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單選題（本大題共20小題，每小題一分，共一分.）

1.一Areyousureyou'rereadyforthebest?

-.I*mwellpreparedforit.

A.rmafraidnot

B.Noprob1em

C.Hardtosay

D.Notreally

2.prizeforthewinnerofthecompetitionis__________two-weekholidayinParis.

A.The;不填

B.A;不填

C.A;the

D.The;a

3.Inmanyways,theeducationsystemintheUSisnotverydifferentfrom___in

theUK.

A.that

B.this

C.one

D.it

4.Itisimportanttopayyourelectricitybillontime,aslatepaymentsmay

affectyour______.

A.condition

B.income

C.credit

D.status

5._______onlineshoppinghaschangedourlife,notallofitseffectshavebeen

positive.

A.Since

B.After

C.While

D.Unless

6.Thatyoungmanishonest,cooperative,alwaystherewhenyouneedhis

help.,he'sreliable.

A.Orelse

B.Inshort

C.Bytheway

D.Foronething

7.Thestudysuggeststhatthecultureswegrowupinfluencethebasic

processesbywhichweseeworldaroundus.

A.on

B.in

C.at

D.about

8.Wecanachievealotwhenwelearntoletourdifferencesunite,ratherthan

_______us.

A.divide

B.reject

C.control

D.abandon

9.SilkoneoftheprimarygoodstradedalongtheSilkRoadbyabout100BC.

A.hadbecome

B.reject

C.control

D.abandon

10.Toreturntotheproblemofwaterpollution,I'dlikeyoutolookatastudy

inAustraliain2012.

A.havingconducted

B.tobeconducted

C.conducting

D.conducted

11.Scientistshaveadvancedmanytheoriesaboutwhyhumanbeingscrytears,none

ofhasbeenproved.

A.whom

B.which

C.what

D.that

12.Whentheirchildrenlivedfarawayfromthem,theseoldpeoplefelt____from

theworld.

A.carriedaway

B.brokendown

C.cutoff

D.broughtup

13.Asuddenstopcanbeaveryfrighteningexperience,ifyouare

travellingathighspeed.

A.eventually

B.strangely

C.merely

D.especially

14.Whenthetimecametomakethefinaldecisionforacourse,Idecidedtoapply

fortheonethat______myinterest.

A.limited

B.reserved

C.reflected

D.spoiled

15.Hadthegovernmentsandscientistsnotworkedtogether,AIDS-relateddeaths

_sincetheirhighestin2005.

A.hadnotfallen

B.wouldnotfall

C.didnotfall

D.wouldnothavefallen

16.Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswithexamples.

A.specific

B.permanent

C.abstract

D.universal

17.Georgetoofar.Hiscoffeeisstillwarm.

A.musthavegone

B.mighthavegone

C.can*thavegone

D.needn,thavegone

18.IhavealwaysenjoyedalltheeventsyouorganizedandIhopetoattend___in

thecomingyears

A.littlemore

B.nomore

C.muchmore

D.manymore

19.IhadasmuchfunsailingtheseasasInowdo___withstudents.

A.working

B.work

C.towork

D.worked

20.—Themoviestartaat8:30,andwecanhaveaquickbitebeforewego

—.Seeyouat8:10

A.Solong

B.Soundsgreat

C.Good1uck

D.Haveagoodtime

完型填空（本大題共20小題，每小題一分，共一分.）

閱讀下面短文，駕馭其大意，然后從21—40各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳

選項Duringthewar,myhusbandwasstationedatanarmycampinadesertin

California.Iwenttolivethereinordertobehim.Ihatedthe

place.Ihadneverbeensounhappy.Myhusbandwasorderedoutona

long-termduty,andIwasleftinatinyshack（棚屋）alone.Theheatwas

almost125°Fevenintheshadeofacactus（仙人掌）。asoultotalkto.

Thewindblewnon-stop,andallthefoodIate,andtheevryairI

breathed,werewithsand,sand,sand!Iwassosorryformyself

thatIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwasandcomingbackhome.I

saidIcouldn*tstanditoneminutelonger.1beinprison!Myfather

answeredmywithjusttwolines-twolinesthatwillalwayssingin

my-twolinesthatcompletelychangedmy1ife:

Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbars

Onesawthemud,theothersawthestars

IreadthosetwolinesIwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindI

wouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmypresent;Iwouldlookforthestars

Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheiramazedme.Theygaveme

presentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhadtoselltotoueists.

Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus.Iwatchedforthedesert

sunsets,andforseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsago

whenthedeserthadbeenanocean

Whatbroughtaboutthis____bd_blank____changeinme?Thedeserthadn't

changed,had.IhadchangedmyAndbydoingso,Ichanged

anunhappyexperienceintothenostamazingofmylife.Iwasexcitedby

thisnewworldthatIhaddicoveredIhadlookedoutofmyself-creatdedprison

andthestars

21.A.offB.behindC.nearD.beyond

22.A.beforeB.alreadyC.thenD.still

23.A.inflexibleB.incomprehensibleC.uncontrollableD.unbearable

24.A.OnlyB.NotC.ManyD.Such

25.A.coveredB.filledC.buriedD.charhed

26.A.catchingupB.keepingupC.givingupD.gettingup

27.A.oughttoB.mightv/ellC.wouldratherD.hadbetter

28.A.requestB.callC.questionD.letter

29.A.comparisonB.imaginationC.considerationD.memory

30.A.overandoverB.byandbyC.upanddownD.nowandthen

31.A.companyB.occupationC.situationD.relationship

32.A.movementB.reactionC.guidanceD.purpose

33.A.refusedB.failedC.managedD.happened

34.A.askedB.huntedC.waitedD.headed

35.A.floorB.surfaceC.rockD.level

36.A.shockingB.challengingC.puzzlingD.astonishing

37.A.asB.butC.forD.or

38.A.attitudeB.principleC.identityD.standard

39.A.vacationB.operationC.affairD.adventure

40.A.soughtB.countedC.foundD.reached

簡答題（綜合題）（本大題共5小題，每小題一分，共一分.）

其次部分：閱讀理解（第?節(jié)20小題，其次節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙

上將該選項標號涂黑。

“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamLastFriday?”LindseywhiperstoTori.

Withhereyesshining,toribrags,“YoubetIdid,Seantoldmetwodaysago.”

WhoareLindseyandToritalkingabout?ltjusthappenedtobeyourstruly,Adam

Freedmam,Icantellyouthatwhatthatwhattheyaresayingis（a）notniceand（b）

noteventrue.Still,LindseyandToriaren'tverydifferentfrommoststudentshere

atLintonHigtSchool,includingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip（閑談）。I

havenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip:itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersa

strangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup.An

importantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalked

about.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic-breakups,troubleathome,even

droppingout-thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret.Themoreembarrassingor

shamefulthesecretis,thejuicierthegossipitmakes.Probablytheworsttypeof

gossipistheabsolutelie.Peopleofenthinkofgossipersasharmless,butcruellies

cancausepain.

Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful,thenwhydosomanyofusdoit?Thtanswer

liesinanothereffectofgossip:thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatest

rumor（傳言）canmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthat

othersdon't.Similarly,hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepartof

the“ingroup."Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeopleasense

ofbelongingorevensuperiority（優(yōu)越感）.Gossipalsocanhaveathirdeffect:it

strengthensunwritten,unspokenrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.ProfessorDavid

Wilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantinpolicingbehaviorsinagroup.Translated

intohighschoolterms,thismeansthatifeverybodyyouhangaroundwithis

laughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid,thenyoucanbetthatwearingorsaying

somethingsimilarwillgetyouthesamekindofnegativeattention.Thedo'sand

don,tsconveyedthroughgossipwillnevershowupinanystudenthandbook.

Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeelthe

urgetospreadthelatestnews,thingaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffects

your“juicystory“mighthave.

41.Theauthorusesaconversationatthebeginningofthepassageto__.

A.introduceatopic

B.presentanargument

C.describethecharacters

D.clarifyhiswritingpurpose

42.Animportantnegativeeffectsofgossipisthatit__.

A.breaksuprelationships

B.embarrassesthelistener

C.spreadsinformationaround

D.causesunpleasantexperiences

43.Intheauther1sopinion,manypeopleliketogossipbecauseit__.

A.givesthemafeelingofpleasure

B.helplthemtomakemorefriends

C.makesthembetterattellingstories

D.enablesthemtomeetimportantpeople

44.ProfessorDavidWilsonthinkthatgossipcan

A.providestudentswithwrittenrules

B.helppeoplewatchtheirownbehaviors

C.forceschooltoimpovestudenthandbooks

D.attractthepolice'sattentiontogroupbehaviors

45.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?

A.Neverbecomeagossiper

B.Stayawayfromgossipers

C.Don*tletgossipturnintolies

D.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip.

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Catharine;ElderTerri,20041ABC-CLIO

Scries:Children*sandYoungAdultLiteratureReference

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SeilyPattyBorn,20141RedleafPress

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EducationandDisadvantagedChildrenandYoungPeople

MatsumotoMitsuko;BroolColin,20131BloomsburyPublishiing

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SongsinTheirHeads:MusicandItsMeaningInChildren'sLives

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C.doctors

D.artists

(Ascientistworkingatherlabbenchandasix-oldbabyplayingwithhisfood

mightseemtohavelittleincommon.Afterall,thescientistisengagedinserious

researchtouncovertheverynatureofthephysicalworld,andthebabyis,well,just

playing…right?Perhaps,butsomedevelopmentalpsychologists()havearguedthatthis

"play"ismorelikeascientificinvestigationthanonemightthink.

Takeacloserlookatthebabyplayingatthetable.Eachtimethebowlofriceis

pushedoverthetableedge,it

fallsintheground—and,intheprocess,itbelongsoutimportantevidenceabout

howphysicalobjectsinteract;bowlsofricedonotfloodinmid-sit,butrequire

supporttoremainstable.Itislikelythatbabiesarenotbornknowingthebasic

factoftheuniverse;noraretheyeverclearlytaughtit.Instead,babiesmayform

anunderstandingofobjectsupportthroughrepeatedexperimentsandthenbuildon

thisknowledgetolearnevenmoreabouthowobjectsinteract.Thoughtheirranges

andtoolsdiffer,thebaby'sinvestigationandthescientist,sexperimentappear

tosharethesameaim(tolearnaboutthenaturalworld),overallapproach

(gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld),andlogic(aremyobservationswhatI

expected?).

Somepsychologistssuggestthatyoungchildrenlearnaboutmorethanjustthe

physicalworldinthisway--thattheyinvestigatehumanpsychologyandtherulesof

languageusingsimilarmeans.Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeated

experiments,evidencegathering,andfinallyoverturningatheory,thatababywill

cometoaccepttheideathatotherpeoplecanhavedifferentviewsanddesiresfrom

whatheorshehas,forexample,unlikethechild,Mommyactuallydoesn*tlike

Dovechocolate.

Viewingchildhooddevelopmentasascientificinvestigationthrowsonhowchildren

learn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.Whydoyoung

childrenandscientistsseemtobesomuchalike?Psychologistshavesuggestedthat

scienceasaneffort--thedesiretoexplore,explain,andunderstandourworld

issimplysomethingthatcomesfromourbabyhood.Perhapsevolutionprovidedhuman

babieswithcuriosityandanaturaldrivetoexplaintheirworlds,andadult

scientistssimplymakeuseofthesamedrivethatservedthemaschildren.Thesame

cognitivesystemsthatmakeyoungchildrenfeelgoodaboutfeelgoodaboutfiguring

somethingoutmayhavebeenadoptedbyadultscientists.Assomepsychologistsput

it,“ItisnotthatchiIdrenarelittlescientistsbutthatscientistsarebig

children.”

50.Accordingtosomedevelopmentalpsychologists,_

A.ababy'splayisnothingmorethanagame.

B.scientificresearchintobabies;gamesispossible

C.thenatureofbabies*playhasbeenthoroughlyinvestigated

D.ababy,splayissomehowsinilartoascientist,sexperiment

51.WelearnfromParagraph2that

A.scientistsandbabiesseemtoobservetheworlddifferently

B.scientistsandbabiesofteninteractwitheachother

C.babiesarebornwiththeknowledgeofobjectsupport

D.babiesseemtocollectevidencejustasscientistsdo

52.Childrenmaylearntherulesoflanguageby

A.exploringthephysicalworld

B.investigatinghumanpsychology

C.repeatingtheirownexperiments

D.observingtheirparents,behaviors

53.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Theworldmaybemoreclearlyexplainedthroughchildren*splay.

B.Studyingbabies'playmayleadtoabetterunderstandingofscience.

C.Childrenmayhavegreaterabilitytofigureoutthingsthanscientists.

D.One'sdriveforscientificresearchmaybecomestrongerashegrows.

54.Whatistheauthor'stonewhenhediscussestheconnectionbetweenscientists'

researchandbabies'play?

A.Convincing.

B.Confused.

C.Confidence.

D.Cautious.

Twothingschangedmylife:mymotherandawhiteplasticbikebasket.1have

thoughtlongandhardaboutitandit'strue.Iwouldbeadifferentpersonifmy

momhadn,tturnedasillybicycleaccessoryintoalifelessonIcarrywithme

today.

Mymotherandfatherwereunitedintheirwayofraisingchildren,butitmostly

felltomymothertoactuallycarryitout.Lookingback,Ihonestlydon'tknowhow

shedidit.Managingthefamilybudgetmusthavebeenaveryhardtask.,butshe

madeitlookeffortless.Ifwecomplainedaboutnothavingwhatanotherkiddid,

we'dhearsomethinglike,"Idonttcarewhatso-and-sogotforhisbirthday,

youarenotgettingaTVinyourroomacarforyourbirthdayaIsvishsweet16

party.MWehadtoearnourallowancebydoingchoresaroundthehouse.Icanstil1

rememberhowlongittooktopolishthelegsofourcoffeetable.Mybrotherscanno

doubtrememberhoursspentcleaningthehouse.Likethetwolittlegirlsgrowingup

attheWhiteHouse,wemadeourownbeds(nooneleftthehouseuniti1thatwas

done)andpickedupafterourselves.Wehadtokeeptrackofourbelongings,andif

somethingwaslost,itwasnotreplaced.

Itwassummerand,oneday,mynotherdrovemetothebikeshoptogetatirefixed-

-andthereitwasinthewindow,White,shiny,plasticanddecoratedwith

flowers,thebasketwinkedatmeandIknew1knew—Ihadtohaveit.

"It'sbeautiful,nmymothersaidwhenIpointeditouttoher,“Whataneat

basket.M

Itriedtoholdoffatfirst,Iplayeditcoolforashortwhile.ButthenIguessI

couldn,tatanditanylonger:"Mon,pleasecanIplease,pleasegetit?I'lldo

extrachoresforaslongasyousay,I'11doanything,butIneedthatbasket,I

lovethatbasket.Please,Mom.Please?w

Iwasdesperate.

“Youknow,“shesaid,gentlyrubbingmybackwhilewebothstaredatwhatI

believeswasthecoolestthingever,“Ifyousaveupyoucouldbuythisyourself.”

“BythetimeImakeenoughit'11bugone!w

“MaybeRogerherecouldholditforyou,nshesmiledatRoger,thebikeguy.

“Hecan*tholditforthatlong,Mom.Someoneelsewillbuy

it.Please,Mom,Please?”

“Theremightbeanotherway,wshesaid.

Andsoourpayingplanunfolded.Mymotherboughtthebeautifulbasketandputit

safelyinsomehidingplaceIcould,tfind.EachweekIeagerlycountedmygrowing

savingincreasedbyextraworkhereandthere(washingthecar,helpingmymother

makedinner,deliveringorcollevtingthingsonmybikethatalreadylooked

withoutthebasketinfront).Andthen,weekslater,Icounted,re-countedand

jumpedforjoy.Oh,happyday!Imadeit!Ifinallyhadtheexactamountwe,d

agreedupon….

Dayslatertheunthinkablehappened.AneighborhoodgirlI'dplayedwithmillions

oftimesappearedwiththeexactsamebasketfixtedtohershiny,newbikethat

alreadyhadallthebellsandwhistles.Irodehardandfasthometotellmymother

aboutthisdisaster.Thishorribleturnofevents.

Andthencamethelesson.Vvetakenwithmethroughmylife:MHoney,Yourbasket

isextra-special,“Momsaid,gentlywipingawaymyhottears.MYourbasketis

specialbecauseyoupaidforityourself.n

55.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Thechildrenenjoyeddoinghousework.

B.Theauthorcamefromswell-offfamily

C.Themotherraisedherchildreninanunusualway

D.ThechildrenwerefondoftheUSpresident*sdaughters.

56.Whentheauthorsawthebasketinthewindow,she_

A.fellinlovewithit

B.staredathermother

C.recognizeditatonce

D.wentuptothebikeguy

57.Whydidtheauthorsaymany“please“tohermother?

A.Shelongedtodoextrawork.

B.Shewaseagertohavethebasket.

C.Shefelttiredafterstandingtoolong.

D.Shewantedtobepolitetohermother.

58.Byusing“naked”（Paragraph12）,theauthorseemstostressthatthebasketwas

A..somethingshecouldafford

B.somethingimportanttoher

C.somethingimpossibletoget

D.somethingshecoulddowithout

59.Totheauthor,itseemedtobeahorribleturnofeventsthat

A.somethingspoiledherpayingplan

B.thebasketcostmorethanshehadsaved

C.aneighborhoodgirlhadboughtanewbike

D.someoneelsehadgotabasketofthesamekind

60.Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhermother?

A.Savemoneyforarainyday

B.Goodadviceisbeyondallprice.

C.Earnyourbreadwithyoursweat

D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthenselves

66.短文改錯（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪減或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加?個漏字符號（八），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（/）劃掉.

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

留意：①每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞：

②只允許修改10處，多著（從第11處起）不計分。

例如：

ItwasverynicetogetyourinvitotiontospendAweekendwithyou.Luckily

(he

Iwascompletelyfreethen,BOI'lltnsay"yes",i'llarriveinBristolataround8：00p.m.

am

inFridayevening.

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WhenIwasaveryyoungchildren,my