Shishmaref, an Eskimo village on an island off northwestern Alaska, is falling into the ocean. Giant storm waves have so hit the place—once well buffered by sea ice—that villagers voted in 2002 to leave their ancestral home for the mainland. They are being called one of the first refugees（難民）of global warming.  
“We tend to describe climate change in terms that are abstract—a one degree rise in temperature, an increase in greenhouse gases—but when waves wash away a village, that’s concrete and very emotional,” says Igor Krupnik, an expert at the National Museum of Natural History. “When they lose a piece of their land, they aren’t just losing a certain number of square miles. They are losing part of their history and their memory. They are losing childhood events and grandparents’ tales.”
Before temperatures began to rise in Shishmaref about 30 years ago, 20 to 30 miles of hard sea ice protected the village from powerful fall storms. But the natives say the ice doesn’t freeze as solidly or as soon as it used to and now stretches only six or seven miles, leaving the community of 600 people more exposed. Storms have swept houses into the ocean.
The villagers’ plan is to move to Tin Creek, a site on the Alaska mainland 12 miles away, and they have received $180 million from the government. Residents hope that in their new community they’ll be able to maintain their close ties, continue hunting animals, and keep fishing, much as their ancestors have done for centuries. “People are asking why the government should be spending so much money on so few people,” said a government official. “But people in Alaska are like everyone else. We want to help keep their culture alive.”
小題1:The underlined word “buffered” probably means “______”.  

A．protected

B．destroyed

C．prevented

D．damaged

小題2:From the passage what do we know about the sea ice around the village in the past?

A．It was very thin and easily broken.

B．It was very thick and smooth.

C．It frozen more solidly and sooner.

D．It frozen more slowly and solidly.

小題3:According to the passage, _____ caused the village to be in danger of disappearing.

A．water pollution	B．global warming
C．a(chǎn)ir pollution	D．human’s actions

小題4:What’s the villagers’ main purpose to rebuild the community?

A．To live more happily	B．To earn money
C．To avoid being washed away	D．To keep their culture alive

　　On May 21, 2000, some American scientists were working at the computers to look for information they needed . Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright red spots crossing the computers’ screens. At the same time the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒). Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.
It is said that the computer viruses were made by two or three Philippine young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. The kind of computer virus is named I Love You Virus. This virus can hide in computers for long. When the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the important functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of a great deal of information which operators of the computers often use or store, what’s worse, it still can reproduce itself in great quantities within a short time.
We come to know that “I Love You” Virus often attacks computers on Mondays and that it is spreading to many computers in the world. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the USA. Those who made the computer muses have been found out slowly and carefully. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.
1.When the viruses attack the computers, the computers will work _______.
　　A. normally　B. abnormally　C. faster　D. well
2 .Two or three Philippine young men created the computer viruses to _______.
　　A. damage the computers
　　B. test their ability quickly
　　C. tell the world that they were intelligent
　　D. play a trick in operators of the computers
3. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to________.
　　A. have been in nature for years
　　B. exist in any computers
　　C. be able to be got rid of in the near future
　　D. be difficult to get rid of at present
4.The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that_______.
　　A. the computer’s funtions are lowered
　　B. the normal programs are damaged
　　C. all the information stored in the computers is gone
　　D. the computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used
5. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
　　A. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses.
　　B. The viruses will come to the new computer after staying in the old one for some time.
　　C. Last year four countries found their computers were infected by 　　viruses.
　　D. The “I Love You” Virus is a great harm to human health.

In Renee Smith's classroom, attendance is up, trips to the headmaster's office are down and students are handing in assignments on time. The Springfield High School teacher says she has seen great ___11___ since adding a few new students to her class – five Labrador puppies and their father.
The seven ___12___ students in Smith's class have a history of discipline ___13___. But since they've started teaching the dogs obedience (順從), their own ___14___ has improved. A dog trainer Chuck Reynolds ___15___ the students a new trick each week that they then work on with the puppies. At night, the dogs go home with the staff members who have raised them. They get dropped off in the morning, ___16___ a parent would take a child to day care.
Smith said she came up with the idea when her dog had puppies and she saw how ___17___ her own children responded to them. She consulted with school psychologist Kristin Edinger, ___18___ they took the idea-- along with letters from students ___19___the programme -- to the school board. A pet therapist said, "What you are trying to teach is ___20___ and that there are consequences for the decisions you make."
11. A. promotion   B. progress  C. disturbance  D. disappointment
12. A. human   B. dog      C. new       D. Labrador
13. A. problems    B. questions    C. issues    D. troubles
14. A. habit     B. attitude   C. action   D. behaviour
15. A. guides      B. teaches      C. permits     D. aids
16. A. such as       B. much as    C. so that    D. even if
17. A. well     B. quickly    C. poorly     D. carelessly
18. A. but   B. so     C. and     D. because
19. A. revising    B. describing     C. opposing  D. supporting
20. A. self-criticism   B. self-respect  
C. self-control        D. self-importance

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were   36   to show that we all have “a body clock”   37    us, which controls the   38   and fall of our body energies,   39   us different from one day one to the next.
The   40   of “a body clock” should not be too   41   since the lives of most living things are controlled   42   the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel   43   and fall asleep at night and become   44   and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is   45   , most people experience unpleasant   46   . For example, people who are not   47   to working at night can find that   48   of sleep causes them to   49   badly at work.
50   the daily cycle of sleeping and   51  , we also have other cycles which   52   longer than one day. Most of us would   53   that we feel good on some days and not so good on    54   ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they   55   do not exist.
36．A．a(chǎn)nxious                  B．a(chǎn)ble                        C．careful                    D．proud
37．A．inside                     B．a(chǎn)round                    C．between                  D．on
38．A．movement                     B．supply                    C．use                         D．rise
39．A．showing                 B．treating                   C．making                   D．changing
40．A．invention                B．opinion                   C．story                      D．idea
41．A．difficult                  B．exciting                  C．surprising               D．interesting
42．A．from                      B．by                          C．over                       D．during
43．A．dull                       B．tired                             C．dreamy                  D．peaceful
44．A．regular                   B．excited                   C．lively                            D．clear
45．A．disturbed                B．shortened                C．reset                       D．troubled
46．A．moments                B．feelings                  C．senses                     D．effects
47．A．prevented               B．a(chǎn)llowed                  C．expected                 D．used
48．A．miss                      B．none                       C．lack                        D．need
49．A．perform                  B．show                      C．manage                   D．control
50．A．With                      B．As well as               C．Except                    D．Rather than
51．A．working                 B．moving                   C．living                     D．waking
52．A．repeat                     B．remain                    C．last                         D．happen
53．A．a(chǎn)gree                      B．believe                   C．realize                   D．a(chǎn)llow
54．A．other                      B．the other                 C．a(chǎn)ll other                  D．others
55．A．just                        B．only                       C．still                        D．yet

The Ministry of Education has spared no efforts to bring on IT learning. What is its main aim? Is it to teach students how to learn the computer or is it meant to change the usual method of teaching in order to    1  students’ strong interest in computers?
Teaching students computer knowledge and skills is different     2  giving class lessons through the use of computers. And schools are beginning to pay much attention to using computers to teach students. There is     3  about the fact that IT learning plays an important role as a new teaching tool in this day of technology.    4  ,?views differ on whether the schools can achieve their targets, as success     5  whether they can make use of computers effectively.
Let’s take the subject of Chinese as an example and see    6  difficulties the experts face in their IT management. At present,20 percent of lessons are given with the help of computers. In other words, in a period of 10 weeks, a Chinese-language teacher must spend two weeks to teach the subject    7  .In carrying out such a major policy as IT learning, the experts should know the    8  that different teachers teaching different subjects have different demands, thus making it     9  to see the policy through.
Some teachers, having already got some computer knowledge, will still be forced to    10  the training courses with those who have zero knowledge about computer.
Another problem is that new teachers may be sent to work in schools    11  IT learning has just started. All teachers—including the seniors who are very     12  in teaching, but who suddenly have no idea what to do when it comes to computers will have to    13  from the very beginning. They will become    14  and their teaching performances may be badly affected. The experts have found out how much of each subject is taught by computers in every school, and have     15  all schools to complete the given work. A hard-pressed teacher may put the daily teaching     16  or the courses onto the computer just to order the required time for IT learning and then    17  the usual way. Furthermore, he may leave school work to his    18  through the computer before class comes to an end in order to “complete” his IT learning    19  .   20   the teaching of the Chinese language is concerned, do computer lessons really achieve the desire goals to raise the students’ level of Chinese, pass on common values and so on? I am not so sure.
1.A.show                      B.be                             C.match                       D.have
2.A.with                       B.to                             C.in                             D.from
3.A.no reason               B.no doubt                   C.no need                     D.no time
4.A.However                B.Therefore                  C.And                          D.So
5.A.depends on             B.leads to                            C.results in                   D.believes in
6.A.that                        B.such                          C.what                         D.how
7.A.the usual way          B.the regular way      C.the best way                     D.the new way
8.A.fact                        B.message                    C.news                         D.truth
9.A.easy                       B.helpful                      C.hard                          D.fast
10.A.sit for                   B.run for                      C.give                          D.attend
11.A.for which                 B.that                           C.where                       D.which
12.A.interested              B.satisfied                    C.successful                  D.experienced
13.A.work                    B.start                          C.teach                         D.manage
14.A.pleased                 B.disappointed              C.certain                      D.comfortable
15.A.ordered                B.improved                  C.encouraged                D.instructed
16.A.methods               B.skills                         C.programs                   D.performances
17.A.make a living        B.give lessons         C.go to lectures            D.does work
18.A.work-mates           B.headmasters         C.instructors            D.students
19.A.skills                    B.experiences                C.duties                        D.methods
20.A.As                       B.So long as                 C.Even though              D.As far as

A good teacher is one who remembers what it was like to be young. As he 1  himself in his student’s place, he is able to understand his  2  and they’re able to understand him.  3  ,he remembers that his students have a real   4  for knowledge. He therefore keeps up with 5  developments in his field so that his   6   are lively and up-to-date.
Secondly, he is   7  what it was like to be bored 8  ,so he will make an effort   9   interesting. He neither mumbles(含糊的說(shuō)話)his material   10 reads it from old notes.
Instead, he 11  his lectures to follow by turns with discussion and make his   12  more active, spirited with examples.
Most important, a good  13  remembers how sensitive his feelings were   14 he was young. He knows how important his   15  can be and is never unkind or   16 critical. He also remembers that he   17  the instructors who asked the most   18 him. So he tries to be, in   19  ,the teacher he dreamed of   20  when he was young.
1.A.lay                         B.placed                       C.put                           D.made
2.A.pupils                    B.classmates                 C.fellows                     D.friends
3.A.The first                 B.One                          C.Above all                  D.First
4.A.thirst                      B.requirement               C.wish                         D.desire
5.A.the later                 B.the latest                   C.later                          D.the lateliest
6.A.materials                B.classes                       C.pupils                       D.teachers
7.A.sure                       B.known                      C.clear                         D.clever
8.A.at school                B.in school                   C.on duty                            D.in class
9.A.to do                      B.to be                         C.to have                      D.to get
10.A.or                        B.no                                   C.not                           D.nor
11.A.should make          B.could have                 C.would cause               D.might let
12.A.lecture notes         B.classes                       C.lessons                      D.words
13.A.teacher                 B.man                          C.student                      D.headmaster
14.A.so                        B.how                          C.and                           D.when
15.A.friendship             B.kindness                    C.subjects                     D.activities
16.A.necessarily            B.very                          C.unnecessarily             D.greatly
17.A.hoped                   B.respected                   C.longed                      D.wished
18.A.about                  B.to                             C.at                             D.of
19.A.words                   B.short                         C.word                         D.sentence
20.A.taking                  B.doing                        C.having                      D.being

You've just finished you’re a-levels and you've got a place at university, but you'd really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go__61from school to university, more and more young people today are choosing to spend a year at“the university? of life” __62 . There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging ,such as__63 an expedition(探險(xiǎn)) to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will__64  your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money ,which will be very helpful when you__65 start your studies. If you're interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will__66 your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this,__67they find that year?out students are__68 experienced, confident and independent. But don't forget: it's a year out not a year__69 . Your university will want to know what you're going to do. They won't be very pleased if you just
want to do__70 for a year. So what would you do with a year out?
61.  A. easily          B. simply        C. fast        D. straight 
62.  A. last            B. first         C. at last     D. at first
63.  A. participating     B. joining       C. attending   D. expecting
64.  A. broaden         B. spread        C. improve     D. raise 
65.  A. hopefully      B. willingly     C. eventually  D. happily 
66.  A. hold            B. leave         C. occupy      D. remain 
67.  A. however         B. though        C. as          D. when 
68.  A. less            B. much         C. even        D. more 
69.  A. in              B. off           C. away        D. through
70.  A. nothing         B. something     C. anything         D. everything 

The 28-year-old had spent six years working nights while she gained her univ
ersity degree during the day. When she finally graduated she had her eye on a teaching__51 at a nearby primary school. With the help of her friends, she had an interview with the Head.
“I noticed a tiny hole in one of my stockings earlier,” she __52 . “I thought about changing them, but I knew I’d be late if I did. And by the time I got to the interview, __53 enormous. I walked in apologizing for not__54  .”The would-be teacher didn’t get the job. In fact one of her friends told her that the __55 only comment was:“If someone doesn't take the time to present her best __56at an interview,what kind of __57  is she going to be?”
First impressions are __58 ones. In other words, if you're viewed positively within the critical(關(guān)鍵的)first four minutes, the person you've met will __59  assume everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will assume you have a lot of other unsatisfactory characters. Worse, he or she may not take the time to give you a second __60 . Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves will care more about their jobs.
51.A. profession      B. position         C. career         D. occupation
52.A. repeats         B. reminds          C. recalls        D. responds
53.A. I was           B. he was           C. it was         D. they were
54.A. looking at all    B. looking at him   C. looking round  D. looking my best
55.A. Head's          B. student's        C. friend's       D. would be teacher's
56.A. figure          B. image            C. aspect        D. shape
57.A. person          B. worker           C. graduate      D. teacher
58. A. lasting         B. remaining        C. continuing    D. persisting
59.A. rarely          B. occasionally     C. probably      D. certainly
60.A. job             B. thought          C. chance        D. question

Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted, “Look! That's a spaceship up there and it's going to land here.”
Frightened by the strange spaceship, _ 61  of the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible. Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more __62 than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to look __63 it. In the center of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not __64  the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and two young people lost their __65 .
When they came to, they were __66 to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. __67 car was nearby.
“What happened?” asked Mary.
Peter scratched his head, saying slowly, “Don't ask me. Perhaps we had a __68 . Come on.It's time to go home.”
After driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like __69 . On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to look through it and read a notice which, translated into English, said: “New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of __70  inhabitants in their natural surroundings with their house on wheels.”
61. A. both         B. all         C. several       D. most
62. A. tired        B. curious     C. confused      D. astonished
63. A. at           B. for         C. into          D. around
64. A. hear         B. watch       C. let           D. make
65. A. way          B. weight      C. speech        D. consciousness
66. A. pleased      B. disturbed   C. surprised     D. disappointed
67. A. A            B. Another     C. Their         D. No
68. A. game         B. dream       C. mistake       D. problem
69. A. glass        B. stone       C. wood          D. steel
70. A. city         B. space       C. land          D. Earth

Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to
Dr Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not __61  up reading to their children __62 they enter primary school. She says listening to, reading and discussing the stories help children's __63 .
“My __64 indicates that once children can read themselves, most parents stop reading__65 them，”Dr Spreadbury says.
“__66 may be at the end of Year 1, which is far too__67 .”
Dr Spreadbury says __68 reading not only gives children a good start at school, but brings parents and their children closer.
“This makes it __69 for them to open up and talk to parents about things that are worrying them, or things they are __70 in their everyday life.”
61. A. speed         B. keep           C. give         D. hold
62. A. after         B. until           C. if           D. unless
63. A. thinking      B. comprehension   C. relaxation    D. development
64. A. theory        B. research        C. story        D. decision
65. A. about         B. from          C. to           D. through
66. A. Some          B. Most          C. They         D. That
67. A. difficult       B. early          C. much         D. informal
68. A. daily         B. healthy         C. fast         D. bedtime
69. A. easier         B. funnier         C. rarer        D. clearer
70. A. reading       B. promising       C. celebrating   D. Receiving