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第一部分 英語知識運用（共兩節）

第一節 單項填空

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

1. The output of steel this year has increased ____ 20% compared with that in 2013.

A. toB. by

C. inD. for

2. Between the two periods of classes is a break， ____ we can have a short rest.

A. whenB. then

C. whichD. where

3. — Can I meet the headmaster in his office at 10：30 tomorrow？

— I’m sorry， but he ____ a meeting then.

A. will attendB. was attending

C. has attendedD. will be attending

4. It was on Feb 8， 2014 （Beijing） ____ the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics kicked off in Russia.

A. thatB. when

C. sinceD. before

5. I can remember ____ this question time and time again throughout my high school years.

A. askedB. to be asked

C. being askedD. having been asked

6. You must notice ____ the emergency exit is when you enter the building.

A. whichB. where

C. whatD. in which

7. We ____ take clean drinking water for granted. One day we may run out of it.

A. can’tB. won’t

C. shouldn’tD. needn’t

8. You may use the room as you like ____ you clean it up afterwards.

A. in caseB. so far as

C. even ifD. so long as

9. A cook will be immediately fired if he is found ____ in the kitchen.

A. smokingB. to smoke

C. smokeD. smoked

10. — Just a moment. I haven’t finished packing my suitcase.

— ____ . It’s high time we left for the airport.

A. Go aheadB. Take it easy

C. Hurry upD. That’s fine

第二節 完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

My father was a self-taught mandolin （曼陀林琴） player. He could not 11 music， but if he heard a tune a few times， he could play it.

Dad loved to play the mandolin for his 12 for he knew we enjoyed singing and hearing him play. He was always there， 13 his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life. I had to grow into a man and have children of my own 14 I realized how much he had sacrificed.

I joined the United States Air Force in the January of 1962. Whenever I would come home on 15 ， I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could 16 your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He 17 to shine when he was playing. You could see his 18 in his ability to play so well for his family.

While working at Todd Steel， Dad was 19 in an accident. On that particular day， he got the third index finger of his left hand cut 20 by the machine. He didn’t lose enough of the finger to 21 him picking up anything， but it did 22 his ability to play the mandolin. After the 23 ， When I came home and asked him to play， Dad would make 24 for why he couldn’t play. For the family it didn’t make any 25 that Dad couldn’t play as well.

In August， 1993， my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to 26 treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life in dignity （尊嚴）. About a week before his death， we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses 27 later said “okay”. He knew it would probably be the last time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few 28 . When I looked around， there was not a（n） 29 eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life— 30 . As sick as he was， he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin！

11. A. readB. teachC. understandD. follow

12. A. audienceB. guestsC. familyD. friends

13. A. applyingB. devotingC. payingD. attaching

14. A. sinceB. whenC. afterD. before

15. A. dutyB. timeC. businessD. leave

16. A. feelB. touchC. contactD. keep

17. A. askedB. decidedC. seemedD. stopped

18. A. attentionB. prideC. shynessD. interest

19. A. involvedB. takenC. caughtD. seen

20. A. inB. acrossC. offD. down

21. A. keepB. protectC. helpD. stop

22. A. destroyB. affectC. showD. injure

23. A. accidentB. problemC. mistakeD. danger

24. A. reasonsB. apologiesC. excusesD. impressions

25. A. differenceB. senseC. commentD. decision

26. A. signB. admitC. believeD. receive

27. A. asB. soC. butD. and

28. A. notesB. billsC. linesD. days

29. A. openB. dryC. sharpD. tiring

30. A. playingB. listeningC. waitingD. giving

第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節）

第一節 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

Gold Coast theme parks come in all shapes and sizes and whether you like roller coasters or patting furry animals， you’re sure to find something.

Movie World

Movie World is the only movie-related theme park in Australia. With one of the best roller coasters on the coast and a good handful of movie-related rides， you’ll experience a fun-filled adventure with the glamour （魅力） of Hollywood. Get “behind the scenes” movie information and stunt shows （特技表演） to keep the whole family entertained for the best part of a day.

Contact Information

Phone： 07 5573 8485

Address： Pacific Motorway， Oxenford， Queensland 4210

Website： www.movieworld.com.au

Tropical Fruit World

It’s home to the world’s largest variety of tropical fruit， so it’s free to get in and shop for a great variety of bizarre and wonderful fruits， or you can pay to check out the plantation safaris （狩獵遠征）， mini train rides， jungle cruises and fruit tasting shows. Admission （入場費） is about $32 for adults and $15 for kids and free for kids under 5.

Contact Information

Phone： 02 6677 7222

Address： Duranbah Road， Duranbah， NSW， 2487

Website： www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au

Wet ‘n’ Wild

With nothing but amazing water slides， swimming pools and “dive in movies”， Wet ‘n’ Wild is one of the greatest water parks in Australia， if not the world. In winter everything is heated so you won’t get cold， and on a hot Gold Coast summer day， you’ll have a hard time finding a better place.

Contact Information

Phone： 07 5556 1660

Address： Pacific Motorway， Oxenford， Gold Coast， Queensland 4210

31. In Movie World， visitors can ____ .

A. get close to some Hollywood starsB. learn about how movies are made

C. watch the latest hits from HollywoodD. take part in film-making

32. If a father and his 4-year-old son want to taste tropical fruit， they will pay ____ .

A. $15B. $30

C. $32D. $47

33. If you go to Wet ‘n’ Wild in winter， you ____ .

A. should wear heavy clothesB. can’t have the usual fun

C. won’t get coldD. won’t find a good place

B

It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling （蜷縮） together on the top step.

“Any old papers， lady？” asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals （涼鞋）， wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands， looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice， “Lady， are you rich？”

“Am I rich？ Pity， no！”

I looked at my worn-out slipcovers （椅套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer （茶碟） carefully and said， “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that， holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.

Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and stirred （攪動） the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup， a roof over our heads， my man with a regular job， these matched， too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while， I thought， just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.

34. The writer let the two children come in and served them well because she wanted ____ .

A. to sell old papers to themB. to give them some presents

C. to show her thanks to themD. to give them some love

35. The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to ____ .

A. show that she was a kind-hearted lady

B. prove that she had understood what meant being rich

C. remind her that she shouldn’t forget how rich she was

D. leave room for readers to think about what being rich is

36. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A. The girl tried to please the writer.

B. The writer had thought herself to be rich.

C. The writer didn’t understand what a rich life was.

D. If cups and saucers match well， they are a best pair even though cheap.

37. It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on ____ .

A. your kindness to othersB. the way you help others

C. the people around youD. your attitude towards life

38. Which of the following would be the best title for the text？

A. Lady， Are You Rich？B. A Story of Thanksgiving Day

C. Don’t Forget How Rich You AreD. Do Cups and Saucers Match Well？

C

“Babies who use many gestures to communicate when they are 14 months old have much larger vocabularies when they start school than those who don’t，” US researchers said on Thursday.

They said babies with wealthier， better-educated parents tend to gesture more and this may help explain why some children from low-income families fare less well in school.

“When children enter school， there is a large socioeconomic gap （社會經濟上的差異） in their vocabularies，” said the University of Chicago’s Meredith Rowe， whose study appears in the journal Science. “Gestures could help explain the difference，” Rowe told the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago. Vocabulary is a key predictor （預示物） of school success. Earlier research showed that well-off， educated parents tended to talk to their children more than their poorer， less-educated peers. “What we are doing here is going one step earlier and asking， does this socioeconomic status relate to gesture， and can that explain some of the gaps we see at school entry？” Rowe said.

The researchers filmed 50 Chicago-area children and parents from different economic backgrounds and counted the number of gestures， such as pointing at a picture. The team found that 14-month-olds from high-income， well-educated families used gestures to convey an average of 24 different meanings during each 90-minute session， compared with 13 meanings conveyed by children from lower-income families. When the same children entered school at the age of four and a half， those from higher-income families had better vocabulary scores on standard tests.

“At 14 months， an age when there aren’t even socioeconomic differences in their talks yet， we see there are differences in their gestures，” Rowe said. The videos showed that parents from wealthier families gestured more with their children than the other parents. Rowe said the findings suggested that gestures could at least partly explain vocabulary differences between the groups. “Can we control how much parents and children gesture， and if so， will it increase their vocabularies？” Rowe said.

39. What play an important role in students’ results at school according to the passage？

A. Gestures.B. Vocabularies.

C. Teachers.D. Parents.

40. What does the underlined word “fare” in Paragraph 2 probably mean？

A. Charge.B. Earn.C. Behave.D. Perform.

41. What can we infer from Paragraph 3？

A. Less-educated parents talk to children as often as educated parents do.

B. Parents’ educational level influences children’s gestures.

C. It is the gestures that cause the socioeconomic gap.

D. Meredith Rowe is sure gestures explain the gap.

42. According to the passage， what do the videos suggest？

A. Wealthier parents gesture more with their children.

B. Vocabularies will increase if gestures are controlled.

C. The videos completely explain the vocabulary differences.

D. Even at 14 months there are socioeconomic gaps in babies’ talks.

D

Water runs downhill from mountaintops to streams to rivers to oceans. But downhill isn’t the only way that water moves. A new study measures how water travels from country to country for human consumption （消費）. This flow isn’t the type we usually think about. These scientists looked at the water used to grow and make the products which get shipped from nation to nation as imports or exports. They call this a flow of “virtual water （虛擬水）”.

We typically think about water as the liquid that flows from a tap. However， 92% of the water used by people goes into growing crops， according to water researcher Arjen Hoekstra. He recently studied the hidden travels of virtual water used in products made from things like crops and meats. These products are shipped around the world.

For example， consider a sugary soft drink. Hoekstra estimated that to produce one half-liter of the drink requires between 170 and 310 liters of the water—about 95%—is used to grow and process the ingredients （原料）. Another 4% goes into the packaging and labeling. In Hoekstra’s calculation， when one country produces a half-liter of soda and sells it abroad， it exports as much virtual water as would fill a large refrigerator.

According to Hoekstra’s new report， dry countries like Israel and Kuwait， both in the Middle East， get the majority of their virtual water from other countries， through imported products. More surprisingly， some wetter countries， like the Netherlands and the United Kingdom， also get the majority of their virtual water from other places. That means that most of the water used to grow or produce the products and food consumed in those countries came from other countries.

In the United States most of the virtual water used comes from American sources. In China even less of the water associated with its products.

43. The first paragraph mainly talks about ____ .

A. how water flowsB. what virtual water is

C. where virtual water existsD. why water is imported and exported

44. The example of a sugary soft drink in Paragraph 3 is given to show ____ .

A. how drinks are madeB. how virtual water is used

C. how virtual water is exportedD. how drinks are shipped

45. In which countries does most virtual water come from outside？

A. lsrael and America.B. America and the Netherlands.

C. China and the United Kingdom.D. Kuwait and the Netherlands.

46. Which of the following should be the best title for the passage？

A. Crops and Virtual WaterB. Import and Export of Water

C. Benefits of Virtual WaterD. Water’s Worldwide Travels

E

What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion？ It means that we live among competing interests. Your roommate’s need to study for an exam may take priority （優先） over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.

In such a world， persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our points of view. When we persuade， we want to influence what others believe and how they behave. We may not always prevail—other points of view may be more persuasive， depending on the listener， the situation， and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion， we try to ensure that our position receives the attention it deserves.

Some people， however， object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome approach to their lives or as a control. Just the opposite， we believe that persuasion is unavoidable—to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be moral or immoral， selfless or selfish， inspiring or discouraging. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or make us hurt. Moral persuasion， however， calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make. Therefore， an essential part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practice the other.

Beyond its personal importance to us， persuasion is a need to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the basic principle of the American political system.

47. We can conclude from the passage that persuasion means ____ .

A. exercising power over other people

B. making use of your past wise experience

C. getting people to act according to your will

D. getting other people to consider your reasonable points of view

48. The underlined word “prevail” in Paragraph 2 probably means “____”.

A. speakB. listenC. winD. fail

49. Some people are against persuasion because they think it is ____ .

A. an unwelcome influenceB. not trustworthy at all

C. difficult to do wellD. never successful

50. The passage mainly tells us ____ .

A. how people persuade

B. why people persuade

C. that persuasion is both good and bad

D. that persuasion is important and it is all around us

第二節 根據對話內容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項多余選項。

— Hi. You look excited. 51

— It is said that a singing contest will be held in our school soon. And I think it a good chance to exercise my singing talents.

— 52

— An iPod touch player will be given as a reward to the first prize winner.

— Are you going to take part in it？

— Sure. It’ll turn out fine if I practice a lot.

— Really？ 53

— I’m going to. I bet I can get the first prize.

— 54 . I think you need to have a music teacher to help you.

— I don’t think it necessary. 55

A. Don’t be so sure.

B. What’s happening？

C. People say I have a good voice.

D. You can do a lot better next time.

E. By the way， what is the top prize？

F. I don’t know what others say about it.

G. But I don’t think you’ve practiced enough.

51. _____ 52. _____ 53. _____ 54. _____ 55. _____