Mary had promised to give me a ticket for tomorrow. She failed, ____.

A. either       B. though        C. but       D. too

    We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy (嫉妒) my luck?" "And Paul-why didn't he pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends - or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You're a lucky dog." that's being friendly. But "lucky dog"? There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.                                                                                                                                                                                    

"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up (包藏) in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture (姿態(tài))? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people to you may save another mistake.

This passage is mainly about ____.

how to interpret what people say  

B. what to do when you listen to others talking

C. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people

  D. why we go wrong with people sometimes

According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ____

A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk   B. we tend to doubt what our friends say

  C. people usually state one thing but means another

D. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

In the sentence "Maybe he doesn't see it himself." In the second paragraph, the pronoun “it” refers to _____

  A. being friendly    B. a bit of envy       C. lucky dog        D. your luck

When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is____.

A. notice the way the person is talking     B. take a good look at the person talking

  C. mind his lone, his posture and the look in his eyes

  D. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture

--- I hear Robert has gone to Harvard University for his master’s degree. 

--- Oh, how nice! Do you know when he ____?

A. was leaving      B. left        C. had left    D. has left

第三節(jié): 閱讀理解 (共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

Save the Animals

Animals are natural resources(資源) that people have wasted all through our history.

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鷹), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖) quickly.

     Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

    Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

41. Animals are important to us mainly because __________.

   A . they give us a source of food   B. they are beautiful and lovely

  C. they keep the balance of nature   D. they give us a lot of pleasure

42. What has happened to the animals on the earth?

A.About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

B.Thousands of kinds of animals are gone forever.

C.A few kinds of animals have died out. 

D. All kinds of animals are in danger.

43. Why do people kill animals?

A.They kill animals for something they need.

B.They kill animals to raise some money.

C. Animals destroy their natural resources.

D.Animals create many problems.

44. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.People care much about animals because they need them.

B.Killing all rats and mice may cause some new problems.

C.Once a certain kind of animal is gone forever, there will never be any more.

D.People must not kill any animal or plant.

45. What can we conclude from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger?

A. Animals in danger will be kept away from people.

B. Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

C. The number of some animals in danger will increase.

D. Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

---- This is ________ picture I told you about.

   ---- I see. Isn’t it _________ beautiful one?

       A. a; a                   B. the; a                C. the; the                    D. a; the

Don’t put your glasses here.You had better put ___away.

A. it   B. them    C. their   D.its

From good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.

    With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Whether the characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement.

    One of the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our heart’s desire. Through books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb lofty mountains, brave the perils of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mingle with the gay throngs of the Paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.

53．Why is it that we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading?

       A．No one has come to disturb us.

       B．Everything is so quiet and calm around us.

       C．The book we are reading is so interesting and attractive.

       D．Our book is so boring that we are to finish it at a fast speed.

54．How would you account for the fact that people like their friends in books even more?

       A．They are like human friends exactly.      B．They are unfamiliar types we like.

       C．They never desert us.                  D．They are purely imaginary.

55．Which of the following is true according to the text?

       A．Your wish to visit some far-off place can be realized thought the pages of the books.

       B．To escape from the dull realities of everyday life you should take up reading.

       C．Books can always help you live a colourful life.

       D．You may obtain valuable experience from reading good books.

56．By saying “…the whole world is ours for the asking,” the author implies that___________.

      A．in books the world is more accessible to us

       B．we can ask to go anywhere in the world

       C．we can possess everything in this world

       D．we can make a round-the-world trip free of charge

Presently, the old tend to take up some new hobbies ___________they can find a brand new definition of life.

       A．that   B．where       C．which       D．when

No matter how frightened she felt, she had no choice but _____ there alone.

       A. to stay                     B. stay                  C. staying              D. to staying

 This year this factory has produced ________ cars as it did last year.

   A. as more than three times many                        B. more than three times many as  

C. more than three times as many                       D. three times as more than many