Henry Ford’s parents left Ireland during the potato famine and settled in the Detroit area in the.1840s. Ford was born in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. His formal education was limited, but even as a youngster, he was handy with machinery. He worked for the Detroit Edison Company, advancing from machine-shop apprentice to chief engineer.
In 1893, Ford built a gasoline engine, and within a few years, an automobile, still a novelty item of the rich or do-it-yourself engineers. In 1899, Ford left Edison to help run the Detroit Automobile Company. Cars were still built essentially one at a time. Ford hoped to incorporate ideas from other industries----standardized parts as Eli Whitney has used with gun manufacturing, or assembly line methods George Eastman tried in photo processing ----to make the process more efficient. This idea struck others in his field as crazy, so before long, Ford quit Detroit Automobile Company and began to build his own racing cars. They were good enough to attract backers and even partners, and in 1903, he set up the Ford Motor Company.
He still met resistance to his ideas for mass production of a car the average worker could afford. But he stuck to his goal and finally in 1908, began production of the Model T. Ford gradually adapted the production line until in 1913, his plant incorporated the first moving assembly line. Demand for the affordable car soared even as production went up: before Ford stopped making the model T in 1927, 15 million had been sold, and Ford had become the leading auto manufacturer in the country. In addition to the moving assembly line, Ford revolutionized the auto industry by increasing the pay and decreasing the hours of his employees, ensuring he could get enough and the best workers. During the Model T era, Ford bought out his shareholders so he had completed financial control of the now vast corporation. He continued to innovate, competitors (growing more powerful though fewer in number) began to cut into Ford’s market share.
Ford and his family spent a food deal of time and money on charitable work. They set up a historical museum in Greenfield Village, Michigan, and most notably set up the Ford Foundation, which provides grants for research, education, and development.
“A bore (討厭鬼) is a fellow who opens his mouth and puts his feats (技藝) in it,” said Ford
51. The main idea of the first paragraph is _________.
A. Ford’s education            B. Ford’s family
C. Ford’s quickness to learn   D. Ford’s interest and handiness in machinery
52. Which of the following statements is right?
A. Ford created the idea of standardized parts in industry
B. Ford is the first to imply production line in manufacturing
C. Ford is the first to create the idea of mass production of a car affordable for the average workers.
D. Ford is the first to make cars.
53. The reason why Ford left Detroit Automobile Company probably was that _________.
A. he was fired for his crazy idea
B. he hoped to carry out his own idea on car-making
C. people didn’t like to work with him
D. he wanted to set up his own car factory
54. According to the passage, Henry Ford can be probably described as a man of _______.
A. stubbornness  B. C. caution  C. determination  D. well-education
55. Which of the following quotes means most similarly with the last sentence of the passage?
A. You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
B. Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.
C. The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself
D. For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.

Gao Yuanyuan, a Beijing girl, is lucky. She seems to have everything that most girls can only dream of. Her pretty face and slim figure were spotted by a talent scout (星探) when she was only 16. Now her latest work, “Shanghai Dreams” won the Jury
Prize (評(píng)委會(huì)獎(jiǎng)) at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, in France, on May 21. That success put Gao in the spotlight everywhere.
But Gao, 25, said that she didn’t think there was much to get excited about. “I am an actress. That’s my job,” she said. Nowadays people pay more attention to fame and money in the entertainment world, but ignore the effort(努力，汗水) made by an actor.” “Acting in front of the camera is just a vocation（職業(yè)）. Like any other job, you need to show that you are capable,” Gao explained. With more young people seeing acting as an ideal job, Gao advises that they first ask themselves seriously, “Do I love performing, or do I want to be a star?” For Gao, being a good actress is the most important thing.
Gao admitted that she didn’t like acting before. Her dream was to be an office worker. Her major at college was secretarial studies. “I did shoot ads and films when I was in college, but I thought of it as just a part-time job,” she added. “It was nothing special, in the same way my classmates were tutors and salesmen in their spare time.”
It was not until the TV series “Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber” was shot that Gao began to love acting. At first, she said, the Hong Kong director didn’t think she was suitable for the role. “I performed in a fit of pique (賭氣) and I’d never been so serious before,” she said. Then Gao found she became more interested in performing and worked harder for perfection.
51. Gao Yuanyuan became a star probably because __________.
A. She had pretty face and slim figure
B. She had always dreamed of it.
C. “Shanghai Dreams” won the Jury Prize at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, in France
D. Her job was an actress.
52. The word “ ignore” in Paragraph 2 means _________.
A. know about    B. respect    C. pay no attention to  D. pay much attention to
53. Gao’s advice on being actress shows _____________.
A. one needs to work hard.    B. one has to work hard.  
C. one should be honest       D. one should be capable
54. The best title of the passage is ____________.
A. Gao and her acting life       B. Gao’s new work “Shanghai Dreams”
C. Gao and her TV series       D. Gao’s loving of acting
55. We may infer（推斷） that Gao ________.
A. Gao loved acting when she was young
B. the Hong kong director didn’t appreciate her performance at first
C. the TV series “Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber” was popular
D. When she was young, she acted in “Shanghai Dreams”

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
I just came home from visiting my 90-year-old grandpa after his heart surgery. We talked and laughed and before I left he __36__me, told me that he loved me and told me not to be_37_ if he died because he had loved his life.
When my mom was in hospital due to breast cancer, I went to _38_ her. She wasn’t in her _39_. When I headed for the Nurses Station to _40_ her, I saw her coming down the hall. “ Mom, why are you out of bed? Where have you been?” She _41_ and said she’d been to the nursery floor to visit the babies.
My lifelong friend almost lost her 50-year-old husband to cancer._42_, she did her full-time job at the hospital and two other jobs to _43_ losing their house. She continued to laugh, love and find_44_ every single day in life.
And on and on---------
Maybe that’s part of why I have a positive _45_. I’m really lucky to know so many _46_ people. I’ve known so many people in my life who have _47_ the difficulties and the horrors of life with grace, humor and _48_.
When you say life isn’t worth _49_, when you say you want to die, when _50_ you know has used you, abused you, _51_ you, hated you, it’s you, your _52_ that have created a life for yourself that you don’t feel is worth living and a life no one else wants to live with you. I don’t feel_53_ for you. I don’t care about you. You’re a coward(懦夫). _54_, you should try to change things, move _55_ and learn something from the things you have experienced. Then maybe someone will really care about you.

小題1:	A．drew B．pulled C．hugged D．showed

小題2:	A．frightened B．sad C．nervous D．a(chǎn)stonished

小題3:	A．support B．visit C．encourage D．invite

小題4:	A．bed B．office C．house D．chair

小題5:	A．hold B．remind C．scold D．find

小題6:	A．sighed B．smiled C．nodded D．cried

小題7:	A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Unbelievably D．Actually

小題8:	A．a(chǎn)void B．stop C．risk D．forget

小題9:	A．work B．a(chǎn)dvice C．surprise D．joy

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．reply C．demand D．belief

小題11:

A．romantic B．humorous C．optimistic D．careful

小題12:

A．lived for B．shown off C．looked for D．gone through

小題13:

A．strength B．courage C．feelings D．spirits

小題14:

A．living B．fighting C．losing D．noticing

小題15:

A．someone B．nobody C．everyone D．everything

小題16:

A．left B．envied C．educated D．a(chǎn)ppreciated

小題17:

A．selfishness B．bravery C．behavior D．honesty

小題18:

A．proud B．sorry C．excited D．happy

小題19:

A．Otherwise B．Besides C．However D．Instead

小題20:

A．downward B．backward C．leftward D．forward

Jeans are trousers made of a kind of clothe called denim. For many people, blue jeans represent American culture.
The history of blue jeans usually begins with a man named Levi Strauss. Although he did not invent the jeans, he is considered the first person to produce and sell this kind of clothing in large amounts.
Levi Strauss was born in Bavaria, Germany. In 1847, he and his family moved to the US. He opened a store, first in New York, and then in San Francisco, California. Among the products he sold were jeans. These trousers were especially useful for miners in California who needed clothing made of a strong material.
Levi Strauss partnered with a clothing maker named Jacob Davis, who had invented a process for making rivets(鉚釘) for jeans. These metal things helped strengthen the blue jean cloth to make the trousers stronger. In 1873, Strauss and Davis received a patent to officially own this invention. They began producing “ copper-riveted waist overalls(工裝褲)”. In 1928 the Levi Strauss company used the word “Levi’s” as the trademark for their products.
The 19^th-century workers would probably be surprised to know that their trousers would one day become a fashion object. Today, jeans are worn by people of all ages, incomes and lifestyles. Jeans come in many colors other than blue and in many styles and at many prices.
A national museum in Washington, D.C. has one of the oldest known pairs of Levi’s jeans in its collection. Jeans have come to express different ideas about American culture based on the people who wear them. These include the heroes of the Wild West and famous Hollywood actors like James Dean and Marlon Brando in the 1950s. Writer James Sullivan published a book called Jean: A Cultural History of an American Icon. In the book, he says jeans serve as a sign for two American values, creativity and rebellion (叛逆).
小題1:This passage is mainly about _______.

A．the life story of Levi Strauss	B．jeans and American culture
C．why jeans are popular.	D．the history of jeans

小題2:We know from the passage that Levi Strauss _________.

A．was the first person who wore jeans.	B．moved to the US from Germany alone.
C．not only sold jeans at first in his store	D．helped Jacob Davis invent a kind of rivet

小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about jeans?

A．Strauss and Davis owned the invention of using rivets on jeans.

B．In California, Levi’s was the only jeans seller in 1928.

C．Jeans were called copper-riveted waist overalls at first.

D．Jeans were originally made for heroes of the Wild West.

小題4:According to the last but one paragraph,jeans should be best described as _________.

A．strong

B．cultural

C． popular

D．unique

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
In the seventh grade when my mother suggested that I should join the golf team,  I thought she had lost her mind. But as  36 , my mother won in the end. I  37  on the junior school golf team in the seventh and eighth grade. The summer before  38  school came, I had a burning  39  to play on the high school team.
That summer I  40  almost every Sunday morning on the golf course (高爾夫球場(chǎng)) with my  41 , and too many afternoons counting on the course with my mother. This  42  relationship with my parents  43  during my high school years,  and Mom and I  44  it to the hours spent together on the golf course.   45  you're walking down the freshly mowed fairway (高爾夫球場(chǎng)上的平坦大道), staring (凝視) out  46  miles of nothing but golf course,  and looking up at the beautiful blue sky, you will realize  47  is important in life. My mom and I have solved most of the world's 48  there and plan to write a book together one day. We talk about such things in the middle of a round of (一輪比賽) golf as we would never do at  49 ,  where she is Mom and I am an annoying ( 惹人煩惱的 ) teenager. On the golf course, we're just two people who  50  golf.
51  has become part of my life during the past years. My friends know in the summer the place to find me is on the golf course.  There is  52  I love more than a perfect autumn morning,  riding around in a golf cart with my dad. Golf has  53  me and made me into the person I am today. And I have to  54  that all of it is thanks to my mom who  55  me join that middle school golf team. She was right -- as usual.

小題1:	A．much B．well C．usual D．normal

小題2:	A．played B．joined C．got D．went

小題3:	A．junior B．high C．primary D．college

小題4:	A．fire B．opinion C．hope D．desire

小題5:	A．took B．spent C．cost D．bought

小題6:	A．father B．mother C．sister D．teacher

小題7:	A．funny B．unhappy C．close D．lasting

小題8:	A．changed B．began C．broke D．continued

小題9:	A．owe B．lead C．lend D．explain

小題10:

A．Until B．When C．How D．Why

小題11:

A．in B．through C．a(chǎn)cross D．into

小題12:

A．that B．who C．which D．what

小題13:

A．problems B．questions C．a(chǎn)nswers D．secrets

小題14:

A．school B．home C．table D．course

小題15:

A．discover B．hate C．love D．think

小題16:

A．Walking B．Studying C．Talking D．Golfing

小題17:

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

小題18:

A．shaped B．controlled C．helped D．given

小題19:

A．regret B．a(chǎn)ccept C．consider D．support

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)ppreciated B．brought C．made D．invited

Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do. The price was reasonable and the food was of good quality, but nobody seemed to want to eat there.
Then he did something that changed all that, and in a few weeks his restaurant is always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady, a smiling waiter gave each of them a menu(菜單), The menu looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter gave to the man supplied the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine. while the menu that he gave to the lady supplied a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous(慷慨) than he really was.
31. Why didn’t people come to the White Rose Restaurant to eat at first?
A. Because the price was high.             B. Because the food was too cheap.
C. Because the food was not good.         D. The passage didn’t mention.
32. According to the passage we can conclude that the people who eat at this restaurant are mostly _______________.
A. poor old people                     B. rich young people 
C. men with their girl friends            D. parents with their children
33. The difference between the two kinds of menu lie in ______________.
A. the color                                 B. the shape 
C. the price                               D. the food
34. According to the passage we can infer that when men with their girl friends eat at this restaurant, the food was paid ___________________.
A. always by the ladies only                      B. always by the men only
C. sometimes by the ladies                 D. either by the men or by the ladies
35. According to the passage we can know that, generally speaking, ____________.
A. men are more generous than women   B. women are more generous than men
C. men like their lady friends to be generous.  
D. women like their men friends to be generous                

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36～55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
After signing the hotel visitor’s book, I went  36  up to my room which was on the third floor.  37  had I closed the door than I realized how  38  I was. And  39  when I went to bed I  40  for hours before at last falling heavily asleep. And the dream I  41  then was far worse than lying awake worrying and despairing.
I was in a large building, not unlike  42  where I would have to take the following day’s examination. People were  43  silently in all directions. A large  44  stated that the English Examinations would take place in Room 999. But where could this room be ?  45  any staircase I  46  a dark passage and walked  47  to the left where   48  was quite a very solid black door behind which I could hear people arguing with  49  in a quiet but angry voice. I wished I could ask them for some  50  ! I tried knocking on the door to draw their attention but immediately the  51  died and  52  I hurt my hand in my efforts, nobody opened the door. I then tried hard only to find my way back to  53  . But as I was wondered helplessly, a deep accusing（譴責(zé)）voice broke the deadly silence everywhere  54  the new empty building. “The examination 55 . There’s no sense in your remaining here. You are too late, too late. ”
36．A．toward     B．straight     C．immediately     D．happily
37．A．Hardly     B．No sooner C．Never       D．Seldom
38．A．happy       B．relaxed     C．tired  D．a(chǎn)nxious
39．A．yet    B．therefore   C．so     D．thus
40．A．lied   B．laid   C．lay    D．lain
41．A．had   B．made C．did    D．dream
42．A．that   B．which       C．it       D．the one
43．A．hurrying   B．turning     C．walking     D. coming
44．A．notice       B．message    C．paper D．lecture
45．A．I hadn’t found  B．I never saw      C．Not having found    D．Not seeing
46．A．passed by  B．followed   C．went through    D. got through
47．A．forward    B．farther      C．forever     D．further
48．A．there B．it      C．this   D．that
49．A．one another      B．others       C．the other   D．the others
50．A．a(chǎn)nswer     B．a(chǎn)dvice      C．information      D．news
51．A．a(chǎn)ttention   B．information      C．key   D．voices
52．A．when B．a(chǎn)lthough   C．even though     D．even if
53．A．the entrance hall      B．the hotel   C．the large building    D．the dark passage
54．A．filled       B. filled with      C．a(chǎn)nd filled              D．a(chǎn)nd filling
55．A．a(chǎn)re late     B．had begun C．had ended D．is over

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21～40 各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　21  . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She   22　 the door open and found   23__    there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk  24   she was surprised to            __25   a large bunch of flowers on it. They were   26  . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried   27   . She then   28   for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the   29   first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very   30　 and Nancy did everything   31   great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 32　 herself in her work.
Then came another   33  . When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase,   34   the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　35　.
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to   36　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk   37   his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 　38  with “Records of managers' meetings”, and   39   the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company   40   that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
21. A. depressed          B. excited            C. encouraged        D. surprised
22. A. pushed              B. forced              C. turned          D. knocked
23. A. everybody      B. others         C. nobody        D. somebody
24. A. that                  B. which                    C. there             D. where
25. A. discover              B. smell                C. find               D. pick
26. A. old                 B. fresh             C. good             D. sweet
27. A. joyfully            B. tearfully                 C. casually           D. repeatedly
28. A. looked up      B. looked at       C. looked around         D. looked down
29. A. happy                    B. very                      C. funny            D. quite
30. A. slowly              B. normally                C. quickly            D. hardly
31. A. at                       B. in                       C. for             D. with 
32. A. devoted                    B. focused                  C. buried                    D. made
33. A. Sunday                    B. Monday                  C. Tuesday                 D. Saturday
34. A. taking                   B. took                      C. replaced          D. replacing
35. A. sender              B. receiver                  C. manager          D. waiter
36. A. send for                   B. hand out                 C. try out            D. hand in
37. A. asking for                           B. waiting for             
C. looking for                     D. searching for
38. A. marked                   B. given                     C. used              D. signed
39. A. glanced at         B. stared at                  C. glared at                 D. looked at
40. A. has ordered                         B. has said           
C. has decided                       D. has demanded

第一節(jié)　完形填空（共10小題；每小題２分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21－30各題所給的ABC和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)．
The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The man’s name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career   21   a violin maker’s apprentice (學(xué)徒). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make   22   that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice. He  23    several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violins. Those in   24  have become treasured possessions.
Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely   25  , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violin’s construction.
Through the years, many experts have offered    26   explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violin’s shape. Others suggests that the secret    27   the special properties(特性) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most widely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish（清漆） that the    28    used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its    29    has improved the sound of many violins.   30  , no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of the Stradivarius’s violins.
21.  A. with                B. as                 C. for             D. from
22.  A. Instruments    B. facilities            C. equipment     D. tools
23.  A. investigated     B. surveyed      C. tested          D. experimented
24.  A. fashion             B. existence        C. possession     D. use
25.  A. protected         B. buried        C. hidden        D. covered
26.  A. possible      B. accurate             C. detailed       D. persuasive
27.  A. brings in     B. takes in       C. results in      D. lies in
28.  A. master       B. violinist       C. expert          D. user
29.  A. attention            B. application    C. invention            D. foundation
30.  A. Additionally         B. Luckily        C. Therefore     D. Still

第二節(jié)   完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much   36   while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so   37   that he was afraid he would spend his life   38   and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)   39   way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting   40  . He realized that he still had partial   41   of his right hand and could write with   42  . Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He   43   where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in   44  . Many of them had hope of regaining their   45  . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to   46   them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be   47  . However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
48   with the intention, the man began sending   49   messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the   50  . He poured his heart and soul into his words,   51   his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any   52  . Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone   53    read his letters. However, this was his   54   chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to   55  !”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
36. A. wealth             B. faith      C. experience  D. confidence
37. A. depressed            B. embarrassed       C. ashamed       D. thrilled
38. A. writing        B. suffering       C. weeping      D. wandering
39. A. abnormal            B. regular          C. comfortable       D. meaningful
40. A. presents        B. e-mails          C. letters    D. prizes
41. A. sense              B. strength         C. shape        D. function
42. A. affection            B. caution          C. difficulty       D. confidence
43. A. estimated       B. doubted         C. assumed         D. wondered
44. A. hospitals            B. churches        C. prisons        D. charities
45. A. families            B. letters     C. freedom         D. conscience
46. A. release             B. reach         C. defend          D. know
47. A. acceptable      B. reasonable  C. prohibited       D. considered
48. A. Faced             B. Filled         C. Satisfied    D. Impressed
49. A. holy              B. daily          C. one-way     D. round-way
50. A. point              B. worst         C. degree       D. limit
51. A. sharing             B. learning        C. gaining       D. enriching
52. A. success             B. reply          C. help           D. progress
53. A. curiously            B. patiently        C. carefully       D. actually
54. A. only              B. better           C. extra         D. lost
55. A. ruin               B. pieces     C. the ground  D. the bottom