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閱讀理解1

OnOctober24,1901，AnnieEdsonTaylorclimbedintoabigbarrel,determinedtogooverNiagaraFallsandlive.

Inafewminutes,the43-year-oldteacherfromBayCity,Michigan,wasstrappedintothecaskandsetadrift.Asthousandswatched,thebarrelwassweptalongswiftlytotheedge.Overitwent,hurtlingtowardthepool160feetbelow.

Intensecondsthebarrelappearedinthesprayandmistbelow.Shoutsandcheersrosefromthecrowdonthenearbybank.Aboutfifteenminuteslater,whenthecaskwasreachedandopened,heraideexclaimed,“She’salive!”

The“QueenoftheMist”becamethefirsttogooverNiagaraFallsinabarrelandlivetotellaboutit.

Thebesttitleis_______.

ShoutsandCheers

TheLittleBarrel

OvertheFallsinaBarrel

ADangerousFall

2.ThestorysaysthatAnnieEdsonTaylorwas_______

anacrobat(B)ateacher(C)areporter(D)anartist

3.Thedropwas_______.

100feet(B)160feet(C)43feet(D)15feet

4.YoucantellfromthestorythatAnnie’saidewassurprised_______.

thatshewentoverthefalls

thatshelived

atherdetermination

thattherewerecheers

5.Theunderlinedword“cask"inParagraph2means_______.

airplane(B)bed(C)car(D)barrel

語言積累

barreln.桶

gooverNiagaraFalls從尼亞加拉大瀑布漂流而下

NiagaraFalls尼亞加拉大瀑布(位于米國和加拿大之間)

strapv.(用皮帶等)縛住

setadrift使(船)逐流而漂

adrifta.(隨風浪)漂流

hurtlev.飛快或猛烈地沖向

hurtlingtowardthepool160feetbelow向160英尺下方的水潭直沖而下

mistn.薄霧,靄

aiden.（法語）助手

參考答案1-5CBBBD

閱讀理解2

DoyousavepenniesLotsofpeopledo.InWashington,D.C,aspecialgroupofpeoplearetryingtopersuadethegovernmenttogetridofthepenny.Thesepeoplewanttoconvincethegovernmentthatpenniesaremoretroubletocarrythantheyareworth.OthersattheU.S.Mint,theplacewherepenniesaremade,disagree.Theysaypenniesareheretostaybecausemostpeoplewantthem.

Somepeoplethinkfindingapennywillbringgoodluck.However,theyareoftenthrownoutwiththetrash.InonegarbagerecyclingplantinFlorida,workersfind$1,000.00inpennieseveryweek.

Everyyearourgovernmentmakestwelvebillionpennies.Everyyearsixbilliondisappearintomillionsofpiggybanks.

1.Thebesttitleis.

(A)Pennies—PopularorNot(B)AGood-luckPenny

(C)PenniesfromHeaven(D)TheU.S.Mint

2.AspecialgroupinWashingtonwantsto.

(A)collectpennies(B)getridofthepenny

(C)tosspenniesinawishingwell(D)giveawaypennies

3.Everyyearpenniesare.

(A)usedinboardgames(B)thrownout

(C)givenanewdesign(D)worthmore

4.Thestorysuggeststhatcomparedtoyearsagoapennytoday.

(A)isheavierinweight(B)isbrighter

(C)doesnotbuymuch(D)isprettier

5.Theunderlinedword“persuade"inParagraph1means.

(A)help(B)upset

(C)winover(D)agreewith

語言積累

pennyn.便士，一分硬幣

getridof除掉，廢除

convincev.使相信

theU.S.Mint米國制幣局

mintn.造幣廠

trashn.垃圾

garbagerecyclingplant垃圾回收廠

piggybank儲錢罐

參考答案1-5BBBCC

閱讀理解3

Everyyear,millionsofpeopletaketripsinairplanes.Sodomillionsofanimals.Animalsareflowntopetshops,laboratories,farms,zoos,andelsewhere.Peopleshipallkindsofanimals,includingbirds,cats,snakes,andhorses.Itisn'teasyforflightcrewswithanimalsaboard.Mynahbirdsmustbefedeveryhour.Crocodilesneedtobesprayedwithwater.Onetimeapilotfoundthemonkeycageshadbeenopened.Aradiomessagewassenttothecontroltower:“Monkeyslooseonplane."Whentheplanelanded,themonkeyswerelookingoutthewindows.

1.Thebesttitleis.

(A)AWonderfulVacation(B)FlyingAnimals

(C)FlightCrews(D)FeedingMynahBirds

2.Thestorysaysthatoneanimalthattravelsinairplanesis.

(A)agorilla(B)aspider

(C)asnake(D)anelephant

3.Theanimalsthatgotlooseontheplanewere.

(A)monkeys(B)cats

(C)dogs(D)giraffes

4.Thestorysuggeststhatanimalsthatflyonairplanesneed.

(A)nofood(B)specialcare

(C)warmclothes(D)specialbeds

5.Theunderlinedword“elsewhere”inParagraph2means.

(A)noplace(B)otherplaces

(C)departmentstores(D)libraries

語言積累

includev.包含，包括

mynah或mynan.(亞洲東南部一種能學人說話的鳥)八哥

crocodilen.鱷魚

controltower(機場的)控制塔，指揮塔

參考答案1-5BCABB

閱讀理解4

Fewpeopleknowthemeaningoftheword"haboob."Thosethatdo,shudderwhentheythinkofitorhearofitsapproach.

HaboobsaregiantduststormsthatfrequentlyoccurinthedesertareasofNorthAfrica.TheyalsooccurontheplainsofIndia.

Movingatarateofthirtyorfortymilesanhour,thesemassesofsandsweepacrosstheland,destroyingtrees,damagingproperty,andeventakinglives.

Haboobsformwhenrainfirstbeginstofall.Theair,cooledbytherain,thenpicksupthedustandthedeadlyhaboobisformed.

1.Thebesttitleis.(A)DesertRegionsofAmerica(B)Haboobs—DesertDustStorms(C)TheSpeedofHaboobs(D)WhyPeopleShudder2.Ahaboobisa.(A)rainstorm(B)duststorm(C)kindofcamel(D)waterhole3.Ahaboobisfirstcausedby.(A)people(B)thesun(C)rain(D)giantfans4.Haboobsmustbe.(A)happyevents(B)verysmall(C)largewaves(D)veryfrightening5.Theunderlinedword“approach"inParagraph1means.(A)goingaway(B)seeingclearly(C)comingnear(D)losingforever

語言積累

haboobn.哈布沙暴(或塵暴)(發生在非洲北部或印度的--種強烈的

塵暴或沙暴)

shudderv.戰栗，發抖

frequentlyad.頻繁地

occurv.發生

massn.(聚成一體的)團,塊,堆，片,群

propertyn.財產

takelives使死亡,使喪命

參考答案1-5BBCDC

閱讀理解5

Peoplehavealwaysenjoyedpaintingandart.Evencavedwellers,wholivedonearth30,000yearsago,drewpictures.

In1940,fourschoolchildreninFrancemadeanexcitingdiscovery.Theywereplayingonsomehillswhentheyfoundacavetheyhadn'tseenbefore.Enteringthecave,theyfoundpaintingsofbulls,horses,anddeeronthewalls.Expertscametoseethepaintingsandsaidthattheyhadbeenpaintedover20,000yearsago.

Thepaintingswereinexcellentconditionbecausetheywereprotectedfromtheweather.Today,thousandsofpeoplevisitthiscaveinLascaux,France,everyyear.

1.Thebesttitleis.

ArtoftheCave