. --- What’s the matter with Jason? He looks a bit upset.

   --- Didn’t you know? When returning from his holiday last night, he found his house _____.

  A. broken in                                      B. broken into           

  C. broken out                                    D. broken down

The most intensive period of speech and language development for humans is during the first three years of life, a period when the brain is developing and maturing. These skills appear to develop best in a world that is rich with sounds, sights, and consistent（一致的，協(xié)調(diào)的，相容的）exposure（揭發(fā)）to the speech and language of others.

There is increasing evidence suggesting that there are "critical periods" for speech and language development in infants and young children. This means that the developing brain is best able to absorb a language, any language, during this period. The beginning signs of communication occur during the first few days of life when an infant learns that a cry will bring food, comfort, and companionship.  As they grow, infants begin to sort out the speech sounds (phonemes) or building blocks that compose the words of their language. Research has shown that by six months of age, most children recognize the basic sounds of their native language

 As the speech mechanism (jaw, lips, and tongue) and voice mature, an infant is able to make controlled sound. By six months of age, an infant usually babbles or produces repetitive syllables such as "ba, ba, ba" or "da, da, da." By the end of their first year, most children have mastered the ability to say a few simple words. Children are most likely unaware of the meaning of their first words, but soon learn the power of those words as others respond to them.

By eighteen months of age, most children can say eight to ten words. By age two, most are putting words together in crude sentences such as "more milk." During this period, children rapidly learn that words symbolize or represent objects, actions, and thoughts. At this age they also engage in representational or pretend play. At ages three, four, and five, a child's vocabulary rapidly increases, and he or she begins to master the rules of language.

1．According to the passage, which of the statements is NOT true

    A．The developing brain is best able to absorb any language.

    B．The beginning signs of communication occur during the first few days of life.

    C．By six months of age, all children recognize the basic sounds of their native language.

    D．By 2, children rapidly learn that words symbolize or represent objects, actions, and thoughts.

2．We can infer from the passage that____

    A．by six months of age, an infant must babble or produce repetitive syllables

    B．by their first year, most children are most likely aware of the meaning of their first words

    C．by 2, children rapidly learn that words symbolize or represent objects, actions, and thoughts

    D．the brain development is critical to develop children’s speech and language ability

3．That there are “critical periods” for speech and language development in infants and young children means ______

    A．that children are so young that it is easy for them to study

    B．that the developing brain is best able to absorb a language, any language

    C．that the children are eager to learn the language

D．that we must take care of children

4 In Paragraph 3, the underlined word “mechanism” can be replaced by ______.

    A．organs          B．skills            C．a(chǎn)bilities          D．habits

 It’s reported that the bridge _______ next year will be very long.

  A. being built      B. building        C. to be built        D. built

 The little girl was unhappy_________her picture-book broken.

A. at                     B. for                            C. because of             D. with

第二部分  閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀下列短文，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。（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

    Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October, 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.

Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old woman in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.

    So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.

A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday, Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!

1. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

   A. She is miserable and unhappy.               

B. She is cheerful and humorous.

   C. She would like to live much younger.        

D. She feels she is going to die very soon.

2. We can owe her good health and long life to _______.

   A. smoking only a little every day

   B. her giving up smoking and drinking

   C. drinking two glasses of strong red wine every day

   D. the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercise

3. Which of the following word could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?

   A. deal            B. trick           C. march             D. sport

4. Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the lawyer every year on her birthday?

   A. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.

   B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.

   C. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.

   D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer is worth the money he has already paid.

 Some people would rather ride bikes as bike riding has _______ of the troubles of taking buses.

  A. nothing                B. none                        C. some                        D. neither

      The old man is telling the boys________ story as__________last time.

     A. as funny a; he did                     B. the same funny; he did it

       C. such a funny; he did so                     D. as a funny; he did

 — Hi, Jane! How nice to meet you here in Manhattan!

—     .

A. so do I   B. Me, too     C. Thank you       D. the same to you

  A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features(特定 )as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there  in and out glancing at one piece reading another article all the way through , reading just a few paragraphs of the next.A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality(時事性 ) , its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient (短 暫 的  ) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day’s paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper . For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently,  which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands  skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.

1. A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its______.

A. wide coverage         B. uniform style

C. speed in reporting news  D. popularity

2.According to the passage the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that _______.

A. people scan for the news they are interested in

B. different people prefer different newspapers

C. people are rarely interested in the same kind of news

D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is

3. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers ______.

A. apply reading techniques skillfully

B. jump from one newspaper to another

C. appreciate the variety of a newspaper

D. usually read a newspaper selectively

4.A good newspaper offers “ a variety” to readers because____.

A. it tries to serve different readers

B. it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality

C. reader are difficult to please

D. readers like to read different newspapers

5. The best title for this passage would be _____.

A. The Importance of Newspaper Topicality

B. The Characteristics of a Good newspaper

C. The Variety of a Good Newspaper

D. Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper

SALESMAN: Hi, young lady. Can I help you?

CUSTOMER:    6  

SALESMAN: Okay. How about getting your father a new wallet?

CUSTOMER: Hmm. How much is that black wallet?

SALESMAN: Oh. It’s only $ 40.95.

CUSTOMER:    7  

SALESMAN: Hmm. How about this brown leather one? It’s $25.99.

CUSTOMER: Um... I don’t think my father will like the design on the outside, and it doesn’t have a place to put pictures. Besides, I don’t have that much money.

SALESMAN:    8  

CUSTOMER: I’m not sure. Probably about ten dollars or so. I’ve been helping my mom around the house for the past week to earn some money. This is all I have.

SALESMAN:    9  

CUSTOMER: That’s really pretty, but the price tag says $13.99, and I know I don’t have that much.

SALESMAN: Well, let’s just say the tie went on sale. How about $5? What do you say?

CUSTOMER:    10  

A. Okay. How much do you have to spend?

B. Excuse me, where can I buy this kind of camera?

C. Well... yeah. I’m looking for a Father’s Day gift.

D. Oh, thanks, I’ll take it.

E. Huh? That’s too expensive for me. Do you have a cheaper one?

F. Hmm. How about this tie?