GEPT · ELEMENTARY READING
初級閱讀模擬測驗 第二十五回
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 took the old man to the hospital in ten minutes.
Aambulance
Bbelt
Ceraser
Dbranch
2She was too to come to school for a whole week.
3The nurse gave him a in the arm before he left.
4This drug will not him, but it will stop the pain.
5The doctor said the would take about three months.
Atreatment
Bconflict
Csymbol
Dclub
6Wash the well so that it does not become worse.
Apotato
Bmonster
Cwound
Dguy
7Lack of sleep can how well you remember things.
Aadopt
Baffect
Cthrow
Dstand
8There were about a people waiting outside the doctor's room.
9In a democratic country, nurses every patient the same way, whether a businessperson or not.
10Please still while I look at your back.
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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 Guy in the Next Bed
I stayed nine nights in a hospital in Kaohsiung when I was fifteen. The guy in the next bed was sixty, had cancer, and had been there for four months. He never once asked what was wrong with me. (11) He would tell me which nurse worked at night and when the light in the yard came on against the evening sky. I was afraid of the shots, (12) he always looked at the ceiling at that moment and started a long story about his brother. He left before I did. (13) I understand that he was doing the only thing he could. A hospital takes away almost everything a person can give, (14) attention is still free.
Questions 11–14
11
AHe talked only to the nurses.
BHe never spoke to anybody at all.
CHe asked about other things.
DHe wanted to know my whole story.
13
AHowever
BOnly now
CFor example
DAt first
Passage 2
Why We Wait So Long
Most people in this country see a doctor within a day of feeling ill. That sounds good, and for a broken arm it is. (15) A doctor who has six minutes for each patient cannot ask what else is going on in a life. A cough may be a cough, (16) it may also be a room with no air and a job that never stops. Some hospitals in the region now give each new patient twenty minutes with a nurse first. The nurse asks about sleep, food, and home. (17), the doctor gets a fuller picture before the door even opens. The waiting room is not shorter, (18) fewer people come back three times with the same problem.
Questions 15–18
15
ABut speed has a price.
BSo nobody needs to wait at all.
CMost people never see a doctor.
DA broken arm is the hardest case.
17
AHowever
BAt first
CBy chance
DAs a result
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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 Hospital Card
Mom: Your grandfather goes in on Monday. I sent you his card.
| CITY HOSPITAL · Patient Card |
|---|
| Building B, Floor 3, Room 12 |
| Doctor Chen · Monday 10:30 |
| Do not eat after midnight Sunday |
| Bring this card and a family member |
| Light food only after: rice, lettuce, soup |
Ken: I can take him. My class ends at nine, so I will be there by ten.
Mom: Good. Remember he cannot eat breakfast, so do not stop for brunch on the way.
Ken: Right. Should I bring anything else?
Mom: Just the card. He has everything else in his bag already.
Questions 19–21
19Why must Grandfather not eat on Monday morning?
AThe card says no food after midnight Sunday
BHe has no money for food
CKen will be late
DThe hospital has no food
20What does the card NOT tell us?
AThe room number
BHow long the visit will take
CThe name of the doctor
DThe day of the visit
21What does Mom ask Ken to bring?
ABreakfast for Grandfather
BA bag of clothes
COnly the card
DMoney for the doctor
NOTICE
Before Your Visit to the Doctor's Office
Please read this before you see the doctor.
- Write down every drug you take, even simple ones for a headache
- Bring a list of your questions; most people forget one
- Children may wait at the small playground behind Building B
- If you are taking a drug for the first time, ask what it should not be taken with
You may bring one family member into the room. If you would rather speak alone, tell the nurse at the desk, and she will ask the other person to wait outside. Nobody will ask you why.
If you cannot come, please call before nine in the morning so that another patient can take your time. A missed hour is an hour nobody can use, and the doctor's office already has a long list.
Questions 22–24
22What should a patient write down before the visit?
AThe name of the nurse
BEvery drug he or she takes
CThe time of the last visit
DThe address of the doctor's office
23What happens if a patient wants to speak alone?
AThe visit must be moved
BThe doctor calls the family later
CThe nurse asks the other person to wait outside
DThe patient must explain why
24Why does the doctor's office ask people to call before nine?
ASo the doctor can go home early
BSo the nurse can change the list
CSo another patient can use the time
DSo the doctor's office can charge less
EMAIL
A Letter to a Nurse
Dear Nurse Lin,
You will not remember me. I was the boy with the cut hand in Room 12 last August, the one who would not let anybody near him.
You did not tell me to be brave. You sat down, showed me the small silver tool, and said it would hurt for about six seconds. Then you counted them out loud with me. It was the first time in that hospital that somebody told me the truth about how bad it would be.
I am studying now to work in a hospital myself, and I look forward to it every day. I wanted you to know that a person can decide what to do with his life because of six seconds that somebody counted for him.
Thank you. Chang Wei
Questions 25–27
25What is the purpose of this letter?
ATo ask the nurse for advice about a drug
BTo thank a nurse and tell her the result
CTo complain about a hospital stay
DTo ask about a lost tool
26What did Nurse Lin do that was different?
AShe told him how long the pain would last
BShe asked his family to hold him
CShe gave him a gift
DShe told him it would not hurt
27What is the writer doing now?
AWorking as a doctor
BLiving in Room 12
CLooking for Nurse Lin's address
DStudying to work in a hospital
ARTICLE
The Question Doctors Are Taught to Ask
For a long time, a doctor was trained to ask one question: what is wrong with you? It is a good question, and it finds a broken bone quickly.
Some schools now teach a second one: what has happened to you? The first question looks for a part of the body. The second looks for a life. A sick child who cannot sleep may not need a drug; he may need a quiet house. Every human being carries more than one story.
This change is slow, because the second question takes longer and cannot be measured well. But doctors who ask it say something simple: people get better faster when somebody has heard the whole story, not only the part that shows on the skin.
Questions 28–30
28What is the main idea of this article?
ADoctors should stop asking what is wrong
BDrugs work better than talking
CSchools for doctors are too slow to change
DAsking about a patient's life helps as much as asking about the body
29According to the article, what does the second question look for?
AA life
BA faster cure
CA cheaper drug
DA broken bone
30Why is this change slow?
APatients do not want to answer
BDoctors do not believe it works
CHospitals are not allowed to try it
DIt takes longer and is hard to measure