27. ---I don’t suppose she could have done well in the exam last week，_____ she?

   ---_____, she almost failed to pass the exam.

   A. could ; Yes      B. has ; No           C. did ; No       D. couldn’t ; Yes

30.________some English-learning websites if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English.

   A. Having visited      B. To visit      C. Visiting      D. Visit

China ________ a sharp increase in the number of aged people over the past decade.

A. sees                            B. saw                           C. has seen                 D. will see

The other day in school, we were discussing jobs. Our teacher, Mrs. Bolt said that career was very important and that it was never too early to think about your life’s work. Most of the young boys really were not too sure about what they wanted to be. But I knew exactly what I wanted to be, and when Mrs. Bolt asked me, I replied “A truck driver.”

“A truck driver?” repeated Mrs. Blot. “Why do you want to be one, Tom?”

“Because truck drivers are always on the move. They do not have to sit at desks all day. They are out on the road and they see a lot of the country. The pay is good, too. And you never have any homework.”

The class laughed.

“Well, Tom.” answered Mrs. Bolt. “You certainly sound quite enthusiastic (熱情的). I guess that you don’t like sitting at a desk or doing homework. Is that correct, Tom?”

“Yes, I guess so, ” I said.

“Well, since you are so interested in becoming a truck driver, I think you should look into the field a little further. I want you to go to the library and take out a book on truck driving. And I want you to write a paper on it and hand it in at the end of the month.”

That’s the last time I’ll never tell anybody my secret ambition (雄心).

46．Mrs. Bolt suggested Tom write a book report because         .

       A．she was angry with him.

       B．she wanted him to learn about the other side of truck driving.

       C．she was making fun of him.

       D．she wanted the whole class to follow him

47．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．The writer thinks that truck drivers are well paid.

       B．What Tom said made his classmates laugh.

       C．It seemed as if Tom did not enjoy doing his homework.

       D．Mrs. Bolt didn’t want Tom to become a truck driver.

48．Tom wouldn’t tell about his ambition any more because          .

      A．he didn’t think his ambition could come true.

       B．he just got more homework to do.

       C．he was laughed at by the whole class.

       D．he would not be able to become a truck driver.

49．What can we infer about Mrs. Bolt?

       A．She was unkind to her students.     B．She was unfit for her position.

       C．She was a teacher with ripe experience.  D．She always did something strange. 

After four months of investigating, she was found guilty, and lost her job _______ of it.

       A．a(chǎn)s consequence        B．a(chǎn)t a consequence

       C．in consequence        D．with a consequence

All the elder people ______ at the party were those _____involved in (參與)community service.

A．thankful; honestly         B．interested; eagerly       

C．present; actively          D．important; patiently

—Mum, can I listen to music while doing homework?

— Don’t even think about it._____.

A. The more you get, the more you want    

B. Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.

C. A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time. 

D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending

A few years ago, Paul Gerner began to gather a group of architects in Las Vegas to ask them what it would take to design a public school that used 50 percent less energy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. “I think half of them fell off their chairs,” Gerner says.

   Gerner manages school facilities（設(shè)施）for Clark County, Nevada, a district roughly the size of Massachusetts. By 2018, 143,000 additional students will enter the already crowded public-education system. Gerner needs 73 new schools to house them. Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes（樣品）; they plan to construct their schools starting in 2009. The district will then assess how well the schools perform, and three winners will copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.

   Green schools are appearing all over, but in Clark County, which stands out for its vastness, such aggressive targets are difficult because design requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a desert climate. “One of the biggest challenges is getting the right site orientation（朝向）,” Mark McGinty, a director at SH Architecture, says. His firm recently completed a high school in Las Vegas. “You have the same building, same set of windows, but if its orientation is incorrect and it faces the sun, it will be really expensive to cool.”

   Surprisingly, the man responsible for one of the most progressive green-design competition has doubts about ideas of eco-friendly buildings. “I don’t believe in the new green religion,” Gerner says. “Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical. I’m interested in those that work.” But he wouldn’t mind if some green features inspire students. He says he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process of harvesting wind and solar power. “You never know what’s going to start the interest of a child to study math and science,” he says.

45. How did the architects react to Gerner’s design requirements?

  A. They lost balance in excitement.                  B. They showed strong disbelief.

  C. They expressed little interest.                       D. They burst into cheers.

46. Which order of steps is followed in carrying out the project?

  A. Assessment — Prototype — Design — Construction.

  B. Assessment — Design — Prototype — Construction.

  C. Design — Assessment — Prototype — Construction.

  D. Design — Prototype — Assessment — Construction.

47. What makes it difficult to build green schools in Clark County?

  A. The large size.                                            B. Limited facilities.

  C. The desert climate.                                      D. Poor natural resources.

48. What does Gerner think of the ideas of green schools?

  A. They are questionable.                                 B. They are out of date.

  C. They are advanced.                                      D. They are practical.

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

There is one thing better than making a new friend, and that is keeping an old one.

——Elmer G Letterman

Two years ago my family moved. The day we left, my best friend and I cried together in my  36  bedroom for hours. I was miserable during the five-hour car ride to my new house. Life was  37 ．

On the first day of school, I called my best friend to tell her how it had gone. Then on Halloween, I sent her a letter and a picture of my new friends and me．

Finally, she wrote me a letter. It wasn’t  38  a letter—a piece of paper saying, “Best friends forever”．

When I finally got her e-mail address, I e-mailed her the  39  letter I have ever written. After the third e-mail with no  40 , my messages grew shorter and shorter.  41  each passing day, my  42  grew．I never received a reply from her．

Mom said that I  43  try calling my other friends, and that I didn’t need to always call her.  44  my best friend, the girl that I had known from my childhood?

My first  45  was automatic．“No way!” But after five more e-mail messages, I started to consider what my mom had  46 ．Every night for about a week, I stayed up in bed,  47 , “Should I keep trying or．．．?”

The way I looked at it was that: if I’m her best friend, she’d  48  a minute to push a few buttons on the phone, or type a short “hello” on the computer. To me, keeping in touch is part of being a friend and it is important. To her, it really didn’t seem to  49 ．

After two years of  50 , I finally got a phone call from her—my best friend. It was a big  51 ．She told me how sorry she was for not writing, and about how busy she had been. I forgot about everything that had happened and how annoyed I had been with her．I  52  her．I guess keeping in touch just isn’t her  53 ．

I have realized true friends never really lose their special  54 ．Even after two years, it felt like we had just talked yesterday.

Now she and I write regularly—or at least she tries to,  55  she tries hard.

What more could a friend ask for?

36．A．cold                                B．empty                           C．small                             D．dirty

37．A．uneasy                          B．uncertain                     C．uninteresting              D．unbearable

38．A．just                                B．only                                C．even                              D．hardly

39．A．longest                         B．best                               C．simplest                       D．funniest

40．A．return                           B．information                 C．message                      D．response

41．A．On                                  B．For                                 C．With                              D．As

42．A．patience                       B．a(chǎn)nger                                      C．worry                            D．curiosity

43．A．must                              B．had to                           C．would                            D．could

44．A．Put away                      B．Leave out                     C．Give up                         D．Cut off

45．A．reaction                        B．opinion                          C．thought                        D．impression

46．A．reminded                     B．offered                          C．stated                                    D．suggested

47．A．a(chǎn)sking                           B．thinking                        C．whispering                   D．struggling

48．A．save                               B．spend                            C．take                               D．waste

49．A．matter                          B．care                               C．value                             D．mind

50．A．disappointment                   B．fear                                C．silence                          D．regret

51．A．step                               B．surprise                        C．a(chǎn)dvance                        D．change

52．A．ignored                         B．a(chǎn)ccepted                      C．criticized                      D．forgave

53．A．style                              B．hobby                            C．idea                               D．nature

54．A．way                                B．connection                   C．heart                             D．image

55．A．but                                 B．so                                   C．a(chǎn)nd                                D．though

In ancient Japan, if you saved someone’s life, they would make it their duty to spend the rest of their life serving you. Nowadays, if you rescue someone’s story, he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude (感激).

It happens all the time. Someone in a group is telling a story and, just before their big point, BOOM! There’s an interruption. Someone new joins the group, a waiter with a plate of biscuits comes over, or a baby starts crying. Suddenly everyone’s attention turns to the new arrival, the food on the plate, or the “charming” little child. Nobody is aware of the interruption — except the speaker. They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasn’t made his or her point.

Or you’re all sitting around the living room and someone is telling a joke. Suddenly, just before their big punch line (妙語), little Johnny drops a dish or the phone rings. After the crash, everyone talks about little Johnny’s carelessness. After the call, the subject turns to the upcoming marriage or medical operation of the caller. Nobody remembers the great punch line got unfinished — except the joke teller. When it’s you entertaining everyone at a restaurant, have you ever noticed how you can almost set your clock by the waiter coming to take everyone’s order just before your funny punch line?

Most joke and story tellers are too shy to say, after the interruption, “Now, as I was saying …” Instead, they’ll spend the rest of the evening feeling bad they didn’t get to finish. Here’s where you come in. Rescue them with the technique I call “Lend a Helping Tongue.”

Watch the gratitude in the storyteller’s eyes as he stabilizes where his story sunk and he sails off again toward the center of attention. His expression and the appreciation of your consideration by the rest of the group are often reward enough. You are even more fortunate if you can rescue the story of someone who can hire you, promote you, buy from you, or otherwise lift your life. Big winners have excellent memories. When you do them subtle favors like Lend a Helping Tongue, they find a way to pay you back.

53. Very often, a storyteller cannot make his point because _________.

A. people are more interested in food than his story

B. many guests bring their babies to the party

C. he is interrupted by something unexpected

D. his story is easily forgotten by the listeners

54. From Paragraph 3, we know that when someone is telling a joke, _________.

A. something bad will surely happen just before their punch line

B. listeners’ attention is often drawn to something else

C. the only person really interested in the joke is the joke teller

D. the waiter knows when to take everyone’s order

55. How can we help the joke and story tellers when they are interrupted?

A. By giving them a chance to finish.

B. By comforting them to make them happy.

C. By going on telling the story for them.

D. By teaching them some useful techniques.

56. What is the text mainly about?

A. People should learn how to take turns in a conversation.

B. We can win someone’s heart by getting him back to his story.

C. Telling jokes will make you the center of attention.

D. It is impolite to cut in on someone’s talk.