I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”
At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her, speechless .What on earth?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room-if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”
Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood（情緒）had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.
小題1:. Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A．He was mad at the telephone.

B．He was angry with his agent.

C．He was anxious about his wife.

D．He was impatient with the secretary.

小題2:. What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A．She said nothing.

B．She shouted at him.

C．She called the agent.

D．She threw the phone away.

小題3:

小題4:

A: I once heard someone shout, “Look out.” I put my heard out of the window and a bucketful water fell on me. It seems that “Look out” may mean “Don’t look out”.
B: I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, “All hands on deck(甲板).” I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.
C: I once called early on an English friend and the servant who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When I went again for him, she said, “He’s not down yet.” I said, “If he’s neither up nor down. Where is he?”
小題1:. In the dialogue the phrase “Look out” actually means “______”.

A．Don’t look out	B．Look out for the water
C．Be careful	D．Look everywhere

小題2:. The underlined word “them” in the dialogue means _______.

A．my feet

B．my hands

C．the ship

D．the deck

小題3:. “He is not up” and “He is not down” in the dialogue actually means     ______.

A．He doesn’t stand up and doesn’t lie down

B．He doesn’t come up and doesn’t go down

C．He hasn't turned up and hasn't turned down

D．He hasn't got up and he hasn't come downstairs

小題4:. The writer writes the dialogue to tell us that ______.

A．English is very interesting if you like it and keep on using it

B．it is impossible to learn English very well in a short time

C．language keeps on developing and changing all the time

D．words and phrases may have different meanings in different situations.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，共40分）
There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons．She was worried  36  them, especially the younger one, Ben, 37  he was not doing well in school． Boys in his class 38  fun of him because he seemed so   39 ．
The mother  40  that she herself, would have to get her sons to do better in school．She  41   them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a  42  a week and do a report about it for her．
One day, in Ben’s  43 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben  44  up his hand and the teacher let him  45 ．“Why did Ben raise his hand?” they wondered． He   46 said anything; what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only  47 the rock; he said a lot about it． He named other rocks in its group and even knew  48 the teacher had found it． The teacher and the students were  49 ． Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book   50 ．
Ben later went on to the   51 of his class．When he finished high school, he went to Yale University   52 at last became one of the best doctors in the United States．
After Ben had grown up, he   53  something about his mother that he did not know as a   54 ．She, herself, had never learned how to   55  ．

小題1:	A．a(chǎn)bout B．on C．with D．over

小題2:	A．because B．so C．but D．though

小題3:	A．played B．got C．took D．made

小題4:	A．clever B．hard C．slow D．quick

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)sked B．decided C．forgot D．heard

小題6:	A．made B．let C．told D．considered

小題7:	A．notice B．message C．book D．question

小題8:	A．class B．room C．office D．lab

小題9:	A．looked B．gave C．took D．put

小題10:

A．think B．leave C．stand D．speak

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．even C．quickly D．never

小題12:

A．found B．played C．knew D．threw

小題13:

A．whether B．when C．where D．why

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．surprised C．worried D．unhappy

小題15:

A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports

小題16:

A．top B．end C．back D．side

小題17:

A．so B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．however

小題18:

A．learnt B．remembered C．understood D．guessed

小題19:

A．doctor B．child C．student D．teacher

小題20:

A．read B．work C．teach D．show

完型填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分, 滿分30分）
A farmer went to town to sell his vegetable. But it was snowing that afternoon, and there_21_ few people in the street. So when his vegetable was sold out, it was dark. _22_ his way home, he saw a man _23_ in the snow. He put his basket _24_ and was going to _25  the man to get up. At that time he found  26  was a dead man _27_ that there was _28  blood on the ground. He was _29_ frightened that he ran away _30 ,  _31_ his basket away.
The next _32_ the farmer was sent to the police station. After showing him the basket, an officer asked, “Is this yours?” “Yes,sir.” the farmer answered_33_.
“When did you see the dead man?”
“At about seven yesterday evening.”
“Did you see who _34 him?” the officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.”
The officer became angry and told the policeman _35_ him up and _36_ him in prison.
That afternoon the officer went on 37_ the farmer._38 the knife, the officer asked him again, “Now, listen to me! Did you see it yet?” “Yes,sir.”
“Well,” the officer became _39_ and asked, “but when and where?”
“I saw it _40  this morning, sir.”

小題1:	A．had B．was C．would have D．were

小題2:	A．On B．By C．In D．At

小題3:	A．lying B．lay C．lied D．laying

小題4:	A．in the snow B．on his shoulder C．on his back D．on the ground

小題5:	A．make B．help C．let D．hope

小題6:	A．him B．him just C．it D．himself

小題7:	A．even B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．/

小題8:	A．a(chǎn) lot B．much C．quite a few D．many

小題9:	A．very B．much C．so D．very much

小題10:

A．in time B．slowly C．happily D．quickly

小題11:

A．without taking B．not took C．a(chǎn)nd took D．taking

小題12:

A．a(chǎn)fternoon B．morning C．night D．evening

小題13:

A．loudly B．friendly C．nervously D．proudly

小題14:

A．killed B．a(chǎn)sked C．sent D．helped

小題15:

A．beating B．beat C．of beating D．to beat

小題16:

A．put B．sent C．took D．send

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)sk B．to ask C．trying D．to try

小題18:

A．Pointed B．To point to C．Pointed to D．Pointing to

小題19:

A．grey B．happy C．a(chǎn)ngry again D．silly

小題20:

A．in my basket B．here C．near my basket D．in the snow

Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of the day and night, he was always ready to go to help a sick person. Everyone in the town liked him and people always went to him when there was anything wrong.
The years went past, and the doctor became old. He began to lose his memory.When people noticed this, they didn’t go to him any more.
“He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said, and they were afraid.
The good old doctor noticed that people didn’t come to him any more but didn’t understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now?”
No one wanted to tell him the real reason because they didn’t want to make the good old man unhappy, so they said, “You have helped all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.”
The doctor was pleased when he heard that.
小題1:People always went to the doctor when they were____________.

A．wrong

B．not right

C．not well

D．not happy

小題2: “He began to lose his memory.”means __________.

A．He couldn’t know his sick persons any longer.

B．He forgot everything in the past.

C．He couldn’t find anything.

D．He couldn’t remember things well.

小題3:The sick people didn’t come to the doctor any more because____.

A．there was no sick man in the town

B．he might give them the wrong medicine

C．they were afraid of him

D．he was old and no longer a doctor

小題4: The old doctor was _________ when he heard that there was no one sick in the town.

A．sorry

B．a(chǎn)ngry

C．glad

D．surprised

I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬運(yùn)工).  I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “I am a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “ You’ll soon learn English!” he said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishman understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?
小題1: How did the writer of the passage get to London?

A．By train

B．On foot

C．By sea

D．By air

小題2:What country did the writer of the passage come from?

A．England

B．Ameica

C．France

D．We don’t know

小題3:Why couldn’t the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?

A．Because he was a foreigner.

B．Because the porter could only understand the London dialect (方言).

C．Because he spoke not British English but American English.

D．Because he couldn’t speak idiomtic (地道的) English.

小題4:“In England, each man speaks a different language.” The writer thinks so because_________________.

A．some people speak English, while others don’t.

B．he does not understand native(本國(guó)的) speakers of English

C．not every Englishman speaks English

D．each Englishman can speak several foreign languages

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小題1:Which of the following magazines is published monthly?

A．Discover

B．Self

C．Instyle

D．Wired

小題2:Which two magazines are published by the same publisher?

A．Wired and Instyle	B．Discover and Instyle
C．Self and Discove	D．Self and Wired

小題3:Which magazine offers the biggest price cut?

A．Instyle

B．Wired

C．Discover

D．Self

小題4:Those who are interested in management and the use of high technology would probably choose _____.

A．Instyle

B．Self

C．Wired

D．Discover

John James Audubon was born in 1785 and died in 1851, but his name is still talked about every day. Audubon was a scientist who loved nature. He wanted to show people the importance of nature in their lives. He was especially interested in birds, and painted many beautiful pictures of them.
In1950, the National Audubon Society was formed by people who were also interested in birds and wanted to continue Audubon’s nature studies. Even now, when people think of the Audubon’s Society, they usually think of birds. But the Society does other things besides watching birds.
The members of the Society try to improve the environment as much as they can. They let the public know about the laws that are needed. They have helped to pass many laws that protect birds and animals, and people, too. They teach young people how to protect their environment. They try to make their own communities (社區(qū)) cleaner, better places to live in.
John James Audubon knew that nature was important. He did not know how important his work would become.
小題1:“ His name is still talked about every day.” means “_________”.

A．People seldom speak of his name.

B．He is still remembered by people

C．His name is very important

D．Pay attention to his name, please.

小題2: The National Audubon Society was founded by _________.

A．Audubon’s supporters	B．Audubon himself
C．the scientists	D．the painters of birds

小題3: People often think of birds when the Audubon Society is told about because ____________.

A．some birds had joined the Society

B．the Society did a lot in protecting birds.

C．the Society had no interest in birds

D．a(chǎn)ll the members of the Society were painters of birds

小題4: What do you think is the best title for the article?

A．Audubon and the National Audubon Society

B．How to Protect Birds

C．How to Keep Our Environment Clean

D．The Greatest Society

完形填空（共20題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答案標(biāo)在答題卡上。
A farmer had a cow（牛）. He 36  very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very _ 37 . He telephoned the vet（獸醫(yī)）.
“What’s the problem?” the vet  38  him when he arrived.
“My cow is ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter  39  her. She’s lying down and won’t_ 40 up. She won’t eat, and she’s making a strange 41 .” The vet looked at the cow.
“She’s certainly ill.” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong 42 .” He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills（藥丸）into his  43 .
“Give her these,” he said. “The pills should make her 44 .”
“ 45 should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a  46  tube（管子）.
“Put this tube in her mouth, ”he said, “then put the pills in the  47 and blow(吹). That’ll make it.”
The vet went 48 .
The next day he came to the  49  again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and  50 worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No  51 ,”the farmer said. “and I’m feeling very well myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said.“ 52 .”
“I did  53  you said,” the farmer answered.“ I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills  54  it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow  55 ,”the farmer said.  

小題1:	A．made B．took C．got D．carried

小題2:	A．happy B．glad C．a(chǎn)ttractive D．worried

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)sked B．told C．said D．spoke

小題4:	A．in B．to C．with D．for

小題5:	A．stand B．take C．throw D．cut

小題6:	A．performance B．line C．song D．voice

小題7:	A．rest B．wind C．cold D．medicine

小題8:	A．mouth B．nose C．hand D．Face

小題9:	A．ill B．humorous C．better D．fierce

小題10:.

A．Why

B．What

C．When

D．How

小題11:

A．thick B．slim C．wide D．short

小題12:

A．tube B．vase C．door D．house

小題13:

A．with B．a(chǎn)way C．on D．a(chǎn)t

小題14:.

A．factory

B．garden

C．park

D．farm

小題15:

A．tasted B．sounded C．looked D．listened

小題16:

A．change B．happiness C．reality D．feast

小題17:

A．When B．What C．Who D．Why

小題18:

A．that B．what C．when D．which

小題19:

A．up B．on C．in D．down

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)pologize B．blew C．a(chǎn)dmire D．balance

Le Trung, 33，has spent ￡14,000 creating Aiko，who he describes as“in her 20s”with a 32,23,33 figure，shiny hair and delicate features.
She can speak English and Japanese and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr.Trung's accounts.
Mr.Trung，from Brampton in Ontario，Canada，said he has never had time to find a real partner，so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology.
The former software programmer has taken out credit cards and loans，sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his“fem­bot”.
Now he is desperate to find a corporate sponsor(資助者)to help him complete and perfect Aiko.
He said，“Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.”
"I want to make her look，feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion."
"I talk to her a lot，and hope to improve her knowledge."
"So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese，so she's already fairly intelligent."
"Aiko recognize faces and says hello when any of my family come around to visit. She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like."
"She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere."
"When I need to do my accounts，Aiko does all the maths. She is very patient and never complains."
"She doesn't need holidays，food or rest and she will work almost 24­hours a day. She is the perfect woman."
Mr.Trung has designed Aiko with a touch­sensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt.
He said，"She has all senses except for smell."
小題1:Why did Le Trung spend much money creating Aiko?

A．Because he prefers Aiko to a real person.

B．Because he is too busy to find a partner.

C．Because he thinks Aiko is very beautiful.

D．Because he thinks Aiko is worth much money.

小題2: According to the passage，what is Aiko?

A．Aiko is a female person.

B．Aiko is Mr.Trung's girl friend.

C．Aiko is a robot that looks like a beautiful woman.

D．Aiko is a perfect woman.

小題3: Aiko can do the following things EXCEPT ________.

A．that she can understand and speak English and Japanese

B．that she can do maths questions very well

C．that she can smell the strange smell

D．that she can help to receive some familiar guests

小題4:What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The reason for Le Trung creating Aiko.

B．The introduction to a new scientific product－Aiko.

C．Aiko's ability or functions.

D．The process of making Aiko.