Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next. He looked at the second-hand Harley Davidson he’d bought from a back-street garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before.
For years he had dreams of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he’d finally decided that it was now or never. He’d given up his job, sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams. He’d been lucky, or so he thought, to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price------it had cost him just $600. But five kilometers from Atlanta, he had run out of luck. The motorbike had broken down.
He pushed the bike into town and found a garage. The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day. The following morning, to his surprise, the man asked if the bike was for sale. “Certainly not,” he replied, paid his bill and hit the road.
When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again. This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable, but decided to carry on. When the bike was going well, he loved it.
However, in Denver, Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale. The mechanic told him to come back in the morning.
The next day, to his amazement, the man offered him $2,000. Realizing the man must be soft in the head, but clearly not short of money, Nick asked for $ 3,000. The man agreed and they signed the papers. Then the mechanic started laughing. In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said, “That’s the worst deal you’ll ever make, boy."
He removed the seat. On the underside was the inscription (銘文):
'To Elvis, love James Dean. '
56. Harley Davidson here refers to a _________.
A. car          B. truck         C. garage          D. motorbike
57. Which of the following did Nick value most?
A. Harley Davidson.   B. His job.    C. His dream to travel.   D. His car.
58. Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it was
A. lovely        B. valuable       C. reliable         D. old
59. The underlined word ~ hi the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. clever        B. crazy          C. honest           D. kind
60. At the end of the story, Nick must have felt very __________.
A. sorry          B. delighted        C. excited         D. moved

閱讀表達(共s小題，每小題3分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題(請注意問題后字數(shù)要求)。
[1] I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day. But I became in visible, absent from the conversation.
[2] The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver told us to be quiet because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends going down the highway, unable to talk to one another because of a tool designed to make communication easier.
[3]Why is it that the more connected we get, ________________________ ? Every advance in communications technology is a hurt to the closeness of human interaction (互動). With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.
[4] More and more. l find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
[5] So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I' m home.
76. What does the author say about communications technology according to the first two paragraphs? (within 15 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________
77. Which sentences in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
However, I felt left out as if we were not conducting the conversation.
_____________________________________________________________________________
78. Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 10 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________
79. Does the author restrict his own activity to improving the situation? (within 15 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________
80. Translate the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

第二部分
I 完形填空（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main 11   to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may   12    turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles    13   a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is 14    for both turtles and ___15_____ It can cause __ 16 __ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sickand even  17  eating sea turtle meat. 
In the US, most people have    18  eaten turtle. This is because turtles are   19   by the United States law, which makes it  20    to harm or kill these amazing animals.“But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first  21   was to save turtles; now we must save  22    too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger  23   that we should protect the oceans.“The   24  of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all   25   . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
11 A. doubt              B. stream             C. danger            D. worry
12 A. accelerate          B. slow               C. improve           D. change
13 A. cause              B. expand             C. absorb            D. reduce
14. A. beneficial                   B. unhealthy                 C. unfit                    D. annoying
15. A. animals            B. oceans                   C. seas              D. humans
16.A. accidental          B. occasional           C. unknown          D. serious
17. A. die from                    B. survive from            C. suffer from         D. free from
18. A. often                         B. seldom                    C. never                     D. rarely
19. A. qualified           B. protected           C. restricted          D. produced
20. A. impossible          B. difficult           C. illegal              D. abnormal
21. A. goal               B. impression         C. difficulty           D. cost
22. A. Earth              B. ocean             C. people             D. animals
23. A. advertisement       B. message           C. sign               D. problem
24. A. turtles                 B. depths             C. health                   D. expansion
25. A. concerned          B. disturbed           C. developed         D. connected 

第三節(jié) 閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列四篇短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
36．What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A．Her brother was seriously ill.                B．They had no money.
C．Nothing could save her brother.                   D．Both A and B.
37．In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be        .
A．something interesting                                  B．something beautiful
C．some wonderful medicine                               D．some good food
38．The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .
A．she had still kept some money
B．she hoped not to be refused
C．There was no need to worry about money
D．she thought money was easy to get
39．What made the miracle happen?
A．The girl’s love for her brother．                  B．The girl’s money.
C．The medicine from the drugstore.                 D．Nobody can tell.
40．From the passage we can infer(推斷) that______
A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B．a(chǎn) miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever
D．the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

B
A man noticed his father alive on television — five years after he thought he had cremated(火化) him. A body discovered three years after his disappearance in 2000 was thought to be the pensioner (a retired person), but it’s now emerged(顯出) it wasn’t.
When John Delaney disappeared, he was spending much of his time living outside, and sleeping on the streets. He was last seen in a hospice(收容所) in Manchester. His family searched the streets of the city for him but had no luck. So when a badly-rotten body was found in the grounds of the Manchester Royal Infirmary in 2003, wearing similar clothes, police believed it was Mr Delaney and his family held a funeral.
But earlier this year his son, John Renehan, saw a picture of his father on a BBC programme.
An appeal was being made for anyone who knew the man — who had memory loss—to give information.
John Renehan:
Well I knew at that very moment that was my dad. I knew at that very moment. Obviously his face, it was a bit changed, but I just knew at that very moment that was my dad. It emerged that John Delaney had been living in a care home for the last eight years.
Police have admitted they made mistakes and their enquiries were insufficient. Mr Delaney’s son now wants to know the identity of the man he cremated — thinking it was his father.
41．John Renehan cremated his “father”         .
A．in 2003                  B．in 2000                   C．in 2005                   D．in 2008
42．What mistake did police make?
A．They couldn’t find Mr Delaney as soon as possible.
B．In 2003, they took a badly-rotten body for Mr Delaney.
C．They didn’t give any information to John Renehan.
D．They made John Renehan cremate the rotten body.
43．The most probable reason why Delaney disappeared was that        .
A．he had memory loss.                                   B．his family disliked him
C．he liked to live outside                     D．he met with a friendly family
44．It can be inferred from the passage that Delaney       .
A．has recovered his memory
B．often quarrelled with his family
C．loitered(游蕩) in the streets for 5 years
D．was once a man with luck
45．Which of the following is the best title?
A．A Badly-rotten Body                                   B．Missing Body
C．Missing Father                                       D．Dead Father

第二部分：語言知識與應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）
第一節(jié)：完型填空（共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21 - 30各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
Small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words---though they mean ___21___ at the time to the people who say them --- can have great power.
I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional ___22___ for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising.
As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and ___23___. He had few friends and no self-confidence. Then one day, his high school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would ___24___ the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what ___25___ Mrs. Brauch gave him. ___26___, what he does remember is the four words in the paper: “This is good writing.” Thanks to the four words, his life has been ___27___ greatly.
“ Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or what I was going to be,” he said, “ After reading her ___28___, I went home and wrote a short story, ___29___ I had always dreamed of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories, and always brought them to Mrs. Brauch for instruction. “She was ___30___, helpful and honest. She was just what I needed,” Dalkoff said.
21.     A. much                     B. little                      C. well                       D. ill
22.     A. report            B. designer                C. writer                    D. teacher
23.     A. weak                     B. independent            C. troublesome            D. helpless
24.     A. follow                   B. change                   C. connect                  D. explain
25.     A. help                       B. encouragement        C. grade                     D. words
26.     A. Therefore               B. However                C. Meanwhile             D. Besides
27.     A. improved               B. developed               C. changed                 D. enriched
28.     A. chapter                  B. novel                     C. note                       D. explanation
29.     A. everything              B. something              C. nothing                  D. anything
30.     A. encouraging           B. careful                   C. strict                      D. effective

(B)
Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).
Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!
After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.
Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.
Everyone witnessed something exemplary in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the future.
46. My dad offered help to the soldier and his friend in the restaurant probably because________.
A. he wanted to thank them for all they had done
B. he wanted to know more about then
C. he wanted the waitress to thank him
D. he wanted the soldiers to know his kindness
47. The waitress performed The Pearl Fisherman in the restaurant because____.
A. she was asked to perform to the guests
B. she wanted to show off her wonderful skills
C. she wanted to show her respect and thanks to the author’s dad
D. she wanted to attract more and more guests
48. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?
A. He gave something to author’s dad.
B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.
C. He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.
D. He did a magic show for the author and her father.
49. The author considered her father’s action to be ____.
A. funny        B. understandable         C. worthless            D. honorable
50. The passage mainly tells us that we should ____.
A. learn to be grateful to others      B. find ways to thank others
C. try to learn from each other               D. respect soldiers and waitresses

信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）
請閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項字母涂黑。 
首先，請閱讀下列不同類型汽車的信息：

A．Toyota Electron - 2006 (new): Toyota's new car is both powerful and economical. Using a combination of fuel and electricity this car will not only save money on petrol bills, but it will also save the environment. Has air conditioner and leather seats. Price: $17,500

B．BMW Series 7 - 2006 (new): Judged the "Car of Year" by Wheels Magazine this is the best high-class car on the market. It is big enough for 5 people but is smooth and fast. Has all the latest safety equipment and computer mapping system. Price: $84,900

C．Porsche 911 - 2006 (new): This newest Porsche is packed with the latest safety equipment and engine technology. It can hold 2 people and the roof can come down automatically for you to enjoy the fresh air. Has DVD entertainment system and computer mapping system. Price: $72,000

D．Chrysler Minibus - 2005 (second-hand): With its unique seating design, this vehicle can hold up to 14 people. Silver outside with black leather inside and in excellent condition.

Has 2 automatic sliding doors plus DVD entertainment system. Price: $19,200
E.Ford Fairlane - 1998 (second-hand): With a traditional Ford design, this car is dark blue and is an ideal second car for the family. Mechanically in good condition. Has air-conditioner and CD player. Price: $6,900
F.Honda Civic - 1996 (second-hand): This small, white, two-door car is easy to park and cheap to run. Inside and outside both in excellent condition.  It uses very little fuel and is the perfect car for city driving. Has CD player. Price: $2,500
請閱讀下列購車者的信息，然后匹配購車者與擬購買的汽車：
Robert Anderson.  Robert has just been appointed the manager of a large international company. He wants to get a car that will impress his business colleagues yet is also suitable for transporting his wife and three children.
Julie Sunderland. Julie has recently moved into the city where she is studying. She needs a car that is cheap to buy and run so she can get to university and to her part-time job.
Bill Woodward. Bill is the coach of the local football team and needs a car that can take the players and equipment to and from their games.
Mary Alderson. Mary's rich dad promised he would buy her a new car for graduating from university. She wants something that is safe, that will allow her to enjoy listening to music and show off to her friends.
Kate Power. Kate needs to get a car to travel to her new job. But she feels guilty about the pollution she will cause so she wants a car that will do the least amount of harm to the environment.

第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
71 ．She described all the things she had to do －one was to make her bed－from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work．I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks．She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest．72．
Two weeks later she went into my office beaming．She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years－and nothing bad had happened．“And you know what?” she said．“I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either．”
73 ．One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before．The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect．This story shows an important principle （原理） about managing time: No one can do it all．Each of us has to make choices and accept trade – offs．The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last．They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves．74 ．
So what is the solution? There’s an easy way．Decide what you want in your life, and put that first．On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family．Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life．75 ．The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life．Take a nap．Take a walk．Take time to play the piano．Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office．Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers．Fill more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos．

A．This woman had made two major breakthroughs （突破）．

B．Above all, you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly．

C．They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own．

D．However, she went along with my idea．

E．Most people do not take time to relax themselves．
F．The point is to do something for yourself every day．
G．A patient came to see me about the stress in her life．

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分,滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Last night, I was about to pull out of the parking lot when I noticed a hitchhiker (搭便車的人). I know that picking up a hitchhiker can be   36  , but I want a try, as they may have a sincere need to reach their   37  . I rolled down my window and called the man to my car. I asked him where he was
38   and he told me that he needed a ride to his doctor’s office which would   39   in 15 minutes.
40   he got in he told me that the person who was supposed to drive him there didn’t appear. He continued to tell me that he is a   41   and goes out to sea for weeks at a time. He needs to take
42  for his nerves,   43  which, he told me, it would be impossible for him to work.
With some   44   driving we managed to get there in about ten minutes. I told him I would wait and bring him back. He   45   me and said he should be back only in fifteen minutes.
Shortly after, he came back to tell me that the doctor was still with other   46  and it was going to take a while  47  . I told him that I was going to grab a coffee while I   48   . But it ended up taking about forty-five minutes,   49   we had a bit more time than   50  .
Afterwards he got back in my car and  tried his hardest to   51   for keeping me waiting so long. I tried my best to make him feel at   52   and drove him back to where I had picked him up. Again he   53   his thanks and we said our good-byes.
I feel that the universe or God always   54   us with what we need. Maybe God did put him in my path. In his case it was a   55  , in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
36. A. pleasing                     B. helpful                         C. dangerous                 D. surprising
37. A. home                  B. destination                C. office                       D. clinic[
38. A. coming               B. leaving                     C. living                       D. heading
39. A. close                  B. open                        C. end                          D. stay
40. A. Once                  B. Since                       C. Before                            D. While
41. A. doctor                B. salesman                  C. fisherman                 D. postman
42. A. rest                    B. medicine                  C. temperature                     D. advice
43. A. without               B. with                         C. of                               D. for
44. A. careful                B. exciting                   C. quick                       D. relaxing
45. A. praised               B. thanked                    C. encouraged               D. refused
46. A. relatives                 B. patients                    C. guests                      D. nurses
47. A. later                   B. sooner                      C. faster                       D. longer
48. A. waited                B. visited                      C. examined                 D. drove
49. A. turning up           B. taking out                 C. making up                D. turning out
50. A. promised            B. suggested                 C. limited                        D. expected
51. A. explain               B. excuse                      C. apologize                 D. forgive
52. A. rest                    B. safety                       C. ease                         D. sorrow
53. A. expressed            B. supplied                   C. announced                D. exchanged
54. A. offers                 B. provides                   C. combines                  D. connects
55. A. car                            B. treatment                  C. gift                          D. Ride