Disney’s cartoon, Finding Nemo, tells a touching story of a father called Martin and his son Nemo.
Martin loses his wife and an entire family of unhatched eggs to a huge shark. Only one fish egg remains, Nemo. Martin promises his dead wife that he will protect his young son at any cost. So, Martin becomes fearful of almost everything in the ocean. That makes him over protective-he hopes to keep his kid safe from the challenges that life presents. Martin’s nagging（嘮叨）makes Nemo feel that he doesn’t need his dad telling him what to do.
So on his first day of school, Nemo and some friends swim to the edge of their coral reef, a place Martin always thinks is very dangerous. When Martin shouts at Nemo come back, Nemo refuses to listen to him and swim out to a boat in the distance. Suddenly, he gets caught by some divers. So begins Martin’s journey to find Nemo, who ends up in an aquarium in an office in Australia. Soon the worried father runs into Dory, a forgetful blue fish, who helps Martin find his son. Meanwhile, Nemo misses his father terribly. He soon hears that he will be given to an eight-year-old girl who likes to kill fish.
Can Martin find his son before it is too late?
Finding Nemo is a physical and mental journey. Martin overcomes his shyness and anxieties and Nemo discovers his own and his father’s hidden strengths. It celebrates the relationship between fathers and their sons.
The cartoon paints a sea world that is alive with color. All the characters are very human-like and have their own personalities.
Finding Nemo was released in the US on may 30, earning about US $70.6 million in just three days, it has set a new opening records for a cartoon.
【小題1】 What is the passage mainly about?

A．How a father finds his son

B．How to get home when getting lost

C．A brief introduction to a cartoon film

D．The love between a father and his son

【小題2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the second paragraph?

A．Martin’s wife and most of his children died because of disease.

B．Martin is a coward that he is afraid of everything.

C．Nemo has grown up and doesn’t need his father’s protection any longer.

D．Martin loves his son so much that he becomes so protective.

【小題3】It can be concluded according to the cartoon that ________.

A．Nemo has a wonderful journey after leaving his father.

B．Martin has met a lot of difficulties finding his son.

C．Nemo is really independent after leaving his father.

D．Nemo never needs any protection from his father.

【小題4】What is the theme of the cartoon?

A．We should always listen to our parents.

B．Parents should let their children have an independent life.

C．Parent should take care of their children in case they get lost.

D．Parental love is the greatest love in the world.

Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today，more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns （客棧） instead of hotels.They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.In the past five to ten years，these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms,others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms，others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
【小題1】68.Americans take a holiday trip _____.

A．a(chǎn)ll the year round	B．for years
C．every year	D．every other year

【小題2】69.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns,_______.

A．the travelers needn’t pay anything

B．the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television

C．the travelers can meet and talk with the local people

D．the owners will show the travelers around the area

【小題3】70. Which if TRUE according to the passage?

A．European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.

B．All Ameicans enjoy traveling

C．These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings

D．Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inns is just like at the traveler’s home

When you visit America, you will see the word Motel on signs and notice boards. It is made up of “motor” and “hotel” and it is really a hotel for people who arrive by car (however, you don’t need a car to stay at one). You have to pay when you arrive for your room, which usually has a bath. Meals are not provided, but there will certainly be a cafeteria (自助餐館). Americans eat a lot of salads and sandwiches. Along the main roads there are a lot of motels. Each tries to offer more than next. Some provide television in every bedroom; others have swimming pools; and so on. Motels are especially useful when you are in the country, far from a town or city. You will also find them in the big National Parks.
In these great National Parks, you may meet guests you don’t expect to see. An American friend told me a little story. In the middle of a moonless night she heard strange noises outside her motel window in the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Thinking it might be a thief, she jumped out of bed, opened the door and crept towards a dark shadow. As she got close, she saw the thief. She was dreadfully frightened: it wasn’t a human thief — it was a big black bear. The bear was turning over some empty tins with its paw, looking for tasty bits of food. My friend decided to leave that particular thief alone!
There are also, of course, places called “rooming houses”,  where they receive lodgers (房客). You will see such signs as Tourists or Rooms Rent, and you could try one of these. A word of warning — looking for a room in New York during the tourist season is like looking for gold on the moon!　
【小題1】Which of the following is TRUE about motels?

A．The word “motel” is formed by two words.

B．They are free for people who arrive by car.

C．If you want to stay at a motel, you must have a car.

D．You can only find motels in the big National Parks.

【小題2】Which of the following is NOT provided by motels?

A．Meals.

B．Swimming pools.

C．TV.

D．Baths.

【小題3】The underlined word “crept” in the second paragraph probably means “______”.

A．ran fast

B．rushed out

C．threw away

D．moved slowly

【小題4】The second paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A．a(chǎn)n interesting story

B．we may meet animals in the National Parks

C．the experience of the author’s friend

D．bears usually look for food at night

【小題5】From the last paragraph, we can learn that in New York during the tourist season ______.

A．tourists can find gold there

B．it is difficult to find a room there

C．tourists can have a sweet dream there

D．there is a warning for tourists to New York

Tim Burton attempts to work his gothic magic over one of the best loved stories of all time—Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.
Alice, now 19, attends a party at a Victorian estate, only to find she is about to be proposed to by a rich suitor（求婚者）in front of hundreds of snooty（傲慢的）society types. She runs off, following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland—a place she visited many years before, yet she doesn’t remember. The white rabbit claims to have come back for Alice because she is the only one who can slay（殺死)the Jabberwock, the beast who guards the Red Queen’s empire. Alice remains completely unaware of why she is in Wonderland, and is confused about the fact that she had once visited Wonderland years before.
Now, Wonderland has changed into a dark, scarier place than it used to be. Alice then embarks on an adventure of self discovery, and to save Wonderland from the Red Queen’s reign（統(tǒng)治）of terror with the help of her Wonderland friends.
【小題1】The story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was written by____________.

A．Tim Burton

B．Lewis Carroll

C．Alice

D．the passage doesn’t tell us

【小題2】 Alice runs off because maybe___________.

A．she doesn’t like that party

B．she is too snooty

C．she doesn’t like the suitor

D．she wants to get married

【小題3】In the last paragraph, the phrase “embarks on” means _________.

A．starts to do something

B．gets onto a ship

C．refuses to do something

D．finds something

【小題4】This passage would most likely to be found __________.

A．on a film poster

B．in a government document

C．in a novel

D．in an entertainment magazine

On New Year’s Eve, people in Italy throw out all the old things. So there are chairs, beds, clothes and plates in the trees. In Spain, the New Year comes in more quietly. In the evening people come together to the streets. Each holds a bag of grapes. When twelve o’clock comes, people start eating the grapes. In Japan, people eat noodles on New Year’s Eve. This food is said to bring long life. Early the next morning, some families climb Mount Fuji(富士山). There they watch the first sunrise(日出) of the New Year.
【小題1】This story is about New Year’s Eve in_______

A．Italy

B．Spain

C．Japan

D．All of the above

【小題2】 People in Spain welcome New Year by _______after twelve .

A．eating grapes

B．eating noodles

C．throwing the old things

D．watching the sunrise.

【小題3】 People in both Spain and Japan _______ to bring in the New Year.

A．throw things away	B．get together
C．eat some food	D．climb a mountain

【小題4】Japanese climb Mount Fuji to _______

A．look at the stars

B．look for New Year’s wishes

C．see the sun coming up

D．have a rest

【小題5】The people in _______ hope to get long life from their New Year’s food

A．Japan

B．China

C．Spain

D．Italy

When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”
I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”, because the Spanish word for ‘holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign(標牌) outside said ‘VACANCLES’, which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said ‘NO VACANCLES’, because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result, they stayed at hotels!
We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word ‘DIVERSION’ means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word ‘DIVERSION’ on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole（洞）.
English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris when someone offered me some more coffee, I said ‘Thank you’ in French. I meant that I would like some more.  However, to my surprise,  the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that ‘Thank you’ in French means ‘No, thank you.’
【小題1】My Spanish friends wanted advice about ______.

A．learning English

B．finding places to stay inEngland

C．driving their car on English roads

D．going toEnglandby car

【小題2】I suggested that they stay at bed and breakfast houses because ______.

A．they would be able to practise their English

B．it would be much cheaper than staying in hotels

C．it would be convenient for them to have dinner

D．there would be no problem about finding accommodation there

【小題3】 “NO VACANCIES” in English means ______.

A．no free rooms

B．free rooms

C．not away on holiday

D．Holidays

【小題4】If you see a road sign that says ‘Diversion’, you will ______.

A．fall into a hole

B．have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself

C．find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

D．have to take a different road

【小題5】When someone offered me more coffee and I said ‘Thank you’ in French, I ______.
A didn’t really want any more coffee
B. wanted them to take the coffee pot away
C. really wanted some more coffee
D. wanted to express my politeness

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland: she has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.
The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer's real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much.
Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice's Adventures under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success. 
One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll's works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.
Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.
【小題1】The passage is mainly about _____.

A．Charles' family life

B．a(chǎn) girl's adventurous experience

C．a(chǎn) magical world called wonderland

D．the birth of a book and its lasting influences

【小題2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer published his works under his real name.

B．The character Alice was based on from George's child.

C．John contributed partly to the popularity of the book.

D．Charles offered a copy to George as a present.

【小題3】We can learn from the passage that _____.

A．Queen Victoria asked for a few of Charles' writings

B．Charles was good at reasoning and writing

C．Charles had his works translated into fifty languages

D．The Matrix was based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

【小題4】Which of the following is the right order of the passage?
a. Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present. 
b. Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames. 
c. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in l866. 
d. More parts were added to the story by Charles. 
e. The book won a large number of fans.

A．c-b-a-d-e

B．c-a-b-e-d

C．b-a-d-c-e

D．b-a-c-e-d

One might expect that the ever-growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday-makers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere, and every month another rock-bound Pacific island is advertised as the “l(fā)ast paradise (天堂) on earth”.
However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. In those countries where there was a rush to make quick money out of sea-side holidays, over-crowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal.
Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most. In recent years, Nepal set out to attract foreign visitors to fund developments in health and education. Its forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise. In fact, the nature all too soon felt the effects of thousands of holiday-makers traveling through the forest land. Ancient tracks became major routes for the walkers, with the consequent exploitation of precious trees and plants.
Not only the environment of a country can suffer from the sudden growth of tourism. The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes away. The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multi-national organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn’t happier in his village working his own land.
Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.
The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Their needs and problems are more important than those of the tourist companies. Increased understanding in planning world-wide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years’ time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.
【小題1】What does the author indicate in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

A．The Pacific island is a paradise.

B．The Pacific island is worth visiting.

C．The advertisement is not convincing.

D．The advertisement is not impressive.

【小題2】The example of Nepal is used to suggest _________.

A．its natural resources are untouched

B．its forests are exploited for farmland

C．it develops well in health and education

D．it suffers from the heavy flow of tourists

【小題3】Which of the following determines the future of tourism?

A．The number of tourists.

B．The improvement of services.

C．The promotion of new products.

D．The management of tourism.

【小題4】The author’s attitude towards the development of the tourist industry is __________.

A．optimistic

B．doubtful

C．objective

D．negative

INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF PANLAND

【小題1】Considering all imports and exports, what statement can be made about Panland’s trade?

A．Panland imports food and exports raw materials（原材料）.

B．Panland imports manufactured goods（加工品） and exports food.

C．Panland imports manufactured goods and exports raw materials.

D．Panland imports raw materials and exports manufactured goods.

【小題2】With which of the following does Panland carry on the most trade?

A．Asia.

B．Africa.

C．Middle East.

D．United States.

【小題3】What is probably Panland’s largest import from the Middle East?

A．oil

B．food

C．wood

D．cotton

【小題4】Judging from its economy, it could be concluded that most of Panland’s working people are _____    

A．farmers

B．fishing people

C．unskilled laborers

D．skilled factory workers

Parents are not only looking for a unique name for their baby, but they also want a name that has a special meaning. American Indians usually have pretty interesting names. These names are given to them through various methods and usually by an elder. American Indians feel very strongly abouL naming their child, and it is almost treated like a ritual. In some American Indian cultures. they even hold a ceremony when they are to name a child
Amcrican Indian children are usually named by an elder who could be eheir grandmother, grandfather. mother or father. The name given by the elder comes to them in many different forms such as charactcnstics of the person, dreams that the elder may have. or the name of a family member who has died It is also true that some Amerlcan Indians arc named after some sort of animal while others are named after nature Some tribes (部落) name their children after events that happen before thiir birth.
Also in different tribes. two of the American Indians in the same tribe can't share the same name Once the person with the name has died. then the name may be used again. It is said that Amcrican Indians believe that they shoutd not address the baby by the name that they are given because if the name is too well-known. the child or baby may be called back to the spirit world; this is what causes many American Indians to be given nicknames(綽號). Many Amcrican Indians arc more commonly known by their nicknames instead of their names given at birth
【小題1】What does the underlined word "ritual" in Paragraph l probably mean?

A．exciting moment

B．special event

C．good opportunity

D．great time

【小題2】Which is not the way Indians name their child?

A．The name of a certain animal.

B．Onc of the child's ancestors.

C．The dreaius of the Indian child.

D．An event before the child's birth.

【小題3】Why are American Indians given nicknames?

A．It is not convenient to use their formal names

B．They don't want to be famous in the tribes.

C．Parents are afraid cheir child would die young.

D．Nicknames are shortcr and easier to address.

【小題4】What doCS the text mainly talk about?

A．Ongins of American Indians' names

B．Hisrory of American Indians' names

C．Importance of American Indians' names.

D．Customs in American Indians' names.