語篇分級演練——閱讀理解篇

Susan， the US

My best friend is Fanny. She is clever and interesting. We always look after each other. The first week we met， I got sick and she looked after me every day.

Betty， England

My best friend is Ana. She is honest and serious. We were born in the same city in England. Then I moved to America with my family. I thought I would never see Ana again. When I went to college in New York， Ana and I shared the same room!

Ken， Japan

I love to spend time with Daisuke because he is funny and smart. We enjoy talking about the funny things we did when we were children， and tell the same stupid jokes over and over again.

Lily， Australia

Linda is an very confident girl and she is really kind. Some people may wonder why Linda and I are best friends because we are totally different， but I think this is why we are such good friends.

( )1. Who is Susan’s best friend?

A. Ana. B. Fanny. C. Linda. D. Daisuke.

( )2. Where is Ken from?

A. Australia. B. The US.

C. England. D. Japan.

( )3. What is Linda like?

A. Confident and kind.

B. Funny and smart.

C. Honest and serious.

D. Clever and interesting.

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- Passage 1 -

There was an old pear tree in a man’s garden. In the past， the tree fruited every year， so the man would get many pears. But now， the tree got old. There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful (忘恩負(fù)義的) man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked toward the tree with an axe (斧頭) in his hand， the tree said to him， “Please don’t cut me down. I have born so many pears for you in the past years. Now I will die soon. I only have a short time to live. Please don’t kill a dying tree that has done so much for you.”

“I’m sorry. I have to do so，” the man said， “because I need wood to make a chair.” Then he began to wave his axe. At that moment， a bird in the old tree shouted at him， “Don’t cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife feels lonely， she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade (樹蔭)， and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much pleasure to your wife when you are away from home.”

The man didn’t listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree， some bees flew out of it and said， “Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree， we will give you delicious honey every day. Would you please leave the tree with us?”

The man got moved (感動). He said， “You are so kind to the tree， although it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn’t cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here， and let the bird continue to sing songs here.” With these words， the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day.

( )1. Which can be the best title (標(biāo)題) of the story?

A. The Old Tree.

B. The Man’s Wife.

C. The Singing Bird.

D. The Kind Bees.

( )2. Which is the most important reason for the man to cut down the tree?

A. The tree was getting old.

B. The man couldn’t get any pears from it.

C. The tree didn’t give any shade.

D. The man needed wood to make a chair.

( )3. What made his wife happy when the man was not at home?

A. The tree and its shade.

B. The bees and their honey.

C. The bird and its songs.

D. The tree and the bird.

( )4. In the story， the word “continue” means _____.

A. start again B. speak again C. move furtherD. go on

( )5. What can we learn from the story?

A. Old people are kind and friendly.

B. Good wood comes from pear trees.

C. People should never be ungrateful.

D. Birds and bees are always helpful.

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A teenage girl couldn’t stand her parents’ discipline (管教)， so she left home.

She wanted to be famous. But several years later she had to beg on the street to live.

Now her father had died. Her mother was an old woman. But the mother still looked for the daughter. She went to every corner of the city. Everywhere she went， she posted a big picture of herself. At the bottom of the picture， she wrote， “I still love you ... come back home!”

One day， the girl saw one of the pictures. The face was familiar. “Is that my mother?” she moved closer and read the words. She couldn’t hold back her tears.

When she got home， it was early morning. She knocked on the door. The door opened itself! She rushed to her mother’s bedroom where her mother was sleeping. She woke her mother， “It’s me!Your daughter is back home!”

The mother and the daughter held each other， full of happy tears. The daughter asked， “Why was the door not locked? A thief could get in.”

The mother answered softly. “The door has never been locked since you left!”

The door of parents’ love for their children will never be closed.

( )1. Why did the girl leave her home?

A. Because her family was poor.

B. Because her parents didn’t like her.

C. Because her parents were very strict with her.

D. Because she wanted to be a famous star.

( )2. How did the girl feel when she saw her mother’s picture?

A. Happy. B. Sad.

C. Amazing. D. Grateful.

( )3. Why did the mother leave the door open?

A. Because she expected her daughter to come back home.

B. Because there were no thieves in the city.

C. Because the mother often forgot to lock the door.

D. Because the door was broken.

( )4. Can you guess the meaning of the phrase “hold back” _____.

A. 回來 B. 走了

C. 阻擋 D. 擦干

( )5. What’s the best title for the story?

A. Not Wise to Leave Home.

B. A Story About an Old Door.

C. Great Love From a Daughter.

D. Door Left Open.

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Although he died almost 40 years ago，Bruce Lee is still considered the greatest and most influential kung fu performer of the 20th century． His films brought traditional Hong Kong kung fu movies to a new level of popularity， and introduced kung fu to millions of people in the West． Born in the USA in 1940， Lee returned to his native Hong Kong before his first birthday． As a teenager， the highly intelligent boy was accepted into one of Hong Kong’s most famous middle schools， but he paid little attention to his studies． He was more interested in sport， especially kung fu， and hanging out with his street-gang friends． In 1959， Lee got into trouble with the police for fighting． His mother， fearing he would end up in prison， sent him to the USA． Two years later， he began studying in university there．

While still a student， Lee opened his own kung fu school， teaching a new fighting style he had developed． What made Lee’s style different was that it used power， strength and quick—action attacks． It also combined (融合) Japanese， Korean and South American fighting styles with traditional slow-moving Chinese Kung fu．

Among Lee’s students there were several famous actors who impressed by his good-looks and fighting skill encouraged him to start acting. Over the next five years Lee achieved some success in America. But his dream of introducing his fighting style into American movies was not accepted by local film makers who thought western audiences were not interested in kung fu．

Determined to prove them wrong， Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1970． There he made two films Fists of Fury (1971) and Way of the Dragon (1972)， using his kung fu ideas and techniques． The movies achieved great success， making Lee an international star and symbol of kung fu． Tragically however， Lee suddenly and mysteriously died while making his next movie Game of Death． He was only 33 years old.

( )1. As a teenager， Lee was very _______．

A． quiet B． hard-working

C． brave D． smart

( )2. Why was Lee sent to America?

A． His parents wanted him to study at university there．

B． He wanted to develop a new American fighting style．

C． His family feared he was getting into too much trouble in Hong Kong．

D． He was determined to become a successful and popular actor there．

( )3. How was Lee’s style of kung fu different from the traditional Chinese style?

A． It was much faster．

B． It was easier to learn．

C． It made people more powerful．

D． It was much more dangerous．

( )4. What was Lee’s dream according to the passage?

A． To develop a new style of kung fu．

B． To become a famous movie star．

C． To make movies using his fighting style．

D． To teach Americans kung fu．

( )5. According to the passage，how many kung fu movies did Lee first make?

A． Two． B． Three．

C． Four． D． Five.

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More than 50， 000， 000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees， but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat， but they do not destroy them.

When we cut down the rainforests， we destroy these forest people， too. In 1900， there were 1，000，000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980， there were only 200，000.

The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil (巴西). They have lived in the rainforest for about 10，000 years and they use more than 2，000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988， someone found gold in their forest， and suddenly 45，000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.

The Yanomami people tried to save their forest， because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.

Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us—forest people， Brazil， and all the Earth，” he said. A few months later， in December 1988， people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.

In Borneo， people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blodtades (障礙) across the roads into the forest. In 1987， they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.

In Panama， the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.

The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest， but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts (堅果) which grow on the forest trees.

( )1. The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was _______ of that in 1900.

A. half B. one-third

C two-fifths D. one-fifth

( )2. The people who ______ have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.

A. pick fruits and kill animals to eat

B. use plants for food and medicine

C. have lived there for about ten thousand years

D. made the roads and the airports

( )3. Those people built roads and airports in order to ______.

A. carry away the gold conveniently

B. make people there live a better life

C. stop spreading the new diseases

D. develop the tourism (旅游) there

( )4. Which of the following is wrong?

A. The Penan people closed 15 roads with blockades to save their forests.

B. The Penan people were cutting down the trees to sell the wood.

C. The Penan people didn’t want other people to destroy their forest.

D. Those who wanted to cut down the trees were stopped at the road blockades.

( )5. In Panama， visitors have to ______ before they enter the forest park of the Kuna people.

A. buy Brazil nuts

B. plants trees

C. pay for the tickets

D. pay for the gold

( )6. From the passage， we learn that ______.

A. we need wood to build houses， so we have to cut down trees

B. the rainforest people have done something to protect their home

C. to humans， gold is more important than trees

D. we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals