In William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, there is major difference between two of the characters, Brutus and Mark Antony, Brutus was very honorable and Antony was very persuasive. When Brutus spoke at Caesar’s funeral, he appealed to the people’s logic and Antony spoke to the emotions of the people. Antony was very smart and used his brain frequently during the play and Brutus was very naive(天真的，率直的) about many of things.
Brutus was very honorable in the way that he always told people the truth. Antony was persuasive in the way that he used people to get whatever he wanted. For example, Antony used Lepidus to seek revenge on all of the conspirators (同謀者，陰謀者) to take the blame for their deaths. Brutus’ speech at Caesar’s funeral was very short and to the point and spoke to the logic of the people in the crowd. For example, Brutus spoke in a detached way about Caesar’s death while Antony spoke to the emotions of the crowd by crying and talking about all the good things that Caesar did for Rome. Antony’s intelligence was very apparent throughout the play and Brutus appeared to be naive about many things. Antony as smart in the way that he controlled people to his own advantage. Brutus appeared to be naive throughout the whole play because he believed everyone was as honorable as he. Brutus did not question what he was told, assuming it was always true.
In conclusion, in William Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, there is a major difference between the two characters, Brutus and Mark Antony. The strongest contrast between the two characters appears to be their ability and inability to be both honorable and persuasive.
46. The author wrote this passage by _____
A. number             B. contrast                    C. question                   D. narration
47. A lot of difference is mentioned in the passage between _____
A. Shakespeare and Antony                   B. Julius and Antony
C. Brutus and Antony                                D. Julius and Brutus
48. Which of the following adjectives can be used to describe Antony’s character?
A. Honorable and naïve                       
B. Persuasive and smart
C. Honorable and smart              
D. Simple and frank
49. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined “to the point”?
A. 離題的                   B. 中肯的             C. 優(yōu)美的                    D.動(dòng)聽(tīng)的
50. From the passage, we can conclude that ______
A. Shakespeare was a great scientist         
B. Shakespeare was a well-known musician
C. Shakespeare was a famous artist      
D. Shakespeare was a famed playwright

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Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads.
So how do people   21        those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway    22         bus where you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people     23      one bus or train there is less traffic and, more importantly, less   24              .
Which of the types of mass transit described below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can   25       dozens of people, imagine what a bus twice the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are   26          double-deckers.
Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not   27          for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the riders on the roof tap（敲擊）when they want to be dropped off.
Many large cities around the world take advantage of the   28         beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other neighborhoods. Both the Japanese and French have   29         High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America   30        130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the world’s fastest, averaging over 270 kph!
21. A. find                      B. fly               C. observe                  D. travel
22. A. and                      B. also                    C. or                          D. as well as
23. A. sharing          B. crowding            C. sparing                   D. sitting
24. A. smoke           B. people         C. buses               D. pollution
25. A. include          B. stand                  C. hold                       D. seat contain
26. A. known as              B. popular with C. familiar with           D. looked like
27. A. frequent                B. usual                  C. true                        D. uncommon
28. A. building                B. structure             C. space               D. channel
29. A. imported               B. operated              C. produced         D. developed
30. A. travel            B. average        C. run                        D. fly

It was a bright Saturday morning in the late fall. I had stopped at a café to enjoy a cup of coffee and__1__ the morning newspaper. Suddenly, I__2__ a hand on the back of my jacket and heard someone say, “Hey Steve! How ya doin’?”
__3__ up, I saw a boy wearing a mechanic’s uniform worn by employees of the gasoline station next to the café. He looked__4__, but, at first, I was unable to__5__ where we had met.
He also held a cup of coffee, so I asked him to join me. Very soon, his__6__ and probably my coffee began to thaw(解凍) out my__7__.
Five years earlier, he had been traveling home late on a February night. A fierce__8___ had arrived that afternoon, and by midnight, the snowdrifts were getting__9___. He recalled__10__ a drift just down the road from my house.
He had walked to my house for__11__. I had taken my pickup and a tow-rope and__12__ his car out of the snowdrift and up to the highway where maintenance(維護(hù)) trucks had__13___ away the snow.
This has been a__14__ occurrence here during the winter. I cannot__15__ the times someone has also pulled my car from a snowdrift.
___16__, it was an unforgettable experience for him, and his memory of our unexpected meeting in a snowstorm__17__ my entire day.
Leo Buscaglia wrote, “Too often we underestimate(低估) the__18_ of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment(贊揚(yáng)), or the smallest act of__19__, all of which have the potential to turn a__20__ around.”
1. A. preview  B. scan           C. order         D. buy
2. A. noticed   B. got            C. caught        D. felt
3. A. Looking B. Standing    C. Rising        D. Glaring
4. A. sensitive B. friendly             C. familiar             D. grateful
5. A. reflect    B. determine   C. regain        D. recall
6. A. story             B. experience  C. appearance D. greetings
7. A. heart             B. feeling              C. memory            D. wonder
8. A. sandstorm      B. snowstorm  C. hurricane    D. rainfall
9. A. high              B. slippery             C. thin           D. deep
10. A. blocking      B. hitting        C. knocking    D. crashing
11. A. help            B. advice        C. emergency  D. shelter
12. A. pulled  B. dragged             C. pushed              D. dug
13. A. collected      B. cleared              C. threw         D. melted
14. A. basic    B. common            C. forgettable  D. practical
15. A. count   B. keep          C. master        D. predict
16. A. Besides B. Therefore   C. However    D. Otherwise
17. A. covered       B. influenced  C. brightened  D. filled
18. A. meaning      B. relation             C. value         D. power
19. A. caring  B. offering            C. sharing              D. forgiving
20. A. course  B. fate            C. truth          D. life

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on my suit every Sunday. __1__ I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not__2__ much of it. It was a nice gesture that became__3__. One Sunday, however, what I considered__4__ became very special.
As I was leaving the Sunday service, a little boy__5__ and said, “Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” “Do you__6__ this?” I said, pointing to the rose pinned to my coat.
He said, “Yes sir. I would like it if you are__7__ going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got_8__ last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not__9__, so she sent me to live with my grandmother. She has been so good to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for__10__ me.”
When the little boy finished I could hardly__11__. My eyes filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the__12__ of my soul. I reached up and__13__ my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the__14__ thing I have ever heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not__15__. If you’ll look in front of the platform, you’ll see a big__16__ of flowers. Different families buy them for the__17__ each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she__18__ the very best.”
If I hadn’t been__19__ enough already, he made one last statement and I will always treasure it. He said, “What a__20__ day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet.”
1. A. Because         B. Although    C. If                     D. Once
2. A. speak                   B. think          C. remind              D. care
3. A. rule                     B. practice             C. custom              D. routine
4. A. valuable        B. useless              C. ordinary            D. normal
5. A. approached        B. stopped             C. interrupted D. followed
6. A. notice                  B. see             C. like            D. mean
7. A. always          B. just            C. ever           D. already
8. A. divorced        B. lost            C. disturbed    D. troubled
9. A. stand                    B. understand  C. stay           D. help
10. A. comforting  B. adopting            C. supporting  D. loving
11. A. move          B. speak         C. breathe              D. refuse
12. A. depths         B. back          C. bottom              D. corner
13. A. uncovered           B. unloaded    C. unpinned  D. unwrapped
14. A. sweetest              B. nicest         C. saddest              D. strangest
15. A. real                    B. fresh          C. expensive   D. enough
16. A. pile                    B. bouquest    C. collection   D. chain
17. A. relatives             B. old            C. poor          D. church
18. A. deserves             B. proves        C. sounds              D. matches
19. A. challenged          B. surprised    C. touched             D. taught
20. A. sunny          B. special              C. lucky         D. wonderful

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，
選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
When 1 was twelve years old，my family were the first black people to move into an
a11-white part of Grand Rapids，Michigan．Many of our new36_weren’t very welco—
ming. Some of the adults said    37 that we should return where we came from．The
38  sometimes threw stones at me or  39  me home from school．
Most of my teachers 40  ignored me，but not Dorothy Bean，my history teach—
er．Miss Bean was angry at how badly 1 was being   41  ，but she didn’t say this to
me．Miss Bean showed  showed her 42  for me by teaching me just like anyone else．43   
being unnoticed，1 was given a 44   to show that 1 was smart．Miss Bean was the first
teacher who ever made me 45    for myself． She insisted on knowing what I thought
about difficult 46 ．Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France?
Why?She 47 me to have an opinion and to be able to  48    it up．Miss Bean was
teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real    49    to Success in learning.
One day，when 1 was not   50   in class，Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at
me．Unbelievably，the eraser hit me right on the hand and   51     my pencil flying．The
whole class was  52  at first，then started laughing．This incident became famous in
the school and，  53  it happened to me，the students wanted to get to  54    ，So
that's the  story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target，and how I became just anoth—er  55  in school．
36．A．friends       B．relatives     C．fellows     D．neighbors
37．A．kindly       B．pitifully      C．a(chǎn)ngrily     D．a(chǎn)nxiously
38．A．seniors       B．children     C．enemies     D．elders
39．A．drove        B．took        C．helped      D．carried
40．A．hardly        B．simply      C．suddenly    D．widely
41．A．taught        B．fooled      C．picked      D．treated
42．A．dislike        B．thanks      Crespect．     D．gifts
43．A．Instead of                     B．In memory of
C．In case of                      D．In spite of
44．A．question      B．chance      C．test         D．place
45．A．care          B．100k       C．work        D．think
46．A．exams        B．history      C．questions    D．books
47．A．persuaded     B．forced       C．a(chǎn)llowed     D．expected
48．A．back      B．set         C．shut         D．give
49．A．notice     B．key        C．a(chǎn)ttention     D．a(chǎn)ttitude
50．A．looking up               B．paying attention
C．reading aloud             D．getting along
51．A．sent     B．found      C.saw          D．kept
52．A．moved    B．calmed     C．worried     D．shocked
53．A．when     B．once       C．because     D．whether
54．A．a(chǎn)sk       B．know      C．punish      D．a(chǎn)dmire
55．A．kid       B．problem    C.teacher       D．example

  Young visitors to museums often complain(抱怨)about having museum feet，the
tired feeling one gets after spending too much time in a museum．A case of museum feet
makes one feel like saying：“This is boring．I could have done the painting myself．
When can we sit down? What time is it?
Studies of museum behavior show that the average visitor spends about four sec．
onds looking at one object．For young visitors，the time call be even shorter．Children
are more interested in smells，sounds，and the“feel’’of a place than looking at a work of
art．If they stay in a museum too long，they will feel tired and become impatient．
To avoid museum feet，try not to have children look at too many things in one vis-．
it．It is reported that young visitors get more out of a visit if they focus on no more than
nine objects．One and a half hours is the ideal(理想的)time to keep their eyes and
minds sharp，and their feet happy.
65．When a child gets“museum  feet”,he or she feels     ．
A．bored    B．interested    C．pleased D．a(chǎn)ngry
66．To attract more children，museums should offer more    ．
A．reading materials    B．works of art
C．1ively things        D．comfortable shoes
67．Children can benefit most from a visit to a museum if they spend        .
A．1ess than 4 seconds looking at 1 object
B．a(chǎn) whole morning focusing on 19 objects
C．the time together with their parents
D．1.5 hours focusing on 9 objects
68．What’s the passage mainly about?
A．The cause of museum feet and how to avoid them．
B．How to build better museums for children．
C．How to prevent children from getting museum feet．
D．Why more children get museum feet than adults．

Self-esteem is all about how much we are valued, loved, accepted, and thought well of by others and how much we value, love and accept ourselves. People with healthy self-esteem are able to do better in school and find it easier to make friends. They tend to have better relationships with others, feel happier, find it easier to deal with mistakes and failures, and are more likely to stick to something until they succeed. People with low self-esteem may feel as if no one will like them or accept them or that they can’t do well in anything.   
The following ways may help you improve your self-esteem.
Try to stop thinking negative thoughts about yourself. If you’re used to focusing on your shortcomings, start thinking about positive aspects of yourself that outweigh them. It is good to aim high, but your goals for yourself should be within reach. That’s why you should set practical goals and never expect the impossible. Mistakes are part of learning, so view mistakes as learning opportunities. Accept that you make mistakes because everyone does.
Also, you should recognize what you can change and what you can’t. If you realize that you’re unhappy with something about yourself, you can change and start from today. If it’s something you can’t change (like your height), start to work toward loving yourself the way you are.
Feeling like you’re making a difference or that your help is valued can do wonders to improve your self-esteem. So don’t hesitate to make a contribution. You can lend a hand to a classmate who’ s having trouble, help your neighborhood clean up, or volunteer to do some other things.
Self-esteem plays a role in almost everything you do. It’s never too late to build healthy self-esteem. It takes some work, and it’s a necessary skill you’ll have for life.
1. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.
A. your classmates                                   B. your shortcomings
C. your strong points                                 D. your goals
2. According to the passage, which of the following can help improve your self-esteem?
A. Setting high goals similar to others’.
B. Never forgiving yourself for your mistakes.
C. Lending a hand to a classmate in trouble.
D. Changing all the things that make you unhappy.
3. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. the old tend to have healthier self-esteem than the young
B. we should build healthy self-esteem when young
C. there are more people with low self-esteem
D. it is not easy to build healthy self-esteem
4. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how people improve their self-esteem                  
B. what self-esteem means
C. what people with low self-esteem are like             
D. what people with healthy self-esteem are like
5. How many ways of improving your self-esteem are mentioned in the passage?
A. Five                 B. Six                          C. Seven                      D. Eight.

We could all see the Murray Uiver slowly moving back, but now all the water was gone . I couldn’t believe that the Murray had dried up, not one drop of water left.
One morning I went down to the river to try and catch some fish when I saw my boat high and dry (擱淺) on the bank . I rushed down the river and saw all mud—no water . The fish were just lying there, dying . I looked up to see if my friend was there . There was the nest but no eagle（鷹）. I called out to her with my special whistle which I made out of steel.
Suddenly a big shadow came over to me and the eagle landed in her nest and gave her young the food she was out getting while I whistled. But then I suddenly noticed she was getting thinner and had a bit of sheep’s wool in the side of her talon（利爪）. It was deadly quiet by the river bank , except for some sound from my dog. And also I couldn’t see one native animal or bird.
When I walked inside the kitchen. Mum and Dad had sad looks on their faces. “It’s time for us to move ,Son, because the river can no longer provide for（養(yǎng)活）us,” said Dad . I ran out of the kitchen door with tears in my eyes , and down to the river bank, to my favorite spot. I said goodbye to my eagle , crying.
When it was time to go , I saw my eagle fly up into the air with her chicks in her talons , going away to try and find another home ,just like us.
59. The passage is mainly about     
A. the author’s travel away from his hometown
B. the author’s feeling about being away from his friend
C. the author’s idea about being away from home
D. the author’s plan to leave for a new place
60. The underlined word “chicks” in the last paragraph refers to “     ”
A. the eagle’s children                B. the eagle’s food  
C. the eagle’s nest beside the river       D. the dog
61. According to the passage ,the eagle looked thinner most probably because      
A. the eagle had to feed its children     B. the eagle was seriously sick
C. the eagle lost many of his friends     D. there was not enough food for her
62. According to the passage , it can be inferred that       .
A. the eagle lived on the ground beside the author’s house
B. it was winter when the writer went away
C. the writer’s parents didn’t like to leave , either
D. some native animals and birds still lived in the place

Luggage
We ask you to keep a medium-sized suitcase per person, but a small holdall(手提箱) can also be taken onto the coach
Seats
Requests for particular seats can be made on most coach breaks(巴士旅游)when booking, but since seats are booked on a front come, first serve basic，early booking is advisable．When bookings are made with us，you will be offered the best seats that are available on the coach at that time．
Travel Documents
When you have paid your deposit(訂金), we will send you all the necessary documents, so that you receive them in good time before the coach break leaving date Certain documents，for example，air or boat tickets, may have to be reserved保存 and your guide will then give them to you during the break．
Special Diets
If you require a special diet，you must inform us at the time of booking with a copy of the diet. This will be told to the hotels on your coach break. The hotels for certain coach breaks are tourist class and they may not have the equipment to deal with special diets. Any extra costs must be paid by yourself before leaving the hotel．
Accommodation(住宿)
On any coach break there are only a limited number of single rooms．When a single room is available，it may be subject to an extra charge and this will be shown on the brochure(小冊(cè)子) page．
Entertainment
Some of our hotels arrange extra entertainment which could include music，dancing，films, etc. The nature and frequency (頻率)of the entertainment presented is decided by the hotel and therefore not guaranteed and could be withdrawn (撤銷)if there is a lack of demand or insufficient不足的 numbers in the hotel．
57. If you want to choose certain seats of the coach, you should         
A. take little luggage                  B. avoid traveling in holidays
C. book your seats web in advance       D. arrive early on the leaving date
58. What should you do if you need a special diet?
A. Bring your own food with you．     B. Tell the organizer while booking．
C. Inform the hotel when you arrive．   D. Pay extra money with the booking．
59. It may be necessary to pay extra for          ．
A. single rooms       B. particular seats     C. entertainment   D. hand luggage
60. Where is the passage mostly taken from?
A. A fashion magazine．            B. A business report．
C. A legal document．              D. A travel brochure．

One of the traditions which is now a necessary part of Christmas is that of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus. According to the modern legend, he is a magical figure who visits all the children of the world during the night before Christmas Day, leaving presents which they find the next morning. He flies through the night sky in a sledge pulled by reindeer, and enters houses by climbing down chimneys. This strange legend is based on the life of a man called Nicholas, but in fact we know very little about him. Historians think he was a Christian bishop(主教) in Turkey in about 285－350 A. D. One of the stories about him is that he helped three poor girls. No one would marry them because they were so poor. To provide them with money for their weddings, Nicholas secretly dropped some gold coins down the chimney of their house. After Nicholas died, he was made a saint(圣人) by the church. (The name Santa Claus thus comes from St Nicholas.) His feast day was celebrated in December, and parents started giving their children secret presents from St Nicholas. Over the years, this custom became part of our Christmas traditions.
Recently, a psychologist has claimed that Father Christmas is “the perfect fantasy” for children. According to Professor Anthony Clare, children love the character of Father Christmas because he is like an ideal father: he loves children and gives them presents, but he never criticizes them, is never angry, and children do not even need to thank him for the presents. Other writers, however, point out that Father Christmas can be a frightening character to some children. Jane Bidder says that some children are terrified of this fat, bearded old man. It can certainly confuse many children. As parents, we warn our children to be careful of strangers and never to let them into the house, and yet we tell children that a strange man will come into their bedroom at night! Some children can become very worried about this idea and fear that he is a kind of burglar.
Most children, however, understand from their parents and from the media that Father Christmas is basically a benign character, and look forward to his annual visit with joy and excitement.
46. The main point of the first paragraph is that ________.
A. Father Christmas is an important part of Christmas 
B. the tradition of Father Christmas is a modern idea
C. Father Christmas is a magical figure who can fly   
D. the legends about Father Christmas are not true
47. The writer mentions details such as Father Christmas’s sledge, the reindeer and the way he climbs down chimneys because he/she ____________.
A. wants to make it clear that these things are impossible   
B. is describing the history of St Nicholas   
C. wants everyone to believe that Father Christmas is real
D. is explaining the modern legend of Father Christmas
48. Why does the writer mention the story about St Nicholas helping three poor girls?
A. It shows us that historians know very little about him.
B. This story explains why parents give secret presents to children.
C. It supports the writer’s main point that Father Christmas is based on an untrue story.
D. This story explains why we celebrate Christmas in December.
49. In the last paragraph, the word “benign”means _________.
A. religious           B. friendly
C. frightening        D. unreal
50. The best title for this passage would be __________.
A. Is Father Christmas Dangerous?       B. The True History of St Nicholas
C. The Legend of Santa Claus       D. The Traditions of Christmas