(05·全国Ⅱ、全国Ⅲ)

As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was   21   too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the   22   space. That left

  23    enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home   24  , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car,   25  . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had   26   and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not   27   me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into  28 ,

the driver shouted back: “Make me!”   29   this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my   30  . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found   31  . The next day the woman   32   a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):

Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,

I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I

know  it because she doesn’t sing anymore while   33  . It wasn’t like her to scream   34  . Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I   35   you and your mistress will   36   her.

                                                    Your neighbor,

                                                   Blue Buick

When I went to the   37   the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a

note on my windshield:

Dear Blue Buick,

My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so   38   because she just learned to drive. We will

park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be   39   now.

                                                 Your neighbor,

                                                 Yellow Oldsmobile

After that, whenever Blue Buick   40   Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers

waved cheerfully and smiled.

21．A．driven              B．parked             C．stopped                      D．stayed

22．A．complete          B．close               C．narrow                       D．fixed

23．A．quite                B．nearly              C．seldom                       D．hardly

24．A．hurriedly          B．first                 C．finally                        D．timely

25．A．as usual           B．as planned        C．as well                       D．as yet

26．A．run into           B．run about         C．run out                       D．run off

27．A．keeping            B．saving              C．offering                      D．leaving

28．A．mine                B．hers                 C．itself                          D．ours

29．A．For                 B．With                C．From                         D．Upon

30．A．room               B．area                 C．front                          D．side

31．A．an instruction   B．a result            C．an answer                  D．a chance

32．A．put                  B．wrote              C．sent                           D．discovered

33．A．working           B．driving             C．returning                    D．cooking

34．A．on end             B．so long            C．like that                      D．any more

35．A．hope                B．know               C．suppose                     D．suggest

36．A．comfort           B．help                 C．forgive                       D．please

37．A．office              B．flat                  C．place                          D．garage

38．A．crazily             B．eagerly             C．noisily                        D．early

39．A．neighbors         B．friends             C．drivers                       D．writers

40．A．followed          B．passed             C．found                         D．greeted

    

 (05·全国Ⅰ)

One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I ___36___ that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, ___37___ he knew me. The man had a newspaper ___38___ in front of him, which he was ___39___ to read, but I could ___40___ that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my ___41___the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the ___42___ way in which the waiter and I ___43___each other. He seemed even more puzzled as ___44___went on and it became ___45___that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the ___46___. When he came out, he paid his bill and ___47___without another glance in my direction.
   I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had  ___48___. “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He ___49___ you here because he thought you were the man he ___50___. ” “What? ” I said, showing my ___51___. The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I ___52___ say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ___53___. ” “Well, it’s really ___54___I came to a restaurant where I’m known, ” I said. “___55___, I might have been in trouble. ”
36. A. knew                  B. understood               C. noticed                     D. recognized
37. A. since                  B. even if                      C. though                            D. as if
38. A. flat                     B. open                        C. cut                          D. fixed
39. A. hoping                B. thinking                    C. pretending                D. continuing
40. A. see                     B. find                          C. guess                       D. learn
41. A. menu                  B. bill                           C. paper                       D. food
42. A. direct                  B. familiar                     C. strange                     D. funny
43. A. chatted with        B. looked at                  C. laughed at                 D. talked about
44. A. the waiter            B. time                         C. I                              D. the dinner
45. A. true                    B. hopeful                     C. clear                        D. possible
46. A. restaurant            B. washroom                C. office                       D. kitchen
47. A. left                     B. acted                        C. sat down                  D. calmed down
48. A. wanted               B. tried                         C. ordered                    D. wished
49. A. met                    B. caught                      C. followed                   D. discovered
50. A. was to beat         B. was dealing with       C. was to meet             D. was looking for
51. A. care                    B. surprise                    C. worry                      D. regret
52. A. must                   B. can                          C. need                        D. may
53. A. discovery            B. mistake                    C. decision                   D. fortune
54. A. a pity                  B. natural                      C. a chance                  D. lucky
55. A. Thus                  B. However                  C. Otherwise                D. Therefore

    

 (05·全国ⅡC篇)

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even elev-ecer cheat (诈骗). Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds—horning pigeons !

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up 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 avoid (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 (启事) in the newspaper asking for help .

The theory is supported 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 .

49．After the car owner received a phone call. He         

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

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

       C．sent some money to the thief by mail

       D．told the press about it

50．The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to          .

       A．the car thief who stays at home

B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

       C．one of the policemen in Changwa

D．the owner of the pigeons

51．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show       .

       A．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

52．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to          .

       A．criminals

B．pigeons

C．the stolen cars

D．demands for money

53．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because     .

       A．he reads the ads in the newspaper

B．he lives in the same neighborhood

       C．he has seen the car owners in the park

D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

  

 (05·全国ⅠD篇)

As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to

a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out

just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像) the families while

they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each othes Ner and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is. ”
   The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child. ” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event. ”
66. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to ______.
   A. show the relationship between parents and children
   B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
   C. report on the findings of a study
   D. give information about family problems
67. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ______.
   A. they are busy serving food to their children
   B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
   C. they have to pay more attention to younger children
   D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
68. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children

 ______.

A. have to help their parents to serve dinner
B. get the least attention from the family
C. are often kept away from the dinner table
D. find it hard to keep up with other children

69. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question ______.
A. why TV is important in family life
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life

70. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
A. It is important to have the right food for children.
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner

 (05·全国ⅠC篇)

Welcome to Adventureland!
    Everyone loves Adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore(探索), enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will

go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?
The Travel Pavilion
   Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.
Visit the Amazon jungle(丛林)village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing…
The Future Tower
   This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator(模拟装置)for the Journey to Mars!

The Nature Park
    This is not really one park but several.
    In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see…
The Pyramid
    This is the center of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas too.
63. The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors _______.
   A. realize the importance of travelling
   B. become familiar with mountain countries
   C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets
   D. learn something about different places in the world
64. If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit _______.
   A. the Travel Pavilion                         B. the Future Tower
   C. the Safari Park                           D. the Pyrmid
65. If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?
   A. The Pyramid.                             B. The Nature Park.
   C. The Future Tower.                         D. The Travel Parvilion.