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C. avoided D. suggested 24. A. moved back B. bent down C. looked up D. broke in 25. A. cheques B. change C. bills D. coins 26. A. patient B. upset C. familiar D. satisfied 27. A. firmly B. roughly C. gently D. slightly 28. A. present B. donate C. produce D. buy 29. A. bored B. greedy C. anxious D. relaxed 30. A. generous B. kind C. careful D. outgoing 31. A. anyhow B. instead C. too D. still 32. A. forting B. hearing C. helping D. observing 33. A. pressured B. confident C. inconvenienced D. disrespected 34. A. stranger B. coach C. speech D. program 35. A. topic B. occasion C. lesson D. poster 36. A. picking up B. charging for C. passing over D. checking with 37. A. Thus B. First C. Anyway D. Later 38. A. taking B. turning C. tracking D. putting 39. A. entered B. left C. painted D. crossed 40. A. invaluable B. horrible C. bitter D. rare 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):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 , 并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。s ability to acquire international importance. 44. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. English has taken over fields like public munication and education. B. Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English. C. Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language. D. Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language. 45. The best title for the passage is __________. A. Fighting against the rule of English B. Protecting local languages and identities C. Globalization and multilanguage trend D. To maintain the purity of language by law B Derek Wayne has obtained a 30year, fixedrate home loan of $ 100,000 with an annual interest rate of percent. Because the loan extends for such a lengthy period, the mortgage(抵押 ) pany calculates a monthly payment that ensures it will get most of its interest back first. Thus in the beginning months, Wayne39。s analyze Wayne39。s monthly rate is % or %divided by 12. Multiplying $100,000 by % yields $625, the portion of Wayne39。s loan was ______. A. % B. % C. % D. $625 48. We can conclude that Wayne39。s down payment before he took out the loan B. Wayne39。s population is infected with the parasite, which hides in cells in the brain and muscles, often without producing symptoms. The infection, which is called toxoplasmosis(弓形蟲病 ), has been linked to mental illness, such as schizophrenia(精神分裂癥 ), and changes in behavior. The study39。t say with certainty that T. gondii caused the women to try to kill themselves, but we did find a predictive association between the infection and suicide attempts later in life that deserves additional studies. Doctor Albert Reece, vice president of medical affairs at the University of Maryland, said, T. gondii infection is a major public health problem around the world, and many people don39。re infected. Dr Postolache is a leading expert on suicide neuroimmunology(神經(jīng)免疫學 ). Suicide is a critically important mental health issue. About one million people mit suicide and another 10 million attempt suicide worldwide each year. We hope that this type of research will one day help us find ways to save many lives that now end too early in suicide. Dr. Postolache39。 litter boxes, eating unwashed vegetables, drinking water from a polluted source, or by eating undercooked or raw meat. Not washing kitchen knives after preparing raw meat before handling another food item also can lead to infection. Pregnant women can pass the parasite directly to their unborn babies and are advised not to change cat litter boxes to avoid possible infection. Babies don39。s pregnancy D. to reuse kitchen tools which have been used to cut raw meat 52. What is the consequence if a woman is infected with the parasite in the passage? A. Having a high fever. B. Doing deliberate selfharm. C. Keeping a depressed mood. D. Being bad tempered. 53. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Women have a higher risk to be infected by the parasite than men. B. The result of the research may help the scientists to find ways to stop suicide in advance. C. The scientists will continue their research into the possible connection. D. The risk of being infected seems to rise with the decreasing levels of the antibodies. 54. Which of the following statements would probably be the best title of the passage? A. Why are women more likely to mit suicide? B. Women should keep away from cats. C. Ways found to deal with women39。t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying, What do you want? Take my wallet, but at the time I thought of nothing. I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house—Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen39。s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy, and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn39。clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(懇求 ) to the more specific Help, let me in, please let me in! But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy39。re