從每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中,找出所給單詞的正確讀音,并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑.

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loose   A.[l ????s ]    B. [ l U:s ]      C. [ l U::z]      D.[ l ??s]

ignore  A.[ ?? ^ n????]  B. [ e^n??:]     C.[ ?? ^ ' n??: ]    D. [ '??^n ??:]

suffer  A. [ 'sBf: ?? ]   B. [ 's ??f ??]     C. [ sQ'f ??]      D .[ 'sQf ??]

concern A.[ 'k ?? ns ??:n ] B.[ k ?? n' s ??:n ] C. [ k ?? n's ??:n ]  D. [ k ?? ns' ?? n]

Jane, hurry up. I’m afraid you won’t have time to ______ before the party. 

A. get changed                  B. get change   

C. get changing                 D. get to change

I really          whether we win or lose. 

       A. care about  B. care for             C. care                         D. care to

Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason. I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.?

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons.  Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (賽馬場). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted. All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line. As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

63. The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 3) most probably means ______.

A. told how to enter the arena

B. shown how to make the horse beautiful

C. removed from the competition early

D. told to enter the timed-speed events

64. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because        .

A. the audience didn’t like Cowboy             B. people envied the writer

C. the win was unexpected?            D. the writer bad run out of time

65. Why was the writer not confident of victory?

A. He was an inexperienced rider.

B. He had not practiced enough.

C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.

D. He thought his horse wasn’t so good as the others.

66. What did the writer learn from his experience?

A. Life can sometimes be unfair.

B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.

C. A positive attitude will bring success.

D. One should not make judgments based on appearance.

短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

I went to see the film after supper. On my way to the                ________

cinema. I met an English woman, who lost her way.                       ________

I gave up the chance see the film and took her to her                ________

hotel. While go there, I told her about great changes                ________

that had been taken place here in the past few years                  ________

and she had told me something about her country.                           ________

Although I missed the film, but I still felt very happy, for               _________

I had not only helped her out of trouble but practiced                      ________

my spoken English. If I had not worked hard on                             _________

English, I would not have been able to help him.                            ________

—Did you meet the editor at the airport?

   —No, he _______ away. I guess he’s in danger.

       A. has driven  B. had driven  C. has been driven  D. had been driven

---I hear that Thomas ____ his holiday in South Africa.

   ---Yes. He’s prepared for his trip.

   A. spent      B. has spent    C. is spending      D. was spending

It’s very dangerous to be ____ to the SARS virus without any protection.

  A. disclosed     B. uncover     C. affected      D. exposed

What color do you like best? Do you like yellow, orange and red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are likely to be strong-minded and determined. You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists （心理學(xué)家）tell us. They have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effects that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you do so as soon as you open your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

　　Black is depressing while light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one does, and a red dress adds warmth and cheer to sad winter days. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark grey.

　　Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a few colorful things. Also remember that you will know your friends (and your enemies) better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about you when you choose a piece of handkerchief.

67. According to the passage, men’s 110-meter hurdles Olympic champion and world record holder Liu Xiang is most likely to love the color ______.

　 A. black         B. grey          C. green           D. brown

68. Why are machines painted orange in some factories, according to the passage?

　 A. Because workers tend to prefer orange to other colors.

　 B. Because other colors are forbidden in factories.

　 C. Because less accidents happen due to the introduction of orange machines.

D. Because orange machines are easier to clean.

69. Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?

　 A. It’s possible to cheer you up by enjoying some colorful pictures.

　 B. You can know your friends better through the color they like or dislike.

　 C. Some people are born with their colorful preference.

　 D. One’s color preference is always changeable.

70. The underlined word ‘depressing’ in Paragraph 2 probably means ‘______’.

　 A. discouraging           B. happy      

C. surprising             D. brave

For a moment nothing happened. Then  ______all shouting together.

       A. voices had came B. did voices come      C. came voices       D. voices would come