. Lion: Want to have a fight, little dog?

   Dog: No. I don’t want to fight an animal that is ______extinction(滅絕). My master told me that we should protect endangered animals.

   A. on the edge of    B. in the way to   C. about to   D. due to

 A survey was conducted in Shanghai ____________ interviewees were asked if they wanted to be a factory worker.

A. when            B. whether                C. that                 D. where

. There have been several new events______ the program for 2012 long Olympic Games.

A. to add        B. added                C. adding                     D. having been added

 The director of the Bronx zoo has offered a reward ors 1000 to _________ can capture the lion alive or dead which escaped from the zoo.

A. anyone          B. who               C. whoever             D. whom

 It is ________ that I can still remember ______ was discussed at the meeting.

A. sure; when          B. sure; what     C. certain; when       D. certain; what

第三部分 閱讀理解 (共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a short way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.

There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news, information and ideas to the people who read them. They contain links to other websites. And they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react to the ideas of others.

A research company called Perseus has studied more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.

However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products.

At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs.com”. He said the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closed.

One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called The Weblog Handbook. It has been translated into four languages so far.

Miss Blood says Rebecca’s Pocket gets about thirty thousand visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything—politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent being stolen from online bank accounts.

1. The text is mainly written to ________.

A. introduce an Internet website called “blog”     B. tell readers about blogs    

C. introduce a short way of saying “web log”      D. tell readers how to write blogs

2. From the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except ________.

A. different ideas                                             B. medical advice

C. advertisements                                             D. account passwords

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A. Politicians don’t use blogs at all.

B. A lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs.

C. Those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls.

D. Dave Winer closed his “weblogs.com” because of the money shortage.

4. The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that ________.

A. it was created by a woman                                   B. it is about the history of blogs

C. it provides useful information and advice       

D. it has editions in at least four different languages

Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the White House after serving as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve year. On many occasions, Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need to find the right balance in our lives. For her, the elements of that balance are family, work, and public service.

Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947. An excellent student. Hillary also enjoyed sports and was always interested in politics. Graduating from Wellesley College with high honors, she entered Yale Law School, where she developed her special concern for protecting the best interests of children and their families. It was there that she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student.

In 1973, Hillary became a lawyer for the Children’s Defense Fund. In 1975 Hillary left Washington and followed her heart to Arkansas, marrying Bill Clinton. The couple taught together in the University of Arkansas. Their daughter. Chelsea, was born in 1980. As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary continued to work tirelessly for the benefit of children and families. She introduced a program training parents to work with their preschool children. Because of her efforts, Hillary was named Arkansas Mother of the Year in 1984. Hillary Rodham Clinton brings her own special talents, experience, style and interests to the role of First Lady of the US. She played a leading part in national Health Care Reform.

Hilary Clinton was elected to the US Senate (參議院) in 2000, becoming the first Lady elected to public office and the first female senator to represent New York. In 2006, Senator Clinton won re-election to the Senate, and in 2007 she began her historic campaign for President. In 2008, she campaigned for the election of Barrack Obama and Joe Biden, and in November, she was chosen by President elect Obama as Secretary of State.

1．What do we know from the first paragraph?

       A．Hillary Rodham Clinton never finds it hard to balance herself in life.

       B．Family, work and public service are all important to Hillary Clinton.

       C．The experience as First Lady of Arkansas led her to the White House.

       D．Before entering the White House, Hillary had worked for the First Lady. 

2．Why did Hillary leave the Children’s Defense Fund?

       A．Because she wanted to marry Bill Clinton who was in Arkansas.

       B．Because she married Bill Clinton and had to move to Arkansas.

       C．Because she found she fell in love with Arkansas.

       D．Because she was offered a better job in the University of Arkansas.

3．Where did Bill Clinton get his high education?

       A．At Wellesley College.

       B．At the Children’s Defense Fund.

       C．At the University of Arkansas.

       D．At Yale Law School.

4．Which is the right order of the following events?

    a. Hillary was elected to the United States Senate.

    b. Hillary was chosen as Secretary of State.

    c. Hillary served as the First Lady.

    d. Hillary supported Obama in his presidential election.

    e. Hillary began her campaign for President.

       A．c, a, e, d, b      B．c, e, d, b, a      C．a(chǎn), e, c, b, d      D．b, e, c, d, a

IV．短文改錯：（共十個小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（︿）。并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（／）劃掉。修改：在錯詞后劃一橫線并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞。2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

 A few years ago, some tourists pay no attention to environmental protection．They threw waste things about, like plastic bags, fruit skins and waste papers．Sometimes they broke trees, picked up flowers and killed birds; some even made fires in the woods to cook for picnics．What dangerous it was ! Fortunate, great changes have been taken places here．All the tourists have got  used to put their rubbish into dustbins．But they are making great efforts to protect birds and plants as well .They bring our own meals prevent any accidental fire．All these  should be appreciated

Taiyuan, a city in North China, was struck by a heavy snow last week, _____serious traffic problems.

       A．facing          B．faced    C．having faced        D to face

The cartoons made by the artists sell best ,but several years ago no one could imagine how great a role he _____ in the field．

       A．was playing          B．was to play   C．had played     D．played