一、填空題

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.

Changetheformwherenecessary.

注意：請在答題處填入單詞！需要時變換詞形！

invinciblediscouragepurelyundergo

specialtyextendeddynamicsbound

sustainapproval

1、Johnson，sismedievalEuropeanhistory.

正確答案：specialty

2>Onapracticallevel,itisdifficulttoseehow

suchproposalswouldwork.

正確答案:purely

3、Wetriedto_______himfromclimbingthemountainwithout

aguide.

正確答案：discourage

4、Thefightfortheleadershipgaveafascinatinginsightinto

thegroup*s.

正確答案：dynamics

5、Youngmothersinsuchacommunityhavethesupportoftheir

family.

正確答案：extended

6、Julie'sreadingisimprovinginleapsand____.

正確答案:bounds

7、Theyhadnothingtothemalldayexcepttwocups

ofcoffee.

正確答案：sustain

8、Acompanycannotbesoldwithoutthe________ofthe

shareholders.

正確答案：approval

9、IhopeIshallneveragainhavetosuchanunpleasant

experience.

正確答案：undergo

10>Thatfootballteamwasoncereputedtobe.

正確答案：invincible

二、選詞填空

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagewithtenblanks.

Youarerequiredselectonewordforeachblankfromalist

ofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidontifiedbyaletter.

注意：請在答題處填入相應的字母編號！字母一定要大寫！

Collegeisn'ttheonlyplacewhereinformationexists.Youcan

learninalibrary.Butsomebodyhandingyouabookdoesn，t

1_______fosterlearning.Youwanttolearnwithotherpeople,

askquestions,tryoutideasandhaveawayto2your

ability.Itusuallytakesmorethanjustabook.

Educationshouldbe3,althoughit'sfinetohavedeep

interests,too.

Inhighschooltherewere4whenIwashighlyfocused

onwritingsoftware,butformostofmyhighschoolyearsIhad

wide-rangingacademicinterests.Myparentsencouragedthis,

andrm5thattheydid.

AlthoughI6alotofdifferentkindsofclassesin

college,7upforonlyonecomputerclassthewholetime.

Ireadaboutallkindsofthings.

Oneparentwrotemethather15-year-oldson"losthimselfin

theholeofthecomputer.HegotanAinwebsitedesign,but

othergradeswere8,shesaid.

Thisboyismakingamistake.Highschoolandcollegeofferyou

thebest9tolearnbroadly一math,history,various

sciences一andtodoprojectswithotherkidsthatteachyou

first-handaboutgroup10.It'sfinetotakeadeop

interestincomputers,dance,language,oranyotherdiscipline,

butnotifitjeopardizesbreadth.

A.chance

5、__________

正確答案：N

6、__________

正確答案：D

7、____________

正確答案：L

8、____________

正確答案：I

9、____________

正確答案：A

10、___________

正確答案：F

三、單選題

Directions:Inthispartthereisapassagefollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthe

bestchoice.

CouldyoureproduceSiliconValleyelsewhere,oris

theresomethinguniqueaboutit?

Itwouldn*tbesurprisingifitwerehardtoreproduce

inothercountries,becauseyoucouldn，treproduceitinmost

oftheUSeither.WhatdoesittaketomakeaSiliconValley?

It'stherightpeople.Ifyoucouldgettherightten

thousandpeopletomovefromSiliconValleytoBuffalo,Buffalo

wouldbecomeSiliconValley.

Youonlyneedtwokindsofpeopletocreateatechnology

hub（中心）：richpeopleandnerds（癡迷科研的人）.

Observationbearsthisout.WithintheUS,townshave

becomestartuphubsifandonlyiftheyhavebothrichpeople

andnerds.FewstartupshappeninMiami,forexample,because

althoughit'sfullofrichpeople,ithasfewnerds.It'snot

thekindofplacenerdslike.

WhereasPittsburghhastheoppositeproblem:plentyof

nerds,butnorichpeople.ThetopUSComputerScience

departmentsaresaidtobeMIT,Stanford,Berkeley,and

Carnegie-Mellon.MITyieldedRoute128.StanfordandBerkeley

yieldedSiliconValley.ButwhatdidCarnegie-Mellonyieldin

Pittsburgh?AndwhathappenedinIthaca,homeofCornell

University,whichisalsohighonthelist?

IgrewupinPittsburghandwonttocollegeatCornell,

soIcananswerforboth.Theweatheristerrible,particularly

inwinter,andthere，snointerestingoldcitytomakeupfor

it,asthereisinBoston.Richpeopledon，twanttolivein

PittsburghorIthaca.Sowhilethere，replentyofhackers（電

腦迷)whocouldstartstartups,there'snoonetoinvestin

them.

Doyoureallyneedtherichpeople?Wouldn,titworkto

havethegovernmentinvestinthenerds?No,itwouldnot.

Startupinvestorsareadistincttypeofrichpeople.Theytend

tohavealotofexperiencethemselvesinthetechnology

business.Thishelpsthempicktherightstartups,andmeans

theycansupplyadviceandconnectionsaswellasmoney.And

thefactthattheyhaveapersonalstakeintheoutcomemakes

themreallypayattention.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutSiliconValleyfromthepassage?()

A.Itssuccessishardtocopyanywhereelse.

B.ItisthebiggesttechnologyhubintheUS.

C.Itsfameinhightechnologyisincomparable.

D.Itleadstheworldininformationtechnology.

正確答案：A

2、WhatmakesMiamiunfittoproduceaSiliconValloy?()

A.Lackofincentiveforinvestment.

B.Lackoftherightkindoftalents.

C.Lackofgovernmentsupport.

D.Lackoffamousuniversities.

正確答案：B

3、InwhatwayisCarnegie-MellondifferentfromStanford,

BerkeleyandMIT?()

A.Itslocationisnotasattractivetorichpeople.

B.Itssciencedepartmentsarenotnea