Every minute he could spare was made use ____ spoken English.

       A. of practising      B. of to practise     C. to practise  D. to practicing

第二部分  閱讀理解  (滿分35分)

第一節(jié)　閱讀理解下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，指出能完成所給句子或回答所提問題的最佳答案。(每小題2分)

What makes a house a home? A home is a place of companionship with people in it who love each other, who are harmonious (和諧的) and closer with one another than with those in the workplace or with classmates at school. A home is a place that’s so magnetic that it’s difficult to leave. In a home there is love, sharing and appreciation, and the members help one another.

I have seen families on the street. But if they live, sleep, talk, and eat together, they are a family, even if they are poorly off. You don’t need a roof to make a home. The truly homeless are some of the rich people who build multi-million-dollar houses and are too busy to really live in them. The truly homeless are those who have turned their home into a hotel lobby. The parents work and the children misbehave. They don’t talk and eat together every day. They rarely see each other. The truly homeless people are those with babysitters, caretakers, gardeners and maids. However, people are unaware of this, as they are too busy making money outside the home that they don’t live in. This is another way of looking at the rich and the homeless. Who is to be pitied?

Control of the computer and the Internet is also important to make a house into a home. If the computer is on all the time, the house turns into an office, even if everyone is at home. Many homes these days are just offices. Human communication has stopped. The computer eats up all the time that one should be giving to others within the home. Using the computer moderately gives us time for play and communication, not with a screen, but with other people.

1 Which of the following may serve as the best title for this passage?

       A. How to make a house a home? B. What makes a house a home?

       C. Who are truly homeless?   D. What is a home for?

2 The purpose of the first paragraph is to tell us ____ .

       A. that where there is home there is love  B. how to have a happy home

       C. what people think a home is     D. the author’s concept of home

3 The underlined word “those” refers to ____ .

       A. people who build multi-million-dollar houses

       B. people who don’t spend time with the family

       C. people who have lost their family members

       D. homeless families living on the street in America

4Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage?

       A. Computers and the Internet are important for a happy home.

       B. A home is a place where you are willing to stay.

       C. Sometimes it’s the rich that should be pitied.

       D. Even the poorest people can have a happy home.

5 According to the passage, which is NOT mentioned as an element (要素) of a home?

       A. Communication.      B. Appreciation.     C. Kindness.    D. Companionship.

第二卷 (非選擇題)

第三部分　寫　　作 (滿分30分)

第一節(jié)　單詞拼寫 (每小題1分)

根據(jù)所給漢語注釋，寫出所缺單詞的正確形式(每空限寫一詞)。

⒈ She works very hard, and she is a great _________(安慰) to her parents.

⒉ It’s ______________ (不必要的) for you to have a talk with her.

⒊ _____________ (雷雨) is common in summer.

⒋ The girl enjoys singing and dancing, and she is _______ (敏銳) at music.

⒌ He is the __________ (冠軍) of the boys’ 200-meter race at the sports meet.

⒍ He likes playing the piano a lot and wants to be a ______ (鋼琴家) in the future.

⒎ The boss is ____________ (樂觀的) about his factory.

⒏ Did you get seasick during the __________ (航海)?

⒐ Please _______ (加熱) the milk until it boils.

⒑ Wool is one of the chief _________ (出口物) of Australia.

 ____ my opinion, we should start out at once.

       A. In       B. On      C. At       D. For

The teacher asked the students ____ any noise in class.

       A. don’t make B. to not make       C. not to make       D. not make

The war made _______ impossible for the scientist to go on with his research.

       A. him           B. it        C. this                D. that

LOS ANGELES--- Two lost hikers who survived three nights in mountains thanks to supplies at a campsite of another hiker who disappeared last year described their suffering, saying they had “the real special thank” for the man who is probably dead.

The couple, Allen, 24, and Brandon Day, 28, were in Southern California for an important conference. They got lost on Saturday west of Palm Springs after wandering off a trail during what was supposed to be a day hike.

Prepared only for a brief hike, they wore light jackets and tennis shoes and had no food, spare clothing or mobile phone. With night closing in, they took shelter in a small cave and spent the night sleepless, freezing and hungry.

On Monday, they discovered a campsite in a dead valley. There was a sleeping mat, a backpack, a disposable razor(一次性剃刀), a spoon and tennis shoes. Day and Allen were delighted, thinking someone there could help them find the way out. But later they realized the place was deserted.

They found identification showing the camper was Donovan, 60, a retired social worker from Virginia. They learned later in his diary that he was an experienced hiker and he disappeared on May 2, 2005, in icy weather.

They found articles in his backpack: a warm sweater for Allen, dry socks for Day and matches. They lit a small signal fire to attract a helicopter crew in the distance, but the crew did not see them.

On Tuesday morning, Day created “a really big smoke signal” that finally attracted a helicopter crew. They were examined at a hospital and had only bruises(擦傷).

“We feel great. We’re thankful. We feel like we’ve been given a second chance,” said Day, who expressed that they wouldn’t give up hiking even after this experience.

1. The passage most probably appears in ________.

A. an advertisement             B. a newspaper    C. a travel guidebook         D. a travel journal

2. Why did Allen and Day go to Southern California?

 A. To go for a short hiking in mountains.    B. To search for the hiker missing a year ago.

 C. To attend an important conference.      D. To enjoy the scenery of Palm Springs.

3. Which of the things the couple found helped them the most?

A. Tennis shoes.      B. A sleeping mat.        C. a warm sweater.     D. Matches.

4. Which of the following statements is TURE?

A. The couple realized the campsite was deserted the moment they found it.

B. The couple at first thought the person in the camp could help them out.

C. It was the icy weather that led to Donovan’s disappearance and death.

D. This experience would prevent the couple hiking again in future.

A centuries-old tradition of wearing a white horse-hair wig in court ended for many judges when a simpler new dress code came into force．

While judges in criminal cases will still wear them, those in civil and family hearings will appear bare-headed in court, wearing a new-style plain black robe, the British government said．

After a long debate, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Philips, head of the judiciary(司法部) in England and Wales, finally ordered the changes in an attempt to modernize the courts．

Wigs have been an emblem(象征) of the British legal system since the 17th century when the fashion for wearing them in wider society went through to the courts．For hundreds of years before the reign(統(tǒng)治)of Charles II, judges and lawyers were expected to come to court with short hair and a beard．

The decision to abandon wigs has disappointed traditionalists who argue that they give judges an air of authority and impartiality．Wigs could also protect them from angry members of the public．John Mortimer, the barrister and author of the “Rumpole of the Bailey” books, opposed the changes．“The idea’s ridiculous! A barrister without his wig would be like a doctor without a stethoscope（聽診器）,” he wrote in a newspaper article when the changes were first proposed．

However, modernists argue that wigs are a hangover from the past that could intimidate people in court．In a newspaper interview, Lord Phillips described wigs as an anachronism（不合時宜之物）that gave the public a false impression of judges．

A Ministry of Justice survey last year found 70 percent of court workers wanted to keep wigs, compared to 42 percent of the public．

1．The reasons why wigs should be kept are the following EXCEPT________．

A．to build up the fair image of the judges．

B．to keep the judges from the harm from the audience．

C．to make the audience fear the judges．

D．to symbolize justice．

2．According to the British government, wigs will still be worn in ________．

A．murder cases         B．divorce cases           C．property cases D．real estate cases

3．The underlined word ‘intimidate’ in Paragraph 4 means ________．

A．frightened             B．dissatisfied            C．a(chǎn)mused                 D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

4．Based on the article, which of the following inferences is TRUE?

A．Wearing wigs were very popular in the 17th century in Britain．

B．A stethoscope to a doctor is what a wig to a traditionalist．

C．The courts started the fashion of wearing wigs．

D．Many people favor the wigs for the judges．

5．The article is mainly about _________．

A．the difficulty in abandoning wigs in court．

B．the history of wearing wigs and the end of it．

C．a(chǎn)bandoning wigs for many judges and the debate caused by it．

D．the opinion of the public and court workers on abandoning wigs．

If I were in _______position of the mayor, I wouldn’t allow _______factory like this standing on the bank of the Yangtze River．

A．a(chǎn)；the           B．the；\              C．the；a                 D．\；the

Generally speaking, the music of one country is quite a lot in ______ with its culture.

  A. use               B. common          C. order            D. same