Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat（诈骗）.Either way, it could be a perfect crime（犯罪）, because the criminals are birds----homing pigeons.

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay some money. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind---- one that avoids（避免） not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car owner to place an ad in the newspaper asking for help.

The theory is supportd by the fact that, so far,none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded----under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars-----seems too little for a car worth many times more.

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,”he said.

(      66.After the car owner received a phone call, he ___________.

 went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

  gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

  sent some money to the thief by mail

told the press about it

(     )67. The “lazier and more inventive”criminal refers to ________.

the car thief who stays at home            B.one of those who put the ads in the paper

one of the policemen in Changwa          D. the owner of the pigeons

(     )68.The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show ____________.

how easily people get fooled by criminals B.what Chen thinks might be correct.

C. the thief is extremely clever.            D.the money paid is too little.

(     )69. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

      A.criminals          B. pigeons                  C. the stolen cars            D.demands for money

(     )70. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because ____________.

he reads the ads in the newspaper

he lives in the same neighborhood

he has seen the car owners in the park

D.he has trained the pigeons to follow them

When the bell rang announcing the end of class, students came out _____.

A. by twos and threes    B. by two and three

C. by two and three              D. by twos or threes

The sperm whale can dive up to _____ of 1000 meters.

A. the depth    B. a depth       C. depth  D. deep

第三部分   写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节 单词拼写(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)

    根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)

(请将答案写在答题卡上的指定位置)

66．It’s no use_________(遗憾)what you have done．

67．It ______________(有希望)to be fine tomorrow．

68．He said he wasn’t prepared to ____________(讨价还价)．

69．Is it ____________(方便)for you to pick her up at ten o’clock?

70．I think ___________(地理)is olle ofthe few subjects that I love．

71．___________(自然)，as a beginner I'm not a very good driver．

72．On hearing the good news，they shouted ___________(兴奋)．

73．There used to be__________(长凳)in these schools．

74．He looked as ifhe needed a ____________ (刮脸)．

75．I didn’t really want to go to see the film but he___________(坚持)we should go．

  8．Help has already come from them，but the aid is________near what we expected．

  A．everywhere    B．somewhere    C．nowhere    D．Anywhere

27. Helen had to shout ___above the sound of the music.

  A. making herself hear        B. to make herself hear    

  C. making herself heard       D. to make herself heard   

29. _____ the lack of workforce in many industries, workers are now commanding higher salaries than they used to be.

A. Regardless of            B. Due to                  C. In case of             D. According to

32．Films often present the image of a_____ and intelligent lawyer_____ in the court and winning arguments.

A．well-speak; stand    　　　　　 B．well-speaking; stood

C．well-talk; standing   　　　　    D．well-spoken; standing

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Billy was still a child when his parents left their hometown in search of a better life in the North. I had the pleasure of meeting him in his early years in a public school in New York. I had to

  21   a class of English language learners for a   22   in world history and geography.

What this boy needed was to know how he could succeed. I could have   23   him the textbook and idly (无所事事地) sat down, and he would have read the entire book within a week and   24   for another. And so, as he sat before me   25   to learn, I knew that he would be a

  26  .

Towards the end of the   27   that year, he came to me with tears in his eyes to tell me he would have to move to another district, where there were few   28   for English language learners. In addition, the district   29   that he take the state test in June,   30   he had only completed three-quarters of the first year of a two-year course! It was then that I told him what I had   31   the very first day I met him.

“You will be   32   wherever you go. They could   33   you like Napoleon to some faraway island, and you would   34   find your way to greatness.” He looked at me and   35  . Needless to say, he passed the test with high marks. He graduated with   36  , and was the only student that year   37   to Harvard University on a full scholarship (奖学金).

This boy was like a Picasso. He was born to   38  . But even a Picasso needs a   39  . The public school system (系统) gives every child a chance to   40   , only if every teacher realizes that to educate a child is to open a world of possibilities — that to educate a child is to change the world.

21. A. find                    B. organize            C. prepare             D. monitor

22. A. homework          B. test                  C. speech              D. competition

23. A. handed                   B. left                  C. borrowed          D. awarded

24. A. paid                   B. waited              C. asked                      D. struggled

25. A. curious               B. patient                     C. ready                D. eager

26. A. star                    B. historian           C. teacher             D. geographer

27. A. meeting                     B. activity             C. course              D. class

28. A. services              B. libraries            C. foreigners        D. friends

29. A. reminded           B. insisted             C. expected           D. Remarked

30. A. now that             B. as if                  C. in case                     D. even though

31. A. felt                            B. experienced              C. wanted              D. hoped

32. A. careful                B. brave                C. popular            D. successful

33. A. lead                   B. treat                 C. drive                 D. follow

34. A. even                   B. yet                    C. ever                  D. still

35. A. cried                  B. smiled              C. sighed              D. trembled

36. A. courage                     B. honors              C. praise                D. warmth

37. A. admitted             B. intended            C. offered                  D. charged

38. A. poverty              B. wealth              C. hardship           D. greatness

39. A. chance                      B. help                  C. support             D. comfort

40. A. choose                B. play                 C. achieve             D. Think

第一部分  英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节  语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. －Shall I look after your house while you are away?

   －______

If you like.            B. It couldn’t be better.     C. Of course you can.  D. It’s up to you.