Moths are very ugly creatures．At least that is what I always thought until a reliable source told me otherwise．My brother Joseph and I once stayed overnight at our Aunt Linda’s house, our favorite relative．She spoke to us like adults, and she always had the best 21 ．Joseph was only four and still afraid of the dark．Just as I dozed off to sleep, he woke me up and asked, “Jennie, what are those ugly things near the light?” He was pointing to the moths fluttering around the hall light．“They’re just moths, go to sleep,” I told him．

He wasn’t 22 with that answer, so the next time my Aunt walked by the door he asked her to make the ugly moths go away．When she asked why, he said 23 , “Because they’re ugly and scary!” She laughed, rubbing his head, and asked, “Do you know why moths are brown?” Joe just shook his head．

“ 24 , moths were the most beautiful animals in the animal kingdom．They have always been helpful, kind, and 25 creatures．One day the angels up in heaven were crying．They were sad because it was cloudy and they couldn’t 26 the people on earth．Their tears fell down to the earth as 27 raindrops．Now that the sweet little moths 28 to see everyone so sad, they decided to make a rainbow．The moths 29 that if they asked their cousins, the butterflies, to help, they could all give up just a little bit of their colors and 30 , make a beautiful rainbow．

One of the littlest moths flew to ask the queen of the butterflies for help．31 , the butterflies were too vain and selfish to give up any of their colors for neither the people nor the angels．So, the moths decided to make the rainbow themselves．They 32 their wings very hard and the powder on them formed little clouds．They kept giving a little more and more 33 the rainbow stretched all the way across the sky．They had given away all their colors except brown, which didn’t 34 their beautiful rainbow．

Now the once colorful moths were 35 and brown．At the rainbow, the angels up in heaven became joyous．They smiled and the 36 of their smiles shone down on the earth as sunshine．It made the people on earth cheerful and they smiled, too．Now every time it rains the baby moths, who still have their colors, spread them 37 the sky to make more rainbows．”

My brother sank into deep 38 with that story and hasn’t feared moths 39 ．The story my aunt told us had been gathering 40 in the back corners of my brain for years．

21．A．jokes 　　　　　　　　　 B．editions 　　　　　　　　 C．stories 　　　　　　　　 D．memories

22．A．familiar 　　　　　　　　 B．content 　　　　　　　　 C．impressed 　　　　　　 D．confirmed

23．A．cautiously 　　　　　　 B．casually 　　　　　　　　 C．simply 　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nxiously

24．A．By all means 　　　　 B．In any circumstance C．To be honest 　　　 D．At one time

25．A．generous 　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)ggressive 　　　　　　 C．considerate 　　　　　 D．faithful

26．A．hang out with 　　　 B．show concern for C．take control of 　　　 D．look down upon

27．A．constant 　　　　　　　 B．endless 　　　　　　　　 C．occasional 　　　　　　 D．permanent

28．A．hesitated 　　　　　　　 B．declined 　　　　　　　 C．intended 　　　　　　　 D．hated

29．A．clarified 　　　　　　　 B．figured 　　　　　　　　 C．recommended 　　　 D．predicted

30．A．moreover 　　　　　　 B．therefore 　　　　　　　 C．meanwhile 　　　　　 D．instead

31．A．Unexpectedly 　　　　 B．Obviously 　　　　　　 C．Eventually 　　　　　　 D．Strangely

32．A．expanded 　　　　　　 B．struck 　　　　　　　　　 C．beat 　　　　　　　　　　 D．stretched

33．A．until 　　　　　　　　　　 B．before 　　　　　　　　　 C．while 　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)fter

34．A．a(chǎn)dapt to 　　　　　　　 B．bring out 　　　　　　　 C．make up 　　　　　　　 D．fit into

35．A．ordinary 　　　　　　　 B．common 　　　　　　　 C．plain 　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)wful

36．A．warmth 　　　　　　　　 B．strength 　　　　　　　 C．truth 　　　　　　　　　　 D．wealth

37．A．beyond 　　　　　　　　 B．through 　　　　　　　　 C．under 　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)cross

38．A．thought 　　　　　　　　 B．dream 　　　　　　　　　 C．sleep 　　　　　　　　　 D．curiosity

39．A．though 　　　　　　　　 B．since 　　　　　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)nyway 　　　　　　　 D．later

40．A．powder 　　　　　　　　 B．rainbows 　　　　　　　 C．dust 　　　　　　　　　　 D．shadows

閱讀理解

Newspapers are an important source of information. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don't have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page；at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to glance at the headlines.

    There are newspapers to satisfy every reader. In big cities there are many types, with several different editions every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some areas the papers is printed weekly.

Most newspapers have several sections, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front pages with the most important news, the sports section, the society page, the amusement section, a business page, and so on.

1. People read newspaper________.

   A. because they can learn about the most important news

   B. because they can learn about whatever they want

   C. because newspapers are an important source of information

   D. because newspapers can satisfy them

2. Reading the headline, people can know________.

   A. what the articles are about

   B. how many editions there are in the newspaper

   C. about the most important news

   D. about the sport, society, business and so on

3. In big cities, newspapers are usually printed________.

  A. daily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. weekly

  C. monthly　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. yearly

 4. Most newspapers have ________ on Sundays than usual.

    A. more types

B. more sections

    C. less types

D. less sections

5.If you want to see a film, you can read ________ in a newspaper.

    A. the business page

B. the society page

    C. the amusement section

    D. the sports section

 

New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Price: ￡28.00
Publication Date: 30/11/2006
Publisher’s description:
Collect Doyle’s fifty-six classic short stories, arranged in the order in which they appeared in late-nineteenth-and-early-twentieth-century book editions, in a set complemented by four novels, editor biographies of Doyle, Holmes, and Watson as well as literary and cultural details about Victorian society.
Breaking Ground by Daniel Libeskind
Price: ￡16.00
Publication Date:11/10/2006
Brief description:
This is a book about the adventure life that can offer each of us if we seize it, and about the powerful forces of tragedy, memory and hope. For Daniel Libeskind, life’s adventure has been through architecture, which he has found has the power to reshape human experience. Although often relating to the past, his buildings are about the future. This biology of one man’s journey brings together history, personal experience, our physical environment and a fresh international vision.
In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman
Price: ￡16.00
Publication Date:02/09/2006
Brief description:
On 11^th September 2001, Art Spiegelman raced to the world Trade Center, not knowing if his daughter Nadja was alive or dead. Once she was found safe---in her school at the foot of the burning towers---he returned home, to mediate(反省) on the trauma(創(chuàng)傷), and to work on a comic strip(連環(huán)漫畫). In the Shadow of No Towers is New Yorker Art Spiegelman’s extraordinary account of “the hijacking(劫機(jī)) on 9.11 and the following hijacking of those events” by America.
Light on Snow by Anita Shreve
Price: ￡14.00
Publication Date:07/10/2006
Publisher’s description:
This is the 11^th novel by Anita Shreve, the critically accepted bestseller. A moving story of love and courage and tragedy and of the ways in which the human heart always seeks to heal itself.
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Price: ￡20.99
Publication Date:11/08/2006
Brief description:
Camping in the garden, riding bikes through the woods, climbing trees, picking wildflowers, running through piles of autumn leaves… these are the things childhood memories are made of. But for a whole generation of today’s children the pleasures of a free-range childhood are missing, and their indoor habits contribute to obesity, attention disorder and childhood depression. This book shows how our children have become increasingly distanced from nature, why this matters and how we can make a difference. Richard Louv is chairman of the Children and Nature Network and co-chair of the National Forum on Children and Nature. He is the author of seven other books and has written for newspapers and magazines including the New York Times and the Washington Post.
【小題1】Who is the writer of the latest book published among the four books?

A．Arthur Conan Doyle	B．Daniel Libeskind
C．Art Spiegelman	D．Anita Shreve

【小題2】If one wants to know something about Victorian society, he or she may read____.

A．Light on Snow	B．In the Shadow of No Towers
C．Breaking Ground	D．New Annotated Sherlock Holmes

【小題3】Which of the following refers to tragedies?

A．Light on Snow　＆　Breaking Ground

B．Light on Snow ＆　In the Shadow of No Towers

C．In the Shadow of No Towers ＆　Breaking Ground

D．New Annotated Sherlock Holmes�。Α�In the Shadow of No Towers

【小題4】Which book is based on a real big event?

A．Breaking Ground	B．In the Shadow of No Towers
C．Light on Snow	D．Last Child in The Woods

【小題5】Who has also written for newspapers and magazines according to the text?

A．Arthur Conan Doyle.	B．Daniel Libeskind
C．Art Spiegelman	D．Richard Louv

First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained_____.

　　A. at any place B. at any price  C. in any language D. in any country