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21. A. fat    B. thin    C. strong    D. Weak

22. A. fence     B. farm      C. factory      D. Forest

23. A. English   B. Polish     C. Chinese     D. German

24. A. happy    B. sad       C. hungry      D. Disappointed

25. A. caught   B. got        C. grasped     D. Reached

26. A. fetching  B. taking     C. bringing     D. Holding

27. A. inside    B. outside    C. top         D. Bottom

28. A. money   B. conversation  C. rice      D. Food

29. A. running  B. blowing     C. flying     D. Drifting

30. A. seen   B. heard        C. felt        D. Imagined

31. A. ran    B. made        C. walked     D. Stepped

32. A. driven  B. covered     C. picked      D. Fixed

33. A. sense  B. knowledge   C. information   D. Idea

34. A. dinner  B. break       C. lectures     D. Wedding

35. A. daily  B. monthly      C. quarterly    D. Yearly

36. A. and   B. but          C. because     D. So

37. A. much  B. nothing      C. no         D. Yes

38. A. sell    B. give        C. buy        D. Fetch

39. A. war  B. flood         C. famine     D. Earthquake

40. A. go   B. talk          C. cry        D. Smile

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下面的短文，從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Mark was angry at the driver in front of him because she was driving very slowly. He was running late for a golf game with his friend Barney. He was on a two-lane road that led to the golf course. The road was straight uphill. It went for six blocks through a busy residential neighbourhood. There was a four-way stop sign at the end of each block.

Every time the woman ahead arrived at a stop sign, she looked left and right. Then she looked left and right again. Then she went forward very slowly.

Mark was pulling his hair out. Never be in a hurry in LA, he muttered to himself. Mark didn’t pass her because there was too much oncoming(迎面而來的) traffic. Then, at the very last stop sign, she turned right.

At last, no one was in front of him. Mark drove faster to make up for the lost time. However, as soon as he rounded the first curve, he had to immediately brake for a truck crawling up the hill at about 5 mph. Mark couldn’t believe it. His tee time was 11:45 and it was 11:39. Mark ignored the solid yellow line and passed the truck. It was 11:40 when he got to the parking lot. He walked quickly to the clubhouse to tell Mel, the assistant pro(職業(yè)選手), that he had arrived. Mel said, “Barney just called about 10 minutes ago. He said that there was a big accident on the freeway. The highway police closed his side of the freeway. He told you to go on without him and that he was going back home.”

41. Why was Mark angry when he was driving through a busy residential neighborhood?  

A. Because a woman drove too fast behind him.

B. Because his golf game had already begun.

C. Because a woman drove too slowly ahead of him.

D. Because there was a stop sign at each block.

42. What does the underlined phrase “pulling his hair out” in the third paragraph mean?

A. Very angry about something.

B. Very puzzled about something.

C. Very patient about something.

D. Very curious about something.

43. When Mark rounded the first curve, _________.

A. he ran into a terrible accident

B. he met the woman again

C. there was a truck moving slowly ahead of him

D. he came across his friend Barney

44. Which of the following about Barney is TRUE?

A. He was Mel’s assistant pro.

B. He did not play golf with Mark that day.

C. He called Mark to tell him that he was at home.

D. His car was destroyed in an accident.

45. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Mark was late for the golf game.

B. Mark passed the woman at the first stop sign.

C. Mark didn’t pass the truck at last.

D. Mark was probably disappointed by Barney’s call.

B

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LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE

English is the official language. Spanish is not an official language, but it is widely used among Hispanics. There were 272, 639, 608 people living in America according to July 1999 statistics(統(tǒng)計(jì)), and it is a multi-racial nation. Most of the people are from northwest Europe, specifically Great Britain. Many Americans who live in the east were originally from Great Britain. Those living in the Mississippi basin were mainly French, and those out the west possibly came from Spain and Mexico. After World War II, the number of immigrants coming from Asia steadily increased.

ECONOMY

America is a strong economic power. It is most well known for its agriculture, forestry and marine products industries, as well as the mining and manufacturing industries. American wealth partially comes from its abundant natural resources. The population of America accounts for only 5% of the world’s population, however the natural resources(資源) from America make up for one fifth of world production of things such as coal, copper and oil.

46. According to the passage, the capital of America ____.

A. used to lie in Philadelphia

B. has been in Washington, D.C. since its independence

C. remains where it was first situated

D. lies on the bank of the Hudson River

47. America has a powerful economy in the following fields EXCEPT ____.

A. agricultural products        B. manufacturing

C. service trades                   D. mining

48. The passage will probably talk about American ______ next.

A. culture                         B. transportation

C. climate                     D. education

C

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49. Those who write for the magazine ____.

A. don’t like to take part in community activities

B. are volunteers from other communities

C. can get paid well by NRIPulse.com

D. are experts and models in the community

50. According to the passage, ________.

A. NRIPulse.com is a combination of a magazine and a TV program

B. people can debate hot topics on NRIPulse.com

C. NRIPulse.com can’t provide business information

D. NRIPulse.com can also offer news from abroad

51. According to the writer, the website is ____.

A. completed now

B. to become richer in content

C. the best one in the world

D. a home for all the people

52. The passage’s purpose is mainly to ___________.

A. provide jobs           B. offer community service

C. entertain readers       D. advertise NRIPulse.com

D

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The United Nations Environment Program produced the report with the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, based in Nepal. It was released on June 5th in connection with World Environment Day and the United Nations Year of the Mountain.

   The Himalayas are the highest mountain system in the world. They extend from Pakistan across Nepal and Bhutan. The Himalayas include Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain.

A team of mountain climbers from Britain, New Zealand and Chile recently traveled to the Himalayas. They gathered information about the environment. The mountain climbers found that warmer weather has been melting (融化) huge mountains of ice in the Himalayas. These melting glaciers(冰川) are creating lakes that could overflow (泛濫) and flood wide areas.

Temperatures in the area have risen one degree Celsius during the past thirty years. Satellite maps show that the glaciers are shrinking at a rate of thirty to forty meters each year. The study identified almost five-thousand glacier lakes in Nepal and Bhutan. Researchers say forty-four of these lakes could overflow during the next five years. UN officials say this flooding could have serious effects on local communities and the environment. However, they say it may be possible to remove water from the lakes before they overflow and use that water to create energy.

Researchers say the Himalayas have been harmed by an increase in visitors to the area, over-cutting of trees and other environmental destruction. Observers say community action is helping to restore the mountain environment. However, UN officials say the glacier melting in the Himalayas should be a warning to industrial countries to reduce heat-trapping gases that cause global warming.

53. This passage mainly tells us _______.

A. why many people travel to the Himalayas

B. why the Himalayas are getting smaller

C. global warming is threatening the Himalayas

D. how people are destroying the earth

54. From this passage, we know that _______.

A. the warming of the earth is mainly because of human activities

B. World Environment Day is on July 5th

C. temperatures in Himalayas rise one degree Celsius every year

D. there is less and less snow and ice in the Himalayas

55. The underlined word “shrinking” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. becoming smaller in size

B. becoming greater in number

C. becoming shorter in height

D. becoming taller in height

56. Which of the following could happen in the next five years?

A. Large numbers of visitors will come to the Himalayas.

B. Many floods may happen in local places.

C. Temperatures will remain unchanged in the Himalayas.

D. More trees will be planted in the Himalayas.

E

Dr Naismith had a big problem. His students played football and soccer all through the fall season. But now winter was coming, and it would be too cold to play outside. Naismith wanted all of them to stay in good health, but he didn’t have any sport for them to play inside.

Finally, he got two peach baskets and attached them to a balcony at opposite ends of the gym. There were eighteen people in his class, so he divided them up into two groups with nine players on each team. He chose a ball that he had on hand: a soccer ball. When the first game began, the players started passing the ball around and one boy threw the ball in the basket. Soon the sport became popular in the whole university.

But even though the game was fun to play, there were some problems that they had to solve. For example, whenever the players would throw the ball into the basket, they couldn’t get it down without climbing up a ladder. As a result, they decided to cut holes at the bottom of the baskets for the ball to fall through. This helped them play faster. But the peach baskets were not suitable for the game. They used them until 1906, when they were finally replaced by metal hoops with backboards.

But even then their problems weren’t over. They realized that they had too many players playing at one time. In fact, one time in a game at Cornell University, there were 50 players on each team!

At first, basketball was only played in high schools and colleges. But in 1949 the National Basketball Association (NBA) was created, with eight teams. As time passed, Dr Naismith became known as “The Father of Basketball” and more and more people had heard of his name.

57. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Inventor of Basketball     B. The Rules of Basketball

C. The History of Basketball      D. The Founding of the NBA

58. From the passage, we know that Dr Naismith  _____.

A. became a coach in the NBA later    

B. chose a volleyball for the students to play

C. was a teacher in a middle school

D. worked in a university

59. What was Dr Naismith’s original purpose in inventing basketball?

A. To do some exercise in his own gym.

B. To help his students play sports through the winter.

C. To get a big prize and win a good reputation.

D. To entertain all the students in universities.

60. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a problem the players had at the beginning?

A. People frequently had to get the ball from the basket.

B. There were too many players in the match.

C. The rules of basketball were not complete.

D. The peach basket wasn’t very suitable for the game.

第四節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

One morning, I got up early and want to enjoy the fresh        61. _________

and pleasant air, so I walked to the nearest park. Before        62. _________

I arrived, I found, to my surprised, that there were so many     63. _________

people in the park. Men and women, old and young,           64. _________

were doing exercise in various way. Some were running up and  65. _________

down. Some were playing chess and sword. And some children   66. _________

were jumping and dancing on the ground. Deeply moved by that  67. _________

I saw I joined in them. While chatting with them, I realized the   68. ________

advantages of sports, especial morning exercises. It can keep     69. _________

us health, and make our minds clear. From then on, I decided to do 70. ___­­­­­______

exercise every morning like an early bird.