【正文】 Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words e from. Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word es from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America form Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “ We e from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those that the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “ hamburgers” . Today “ hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world. Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary. 32． According to the writer, English is . A． as old as Chinese B． older than German C． not so old as Chinese D． very difficult to learn 33. We know from the story that______________. A. few Americans like hamburgers B. hamburgers were made by Germans C. hamburgers are made with ham D. hamburgers were first sold about a century ago 34. Which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary based on paragraph 3? A. Where all the words e from. B. Where those Germans came from. C. The reason why a word has a certain meaning. D. The reason why English is spoken around the world. 35. According to the story, the word “ hamburger” es from_______. A. China because it has a long history B. England because Germans don’ t speak good English C. the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eating D. the city of Hamburger in Germany 第二節(jié) （共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 10分） 根據短文內容，從短文后的 AG選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。 Handwriting can make or break the first impression. If your handwriting is difficult for others to read, you will sometimes feel embarrassed. 36 . It needs lots of practice to improve your handwriting. 37 . Try each of them out on a piece of paper by signing your name. Find out which type of pen you can write best with. You may be amazed at the change in your handwriting just by changing to another pen. 38 . Do not just do what feels fortable because that is just your old bad habit ing back into play. Try to hold the pen lightly and don’ t press too hard. Use your chosen pen to write Os on some pieces of lined paper. Write until you have filled up all the lines. Be careful with each O that you write. 39 . Practice writing Os as much as possible. Remember : practice makes perfect. You may practice for weeks or months if you need to. 40 . As your handwriting shows signs of improvement , go ahead and keep on practicing by writing more words. A. Gather different types of pens. B. Practice holding your pen in different ways. C. However， a bad writing habit is hard to break. D. Choose a type of pen with which you write best. E. It won’ t help if you write a lot of careless Os on the paper. F. Two to three months’ practice is enough to get good handwriting. G. After you are confident in your Os, do the same thing with your name. 第三部分 英語知識運用（共三節(jié)，滿分 55分） 第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20小題；每小題 ，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）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 One day Franklin（富蘭克林） was eating dinner at the house of a friend. The lady of the house, when she poured out（倒出） the coffee, found that it was not 41 . She said, “ I am 42 that the coffee is cold. It is because I 43 to clean the coffee pot. Coffee gets cold more quickly when the coffee pot is not 44 .” This set Franklin 45 .