—_______ he have been chosen as captain of our school football team?

    — Yes, he _______. Can’t you see he’s wearing an armband(袖標(biāo))？

     A．Can; can           B．Must; must have   

       C．Can; must have     D．Must; must

_______ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time．

              A．Faced                     B．Face                       C．Facing                    D．To face

--- He said you’d be giving them a lift．

--- ____ There are already five people．

       A．Why not?       B．What of it?     C．Not likely D．All right．

Why should you learn Sign Language? Do you want to improve your communication with a family member or friend who is deaf? Do you want to be able to communicate with deaf people in general? Would you like to advance in your career by being able to communicate in ASL? Do you want to be a Sign Language interpreter?

Sign language is not just a random (隨意的) collection of gestures but a full-blown (完全成熟的) language in its own right, complete with its own grammatical rules. Each country or region has its own sign language, as different from each other as English is from Spanish. Each version of sign language is somewhat linked to the spoken language in its region. For example, American sign language does share similarities with English, even though it is its own language.

The advantages of knowing sign language in addition to a spoken language are many. Communication becomes possible on many levels with the deaf community, with other people either hearing or not in any of the above situations, as well as many more.

While other languages take years to learn, American Sign Language can be taught in a much shorter time period. It is one of the easiest languages to learn because most of the signs were developed to mimic the actual word or phrase it is representing. Even the alphabet signs look like the letters of the English alphabet.

American Sign Language, or ASL, is the third most used language in the United States. Used by the deaf community, interpreters, and friends and family of the deaf. There are a lot of sites on the internet that not only shows you the sign with video, but will help you practice reading signs as well.

Teaching even hearing babies sign language seems to be the fashion in recent years and for good reason. Communicating in sign language is fun and natural as babies naturally use body gestures in early communication. Teaching baby sign language actually appears to enhance the learning of verbal skills and brain development of the children involved.

Which two regions share similarities in their sign language?

A. Spain and Britain.

B. Mexico and USA.

C. Australia and Canada.

D. Japan and Korea.

Sign language ________.

A. is a collection of gestures

B. is easier to learn than English

C. is not very popular in USA

D. has no link to the spoken language

One of the reasons for learning sign language is that it ________.

A. increase self-confidence

B. provides more choices of career

C. trains brains

D. is interesting

Babies’ learning sign language cannot ________.

A. help them talk sooner

B. help them walk sooner

C. increase communication at a very early age

D. enrich relationship with parents and the people who take care of them

Which of the following topics is not discussed in the passage?

A. What is sign language?

B. The advantages of knowing sign language.

C. The relation of American sign language and English.

D. Ways of learning sign language.

The professor is in ????______ health and can’t walk any more.

A. failure              B. failed                       C. failing               D. fail

The car factory was built at       was once some good farnland.

   A.the place where   B. where    C. what          D. the place what

.---Warren Buffett is the second wealthiest man in the world .

  ---He is, but___ doesn’t follow that he lives the most expensive life. Actually, he still lives in an old house that he bought 30 years ago.

  A.that             B. it            C.everyone        D. anyone

.When I first set _________ in Germany, I didn’t know what the future might have in _________ for me.

A. my foot; the store     B. a foot; the store              C. foot; store     D. feet; stores

_____ makes this shop different is that it offers more personal service.

    A. What       B. That        C. Which      D. Why

第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白

處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

第二節(jié)完型填空(共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

It was New Year’s night, An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful（悲哀的）eyes towards the deep  36  sky, where the stars were  37  like white lilies(百合花)on

the surface of a clear calm lake．Then he threw them on the earth．Where a few more  38  people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the  39 ，He had already passed sixty of the  40   leading to it，and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regret．Now his health was poor，his mind  41 ，his heart sorrowful，and his old age short of   42．

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him．a(chǎn)nd he recalled the  43  moment

when his father placed him at the  44  to the two roads-one leading to a  45 ．sunny place．

covered with flowers，fruits and resounding with soft，sweet songs；the other 1eading to a deep，

dark cave．which was endless． 46  poison flowed instead of water and where deviIs(惡魔)and

poisonous snakes hissed and crawled．

He saw the  47   fading away in the darkness．a(chǎn)nd these were the days of his  48  life；He saw a star fall from the sky and disappeared，and this was the  49  of himself．His regret，which was like a sharparrow．Struck deeply into his heart．Then he remembered his friends in his

childhood．who entered on life together with him．But they had  50  to success and were now

honored and happy on this New Year’s night

The clock in the high church tow struck and the sound made him remember his parents’

early love for him．They had taught him and  51  to God for his good．But he chose the 52

way．With shame and grief he   53   no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived．

His darkened eyes were full of tears，and with a despairing  54  ，he burst out a cry；“Come back，my  55   days!Come back!”

36．A．grey           B,blue           C. black        D. cloudy

37．A．floating         B, flashing       C hanging      D shinning

38．A．purposeless     B purposeful      C hopeful      D hopeless

39．A．house          B tomb         C church        D birthplace

40．A．dreams         B moments      C incidents      D stages

41．A．strange         B pale           C blank        D shallow

42．A．a(chǎn)llowances      Bcomforts        C experiences   D  memories

43．A．serious         B awful          C tough         D desperate

44．A．end            B entrance        C origin        D base

45．A.  lonely          B noisy           C quiet        D peaceful

46．A．which          B that             C whose       D where

47．A．people         B lights            C  stars       D clouds

48．A．a(chǎn)ccustomed     B rewarded         C wasted      D occupied

49．A．symbol          B fate             C future       D outcome

50．A．lost their heart B devoted their attention

C．made their way D given their way

51．A．prayed       B attached         C adjusted      D turned

52．A．ordinary     B unfamiliar        C wrong        D difficult

53．A．would      B could            C should         D dared

54．A．a(chǎn)nxiety     B effort            C patience       D attempt

55．A．early       B good             C old           D shamdful