2008 年冬季刊全民英檢中級閱讀模擬測驗第二回
I . 詞彙與結構
共１５題，每個題目裡有一個空格。請從四個
選項中選出一個最合適的字或詞作答。
1. ( C ) What kind of _______ will you be using to
build your dream home?
A. coverage
B. tourism
C. materials
D. nutrients
2. ( B ) If you don’t know what to order, just take
a look at the ________.
A. blood
B. menu
C. guest
D. nuts
3. ( B ) Brent was ________ to the hospital after
being hit by the car.
A. served
B. rushed
C. praised
D. raised
4. ( A ) At this point, it is impossible to determine
the ________ of the game. Anything could
happen.
A. outcome
B. popcorn
C. waistline
D. livestock
5. ( D ) Mr. Green has an eye _______ that is very
difficult to cure.
A. receipt
B. benefit
C. slaughter
D. disease
6. ( C ) Please _______ your name and telephone
number so that we know how to contact you.
A. disagree
B. personify
C. provide
D. discover
7. ( A ) Do you know whether or not this flavor of
ice cream _______ nuts?
A. contains
B. processes
C. ambushes
D. influences
8. ( B ) Food and water are quite ______ in this
part of the desert.
A. negative
B. scarce
C. versatile
D. global
9. ( A ) Katie looks very _______ in her new
outfit. I think I’ll ask her out on a date.
A. attractive
B. inseparable
C. preferred
D. coronary
10. ( C ) Scientists believe that the world will run
out of water and other resources by the end of the
_________.
A. realtor
B. principle
C. century
D. interior
11. ( D ) I would _______ be left alone for the
remainder of the day.
A. to prefer
B. preferring
C. preference
D. prefer to
12. ( A ) Are the mountains in this area _______
snow during the winter months?
A. capped with
B. made from
C. found in
D. covered up
13. ( C ) You must _______ quite interesting
living in a foreign country for so many years.
A. have found
B. finding
C. find it
D. to find
14. ( B ) Dogs are _______ creatures that can run
much faster than humans can.
A. fourth-leg
B. four-legged
C. four legging
D. four legs
15. ( B ) We left so early ________ we ended up
waiting at the airport for three hours.
A. but
B. that
C. which
D. so
II．段落填空
Questions 16-20
Feng Shui is a traditional Chinese practice. It has
been practiced in Mainland China for centuries.
16.
into English, Feng Shui roughly means
“wind water”. Feng Shui is essentially the art of
arranging objects to
17.
harmony in the
surrounding environment. Not only 18.
in
interior design, it can also be used in choosing a
place to live or a burial spot, or for agricultural
planning. It is commonly believed that Feng
Shui has an effect on health, wealth and personal
relationships. Most Westerners knew nothing at
all about Feng Shui 19. 1972 when American
President Richard Nixon visited The People’s
Republic of China. Westerners basically
“reinvented” Feng Shui and made it 20. to
the upper and middle classes in America.
16. ( A ) A. Translated
B. To translate
C. Translating
D. Translate
17. ( C ) A. evolve
B. design
C. achieve
D. complete
18. ( B ) A. is Feng Shui used
B. can Feng Shui be used
C. does Feng Shui use
D. Feng Shui has used
19. ( D ) A. for B. since C. by D. until
20. ( A ) A. appealing
B. to appeal
C. appealed
D. to be appealed
Questions 21-25
Japan's rise from defeat after World War II
between 1945 and 1975 was not without human
cost. During that time, Japanese men and women
21.
working long hours in order to try and
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22. the top of the economic heap. At the time,
few realized that most people cannot work for
ten or twelve hours a day, six and seven days a
week, year after year, without suffering
physically as well as mentally. A recent
government report found that a Japanese worker
works approximately two hours overtime a day
23. average. In almost all cases, the overtime is
unpaid. As a result of this overwork, many
people in Japan have started dying 24. heart
failure and other diseases, When Japanese
officials began noticing this startling fact, they
25.
a new word—karoshi. Translated into
English, karoshi means death from overwork.
21. ( D ) A. begin
B. will begin
C. have begun
D. began
22. ( B ) A. take to
B. get to
C. reach on
D. keep at
23. ( C ) A. in
B. at C. on
D. to
24. ( D ) A. by
B. with
C. for
D. from
25. ( A ) A. came up with
B. kept up with
C. caught up with D. made up for
III 閱讀理解
Questions 26-28
Forget steel and concrete. The building material
of choice for the 21st century might just be
bamboo. This hollow-stemmed grass isn’t just
for building tropical huts anymore. Instead, it’s
getting a lot attention in the world of serious
architecture. From Hawaii to Vietnam, it’s being
used to build everything from luxury homes and
holiday resorts to churches and bridges. And
unlike slow-to-harvest timber, bamboo’s woody
stalks can shoot up several feet a day, absorbing
four times as much world-warming carbon
dioxide. “The relationship to weight and
resistance is the best in the world. Anything built
with steel, I can do with bamboo faster and just
as cheaply,” said Colombian architect Simon
Velez. Velez created the largest bamboo
structure ever built: the 5,000 square meter
Nomadic Museum, a temporary building that
was recently built in Mexico City. The museum
is built entirely of renewable resources and
contains large photos of humans interacting with
animals.
26. ( D ) According to the writer, what has
changed in the world of architecture?
A. Bamboo is being used to make huts.
B. Bamboo is more popular than wood.
C. More bamboo is used than steel.
D. More builders are using bamboo.
27. ( A ) What advantage does bamboo have over
wood?
A. It grows a lot faster.
B. It is easier to find.
C. It is hollow-stemmed.
D. It is slow-to-harvest.
28. ( B ) What is special about the museum that is
mentioned in the paragraph?
A. It was built in Mexico City.
B. It is the largest bamboo structure.
C. It absorbs carbon dioxide.
D. It contains strange photographs.
Questions 29 – 31
Many people would be surprised to learn that it
was the Dutch who began the legend of Saint
Nicholas (another name of Santa Claus). In fact
Santa Claus comes from the pronunciation of
Sint Nikolass in the Dutch language. As the
myth and story goes, he was a bishop in the
early part of 300 AD. The red color of his cloak
later became the fur-trimmed red suit that our
Jolly Old Man with the white beard now wears
proudly. Legend has it that he saved three
daughters of a poor man from a forced life of
slavery by throwing a bag of gold coins through
the window of the man who kidnapped them.
This act of kindness set them free to return to
their father. The story made its way through the
country. Long after he died, a feast day was
created on December sixth, along with a custom
of giving gifts in remembrance of his unselfish
act. Hundreds of years later, Saint Nicholas
became associated with the December 25th
holiday that was originally created to celebrate
the birth of Jesus Christ.
29. ( C ) What is the main point of this article?
A. Christmas started out in Holland.
B. Santa Claus was not a real person.
C. The Dutch started the Santa legend.
D. Saint Nicholas was a kidnapper.
30. ( D ) What is the same about Saint Nicholas
and Santa Claus?
A. They both are known for giving.
B. The sounds of parts of their names.
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C. The color of their clothing.
D. All of the above.
31. ( B ) Which of the following is true?
A. Santa Claus has lots of gold coins.
B. The Santa legend is centuries old.
C. Santa Claus is a real person.
D. Jesus and Santa are closely related.
Questions 32-34
D. Reducing the Risk of Disease
Many people were scared away from nuts
during the low-fat craze of recent years. Now,
however, nuts are making a comeback. Nuts are
an excellent source of protein, minerals, "good"
fats and other nutrients—and they're good for the
heart.
A study conducted by Loma Linda University in
California that involved 31,000 test subjects
found that eating nuts lowered the risk of heart
disease and helped participants to keep their
weight down. Other studies have also found that
eating nuts lowered heart disease risk. Other
studies have shown that nuts help lower “bad”
cholesterol.
In fact, in July 2003, the Food and Drug
Administration in the United States approved the
following health claim for nut package labels:
"Scientific evidence suggests, but does not
prove, that eating 1.5 ounces per day of some
nuts, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and
cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart
disease."
32. ( B ) What does the writer mean when saying
that nuts are “making a comeback?”
A. They are growing faster than ever.
B. They are returning to popularity.
C. Fewer people are eating them.
D. Their numbers are increasing.
33. ( D ) What can be concluded from this article?
A. Nuts do actually make you fat.
B. Americans are wrong about nuts.
C. Everyone should eat some nuts.
D. Some nuts are good for you heart.
34. ( A ) What would be a good title for this
article?
A. The New Truth About Nuts
B. How to Avoid Eating Nuts
C. Nuts and the Bad Fats
Questions 35-37
Most decaf coffees are made using a chemical
process first used in Europe. This process
involves soaking the beans in water and then
"washing" them in a special chemical to absorb
the caffeine from the bean. After this, the beans
are rinsed clean of the chemicals, dried, and
shipped to the coffee roasters. The advantage of
this method is that it provides decaf coffee with
more flavor than the Swiss water processing.
Although there is virtually no trace of any
chemicals left in the bean after roasting, some
people are uncomfortable knowing that the
coffee they are drinking was chemically
processed.
The second method is known as "Swiss water
processing". This process uses no chemicals,
but rather hot water and steam to remove the
caffeine from the coffee. Once the caffeine is
removed, these same beans are then put back
into the decaffeinated solution to re-absorb
everything except the caffeine. The beans are
then dried and shipped to the roasters. The
disadvantage is that the water processing
removes more than just the caffeine. Some of
the oils from the coffee bean are removed as
well, making it less flavorful.
35. ( A ) Of the methods mentioned, which one
produces better-tasting coffee?
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A. The first method.
B. The second method.
C. Both are equal.
D. It isn’t mentioned.
36. ( C ) Why are some people uncomfortable
drinking coffee that was decaffeinated
using the first method?
C. Violence has decreased since 2002.
D. Not much has changed since 2004.
A. The beans absorb all the chemicals.
B. It can actually make you sick.
C. It is chemically processed.
D. The smell is a little bit strange.
37. ( C ) What is the last decaffeination step
required in the second method?
A. Steaming the beans.
B. Swiss water processing.
C. Drying the beans.
D. Making the beans flavorful.
Questions 38-40
Violence in Crawford
County Public Schools
School year
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
Number of events
170
145
130
80
85
38. ( A ) What does this chart show?
A. Violent incidents in schools.
B. The number of violent students.
C. Public schools that teach violence.
D. Counties that are free from violence.
39. ( B ) According to the chart, which of the
following is true?
A. 2003-2004 was the most violent school
year ever recorded in Crawford County.
B. 2002-2003 saw double the number of
violent events compared to 2006-2007
C. Crawford County is the most violent
school district in the United States.
D. More people died in 2002-2003 than
during any other year shown on the chart.
40. ( C ) Which of the following is true about
Crawford County Public schools?
A. Violence went down each year.
B. There is more violence than before.
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