第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內 容(1個單詞) 或括號內單詞的正確形式。

           When I was young I hated languages.My dad spoke several and was 61. (ambition) for me. It was not until my graduation from high school 62. I considered learning a second language-Spanish.

           I was working in a school for disabled children in a class of six. Only two children could speak,but I realized 63.

(gradual) that every child could communicate. Some of them used physical signs and movements 64. (express) themselves. Others used their voices 一 they made noises which changed depending 65. how they felt. They even “talked” to each other,66. (have) arguments and friendly chats like anyone else. Every child in that room had likes and dislikes,desires and fears 67. they communicated every day,without saying a single sentence.

           As time went on,I learned not only Spanish 68.  the language of everyone of the children I cared for. I had been making excuses for not trying all these years and here 69. (be) a group of disabled children showing me 70. important communication really is. It made me want to challenge myself and really learn Spanish.

第一節(jié):完形填牽(共20小題;每小題1. 5分，滿分30分)

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。

            I recently started using a parenting expression that

I never thought would come out of my mouth: “Don't make me tell Daddy." Once upon a time I was a calmer mom. But now things are 41. have three kids — ages7.5,and 15 months — which is only part of the 42 The bigger part: My husband and I used to 43children together. Then about a month after our third child was bom,he 44 a sales job that required longer hours,leaving me with the lion's share of 45 .

            The more I 54 those five words,the more I suspected it was wrong and,it turned out that I was 55 .“When a mom says, ‘Don’t make me tell Daddy,the child concludes that the 56 is the source of power," Laura Markham a child psychologist, told me later. “You’re 57 your kids that their father is to be 58 and their mother is not.in charge."

             This is not 59 for Mom and not fair to Dad. And I don^，t want to lose my 60 to kids whose shoes I still tie.

41. A. wrong   B. obvious   C. different   D. same

42. A. plan   B.message   C. problem   D. advice

43. A. look at   B. look after   C.for   D. look into

44. A. lost   B. needed   C. offered   D. took

45. A. working   B. attention   C. parenting   D. treasure

46. A. help   B. talk   C. guard   D. share

47. A. relaxing   B. interesting   C. important   D. difficult

48. A. repeat   B. break up   C. remember   D. bring up

49. A. something   B. everything   C. anything   D. nothing

50. A. wait   B. continue  C.   stop   D. choose

51. A. regretting   B. refusing   C. pretending   D. struggling

52. A. calmly   B. nervously  C. angrily   D. gently

53. A. confused   B. amused   C. surprised   D. disappointed

54. A. said    B. heard   C. created   D. practiced

55. A. real   B. right   C. normal   D. strange

56. A. public   B. father   C. expert   D. brother

57. A. answering   B. fooling   C. promising   D. teaching

58. A. ignored   B. praised   C. feared   D. respected

59. A. easy   B. useful    C. good   D. polite

60. A. honor   B. power   C. support   D. heart

第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

根據短女內容，從短文舍的亟項中選出能填 入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

         Everybody gets angry,but out-of-control anger isn^，t good for you or those around you. So here are five simple strategies to help you learn how to manage your anger:

         • Relax. Breathe deeply,from your stomach. 36 Repeat it to yourself and visualize a relaxing time and experience.

         • Change the way you think. When you^，re angry,your thinking can get exaggerated（夸大的）. 37 For instance, instead of telling yourself, “Oh,it's terrible! Everything's ruined,”tell yourself, “It's understandable that I'm upset about it,but it's not the end of the world."

         • 38 Statements like “This never works." or

“You’ re always forgetting things." will make you feel your anger is justified and there^，s no way to solve the problem. They might upset people who might be willing to work with you on a solution.

         • Have a better communication. Angry people tend to jump to conclusions. If you are in a heated discussion,slow down. 39 And take your time before answering. Instead of saying the first thing that comes into your head,think carefully about what you want to say.

         • Use humor. Psychologists say that highly angry people tend to think ^things ought to go my way!” “Silly humor” can help you get a more balanced perspective. So,when you feel that anger coming the next time,picture yourself as a king or queen,walking around,admired by everybody,and getting your own way in every situation. The more detail you can get into your imaginary scenes,the more likely it is to put a smile on your face. 40

   A. Be carefUl with words like “never” or “always”.

   B. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying.

   C. Try replacing these thoughts with more reasonable ones.

   D. Avoid using these strategies when you’ re in a tense situation.

   E. Then slowly repeat a calm word or phrase such as “take it easy”.

   F. Try changing the topics so your talks won^，t turn into arguments.

   G. That will help you realize that the things you^，re angry about are really not very important.

                                       D 

               Regularly spending time in a sauna(桑拿房) may help keep the heart healthy and extend (延長) life,say Finnish scientists in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

               Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) studied 2,300 middle-aged men for an average of 20 years. They divided the men into three groups according to how often they used a sauna each week. Over the course of the study,49% of men who went to a sauna once a week died,compared with 38% of those who went two to three times a week and just 31% of those who went four to seven times a week. Frequent visits to a sauna were also linked with lower death rates from heart disease.

               The results don^，t surprise Dr. Thomas H.Lee,founding editor of the Harvard Heart Letter. ^aThe beneficial effects of a sauna have been well documented in the past. It lowers blood pressure,and there is every reason to believe that its effects are good for your heart,” says Dr. Lee.

               Sauna use is deeply rooted in Finnish culture. A nation of 5. 5 million people,Finland has as many saunas as television sets — around 3. 3 million. Most of the saunas are in people^，s homes,although they’ re also in offices and factories.

               The very nature of the Finnish sauna is designed to reduce stress,the researchers say. The sauna has been a gathering place for family and friends for centuries. And a basic sauna rule; which discourages people from discussing controversial topics while bathing,is taught to the Finns during childhood.

               The Finnish researchers suggest that saunas may provide similar benefits to exercise because the high temperatures can drive heart rates to levels often achieved by moderate-intensity(中等強度的) physical activities.

               So can sitting in a sauna take the place of exercising? “I don't  know that I would take a sauna for exercise ,” Dr. Lee says. “But exercising and then taking a sauna seems like a very healthy lifestyle."

32. What do the numbers in Paragraph 2 show?

   A. It can be harmfiil to use a sauna too often.

   B. Regular sauna users are likely to live longer.

   C. Different people have different sauna habits.

   D. Saunas may lower death rates from heart disease.

33. What does Dr. Lee think of UEF researchers findings?.

   A. They are amazing.

   B. They are interesting.

   C. They match his expectations.

   D. They go against past documents.

34. What do we know about the Finnish sauna?

   A. It is easily accessible to the Finns.

   B. It encourages people to debate.

   C. ft is a completely new lifestyle.

   D. It attracts more children than adults.

35. Which may be the best for your health according to Dr. Lee?

   A. Having as many saunas as possible.

   B. Using a sauna after doing physical activities.

   C. Doing physical exercise in high temperatures.

   D. Taking moderate-intensity physical exercise. 

                                 C 

             In a faraway area in northern Mexico,there lives a native Indian group called the Tarahumaras (塔拉烏馬拉族) .Besides owning some cooking tools and farming equipment,the Tarahumaras exist much as they did before the Spanish _sarrived in the 1600s. They live in caves or in small houses made of stone and wood,and they eat what little they can grow on the dry land.

             Ten years ago ,linguist(語言學家) James Copeland entered the world of the Tarahumaras to study their language and culture. Since then,he has been visiting the Tarahumaras three or four times a year. Tafahumara is not a written language,so part of Copeiand^，s project was to learn to speak Tarahumara so that he could deal directly with the people. “There are no language police ,” Copeland says. “Children are seldom corrected by their parents. They learn by observation of speech in conversations and by imitation."

             Copeland learned the language through his frequent exposure to it and by analyzing the grammar. His linguistic skills and mastery of German,Spanish,French,and Russian,plus a partial knowledge of some twenty other languages,also helped. Drawing on his research,Copeland plans to produce a Tarahumara grammar book in j English and perhaps one in Spanish.

             The idea to study the Tarahumaras came to Copeland in 1984 when he discovered that very!little research had been done on their language. He got in touch with a Tarahumara Indian called Lomezo Gonzalez through a social worker who worked with the Tarahumaras in the border town of Juarez,Mexico. At first,Gonzalez was very reluctant to cooperate. He told Copeland that no amount of money could buy his language. But after Copeland explained to him what he intended to do with his research and how it would benefit the Tarahumaras,Gonzalez agreed to help and took Copeland to his village. ^uOver a period of a year our relationship became closer and warmer/' says Copeland. “Thanks to him,the Tarahumaras started trusting us and understood what we were doing."

28. What can we learn about the Tarahumaras?

   A. They have a strict education system.

   B. They live a very simple and hard life.

   C. They arrived in Mexico with the Spanish.

   D. They are good at agriculture and architecture.

29. According to Copeland,learning Tarahumara.

   A. is no easy task

   B. is a waste of time

   C. is very interesting

   D. is useful for learning Spanish

30. Before Copeland learned Tarahumara,he had.

   A. fully researched this language

   B. read a Tarahumara grammar book

   C. visited the Tarahumaras three times

   D. asked a Tarahumara Indian for help

31. The underlined word “reluctant” in the last paragraph probably means .

   A. ready     B. anxious

   C. pleased   D. unwilling

                                      B 

            Adventure races are such a huge challenge Aat when you enter a race,you always think,Am Iready? Did Itrain enough?” Iremember one race in particular,my very first Eco-Challenge and only my second race ever. (The Eco-Challenge race is a multi-day event where teams of four men and women compete non-stop over a 300-mile course which includes canoeing,horse riding,scuba diving, mountaineering,mountain biking and so on.) I have never felt that unprepared and frightened in my whole life. My background was cross-country running in high school and college where a two- or three-mile race seemed long. Most of my fear was due to lack of experience and knowledge. I really had no idea what I was getting into. I had done one 24-hour race that happened to be an Eco-Challenge qualifier(資格賽) . I was like a deer cawlit in headlights the whole way. However,we won the race and were invited to compete in Australia.

             In preparation for that Eco-Challenge in Australia,I tried to approach my training in a methodical(系統(tǒng)的) way. But my approach consisted of simply trying to run,bike and canoe as much and as hard as I could. I was also working at the same time. Actually,I was training a couple of hours a day during the week to get fit and at weekends training with the team for perhaps four hours. That was how much I had prepared.

             So,we went to Australia and entered the race. We didn’ t plan a 對ra紀gy (策略) at all,but just ran as fast as possible from the'start. It was a furious (緊張的) 36 hours. We arrived at a few of the check points in first place and were among the top five. But I knew we didn’t  belong there.

             To cut a long story short,two of my teammates decided not to continue the race after just a day and a half. One was just too tired to carry on.Another had severe problems with his feet. The other two of us,feeling fresh still,had to drop out with the rest of our team. Four days later,watching the winners cross the finishing line was bittersweet.

   A. sorry   B. proud   C. nervous   D. relaxed

25. In preparation for that Eco-Challenge in Australia,the author .

   A. made a detailed plan withliis team

   B. failed to complete his training as planned

   C. spent most of his time training with his team

   D. threw himself wholeheartedly into his training

26. Why did the author say l knew we didn^，t belong there”？

   A. Because he wanted his team to give up the race.

   B. Because he knew his team could cross the finishing line.

   C. Because he realized his team wasn^，t prepared for the race.

   D. Because he wasn^，t satisfied with what his team had achieved.

27. What can we learn about the Eco-Challenge that the author attended in Australia?

   A. It was a 300-mile race.

   B. It was held at the weekend.

   C. It only allowed men to attend.

   D. It actually lasted a day and a half.

第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D) 中，選出最佳選項。

                                  A 

           Well,I finally decided to enter the digital (數字的) age. My kids have been annoying me; my book group made fun of me; and the last straw was when my car broke down,and I was stuck on the highway for an hour before someone stopped to help. But when I went to the cell phone store,I almost changed my mind. The phones are so small that I can't see the numbers. They all have cameras,computers and a Global Positioning System that's supposed to spot me from space. All I want to do is to be able to talk to my grand- kids!And the rate plans (資費套餐) !They were complex,confusing,and expensive!I'd almost given up when a friend told me about her new Jitterbug phone.

           Sometimes I think the people who designed this phone and the rate plans had me in mind. The phone fits easily in my pocket,but when it opens it reaches from my mouth to my ear. The display is large,so I can actually see who is calling. With a push of a button I can control the vo/wwe (音量) ，and if I don't know a number,I can simply push one for a friendly,helpful operator that will look it up and even dial it for me. The Jitterbug also reduces background noise,making the sound loud and clear. There^，s even a dial tone,so I know the phone is ready to use.

          Call now and get a FREE GIFT — $24 in value!Try the Jitterbug for 30 days and if you don't love it,just return it. The phone comes preprogrammed with your favorite numbers,and if you aren't as happy with it as I am,you can return it for a refund(退款) of the purchase price.

21. Why did the authors book group make fun of him?

   A. His car always broke down.

   B. He was famous for his meanness.

   C. He didn^，t keep up with the times.

   D. His grandkids lost touch with him.

22. The author finally got a Jitterbug phone .

   A. because of its free gift

   B. because of its convenience

   C. because his friend sent it as a gift

   D. because its numbers were his favorite

23. What's the main purpose of this text? .

   A. To advertise the Jitterbug phone.

   B. To introduce how to enter the digital age.

   C. To describe the author^，s personal experi?ence.

   D. To show users how to use the Global Positioning System.

2. 你贊成這個計劃嗎？(meet with; approval)

Ⅲ.根據括號內的提示翻譯下面句子。 

1. 我一定要祝賀你取得優(yōu)異的考試成績。(congratulate)

4. The whole meal was good but the wine particular was excellent.