

69.Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?

       A. She had swallowed something and almost died.

       B. She had to have an emergency operation.

       C. She had been injured in a road accident.

       D. She had lost consciousness while driving.

70. The judge’s remark implied that York would be more seriously punished if he _________.

       A. pretended to be a psychiatrist                 B. tried to get away from prison

       C. was proud of what he had done           D. studied the behavior of the psychiatrist

第二節(jié)：短文寫作 (滿分25分)

         假設(shè)你叫劉建，下面海報(bào)是你校英語(yǔ)角的一次活動(dòng)安排。請(qǐng)根據(jù)海報(bào)內(nèi)容用英語(yǔ)寫一封100～120詞左右的電子郵件，邀請(qǐng)你的外校朋友李明前來(lái)參加。

注意：1．郵件要涵蓋海報(bào)中全部信息，并可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)。

2．要寫出一篇連貫的短文，不可照抄海報(bào)內(nèi)容。

3．文章的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

4．生詞：subtitle（電影）字幕；popcorn爆米花

Dear Li Ming,

         Good news for you!

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                          Yours,

                                          Liu Jian

    When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday best.

    But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) and stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.

    Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs－one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.

    Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shifts. A spokesman for Royal Doulton admitted that the company “has been somewhat slow in catching up with the trend” toward casual dining. Families eat together less often, he explained, and more people eat alone, either because they are single or they eat in front of television.

    Even dinner parties, if they happen at all, have gone casual. In a time of long work hours and demanding family schedules, busy hosts insist, rightly, that it’s better to share a takeout pizza on paper plates in the family room than to wait for the perfect moment or a “real” dinner party. Too often, the perfect moment never comes. Iron a fine-patterned tablecloth? Forget it. Polish the silver? Who has time?

    Yet the loss of formality has its down side. The fine points of etiquette (禮節(jié)) that children might once have learned at the table by observation or instruction from parents and grandparents (“Chew with your mouth closed.” “Keep your elbows off the table.”) must be picked up elsewhere. Some companies now offer etiquette seminars for employees who may be able professionally but inexperienced socially.

67．Why do people tend to follow the trend to casual dining?

    A. Family members need more time to relax.

    B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.

    C. People prefer to live a comfortable life.

    D. Young people won’t follow the etiquette of the older generation

68．It can be learned from the passage that Royal Doulton is ________.

    A. a seller of stainless steel tableware                      B. a dealer in stoneware

    C. a pottery chain store                                                 D. a producer of fine china

69．The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is ________.

A. the increased value of the pound                          

B. the worsening economy in Asia

C. the change in people’s way of life

D. the fierce competition at home and abroad

70．Formal table manners, though less popular than before in current social life, ________.

A. are still a must on certain occasions           

B. are certain to return sooner or later

C. are still being taught by parents at home

D. can help improve personal relationships

      We often focus on building relationships with others so that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the crucial first step if we are to have good relationships with others. How can we have good relationships with others if we don't even have good relationship with ourselves? The problem might be worse than we expect. Maybe we don't like ourselves without realizing it.

      For example, maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about. You might be disappointed with yourself on why you could make such mistakes. Even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious (潛意識(shí)) mind still has a reason not to like yourself.

      You might wish that you were born in different family, or that you have different background. Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others, who seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background.

      You might have some personal traits that you don't like. For example, you may be an introvert ( 內(nèi)向的人) and you don't like it; you wish you are an extrovert (外向的人).

      Your achievements relate to others. They might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them. You might then think that it's because you are not smart enough or don't have enough talents.

      Is there anything that resonates (產(chǎn)生共鳴) with you? All these give reasons to you not to like yourself. That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself.

      Fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situation. Here are some tips:

      1. Forgive yourself.

      2. Accept things you can't change.

      3. Focus on your strengths.

      4. Write your success stories.

      5. Stop comparing yourself with others.

      6. Always be true to yourself.

 59. The underlined word "traits" in the fourth paragraph probably means

      A. particular qualities                       B. some disadvantages

      C. special abilities                           D. training courses

 60. One can't be friends with himself because

      A. he won't forgive others' mistakes

      B. he dislikes his background

      C. he accepts some of his personal traits

      D. he is proud of himself

 61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

      A. Resonating is very important for making friends.

      B. How to make friends with ourselves is very difficult.

      C. Writing your success contributes to stopping comparing with others.

      D. Realizing your own advantages and good is good to you.

 62. Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage?

      A. It's normal to make mistakes, so do yourself a favor by giving yourself forgiveness.

      B. You will feel much relaxed if you treat things you can't change the way they are.

C. It's useless to compare yourself with others.

D. If you have a good family, you'll make friends with yourself.

 --- Why did Sarah cry just now?

   --- She wanted a toy, _____ I can’t afford.

A. it         B. one         C. that        D. what

 第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分,滿分20分)

     Once there was a woman whose only son had died. In her sorrow she went to ask a wise man whether there was a way to bring her son back to 36 . "Bring me a mustard seed (芥菜籽) from a home that has never known 37 . I will use it to help you," he said to her, 38 sending her away or trying to persuade her that there was hope. At once she 39 to look for that mustard seed. The first 40 she came to was a huge building. Knocking on the door, she said, "I’m 41 a house that has never known suffering. Is this the place? It’s very 42 to me." "You have come to the 43 place," they told her, and began to 44 out all the sad things that had happened to 45 ."Who is better able to 46 the misfortune (不幸) these poor people have suffered than I, who have 47 sadness?" she thought. 48 she stayed there and comforted them 49 setting off again to look for a house that had never known sorrow. The woman went on, full of 50 , and came across a51 on the road. She asked the farmer the same question, but 52 he too said no. Wherever she went, from huts (茅屋) to palaces, there was no one without tales of 53 and misfortune. She came to be so 54 listening to other people’s sad stories that she 55 about looking for the mustard seed. Listening to the sorrow of others had driven the sorrow from her own heart.

     36. A. attention           B. truth                 C. health            D. life

     37. A. happiness      B. sorrow                  C. value                D. wealth

     38. A. for fear of     B. because of      C. in spite of       D. instead of

     39. A. set off           B. took off            C. put off                  D. went off

     40. A. expression     B. memory            C. place                 D. chance

     41. A. caring for      B. looking for     C. paying for      D. leaving for

     42. A. important      B. strange              C. fair                   D. common

     43. A. different           B. right                 C. wrong               D. certain

     44. A. turn                     B. pour                 C. carry                 D. work

     45. A. it                  B. them                 C. him                  D. her

     46. A. preserve        B. describe            C. share                 D. accept

     47. A. experienced   B. treated                  C. controlled       D. connected

     48. A. However              B. While               C. Though             D. So

     49. A. unless           B. after                 C. before            D. until

     50. A. hope             B. pleasure            C. regret             D. fear

     51. A. factory          B. palace            C. sign                  D. hut

     52. A. hopefully          B. strangely           C. originally       D. Unfortunately

53. A. happiness     B. endings             C. sadness              D. promises

54. A. disappointed B. busy                 C. happy               D. Free

55. A. forgot          B. cared                C. worried             D. found

       Growing numbers of people are becoming addicted to text messaging（手機(jī)信息）, a German doctor warned recently。

       Psychotherapist(采用精神療法的醫(yī)生) Andreas Herter estimated that there were some 380,000 sufferers in Germany。 Herter based his prediction（預(yù)測(cè)）on the growing number of manic mobile phone users among patients arriving at his Hanover clinic （診所）for addiction treatment。

       “Text message addiction is a real and serious illness because it causes mental and financial damage,” said Herter。 “The problem leads to depression and personality disorders, not to mention skyrocketing （飛漲的）phone bills。”

       For example, a teenage boy spent 8,900 euros (US$11,000) texting people he didn’t even know and a married couple could only communicate by text message, even when they were sitting side by side。

55。 The passage is mainly to tell us ______。

       A。 why people like text messaging   B。 text messaging has many advantages

       C。 overusing text message does great harm       D。 text messaging does no good

56。 Herter thinks text message addiction is ______。

       A。 acceptable      B。 easy to deal with           C。 unreasonable         D。 worrying

57。 The examples given in the last paragraph are used to show ______。

       A。 text message addiction is a serious diseas                            

B。they care about nothing else but text message

       C。 sending text message is their only hobby        

D。 they are very rich