Lindsay Morgan Lohan was born on July 2, 1986. She was such a natural beauty that she began modeling at the age of 3, and because of her natural talent, she played parts in over 60 TV commercials for companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Wendy's, the Gap, Pizza Hut, Calvin Klein, and Jell-O, in which she shared the screen with Bill Cosby.

When she was 7, Lohan was required to dress up as garbage for a Halloween short play on the Late Show with David Letterman called “Things You Find on the Bottom of the Subway.” It was her first real acting job. In 1996, Lohan got her second big break when she was given a role on the long-running NBC soap opera “Another World.” For only one season, she became the third actress to act the part Alexandra Alli Fowler.

Shortly after, she hit the highway to fame when Disney sought to remake the hugely successful family comedy “The Parent Trap” (1998). In addition, she also got a three-picture deal with Disney thanks to this movie. Her next move was to appear in the Wonderful World of Disney production of “Life-Size” (2000), a comedy also featuring supermodel Tyra Banks.

In 2003, along with Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan performed in Freaky Friday and played one of the early roles that made Jodie Foster a household name.

In September 2002, Lohan also got a contract with music heavyweight Emilio Estefan Jr who is of great influence in music. She signed a five-album deal with Estefan Enterprises. In 2005, she released her first album, “Speak,” followed by “A Little More Personal” the next year.

56. Which of the following is NOT the job that Lohan has done until now?

A. A singer.         B. An actress.       C. A model.        D. A dancer.

57. The underlined word “break” in Paragraph 1 probably means “__________”.

A. a rest between periods of work or study        

B. luck that leads to further success

C. an end which is put to progress               

D. separation in two parts because of force

58. From the forth paragraph we can infer that Lohan __________after she played the family comedy “The Parent Trap”.

A. became more and more famous                  B. was driving on the highway quickly

C. had a car accident on the highway              D. was hit by people on the highway

59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Lohan has played three films produced by Disney.

B. Lohan played the part Bill Cosby in a TV show.

C. Lohan has released two albums since 2005. 

D. Lohan was greatly influenced by Emilio Estefan Jr.

I’m a commercial fisherman in Alaska. It was an eye-opener to see the destruction and waste popular in the world’s fisheries. The Alaska fishery is very well managed and we do not see the damage occurring elsewhere. Many local people complain of the many restrictive (限制) laws in the fishery, but after reading these articles, I’m in favor of even stricter regulation. The sea is the basis for life on Earth, and we must take care of it.

Tom Hagen

Craig, Alaska

Your report presents an overly hopeless future. Here in New England where I have fished commercially for 45 years, we are beginning a recovery from years of over fishing. Under the newly authorized Magnuson-Stevens Act, fishermen are forming partnerships with scientists for the purpose of developing fishing-gear modifications (減少) to reduce by-catch and reduce impacts (沖擊) to fish habitat. Additionally, we are collecting information on fish stock abundance, population, and ecosystems. The New England Regional Fishery Management Council is supporting the formation of harvest districts, which enables fishermen to have changing market conditions.                                                                   

Frank Mirarchi

                                                Scituate, Massachusetts

You described fishing around the world, but not here in the United States. There is no support for the American fisherman who is working under the harshest regulations on Earth and the strictest restrictions. We are fishing in a fashion that is completely suitable as required in the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The U.S. keeps importing more fish from countries that have no requirements on gear or on their catch. U.S. fishermen cannot compete with foreign prices, so the fishermen’s numbers have been reduced. There are no young people who will take our place.

                                                 Jeremiah O’Brien

                                                 MorroBay, California

68. How is the situation about fishery in Alaska according to Tom Hagen?

   A. There is too much waste in fishery.

   B. The fishery is balanced well there.

   C. Many local fishermen liked the fishery laws before.

   D. The government is not doing their best to limit fishing.

69. Jeremiah O’Brien does not agree with ______.

   A. the opinion of Tom Hagen’s                    

   B. the opinion of Frank Mirarchi’s

   C. Magnuson-Stevens Act

   D. all the ideas in the article mentioned

70. We can see from the above passage that ______.

   A. fishery in the United States is controlled by the U.S.A government

   B. fishery in the world is running well by the Magnuson-Stevens Act

   C. in some countries there is less limitation in fishing

   D. importing fish pays more for the fishermen in the U.S.A.

71. Which of the following might serve as the best title of the above passage?

   A. Fishery in the World                   B. Fishery in the United States

   C. Fishery, a World Problem           D. Fishery Limitation, Stricter or Not

完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，共20分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking. So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  38  on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton,  39  will pay any more attention to your scar  40  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother others,  41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42  high — glad he was alive.
43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people   44  like you better, if you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  45  .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  47  .
One of my friends in college was very  48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  49  for about 10 seconds. But this man felt good about himself and spent most of his time  50  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  51  , people ignored his looks. w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mWhat people  52  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t  53  him an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on   54  you value with yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  55  .
36．A．cured            B．recovered          C．improved             D．returned
37．A．because         B．though    C．until           D．before
38．A．cut            B．wound   C．injure        D．scar
39．A．none      B．a(chǎn)nyone   C．everyone             D．no one
40．A．a(chǎn)s         B．like       C．than           D．when
41．A．yet     B．still     C．too     D．either
42．A．put        B．held        C．taken        D．hung
43．A．After all          B．In conclusion          C．In fact            D．Above all
44．A．will     B．would         C．can     D．may
45．A．house           B．telephone      C．job           D．car
46．A．clothes          B．hairstyle         C．figure         D．salary
47．A．means        B．standards      C．comments    D．rules
48．A．smart          B．optimistic      C．rude           D．ugly
49．A．manners          B．expressions   C．looks         D．a(chǎn)ctions
50．A．inquiring    B．a(chǎn)sking         C．knowing     D．caring
51．A．Completely    B．Gradually       C．Obviously       D．Suddenly
52．A．wanted         B．understood     C．brought      D．saw
53．A．regard        B．look    C．consider     D．treat
54．A．what  B．that   C．which          D．how
55．A．kindness    B．concern      C．beauty        D．perfection

What would you think if someone suggested knocking down St Paul’s Cathedral to widen the road? Or pulling down Big Ben to make way for a car park? It would be ridiculous, right? But when it comes to devastation (毀滅) of the natural world, we aren’t so easily shocked. But we should be…or we’ll be in a lot of trouble.
Nature is shrinking by the day. Ancient forests are destroyed. Wetlands are becoming dry. Woodland is disappearing, and all in the name of progress. This is bad in itself, but it’s devastating for biodiversity.
Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals and other living things that are all interconnected. The ecological services provided by biodiversity are vital to everyday life. The air we breathe is a product of photosynthesis (光合作用) by green plants. Insects, worms and bacteria break down waste and make soils rich. And tiny organisms clean the water in rivers and sea. In fact, all life on the earth exists thanks to the benefits of biodiversity. More than 90 percent of the calories consumed by people worldwide are produced from 80 plant species. And 30 percent of medicines are developed from plants and animals. Maintaining a wide diversity of species in each ecosystem is necessary to preserve all living things.
The loss of biodiversity could be devastating. “It is wrong to think that biodiversity can be reduced indefinitely without threatening humans,” said Harvard University biologist Edward O. Wilson, known as the “father of biodiversity”. He warned, “We are about to reach a critical point beyond which biodiversity loss will become irreversible (不可挽回的).”
But what can we do? The present problem is that the concept of biodiversity is so vague (含糊的). People might care about giant pandas, but it is much harder to excite them about the fate of tiny sea creatures which are being boiled to death in the cooling systems of power stations along coastlines. The Guardian newspaper is trying to help. It has launched the Biodiversity 100 campaign to try to convince governments around the world to take action to deal with the widespread concerns about biodiversity. This includes persuading the UK government to create a series of marine reserves to reserve the decrease in the sea-life caused by industrial fishing, stopping fishing sharks by the Japanese fishermen and banning the killing of dingoes (wild dogs) in Australia, among many other things.
There is a lot to do. And we’d better act quickly if we don’t want to end up with a planet that can’t sustain life!
【小題1】The writer thinks it ________ to pull down Big Ben to make way for a car park.