Folklore is the branch of the study of man which deals with local customs, tales and traditions. Everybody is a storehouse of folklore, though not everybody realizes it. Often, in deed, those who have never heard the word folklore have the greatest store of it, for the people with least book education commonly cherish most firmly old ideas and superstitions (迷信) which have been passed on by word of mouth for generations. Everyone has heard stories of ghosts, witches, fairies, and giants. We all know some proverbs and have come across such ideas as, for example, that it is lucky to see black cat and unlucky to see a single magpie (喜鵲). We keep certain seasons of the year as festivals, such as Christmas, and we are familiar with the special customs connected with weddings and funerals. All such things are of interest to those who study folklore.

People who study folklore won’t criticize the old beliefs and practices they come across as silly, childish, or old-fashioned. Instead, they will try to collect accurate records of them and then see how these are connected with other ideas and customs of other places or times. By comparing with what is known of olden times or the folklore of other countries, they try to discover how certain beliefs and practices came into being, and what purpose they serve now or used to serve in the past.

Often we find that the beliefs which seem most peculiar and unreasonable, and the customs which appear least practical, are of the greatest interest and importance because they are commonly the oldest. Sometimes they were part of an ancient ritual (慣例) or served a useful purpose when people’s way of life was different from what it is now. So we not only learn about what people thought and did in the past but are better able to understand present customs. People often keep up customs when they have forgotten the original reason for them, and in the course of time a fresh reason gets attached to the custom. Thus, when some joker ties an old shoe to the back of the taxi taking the bride and bridegroom to the station for their honeymoon, he would say it was “for luck”, but actually a shoe is an old fertility (繁殖力) symbol and has a place in the wedding customs of China and Palestine.

51. According to the text, people usually pass on old ideas and superstitions by _________.

   A. putting them in a large storehouse     B. writing them down in books

   C. celebrating them as festivals      D. mouth from one generation to another

52. The underlined word “they” (in Para.2) most probably refers to _________.

   A. practices and beliefs   B. customs and traditions

C. records and tales       D. places or times

53. It is most unlikely for people who study folklore to _________.

   A. collect as many records of old beliefs and practices as possible

   B. compare the present customs with those of the olden times

   C. criticize the old beliefs and superstitions as silly or childish

   D. find out the purpose the certain beliefs and practices serve or used to serve

54. Which of the following statements is true about customs?

   A. The customs which do not appear practical mean nothing to most people.

   B. The reasons for certain customs may change in the course of history.

   C. People who practice customs are quite familiar with their origins.

   D. The wedding customs in China and Palestine are of great similarity.

55. What would be the best title for the passage?

   A. What Does Folklore Really Mean?

B. How Do People Keep Up Customs?

C. Who Studies Tales And Traditions?

D. When Did Some Old Beliefs Begin?

       No decision____ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.

A.    will be made   B. is made   C.is being made   D. has been made

At the United Nations Climate w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mChange Conference, the UN Secretary General pointed out that, ______, the climate situation would get worse and worse.

A. if not dealing with properly                     B. unless dealing with properly

C. if properly dealt with                        D. unless properly dealt with

一Have you got any job offers?

    一No．I       I’ll not give up，whatever the result is

A．waited                                                    B．have waited            

C．had been waiting                                        D．have been waiting

 To extinguish （熄滅）different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers have been invented. They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out. Most portable （手提式的）kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires. The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.

 Since fuel（燃料）, oxygen and heat must be present in order for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire. If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out. The cooling method is the most common way to put out a fire. Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.

 Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen. This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things. A blanket may be used do cover a small fire.

 A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.

 The method that is used to put out a fire depends on the type of fire. Fires have been grouped in three classes（級別）. Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called Class A fires. These materials usually help keep the fire on. Such fires can be stopped most readily by cooling with water.

If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the following should be ready there for you to use?

 A. Sand                 B. An extinguisher      C. A blanket.           D. Water

To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin in order to stop the fire is an example of _______.

 A. separating the fire                             B. cutting off the oxygen

 C. removing the fuel                               D. reducing the heat

In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about_______.

 A. when it breaks out                 B. how it comes about

 C. what kind it is                      D. where it takes place

What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

 A. Another class of fires                       B. Another type of extinguishers

 C. How fires break out.                        D. How fires can be prevented.

完成句子（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下列各小題，根據括號內的漢語提示，用句末內的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上相應的括號內。

71．I am trying to make up the time I lost _______________________ (在我生病期間). (while)

72．My bicycle isn’t where I put it. Who ________________________ (可能移動) it? (move)

73．It was only when I had finished reading the novel once again ____________________________ (我開始) to like it. (begin)

74．When _______________________________ (問到他的秘訣) of his success, he said he owed much of his success to his family. (ask)

75．So _______________________________ (這本書非常有趣) that I can hardly tear myself away from it. (interesting)

76．_______________________________ (我們生來具備的) is a general ability to learn and adapt, not a language specific part of the brain. (born)

77．The house _______________________________ (他付了) a large sum of money last year is now worth twice as much. (pay)

78．The head master responded to the parents, saying their kids were _________________________ (太小而不能) attend school. (too)

79．They spent a lot of money ___________________________________ (裝備學校) new computers. (equip)

80．My eye fell on the letter she _______________________________________ (留在) on the table. (leave)

Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer (鎖止器), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.

The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro- processor and memory, and a GPS (全球定位系統) satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle's engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.

In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum(=smallest) of  tools. But only if the car is more than 10 years old.

Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won't allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition (點火) key. In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997.

But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner's keys. And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system.

If the stolen car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal.

Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep the police informed of the vehicle's movements through the car's GPS unit.

57. The remote immobilizer is fitted to a car to ______.

A. allow the car to lock automatically when stolen

B. help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief

C. prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops

D. prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner

58. By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed”, Martyn Randall suggests that ______.

A. it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing

B. self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft

C. the thief has to make use of computer technology

D. the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old

59. Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre?

A. To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.

B. To give the driver time to contact the operations centre.

C. To keep the police informed of the car's movements.

D. To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm.

60. The operations centre will first ______ after receiving an alarm.

A. start the tracking system.                B. contact the car owner.

C. block the car engine.                      D. locate the missing car.

 I think it’ll take at least another two months _______ the shopping center is completed.

A. until               B. before             C. when               D. as

——So you missed the meeting.

    ——____. I got there five minutes before it finished.

    A. Not at all  B. Not exactly  C. Not especially  D. Not really

                                 If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. Usually, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch.

“What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.

“We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” one of the brothers answered excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar（罐） full of spiders(蜘蛛), worms and a lot of insects. He removed the lid and showed the wonderful contents to the visitors who were laughing at them. Then he said quietly and confidently, “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look what we found along the way!”

Their goal was far too difficult, but it made them dig. And that is what a goal is for—to make us move in the direction we have chosen. In other words, it sets us to digging!

But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. But when you fall short of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!” And I believe it is the joy in the journey, rather than in the end, that truly matters.

61. The writer told us the story to ________ .

A. advise us to treat our failures fairly

B. persuade us to make an aim for our lives

C. encourage us to learn from the two brothers

D. prove that failure helps us make achievements

62. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Failure is the mother of success  

B. When there is a will, there is a way

C. No pains, no gains

D. Joy in the journey

63. Which do we know from the passage?

A. Digging a hole all the way through the earth is impossible.

B. The two brothers will surely reach their goal one day.

C. If one has a goal, he will want to dig holes.

D. Everyone can succeed if he sets a practical goal.