II. 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從   21—40題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。
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they  21  . Yet, all living things still show the  22   of aging, which will eventually  23   death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the  24   they form do not function as well as they   25  in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less   26  against disease and is more   27  to have accident.
A number of related causes may  28  aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not  29   when they die. As a person ages,  30   of brain cells and muscle cells decreases.  31   body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the  32  cells may not be as workable or as capable  33   growth as those of a young person.
Another   34   in aging may be changes within the cells   35  . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known   36  with age and become less elastic (有彈性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皺紋) and   37 . This is also the reason why old people   38   in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and   39  information that the cells need． Aging may affect this   40   and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
21. A．would             B．be used to               C．used to            D． used
22. A．function      B．effect             C．affect         D． appearance
23. A．lead in        B．give in                    C．run into          D． result in
24. A．hands         B．feet                       C．heart             D． organs
25. A．do           B．has done               C．did               D． had done
26. A．energy       B．protection            C．vigor         D． power
27. A．likely         B．probable              C．possible          D． alike
28. A．attend to       B．contribute to         C．add to          D． devote to
29. A．replaced      B．reborn                 C．recovered     D． surrendered
30. A．a number      B．the amount          C．the number   D． a great deal
31. A．The others          B．The other         C．Another       D． Other
32. A．old           B．left                          C．new          D． other
33. A．to           B．for                    C．of            D． in
34. A．factor         B．effect                        C．reason          D． element
35. A．for themselves B．of themselves       C．themselves    D． on their own
36.   A．change         B．to have changed    C．to change     D． to be changed
37. A．hangs loose   B．hangs loosely      C．is hanging loosely    D．is hanging loose
38. A．increase        B．shrink                 C．lengthen       D． decrease
39. A．pass away     B．pass by                C．pass off        D． pass on
40. A．improvement  B．procession           C．approach      D． process

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the music arts are   50   at the bottom of the list. Too often, music is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education which should be first taken into account. This view is   51  . In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it    52   their thinking and values, as well as the social   53   it came from. Rock music   54   a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical   55  . Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of feeling that cannot be   56   any other way.   57   can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and   58   to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human being “talk” to each other. They are the   59   of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be   60    others. When we do not give children   61   to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we   62   from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The   63   do. Music is an important way we express the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more   64   than people seem to realize.
50. A. embarrassedly        B. doubtfully            C. unavoidably          D. unexpectedly
51. A. aggressive         B. shortsighted       C. reasonable              D. instructive
52. A. reflects               B. promotes                      C. dominates         D. changes
53. A. position                     B. benefit                        C. standard                     D. environment
54. A. takes in           B. stands for            C. makes up                 D. looks through
55. A. instruments             B. families                      C. traditions                    D. seasons
56. A. acquired             B. understood         C. abandoned                 D. noticed
57. A. Music                        B. Entertainment    C. Mathematics                D. Science
58. A. stick                        B. refer                            C. lead                                  D. respond
59. A. means               B. languages           C. features                 D. achievements
60. A. compared with       B. imposed on         C. shared with              D. drawn from
61. A. solution                 B. access                        C. entrance                         D. direction
62. A. take away          B. set aside              C. draw up                     D. work out
63. A. musicians                 B. teachers                    C. courses                           D. arts
64. A. enjoyable         B. wasteful               C. necessary                       D. negative

完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
Travel in most of Europe is easy. An agreement between the 15 European Union countries in 1995 means that citizens from most European countries can travel across borders without needing a visa.
Each of the 12 countries that has   36   its own currency (貨幣) to accept the euro has its own   37  . So how have these countries been able to   38  ? And how has each country prepared for the birth of this new currency? Firstly, many people in Europe,  39  in west Europe, speak English. The European Convention on Human Rights says that all people have a  40  to learn and use their traditional language.
But at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, the official language for all business is   41  . And every European country requires students to study English for many years at   42  . Other languages may be offered, too. But English is a   43   .
"If I meet someone, I try Spanish. Then I try   44  . And if it's not   45   , I say "Hello". That' s the signal, and we communicate no matter what country we come from." Said Maria Ortega, a ski instructor in the Pyrenees,   46   French and Spanish are mainly used.
Each country has its own   47   culture. Though the French may be famous for their 1,000 types of cheese and the Greeks are known to  48   olive oil on everything, most people in Europe like  49  strong coffee on their breakfast table. Another drink is held  50  throughout the continent. Europe's vineyards(葡萄園) may be famous, but the real drink of Europe is   51  . Europeans consume tons of it.
Football, of course, also helps to    52    all of Europe. Many fans are obsessed (著迷) with   53   and with international stars. David Beckham, of England' s Manchester United, is a hero to Europeans in the same   54   that Michael Jordan is to   55   .
36. A. given up                    B. ended up          C. agreed with                   D. started with
37. A. money                B. right                             C. border                          D. culture
38. A. meet                          B. unite                            C. travel                            D. accept
39. A. specially         B. generally             C. particularly                  D. normally
40. A. chance                 B. right                             C. wish                              D. place
41. A. French                  B. German                 C. English                     D. Spanish
42. A. school                  B. work                             C. home                            D. table
43. A. subject                 B. tool                         C. need                          D. must
44. A. English                 B. French                    C. German                  D. Greek
45. A. listening                    B. spoken                   C. working                   D. heard
46. A. as                          B. where                     C. since                             D. whose
47. A. food                           B. art                          C. drink                              D. life
48. A. add                             B. spread                    C. spend                            D. put
49. A. a kind of          B. a lot of                  C. a cup of                D. a taste of
50. A. in common       B. in general                C. in need                     D. in special
51. A. beer                           B. wine                             C. coffee                           D. soup
52. A. attract            B. tie                                C. play                          D. watch
53. A. opera                         B. bread                           C. music                            D. football
54. A. direction                   B. level                             C. way                          D. game
55. A. basketballers           B. British              C. athletes   D. Americans

Ⅱ語言知識及應用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）
第一節(jié)完形填空（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21～30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最
佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Scottsdale was a typical American suburb in the 1950s,with children going to each other's houses to play, or riding their bikes around the neighbourhood.  But for Steven Spielberg none of these “normal” activities were very excitmg. Instead he made his own entertainment, like the time he 21  his younger sisters that he had a dead body in his bedroom and almost frightened them to death.
When Steven was about seven years o1d,  he developed  a    22     for television,  despite the 23   his parents made t control the children's viewing. His father  24   placed hair on the television“ON' switch to know when Steven watched TV.  But Steven would    25   its pasition and replace it after watching hours of television.
A chance finally came for Steven to  26   his ability to entertain with his enthusiasm for television. When his father received a movie camera for Father’s Day, the movies he took,“according to Steven, were 27 .Annoyed by his son's 28   criticism（批評），he gave the camera to Steven.
Steven proved to be a( an) 29 with the camera and quickly made several films using his own toys as the performers. His parents were 30  by how Iife-like they were and so he began a  magnificent movie career.
21.  A. convinced    B. reminded    C. promised      D. encouraged
22.  A. gift         B. need        C. concem        D. love
23.  A. decisions    B. suggestions    C.attempts        D. preparations
24.  A quietly       B. secretly      C hopefully      D. successfully
25.  A locate        B. relate        C. memorize     D.  examine
26.  A combine       B. compare     C. connect       D.  accompany
27.  A spccial       B.terrible       C. entertaining    D .surprising
28.  A occasional    B. humourous   C .unreasonable    D .constant
29 . A winner       B. expert       C. natural        D native
30. A .satisfied      B. amazed      C. puzzled       D .inspired

第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項
A “Panda Express” plane carrying Mei Lan, three, and Tai Shan, four, landed in Chengdu, where the   36   will join China’s panda – breeding programme.
The pandas were   37  while the two sets of parents were borrowed from China to US zoos. Lent pandas and their young babies must eventually   38   to China.
They both will experience a period of   39   to help themselves deal with the change of language and   40  . Zoo – keepers have advertised for an English – Chinese   41   to teach Mei Lan the Sichuan dialect so that she can understand basic   42  . In Chengdu, mei Lan, from Zoo Atlanta, and Tai Shan, a male from Washington, will have their high – fibre US diet   43   with steamed bread and bamboo shoots.
Since the days of the Cold War China has   44   lent pandas as goodwill gestures, giving rise to the term “panda diplomacy (外交)”. Tai Shan’s   45   will remain at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington and,   46  , will return to China at the end of their 10 – year loan.
Animal keeper Nicole Meese, who held Tai Shan as a baby, traveled with the animals on the “Panda Express” to China. “Mei Lan was a little   47  , but basically they were both OK,” she said. “I’m going to   48  him terribly.”
She has   49   Tai Shan to understand   50   and prepared a booklet of hand signals to help his new   51   at the Bifengzia Breeding Base in Ya’an, Sichuan.
She was the first baby panda born at Zoo Atlanta, bringing thousands more   52   to the zoo and to its webcam online. And she is expected to stay a media   53  in China: people are being asked to   54   potential mates (配偶) via a website. Superman Kobe and Young Yong, or Doubly Brave, are among the   55  . Experts will also add to more into the choice.
36．A．hosts         B．guests          C．couple         D．pair
37．A．exchanged          B．purchased     C．born         D．raised
38．A．return          B．reflect         C．appeal         D．explain
39．A．recovery      B．adjustment       C．hardships     D．growth
40．A．creature clock  B．climate        C．character      D．food
41．A．school         B．dictionary     C．interpreter     D．teacher
42．A．attitudes      B．commands       C．conditions     D．knowledge
43．A．replaced      B．recycled       C．compared     D．combined
44．A．offered        B．created        C．displayed     D．borrowed
45．A．roommates       B．acquaintances   C．keepers        D．parents
46．A．otherwise     B．therefore      C．too           D．anyway
47．A．curious        B．lonely          C．desperate     D．nervous
48．A．mourn         B．tolerate        C．miss         D．pity
49．A．guaranteed       B．trained         C．expected      D．advised
50．A．gestures       B．movements      C．functions     D．pictures
51．A．colleagues     B．keepers        C．researchers       D．owners
52．A．pandas         B．visitors        C．reporters      D．dollars
53．A．problem      B．phenomenon    C．task          D．star
54．A．suggest        B．select         C．match          D．accuse
55．A．electors       B．partners       C．candidates     D．Employers

Ⅲ、完形填空(每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few  36 . On their faces was confidence（自信）. This was their last exam—then on to   37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they   38  get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take  39   of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)   40   task. The professor had said they could bring   41  books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not   42  each other during the test.^
43  they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles   44  on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed   45  the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the   46  faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”   47  a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished   48  .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   49 ,” He said. “I just want to impress upon you that   50   you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   51  you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively  52  in everyday practice.” Then smiling, he added, “You will all  53  this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just   54 .”
They years have   55  the name of his professor, but not the lesson he taught.
36. A. seconds           B. minutes             C. hours                D. days
37. A. interview            B. discussion      C. education          D. graduation
38. A. would                 B. must                 C. had to           D. used to
39. A. hold                   B. control                 C. charge           D. place
40. A. interesting           B. necessary           C. easy                  D. unusual
41. A. no                  B. either                C. any                   D. all
42. A. listen to                 B. look at                 C. refer to                D. talk to
43. A. Nervously           B. Joyfully            C. Quickly             D. Curiously
44. A. appeared             B. changed            C. froze                 D. stopped
45. A. then                   B. as                        C. before           D. after
46. A. pleased           B. worried             C. surprised       D. moved
47. A. Not                   B. Once                 C. Only                 D. Even
48. A. all                     B. none                 C. one                   D. it
49. A. wondered            B. enjoyed             C. hated                D. expected
50. A. right now            B. as though          C. now that            D. even though
51. A. exam                  B. subject                 C. question            D. college
52. A. valuable                 B. difficult            C. common            D. strange
53. A. pass                    B. fail                   C. take                  D. start
54. A. begun                 B. completed     C. failed                D. succeeded
55. A. forgot                 B. remembered      C. strengthened      D. Weakened

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)?
閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
In the United States more than 80 colleges now accept just only women. Most of them were founded in the 19th century. They were set up to  36  women the education they could not get anywhere else. At that time  37  of the universities and colleges  38  only men. In the past 20 years many young women have  39   to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a  40 ，some women's colleges decided to accept men students, too. Others still refused to change. Now the women's colleges are  41  again.
The president of Trinity College in Washington D.C said by the end of the 1980s women had come to  42  that studying at the same colleges with men and women did not mean  43   had the same chance to  44   .The president of Smith College in Massachusette said “ A women’s college  45  women to choose classes and activities  46 . For example, if a woman student wants to learn maths, she will be given the chance . So the percentage of students who like to study maths in a women’s college is  47  than that in a college with men and women.”?
Experts say men students in the United States  48  have enough courage to speak in class. 49 ,women students can’t. In a women’s college, women feel free to say  50  they want to. According to a report, women colleges also  51  leadership ability in many fields. At a women college, every  52  office is held by women. Recent studies  53   that this leadership continues after  54  . The studies also prove that it is easier for the American women who went to women’s college to  55  successful jobs later in life. Maybe that is why this kind of college is liked by people now.
36.A. make    B. elect       C. offer          D. call ?
37.A. some    B. most       C. few           D. none ?
38.A. liked    B. accepted    C. attracted       D. helped ?
39.A. chosen   B. failed      C. regretted       D. hated ?
40.A. goal     B. model      C. result         D. level ?
41.A. separate   B. troublesome   C. special     D. popular ?
42.A. forget     B. realize     C. expect        D. remember ?
43.A. students   B. presidents   C. men         D. women ?
44.A. work     B. visit       C. choose        D. survive ?
45.A. permits   B. forbits     C. forces          D. reminds ?
46.A. obviously   B. freely    C. exactly          D. immediately ?
47.A. smaller    B. more      C. higher          D. lower ?
48.A. usually    B. never      C. sometimes      D. seldom ?
49.A. Finally     B. Therefore   C. However       D. Besides ?
50.A. how         B. what     C. when          D. where ?
51.A. bring down   B. bring over   C. bring round   D. bring about ?
52.A. governing   B. cleaning   C. serving         D. booking ?
53.A. mean       B. show      C. warn          D. conclude ?
54.A. school      B. work      C. graduation      D. death ?
55.A. hold       B. gather      C. lose           D. require

第二節(jié)：完形填空 (共20小題，每題1分, 滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-40各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心愛的）__21__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__22__” the love as their__23__ones grow old．They will have to__24__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_   25  _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__26_  country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one   27   10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to   28   from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The    29    for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__30__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__31__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__32_．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__33__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社會保險）plan which is__34__protecting those__35__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __36_they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__37__, China will have fewer working people, __38__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __39__its people to have more than one child in the future__40_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（穩(wěn)定的）．
21．A．only        B．lonely    C.friendly        D．heartily
22．A．take up  B．take back  C．pay back D．pay for
23．A．hated     B．loved       C．tired      D．hearted
24．A．care for    B．bring up   C．look for    D．pay attention to
25．A．daughter’s or son’s     B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s       D．aunt’s or uncle’s
26．A．an old      B．an aging   C．a developing    D．a developed
27．A．where       B．when     C．which       D．that
28．A．an article  B．an email   C．a magazine      D．a report
29．A．conclusion      B．character       C．figure      D．survey
30．A．tradition   B．opinion  C. saying          D．way
31．A．in favor of      B．in search of   C．in the way of    D．in the face of
32．A．out   B．off   C．ahead     D．behind
33．A．friends     B．relatives    C．parents     D．children
34．A．an act      B．a case       C．a program       D．a plan
35．A．in danger        B．in need     C．in desperate      D．in disaster
36．A．but    B．or     C．and   D．so
37．A．strong    B．realistic  C．rich   D．old
38．A．as     B．which       C．what  D．that
39．A．forbid      B．promise   C. encourage        D．order
40．A．so that      B．though      C．even if     D．because

完形填空
I came to study in the US last fall. My life had been quite  1 since I arrived at
Andover. Although I had quite a few extracurricular (課外的) activities, I hadn’t taken any official leadership position.
This  2 changed when I received an e-mail from Ms Griffith, my cluster dean (主
任),    3 that a few female DC Rep was needed. DC Rep 4 Discipline Committee Representative.  5 boarding school students break serious rules, like using  6  , getting drunk or cheating in the studies. The punishments given to such students are   7 by a DC Rep, a house counselor, two student representatives, the cluster dean. I was really interested in becoming a DC Rep for my cluster, Pine Knoll, 8 so were five other students. We had to hold   9 and Ms Griffith asked us to write  10  to be sent to everyone in Pine Knoll.
I thought hard about what to write. I didn’t  want to make any   11 because they are difficult to keep. I didn’t want to say I was experienced, because I was not. So I started my speech by explaining  12  I wanted to become a DC Rep. “ I want to serve Pine Knoll and also learn how American boarding schools carry out disciplines,” I wrote  13 .
I made three   14 that said “ Vote For Teresa” and put them on every exit (出口處) of my dorm so that people would  15 my name when they went to vote.
Although I tried hard, I didn’t win the election, I was  16 . But my positive nature didn’t allow me to   17 for very long. I actually  18 when my friends tried to comfort（安慰） me. “Teresa, I’m sorry that you didn’t win the election,” they would say.
“ No, don’t be sorry for me. I am very happy to have taken part in the election.” I said.
It is true: the   19 is much more important than the result. I am surprised and happy to discover my hidden  20 .

SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
There are between 3000 and 6000 public languages in the world, and we must add approximately 6  __36___  private languages since each one of us necessarily has one.  __37___  these facts, the possibilities for breakdowns in communication seem infinite in number. However, we do  __38___  successfully from time to time. And we do learn to speak languages.                               But learning to speak languages seems to be a very  __39___  process. For a long time, people thought that we learned a language only by imitation and association.  __40___, a baby touches a hot pot and starts to cry. The mother says, “Hot, hot!” And the baby, when it stops crying,  __41___  the mother and says, “Hot, hot!” However, Noam Chomsky, a famous expert in language,  __42___  that although children do learn some  __43___ by imitation and association, they also combine words to make meaningful sentences in ways that are unique, unlearned and creative.
Because young children can make sentences they have never heard before, Chomsky suggested that human infants are born with the  __44___  to learn language. Chomsky meant that underneath all the differences between public and private languages, there is a universal language mechanism that makes it  __45___  for us, as infants, to learn any language in the world. This  __46___  explains the potential that human infants have for learning language. But it does not really explain how children  __47___  use language in particular ways.
36. A. million             B. trillion            C. thousand                D. billion
37. A. Supposing          B. Given             C. Considering           D. Taken
38. A. speak              B. tell               C. learn                     D. communicate
39. A. various            B. mysterious           C. famous                    D. obvious
40. A. For example       B. Such as           C. Like this                D. That is
41. A. understands      B. imitates          C. loves                     D. attaches
42. A. pointed at       B. pointed to         C. pointed out              D. point off
43. A. words            B. sentences               C. paragraphs             D.passages
44. A. right               B. ability            C. power                   D. force
45. A. certain                  B. impossible           C. possible                 D. successful
46. A. imagination               B. fiction            C. invention                      D. theory
47. A. come to           B. become to     C. go to                    D. used to