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ys‘ human beings is ________________ A. not very high. B. high. C. scornful. D. neutral 58. Why does the author mention the old Romans in this article? A. To reveal that the old Romans first started violent sports. B. To prove that the old Romans were not civilized. C. To show human beings in the past knew nothing better. D. To indicate human beings today are as bloodthirsty as the old Romans. 59. How many dangerous sports does the author mention in this passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 60. What does the author want to illustrate in this article? A. By banning the violent sports, we human beings can improve ourselves. B. By banning the dangerous sports, we can improve the law. C. We must take positive steps to improve social welfare system. D. Law is the main instrument of social change. 第二節(jié) 你將閱讀的是一篇關于鯊魚襲擊的文章。 刪除 :把多余的詞用斜線( \)劃掉。Well, I think that39。ve been working hard all day. When I tell you I want you to spend time with the kids, you feel frustrated and ticked off because you39。 when 18. What can I do for you? I am looking for a birthday gift for my sister, _______at a proper price but fashionable. A. one B. anyone C. that D. everything 19. Everyone wants to be a friend of _______________ is considerate and shares the same interests. A. anyone B. whomever C. whoever D. no matter who 20. I don‘t remember how many years ago ______________I paid my last visit to the principle of my primary school. A. it was that B. was it that C. it was when D. was it when 第二節(jié):完形填空(共 20小題;每小題 1分,滿分 20 分) A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. So she went to an older, wiser woman in the village and 21 advice. Listening to her, the older woman 22 the younger woman‘s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could 23 ease her pain, but she could teach. Then, she said. ―There are 24 things you need to do. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, Take your best 25 pillows and open a small hole in each one. Then, 26 the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through, 27 to me. If you‘ve done the first thing 28, I‘ll tell you the second.‖ The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore, 29 the pillows were very 30 to her and very expensive. All night long, she went from doorstep to doorstep. Her fingers were 31. The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on through the 32 streets, 33 there was something she could do to put things 34 the way they once were. Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman. She was exhausted but 35 ,thinking that her efforts would be rewarded. ―Now,‖ said the wise woman, ―Go back and 36 your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before.‖ The young woman was stunned, ―You know that‘s impossible! The wind 37 each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn‘t say I had to get them back! If this is the second 38, then things will never be the same.‖ ―That‘s true,‖ said the older woman. ―Never fet. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once 39, no amount of effort, 40 how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.‖ 21. A. asked about B. asked for C. asked to D. ask around 22. A. witnessed B. touched C. guessed D. sensed 23. A. ever B. almost C. never D. seldom 24. A. one B. two C. three D. four 25. A. feather B. leather C. woolen D. cotton 26. A. when B. after C. as D. before 27. A. e back B. go back C. put back D. draw back 28. A. promptly B. absolutely C. pletely D. unfortunately 29. A. so as to B. even though C. now that D. in spite of 30. A. hard B. rare C. nice D. 31. A. freezing B. freezingly C. froze D. frozen 32. A. brightened B. widened C. darkened D. broadened 33. A. amazing B. lucky C. thankful D. surprising 34. A. on B. up C. off D. back 35. A. tired B. relieved C. grateful D. nervous 36. A. refill B. get C. purchase D. seek 37. A. blew up B. blew on C. blew away D. blew over 38. A. requirement B. situation C. consequence D. circumstance 39. B. spoken C. speaking D. being spoken 40. A. however B. whatever C. although D. regardless 第二部分:閱讀理解(第一節(jié) 20 小題,第二節(jié) 5 小題;每小題 2 分,滿分 50分) 第一節(jié) A Spanish men will have to learn to change diapers and do dishwashing under the terms of a new law designed to strike a blow. The law, due to be passed this month, is likely to cause a revolution in family affairs in a country where 40% of men reportedly don‘t do housework at all. It will oblige men to ―share domestic responsibilities and the care and attention‖ of children and elderly family members, according to the draft approved by the Spanish parliament‘s justice mission. ―This will be a good way of reminding people what their duties are. It is something feminists (女權主義者 ) have been wanting for a long time,‖ said Margarita Uria, of the Basque Nationalist Party, who was behind what is an amendment to a new divorce law. Failure to meet the obligations will be taken into consideration by judges when determining the terms of divorces. Men who refuse to do their part may be given less frequent contact with their children. Spanish women spend f