Statistics show that nearly three-quarters of 30-year-of Italian males still live at their parents’ home.

The Italian（36） grows up thinking his other is the Virgin Mary, and so （37） he thinks he is Jesus, or God’s gift to the world. It is not （38） that Italian males find it very difficult to （39） home. Their mothers make sure that their（40） are so cosseted（寵愛）that they have no real wish to leave. Even when they are （41）, they continue to behave as if they aren’t, taking their（42） home at least once a week for their mother（43） and iron.

They （44） treating home as a hotel, just like teenagers in northern European countries. Why give up a life of luxury and financial（45） with a woman who treats you as the Son of God for an （46） future with a woman（47） might ask you to do things around the （48） that you have never （49） to do, like making your bed or drying the dishes?

In fact young Italian males (50) no choice. There is little tradition of them(51) away from home during their student years, and it is(52) for them to find decent jobs until they are in their thirties;(53) the absence of suitably priced accommodation makes it practically(54) for them to afford to move out. They find themselves(55) in a trap: wanting to live on their own, but unable to leave the nest and under fire for not doing so.

A．child         B．male  C．student      D．female

A．hopefully          B．naturally    C．happily       D．generally

A．surprising        B．exciting      C．easy   D．convenient

A．go   B．come C．leave D．return

A．sons         B．sisters        C．friends        D．children

A．married  B．well    C．tried  D．ill

A．books      B．clothes       C．cars   D．bicycles

A．make       B．cook   C．wash D．see

A．turn up    B．end up        C．get up         D．pick up

A．difficulty        B．problem     C．trouble       D．security

A．bright    B．uncertain   C．splendid     D．prornising

A．when        B．who                C．what            D．which

A．house    B．corner        C．place D．school

A．remembered         B．forgot         C．stopped     D．learnt

A．like         B．prefer         C．hate   D．have

A．going     B．living  C．putting       D．getting

A．unusual          B．usual C．worried      D．nervous

A．but         B．when C．while D．where

A．different        B．impossible C．important  D．casual

A．dressed         B．convinced  C．determined        D．caught

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

One good deed deserves another

    One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one cent left. He was hungry so he decided to   36   a meal at the next house. However, he lost his courage when a lovely young woman opened the door.   37   a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I   38   you?”

  “You don’t owe me   39  ,” she replied. “My mother has taught me never to accept money for   40   of kindness.”  He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he felt stronger   41  , and it also increased his faith in the human race.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were   42  . They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists were called in to study her   43   disease. Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was also in the consultation (會診). When he heard the name of the town she came from, he immediately   44   from the chair and went down   45   the hospital hall towards her room.　　　　　　　　

      46   his doctor’s coat he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room,   47   to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

    After a long struggle, the   48   against the disease was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The   49   was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was   50   that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the   51   of the bill   52    her attention. She read these words.

    “Paid   53   for a glass of milk.”

    Tears of joy   54   her eyes as she saw it. She was grateful   55   love could spread widely through human hearts and hands.

A. beg for B. intend for   C. seek for D. pay for

A. On top of   B. In addition  C. Instead of   D. In spite of

A. own B. cost C. owe  D. spend

A. anything    B. something    C. everything   D. nothing

A. benefit B. reason   C. sake D. acts

A. mentally    B. thoroughly   C. physically   D. intellectually

A. defeat  B. stuck    C. hit  D. struck

A. different   B. rare C. infected D. casual

A. raised  B. stood    C. rose D. aroused

A. through B. over     C. cross    D. beneath

A. With    B. Dressed in   C. Dressing in  D. Wore

A. determined  B. concluded    C. decided  D. tried

A. game    B. battle   C. disease  D. treatment

A. doctor      B. patient  C. approval D. bill

A. negative    B. uncertain    C. sure D. unsure

A. back    B. side C. front    D. page

A. paid    B. caught   C. fixed    D. made

A. in turn B. in vain  C. in full  D. in return

A. blew    B. floated C. flooded      D. flew

A. that    B. what C. which    D. whose

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項。

1.vacant    A．mature       B．giraffe        C．gymnastics     D．endanger

2.casual    A．possess      B．visual         C．missile        D．opposable

3.beneficial                A．spectator      B．satisfaction   C．science  D．social

4.changeable                A．English        B．recognize      C．passage  D．organize

5.theft     A．theory       B．thus           C．bother         D．smooth

Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low that you can see their underwear? What do you think of that? Fashionable? Some of today’s teenagers are big fans of such a look. But recently this trend has been at the center of an argument in Italian middle schools. The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low-rise jeans that expose underwear and parts of the body. His request came after a class trip, when he saw one boy's baggy trousers slide to his feet. He pointed out that this way of dressing is not suitable for school. But in Italy, a nation that takes fashion very seriously, the suggestion caused a debate among parents, teachers and students. The issue is whether the headmaster's request will limit students' freedom— or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual. A parents' group praised the move in favor of good taste, while others advised schools to stop worrying about fashion and fix up old school buildings. “We do not want to kick fashion out,” the headmaster explained, “but extremes of fashion like this are not right in school.” Many other schools have now requested that their students also stop wearing such trousers. Most students have simply ignored the request. Ludovica Gaudio, 14, wore extremely low trousers exposing orange underwear in class. It was cold, so she wore a matching orange scarf. Another 14-year-old said she would probably respect the request, simply for practical reasons. “I don't really feel comfortable in those sort of jeans，” said Sarah Lattanzi, “in winter, when dressed like that, it's quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache.”

1. 1.

   What led to the argument in Italian middle schools？

   1. A.
      Students' craze for fashions
   2. B.
      Clothes that are too exposing
   3. C.
      Students' ignoring dress codes.（規則）
   4. D.
      Students' underwear
2. 2.

   Which of the following supports the headmaster's request?

   1. A.
      Fashion should be taken seriously
   2. B.
      Fashion should not be followed in school
   3. C.
      Students should have their freedom in choosing what they wear
   4. D.
      Students should be encouraged to have good taste in clothes
3. 3.

   The argument against the headmaster's request is that ______.

   1. A.
      dress in Italian schools is too casual
   2. B.
      fashion should not be followed in school
   3. C.
      schools should pay attention to things more important than students' clothes
   4. D.
      low-rise jeans can do harm to youngster's health
4. 4.

   The purpose of this story is to ______.

   1. A.
      show Chinese students that wearing very fashionable clothes in school is under attack in other countries, too
   2. B.
      show that dress code is necessary even in a country like Italy
   3. C.
      let us see that Italian students react differently to schools' requests
   4. D.
      tell us that a debate started in Italian middle schools over the way students dress in School