"Get out of the plane!" Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground…
When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow, flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air．
Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing．One glance told her they needed medical attention immediately．She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?"
"There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied．
"I'm a distance runner, and I'll go for help．" Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out．" She started out．
When she was 23, Kathy set a women's record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers．But now she was running the race of life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help．
Kathy had been running for two hours．This was far back into the wilderness．The country path was growing vague．She stopped to take a quick compass reading．Yes, she had run almost for more than 20 kilometers．Her heart fell, her muscle aching．And finally she saw her car in the distance．
She jumped into the car and sped away．She reached a holiday house and called the police．
During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail end．They needed her for one more task．
小題1:Who actually had the airplane accident?

A．Justin and Teddy	B．Kathy and Victor
C．Justin himself	D．Kathy herself

小題2:The underlined part "Now, she was running the race of life" means that ____．

A．Kathy would set up a new record

B．Kathy would run a race alone

C．Kathy was running for the lives of others

D．Kathy couldn't rely on Victor this time

小題3:Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because ____．

A．she wasn't sure of her own memory

B．she had completely lost her way

C．the country path was getting vague

D．there was only the wilderness

小題4:What do you think Kathy's final task would be?

A．Giving the injured food and drinks．	B．Showing the police the crash site．
C．Going back to put out the big fire．	D．Taking the injured to the hospital．

Alfred Alder, a famous psychiatrist, had an interesting experience. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, “Isn’t it too bad that Alfred can’t do arithmetic?” He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, feeling that it was useless to try, and that he was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.
One day he became very angry at the teacher and the other students because they laughed when he said he saw how to do a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve.
Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldn’t do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His anger and his new found confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good at arithmetic. He not only proved that he could do arithmetic, but he learned early in life from his own experience that, if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.
This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one’s ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.
小題1:Alfred gained confidence in learning arithmetic_______.

A．after he managed to find a solution to a difficult problem

B．after his teacher made his parents know his ability in arithmetic

C．after he grew up and became famous

D．after his parents gave him encouragement

小題2:In Alfred’s opinion, if a person is unsuccessful, he may be_______.

A．slow- thinking.

B．disabled

C．self-centered

D．undetermined

小題3:The last sentence of paragraph 1 implies________.

A．Alfred thought he couldn’t change others’ mind

B．Alfred agreed with the wrong judgment

C．Alfred believed it was no use learning arithmetic

D．Alfred expected that he could succeed though it was hard

小題4:What can we conclude from the text?

A．Alfred has a strong determination and a firm belief

B．Others’ opinions are important

C．A person lacking in ability can still succeed

D．Alfred’s teacher and classmates will regret.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.   36  man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was next to the room's only   37 . The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
They talked for hours   38 . Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up, he   39  pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The other man felt his world would be   40  and enlivened by all the wonderful world outside.
The window overlooked a   41  with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children   42  their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm in flowers. A fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the   43 .
As the man by the window described all this in delicate   44 , the other man would close his eyes and   45  the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade   46 .   47  the other man couldn't hear the band, he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window pictured it with   48  words.    
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the nurse arrived,   49  to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and had the body taken away.
The other man asked to be   50  next to the window. Painfully, he sat up to take his first look at the world outside.   51 , he would have the joy of seeing it for himself.
He slowly turn to look out the window. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have   52  his roommate to describe such wonderful things outside. The nurse   53  that the man was blind. "Perhaps he just wanted to   54  you."
Shared grief is half the sorrow,   55  happiness when shared, is doubled.

小題1:	A．The one B．One C．Another D．This

小題2:	A．entrance B．exit C．passage D．window

小題3:	A．on end B．in vain C．at ease D．after all

小題4:	A．would B．should C．might D．could

小題5:	A．shortened B．deepened C．broadened D．sharpened

小題6:	A．courtyard B．market C．wood D．park

小題7:	A．flew B．designed C．sailed D．swapped

小題8:	A．distance B．way C．process D．course

小題9:	A．effect B．particular C．detail D．relief

小題10:

A．expose B．imagine C．realize D．spot

小題11:

A．passing away B．passing by C．passing down D．passing out

小題12:

A．Because B．As C．Once D．Although

小題13:

A．descriptive B．productive C．sensitive D．tentative

小題14:

A．strangely B．surprisingly C．sceptically D．only

小題15:

A．substituted B．offered C．switched D．organized

小題16:

A．Willingly B．Finally C．Generously D．Occasionally

小題17:

A．sacrificed B．referred C．motivated D．intended

小題18:

A．responded B．respected C．requested D．resisted

小題19:

A．recover B．defend C．observe D．encourage

小題20:

A．or B．but C．so D．and

I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as always，that morning．
I would always turn to the crossword, but that day it didn't  31  I'd been doing it for 30 odd years, but trying to read this one was like treading through syrup（糖漿）: 32  slow and hard． I thought I must be tired． I said to my assistant． The 33  colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital． There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that 34 communication． I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or 35 to receive and produce language． It was the only time I 36 ．
I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and  37  Work in a couple of months． The way to  38  my language ability was rough． I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind  39  round and round in the darkness, looking for words．
As the months passed it became  40  that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job． For 25 years, I had  41  myself as a publisher． I was used to a busy day of meetings． I enjoyed colleagues and the 42 I'd had． I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self． There were times when I felt incredibly  43 ．
In the darkest months, I devoted myself to  44 ． I couldn't manage novels or newspapers,  45  I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming． My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly． I also learned the  46  to keep up． I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it．
47  , I rid of my old skin． I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 48  it． Now,  10 years  later,  I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever． If you'd asked me 15 years ago to  49  the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher． I'm a  50         man． 

小題1:	A．wear off B．make any sense C．count up D．pay off

小題2:	A．temporarily B．scarcely C．incredibly D．savagely

小題3:	A．curious B．reserved C．rigid D．concerned

小題4:	A．calls for B．deals with C．suffers from D．responds to

小題5:	A．practical B．absurd C．impossible D．innocent

小題6:	A．prayed B．cried C．failed D．withdrew

小題7:	A．contribute to B．agree to C．return to D．appeal to

小題8:	A．obtaining B．rebuilding C．revealing D．improving

小題9:	A．slipped B．doubted C．wandered D．reckoned

小題10:

A．messy B．flexible C．straightforward D．self-evident

小題11:

A．informed B．estimated C．reflected D．defined

小題12:

A．extinction B．reward C．agenda D．status

小題13:

A．angry B．acute C．prejudiced D．merciless

小題14:

A．speaking B．trying C．writing D．managing

小題15:

A．since B．until C．SO D．as

小題16:

A．favor B．patience C．coincidence D．comfort

小題17:

A．Gradually B．Hopefully C．Narrowly D．Annually

小題18:

A．keep up with B．come to terms with C．get around to D．live up to

小題19:

A．arrange B．compare C．rank D．declare

小題20:

A．genius B．community C．dignity D．family

A policeman was questioning 3 blondes who were training to become detectives． To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for5 seconds and then hides it．
“This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The first blonde answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye!" The policeman says, "Well．．．uh．．．that's because the picture shows his profile．"
Slightly confused by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at the second blonde and asks her, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
The second blonde giggles, flips her hair and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear!"
The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it's a picture of his profile!! Is that the best answer you can come up with?"
Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a very testy voice asks "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He quickly adds, "Think hard before giving me a stupid answer．"
The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "Hmmmm…the suspect wears contact lenses．"
The policeman is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not． "Well, that's an interesting answer．．．wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I’ll get back to you on that．" He leaves the room and goes to his ．office, checks the suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face． "Wow!  I can't believe it．．．it's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses． Good work! How were you able to make such an acute observation?"
"That's easy," the blonde replied． "He can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear．"
小題1:Why did the policeman show a picture to the three blondes?

A．To inquire about their relationship with the suspect．

B．To test their potential of being detectives．

C．To train them as qualified police officers．

D．To show the skills in recognizing a suspect．

小題2:What's the policeman's attitude towards the first blonde's answer?

A．Angry．

B．Puzzled．

C．Embarrassed．

D．Satisfied．

小題3:What did the second blonde think of the task?

A．Demanding．

B．Easy．

C．Ridiculous．

D．Confusing．

小題4:How did the third blonde know that the suspect wore contact lenses?

A．By coincidence．

B．By random guess．

C．By logical and reasonable analysis．

D．By checking the file in the computer．

"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all． It was, of course, a miserable childhood． The happy childhood is hardly worth your while． "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood． And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood．" That was Frank McCourt reading the opening lines of his book Angela's Ashes, released in nineteen ninety-six．
This Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Angela's Ashes that recorded his poor upbringing, died of cancer on Sunday, The New York Times reported． He was 78．
Born in New York City, he was the eldest of seven children born to Irish immigrant parents． Angela's Ashes was a memoir that captured an irresponsible, drunkard father with a gift for story-telling． When not drunk, his father was absent, turning his back on a family so poor, McCourt wrote, that they were reduced to burning the furniture in their rented hut to keep warm． His mother struggled to raise her many children after his father left the family．
Already struggling when the Great Depression hit, the family moved back to Limerick, where they slipped ever deeper into poverty in the  1930s．
Three of McCourt's siblings died of diseases worsened by hunger and the wretchedness of their surroundings． McCourt himself almost died of typhoid（傷寒的） fever as  a child．
In Angela's Ashes, he wrote of hunger, a home flooded with rainwater and the unbearable humiliation of seeking handouts from charities in the Irish city． But he told the story in a way that is expressive, warm and light-hearted．
Frank McCourt left Ireland at the age of nineteen to return to New York City where he was born． He earned a degree in- English education and taught creative writing for nearly thirty years． After retiring in nineteen eighty-seven, he decided to write about his childhood． "Angela's Ashes" became a huge success and brought McCourt a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and other honors． Millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide and it was adapted into a 1999 movie starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle．
小題1:What's the text mainly about?

A．A brief introduction to Frank McCourt and one of his works．

B．A literary review on Frank McCourt's book Angela's Ashes．

C．An account of Frank McCourt's miserable childhood.

D．A comment on Frank McCourt's life experience．

小題2:By saying "The happy childhood is hardly worth your while", the writer really means that      ．

A．a lot of readers don't deserve happy childhood

B．his childhood is not worth of others' sympathy

C．his childhood is mixed with happiness and misery

D．smooth childhood surely will not draw readers' attention

小題3:From the passage, we know Frank McCourt's father is        ．

A．humorous and trustworthy	B．alcohol-addicted but loves his family
C．poor but warm-hearted	D．irresponsible but gifted in telling stories

小題4:What does the underlined word "handouts" mean in the 6th paragraph?

A．Reliefs．	B．Compensations．
C．Leaflets．	D．Teaching materials．

I woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied.
However, it seemed that the day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs, one of my stiletto heels (細高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.
On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客戶) that morning.
Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future business project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to make a presentation (介紹) about it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a copy of it in my office.
At last, the meeting came to an end and it turned out to be successful. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents.
小題1:Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work?

A．She got up late in the morning.

B．She changed her purse and other little things.

C．One of her shoe heels broke.

D．She had a traffic accident on the way to work.

小題2:According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?

A．Her boss was very angry with her.

B．She often arrived at her office on time.

C．She left her plan on the bus.

D．She was nervous at the meeting.

小題3:What did the clients think of the writer’s presentation?

A．Dull.

B．Just so-so.

C．Excellent.

D．Terrible.

小題4:Which old saying could be used to describe the writer’s incidents?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．A good beginning makes a good ending.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

D．One trouble never comes alone.

I've spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that   36 is an occupational disease．But one year, my   37  gave me the cure for my homesickness．
It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet—a stuffed penguin（企鵝）that   38  about five inches tall．Attached to its left wing   39  a little sign with the hand-painted declaration "I Love My Dad! "．I   40  the penguin at once on my table．
On my next trip, I put the penguin in my suitcase．That night when I   41__   home, my daughter Jeanine was   42  because the penguin had disappeared．"Honey, he's here with me, " I explained, "I brought him   43  ."
  44 , the penguin came with me—as necessary as my briefcase．And we   __45  along the way．In Albuquerque, I checked into a   46 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting．When I returned, the maid had   47  the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow．
One night, I discovered the penguin   48 , and after a mad phone call, I learned I' d   49  it in my previous hotel room,   50  it had been rescued by a maid．I  __51  a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk．In the hotel lobby（大廳）, other tired business travelers were   __52   at the reunion of my penguin and me---I think with a bit of   53  ．
Jeanine is in college now, and I don't travel   54  . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion．All those years on   55 , it was the one thing I never left home without．

小題1:	A．cold B．hunger C．loneliness D．fever

小題2:	A．wife B．daughter C．friend D．mother

小題3:	A．stood B．lay C．jumped D．climbed

小題4:	A．wrote B．turned C．was D．had

小題5:	A．threw B．lost C．ordered D．placed

小題6:	A．drove B．called C．wrote D．went

小題7:	A．upset B．happy C．glad D．excited

小題8:	A．up B．off C．along D．down

小題9:	A．From now on B．In the future C．In future D．From then on

小題10:

A．had friends B．had friend C．made friends D．made friend

小題11:

A．school B．hotel C．shop D．supermarket

小題12:

A．given B．turned C．made D．carried

小題13:

A．sleeping B．going C．living D．missing

小題14:

A．forgot B．left C．ordered D．sent

小題15:

A．there B．when C．where D．how

小題16:

A．ran B．walked C．hurried D．drove

小題17:

A．surprised B．frightened C．looked D．laughed

小題18:

A．anger B．admiration C．sadness D．illness

小題19:

A．as many B．as seldom C．so few D．as much

小題20:

A．the hotel B．the meeting C．the trip D．the house

Napoleon stayed in a small inn (小旅館). The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.
“You have served me well,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.”
“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?”
“What is it?” Napoleon asked.
“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.
At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.
“Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Don’t kill us! we meant nothing!” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!” The wife screamed. “Stop!” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?”
小題1:While the Russians were searching for him, Napoleon ______.

A．ordered his men to fight back	B．was frightened to death
C．feared nothing at all	D．regretted (后悔) having hidden there

小題2:Why did Napoleon order his men to tie the couple?

A．Because he wanted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.

B．Because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger.

C．Because he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him.

D．Because he wanted to make them know that he felt the same as they in face of danger.

小題3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Five people are mentioned (提到) in this passage.

B．In fact, Napoleon didn’t hide when the Russians were looking for him.

C．Napoleon was thankful to the innkeeper for his good service.

D．The couple had thought they would be killed before Napoleon said “stop”.