1、 一.選擇題1.Helen always helps her mother even though going to school _ most of herday.Atakes up Bmakes upCsaves up Dputs up2.Despite their_ of interest，F(xiàn)leming kept trying to develop the chemical_ it would be safe and effective.Alacking；in order to Black；so thatClack；so as to Dlacking；so that3.Having b

2、een praised by the teacher，the little girl ran back home，_.Ahappily and satisfied Beager and excitedlyChappy and satisfied Danxiously and excitedly5.The _ on his face told me that he was angry.A.impression BSightCappearance Dexpression6Nobody could believe what Chloe says because she is _ changing h

3、er mind.Aregularly BSteadilyCsuddenly Dconstantly8I sat until after eleven，_in a book.Aabsorbing Bhaving absorbed Cabsorbed Dhaving been absorbing9.Now I come here at the _ of Mr.Smith to assist him finishing the work.Arequire BRemarkCdemand Drequest10Being able to speak another language fluently is

4、 a great _ when yourelooking for a job.Achance BImportanceCadvantage Dassistant二閱讀理解A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay myhouse, reduced to waist high ruins, smelly and dirty.As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to finda rental

5、 house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage(抵押貸款) onour ruined house. We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. Wed begunto accept that wed have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while,- 1 - / 3 wordwhen I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in C

6、alifornia. Hed read somepieces Id written about our sufferings for Slate, the online magazine, and wantedto give us(“no conditions attached) a new house across the lake froNmew Orleans.It sounded too good to be true, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptionalgenerosity, that we had no plans to

7、go back. Then a poet at the University of Floridaoffered to let his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave.The rent was rather reasonable. I mentioned the poets offer to James Kennedy, andthe next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months.Throughout this

8、painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much tobring back my faith in humanity. Its almost worth losing your worldly possessionsto be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance.1. The garage employee s attitude towards the author was that.of_.A. unconcern2. What do

9、we know about James Kennedy?B. Sympathy C. doubtD. toleranceA. He was a writer of an online magazine.B. He was a poet at the University of Florida.C. He offered the author a new house free of charge.D. He learned about the authors sufferings via e-mail.3. It can be inferred from the text that.A. the

10、 authors family was in financial difficultyB. rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disasterC. houses were difficult to find in the hurricane-stricken areaD. the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank4. The author learned from his experience thatA. worldly possessions can be given up