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科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

The Galapagos a far-away archipelago(群島) and largely untouched by man, is now facing a problem. Its local people, who live on the island of Santa Cruz, want to develop the business and tourist potential（旅游資源）of the island. Recently, they are locked in a bitter struggle with the naturalists who work at the Charles Darwin Centre, also on Santa Cruz. The naturalists want to protect the island’s wildlife which is already suffering as a result of human activity.
The animals’ great threat used to be sailors who, hundreds of years ago, robbed the islands for food. They wiped out about 250,000 Giant Tortoises. For example, on Pinta, one of the smallest islands, there are no Giant Tortoises left at all. The last survivor, an 80-year-old Giant Tortoise called Lonesome George, lives under the protection of naturalists at the Darwin Centre.
Today, the island’s animals are no longer hunted for food. But other dangers have replaced the threat from sailors. Goats, for example, introduced over the years by man, have gone wild. With no natural enemies, their number has reached 10,000 on the largest of the Galapagos islands, Isabella. They are eating huge quantities of plants, and robbed the remaining Giant Tortoises of food. The problem is now so bad that the National Park Service has hired hunters to kill the goats in order to save the Giant Tortoise from dying out.

1.
Today, you can find the Giant Tortoises on the island of _______.
1. A.
  Santa Cruz
2. B.
  Pinta
3. C.
  Isabella
4. D.
  Galapagos
2.
Which of the following shows the right relationship between the Galapagos, Isabella, Pinta and Santa Cruz?
1. A.
  The Galapagos>Pinta>Isabella>Santa Cruz
2. B.
  Isabella>Santa Cruz>the Galapagos>Pinta
3. C.
  The Galapagos>Isabella>Santa Cruz>Pinta
4. D.
  Isabella>the Galapagos>Pinta>Santa Cruz
3.
We can learn from the article the greatest danger to the Giant Tortoises is from________.
1. A.
  sailors
2. B.
  hunters
3. C.
  goats
4. D.
  the local people
4.
From the first paragraph we can infer that _____.
1. A.
  the naturalists try to help the local people with their interest.
2. B.
  The local people pay more attention to the economic growth than the wildlife there,
3. C.
  The animals and plants are of great importance to the local.
4. D.
  The naturalists don’t care about the local people at all

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The standard of living of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country’s standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its ability to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy, “goods” such as food and clothing, and "services" such as transport and entertainment.
A country's ability to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a very large degree upon a country's natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile (肥沃的)soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess perhaps only one of these things, and some regions possess none of them. The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders(邊疆), her soil is fertile, and her climate is of great variety. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Sound and stable (穩(wěn)定的)political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion(侵略), enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered.
Another important factor is the technical efficiency(效能) of a country's people. Old countries that have, through many centuries, trained up numerous(無數(shù)的) skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.
Wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have a large margin(富余)for saving, and can put their savings(儲(chǔ)蓄) into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day.

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Inside China Daily
China, Japan ink fishery accord
The New China -Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year, Chinese vice - minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing.
—Page 2
Offshore funeral
The remains of more than 500 dead will be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River in Shanghai. To save space Shanghai officials discouraged land burials.
—Page 3
The only wise choice
Co -operation with the mainland for a peaceful reunification should be the only wise choice for the newly elected Taiwan leader.
—Page 4
Interest in activity such as fairs, galleries and exhibitions has caused the art market to take shape in China. —Page 9
Two sides of a story.
The government’s efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactions.
—Page 10
Blind, but not out.
Yang Jia, an English professor at the Chinese Academy of Science meets the challenges brought by the sudden loss of her eyesight and continues to make it in her work.
—Page 11

1.
The above section may possibly appear on ________ of China Daily.
1. A.
  Page 5
2. B.
  the Front Page
3. C.
  Page 9
4. D.
  the last page
2.
From the text we can learn that ________ .
1. A.
  no one will be buried in the ground after they die in Shanghai
2. B.
  Chinese fishermen can go fishing freely in Japan soon
3. C.
  a blind professor can work better
4. D.
  more and more people have begun to do art business
3.
When you look through this issue of China Daily, you are sure to find ________ .
1. A.
  how Taiwan’s new leader was made
2. B.
  that people think differently of reducing pupils’ burden
3. C.
  sad stories about students with heavy burden in primary and middle schools
4. D.
  interesting stories of art fairs, galleries and exhibitions of different shapes in China

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I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting people over the years. Some of these people made a great impact on my life, my views and personal philosophy. Others I met had the opposite effect because they represented attitudes, behavior and beliefs that were directly opposed to my views on life and my feelings about the value of all people.
One such person I met was a woman in her late seventies. She had been an active woman, raised a family and had engaged in helping others, and developed her own crafts to sell at selected craft shows throughout the year.
When I met her for the first time, I couldn’t believe that she was in her late seventies — I would have placed her age more in her early sixties. After speaking with her for a short period, it was only then that the conversation seemed to turn to age. And, it wasn’t a conversation about the frailty (脆弱) of age, or the aches and pains, or about pleasures lost.
The conversation, instead, focused on her zest for life and all the things that she was in the planning stages of doing. And, what she was planning to do wasn’t about going to a seniors group so she and her husband could go on a bus tour. What she was planning was an excursion (旅行) to Europe, unaccompanied by any tour operator or taken around the usual sights by a local guide.
She really impressed me a lot because of her zest for life; for an uncompromising view of the future not in the least affected by her age; for the undying faith in knowing that there was a great deal of life yet to be discovered and experienced and yearning for each new image, discussion, smell, cultural uniqueness or experience.

1.
From the text we know______.
1. A.
  the woman had much sight-seeing around the world.
2. B.
  the woman was willing to help others.
3. C.
  the woman made great wealth by selling crafts.
4. D.
  the woman talked a lot about her age.
2.
The old woman impressed the author because ______.
1. A.
  she kept young in spite of her age
2. B.
  she had experienced a lot in life
3. C.
  she never gave in to the aches and pains in life
4. D.
  she had a positive outlook on life
3.
What kind of tone does the author use to describe the woman?
1. A.
  Doubtful.
2. B.
  Concerning.
3. C.
  Sympathetic
4. D.
  Appreciative.
4.
The underlined word “zest” in the fourth paragraph probably means“_______”.
1. A.
  enthusiasm
2. B.
  concept
3. C.
  view
4. D.
  satisfaction

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I was born and raised in the shadow of the Capitol(美國國會(huì)大廈), in Washington, D.C., as were my parents and my mother’s parents.
Our row house was on a tree-lined street just blocks from the building that was the heart of the federal legislative branch. When I was a child, in the 1940s, friends and I would pack a lunch or ride a streetcar to the Capitol. If we roller-skated, we hid the skates in the bushes in the park across the street before entering the building.
I knew every corner of the Capitol. We’d play hide-and-seek and pretend we saw ghosts in the halls and stairways. I don’t know how we got away with it. I remember the beautiful ladies’ rooms, with their marble floors and sinks. I pretended that I was a fine lady in them.
In those days, you could walk around the Capitol dome(圓頂屋), which was a little scary for me. I loved the wonderful paintings and statues and the subway rides to the Senate Office Building. It was like an amusement ride. I even used to sit in the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives—until I became bored with all the talk and went on another adventure.
Whenever I ran up the steps to the huge bronze doors of the Rotunda, I would look back to the world below like a hero. As soon as the doors were opened, the sense of history surrounded me, and I knew it was someplace special.
Those were lucky days, when an American citizen could wander in the Capitol and be a part of history.
Once war was declared, some things changed in the nation’s capital. Because of concerns that Washington might be attacked, as London had been, everyone prepared. Kids at my elementary school wore dog tags, and each of us was fingerprinted.
My father, a pipe worker, became a civil defense warden(民防隊(duì)員). During an air-raid(空襲), his job was to turn off any leaking gas. Since he always had a cigarette in his mouth, maybe that was not a good choice, but he had a gas mask and flashlight hanging in the rafters of our basement. The mask looked like a monster in the ceiling. My 15-year-old brother was a junior civil defense warden. During air-raid drills, he knocked on doors and asked people to put out their lights. I remember huge searchlights that crisscrossed the skies during the drills, looking for enemy planes.

1.
What can we infer from the passage?
1. A.
  The writer attended the meeting in House of Representative.
2. B.
  The writer’s family lived in Washington D.C. for generations.
3. C.
  American citizen, except children, could never enter the Capitol.
4. D.
  The writer’s father had a gas mask to prevent him from smoking.
2.
When the writer said “I was born and raised in the shadow of the Capitol” (1st paragraph), she most probably meant that ______.
1. A.
  she spent her childhood in an area near the Capitol
2. B.
  she grew up under the pressure of the Capitol
3. C.
  the Capitol had some bad influence on my childhood
4. D.
  she was born and brought up secretly in the Capitol
3.
By telling the childhood experience, the passage suggests that ________.
1. A.
  London was attacked during the war, as well as Washington
2. B.
  the writer is a daughter of a member of Representatives
3. C.
  the writer’s father and brother joined the army during the war
4. D.
  the Capitol used to be open to the public in history
4.
What is the writer’s attitude towards the things that changed in the nation’s capital?
1. A.
  neutral
2. B.
  positive
3. C.
  negative
4. D.
  ironic

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Applicants should have at least 2 years’ experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Dep, 17 Browning Street, Leeds.
2. Part-time Job
We require three part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience required, applicants should be between 18 and 26 years old. Call 0115-765643 for more information.
3. Computer Trained Secretaries
Do you have experience of working with computers? Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new company? If you want to know more about us, call 0457-896754.
4. Teaching Assistants Needed
Hania’s Playschool needs 2 young teaching assistants to help with classes from 9 am to 3 pm. Applicants should have references. For more information please visit www.haniaplayschool.co.uk.
5. Weekend Work Available
We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time on weekends for Rubberlast Group Ltd. Duties include answering the telephone and giving customers' information. For more information call us at 0113 - 6741326.
6. University Positions Open
The University of Bristol is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, English, Economies or History. Please call the University of Bristol for more information.
7. Home Delivery Representative
We are looking for someone who has excellent customer communication skills, a sales background with at least one year's experience and is a good team player with creative ideas. In return we offer a starting salary of 20,000 and 25 days paid holiday per year. For more information please call Direct Delivery Team of Yorkshire Post at 0113- 2388325 or 0113 - 2388318.

1.
Which position is most suitable for a retired person?
1. A.
  Part-time Shop Assistant.
2. B.
  Teaching Assistant at Hania's Playschool.
3. C.
  Weekend Work in Rubberlast Group Ltd.
4. D.
  Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol.
2.
If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university(English degree), which jobs can you apply for?
1. A.
  Job 1 and 7.
2. B.
  Job 3 and 4.
3. C.
  Job 4 and 7.
4. D.
  Job 2 and 5.
3.
Which is the ONLY position that has a formal educational requirement?
1. A.
  Full Time Secretary at United Business Hd.
2. B.
  Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post.
3. C.
  Teaching Assistant at Hania's Playschool.
4. D.
  University Positions at the University of Bristol.
4.
How can you get more information if you are interested in the position of a full-time computer trained secretary?
1. A.
  By telephone.
2. B.
  By letter.
3. C.
  By Internet.
4. D.
  In person.

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With the Tesla Roadster and other plug?in (插入式) electric vehicles hitting the road，demand is growing for accessible refueling points to recharge them. Carbon Day Automotive, a Chicago?based company，has now demonstrated a solar?powered recharging point, known as the Solar Plug?In Station，which lets motorists easily charge their cars using electricity that has been produced without any environmental damage.
The Solar Plug?In Station has gone on show in Chicago as part of the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. According to Carbon Day Automotive，the Solar Plug?In Station on show in Chicago is part of the vital infrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施) required for electric vehicles in Chicago and was the focus of a recent visit by the International Olympic Committee.
These solar?powered electricity points will be used daily to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. By producing the electricity from pollution?free solar cell, the CO2 emissions are reduced to zero.
“Solar energy and electric vehicles are a partnership that is one more step to reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” says Richard Lowenthal, CEO of Coulomb Technologies.Coulomb Technologies recently developed the components (部件) required for individual recharging stations，marketed as ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations.Carbon Day Automotive is the Midwest distributor for the ChargePoint stations. The Solar Plug?In Station consists of giant solar panels (電池板) that shade the tiny ChargePoint Networked Charging Station.The solar panel is connected to an underground battery pack，ready for everyday refueling.
“Without these stations it would be like driving around in a traditional car without the availability of gas stations，” says Scott Emalfarb，CEO at Carbon Day.“The day of true plug?in electric vehicles will be here sooner than most people realize and the world needs to be ready to accommodate them.”

1.
The Solar Plug?In Station is used as part of the bid to host the Olympics mainly because ______.
1. A.
  it’s environmentally friendly
2. B.
  it makes up for the lack of electricity
3. C.
  it’s a new idea and attracts people’s attention
4. D.
  it brings convenience to electric vehicle users
2.
We can learn from the passage that ______.
1. A.
  to recharge the electric vehicles takes a long time
2. B.
  the Solar PlugIn Station will come into use in 2016
3. C.
  the Solar PlugIn Station has gone on show internationally
4. D.
  Chicago is promoting the use of electric vehicles
3.
According to the passage，how many of the following statements are TRUE?
a. Tesla Roadster is a kind of plug?in electric vehicle.
b. The Solar Plug?In Station uses solar power to charge all of the cars.
c. Chicago is a city，which is rich in oil.
d. The Solar Plug?In Station consists of underground battery packs.
e. Scott Emalfarb is optimistic about the future of plug?in electric vehicles.
1. A.
  2.
2. B.
  3.
3. C.
  4.
4. D.
  5.
4.
The passage implies that when the Solar Plug?In Station becomes popular，________.
1. A.
  more visitors will come to Chicago
2. B.
  the citizens of Chicago will be able to go to work faster
3. C.
  more space for electric vehicles will be needed
4. D.
  the cost of electric vehicles will be lower than traditional cars
5.
What would be the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  Chicago Will Soon Be Full of Electric Vehicles
2. B.
  Chicago Calls on People to Buy Electric Vehicles
3. C.
  Chicago Fights for Its Bid to Host the 2016 Olympics
4. D.
  Chicago Shows Its Solarpowered Recharging Stations

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Finding a suitable place to live is not easy for a student who first arrived in a strange place . I was lucky because I had booked a dormitory with the school before I arrived .. I t was a flat with seven independent rooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen . all of my flatmates are all students form Britain . I thought I was lucky to be part of this flat with these energetic young men . However , I found myself unhappy with them only a few days after I stayed there . These young people seemed never to be quiet . Usually they would not come back until late into the night .They even played football in the room whenever they like , whether it was early morning or late night . Worse still , they always had parties . Those loud music and laughter made me sleepless the whole night . Finally , I had no choice but to ask the authority to move me to another flat where most of the students were international students pursuing their master degrees . They were older in age and hold heavier study burden . So they were quieter .
My advice for those who want to study in the UK is to get in touch with the international student accommodation service of your school first and tell them to arrange for you to share a flat with graduates before you come here.

1.
What was the trouble while living with the British students?
1. A.
  They loved football too much
2. B.
  They often held parties .
3. C.
  They disturbed the writer’s living greatly .
4. D.
  They went to bed too late and got up too early .
2.
The measure the writer took to solve the problem was .
1. A.
  asking some older students for help
2. B.
  giving the British students heavier study burden
3. C.
  asking the authority to make the British student burden
4. D.
  changing a place to live
3.
The advice the writer gave us was .
1. A.
  don’t live with young British students
2. B.
  live with students who have study burden
3. C.
  get your housing fixed before your arrival
4. D.
  better live in your school
4.
The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to “ ” .
1. A.
  the room
2. B.
  football
3. C.
  time
4. D.
  the night

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Everyone has got two personalities(性格)—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real . You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior , but when you’re asleep , your sleeping position shows the real you . In a normal night , of course , people frequently change their position . The important position is the one that you go to sleep in .
If you go to sleep in your back , you’re a very open person ,. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas . You don’t like to upset people , so you never express your real feeling .
If you sleep on your stomach , you are a rather secretive person . You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset . You’re very stubborn(頑固的)， but you aren’t very ambitious . You usually live for today not for tomorrow . This means that you enjoy having a good time .
If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person . You have a low opinion of yourself so you’re often defensive . You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own . you’re easily hurt .
If you sleep on your side , you have usually got a well-balanced personality . You know your strengths and weakness . You’re usually careful . You have a confident personality . You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed . You always say what you think even if it makes people angry .

1.
According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality only when you .
1. A.
  in a normal night
2. B.
  go to sleep
3. C.
  refuse to show yourself to the world
4. D.
  change sleeping position
2.
Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used sleeping on his or her stomach ? He or she .
1. A.
  is always cheerful
2. B.
  lives for tomorrow
3. C.
  can’t be successful in business
4. D.
  worries about nothing
3.
Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps cured up. Why? He or she______.
1. A.
  would rather be alone than communicate with you
2. B.
  is rarely ready to help
3. C.
  always makes people angry
4. D.
  wouldn’t like to
4.
It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because he or she______.
1. A.
  always shows sympathy for people
2. B.
  is confident, but not stubborn
3. C.
  is healthier than others
4. D.
  often thinks of making people angry

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Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.
Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.

1.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
1. A.
  People who like country things prefer to live outside the city.
2. B.
  People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
3. C.
  Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.
4. D.
  Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London.
2.
One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.
1. A.
  getting a small flat with a garden
2. B.
  having a small flat with a garden
3. C.
  renting a small flat without a garden
4. D.
  buying a small flat without a garden
3.
When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature.
1. A.
  who live in the country
2. B.
  who have spent time working in the garden
3. C.
  who have a garden of their own
4. D.
  who have been digging, planting and watering
4.
People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London.
1. A.
  their life was meaningless
2. B.
  their life was invaluable
3. C.
  they didn’t deserve a happy life
4. D.
  they were not worthy of their happy life
5.
The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.
1. A.
  the rest time
2. B.
  the rest people
3. C.
  the rest of the country
4. D.
  the rest of the parks and of the sea

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Today, you can find the Giant Tortoises on the island of _______.

Which of the following shows the right relationship between the Galapagos, Isabella, Pinta and Santa Cruz?

We can learn from the article the greatest danger to the Giant Tortoises is from________.

From the first paragraph we can infer that _____.

The above section may possibly appear on ________ of China Daily.

From the text we can learn that ________ .

When you look through this issue of China Daily, you are sure to find ________ .

From the text we know______.

The old woman impressed the author because ______.

What kind of tone does the author use to describe the woman?

The underlined word “zest” in the fourth paragraph probably means“_______”.

What can we infer from the passage?

When the writer said “I was born and raised in the shadow of the Capitol” (1st paragraph), she most probably meant that ______.

By telling the childhood experience, the passage suggests that ________.

What is the writer’s attitude towards the things that changed in the nation’s capital?

Which position is most suitable for a retired person?

If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university(English degree), which jobs can you apply for?

Which is the ONLY position that has a formal educational requirement?

How can you get more information if you are interested in the position of a full-time computer trained secretary?

The Solar Plug?In Station is used as part of the bid to host the Olympics mainly because ______.

We can learn from the passage that ______.

The passage implies that when the Solar Plug?In Station becomes popular，________.

What would be the best title for the passage?

What was the trouble while living with the British students?

The measure the writer took to solve the problem was .

The advice the writer gave us was .

The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to “ ” .

According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality only when you .

Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used sleeping on his or her stomach ? He or she .

Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps cured up. Why? He or she______.

It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because he or she______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.

When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature.

People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London.

The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.