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My House

My mother moved a lot when she was growing up on account of Grandpa being in the army. She hated having to adjust to new schools and make new friends. That’s why I thought she was joking when she put forward the idea of moving. But she was completely serious. “For just the two of us,” my mother said, “an apartment in the city will suit our needs much better.” Personally, I think she’s lost her mind. I guess I can understand why she would want to move, but what about me and what this house means to me?

I suppose if you looked at my house, you might think it was just another country house. But to me it is anything but standard. I moved into this house with my parents ten years ago. I can still remember that first day like it was yesterday. The first thing I noticed was the big front yard. To me it seemed like an ocean of grass—I couldn’t wait to dive in. The backyard was full of gnarled (扭曲的, 粗糙的) and scary trees that talk on windy nights. But I grew to like them and the shadows they cast in my room. My father and I even built a small tree house, where I often go to remember all the wonderful times we had before Father’s death.

This house is special—maybe only to me—but special nevertheless. It’s the little seemingly insignificant things that make this house so special to me: the ice-cold tile floors that make me tremble on midnight snack runs; the smell of my father’s pipe that still exists; the towering bookcases of my mother; the view outside my bedroom window.

This house holds too many memories, memories which would be lost if we gave it up.

59. Why did the author’s mother decide to move?

A. Because she hated the countryside.

B. Because Grandpa was on constant move.

C. Because Dad’s death made her lose her mind.

D. Because she thought a city flat more fit for them.

60. What impressed the author when she first moved into the house?

A. The tree house.                                B. The big trees.

C. The cold floors.                               D. The green grass.

61. How did the author let us feel that the house was special to her?

A. By arguing whether the house was standard.

B. By explaining why the house suited their needs.

C. By describing the small things related to her house.

D. By comparing the differences between country and city life.

62. The author describes the house with ______.

A. affection             B. responsibility              C. commitment    D. enthusiasm

第二節(jié)  信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應題號的相應選項字母涂黑。

以下是美國某報紙所提供的幾種服務機構及其服務范疇。

       A．Vista’s Enrichment Program Helps Shay Find Role Models and Alter Bad Attitudes. At a time when arts education is disappearing in public schools, Vista’s enrichment programs are thriving, providing residents and students valuable outlets for creativity, allowing them to express themselves, boosting their self – esteem, and helping them to heal.

       B．The Child Car Program is a comprehensive program combining child care, child development services, mental health services, and family support services to income eligible families. Child care is provided in a network of 20 State licensed family child care homes located in the Hollywood and Mid – Wiltshire areas. The program enables low – income parents to work or attend school or job training programs, thus supporting and enhancing parent / family self – sufficiency and self – esteem.

       C．The Family Project is a prevention and treatment program for families with young children and their siblings who are at – risk for child abuse and neglect. Clinicians make weekly home visits to provide counseling / family therapy, parent education, child development guidance, family support services, mental health services, and case management.

       D．The Teen Parent Project serves pregnant and parenting teens at local high schools by providing a combination of education, case management, and counseling. The Teen Project is designed to help students stay in school, be good parents to their children, and avoid continued involvement in high – risk behaviors.

       E．Family Service of Santa Monica, Home SAFE. Julia Ann Singer Center, Reiss – Davis Child Study Center and Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services – are always looking for caring dedicated professionals to be part of a team that truly makes a difference in the lives of troubled children. For students pursuing degrees in family / child oriented psychotherapy, Vista Del Mar also offers a Family Therapy Internship Program

       F．Community Services – We’re here to assist you in growing your Family through Adoption. Vista Del Mar’s adoption services, established in 1948, is one of country’s largest, state licensed, private, non – profit adoption services. We help over 200 children each year find a permanent home through Domestic, International and Foster Adoption opportunities.

以下是尋求服務的人員，請匹配人物與他們所需要的服務機構。

56．Anderson is a firefighter while his wife is a cleaner．They are too busy to look after their two—year-old daughter so they look for someone else with child．care experience to look after her, but they are not well．paid．

57．John is a high school student who lacks confidence．He is very tamed and always fellow others，but he never tries to create anything new, because he believe he himself is low in ability．Now, his parents desire to find role models to inspire him．

58．Charles got married 5 years ago However, his wife lost the ability of giving birth after an accident Now’ they want badly to adopt a child to color their life.

59．Catherine is a girl of 16 studying in a high school of Ohio As a single mother of a two-year-old child，she is suffering from high pressure How she regrets her risk behavior in the past Now, she needs others to teach her to be a good parent as well as give her some advice on coping with different affairs

60．James was born in a low—class family His father is always drunken and beats him while his mother can do nothing but complain．Though is eager to receive a good education but is given no chance to go to school. He hopes to live in a harmonious family where he is cared and respected．He longs for help．

人物                            服務機構

56．Anderson          A．Vista’s Enrichment Program

57．John              B．The Child Care Program

58．Charles          C．The Family Project

59．Catherine          D．The Teen Parent Project

60．James            E．Family Service Of Santa Monica

                      F．Community Services

 While crossing the mountain area, you’d better carry a stick in case you________by wild animals.

A. should be attacked  B. might be attacked   C.must be attacked    D. would be attacked

 To improve your reading ability, you should ____ half an hour every day for learning new vocabulary.

A. leave out    B. take up    C. set aside  D. focus on

 As a teacher, I can’t have my students ____________lying.

   A. get away from   B. get away with    C. getting away from  D. getting away with

C

Dear Ariel,

I got a job offer from a high-tech company with a fairly satisfactory payment and benefits．Even the work environment is cool．But I heard that the job requires a lot of overtime and even weekends．I know it’s important for newcomers to get their feet planted firmly on the ground to reach their goals, but I’m scared of the idea of having nearly no free time．I still need to find a girlfriend and look after my parents．So, shall I accept the job or give it up for another one with much less pay and more freedom?

Amoretto

Dear Amoretto,

I have two things to say: First, you’re lucky to have such an excellent offer, especially at a time when so many talented people are struggling to find any work at all; and second, you can’t figure out your work-life balance until you’re actually working.

Take the job．You’ll be learning, doing interesting things, working in a cool environment, and making money．If you’re given contract, make sure you understand the terms before you sign．Ask your boss how many hours a week you’re expected to work．If he tells you a number that’s much lower than what you find once you’re working, you’ll be in a better position to talk to him about it．

Give your work 100 percent．Work energetically and efficiently．If you’re devoted and focused, you might achieve more than your co-workers in less time．Showing yourself to be a productive and talented worker from the beginning will give you more bargaining power．Finally, remember that taking a job doesn’t have to be a life commitment．Try to give it at least a year（two is better）．If you’re really miserable after that time, look for another job that will give you more freedom．By then, you’ll have workplace experience, bosses and colleagues who can speak positively about your work and some savings as well．

Good luck!

Ariel

64．When considering the job offer, Amoretto is most concerned about whether he’ll have______．

       A．a pay rise      B. a girlfriend       C．free time       D. cool working condition

65．We can infer that Ariel thinks________．

       A．young people are faced with a fierce competition in job-hunting

       B．a good start and 100% devotion to the work are of great importance

       C．Amoretto should ask nothing until he actually works in the company

       D．beginning workers with bargaining power are not popular with bosses

66．Ariel recommended Amoretto to_____．

       A．balance his life and work before taking the job

       B．analyze the contract carefully before signing it

       C．spare no effort to please his boss and colleagues

       D．be a lifelong worker for the company whatever happens

67．In the first letter, the underlined part “get their feet planted firmly on the ground” means______．

       A．present themselves truthfully        B．face the reality bravely

       C．be conscious of their abilities        D．work heart and soul

第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題 共40分）

第四部分：寫作（共二節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：短文改錯（滿分10分）

假如英語課上老師要求同學們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫得一下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，要求你在錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加上一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該次下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

      2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計分。

Never shall I forget the first English lesson giving by Miss Liu. One Monday morning , when she entered the classroom, we found out that she was a young and beautiful lady. Then she introduced her and said they shouldn’t call her Teacher Liu but Miss Liu. Late, she let us go to the blackboard and said something about ourselves in English in turn. When it was my turn, I felt too shy that I didn’t dare to say anything before the class. She went up to me and said kind, “Don’t be afraid. I believe you can do well.” At last, I went to the blackboard. She praised me for that I had done.

 Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to ____.

       A. give out            B. give in                     C. give away       D. give off

We had three sets of garden tools and we seemed to have no use for _________.

A.none                  B.either            C.any             D.each

The black robin is one of the world’s rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black robins; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. These are the only black robins left in the world. The island has many other birds, of different kinds, large and small; these seem to multiply very happily.

Energetic steps are being taken to preserve the black robin. Detailed studies are going on, and a public appeal for money has bee made. The idea is to buy another island nearby as a special home, a “reserve”, for threatened wild life, including black robins. The organizers say that Little Mangere should then be supplied with the robin’s food—it eats only one kind of seed. Thousands of the required plants are at present being cultivated in new Zealand. The public appeal is aimed at the conscience of mankind, so that the wild black robin will not die out and disappear form the earth in our time at least.

Is all this concern a waste of human effort? Is it any business of ours whether the black robin survives or dies out? Are we losing our sense of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable?

In the earth’s long, long past, hundreds, of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of success—and died out. In the long, long future, there will be many new and different forms of life. Those creatures that adapt themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early. This is nature’s proven method of operation.

The rule of selection—“the survival of the fittest”—is the one by which human beings have themselves arrived on the scene. We, being one of the most adaptable creatures the earth has yet produced, may last longer than most. You may take it as another rule that when, at last, human beings show signs of dying out, no other creature will extend a paw to put off our departure. On the contrary, we will be hurried out. For nature, tough fair, is a hard-hearted mistress. She has no favorites.

Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins. I leave you to judge whether we should try to do something about it.

57．The black robin is dying out mainly because        .

       A．people have been very careless about its survival

       B．its only food supply is far from enough on Little Mangere

       C．the other birds on the island have destroyed it

       D．the appeal for money has come at the wrong time

58．In Paragraph 3, the writer puts forward three questions to        .

       A．make a comparison  B．make an argument

       C．introduce a topic             D．present his own idea

59．As for selection and survival, the decisive factor seems to be        .

      A．the ability to adapt to changed or changing conditions

       B．the number of wild life reserves that are available

       C．the concern and generosity of the public

       D．the size of the home, or the amount of space one has to live in

60．The writer’s attitude towards the protection of the black robins is         .

       A．active       B．passive     C．unconcerned     D．optimistic