“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回聲). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I walked around aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.
But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits(容許) it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.      
All the lights were off except father’s.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of tucking me underneath the covers (掖被子) while I am sleeping.
This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my face. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none!

1. 1.

   Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
   a. I opened the door and entered the house.
   b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
   c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
   d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
   e. I walked about in the street without any aim

   1. A.
      b-e-d-c-a
   2. B.
      b-e-c-d-a
   3. C.
      b-e-a-c-d
   4. D.
      b-e-c-a-d
2. 2.

   What made the writer think of his childhood?

   1. A.
      The sight of the street lights
   2. B.
      The sight of the empty street
   3. C.
      The sight of a father with a child in his arms
   4. D.
      The sight of light in his own house
3. 3.

   What can we infer about the reason why the father often shouts at his son?

   1. A.
      The father is getting older and older
   2. B.
      The son has more fashionable opinions than his father
   3. C.
      They usually disagree with each other
   4. D.
      The father has got used to being a leader for long
4. 4.

   What conclusion（結(jié)論）can be drawn after reading the passage?

   1. A.
      The father treats his son in an unfair way
   2. B.
      The father is actually kind to his son
   3. C.
      The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son
   4. D.
      The father is always finding mistakes with his son
5. 5.

   Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      The Generation Gap
   2. B.
      ASleepless Summer Night
   3. C.
      An Iron Doorinside
   4. D.
      Father’s Love

I prefer dogs_______ cats．Cats are not as much friendly as dogs．

A．than       B．a(chǎn)nd                 C．to                D．for

Amelia Earhart was born in America in 1897．As a little girl，she could climb trees and catch rats．When she was seven years old，she discovered she was interested in flying．In 1920，Amelia took a plane and knew she had to fly! Just days after that，she took her first flying lesson．Six months later，she bought her own plane!

A Life-Changing Flight On June 18，1928，Amelia became world-famous because she flew across the Atlantic with others as the first woman．And then she was called the "Queen of the Air"．

Making and Breaking Records Although Amelia was well-known in the flight，she never stopped practicing．In 1932，she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic by herself，and later in 1935，she was the first person to fly over the Pacific from Hawaii to California by herself．

The Last Flight When her 40th birthday was coming，Amelia prepared for her biggest challenge--an around-the-world flight．On June 1，1937，she began her 46，671 kilometer flight．Something unlucky happened on June 29．She never came back again．

However，her name still lives on till now．

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1．What was Amelia interested in when she was seven years old?

A．Jumping．          B．Flying．           C．Climbing trees．      D．Catching rats．

2．When did Amelia take her first flying lesson?

A．In 1897．          B．In 1904．          C．In 1920．          D．In 1928．

3．Why was Amelia called the "Queen of the Air"?

A．Because she bought her own plane

B．Because she used to practice flying．

C．Because she could fly faster than others．

D．Because she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic．

4．Where did Amelia fly over in 1935?

A．Japan．                                                     B．England．

C．Part of the Atlantic．                                  D．Part of the Pacific．

5．What can we know about Amelia from this article?

A．She died in 1937．

B．She took a plane in 1897．

C．Her last flight was successful．

D．Her biggest challenge was to fly across America．

閱讀理解(Reading comprehension)：

1．As for Question Items ________, pupils' evaluations(評價(jià)) can be said to rise at a steady rate(比率) as their teachers' experience increases.

[　　]

2．In contrast(對比) to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seem to have made a remarkable(顯著的) improvement in their ability to ________.

[　　]

A．be fair to any pupil

B．evaluate pupils' progress

C．present materials clearly

D．understand and play with pupils

3．Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle-standing teachers as being more ________ than the veterans.

[　　]

A．relaxed in class

B．interested in pupils' ideas

C．neat in appearance

D．skillful at explaining

People have used pigeons to carry messages to one another for hundreds of years. In the 12th century, the royal palaces of Iraq and Syria included pigeon houses so the kings could be kept informed of their generals’ victories and defeats on the battlefield. In fact, pigeons were a common way to send messages right up through World War II.
Many countries, such as the United States, England, France, Germany, and Italy, in both World War I and World War II, used carrier pigeons. Not only were the birds often the fastest, most reliable way to send messages, they could also be used to reach soldiers far behind enemy lines, where radios and field telephone lines were useless. Since they could easily be released (釋放) from airplanes or ships, every branch of the armed services used the birds. In World War II, more than 3,000 soldiers and 150 officers were needed to care for and train the tens of thousands of birds in the U.S. Pigeon Service.
Carrying messages could be a dangerous job. Some pigeons performed with such bravery that they became famous and were even awarded medals, such as England’s Dicken Medal of Gallantry. In a few cases, pigeons even became prisoners of war. In 1918 American forces captured a pigeon named Kaiser, which had been trained to fly special missions for Germany during battle. He was taken to America, where he lived to the age of 32. The most famous pigeon of all may have been Cher Ami. Stationed in France during World War I, he carried twelve important messages for American forces. On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers. For his extraordinary service, he was awarded the French “Croix de Guerre.”
Carrier pigeons are a slightly different breed (品種) from the kind of pigeons you see on city streets. They are much thinner and taller, with longer legs. Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big wattle, a bent buildup of skin on the beak（鳥嘴）; however, people who raise pigeons often enjoy this strange appearance and consider carriers the best of their breed.
Today, modern communication methods can carry information from one place to another hundreds of times faster than a pigeon could do. However, few people would argue with the fact that carrier pigeons—especially those that served in the military—have earned their place in history. Stories about brave pigeons such as Cher Ami, President Wilson, and Colonel’s Lady have the power to inspire us as no fax machine or high-speed Internet connection could ever do.
【小題1】Many countries used carrier pigeons in the war because_______.