閱讀（共兩節(jié)，15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）
第一節(jié)：閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
A
This is a true story from Guyana. One day, a boy took a piece of paper from a box. He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose. He couldn’t get it out. He ran crying to his mother. His mother couldn’t get the paper out, either. A week later, the paper was still in the boy’s nose. His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took the boy to a hospital. The doctor looked up at the child’s nose, but she couldn’t get the paper out. She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.
The boy’s mother came home looking sad. She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut. The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May. May wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose.
“Yes, I can see it,” May said. “It will be out soon.”
As she spoke, she shook some black pepper on the child’s nose. The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out. His mother was surprised. May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.
41. After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, ____.
A. he took it out                B. his mother took it out
C. he did nothing but cry         D. he tried to take it out but failed
42. The paper ball stayed in the boy’s nose for ____.
A. at most seven days             B. less than seven days
C. more than seven days           D. exactly seven days
43. According to the story, _____ was most worried about the boy’s accident.
A. the boy’s mother     B. Sidney       C. May       D. the doctor
44. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose.
B. May succeeded in taking the paper out.
C. The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem.
D. The boy had to have his nose cut at last.
45. The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because ____.
A. he needed to learn to swim
B. the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose.
C. the sea water would wash out the paper ball.
D. he needed a rest

B
One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”
Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.
Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.
Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.
“We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.
46. The strange light came from ________.
A. The bright moon.          B. Duffy’s car.
C. The broken car in the valley   D. an unknown place
47. The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.
A. on the top of the cliff    B. with its wheels upward 
C. with its head upward    D. on the road as usual
48. Duffy wrapped the man because_________.
A. he was badly injured    B. he had lost too much blood  
C. he had nothing on      D. it was too cold that day
49. From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.  
A. two     B. three     C. four      D. five
50. “We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.
A. to help people in danger         B. how to save people’s lives
C. to remember the value of the car     D. how to do business

第二節(jié)：信息匹配
下面是一篇應用文及其應用場合信息。請閱讀下列應用文和相關信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡填上對應題號（51---55）的相應選項字母。首先，請閱讀下列的應用文：
Needed: Full time secretary position available. Applicants should have at least 2 years experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Ltd, 17 Browning Street.
Are you looking for a part-time? We require 3 part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience requires. Applicants should be between 18 and 26. Call 366-76564 for more information.
Computer trained secretaries: Do you have experience working with computers? Would you like a full time position in an exciting new company? If your answer is yes, give us a call at 457-896754.
Teacher Needed: Tommy’s Kindergarten needs 2 teachers / trainers to help with classes from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Applicants should have appropriate licenses. For more information visit Tommy’s Kindergarten in Leicester Square No. 56.
Part-time work available: We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time at the weekend. Responsibilities include answering the telephones and giving customers information. For more information contact us by calling 345-674132.
University positions open: The University of Cumberland is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, Religion, Economics or History.
請閱讀以下職位申請者的信息，然后匹配申請者和他/她擬要申請的職位：
●Jack Anderson. Jack graduated from the University of Trent with a degree in Economics two years ago. He would like an academic position.
●Margaret Lillian. Margaret is 21 years old and would like a part-time position to help her pay her university expenses. She can only work in the evenings.
●Alice Fingelhamm. Alice was trained as a secretary and has six years of experience. She is an excellent typist but does not know how to use a computer. She is looking for a full time position.
●Peter Florian. Peter went to business school and studied computer and secretarial skills. He is looking for his first job and would like a full time position.
●Lynne Nagata. Lynne, aged 65, once worked in a kindergarten. She is now a housewife, helping her daughter with her housework on weekdays. She is looking for a part-time job.
申請者                                                             申請職位
51. Jack Anderson                                             

A．full time secretary 52. Margaret Lillian

B．part-time shop assistant 53. Alice Fingelhamm

C．computer trained secretary 54. Peter Florian

D．kindergarten teacher

55. Lynne Nagata                                               E. part-time job at the weekend
F. university teaching assistant

 
第三節(jié)完型填空（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，然后從21—40各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出一個可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。
He lost his arms in an accident that caused the death of his father. Then his   21   became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years.   22  writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had their   23   of problems and they would often quarrel. Then one day, his younger brother decided to    24   separate from him, living his own life as many   25  people do. So he was heart-broken and didn’t know what to do.
A   26   misfortune happened to a girl, too. One night she tried to   27  meals for her sick mother, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her 28  away.
Though her elder sister in another city  29  her willingness to take care of her, she was
30   to learn to be completely independent. At school, she   31   studied hard.
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to   32   on a television interview program and asked to   33  something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote; My younger brother’s arms are my arms;   34   the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both   35   the same pain, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable（難以預料）. Disasters can strike at   36   time. If you choose only to complain and   37  , it will always follow you   38   you go. But if you decide to be   39 , the hard moment will   40   to be one when new hopes will arise.
21．A．older sister       B．uncle       C．younger brother   D．mother
22．A．Instead of     B．Except for        C．Thanks to        D．In spite of
23．A．share         B．goal       C．a(chǎn)greement       D．enjoyment
24．A．live          B．tell         C．come           D．learn
25．A．rich          B．normal      C．unlucky         D．disabled
26．A．different      B．strange      C．special         D．similar
27．A．prepare        B．offer       C．have            D．order
28．A．ears          B．toes        C．feet              D．hands
29．A．explained     B．showed      C．pointed         D．discussed
30．A．satisfied       B．excited      C．determined      D．disappointed
31．A．hardly         B．seldom      C．a(chǎn)lways         D．sometimes
32．A．sing         B．dance            C．turn             D．a(chǎn)ppear
33．A．say           B．draw       C．write            D．copy
34．A．while              B．when       C．since            D．unless
35．A．hidden         B．suffered     C．discovered       D．overcome
36．A．one          B．no          C．a(chǎn)ny             D．this
37．A．comfort       B．Discourage  C．watch          D．escape
38．A．whenever     B．wherever   C．if             D．because
39．A．silent         B．noisy       C．weak            D．strong
40．A．turn out       B．bring about  C．come up         D．give off

 
第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié), 滿分45分）
閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。
A
“Good evening, everybody!” said the teacher, Donna. “Where is everybody?” That was sort of a daily joke by Donna. Usually the class started with only two or three students present, and then filled up as the minutes went by. It was summertime. Summer school was only eight weeks long. Class attendance was always smaller than during fall and spring semesters.
“I don’t know, teacher. Maybe they late or no come,” said one student. “Maybe watching TV football tonight.”
“Is there a soccer game tonight? It seems like there’s a soccer game every night. Oh, well. Let’s get started, okay? We’re on page 36 in the workbook. Tonight we’re studying participles as adjectives. Students are always confused when they learn about the present and past participles, so we will practice this a lot. Tonight, we’re just going to practice the present participle.
“The present participle tells us what emotion or feeling the subject is causing. For example, ‘Grammar is boring’ means that the subject—grammar—causes an emotion of boredom. If we say, ‘The movie is interesting,’ we are saying that the movie causes a feeling of interest. If we say, ‘The roller coaster is exciting,’ we are saying that the roller coaster causes a feeling of excitement. Any questions so far? Am I confusing you? Is everyone confused?”
The classroom was quiet. Donna looked at blank faces. They were confused. She knew this would take a while. But eventually, the faster students would grasp it, and then they would help the slower students. By the end of the evening, most of the class would feel comfortable using the present participle.
Donna erased the board and put some new examples on it. She loved guiding her students through difficult topics like this one. She always felt a little bit thrilled when the look of understanding came to their faces.
41．What do you think the class is about?
A．Going over homework.   B．English grammar.
C．Football.          D．British culture.
42．We can infer from the first paragraph that___________in summer time.
A．some students are often late for school
B．some students often watch football games with the teacher
C．more students often ask for leave
D．more students often go to school
43．The underlined work “blank” probably means__________.
A．excited     B．interested  C．confused   D．pleased
44．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Donna was experienced in teaching English grammar.
B．Donna made the students practice using the present participle.
C．Donna didn’t use any examples to help the students.
D．Donna made herself understood at last.

 
第二節(jié)根據(jù)對話內容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
—What do you think makes a person read a newspaper article?
—   61 
—Why do you say that?
—The headline is bigger than the rest of the text, so it draws people’s attention.
—   62 However, I often wonder if the headline presents enough information to the readers.
—The headline usually tells you the most important information from the article. Isn’t that enough?
—   63 
—I suppose so. Exactly.
—   64 
—I just write for a local newspaper. It’s quite a small office but I really enjoy my job.
—Would you like to write for a national newspaper?
—I hope so.   65 
—Oh, I already write for a national magazine. I love my job.
—Me, too

A．If the headline was longer, then nobody would read the article.

B．What do you usually write for a newspaper?

C．So which newspaper do you write for?

D．I don’t agree with you.

E．How about you?
F．I think the headline is quite important.
G．I agree with you.

Ben walked quietly. He wanted to surprise the hunter. But then, what would he do?
Suddenly he heard a bird’s wings beating the dry grass. Ben moved quickly toward the sound.
He saw a colored head ... the head of a beautiful bird. The bird did not move until Ben came close. Then it tried to fly away, but one wing was broken.
Ben lifted the bird and held it close against his body. The bird fought to escape, but soon lay quietly in Ben’s arms.
Ben decided to take the bird home and fix its broken wings so that it could fly again.
He was almost out of the woods when he heard the hunter behind him.
“You just found that bird?” the hunter asked.
“Yes,” Ben answered.
“It is mine!”
Ben was afraid and tried to answer, but his mouth was too dry to speak. Nevertheless, he wetted his lips and said, “No.”
“I shot him and I say he is mine!”
“But he is not dead yet,” Ben answered, “and besides, anything on my land belongs to me.”
The hunter looked down at the little man and smiled. “Say, who are you?”
Ben’s voice shook with both fear and anger. “I own this land. There are signs everywhere that say, ‘No hunting’.”
“No need to get angry, mister,” the hunter said. “Control yourself.”
There was something threatening in the man’s cool quiet voice. And he had a gun. His arms were free and Ben’s were not.
The hunter stepped closer and said, “Give me that bird!”
Ben was white with anger. “No!” he answered. His eye glasses became wet and he had to look over the top of them to see the other man.
“Give me the bird and I will go away,” the hunter said.
“You get off my land,” Ben told him. “Get off right now...you do not belong here!”
The man’s face got red. “Mister,” he said, “I have been hunting here all my life. I grew up here.”
“That is a thing of the past,” Ben said. “I do not know who you are and I do not care. I own this place now and I am telling you to leave. You go back through the woods and get off my land!”
“Now look, mister,” the hunter said, “be reasonable.”
The hunter raised his gun.
A cold wind blew across Ben’s face. He looked into the hunter’s gray eyes. Ben was frightened. It was not too late, he thought. He could still give the bird to the hunter and return safely home...that would end this whole ugly business.
The bird struggled weakly and made a wild, strange noise.
Then Ben knew he could never give this bird to the hunter. This feeling gave Ben great strength, and he was no longer afraid.
“I will never let you kill this bird,” he said. “Get away from here. If you try to take this bird, I will fight...you have a gun and you are bigger, but that does not worry me. You will never get this bird...you will have to kill me first.”
The two men looked at each other. Ben’s fear returned. His knees began to shake and he felt sick. Yet he stood straight, wondering what would happen next.
They stood close to each other for a long time. The woods were strangely quiet. Then the hunter’s rough voice broke the silence.
“You are a fool.” And then to Ben’s surprise, he slowly walked away.
Ben watched until he was gone. His arms hurt, his body felt wet and cold.
67. Why did the hunter smile when saying “Say, who are you”?
A. He wanted to confirm Ben’s identity in a friendly way.
B. He was amused at Ben’s reply and interested in him.
C. He looked down on Ben and thought his reply ridiculous.
D. He meant to be friendly enough to get the bird from Ben.
68. What strengthened Ben’s determination never to give the bird to the hunter?
A. His strong dislike of the hunter.    B. His firm confidence in himself.
C. His ownership of this piece of land.   D. His concern and sympathy for the bird.
69. Why did the hunter remark that Ben was a fool at the end of the story?
A. Ben tried to protect a bird at all costs.
B. Ben pretended to be fearless although scared.
C. Ben stood close to him saying nothing for long.
D. Ben insisted on him leaving the land.
70. Which of the following best describes Ben’s state of mind in the incident?
A. Ben was willing to compromise.                B. Ben never thought of giving in.
C. Ben held out to the end.                                   D. Ben was sure about his victory.

任務型閱讀（滿分10分）
A technical secondary school in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu province, planned to order Korean-style school uniforms for students, but parents opposed the move, believing that the new uniforms looked too good and would encourage early romances among the students, the Jinling Evening Paper reported Monday.
Parents
“My daughter was so excited about the Korean-style uniform, saying it’s her dream to wear mini-skirt to school every day,” a mom surnamed Cheng complained. “My daughter also called her classmates to talk about how handsome the boys looked in the uniform!”
Cheng looked on the Internet and found that most Korean schoolboy uniforms are similar to western suits. “They are so handsome! My daughter is a fan of Korean fashion, that’s why she is crazy about the uniform!” Cheng said. “If the students wear such beautiful uniforms, how can they study well? I prefer the sports wear which makes me think of health and positive thinking.”
School
“The plan to change the current school uniform from sports wear has been cancelled,” an employee of the school told the Jinling Evening Paper.
“The students dislike the current uniform, so the school took advice from the students last November, knowing that most of students prefer Korean-or Japanese-style school uniforms. We know cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou have changed their sports wear school uniforms to more fashionable uniforms,” an employee surnamed Lin said.
“However, we had to stop the plan because many parents are strongly against it. Some parents think it’s just a way for the school to make money, and others think the new uniforms will take students’ attention away from their studies,” Lin said.
When asked about the possibility of problems with early romance between students because of the more fashionable uniforms, Lin said he hadn’t considered it. He, however, agreed that the Korean-style uniform makes the students more charming.
Students
The students are very disappointed about the school’s final decision. They think the sports wear uniforms make them look androgynous (難分性別).
They said the Korean-style uniform has many advantages such as raising interest in class; lifting confidence; improving solidarity and creating good temperaments.
As for concerns about romance, the students believe that love is love and bears no relationship to the uniform.
Education department
“We don’t have a unified (統(tǒng)一的) standard for school uniforms. The schools can choose their own styles. Either sports wear or uniforms are ok,” an official from the Nanjing Bureau of Education said.

Title	Do pretty school uniforms lead to early romance?
Event	A technical secondary school planned to order Korean-style school uniforms for students.
Different (71)_____ to it	Parents are strongly (72)______ the move.	◆With such beautiful designs, the new uniforms might (73)__________ early romances between boys and girls. ◆In the new uniforms, students will fail to focus their (74)_________ on their studies. ◆It is just a way for the school to make money.
	Students are in 75)______ of the move.	◆The sports wear uniforms make them look androgynous. ◆Korean-style uniform can make them more (76)_________ and more interested in class as well as improving solidarity and creating good temperaments.
Two responses	From the school	◆The students dislike the current uniform. ◆More (77)__________ school uniforms are allowed in some big cities in China. ◆The school spokesman Lin said they hadn’t taken the possibility of early romance into (78)_________, though he agreed the Korean-style uniform would make the students more charming.
	From the education department	There is no unified standard for school uniforms, so the schools can choose their own styles.
Result	The school had to (79)________ the plan and the students felt (80)_________.

 

第二節(jié)   完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
Teaching second grade is always a challenge. Each student arrives at school with his own needs and difficulties. One year a student called Billy   36   me with his behavior as well as his academic requirements. He struggled daily with his   37   emotions and often became angry or violent. I knew that, to make   38   progress, his emotions needed controlling. 
One   39   I tried to help Billy was to have him come directly into the classroom when he arrived at school. Billy’s mom would   40   me to alert (警告) me to a particularly emotional morning at home. Then, I would focus on   41   his anger and calming him down before the other students arrived.
One week our class was studying   42  . I thought one way to bring learning into the classroom was to bring my dog Rocky to school for the day.
That day began as normal. I was preparing activities focused on dog themes   43   I was told that Billy had a   44   morning at home and I might need to get him   45  . As I was talking to his mom, Billy   46   into the classroom. To Billy’s   47  , Rocky immediately ran up to his new   48  , wagging his tail and licking Billy’s face with doggy affection. Billy couldn’t   49   Rocky’s charm (魅力) and began laughing as his anger melted away.
Throughout the day, Billy never left Rocky’s side, feeding him, being gentle with him and even   50   the other students while Rocky was sleeping.
Billy was known for doing anything he could to avoid   51  , but on this day he found a good dog story, “Clifford’s Puppy Days,” and read it to Rocky. How   52   I was at the sight of Billy reading happily！My little dog was able to   53   Billy’s day from one of anger and frustration to one of laughter, gentleness and   54  .
That day Rocky more than helped me with my   55  ; he helped to change the life of a child! After that Billy’s behavior definitely improved.
36. A. challenged     B. cheated C. benefited    D. betrayed  
37. A. unforgettable    B. uncontrollable    C. unconscious       D. unfortunate   
38. A. physical         B. mental      C. academic         D. authentic 
39. A. advantage      B. agenda      C. reason             D. way
40. A. awake        B. call          C. visit             D. sign
41. A. tolerating       B. observing     C. relieving          D. ignoring
42. A. emotions       B. pets          C. botany          D. diet   
43. A. after      B. as          C. when             D. before
44. A. boring    B. fantastic       C. busy               D. rough
45. A. settled    B. punished      C. treated              D. excited
46. A. fled            B. stormed       C. jogged              D. floated
47. A. surprise         B. delight     C. shame         D. fear
48. A. protector       B. trainer       C. friend         D. owner
49. A. resist          B. describe       C. reduce         D. forget
50. A. educating    B. envying   C. comforting     D. quieting
51. A. exploding      B. reading C. arguing            D. apologizing
52. A. surprised       B. disappointed C. amused         D. confused
53. A. urge          B. shorten        C. transform          D. expand
54. A. admiration   B. curiosity  C. anxiety           D. love
55. A. family       B. teaching        C. housework         D. performance

第二部分閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）
A
It was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy, where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants.
Despite her obvious pride, Ms. Fathi, a 22-year-old from Egypt, was amazed to find herself here. “I never in my life thought I’d work abroad,” said Ms. Fathi, who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.
A decade ago, unmarried Arab women like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs, more young women are doing so.
Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women, just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way. 
For many families, allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question. Yet this culture is changing, said Musa Shteiwi, a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman. “We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gulf these days,” he said. “It’s still not exactly common, but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”
Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers, role models for their friends and younger female relatives. Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community, have learned to see themselves as individuals. The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their beliefs about themselves, though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.
—From New York Times (December 22, 2008)
56. It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________.
A. go to work abroad after American women’s example
B. didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20th century
C. are commonly used to living and working separately
D. expect to take the same family responsibilities as men
57. According to the passage, the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.
A. proud, homesick or independent                 B. honest, outstanding or optimistic  
C. mature, enthusiastic or energetic                 D. painful, desperate or conservative
58. How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility?
A. The public think highly of it.            B. The public care very little about it.
C. The public show both interest and anxiety.   D. The public are strongly against it.
59. The author intends to tell the readers that __________.
A. Arab women can hardly find any work
B. flight attendants are badly needed in the gulf
C. flight attendants lead quite a different life
D. young Arab women’s values are changing