I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.  16 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 17 them.
My aunt and I were 18 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 19 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 20 nearby and the other one was 21 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 22  my own thing there, I 23 that the family were not in front of the  24  anymore. I saw the girl 25 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 26, crying.
I knew that she 27 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 28 big before and we all know that feeling. 29 I went up to her and asked what was 30 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 31 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 32 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 33 them what happened. People there promised to 34 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the35. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

小題1:	A．Luckily B．Usually C．Sadly D．Surprisingly

小題2:	A．help B．encourage C．join D．support

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)nswering B．looking C．preparing D．calling

小題4:	A．chairs B．children C．signs D．toys

小題5:	A．friends B．book C．family D．bags

小題6:	A．clean B．large C．empty D．beautiful

小題7:	A．studying B．carrying C．buying D．doing

小題8:	A．noticed B．believed C．doubted D．understood

小題9:	A．shop B．gift C．girl D．lady

小題10:

A．get up B．come up C．give up D．make up

小題11:

A．return B．detail C．vain D．tears

小題12:

A．hated B．raised C．lost D．lived

小題13:

A．somewhere B．something C．everywhere D．everything

小題14:

A．If B．As C．So D．Or

小題15:

A．important B．wrong C．strange D．different

小題16:

A．lent B．gave C．sent D．posted

小題17:

A．smile B．hope C．puzzle D．worry

小題18:

A．reminded B．warned C．a(chǎn)sked D．told

小題19:

A．look out for B．take care of C．wait for D．call up

小題20:

A．courage B．money C．explanation D．card

Years ago while lying in my hammock（吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor’s 10 – year – old daughter’s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast.
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as “natural caused”.
Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor’s Volvo pulled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: “D—A—D—D—Y!!!”.
Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do.
Her father less than calmly shouted, “What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl’s rabbit and put it back in its cage?”
小題1:The girl was shocked because           .

A．the rabbit was killed by someone

B．the rabbit was too clean

C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage

D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage

小題2:That day the girl ran to the cage           .

A．because her rabbit was there

B．because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit

C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again

D．because the rabbit was dead

小題3:We can infer that the rabbit           

A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it

B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it

C．was in the cage playing with the dog

D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog

小題4:According to the story, the writer           .

A．was helpful to his neighbor

B．did a smart thing

C．was honest

D．made a mistake

Spend a pound to win a penny
Some people were steaming peas under a tree in order to make a meal for their horses. Up in the branches sat a monkey,  36 what they were doing.
"Aha" thought the monkey. “I spot my  37 !” So when the men had finished steaming the peas and 38 for a moment to look after the horses,  39 ,the monkey let himself down from the tree. He snatched (抓) the peas and filled his  40 and both hands as full as they could 41 . Then he climbed up the tree and sat there, eating happily.
Suddenly one pea fell.
"Oh dear! Oh my pea!" cried the monkey. The other peas  42 to drop out of his mouth. He 43 his hands in despair(絕望地), and the peas fell out of his hands too, but he took no  44 . All he thought of was that one pea was gone,__45__ he climbed down the trunk to hunt for his lost pea on the ground. At this time, the men came back. When they saw a monkey  46 with their pots, they all  47 their arms and shouted, "Shoo! Shoo!" Then they picked up stones and began to 48 the monkey with them. The monkey was so 49 that he gave one jump to the nearest 50 , and swung himself up to the top of the tree.
"After all," said he to himself, “it was  51 one pea.” But he ought to have thought of that 52 ,for now all the other peas had gone too.
That day the monkey had to content himself with the 53 of boiled peas for dinner, and I hope the 54 taught him not to be so 55 in future.

小題1:	A．watching B．enjoying C．describing D．guessing

小題2:	A．shelter B．neighbors C．dinner D．friends

小題3:	A．turned up B．turned away C．gave up D．gave away

小題4:	A．easily B．gently C．safely D．confidently

小題5:	A．bowl B．pocket C．mouth D．bag

小題6:	A．receive B．hold C．support D．put

小題7:	A．seemed B．began C．hurried D．failed

小題8:	A．crossed B．hid C．touched D．squeezed

小題9:	A．interest B．time C．notice D．sign

小題10:

A．so B．because C．a(chǎn)lthough D．if

小題11:

A．helping B．playing C．mixing D．dealing

小題12:

A．carried B．broke C．waved D．bent

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ttack B．separate C．destroy D．bother

小題14:A puzzled          B. disappointed    C. terrified       D. annoyed

小題15:

A．branch B．stone C．pea D．horse

小題16:

A．still B．even C．only D．a(chǎn)lmost

小題17:

A．earlier B．sooner C．longer D．later

小題18:

A．image B．smell C．dream D．taste

小題19:

A．trick B．disaster C．loss D．process

小題20:

A．curious B．a(chǎn)mbitious C．proud D．greedy

JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a deal with Little, Brown and Company, to publish her first ever novel for adults, which is set to become one of the most anticipated (期望的) book in years.
The deal means that Rowling’s long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher that launched (發(fā)行) the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at least in terms of new works by the author.
Rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book. She only said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which was sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone. She thought that with the move from children’s to adult fiction, a switch to a new publisher seemed like a natural and reasonable step.
She said, "Although I've enjoyed writing it every bit as much, this book will be very different from the Harry Potter series. The freedom to explore a new field is a gift that Harry’s success has brought me."
Ian Rankin, the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set in the city, suggested Rowling’s book will be a crime novel.
"Wouldn’t it be funny if JK Rowling’s first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in Edinburgh?" he said.
Industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than ￡5 million and the new book is expected to come out later this year.
A spokesman said, "JK Rowling’s audience is vast and her position is unique. Harry Potter books were a global success and her fans are very loyal. Children that were eight, nine, or ten when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s. Plenty of adults, loved the books regardless of whether they had children, so the potential market for her is huge."
小題1:What does the text mainly tell us?

A．JK Rowling has signed a deal with a new publisher.

B．JK Rowling's new book will be more successful than her Harry Potter series.

C．JK Rowling’s first book for adults will be published later this year.

D．JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book.

小題2:JK Rowling’s new book for adults       .

A．has been sold 30 million copies in the UK alone

B．is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher Bloomsbury

C．has nothing in common with the Harry Potter series

D．is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series

小題3:The author used Ian Rankin’s words in order to         .

A．tell us that some famous novelists offer to give Rowling some advice

B．show that many readers are curious about Rowling’s new book

C．tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novels

D．prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful

小題4:We can learn from the text that         .

A．Little, Brown and Company is specialized in publishing adult books

B．the author has no doubt about the success of Rowling’s new book

C．JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian Rankin

D．it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK Rowling

The International Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time, enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments. However, nothing like that exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, ocean researchers are able to explore what lies undersea for very short periods of time.
They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans. However, if French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way, that will change soon.
Jacqucs has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the sea life and conducting experiments. The huge 167ft ship, named 'Sea Orbiter', consists of two areas—one above the water where the scientists and crew will live, and a lower pressurized deck (甲板), where scientists will be able to spend as much time as they wish. Since it is powered by sea currents and wind, he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowly, taking about two years to circumvent the globe.
Jacques will make their life as comfortable as possible in the ship. Besides being equipped with the latest sailing tools and communication equipment, the ship will also have a gym, a television and a DVD player. And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts. Instead, Jacques, an accomplished chef, plans on cooking them delicious meals every day.
The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost, which is expected to be over $500 million—per ship! However, Jacques, who strongly believes that the secrets of our oceans may be the key to solving global warming and a vital supply for food and medicine in the future, is confident he will be able to convince governments all over the world to help out, and expects to start construction on not one, but four or five of these amazing ships soon!
小題1:Why can’t ocean researchers explore the deep oceans for a long time?

A．Because they can’t stand the high water pressure.

B．Because it’s too cold in deep ocean.

C．Because time for experiments is too limited.

D．Because it’s dangerous to observe the sea life.

小題2:The underlined word "circumvent" probably means         .

A．fly away

B．get around

C．travel through

D．move into

小題3:From the fourth paragraph we can learn that       .

A．Jacques intends to design the ship mainly for sightseeing and traveling

B．living a comfortable life helps to do the ocean research quickly

C．it’s much more expensive to eat freeze-dried food

D．researchers on Jacque’s ship will live more comfortably than astronauts

小題4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Sea Orbiter—the ship of the future

B．A new way to explore the deep oceans

C．A great architect—Jacques Rougerie

D．Travel around the globe in Sea Orbiter

About ten years ago, I was on a plane going west, and a young woman boarded and sat across the aisle (過道) from me. I ___41____ her for two reasons. She was very attractive, and she was holding a teddy bear about half her ____42____. I teased her by asking if she had a ___43___ for the bear. She laughed and said no.
About halfway through the flight she ___44____ over and told me she was going to Tucson to enter rehab (進行康復治療). She ___45___ to share her life story with me. She had been working as a dancer in a nightclub. That ___46____ had led her down a dark ____47____ to drugs and alcohol. As I listened to her story. I was ____48____ at all she had gone through. I listened to all she shared and told her I was sure she was going to ____49___ it. At the end of the flight, she ___50____ me for listening to her.
A few years later, I got a ___51____ in the mail saying, “Wow, it’s been years since we met on that plane. It is ___52____ how you touched my life.” She went on to tell me that she had ____53____ to stay away from drugs, and had been working for a radio station. She felt she had achieved things she could not have ____54___ that day on the plane. We agreed to set up a time to get ___55___.
When I saw her, she was ____56____ the attractive young woman I remembered. She told me that that little ___57___ we had had turned her life around. She had boarded the plane ___58___ anything would work in her life, and my affirmation (肯定) of her as a person and of her ___59___ had given her the last bit of ___60___ she needed to work through her problems.
The young woman taught me it’s never too late to make a new start in life.

小題1:	A．found B．helped C．recognized D．noticed

小題2:	A．shape B．size C．weight D．leg

小題3:	A．name B．friend C．ticket D．cloth

小題4:	A．moved B．leaned C．looked D．pulled

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)greed B．learned C．continued D．refused

小題6:	A．manner B．feeling C．event D．lifestyle

小題7:	A．door B．path C．key D．point

小題8:	A．disappointed B．worried C．surprised D．blamed

小題9:	A．own B．reach C．leave D．make

小題10:

A．criticized B．a(chǎn)voided C．thanked D．remembered

小題11:

A．note B．word C．case D．text

小題12:

A．effective B．a(chǎn)mazing C．easy D．clear

小題13:

A．managed B．tried C．decided D．worked

小題14:

A．realized B．produced C．required D．imagined

小題15:

A．through B．a(chǎn)long C．together D．off

小題16:

A．never B．still C．once D．even

小題17:

A．expectation B．explanation C．information D．conversation

小題18:

A．doubting B．promising C．believing D．a(chǎn)dmitting

小題19:

A．condition B．discoveries C．criticism D．possibilities

小題20:

A．delight B．interest C．strength D．character

Driving to a friend’s house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftop. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it is that most city people --- myself included --- usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fiber-glass. We have television, cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought, “Before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains. And perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touched the moon.”
小題1:The best title for the passage would be _________.

A．Touched by the Moon

B．The Pleasures of Modern Life

C．A Bottomless well of Silence

D．Break away from Modern life

小題2:The writer felt sorry for himself because __________.

A．there was too much pollution.

B．he failed to see the fullest moon.

C．he didn’t adapt to modern inventions

D．there were too many accidents on the road.

小題3:What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India?

A．No modern equipment.	B．Complete silence.
C．The nice moon.	D．The high mountain.

小題4:Modern things are mentioned mainly to ___________.

A．show that the writer likes city life very much.

B．tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life.

C．explain that people have less chances to enjoy nature.

D．show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them.

小題5:The author wrote the passage to __________.

A．express the feeling of returning to nature.

B．show the love for the moonlight.

C．a(chǎn)dvise modern people to learn to live.

D．want to communicate longing for modern life.

When I was a young student, a Chinese teacher told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.”   36   tells us that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily   37 . It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for   38  friendship to   39 .
However, there can be   40  disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want. To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our   41   the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or   42   at arm’s length? Do we want to   43  ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are   44  enough—and that’s all right. But at some point we need to   45   that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of   46  experience   47  our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it   48  be undertaken（進行）slowly and carried on only if there are   49  of interest and action in return.
What are some of the   50  of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships   51  time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships   52  actions in return. In   53  words, you must give as much as you take.
Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend   54  time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die   55 .?

小題1:	A．Knowledge B．Experience C．Parents D．Teachers

小題2:	A．understood B． produced C．realized D．formed?

小題3:	A．true B．common C．deeply D．a(chǎn)ctual?

小題4:	A．design B．develop C．intend D．a(chǎn)ppear?

小題5:	A．no B．some C．a(chǎn)ny D．none

小題6:	A．hearts B．a(chǎn)ctions C．minds D．thoughts

小題7:	A．remained B．kept C．left D．stayed?

小題8:	A．share B．owe C．spare? D．own

小題9:	A．that B．very C．quite D．not?

小題10:

A．make sure B．remember C．expect D．check out?

小題11:

A．social B．personal? C．good D．ordinary

小題12:

A．includes B．included C．including D．to include?

小題13:

A．can B．need C．will D．must?

小題14:

A．marks B．sights C．signs D．scenes

小題15:

A．difficulties B．differences C．a(chǎn)dvantages D．things

小題16:

A．cost B．spend C．take D．a(chǎn)sk

小題17:

A．require B．request C．depend D．suggest?

小題18:

A．other B．many C．some D．different?

小題19:

A．comfortable B．reasonable C．less D．a(chǎn) lot ?

小題20:

A．for B．from C．out D．a(chǎn)way

Famous as “the king of chefs and the chef of kings,” Auguste Escoffier helped raise the position of cooking from a laborer’s task to an artist’s job. Escoffier was born on October 28, 1846, in the small village of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, France. Among the key figures in the boy’s life was his father, who worked primarily as a blacksmith（鐵匠）. His grandmother, an enthusiastic cook, was perhaps more responsible than anyone for introducing the boy to an appreciation of the delights of cooking.
Young Escoffier attended the local school until age 12, upon which time his father thought it necessary that the boy learn a trade. In school he had shown a talent for drawing, yet he was told to regard this art only as a hobby, and to find his career in a more practical profession. Thus his father took him to Nice in 1859, where he would work as an apprentice（學徒）in his uncle’s restaurant, the respectable Le Restaurant Francais.
At Le Restaurant Francais, Escoffier was not treated as the close relative of the boss. Rather, he experienced a classically demanding apprenticeship. For this strictness of training he would later, in his memoirs（回憶錄）, express gratefulness. During this time Escoffier also attended night school, and had to deal with his studies as well as the demands of a promising career.
When Escoffier was 19 and had taken on yet more responsibilities in his uncle’s restaurant, a customer recognized his skills and offered him work in Paris. This was the owner of Le Petit Moulin Rouge, one of the finest restaurants in Paris, where Escoffier was to become a sous-chef, ranking below the head chef. After three years in this position, he rose to the level of head chef, wearing the respected chef’s hat.
小題1:It was his __________ who first influenced Escoffier to be interested in cooking.

A．father

B．mother

C．uncle

D．grandmother

小題2:We can infer that as a schoolboy, Escoffier might hope to be __________.

A．a(chǎn) chef

B．a(chǎn) businessman

C．a(chǎn)n artist

D．a(chǎn) blacksmith

小題3:According to Paragraph 3, Escoffier __________.

A．was badly treated by his uncle

B．showed great interest in writing

C．disliked working as an apprentice

D．was thankful for the strict training

小題4:Which of the following can best describe Escoffier?

A．Hard-working.

B．Honest.

C．Warm-hearted.

D．Modest.

小題5:What is the text mainly about?

A．How to become a chef in France.

B．The influence of Auguste Escoffier.

C．What an apprentice is required to do.

D．The early life of a famous French chef.

Most people in the world like to enjoy nature. Travel is one of the most popular ways. Nowadays modern transportation can take people everywhere. But people who lived before the 1880s probably would not travel very far. They would not have time to travel far from their work. Anyone who travelled  36  would usually walk or ride a horse. But in Germany a man named Karl Benz had an idea that  37  the world in a dramatic way. In 1885, he made  38  . His car had three wheels,  39  most cars today. The car could only go  40  16 kilometres an hour.
At around the same time, the man  41  his first car in Detroit, America is called Henry Ford. Detroit is now still famous all over the world as the centre of American car-making.
Cars were very few and only  42  people could buy them.  43  , in England cars were thought to be  44  at that time, so for a few years someone  45  walk in front of every car  46  a red flag! This was to make sure that the car did not go too fast and hurt  47  .
In the 1910s, Henry Ford had  48  a better kind of car called the Model T Ford and he built a  49  where the cars could be made  50  . In this way the car could be made  51  and the cost was less and more and more people could  52  them. But there was still a problem  53  all the cars were black. That was because it was 54  to produce cars that were all the same color. Now, of course, you can buy cars in all  55  .

小題1:	A．by air B．by sea C．on foot D．on land

小題2:	A．discovered B．found C．changed D．invented

小題3:	A．a(chǎn) first car B．the first car C．his first wheel D．a(chǎn) first wheel

小題4:	A．unlike B．like C．a(chǎn)s if D．a(chǎn)s

小題5:	A．with a speed of B．a(chǎn)t a speed of C．a(chǎn)t speed of D．for a speed of

小題6:	A．making B．made C．makes D．having made

小題7:	A．busy B．rich C．strong D．kind

小題8:	A．However B．But C．While D．Therefore

小題9:	A．interesting B．unusual C．dangerous D．wonderful

小題10:

A．wanted to B．was forced to C．must D．would

小題11:

A．waved B．to wave C．waving D．wave

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)nyone B．someone C．everyone D．no one

小題13:

A．sold B．discovered C．found D．produced

小題14:

A．store B．market C．museum D．factory

小題15:

A．with machine B．by machines C．by hand D．using hands

小題16:

A．quickly B．slowly C．quitely D．quietly

小題17:

A．lend B．sell C．buy D．watch

小題18:

A．that B．/ C．which D．what

小題19:

A．cheap B．more cheap C．cheaper D．much cheap

小題20:

A．kinds B．shapes C．colors D．sizes