10A bee will not hurt you if you stand for a moment.
Asilent
Bstill
Csilly
Ddeep
✔ 正確答案：(B) still
中譯如果你站著不動一會兒，蜜蜂不會傷害你。
解析身體不動是 stand still。silent 是不出聲、silly 愚蠢的、deep 深的都不合。
單字still 不動的、bee 蜜蜂、moment 片刻
2
段落填空 Cloze
共 8 題／2 個段落，每段 4 格
請閱讀段落，並由四個選項中選出最適合每個空格的答案。
Passage 1
The Cat That Chose Us
We did not decide to keep a cat; the cat decided for us. One rainy night a thin gray animal walked into our garden and sat under the table as if it had always lived there. My father said we could not feed it. (11) In the morning there was an empty dish by the door, and nobody said a word about who filled it. We called her Bean, because she was small and round. She never learned to come when we called, (12) she always knew when someone in the house was sad. (13) we understand that we are not really her owners. We have never had to say goodbye to her; she is simply an animal who has agreed to stay, (14) that feels like enough.
解析這句在做多年之後的總結，用 After all these years。At first 指最初，However 轉折，For instance 是舉例。
14
Abut
Bor
Cif
Dand
✔ 正確答案：(D) and
解析「同意留下來」與「那樣就夠了」語氣一致，用 and 順接。
Passage 2
Small Animals, Big Work
When people speak about saving animals, they usually think of the lion or the bear. Few think about the bee. (15) About one third of the food on your table needs an insect to help the flower make fruit. No bees, no apples; no bees, no beans, and no tofu. The latest count shows that bees have dropped in many countries, (16) farmers use strong chemicals and cut down the wild flowers along field lines. Some cities now leave the grass in one section of every park tall. (17), bees have somewhere to rest in the middle of the town. It takes little effort, (18) it may matter more than a new zoo.
Sam: Hey, our class is going downtown to the zoo on Friday. Here is my ticket.
CITY ZOO · Student Group
Friday, April 12
Enter before 10:00 · East Gate
Bear House closed for repair
Student 60 · Teacher free
Joy: Only sixty dollars? That is cheap. Which animal do you want to see?
Sam: The monkeys, and I hope the insect room is open. I want a photo of a butterfly.
Joy: Bring water. Last time we walked for four hours and I had no rest at all.
全文中譯
山姆：嘿，我們班星期五要到市區的動物園。這是我的票。
市立動物園 · 學生團體
四月十二日星期五
10:00 前入園 · 東門
熊館整修中休館
學生 60 · 教師免費
喬伊：只要六十元？好便宜。你想看哪種動物？
山姆：猴子，希望昆蟲館有開。我想拍一張蝴蝶的照片。
喬伊：記得帶水。上次我們走了四小時，我完全沒有休息到。
Questions 19–21
19Which place will the students NOT be able to visit?
AThe insect room
BThe monkey area
CThe Bear House
DThe East Gate
✔ 正確答案：(C) The Bear House
中譯學生無法參觀哪個地方？
解析票上寫 Bear House closed for repair，熊館休館中。
20How much will a teacher pay?
ANothing
BSixty dollars
CHalf of sixty
DTen dollars
✔ 正確答案：(A) Nothing
中譯老師要付多少錢？
解析票上寫 Teacher free，老師免費。六十元是學生票價。
21Why does Joy tell Sam to bring water?
AThe zoo sells no drinks
BThe weather will be hot
CThe walk last time was long and hard
DThe insect room is far away
✔ 正確答案：(C) The walk last time was long and hard
中譯喬伊為什麼要山姆帶水？
解析Last time we walked for four hours and I had no rest at all，是根據上次的經驗提醒。其他三項文中都沒提到。
NOTICE
Rules for the Animal Corner
Welcome to the Animal Corner behind Room 12.
Wash your hands before and after you touch any animal.
Feed the rabbits only the food in the green box.
Do not open the door of the mouse house by yourself.
Two students look after the corner each week. Their names are on the line beside the door. If an animal looks sick, tell a teacher at once; do not try to help it yourself.
The corner is open at noon and after school, but not in the morning, because the animals rest then. Students who come in the morning will be asked to leave. On Friday we clean everything, so the corner closes at three.
解析not in the morning, because the animals rest then。清掃是星期五，不是每天早上。
23What should a student do if a rabbit seems sick?
AGive it more food
BTake it to the mouse house
CWash it with clean water
DTell a teacher at once
✔ 正確答案：(D) Tell a teacher at once
中譯如果兔子看起來生病，學生該怎麼做？
解析If an animal looks sick, tell a teacher at once; do not try to help it yourself。
24What does the notice NOT tell us?
AHow many rabbits there are
BWhere to find the names of the two students
CWhen the corner closes on Friday
DWho looks after the animals
✔ 正確答案：(A) How many rabbits there are
中譯公告沒有告訴我們什麼？
解析公告說明了星期五三點關閉、每週兩位學生負責、名字在門邊，但沒有說兔子有幾隻。
EMAIL
A Question about a Lost Cat
Dear Mrs. Lee,
I live in the house at the corner of Bean Road, two doors from yours. Yesterday evening I saw a gray cat with a short tail under my car. It would not come to me, and it left before I could look closely.
I remember that your cat is gray. Is yours still at home? If it is missing, I can leave some food in my garden tonight and send you a photo if it comes back. Please do not worry too much; cats certainly stay away for a day or two sometimes and then walk in as if nothing has happened.
My phone is on all evening. Just knock if you would rather talk.
✔ 正確答案：(C) To ask whether Mrs. Lee's cat is missing
中譯這封信的目的是什麼？
解析她看到一隻灰貓，想確認是不是李太太的貓不見了。她並沒有抓到貓，也沒有要對方餵貓。
26What will Chen Ping do tonight?
ALook for the cat in the street
BLeave food in her garden
CTake a photo of her own cat
DKnock on Mrs. Lee's door
✔ 正確答案：(B) Leave food in her garden
中譯陳萍今晚會做什麼？
解析I can leave some food in my garden tonight。敲門是她請李太太做的。
27How does Chen Ping try to make Mrs. Lee feel better?
ABy saying the cat looked healthy
BBy saying cats often come back after a day or two
CBy promising to find the cat
DBy telling her to call the police
✔ 正確答案：(B) By saying cats often come back after a day or two
中譯陳萍如何讓李太太安心？
解析cats certainly stay away for a day or two sometimes and then walk in as if nothing has happened。
ARTICLE
The Animals We Do Not Count
Ask a child to name an animal in danger, and you will hear lion, whale, or bear. You will not hear the name of an ant, and yet more than half of all animals on this planet are insects.
This matters because insects do work that nothing else can do. They help flowers make fruit, they clean away dead leaves, and they feed the birds and frogs above them. Take them away, and the line of life above them falls too.
Insects are also simple to help. A garden with a few wild corners, a light turned off at night, a section of grass left tall: none of this costs money, and you do not have to be a genius to do such things. The hardest part is not the effort. It is learning to care about an animal we have been taught to brush away.