Sumo wrestlers (相撲選手) are usually big, heavy men．The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now  26  about 230 kg．Born in Hawaii, he was  27  a big boy．When he was a teenager, some people  28  he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler．
Although he took their advice, at first it was a  29  life．“I had to clean the toilets and  30  the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to  31  to the life in Japan．I said to myself, ‘I  32 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could  33  it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started  34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank．But despite his  35  he soon had health problems．The doctors told him that he should  36  some weight．“I started dieting．I  37  to do it．But I did it too  38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got  39  in a car crash．“I must go and  40  them,” he thought．Though it was only three days  41  a big tournament (錦標(biāo)賽), he flew back to Hawaii．Although he was quite  42 , they were not badly injured．
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well．The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,  43 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup．He was so  44  that he cried．“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t  45  it.”

小題1:	A．means B．measures C．weighs D．has

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)lways B．hardly C．sometimes D．once

小題3:	A．promised B．a(chǎn)llowed C．considered D．suggested

小題4:	A．real B．hard C．comfortable D．rich

小題5:	A．sell B．bring C．take D．empty

小題6:	A．get used B．respond C．devote D．lead

小題7:	A．would B．can C．must D．may

小題8:	A．speak B．say C．learn D．tell

小題9:	A．bad B．well C．suddenly D．similarly

小題10:

A．failure B．success C．effort D．fame

小題11:

A．gain B．lose C．save D．spare

小題12:

A．failed B．began C．had D．refused

小題13:

A．stupidly B．carefully C．slowly D．quickly

小題14:

A．shocked B．destroyed C．ruined D．injured

小題15:

A．visit B．care C．search D．serve

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．since C．before D．until

小題17:

A．happy B．worried C．surprised D．regretful

小題18:

A．because B．but C．or D．a(chǎn)nd

小題19:

A．sad B．nervous C．curious D．happy

小題20:

A．do B．help C．feel D．leave

One evening, a young man at a certain college who was known to be something of a poet read one of his poems to a small group of his friends in a room．The poem was greatly admired．But afterwards, one of them, who was called Crick, said, "I was very interested in Hand’s poem, but it was stolen from a book."
His words were reported to Hand, who was very angry and required an apology．"Well," said Crick, "I don’t often take back what I said, but this time I admit (承認(rèn)) I was mistaken．When I got to my room, I looked in the book which I thought the poem was stolen from, and I saw it was still here!"
小題1:The poem Hand read one evening was written by        .

A．Hand	B．Crick
C．one of his friends	D．a(chǎn)nother poet

小題2:Hand’s friends admired the poem mainly because      .

A．it was read by Hand	B．Hand was a poet
C．it was really wonderful	D．it was stolen from a book

小題3:From the story, we know that Crick        .

A．was really mistaken

B．really took back what he said

C．was a poet himself

D．was quite familiar with the poem

小題4:When Hand required an apology, Crick      .

A．didn’t do as Hand asked	B．a(chǎn)dmitted he was wrong
C．was unwilling to do so	D．showed the poem to Hand

小題5:According to the passage, we can infer that Hand      .

A．was a young poet	B．liked poems very much
C．would be a poet	D．was regarded as a poet

閱讀文章后，從第50至53題所給A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳答案。
For the first 10 years after the Wright brothers' original flight in 1903, flying was only a sport．It was a pastime for daredevils （不怕死的人）．One very determined daredevil was Bessie Coleman．She was the first black woman to fly an airplane．
Coleman, born in Texas in 1892, the tenth of 13 children, dreamed of becoming a pilot．To earn money for flying lessons, she washed other people's laundry．At the age of 19 she took a train to Chicago, where she began to study in a beauty school．For five years she worked in a barbershop, and then she looked for a flying school．There were none in the United States that would teach women, but Coleman heard that there were schools in France that would．So she studied the language and sailed off to France．
When she returned to the United States in 1921, Coleman was the first licensed black woman pilot．Her "aerial acrobatic （航空特技）exhibitions" impressed audiences．She took her airplane through loop-the-loops and flew upside down．She did slow rolls and sharp rolls．Audiences were amazed when she performed a move called "falling leaf．"
Coleman became a famous person．She performed her acrobatic flights all over the country．She also spoke to African-American audiences in schools, churches, and theatres．Fly, she told them．Be a part of the new aviation（航空） industry．Many young African-American men listened to her．Some became honored military pilots during World War II．Many others made their careers in aviation．
On April 29, 1926, Coleman was flying when a tool carelessly left in the airplane hit the control stick．The plane went into a dive and did not recover．The daring 34-year-old pilot was killed．
小題1:Bessie Coleman went to France to ____．

A．work in a barbershop	B．study the language
C．look for a flying school	D．take flying lessons

小題2:Which of the following is probably an "aerial acrobatic"?

A．Flying upside down．	B．Speaking to audiences．
C．Getting a pilot's licence．	D．Impressing audiences．

小題3:The underlined word "exhibition" in paragraph 3 means _____．

A．a(chǎn) holding back	B．a(chǎn) public show
C．falling leaf	D．loop-the-loops

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An early daredevil	B．The first flying woman
C．A pioneer in aviation	D．The first licensed black pilot

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
After graduation from a medical school, I began to take a job in a small hospital's emergency department．As the  36 member of the group, I had to work on Christmas Eve．
At 9 pm, the ambulance  37 a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack．My patient was   38 , but I did my best．Eventually he  39  the night．
The following year, still the newest member, I got Christmas Eve  40 again．At 9 pm sharp, I was told there was a  41  in the hall who wanted to speak with me．
When I approached them, the man  42 himself as Levin and said, "you probably don't ' 43 me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life．Thank you for the year you gave me．"He and his wife hugged me and handed me a small  44 and left, I was more than a little surprised and  45   ．
The following year a new doctor joined the group  46  I volunteered for the shift because I wanted to see if the Levins would  47 ．
I  48  the door．Once again, at   49 9 pm, the Levins appeared．We   50 and Levin said he'd come to see me every Christmas Eve, and that   51  he didn't come, I would know it just wasn't his year．
The last year I saw him, he brought me a crystal bell engraved （雕刻） with a single word: Friendship．Levin   52  the next year．Now, my family, friends and I   53 that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and  54  to the man who didn't forget to bring me good   55 ．

小題1:	A．hardest B．youngest C．best D．newest

小題2:	A．brought up B．brought about C．brought in D．brought on

小題3:	A．in debt B．in vain C．on end D．in danger

小題4:	A．survived B．spent C．won． D．managed

小題5:	A．watch B．duty C．guard D．greetings

小題6:	A．couple B．man C．patient． D．friend

小題7:	A．regarded B．treated C．introduced D．considered

小題8:	A．understand B．remember C．cure D．like

小題9:	A．bell B．gift C．packet D．box

小題10:

A．scared B．interested C．excited D．moved

小題11:

A．but B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．or

小題12:

A．return B．come C．recover D．a(chǎn)pproach

小題13:

A．gave an eye to B．kept away from C．kept an eye on D．kept hold of

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)bout B．the same C．very D．exactly

小題15:

A．calmed B．separated C．embraced D．choked

小題16:

A．unless B．if C．until D．though

小題17:

A．passed by B．passed away C．passed off D．passed out

小題18:

A．ring B．strike C．hit D．beat

小題19:

A．cheer B．drink C．congratulate D．offer

小題20:

A．a(chǎn)dvice B．work C．holiday D．wishes

第三節(jié)：完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分；滿分15分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31—45各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。
Creativity is the key to a brighter future, say education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we  36   not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of  37   . Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together.  38  his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his  39   company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new  40  .
Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it  41   a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not  42   that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.  43   , schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators  44  creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but cannot recognize ways to use it in new  45  . They may know the rules correctly, but they are  46   to use them to work out practical problems.
It is important to give children  47  . From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money, but not help them too much if they make the  48   decision. The child may have a hard time, but that is all right. This is ___49___the most important character of creative people is a very strong ___50    to find a way out of trouble.
36．A．should         B．might              C．will      D．must
37．A．machine      B．walkman      C．tape     D．ruler
38．A．But          B．So            C．And     D．Though
39．A．new         B．former         C．own     D．formal
40．A．tapes         B．thought        C．ideas     D．feelings
41．A．usually        B．really          C．possibly    D．necessarily
42．A．mean         B．introduce     C．conclude   D．produce
43．A．Fortunately      B．Unfortunately   C．Anxiously D．Generally
44．A．give up        B．take up        C．use up      D．keep up
45．A．conditions     B．surroundings    C．situations  D．environments
46．A．sure         B．ready         C．a(chǎn)ble      D．unable
47．A．choices        B．chances        C．time     D．money
48．A．present        B．hard         C．wrong      D．right
49．A．why         B．how         C．what     D．because
50．A．desire         B．inspire        C．influence  D．a(chǎn)ttitude

第二部分: 閱讀理解(共16小題,每小題2分,滿分32分)
第一節(jié)（共12小題：每小題2分，滿分24分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
On September 22, 1986, Jay Brunkella, a police officer in the Rogers Park district in Chicago, was shot during a drug arrest and died. Shortly afterwards, fellow officer Ken Knapcik, a 20-year veteran（老警官）of the force, returned home after work to find a note from his 15 year old daughter on the dining table.
Dad—This poem came directly from my heart. I love you so much! It scares and amazes me that you go out every day and risk everything to provide us with all that we have. I wrote this to express how much I love you and how much lost I’d be without you ---Laura. PS: Hey, let’s be careful out there.
Titled The Ultimate Cop, Laura’s poem was dedicated “To all the cops in the world who have daughters who love them with all their hearts. And especially to my dad”. It was about a police officer’s daughter who sees on the night time news that her father has been shot. Part of poem: “Daddy, my Daddy, can you hear me cry? Oh, God, I need my Daddy, please don’t let him die.”
Ken Knapcik stood alone as he read the poem. “It took me several minutes,” he said. “I’d get through part of it and have to stop before I could go on. I was weeping. She had never told me she was scared.” He took the poem to work the next day and showed it to his fellow officers. I’ve never seen so many grown men cry. Some couldn’t finish it.”
Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in the pocket of his police jacket. He takes it with him every time he leaves the house for a new shift. “I don’t want to be out there without it,” he said. “I’ll probably carry it with me forever.”
51. Laura wrote the poem ____________.
A. in memory of her father who was shot in the drug arrest
B. to show her great sorrow in losing her father
C. to show her respect to all the cops who lost their lives
D. to tell Officer Ken Knapcik how much she loved him
52. All the officers cried because ____________.
A. Jay Brunkella was shot and died
B. they were greatly touched by the poem
C. the poem was so sad that they couldn’t hold back their tears
D. they thought of their dangerous life
53. Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in his pocket ______________.
A. to treasure her daughter’s love and to value his own life
B. to keep it from getting lost
C. because he can’t go out without it
D. to mourn over the death of Officer Jay Brunkella
54. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Poem for a cop                         B. An officer’s death
C. A cop’s daughter                       D. Love my job, love my daughter

七．閱讀理解 (20分)   
Mark Twain tells a boy’s story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child, without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and always beats him.
Huck’s situation has freed him from the restriction of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes.
Huck runs away from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery(奴隸制). They travel together on a raft(木筏) made of wood down the Mississippi River.
Mark twain started writing “Huckleberry Finn” as a children’s story. But it soon became serious. The story tells about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child. Huck’s ideas about people were formed by the white society in which he lived. So, at first, he does not question slavery.Huck knows that important people believe slavery is natural, the law of God. So, he thinks it is his duty to tell Jim’s owners where to find him.
Later, Huck comes to understand that Jim is a good man. He finds he cannot carry out his plan to inform Jim’s owners of his whereabouts(下落). Instead, he decides to help Jim escape. He decides to do this, even if God punished him.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The outline (概要) of The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.
B. The childhood of Huckleberry.
C. The reason why Mark Twain wrote the story.
D. The effect of slavery.
The underlined word “restriction” probably means _________.
A. something that you are expected to do.
B. something that you are not allowed to do.
C. something that you are able to do.
D. something that you look forward to.
3. The underlined expression “he does not question slavery” means that ________.
A. he is sure about everything of slavery.
B. he has no question to ask the owner of the slaves.
C. he thinks that slavery is reasonable.
D. he believes that slavery is wrong.
4. What can he inferred from the text?
A. Huck is a white boy.
B. Huck’s childhood is a reflection(反映) of that of Mark Twain’s.
C. It ’s Huck’s situation that makes him decide to travel with Jim.
D. Huck will be punished by God for what he does.
5. Why does Huck change his mind at last?
A. He has made friends with Jim.
B. He finds out the weakness of slavery.
C. God tells him to do so.
D. He finds that Jim is a good man

Daniel Defoe (about 1660～1731) was an important novelist in the English literature(文學(xué)). When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(資本主義). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until that he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every hosehold very soon.
“Robinson Crusoe” can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown.
Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, He was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24, 1731.
6. Deniel Defoe was ______ and the writer of ______.
A.an Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”                   B.an American, “A Million Pound Note”
C.a French, “The Lost Necklace”                           D.an English, “Robinson Crusoe”
7. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel Robinson Crusoe?
A.He was in his sixties.                                     B.He was in his fifties.
C.He was over 60.                                            D.He was sixty.
8. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.
A.two, his lonely life                                               B.three, his characters
C.three, his journeys by sea                                  D.four, his fame
9. “Every household” in this passage means ______.
A.all members of a family                                        B.all people
C.every building                                                     D.persons living in the same house
10. What was Defoe’s contribution to the English literature?
A.He wrote a very interesting story.
B.He made people happy while reading his story.
C.He set a milestone of the modern English novel.
D.He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They were so old that they looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night.
　　Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. “Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!”
　　The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
　　As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking, “That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”
　　As the man began to eat his French fries one young man stood and came over to the old couple’s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
　　Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.
　　Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the lady explained that, no, they were used to sharing everything together.
　　As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.
　　After being politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little old lady. “Ma’am, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?”
　　She answered, “ The teeth”.
46.The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means ______________.
A. looked helpless    B. looked romantic  
C. looked unsuitable  D. looked cheerful
47.Why did some of the customers admire them?
A.Because they walked in hand in hand.
B.Because they come to McDonald’s together.
C.Because they have been together for many years
D.Because they come in such a cold winter evening
48.How much food did the man get?
A.One hamburger, one French fries and one cup of tea
B.One hamburger, two French fries and two cups of tea
C.One hamburger, one French fries and two cups of tea
D.One hamburger, two French fries and one cup of tea
49.How did the young man feel about what he saw in the old couple?
A. Admiring   B. Bad    C. Good    D. Guilty
50.Why didn’t the old lady eat her portion of meal?
A.Her artificial teeth didn’t fit her well.
B.She forgot to bring her teeth with her.
C.Her husband had not finished using the teeth.
D.She was waiting for someone to get her teeth for her.

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16～25各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Ana Maria was straight-A student at a private school. In August 2003, however, Ana Maria stopped   16   normally. “ Other girls at school started losing    17 , and they still looked great. I wanted to keep up with then.” she says.
Within two months her weight had   18  to 40 kilos. Soon she found it difficult to pay attention in class. She felt    19    and was always cold.
Quite  20  , Ana Maria’s mother began looking for help. But at the time few people could understand why a   21  girl would starve(挨餓)herself. And the problem is growing. In recent years experts have seen a steady(穩(wěn)定的)  22  of teenage girls starving themselves to lose weight.
There is no wholly effective drug treatment for the    23  . Medicine staff at specialist clinics(門診)now better understand these girls’ emotional problems. “Patients don’t see themselves as thin, even though they recognize that others in the    24   are thin,” says Hashin. “During group sessions, the girls get to comment(評價) about each others’ self-portraits. Hearing others say they don’t actually look like that can shock them into getting   25   . 
16. A. eating         B. staying        C. learning       D. working
17. A. diet           B. weight        C. scores         D. patience
18. A. dropped                     B. lost                   C. risen                 D. grown
19. A. patient                B. weak                 C. helpless             D. absent-minded
20. A. encouraged         B. worried             C. disappointed      D. shocked
21. A. weak                  B. thin                  C. healthy              D. young
22. A. number               B. group                C. drop                 D. rise
23. A. specialists           B. loss                   C. problem            D. health
24. A. class                   B. family               C. school               D. group
25. A. worse                 B. better                C. thinner                     D. stronger