The rain was coming down heavily and I was going to be late for an important conference. Dressing up quickly, I called for a taxi,        that it would be faster than the subway.
It wasn't.
After a long wait, I finally got one, but the traffic was heavy. I looked at my       from time to time. Just as the traffic started moving, the driver        a man up ahead in a wheelchair.
“Wouldn't he be cold sitting right there!” the driver cried and began to       .
I could see there would be another 20 minutes'       —        him into the cab, folding up his chair and putting it into the taxi's small      , then dropping him off who knows where.
“What are you doing?” I shouted to the driver.
As the       came out, I wanted to take them back. The wrongness of my       to the driver shocked me. Why did I let out the shout?
The driver      me and we continued the journey. Eventually I got out of the taxi and
    to the office. As I ran, I understood that, though it wasn't my duty to take the time to help others, I shouldn't have        the driver's stopping. I should have been able to see beyond my impatience to notice what was most inerrant (不會錯的). Whenever I think of this incident, this is my   : I am not a       self-centered person, but I still feel       
of being self-centered. Living a busy life in a fast-paced big city, do we still need to stop to help those who are in need of help?

小題1:	A．reminding　　　 B．expecting C．realizing D．a(chǎn)ttempting

小題2:	A．computer B．document C．message D．watch

小題3:	A．witnessed B．picked C．spotted D．observed

小題4:	A．pull over B．take off C．pass by D．run away

小題5:	A．complaining B．suffering C．waiting D．struggling

小題6:	A．indicating B．recommending C．lifting D．urging

小題7:	A．trunk B．box C．window D．carriage

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)nxieties B．words C．results D．comments

小題9:	A．reaction B．request C．comment D．suggestion

小題10:

A．comforted B．prevented C．encouraged D．ignored

小題11:

A．escaped B．fled C．settled D．flooded

小題12:

A．excited at B．thought about C．made fun of D．complained about

小題13:

A．feeling B．motto C．dream D．determination

小題14:

A．skillfully B．strangely C．particularly D．hopefully

小題15:

A．proud B．a(chǎn)ware C．a(chǎn)shamed D．confident

As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.
I have clear memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew （工作人員）. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is especially afraid of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (萊茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me abroad, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today，I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying, in general，for me，has always been a terrible and painful experience．Flying on Lufthansa，however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.
小題1:Which country does the author live in now?

A．India.

B．Canada.

C．Belgium.

D．Germany.

小題2:What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?

A．Growing up in India.

B．Once staying in Canada.

C．Once traveling to Canada with his father.

D．His father's stories about his traveling experiences.

小題3:Which of the following is true about the author's trip to Europe in 1998?

A．The author traveled with one of his parents.

B．Both their going and return were by air.

C．They traveled in spring that year.

D．They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.

小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.

A．a(chǎn) city in India	B．a(chǎn) city in Europe
C．a(chǎn)n airline company	D．a(chǎn) travel agency

小題5:The underlined word “somber” in the 4th paragraph probably means “________”.

A．happy

B．sad

C．a(chǎn)ngry

D．enjoyable

NEW YORK— Picking a Christmas tree takes most people a few minutes, or a couple of hours if they head for the woods. Dave Murbach needs 11 months.
Almost every day of every year, Murbach’s thoughts turn to vision of a perfectly shaped evergreen tree that will take everyone's breath away.
Murbach is the man responsible for finding the towering tree that makes more attractive Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center each Christmas season.
“I'm always looking for a tree,” the center's chief gardener says. “I look for it even when I go to the beach in the summer. It' s like a homework assignment hanging over your head.”
And if he gets it wrong, there's nothing hiding it.
“Every day it's up, 400,000 people go by, and 2.5 million people watch the lighting celebration on television,”he says.
This year’s tree, a 74-foot Nomy spruce (云杉) from Richfield, Ohio, flown to New York on the world's largest cargo plane, was lighted on December 2.
The arrival of the tree leads in the Christmas season in New York — a tradition dating back to 1931, when the workers building Rockefeller Center put up a small tree with ornaments (裝飾品). 
The search for the next year's tree starts soon after the old tree is chopped up for wood chips and horse-jumping logs.
Murbach has three standards: The tree must be at least 65 feet high, at least 35 feet across and leaves dense (密集的) enough not to see through.
That's not as simple as it sounds. Though forests are full of evergreens, few get enough sunlight or space to fill out. And branches in snow regions often break under the weight, making trees unbalanced.
Back at the office, he sorts through hundreds of letters from people offering their trees, many addressed simply to “Mr. Christmas Tree Man.”
Though there was occasional anxiety attack and sleepless night, Murbach knows the effect the tree has on people: “It's for bringing people together, attempting to bring together people you love. That's what I hope it sets off.”  But Murbach says he's always too worn out to celebrate Christmas.
小題1: Which is the correct order of the events in the passage?
a. Murbach’s thoughts turn to a perfectly shaped tree.
b. 2.5 million people watch the Christmas tree.
c. The tree is flown to New York.
d. It was lighted on December 2.
e. The tree is chopped up.
f. Murbach searches for the tree.

A．a(chǎn), b, c, d, e, f	B．c, d, b, f, e, a
C．c, d, e, b, a, f	D．a(chǎn), f, c, d, b, e

小題2: Murbach spends a lot of time         that are exhibited in Manhattan’s Rockefeller Center each Christmas season.

A．taking care of Christmas trees

B．deciding on the perfect evergreens

C．sorting the letters from people

D．deciding the TV programs

小題3: Why does Murbach take his job seriously?

A．Because he wants everyone to be happy with his choice.

B．Because he hopes to make everybody unable to breathe.

C．Because he enjoys showing off.

D．Because he wishes to attract people's attention to himself.

小題4: According to Murbach' s standard of trees, the best tree must_______ .

A．be evergreen

B．have lots of space between their branches

C．be tall enough not to see through

D．be equally balanced

小題5: What kind of person do you think Murbach is?

A．A person always ignoring his family.

B．A person full of love.

C．A person devoted to his work.

D．A person with great anxiety.

Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had—not legs but stumps(殘肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ (猿人) because his arms practically dragged on the ground.
Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.
Hank felt himself get cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be—a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.
Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room , and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.
When World War II came , he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.
小題1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ______.

A．he didn’t talk to them

B．he kept away from them

C．his arms touched the ground when he moved

D．he couldn’t use his arms

小題2:It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is ______.

A．a(chǎn)n average height for a fully grown person

B．too tall for an average person

C．too short for an average person

D．none of the above

小題3:When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he ______.

A．did everything the other soldiers did

B．did nothing the other soldiers did

C．did some of the things the other soldiers did

D．took some special training

小題4:The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi _______.

A．had no friends

B．never saw himself as different from others

C．was very shy

D．was too proud to accept help from others

One of my. next-door neighbor is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back from a trip. As I was  16 . my clothes in my room, I heard a(n)  17  , frantic(發(fā)瘋的) knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and  18  the peephole, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly  19  the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept  20 , Please help me. I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I  21  told her that everything would be okay, and  22  her to her house to see what was going on  23  the fire alarm.
She  24  that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently(反復(fù)無常的) for the past two hours, and that her  25  to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table,  26  it, and looked at the tire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes  27  causes it to make strange noises. She seemed  28  but was literally shaking out of fear. I asked her  29  she was okay, and she said she was  30  , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her  31  for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then  32  and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay. and safe to sleep. She was so generous with  33  for being with her, but I thanked her for  34  me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n)  35  hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.

小題1:	A．collecting B．designing C．unpacking D．setting

小題2:	A．constant B．flexible C．rhythmic D．impressive

小題3:	A．looked through B．made out C．cut off D．turned to

小題4:	A．closed B．moved C．locked D．opened

小題5:	A．thinking B．repeating C．complaining D．screaming

小題6:	A．frequently B．briefly C．immediately D．roughly

小題7:	A．required B．a(chǎn)ccompanied C．inspected D．observed

小題8:	A．for B．to C．by D．with

小題9:	A．predicted B．warned C．mentioned D．proved

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ttempt B．suggestion C．responsibility D．permission

小題11:

A．pressed B．revolved C．crashed D．climbed

小題12:

A．power B．dust C．paper D．switch

小題13:

A．determined B．terrified C．relieved D．devoted

小題14:

A．when B．how C．why D．if

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．tired C．sleepy D．pleased

小題16:

A．casually B．tightly C．a(chǎn)utomatically D．a(chǎn)bruptly

小題17:

A．broke down B．sped up C．sat down D．turned around

小題18:

A．suffering B．regret C．shame D．gratitude

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)dvising B．reminding C．encouraging D．a(chǎn)dvocating

小題20:

A．simple B．special C．official D．sudden

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, 1 would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.
Today. at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow — as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.
One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad. analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”
Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct (解構(gòu)) the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.
And so, there it was — it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while 1 placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.
It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.
I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past clearly.
小題1:What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?

A．Friendly but irresponsible.

B．Intelligent but severe.

C．Cold and aggressive.

D．Caring and communicative.

小題2:Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?

A．She did not have a phone to a1l home.

B．Her father did not care about her human journey.

C．Her father was too busy to answer her phone.

D．Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice.

小題3:After the author overheard her father on the telephone.

A．he blamed her for impoliteness

B．he rediscovered human nature

C．he consulted with her about his problem

D．he changed his attitude towards the author

小題4:The author realized that ______.

A．her father had too many faults and weaknesses

B．her father was not as intelligent as she had thought

C．her father was not good at interpersonal relationships

D．her father placed too much importance in social activities

小題5:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．My Parents as Friends

B．My Parents as Advisors

C．My Father — a Serious Man

D．My Father — an Intelligent Scientist

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _36_, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a _40_ and we should treat him _41_ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42_ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is“ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

小題1:	A．joy B．surprise C．disappointment D．dislike

小題2:	A．hopefully B．fearfully C．cheerfully D．tearfully

小題3:	A．student B．son C．friend D．doctor

小題4:	A．decided B．realized C．a(chǎn)rgued D．understood

小題5:	A．joke B．mistake C．warning D．wonder

小題6:	A．specially B．naturally C．strictly D．carefully

小題7:	A．poor B．a(chǎn)verage C．good D．standard

小題8:	A．in B．a(chǎn)bout C．of D．for

小題9:	A．visited B．chose C．passed D．entered

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)llowed B．described C．required D．offered

小題11:

A．missed B．held C．delayed D．a(chǎn)ttended

小題12:

A．high B．same C．different D．low

小題13:

A．curiously B．eagerly C．jokingly D．calmly

小題14:

A．faith B．interest C．pride D．delight

小題15:

A．looked for B．a(chǎn)sked for C．waited for D．prepared for

小題16:

A．received B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．organized D．discussed

小題17:

A．imperfect B．uncertain C．impossible D．unsatisfactory

小題18:

A．honestly B．well C．much D．bravely

小題19:

A．expect B．learn C．hear D．speak

小題20:

A．wise B．rude C．shy D．stupid

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
One winter morning, an old couple around the age of 70, walked into a lawyer’s office to sign
a   36  after quarreling all their 45 years of marriage. The lawyer was very   37 , after having a chat with them, he got their   38 . They hung on because of their children, afraid that it might   39  their growth. Now, all they wanted was to lead their own life free from all these years of  __40  from their marriage, so both agreed on a divorce.
The lawyer was having a hard time getting the papers done, but he still couldn’t understand why the old couple would want a divorce, suggesting a   41  together, just three of them. At the table, there was a silence of   42  . The first dish was roasted chicken.   43  , the old man took the drumstick for the old lady, “Take this, it’s your favorite. ” Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a   44 , but the wife answered frowning. “This is where the problem   45  . You always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate   46  ?”
Little did she know that, over the years, her husband was trying all ways to   47  her; little did she know that drumsticks were her husband’s favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understood her at all; little did he know that she hated drumsticks even though all he wanted was the best for her.
That night, both of them were difficult to fall asleep. After hours, the old man couldn’t   48_ it any more, wanting to tell her himself, “I love you and I can’t live without you.” He picked up the phone to dial her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was upset,   49  to answer any phones. The next day, she received news that he had   50 , learning that he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.
  51  enough, she had to clear his   52  in his apartment , only to find an insurance policy（保險單）dating from the day when they got married, and the beneficiary （受益人）was her. Together in that file there was this note: “To my dearest wife, I bought this policy for you,   53__  the amount is only $100, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I made when we got married, and I want you to know I will always be around by your side. I love you.” Tears   __54  freely down her cheeks when the lady read it.
When you love someone, do let them know, for you   55  know what will happen the next minute.

小題1:	A．marriage B．divorce C．record D．project

小題2:	A．puzzled B．excited C．painful D．embarrassed

小題3:	A．family B．money C．story D．lesson

小題4:	A．destroy B．effect C．hit D．a(chǎn)ffect

小題5:	A．happiness B．pleasure C．unhappiness D．a(chǎn)musement

小題6:	A．dinner B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast

小題7:	A．sorrow B．ignorance C．a(chǎn)wkwardness D．satisfaction

小題8:	A．As soon as B．Once C．The moment D．Immediately

小題9:	A．right B．opportunity C．need D．chance

小題10:

A．stores B．buries C．lies D．stands

小題11:

A．fish B．steak C．drumsticks D．duck

小題12:

A．comfort B．please C．a(chǎn)nger D．hate

小題13:

A．stand B．treat C．forget D．regret

小題14:

A．eager B．hungry C．a(chǎn)nxious D．reluctant

小題15:

A．passed away B．passed through C．passed by D．passed on

小題16:

A．Sadly B．Disappointedly C．Fortunately D．Hopefully

小題17:

A．clothes B．belongings C．cupboards D．drawers

小題18:

A．unless B．if C．though D．even

小題19:

A．floated B．flew C．followed D．flowed

小題20:

A．never B．ever C．forever D．seldom

I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and   36  got into a game. I went to all the   37  and showed up even when it was so   38  that your ‘breath froze’ and when the otherplayers had decided to stay home. I felt I had   39  enough and thought of quitting.
I finally decided to   40  the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on   41  my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise   42  , so think about yourself in a   43  way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,   44  my shot（投球） accuracy and changing my   45  . 
Once in a match, we   46  our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my  47  place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going   48  . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.
The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little   49  .  But my mom’s words   50  out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my   51  work was paying off.  I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the   52  to score. The crowd went quiet.  All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had  53  me for this moment.
Won! I won!
The lesson I learned from my mom’s   54  has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I   55  myself.  

小題1:	A．once B．seldom C．usually D．evenB

小題2:	A．meetings B．shows C．matches D．practices

小題3:	A．cloudy B．wet C．cold D．windy

小題4:	A．suffered B．explained C．planned D．escaped

小題5:	A．write B．break C．read D．speak

小題6:	A．noticing B．gathering C．hearing D．a(chǎn)nalyzing

小題7:	A．talkers B．dreamers C．a(chǎn)ttackers D．losers

小題8:	A．positive B．familiar C．brief D．convenient

小題9:	A．testing B．improving C．questioning D．a(chǎn)ffecting

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)im B．taste C．habit D．a(chǎn)ttitude

小題11:

A．lost B．controlled C．practiced D．continued

小題12:

A．usual B．safe C．secret D．private

小題13:

A．off B．in C．by D．up

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．a(chǎn)wkward C．scared D．bitter

小題15:

A．put B．rang C．gave D． stood

小題16:

A．exact B．extra C．creative D．casual

小題17:

A．chance B．message C．order D．note

小題18:

A．spared B．requested C．prepared D．sent

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)ctions B．reasons C．words D．promises

小題20:

A．judge B．express C．comfort D．doubt

My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.
Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.
John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside. 
小題1:What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

A．The coat looked like a magical coat.

B．They were good at shopping.

C．The coat was a real bargain.

D．They had the same taste in clothes.

小題2:What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．A wide smile.	B．A worried look.
C．A jealous spirit.	D．A joking tone.

小題3:After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.
a. was happier and better-behaved
b. received more praise from his teachers
c. was willing to follow suggestions
d. made rapid progress in study
e. would say sweet words to please her

A．a(chǎn), b, c

B．a(chǎn), c, e

C．b, d, e

D．c, d, e

小題4:What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?

A．We should not judge people by their appearance.

B．Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

C．It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives.

D．What we wear could help shape who we are inside.