第一節(jié) 完形填空 (共10小題; 每小題2分, 滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Richard Rice, a fast-talking man paced up and down in front of the freshmen debate class, telling us about his high expectations. We were special, he declared on our first day at Oak Park High School. But there would be no   21   to success. Only those who worked hard would shine.

Suddenly Mr. Rice   22   in mid-sentence and looked at me. “You know,” he said “you’re black!” Somehow, I knew he wasn’t trying to hurt me.

Mr. Rice was no   23   teacher. I entered high school not even quite sure what debate was. I left his class four years later as an outstanding debater. Even today, I am not sure what   24   such a great teacher of him. He always said whatever he was thinking. And he was   25  . He would march out of the classroom   26   if he thought a student was giving less than his effort. The worse thing with us was to be taken no notice of. Instead, being torn apart by Mr. Rice in the middle of a practice debate meant you were one of his favorites.

He wasn’t always   27   on us. I’ll never forget the National Student Debate, at which my calm delivery and my firm grasp of the problems disappeared. The only face I could make out in the audience was Mr. Rice’ s face. I could   28   I was doing terrible just by looking at him. After it was over, he came over to me. “Not my best   29  ,” I said. He shook his head, “No.” Then, to my surprise, he gave me a hug.

Mr. Rice’s style didn’t make him a great teacher for everyone. Many kids   30    out of the debate class after the first year. But for me four years with him was my unforgettable experience.

21. A. manners              B. methods                   C. shortcuts                  D. steps

22. A. rose                    B. paused                            C. shook                       D. turned

23. A. average               B. excellent                  C. special                            D. usual

24. A. developed           B. made                       C. got                          D. became

25. A. demanding          B. careful                            C. easygoing                 D. gentle

26. A. hopelessly           B. surprisingly                     C. angrily                            D. vitally

27. A. strict                  B. cruel                        C. impatient                  D. hard

28. A. speak                  B. tell                          C. talk                          D. recognize

29. A. speech             B. argument                  C. performance             D. behavior

30. A. got                            B. ran                          C. turned                      D. dropped

When the teacher speaks, we have to keep quiet,           ?

       A．don’t we   B．mustn’t he            C．haven’t we     D．doesn’t he

After her parents separated, things at tam’s house changed. Her mom, still working, and Tami became responsible for the house and making meals for herself and her younger sister. Though money was right, they never went without. They had a nice home in a modest neighborhood food, belching and shelter. What Tami missed most of all, though, was family.

Tami spent the summer during her ninth grade year working at a park to ear exam spending money. Her job was to organize activities for the kids who spent their summer days at the park. The kids absolutely loved Tami. She was constantly going out of her way to do things for them. She would plan picnics, organize field trips and even buy ice cream for all of them, using her own money. She always did more than the job required, even if it did mean using her own money.

She got to know one little boy who lived in an apartment across the street from the park. His parents both worked at fast – food restaurants, and she knew that they didn’t have much money. The boy talked about his upcoming birthday and the fire truck he wanted so badly. He said he was going to be a fireman some day and needed the truck to practice. He told Tami more details about the truck than she knew a boy truck could have.

The boy’s birthday came and went. The next day when Tami saw the boy, she expected to see a shiny red truck in his arms. When he arrived empty – handed, she asked whether he had got the truck. The boy said no. his parents were going to get it for him later, when things were better. He seemed a little sad.

That week, Tami eased her paycheck and headed for the toy stores. She found the truck easily – after all, from his descriptions, she felt she knew it inside out. She used the money from her paycheck to buy the truck, and then had it wrapped in birthday paper.

61．What can we learn from the first paragraph?

      A．They didn’t need in worry too much about their living.

       B．Tami’s sister became more responsible.

       C．Tami began to earn money.

       D．Her mother changed her job.

62．Why did Tami buy the birthday present for the boy using her own money?

       A．Because he was poorer than she.

       B．Because he was her best friend.

       C．Because she wanted him to be a fireman.

       D．because she wanted him to feel love around him.

63．What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

       A．She knew how much money she would pay.

       B．She knew she should check the toy truck inside out.

       C．She was fully aware which toy truck the boy wanted.

       D．She walked inside and then out of the toy store several times.

64．Which of the following could be the opening sentence of the next paragraph?

      A．The next morning, Tami rode to the boy’s house and left the truck at the door.

       B．When the boy showed up at the park that day, he was more excited than ever.

       C．He showed off his new truck to Tami, and then played with it all day long.

       D．That afternoon, the boy’s mom came to the park and walked over to Tami.

Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.

   The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A & M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential.

   Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture. And many students come from poorer school districts. Funkhouser says, “This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they would never have a chance to do in high school.” Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes. His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever. Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.

The agricultural research at A&M differs from stereotypes. It’s “molecular(分子)science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says. The program broadened students’ knowledge. Victor Garcia of  Rarcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.

At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research. They’re also paid $600 for their work—another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.

Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.

72. The research program is chiefly designed for ________.

A. high school advisers from Houston

B. college students majoring in agriculture

C. high school students from different places

D. researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

73. It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ____.

   A. found the program useful to their future

   B. could often take part in the program

   C. had little chance to go to college

   D. showed much interest in their high school experiments

74. When the program was over, the students ________.

A. entered that college                                   B. wrote research reports

C. paid for their research                                 D. found ways to make money

75. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A program for Agricultural Science Students

B. A program for Animal Science Students

C. A program for Medical Science Lovers

D. A program for Future Science lovers

—Would you mind if I closed the window?

—______. It’s that cold outside.

A. Sorry, I’m afraid             B. Yes, help yourself

       C. Sorry, you don’t              D. No, go ahead

________ideas and contents of the 60th national day, the great ceremony was very successful.

   A. In terms of              B. In favour of                           C. In charge of                    D. In memory of

If our car had not ________, we would have been here on time.

A. broken out        B. broken into               C. broken away            D. broken down

January 8th saw events taking place in the US city of Memphis to mark      would have been Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday.

       A．what                      B．which                     C．that                 D．where

The reason ________ is given for her absence is _______ nobody reminded her about the meeting.

  A. which ; because          B. that ; that

  C. / ; because               D. why ; that

第三部分：閱讀理解（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。

    Robby was 11 when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students to begin at an earlier age. Robby insisted that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him on as a student.

    Robby tried and tried while I listened and encouraged him and gave him more instructions. But he just did not have any inborn ability.

I only saw his mother from a distance. She always waved and smiled but never came in.  Then one day Robby stopped coming to our lessons. I thought about calling him but I guessed he had decided to try something else.

    I was also glad that he stopped coming for the sake of my career. However, several weeks before the recital (演奏會) of my students, Robby came，telling me that he never stopped practicing and begged me to allow him to take part in. I agreed, but I made him perform last in the program, so I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.

    I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen one piece of Mozart’s. Never had I heard a piece of Mozart’s played so well by someone at his age. When he finished, everyone was cheering.

    I ran up and put my arms around Robby in joy. “I’ve never heard you play like that, Robby!  How could you do it?”

    “Well, Miss Hondorf. Do you remember I told you my mom was sick? Actually she died this morning. She was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special. I knew I could.”

    That night, Robby was the teacher and I was the student. He taught me so many important things about life.

36. Why did Robby stop coming to piano lessons suddenly?

A. He lost heart and believed that he would never make it.

B. His mother might had been seriously ill.

C. He thought that his teacher disliked him.

D. His mother died and he didn’t need to play any longer.

37. We can know from the passage that ________.

A. the writer thought that students shouldn’t begin playing the piano too early

B. the writer thought that Robby had given up his piano lessons

C. only by practicing at home did Robby learn to play well

D. no one else could play the piece of Mozart’s as well as Robby

38. The writer made Robby perform last because ______.

A. the one who performs last always performs very well

B. Robby asked the writer to do so

C. she wanted to do something to save a poor performance

D. Robby thought his mother would come at last