…………○…………外…………○…………裝…………○…………外…………○…………裝…………○…………訂…………○…………線…………○…………※※請※※不※※要※※在※※裝※※訂※※線※※內※※答※※題※※…………○…………內…………○…………裝…………○…………訂…………○…………線…………○…………一、閱讀理解（共5題）1、Foryears,ithasbeensaidthatnewspapersareatdeath’sdoor.Eachofthepastfewyearshasseenmanynewspaperssaygoodbyetotheirreaders.Butwhyisthesituationsoterriblefornewspapers?Newspapershavealonghistory.Thefirstnewspaperwasprintedinthe1600s.Theindustryexperienceditsmostsuccessfultimeintheearly20thcentury.WiththeappearanceofradioandTV,however,newspapercirculation（發行量）begantofall.Bythemid-20century,radioandTVhadbecomesopopularthatpeoplenolongerhadtodependonnewspapersfornews.Thiswasespeciallytrueforthelatestnews.Afternoonnewspaperswerethefirsttosuffer.MoreandmorepeoplecominghomefromworkturnedontheTV,insteadofopeninganewspaper.Butgenerally,newspapersstillmanagedtosurvive（生存）.Althoughtheycouldn’tcompetewithTVinspreadingthelatestnews,theycouldprovidein-depthreportsthatTVnewscouldnot.Butnewspaperssufferedanotherheavierblowinthe1990s.WiththeappearanceoftheInternet,lotsofinformationbecamefree.Manynewspaperreadersrealizedthattheycouldconvenientlyreadnewsonlineforfree.Thereseemedtobelittlereasonanylongerforthemtopayforanewspaper.Sowhatwillthefutureofnewspapersbelike?Willnewspapersdie?Maybenot.Manynewspapersarenowchanging.Somearegoingdigital（數字化的）.Somearegoingevenfartherbytakingtheindustrytoplacesithasneverbeento.Afterall,peoplestillwantthenews.Andmanyagreethatnewspapersareimportantforin-depthnewsandopinions.Ifnewspapersweretocompletelydisappear,therewouldbenothingtotaketheirplace.23．Whenwasthefirstnewspaperprinted?A．Inthe1600s.B．Inthe1900s.C．Intheearly20thcentury.D．Inthemid-20thcentury.24．HowdidnewspapersmanagetosurviveagainstcompetitionfromTV?A．Bygoingdigital.B．ByworkingwithTV.C．Byincludingmorepictures.D．Byfocusingonin-depthreports.25．Newspaperssufferedagaininthe1990sbecause________.A．peoplelostinterestinreadingnewsB．newspapersbecamemoreexpensiveC．TVstartedtofocusonin-depthnewsD．peoplecouldreadnewsonlineforfree26．Whichofthefollowingwouldthewritermostlikelyagreewith?A．Thefutureofnewspapersishopeless.B．Thefutureofnewspapersisstilluncertain.C．Manynewspaperswilldieinthenearfuture.D．Afternoonnewspaperswillbecomepopularagain.2、Babieswillnaturallysharefoodwithhungrystrangers,evenwhenthey’rehungrythemselves,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinScientificReports.Inthestudy,theresearchersfirstdidanexperimenton19-month-olds.Thetimewasabout75minutesaftertheirlastsnackormeal.Intheexperiment,anunfamiliaradultreachedforpiecesoffreshfruitthathadbeenplacedonadishinfrontofachild,andthechildcouldchoosetoeithersharethefruitwiththeadultorkeepthefruitandeatithimself/herself.Almost60%ofthechildrensharedatleastonepieceoffruitwiththeadult.Inafollow-upexperiment,theresearchershadthechildren’sparentsbringtheminjustbeforetheirnextscheduledsnackormeal,soonaverage,ithadbeenmorethan130minutessincetheylastate.Theresearcherswantedtoknowwhetherthesechildren,whowerehungrythemselves,wouldstillsharefoodwithsomeoneinneed.Theresultsshowedthatalmost40%ofthechildrenwerewillingtoshareatleastonepieceoffruitwiththeadultwhoreachedforthefood.Someotherexperimentresultsalsoshowedthatchildrenasyoungasoneyearoldlikedtohelpothersinneed,evenwhentheythemselveswantedtogetsomething.26．Wherecanwereadthenewstudy?A．Inachildren’sbook.B．InScientificReports.C．Inthefoodmagazine.D．Inapopularnewspaper.27．Whomdidtheresearchersdothefirstexperimenton?A．Someadults.B．19-monthbabies.C．Children’sparents.D．Manystrangers.28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scheduled”mostprobablymean?A．Leftthedaybefore.B．Overcooked.C．Plannedaheadoftime.D．Home-made.29．Whatcanweknowfromthethirdandfourthparagraphs?A．Thebabiesatethingsveryslowly.B．Thebabiesdidn’tlikesnacksormeals.C．Thoughyoung,thebabiessharedfoodwithparents.D．Thoughhungry,thebabieswerestillwillingtoshare.30．Whydidtheresearcherscarryouttheexperiments?A．Toshowbabiesliketosharenaturally.B．Toknowhowmuchchildrencaneat.C．Toteachchildrenhowtohelpothers.D．Toadviseadultstolookafterbabies.3、Whatisatsunami（海嘯）?Tsunamisareoftencausedbyearthquakesorvolcanoes（火山）.Theaveragespeed（平均速度）ofthewaves（波浪）is300mphandthewavescanlastfromfiveminutestoanhour.Whattodoinatsunami?Firstly,whenastrongearthquakeisfelt,leavethewateratonce,gettotheshore（海岸）andgoasfarawayasyoucanfromthebeachfast.Ifitallows,gotoahigherground.Secondly,turnontheTVfornewsandweatherreport.Theywilltellyoumoreaboutthetsunami.Thirdly,getallmembersofyourfamilytogetherandleteveryoneknowthetsunamiiscoming.Chooseaplacetostaytogether.Makesuretheplaceissafeandasfarawayfromtheshoreaspossible.Bringemergencysupplies（應急用品）whenyouhavetoleaveyourhouse.Atlast,ifyoufindahugewaveiscoming,climbontotheroofofyourhouseoronthehighestpointofthenearestbuilding.Holdontoanythingthat’sstrongenough.Climbatreeifyouhaveto.Foratsunami,theonlywaytosurvive（幸免于）itistobeprepared.31．Whenatsunamicomes,thewaveswill________.A．goasquicklyas300mphB．becomestrongerbeforetheearthquakeC．causeheavyrainD．lastshorterandshorter32．Howmanysuggestionsarementionedinthispassage?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.33．Whenatsunamiiscoming,yourfamilyhadbetter________.A．gotothebeachtogetherB．stayinasafeplacetogetherC．stayinyourhouseD．putemergencysuppliesonalowerground34．WeshoulddothefollowingwhenatsunamiiscomingEXCEPT________.A．listeningtotheweatherreportB．goingtoalowplacetokeepsafeC．gettingemergencysuppliesreadyD．leavingthewaterasfarawayasyoucan35．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtokeepsafeinthewaterB．WhatatsunamiisC．WhattodoafteratsunamiD．Howtosurviveatsunami4、Mostofusareusedtousingjethanddryers(噴射式干手器)inpublicrestrooms.They’resurelyveryconvenient—allweneedtodoistoholdupourhandsforafewsecondsuntilthey’redry.Andmoreimportantly,they’resupposedtobehygienic(衛生的).However,anewstudypublishedinthejournalHospitalInfectionfoundthatjethanddryersactuallyspreadmoredangerousbacteria(細菌)thanpapertowels.Inthestudy,tworestroomsineachofthreedifferenthospitalsintheUK,FranceandItalywererequiredtoprovidebothjetairdryersandpapertowelsforpeopletouse.Butoncertaindays,onlyeitherthehanddryerorthepapertoweldispenser(自動出紙機)wasavailabletouse.Thescientistsfoundthatwhenonlythehanddryerwasavailable,theamountofbacteriaintherestroomswas27timeshigherthanonotherdays.AccordingtostudyleaderMarkWilcox,anexpertinmedicalmicrobiology(微生物學)atLeedsUniversity,UK,airdryersspreadharmfulbacteriaallovertheroom.Thismeansthatifpeopleusethesedryers,they’remorelikelytopickupbacteria.Atthesametime,however,thisraisesthequestionofwhythesebacteriaexistinthefirstplaceifpeoplearewashingtheirhandsafterusingtherestroom.“Theproblemstartsbecausesomepeopledonotwashtheirhandsproperly,”WilcoxtoldTheTelegraph.Inotherwords,poorhand-washingleadstoalargeamountofbacteriabeingleftonyourhands.39．Whatdidthenewstudyfindaccordingtothepassage?A．Usingjethanddryerswasveryconvenient.B．Jethanddryersweresupposedtobehygienic.C．Jethanddryersactuallyspreadmoredangerousbacteriathanpapertowels.D．Hospitalswererequiredtoprovidebothjetairdryersandpapertowelsforpeopletouse.40．Howcanwestopbacteriaaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Byusingpapertowels.B．Byonlyusingjethanddryers.C．Bynotusingpublicrestrooms.D．Bywashingourhandsproperly.41．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Washinghandscanprotectyoufromdanger.B．Moderntechnologymaycausemoreproblems.C．It’scommontopickupbacteriainpublicplaces.D．Scientistswillfindawaytoimprovehanddryers.5、DoyouknowanyonebornintheYearoftheTiger?What’stheirpersonalitylike?Aretheybrave,stronganddetermined?Ifso,thentheyareatypical“tiger”.InChineseculture,tigersareseenasthekingofallanimals.Theystandforpower,energyandprotection.Tigersareseenasfearlessanimals,sothat’swhyinChinayoucanseepicturesoftigersonthewallsofhousesandtemplestowardoff(抵御)dangeranddisasters.TigershaveanimportantculturalmeaningnotjustinChina,butacrossAsiawheretheyliveinthewild.Forexample,inSouthKorea,theanimalisasymbolofjustice,humanityandrighteousnessinlocalfolktales.Boththe1986SeoulAsianGamesandthe1988SeoulSummerOlympicsusedHodori,afriendlycartoontiger,asthemascot.AtigerisalsoonthelogooftheSouthKoreanationalsoccerteam.IntheWest,tigersarealsoseenaspowerfulanimals.Andweoftenuse“tiger”inEnglish.Ifwesaysomeone“workslikeatiger”,wemeanheorsheworkshard.Ifyouwantsomeonetocalmdown,youcansaytothem“easy,tiger”.Anotherfamousphraseis“eyeofthetiger”,whichmeanshavingstrength.Therearealsosomeotherphrasesabouttigers,suchas“atigercan’tchangeitsstripes”,“papertiger”and“haveatigerbythetail”.31．What’satypical“tiger”likeaccordingtothepassage?A．Smartandbrave.B．Braveandstrong.C．Strongandoutgoing.D．Determinedandfriendly.32．WhycanpeopleseepicturesoftigersonthewallsofhousesandtemplesinChina?A．BecausetigersliveinthewildinAsia.B．BecausetigersareusedinEnglishphrases.C．Becausetigersareregardedasfearlessanimals.D．BecausetigersareusedasthemascotsbothintheAsianGamesandintheOlympics.33．Ifwewantsomeonetocalmdown,wecanuse“_________”.A．easy,tigerB．worklikeatigerC．eyeofthetigerD．atigercan’tchangeitsstripes34．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TigersindifferentculturesB．TigersindifferentphrasesC．Tigers—thekingofallanimalsD．Tigers—theculturalsymbolinChina============參考答案============一、閱讀理解1、A

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26．B【導語】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了報紙的歷史、興衰、以及未來趨勢。23．細節理解題。根據“Thefirstnewspaperwasprintedinthe1600s.”可知，第一份報紙印刷于17世紀。故選A。24．細節理解題。根據“Althoughtheycouldn’tcompetewithTVinspreadingthelatestnews,theycouldprovidein-depthreportsthatTVnewscouldnot.”可知，報紙能在電視的競爭中生存下來是因為它們可以提供電視新聞無法提供的深度報道。故選D。25．細節理解題。根據“WiththeappearanceoftheInternet,lotsofinformationbecamefree.Manynewspaperreadersrealizedthattheycouldconvenientlyreadnewsonlineforfree.Thereseemedtobelittlereasonanylongerforthemtopayforanewspaper.”可知，20世紀90年代，報紙再次受挫，是因為人們可以免費在線閱讀新聞，所以人們似乎再也沒有理由為報紙付費了。故選D。26．推理判斷題。根據“Sowhatwillthefutureofnewspapersbelike?Willnewspapersdie?Maybenot.”可知，作者認為報紙的未來是不確定的，故選B。2、B

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30．A【導語】本文介紹了嬰兒會與饑餓的陌生人分享食物，即使他們自己也餓了的相關科學研究情況。26．推理判斷題。根據“Babieswillnaturallysharefoodwithhungrystrangers,evenwhenthey’rehungrythemselves,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinScientificReports.”可知，這是一份科學報道，故選B。27．細節理解題。根據“Inthestudy,theresearchersfirstdidanexperimenton19-month-olds.”可知，研究中，研究人員首先對19個月大的嬰兒進行了實驗，故選B。28．詞義猜測題。根據“Inafollow-upexperiment,theresearchershadthechildren’sparentsbringtheminjustbeforetheirnextscheduledsnackormeal”可知，研究人員讓孩子的父母在他們下一頓零食或正餐之前把他們帶進來，此處的單詞“scheduled”指的是“提前計劃的”，故選C。29．段落大意題。根據“Theresearcherswantedtoknowwhetherthesechildren,whowerehungrythemselves,wouldstillsharefoodwithsomeoneinneed.”以及“Theresultsshowedthatalmost40%ofthechildrenwerewillingtoshareatleastonepieceoffruit...evenwhentheythemselveswantedtogetsomething.”可知，三四兩段主要是闡述雖然嬰兒們餓了，但是他們還是愿意分享，故選D。30．主旨大意題。根據“Babieswillnaturallysharefoodwithhungrystrangers,evenwhenthey’rehungrythemselves,accordingtoanewstudypublishedinScientificReports.”可知，研究人員進行這些實驗主要是為了展示嬰兒喜歡自然地分享，故選A。3、A

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35．D【導語】本文講述海嘯來臨時，人們怎樣應對海嘯的四點建議。31．細節理解題。根據第一段“Theaveragespeedofthewavesis300mph”，可知海嘯來的時候波浪的平均速度可以達到每小時300英里。故選A。32．推理判斷題。根據“Firstly”，“Secondly”，“Thirdly”及“Atlast”，可知，文章主要講述了四點建議。故選C。33．細節理解題。根據第五段“Thirdly,getallmembersofyourfamilytogetherandleteveryoneknowthetsunamiiscoming.Chooseaplacetostaytogether.Makesuretheplaceissafeandasfarawayfromtheshoreaspossible”，可知當海嘯來臨，家人最好在一個安全的地方待在一起。故選B。34．推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段“climbontotheroofofyourhouseoronthehighestpointofthenearestbuilding.Holdontoanythingthat’sst