【正文】 fter the war the humans that remain are mostly slaves of aliens — except on one pla where a few remain free. In fact, these free humans have captured (捕獲 ) some aliens and are keeping them as slaves. The hero, Joaz Banbeck, has predicted that many aliens will e to their pla some day, and he tries to anize a group to defend the pla. The story works its way to a reasonable and rather bitter and unchangeable conclusion. In The Last Castle a group of decadent (頹廢的 ) humans have returned to the longabandoned Earth and set up a weak society in several castles. All of the work is performed by various alien races. For example, the Meks, a hivelike (像蜂群的 ) species, always keep a special technology. The Meks finally revolt (反抗 ). Using their control of the technology, they destroy all of the castles except the strongest one, Castle Hagedorn. Then the story turns to the ineffective attempts of the humans to fight against the aliens. Most of them care too much about their “honor” and do noth ing, and others refuse to kill the aliens. The prose (散文體 ) and characterization here are more effective than in The Dragon Masters, but the plot is less convincing (令人信服的 ). 32. What do the two science fiction novels mentioned in the passage have in mon? A. They both have won lots of prizes. B. They both have exciting and convincing plots. C. They both describe humans as slaves of aliens. D. They both have fighting between humans and aliens. 33. We learn from The Last Castle that ___________. A. The castles are places which humans use to fight against aliens B. the humans have different attitudes towards fighting against the aliens C. a powerless society has been established by the aliens D. the aliens care more about their “honor” than the humans 34. What is the disadvantage of The Last Castle? A. It has no effective description of characters. B. It gives people less space to imagine. C. The plot is less believable. D. Its ending is not as reasonable as the other book. 35. The best title for the passage is “________”. A. A Great Science Fiction Author B. Jack Vance and the Hugo Awards C. The Great Science Fiction Works of Jack Vance D. Conflicts between Humans and Aliens 第二節(jié)（共 5小題，每小題 2分，滿分 10分） 閱讀短文，從短文后的選項中選出最佳選項，選項中有兩項為多余選項。t afford a diabetic39。t feel alone. Kody is anything but alone: Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, with 24 million diagnosed cases. And more people are being diagnosed at younger ages. These days, Thomas39。s volunteers. They know what he39。d better find a way to fight back. He left Canton, Michigan for New York, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the Diabetic Rockstar, and created , a free online munity for diabetics and their loved ones— a place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources. Jason Swencki’s son, Kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. Father and son visit the online children39。 18. What’s the talk mainly about? A. Energy conversation. B. New housing construction. C. Bicycles and cars. 19. What is the purpose of building new houses facing north or south? A. To limit space used. B. To avoid direct sunlight. C. To keep out the cold. 20. What can we know about Davis from the talk? A. There are twice as many cars as bicycles in the city. B. The number of cars is increasing every day. C. People are driving fueleconomic cars to save gas.. 第二部分 閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 40分） 第一節(jié) （共 15小題，每小題 2分，滿分 30分） A Christopher Thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. Diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病 ), Thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰島素 ) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. And if that weren39。 12. Which day is Tom’s birthday? A. Sunday. B. Monday. C. Saturday. 13. What’s the woman going to do? A. Think about a good idea for Tom, B. Give up the chance of helping Tom. C. At tend Tom’s birthday party. 14. Where is Tom now? A. At the college. B. In the store. C. At the hospital. 聽第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 題。 6. What are the speakers? A. In a cultural salon. B. In a lecture hall. C. Out of a classroom. 7. What do people think of Mr. Johnson? A. Tough. B. Cold .