完形填空（共12分，每小題1分）

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You don’t know whether it is true that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you   36  .

I wanted to do something very   37   for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it   38   it looked almost new. I was so proud of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(頭盔)and a riding outfit(全套裝備）.

I could   39   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I couldn’t sleep the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to   40   the coffee, tea, and morning dishes. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   41  :” To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could   42   lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s   promise.

I stood there shocked(震驚的), crying a river, asking myself how my son could  43  this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was very pleased with my reaction（反應）. Many kisses were exchanged, and I immediately wanted him to   44   my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   45   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love is   46   present and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   47   this story.

 Yours,

Hilary

1.A. hope           B. advice           C. spirit               D. courage

2.  A. strange              B. similar              C. special              D. private

3.  A. after            B. before           C. unless           D. until

4.A. perhaps            B. really           C. almost           D. hardly

5.  A. start                B. cook             C. set                  D. serve

6.  A. sign                 B. notice           C. word             D. note

7.A. give               B. take                 C. draw             D. teach

8.A. present            B. find                 C. afford           D. order

9.A. tear               B. open             C. check            D. receive

10.A. realized              B. remembered      C. imagined             D. supposed

11. A. only             B. still                C. ever                 D. even

12. A. send             B. publish              C. share            D. write

 

 

You may know about “ junk food” like French fries. But do you know about “junk sleep”?
Recently, a British survey found that electronic(電子) products in teenagers bedrooms are affecting(影響)their sleep.
The survey was done among 1,000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that thirty percent of them got just 4 to 7 hours sleep every day. But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours.
Almost a quarter of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.
“This is very worrying.” Said Dr Chris Idzikowski, a British expert, “We call it ‘junk sleep’, It means you don’t get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad, too. If you don’t get good rest, you don’t perform well in school the next day.”
The survey found that 40 percent of the kids felt tired each day, with girls between 13 and 16 feeling the worst. Nearly all the teenagers have a phone, Mp4 or TV IN THEIR BEDROOM. And many of them have all three.
【小題1】 This passage is mainly about______.

A．junk food	B．junk sleep
C．electronic products	D．the importance of sleep

【小題2】 _______of the children in the survey sleep only 4 to 7 hours a day.

A．200	B．300
C．500	D．1,000

【小題3】“Junk food” and “junk sleep”are similar to each other in the way that_______.

A．they are both low in quality	B．they are both produced in factories
C．people enjoy both in their spare time	D．they are both good to people’s health

【小題4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Teenagers need 4 to 7 hours of sleep each day.

B．Few of the teenagers have a phone in their bedrooms.

C．Teenagers spend too much time on electronic products.

D．Girls between 15 and 16 spend the least time on electronic products.

【小題5】 Which of the following is the best solution to the problem?

A．Parents watch TV together with their children

B．Forbid teenagers to use any electronic product.

C．Teenagers limit (限制) their use of the electronic products.

D．The use of mobile phone and Mp4 is not allowed at school

 

Wanted
FAIRMONT HOTEL Five Waiters and Ten Waitresses: —Aged under 22. —At least high school graduates. Good-looking men at least 1.72 metres tall and women at least 1.65 metres tall. —Paid 1.600-2,200 dollars per month. One Secretary: —Aged under 30. —Females only. —Good at writing and skilled at computer. —Paid 2,000-3,000 dollars per month. If you are interested, call 465-4768. Fax: 6954828	WILSON BOOKSTORE Accountant(會計): Aged between 25 and 40. —With an experience of at least two years. With a degree and an accountant certificate(證書). —Paid 3,000-4,000 dollars monthly. —With a practical knowledge of computer. Computer Salesclerk: —Aged 25 or less. —Basic education of 12 years or more. Good at computer. Paid 1,800-2,200 dollars monthly. Tel: 447-4398 Fax: 3485269

 

1.If you don’t know how to use a computer, you can work as________.

A．a(chǎn) secretary                            B．a(chǎn) waiter or waitress

C．a(chǎn)n accountant                          D．a(chǎn) salesclerk

2.If you want to get a job in the Fairmont Hotel, you should be________.

A．a(chǎn) woman                              B．a(chǎn) university graduate

C．shorter than 1.65 metres                 D．younger than 30 years old

3.If you work as an accountant, how much can you get at most monthly?

A．$ 1, 800.          B．$ 2,200.           C．$ 3, 000.          D．$ 4, 000.

4.If you want to be an accountant, you have to satisfy(滿足) the following conditions except___________.

A．being a woman                         B．knowing how to use a computer well

C．a(chǎn)n experience of at least 2 years            D．having an accountant certificate

5.Sukan is 24 years old. He can get the job as_______.

A．a(chǎn) secretary                            B．a(chǎn) waiter

C．a(chǎn)n accountant                          D．a(chǎn) computer salesclerk

 

“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks“ How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.

Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone Asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you’re Wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives and excuse: “Someone’s at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly that they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language.

1.“How are you?” is another way of saying "Hello." or" Hi."

2. It is polite lo say" No. I disagree I think you are wrong, "if you don’t agree with others.

3.When someone says "I have to go now "On the phone.it means he wants to go on talking.

4."Someone is at the door." may be an excuse for finishing a plume can.

5. Sometimes people don't say exactly what they are thinking about just became they try to be nice to each other.

 

“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the U.S.A greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks“ How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone Asks “Do you agree?”, the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you’re Wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives and excuse: “Someone’s at the door.”“Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, of finishing a talk, people don’t say exactly that they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language.
【小題1】“How are you?”is another way of saying"Hello."or"Hi."
【小題2】 It is polite lo say"No.I disagree I think you are wrong, "if you don’t agree with others.
【小題3】When someone says"I have to go now "On the phone.it means he wants to go on talking.
【小題4】"Someone is at the door."may be an excuse for finishing a plume can.
【小題5】Sometimes people don't say exactly what they are thinking about just became they try to be nice to each other.