- Robert is indeed a wise man.

  - Oh, yes. How often I have regretted _____ his advice!

  A. to take           B. taking               C. not to take         D. not taking

. My father likes outdoor activities,_______ my mother prefers staying at home.

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

Unmarried women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a ______（分開的）festival.

Don’t worry. You _______ have the tickets for the games.

A. should      B. shall                        C. must               D. may

Many working women ________ relatives to help take care of their children.

       A. depend with             B. depend to                 C. rely in                      D. rely on

Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.

That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?

We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of becoming old and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter made banana bread for the neighbors and had her children send it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (an organization where old people are cared for) when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.

Now in an American family, people can find that___________.

A．children never live with their parents                         

B．not all working people live with their parents

C．old people are supported by their grandchildren   

D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.

A．they had never seen a baby before 

B．the baby was clever and beautiful                   

C．the baby brought them the image of life

D．the baby's mother would take care of them            

Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?

A．Because they have relationships with their grandparents.            

B．Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.

C . Because they have nothing to worry about.                        

D．Because their teachers ask them to act like that.

Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?

A．The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.

B．The old get excited when they see a baby. _{高@考☆資&源*網(wǎng)}

C．The old can cure the young when they are sick.

D．Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

       第二部分 閱瀆理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

    閱讀—列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

              After the terrible car accident, the whole world had been completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years, for he became both blind and deaf after the doctor had saved him. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such a sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him. By and by he finally regained the courage to live on.

   On a hot summer afternoon he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all of a sudden. He stood under a large tree in order not to get himself wet. Unfortunately he was struck down to the ground by a lightning. The witnesses thought him dead but he woke up some twenty minutes later, lying face down in muddy water below the tree. He felt that he was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he didn’t dare to believe that he saw a plough lying near the wall. When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, she shouted to their neighbors for help. And he saw her and heard her voice for the first time in nearly 10 years.

    The news of Robert’s regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread across his area, and many doctors came to prove the truth of the news. Most of them said that he gained sight and hearing again obviously from the knock of the lightning. However, none of them could give believable reasons. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way for them to regain was by another sudden shock. 

66. When Robert Edwards learned he lost both sight and hearing, he ______.

A. was looked down upon by his former companions        

B. was unwilling to face the fact

 C. lost the courage of continuing his life          

    D. regretted for what he had done

67. On a hot afternoon Robert Edwards stood under a big tree because______.

   A. he didn’t want to get himself wet

   B. he hoped to cool himself in the shade 

C. he was waiting for his wife to carry him home

   D. he wished to be cured by a sudden shock

68. Which word can best describe the feeling of Robert Edwards when he came to himself?

  A. Regretful.      B.Pleasantly surprised.

C.Nervous.       D.Doubtful.

69. When hearing the news that Robert had regained his sight and hearing, many doctors came here to______.

  A. call on him                          B. ask him for help

  C. find out the real reason                   D. know whether it was true.

We____finish it ahead of time, though it was such a tough task.

  A. could    B. would    C. were able to    D. ought to

“I ___in the room, watching TV.” I told the policeman who had driven here to question me.

  A. stayed    B. stay     C. was staying   D. am staying

       It was once called the Sea of Bamboo, but now only one fifth of the area ______ covered with bamboo, and sixty percent of other plants ______ taken the place of the bamboo.

       A. are; have                  B. is; has                      C. is; have                    D. are; has