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　　二、 語言知識及應用(共節)

　　(共0小題；每小題分，滿分20分)1. I failed again in the examination and only then

　　how much time I had wasted.

　　A. I realized

　　B. I had realized C. did I realize D. had I realized

　　2. We were all shocked to hear the news that

　　two Chinese engineers were shot to death in Pakistan. What was worse,

　　third one died in hospital soon afterwards.

　　A. the; a

　　B. the; the C. /; a

　　D. /; the

　　3.—English is becoming so important.

　　--It’s true. Many university classes are taught in English ____the native language is not English.

　　A. as if

　　B. what if

　　C. as long as

　　D. even though

　　4.It’s the first time this term we

　　an examination after class in the afternoon.

　　A. didn’t have B. aren’t having C. don’t have

　　D. haven’t had.

　　5. On those questions

　　at yesterday’s meting, all the teachers made their views

　　clearly.

　　A. discussing; know

　　B. discussed; know C. discussing; knowing

　　D. discussed; known

　　6.--I am sorry to keep you waiting. I’ll make short work of this

　　--________ I am not in hurry.

　　A. Take it easy.

　　B. Don’t be nervous.

　　C. Come to your time

　　D. Why didn’t you do it earlier?

　　7. Your behavior was shocking. You should be ashamed _____ yourself.

　　A. of

　　B. at

　　C. to

　　D. on

　　8. The money his brother gave him has ________.

　　A. went out

　　B. run out of

　　C. run out

　　D. given out of

　　9. --- If he ____, he _____ that food.

　　--- Luckily, he was sent to hospital immediately.

　　A. was warned; would not eaten

　　B. had been warned; would not have eaten

　　C. would be warned; had not eaten

　　D. would have been warned; had not eaten

　　10. Few people have ever ______ deep into this forest, for it is extremely dangerous.

　　A. risked going

　　B. risked to go

　　C. tried to go

　　D. tried going

　　11. — I’m going to Appleby tomorrow.

　　— What a ____! I’m going up there too. ?A. coincidence?? B. convenience?? C. consequence?? D .contemporary

　　12. _______ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language. ?A. There

　　B. This

　　C. That

　　D. It

　　13. ________to computer games, the boy has lost all interest in his lessons.

　　A. Addicting

　　B. having addicted

　　C. Addicted

　　D. Addict

　　14. With better education, people become more and more _the problems of nature.

　　A. decided on

　　B. focused on

　　C. concentrated on

　　D. impressed on

　　15. Don’t believe him. He _____ a story.

　　A. makes up

　　B. is making up

　　C. makes up of

　　D. is making out

　　16. There are ______ these books and _____ pencils on the desk.

　　A. a dozen; scores of

　　B. scores, a dozen of

　　C. scores of, a dozen

　　D. two dozens, a score

　　17. He suggested that we ___ the plan later, which suggested that he ____ against it.

　　A. discussed; was

　　B. would discuss; should be

　　C. discuss; was

　　D. should discuss; should be

　　18. When I was ________ the school football team because I was too slow, I knew it was time to quit smoking.

　　A .taken off

　　B. taken my eye off

　　C. taken away

　　D. taken part in

　　19. Before leaving this country, you must be in _____ of a valid passport.

　　A.charge

　　B. possession

　　C. place

　　D. honour

　　20.Everything _____ doing is worthy of _____ well.

　　A. worthy; being done　 B. worthy; doing

　　C. worth; being doneD. worth; doing第節

　　完形填空(共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分)

　　閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21—30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　Harold Smith and George Price glanced down Clay Street as they traveled Calhoun Street. They noticed what they described as a plume (縷) of smoke and turned around to check on it. They found it beginning to stream from a house and jumped into __21__.

　　At the back of the house, they found flames pouring out of the back window. George Price knocked __22__ on the door and got no __23__ and went to the neighbor’s house just a few feet away to __24__ them.

　　Harold Smith __25__ a garden hose (軟管) and went to work. He had been a volunteer __26__ years ago so when he saw the fan in the back window __27__ the flames, he turned the hose on it to short it out.

　　As soon as he stopped the fan, he went down the side of the home next door to make sure it did not catch fire. Then he turned the hose back on the flames through the now __28__ back window.

　　Public Safety Fire arrived a few minutes later. The fire was quickly brought under __29__. It appeared the fire started in the kitchen area. __30__, the family with 3 or 4 children, which had lived in the home only a few months, left the home just a little while before.

　　21. A. behavior

　　B. action

　　C. appearance

　　D. movement

　　22. A. hard

　　B. slightly

　　C. happily

　　D. politely

　　23. A. result

　　B. answer

　　C. voice

　　D. flame

　　24. A. communicate

　　B. advise

　　C. separate

　　D. warn

　　25. A. made up

　　B. came up

　　C. set up

　　D. picked up

　　26. A. firefighter

　　B. officer

　　C. teacher

　　D. soldier

　　27. A. crossing

　　B. stopping

　　C. feeding

　　D. disturbing

　　28. A. broken

　　B. closed

　　C. open

　　D. fastened

　　29. A. care

　　B. influence

　　C. control

　　D. way

　　30. A. Suddenly

　　B. Surprisingly

　　C. Luckily

　　D. Hopefully

　　第三節 語法填空(共10小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分15分)

　　閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填人一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答卷標號為3l-40的相應位置上。

　　Once a man came to Allah (安拉) and said, “Oh Allah, I have many bad habits. Which one should I give up first?” Allah said, “Give up telling lies first and always tell the truth.” The man promised to do __31__ and went home.

　　At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the promise he made __32__ Allah. “If tomorrow Allah asks me where I have been, what should I say? Should I say that I went out _33__ (steal)? No, I cannot say that. If I tell the truth, everyone will start hating me and call __34__ a thief. I would __35__ (punish) for stealing. But __36__ can I lie.”

　　So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.

　　Next day, when he was about to drink wine, he also remembered __37__ he promised to Allah, so he gave up __38__ idea of drinking wine. In this way, __39__ the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth __40__ all times. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits.

　　三、閱讀(共兩節，滿分40分)

　　第—節

　　閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　A

　　We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.

　　Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed – no examination is perfect – but to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in school or on teachers. This would mean everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher.

　　Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them – a form of favoritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an ill-respected school can show certificates to prove he is suitable for a job, while the lack of a certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defense of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his school’s reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child from the favored school.

　　The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.

　　The word “ favoritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that________.

　　bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs.

　　children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs.

　　poor children with certificates are favored in job markets.

　　children attending ordinary schools achieve great success.

　　What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?

　　schools for bright children would lose their reputation.

　　There would be more opportunities and excellence.

　　Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.

　　Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation.

　　The opponents of the examination system will agree that_______________.

　　jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection.

　　computers should be selected to take over many jobs.

　　special classes are necessary to keep the school standards.

　　schools with academic subjects should be done away with.

　　The passage mainly focuses on _________________.

　　A. schools and certificates

　　B. examinations and equality

　　C. opportunity and employment

　　D. standards and reputation

　　5. The underlined word “reputation” means ______________.

　　A. successful achievement

　　B. good title

　　C. strict management

　　D. fame

　　B

　　One of the traditions which is now a necessary part of Christmas is that of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus. According to the modern legend, he is a magical figure who visits all the children of the world during the night before Christmas Day, leaving presents which they find the next morning. He flies through the night sky in a sledge pulled by reindeer, and enters houses by climbing down chimneys. This strange legend is based on the life of a man called Nicholas, but in fact we know very little about him. Historians think he was a Christian bishop（主教）in Turkey in about 285—350 A.D. One of the stories about him is that he helped three poor girls. No one would marry them because they were so poor. To provide them with money for their weddings, Nicholas secretly dropped some gold coins down the chimney of their house. After Nicholas died, he was made a saint（圣人）by the church. The name Santa Claus thus comes form St Nicholas. His feast day was celebrated in December, and parents started giving their children secret presents from St Nicholas. Over the years, this custom became part of our Christmas traditions.

　　Recently, a psychologist has claimed that Father Christmas is “the perfect fantasy” for children. According to Professor Anthony Clare, children love the character of Father Christmas because he is like an ideal father: he loves children and gives them presents, but he never criticizes them, is never angry, and children do not even need to thank him for the presents. Other writers, however, point out that Father Christmas can be a frightening character to some children. Jane Bidder says that some children are terrified of this fat, bearded old man. It can certainly confuse many children. As parents, we warn our children to be careful of strangers and never to let them into the house, and yet we tell children that a strange man will come into their bedroom at night! Some children can become very worried about this idea and fear that he is a kind of burglar.

　　Most children, however, understand from their parents and from the media that Father Christmas is basically a benign character, and look forward to his annual visit with joy and excitement.

　　The main point of the first paragraph is that ___________.

　　Father Christmas is an important part of Christmas

　　The tradition of Father Christmas is a modern idea

　　Father Christmas is a magical figure who can fly

　　The legends about Father Christmas are not true

　　The writer mentions details such as Father Christmas’s sledge, the reindeer and the way he climbs down chimneys because he/she ___________.

　　wants to make it clear that these things are impossible

　　is describing the history of St Nicholas

　　wants everyone to believe that Father Christmas is real

　　is explaining the modern legend of Father Christmas

　　Why does that writer mention the story about St Nicholas helping three poor girls?

　　It shows us that historians know very little about him.

　　This story explains why parents give secret presents to children.

　　It supports the writer’s main point that Father Christmas is based on an untrue story.

　　This story explains why we celebrate Christmas in December.

　　In the last paragraph, the underlined word “benign” means ___________.

　　A. religious

　　B. friendly

　　C. frightening

　　D. unreal

　　10 The best title for this passage would be __________.

　　A. Is Father Christmas Dangerous

　　B. The True History of St Nicholas

　　C. The Legend of Santa Claus

　　D. The Traditions of Christmas

　　C

　　In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord (房東) can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartment. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.