第1部分：詞匯選項(第1～15題，每題1分，共15分)下面每個句子中均有1個詞或短語劃有底橫線，請為每處劃線部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。

1、This was an unexceptionally brutal attack.

A．open

B．sudden

C．cruel

D．direct

2、 The frame needs to be strong enough to support the engine.

A．bottom

B．surface

C．top

D．structure

3、 Traffic reaches its rush hour between 8：00 and 9：00 in the morning.

A．border

B．goal

C．level

D．peak

4、 she came across three children sleeping under a bridge.

A．passed by

B．found by chance

C．took a notice of

D．woke up

5、 She gets aggressive when she is drunk.

A．worried

B．sleepy

C．anxious

D．offensive

6、 I grabbed his arm and made him turn to look at me.

A．threw

B．broke

C．stretched

D．seized

7、 I tried to detach myself the reality of these terrible events.

A．separate

B．bring

C．put

D．set

8、 It seemed incredible that he had been there a week already.

A．right

B．obvious

C．unbelievable

D．unclear

9、 There is no other choice, she said in a harsh voice.

A．unkind

B．firm

C．soft

D．deep

10、 We found shelter from the rain under the trees.

A．defense

B．standing

C．room

D．protection

11、 The odd thing was that he didnt recognize me.

A．strange

B．real

C．whole

D．same

12、 That performance was pretty impressive.

A．completely

B．beautifully

C．very

D．equally

13、 We have to change the publics perception that money is everything.

A．sight

B．interest

C．belief

D．pressure

14、 He was tempted by the high salary offered by the company.

A．attracted

B．taught

C．kept

D．changed

15、 I have little information as regards her fitness for the post.

A．at

B．about

C．with

D．from

第3部分：概括大意與完成句子(第23～30題，每題1分，共8分)下面的短文后有2項測試任務：(1)第23～26題要求從所給的6個選項中為指定段落每段選擇1個小標題；(2)第27～30題要求從所給的6個選項中為每個句子確定一個最佳選項。

23、回答23-31題

Pedestrians Only

1. The concept of traffic-free shopping areas goes back a long time. During the Middle Ages, traffic-free shopping areas were built in Middle Eastern countries to allow people to shop in comfort and, more importantly, safety. As far back as 2, 000 years ago, road traffic was banned from central Rome during the day to allow for the free movement of pedestrians ( 行人 ), and was only allowed in at night when shops and markets had closed for the day. In most other cities, however, pedestrians were forced to share the streets with horses, coaches and, later, with cars and other motorised vehicles.

2. The modern, traffic-free shopping street was born in Europe in the 1960s, when both city populations and car ownership increased rapidly. Dirty gases from cars and the risks involved in crossing the road were beginning to make shopping an unpleasant and dangerous experience. Many believed the time was right for experimenting with car-free streets, and shopping areas seemed the best place to start.

3. At first, there was resistance from shopkeepers. They believed that such a move would be bad for business. They argued that people would avoid streets if they were unable to get to them in their cars, when the first streets in Europe were closed to traffic, there were even noisy demonstrations, as many shopkeepers predicted they would lose customers.

4. However, research carried out afterwards in several European cities revealed some unexpected statistics. In Munich , Cologne and Hamburg , visitors to shopping areas increased by 50 percent. On Copenhagen s main shopping street, shopkeepers reported sales increases of 25-40 percent. Shopkeepers in Minneapolis , the USA , were so impressed when they learnt this that they even offered to pay for the construction and maintenance costs of their own traffic-free streets.

5. With the arrival of the traffic-free shopping street, many shops, especially those selling things like clothes, food and smaller luxury items, prospered. Unfortunately, it wasnt good news for everyone, as shops selling furniture and larger electrical appliances ( 電器 ) actually saw their sales drop. Many of these were forced to move elsewhere, away from the city centre.

paragraph 1 __________

A．A need for change

B．An idea from ancient history

C．Popularity of online shopping

D．Facing protest from shop owners

E．Increase in sales and customers

F．An experiment that went wrong

24、 paragraph 2 __________

A．A need for change

B．An idea from ancient history

C．Popularity of online shopping

D．Facing protest from shop owners

E．Increase in sales and customers

F．An experiment that went wrong

25、 paragraph 3 __________

A．A need for change

B．An idea from ancient history

C．Popularity of online shopping

D．Facing protest from shop owners

E．Increase in sales and customers

F．An experiment that went wrong

26、 paragraph 4 __________

A．A need for change

B．An idea from ancient history

C．Popularity of online shopping

D．Facing protest from shop owners

E．Increase in sales and customers

F．An experiment that went wrong

27、 Traffic-free shopping streets first developed in __________

A．pedestrians

B．north America

C．customers

D．a bad experience

E．middle eastern countries

F．furniture sellers

28、 In the 1960s, dirty gases from cars made shopping __________

A．pedestrians

B．north America

C．customers

D．a bad experience

E．middle eastern countries

F．furniture sellers

29、 Shopkeepers mistakenly believed that car-free streets would keep away __________

A．pedestrians

B．north America

C．customers

D．a bad experience

E．middle eastern countries

F．furniture sellers

30、 The arrival of the traffic-free shopping street made many __________lose their business.

A．pedestrians

B．north America

C．customers

D．a bad experience

E．middle eastern countries

F．furniture sellers

第4部分：閱讀理解(第31～45題，每題3分，共45分)下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題。請根據短文內容，為每題確定1個最佳選項。

31、回答31-36題

The Development of Ballet 　　Ballet is a dance form that has a long history. The fact that it survives to this day shows that it has adjusted as times have changed.

　　Ballet began in the royal courts during the Renaissance. At that time it became common for kings and queens, as well as other nobility, to participate in pageants that included music, poetry, and dance. As these entertainments moved from the Italian courts to the French ones, court ladies began participating in them. Though their long dresses prevented much movement, they were able to perform elaborate walking patterns. It was not until the 1600s that women dancers shortened their skirts, changed to flat shoes, and began doing some of the leaps and turns performed by men.

　　It was also in the 1600s that professional ballet began. King Louis XIV of France, himself a devoted dancer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance. The five basic feet positions from which all ballet steps begin were finalized. In the late 1700s another important change occurred. Ballet began to tell a story on its own. It was no longer simply dance to be performed between acts of plays. Elaborate wigs and costumes were eliminated. By the early 1800s dancers learned to rise on their toes to make it appear that they were floating.

　　Classical ballet as we know it today was influenced primarily by Russian dancing. The Russians remained interested in ballet when it declined in other European countries in the mid -1800s. One of the most influential figures of the early 20th century was Sergei Diaghilev. His dance company, the Ballets Russes, brought a new energy and excitement to ballet. One of his chief assistants, George Balanchine, went on to found the New York City Ballet in 1948 and to influence new generations of dancers.

This passage deals mainly with _________.

A．famous names in ballet

B．Russian ballet

C．how ballet has developed

D．why ballet is no longer popular

32、 The word pageants in paragraph 2 means_________.

A．dances

B．instruction

C．royal courts

D．big shows

33、 Professional ballet was first performed in _________.

A．France

B．Italy

C．Russia

D．America

34、 Who had an important influence on early ballet?

A．Balanchine

B．Louis XIV

C．Antoinette

D．Diaghilev

35、 We can conclude from this passage that ballet _________.

A．will continue to change

B．is a dying art

C．is currently performed only in Russia

D．is often performed by dancers with little training

36、回答36-41題

An Expensive Mistake

　　Is there water on the planet Mars? Is there life on Mars? Was there ever life on Mars? Scientists from NASA wanted to know the answers to these questions. They built a spacecraft to travel around Mars and get information. The spacecraft was called the Mars Climate Orbiter.

　　The Mars Climate Orbiter left for Mars in December 1998. The trip took nine and a half months. At first, everything was fine. However, when the Orbiter got near Mars, something terrible happened. The spacecraft didnt go to the right place. It went too close to Mars. It was too hot for the Orbiter there. The spacecraft couldnt function correctly. Suddenly, it stopped sending messages to NASA. The Orbiter was lost.

　　How could this terrible thing happen? How did the Orbiter get closer to Mars than the scientists planned? Finally, they found the answer. Two teams of scientists worked together on the Orbiter. One team was in England , and one team was in the United States . There were many similarities in the way they worked, but there was one important difference: The teams used different guidelines for measuring things. The United States team used the metric system( 公制 ). The other team used the English system.

　　Because they used different systems, the scientists made a mathematical mistake. The Orbiters orbit (the shape and pattern of its path) around Mars was not correct. The scientists put the Orbiter on the wrong path. The Orbiter got too close and too hot, and it stopped functioning.

　　Why didnt anybody see the mistake before it was too late? Many things contributed to the problem. One thing was that NASA scientists and mathematicians were working on two other spacecrafts at the same time. This was a challenge, and they were very fired from working long hours.

　　The Mars Climate Orbiter cost $ 94 million to build. It also cost a lot of money to try to find the lost orbiter in space. In addition, NASAs research on the cause of the problem was very expensive; this wasnt the first time that two different measurement systems caused mistakes in scientific projects. However, the Mars Climate Orbiter was definitely the most expensive mistake of all!

NASA built the mars climate orbiter to get information about __________.

A．possible life on Mars

B．the size of Mars

C．the shape of Mars

D．the atmosphere of Mars

37、 How long did it take the orbiter to get close to mars?

A．One year.

B．Less than one year.

C．About two and a half year.

D．More than three years.

38、 When did the orbiters problem begin?

A．Right after it left for Mars.

B．When it got near Mars.

C．Right after it landed on Mars.

D．When it returned to Earth.

39、 What caused the orbiters problem?

A．Scientists used wrong guidelines of mathematics.

B．Scientists used wrong building materials.

C．Scientists used different operating systems.

D．Scientists used different measurement systems.

40、 Why didnt NASA scientists identify the problem before the orbiter left for Mars?

A．They didnt know the English system.

B．They were sure of the success of the trip.

C．They didnt get enough research funding.

D．They were tired from working long hours.

Operation Migration

　　If you look up at the sky in the early fall in the northern part of North America , you may see groups of birds. These birds are flying south to places where they can find food and warmth for the winter. They are migrating ( 遷徙 ). The young birds usually learn to migrate from their parents. They follow their parents south, in one unusual case, however, the young birds are following something very different. These birds are young whooping cranes, and they are following an airplane!

　　The whooping crane is the largest bird that is native to North America . These birds almost disappeared in the 1800s. By 1941, there were only about 20 cranes alive. In the 1970s, people were worried that these creatures were in danger of disappearing completely. As a result, the United States identified whooping cranes as an endangered species that they needed to protect.

Some researchers tried to help. They began to breed whooping cranes in special parks to increase the number of birds. This plan was successful. There were a lot of new baby birds. As the birds became older, the researchers wanted to return them to nature. However, there was a problem: These young birds did not know how to migrate. They needed human help.

　　In 2001, some people had a creative idea. They formed an organization called Operation Migration. This group decided to use very light airplanes, instead of birds, to lead the young whooping cranes on their first trip south. They painted each airplane to look like a whooping crane. Even the pilots wore special clothing to make them 10ok like cranes. The cranes began to trust the airplanes, and the plan worked.

　　Today, planes still lead birds across approximately 1,200 miles ( 1,931 kilometers ), from the United States-Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico . They leave the birds at different sites. If a trip is successful, the birds can travel on their own in the future. Then, when these birds become parents, they will teach their young to migrate. The people of Operation Migration think this is the only way to maintain the whooping crane population.

　　Operation Migration works with several other organizations and government institutes. Together, they assist hundreds of cranes each year. However, some experts predict that soon, this wont be necessary. Thanks to Operation Migration and its partners, the crane population will continue to migrate. Hopefully, they wont need human help any more.