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good weather will . A. go on B. stay C. keep D. continue 17. There are usually at least two of looking at every question. A. means B. directions C. views D. ways 18 The reason why the car was stopped was . A. that the road was slippery B. due to the slippery road C. because the road was slippery D. because of the slippery road 19. He won’t to bring me my umbrella unless I tell him again. A. fet B. remind C. remember D. realize 20. It was the training that he had as a young man made him such a good engineer. 第 9 頁 共 33 頁 A. that B. has C. what D. later 21. Her parents objected to that farmer, though he has a lot of money. A. her marrying B. marrying C. marry D. her marrying with 22. You can not see the doctor you have made an appointment with him. A. except B. unless C. even D. however 23. You can take as many as you like because they are free of . A. fare B. charge C. money D. pay 24. Only when you have acquired a good knowledge of grammar write correctly. A. can you B. will you C. you can D. can’t you 25. Before anyone could take a photo of the strangelooking bird, it away. A. has flown B. flew C. was flying D. would fly 26. He called the police for help, that the problem was more than he could deal with. A. to realize B. having been realized C. realized D. realizing 27. The moon to a large mirror which reflects the sun’s light to the earth. A. pares B. can pare C. can be pared D. may pare 28. Science has made possible for machines to take the place of human labour. A. this B. that C. its D. it 29. it was finished in time. A. As the work was difficult B. Difficult as the work was C. Difficult as was the work D. As was the work difficult 30. Train services are now back to after last week’s strike. A. ordinary B. usual C. normal D. natural 閱讀理解 1 It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin, who never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves. Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him 第 10 頁 共 33 頁 hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one. The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a fortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94. 1. The main idea of this passage is that . A. large numbers of people do not need sleep B. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep C. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive D. people can live longer by trying not to sleep 2. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting . A. to cure him of his sleeplessness B. to find that his sleeplessness was not really true C. to find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep D. to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping 3. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin . A. needed some kind of sleep B. was too old to need any sleep C. needed no sleep at all D. often slept in a chair 4. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was . A. his mother’s injury before he was born B. that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit C. his magnificent physical condition D. that he hadn’t got a bed 5. Al Herpin’s condition could be regarded as . A. a mon one B. one that could be cured C. very healthy D. a rare one 2 Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they provide him with wood and 第 11 頁 共 33 頁 other products, they give him shade and they help to prevent drought (旱災(zāi) ) and flood. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these serious facts is the most important. In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers. And besides, he is usually too careless to plant and look after young trees. So the forests slowly disappear. This doesn’t only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even more serious, for where there are trees, their roots break up soil— allowing the rain to sink in and also bind (固定 ) the soil, thus preventing it from being washed away easily。 will help 23. Dark glasses are sometimes worn to the eyes from strong sunlight. A. prevent B. care C. defend D. protect 24. He as well as I the suggestion you put forward just now. A. agree with B. agree to C. agrees with D. agrees to 25. They often the scientist’s name, but they have never seen him. A. learn from B. hear from C. hear of D. listen to 26. Will the of houses and land continue to increase? A. worth B. value C. cost D. importance 27. It can take up three months to a man to do this work. A. guide B. raise C. train