一． 單項選擇：(40分)

( ) 1.She is optimistic _____ her company.

A. to B. about C. in D. under

( ) 2.Do you know anything about the talk between the two countries?

They ___ to reach an agreement.

A. have so far failed B. had so far failed

C. so far failed D. were so far failing

( ) 3.Hi, Jack. I will go to Japan for my holiday tomorrow.

Really? I____ you a safe and pleasant journey.

A. hope B. wish C. expect D. greet

( ) 4.How I regretted ____the hours in the forest, _____I should have studied hard in the classroom.

A. to waste; when B. to waste; where

C. wasting; when D. wasting; where

( ) 5.What do you think of your summer vacation in the countryside?

It is an experience I shall never forget and shall ____for the rest of my life.

A. value B. respect C. collect D. honor

( ) 6.What’s the matter with you?

________ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly.

A.Cleaning B. To clean C. While cleaning D.While I was cleaning

( ) 7.The rainy season makes ___impossible to continue with the repair work.

A. / B. them C. that D. it

( ) 8.It was during that period that silk made in China rose _______.Many westerners came to buy it and shipped it to European countries.

A. famous B. for fame C. in fame D. to fame

( ) 9.I don’t know what will become __ the boy if he keeps failing his examinations.

A. with B. in C. of D. on

( ) 10.The ice cracked without _____ and we fell into the water.

A. noticing B. warning C. signing D. expecting

( ) 11.In fact, he ______ in bed all the morning without doing anything, but he ____to me about that.

A. lied; lied B. lay; lay C. lied; lay D. lay; lied

( )12.He _____ me to come, but he hasn’t arrived yet.

A. allowed B. promised C. agreed D. invited

( )13.There can be no doubt ____ the woman is fit for the work.

A. that B. if C. what D. because

( )14.He happened _____ ill ____ the morning of the meeting.

A. fall ; on B. to feel; in C. to fall; on D. to be ; in

( )15._Not all body language ,you know,____ the same thing in different countries.

Yes. It is said that nodding the head ___ “No” in some Asian countries.

A. meaning; means B. mean; is to say

C. means; meaning D. means; is to say

( )16.Many a student ____something about Abraham Lincoln.

A. have known B. knows C. is known D. are known

( )17.Apples of this kind ______.

A. tastes good B. tastes well C. taste good D. taste well

( )18. “All _____present and all ____going on well” said the teacher.

A. is; is B. is; are C. are ; are D .are ; is

( )19.Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who _____ to visit the museum ____ asked to be at the school gate before 6;30 in the morning.

A. are; are B. is; is C. are; is D. is ; are

( )20.When and where to build a new factory _____yet.

A. is not decided B. are not decided

C. has not decided D. have not decided

二：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分40分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 21 side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to22in good health, or23about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to24damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text25the title. Therefore, the scissors (剪刀) would26before they start,27 halfway done when I find out the28result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 29 . - You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be30up. But you know the future is unpredictable (不可預料)- the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 31. Thus you are32in a difficult position and feel sad. How33that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life34greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what35is like: we are often36with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only37we get into another. The 38may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I 39remember a philosopher's remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life." So a casual (不經意) 40may not be a bad one.

( )21.A. front B. same C. either D. opposite

( )22.A. get B. keep C. lead D. bring

( )23.A. advice B. news C. a theory D. a report

( )24.A. suffer B. reduce C. prevent D. cause

( )25.A. on B. for C. without D. off

( )26.A. use B. handle C. prepare D. stay

( )27.A. or B. but C. so D. for

( )28.A. satisfying B. regretful C. surprising D. impossible

( )29.A. courage B. strength C. attention D. patience

( )30.A. given B. held C. made D. picked

( )31.A. near B. alone C. about D. behind

( )32. A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck

( )33.A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does

( )34.A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes

( )35.A. study B. society C. nature D. life

( )36.A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed

( )37.A. before B. after C. until D. as

( )38.A. following B. next C. above D. former

( )39.A. still B. also C. once D. almost

( )40.A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark

三：閱讀理解(共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

My son and I were trying to sell the house we had repaired but in the barn(谷倉)there were bats(蝙蝠)and they would not leave. The barn was their home. They told us so in their own way. They hung there in the barn and seemed determined to stay for the season. Don't worry about it, Dad, " Patrick said. They keep down the mosquitoes(蚊子).”

Unfortunately they also kept the buyers away. when we had asked a person to sell　the house for us he had refused to show it because of the bats. Bats are popular, "Patrick comforted me. They're ecological(生態學的)."Isn't there a machine you can buy that produces high-frequency sounds to keep bats away?” I don't know,” said Patrick. But I like bats, and whoever buys this house will probably like them too."”Probably?"I hated that word. How many bats are　there ,anyway?" I counted about 90 last night," said Patrick. They were dropping out from under the edge of the roof." You mean there are more-outside?" They're everywhere, Dad. But look at it this way. When the cold weather comes, they’ll be off to Mexico. Maybe in the spring we can keep them out. Don't worry about it,” he said for the hundredth time. It's not a problem."

The bat expert I called was even more active than Patrick. I think you've got a large number there,” he said in wonder, I’ve been trying to attract bats to our house for 25 years A single bat eats up his weight in mosquitoes and black flies three times every night. You're a very lucky man.” I offered to share my luck with him. He could take them away. Bats have a remarkable homing instinct(本能),"he said. They'd fly straight back even if I transported them 100 miles. Once they have settled, you can't stop them from coming back." I was silent.

Finally we managed to rent “(出租)the house to a young family, who were also interested in buying it. What about the bats?" I said to Patrick.

Oh, they love the bats,” he said. No mosquitoes. No black flies. It's one of the things that attracted them." Do you think they will really buy the house? "Probably." Probably? Well,if they do ,I suppose I'll have to admit that I was wrong. "You mean you're going to eat your words?"

Yes, I am."

（ ）41. What was the problem the author had with his house?

A. Bats were living in the barn and wouldn't go away.

B. The author and his son couldn't sleep well because of the bats.

C. The author and his son might be able to stay for the season.

D. The house was still badly in need of repair.

( )42. What did Patrick suggest the author should do to stop the bats living in the barn?

A. He should buy a high-frequency machine.

B. He should move them one hundred miles away.

C. He should reduce the number of mosquitoes.

D. He should close the barn in the spring.

( )43. Why did the author fall silent when he talked with the bat specialist?

A. He felt sure about the situation.

B. He found out that it would be impossible to remove the bats.

C. He learned that he would be able to share his luck with the expert.

D. He liked the advice given by the expert.

( )44. What happened regarding the house in the end?

A. Some people agreed to rent the house.

B. The author failed to find anybody who wanted to live in the house.

C. The bat expert made the decision to buy the house.

D. The bats left the house for Mexico in the spring.

( )45. Why did the author think he might have to “eat his words”?

A. He felt sorry for the bats.

B. He might be mistaken about being unable to sell the house.

C. He realized he might be wrong about the bats' actions.

D. He was happy about selling the house.

四．短文改錯

Professor Brown, knowing to the world as a scientist, 1______

is not only absent-minded but short-sighted as well. His mind 2._____

was always busy thinking about scientific problems and he 3.______

seldom notices what is going on around him. The another day, 4.______

he went for walk in the countryside, but as usual he had 5.______

a book in his hand and had no sooner set out off the walk 6._______

when he became absorbed in reading. He hadn’t gone 7._______

far away when he knocked into a big cow and fell down. 8._______

In the fall, he had lost his glasses, without it he couldn’t 9._______

See. He thought he had been hit his head against a fat lady. 10.______

“I’m sorry, madam. ”he said politely.

The key:

1-5 BABCA 6-10 DDDCB 11-15 DBACD 16-20 BCDCA

21-25DBAAC 26-30DABCA 31-35D CBBD 36-40A BDAC

41-45 ADBAB