第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節）

第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節）

第一節 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

If you want to find a part-time job or learn something different during your spare time， you can have a look at the following jobs offered by the DC Public Library.

Teens of Distinction Program

The DC Public Library offers part-time jobs for teens through the Teens of Distinction Program. Teens work 10-12 hours per week all year long， helping the library with important tasks and projects. The Teens of Distinction Program is now hiring！ To apply， you have to：

● be a DC resident

● have and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average

● be 16 to 18 years old

● be able to work 10-12 hours per week

● be able to work for DCPL for at least 9 months

Oh， and of course you have to impress us with your wonderful personality！

Teen Volunteer Opportunities

If you want to earn community service hours for school， Youth202 is a good choice.

Youth202 is a radio program created by youth and for youth. You can learn radio production skills， interview people around you， and help keep other teens to learn news， events， and anything else you think is important.

Summer Youth Employment Program （SYEP）

Every summer， teens can work here to help library customers organize books and learn lots of new skills， such as program planning， writing and media production.

On Friday， January 25 at 12：15 pm， the application for the 2015 SYEP will be open to teens between the ages of 14 and 21.

Applications will be processed on a first-come， first-served basis. Space is limited this year， so teens are encouraged to apply early， and remember not to miss the deadline， Saturday， February 16.

31. Working for the Teens of Distinction Program， teenagers will ____ .

① become a DC resident② work 10-12 hours per week

③ work for DCPL for at least 9 months④ obtain a 2.5 grade point average

A. ③④B. ①②

C. ②③D. ①④

32. If a teenager wants to interview people around him， he should apply for a job at ____ .

A. Teens of Distinction ProgramB. Youth202

C. Teens LibraryD. Summer Youth Employment Program

33. What can teenagers get in Summer Youth Employment Program？

a. Library management skills.c. Program planning skills.

b. Writing skills.d. Book management skills.

A. b； c； dB. a； b； cC. a； b； dD. a； c； d

34. Who has the biggest chance to work for the 2015 SYEP？

A. A teenager who behaves well.B. A teenager who is popular.

C. A teenager who applies early.D. A teenager who gets high grades in exams.

B

At 4：53 pm on January 12， United Nations aid worker Jens Kristensen was at his desk reading documents on the third floor of the Christopher Hotel， which served as UN headquarters in Port-au-Prince， when he felt a tremor. Four seconds later， the earthquake hit.

“In a split second， I considered whether to run for the door or hide under my desk，” says Kristensen， 48. “The door was closed， and I thought that maybe it was too far and I would be caught under falling debris （碎片）， so I hid under the desk.” A bookshelf topped onto his desk， protecting him from being crushed by rubble and trapping him in a tiny pocket. “I was confined （限制） as if in a small coffin，” he says. It was so dark， and it didn’t matter if his eyes were open or closed. He used the light from his mobile phone to see around him. He found， among other items， a jar of instant coffee. “I had no food or water， only the coffee to suck on if I needed it.”

At about 6：30 am on January 17， an oil leak silenced the building’s generators， and Kristensen was able to hear voices above where he was buried. “I thought， I was too tired to bang and shout. But then I realized， I had to take every chance. This could be one.” So he called out. Six hours later， Kristensen saw his rescuers’ faces. “It was so amazing. I felt I had received a second birthday，” he recalls.

Kristensen took three days to recover. The UN lost more than 90 people in Haiti. But Kristensen says that the outpouring of love helps heal the pain： “The genuine happiness of people toward me here has been wonderful. You feel part of a larger family.”

35. When the earthquake struck， Jens Kristensen decided to ____ .

A. jump down from the windowB. stay under the desk

C. run out of the room quicklyD. hide in the break room

36. What protected Jens Kristensen from being injured by falling bricks？

A. The bookshelf.B. The desk.

C. The door.D. The pocket.

37. When Jens Kristensen heard the voices， he came to know that ____ .

A. he was too tired to say anything at all

B. he was able to ask for help from rescuers

C. his parents arrived there to save him at once

D. he couldn’t have the chance to survive the earthquake

38. According to the last paragraph we can know that Jens Kristensen felt ____ .

A. fortunateB. grateful

C. proudD. terrified

C

Woman Uses Daughter’s Key to “Steal” Car

Charlie Vansant， a college student of Athens， Ohio， who reported that his car was stolen， got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter’s car and taken it—using her key.

Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter’s car near an Ohio University building last week. Anderson spotted the Toyota Camry and used her daughter’s key to unlock the car， start the engine and drive home without realizing that the car wasn’t her daughter’s.

When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later， he found only an empty parking spot. He first assumed （假定） the car had been towed， but when the police couldn’t find a record of it， they took a theft report.

The morning after Anderson took the car， her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn’t hers. Anderson said she was able to find Vansant’s name on paperwork in the glove compartment （貯物箱） and look up his phone number on the website for the university.

Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway. “It sounded real suspicious at first， as she wanted to hold the thing for ransom （贖金），” said Vansant. He eventually went to the house with a police officer， where he was reunited with his car. According to the police report， the case was closed “because of mistaken car identity.” Anderson wasn’t charged.

Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the “thief”. “Her key fit not only my lock， but my ignition （點火裝置） as well—so high-five for Toyota. I guess，” he said.

39. The underlined word “towed” in Paragraph 3 probably means “____”.

A. removedB. damaged

C. stolenD. sold

40. Which of the following played an important role in the discovery of vansant’s car？

A. Toyota.B. The police.

C. Some papers in the car.D. Vansant himself.

41. What does Charlie mean by saying “high-five for Toyota”？

A. He should thank Toyota for returning his car.

B. He meant to blame Toyota for the poor quality of car keys.

C. He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back.

D. He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars.

42. What is likely to happen next according to the passage？

A. Mrs Anderson was charged with stealing a car.

B. The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car.

C. Charlie blamed Mrs Anderson for mistakenly taking his car.

D. Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation.

D

Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking， cycling， swimming， or in winter， skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football， basketball， hockey， golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.

Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship， and to take risks in high mountains？ This astonishment is caused， probably， by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.

Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules， as others， as there are for such games as golf and football. There are， of course， rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore， but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.

If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports， we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are， it is true， no “matches” between “teams” of climbers， but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend， there is obviously teamwork.

The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.

A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier （滑雪的人） is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men， but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort， and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.

43. What sports are popular among people in winter according to the passage？

A. Soccer and golf.B. Skiing and skating.

C. Cycling and hockey.D. Mountaineering and basketball.

44. The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “____”.

A. strong emotionB. good way

C. better feelingD. excellent skill

45. Why does the author say mountaineering is a sport， not a game？

A. It has man-made rules.B. It is too dangerous for climbers.

C. It can’t bring people joy or leisure.D. It is free for climbers to use their own methods.

46. Which should be the best title for the passage？

A. Sports in WinterB. Team Work in Climbing

C. MountaineeringD. The Quality for Mountaineering

E

As many as 4 out of every 1，000 infants （嬰兒） born today have permanent hearing loss. When parents learn that their child has hearing loss， they are faced with many difficult decisions. These decisions can include choosing therapies （治療方法） and schools， as well as finding financial help for hearing aids or cochlear implants （人工耳蝸）.

Help Me Hear Foundation is a public charity that gives the gift of hearing to deaf children from families existing on very low incomes around the world.

Help Me Hear Foundation believes that a child’s first years of development are critical. Being able to hear is important to human， and Help Me Hear Foundation tries to provide a positive lasting impression on society through its programs.

Recipients of Help Me Hear Foundation’s benefits receive state-of-the-art hearing devices that otherwise would cost thousands of dollars per child over the course of their lifetime. The Foundation raises money through donations for hearing aids and cochlear implants， which saves recipients and their families on average over $50，000 on related expenses.

Needy families can obtain information on specific services， and find out about deafness education by visiting the Help Me Hear Foundation’s website. The website offers helpful information on how hearing aids work， and how hearing aids ease many of the learning and language challenges that hearing-impaired children deal with on a daily basis.

47. Help Me Hear Foundation was probably set up to ____ .

A. build schools for deaf childrenB. study deaf children’s behavior

C. offer real help to poor deaf childrenD. protect deaf children from being ignored

48. We can learn from the text that ____ .

A. even blind children can turn to the foundation

B. the work of the foundation depends on donations

C. the local government is in charge of the foundation

D. each poor deaf children can get help from the foundation

49. For whom is the text most probably written？

A. Poor parents who have deaf children.B. Doctors who have deaf patients.

C. Students who have deaf fellows.D. Teachers who have deaf children in their class.

50. The author writes the text mainly to ____ .

A. introduce Help Me Hear Foundation

B. tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss

C. explain how hard a life deaf children live

D. advise people to give money to Help Me Hear Foundation

第二節 根據對話內容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項多余選項。

— Mary， do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in Italy？

— 51

— Ah， it was great！ The food was great！ The wine was great！ But the traffic was terrible！

— 52

— Those Italians are crazy drivers！ I don’t want to think about it！

— 53

— Yes， so here’s a picture of the Tower of Pisa.

— How nice！

— It was raining that day， but it was still wonderful. We climbed to the top！

— 54

— That’s a photo of the Arno River. That’s the “Ponte Vecchio”， the old bridge.

— 55

— It was very interesting. There were beautiful old buildings in the city， and lots of wonderful museums.

— That’s nice.

A. And what’s this？

B. It was wonderful.

C. Why was it so bad？

D. What was Florence like？

E. Let’s return to the good parts.

F. Sure， what was your holiday like？

G. How did you like your hotel there？

51. _____ 52. _____ 53. _____ 54. _____ 55. _____