Herta Müller, the Romanian-born German writer, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ms. Müller, 56, immigrated to Germany from Romania in 1987. She is the first German writer to win the Nobel in literature since Günter Grass in 1999 and the 13th winner writing in German since the prize was first given in 1901. She is the 12th woman to gain the literature prize. But unlike previous winners like Doris Lessing and V. S. Naipaul, Ms. Müller is unknown inside of literary circles in Germany.
“I am very surprised and still cannot believe it,” Ms. Muller said in a statement released by her publisher in Germany. “I can’t say anything more at the moment.”
She has written some 20 books, but just 5 have been translated into English, including the novels “The Land of Green Plums” and “The Appointment.”
At a news conference on Thursday at the German Publishers & Booksellers Association in Berlin, where she lives, Ms. Müller, wearing all black, appeared overwhelmed(不知所措) by all the cameras in her face.
When asked what it meant that her name would now be mentioned in the same breath as German greats like Thomas Mann and Heinrich Böll, Ms. Müller remained philosophical(達觀的). “I am now nothing better and I’m nothing worse,” she said, adding: “My inner thing is writing. That’s what I can hold on to.”
Earlier in the day, at a news conference in Stockholm, Peter Englund, secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Ms. Müller was honored for her “very, very distinct special language” and because “she has really a story to tell about…and growing up as a stranger in your own family.
小題1:.we can learn from the passage that Ms. Muller is_______.

A．the 1st writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature since 1999

B．the 12th winner for the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1901

C．the 13th woman writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature

D．a(chǎn) German citizen since she moved to German in 1987

小題2: Ms. Müller was surprised at the news about her winning the award because ____.

A．she was born a Romanian person

B．she had failed many times in winning it

C．she had never wanted to win the prize

D．she was only an unknown writer

小題3: The underlined expression “in the same breath” is the nearest in meaning to ____.

A．instead of	B．a(chǎn)t the same moment
C．in a breath	D．under the same roof

小題4: We can infer according to the passage that ____.

A．her honored works are based on her own experience

B．most of Ms. Müller’s novels are unsuccessful works

C．Ms. Müller is feeling much better after she becomes the award winner

D．Ms. Müller was honored because she’s described the Germans’ life vividly

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped . "Now we broadcast an important notice from the  36 : At about nine this evening , an old woman of 79 ,named Mrs Humney , was 37 and killed by a robber (搶劫犯)wearing a green coat . Those who can supply any clue (線索）are requested to  38   to the police ." The  39 news made the lonely girl filled with  40  .She couldn't help looking around .But she didn't  41 that a man was already behind the door.
Suddenly the man  _42  before Miss Green . The girl didn't know what to __43 . " Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll  44  whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night." said the robber. That made her even more terrified , but she tried to  45  herself.
Just then there came the whistle of a police car .Then  46  the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手槍） 47  the girl's back, " Don't  48  the door. Never let him in." But the girl got a(n)  49 . She asked the man outside the door , " Who is it ?" "I'm Bull. Is there  50  unusual here ?" "No, there isn't ." Immediately she added  51  ," only 52  and I are here." "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice.
A few minutes later. The sound of the  53 died away. " It's well done, " the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was  54  into pieces . The policemen  55  into the room and caught the robber.
"Miss Green , what you said made us take action right away, " said Bull, " for we know that you have no brother."
36. A. police        B. government          C. army                   D. prison

小題1:	A．hit B．stolen C．robbed D．cheated

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)nnounce B．know C．provide D．report

小題3:. A .terrible             B exciting                 C. strange                 D. funny
小題4: A. anger             B. fear                        C surprise                 D. sadness

小題5:	A．feel B．look C．hear D．notice

小題6:	A．came B．a(chǎn)ppeared C．walked D．ran

小題7:.

A．say

B．make

C．do

D．deal

小題8:	A．decide B．consider C．hope D．doubt

小題9:	A．protect B．scare C．free D．calm

小題10:

A．touched B．hit C．rang D．struck

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)gainst B．in C．to D．over

小題12:

A．knock B．shut C．lean D．open

小題13:

A．belief B．idea C．help D．voice

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．a(chǎn)nyone D．someone

小題15:.

A．excited

B．a(chǎn)nxiously

C．loudly

D．bravely

小題16:.

A．my friend

B．my neighbour

C．the robber

D．my brother

小題17:

A．policeman B．police car C．robber D．footsteps

小題18:

A．turned B．brought C．broken D．changed

小題19:

A．slipped B．went C．fell D．hurried

He was 11 years old and often went fishing. On the day before bass (鱸魚) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.
When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish. Finally, he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”
Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect (建筑師) in New York. He often takes his son to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish… again and again… every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. As his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
小題1:Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.

A．a(chǎn)dmiring	B．nervous
C．worried	D．shocked

小題2: On seeing that the big fish was a bass, __________.

A．they discussed how to deal with the fish

B．the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly

C．the father made a decision that the fish must be set free

D．they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done

小題3:From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A．the father was an architect

B．the son never forgets the lesson

C．the father used to catch a big bass

D．the father made his son feel regretful all his life

小題4: The passage mainly wants to tell us that __________.

A．a(chǎn)n ethical decision is not difficult to make

B．it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes

C．fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions

D．it’s easier to make an ethical decision than to carry it out

完型填空（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. Both worked very hard. After several years, the bosses promote Jackie to sales executive but Charlie_46_ a salesman. One day Charlie could not __47_ it anymore, tendered his resignation(辭職書) to the boss and complained the boss did not __48__ hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him. He thought it was really __49__.
The boss knew that Charlie had spared no _50___ for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie realize the __51__ between him and Jackie, the boss ask Charlie to do the _52___: “go and find out if anyone is selling watermelon in the market.” Charlie returned and __53__ said yes. the boss asked.“how much per kg?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to ___54__ ＄12 per kg.
The boss told Charlie that we would ask Jackie the _55___ question. Jackie went, returned and said,“boss, only one person is selling watermelon, ＄12 per kg, ＄100 for 10kg.he has a _56___ of 340 melons. on the table 58 melons and every melon weighs about 15kg,_57____ from the South two days ago. they are fresh, red and of good __58__ .” Charlie was _59____ and realized the difference between himself and Jackie. he decided not to __60___ but to learn from Jackie.

小題1:	A．made B．because C．remained D．kept

小題2:	A．take B．do C．get D．put

小題3:	A．enjoy B．meet C．reply D．value

小題4:	A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．selfless

小題5:	A．rest. B．trouble C．effect D．effort

小題6:	A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance

小題7:	A．following. B．finding C．shopping D．searching

小題8:	A．still B．a(chǎn)gain C．even D．only

小題9:	A．offer. B．a(chǎn)nswer C．remind D．repeat

小題10:

A．difficult. B．familiar C．same D．simple

小題11:

A．total B．lot C．pile D．number

小題12:

A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard

小題13:

A．value B．quality C．condition D．shape

小題14:

A．struck B．moved C．puzzled D．encouraged

小題15:

A．stay B．stop C．work D．leave

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分。）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從所給出的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
After listening to everyone’s concerns and problems, Professor Smith looked over at the hostess (主持人) and asked her if she could get a paper and pen for everyone in the room. She    36   a minute later, and brought some paper and pens.
“Do me a    37  ,” Professor Smith asked. “We’re going to try something and I    38   your cooperation. On the small piece of paper please    39   the 3 biggest problems you are facing in your personal life right now. Don’t write your name on it. We’ll keep it    40  .”
The group found the experiment    41  , not knowing what was to follow.
After everyone wrote down their problems, Professor Smith asked everyone to    42   their paper and put it in a small basket that was in the front of the room. There were    43   expressions throughout the room,    44   again, everyone cooperated, wanting to know what would    45   next.
Professor Smith shook the basket and then he    46   around the room and asked each person to    47   a paper from the basket. After he had done that, he sat back down and looked around the room.
“Friends,   48   the paper and read to yourself the problems that you    49  ,” Professor Smith said.
Then, Professor Smith    50   at the woman sitting on his left and asked, “Lisa, would you like to    51   your problems that you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”
“No,” Lisa said.
Next, Professor Smith asked the man sitting next to Lisa the    52   question. “Would you like to exchange the problems you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”
   53   the reply was “No.”
Professor Smith went around the whole room. Everyone had a    54   to answer.
Surprisingly, the answers were all the same — no, no, no, no…. Some people said that “I can settle my own problems, but I can’t    55   what I chose out of the basket”. Some people said “Wow — these make my problems look like nothing.”

小題1:	A．left B．returned C．a(chǎn)nswered D．finished

小題2:	A．favor B．help C．prize D．reward

小題3:	A．like B．wish C．a(chǎn)sk D．need

小題4:	A．put out B．wash away C．write down D．speak out

小題5:	A．secret B．silence C．message D．future

小題6:	A．encouraging B．interesting C．surprising D．boring

小題7:	A．tear B．cut C．desert D．fold

小題8:	A．frightened B．pleasant C．curious D．terrible

小題9:	A．but B．so C．for D．a(chǎn)nd

小題10:

A．say B．happen C．move D．a(chǎn)dventure

小題11:

A．jumped B．ran C．walked D．rushed

小題12:

A．throw B．touch C．hold D．pick

小題13:

A．unfold B．see C．search D．study

小題14:

A．heard B．chose C．noticed D．feared

小題15:

A．shouted B．wondered C．looked D．knocked

小題16:

A．give B．a(chǎn)ccept C．understand D．exchange

小題17:

A．same B．different C．easy D．strange

小題18:

A．Immediately B．Again C．Surely D．Then

小題19:

A．bravery B．fault C．chance D．power

小題20:

A．struggle with B．show off C．throw away D．deal with

Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford, Illinois, where the tallest thing on the ground was the water tower. But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
His last hike was up Mount Annapurna, in Asia’s snowcapped Himalayas. At 26,545 feet, its top is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired him to start climbing.
“It seems to be the most difficult, the most dangerous,” said Viesturs. “There’s no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches (雪崩) and ice falls that protect the mountain.”
In high school, Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzog’s story of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzog’s story was of frostbite (凍傷) and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.
Viesturs got his start on Washington’s Mount Rainier in 1977, guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago, he set out to walk up to the world’s highest tops. Finally, he’s done.
The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. “You have to use all of your senses, all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it,” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect, and if we’re here at the right time, under the right conditions, they allow us to go up, and allow us to come down.”
What’s next for a man who can’t stop climbing? “I’m going to hold my wife and kids and enjoy the summer,” says Viesturs. But for a man who has climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon start another adventure.
小題1:The author used Viestures’ words in Paragraph 6 to support an opinion that       .

A．mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

B．mountains should be regarded as living creatures

C．mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

D．those who like mountain climbing won’t stop climbing

小題2:The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by ________.

A．frightened

B．discouraged

C．interested

D．upset

小題3: What’s the next probable plan of Viestures?

A．Stopping climbing and staying with his family.

B．Climbing to the top of the world’s 14 tallest mountains again.

C．Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

D．Climbing another one of the highest mountains.

Every day Shairley tries to make at least one person she knows happy. For years she has become addicted to this and she can’t pass a day without making someone happy.
This started when she was 11 years old. That year, she wanted to travel to see her best friend. After she saved all the money needed, she packed her bags and went to the airport. By the time she got to pay for her ticket,she realised that her purse had been stolen.
She went to the restroom and cried. While she was in the restroom stall and totally at a loss what to do, someone knocked on the door. “Leave me alone” was the sentence she said over and over again after hearing the repeated knocking. After a long time, she opened the door and went out only to find an envelope at her feet. She opened the envelope and found a letter. It said,
“Dear child, you locked yourself inside and avoided facing the people who were outside and you might miss this letter. Reading it now means that after all you decided to face the outside world again. Never lock yourself in for any reason ! Never lose hope ! Never forget to trust yourself. Be a reason for other people’s smiles, sow hope in their hearts and you will gain your happiness in your own heart.”
She folded the letter to put it in the envelope only to discover that inside were a window seat ticket and double the money she needed. So she traveled and told the story to everyone she met. She said.“ From that day on ,I took it as my task, half for me and half for someone’s happiness.”
小題1:Shirley found that her money had been stolen         .

A．when she was heading for the airport

B．when she was buying a ticket

C．a(chǎn)fter she packed her bags

D．when she went to the restroom

小題2:Why didn’t Shirley open the door of the stall when she heard the knocking?

A．Because she was disappointed and at a loss.

B．Because she was afraid of the person outside.

C．Because she wanted to keep calm by being alone.

D．Because she was crying and didn’t hear the knocking.

小題3:What did Shireley learn from the letter?

A．A letter is powerful enough to make one smile.

B．Face the outside world and never lose hope.

C．She should always notice who is outside her door.

D．She should try to make herself happy first and then others.

小題4:We can learn that after reading the letter, Shirley was         

A．interested

B．disappointed

C．a(chǎn)shamed

D．encouraged

One girl decided to study judo（柔道）although she had lost her left arm in a car accident.
The girl began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. The girl was doing well. So she couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the instructor had taught her only one move.
“Instructor,” the girl finally said, “Shuldn’t I be learning more moves?”
“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the instructor replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in her teacher, the girl kept training.
Several months later, the instructor took the girl to her first tournament. Surprising herself, the girl easily won her first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, her opponent became impatient and charged. The girl skillfully used her one move to win the match. Still amazed by her success, the girl was now in the finals.
This time, her opponent was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the girl appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the girl might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. She was about to stop the match when the instructor intervened（干預(yù)）.
“No,” the instructor insisted, “Let her continue.”
Soon after the match restarted, her opponent made a serious mistake; she dropped her guard. Instantly, the girl used her move to pin her opponent. The girl had won the match and the tournament. She was the champion.
One the way home, the girl and her teacher reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the girl gathered the courage to ask what was really on her mind.
“Instructor, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your Left arm.”
The girl’s biggest weakness had become her biggest strength.
小題1:What can we learn about the girl?

A．She was disabled in an accident.	B．She disliked judo training.
C．She learnt several moves.	D．She won the first two matches hard.

小題2:The underlined word “overmatched” probably means         .

A．impatient

B．depressed

C．defeated

D．trapped

小題3:The girl won the championship because of          .

A．her bravery

B．her skills

C．her tricks

D．her strength

小題4:Which of the following is probably the best title of the story?

A．The Story of a Girl.	B．A Disabled Girl.
C．Defense Matters.	D．Weakness Becomes Strengh.

Gyber language is popular among Chinese netizens, who create English words to reflect novel phenomenon in society.
"Gelivable", combining pinyin of Chinese characters Geili (giving strength) with the English suffix for adjectives, literally means "giving power" or "cool". Similarly, "Hengelivable" means "very cool", and "ungelivable" means "dull, not cool at all". "Antizen" referred to the group of college graduates who, earning a meager salary and living in small rented apartments, are like the tiny and laborious ants.
David Tool, a professor with the Beijing International Studies University said it’s very interesting to combine Chinese with English to create new words. “English is no longer mysterious to the Chinese people. They can use the language in a flexible way according to their own experiences,” he said. Chinese words and expressions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-charessions were created, as well, by netizens. One example was “Suan Ni Hen”. This three-character expression, which originally meant “you win” with the first character carrying the same pronunciation as garlic in Chinese, is used to satirize（諷刺）high garlic and food prices this winter.
Chinese people use the character “bei” before a verb to show a passive voice, and it is used by netizens to show the helplessness in front of false conclusions and fake media reports. For instance, “zisha” means “suicide” while “beizisha” means “be officially presumed to have committed suicide”, and xiaokang means “fairly comfortable life” while “beixiaokang” means “be said to be living a fairly comfortable life”.
Wu Zhongmin, a professor at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, saw the phenomenon of word creation as a natural response of young people to social issues. “Cyber language is more vivid and it shortens people’s distances,” he said.
小題1:The passage mainly tells us that           .

A．cyber language is popular among all people

B．cyber language is of great fun

C．cyber language needs to be taught at coolege

D．cyber language in China is popular for it’s relation with society

小題2:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Ungeilivable means “dull, not cool at all”.

B．Antizens live in small rented apartments with small salaries.

C．Suan Ni Hen refers to the highest food prices ever.

D．Beixiaokang means “be said” to be living a comfortable life.

小題3:What can we infer from the phenomenon of word creation?

A．It’s getting more difficult to understand cyber language.

B．Young people are more likely to respond to nature.

C．Social phenomena are more easily reflected in cyber language.

D．The best way to create new cyber words is to combine Chinese and English.

小題4:Chinese netizens created English words by         .

A．combining pinyin of Chinese characters with the English suffix

B．using the character carrying the same pronunciaton

C．combining Chinese characters with the English

D．putting the character “bei” before an English word

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. There is   16  wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad   17  on what people are curious about.
Curiosity  18  can be foolish or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are  19  of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They have a strong wish to know what they are   20  home or taking outside, or why they have come home so 21 or late. To be interested in these things is silly because it is none of their 22  to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also 23 . For most probably, it may lead to a small talk  24  often brings harm, loss of honor or disrespect to others, and thus  25 their feelings.
On the other hand, there is a  26 curiosity- the curiosity of wise men, who  27  at all the great things and try to find out all they  28 learn about them. Columbus could  29 have found America if he had not been 30 . James Walt would not have made the steam engine  31  his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the  32  in human history have been made as a  33  of curiosity, 34  the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have  35  or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)nything B．everything C．nothing D．something

小題2:	A．keeps B．puts C．takes D．depends

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)lways B．sometimes C．unusually D．seldom

小題4:	A．full B．certain C．proud D．careful

小題5:	A．taking B．bringing C．going D．coming

小題6:	A．quickly B．hurriedly C．early D．happily

小題7:	A．business B．task C．duty D．work

小題8:	A．instructive B．useful C．harmful D．proper

小題9:	A．who B．which C．when D．where

小題10:

A．hurts B．injures C．breaks D．destroys

小題11:

A．terrible B．sudden C．strange D．clever

小題12:

A．expect B．like C．wonder D．doubt

小題13:

A．need B．must C．may D．can

小題14:

A．never B．certainly C．surely D．probably

小題15:

A．famous B．careful C．curious D．hard

小題16:

A．for B．without C．with D．in

小題17:

A．products B．goods C．discoveries D．machines

小題18:

A．profit B．product C．fruit D．result

小題19:

A．but B．however C．so D．or

小題20:

A．little B．few C．some D．a(chǎn)ny