【正文】 anged D． changes 34． It was owing to luck_________judgment______the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident． A. better than； when B． rather than； that C. other than； when D． more than； which 35． Beijing was attacked by such a terrible sandstorm_______few residents had ever experienced before． A. as B． which C． and it was D． that 第二節(jié) 完形 填空（共 20小題，每小題 ，滿分 30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C、和 D四個選項中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項。 HER moonshaped head appears on everything from schoolbags to fashionable watches． And 36 she actually has no mouth, her lovely poses（姿勢） have made her one of the most famous 37 in the world． Now Hello Kitty is celebrating her 38 birthday， and her“ parents”， Japanese character goods maker Sanrio， will make it a 39 to remember ． From July， a series of 40 events will be held． And， in keeping with her 41 as“ United Nations Children’ s Fund（ UNICEF） Special Friend of Children，” the cat will donate US＄ 150， 000 to the anization’ s 42 education programmes. There are 10 million more girls than boys out of 43 across the world， and these programmes are intended to 44 the gap． When she first went 45 in 1974， Hello Kitty became an immediate hit． There have been many style changes since then ． In 1995， she appeared in a nurse39。s uniform and， two years later, the ribbons（絲帶） in her hair were 46 by flowers. This style was then 47 by millions of Japanese schoolgirls． “ All I did was to make Kitty do the sorts of things I wanted to do myself，” said Yuko Yamaguchi， the cat’ s 48 since the early 1980s． Most popular 49 ， such as Snoopy. or Mickey Mouse， started life in cartoon strips and Films 50 going on to earn money from their image． The makers of Hello Kitty just started 51 the cat straight away． Sanrio now receives us＄ ,500 million a year from panies who 52 to use the cat’ s face on their 53 . “ Hello Kitty is a good 54 of how merciallyminded the Japanese are，” explained Brian Brenner of Business Week magazine．“ Adapt it， sell it， 55 it and sell it again， hopefully all within the same week．” 36． A. if B． because C. although D． when 37． A. cats B． actresses C. women D． teachers 38． A. 11th B． 21 th C． 31 th D． 41 th 39． B． party C． success D． toy 40． A． birthday B． sports C． chief D． political 41． A. character B． role C． friend D． child 42． A. college B． moral C． girls’ D． boys’ 43． A. work B． control C． question D． school 44． A. decline B． narrow C． enlarge D． acquire 45． A. on business B． on duty C． on sale D． on holiday 46． A. acplished B． offered C． replaced D． used 47． A. encouraged B． copied C． changed D． produced 48． A. owner B． designer C． supporter D． lover 49． A． animals B． characters C． actors D． filmmakers 50． A. after B． when C． while D． before 51. A. raising B. adopting C. selling D. feeding 52． A． pay B． appeal C． select D． tend 53． A. gates B． products C． clothes D． desks 54． A． idea B． cat C． example D． deal 55． A． make B． improve C． enjoy D． use 第三部分 閱讀理解（共 20 小題；每小題 2分，滿分 40分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C和 D）中選出最佳選項。 A Scientists have tried to e up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls． However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture． As one scientist points out，“ There are slight geic differences between the sexes at birth which may affect the subjects boys and girls choose． But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age， there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths， or whether they’ ve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys’‘ territory’”． Statistics show that in mathematics， at least， girls are equal to boys． A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes． One of the reports’ authors says，“ While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write， it is still acceptable for women to say that they are‘ hopeless’ at maths． Our research shows that， although girls get marks which are as good as the boys’， they have not been encouraged to do so.” The explanation for the difference， which is very clear during the teenage years， goes as far back as early childhood experiences． From their first days in nursery school， girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to plete tasks， although boys are． For example， boys and not girls， are often asked to‘ help’ with repair work． This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life ． Evidence shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who supplied answers； they had to find out for themselves． A further report on maths teaching shows that teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls． Most teachers who took part in the study admitted that they expect their male students to do better at mathematics and science subjects than their female students． All of this tends to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects， gives them confidence and makes them believe that they can succeed． Interestingly， both boys and girls tend to regard such‘ male’ sub