Free and secure accommodation, no bills and even the odd home-cooked meal. It sounds like the perfect living arrangement for cash-strapped(缺乏現(xiàn)金的) students.

Two mothers believe they have devised a way for struggling students to save on accommodation costs when they leave home to study at university.

Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude have launched Student Swaps, an online accommodation forum (論壇) for parents and students, in advance of the introduction in September of ￡3,000 higher education top-up fees.

Their website says, “The principle behind Student Swaps is to enable students to literally swap (交換) family homes.” The website will hold a database of students who would like to swap and link them with suitable matches. So those from one town / city could swap with those from a different town / city.

The site describes itself as offering a “cost-free accommodation alternative… at a time of growing student debt”. There is no charge for the service at the moment but Ms Barnham and Ms Flude intend to introduce a ￡10 annual fee if it becomes established.

However, the National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that, while the scheme may sound appealing to struggling freshers, it lacks any formal regulation.

Veronica King, NUS vice-president of welfare, said, “The fact that this scheme has even been suggested is evidence to the high levels of debt students now face on graduation.” Recent research has shown that students are more likely to live at home in coming years, in a bid to cut down on the cost of a degree.

“This is worrying, as it may mean that students choose their university on the basis of where it is, rather than because it offers the best course for them. It also means students will miss out on what is for some a key part of the student experience-living away from home.”

71. A “cash-strapped” student means one who __________.

A. lacks money                                   B. prefers to stay at home

C. is careful with money                        D. wants to change cash

72. What is Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude’s purpose of launching Student Swaps?

A. To provide cheaper accommodation for students.

B. To let students stay close to their universities.

C. To help students spend less on accommodation costs.

D. To let students exchange ideas freely online.

73. What can students do on Student Swaps?

A. They can find students to exchange homes with.

B. They can make friends with students from a different city.

C. They can borrow money to pay for their higher education.

D. They can voice their opinions against the rising cost of a degree.

74. Now many students would prefer a university _________.

A. which can give them free accommodation                  B. which is not far away from their homes

C. which offers the best courses                                D. which can offer home-cooked meals

75. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. High Cost Troubles University Students in UK.

B. Students Swaps is Welcomed by Students in UK.

C. Two Mothers’ Good Intention to Help Students in UK.

D. Website Helps Students Live at Someone Else’s Home.

You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of __________.

A. date     B. order      C. shape        D. balance

 _________ is known to all, the moon travels round the earth once every month.

       A. It                                   B. As                           C. That                        D. What

. ---Is Bob still performing?

   ---I’m afraid not. He is said ______ the stage already as he has become an official.

A.to have left       B.to leave       C.to have been left       D.to be left

There are_____things more important to society than educating children and providing healthcare to families．

      A．few                     B．a(chǎn) few                   C．more                     D．many

That’s such a well-known place______everyone wants to visit______ we can find it in the map of the world.

A. that, as    B. as, as    C. that, that    D. as, that

The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without _____his note .

A. bringing up       B. referring to    C. looking for     D. trying on

第二節(jié) 完形填空 （共20小題， 每小題1分， 滿分20分）

Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and  31  ! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily  32  where there is no place to go, or so. It seems you’re stuck. But    33  is not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel  34  for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are  35  to become solution minded.

I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb,   36  about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and  37  to put my hands or feet so that I could  38  upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do  39  . I began to look again for a(n)  40  . I then noticed a   41  sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and  42  myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my  43  if I pulled myself up. I can  44  remember his answer, “I don’t know. Why don’t you try it and see?”

In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the  45  that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about how we define(定義)it. Have we failed,   46  is it just a setback?

Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a   47  unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n)  48  to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are   49  stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people  50  those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.

31. A. amusing              B. challenging               C. boring               D. surprising

32. A. put away             B. take up                     C. end up                     D. lead to

33. A. searching            B. regretting                 C. refusing            D. quitting

34. A. sorry                  B. free                         C. amazed             D. surprised

35. A. unlikely                  B. forced                      C. asked                D. bound

36. A. shocked                  B. stuck                        C. suffered            D. struck

37. A. nowhere             B. somewhere               C. anywhere          D. wherever

38. A. continue             B. improve                   C. promote            D. enjoy

39. A. everything          B. something                C. anything            D. nothing

40. A. attention             B. appreciation              C. solution             D. expectation

41. A. track                  B. sign                         C. tree                   D. rock

42. A. turn                    B. push                        C. pull                  D. build

43. A. quantity                  B. feet                          C. weight                     D. burden

44. A. still                    B. never                       C. hardly               D. ever

45. A. destination          B. situation                   C. location             D. occasion

46. A. however             B. otherwise                 C. or                     D. yet

47. A. learner                B. failure                      C. thinker                  D. winner

48. A. signal                 B. excuse                      C. comment           D. imagine

49. A. easily                 B. hardly                      C. simply                     D. nearly

50. A. develop                     B. deserve                    C. promise             D. accept

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并填在答題卡上。

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.

When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked   21   at me and said “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say.   22  several seconds all I could do was to stand there and   23   down at him. My first thought was he must need   24   while doing his homework   25   he was trying to prepare me for some   26  .

Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?”  “ 27  .” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment. ”

The next day I   28   his teacher at my office to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had responded .

   “   29   , most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first   30   we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The point is,” the teacher explained, “feeling   31   is an important part of   32   . It’s something all human beings   33   . What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too   34   that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be able to tell his dad that he loves him. ”

    The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me   35  , I held on to him for an extra second. And just                36   he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you. ”

    I didn’t know if saying that would make   37   of us healthier, but we did feel pretty   38  . Maybe   39   time when one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole   40   to think of the right answer. 

21. A. down                  B. away               C. out                  D. up

22. A. After               B. For                   C. In                   D. On

23. A. glare                  B. get                    C. stare                D. knock

24. A. money           B. time                  C. help                D. paper

25. A. or                      B. but                   C. when               D. while

26. A. money              B. news                C. test                 D. explanation

27. A. Anything            B. Nothing            C. Important        D. Interesting

28. A. advised             B. told                  C. called              D. informed

29. A. Basically             B. Fortunately        C. Usually           D. Frequently

30. A. allowed                   B. agreed               C. suggested         D. planned

31. A. loved                  B. helpful                    C. interested         D. trusted

32. A. body                  B. work                C. study               D. health

33. A. agree                  B. understand        C. know                     D. require

34. A. bad                    B. good                C. easy                D. hard

35. A. that day                  B. that moment      C. that evening     D. that morning

36. A. before                B. after                 C. because           D. as

37. A. neither          B. either              C. most               D. few

38. A. terrible         B. disappointed      C. bad                 D. good

39. A. next                   B. last                   C. each                D. every

40. A. afternoon            B. morning            C. day                 D. week

根據(jù)語境、首字母或漢語提示寫出詞匯(共2分)

          1. How many people p__________ in the opening ceremony?

          2. Everyone should o________ the traffic rules..

          3. Would you please do me a f_______ to push the car to start.

          4. As a _________(目擊者), he gave the police a vivid description of the accident.