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。

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland (since 1437) as well as one of the biggest and most important cities in the country, the seventh biggest in the United Kingdom. The ___21___ of the city is around half a million. It lies in the southeast of ___22___. As the capital city it is also the seat of the Scottish Parliament (created in 1999). It is the second most ___23___ city in the United Kingdom after London, with 13 million visitors a year.

        The ___24___ of Edinburgh is 100 square miles (259 square kilometers). The historical centre of the city is divided into two main parts, the Old Town and the New Town. They are ___25___ Princes Street Gardens. Both districts were ___26___ as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Edinburgh is quite famous for its annual Edinburgh Festival held four weeks from early August.

Edinburgh has been connected with many___27___people through its whole history. Famous authors of the city ___28___Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the ___29___ of Sherlock Holmes, or nowadays J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter. As far as the __30__ is concerned, the most famous people connected with Edinburgh are Charles Darwin (the biologist), Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone pioneer), and so on.

21. A. people             B. number        C. area              D. population

22. A. England          B. Britain          C. Wales           D. Scotland

23. A. travelled      B. visited           C. seen              D. explored                                                   

24. A. land                 B. amount        C. area                D. boundary                                                   

25. A. separated by B. divided into C. divided by    D. separated into                                             

26. A. regarded       B. thought        C. listed         D. treated

27. A. great            B. historical      C. famous        D. intelligent

28. A. include         B. contain     C. have              D. are   

29. A. author             B. discoverer   C. director        D. creator

30. A. science         B. biology      C. art                 D. literature

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。
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland (since 1437) as well as one of the biggest and most important cities in the country, the seventh biggest in the United Kingdom. The ___21___ of the city is around half a million. It lies in the southeast of ___22___. As the capital city it is also the seat of the Scottish Parliament (created in 1999). It is the second most ___23___ city in the United Kingdom after London, with 13 million visitors a year.
The ___24___ of Edinburgh is 100 square miles (259 square kilometers). The historical centre of the city is divided into two main parts, the Old Town and the New Town. They are ___25___ Princes Street Gardens. Both districts were ___26___ as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Edinburgh is quite famous for its annual Edinburgh Festival held four weeks from early August.
Edinburgh has been connected with many___27___people through its whole history. Famous authors of the city ___28___Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the ___29___ of Sherlock Holmes, or nowadays J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter. As far as the __30__ is concerned, the most famous people connected with Edinburgh are Charles Darwin (the biologist), Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone pioneer), and so on.
21. A. people         B. number      C. area           D. population
22. A. England              B. Britain              C. Wales         D. Scotland
23. A. travelled    B. visited        C. seen           D. explored                                                   
24. A. land            B. amount      C. area      D. boundary                                                   
25. A. separated by B. divided into       C. divided by  D. separated into                                            
26. A. regarded     B. thought      C. listed      D. treated
27. A. great         B. historical    C. famous      D. intelligent
28. A. include      B. contain   C. have          D. are   
29. A. author         B. discoverer  C. director      D. creator
30. A. science      B. biology   C. art             D. literature

Before Johann Guttenburg developed the printing press in 1437, news traveled by word of mouth. This meant that information was slow to reach the public and that details (細節(jié); 詳情) changed as news spread from one person to the next. Printed matter, such as newspapers, made it possible for information to be gathered in a central office and for news to be written more accurately (準確地). In 1844 Samuel Morse made a system of sending coded messages through electric wires perfect, founding an early form of long-distance communication (通訊). The work of communications was developed in 1858 through the work of Julius von Reuter, who made newspapers reach different countries by telegraphing. With each of these developments, the public wondered at the cleverness of the communication pioneers and asked, "What will they think of next?"

"They" thought of plenty. Alexander Graham Bell had the idea of passing speech by electrical impulses and invented the first telephone in 1876. The invention of the "wireless" by Guglielmo Marconi in 1895 made the way for modern-day radio transmission. VK Zworykin worked on one of the first televisions in 1928.

Communications reached new heights when televisions were mass produced in the 1950s. In 1962 the first communication satellite, made people see live broadcast from anywhere in the world. Underground and underwater cables (電纜) also send on programs from one area to another. Telecommunications and computer networking are of big advances of our times and mean even greater developments to come.

68. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A. it is not easy to use modern ways of communication

B. so many people didn't succeed in developing the means of communication

C. the means of communication have gone through many stages (階段) before they are perfected

D. the development of history has lasted such a long time

69. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The first word "They" in the 2nd paragraph refers to scientists.

B. Alexander Graham Bell gave the first speech in 1876.

C. The printing press was perfected in the eleventh century.

D. Since many means of communication have been developed, a great number of people needn't read newspapers.

70. The beginning of the long-distance communication was ________.

A. sending messages by word of mouth

B. when people see programmes at the time of performances

C. in the nineteenth century

D. when the "wireless" was invented

71. Telecommunications and computer networking ________.

A. mean there will be greater development

B. show the 18th century's means are perfect

C. mean modern society has developed from one area to another

D. show people's life can be worse and worse

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。

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland (since 1437) as well as one of the biggest and most important cities in the country, the seventh biggest in the United Kingdom. The ___21___ of the city is around half a million. It lies in the southeast of ___22___. As the capital city it is also the seat of the Scottish Parliament (created in 1999). It is the second most ___23___ city in the United Kingdom after London, with 13 million visitors a year.

      The ___24___ of Edinburgh is 100 square miles (259 square kilometers). The historical centre of the city is divided into two main parts, the Old Town and the New Town. They are ___25___ Princes Street Gardens. Both districts were ___26___ as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Edinburgh is quite famous for its annual Edinburgh Festival held four weeks from early August.

Edinburgh has been connected with many___27___people through its whole history. Famous authors of the city ___28___Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the ___29___ of Sherlock Holmes, or nowadays J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter. As far as the __30__ is concerned, the most famous people connected with Edinburgh are Charles Darwin (the biologist), Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone pioneer), and so on.

21. A. people         B. number      C. area           D. population

22. A. England              B. Britain              C. Wales         D. Scotland

23. A. travelled     B. visited        C. seen           D. explored                                                   

24. A. land            B. amount      C. area      D. boundary                                                   

25. A. separated by B. divided into       C. divided by  D. separated into                                             

26. A. regarded     B. thought      C. listed       D. treated

27. A. great          B. historical    C. famous      D. intelligent

28. A. include       B. contain   C. have          D. are   

29. A. author         B. discoverer  C. director      D. creator

30. A. science       B. biology   C. art             D. literature