請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often   36   that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so   37   with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the   38   of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly   39  . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   40   and had to wait   41   in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant   42   on his door that were clearly audible (聽到) in the   43  night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered. Since Terry was a   44   in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be   45  . So he went to the door and opened it   46  . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir. do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   47  . “What a nuisance (討厭),” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   48   things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.   49   this time she was   50   two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She   51   me here to give you these.” Terry was struck dumb (目瞪口呆) by what he   52  .

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   53   in life. It was his   54   and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was   55   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (無情的) mind.

A. complaining           B. reflecting                 C. praying                    D. pretending

A. inspired         B. disappointed             C. thrilled                     D. encouraged

A. morning              B. moment                C. afternoon                 D. evening

A. went on         B. went down           C. went out                   D. went through

A. candles                  B. matches                    C. lights                       D. flashlights

A. happily                B. patiently                   C. willingly                  D. helplessly

A. steps                     B. words                   C. knocks                     D. screams

A. dark               B. quiet                        C. noisy                       D. crowded

A. newcomer              B. guest                        C. neighbor                  D. settler

A. offered                     B. disturbed                  C. embarrassed              D. surprised

A. cheerfully           B. confidently               C. impatiently            D. absurdly

A. gently                  B. deliberately                  C. slightly                    D. heavily

A. lend                   B. sell                          C. purchase                   D. borrow

A. And                   B. But                          C. So                           D. For

A. holding                B. hiding                   C. fetching                   D. seeking

A. suggested             B. forbad                   C. sent                         D. forced

A. felt                  B. smelt                      C. heard                    D. saw

A. failure          B. success                     C. attempt                    D. determination

A. warmth                B. coldness                   C. kindness                   D. influence

A. probably            B. hardly                   C. actually                    D. especially

第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié) 第一節(jié)20小題，每小題2分，第二節(jié)5小題，每小題1分,滿分45分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項

Hunting with birds is a very old sport. In some countries the golden eagle is used for hunting wild animals. They are used for hunting foxes and wolves.

Training an eagle to hunt takes a long time. Hunters catch young eagles in nets made of hair. After being trained the eagle is taken to a field. A blindfold over the bird’s eyes keeps it quiet until the hunter is ready.

The eagle sits in the arm of the hunter. The hunter’s arm is covered with a long, special glove to protect it from the sharp claws of the bird. In the field, as soon as the hunter sees a fox or a wolf, he removes the blindfold. The eagle quickly flies into the air and began to look for the wild animal.

The eagle sees the animal and catches it with claws like steel. Its beak and claws are strong enough to hold the animal. Usually, the bird carries the animal back to the hunter. Sometimes fast animals with good eyes can get away.

41．A hunting eagle is trained when_________.

A. it is still young      

B. it is taken to a field

C. its eyes are covered with a blindfold

D. the hunter is ready

42．Hunters use nets made of hair to ________.

A. train young foxes            B. catch young wolves

C. train young eagles           D. catch young eagles

43．The trained eagle_______.

A. carries the hunter home

B. wears a blindfold when hunting an animal

C. is covered with a long, special glove

D. has strong claws like steel

44．A hunter wears a special glove to _______.

A. protect his arm from the sharp claws of a trained eagle

B. protect his arm from the sharp claws of a young fox

C. protect his arm from the sharp claws of a young wolf

D. protect his arm from the sharp claws of wild animals

45．According to the text, which of the following is true?

A. Fast animals with sharp eyes are sometimes difficult to catch

B.As soon as the blindfold is removed, the eagle flies into a tree

C. Hunters always blindfold young eagles before training them.

D. Sometimes hunters train young foxes they have caught.

The ____ boy was last seen ______ by the lake.

A  missing, playing        B．missing, play   C． missed, played        D．missed , to play

　　For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ________ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races.

　　A. competed B. had been competing

　　C. have competed D. compete

____ her joy, her son was __________ Being University.

      A. To ;  admitted in           B. To ;   admitted to

      C. With ; admitted to           D. With;  admitted in

Natural ways of keeping time

In ancient times, people had to use the sun and the moon to tell time. They got up when the sun came up and worked in the fields until the sun went down.

Man-made things

The sand clock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow neck. The top ball was filled with sand. The sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom ball. People knew how much time had passed when all the sand had fallen to the bottom ball.

People also made the water clock. They made a small hole near the bottom of a pot. Then they filled the pot with water. Markings inside the pot showed how much time passed as the water dripped (滴) out of the hole.

Nature’s Clocks in Living Things

◆Animals’ Body Clock

Animals do not need clocks to know time. They have a way of telling time by their bodies. Birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter. Some animals know when to keep more food for the cold winter months. Some fish know when it is time to move up the river and lay eggs.

◆Plants have their own clocks

Plants also have their own clocks to keep time. Plants know when to open flow??ers or when to drop their leaves.

◆The Body Clock in Human Beings

People also have their own body clocks. When we get used to our lives, our body clocks can be very accurate (準確的). It can tell us when it is time to wake up. It can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep.

How could an ancient farmer know when to go back home in the daytime?

A. By looking at the moon.              B. By looking at the stars.

C. By looking at the sun.                D. By feeling whether tired or not.

How many kinds of living things with nature’s clocks are mentioned here?

A. 2.           B. 3.             C. 5          D. 6.

From the passage, we know what man-made things have in common is that_______.

A. both of them have a hole.                      B. both of them are designed with glass balls.

C. both of them can be used only once.        D. both of them tell time in the same way

PART FOUR   WRITING

SECTION A ( 10 points )

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS （每空不超過三個單詞）for each answer.

A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is 26 and has battled obesity （肥胖）for most of his life.

 Obesity , a severe weight problem, is a complex condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one’s behaviors. Experts say that the most successful weight—loss plans include a well-balanced diet and exercise.

  People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they use. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you take in, increase the number you use, or both.

  A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women, mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans: Atkins, The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. The women attended diet classes and received written information about the food plans.

  At the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than four and one-half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol levels and blood pressure.

  Christopher Gardner, who led the study, says the Atkins diet may be more successful because of its simple message to eat less sugar. He also says that the advice to increase protein in the diet leads to more satisfying meals. He says that there was not enough money to study men, but that men would probably have similar results.

  Last week, another report based on thirty-one studies suggested that only a small minority of people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained their lost weight within five years and often they become more overweight. But those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised.

Title:  71. Proper ___________to lose weight

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

SECTION A ( 15 points )

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

In my opinion, what he told us just now about the matter doesn’t make any_______.

A. meaning         B. idea                      C. sense                     D. point

It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____he or she wants.

A  however       B  whatever              C  whichever    D  whenever

--- Do you suppose it is going to rain over the weekend?

   --- _______.

A. I don’t hope so  B. I don’t believe it  C. I suppose not  D. I expect not so