Cars play an important role in modern life, but they_______also cause many problems like air pollution．

       A．should     B．can   C．must        D．will

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）

Camille Mahlknecht, 9, has some big fun planned for this weekend. She and other residents of Agoura Hills, California, plan to pick up trash during their city’s annual cleanup. At the same time, Wissam Raed, 12, will be busy volunteering too. Thousands of miles away in Lebanon, Wissam plans to put on a play at an orphanage and bring potted plants to elderly people at a senior citizen center.

Some other children like Nathan White, 10, have personal reasons for volunteering. Nathan’s grandmother died of a heart attack. To help raise money for medical research, Nathan participated in Jump Rope for Heart. He and five other boys took turns jumping rope for two and half hours and collected more than US$1,200 in donations for the American Heart Association.

Millions of children around the globe lend a hand to their communities every year. Schools and parents also contribute to the rise in youth service. For example, many schools offer community service activities for students to join. Teachers either combine volunteer work with classroom lessons or make service work a requirement. Parents, on the other hand, encourage their kids to volunteer and do it with them.

Community service is particularly important in this depression time. As the need for monetary support and other aid has increased, many charitable organizations have experienced a significant drop in donations. Camille and other children who volunteer thousands of hours annually can fill in some of the gaps.

According to research, kids who start volunteering are twice as likely to continue doing good deeds when they are adults. So, grab a paintbrush, a trash bag, or whatever you need to help your community. You’ll love how you feel after helping others. Even dirty work can be lots of fun, if it’s for a good cause.

56.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To recommend youth service programs to schools.

B. To ask charity organizations to serve the community.

C. To urge children to take part in volunteering activities.

D. To propose alternatives for doing community services.

57.   What is the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?

A. Community service is gaining popularity among children.

B. Families and schools help to make community service popular.

C. Children now depend more on their teachers than on their parents.

D. Nathan White had a special reason to raise money for medical research.

58.   Why is community service important in a time of depression?

A. It raises money for school activities.

B. It teaches children to take care of the sick.

C. It gives charity organizations some needed help.

D. It encourages parents and teachers to work together.

59.   What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Community service can help prevent juvenile delinquency（青少年犯罪）.

B. Children will probably leave school and work as volunteers.

C. Organizing sports events for the school is a kind of community service.

D. Children who do volunteer work are more likely to grow up to be caring adults.

Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs(企業(yè)家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britainis hostile to success , they said. It has a culture of jealousy. As a result, the survey said , entrepreneurs were “unloved ,unwanted and misunderstood.” Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green eyed monster” and the UK is its home.

Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others—but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.

“It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”

Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to do things in their ways. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly ,people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

68.The best title for this article can be ______

A. Be more Modest and We Will Love You More

B. Proud Entrepreneurs

C. The Frenchmen are Romantic While The British are Hostile

D. Only Pains but no gains

69.Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that____

 A .the British people hate success

B. the British people are hardworking

C. love of success is British’s national character

D. they are considered as “green eyed monsters”

70.What does the results of the Warwich University’s test show?

A. Two thirds of the people tested didn’t love money

B.Most people would rather fail than see others succeed

C. An imaginary amount of money does not attract people

D.Most people are willing to enjoy success with others

71.The writer of the passage seems to suggest that____

A .jealousy is Britain’s national character

B.British entrepreneurs are not fairly treated

C.the scientists at Warwich University did a successful test

D.the entrepreneurs in the UK do not behave properly

第四節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including    26  . One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would   27  , so all constructed boats and left, except Love.

    Love was the   28   one who stayed until the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for   29  .

    Richness was   30   Love in a grand boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of   31   and silver in my boat. There is no  32   here for you.” Love decided to ask Vanity who was   33   passing by in a beautiful vessel. “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might   34   my boat,” Vanity answered. Just then Sadness was   35  , so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh…Love, I am so   36   that I need to be by myself!” Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so   37   that she did not even   38   Love when Love called her.

   Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will   39   you.” It was a(n)   40  . So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder   41   they were going. When they arrived at dry   42  , the elder went her own way.

43   how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was   44  ,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge   45   with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is!”

26. A. Vanity              B. Richness          C. Time               D. Love

27. A. float               B. sink              C. fly                  D. fall

28. A. very               B. only               C. likely             D. first

29. A. advice              B. help                    C. money            D. time

30. A. passing by             B. looking at        C. facing to         D. thinking of

31. A. water                 B. food           C. gold            D. value

32. A. wealth                B. place             C. need               D. chance

33. A. still             B. also              C. even           D. just

34. A. dirty              B. damage         C. turn            D. steal

35. A. far                B. near             C. distant           D. closed

36. A. joyful             B. surprised        C. sad              D. hurried 

37. A. happy            B. angry                   C. amazed       D. proud

38. A. saw               B. notice            C. catch              D. hear

39. A. take              B. fetch             C. ask               D. carry

40. A. adviser         B. elder             C. younger                 D. helper

41. A. how             B. why                    C. when             D. where

42. A. shore             B. grass            C. land              D. room

43. A. Realizing         B. Believing       C. Understanding  D. Questioning

44. A. Kindness          B. Time            C. Power           D. Strength

45. A. cried             B. shouted         C. smiled            D. flushed

    Romantic comedies have long been regarded as the perfect movie for a first date. But according to a study, romantic comedies such as Bridget Jones's Diary and Notting Hill could be bad for your love life.

   Rather than being harmless entertainment, 'rom-coms' give people unrealistic and potentially unhealthy expectations about real-life relationships, scientists say.

   Researchers found that those who watched romantic comedies were more likely to believe in predestined love (緣份) than those who preferred other kinds of movie.

   They were also more likely to believe that perfect relationships happen instantly, and were less likely to believe that couples need to work at relationships.

    Watching just one romantic comedy is enough to sway people's attitudes to romantic love, they found.

    Dr Bjarne Holmes, who led the research, said: "We are not killing joys -- we are not saying that people shouldn't watch these movies. But we are saying that it would be helpful if people were more aware and more critical of the messages in these films. The problem is that while most of us know that the idea of a perfect relationship is unrealistic, some of us are still more influenced than we realize."

    For the first part of the study, Dr Holmes and colleagues at the Family and Personal Relationships Laboratory at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, studied 40 box office hits from 1995 to 2005.

    Most of those comedies described couples falling instantly in love and promoted the idea of fate --the belief that there is just one perfect companion out there, they found.

    "There's a belief of destiny and couples in romantic comedies immediately understand each other," said Dr Holmes. "If you think that's how things are, you are setting yourself up to be disappointed."

    In a second study, Dr Holmes asked around 100 student volunteers to watch Serendipity -- the 2001 romantic comedy starring Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack, while 100 watched a David Lynch drama.

    In a questionnaire after the film ended, students watching the rom-com were far more likely to believe in fate and destiny than those who had watched the 'straight' film.

72. According to the passage if you are fond of watching romantic comedies, you ____.

   A. are more likely to believe in future love

   B. must be influenced by films

   C. may expect a perfect relationship in your love life

   D. may fall instantly in love with one of your classmates

73. The underlined word "destiny" most probably means __     .

   A. fate             B. love            C. beauty          D. romance

74. The purpose of Dr Bjame Hohnes' research is __     .

   A. to promote the idea of fate

   B. to ask us to keep away from romantic comedies

   C. to show how romantic comedies have influence on our life

   D. to remind us of the negative effect of watching romantic comedies

75. It is implied in the passage that        .

   A. watching comedies is harmful to a stable marriage

B. it is necessary for couples to work at their relationship

   C. couples falling instantly in love end up with an unhappy marriage

   D. we should watch more 'straight' films instead of romantic comedies

Late in the afternoon, they arrived at      small village           north of the West Hill.

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

 _______the programme, they have to stay there for another three weeks.

A. Not completing                            B. Not completed 

C. Not having completed            D. Having not completed

We should be able to do the job for you quickly，_____ you give us all the necessary information.

A．in case 　　　　　　　　　　　　B．so long as

C．if only 　　　　　　　　　　　　D．a(chǎn)s far as

________, I think, tired as you are, and the problem could be settled.

A. Making great efforts                     B. So long as you keep up your spirits

C. If you double your efforts            D. A bit more efforts

He tried to deal with the ever-increasing burden of his work，but finally _____ and had to take a complete rest.

A．broke away 　　　　　　　　　　 B．broke up

C．broke down 　　　　　　　　　　 D．broke out