As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were looking   16 at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow beautiful but  17 .
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. The mountain climbers had  18  the top,using the southern route（路線）. But no one had ever  19  to try a winter climbing up the northern route. But now one man was daring（敢） to try the  20  route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had 21 him anxiously(擔(dān)心地). Now they were waiting to see his  22  . If he planned to  23  the next day，he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he gave up.
A tiny green light  24  high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up！The people  25  .
The next day he  26  his way upward(向上). He was so lonely and so  27 ！But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the  28  light.
In the morning, Bonatti  29  up. He could not see the top，but he knew he was 30 there. Though the climb was painful，he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months  31  for the climb. Was the training enough?  Did he have the strength and  32  to climb to the top? 
He was 33  at the top！News about his victory（勝利） was radioed to the world.
The trip  34 the northern route was hard. However,  He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the  “ 35 ,” and would be well remembered as a climber forever.

小題1:	A．eastward B．forward C．down D．up

小題2:	A．Special B．dangerous C．a(chǎn)ttractive D．small

小題3:	A．swim B．passed C．reached D．rushed

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)llowed B．taken C．thought D．dared

小題5:	A．difficult B．small C．same D．easy

小題6:	A．Surrounded B．terrified C．watched D．helped

小題7:	A．face B．leg C．flag D．signal

小題8:	A．take out B．go on C．give up D．throw away

小題9:	A．Appeared B．showed C．disappeared D．ran

小題10:

A．laughed B．cheered C．jumped D．shouted

小題11:

A．Continued B．started C．stopped D．led

小題12:

A．sleepy B．excited C．tired D．happy

小題13:

A．yellow B．blue C．green D．red

小題14:

A．woke B．turned C．got D．looked

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)lready B．a(chǎn)lmost C．extremely D．surely

小題16:

A．Training B．listening C．planning D．a(chǎn)sking

小題17:

A．courage B．time C．money D．wish

小題18:

A．finally B．gradually C．officially D．slightly

小題19:

A．in B．up C．a(chǎn)long D．to

小題20:

A．Necessary B．important C．unimportant D．impossible

A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him. Thus, feeling inferior (低級(jí)的), the seed gave no importance to his existence (存在). Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field in the sun. Later, he was given rain. Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. "Thank you God for this. I really need some rest," he heard the traveler say. "What are you talking about?" the seed quickly asked. He thought the man was making fun of him. No one ever spoke to him like that. "Who just spoke?" the shocked man asked. "It is me. A seed." "A seed?" The man looked at the big tree. "Are you joking? You are not a seed. You are a big tree!" "Really?" "Yes! Why else do you think people come here?" "What do they come here for?" "To feel your shade (樹(shù)陰)! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time." A moment passed before the traveler’s words brought him pride. The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life. The years of torture (折磨) by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up. "Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable. Wow! That’s great!"
小題1:The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because __________.

A．nobody looked after him

B．he was thrown into the open air

C．he can’t not grow up

D．he didn’t believe in himself

小題2:The traveler sat by the seed’s side to _____________.

A．escape from the rain

B．thank God for offering him a tree

C．have a rest and enjoy the shade

D．talk with the big tree

小題3:How did the seed feel after hearing the traveler’s words at last?

A．Sad.

B．Proud.

C．Funny.

D．Sorry.

小題4:The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

A．tell us a very interesting story

B．praise the seed for his strength

C．teach readers a lesson: don’t laugh at others

D．tell us that we should never lose hope

小題5:Where does the passage most probably come from?

A．A history book.

B．A science book.

C．A story book.

D．A guide book.

Today, when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There are only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct.
In 1904 the Wrights built a second machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there was some mechanical(機(jī)械的) trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, “Flyer No Three”. They were able to stay upon the air for half an hour and more in the machine. Farmers and travelers on the road around the Dayton often saw them flying, but when three people told newspapermen about it, they refused to believe them.
The Wrights offered “Flyer No. Three” to the United States government. The government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build a plane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their planes to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden box. It seemed nobody was interested.
小題1:The reporters were disappointed in 1904 because________.

A．the Wrights did not invite them

B．the plane could not stay long in the air

C．the plane did not fly at all that day

D．they had wanted to see a better machine

小題2:The U．S. government could not understand that________.

A．the Wrights had already built a machine that could fly

B．experts still thought flight was impossible

C．the Wrights wanted more money to build an airplane

D．“Flyer No. Three” was now in a wooden case

小題3:The Wrights took their plane to pieces because________.

A．they planned to go to Europe

B．nobody was interested

C．the government didn't give them any money

D．the newspapermen didn't report their flights

小題4:What does the underlined word “Flyer” mean?

A．Pilot.

B．Drive.

C．Plane.

D．Kite.

小題5:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Today, people are very interested in new things.

B．People in the past talked little about new things.

C．Reporters are now as interested in new happening as in the past.

D．People in the past even told each other wrong things.

Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar(美洲豹)saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.
Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.
“Tom, no!” shouted his father.
But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.
Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar’s claws(爪子)got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father.
“Knife, Tom” shouted Jeb.
The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb stated shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.
The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.
小題1:Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

A．To get ready to fight	B．To frighten it away
C．To protect the boy	D．To cool down

小題2:What do we know about cougars?

A．They are afraid of noises

B．They hesitate before they hit

C．They are bigger than we think

D．They like to attack running people

小題3:How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

A．By keeping shouting and hitting

B．By making a wall out of his arms

C．By throwing himself on the cougar

D．By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes

小題4:Which of the following happened first?

A．The cougar jumped from the rock

B．Tom struggled free of his father

C．Jeb asked Tom to get the knife

D．Jeb held Tom across his body

I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s  36  I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could 37   where it was coming from.   38   the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing    39   me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must      40   to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.
She must have felt my   41   because she would  42 look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some  43     in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been  44     a rough time lately, but you’ve made me  45 again.”
“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mum told me she had got    46   from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”
“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were        47   , your head was down. Don’t look  48 , because  49   comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”
She also explained to me that she saw a lot of  50 people in the world and she tried to bring more  51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied  52  . So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I  53     a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we  54, my heart was  55      and lightened by a musical soul!

小題1:	A．where B．why C．which D．when

小題2:	A．turn out B．take in C．find out D．get in

小題3:	A．Across B．Through C．Between D．Above

小題4:	A．comforted B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．scared D．reminded

小題5:	A．take time B．take turns C．take action D．take courage

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)bsence B．performance C．presence D．regret

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．occasionally C．generally D．faithfully

小題8:	A．cards B．food C．books D．money

小題9:	A．going through B．getting up C．taking over D．running towards

小題10:

A．curious B．eager C．sad D．hopeful

小題11:

A．hired B．promoted C．paid D．fired

小題12:

A．running B．driving C．walking D．riding

小題13:

A．proud B．defeated C．a(chǎn)bsorbed D．puzzled

小題14:

A．opportunity B．trouble C．difficulty D．dream

小題15:

A．positive B．a(chǎn)ctive C．energetic D．negative

小題16:

A．records B．poverty C．positivity D．indifference

小題17:

A．politics B．psychology C．biology D．a(chǎn)rt

小題18:

A．smiled B．changed C．influenced D．sighed

小題19:

A．responded B．parted C．a(chǎn)greed D．understood

小題20:

A．hit B．sunk C．tied D．touched

One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was  1 my clothes in my room, I heard a(n)       2  ,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and  3  the peephole（貓眼）, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly   4  the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept 5 , “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I  6  told her that everything would be okay, and  7  her to her house to see what was going on  8  the fire alarm.
She  9 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her  10  to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table,  11  it, and looked at the fire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes  12 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed  13 but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her  14 she was okay, and she said she was 15  , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her _16_ for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then  17 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with  18 for being with her, but I thanked her for  19 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 20  hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.

小題1:	A．collecting B．designing C．unpacking D．setting

小題2:	A．continual B．flexible C．rhythmic D．impressive

小題3:	A．looked through B．made out C．cut up D．turned to

小題4:	A．closed B．moved C．locked D．opened

小題5:	A．thinking B．repeating C．complaining D．screaming

小題6:	A．frequently B．briefly C．immediately D．roughly

小題7:	A．required B．a(chǎn)ccompanied C．inspected D．observed

小題8:	A．for B．to C．by D．with

小題9:	A．predicted B．warned C．mentioned D．proved

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)ttempt B．suggestion C．responsibility D．permission

小題11:

A．pressed B．revolved C．crashed D．climbed

小題12:

A．power B．dust C．paper D．switch

小題13:

A．determined B．terrified C．relieved D．devoted

小題14:

A．when B．how C．why D．if

小題15:

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．tired C．sleepy D．pleased

小題16:

A．casually B．tightly C．a(chǎn)utomatically D．a(chǎn)bruptly

小題17:

A．broke down B．sped up C．sat down D．turned around

小題18:

A．suffering B．regret C．shame D．gratitude

小題19:

A．a(chǎn)dvising B．reminding C．encouraging D．a(chǎn)dvocating

小題20:

A．simple B．special C．official D．sudden

For most people, graduation is an exciting day – the culmination (頂點(diǎn)) of years of hard work. My graduation day... was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago, Family and friends had traveled far to watch our class walk across the stage. But like everyone else in my graduating class, I had watched the economy go from bad to worse during my senior year. We graduates had degrees, but very limited prospects (前景). I hadn’t secured a job, and I knew that the next day, when my lease (租約) ended, I would no longer have a place to call home.
The weeks ahead weren’t easy. I gathered up everything I couldn’t carry and put it into storage. Then, because I had no opportunities in my small university town, I packed up my car and drove to California to find work. But what I thought would take a week dragged into two, then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself still jobless. The due date to begin paying back my student loans was creeping even closer.
Have you ever felt utter dread? That feeling became a constant in my life. The most frustrating part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any progress.
So what did I do to maintain my sanity? I wrote. Something about putting my words on a page made everything clearer. Something about writing gave me hope.
I channeled my frustration into a children’s book. Beyond the river was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish who refused to give up.
And then one day, with no writing degree or contacts in the writing world – just hard work and perseverance – I was offered a publishing contract for my first book. After that, things were in place, I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was hired shortly after.
The moral of this story is… don’t give up, even if things look bleak now.  Two years ago I was drinking cold soup right out the can. Things change. All we need is the courage to push beyond the river.
小題1:When it was time to graduate, the author felt _____.

A．Bored

B．Relieved

C．depressed

D．hopeful

小題2:After the author’s graduation, _____.

A．he went on a short trip with his family to California

B．things turned even worse than he had expected

C．he focused on writing instead of applying for jobs

D．he found his salary was hardly enough to pay back his student loans

小題3:When did the author’s career life begin to run smoothly according to the article?

A．After he got his first publishing contract.

B．After he began to write his book Beyond the river.

C．After he finished his book Beyond the river.

D．After he got hired by the Walt Disney Company.

小題4:What is the main message the story intends to convey?

A．Opportunity lies everywhere.

B．Perseverance is essential to success.

C．It’s important to adapt yourself to society.

D．We should devote ourselves to whatever we do.

When I was in the ninth grade, my parents started fighting. I could hear them   36  at each other at night. It always seemed like they were fighting about me. I started to   37  and couldn’t fall asleep. Some nights I didn’t feel like I   38  at all. My grades really started to   39  too. It was hard to pay attention during class because I felt so   40  all the time.
My mom had to take me to see a therapist(治療專家). On the way, I   41  to worry even more. What would my friends   42  me if they knew I was going to see a therapist? What if the therapist couldn’t   43   me?
It was not that   44 . My therapist asked me a lot of questions and then we talked about how my life might   45  if I was able to get more sleep.   46  I understood how the future could be better, I felt really   47  to try new things. At the end of the session, I was sent home with a piece of paper called a sleep diary. When I woke up each morning, I had to answer all these questions about my sleep.
  48 , she gave me homework related to my sleep. I wasn’t   49  to text or be on my computer after 8 pm. If I couldn’t fall asleep after about ten minutes, she wanted me to get up and do something in another room that would help me to   50  and feel sleepy.
During the therapy sessions, she was a cheerleader for my life and kept   51  out all the things I was doing right. With her help, it was so much easier to notice the   52  things that were happening all around me.
After about two months of seeing my therapist, I was sleeping at least eight hours a night, sometimes even nine! I felt happier. I could   53 . My grades got better. Basically, I felt like myself! It was so much better to admit that something was   54  and to do something to fix it   55  just watch my whole life get worse and worse.

小題1:	A．laughing B．shooting C．knocking D．screaming

小題2:	A．doubt B．worry C．protest D．quarrel

小題3:	A．slept B．a(chǎn)te C．spoke D．dreamed

小題4:	A．reduce B．change C．drop D．influence

小題5:	A．bored B．tired C．upset D．shy

小題6:	A．refused B．happened C．ended D．started

小題7:	A．think about B．worry about C．get on with D．a(chǎn)gree with

小題8:	A．teach B．fix C．a(chǎn)nswer D．recognize

小題9:	A．helpful B．interesting C．a(chǎn)wful D．practical

小題10:

A．improve B．develop C．benefit D．a(chǎn)djust

小題11:

A．If B．Unless C．Though D．Once

小題12:

A．nervous B．surprised C．excited D．calm

小題13:

A．Therefore B．Besides C．However D．Instead

小題14:

A．a(chǎn)llowed B．reminded C．a(chǎn)sked D．persuaded

小題15:

A．study B．relax C．respond D．recover

小題16:

A．picking B．trying C．leaving D．pointing

小題17:

A．tiny B．exciting C．positive D．important

小題18:

A．forgive B．concentrate C．a(chǎn)ppreciate D．understand

小題19:

A．wrong B．significant C．a(chǎn)cceptable D．realistic

小題20:

A．instead of B．a(chǎn)s well as C．rather than D．other than

I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.
My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the   36  often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to   37  those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my   38  life experience had led me to one   39  that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.
It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me. 
“Spare some change?” he asked.
I didn’t even   40  looking up at his nameless face. I briefly   41  him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to  42  him.
“I have no money on me,” I said quickly.
Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God   43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I   44  and landed heavily on my right knee. The   45  was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I   46  took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t   47 . I saw the   48  in his eyes.
I  49 to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.
“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep   50 .
“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.
Mike paused, and a look of sudden   51  crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.
“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said.
I was highly embarrassed as I remembered my   52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.
“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have   53  what happened to him.
Mike held his cup tightly,   54  it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.
A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a   55  to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

小題1:	A．doctors B．beggars C．citizens D．sellers

小題2:	A．pity B．observe C．forgive D．ignore

小題3:	A．limited B．painful C．meaningful D．rich

小題4:	A．fact B．rule C．a(chǎn)ssumption D．suggestion

小題5:	A．mind B．bother C．a(chǎn)void D．bear

小題6:	A．imagined B．followed C．noticed D．heard

小題7:	A．judge B．stop C．tease D．blame

小題8:	A．signed B．succeeded C．responded D．a(chǎn)pproached

小題9:	A．skipped B．dashed C．slipped D．hesitated

小題10:

A．regret B．scare C．cold D．pain

小題11:

A．still B．ever C．yet D．a(chǎn)lso

小題12:

A．honest B．reliable C．drunk D．shabby

小題13:

A．greed B．surprise C．sorrow D．sympathy

小題14:

A．failed B．struggled C．hurried D．chose

小題15:

A．relief B．satisfaction C．understanding D．concern

小題16:

A．confusion B．realization C．excitement D．sadness

小題17:

A．lie B．injury C．promise D．experience

小題18:

A．known B．predicted C．cared D．a(chǎn)ccepted

小題19:

A．treasuring B．protecting C．making D．showing

小題20:

A．lesson B．name C．chance D．fortune

Wherever she goes, Molly leaves her mark. Without saying a word, she speaks to people with her kind eyes. Even when she walks away, she leaves an impression．Molly's mark is a smile, stamped into the ground by the horseshoe at the bottom of her false leg．
A few years ago, Molly was badly attacked by a dog．The dog bit all four or Molly’s legs and left large cuts in her face. Molly's owner, Kate Harris, took her to an animal hospital．Doctors there were able to save Molly’s life, but soon one of her legs became very infected(感染).
At first, doctors thought Molly would have to be put to sleep．But Molly changed their minds. This pony, doctors noticed, shifted her weight, and rested her good leg from time to time. Doctors knew t hat Molly had amazing intelligence, and that she wanted to live.
Several doctors operated on Molly, and removed her infected leg. A false leg was made for her. The leg was a hollow cast with a pole at the bottom for balance. Doctors gave Molly a special horseshoe at the bottom of the leg. This horseshoe she had had a stamp of a smile face in it!
After the operation, Molly walked around on all four legs, as if nothing had ever happened to her! Now, with every step she takes, she stamps a smile in the dirt．But she leaves her m ark in other ways, too.
Kaye Harris took Molly to the false leg center. There were children there who, like Molly, had artificial arms or legs. They were amazed to see a pony with a false leg. Molly made them smile and gave them hope. Soon, Molly began to visit schools, nursing homes, army bases and hospitals. A book was even written about Molly!
小題1:Molly is the name of a__________.

A．dog

B．horse

C．parent

D．child

小題2:Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．Molly can speak to people in kind words.

B．Kay Harris took Molly to a children’s hospital after the attack.

C．In the beginning, doctors had planned to end Molly’s life.

D．Molly sometimes leaves smiling marks on people’s faces.

小題3:What is unique about Molly?

A．Molly has a false leg with a horseshoe shaped like a smiling face.

B．Molly ran a race and won the first prize.

C．Molly often visits places such as schools and parks.

D．Molly has become a symbol of hope for people of all ages.