英語試題第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分35分）21.Ifthechildviolatesoneofthecontract’srules,hemaylosea(n)_______,suchastalkingtohisfriendonthephone.A.privilege B.advantage C.honor D.benefit22.Theeconomyisgrowingatarateofonepercent,buttheriseisnotasfastasit_______havebeenasweassumed.A.must B.should C.could D.need23._______you’rewondering,here’swhymobiledataaresoexpensiveinSouthAfricawhenparedwithothercountries.A.Eventhough B.Incase C.Asif D.Ifonly24.—Whatexactlyareyoutryingtotellme?eon._______!—Nothingindeed.A.Spititout B.Cryitdown C.Chewitover D.Laughitaway25.Researchershavefoundthatoverweightbut_______healthypeoplearestillatriskofheartdisease.A.frequently B.apparently C.originally D.absolutely26.Thistechnologyhasbeenaroundforalongtime,butnotuntilrecentyears_______itinmarketing.A.businessesemployed B.didbusinessesemployC.businesseshademployed D.hadbusinessesemployed27.NASAtookseveralweekstoreviewthe11000_______applications.A.admitted B.permitted Csubmitted D.mitted28.—Whydidyoufailtheexam?—Ihadto_______twopoetsfromdifferenttimeperiods.ButIonlyknewofone.A.clarify B.contrast C.criticize D.classify29.—HowdidthesprintingworldrespondtoShellyAnn’sinitialsuccess?—Theyconcludedshewasjustaonehitwonderthat_______,onlytodisappearagainwithoutsigns.A.sprangup B.lightedup C.tookupD.woundup30.Itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexperiments_______ababywilletoaccepttheidea_______otherpeoplecanhavedifferentviewsfromwhatheorshehas.A.how;which B.how;that C.that;thatD.which;which31.Neonlightsareaffectingthebirds’biologicalclock,leadingtothem_______whentheyshouldbeasleep.A.awaken B.beingawake C.waking D.towake32.WeareconfidentthatrelationsbetweenNorthKoreaandSouthKorea_______throughfurthereffortstoreducethelongtermhostileattitudes.A.arebeingimproved

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D.areimprovedYournotesprovidetherawmaterialon_______yourmindhastoworkinrelationtoyouressaytopic.where B.when C.what D.whichCutterhadn’tbeensoinsistent_______thesedetailsthatafterwardsshefeltembarrassedaboutherhasteandcasualness.in

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to B.onthebasisof C.inlightof D.onaccountof35.—Threedaysoff!TakemetoDisneyland,Mum!—Forgetit!Just_______andreviewfortheingexam.A.makehaywhilethesunshines B.lookbeforeyouleapC.putthecartbeforethehorse D.letthecatoutofthebag第二節完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)AftermyhusbandPaulwasdiagnosedwithlungcancer,hesaid,“It’sgoingtobeOK.”AndIrememberansweringback,“Yes.Wejustdon’tknowwhatOKmeansyet.”PaulandImetasmedicalstudentsatYale.IfellinlovewithhimasIwatchedthe36hetookwithhispatients.Helatertoldmehefellinlovewithmewhenhesawme37overanEKG(心電圖)ofaheartthathad38beating.Wedidn’tknowityet,butwewerelearninghowto39sufferingtogether.IlivedwithPaul’sillnessfor22months.I’vealwaysthoughtofmyselfasacaregiver,andattendingtoPaul40whatthatmeant.Asphysicians,wewereinagood41tounderstandandeven42thediagnosis.Weweren’tangryaboutit,luckily,43we’dseensomanypatientsin44situations,andweknewthat45isapartoflife.Butit'sonethingtoknowthat;itwasavery46experiencetoactuallylivewiththesadnessand47ofaseriousillness.Asapoemsays,“Yourabsencehasgonethroughmelikethreadthroughaneedle.EverythingIdoissewnwithitscolor.”Formethatpoem48myloveforPaul,andanewstrengththatcamefromlovingandlosinghim.WhenPaulsaid,“It’sgoingtobeOK,”thatdidn’tmeanthatwecould49hisillness.50,welearnedtoacceptbothjoyandsadnessatthesametimebecauseweareallbornandwealldie.51ourselvesinthefullrangeofexperience—livinganddying,loveand52—iswhatwegettodo.Whenweapproachsufferingtogetherandchoosenotto53it,ourlivesdon’tshrink;they54.Ourjobisn’ttofightfate,buttohelpeachother55.That’showwemakeitOK,evenwhenit’snot.36.A.control B.test C.notice D.care37.A.whisper B.watch C.cry D.think38.A.ceased B.rejected C.delayed D.missed39.A.stand B.approach C.assess D.contain40.A.transformed B.deepened C.refreshed D.enlarged41.A.status B.will C.knowledge D.position42.A.cure B.accept C.fight D.rid43.A.because B.once C.providing D.until44.A.stable B.virtual C.impressive D.disastrous45.A.love B.cancer C.death D.devotion46.A.different B.unforgettable C.reluctant D.terrifying47.A.prevention B.risk C.uncertainty D.influence48.A.bringsforward B.figuresout C.setsout D.callsup49.A.confirm B.resist C.cure D.relieve50.A.Instead B.Therefore C.However D.Moreover51.A.Burying B.Involving C.Employing D.Enjoying52.A.divorce B.struggle C.loss D.disagreement53.A.hidefrom B.laughat C.getover D.wipeout54.A.survive B.expand C.switch D.continue55.A.away B.over C.up D.through第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分,滿分30分）A100WordStorypetitionOurannualshortstorypetitionisback!Welookforwardtoreadingyours!RulesPleaseensurethatsubmissionsareoriginal,notpreviouslypublishedandexactly100wordslong(notincludingthetitle).Don’tforgettoincludeyourfullname,address,emailanddaytimephonenumberwhen?llingintheform.Wemayuseentriesinallprintandelectronicmedia.EntryisopenonlytoresidentsoftheUK,ChannelIslands,IsleofManandRepublicofIreland.ItisnotopentoemployeesofVivatDirectLtd,itssubsidiarypaniesandallothersassociatedwiththispetition,theirimmediatefamiliesandrelativeslivinginanemployee’shousehold.Thejudges’decisionis?nal.Pleasesubmityourstoriesonlineby5pmonFebruary19.TermsandconditionsTherearethreecategories—oneforadultsandtwocategoriesforschools:oneforchildrenaged12–18andoneforchildrenunder12.Intheadultscategory,thewinnerwillreceive￡1,000andtworunnersupwilleachreceive￡250.Inthe12–18sandunder12scategories,thewinnerswilleachreceiveaFireHD8Tablet(worth￡600).ThetworunnersupinbothcategorieswilleachreceiveaKindleEReader.Theeditorialteamwillpickashortlistofentries,whichthisyearwillbepublishedbyourpartner.Winnersofthecategorieswillhaveanopportunitytowritealongerversionoftheirstoriesforinclusioninthebook.ThethreebeststoriesineachcategorywillbepostedonlineonFebruary27.Theonewiththemostvoteswinsthetopprize.Votingwillcloseat5pmonMarch19andthewinningentrieswillbepublishedinourJuneissue.56.Ifyouwanttoentertheshortstorypetition,youwillhaveto________.A.providenecessaryproofofresidenceintheUKB.submitormailyourstorynolaterthanFebruary19C.informthejudgesofyourphonenumberandemailD.ensureyour100wordstoryhasn’tevergotintoprint57.WhichofthefollowingaboutTermsandconditionsisTRUE?A.Theadultscategoryisofferedtherichestawardofall.B.Thepetitorswillallhavetheirsubmissionspublished.C.Theversiontobeprintedwillstillstay100wordslong.D.Thevoteswillgotowhoeverentersthestorypetition.BHealthexpertshaveknownforyearsthatkidswhogrowuponafarmhavefewerincidencesthancitykids.Nowtheymightfinallyknowwhy.Andthatbitofinformationmightbethecluetheyneedtodevelopavaccine(疫苗)forasthma(哮喘)andbettertreatmentstrategiesforallergies.AnewstudypublishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicinepared30Amishchildrenand30HutteritechildrenfromtwofarminggroupsinNorthDakota.ResearcherschosethesechildrenbecauseasthmaisrareamongtheAmishbutmonamongtheHutterites,eventhoughthegroupshavesimilargeneticbackgroundsanddietsandverylittleexposuretotobaccosmoke,pollutedairandindoorpets.Theonekeydifferenceliesintheirfarmingmethods:TheAmishrejectelectricityandindustrialization,whiletheHutteritesembraceit.Andbecauseofthis,thechildrenareexposedtodifferentmicrobes(微生物).“Weneverthoughtwewouldseeadifference,”CaroleOber,anauthorofthestudyandthechairwomanofthedepartmentofhumangeneticsattheUniversityofChicago,toldtheNewYorkTimes.Buttotheirgreatsurprise,“wesawgreatdifferenceswithvery,verydifferentcelltypesandcellnumbers.”TheAmishchildrenallhadalargeproportionofneutrophils—whitebloodcellsthatarepartofthesocalledinbornimmunesystem.TheAmishkids’neutrophils“werenewlyfoundintheirbonemarrow,evidenceofacontinuallowgradereactiontomicrobialinvaders(入侵者),”theNewYorkTimesreports.Incontrast,theHutteritekidshad“old”neutrophils,andresearchersfoundtheirbloodwasfullofanothertypeofimmunecell,eosinophils,whichprovokeallergicreactions.“Ikeepsayingifeveryonewouldjustputacowintheirhouse,nokidwouldhaveasthma,butthat'snotverypractical,”ObertoldLiveScience.Instead,Oberpredictsanairmisterparentscouldusetospraythebeneficialmicrobesintotheair.58.WhatcanweknowabouttheHutteritegroupaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Theairisheavilypollutedduetoindustrialization.B.Theyhaveafatterchancetocatchasthmaandallergies.C.Theirfamilymembersareaddictedtocigarettesmoking.D.Modernmachinesarewidelyusedinsteadoffarmanimals.59.Whichofthefollowingcanbeaddedtothedifferencesbetweenthetwogroups?A.geneticbackgroundB.immunesystemC.healthcareD.educationallevel60.Byjokinglysuggestinghavingacowintheirhouse,Oberintendstotellusthat________.A.keepingatoycowismorepracticalB.weshouldgetexposedtoindoorpetsC.unhealthylivingstylesshouldbeavoidedD.farmenvironmenthelpsfightAsthmaandAllergiesCAsecigarettesbeemorepopular,fewerpeoplearetakingupsmokingtraditionalcigarettes.Butcanecigarettes,anelectronicnicotinedeliverysystem,helppeoplequitsmokingaltogether?Theanswerisprobablyyes.AstudyledbyMatthewCarpenter,aprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolinafoundthatesmokerstendtosmokelessandhaveincreasedquitattempts.Inthepilotstudy,Carpenterevaluatedecigarettesintermsofusage,productpreference,changesinsmokingbehaviorsandnicotineexposure.Ninetysubjectswereevaluated:45wererandomizedtouseecigarettes,and45wererandomizedtoacontrolgroup.Everyonewasfollowedoveraperiodoffourmonths.ThestudywaspublishedinCancerEpidemiologyinNovemberandisoneofthefewrandomizedstudiesintheU.S.toexaminetheeffectsofecigarettes.Resultsshowedthatwhensmokersweregivenecigarettes,uptakewasstrong.Manyparticipantsratedtheecigarettessimilartotheirusualproduct,suggestingthatecigarettesmightgivesmokersasuitablealternativetobustible(燃燒的)cigarettes.Ecigarettesoffersignificantlylessexposuretoharmfultoxicantsandthereforearesafer.Peopleusingecigarettesthroughoutthestudysmokedanaverageof37percentfewercigarettes,asparedtothoseinthecontrolgroup,showingapositiveeffectwhenmakingtheswitchandpotentiallyservingasatooltohelpsmokersquit.That’sgoodnewsforCarpenterandhiscolleagues.Smokingistheleadingcauseofcancerandhasanegativeimpactontheeffectivenessofcancertreatments.Peoplewhoquitsmoking,regardlessoftheirages,havesubstantialgainsinlifeexpectancy(預期壽命)paredwiththosewhocontinuetosmoke.Carpentercautionsthatwhileecigarettesmayhelppeoplesmokelessorevenquit,theyarenotforeveryone.“Itisimportanttoprotectnonsmokers,particularlyadolescents,fromstartinganynicotinecontainingproduct.”Morethan1,500varietiesofecigarettesarenowavailable,includingdifferentlooks,hightechpowersettingsandmanyflavors.Allthesemakethemmoreappealingtokids.Infact,ecigarettesaremorepopularthanconventionalcigarettesamongyouth.“Alltheseshouldraiseouralarmbells,”hesaid.EcigaretteswereonlyrecentlyregulatedbytheFoodandDrugAdministration.Largelymanufacturedoverseas,thequalitycontrolprocessvaries,hesays.Withoutenoughinformationtoanswerthelongtermpublichealthissuesofecigarettes,researcherslikeCarpenterareawareoftheimportanceoffurtherstudiesonthelatesttobaccotrends.bustiblecigaretteshavebeenaroundformanydecades.Ecigaretteshavenot,andthesciencehasalotofquestionslefttoanswer,hesaid.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutProfessorCarpenter’sexperimentonecigarettes?A.Thetestgroupsincludeconventionalsmokers,esmokersandnonsmokers.B.Ecigarettesexposesmokerstofewerpoisonoussubstances.C.Manyparticipantsdon’tthinkecigarettesasgoodastraditionalones.D.Itisoneofthefewstudiestotesttheeffectsofsmoking.62.Afterreadingthepassage,wemayinferthat________.A.mostecigarettesmokerswillfinallygiveupsmokingB.therearemoreesmokersthantraditionalsmokesintheUSAC.manyadolescentsareattractedtoecigarettesduetotheirlowpricesD.carpenterisworriedabouttheecigarettes’popularityamongchildren63.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Ecigarettesarefacedwithmanyproblemsandneedmorestudy.B.TheU.S.governmentshouldstrengthenitsregulationoverecigarettes.C.Smokersshouldbecautiousbecauseofecigarettes’lowquality.D.Researchersareconcernedaboutecigarettes’harmtopeople’shealth.64.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?(①to⑦representParagraphs1to7)A.B.C.D.①①①②①②②③④⑤⑥②③④⑤⑥③④⑤⑥③④⑤⑥⑦⑦ ⑦⑦DUselessjugglers(騙子)!Mustwesodescribeourselves,we,theproducers,seasonbyseason,ofsomanyhundredsof“remarkable”worksoffiction?—for,whenwetakeuptheremarkableworksofourfellows,we“reallycannotreadthem!”.Astorygoeslikethis:Onceinthetwilightundergrowthofaforestofnutbearingtreesanumberoflittlepurblindcreatureswandered,singingfornuts.Atraveleronedaystoppedoneofthesecreatureswhosevoicewaspeculiarlydisagreeable,andasked“Whydoyousinglikethis?Isitforthesakeofthoseupthere?Isitforyourownsake—forthesakeofyourfamily—forwhosesake?Doyouthinkyoursongsworthlisteningto?Answer!”Thecreaturescratcheditself,andsangthelouder.1.________Heleftthecreature,andpresentlycametoanotherwhichwanderedroundinaringundersomestuntedtrees,andthetravelernoticedthatitneverwentoutofthatring.Showersoftinyhardnutscamedownonthelittlecreature,whoatethemgreedily.Thetraveleropenedone;itwasextremelysmallandtastedofdryrot.“Why,atallevents,”hesaid,“needyoustayunderthesetrees?Thenutsarenotgoodhere.”Butforanswerthelittlecreatureranroundandround,androundandround.2.________Hecametoathirdlittlecreaturewho,underatalltree,wassingingveryloudlyindeed.Thecreaturestoppedsingingasthetravelercameup,andatonceastormofhugenutscamedown;thetravelerfoundthemsweetishandveryoily.“Why,”hesaidtothecreature,“didyousingsoloud?Youcannoteatallthesenuts.Youreallydosinglouderthanseemsnecessary;e,answerme!”Butthepurblindlittlecreaturebegantosingagainatthetopofitsvoice.3.________Thetravelerpassedmanyotherpurblindlittlecreaturesinthetwilightofthisforest,tillatlasthecametoonethatlookedevenblinderthantherest,butwhosesongwassweetandlowandclear,breakingaperfectstillness.Foralongtimehelistenedtothatsongwithoutnoticingthatnotanutwasfalling.Butsuddenlyheheardafaintrustleandthreelittleovalnutslayontheground.Thetravelercrackedoneofthem.Itwasofdelicateflavor.Helookedatthelittlecreaturestandingwithitsfaceraised,andsaid:“Tellme,littleblindcreature,whosesongissocharming,isthisallyougettoeat?“Ah!”wonderedthetraveleragain:“You,whosevoiceissoclear,wheredidyoulearntosing?”Thelittleblindcreaturesmiled...4.________Itisatwilightforestinwhichwewander,andwemayplainwhythelightissodim;whythereissomuchbadandfalsefiction;whythedemandforitissogreat.Wemustlaytheblameonourselves.Weourselvescreatethedemandforbadandfalsefiction.Sensibly,orinsensibly,wetuneoursongstoearnthenutsofourtwilightforest.Wetunethem,nottothekeyof:“Isitgood?”buttothekeyof:“Willitpay?”sothatateachtuningthenutsfallfast!Formanyofus,oncestartedonthisjourneyoffiction,thereismuch,oftentragic,excuse—thelessreasonthenfornothavingtrainedourselvesbeforesettingoutonourway.Ifwewillnotputourselvestoschoolwhenweareyoung;ifwemustrushintoprintbeforewecanspell;ifwewillnotrepressournaturaldesiresandwalkbeforewerun;ifwewillnotlearnatleastwhatnottodo—weshallgoonwanderingthroughtheforest,singingourfoolishsongs.65.FromParagraph1,wecanknowthattheauthorisa________. A.juggler B.traveler C.publisher D.fictionist66.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistherightimageinthestory?A.Thetravelerreferstotheaimlesspublishers.B.Thetwilightrepresentsthebadtasteofreaders.C.Thenutsstandforremarkableworksoffiction. D.Thepurblindcreaturesmeandifferentnovelists.67.Thesentence“‘Isuppose,’saidthetraveler,‘smallbadnutsarebetterthannobread;ifyouwentoutyouwouldstarve?’’’isprobablyputinblank________. A.1 B.2 C.3 D.468.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentence?A.Agoodnovelusuallytakesgreateffortstocreate.B.Booksarethesourceofinspirationforanovelist. C.Somenovelistsareexcellentbutpoorlyrewarded. D.Readershavefewchoicesinchoosinggoodbooks.69.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply? A.Thedemandforbadfictionisgreat. B.Theauthoroftenproducesfalsebooks. C.Someof“us”arenotqualifiedforthejob. D.Tragically,“we”cannotsolvetheproblem.70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Wantedimprovement B.Foolishsongs C.Adisorderedmarket D.Awisetraveler第四部分：任務型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據所讀內容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當的單詞。注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。Thehumanvoiceistheinstrumentweallplay.It’sthemostpowerfulsoundintheworld.It’stheonlyonethatcanstartawarorsay“Iloveyou.”Andyetmanypeoplehavetheexperiencethatwhentheyspeak,peopledon’tlistentothem.Whyisthat?Howcanwespeakpowerfullytomakechangeintheworld?Thereareanumberofhabitsthatweneedtomoveawayfrom.Thefirstisgossip,speakingillofsomebodywho'snotpresent.Thesecondisjudging.It’sveryhardtolistentosomebodyifyouknowthatyou’rebeingjudgedandfoundwantingatthesametime.Anotherisnegativity.It’shardtolistenwhensomebody’sthatnegative.Andanotherformofnegativityisplaining.Weplainaboutalmosteverything.It’snotspreadingsunshineandlightnessintheworld.Thenextisexcuse.Somepeoplejustpassitontoeverybodyelseanddon’ttakeresponsibilityfortheiractions.Exaggerationisthesixthoftheseven,whichusuallybeeslying.Wedon’twanttolistentopeopleweknowarelyingtous.Thelastisdogmatism,theconfusionoffactswithopinions.Therearefourreallypowerfulcornerstonesthatwecanstandonifwewantourspeechtobepowerfulandtomakechangeintheworld.Fortunately,thesethingsspellaword“hail”.TheHstandsforhonesty,beingtrueinwhatyousay,beingstraightandclear.However,absolutehonestymaynotbewhatwewant.It'snotnecessarytosay“mygoodness,youlookuglythismorning.”TheAisauthenticity,justbeingourselves.TheIisintegrity（一致）,doingwhatwesay.AndtheLislove.Itdoesn'tmeanromanticlove,butmeanswishingpeoplewell.That’swhatwesay.Thewaythatwesayitisalsoimportant.Theinstrumentisincredibleandthetoolsyouplaywithwillincreasethepowerofourspeaking.Thefirstisregister(音域).Wecanlocateourvoice.Wevoteforpoliticianswithlowervoices,it’strue,becauseweassociatedepthwithpowerandwithauthority.Timbre(音色),thewayourvoicefeels,alsomatters.Someresearchshowsthatweprefervoiceswhicharerich,smooth,warm,likehotchocolate.Thenprosody(韻律)counts.Peoplewhospeakallononenotearereallyquitehardtolistentoiftheydon’thaveanyprosodyatall.Anotherispace.Wecangetveryexcitedbysayingsomethingreallyquickly,orwecanslowrightdowntoemphasize.There’snothingwrongwithabitofsilenceinatalk.Itcanbeverypowerful.Finally,wecangetreallyexcitedbyusingvolume.Wecanhavepeoplereallypayattentionbygettingveryquiet.Ifthat’snotus,that’snottheendoftheworld,becausewecantrain.Goandgetavoicecoach.Ofcourse,wherethisallesintoplaymostofalliswhenwe’vegotsomethingreallyimportanttodo.Itmightbeproposingmarriageoraskingforaraise.Noengineworkswellwithoutbeingwarmedup.Warmupourvoice.HowtospeaksothatpeoplewanttolistenPassageoutlineSupportingdetailsIntroduction

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yourselfbeforesomeimportantoccasions.第五部分書面表達（滿分25分）81.請閱讀下面短文，并按照要求用英語寫一篇150詞左右的文章。putersintheclassroomincludeanydigitaltechnologyusedtoenhance,supplement,orreplaceatraditionaleducationalcurriculum.Theearly1990smarkedthebeginningofmodernmediatechnologysuchasCDROMsaswellasthedevelopmentofmodernpresentationsoftwaresuchasMicrosoftPowerpoint.Currently,otherputerbasedtechnologyincludingtheelectronicwhiteboardandthelaptopputerisbeingwidelyavailabletostudents.Asputershavebeemoreaccessible,inexpensive,andpowerful,thedemandforthistechnologyhasincreased