________ in a light blue shirt, she looks nice and outstanding among the girls.

    A.  Wearing     B. Worn     C. Dressing    D. Dressed

After the flood, there were hundreds of homeless people that needed _____.

  A. rescued                 B. being rescued            C. to rescue                  D. to be rescued

 The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages______.

A. turning             B. turned               C. being turned      D. having turned

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

The TV shows a baby’s pram (嬰兒車) rolling off a train platform as the mother makes a mad rush to save her son, but she is too late and it falls onto the rails in front of an incoming train. This heart-stopping scene happened yesterday at Ashburton station in Melbourne, Australia. But the story has a happy ending: the six-month-old baby survived with just a cut on his forehead, although the pram was dragged about 35 metres by the braking train. The nurse Jon Wright said the boy just “needed a feed and a sleep” and didn’t need to stay in hospital.

“Luckily, he was strapped (綁) into his pram at the time, which probably saved his life. I think the child is extremely lucky, ” Wright told the Herald Sun newspaper after the baby was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Fortunately the train was already slowing down to stop at the station so it stopped quickly when the driver put on the brakes as soon as he saw the pram fall in front of him. Rail firm Connex is to look into how the pram rolled off the platform. The accident came one day after Connex started a child safety awareness activity warning parents to keep babies strapped into their prams at all times while on platforms.

The accident happened at the same time as the “balloon boy ”story in the US, in which a six-year-old Colorado boy was reported to be trapped in a flyaway balloon. However, he was later found hiding in the family’s garage. Many people believe that it had all been a publicity stunt by the parents. No such doubts surround the baby on the train platform.

51.In the accident, the baby           .

A.almost fell onto the rails         

B.needed to stay in hospital

C.was badly injured by the train   

D.was pulled a long distance in the pram by the train

52.The child was not killed most probably because         .

A.the mother strapped him into his pram

B.the platform is not very high

C.he was well fed and asleep

D.the mother rushed to save him

53.Why could the train stop quickly?

A.Because it had just begun to move.

B.Because it was moving slowly at that time.

C.Because the mother took measures quickly.

D.Because the driver saw the pram fall.

54.The underlined word “stunt” in the last paragraph probably means           .

A.something silly                               B.something funny       

C.something done to attract attention    D.something done to avoid bad luck

 —What is the model plane like?

－Well, the wings of the plane are     of its body.

A. more than the length twice             B. twice more than the length

C. more than twice the length             D. more twice than the length

Ⅲ 閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第—節(jié)  閱瀆理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀—列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Without most people realizing it, there has been a revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large, rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of technology, small computers have come onto the market, which are capable of doing the work that used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them

       The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors (處理器) , or WPS as they are often called. 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.

       There are many advantages in using a word processor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re-typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do other more interesting work for the boss. From a manager’s point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily jobs automatically outside office hours.

       But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done automatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units (顯示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.                                                                                 

       Whatever the arguments for and against word processor, they are a key feature (特征) of this revolution in office practice.

41. Ten years ago, smaller companies did not use large computers because_________.

       A. these companies had not enough money to buy such expensive computers

     B. these computers could not do the work that small computers can do today

     C. these computers did not come onto the market

     D. these companies did not need to use this new technology

42. According to the writer, the main feature of the revolution in office work over the last

  ten years is __________.

    A. the saving of time and money  

       B. the use of computers in small companies

     C. the wide use of word processors      

D. the decreasing number of secretaries

43. It is implied but not directly stated in the passage that with the use of word processors

  _________.

   A. some secretaries will lose their jobs

   B. daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours

   C. medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased greatly

   D. the British companies will make less money

44. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   A. There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor.

   B. The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.

   C. The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last

ten years.

   D. Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work

      for their bosses.

45. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

   A. safety screens are of poor quality

   B. working at a VDU for a long time is good for one’s health

   C. more and more British offices will use word processors

   D. British companies will need fewer and fewer managers

My neighbour often gave me a hand in time of trouble, _________,I think, was very kind of them.

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

--- Hi, Lucy, you look tired.

   --- I’m really tired, because I           the living room all day.

 A. painted        B. had painted            C. have been painted   D. have been painting

______ it have been the failure to pick up directions from the ground control that caused the air crash?

A. Must          B. Could               C. Would               D. Should

_______ to the strong sunlight for a long time will do great harm to your skin.

A. Exposed  B. Exposing C. Being exposed    D. Having exposed