Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遺棄的) so I went over and sat next to him.
After a few   36   about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any   37   of their own..So they cherished being together even more.
He explained he had been married for 54 years   38   his wife died and how much he missed    39    all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must've been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large    40  and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he   41   told her how much he really loved her.
He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had   42  . I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still    43   over him and he could talk to her   44   he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart. 
The old man tried to   45   for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.
The   46   I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.
Don't   47   your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.

小題1:	A．discussion B．comments C．quarrels D．communication

小題2:	A．children B．ducks C．pond D．home

小題3:	A．before B．when C．a(chǎn)fter D．unless

小題4:	A．doing B．carrying C．sharing D．buying

小題5:	A．paper B．rubber C．brush D．handkerchief

小題6:	A．never B．often C．sometimes D．constantly

小題7:	A．passed on B．passed away C．passed by D．passed off

小題8:	A．watching B．looking C．seeing D．observing

小題9:	A．every time B．a(chǎn)ny time C．some time D．the time

小題10:

A．blame B．cry C．regret D．a(chǎn)pologize

小題11:

A．thing B．class C．lesson D．knowledge

小題12:

A．put up B．put down C．put away D．put off

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿學校).   36   being sent away, this boy was the   37   student in his class. He was at the top in every   38   always with high marks.
But the boy changed after   39   home and attending the boarding school. His grades started   40  . He hated being in a   41  . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he   42   committing suicide (自殺). All of this was because he felt   43   and no one loved him.
His parents started   44   about the boy. But they even did not know what was   45  with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and   46   him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and   47  . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To   48   my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most   49   person for me. I want to see you   50  . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words   51   the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He   52   his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had   53   he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He   54   the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him   55  !

小題1:	A．After B．Before C．When D．While

小題2:	A．hardest B．naughtiest C．brightest D．dullest

小題3:	A．exam B．a(chǎn)ctivity C．game D．class

小題4:	A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．reaching

小題5:	A．rising B．increasing C．reducing D．dropping

小題6:	A．group B．term C．company D．party

小題7:	A．led to B．felt like C．thought back D．looked for

小題8:	A．worthless B．careless C．concerned D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

小題9:	A．caring B．turning C．worrying D．speaking

小題10:

A．crazy B．true C．possible D．wrong

小題11:

A．talk with B．listen to C．tell to D．care about

小題12:

A．family B．friends C．study D．grades

小題13:

A．realize B．a(chǎn)nalyze C．check D．test

小題14:

A．outstanding B．important C．famous D．familiar

小題15:

A．happy B．excellent C．interested D．satisfied

小題16:

A．caused B．wanted C．encouraged D．forced

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)nswered B．ignored C．hated D．hugged

小題18:

A．nothing B．something C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything

小題19:

A．showed B．meant C．intended D．expressed

小題20:

A．sad B．a(chǎn)ngry C．pleasant D．joyful

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”
I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.
This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.

小題1:	A．say B．talk C．share D．explain

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)s B．while C．then D．when

小題3:	A．lost B．tired C．hungry D．a(chǎn)ngry

小題4:	A．excited B．eager C．glad D．a(chǎn)nxious

小題5:	A．rest B．food C．travel D．drink

小題6:	A．Luckily B．Finally C．Immediately D．Actually

小題7:	A．thought B．recognized C．noticed D．realized

小題8:	A．walked B．left C．worked D．found

小題9:	A．look B．get C．turn D．think

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)sk B．pay C．a(chǎn)pologize D．send

小題11:

A．refused B．wanted C．hoped D．meant

小題12:

A．hope B．surprise C．a(chǎn)nger D．fear

小題13:

A．into B．with C．for D．from

小題14:

A．sure B．upset C．proud D．pleased

小題15:

A．warned B．reminded C．thought D．told

小題16:

A．experience B．experiment C．story D．talking

小題17:

A．turning B．talking C．handing D．giving

小題18:

A．free B．cheap C．plain D．delicious

小題19:

A．make B．wake C．catch D．put

小題20:

A．coward B．fool C．loser D．hero

A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment．
The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923．He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied several years before．The former President’s wife was still living in the White House．
Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain．
Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn’t take that．”
The thief, gaining his voice,  said, “Why?”
“I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表墜)．Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back, “ the President said．
The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge．”
“Are you President Coolidge ? “ he asked．
The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (眾議院) gave me that watch charm．I’m fond of it．It would do you no good．You want money．Let’s talk this over．”
Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I’ll take this and leave everything else．”
Coolidge, knowing there was ＄80 in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk．He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill．
Coolidge added up the roommate and two rail tickets back to the college．Then he counted out ＄32 said it was a loan (借款)．
He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor．” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered．
小題1:What caused the thief to meet the President?

A．He knew the President had lots of money．

B．He knew the President lived in the suite．

C．He wanted to be a rich businessman．

D．He wanted to steal some money．

小題2:Why did Calvin Coolidge live at the Willard Hotel in those days?

A．Because the former President was still living in the White House．

B．Because the former First Lady hadn’t left the White House．

C．Because the First Lady liked to live there．

D．Because he liked there．

小題3:Coolidge counted out ＄32 ______．

A．in order not to be killed by the thief

B．in order to be out of danger

C．so as to help the young student overcome his difficulty

D．because he had no more money

小題4:The young man’s roommate went back to the college ______．

A．by air

B．by water

C．by bus

D．by train

小題5:Which of the following might happen afterwards?

A．The young student repaid the＄32．

B．The thief was put into prison．

C．The President told many reporters the thief’s name．

D．The President ordered the young man to repay the money．

Blogs are being used more and more by teachers. Many Internet services now offer free and easy ways to create personal Web pages.
Through comments on blogs, or Web logs, teachers can share their classroom experiences. They can exchange ideas and discuss successes and failures. They can debate educational policies. Or they can just sympathize with each other.
A teacher in the American state of North Carolina recently wrote on her blog: “Apparently the teachers at my school use too much paper. So my principal yelled at everyone at the last staff meeting for, like, ten minutes. Now, I’ve just been told, we are not getting anymore paper for the rest of the year.”
This unidentified blogger is now in her third year of teaching, but still calls her site firstyearteacher.blogspot.com.
A blogger who calls himself Minister Lawrence works as a substitute teacher. In April he wrote about a disputed plan to split the Omaha, Nebraska, public schools into separate systems for black, Latino and white students. Supporters say minority parents do not have enough power over their children’s education.
But Minister Lawrence wrote at teachersparadise.blogspot.com: “I’m afraid that what this says’ to a lot of people is that blacks, whites and Hispanics are not equal, and “reinforces” racist beliefs among people.”
Educators did not become involved with blogging right away. Many were concerned with privacy issues and security. But now, thousands of teacher blogs can be found on the Internet. Many teachers do not identify themselves, and they change the names of students and co-workers.
小題1:What are teachers not doing through blogs?

A．They discuss educational problem.	B．They send money to the poor students.
C．They share teaching ideas.	D．They comfort each other.

小題2: What is the main idea for the passage?

A．More and more teachers are using blogs.	B．It is exciting to use blogs.
C．Blogs are popular with students.	D．Educational problems are settled through blogs.

小題3: Why some teachers do not identify themselves? Because ___

A．they are forbidden to identify themselves.

B．they are forbidden to write something through blogs

C．they want to ensure their security

D．they want to amuse others.

小題4:Which of the following is the result of the teachers’ using blogs?

A．Paper consuming is declining.	B．Teaching is improving.
C．Classes are more active.	D．Government is against it.

小題5:Minister Lawrence’s blogs are about___

A．classroom experiences	B．teaching plans
C．educational policies	D．the black minority

After their 20-year-old son hanged himself during his winter break from the University of Arizona five years ago, Donna and Phil Satow wondered what signs they have overlooked, and started asking other students for answers.
What grew from this soul searching was Ulifeline (www. Ulifeline. org), a Web site where students can get answers to questions about depression by logging on through their universities. The site has been adopted as a resource by over 120 colleges, which can customize it with local information, and over 1.3 million students have logged on with their college ID’s.
“It is a very solid Web site that raises awareness of suicide, de-stigmatizes mental illness and encourages people to seek the help they need,”said Paul Grayson, the director of counseling services at New York University, which started using the service nearly a year ago.
The main component of the Web site is the Self-screening program developed by Duke University Medical Center that tests students to determine whether they are at risk for depression, suicide and disorders like anorexia and drug dependences. Besides helping students, the services compiles anonymous student date, offering administrators an important window onto the mental health of its campus.
The site provides university users with links to local mental health services, a catalog of information on prescription drugs and side effects, and access to Go Ask Alice, a vast archive developed by Columbia University with hundreds of responses to anonymously posted inquires from college students worldwide. For students concerned about their friends, there is a section that describes warning signs for suicidal behavior and depression.
Yet it is hard to determine how effective the service is. The anonymity of the online service can even play out as a negative. “There is no substitute for personal interaction(個人互動才能解決)，” said Dr. Lanny Berman, executive director of the American Association of Suicidology, based in Washington.
Ulifeline would be the first to say that its service is no replacement for an actual therapist. “The purpose is to find out if there are signs of depression and then direct people to the right places,” said Ron Gibori, executive director of Ulifeline.
Mrs. Satow, who is still involved with Ulifeline, called it “a knowledge base” that might have prevented the death of her son, Jed. “If Jed’s friends had known the signs of depression, they might have seen something,” she said.
小題1: The first paragraph is written to_________.

A．report a suicide of a young man

B．show the suffering of Mr. And Mrs. Satow

C．describe the Satows’ confusion over their son’s death

D．introduce the topic of a website called Ulifeline.

小題2:One reason that many colleges adopt the website is to _________

A．provide their students with campus information

B．offer medical treatment to students in mental disorder

C．encourage their students to seek advice about depression

D．give their students various help they may need

小題3: Go Ask Alice as mentioned in the passage is________

A．a(chǎn) side effect caused by some prescription drugs

B．intended to counsel college students in mental problems

C．a(chǎn) collection of medical responses from students the world over

D．meant to describe the various signs of mental disorders

小題4:The underlined sentence of the seventh paragraph implies that ______

A．only actual therapy can ensure adequate treatment

B．the help given by the web service is doubtful

C．doctors have expressed a negative view of the service

D．a(chǎn) therapist’s office is the first place for the depressed to go

小題5: Mrs. Satow would probably agree that _________

A．Jed’s friends can prevent her son’s death

B．her son’s suicide is unavoidable

C．Ulifeline is a worthwhile website

D．depression is the final cause of suicides

At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her  54 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you  55 ．”She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．
He walked  56  toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his  57 , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to   58  knowing it would be forever?”“Yes, I have,” I replied．“  59  me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have   60  ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．'' May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other  61 ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he  62  even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then  63 toward me, he shared the following  64  he were reciting it from memory．           
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude  65 ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the  66  joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your  67 ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you  68 ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you  69  the final “Good-bye．”He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．
It is said that “It takes a/an  70 to find a special person, an hour to  71 them, a day to love them,  72  then an entire life to  73  them．”

小題1:	A．train B．plane C．bus D．ship

小題2:	A．good B．well C．happy D．enough

小題3:	A．in B．through C．by D．over

小題4:	A．secret B．priority C．privacy D．walk

小題5:	A．someone B．a(chǎn)nybody C．everyone D．a(chǎn)nyone

小題6:	A．Allow B．Forgive C．Thank D．Pardon

小題7:	A．future B．challenges C．illness D．nothing

小題8:	A．parents B．families C．generations D．a(chǎn)irlines

小題9:	A．said B．cried C．laughed D．smiled

小題10:

A．running B．walking C．turning D．going

小題11:

A．even if B．a(chǎn)s if C．even though D．a(chǎn)lthough

小題12:

A．bright B．right C．good D．warm

小題13:

A．less B．least C．little D．smallest

小題14:

A．expense B．life C．wanting D．loss

小題15:

A．like B．want C．possess D．need

小題16:

A．over B．through C．a(chǎn)cross D．back

小題17:

A．day B．life C．hour D．minute

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．see C．face D．understand

小題19:

A．or B．but C．meanwhile D．a(chǎn)s a result

小題20:

A．forget B．remember C．wish D．help

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)（共17小題；每小題2分，滿分34分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并將答案寫在答題卡上。
Mr. Smith worked in an office. He had neither a wife nor children. And he lived in an old house alone. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money on drinks. Sometimes he was hungry; he had to borrow some money from his work-mates to buy a little food.       
One evening he met a friend of his in the street. The man asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was happy and drank a lot. When they left there at midnight, he could hardly stand. The man had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him home. Soon they arrived at the door of his house. With the help of the driver, he got out. “Thank you, sir.” said Mr. Smith. “Now I can open the door myself.” The taxi drove away, but he couldn’t put the key into the keyhole. He was trying to do it while a policeman came. “Can I help put the key into the keyhole, sir?” asked the policeman.
“Thank you, sir.” said Mr. Smith. “The house is circling now. If you can stop it moving, I can open the door myself.”
56. He spent all his money          
A. on his clothes                      B. on drinks
C. on food                           D. on his house
57. One evening Mr. Smith’s friend asked him          
A. to visit his old friend                    B. to drive a taxi for him
C. to have a meal with him                 D. to watch a football match
58. One night Mr. Smith could hardly stand because he          
A. drank too much                       B. was too happy
C. felt too tired                          D. was too hungry
59. Which of the following is TRUE?          
A. Mr. Smith opened the door himself.
B. Mr. Smith was very angry with the policeman.
C. Mr. Smith wouldn’t like the policeman to help him.
D. Mr. Smith couldn’t open the door without the help of the policeman.

There was once a farmer who had a fine orchard (果園). He worked very hard all his life and the orchard always did well. But he knew that his three sons looked down upon farm work, and were only interested in getting rich quickly.
When the farmer was old and knew he was going to die, he called his three sons to him and said, “My sons, there’s a lot of gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want to have it.” The sons tried to get him to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, but he said nothing more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to look for the gold. Since they didn’t know where the hiding-place was, they decided to begin digging all over the orchard, They dug and dug, but no gold was found. Finally they had to give up the attempt.
The next summer, the fruit crop was the biggest they had ever had. This was because of the thorough digging the orchard had got.
When the three sons saw the great amount of money they got after they sold the fruit, they suddenly understood what their wise father had meant when he said “There’s gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it.”
72. When the old farmer was living, ____________.
A. the orchard gave rich crops each year
B. the orchard gave rich crops only when the weather conditions were good
C. the orchard had an average crop      
D. the fruit crop was usually poor
73. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The farmer’s sons were lazy and had never worked on the farm             
B. The farmer’s sons did a lot of buying and selling in town so as to get rich quickly.
C. The farmer’s sons loved farm work, because their father, who was hardworking all his life, had told them to work hard.              
D. The farmer’s sons considered farm work worthless.
74. When the sons asked their father to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, he told them nothing, because _________.
A. he was dying           
B. he thought they understood what he meant
C. he wanted them to dig the orchard all over        
D. the gold could easily be found
75. No gold was found because ___________.
A. the farmer’s sons hadn’t dug the orchard deep enough
B. the gold had been stolen
C. the farmer’s sons didn’t know in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden.
D. there was no gold hidden in the orchard.

第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題2分．滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意．然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to  1     me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother，  3       to look at each other．Soon we lost the 2       and started playing with each other．
In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was  4     family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had  5        people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had  6      ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to  7       she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（診斷）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very 8 ，but we still stayed in  9 ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically  10  her and people were calling her  11 ．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I  12  you so much，and you didn’t even know you were  13  me．”
We both cried．And I guess a kind of  14  from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be  15  yourself.
1．A．follow      B．meet  C．join   D．support
2．A．scared      B．a(chǎn)nnoyed    C．worried    D．delighted
3．A．temper     B．interest     C．confidence       D．shyness
4．A．taking up  B．getting through C．going through  D．making up
5．A．happier     B．cooler       C．stronger    D．cleverer
6．A．problems  B．shortcomings    C．partners    D．disabilities
7．A．a(chǎn)dmit       B．a(chǎn)ccept       C．consider    D．realize
8．A．calm B．considerate       C．upset D．helpful
9．A．place B．touch C．control     D．mood
10．A．confused   B．bothered   C．reminded  D．deserted
11．A．crazy B．stubborn   C．clumsy     D．stupid
12．A．expect      B．influence  C．a(chǎn)ppreciate D．demand
13．A．urging      B．blaming    C．helping     D．hurting
14．A．honour     B．favour      C．pleasure    D．lesson
15．A．innocent   B．successful C．guilty       D．reliable