Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.

One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?” “The sun is up and the tide is going out, and if I don’t throw them in they’ll die.”

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely, then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”

There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our visions the power to shape the future.

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.

1.One day, the wise man saw the young man          .

A. dancing along the beach         B. walking with a dancer

C. picking up starfish for sale       D. trying to save as many starfish as possible

2. Near the end of the passage, “something very special” refers to          .

A. the gifts from friends            B. the strength of making decision

C. our own starfish                D. the ability of shaping one’s own future

3. From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that          .

A. the wise man realized something new and important

B. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfish into the ocean

C. the young man had the ability to make a difference

D. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach

4.The writer told this story in order to show us          .

A. how and where we can write a good article 

B. everyone can do something for the future

C. wise men are sometimes stupid       

D. young people are actually wiser than old people

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 21___ was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  22__  around the tower to see the race and cheer on the  23__ .

The race began,  24__ , no one in the crowd really  25__  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  26__  such as, “They will never  27__  it to the top.” or “There is no  28__  that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”

The tiny frogs began  29__ , one by one, except for those who were climbing  30__ in different paces.

The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult!  31_  will make it!”

32__  tiny frogs got tired and gave up,  33__  one continued higher and higher.

34___ , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of  35__ , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  36__  wanted to know how this one frog  37__ to do it?

A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the  38__  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was  39__ !

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they  40__  your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!

A. wish       B. goal     C. plan     D. idea

A. looked     B. walked       C. turned  D. gathered

A. competitors    B. holders      C. actors       D. performers

A. Generally      B. Probably     C. Actually     D. Basically

A. wondered  B. believed     C. guessed      D. hoped

A. statements B. conclusions      C. arguments    D. explanations

A. achieve   B. spot     C. encourage    D. make

A. problem   B. chance       C. doubt    D. favor

A. giving up      B. cheering up      C. escaping     D. settling down

A. faster and faster             B. higher and higher  

C. farther and farther           D. stronger and stronger

A. No one    B. Everyone     C. Anyone  D. Someone

A. Fewer      B. Less     C. More     D. Larger

A. and   B. but      C. so  D. or

A. At the same time   B. At each time     C. At no time  D. In the end

A. step       B. attempt      C. effort  D. jump A. naturally      B. weightlessly       C. sadly    D. strangely

A. managed     B. planed       C. intended     D. started A. energy      B. force   C. strength    D. power

A. deaf  B. violent      C. foolish      D. religious

A. send       B. pass     C. keep     D. take 

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   45  to hatch and raise the large egg.

       One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47  . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  49  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

       The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above,  54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59  .

       You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  60  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

A. large                     B. curious                     C. small                D. fortunate

A. guiding                B. blowing                   C. causing             D. inviting

A. on                        B. over                         C. past                  D. to

A. introduce              B. punish                 C. protect             D. share

A. offered                B. regretted                  C. managed           D. turned

A. Carefully            B. Gently                         C. Sadly                D. Luckily

A. chicken                B. eagle                        C. hero                  D. fool

A. something              B. everything             C. anything            D. nothing

A. and                   B. but                         C. so                  D. however

A. noticed               B. recognized             C. respected           D. watched

A. cried                   B. smiled                   C. argued                     D. explained

A. excitement       B. anger                       C. laughter            D. surprise

A. approached          B. avoided                    C. continued          D. considered

A. promising           B. proving                    C. believing           D. dreaming

A. suggestion            B. advantage                 C. dream               D. discovery

A. what                   B. why                         C. how              D. when

A. went                   B. enjoyed                    C. began                D. stopped

A. Happily              B. Finally                     C. Quickly          D. Probably

A. gave away            B. broke down                  C. passed away    D. died out

A. steal                   B. follow                   C. have              D. remember

Once upon a time there was a great man who married the woman of his dreams. With their love, they created a little girl. She was a bright and cheerful little girl and the great man loved her very much.

  When the little girl was growing up, the great man would hug her and tell her, “ I love you, little girl.” The little girl would shout and say, “ I’m not a little girls anymore.” Then the man would laugh and say, “ But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”

  The little girl who- was- not- little- anymore left her home and went into the world. As she learned more about herself, she learned more about the man. She saw that he truly was great and strong, for now she recognized his strengths. One of his strengths was his ability to express his love to his family. It didn’t matter where she went in the world, the man would call her and say, “ I love you, little girl.”

  The day came when the little girl who-was- not- little-anymore received a phone call. The great man was damaged. He had had a stroke(中風(fēng) ). He couldn’t talk anymore and they weren’t sure that he could understand the words spoken to him.

  And so she went to the side of the great man. When she walked into the room and saw him, he looked small and not strong at all. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not.

  The little girl did the only thing she could do. She climbed up on the bed next to the great man. Tears ran from both of their eyes and she drew her arms around the useless shoulders of her father.

  Her head on his chest, she thought of many things. She remembered the wonderful times together and how she has always felt protected. And then she heard from within the man, the beat of his heart. The heart where the musid and the words had always lived. The heart beat on, steadily unconcerned about damage to the rest of the body. And while she rested there, the magic happened. She heard what she needed to hear.

  His hear beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say…

   I love you

   I love you

   I love you

   Little girl

   Little girl

   Little girl

   And she was comforted.

In the 2^nd paragraph, the little girl showed her ____ by pouting.

 A. displeasure   B. disappointment   C. agreement   D. excitement

The following except ____ can be inferred as the consequences of the father’s stoke.

 A. the loss of speaking ability   B. the inability to move around

 C. that his arms could no longer function properly  D. the beat of his heart

The girl felt _____ when she returned home and saw her father in bed.

 A. she was protected just as before   B. she could never have left home

 C. the difficulty of being old and sick  D. the need to show him her love

Which statement is true according to the story?

The daughter left her home because she had a fight with her father.

The girl returned home when she got a letter from his father about his illness.

The father recovered as if by magic soon after the daughter’s return.

D．From the father’s example, the daughter learned how to express her love.

Once upon a time there was a crook（騙子）who only thought about how to get money. What he hated most was when people were polite to each other, saying things like “please”, “thank you”, and “don’t mention it”.
The crook thought all those kinds of words were a waste, so he spent a lot of time inventing a machine which could steal words. With this machine, he planned to steal “please”, “thank you”, “don’t mention it”, and similar words people used to be polite. After he stole these words, he intended to take them apart and sell the letters to book publishers. After he started up his machine, people would open their mouths, intending to say kind and polite things, but nothing came out. All those words ended up inside the big machine.
The crook was happy with his success, but he didn’t count on (料想到)a couple of very special little girls. Those girls were deaf, and had to communicate with sign language. Because the machine couldn’t steal gestures, these girls continued being kind and polite. Soon they realized what had been happening to everyone else, and they found out about the crook and his plan. The girls followed him and found the machine busy separating all the words into letters. They approached the machine and started being polite to each other.
Try as it might, the machine couldn’t steal those words, and it started to suffer a power overload(超載). Finally, it exploded, sending all the letters it had gathered flying into the sky. These letters started coming down, like rain, and most ended up in the sea. After that, everyone could be polite again.
Seeing all those letters fall into the sea, those little girls had an idea. A little while later they opened a factory, making alphabetic spaghetti soup!
【小題1】What the crook hated most was ______.

第二部分：語(yǔ)言知識(shí)及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：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，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines (草藥) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger showed up in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became ill, and thew*w^w..c~o*m family couldn’t afford the (21)  _ that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.

It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and (22)  _  happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow covered him. He rolled over and looked (23)___  in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my (24)__  . Say good-bye to this world.” (25)__  his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a mushroom into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed. Then he said, “(26)__ __ you can kill and eat me, but I wish you to know that these mushrooms are deadly poisonous (有毒的). You can eat me, but you will die too. My family will look for me and find you. They will (27)__   your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine skin will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good (28)_     in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral（葬禮）and long (29)____ .

The tiger hesitated (猶豫). He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and (30)____ his appetite (胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick thinking.

A. love                     B. medicine             C. care                        D. doctors

A. anything                 B. everything          C. nothing                    D. something

A. down                  B. out                   C. around                     D. up

A. energy                B. power                C. enemy            D. supper

A. Looking after    B. Thinking of              C. Bringing back         D. Believing in

A. Of course        B. No way                  C. In the beginning        D. In any case

A. feed               B. open                    C. sell                      D. kick

A. price                    B. seller                      C. reward                   D. doctor

A. understood        B. encouraged               C. needed                   D. remembered

A. lost             B. increased                  C. regained                D. forgot

Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer．In this group was a wise and respected   36 , smart in the ways of deer．He taught the tricks of   37   to the fawn-the young deer．

One day, his younger sister   38  her son to him, to be taught   39  is so important for deer．The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first   40 ．”

At first, the young deer came to the lessons as he was  41  to．But soon, he became more interested in   42  with the other young bucks（雄鹿）．He didn’t realize how   43  it could be for a deer who learned   44  but deer games．So he started 45 ．Soon he was escaping school all the time．

46 , one day the fawn who stayed away from school   47  a snare（陷阱）and was trapped．Since he was   48 , his mother got worried．She went to her brother the teacher, and    49   him if her son had learned something．The teacher   50  ,“My dear sister, your son was disobedient and   51 ．Out of respect for you, I   52   to teach him．But he did not want to learn the   53  of deer．He escaped school! How could I possibly teach him?”

Later they heard the sad news．The  54   fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter．He skinned him and took the meat home to his family．

The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who   55  the class．

1.                A．student         B．mother         C．teacher   D．magician

2.                A．perform        B．survival         C．hunting   D．hiding

3.                A．brought        B．caught          C．a(chǎn)rranged  D．referred

4.                A．that           B．which          C．how D．what

5.                A．a(chǎn)rrival          B．punishment      C．prize D．lesson

6.                A．preserved      B．thought         C．supposed D．suspected

7.                A．learning        B．playing         C．talking    D．fighting

8.                A．interesting      B．boring          C．dangerous D．useful

9.                A．nothing         B．something       C．a(chǎn)ll   D．none

10.               A．working hard    B．cutting classes   C．playing games   D．teaching others

11.               A．Luckily         B．Unexpectedly    C．Definitely  D．Unfortunately

12.               A．found out       B．set up          C．stepped in D．got over

13.               A．dying          B．missing         C．unhappy   D．improving

14.               A．told           B．scolded        C．a(chǎn)sked D．suspected

15.               A．replied         B．a(chǎn)nalyzed        C．a(chǎn)dvised   D．questioned

16.               A．unbelievable    B．unteachable     C．unflexible  D．unimportant

17.               A．made up my mind B．tried my best    C．gave up   D．would like

18.               A．stories         B．structures       C．games D．tricks

19.               A．proud          B．sick            C．stubborn  D．shy

20.               A．misses         B．loves          C．forms D．a(chǎn)ttends

Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.

    He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read — "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.   65  "

    When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses.

        66   He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to

paint, I'm not worth teaching."

    The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."

    Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took out another board which read — "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do

me a favor.   67  "The master and the young painter went back home.

     They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!   68   If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the best judge to judge yourself!

A. It is easy to criticize, but difficult to improve.

B. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.

C. Discouraged and broken, he ran to his master's place.

D. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.

E. Criticizing has the function of helping people improve themselves.

　　Once upon time there was a man named Lord Ye. 1. ________

　　It was said that he was very fond of                    2. ________

　　dragons that he had them painting all over               3. ________

　　his house. When the real dragon in the heaven heard of this, 4. ________

　　it decided fly down and pay                          5. ________

　　a visit to him. It put it's head through one               6. ________

　　of Lord Ye's windows. If the lord saw                  7. ________

　　the dragon, he got up immediately and runs away,        8. ________

　　frightened nearly out of his wits.

　　                                                9. ________

　　This shows that the lord was not real fond of dragons.    10. ________

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

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.

    One day the child asked God: “You are going to send me to   21   tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and   22 ?” God replied：“  23   the angels, I have chosen 24   for you, she will be waiting there and   25   you.”

“But,” said the child:” Leave me here in Heaven. I don’t want anything else   26 sing and smile. That’s what I need to be happy!” God said: “Your angel will sing and smile for you. And you will feel your   27’ s love and be happy.” How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that   28   talk?” “That’s easy”, said God: “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet   29   you will ever hear, and  30  much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to   31  .”

The child looked up at God   32  : “And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?” God smiled: “Your angel will place your   33   together and will teach you how to pray.” The child said: “I’ve heard on earth there are 34   men. Who will protect me?” God put his arm around the child, saying: “Your angel will defend you－  35   it means risking life!” “But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.” God   36 the child: “Your angel will always talk about me and will teach you the way to   37    to me, even though I will always be   38   you.”

    At that moment there was much peace in Heaven. But voices from earth could already be heard. The child, in a hurry, asked softly: “Oh God, if I   39   leave now, Please tell my Angel’s name!” God replied: “Your angel’s name is of no importance…you will  40 call her MOMMY!”

21. A. the earth                   B. earth                C. heaven                    D. the heaven

22. A. helpless                     B. alone                C. sad                          D. tiny

23. A. in the middle of        B. in                    C. among                     D. between

24. A. the one                     B. ones                 C. the ones                   D. one

25. A. make fun of             B. take care of       C. do with                   D. arrange with

26. A. besides                      B. none other than C. but                          D. except for

27. A. angel                        B. mother             C. father                      D. parents

28. A. women                      B. boys                 C. girls                        D. men

29. A. voice                        B. words               C. songs                      D. poems

30. A. in                             B. through            C. by                           D. with

31. A. dance                        B. write                C. speak                      D. sing

32. A. said                          B. saying              C. to say                      D. say

33. A. hands                        B. legs                  C. fingers                    D. toes

34. A. ugly                       B. considerate       C. bad                         D. criminal

35. A. though                    B. in spite of         C. no matter how          D. even if

36. A. shook                     B. hugged             C. slapped                    D. patted

37. A. call back                 B. look back         C. come back               D. go back

38. A. next                        B. on              C. in front of                D. close to

39. A. was going to             B. have to           C. will                         D. would

40. A. simply                    B. largely             C. proudly                   D. happily

“Well, what did I say？Buck’s a real fighter, all right,” said Francois the next morning when he discovered that Spitz had disappeared and that Buck was covered in blood．
“Spitz fought like a wolf,” said Perrault, as he looked at the bites all over Buck．
“And Buck fought like ten wolves,” answered Francois. “And we'll travel faster now. No more Spitz，no more trouble.”
Francois started to harness the dogs. He needed a new lead-dog, and decided that Solleks was the best dog that he had. But Buck jumped at Solleks and took his place．
“Look at Buck！” said Francois，laughing. “He's killed Spitz，and now he wants to be lead-dog．Go away, Buck！”
He pulled Buck away and tried to harness Solleks again．Solleks was unhappy too. He was frightened of Buck, and when Francois turned his back，Buck took Solleks’ place again. Now Francois was angry．
“I'll show you! ” he cried，and went to get a heavy club from the sledge．
Buck remembered the man in the red coat，and moved away. This time，when Solleks was harnessed as lead-dog，Buck did not try to move in．He kept a few meters away and circled around Francois carefully. But when Francois called him to his old place in front of Dave, Buck refused．He had won his fight with Spitz and he wanted to be lead－dog．
For an hour the two men tried to harness him．Buck did not run away，but he did not let them catch him．Finally，F(xiàn)rancois sat down，and Perrault looked at his watch．It was getting late. The two men looked at one another and smiled. Francois walked up to Solleks，took off his harness， led him back and harnessed him in his old place．Then he called Buck. All the other dogs were harnessed and the only empty place was now the one at the front. But Buck did not move．
“Put down the club,” said Perrault．
Francois dropped the club, and immediately Buck came up to the front of the team．Francois harnessed him, and in a minute the sledge was moving．
Buck was an excellent leader. He moved and thought quickly and led the other dogs well. A new leader made no difference to Dave and Solleks; they continued to pull hard．But the other dogs had had an easy life when Spitz was leading．They were surprised when Buck made them work hard and punished them for their mistakes. Pike，the second dog，was usually lazy；but by the end of the first day he was pulling harder than he had ever pulled in his life. The first night in camp Buck fought Joe，another difficult dog，and after that there were no more problems with him．The team started to pull together，and to move faster and faster．
“I've never seen a dog like Buck!” cried Francois, “Never! He's worth a thousand dollars. What do you think, Perrault? ”
Perrault agreed．They were moving quickly，and covering more ground every day. The snow was good and hard，and no new snow fell．The temperature dropped to 45°C below zero, and didn't change．
This time there was more ice on the Thirty Mile River, and they crossed in a day．Some days they ran a hundred kilometers，or even more. They reached Skagway in fourteen days; the fastest time ever．
【小題1】The writer mentioned “the man in the red coat” in the passage to show that____.

Once upon a time, there was a group of forest deer．In this group was a wise and respected   36 , smart in the ways of deer．He taught the tricks of   37   to the fawn-the young deer．
One day, his younger sister   38  her son to him, to be taught   39  is so important for deer．The teacher said to the fawn, “Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your first   40 ．”
At first, the young deer came to the lessons as he was  41  to．But soon, he became more interested in   42  with the other young bucks（雄鹿）．He didn’t realize how   43  it could be for a deer who learned   44  but deer games．So he started 45 ．Soon he was escaping school all the time．
46 , one day the fawn who stayed away from school   47  a snare（陷阱）and was trapped．Since he was   48 , his mother got worried．She went to her brother the teacher, and    49   him if her son had learned something．The teacher   50  ,“My dear sister, your son was disobedient and   51 ．Out of respect for you, I   52   to teach him．But he did not want to learn the   53  of deer．He escaped school! How could I possibly teach him?”
Later they heard the sad news．The  54   fawn had been trapped and killed by a hunter．He skinned him and took the meat home to his family．
The moral is: Nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who   55  the class．

Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't   1   it to be blue - the name has nothing to   2   the color of our closest celestial（天體） neighbor.

A full moon   3   on December 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown.

"If you're in Times Square, you'll see the   4   moon right above you. It's going to be that brilliant," said Jack Horkheimer, director emeritus of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium and host of a weekly astronomy TV show.

The New Year's Eve blue moon will be   5   in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up  6   New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them.

However, the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate with a partial lunar eclipse（月蝕） on New Year's Eve when  7   of the moon enters the Earth's shadow. The   8   will not be visible in the Americas.

A full moon occurs   9   29.5 days, and most years have 12.  10  , an extra full moon in a month - a blue moon - occurs every 2.5 years. The   11   time there was a lunar double take was in May 2007. New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. The last time was in 1990; the next one won't   12    again until 2028.

Blue moons have no astronomical   13   , said Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

"`Blue moon' is just a   14   in the same sense as a `hunter's moon' or a `harvest moon,'" Laughlin said in an e-mail.

The popular definition of blue moon   15   after a writer for Sky & Telescope magazine in 1946 misunderstood the Maine Farmer's Calendar and marked a blue moon as the second full moon in a month. In fact, the calendar   16   a blue moon as the third full moon in a season with four full moons, not the usual three.

Though Sky & Telescope corrected the  17   decades later, the definition caught on. For purists（語(yǔ)言純正癖者）, however, this New Year's Eve full moon doesn't even qualify as a   18   moon. It's just the first full moon of the winter season.

In a tongue-in-cheek essay   19   on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm    20  celebrating, I'll take a peek（瞇著眼睛看） at that brilliant orb（天體） as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl."

(   ) 1. A. wish                  B. wait                        C. hope                D. expect

(   ) 2. A. deal with            B. do with                   C. develop with     D. form into

(   ) 3. A. occurred            B. came                       C. ran                   D. went

(   ) 4. A. full                   B. half                         C. bright               D. part

(   ) 5. A. out of sight               B. visible                     C. big                   D. clear

(   ) 6. A. until                  B. when                       C. before              D. since

(   ) 7. A. part                   B. all                           C. any                  D. none

(   ) 8. A. moon                 B. eclipse                     C. sun                  D. shadow

(   ) 9. A. each                  B. every                             C. either                      D. all

(   ) 10. A. On the whole    B. Generally speaking   C. On average       D. In addition

(   ) 11. A. last                  B. next                        C. other                D. another

(   ) 12. A. go                   B. see                          C. come                D. look

(   ) 13. A. point                B. evident                    C. theory              D. significance

(   ) 14. A. name                      B. object                      C. phenomenon     D. tradition

(   ) 15. A. created             B. came about              C. made                D. copied

(   ) 16. A. named              B. called                      C. introduced               D. defined

(   ) 17. A. error                B. name                       C. reality              D. number

(   ) 18. A. blue                 B. red                          C. yellow              D. grey

(   ) 19. A. published         B. posted                     C. printed             D. written

(   ) 20. A. in                    B. out                          C. away                D. on

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.
One day the child asked God: “You are going to send me to   21  tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and   22 ?” God replied：“  23  the angels, I have chosen 24  for you, she will be waiting there and   25  you.”
“But,” said the child:” Leave me here in Heaven. I don’t want anything else   26 sing and smile. That’s what I need to be happy!” God said: “Your angel will sing and smile for you. And you will feel your   27’ s love and be happy.” How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that   28  talk?” “That’s easy”, said God: “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet   29  you will ever hear, and  30 much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to   31  .”
The child looked up at God   32 : “And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?” God smiled: “Your angel will place your   33  together and will teach you how to pray.” The child said: “I’ve heard on earth there are 34  men. Who will protect me?” God put his arm around the child, saying: “Your angel will defend you－  35  it means risking life!” “But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.” God   36 the child: “Your angel will always talk about me and will teach you the way to   37   to me, even though I will always be   38   you.”
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven. But voices from earth could already be heard. The child, in a hurry, asked softly: “Oh God, if I   39  leave now, Please tell my Angel’s name!” God replied: “Your angel’s name is of no importance…you will  40 call her MOMMY!”
21. A. the earth                   B. earth                C. heaven                    D. the heaven
22. A. helpless                     B. alone                C. sad                          D. tiny
23. A. in the middle of       B. in                    C. among                     D. between
24. A. the one                     B. ones                 C. the ones                   D. one
25. A. make fun of           B. take care of       C. do with                   D. arrange with
26. A. besides                      B. none other than C. but                          D. except for
27. A. angel                        B. mother             C. father                      D. parents
28. A. women                      B. boys                C. girls                        D. men
29. A. voice                        B. words               C. songs                      D. poems
30. A. in                             B. through            C. by                           D. with
31. A. dance                        B. write                C. speak                      D. sing
32. A. said                          B. saying              C. to say                      D. say
33. A. hands                        B. legs                  C. fingers                   D. toes
34. A. ugly                      B. considerate       C. bad                         D. criminal
35. A. though                   B. in spite of         C. no matter how          D. even if
36. A. shook                    B. hugged             C. slapped                    D. patted
37. A. call back                B. look back         C. come back               D. go back
38. A. next                       B. on             C. in front of               D. close to
39. A. was going to            B. have to          C. will                         D. would
40. A. simply                   B. largely             C. proudly                   D. happily

Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.

One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?” “The sun is up and the tide is going out, and if I don’t throw them in they’ll die.”

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely, then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that one.”

There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our visions the power to shape the future.

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.

1.

One day, the wise man saw the young man          .

A. dancing along the beach         B. walking with a dancer

C. picking up starfish for sale       D. trying to save as many starfish as possible

2.

Near the end of the passage, “something very special” refers to          .

A. the gifts from friends            B. the strength of making decision

C. our own starfish                D. the ability of shaping one’s own future

3.

 From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that          .

A. the wise man realized something new and important

B. the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfish into the ocean

C. the young man had the ability to make a difference

D. it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach

4.

The writer told this story in order to show us          .

A. how and where we can write a good article 

B. everyone can do something for the future

C. wise men are sometimes stupid              

D. young people are actually wiser than old people     

Once upon a time there was a precious sword. Now, this sword belonged to a great King, and for as long as anyone could remember, the King spent all his time in his place, enjoying its shows and competitions with other swords. One day a great dispute（爭(zhēng)端）arouse between this King and the King of a neighbouring country. It ended with both declaring war.

The sword was greatly excited at the prospect of taking part in its first real battle. It would show everyone how truly brave and special it was, and would become well-known throughout the kingdom. On the way to the front line, the sword imagined itself the winner of many battles. However, when it arrived, the first battle had already broken out, and the sword got to see the results of the war. What it saw had nothing in common with what the sword had imagined. No elegant shining knights, successful, with their weapons shining in the sunlight. Instead, all the sword saw was broken weapons, and a large crowd of hungry and thirsty men. There was hardly any food left. Everything was covered in dirt and disgusting smell. Many were half dead and scattered on the ground, bleeding from multiple wounds.

Seeing this, the sword realized it liked neither wars nor battles. It decided it preferred to live in peace and spend its time taking part in tournaments and competitions. So, on the night before what was going to be the big final battle, the sword tried to find a way to prevent it from taking place. After a while, the sword started to vibrate（顫抖）. First it gave out a low buzz, and then this gradually got louder, until it became an annoying metallic noise. The swords and armour（盔甲）of the soldiers asked the King’s sword what it was doing. It told them, “I don’t want there to be a battle tomorrow. I don’t like war.”

One answered, “No one likes it, but what can we do?”

“Make yourself vibrate, just like what I’m doing,” said the King’s sword. “If we make enough noise, no one will sleep.”

So the weapons started vibrating, and the noise became deafening. It was so loud that it reached the enemy camp, and the weapons there, which were equally sick of war, joined the protest.

The next morning, when the battle should have begun, not a single soldier was ready to fight. No one had managed to get even a wink of sleep, not even the King or the Generals. So they spent the whole day catching up on sleep. During the evening they started to wake up, and decided to put off the battle until the next day.

However, the weapons, led by the King’s sword, spent the night repeating their peace song, and again no soldier could rest. The battle had to be postponed yet again, and this carried on for the next seven days. On the evening of the seventh day, the Kings of the two armies met to see what they could do about the situation. Both were very angry at their previous disputes, but after being together for a while they started to discuss their sleepless nights, the surprise on their soldiers’ faces, the confusion between day and night, and the amusing situations all this had created. It wasn’t long before both were laughing, like friends, at these little stories. Fortunately, they forgot their old disputes and they put an end to the war, each returning to their own land with the double joy.

1. From the first paragraph, we can infer that _________.

A．the great King was fond of his precious sword

B．a(chǎn) disagreement led to a war between Kings

C．the two Kings were once good friends before the war

D．the precious sword was used to entertain the great King

2. What is the best word to describe the mood of the sword when it heard about the war?

A．Worried          B．Fearful            C．Eager             D．peaceful

3. When did the sword change its attitude to war?

A．When it fought at the first battle

B．After it realized that it was not powerful

C．When it was on the way to the front line

D．After it saw the terrible results of the first battle

4. What is the right order of the following events?

a. The noise was loud enough to reach the other side

b. The battle had to be postponed because the soldiers in both armies lacked sleep.

c. It let out continuous low noise

d. It persuaded other swords to join in.

e. All the weapons in both side confused day with night

A．a(chǎn), b, c, d, e                            B．b, a, c, e, d

C．c, d, a, e, b                             D．d, b, a, e, c

5. According to the passage, how many times was the battle put off?

A．Seven            B．Eight             C．Nine             D．Ten

6.What do the underlined words in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Both King’s sleepless nights

B．The end of war and being friends

C．The surprise on the soldiers’ faces

D．The confusion of day with night

完形填空（共20小題，每題1分，滿分20分）

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

I got lots of interesting experiences in a free school. At first I couldn’t believe it. There were no    41    in rows or loud-sounding bells, nor did anyone have to go to    42   . Although we lived “in”,    43   made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “ lights out”.

The    44  thing was that practically all the students went to class, and very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or    45  class. The new ones always went wild    46   , but his wildness never lasted long. The freedom took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like  _47  ; never did we have to   48_   “ stand up”, “ sit down”, “ speak out”. I don’t    49    one student who didn’t try his best.

The subjects were the same as those in the ___50_____ school, but what a difference in the method! For example, in botany (植物學(xué)) we had   51__  classes in the spring or fall, but instead we planted two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. Then in winter we each studied a few    52  things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different sizes of storerooms---small ones   53   , but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a    54  time, too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints(藍(lán)圖;設(shè)計(jì)圖), figuring out the angles and so on. I didn’t take    55__ . But I could do the basic things with numbers. That’s   56   .

57_    I think I am a      58    person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else of my age, and I think better. That’s probably a real big      ___59     between the free school and the regular school--- the amount of   60   .

41.A.desks           B. lights         C. books            D. windows

42.A. home           B. bed           C. class             D. work

43.A. teachers         B. parents        C. nobody           D. somebody

44.A. sad             B. last          C. good             D. strange

45.A. attended         B. took          C. missed           D. studied

46.A. from then on     B. at first         C. once more        D. just then

47.A. workers         B. pupils         C. gardeners         D. grown- ups

48.A. play            B. say           C. study             D. understand

49.A. hear from        B. feel like       C. think about        D. know of

50.A. night           B. regular        C. small            D. real

51.A. all             B. short        C. no               D. indoor

52.A.wild            B. successful     C. interested        D. particular

53.A. as well         B. after a while  C. of course         D. as a result

54.A. funny          B. great         C. convenient        D. terrible

55.A. math          B. angle        C. botany           D. gardens

56.A. uninteresting    B. interesting     C. enough          D. dangerous

57.A.On the whole    B. Once again     C. Sooner or later     D. After a while

58.A. careful         B. better         C. busier            D. lovely

59.A. problem        B. chance        C. difference         D. change

60.A. reading         B. gardening     C. teaching         D. thinking

Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest contained four  41  eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain,  42  one of the eggs to roll down the mountain  43  a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew that they must  44  and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen   45  to hatch and raise the large egg.

         One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.  46  , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n)  47  . Soon, the eagle believed he was  48  more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and family,  49  his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and  50  a group of eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle  51  , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52  , “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”

         The eagle  53  staring at his real family up above,  54  that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his  55  be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is  56  the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle  57  dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.  58  , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle  59  .

         You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,  60  your dreams, not the words of a chicken.

1.A. large                         B. curious                            C. small                      D. fortunate

2.A. guiding                      B. blowing                           C. causing                  D. inviting

3.A. on                               B. over                                 C. past                        D. to

4.A. introduce                   B. punish                      C. protect                  D. share

5.A. offered                      B. regretted                       C. managed               D. turned

6.A. Carefully                B. Gently                        C. Sadly                       D. Luckily

7.A. chicken                     B. eagle                               C. hero                       D. fool

8.A. something                  B. everything                C. anything                D. nothing

9.A. and                       B. but                                 C. so                       D. however

10.A. noticed                   B. recognized                C. respected             D. watched

11.A. cried                        B. smiled                        C. argued                            D. explained

12.A. excitement        B. anger                               C. laughter                D. surprise

13.A. approached             B. avoided                           C. continued              D. considered

14.A. promising                B. proving                            C. believing                D. dreaming

15.A. suggestion               B. advantage                      C. dream                    D. discovery

16.A. what                       B. why                                  C. how                   D. when

17.A. went                       B. enjoyed                           C. began                     D. stopped

18.A. Happily                   B. Finally                     C. Quickly              D. Probably

19.A. gave away                B. broke down              C. passed away    D. died out

20.A. steal                        B. follow                         C. have                  D. remember

Once upon a time there was a painter who had just finished his course from a great painter. He wanted to assess his skills, so he decided to display one of his best works on a busy street.
He put his painting at a busy street-crossing. And below it a board read — "Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes in my work.  【小題1】 "
When he came back in the evening to collect his painting, he was completely shocked to see that the whole painting was filled with crosses.
    【小題2】 He burst into tears and said sadly, "I'm useless and if this is what I have learned to
paint, I'm not worth teaching."
The master smiled and suggested, "My son, I will prove that you are a great artist." The master told him, "Just paint the same painting once again and give it to me."
Then they went to the same street the next morning and displayed the same painting. The master took out another board which read — "Gentleman, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new, I might have made some mistakes. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please dome a favor.  【小題3】 "The master and the young painter went back home.
They visited the place in the evening. The young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done!  【小題4】  If you want to help people improve their behaviors, it is worth investing your effort in learning how to help people change their behaviors, attitudes and skills. Also, always remember not to get carried away or judge yourself by someone else's criticism and feel depressed as you are the best judge to judge yourself!

 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines(草藥) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger  36  in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became  37  ， and the family couldn’t afford the  38  that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.

   It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and  39  happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow 40   him. He rolled over and looked  41  in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my  42  . Say good-bye to this world.”  43  his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a(n)  44  into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed.Then he said, “45  you can kill and eat me, but I  46  you to know that these mushrooms are  47  poisonous(有毒的). You can eat me,  48  you will die too. My family will  49 me and find you. They will  50 your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine  51 will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good  52  in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral（葬禮） and long53  .

    The tiger hesistated. He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and  54  his appetite(胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick  55 .

36.  A． broke out        B. woke up        C. showed up          D. set out

37．A． hungry          B. ill              C. angry             D. mad

38．A． love               B. medicine        C. care             D. doctors

39．A． anything          B. everything      C. nothing          D. something

40．A． covered           B. followed          C. caught           D. pushed

41．A． down            B. out               C. around            D. up

42．A． energy          B. power           C. enemy          D. supper

43．A． Looking after   B. Thinking of     C. Bringing back    D. apple

45.  A .Of course       B. No way       C. In the beginning    D. In any case

46．A．choose             B. wish             C. persuade        D. order

47．A． expensive          B. delicious       C. deadly            D. magic

48．A． as              B. so              C. but              D. because

49．A．look for           B. call for         C. take care of     D. get rid of

50．A．feed             B. open             C. sell               D. kick

51．A．head            B. tail              C. paws            D. skin

52．A． price            B. seller             C. reward            D. doctor

53 A．understood       B. encouraged      C. needed          D. remembered

54．A． lost            B. increased        C. regained        D. forgot

55．A． skill           B. warning        C. thinking        D. word