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英語閱讀測驗 Day-1No.1 The Magic Flower

Many years ago, there was a young girl named Pepsy, who was so bad-looking that she didn't like going out. She hated to hear people say, Pepsy is not beautiful. ”

But there were times when she had to go out shopping. She was unhappy and sometimes even angry (生氣)at people's criticizing her bad looks.

One night, a strange old woman came to Pepsy's house. She said to Pepsy, "My child, let me give you a hand. Put this magic (魔法)flower in your hair, and you'll become beautiful.”

Pepsy did what the old woman said. Something strange happened. She became beautiful! Pepsy was surprised to see herself so wonderful in the mirror (鏡子) . She ran happily out of her

house. She walked on the street and smiled (微笑) at everyone who looked at her. She became very friendly and nice, very different from what she was before. Almost all the people said, " Pepsy is so great today!"”

Finally, Pepsy returned to her home. But before she entered the house, she saw the magic flower on the ground. She left the flower there before she hurried out. She didn't wear it when walking on the street!( )1.Who gave Pepsy the flowers?

(1). Her parents. (2). Her friend. (3). Her brother. (4). A stranger.( )2. Pepsy walked on the street

(1). Without wearing the magic flower(2). With the magic flower(3). Very unhappily (4). Very sadly

( )3.Why did Pepsy hate going outside?(1). She was too beautiful to be looked at.(2). She didn’t like to meet the old woman.(3). People might say she was not beautiful.(4). It was dangerous to go outside.

( )4. What is the real magic in this story?(1). The old woman. (2). The magic flower.(3). The mirror. (4). Being happy.

( )5. When did Pepsy find that she didn’t wear the flower in her head?(1).Before going out of the house.(2).After coming back into her house.(3).After looking at herself in the mirror.(4).Someone told her that on the street.

No.2 The Animal’s LanguageDifferent animals have different ways of showing their feelings. Let’s take cats and dogs for

example. A dog barks (犬叫) to show there is someone at the door of your house. But a cat meows

(貓叫聲) only to show it feels hungry. Although (雖然) both of them wag (搖擺) their tails (尾巴),

it means different feelings. A dog wags its tail to show it is happy. However (無論如何), when a

cat wags its tail, it is angry (生氣的) . Licking its owner (所有人) is a way dogs show the love for

the owner. But cats lick your hand only because they want to eat the salt (鹽) on your hand. To

show they love you, they may sit on your head. Besides (此外), dogs run after your bicycle for fun, but cats never do that.

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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗( )1. If a cat meows, we know

(1).someone may be at the door of the house(2). Feels quite comfortable(3). Wants to eat food (4). It is happy

( )2. When a dog wags its tail, it means the dog is(1).showing love for its owner(2).going to eat the salt on your hand(3).very angry and dangerous(4).feeling quite comfortable and happy

( )3. When will a dog bark?(1).When it sees someone in front of your house.(2).When it wants to get some sleep.(3). When it is having some fun.(4). When it wants to lick your hand.

( )4.Why does a dog run after a bicycle?(1).He does it for fun. (2).To bite someone.(3).No meaning at all. (4).Dogs hate bikes.

No.3 A Special DriverBush was one of the American presidents (總統) . Americans always enjoy telling stories to

make fun of their presidents. Here is one of the most funny stories I’ve ever heard of.Bush was fond of driving, but being a president of a country, most of the time he didn’t have a

chance (機會) to drive a car himself. The driver would do the job for him. One day on vacation, Bush really wanted to drive. He ordered his driver to sit in the back seat of the car. So he drove on the road. Bush was excited and he drove fast. He forgot the speed (速度) and was stopped by two traffic police officers. One of them stayed in the police car, and the other walked up to Bush. Two minutes later, he returned to the police car. “Well,” asked the one in the car, "Did you give him a ticket?” “How can I do that?” he answered, "Do you know who is in that car? Well, I don’t know the man sitting in the back seat. But I do know the driver. It’s Bush, the president of the U.S. He drives for the man ! ”( )1. What was Bush?

(1).He was a driver. (2).He was a police officer.(3).He was a president. (4).He was a teacher.

( )2. Why didn’t the police officer give Bush a ticket?(1).He was afraid of the man sitting in the back seat of the car.(2).He was afraid of Bush.(3).Bush ordered the police to let him go.(4).He liked Bush.

( )3.Who was the man in the back seat of the car?(1).Someone even bigger than Bush.(2).Bush himself.(3).Bush’s father. (4).Bush’s driver.

( )4.Why was Bush’s car stopped by the police?(1).He drove too fast.(2).A president should not drive himself.(3).He didn’t park his car at the right place.(4).He ran through a red light.


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英文閱讀測驗 Day-2NO5 Mistake Maker

What kind of person would make mistakes easily? A person without care or without good English would. My brother got up one early morning and was thirsty. He walked to the kitchen to make some cold drink for himself. He looked for some bottles (瓶子) and found one on the shelf

(櫃子) . He took a look from left to right and saw some words of which he knew only two words: “

Orange (柳橙) Juice (果汁) .” He put some in the water and drank up a glass of it. It tasted terrible and he felt sick right away. “What’s wrong?” I asked. He told me about the orange juice.

"Orange juice?” I picked up the bottle and was surprised, “Can’t you read? It says: "Cold Medicine, not Orange Juice.” It’s my cold medicine, you stupid ! ”

( )1. Which one was not true about my brother?(1).He knew a lot of English words.(2).He drank my cold medicine.(3).He was not a careful person.(4).He couldn’t read English very well.

( )2.How did my brother feel about the orange juice?(1).He’d like to have another glass of it.(2).He didn’t feel good after drinking it.(3).He told me to have some with him.(4).No one.

NO6 A Crazy ManIn my home town there lived a crazy (瘋狂的) man called Silly Lee. He was tall and quite

strong. People say that he was not born crazy. Something made him crazy, but nobody knew why. The thing he used to do was to stand in the middle of the road controlling the traffic. He did the job so well that people from other towns would even thought of him as a good traffic policeman.

Silly Lee’s favorite game was not controlling the traffic. He loved to pretend (假裝) himself a

police officer and to catch bad men. Although (雖然) he never caught any bad man, he liked to make people believe that he did.

One day, Silly Lee went to see his school teacher, Mr. Brown, who taught him three years ago. "Sir, I have to tell you that. Your students were really bad. If you do not stop them, I will. I’m not only a police officer anymore. I’m a captain (上校) now, ” said Silly Lee. " Good, ” said Mr. Brown, “Can I see your police ID card?” "No problem,” answered his student, "But you’ll have to go to my office to see it. I left it there, you know.”

( )1.What was Silly Lee’s favorite game?(1). Controlling the traffic. (2). Visiting his teacher.(3). Coming back to school. (4). Being a police officer.

( )2. Where was Silly Lee’s police ID card?(1). He didn’t really have one. (2).He left it in his office.(3). He took it with him. (4). He forgot where he put it.

( )3. What kind of person is thought to be crazy?(1). He who controls the traffic. (2).He who catches a bad man.(3). He who lives in dreams (夢) . (4). He who teaches students.


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NO7 Do you know? – Chinese customWe Chinese have an old saying. That is, there is a line (線) across your palm (手掌) . The line

means how long your life is. Chinese call it “ life line ”, and they believe the longer the line is, the longer a life will be,

Tony was a little school boy about seven years old. He didn’t have a long life line in his hand. In fact, it was quite short. “That means I’ll die young,” Tony thought, "I’ve got to do something if I want to live long.”

It happened one night when Tony was bathing in the bathroom. Tony’s parents was watching TV in the living room. They didn’t notice that it had been an hour since their son came into the bathroom. But it didn’t take long when Tony’s mother saw the blood (血液) coming from the bathroom floor. The parents were surprised and sent Tony to the hospital as fast as they could. Tony stayed in the hospital several days and was getting better.

Now Tony worried no more about his life. He had made his life line longer, as long as he could cut (切) with a knife (刀) that night in the bathroom.

( )1. Chinese believe the shorter your life line is,(1). the shorter your life will be. (2). the longer your life will be.(3). won’t affect anything about your life.(4). you will live long whether the line is long or short.

( )2.What did Tony do with his life line?(1). He cut his hand off. (2). He tried to kill himself.(3). He cut his life line as long as he could.(4). He slept on the bathroom floor.

( )3. Why did Tony cut his hand?(1). To go away from school. (2). Tony didn’t want to die young.(3). To catch his parents’ eye. (4). He wanted to die.

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英文閱讀測驗 Day-3NO8 Drunk

There were many interesting stories about people who got drunk. This is one of my favorites.Mr. Smith got drunk one late summer evening at a friend’s party. He got out of the party very

drunk, but still found his car. He got in the car and drove home. Mr. Smith got off the car and walked to his house. Before getting into the house, Mr. Smith bumped into a tree in front of the house and fell on the ground. He stood up, and got into his room and went to the washing room. He looked at himself in the mirror (鏡子) . His head was bleeding (出血的), so he took a piece of

bandage (繃帶) and put it on the head. He went to bed and soon fell asleep.Mr. Smith got up the next morning. His head still hurt very much. He was not drunk anymore

now. He touched his head with the right hand, but no bandage was there. “Where is it? I remember putting it on my head,” Mr. Smith said to himself. Then he saw the mirror. On the mirror there was a piece of bandage. He put it there last night.( )1. Where did Mr. Smith get drunk?

(1). In his own house.(2). At a friend’s party.(3). In his bathroom.(4). In a restaurant.

( )2. How did Mr. Smith get hurt?(1). He bumped into a car.(2). He fell asleep.(3). Someone hit ( f7 ) him on the head.(4). He bumped into a tree in front of his house.

( )3.Which one was TRUE?(1). Mr. Smith stopped drinking now.(2). Mr. Smith broke his mirror.(3). Mr. Smith enjoyed drinking.(4). Mr. Smith went home early last night.

( )4. Where did Mr. Smith put the bandage that night?(1). 0n the mirror.(2). 0n his head.(3). 0n the car’s window.(4). 0n the washing room’s door.

( )5.How did Mr. Smith go home?(1). By taxi.(2). In his car.(3). On foot.(4). By bus.

NO9 A Special titleOnce upon a time, there were two brothers. One was lazy; the other worked hard. The lazy

brother enjoyed playing around while the other one was busy working. " All work and no play would only make you a fool (呆子),” said the lazy brother to the other one. Then here went the spring and the summer. "My dear lazy brother, you still have one season to get your food, ” said the other brother, “Three months is long enough to get a lot of food for living in cold winter.” The lazy brother laughed at the idea, and went out to play. Finally, the winter came. Cold, heavy snow


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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗was all people could see. No food could be grown or found. The hard working brother was having a warm big dinner, but his lazy brother was cold and had nothing to eat. "All play and no work has made me a fool,” he said to himself.( )1. Which is not a season for working?

(1). Winter. (2). Spring.(3). Summer. (4). Fall.

( )2." Three months is long enough to get a lot of food for living in cold winter.” In the sentence, “Three months” means(1). winter (2). spring(3). summer (4). fall

( )3. The story teaches us(1). to be lazy(2). all play and no work makes one a fool(3). to help your brother(4). all work and no play makes one a fool

NO10 Taiwanese Chewing GumSome of my old friends love to eat Betel-nut (檳榔) . Every time I see them chew (咀嚼)

Betel-nut, I always feel sorry for their lips, which are covered (隱蔽著的) with red juice (果汁),

like blood (血液) .

One of them is called Tommy. Tommy loves not only Betel-nut but also Taiwan beer (台灣啤酒) . He usually drinks more than a dozen (一打) . He is often drunk. Five years ago, he had a car

accident. He drove his car and bumped into a bus. He was badly hurt and vomited (嘔吐) a lot of blood, and he got well later as days went by.

One night Tommy and some of my friends came to my home and had a drink with me. At the time about 10: 30, Tommy was already very drunk. He spat (吐口水) some red Betel-nut juice after he had another glass of beer. He looked at the red juice on the ground, and started to cry sadly and said, "I’m going to die. Look at the blood I just spat. I’ve never really gotten well since the car accident.” And he kept crying loudly, but we all laughed.( )1. Betel-nut juice looks more like

(1). beer (2). lips(3). mud (4). blood

( )2.Did Tommy get well after the car accident?(1). No. He vomited blood sometimes.(2). Tommy never had any car accident before.(3). Yes, he got well as days went by.(4). Not quite. When he drank beer, he’d vomit blood.

( )3. Which one is true?(1). it’s comfortable for me to look at people eat Betel-nut.(2). Tommy didn’t like drinking beer when chewing Betel-nut.(3). Tommy got well after he had a car accident.(4). What Tommy spat out was his blood.

( )4. What did we feel when we heard Tommy saying he was dying?(1). Sad. (2). Funny.(3). Bad. (4). Terrible.


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英文閱讀測驗 Day-4NO11 No title

Peter, a friend of mine, lived with his mother in the middle Taiwan. Two years ago, he married Helen, my classmate. After that, three of them lived together in an apartment in Kaohsiung, and sold the house they used to live in. Peter’s father has been dead for twenty years since Peter was ten. Peter loved his mother and his wife. But Peter’s mother didn’t thinkSO.

Last week on Valentine’s Day (情人節) Peter brought home several beautiful flowers for his

wife. His mother saw it and said jealously (吃醋的)"Flowers for lovers, and what is for old Mother?” "My dear mother, I did not buy the flowers,

” answered Peter, "I took the flowers from my office. Someone threw (throw 過去式) them on the floor. I thought the flowers were still fresh, so I brought them to my wife.” After talking to his mother, Peter went into his room to see Helen with the flowers. He saw her sitting on the bed a little angry. "Flowers picked up (拾起) from the floor ? How can you give me the garbage?” asked Helen unhappily.

"You really believe what I just said to Mom?” answered her husband,I bought them at a flower store near our home. They’re $50 for each (每一個)

And I spent $ 1000 ! ”( )1. How did Peter get the flowers ?

(1). He picked them up from the floor.(2). Someone gave them to him.(3). He bought them at a flower store.(4). He grew them.

( )2. They sold their house which might be located (位於) in(1). Nantou (2). Taipei(3). Kaohsiung (4). Hualien

( )3.How many flowers did Peter buy for his wife?(1). Fifty. (2). Twenty.(3). One thousand. (4). Thirty.

( )4.How was Helen when she heard Peter talking to his mother?(1). Happy. (2). Unhappy.(3). Excited. (4). Jealous.

NO12 Do You Know? Sorry I Don’t KnowWhen we travel from Taipei to the United States, we may think that we live in a very large

world because it takes us almost a day to go to New York even in a fast airplane. However (無論如何), many teachers tell us that the world is only a small ball and, out of the world, there are many big “suns” larger than the sun we see every day. Our sun itself is said to be many hundred thousand times (次數) larger than our small ball – our world. Do you know how far (遠) away the sun is from us? People say when we go around the world three thousand times we still can not go as far as the sun is from our world.

The sun is even farther (far 之比較級) than we finish traveling around ourworld( )1. The sun is father than we finish traveling around our world?

(1). 30,000 times (2). 3,000 times


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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗(3). 300,000 times (4). 3,000,000 times

( )2. Our world is all the suns we talk about here.(1). larger than(2). smaller than(3). as small as(4). not as small as

( )3. About how many times larger is the sun than our world in size?(1). 30,000 times (2). 60,000 times(3). 80,000 times (4). 900,000 times

( )2. The first sentence tell us that the world may still look like a place.(1). Very large (2). beautiful(3). Small (4). vacation

( )2. It take about hours to fly (飛) from Taipei to New York city.(1). Four (2). Twenty-hour(3). Sixty (4). Forty-eight

NO3 Write By YourselfBill is an American student, who enjoyed taking a trip in foreign countries. He loved it

because during the trip many interesting things might happen. He liked to see strange customs (風俗), too.

One year, Bill was taking a trip in Taiwan. He was visiting a beautiful place called Sun Moon Lake. He was having a lot of fun when he felt a need to go to a rest room. Bill found a W.C., which meant a rest room in Taiwan. But before he went inside, Bill saw a man coming out with his wet hair and wet clothes. He thought for a minute and then went into the rest room. After he finished, he saw some Chinese words on the wall:

『用完後請沖水』And he also saw a big water can (罐) with water in it. Bill could understand only a few

Chinese words, and he thought of the man, who just left a few minutes ago. Then Bill poured (灌注) water on himself, so he got wet from head to feet.( )1.Before Bill went into the washing room, what did he see?

(1). Some Chinese words. (2). A big water can.(3). A foreign country.(4). A man with wet hair and clothes.

( )2. What was the water used for?(1). For washing hands.(2). For washing hair and clothes.(3). For washing head.(4). For cleaning the toilet (廁所、馬桶) .

( )3.What was difficult for Bill to do?(1). Understanding Chinese words.(2). Finding a rest room.(3). Cleaning the W.C.(4). Finding the man who got wet all over.


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英文閱讀測驗 Day-5NO13

One day Bill met two of his old friends on his way home. Bill was very happy. He invited them to have lunch at a restaurant. They sat down at a table and ordered their lunch. They had a good time eating lunch and talking about the good old days. When the lunch was over, Bill wanted to pay the bill, but the other two friends didn’t want him to. Each (每一個) one of them would like to pay the lunch for the others. Finally, the restaurant owner came over to see what was happening. “Could you help us? ” asked Bill. “We are friends and we can’t decide who should pay. But now all of us agree (同意) that the one who runs the most slowly has to pay. Would you be the judge

(裁判) for us?” The owner agreed. So the race (比賽) began. The three men were on the street in front of the restaurant and they were ready to run. “ Ready? ” said the owner. " Run ! ” On hearing the sound, Bill, as well as his friends, ran as fast as they could. No one came back to the owner.( )1.Where did Bill meet his friends?

(1). 0n his way home. (2). 0n his way to work.(3). In a restaurant. (4). In the park.

( )2.Where did they have a talk about good old days?(1). Along the street. (2). On the train.(3). At a restaurant. (4). At Bill’s home.

( )3.After lunch, who wanted to pay for their lunch?(1). Bill. (2). 0ne of Bill’s friends.(3). The restaurant owner. (4). Each of them.

( )4. Which one is true ?(1). Bill ran the fastest.(2). Bill was the slowest.(3). The owner got the money.(4). Bill ran away with his two friends.

( )5.After the race, who aid the money?(1). Bill. (2). 0ne of Bill’s friends.(3). RA11 of them. (4). No one.

NO14Humor (幽默) plays an important part in our daily life. Some certain jokes (玩笑) even will

help us from some trouble we make. Here are two of them.One day Mr. Brown was watching some students taking a test. Mr. Brown was not the

students’ teacher, who couldn’t come because he was sick. During the test one of the students peeped (偷看) at other classmates’ test papers again and again. Mr. Brown noticed it and said,

“You cheated (騙取) !” "Well,” said the student, “I did. You don’t know my name, do you?” “No,”

answered Mr. Brown. “That’s quite good,” saying that, the student mixed (參雜) his paper with the other ones which have already been on Mr. Brown’s desk.

That’s funny, isn’t it? Let’s enjoy the other one.One day a man called Arnold was going to walk into a room. An old man was standing in front

of the door with a big dog. Arnold was afraid of the dog. “Does your dog bite?” asked Arnold before he walked by the dog. “No,” said the old man. "My dog bites no man.” So Arnold walked toward the room, but he was bitten by it. “Didn’t you just say your dog won’t bite?” “Well, it’s not my dog,” said the old man.( )1.Whom did the dog bite?


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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗(1). Mr. Brown. (2). A student. (3). An old man. (4). Arnold.

( )2.Didn’t Mr. Brown know the student’s name?(1). No, he didn’t. (2). Yes, he did.(3). We don’t know. (4). Perhaps.

( )3.Whose was the dog that bit Arnold?(1). Mr. Brown’s. (2). We don’t know. (3). Arnold’s. (4). The old man’s.

( )4. What did the student do in his test?(1). He took away others’ papers. (2). He broke the window.(3). He cheated in the test. (4). He fell asleep in his test.

NO15A large department store in Taipei was having its spring sale (出售) on shoes. It was the first

day of the sale and the shoe department was full of (充滿) women who were busy trying on shoes. There were all kinds of shoes different in color, and they were much cheaper than usual. They wanted to sell as many shoes as they could to make space for their new ones.

The clerks were kept busy and a woman came to the counter (櫃檯) with money in hand and

said, "I don’t need a bag, thank you. I’m wearing the shoes I bought.” She pointed (指) to them on her feet.

“Would you like a bag to put your old shoes in?” the clerk asked."No, thank you, ” the woman answered quickly. "I’ve just sold them to one of the women

shopping here.”( )1.This sale might be held in?

(1). November (2). April (3). August (4). June( )2. The shoes on sale were?

(1). old and ugly (2). same in color(3). of a size (4). of different colors

( )3. After reading, we know the sale was?(1). very great (2). very small (3). very strong (4). very serious

( )4.The woman didn’t need a bag because?(1). she didn’t buy anything (2). she didn’t. like the bag(3). she had the new shoes on(4). she had too many bags in her hand already

( )5.What happened to the woman’s old shoes?(1). Another woman bought them.(2). She gave them to the clerk.(3). They were old enough to be thrown away.(4). She asked the clerk to sell them for her.


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Susan is a nice woman. She enjoys spending most of her free time doing what is right and good. Both her children have all grown up, so Susan has more time to help those who are in trouble (問題), she knows

that it is very dangerous for school children to walk across (穿越) the street. She knows that many sick

people in the hospital need a careful person to take care (照顧) of them. She also knows some old people in Old Men’s House need someone to tell stories to them. Susan does all the things. She likes the job very much, and lives happily.

Susan’s husband is different. He never stops complaining (抱怨) about the bad traffic, the dirty water, the boring work, the tiring noise and so on. He never thinks of the good side but always complains about the dark one. He doesn’t pick up any trash from the ground or on the water. He doesn’t park his car in a parking space but let it sit in any place. He is not happy every day.( )1. How many people are there in Susan’s family?

(1). Three. (2). Two. (3). Four. (4). Five.( )2. Susan always spends her free time

(1). complaining about the dark side(2). helping other people(3). preparing food for her husband and children(4). changing from one job to another

( )3. If Susan’s husband were Susan, he’d(1). help the sick people in the hospital(2). not pick up trash from the ground(3). not park his car in a right place(4). complain about bad traffic

( )4. Which one is true about Susan?(1). She parks her car at any place.(2). Her children are about ten years old.(3). She doesn’t like her husband.(4). She lives a happier life than her husband.

NO17Mr. Brown can’t see things clearly even with glasses. A few days ago he went to the zoo where he saw a lot of visitors were around one of the animal cages (鳥籠) . So Mr. Brown went to the cage in which there were

some monkeys (猴子) . In front of the cage was a small sign (簽名、標誌) . Mr. Brown couldn’t see the words clearly, so he went near to see better. Then one of the monkeys came to the front of the cage, and took Mr. Brown’s glasses away ! The monkey put them on and jumped happily on the ground. All the people around the cage laughed loudly. Mr. Brown put his face very near the sign and read out the words: " Warning (警告) ! These monkeys like to take glasses.”( )1. Mr. Brown’s glasses were taken away by a monkey because?

(1). he was too near the cage (2). the put them on his hand(3). he saw the sign clearly (4). he didn’t see the monkey

( )2. The sign was?(1). to warn people to take glasses from monkeys(2). to keep people who wear glasses away from the monkeys(3). to tell people not to wear glasses(4). to ask people to wear glasses to see better

( )3. Why did the people around the cage laugh??(1). Mr. Brown took the monkey’s glasses.(2). The monkeys jumped up and down on the ground.(3). The monkey took Mr. Brown’s glasses.


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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗(4). Mr. Brown read the sign.

( )4. Which one is true?(1). Mr. Brown took his glasses back and put them on to read the sign.(2). Mr. Brown can see things clearly with his glasses.(3). Mr. Brown’s glasses were eaten by a monkey.(4). The monkeys in the cage enjoy putting visitors’ glasses on.

NO18Ketty was a pretty lady married to a doctor in a small town. Ketty’s husband was different from others.

He was blind (瞎的) . He couldn’t see, but he had a very sharp (鋒利的) hearing. He could tell where you were from the sound you made. Ketty loved her husband but he was a very busy man. The doctor spent too much time on his patients (有耐的) instead of his lovely wife. So lonely was Ketty that when a handsome young clock-seller came to her, she could not control her feelings.

At the very beginning, Ketty ate dinner with the seller. Then they went shopping. Ketty began to sleep out and had to make excuses telling her husband why she had to stay out in a friend’s house. But no paper (紙) can hide (隱藏) fire (火) . It was a small town. The doctor knew all about these later, and was very angry. He wanted Ketty to come back to him, but Ketty said no. Ketty finally left her husband and lived with her young lover.

Then one day Ketty got a letter written by the doctor. "Let me have a duel (決鬥) with the clock-seller.

I am blind so he’ll have to cover (覆蓋) a cloth on his eyes. Each one of us would carry an alarm clock. It would be set to make sounds in five minutes. On hearing the sounds, we should shoot at each other, and the loser would fall down,” said the doctor in the letter. Ketty told the clock-seller about the letter. She asked him not to go because she knew her lover could never win with eyes covered up. But the clock-seller insisted (堅決) on going. The night before the duel Ketty couldn’t fall asleep. She thought of both the past and the future. “It’s me that start the fight, and it’s going to be me to end the fight,” Ketty thought.

The duel took place in a big park at four o’clock in the early morning, Many people had all got together to watch the fight. The blind doctor and the clock-seller stood there back to back with a gun in their hand and eyes covered. Each of them had in their jackets an alarm clock, which would make sounds in five minutes. Ketty was in the crowd (人群) watching. Soon the two fighters started to walk forward (向前) .

There was no other sound except (除…之外) the wind and the heavy breath of the crowd.

Suddenly (突然的) one of the alarm clocks rang. Two Bang-Bangs were heard right after the sounds. But the doctor or the seller didn’t fall down. Under the very eyes of the people, Ketty fell down on the ground and died ! She had an alarm clock in her jacket and the clock was set to make sounds in one minute earlier than the doctor’s and the seller’s. Both of her lovers, new or old, shot her as soon as they heard the alarms.( )1. Which was not true about the doctor?

(1). He was busy. (2). He loved Ketty;(3). He could hear well. (4). He could also see well.

( )2. Which was not true about Ketty?(1). She was killed at the duel.(2). She loved the clock-seller at the first sight.(3). She came back to the doctor at the end.(4). She liked the seller more than the doctor.

( )3. Whose alarm clock made the first sound?(1). Ketty’s. (2). The doctor’s.(3). The seller’s. (4). A11 of the above.

( )4. The Bang-Bang was the sound of(1). a gun (2). man alarm clock(3). the wind (4). the crowd

( )5. Which is true about the duel?(1). The doctor told the seller to fight by telephone.


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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗(2). Ketty decided to die for the doctor or the seller.(3). The doctor shot the seller down.(4). The seller was a blind man, too.


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There was an old house standing right next to an elementary school in my town. The house was not tall, but quite big. It was said that its owner built the house in 1900. It was very old now, and nobody was living in there. It goes without saying that an old house like this must have something so terrible that no people dare to stay in. But I know better.

When I was a little girl fifty years ago, I had a classmate called Kevin Wang. He lived in that old house with his family. The Wangs were rich but they all were superstitious (迷信的), easy, or I should say, ready to

believe anything super nature (自然) . Many of my classmates didn’t like Kevin because he was bad. He enjoyed making fun of other people, laughed at people’s faults, cheated in most tests and did many other bad things we girls couldn’t stand.

One day Kevin rode a thing to school. All the others of us never saw such a thing. Kevin said to us very proudly. “It’s called a bicycle. ” "Can I try on it?” I asked. “No way,” Kevin answered coldly and said, besides you can’t even ride it.” Saying that, Kevin started to ride on his bicycle, but it didn’t go very far. He fell into a hole and the bicycle fell down on a cat of mine. The cat was badly hurt and died. I was not only surprised but also very angry. Kevin ran away and didn’t care about all these. "Don’t you think you can get away with it!” I cried behind his back, " Nothing is worse than killing a cat ! I’ll wait and see what’s going to happen ! ”

That night some friends of mine came to my room. They brought a bi bag of mice (老鼠複數), about

fifty or so. We had a plan. We went to Kevin’s home with the mice. We put each mouse (老鼠) under a cup

(杯), or a wok (工作), or a bowl (碗), or anything could cover (覆蓋) a mouse. Then we let the mice go

through the door into the living room. We left the house right after hearing the first scream (尖叫) . Then one scream after another was heard on our way home. It sounded terrible in the dark night but we ran away and didn’t care about all these at all.

A week later the Wang family moved to another town without telling any neighbors (鄰居) any reasons. One neighbor said that something bad must have happened inside the house. Another said he saw a wok of mici in the house ! The Wangs wanted to sell the house, but no one liked to buy it. Since then the house had been left empty (空的) there, getting older and older.( )1. The house was built about years ago.

(1). one hundred (2). fifty (3). twenty (4). one thousand( )2. The writer was now in 2000.

(1). a kid (2). a young girl (3). an old man (4). an old woman( )3. The old house had a lot of in it.

(1). ghosts (2). cats (3). mice (4). bicycles( )4. Which one is true ?

(1). The Wangs sold the house cheaply. (2). Kevin was very popular with his classmates.(3). The Wangs moved out the town the next day.(4). The writer and her classmates let go about fifty mice into Kevin’s house.

NO20One day I went to the mountains with three of my friends. It took us six hours to reach the top (頂部)

of it. It was getting dark, and it was dangerous to go down the mountains in a dark night. So we decided to spend one night in the mountains. There was an old broken house but it was too old to live in. We decided not to stay in the house, but camped (在外露營) outside of it. The night soon came over us. We sang,

played cards, told stories, and then we were tired. Everyone except (除…之外) me went to bed at about two o’clock in the morning. I didn’t know why I couldn’t sleep. I walked outside and saw a woman about thirty stand not far from me. I was a little scared to see a girl so late in the night, but I asked her who she was.

“Before that, I’d like to tell you a story. My husband was a police officer. He was sent to this mountain to do his duty (義務) . He brought me with him and gave me his words that we would leave here as soon as

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loneliness (孤單寂寞) to him, but he couldn’t do anything about it. Then passed another five years. One day

I was so upset (弄翻) that I complained again. It ended with a fight (打架) with my husband. I took a knife (

7J5 ) from the kitchen and I was quite out of my mind. I tried to kill my husband, and shouted (大叫) “Die!

Down with you, so your body (屍體) can be moved away down the mountain with me ! ” But he was

stronger than me. He grabed (槍) my knife and ended my life with it.” The woman stopped for a short while. I knew what she was now. I was getting afraid, but her story went on. "The next morning my husband left the mountains by himself. He did not bring my body down the mountains with him. Instead he buried (埋葬的) me under the ground. It was me kept staying in the mountains after all these things. I’m

very lonely. It’s fifty years since it happened . So whenever (無論何時) there are some persons camping here, I’d like to have a talk with them.”( )1. What did my friends and I decide after it got dark?

(1). To go down the mountain. (2). To bury the woman.(3). To live in that old house. (4). To camp outside of the old house.

( )2. How many years ago did the husband bring his wife up to the mountain?(1). Ten. (2). Fifty. (3). Sixty. (4). Thirty.

( )3. Which one is true?(1). all dreamed (夢) about the story. (2). The woman has been dead for fifty years.(3). I saw the woman in that old house. (4). The woman’s husband killed himself at last.

( )4. What did the woman often complain about?(1). Loneliness. (2). No money. (3). No food. (4). Bad weather.

( )5. Which one is true?(1). The woman buried her husband under the ground.(2). The woman was killed by her husband.(3). The woman’s body was moved down the mountain.(4). The woman loved to stay in the mountains and talked with the visitors.

NO21There was a woman who enjoyed shopping and buying anything she liked. One day her husband went

shopping with her in a department store Her husband had a lot of money and he bought his wife everything she wanted. They did their shopping from 10: 00 in the morning till very late in the evening. By then they have already bought a lot of things. The husband helped carry all of the things. “Let us stop shopping, will you?” said the poor husband, who was tired and bored. But the wife didn't listen to him. She kept buying the things she wanted, and her husband kept paying. At last, the stores closed and then they stopped shopping. After they went out of the department store, it was late very dark outside. The wife was still very excited. She saw the moon (月亮) in the sky, and was trying to say something with her finger pointing at

(指向) the moon when her husband sadly said; “Oh, no, I don’t think I can buy that for you.”( )1. When did the wife stop shopping?

(1). At 10: 00 in the morning.(2). When she heard her husband say:“ Let us stop shopping, will you? ”(3). When she saw the moon. (4). When all the stores closed.

( )2. Who was excited through the shopping?(1). No one. (2). Both the wife and the husband.(3). The husband only. (4). The wife only.

( )3. Did the woman wanted her husband to buy the moon for her?(1). Yes, she wanted to buy everything she liked.(2). No, she didn’t mean that.(3). Yes, she was very excited to have the moon bought.(4). Yes, she wanted to buy the moon with her own money.

( )4. Why did she point at the moon?(1). She wanted to say something about it. (2). She wanted her husband to buy it.(3). She tried to walk to it. (4). She tried to bring it home.

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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗(1). Her husband was very poor. (2). The woman loved shopping very much.(3). The husband bought everything his wife liked in the department store.(4). They shopped from morning to night.


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Mr. and Mrs. Smith married thirty years ago, and they’ve lived in thesame house since then. Mr. Smith goes to work at eight o’clock every morning, and he gets

home at thirty after seven every evening, from Monday to Friday.There are quite a lot of houses on their street, and most of the neighbors are nice. But the old

lady living across the street died, and after1 a few weeks a young man and woman came to live in it.Mrs. Smith watched them for a few days from her window and then she said to her husband,

“ Bill, the man in that house always kisses (親吻) his wife when he leaves in the morning and he kisses her again when he comes back home in the evening. Why don’t you do that, too?” “Well,” Mr. Smith answered, “I don’t know her very well yet. ”( )1. How many times did Mr. and Mrs. Smith move?

(1). Often. (2). Never. (3). Many times. (4). Sometimes.( )2.How are their neighbors?

(1). Bad. (2). Quiet. (3). Kind. (4). Noisy.( )3. How many days a week does Mr. Smith work?

(1). Six days. (2). Seven days. (3). Five days. (4). Four days.( )4.What did Mr. Smith think his wife wanted him to do?

(1). To kiss her.(2). To talk to the young woman.(3). To kiss the young woman.(4). To watch the young man and his wife.

( )5. What did Mrs. Smith really mean?(1). She’d like to know their new neighbors.(2). She wanted Mr. Smith to kiss her.(3). She didn’t want her husband to watch the young woman.(4). She wanted her husband to stay with her.

NO23The police in a big city were looking for a bad man. At last they caught him. But when they were taking pictures of him, from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without a hat, he suddenly hit the policeman and ran out. They tried to catch him, but he got away. Then a week later someone said to the police, “Are you looking for Bill Cross?” “Yes. ” “Well, he left here for Water bridge an hour ago.” Water bridge was a small town about 100 miles (里) from the city. The city police quickly sent four different pictures of Bill Cross to the police in Water bridge. Soon they got a telephone call from the police in Water bridge, "We caught three of the men,” they said happily, "and we will catch the fourth this evening. ”( )1. How many pictures did the police take of the bad man?

(1). Four. (2). Five. (3). 0ne. (4). Two.( )2. When did Bill Cross get away?

(1). When the police were getting a telephone call.(2). When the police were looking for a bad man.(3). When the police were taking pictures of him.(4). When the police were sleeping at night.

( )3. How many bad men did the police in the big city want the police in Water bridge to help catch?


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仿基本學力測驗英語科閱讀測驗(1). 0ne. (2). Two. (3). Four. (4). Five.

( )4. The police in Water bridge(1). caught a man and took some pictures of him(2). quickly sent four different pictures of the thief to the police in the big city(3). said that Bill Cross has left for Water bridge for an hour(4). didn’t catch the right man

( )5. Who told the police that the bad man was already out of the city(1). Bill Cross. (2). The police in Water bridge.(3). Someone. (4). A friend of Bill Cross’s.

NO24Here is a funny story about how people would misunderstand (曲解) each other by hearing some

words which sound the same in pronunciation (發音)Mr. Will Knott was a teacher. He taught in a high school in London. He lived a long way from

the school, so he was usually quite tired when he went home. At nine o’clock, one evening, when he was in bed, the telephone bell rang in the hall (大廳) of his small house, so he went downstairs, answered the telephone and said, “This is White bridge 165. Who’s speaking, please? ”

“Watt,” a man answered.“ What’s your name, please? ” said Mr. Knott.“Watt’s my name,” was the answer."Yes, I asked you that. What’s your name?” Mr. Knott said again.“I told you. Watt’s my name, ” said the other man. “Are you Jack Smith? ”"No, I’m Knott,” answered Mr. Knott."Will you give me your name, please?” said Mr. Watt."Will Knott,” answered Mr. Knott.Both Mr. Watt and Mr. Will Knott put their telephones down angrily and thought, “That was a

rude (粗魯的), stupid man!”( )1. Why was Mr. Knott usually tired in the evening?

(1). He worked too hard in the morning.(2). His home was far away from the school.(3). He had too many telephone calls.(4). He got up too early in the morning.

( )2. Who telephoned Mr. Knott?(1). We don’t know. (2). Will Knott. (3). Jack Smith. (4). Mr. Watt.

( )3.Whom did Mr. Watt want to speak to?(1). We don’t know. (2). Will Knott. (3). Jack Smith. (4). Mr. Watt.

( )4. Why did Mr. Knott go downstairs when he was already in bed?(1). The telephone bell rang. (2). His friend called on him.(3). Jack Smith visited him. (4). Mr. Watt visited him.

( )5.Which of the following is true?(1). Mr. Knott was z rude, stupid man.(2). Mr. Watt was a rude, stupid man.(3). Mr. Knott was a teacher in a high school.(4). Mr. Watt was a friend of Mr. Knott’s.


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英文閱讀測驗 Day-9NO27The telephone rang and I answered it “Hello, ” I said. “Hello, this is Bill. Is Betty there?” “I'm sorry, you have the wrong number. ” A few seconds later the telephone rang again. Just as I thought it was, Bill. “You’ve called the. wrong number two times,” I explained. Then the phone rang the third time. This made me angry. I spoke angrily. " Hello, Bill. This is Betty. ” For a moment I heard nothing. Then someone said, "What’s the matt( with you, Tom? ” It was my mother !( )1.How many times did the stranger call?

(1). One. (2). Two. (3). Three. (4). Four.( )2. What was the stranger’s name?

(1). Bill. (2). Betty. (3). Tom. (4). Cathy.( )3.Whom did the stranger want to talk to?

(1). Bill. (2). Betty. (3). Tom. (4). Tom’s mother( )4.Who was the one to answer the phone?

(1). Bill. (2). Betty. (3). Tom. (4). Tom’s mother( )5.Who called the last time?

(1). Bill. (2). Betty. (3). Tom. (4). Tom’s mother.

NO28Many people were waiting for the train. Some were reading newspapers, and some were

saying goodbye to their friends. Dr. Wang, Mr. Li, and Mr. Chen were talking so happily and excitedly that they didn’t know the train was going to leave. Then the guard (衛兵) called loudly. “ The train is going to leave. Hurry up, please.” The three men heard the guard and two of them jumped onto the train quickly before it moved. One was left behind (在…後面) . It was Dr. Wang. He looked very sad. The guard came to him and said, "Don’t feel bad. The next train will come in ten minutes.” “ I know, ” Dr. Wang said. “ But it was my train. My friends only came to say goodbye to me. ”( )1.Why didn’t the three men know the train was leaving?

(1). They were reading newspapers.(2). They were enjoying their talking.(3). They were talking to the guard.(4). They thought that train was not theirs.

( )2. Why did the guard call loudly?(1). He wanted people to be careful.(2). He wanted people to know the train was coming.(3). He wanted people to stop talking.(4). He wanted people to know the train was leaving.

( )8.Why was Dr. Wang sad?(1). He couldn’t see his good friends again.(2). His friends did not say goodbye to him.(3). He should be on the train, not his friends.0(4). The guard told them to hurry up.

( )4. Why did the guard tell Dr. Wang not to feel bad?(1). He thought Dr. Wang’s friends would come soon.(2). He knew the next train would come soon.(3). He didn’t think Dr. Wang’s friends would get lost.(4). He thought Dr. Wang could read newspapers while he was waiting for the next train.


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(1). Mr. Li and Mr. Chen jumped onto the train without thinking.(2). Mr. Li and Mr. Chen went home by train.(3). The guard was angry to see Dr. Wang left behind.(4). Dr. Wang came to say goodbye to Mr. Li and Mr. Chen.

NO30A girl named Johnsy was very sad about herself. She had little hope for her life. Every day

Johnsy was getting worse and worse. One day, there would be a typhoon coming at night with strong wind and heavy rain. Johnsy stayed in bed looking at a small tree with one last leaf (樹葉)

on it. “It will fall on the ground, and at the same time I’ll end up my life. But if it lived through (穿越) the storm (暴風雨), I should keep on living.”

At that night the typhoon came and did a lot of damage (損失) to the tree. The next morning, Johnsy got up early. She jumped out of bed, walked toward the window and looked out. Many big trees and houses fell down, but the last leaf was still on the small tree.( )1. What happened to the last leaf finally?

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Mark was a naughty (頑皮的) boy student at school. He often did something bad to catch his teacher’s eye. One day Mark broke the window of his teacher’s car. He tried to run away but was caught by the teacher. “ That’s too much ! A good boy shouldn’t have done such a thing. I have to teach you a lesson. Give me one of your hands, ” said the teacher angrily. When little Mark gave out his right hand, the teacher was surprised to see a hand so dirty (髒的) like this one.

“This is the dirtiest hand I’ve ever seen in my life,” said the teacher, “If there is any hand in the world ever dirtier than your right hand, I will let you go. ”

Then Mark put the other hand before the teacher, and said in a little voice, “What about this one?” There was his left hand with five fingers all black like coal (煤炭) .

( )1.Why was Mark going to be punished (處罰) ?(1)He didn’t wash his hands.(2)He dirtied the teacher’s car with dust and dirt.(3)He broke one of the windows of his teacher’s car.(4)He didn’t do well in a test.

NO32There was a farmer (農人) who had an elephant. The elephant worked very hard for him. One

day a tiger saw the farmer and the elephant working. The tiger was surprised to see a big animal listening to a small animal. The tiger wanted to know more about the elephant and the farmer.

After the farmer went home, the tiger spoke to the elephant: “You are so big and strong. Why do you do everything that the farmer tells you?” The elephant answered, “Oh, the farmer is very smart." The tiger didn’t believe what the elephant said. He went to see the farmer, and asked him, "Are you really smart?” The farmer answered, "I have to go back home to get something to let you know that I am smart. But I am afraid you will eat my elephant when I go back home. ”Then he asked to tie (繫) the tiger up. After the man tied the tiger up, he didn’t go home. He hit (打) the tiger and said, "Now you know that I am smart.”( )1. What is the small animal in this story?

(1)The dog. (2)The bear.(3)The man. (4)The monkey.

( )2. Why was the tiger surprised?(1)The elephant was so big and so strong.(2)The elephant listened to the farmer.(3)The farmer was very strange.(4)The farmer worked very hard for the elephant.

( )3.Why did the tiger let he farmer tie it up?(1)The tiger asked to be tied up.(2)The elephant was afraid.(3)The farmer liked the tiger very much.(4)The tiger believed what the farmer said.

( )4. Which one is true?(1)The smartest animal is the tiger.(2)The tiger finally knew the farmer was smart.(3)The elephant didn’t know the farmer was smart.(4)The farmer had to go back home to let the tiger know he was smart.


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NO33Tracy is a lovely girl about twenty-four or so. She fell in love with David six months ago.

Both of them had a lot of sweet times during the last six months. But something happened one day. David left Tracy in a cold winter morning without saying why. Since the day Tracy has lived by herself unhappily. She cried often and had a bad time sleeping through the nights.

One day, Tracy was on the bus thinking about those good old days with David. She started to cry, with her face buried (埋葬的) in hands. Tears (淚痕) came out of her eyes, and she was so

upset (弄翻) . It lasted several minutes and then Tracy opened her eyes again. To her surprise, on

her bag was a note which said: “ Please don’t cry. Have a smile (微笑) . A better tomorrow is waiting for you.”( )1.Whom has Tracy lived with now?

(1)David. (2)Her parents.(3)Someone. (4)Herself.

( )2.Who gave Tracy a note one day on the bus?(1)David. (2)The bus driver.(3)No one. (4)Someone.

( )3.How long had Tracy stayed with David?(1)0ne year. (2)Six months.(3)Six years. (4)Twenty-four years.

NO34Have you ever seen an American movie called “The Terminator ”? The word “ Terminator

” means killers (殺手) . Today Taiwan has also become a terminator. People are killing and eating

wild (荒野) precious (貴重的) animals not only in Taiwan, but they also pay money to foreigners

to catch more precious animals to sell into Taiwan, like tigers, lions, and rhinoceroses (犀牛) . While the whole world are trying the best to give the animals a better tomorrow, Taiwan terminates them. They believe that eating wild animals can make them become a strong man.

What a shame (羞恥) ! Everyone should help. For example, we should not buy clothes (衣服)

made of an animal’s skin (皮膚) . We should not take the medicine made from their horns or bones

(植物) . We should make strong laws (訴訟) to protect (防護) them, and to punish (處罰) those who break the laws.( )1.If someone is said to be a terminator of tigers, it means he them.

(1)1oves (2)studies(3)skills (4)criticize

( )2. When you see someone killing tigers or selling their bones, you should(1)call the police (2)eat the bones(3)buy them (4)run away


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英文閱讀測驗(day)

Education

telephone

department

alarm clock

telephone

stores closed

silly lee

finish traveling

wrong number