卷Ⅰ 客觀題 (滿分40分)Please put your answers by filling in the correct boxes with 2B pencil on the multiplechoice answer card.(請將以下選擇題的答案用2B鉛筆填在答題卡上.)I. Multiple choice(1%×20=20%)
1.Which of the underlined parts has a different sound from the others?( )
21.My husband and I were out shopping on a cold day.On the way out of the parking lot,we saw a man standing on the grass,holding a sign.The sign didn't say anything about needing money or food,but (1)
said," Help would be appreciated(感激)!" My husband just had credit cards(信用卡) (2)
him,so he gave a bag of fast food to the man.But thinking that it wouldn't be enough,we parked and asked him to go to a restaurant with us to eat more.He looked at us in surprise but then(3)
us. The man told us that he was trying to save money for some(4)
that can warm him up,not for food that day.My heart broke.I explained that it was our treat and he could pick out (5)
he wanted from the menu.He said he always wanted to try a double cheeseburger,(6)
had never got the chance.So we bought it for him.It was a piece of cake for us,but the world to him. He said he had lost his flat after losing his job.Since then he'd lived in a tent because the shelters(收容所) were(7)
and he wanted to leave room for women and children.After he finished(8)
,we went to a store and bought some candles for him.Then we said goodbye. One year passed and we never met him again.One day,my husband and I went to a(9)
to treat ourselves.We heard a voice say " hi " while we were (10)
at the menu.It was that man.He had been working there for eight months.He was preparing to get a (11)
instead of the tent,too. We talked about(12)
his life was going before there was a line behind us.Then I said we should probably pick something and get out of the way.He said,"I'll treat you." He set down a tray(托盤) in front of us,with double cheeseburgers and hot coffee.I picked it up,thanked(13)
and walked away before I started (14)
.He didn't know my husband had been without a job for six months.We only had the last twenty- five dollars.The(15)
may not have meant much to him any more,but it meant a lot to me.I sat down at the table,looked at the food and smiled.
22.Getting ready for Mars(火星) Would you like to spend a year pretending(假裝) to live on Mars?NASA(美國國家航空航天局) is looking for four people to do just that.In Houston,NASA built a building called Mars Dune Alpha.It's518 square meters.The four people will do spacewalks there.They will also try to solve many problems.Their equipment(設(shè)備) might break.They might lose their connection(連接) with the outside world.There will be limited(有限的) food.This will help NASA prepare to send people to Mars for real. ① Greenland gets warmer Greenland's ice sheet(冰蓋) is one of the coldest places on Earth.For over 40 years,it has never rained there.It only snows because it's so cold.But on Aug 14,the temperature rose above 0℃ and it rained for many hours. ②.They never had to prepare for this before,so they didn't even have tools to check how much rain fell.Scientists say this shows how serious climate change is. "Mini-brains" can see German scientists have grown mini- brains(迷你大腦) in a lab. ③These brains have developed their own eyes.Of course,these brains are not like human brains.They cannot think.But they can make brainwaves(腦電波).They react(反應(yīng)) when their eyes"see"light,for example.Scientists made these mini-brains in order to learn more about the human brain.They can also study things like why some people are blind. ④
(1)These three passages are all about
. A.movies B.science C.games D.travel (2)Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A.NASA wants to send 4 people to Mars. B.It has never rained in Greenland till now. C.Mars Dune Alpha is a 518-square-metered building. D.The scientists made mini-brains to replace(替代) human brains. (3)Where can you put the sentence"This surprised scientists."?
23.Many people like taking jye.ai.Photos help make our memories(回憶) last.But do you know that you can't take photos everywhere? In museums,if there are"No Photos"signs,you can't use your camera.If there are no such signs and you really want to take photos,at least turn off the camera's flash.The flash may be bad for the antiques(古董). You'd better not take photos in theaters,either.You might bother(打擾) other people during the show. When going abroad,do not take photos at immigration inspection(入境檢查) and military sites(軍事用地).You may get in trouble. Also,don't take photos at religious sites(宗教場所).It's impoljye.aie.It's also impolite to take photos of strangers on the streets.Some people don't like it.You'd better ask them first. In some other places,taking photos is also not a good idea.For example,do not take photos at cemeteries(墓園),some shops,or even subway stations in some countries.Take photos of beautiful things in life.But do not get yourself in trouble by doing it in the wrong place.
(1)Which statement is True about taking photos?
A.Turn off the flash if you see"No Photos"signs. B.It's not a good idea to take photos at a church. C.You can only take photos at cemeteries when no one else is around. D.You can take photos in theatres if you don't bother other people. (2)If you take photos at immigration inspection or military sites,
. A.you need to pay B.other visitors may be angry with you C.you may get in trouble D.you might bother other people (3)What can we learn from the passage?
A.Photos help us remember things for a long time. B.Taking photos in public places is always OK. C.We'd better not take photos in public. D.It's OK to take photos of strangers and then send the pictures to them. (4)The passage is mainly about
. A.how to make people's memories last B.special skills of taking wonderful photos C.some dos and don'ts of taking photos in some countries D.common rules for taking photos in public
24.A student stuck(貼)a note on his classmate's back while they were having a break one day.The note said"I'm Stupid".He asked the rest of his classmates not to tell the boy.The other students started laughing at the boy,but wouldn't say why. Soon,it was time for their afternoon maths class.Their teacher wrote a difficult problem on the blackboard.No one was able to solve it except the boy with the note on his back. Ignoring(不理睬) the laughter,he walked toward the blackboard and solved the problem.The teacher asked the class to clap(鼓掌) for him and took the note off his back.She told him,"It seems that you didn't know about the note your classmate put on your back,but you didn't seem to care anyway." Then the teacher looked at the rest of the class and said,"Before I punish(處罰) you all,let me tell you two things.First,all of you will be labelled(貼標(biāo)簽) at one point or another by other people who don't want you to succeed.All you have to do is ignore these labels.You have to take every chance you have to learn,grow and improve." "And it seems that none of you are friends with this boy,since none of you were kind enough to tell him about the note.If that's true,then you'd better hope that you have some good friends yourself.Otherwise(否則),you might be the one with a note stuck on your back someday with no one to tell you."
(1)Why did the boy go to the blackboard?
A.Because he knew there was a note on his back. B.Because he didn't know there was a note on his back. C.Because he wanted the teacher to punish that student. D.Because he was the only one in his class who could solve the problem. (2)What does the underlined phrase "at one point or another" mean?
A.sometime in the future. B.in the beginning or in the end. C.in some ways. D.on a certain part of the body. (3)What did the teacher mean by the first point?
A.Being labelled can stop you from succeeding. B.Don't care too much about others' opinions of you. C.Punishment is a good way to help you learn. D.Take every chance to show yourself to others. (4)Which statement is True according to the passage?
A.The other students felt sorry for the boy. B.The boy knew there was a note on his back. C.The teacher encouraged the students to make friends with others. D.If you don't have friends,you may have a note stuck on your back soon.
VIII. Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letter of eachword is given.(0.5%×10=5%)
74.Nowadays,the way we communicate with others has greatly changed.How do you(1)f
about it?Would you prefer to live in a world with or without mobile phones? I ordered some snacks on my phone the(2)o
afternoon.Once I got home from work that evening,I saw they were already at my door.So fast! Have you ever thought about (3)h
people in the past communicated and did things without mobile phones?Take the post for example.(4)B
phones,if you wanted to stay in touch with someone far away,you needed to send them a letter in the mail. When my mom was in (5)p
school,she used to do this with her " pen pal ".A pen pal is a name for a person you keep in touch with mainly(6)t
postal mail.My mom would write to her pen pal every few months,and then after a little while,her pen pal would write back.Later,once email became a common thing,sending letters in the post felt so(7)s
to people.It became known as"snail mail"! What if you were at an airport in the time before mobile phones?My dad said that in the 1970s(8)t
used to be message boards(告示牌) at some airports.If you needed to exit the airport and wanted to leave a message for a friend who would be (9)a
later,you could write them a message and stick it on the message board.Then,your friend could go check the board later and see (10)w