Sitting by her Pinocchio lamp, she smiled at me as her tiny hands' shadow danced on the bedroom wall．"A rabbit!" she laughed with all the delight of a four-year old．Her blue eyes shone with pride as she showed me the animated image she had created．"Daddy, will you show me how to make a tiger?" she asked．"Sure," I said, "and then we'll read a story and tell your angels goodnight．"To my youngest daughter, that meant her bedtime prayer．
Today my daughter is seven, and I no longer get to read the story．She reads it to me, complete with expressive accents for the story characters．
To say I'm proud of our relationship would be an understatement．We have shared days of joy as well as tragedy．Our time together has strengthened the relationship of love and special "life stuff" that is all our own．
I am richer for having planted the spirit of trust in this gentle little person; we have grown together spiritually, learning much from each other．The special times we spend together, like nights by a Pinocchio lamp, create memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives．
So it is with all of our relationships．The trust factor is vital for relationships to develop．Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a remarkable relationship at its center--one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart．
Time together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust．I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our personal "Pinoechio lamps"--those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships．
Relationships take time to develop and maintain．It is not always easy, but the results are priceless．"Nights by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff", spiritual gifts that no one can take away．
小題1:The underlined words in the third paragraph refer to all EXCEPT ______．

A．hands' shadow dancing on the wall

B．reading bed stories

C．sharing each other's tragedy

D．praying to the angels for goodnight

小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．The author thinks the relationship with his daughter is so simple that he can't describe with plenty of words．

B．If you take time to attempt to build relationship, you will find it easy to get the satisfactory results．

C．Plant the spirit of trust into others and you will create valuable memories for each other．

D．It's not worth spending time developing relationship if you meet the failure at last．

小題3:Why does the author write the passage?

A．To recall his fondest memories．

B．To stress the importance of trust in building relationships．

C．To explain how to create valuable memories．

D．To tell the readers how to educate children．

小題4:Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Life Stuff Of Your Own

B．Nights by a Pinocchio Lamp

C．Unconditional gifts---Love

D．A spiritual quality shining outward from the heart

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old. From then on I always 36  at home and with friends.
That winter I notice that many  37   people had difficulty getting to the  38  store after a snowstorm. So I started to spend part of a   39   Saturday knocking at apartment doors to ask if any one needed 40  from the store. The grocery store was down a huge hill and I would bring   41   a couple of bags of groceries for them. I liked it and it made them so 42  .
It started with  43  alone and then the number grew. A short time later, my 44  in the building asked what I was doing and a couple of them  45  and it became a routine. I  46  asked for or took money for it. Sometimes the ladies 47  slip the change in my pocket. I would just buy something the next time to give to them, 48 flowers or a card. I did this every 49_ up to when I left to go to college.
When I was away at   50 , many people asked my mom how I was doing. Through those conversations she  51  what I used to do -—I had never told her.
Now, I’m a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 52 ; Everyone in the world needs help, and everyone can also   53  help. The image of those old people’s happiness caused by my      54 of goodwill appears in my mind every time I have the chance to do something   55 . This is the power of charity.

小題1:	A．look around B．run about C．help out D．act up

小題2:	A．lazy B．young C．elderly D．disabled

小題3:	A．grocery B．clothes C．food D．medicine

小題4:	A．sunny B．cloudy C．rainy D．snowy

小題5:	A．anything B．nothing C．all D．few

小題6:	A．forwards B．in C．back D．out

小題7:	A．surprised B．interested C．ashamed D．happy

小題8:	A．myself B．me C．themselves D．them

小題9:	A．classmates B．students C．relatives D．friends

小題10:

A．gave up B．joined in C．paid up D．turned away

小題11:

A．sometimes B．not C．neither D．never

小題12:

A．would B．should C．could D．dared

小題13:

A．like B．as C．by D．for

小題14:

A．day B．week C．month D．winter

小題15:

A．school B．college C．leisure D．work

小題16:

A．recognized B．followed C．learned D．proved

小題17:

A．friendship B．usefulness C．success D．kindness

小題18:

A．offer B．own C．accept D．reward

小題19:

A．acts B．words C．thought D．test

小題20:

A．unusual B．successful C．hard D．nice

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific  36  that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless   37   in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   38   . She wanted to help,   39  she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to  40   and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I passed out the   41   . I began making sandwiches and   42    them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s   43    in them and began to   44    around, offering them to anyone near me.
I approached an   45   gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes   46    a little bit and said, “ No one has   47    called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.
It   48    me.
I explained I had been raised that   49    color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It   50    me to think that just because he was homeless, no one   51    him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   52    no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   53    person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the   54    it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    55    make a difference in someone’s life.

小題1:	A．case B．chance C．event D．accident

小題2:	A．out B．far C．away D．off

小題3:	A．participate B．decide C．choose D．go

小題4:	A．however B．but C．yet D．so

小題5:	A．enjoy B．eat C．collect D．take

小題6:	A．papers B．meals C．books D．gifts

小題7:	A．shared B．provided C．helped D．returned

小題8:	A．dishes B．fruits C．cookies D．sandwiches

小題9:	A．walk B．turn C．run D．show

小題10:

A．well-dressed B．innocent C．old D．modest

小題11:

A．watered B．cried C．opened D．closed

小題12:

A．never B．ever C．still D．yet

小題13:

A．encouraged B．attracted C．struck D．defeated

小題14:

A．in spite of B．regardless of C．in case of D．because of

小題15:

A．persuaded B．saddened C．frightened D．moved

小題16:

A．handed B．offered C．reminded D．promised

小題17:

A．what B．how C．whether D．why

小題18:

A．single B．usual C．ordinary D．normal

小題19:

A．lesson B．class C．truth D．reality

小題20:

A．possibly B．nearly C．really D．usually

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its    36   everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David
David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so   37   for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David   38 ．I can still remember he was always   39   a smile and willing to help．He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He   40   just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home
Weeks passed and the   41   over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break．I smiled in   42   as the last of them hurried out of the door．Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk．
"I have something for you．" he said and   43   from behind his back a small box．  44   it to me, he said anxiously, "Open it．" I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing．I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, "The box is nice, David, but it’s   45 ．"
"Oh no it isn’t" said David．"It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there．"
Tears filled my eyes   46  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning   47  the little empty box set on my desk．

小題1:	A．warning B．ringing C．calling D．yelling

小題2:	A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately

小題3:	A．popular B．upset C．special D．funny

小題4:	A．expressing B．delivering C．wearing D．sharing

小題5:	A．would B．should C．might D．could

小題6:	A．argument B．excitement C．movement D．judgment

小題7:	A．relief B．return C．vain D．control

小題8:	A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled

小題9:	A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving

小題10:

A．cheap B．empty C．useless D．improper

小題11:

A．as B．until C．because D．though

小題12:

A．from B．behind C．over D．towards

On my first trip in the United States , I went to San Antonion . I was on foot . So I went to only three places there : the Alamo , the River Walk , and the Art Gallery . I especially enjoyed visiting the Alamo , a well- known building in America .
When I arrived at the Alamo , I was deeply impressed because it was well kept and in good shape . The Alamo was erected in about 1722, was later used as a fort(保壘) , and has been kept as a state monument(紀念館) to the Texan War of Independence against Mexico . During the battle , all of the Texan defenders were killed . I was surprised at the exhibition of rifles , guns , cannons and swords .
I was especially attracted by the paintings of a war . The paintings expressed the feelings of a painter very well . Even thought about 160 years have passed since the Battle of the Alamo , the exhibit is well kept . When I came out after seeing the exhibition , I felt as if I had a victory . The outer wall of the Alamo was destroyed here and there . When I touched the wall , I could feel the damage . After the war , little remained of the Alamo . All of the windows and doors were destroyed . The top part of the gate way disappeared without a trace(遺跡) . I will remember the Alamo forever . It is one of the best places to visit in San Antonio .
小題1:It can be inferred according to the passage that the author may be a____ .

A．writer	B．Chinese
C．European	D．foreigner to Americans

小題2:The underlined word “erected” (in Paragraph2) means ______ .

A．found

B．invented

C．repaired

D．built

小題3:People come to visit the Alamo now for ______ .

A．its height and shape

B．its history and the story about it

C．the exhibits in it

D．its shape

小題4:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage ?

A．A Famous Building in America

B．My First Visit to America .

C．The Texan War of Independence against Mexico .

D．My Impressions of the Alamo in San Antonio , Texas .

My mom is a teacher．She finds a lesson in everything．I was watching Sesame Street by my second birthday so I’d   16   my ABCs and 123s．Our weekly family trips to the library began when I was three．And my mom had me spotting （認出） the historical markers with childlike   17   on family vacations by the time I was six．For her, life was all about learning．But the biggest lesson she   18   me was never to let my   19   define who I am, and never forget what is   20   in life．
I was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, an extremely   21   genetic bone and muscular disorder．There are only about 100 reported   22 ．At birth, my knees were bent more than 90 degrees, and I had my first surgery to   23   them when I was just six weeks old．This surgery was the first of many in my   24 ．I’d had 26 surgeries by the time I was 15．
Strange as it   25  , I have good memories of my medical days．One of my   26   is about my mom and me being in the hospital cafeteria（自助餐廳）．We sat down for an ice cream sandwich dessert．It was   27   fancy, but at that moment, I knew I was   28 ．
My parents pushed me to be as   29   as possible — even when I didn’t want to be．My mom taught me that I could do anything and that I should   30   let my disability stop me．In high school, I was a member of the National Honor Society, and in college, I was editor-in-chief of my school newspaper．I wouldn’t have had the   31   to push myself if my parents hadn’t been there,   32   me on and giving me a reality check when I got down on myself．
Every night before I go to bed, I   33   my mom for everything, for all the great help she’s given me．And   34   I get older, I know that “Thanks, Mom” is about so much more than the physical assistance．And that’s   35   matters the most．

小題1:	A．speak B．learn C．say D．copy

小題2:	A．stupidity B．anxiety C．enthusiasm D．curiosity

小題3:	A．gave B．taught C．had D．took

小題4:	A．knowledge B．view C．disappointment D．disability

小題5:	A．interesting B．amusing C．important D．worthwhile

小題6:	A．rare B．common C．regular D．dangerous

小題7:	A．cases B．examples C．affairs D．articles

小題8:	A．strengthen B．build C．enlarge D．correct

小題9:	A．adulthood B．career C．childhood D．school

小題10:

A．makes B．sounds C．looks D．is

小題11:

A．favorites B．charms C．regrets D．worries

小題12:

A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything

小題13:

A．favored B．encouraged C．instructed D．loved

小題14:

A．normal B．independent C．comfortable D．brilliant

小題15:

A．never B．ever C．seldom D．hardly

小題16:

A．skill B．requirement C．confidence D．energy

小題17:

A．cheering B．curing C．keeping D．turning

小題18:

A．thank B．blame C．pray D．ask

小題19:

A．whenever B．since C．before D．as

小題20:

A．how B．when C．what D．where

A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him．Thus, feeling inferior （低等的）, the seed gave no importance to his existence （存在）．
Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun．Later, he was given rain．
Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side．“Thank God for this．I really need some rest,” he heard the traveler say．
“What are you talking about?” the seed quickly asked．He thought the man was making fun of him．No one ever spoke to him like that．
“Who just spoke?” the shocked man asked．
“It is me．A seed．”
`“A seed?” The man looked at the big tree．“Are you joking? You are not a seed．You are a big tree!”
“Really?”
“Yes! Why else do you think people come here?”
“What do they come here for?”
“To feel your shade （樹蔭）! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time．”
A moment passed before the traveler’s words brought him pride．
The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life．The years of torture （折磨） by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up．
“Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable．Wow! That’s great!”
小題1:The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because ______．

A．nobody looked after him	B．he was thrown into the open air
C．he was such a small seed	D．he didn’t believe in himself

小題2:The traveler sat by the seed’s side to ______．

A．escape from the rain

B．thank God for offering him a tree

C．have a rest and enjoy the shade

D．talk with the big tree

小題3:The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ______．

A．tell us that we should help each other

B．praise the seed for his strength

C．teach us not to laugh at others

D．tell us never to lose hope

小題4:Where does the passage most probably come from?

A．A history book．	B．A science book．
C．A storybook．	D．A novel．

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，并在答題卡上涂黑。
My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．
I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．
Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．
The next six months were   49  ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．
Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．
Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．

小題1:	A．hope B．job C．faith D．house

小題2:	A．torn B．divided C．taken D．fallen

小題3:	A．down B．against C．in D．over

小題4:	A．equipped B．armed C．decorated D．filled

小題5:	A．examined B．inspected C．investigated D．checked

小題6:	A．general B．usual C．ordinary D．regular

小題7:	A．turn in B．give in C．bring in D．take in

小題8:	A．hesitated B．turned C．promised D．determined

小題9:	A．searched B．observed C．found D．watched

小題10:A- thankful          B．excited        C．delighted          D．truthful

小題11:

A．reward B．prize C．award D．praise

小題12:

A．so B．even C．ever D．such

小題13:

A．changed B．spoiled C．helped D．missed

小題14:

A．fortunate B．merciful C．inspiring D．miserable

小題15:

A．employment B．settlement C．fulfillment D．disappointment

小題16:A- However          B．Therefore     C．Thus               D．Besides

小題17:

A．threw B．spread C．put D．lost

小題18:

A．got over B．came over C．turned over D．knocked over

小題19:A．surprise           B, blessing       C．mistake            D．misfortune

小題20:

A．set B．brought C．took D．picked

Years ago while lying in my hammock （吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence．Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor' s 10 - year - old daughter' s rabbit．For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard．I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast．
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower．Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as "natural caused"．
Back to the hammock and JD．Within the hour the neighbor' s Volvo palled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage．Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: " D - A - D - D – Y！！！"
Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage．Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do．
Her father less than calmly shouted, "What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl's rabbit and put it back in its cage?"
小題1:The girl was shocked because _____．

A．the rabbit was killed by someone

B．the rabbit was too clean

C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage

D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage

小題2:That day the girl ran to the cage _____．

A．because her rabbit was there

B．because she．had a habit of going there to see her rabbit

C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again

D．because the rabbit was dead

小題3:We can infer that the rabbit ______．

A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it

B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it

C．was in the cage playing with the dog

D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog

小題4:According to the story, the writer _____．

A．was helpful to his neighbor	B．did a smart thing
C．was honest	D．made a mistake

完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
A beggar, carrying a shabby(破舊的) old wallet, was begging alone from house to house. As he complained about his 36 , he kept wondering that people who lived in 37 houses should always be unsatisfied, 38 rich they might be, and they should go so far as to 39 all they have.
“Here, for example,” he said, the former master of this house succeeded in trading, and made himself very rich. By then, instead of stopping, and handing over his 40 to another, and spending the rest of his years 41 peace, he took to(從事) equipping ships. He expected to get mountains of gold; but the ships were 42 , and his treasures were lost. Now they all lie at the bottom of the sea, and he has found his 43 disappeared like those in dreams. In short, examples of this are 44.
At this moment Fortune suddenly appeared to the beggar and said, “Listen! I have long wished to 45 you. Here are a lot of gold coins I have found. Hold out your wallet, and I will fill it with them; but only on this condition: All shall be gold that falls into the wallet, but if 46 of them falls out of the wallet to the ground, it 47 become dust. Consider this well. I have warned you I shall 48 keep my word. Your wallet is old, don’t fill it 49 its power.” The beggar was almost too overjoyed to breathe. He 50 felt the ground below his feet. A stream of coins were poured 51 it. The wallet soon became rather heavy.
“Is that 52 ?” “Not yet,” “Isn’t it 53 ?” “Never fear.” “Consider, you are a millionaire.” “Just a little more, just 54 a handful,” But at that moment the wallet broke, the gold coins 55 dust and Fortune disappeared. The beggar had nothing but his empty wallet and remained as poor as before.

小題1:	A．plan B．fate C．idea D．dream

小題2:	A．dark B．poor C．clean D．rich

小題3:	A．how B．so C．however D．whatever

小題4:	A．win B．lose C．throw D．forget

小題5:	A．business B．debt C．money D．chance

小題6:	A．to B．on C．with D．in

小題7:	A．bought B．sold C．missed D．robbed

小題8:	A．luck B．riches C．trade D．future

小題9:	A．countless B．wonderful C．helpless D．funny

小題10:

A．admire B．help C．encourage D．excite

小題11:

A．little B．much C．any D．lots

小題12:

A．must B．may C．shall D．can

小題13:

A．mostly B．simply C．possibly D．strictly

小題14:

A．beyond B．within C．during D．by

小題15:

A．really B．actually C．hardly D．nearly

小題16:

A．for B．into C．on D．from

小題17:

A．so B．enough C．true D．right

小題18:

A．trembling B．shaking C．breaking D．rolling

小題19:

A．try B．put C．leave D．add

小題20:

A．cleared up B．brought up C．fell into D．turned into