14、--- What do you think of teaching, Bob?

--- I find it       and challenging. It is a job        you are doing something serious but interesting.

A．funny, that                     B．fun, that                  C．fun, where                     D．funny, which

13、--- The floor is dirty. Can anyone clean it?

---         . I do it all the time.

A．Don’t mention it.                          B．Why you?

C．Not sure.                                     D．Not me again.

12、His reactions are         no one can match him.

A．so that           B．such            C．such that          D．so

11、It is in the very village,        Mary was born 35 years ago,       she will build her first school,        inspires everyone to help her.

A．where; that; which                                      B．that; that; that

C．that; when; which                                       D．where; when; that

10、--- The research is difficult. Who do you think can do the job?

---       my students have a try?

A．Will          B．Shall           C．Must           D．May

9、--- The weather has been very hot and dry.

--- Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now! And my vegetables

      then.

A．wouldn’t die                                        B．didn’t die

C．hadn’t died                                          D．wouldn’t have died

8、For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother in law Joseph Chambers had been   1   along the banks of Lake Waco with little   2  . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 　3　　that there were still several hours of daylight 　4 and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　5　.

Smith drove his pickup（小貨車）a couple of miles along the　6　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 　7　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 　8　of trees formed a leafy　9　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　10　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re 　11　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　12　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  13  .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 　14　to decide whether they had happened to 　15　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　16　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 　17　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 　18　he could turn around, then 　19　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　20　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1．A．playing　　           B．boating　　         C．fishing　　　　  D．walking

2．A．failure　               B．success　           C．disappointment     D．interest

3．A．quarreled　           B．a(chǎn)rgued　　          C．reasoned　          D．shouted

4．A．remaining　　       B．staying　　         C．keeping　　        D．leaving

5．A．starting off　　     B．running out　      C．sending away　   D．giving up

6．A．winding 　　        B．widening　          C．leading　　　      D．blocking

7．A．grassed 　　        B．wooded　　　    C．iced　　　　      D．snowed

8．A．trunks　　　        B．shadow　　        C．shade　　　　    D．shape

9．A．hat　　　　         B．umbrella　           C．sheet　　　        D．overcoat

10．A．foggy　　　      B．late　 　             C．early　　            D．rainy

11．A．a(chǎn)lmost 　　        B．a(chǎn)lready　　         C．only　　　         D．fairly

12．A．escaped　　       B．lost　 　　　     C．gone　　　         D．missed

13．A．body　　　　    B．trap　 　　　     C．pile　　　　       D．stream

14．A．talking 　　        B．hoping 　　       C．wanting　　        D．trying

15．A．come across　    B．turn out　　        C．bring about　      D．make up

16．A．loudly　　　      B．quietly　　　      C．quickly　　　     D．slowly

17．A．everybody　　    B．somebody　　     C．a(chǎn)nybody　　　　D．nobody

18．A．until　　　　     B．before　　　       C．a(chǎn)fter　　　         D．when

19．A．turned 　　 　   B．ran　　　　　    C．headed　　　      D．walked

20．A．expected　　 　B．hoped 　　 　     C．wished　　　    D．prayed

7、Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.

One of the studies looked at nearly 400northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.

A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood .But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters（年輕人）may wash lots of TV.

    Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watched average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 ¹/₂ hours for those who had no education beyond high school

    In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest

    While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn’t have TVs in their bedrooms

1．According to the California study, the low-scoring group might           。

       A．have watched a lot of TV

       B．not be interested in math

       C．be unable to go to college

       D．have had computers in their bedrooms

2．What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results?

       A．Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.

       B．Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest

       C．TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.

       D．The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain

3．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

      A．More time should be spent on computers.

       B．Children should be forbidden from watching TV.

       B．TV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms

       D．Further studies on high-achieving students should be done

4．What would be the best title for this text?

       A．Computers or Television

       B．Effects of Television on Children

       C．Studies on TV and College Education

       D．Television and Children's Learning Habits

6、This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.

Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself. The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. I’ve seen it again and again: someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history. Well, he was a history teacher —if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across.

To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts．As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration, and study that math arid science do, though the study differs slightly in kind．Although it's commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．

       My other comment is the text aged．The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references （參考文獻） seem newer than the late 1950s．As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age．

       These are small points, though, and don't affect the main discussion．I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student．

1．According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to ____        .

       A．gain knowledge and expand one's view

       B．understand the meaning between the lines

       C．express ideas based on what one has read

       D．get information and keep it alive in memory

2．The author of the passage insists that learning the arts___        .

       A．requires great efforts                            B．demands real passion

       C．is less natural than learning maths          D．is as natural as learning a language

3．What is a shortcoming of Armstrong's work according to- the author?

       A．Some ideas are slightly contradictory．

       B．There is too much discussion on studying science．

       C．The style is too serious．

       D．It lacks new information．

4．This passage can be classified as ___．

       A．a(chǎn)n advertisement                              B．a(chǎn) book review

       C．a(chǎn) feature story                                D．a(chǎn) news report

5、       I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham's for the first fortnight of the January sale．I can't say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I'll never forget．

       I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales, where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock （貨物） and the stock that people buy all the year round;  some of these things are slightly reduced．Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn't sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them．Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale．Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds”（clothes not in perfect condition） for the sale and they are sold very cheaply．

       When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building．This made me very nervous．

       When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand．The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in．I couldn't believe my eyes; this wasn't shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn't keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind．

       Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted．Quarrels broke out．Mothers were using their small children to crawl through people's legs and get hold of things they couldn't get near themselves．

       Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose; each wanting to be the first served．Where had the famous English queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper81 was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why twice a year, Graham's were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this．

       In the sale fever; people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying．As long as it was a bargain it was OK．You won't believe this．But as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours．Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.

1．What kind of clothes is likely to be s0ld 5% cheaper?

       A．Last summer's clothes,

       B．Clothes not in perfect condition．

       C．Clothes bought in specially for the sales．

       D．Clothes for winter．

2．Which of the following statements is true?

       A．The customers gave up the queuing, for which the English are famous．

       B．The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted．

       C．Small children enjoyed crawling though people's legs．

       D．The security guards were fearless of the crowd．

3．In the author's opinion, why were Graham's happy to make, their expensive store into a "battlefield"?

       A．There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales．

       B．They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business．

       C．They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes．

       D．They wanted to make more money by having sales．

4．The expression "crashed out" means _____．

       A．chatted with her friends                     B．slept soundly

       C．broke down                                      D．dined out

5．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．The Best Bargain．                            B．Hunting for a Job．

       C．Sale Fever．                                    D．A Pleasant Fortnight．