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 Several years had passed ______ I finally realized the true value of friendship.

   A. when                        B. that                  C. after                        D. before

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 Mary is a(n) _______ customer, so the waiter knows her likes and dislikes.

A. usual      B. ordinary     C. common       D. regular

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．—It’s a long journey．My car couldn’t make it.

—You can drive my car．It’s quite old, but it’s still pretty ___________.

       A．reliable     B．convenient       C．supportive D．a(chǎn)vailable

He has been doing the job for many years, but has never felt ________ it, though his workmates think it is a ________ one.

A. tired of; tired                                      B. tired of; tiring

C. tiring of; tired                                   D. tiring of; tiring

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第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下面文章，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating(約會(huì))—a dozen long-stemmed red roses. 

As I was cleaning my office, I was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment（約見）. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve. 

A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The woman’s tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.

At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt saddened by the fact that he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.

I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.

51.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

       A. The writer was a newcomer to her office. 

       B. A fellow sent her a dozen red roses as Christmas present.

       C. She was in low spirits because she had to work before Christmas.

       D. She was at work with a light heart.

52. The young woman came to the writer’s office for the purpose of         .

       A. having her baby examined      

B. giving her husband a chance to make his escape

       C. having her husband examined  

D. getting a chance for her family to get together

53.The underlined part in Paragraph 3 most probably means “         ”. 

      A. to be sent to hospital      B. to be separated from his family

       C. to be comfortable             D. to become a prisoner

54. What does the writer learn from the story?

       A. The wife experienced the most joy in receiving. 

B. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

       C. The prisoner was treated with mercy.      

D. Whoever breaks the law should be punished.

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New York_________was the land of the Indians. Yet today there are very few Indians    among New York’s millions of people.

       A．temporarily             B．eventually               C．racially                   D．originally

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Valuing water

Human beings use a little less than half the water available worldwide. Yet shortages and droughts(干旱) are causing starvation and poverty in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies. Since the world’s population is expected to double in the next 51 years, many experts think we are on the edge of a widespread water crisis.

But that doesn’t have to be the result. Water shortages do not have to trouble the world—if we start valuing water more than we have in the past. Just as we began to value petrol more after the 1970s oil crisis, today we must start looking at water from a fresh economic view. We can no longer afford to consider water a nearly free resource of which we can use as much as we like in any way we want.

Instead, for all uses except the demand of the poor, governments should price water to reflect its real value. This means charging a fee for the water itself as well as for the supply costs.

Governments should also protect this source by providing water in more economically and environmentally sound ways. For example, often the cheapest way to provide irrigation(灌溉) water in the dry places is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions(凹地) and pumping it to nearby cropland.

No matter what steps governments take to provide water more efficiently, they must change their ways to use water. Rather than control hundreds or even thousands of local, regional agencies that watch water use, countries should set up central authorities to manage water policy.

65. What is the real cause of the potential water crisis?

A. Only half of the world’s water can be used.

B. The world population is increasing faster and faster.

C. Half of the world’s resources have been seriously polluted.

D. Human beings have not placed sufficient value on water resources.

66.We can conclude from the passage that the water problem______.

A. is already serious in certain parts of the world

B. has been exaggerated by some experts in the field

C. poses a challenge to the technology of building reservoirs

D. is underestimated by government organizations at different levels

67.According to the author, the water price should______.

A. be reduced to the minimum

B. stimulate domestic demand

C. equal its real value

D. take into account the occurrences of droughts.

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 No one knows when such a custom first __________.

   A. formed                      B. came into being

C. was come into being           D. was forming

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Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if fares________on public transport were more reasonable.

       A．offered     B．spent     C．paid      D．charged

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Are you driving to the airport,sir?I’d appreciate__________if you could give me a lift.

A it   B you  C this D  that