語篇分級演練1

[閱讀理解——初級]

- Passage 1 -

A woman gets off a bus， and the bus driver drives on. Soon the bus comes to the next stop. An old woman gets on the bus.

A young boy in the front seat does not move when the old woman goes up to him. Jim looks at him. Then he says to the old woman in a loud voice， “This boy will be glad to give you his seat.”

The young boy hears him. His face goes red. He gets up at once. The old woman sits down and says to the boy， “Thank you， my boy.”

“Most people want to be nice，” Jim tells the old woman. “They just forget and sometimes need a push.”

（ ）1. Who gets on the bus when the bus comes to the next stop？

A. A woman.

B. A young boy.

C. An old woman.

D. A man.

（ ）2. Who sits on the front seat？

A. Jim.

B. A young boy.

C. A man.

D. An old woman.

（ ）3. Jim wants to find a seat for the ________.

A. young girl B. boy

C. old woman D. old man

（ ）4. Jim says that most people are kind， they sometimes just ________ to do good deeds （行為）.

A. remember B. want

C. have D. forget

（ ）5. Which one is right？

A. People always do good deeds.

B. People don’t want to do good

deeds.

C. People always need others to remind them to do good deeds.

D. Sometimes people need others to remind them to do good deeds.

- Passage 2 -

Mr. Brown is not an artist， but he loves pictures. He has a small shop and sells pictures in it. He puts up the pictures on the walls. All of them are very beautiful.

One day an old woman comes to his shop and looks at all the pictures on the walls. Then she takes Mr. Brown to one of them and says， “How much do you want for this one？” It is a beautiful picture of some horses （馬）.

Mr. Brown looks at the picture and says， “Wait a moment （請稍等）， please.” He goes and brings his book. He opens it， looks at it and then says， “I want twenty dollars for that one.”

The old woman closes her eyes for a moment and then says，“I can give you two dollars for it.”

“Two dollars？” Mr. Brown is angry， “Two dollars， But the canvas （油畫） is more than two dollars.”

“Oh yes， but it was clean then，” says the old woman.

（ ）1. From the passage we know ______.

A. Mr. Brown is an artist

B. Mr. Brown is a shop owner （主人）

C. Mr. Brown makes much money by

selling pictures.

D. Mr. Brown’s pictures are not good

（ ）2. How much is the picture？

A. Twenty dollars.

B. Two dollars.

C. Twenty-two dollars.

D. We don’t know.

（ ）3. In the passage “put up” means

______.

A. 放置 B. 保存

C. 懸掛 D. 收集

（ ）4. In the last sentence “it” means

______.

A. dollor B. canvas

C. horse D. shop

（ ）5. From the passage， we can infer （推測） ______.

A. Mr. Brown’s shop’s business （生意） is good

B. The old woman doesn’t like the

picture

C. The picture is not beautiful

D. The picture has a long time in

Mr. Brown’s shop

[閱讀理解——中級]

- Passage 1 -

One day， a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said，“We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk...”

The woman said happily， “That’s great. I’ve always wanted a talking bird.”

So the guy said， “Since you are a nice lady， I’ll give it to you as a gift.”

And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked into the kitchen， the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking， “I can’t have this at my party！” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge.

A few hours later， while the woman was eating， she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly， she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at once. She said to the bird， “I’ll keep you out of there if you don’t use that language again. Do you agree with me？”

The bird nodded and asked， “Can I just ask a quick question？” The lady nodded and said， “Yes， you may.”

The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked， “What did he do？”

（ ）1. The woman went into the pet store because ______.

A. she wanted to buy a bird for Thanks-giving Day party

B. she wanted to buy a bird to make a big meal

C. there were lots of nice birds in it

D. she wanted to buy a bird for his son’s birthday

（ ）2. The woman got the bird ______.

A. by paying the guy some money

B. by taking it away without telling the guy

C. by giving the guy nothing

D. by asking the guy to give her

（ ）3. The woman put the bird in the fridge

because ______.

A. she wanted to cook it on Thanks-

giving Day

B. she thought it was the best place for it to live in

C. the bird liked living in the cold place

D. the bird spoke dirty words

（ ）4. The underlined word “shiver” means

______.

A. 睡覺 B. 發抖

C. 生氣 D. 跳動

（ ）5. The bird wanted to know ______.

A. why the turkey was in the fridge

B. why itself was in the fridge

C. who could be in the fridge

D. how the turkey was put into the fridge

- Passage 2 -

Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life， Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s， Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs， Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London， through Asia， to Australia. On the trip， they visited places like India， Iran， and Afghanistan.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia， people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions， Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries’ weather， customs （風俗）， and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s， Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.

Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued traveling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today， 400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guide-books. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” （for example， Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe）. For more information， read the books！

（ ）1. Which trip was Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook about？

A. The United Kingdom.

B. From Asia to England.

C. From Australia to Afghanistan.

D. From England to Australia.

（ ）2. Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook？

A. He needed the money.

B. His wife asked him to do it.

C. Many people asked questions about

his travels.

D. He liked writing books.

（ ）3. How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides？

A. It talked about places most tourists did not go.

B. It was longer and more expensive.

C. It told people about a country’s

weather， customs， and places to see.

D. It was the first guidebook about Asia.

（ ）4. Which sentence below is true？

A. Tony Wheeler still travels and writes

guide books.

B. Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was

not popular.

C. After their first

trip， Maureen did

not travel with

Tony.

D. Today， Lonely Planet is still a small company.

[閱讀理解——高級]

- Passage 1 -

“What is success？” Mr. Gruber asked

his 6th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.

“Success is riding in a sweet car， watch-ing an 80-inch TV， and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered， earning laughs from all the students.

Mr. Gruber smiled， but shook his head.

“Tom， that is excess （過量）. That is not success.”

“How about being able to provide for

your family？” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.

“Now we’re getting closer，” Mr. Gruber smiled，“but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”

“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again， trying for more laughs.

Mr. Gruber sighed. “I believe we’ve

already talked about excess versus （與…比較） success.”

“Getting everything you need， but some of what you want？” James， sitting in the back wondered aloud.

“Quite right！” Mr. Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get what you want， the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess， though.”

“What does this have to do with business？” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny， he wasn’t happy.

“Well， Tom， think of it this way： the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to （確保） their needs， you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”

“What if I don’t have a family？” he continued to be difficult.

“Then you have to provide for yourself，

a family of one.”

“He has goldfish （金魚） to think about！” Peter，Tom’s friend， shouted out.

“Then he needs to provide for a family

of one with a fishbowl （魚缸）.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.

Tom nodded， satisfied with that answer. “So in the next nine weeks， we’re going to study basic business situations， like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”

Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending？”

“You already are， Tom. You’re spending time with us！” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now， let’s see what you guys know about credit cards...”

（ ）1. What class did Mr. Gruber teach？

A. History. B. Science.

C. Maths. D. Business.

（ ）2. Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously？

A. Tom. B. James.

C. Peter. D. Sandy.

（ ）3. How did Mr. Gruber make his class lively and interesting？

A. He himself kept talking.

B. He just read from a textbook.

C. He showed a movie to his students.

D. He got his students to take part in a discussion.

（ ）4. What do you think of Mr. Gruber according to the passage？

A. Strange.B. Patient. C. Shy. D. Proud.

（ ）5. What can be the best

title of this passage？

A. Get What You Want.

B. Needs and Wants.

C. Try to Get More Money.

D. How to Live Well.

- Passage 2 -

Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do？ Well， next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device （裝置） which uses satellites （衛星） to find the user’s position （位置）. It can find your position within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car， but at least you will know where you are.

GPS， which means Global Positioning System， is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand， or put it in your pocket. It is some-times put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars， planes， or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps， so you know where you are. For example， in a city they can tell you the name of the street.

There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand， or have it fixed into your car， plane， etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates （計算） its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.

Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate （精確的）. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.

（ ）1. According to the passage， with the help of the GPS， people _______.

A. can’t be lost in a new city

B. can’t find their way in different

countries

C. can learn about the culture of an

unknown place

D. can spend the least time getting to

another place

（ ）2. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. there are three parts to the GPS

B. a GPS can’t be put into a watch

C. a GPS can help you start your car

D. the GPS are becoming more and

more expensive

（ ）3. The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “_______”.

A. Receivers

B. GPS devices

C. Satellites

D. Ground stations

（ ）4. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. the history of the GPS

B. the introduction of the GPS

C. the shape of the GPS

D. the three parts of the GPS

（ ）5. What can we infer （推斷） from the passage？

A. All GPS devices have electronic

maps.

B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.

C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.

D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.