8、       It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs．There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 1  my horse, Skippy, up．I was simply running laps（跑道的圈） around the ring．The  2  cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I  3  it．You could hear the faint  4  of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner．My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring．It was  5  because there was no moon or stars．Nobody else was in the ring at the time．I was really enjoying the  6  and I was able to  7  what Skippy was doing．As I took my last lap it  8  ．Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step  9   the ring．I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be  10  to move out of the way fast enough．She knew that she was going to get hit．

       She tried to  11  but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat．When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run． 12  , miraculously（奇跡般地）, he slid so hard on his back feet that he  13 ．It really made the  14  seem absolutely unreal．I thought that maybe I was 15 ．I had  16  in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening．I knew I had hit my sister．There was no way I could have  17  her．My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe．It’s like I forgot  18 ．As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform （變形） through many different  19 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief．Then she was laughing．

       As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life  20  he saved my sister’s．

1．A．picking            B．warming              C．catching              D．setting

2．A．bitterly                  B．hardly                 C．gently                 D．perfectly

3．A．challenged          B．witnessed        C．enjoyed             D．hated

4．A．ceremony          B．tradition          C．victory                D．laughter

5．A．windy                   B．bright                  C．dark                    D．cloudy

6．A．quiet                     B．quality                 C．impression           D．significance

7．A．rely on                  B．focus on          C．insist on           D．put on

8．A．let out             B．held on             C．participated in     D．took place

9．A．close to              B．out of              C．into                   D．towards

10．A．a(chǎn)ble                    B．frightened          C．content              D．proud

11．A．evaluate               B．worry                 C．scream                D．escape

12．A．Accidentally      B．Normally             C．Generally             D．Somehow

13．A．sped up               B．rose up             C．broke down         D．wore out

14．A．moment              B．contest                C．comment          D．technique

15．A．a(chǎn)dvancing            B．breathing             C．concluding        D．dreaming

16．A．that                     B．none                   C．neither                D．it

17．A．hit                      B．recognized         C．missed                                  D．a(chǎn)cknowledged

18．A．how                    B．what                   C．when                  D．why

19．A．a(chǎn)ctions                B．emotions             C．a(chǎn)ttitudes              D．thoughts

20．A．if                      B．because               C．a(chǎn)s if                    D．so that

7、       When I was a boy , my father told me that he could do anything that he wanted to do ．Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did．

When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he wanted to make one．He read about violin making，and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43．He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company．He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments．

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful．Some experts claimed that it was the unique varnish（油漆）that gave those instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish------if that were the answer．

One of Dad's friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce，his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in．

He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him．It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dad's masterpiece．He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself．

Later，the instrument was stolen．Dad's spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments．But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old，selling guitars and violins．

My father has been gone for 14 years now．The violin has been missing for more than25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20tb-centruy violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like a Stradivarius

1．The author mentions his father's developing color prints_________

       A．to show that his father's real interest was not in making violins

　    B．to prove that his father could do anything he wanted to do

　    C．to give an example proving that his father was an inventor

　    D．to describe the real thing that made the author believe his father

2．What did the author's father think about Stradivarius violins?

　    A．The varnish was different from the others．

　    B．The way of making them was special

　    C．The wood of the violins was special

　    D．They could only be analyzed by chemists．

3．How long did the author’s father live after the violin was stolen?

       A．About 11 years                                  B．About 14 years

      C．About 25 years                                  D．About 80 years

4．We can infer from the last paragraph that the author_______

　    A．really hates the thief                      B．misses his father a lot

　    C．really wants to play the violin               D．wonders who's playing the violin now

6、

       If women are mercilessly exploited（剝削） year after year, they have only themselves to blame．Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores．Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion．

       Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste．Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn．Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses．Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on．

       No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society．Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability （耐用）．They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right．There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes．

       When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious．Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers．Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability（穩(wěn)定耐用）? That is for you to decide．

1．Designers and big stores always make money_________．

       A．by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

       B．because they are capable of predicting new fashions

       C．by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing

       D．because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing

2．To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as ___________．

       A．a(chǎn) waste of money                         B．a(chǎn) waste of time

       C．a(chǎn)n expression of taste                      D．a(chǎn)n expression of creativity

3．New fashions in clothing are created for ___________．

       A．the commercial exploitation of women

       B．the women's strength of character

       C．basic qualities of inconstancy and instability

       D．a(chǎn)n important contribution to society

4．By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" （Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four）, the writer means that ___________．

       A．women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

       B．women are better able to put up with discomfort

       C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

       D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

5、       In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U．S．minority （少數(shù)民族）．As their children began moving up through the nation's schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging．Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character．This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U．S．with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English．They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college．Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively．And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree．

       Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer．An effective measure of parental attention is homework．Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps．Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stress family values and emphasize education．

       Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image．Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation．Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship．

1．While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian- American students ______．

       A．feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English

       B．a(chǎn)re afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian character

       C．still worry about unfair treatment in society

       D．generally feel it is a shame to have to depend on their parents

2．What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?

       A．A solid foundation in basic mathematics and being Asian Americans．

       B．Hard work and intelligence．

       C．Parental help and a limited knowledge of English．

       D．Asian culture and the American educational system．

3．Why do the two “explanations” （Line 1, Para．3 ） worry Asian Americans ?

       A．They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general．

       B．People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success．

       C．Asian Americans would be a threat to other minorities

       D．American academic achievements have taken on too strong an Asian character．

4．The author’s tone in this passage is                      ．

       A．sympathetic                                   B．doubtful

       C．critical                                           D．objective

4、       Australia is a society of people from a rich variety of cultural, racial, linguistic and religious backgrounds．Aboriginal （土著居民） and Torres Strait Islander people have lived in Australia for tens of thousands of years．Now, most Australians are immigrants or the descendants （后裔） of immigrants who arrived during the past two centuries from more than 200 countries．

       Cultural and linguistic diversity was a feature of Australian life when European settled here and remains a particular feature of modern society．Immigration began with European settlement in the 1770s．In 1770, Captain Cook declared the land for Great Britain．In 1788, the first colony （殖民地） was established．Most of the colonists were declared guilty from Great Britain．The immigration continued at a steady pace — reaching 50, 000 a year during the 1850s when gold was discovered and Australia became a destination for immigrants seeking fortune and a new start in life．The population reached seven million in the 1940s．Most settlers were from a British background．

       Australia’s immigration policy （政策） is global and does not consider racial, cultural or religious backgrounds．Each year, Australia welcomes more than 120,000 migrants and resettles around 13,000 people under its humanitarian program．

       Today, almost one in four of Australia’s population of 21 million was born overseas．The last 40 years have seen an important change in the source countries of people who choose to come here．In the 1960s, 45 % of all the new settlers were born in the United Kingdom and Ireland．Recently, this has fallen to 17% with settlers and long-term visitors increasing from countries in the Asia Pacific area, Africa and the Middle East．Migrants have brought with them language skills and other capabilities that are valuable in today’s global economy．Although English is the official language in Australia, more than 3 million Australians speak a language other than English at home．

1．Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ____．

       A．make up most of the Australian population

       B．came from other continents many years ago

       C．have diverse cultural and religious backgrounds

       D．have been living in Australia for a very long time

2．Most of the earliest immigrants to Australia ____．

       A．were found guilty                               B．wanted a new life

       C．hoped to find gold                             D．were sailors

3．We can know from the passage that since the 1940s, ____．

       A．Australia has resettled about 120,000 people in all

       B．the government has changed its immigration policy

       C．Australian residents have increased by 14 million

       D．most Australian settlers have been from a British background

4．What can we infer from the passage?

       A．More than half of the Australian people were born in other countries．

       B．The number of immigrants from the UK and Ireland is growing．

       C．The government’s relevant policy contributes to the immigration．

       D．Those unable to speak English find it hard to live in Australia．

3、       A group called the Education Arcade recently held a conference in Los Angeles to discuss the future of educational games．The Education Arcade brings together international game designers, publishers, teachers and policymakers．They say they want to lead a change in the way the world learns through computer and video games．

       The conference is part of the E-three, the Electronic Entertainment Exposition．This is a yearly trade show where companies show off new games and educational products．

       The Education Arcade started at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, near Boston．Professors worked with the Microsoft Company to create what they called the Games-to-Teach Project．The group began to explore ways to use technology in teaching and learning．They worked with game designers to develop ideas about how mathematics and science could mix with game playing．The Education Arcade is the research part of this Games-to-Teach Project．

       The group recently announced that a “Games for Learning” statement would be placed on some products．Their goal is to help people find games that are fun but will also teach．The Education Arcade says it also wants to get businesses to produce more games that teach．

       The Entertainment Software Association says fifty percent of all Americans who are around six years old play computer and video games．Sales of such games in the United States grew eight percent last year, to seven thousand million dollars．The industry group says the average age of a game player is twenty-nine years old．And it says thirty-nine percent are women．

1．The Education Arcade recently held a conference ________．

       A．to create a new way of learning with computer and video games

       B．to bring together international game designers, publishers, teachers and policymakers

       C．to show off new games and educational products

       D．to discuss the history of educational games

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Education Arcade?

       A．It is a yearly trade show at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology．

       B．The Microsoft Company is its work partner．

       C．It tries to explore ways to use technology in teaching and learning．

       D．It is the research part of the Games-to-Teach Project．

3．Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined part in Paragraph 4?

       A．Force the company to make new games．

       B．Make money by creating the games of learning．

       C．Force the company to hire more teachers．

       D．Make teachers teach with games．

4．What is the best title for this passage?

       A．The Education Arcade．                    B．The Conference of Games．

       C．Games-to-Teach Project．                  D．Games for Learning．

1、文中共有10處語言錯誤，錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

       增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（/\），并在該句下面寫出該加的詞。

       刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

       修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

       注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

       2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

       As the high school student, I like to talk with foreigners to practise my oral English but

learn more about other cultures．There were two foreign teachers in our school in this term．

They often go to the English corner so that we can have a chance to practise the language．

I seize every chance talk with them．However, I sometime find they are not so interesting

in what I say, and it’s hard for I to choose a suitable topic．I would like some advices about

how to communicate proper with foreigners, and what topics to pick．

28、         progress you have made！Congratulations to you!

A．What great          B．How great        C．What a great        D．How great a