GEPT · ELEMENTARY READING
初級閱讀模擬測驗 第二十四回
Elementary Reading Comprehension Test
題數 30 題時間 35 分鐘題型 詞彙 / 段落填空 / 閱讀理解CEFR A2
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詞彙 Vocabulary
共 10 題／每題選出最適合題意的字詞
請由四個選項中，選出一個最適合句意的字或詞。
1The of this sweater went down from 900 to 600.
Acrisis
Btalent
Cprice
Dchin
2A helped me find the right size in the shop.
Asalesperson
Bpuppy
Cmonster
Dband
3I will two boxes of noodles online tonight.
4The of this bag is good; I have used it for six years.
5There is a big between these two shops: one is open all night.
Acrisis
Btalent
Copportunity
Ddifference
6Please the apples into three bags before you pack them.
7This shop does not fruit from other countries.
8That film was so that I fell asleep before the end.
Asmart
Bboring
Cnatural
Dfair
9She has a real for choosing gifts, and her famous shop can inspire anyone.
10This is a good to buy a coat; everything is half price.
Aopportunity
Bcrisis
Cshape
Dpuppy
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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 Store That Never Closes
There is a convenience store on every other corner in this country, and we hardly look at them. For many people, though, the store is the only place open at three in the morning. (11) A worker who works at night buys a hot bun there; a person who cannot sleep sits by the window. The store sells food, (12) what it really sells is the fact that somebody is still up. In small towns in the north, the store is also where you pay a bill, send a pack, and hear the news. (13), when one closes, the town loses more than a shop. It is easy to call these places boring, (14) they hold a town together at the hours nobody sees.
Questions 11–14
11
AMost of them are open only in the day.
BNobody has ever worked at night.
CThat is why they should close at night.
DThat is exactly why they matter.
13
AHowever
BAt first
CBy chance
DFor this reason
Passage 2
Why a Sale Works on Us
A shop puts a red sign on a shirt: was 900, now 600. Most of us feel something before we think anything. (15) We do not judge 600 on its own; we judge it against the 900 we just saw. This is why the first price on a page is seldom the one the shop expects you to pay. Shops also know that once we begin to buy, we go on. A small purchase makes the next one easy, (16) the second thing often costs more than the first. (17), none of this means we are foolish. It means our sense of what something is worth is built from what sits beside it, (18) a shop can choose what sits beside it.
Questions 15–18
15
APeople who study this say the first number sets the rest.
BMost shops never put up signs.
CThe shirt is always worth 900.
DNobody knows why red signs work.
17
ATherefore
BAt first
CHowever
DIn the same way
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閱讀理解 Reading Comprehension
共 12 題／4 個題組
請閱讀下列短文，並回答相關問題。
NOTICE
Messages and a Price List
Ken: I am at the store. Here is what they have for the class party.
| SUN MART · Wednesday Sale |
|---|
| Noodles, box of 30 540 |
| Buns, pack of 10 180 |
| Water, box of 24 240 |
| Free bag if you spend over 1,000 |
| Christmas cards and contact lens water also on sale |
May: We have 1,000 in total. Thirty students, so we need enough for everyone.
Ken: One box of noodles and one box of water is 780. That leaves 220 for buns.
May: One pack of buns is only ten. Get two packs and we go over 1,000 by 140.
Ken: Then one pack. Not everyone eats buns anyway.
Questions 19–21
19How much will Ken spend in the end?
20Why does May say two packs of buns are a problem?
AThe store has only one pack
BBuns are not fresh
CIt would cost more than they have
DThirty students do not like buns
21What will Ken NOT get?
AA box of noodles
BA free bag
CA box of water
DA pack of buns
NOTICE
School Fair on Saturday
Saturday · 9:00 to 15:00 · On the playground
Each class will run one shop. You may sell food you made at home, things you no longer need, or a service such as washing a bicycle. In general, think ahead about what people will want. All money goes to the library.
- Set up your table between 8:00 and 8:45
- No price may be over 200 dollars
- Nothing may be sold after 14:30; use the last half hour to clean up
Please do not shout to bring people to your table. A sign is enough. If it rains, the fair moves to the hall, and each class gets a smaller space, so pack only what you need.
Questions 22–24
22What may a class sell?
AThings they no longer need
BAnything over 200 dollars
CBooks from the library
DOnly food from a shop
23What must classes do in the last half hour?
AClean up
BSell everything left
CCount the money
DMove to the hall
24Why does the notice say to pack only what you need?
AThere is no place to store things
BStudents must carry everything home
CSpace in the hall is smaller if it rains
DThe tables are small
EMAIL
About an Order That Never Came
Dear Sir,
On March 2 I made an order on your page for two sweaters, order number 44812. The money left my bank the same day, but nothing has come. That was three weeks ago.
I wrote to your shop twice and got the same short answer both times: the pack has been sent. If it has been sent, could you tell me the day and the name of the company carrying it? With that, I can look for it myself.
If the order was never packed, I would like my money back this week. I have bought from you before without any trouble, so I hope we can fix this quickly.
Sincerely, Hu Ling
Questions 25–27
25What is the purpose of this letter?
ATo order two more sweaters
BTo praise the shop for fast service
CTo change the color of an order
DTo ask for information or her money back
26What answer did the shop give her?
AThe pack has been sent
BThe sweaters are all sold
CHer money was never taken
DThe order number is wrong
27Why does the writer talk about her past orders?
ATo ask for a lower price
BTo show she is a regular customer who expects better
CTo prove she knows the owner
DTo explain why she paid late
ARTICLE
What a Low Price Does Not Show
A shirt for 199 dollars looks like a win. Somebody, however, has already paid the difference.
To sell at that price, a shop must buy at a lower one. The maker then pays less for the material, gives the worker less time for each piece, and sends the shirt across the sea in a way that costs little. None of this appears on the sign in the window.
This does not actually mean a cheap thing is wrong. It means the price you see is only the part of the story that reaches you. When we ask how a shop can sell so low, we are not being difficult. We are asking the one question the sign was made to stop.
Questions 28–30
28What is the main idea of this article?
AA low price hides costs that somebody else pays
BCheap shirts are better than expensive ones
CShops should not put prices in the window
DEveryone should make their own clothes
29According to the article, what does a maker do to sell at a low price?
AUse better material
BSell only in one country
CGive each worker less time
DMake fewer shirts
30What does the writer say about asking how a shop sells so low?
AIt is rude to the salesperson
BIt is the question the sign was made to stop
CIt never gets a true answer
DIt only matters for expensive things