A Swedish man was dug out alive after being snowed in his car on a forest track for two months with no food, police and local media reported on Saturday.
The 45-year-old from southern Sweden was found on Friday, February17, too weak to say more than a few words.
He was found not far from the city of Umea in the north of Sweden by snowmobilers who thought they had come across a ruined car until they dug their way to a window and saw movement inside.
The man, who was lying in the back seat in a sleeping bag, said he had been in the car since December 19.
“Just incredible that he’s alive considering that he had no food, but also since it’s been really cold for some time after Christmas.” a rescue team member told regional daily Vasterbottens- Kuriren, which broke the news.
Ebbe Nyberg, duty officer at the Umea police, said police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.
“We would not make up something like this. The rescue services were on site too and saw the same as us.” he told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
Umea University Hospital, where the man is recovering after being rescued by police and a rescue team, said in a statement he was doing well considering the circumstances.
Doctors at the hospital said humans would normally be able to survive for about four weeks without food. Besides eating snow, the man probably survived by going into a dormant-like(休眠似的）state, physician Stefan Branth told Vasterbottens-Kuriren.
“A bit like a bear that hibernates. Humans can do that.” he said. “He probably had a body temperature of around 31 degrees which the body adjusted to. Due to the low temperature, not much energy was used up.”
“Why the man ended up under the snow in the forest remains unknown,” police said.
小題1:Who found the Swedish man in the snow?

A．Snowmobilers.

B．The police.

C．A rescue team.

D．Local people.

小題2:“Police saw no reason to doubt that the man had been stuck in the car for a very long time.” implies that 　　　　.

A．police didn’t think it true	B．police were sure of the fact
C．police had some doubt on the fact	D．police had reasons to doubt the fact

小題3:The reason why the man could survive was most probably that 　　　　.

A．he was only forty-five year old	B．he did not use any energy
C．he slept in the sleeping bag	D．he was in a dormant-like state

小題4:Which is the correct order of the following events?
a．The Swedish man was stuck in the snow.
b．He was sent to Umea University Hospital.
c．He was found by snowmobilers.
d．He was recovering after treatment.
e．He stayed in his car for nearly two months.
f．He was dug out by people.

A．e, a, c, d, f, b	B．a(chǎn), e, c, f, b, d
C．a(chǎn), f, c, e, b, d	D．e, c, f, a, d, b

小題5:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．A Traffic Accident	B．A Long Sleep in Winter
C．An Incredible Survival	D．A Successful Rescue

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice boom from across the aisle.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to a boy she called Mickey; then she turned to me to apologize.
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, Mickey, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes, I have a son.”I answered.
“Why are you so little?” he asked.
“. . . It is the way I was born. ” I said. “ Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger. ” After about five more minutes of answering questions, I shook Mickey’s hand, and say doodbye to them.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents. It has taken many years to develop my confidence to be able to do that.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet, nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf（侏儒）. Despite this, my parents encouraged me to do all the things the kids around me did when I was growing up. When my neighbors got two-wheel bikes, I got a two- wheel bike. When they roller-skated, I roller-skated. I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. There, a few kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. After that, I began to hate the first day of school each year. I didn’t know who was new and would stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
As time went on, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People look in disbelief when they see me get out of my car off the driver’s side. During those times, I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have—a great family. Nice friends. ”
And it’s the children’s questions that make my life special. When I talk with children, they leave content that their questions have been answered. My hope is that in taking time with them, I will encourage them to accept their peers whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.
81. How was the author brought up? （no more than 9 words）(2 marks)
82. Why does the author enjoy talking to children? （no more than 12 words）(3marks)
83. When did the author realize that she was short? （no more than 4 words）(2 marks)
84.Please use several words to describe the author’s personalities. (no more than 6 words(3marks)

Despite being tall, Michelle Obama is much smaller than she appears on television． And she seemed a little short by her surroundings in the great hall of Christchurch College as she spoke quietly without a microphone because of a technical mistake． Her audience were 40 young girls from a London state school where 50 languages are spoken．
“I remember how well-meaning but misguided people questioned whether someone with my background could succeed at an elite （精英） university,” she said． “When I was accepted, I had all kinds of worries and doubts． I wouldn’t be as well prepared as students from privileged families and I wouldn’t fit in． But you are just as capable and have just as much to offer as anyone else．”
This was Mrs． Obama’s only solo outing during the state visit and part two of an unusual relationship which she has struck up with Anderson College in Islington． Two years ago on her first visit to the UK she visited the school．
Yesterday she returned to meet the pupils but this time at Christchurch College where they were taking part in an open day run to improve Oxford’s still poor record on diversifying student intake．
Mrs． Obama was asked why she married her husband, what it was like being First Lady and when there would be a female President in the White House． Her message—which she repeated time and again—was work hard, have self-belief, and don’t be afraid to fail． It was very un-British, but rather effective． Afterwards there were hugs for everyone and a photo with her．
And watching the group of multicultural young Britons surround her among the splendor of the college building one thought stood out． Had Mrs． Obama been born in Britain, she would almost certainly not have made it to Oxford as she did to Harvard． But now—thanks in part to her—some of these children just might．
小題1:According to the passage, Michelle Obama ____________．

A．graduated from Anderson College

B．paid her first visit to the UK this time

C．was confident when she entered the college

D．came from a family without good background

小題2:It is implied in the passage that these 40 young girls ____________．

A．were all from the United States

B．were students of Oxford University

C．came from different cultural backgrounds

D．stayed with Mrs． Obama because of hard work

小題3:Michelle Obama thinks success may come from the following EXCEPT ____________．

A．working hard	B．believing in yourself
C．good opportunities	D．facing failure without fear

小題4:What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．The British pupils couldn’t understand her message．

B．Her message reached the British pupils successfully．

C．Repetition is not the British way to give a message．

D．All effective messages are not conveyed in British．

Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was 36 in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺騙) by others. One day he told his wife he was 37 disappointed with the city that he had to 38.
So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday 39. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly 40 and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have 41 to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light 42 on his door.
“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew 43 else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 44. He opened the door impatiently (不耐煩地). At the door was a little 45, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 46? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door 47.
After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and 48 the same little girl outside. But this time she was 49 two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said, “My grandma told me the 50 neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to51 you these.”
At that moment Terry suddenly realized what 52 his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and 53 to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 54 himself,  for his eyes had been covered by his 55 mind.

小題1:	A．experienced B．unsuccessful C．interested D．unlucky

小題2:	A．very B．so C．such D．rather

小題3:	A．leave B．travel C．stay D．choose

小題4:	A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．noon D．evening

小題5:	A．went down B．went out C．went by D．went on

小題6:	A．wanted B．decided C．forgotten D．remembered

小題7:	A．knocks B．calls C．strikes D．sounds

小題8:	A．everybody B．a(chǎn)nybody C．somebody D．nobody

小題9:	A．troubled B．followed C．liked D．learned

小題10:

A．boy B．girl C．postman D．shopper

小題11:

A．candies B．toys C．lights D．candles

小題12:

A．easily B．worriedly C．happily D．heavily

小題13:

A．found B．met C．touched D．knew

小題14:

A．bringing B．seeing C．holding D．drawing

小題15:

A．poor B．kind C．new D．young

小題16:

A．buy B．give C．borrow D．sell

小題17:

A．made B．caused C．developed D．stopped

小題18:

A．laziness B．sadness C．unkindness D．unhappiness

小題19:

A．besides B．except C．but D．than

小題20:

A．open B．right C．warm D．cold

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers．“l(fā)ast week, ” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church．As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back．”
“How did you write your advertisement?”asked one of the listeners, a merchant．
“Here it is, said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper．The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella．The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No．10 Broad Street．”
“Now, ”Said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well．But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance．Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it </PGN0332.TXT/PGN>fails, I'll buy you a new one．”
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote：“If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No．10 Broad Street．He is well known．”
This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door．In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colours that had been thrown, and his own was among them．Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter．
小題1:The result of the first advertisement was that ______________.

A．the umbrella was found somewhere near the church

B．the man got his umbrella back

C．the man wasted some money advertising

D．nobody found the missing umbrella

小題2:The merchant suggested that the man should _______________.

A．buy a new umbrella

B．write another and better advertisement

C．go on looking for his umbrella

D．report the police

小題3:“If it fails, I’ll buy you a new one,” suggested that the merchant
_______________.

A．wanted to buy him a new umbrella

B．didn’t know what to do

C．was rich enough to buy one

D．was quite sure of success

小題4:The story is mainly about _________________.

A．a(chǎn) useless advertisement

B．how to make an effective advertisement

C．what the merchant did for the umbrella owner

D．how the man lost and found his umbrella

When we read books we seem to enter a new world.  This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very    1   .  Some stories are told    2   they were true.  Real people who live in a normal world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do.  Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not    3   .  They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be   4 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this.  If we think about it, even realistic writing is only    5   .  How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real?  For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we do seem to learn something about the real world.  And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than    6   .  Reading, like writing, is an action.  It is a way of    7   .  When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page.  We use our    8   --- which is real --- and our imagination ---which is real in a different way --- to make the words    9   in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think.  When we read    10   realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we know that we are real and they are not.  It sounds   11   , but it works.  When we read, we fill in missing information and    12   about the causes and effects of what a character does.  We help the writer by pretending that what we read is like real life.  In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our    13   when we are reading.  We    14   a book and lose ourselves in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next.  Knowing how we feel    15   we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

小題1:	A．possible B．easy C．new D．different

小題2:	A．that B．what C．whether D．a(chǎn)s if

小題3:	A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive

小題4:	A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary

小題5:	A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned

小題6:	A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic

小題7:	A．working B．thinking C．understanding D．living

小題8:	A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar

小題9:	A．come to life B．come to light C．come to the point D．come to nothing

小題10:

A．a(chǎn) newspaper B．something C．everything D．a(chǎn) story

小題11:

A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible

小題12:

A．talk B．learn C．read D．think

小題13:

A．mind B．life C．world D．society

小題14:

A．turn up B．pick up C．cook up D．bring up

小題15:

A．what B．how C．when D．why

Susan Sontag (1933 ------ 2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature.  For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything----- to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing.  When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art.  With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.
Seriousness was one of Sontag’s lifelong watchwords (格言), but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poorly-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture.  In Notes Camp, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous.  Notes on Camp, she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”.
By conviction she was a sensualist (感覺論者), but by nature she was a moralist, and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward.  In Illness as Metaphor ------published in 1978, after she suffered cancer ------ she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed (被壓抑的) personalities, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease.  In fact, re-examining old positions was her lifelong habit.
In America, her story of a 19^th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000.  But it was as a tireless, all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.
“Sometimes,” she once said, “I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending… is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.”  And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.
小題1:It is implied but not stated in the first paragraph that Sontag _________.

A．was a symbol of American cultural life

B．developed world literature, film and art

C．published many essays about world culture

D．kept pace with the newest development of world culture

小題2:She first won her name through _________.

A．publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Review

B．her story of a Polish actress

C．her explanation of a set of difficult understandings

D．her book Illness as Metaphor

小題3:From the works Susan published in the 1970s and 1980s, we can learn that ________.

A．she was more of a moralist than a sensualist

B．she was more of a sensualist than a moralist

C．she believed repressed personalities mainly led to illness

D．she would like to re-examine old positions

小題4:According to the passage, Susan Sontag would agree to the ideas except _________.

A．We should try hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art.

B．Cancer can be defeated because it is a special problem of repressed personalities.

C．‘Form’ should be over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ should be over ‘morals.

D．We should defend the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.

小題5:What is the passage mainly about?

A．A lifelong watchword: seriousness

B．Susan Sontag is the symbol of American culture

C．How Susan Sontag became famous

D．An introduction to Susan Sontag and her watchword

Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to  36  her on this special day. I have been  37  
on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long  38 . Gas is so expensive nowadays!  39 , I filled my tank with gas and set off.  
I  40  at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the  41  gift and I knew she would love it.  42  when I got to the cashier, my card was 43  !
I didn’t have enough money to  44  the gift!
So I thought about the 45  for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something  46 , but I knew there was 47  else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a  48  part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
It turned out that she loved the gift and I  49  that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother  50  the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.
Before I  51  my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t  52  anything to him about my financial  53  , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the  54  he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great  55  .

小題1:	A．invite B．help C．see D．drive

小題2:	A．dreaming B．struggling C．escaping D．improving

小題3:	A．jump B．meeting C．holiday D．journey

小題4:	A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Anyway D．Besides

小題5:	A．stopped B．left C．shouted D．smoked

小題6:	A．perfect B．ordinary C．handmade D．free

小題7:	A．Though B．So C．Since D．But

小題8:	A．gone B．checked C．refused D．opened

小題9:	A．hang on B．hand out C．make up D．pay for

小題10:

A．ideal B．problem C．reason D．tour

小題11:

A．better B．greater C．cheaper D．smaller

小題12:

A．something B．everything C．nothing D．a(chǎn)nything

小題13:

A．whole B．tiny C．half D．large

小題14:

A．felt B．a(chǎn)dvised C．decided D．predicted

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．deserved C．offered D．sent

小題16:

A．entered B．left C．called D．visited

小題17:

A．written B．promised C．presented D．mentioned

小題18:

A．memory B．condition C．means D．future

小題19:

A．benefit B．help C．a(chǎn)mount D．knowledge

小題20:

A．rewards B．a(chǎn)wards C．risks D．thanks

When Han Duan started her professional career at 16, China’s national women’s football team was defeated in the final of the World Cup by the US. While she was asked to play in her first World Cup in 2003, she largely remained on the bench after the first match.
But things have changed. Now, Han is one of the most important players in China’s team. “I can’t wait to play. Life is short. You must make the most out of it,” Han always says like that. 
Han wants every possible honor that a football player can get — an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal. She has always been good at sports, especially swimming and horizontal bars. At school, she was the fastest in the 60m and 100m.
But the reason she picked football was that she wanted to get more compliments (稱贊). “Football is for boys. But I feel more fulfilled when I can do better than them and win more compliments,” she said. Later, when she entered a football school, the coach always asked Han to show others what to do.
However, nobody can be good at everything. Han described her singing as “howling” and the only school subject she was good at was Chinese. “I was very happy every time my essay was posted on the wall for my schoolmates to read.” But Han still has some regrets about her school years. Her handwriting was terrible at school. She ever wanted to improve her handwriting but didn’t achieve much.
“My fans ask for my signature (簽名), so I’d better practice and practice. It’s not too late,” she says.
小題1:In the World Cup in 2003, Han Duan was a(n) ______.

A．member of the audience	B．unimportant player
C．team captain	D．fan of a sports star

小題2:What does the underlined part in the second paragraph imply?

A．Han Duan seizes every chance to learn more to fulfill herself.

B．Han Duan never wastes any of her practicing time.

C．Han Duan seizes every chance to take part in matches.

D．Han Duan has become ill and she will die quite soon.

小題3:According to the passage, we know that Han Duan ________.

A．has won an Asian Cup, a World Cup and an Olympic medal

B．was good at sports when she was at school

C．did very well in singing and Chinese when she was at school

D．often gets compliments because of her beautiful handwriting

小題4:From the fourth paragraph, it can be inferred that Han Duan most probably ________.

A．felt sad as the boys laughed at her

B．felt proud as she got compliments from others

C．felt sad as she was too strong as a girl

D．hated herself as she couldn’t do anything else well

小題5:What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Growth of a sports star.	B．The World Cup.
C．Honor of a football player.	D．Star of tomorrow.

When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(發(fā)送垃圾郵件) a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(個人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.
For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.
小題1:According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?    

A．Companies rely on e-mail for communications.

B．More people in the world communicate by e-mail.

C．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

D．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

小題2:According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?             

A．The business

B．The advertiser

C．The consumer

D．The employee

小題3:What is the purpose of the text?

A．To inform

B．To educate

C．To instruct

D．To persuade