One evening, a young man at a certain college who was known to be something of a poet read one of his poems to a small group of his friends in a room．The poem was greatly admired．But afterwards, one of them, who was called Crick, said, "I was very interested in Hand’s poem, but it was stolen from a book."

His words were reported to Hand, who was very angry and required an apology．"Well," said Crick, "I don’t often take back what I said, but this time I admit (承認) I was mistaken．When I got to my room, I looked in the book which I thought the poem was stolen from, and I saw it was still here!"

1.The poem Hand read one evening was written by        .

2.Hand’s friends admired the poem mainly because      .

3.From the story, we know that Crick        .

4.When Hand required an apology, Crick      .

5.According to the passage, we can infer that Hand      .

閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)文章后的要求答題（請注意問題后的詞數(shù)要求）。
(1)     Although many Chinese students say they have a good knowledge of English grammar, most would admit(承認) that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to Chinese students, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain poor! I would suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.
(2)     First, they can’t find suitable words to express themselves because of limited vocabulary. Clearly the better answer is to expand(擴展) their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.
(3)     Second, they are afraid of _____________________. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY AND ACCURACY. You want to make yourself understood, to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can, even if sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and ignore your mistakes.
(4)     Third, no enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that is heard is necessary for you to start speaking.
(5)     Fourth, most Chinese students are inactive rather than active language learners. Instead of actively finding opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities(機會) to come to them and wonder why their spoken English always remains poor. If you have positive attitude, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.
【小題1】          What’s the main idea of the passage？( no more than 10 words)
【小題2】          Fill in the blank in Para 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
【小題3】          What does the underlined word “they” mean in Para 5？(no more than 3 words)
【小題4】          Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 2 words)
They don’t know how to express their meaning properly because of __________.
【小題5】          What does the writer think most Chinese students should do to improve their spoken English according to para 5 ?  ( no more than 10 words)

One evening, a young man at a certain college who was known to be something of a poet read one of his poems to a small group of his friends in a room．The poem was greatly admired．But afterwards, one of them, who was called Crick, said, "I was very interested in Hand’s poem, but it was stolen from a book."

    His words were reported to Hand, who was very angry and required an apology．"Well," said Crick, "I don’t often take back what I said, but this time I admit (承認) I was mistaken．When I got to my room, I looked in the book which I thought the poem was stolen from, and I saw it was still here!"

The poem Hand read one evening was written by         .

     A．Hand            B．Crick    

       C．one of his friends            D．a(chǎn)nother poet

Hand’s friends admired the poem mainly because       .

     A．it was read by Hand        B．Hand was a poet

     C．it was really wonderful       D．it was stolen from a book

From the story, we know that Crick        .

     A．was really mistaken          B．really took back what he said

     C．was a poet himself           D．was quite familiar with the poem

When Hand required an apology, Crick       .

     A．didn’t do as Hand asked           B．a(chǎn)dmitted he was wrong

     C．was unwilling to do so            D．showed the poem to Hand

According to the passage, we can infer that Hand       .

     A．was a young poet                 B．liked poems very much

     C．would be a poet                  D．was regarded as a poet

 Although many Chinese students say they have a good knowledge of English grammar, most would admit(承認) that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to Chinese students, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain poor! I would suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

2 First, they can’t find suitable words to express themselves because of limited vocabulary. Clearly the better answer is to expand(擴展) their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

Second, they are afraid of _____________________. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY AND ACCURACY. You want to make yourself understood, to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can, even if sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you  and ignore your mistakes.

Third, no enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that is heard is necessary for you to start speaking.

Fourth, most Chinese students are inactive rather than active language learners. Instead of actively finding opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities(機會) to come to them and wonder why their spoken English always remains poor. If you have positive attitude, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?          ( no more than 10 words)

2.Fill in the blank in Para 3 with proper words.    (no more than 3 words)

3.What does the underlined word “they”in Para 5 mean? (no more than 3 words)

4.Complete the following statement with proper words.    (no more than 2 words)

They don’t know how to express their meaning properly because of __________.

5.What does the writer think most Chinese students should do to improve their spoken English   according to Para 5?  ( no more than 10 words)

第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.

To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped, he stopped too.

I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me. At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.

By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me.  At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened(威脅) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a news reporter and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article. 

56. What is strange about the man who followed the writer?

  A. He seemed to be wearing too much.              B. He was out on such a hot day.

  C. He walked quickly behind.                                D. He was a tall young man.

57. What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi?

  A. He got into another taxi.                                   B. He tried to stop the taxi.

  C. He almost gave up following him.                    D. He made his way along Orchard Road.

58. How did the writer have the stranger admit(承認) he was following him?

  A. He threatened to take him to the police.                B. He called the police.

  C. He said he would call the police.                                D. He talked to the police.

59. Why did the stranger follow the writer?

  A. He was interested in elderly people.                        B. He often does such things.

  C. He was writing a book about young people.           D. He needed materials for his article.