【正文】 30. I just don’t understand that leads to so many teenagers being addicted to playing puter games. A. why it does B. what it is C. what it does D. why it is 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，掌握其大意，然后從短文后所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C、 D)中，選 出能填入相應空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs Tolman, suggested I __31__ a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in __32__. So I did. The first __33__ was to raise money for marketing petitions later in the year by selling candles. Mrs Tolman said the money was due in a week and that 40 percent of the __34__ would go into my personal account. At the beginning, I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could show __35__ and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would certainly buy some. I started my __36__ with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and __37__ her that our candles were the best choice for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles. Greatly __38__ I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood. On Saturday morning, with great courage, I knocked all the door of my first potential __39__. “ I’ m a student at Skyline High School and we are __40__ money for DECA, I’ m trying to sell?” “ Not today, sorry,” the man __41__ me and shut the door. Embarrassed, I walked away and encouraged myself the __42__ thing that might happen was being refused like that again. I couldn’ t even count how many times I was __43__ with reasons like “ Not today” , “ I don’ t have any __44__ money right now” or “ I just bought some” . __45__, I had to continue with the day. __46__, a woman kindly bought nearly $60 worth of candles. I couldn’ t even hide my __47__ and said, “ Thank you very much” to her with a bow. After a __48__ hard work, I turned in $408 worth of sales of candles, which gave me $163 in my own account. I was __49__ to find out I was the second highest seller in all classes. It was my first time working as a sales person. This experience let me know that __50__ difficulties was only wasting time and a barrier in my way to success. 31. A. hold B. join C. build D. set 32. A. business B. English C. math D. sports 33. A. chance B. way C. challenge D. choice 34. A. ine B. candles C. business D. expense 35. A. ability B. confidence C. aim D. expectation 36. A. presentation B. business C. deal D. interest 37. A. told B. convinced C. explained D. requested 38. A. puzzled B. delighted C. shocked D. encouraged 39. A. buyer B. seller C. businessman D. shop keeper 40. A. lending B. raising C. returning D. borrowing 41. A. greeted B. bothered C. hurt D. interrupted 42. A. worst B. uneasy C. unluckiest D. unhappiest 43. A. allowed B. permitted C. refused D. demanded 44. A. more B. extra C. little D. left 45. A. However B. So C. Therefore D. But 46. A. And B. Secondly C. Firstly D. Finally 47. A. anger B. embarrassment C. happiness D. sadness 48. A. week’ s B. hour’ s C. year’ s D. month’ s 49. A. lucky B. surprised C. calm D. confused[ 50. A. overing B. dealing with C. accepting D. worrying about 第三部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15題；每小題 2分，滿分 30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，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 A This year I’ m buying presents for 16 children, as well as my own daughter, MiaGrace, who will be two on Christmas Day. My tree will be beautifully decorated, I’ m bringing the turkey to the family Christmas lunch and having an open house on Boxing Day. And the whole thing’ s only going to cost me ￡ 150. We’ re very careful now and we don’ t overspend or owe anything on credit cards. I work for an electrician and my husband Neil, 33, works in construction business. We’ re concerned about our jobs because our panies are quiet at the moment. We’ ve also been hit by rising prices, particularly food, petrol, gas and electricity. Everyone I know is worried. One of my friends’ husband has just gone selfemployed and if he doesn’ t work, they have no money ing in. Christmas has been playing on my mind for the past three or four months. We decided on a budget of ￡ 150 because that’ s just under my weekly wage and it meant we could afford Christmas while using Neil’ s salary for our essential bills. We quickly realized that we buy some things every year just for the sake of it. Even though we have loads of decorations, we usually buy something new for the tree but this Christmas we’ re not going to. We’ ve already got our tree — a big artificial one whi