The traffic in our city is already good and it _____even better.

A．is getting               B．has got            C．gets              D．got

“How did you do it, Dad? How have you  1  not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the  2  to even ask my father this very  3  question. When Dad first 4 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles  5  he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were   6 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

       “I had this little 7 that I would recite to myself 8 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 9 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 10 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 11 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 12 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奧的） words  13  became part of my daily routine as well.

       About a month after this talk with my father, I 14 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（斷言）with one affirmation listed for each 15 of the year.

       I 16 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 17 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 18 poem that had helped my 19 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

       God, give me the Serenity （平靜）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 20 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

1．A．failed                    B．succeeded         C．managed             D．tried

2．A. courage            B．a(chǎn)bility            C．wisdom            D．confidence

3．A. interesting          B．personal         C．hard             D．unanswered

4．A. started             B．enjoyed        C．minded          D．stopped

5．A. every time          B．a(chǎn)ll time            C．next time         D．last time

6．A. anxious            B．glad              C．a(chǎn)fraid             D．eager

7．A. book               B．passage             C．poem                 D．list

8．A. at least             B．a(chǎn)t most           C．a(chǎn)t first              D．a(chǎn)t last

9．A. comment           B．praise             C．contribution        D．reply

10．A. words            B．phrases            C．letters             D．sentences

11．A. strange           B．different           C．simple              D．tough

12．A. shared           B．talked              C．read               D．impressed

13．A. surprisingly        B．immediately       C．increasingly        D．regularly

14．A. brought            B．bought          C．received             D．a(chǎn)ccepted

15．A. hour               B．week            C．month               D．day

16．A. easily              B．hurriedly         C．sadly                D．peacefully

17．A. Tears             B．Smiles             C．Sweat             D．Satisfaction

18．A. correct           B．impossible        C．original           D．exact

19．A. mother           B．father           C．friend                 D．classmate

20．A. believe          B．benefit           C．change           D．do

One night, Mrs. Riley, an elderly woman, was walking along a dark London street. She was carrying her handbag in one hand and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in the street except two youths. They were standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fail hair, the other was short and fat with a beard.

       The youths waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall youth held her from behind while the other youth tried to seize her handbag.

       Suddenly, Mrs. Riley threw the tall youth over her shoulder. He crashed into the other youth and they both landed on the ground. Without speaking, Mrs. Riley struck both of them on the head with her handbag and walked calmly away.

       The two surprised youths were still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the youths and walked into the South West London Judo（柔道）Club.

1．The two youths stood in a dark shop doorway because _____.

       A．they had nothing to do                 B．they were homeless

      C．they meant to rob somebody            D．they were guarding the shop

2．What did Mrs. Riley do to the two youths?

       A．She hurt them seriously.                B．She taught them a lesson.

       C．She reported them to the police.        D．She sent them to a judo club.

3．The story tells about an elderly woman who _____.

       A．often went shopping at night         B．was brave and wise

       C．worked in a shopping center         D．had a skill of self – defense

There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.

       But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do a little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.

       You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.

1．Open education allows the students to _____.

      A．grow as the educated                  B．be responsible for their future

      C．develop their own interests              D．discover subjects outside class

2．Open education may be a good idea for students who _____.

       A．enjoy learning with teachers’ help        B．worry about grades at school

       C．do well in a traditional classroom        D．a(chǎn)re responsible for their life

3．Some students will do little in an open classroom because _____.

       A．there are too few rules                B．they hate activities

       C．there are no teachers                  D．they worry about the rules

4．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

       A．Some traditional teachers do not like it.

       B．Many teachers do not believe in open education.

       C．Teachers may have problems in open classrooms.

       D．The teacher’s feelings and attitudes are important.

5．Which of the following best summarizes the passage?

       A．Open education is like a coin that has two sides.

       B．Open education is better than traditional education.

       C．Teachers dislike open education.

       D．Open education is a good idea in practice.

Pocket Tape – Recorders “Family and Home Magazine” test what’s on the market now.

       Pearlcorder S702 $ 64

       This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn’t turn off automatically.

       Tape length：30 minutes per side. Weight：240g.

       Sony M9 $ 49.95

       Small and very good looking, Sony’s latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape – recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatically, but a red light shows if the machine is still running.

       Tape length：60 minutes per side. Weight：195g.

       Sony M400 $ 115

       Lots of little control buttons that make a noise are difficult to use. Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic switch – off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful.

       Tape length：60 minutes per side. Weight：230g.

       Imperial OEM MC7 $ 29.95

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       Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own – make of cassette. No light to show it is on；no fast – forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.

       Tape length：30 minutes per side. Weight：285g.

       Philips 585 $ 80

       Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm – designed for dictation. No recording light.

       Tape length：15 minutes per side. Weight：220g.

1．The machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is the _____.

       A．Pearlcorder S702                    B．Sony M9

       C．Sony M400                         D．Imperial OEM MC7

2．If you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose the _____

       A．Pearlcorder S702                  B．Sony M9

       C．Sony M400                           D．Philips 585

3．Which of the following allows you to record longest but costs you least?

       A．Philips 585                           B．Imperial OEM MC7

       C．Sony M400                         D．Sony M9

4．What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC7 have?

       A．No light shows when it is on.          B．It requires a special cassette.

       C．It picks up background noise .          D．The record button makes a noise.

When people lose legs after accidents or illnesses, emergency care and artificial limbs（假肢）often allow them to walk again. Newts （蠑螈） in the same situation, on the other hand, can grow limbs back on their own! Scientists have known for a long time that certain animals can re–grow limbs, but they haven’t quite figured out how these creatures do it.

       Researchers have now come up with some new ideas. Their work may give people the ability to re – grow lost limbs. The researchers started with two simple experiments：when you cut a newt’s leg at the ankle, only the foot grows back；when you cut off a leg at the very end, the whole leg grows back. In both cases, the re–growth begins with stem cells. Stem cells can develop into nearly any type of cell in the body.

       How do a newt’s stem cells know when to grow only a foot and when to re–grow a whole leg?

       This question relates to another mystery. In newts, a cut–off leg will grow back only if the nerve bundle（神經(jīng)束）in it also grows back , but if something prevents the nerve bundle from growing, the stem cells at the wound won’t re–grow a new leg.

       In its study, a British team focused on a protein called nAG. When the team prevented nerves in a limb from growing, but added the nAG protein to stem cells in the limb, the limb still re–grew. That protein seems to guide limb re–growth. People have proteins that are similar to nAG. Further research into these materials may someday help human limbs recover by themselves.

1．In the experiments, the researchers cut off a newt’s foot or leg to find out _____.

      A．what stem cells were               B．whether they would grow back

      C．how long it would take to re–grow    D．how they would re – grow

2．A newt will re–grow its leg if _____.

       A．its ankle was cut off but the nerve bundle was good

       B．its leg was cut off and the nerve bundle stopped growing

       C．its leg was cut off and the nerve bundle could grow back

       D．its ankle and the nerve bundle were cut off

3．What do the underlined words “these materials” refer to?

      A．Nerve bundles and proteins.              B．Proteins similar to nAG.

      C．Stem cells and proteins.                  D．Stem cells and nerve bundles.

4．The first sentence of the passage _____.

      A．a(chǎn)cts as a lead–in                       B．shows where researchers got their new ideas

       C．states the author’s opinion              D．describes the result of researchers’ studies

Anxiety is the appropriate emotion when the immediate personal terror—of a volcano, an arrow, a stab（刺傷）in the back and other disasters— is directed against one’s self–disappears.

       The kind of word that produces anxiety is actually a world of relative safety, a world in which no one feels that he himself is facing sudden death. The anxiety exists as an uneasy state of mind, in which one has a feeling that something unspecified（不具體的）and indeterminable may go wrong. If the world seems to be going well, this produces anxiety—for good times may end. If the world is going badly—it may get worse. Anxiety tends to be without focus；the anxious person doesn’t know whether to blame himself or other people. He isn’t sure whether it is a change in climate or the atom bomb that is to blame for this unclear sense of unease.

       It is clear that we have developed a society which depends on having the right amount of anxiety to make it work. While we agree that too much anxiety is harmful to mental health, we have come to rely on anxiety to push us into seeing a doctor about a symptom（癥狀）which may indicate cancer, into checking up on that old life–insurance policy which may have out–of–date provisions in it, into having a conference with Bill’s teacher even though his report card looks all right.

       People who are anxious enough keep their car insurance up, have the brakes checked, and don’t take a second drink when they have to drive. People who are too anxious either refuse to go into cars at all or drive so tensely that they help cause accidents. People who aren’t anxious enough take chance after chance, which increases the terrible accidents of the roads.

1．In the world that produces anxiety, _____.

     A．people have sudden uneasiness          B．everything goes well

      C．people are clear about their life          D．danger is almost everywhere

2．The author holds that _____.

      A．a(chǎn)nxiety is a good thing

      B．a(chǎn)nxiety is a symptom of mental illness

       C．some anxiety can lead to changes for the better

       D．no anxiety is bad for society

3．Accidents of the road tend to be caused by _____.

      A．a(chǎn)ll those who are too anxious             B．a(chǎn)ll those who have anxiety

       C．those who have no anxiety               D．those who are not anxious enough

4．The best title for the passage would be _____.

      A．Anxiety                                  B．The Right Amount of Anxiety

      C．Anxiety vs Safety                          D．Different Attitudes to Anxiety

—Any good news?

       —Not really.  1 So I was left behind after school yesterday.

       — 2

       —Sometimes I do. The day before yesterday, I was quiet in my history class but I still had to      stay after school.

       — 3

       —Because I fell asleep. But it wasn’t my fault. 4

       —I advise you to take school more seriously. If you don’t pass your exam, you will have to       drop out and work as a result.

       — 5 If I have a job, I have to do dull work every day. But now I am in school, I must listen       to dull teachers every day.

       —Something must be wrong with you. Go to the psychologist first.

       A．You are lazy.                                       B．I don’t understand.

       C．You made your teacher angry.               D．Better keep quiet in class.

       E．The lesson is dull.

       F．I don’t think it makes much difference.

       G．I was talking without being asked in class.

1．Old people should cross the road as _____（小心）as possible.                  

2．Being _____（好奇）,the boy asked his father many questions

       about monkeys.                                                        

3．What you said just now really hurt me, but I have _____（原諒）you.          

4．Generally speaking, it is not polite to _____（盯著）at people.                  

5．We’ll never forget the _____（英雄）who lost their lives in the war.             

6．Nobody can _____（分離） Taiwan from the mainland of China         

7．The Red Cross is an  _____（國際）organization helping people in need.      

8．Celebrating Christmas with students is an unforgettable _____  （經(jīng)歷）

that I’ll cherish forever.                                                 

9．On formal occasions, the Chinese people greet each other by

       _____（握）hands.                                                  

10．The _____（設(shè)備）of the photographic studio was expensive.                   

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

   此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

   此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

   此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

   注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

Dear Paul,

    How is everything? I’m writing to tell you about

the race be held at 2:00 pm next Tuesday. You are one                                1．_____

of the ten runner in your class in the race, and you                                          2．_____

need to be at school gate by 1:30 pm that day. The                                        3．_____

race began at 1:40. All racers will start from the gate. Then                                  4．_____

turn right and run along Zhongshan Road till you see the                                   5．_____

traffic lights there you’ll turn right again and keep running                                   6．_____

along Guang’an Street till you will come to the Post Office.                                 7．_____

There turn right, go on to the bank of the river, crossing the bridge                      8．_____

and take a left turn. Finally, they are to reach the finish line.                               9．_____

By the way, if you want much information, please let me know.                           10．_____

Yours,

Allan