It is winter in many parts of the world. For some areas, that means snow. Maybe even lots of snow. If you don’t have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful. When snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a “winter wonderland”. That is the name of a very popular song about winter. Richard Smith and Felix Bernard wrote the song back in 1934. There are hundreds of recordings of this happy song.

But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time. It’s cold outside. You try hard to keep warm. The days are darker and shorter. The sun rarely shines. The leaves on the trees are brown. It isn’t surprising that some people are sad in winter. And some people dream about being somewhere else where it’s warm and pretty—like the state of California. The Mamas and the Papas recorded this famous song “California Dreaming”.

　 During the 1960s, many other famous rock groups released songs about winter. Here is a poetic song by Simon and Garfunkel called “A Hazy Shade of Winter”. They sing about life and hope and possibilities.

In 1968, the group Blood, Sweat and Tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter. They sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in “Sometimes in Winter”.

In the early 1990s, Tori Amos wrote and recorded the beautiful song called “Winter”. She enjoyed singing about winter when she was a child.

　 Finally, on a happier note comes this song written and recorded by Fountains of Wayne in 2003. They sing about a snowstorm in a New England town. Nothing unusual there. But instead of being sad or tense about the snow, they write a song about it.

66. When is snow beautiful?

A. When people drive in it.

B. When people don’t have to take it away.

C. When it has snowed heavily.

D. When people sing in the snow.

67. According to the second paragraph, winter is _____.

A. beautiful and happy　　　　　　　　 　 B. happy and warm　　　

C. lovely and hopeful　　　 　　　　　　 D. cold and sad

68. Which of the songs can bring us hope of life?

A. Winter Wonderland.　　　　　　　　 B. California Dreaming.

C. A Hazy Shade of Winter. D. Sometimes in Winter.

69. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Songs about winter.　　　　　　　　　 B. Different ideas about winter.

C. Winter in different areas. D. Winter is cold but happy.

70. It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that the state of California is ______.

A. cool in summer　 B. cold in winter　　　　　 C. warm in winter D. warm in spring

Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colors? Their colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts (蝗蟲), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops(莊稼). When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you’ll find the main use of coloring is to protect the animals themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees’.

Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid (液體)when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over (散開), its enemies cannot find it. And it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

61. From the passage we can learn that locusts________.

A. are small animals                    

B. are easily found by birds

C. are dangerous to their enemies         

D. change their colors to protect themselves

62. How can pests with different colors from plants keep themselves out of danger?

A. They run away quickly.         

B. They have the colors much like their enemies’.

C. They hide themselves by the day and appear at night.      

D. They have to move quietly.

63. Bears and lions can keep safe because _________.

A. they have the colors much like the trees              B. they move quietly

C. they like brown and gray colors                    D. they live in forests

64. Why can the kind of fish live up to now?

A. Because it is very strong.    

B. Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape from its enemies.

C. Because the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies.

D. Because it swims faster than any other fish.

65. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests  

B. Colors of Different Animals and Pests

C. The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests 

D. Some Animals and Pests

I believe I’ve gotten this more than once. One lady told me she thought I was 12 and even told her 14-year-old daughter the same. I saw lots of surprised faces because people were told I was actually 19 years old.

I’m actually 19 years old, which isn’t much of a problem. I’m like the oldest of my friends and the shortest, which is pretty funny. That’s probably one of the reasons I fit in so well with them.

I volunteered at a weekend school teaching young children. Parents always looked me up and down like “why is this 13-year-old girl teaching my child?!??!?” I guessed it was because I’m also petite(嬌小)，and I didn’t know whether I had a childish face…??? Sometimes I found it funny, sometimes I found it annoying(令人氣惱). But I just shrugged(聳肩)it off at last. You know, soon enough people got to know me and then realized I was not actually a 13-year-old girl.

This short thing used to be a problem for me, though. I was very very small when I was younger, so kids would pick on me. When I was 12, 8-year-old girls would look down at me like “I CAN’TBELIEVEYOU’RETWELVE!” I had always wanted to be tall. But now that I'm older, I got used to it, and I actually love it. You know, I'm fun sized!

56. How old is the writer now?

　　　 A.12 B.13 C.14 D.19

57. Many people felt surprised when told the writer’s age because they thought she ________.

　　　 A. was certainly over 19　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. should be only 12　　　　　　

　　　 C. was sure under 12　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. must be 14

58. Which of the following words can’t be used to describe(描繪) the writer?

　　　 A. short　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. petite　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. childish　　 　　　　　　 D. tall

59. The underlined phrase “pick on” means __________

A. like very much B. help friendlily　　

C. behave to unkindly D. enjoy very much

60. How does the writer feel when others say she is 12?

　　　 A. Not surprised　　 　　　 B. Annoying　 　　　　　　 C. Angry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sad

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

The best gift I’ve received was from two young boys. At that time, I didn’t have a lot of money or a huge home. As a single mom with three young children of my own, life is so 　36 .

They were boys with dirty faces a bit older than my children, but they always 　37 my yard（院子）. It seemed that they were more than 　38 to avoid staying in their own homes, for reasons that I shall not describe here.

I must feed my children who were 　39 thirsty and hungry, so I 　40 a lot of time baking so many healthy muffins(松餅). These two boys almost 　41 in our yard, and they were glad to pray with us before they would have a 　42 with my family.

We would also 　43 food, laughter, books and games with them. And a while later, they 　44 . I didn’t know where they had gone and I often wondered what had 　45 in their lives, and meanwhile I hoped for the 　46 .

During one of the darkest times in my personal life, no one came to visit me. I felt really lonely these days. I even wondered if God had 　47 me. On Mother’s Day, my children

48 home from school. We were sitting together talking when I heard a 　49 on the door.

I went to answer it, and there 　50 two clean-faced, tall, smiling boys holding two bundles of beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me, “Do you 　51 us? You used to feed us muffins! They were so 　52 . We wanted to come back and thank you and say Happy Mother’s Day 　53 you were really like a 　54 to us!” I was so moved that I couldn’t help crying, and 　55 them again and again.

36. A. unfair　　　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　　 D. hard

37. A. visited　　　　　　　 B. repaired　　　　　　　　　 C. cleaned　　　　　　　　　 D. approached

38. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. nervous　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

39. A. always　　　　　　　 B. already　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　　　 D. still

40. A. cost　　　　　　　　　 B. saved　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　 D. paid

41. A. set up　　　　　　　 B. raised up　　　　　　　　 C. picked up　　　　　　　 D. grew up

42. A. meal　　　　　　　　 B. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bath

43. A. buy　　　　　　　　　 B. share　　　　　　　　　　　 C. collect　　　　　　　　　　 D. pack

44. A. changed　　　　　　 B. regretted　　　　　　　　 C. refused　　　　　　　　　 D. disappeared

45. A. happened　　　　　 B. gone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remained　　　　　　　　 D. turned

46. A. good　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worst

47. A. punished　　　　　 B. forgotten　　　　　　　　 C. blamed　　　　　　　　　 D. doubted

48. A. missed　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrived

49. A. shock　　　　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　　　　 C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　 D. knock

50. A. stood　　　　　　　　 B. lay　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. existed　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

51. A. like　　　　　　　　　 B. remember　　　　　　　 C. support　　　　　　　　　 D. influence

52. A. awful　　　　　　　　 B. expensive　　　　　　　　 C. delicious　　　　　　　　 D. salty

53. A. before　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　　　 D. because

54. A. teacher　　　　　　　 B. mom　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　 D. sister

55. A. invited　　　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　　　　　 C. praised　　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

 Health is certainly more ________ than money, because we can’t earn money without health.

   A. common                   B. basic                      C. valuable                  D. reasonable

 The coming sports meet is very important and we must ________ the best players for the school team.

   A. select                              B. command               C. persuade                D. recognize

--- I wonder if our English teacher ________ to our party this weekend.

--- She will if she ________ free.

A. comes; will be　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. comes; is　

C. will come; is　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will come; will be

Although most of them have no doubt________ he will pass the exam, my question is________ he has really got everything ready.

A. whether; that B. that; whether　　　　　

C. that; that D. whether; whether

A speech on how to prevent the global warming ________ in the school hall this weekend.

   A. is given                      B. give                         C. has been given          D. will be given

Many soldiers are still searching for the other 19 missing workers, ________ survival chances are small.

   A. who                          B. which                      C. whom                      D. whose