"Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he wrote books. His father was a lawyer, but a poor one, who lived at Florida, Missouri. The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. His father died when he was very young, and then there was even less money than before.
　　Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi, and he did this himself at one time (1857).
　　Where did he find the name "Mark Twain"? It came from the great river itself. It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships. When a man called "By the mark twain!"  he meant that the river was "two marks deep" there, that is to say, six feet deep ( "Twain" is an old form of the work "Two".) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young, and he used them as a penname all his life.
　　During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds, and this helped him a great deal when he started to write. But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861. Many of the great ships on the river stopped work. Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother, who was at that time Governor of Nevada. There, near the town of Carson, Samuel became a gold miner, but he never made much money at the time. He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him. He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada, and this seemed more hopeful. He found that he could write.
　　He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon, and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing. Among his books is his own story (1908).
　　He is now always known as Mark Twain, and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens. He traveled in America and in England, and went to Oxford in 1907. He was one of  the great American writers of the time, and could make his readers laugh – a thing which few writers can do. He died in 1910.
小題1:"Mark Twain" was _________.

A．a(chǎn) famous American writer	B．name of a book
C．a(chǎn) great river in America	D．a(chǎn) large ship

小題2:As a child, Samuel did not get much education because _________.

A．his father died too early

B．the family was very poor

C．he disliked school very much

D．he could learn what he liked from the people he met

小題3: What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _______

A．His poor childhood	B．The Mississippi river
C．All kinds of travelers he met	D．His brother

小題4: We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．Samuel loved writing from his early age

B．Samuel did not love writing at the beginning

C．his writings to the newspaper were successful

D．his brother encouraged him to write more

小題5:According to the writer of the passage, a good writer could _________.

A．write a lot for his readers

B．make a lot of money for his family

C．cause his readers to laugh

D．travel everywhere he wanted

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Obviously, there was a wall separating my father and me. But I was 21 my father's love. Nobody knew how 22 I was when I saw other fathers and 23 walking hand in hand. 24 , for me, it was only a dream.
With years going by, I couldn't 25 it any more. So I decided to tear down this 26 into pieces. But I needed courage.
Everything began to 27 after I wrote a letter to my father. I can imagine the 28 look on my father's face when he read the letter, which was really a 29 to him.
"I am sorry, my daughter. It is my fault that I have 30 your feelings. But I 31 , from now on, I'll try my best to be a good father." My father told me this later. 32 , tears rolled down my cheeks.
He ignored my feelings before, but now he really 33 the importance of love and has changed a lot. Now 34 I come home from school, my father will talk with me. He will ask me 35 I get along well with my teachers and classmates and if everything is going well in school.
36 , I have entered my father's world. I opened the door to his heart. My 37 has come true!
I have succeeded in gaining happiness by my own 38 and I'll 39 it for ever and ever. He is my father, the only one I have.
"Wherever you go, whatever you do, your mother and I will be 40 there for you," said my father.
21. A. angry with   B. indifferent（不在乎）about
C. eager for   D. wondering about
22. A. jealous（嫉妒的）   B. disappointed      C. uninterested       D. puzzled
23.A. mothers B. daughters   C. sons    D. teenagers
24.A. However      B. Therefore   C. Anyway     D. And
25.A. change  B. make  C. suffer  D. bear
26.A. situation       B. wall    C. love    D. dream
27.A. turn      B. fade    C. change       D. vary
28.A. surprised      B. exited C. appreciated D. interested
29.A. reminder      B. comfort      C. blow   D. shock
30.A. avoided B. ignored      C. harmed      D. forgot
31.A. decide   B. guess  C. promise      D. hope
32.A. For the moment   B. The moment      C. Every moment   D. At that momen t
33.A. understands   B. masters      C. attaches      D. follows
34.A. in time  B. at times      C. at the time  D. every time
35.A. how      B. whether      C. why    D. when
36.A. Finally  B. Luckily      C. Clearly       D. Regularly
37.A. expectation   B. thought      C. plan    D. dream
38.A. way      B. effort  C. hands  D. behaviour
39.A. value     B. hide    C. keep   D. remember
40.A. correctly       B. perfectly    C. right   D. very

第三節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的中個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出或以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
When I was reading some papers in my office that day, a patient came to see me about the stress in her life. She 21  all the things she had to do －one was to 22 －from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she 23 by not making her bed for two weeks. She was 24 , probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. However, she went along with my 25 .
Two weeks later she went into my office ,26 . She had left her bed 27  for the first time in 30 years－and nothing bad had happened. “And guess what?” she said. “I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”
This woman had made two major breakthroughs. One was discovering that she had 28  in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself 29  to be less that 30 . This story shows an important principle (原理) about 31  time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade－offs. The 32 is, many people choose in ways that put 33  and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.
So what is the 34  ? There’s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should 35 regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be 36  parts of life. The 37  is to do something for yourself every day. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel 38 about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as 39 as your mother kept hers. 40  more of your time with  want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.
21. A. described   B. forgot   C. remembered  D. considered
22. A. wash her clothes   B. make her bed   C. call her friend   D. dry her dishes
23. A. struggle   B. sleep   C. experiment   D. succeed
24. A. worried   B. excited   C. frightened   D. shocked
25. A. medicine   B. paper   C. idea   D. promise
26. A. crying   B. smiling   C. thinking   D. nodding
27. A. untouched    B. unfinished   C. unmade   D. unmoved
28. A. difficulties   B. choices   C. mistakes    D. problems
29. A. suggestion   B. advice   C. introduction   D. permission
30. A .perfect    B. nervous   C. important    D. comfortable
31. A. killing    B. saving    C. spending   D. managing
32.Ａ.problem  B. rule     C. measure  D.　purpose
33. A. others    B. themselves    C. their work   D. their family
34. A. explanation  B.determination  C. solution  D.condition
35. A. include   B. contain   C. enjoy   D. serve
36. A. personal   B. regular   C. extra   D. wonderful
37. A. fact    B. opinion   C. point   D. mistake
38. A. worried   B. bad    C. puzzled   D. good
39. A. dirty    B. clean   C. warm    D. empty
40. A. Fill   B. Compare   C .Supply   D. Connect

第二部分：閱讀理解（共25小題。第一節(jié)每小題2分，第二節(jié)每小題1分；滿分45分）
第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Grandfather was from Italy and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man, downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin. 
One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle brought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted. 
Then the moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eyes for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted,“The war is over”. For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer. 
41. My grandfather most worried about         . 
A. the spread of the world war            B. the safety of his living two cousins
C. a drop in his living standards          D. his relatives killing each other
42. The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “        “
A. a letter of rejection                  B. a train ticket for Europe
C. an order for army service      D. a note of warning
43. What did the “service pins”（in Para. 2）stand for in the eyes of the little girls?
A. Honor   B. Courage.   C. Victory.   D. Strength.
44. Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?
A. Disappointing.  B. Inspiring   C. Uncertain.  D. Unexpected.

第三部分：閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選擇出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。A
He has lived through various dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
On September 11, Israel announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. “He should be punished for the killings,” an Israeli official said, “He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups.”
But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. Other governments share this idea.
Arafat himself said: “They can kill me, but never get me out of my country.” He has spent most of his life in danger as the most important aim of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.
For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving person is harder to hit. In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his office in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt. In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over North Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The pilot was killed but he managed to remain alive.
What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.
Israeli tanks and planes attacked his office building in Ram Allah in December 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafat’s bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds later, several bombs were dropped nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so frightened that they were wet in sweat.
But, Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 meters away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, talking by phone with foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.
All these experiences have made him a beloved leader to his people and an enemy to some others.
But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.
41.  Which of the following statements cannot be used to describe Arafat?
A．He went to visit a few foreign countries last year.
B．He is not afraid of death in face of his enemy.
C．His office used to be in Tunis.
D．He remained alive during an air crash in 1992.
42.  According to the passage, which statement is true?
A．In 1992, Arafat’s plane crashed in South Africa.
B．Israeli officers thought Arafat himself sent the terrorist groups to Israel.
C．China is the only country against Israel’s decision of removing Arafat.
D．Being Palestinian leader, Arafat would rather die in his own country than be driven away from his people.
43.  What did the author mean by saying “just like a cat has nine lives” when he talked about Arafat?
A．Arafat is as clever as a cat.
B．Arafat can live as long as a cat.
C．Arafat can stay alive after accidents or disasters as if he has nine lives.
D．Arafat should have died for at least 8 times.
44.  The underlined word “ignore” can be replaced by __________.
A．obey the instructions       B．take no notice of
C．pay much attention to     D．give out orders
45.  What’s the writer’s attitude towards Arafat’s future, judging from the last sentence of the passage?
A．Hopeful.   B．Interesting.      C．Satisfactory.     D．Doubtful.

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for4 a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”
46.  At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because
.
A．other people were selfish B．he thought it exciting to get from others
C．of his early education      D．of his character
47.  The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because       .
A．he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.
B．he had discovered giving-away made life all the more exciting
C．he believed he would get something back by doing so
D．the post man delivered an important letter in time
48.  When the author needed a post-office box.,       .
A．many had applied for post-office box before him
B．he asked to put his name on a waiting list
C．he tried to see the postmaster
D．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
49.  The postmaster promised        .
A．to make a new post-office box for the author
B．to let the author have a post-office box
C．to include the author’s name on the list
D．to deliver the author’s mail to his home
50.  The postmaster interfered because      .
A．he overheard this conversation
B．he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office box
C．he was thankful for the letter the author had written
D．he was proud of their good service.

On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio(小兒麻痹癥) as a child, and so he has braces(支架) on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches(雙拐).
He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.
But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars(小節(jié)), one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap(嘣斷)——it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.
We figured that he would have to get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage——to either find another violin or else find another string for this one. But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.
The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.
When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. He smiled, wiped the sweat from this brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.”
51.  By saying “getting on stage is no small achievement for him”, the author really means ______.
A．it’s very difficult for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
B．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to get on the stage because he is disabled
C．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to face such a large audience
D．it’s really great achievements for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
52.  When one of the strings broke, people thought Itzhak Perlman would __________.
A．go on playing with the remaining three strings   B．give up playing
C．change or repair his violin            D．get off the stage with shame
53.  Itzhak Perlman ___________ when one of the strings of the violin broke.
A．gave up playing
B．didn’t know what to do
C．went on playing the same piece of music
D．went on playing a different piece of music
54.  What did the audience feel when Itzhak Perlman finished playing?
A．Surprised  B．Disappointed    C．Moved      D．Satisfied
55.  Itzhak Perlman can be best described as a man who is ____________.
A．clever       B．strong willed     C．humourous    D．quite skilled

閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從16 ~ 30各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
It was Christmas Eve, but I had to work in the clinic. The only thing that   16  my day was the beautiful Christmas tree in our waiting room and a   17  sent to me by my boyfriend — a dozen red roses.
As I was cleaning my desk, I was told that a   18  in the office urgently needed to speak with me. Stepping out, I   19  a tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. 20 , she explained that her husband was my next   21 . The guards were to bring him to the office that afternoon. She wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in   22 , so he had never seen his son. She   23  me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as   24  as possible before I called him for his appointment. I agreed.
A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman’s tired face   25  when her husband sat beside her. They laughed, cried and shared their child.
After almost an hour, I called the prisoner in. He seemed like a   26  and humble man. I   27  what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him comfortable.
Finally, I wished him a Merry Christmas—a(n)  28  thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said sadly that he couldn’t get his wife anything for Christmas. Hearing this, I was   29  with a wonderful idea.
I’ll never forget the   30   on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.

小題1:	A．darkened B．brightened C．frightened D．strengthened

小題2:	A．flower B．souvenir C．gift D．plant

小題3:	A．lady B．couple C．guard D．patient

小題4:	A．judged B．followed C．recognized D．noticed

小題5:	A．Nervously B．Bravely C．Curiously D．Seriously

小題6:	A．customer B．neighbour C．patient D．visitor

小題7:	A．school B．university C．town D．prison

小題8:	A．forced B．begged C．reminded D．encouraged

小題9:	A．early B．often C．long D．soon

小題10:

A．lit up B．cheered up C．looked up D．went up

小題11:

A．rude B．cruel C．gentle D．selfish

小題12:

A．wondered B．realized C．praised D．doubted

小題13:

A．sad B．easy C．a(chǎn)nnoying D．difficult

小題14:

A．filled B．inspired C．delighted D．satisfied

小題15:

A．impression B．expression C．puzzlement D．sadness

Our neighbour's son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (緊身內(nèi)衣)would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.
Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.
小題1: The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.

A．4 weeks later

B．4 weeks ago

C．a(chǎn) fortnight ago

D．a(chǎn) fortnight later

小題2: What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?

A．To make herself thinner.	B．To buy a large-size girdle.
C．To put on some weight.	D．To shake herself into it.

小題3:Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?

A．She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.

B．She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.

C．She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.

D．She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.

小題4:The purpose of this passage is ______.

A．to show a husband’s selfless love	B．to share an interesting experience
C．to describe a changeable girdle	D．to tell us how to keep calm in trouble

小題5: What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Funny Wedding

B．A Wise Decision

C．A Tight Situation

D．A Fierce Fight

Hans Christian Andersen was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again.
Andersen’s father liked to read better than to make shoes. In the evenings, he had read aloud from The Arabian Nights. His wife understood very little of the book, but the boy, pretending to sleep, understood every word.
By day Hans Christian Anderson went to a house where old women worked as weavers. There he listened to the tales that the women told. In those days, there were almost as many tales in Denmark as there were people to tell them.
Among the tales told in the town of Odense, where Andersen was born in 1805, was one about a fairy who brought death to those who danced with her. To this tale, Hans Christian later added a story from his own life.
Once, when his father was still alive, a young lady ordered a pair of red shoes. When she refused to pay for them, unhappiness filled the poor shoemaker’s house. From that small tragedy and the story of the dancing fairy, the shoemaker’s son years later wrote the story that millions of people now know as The Red Shoes.
As a little girl, Hans Christian’s mother was sent out on the streets to beg. She did not want to beg, so she hid under one of the city bridges. She warmed her cold feet in her hands, for she had no shoes. She was afraid to go home. Years later, her son, in his pity for her and his anger at the world, wrote the angry story She’s No Good and the famous tale The Little Match Girl.
Through his genius, he changed every early experience, even his father’s death, into a fairy tale. One cold day his father showed him a white, woman-like figure among the frost patterns. “That is the snow queen,” said the shoemaker. “Soon she will be coming for me.” A few months later he died. And years later, Andersen turned that sad experience into a fairy tale, The Snow Queen.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE about Anderson when he was a boy?

A．His father had remarried before he died.

B．His mother was struck by The Arabian Night.

C．He enjoyed listening to stories very much.

D．He would help old weavers with their work.

小題2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?

A．Almost all tales from around the world once had their origin in Denmark.

B．The people in Denmark were very enthusiastic about telling tales.

C．The number of tales in Denmark was exactly equal to that of the people living there.

D．The people in Denmark loved doing nothing but tell stories to each other.

小題3:How many of Anderson’s fairy tales are mentioned in the passage?

A．5.

B．6.

C．3.

D．4.

小題4:It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．The Red Shoes was based on a tragedy of Anderson’s family

B．Andersen’s genius as well as his early experience made him successful

C．Andersen was educated at home by his parents because of poverty

D．Anderson wrote The Snow Queen in memory of his parents

小題5:Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Hans Christian Andersen’s Own Fairy Tales.

B．Hans Christian Andersen’s Family.

C．Hans Christian Andersen’s Bitter Experiences.

D．Hans Christian Andersen’s Considerate Parents.