GEPT · ELEMENTARY READING
初級閱讀模擬測驗 第三十一回
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。
1A strong is coming, so all boats must stay by the shore.
Atyphoon
Bpigeon
Cviolin
Dbucket
2The dropped to eight degrees last night.
Anecklace
Btemperature
Cvoice
Ddecision
3The air here is very in summer; your shirt never dries.
Afriendly
Bcareless
Chumid
Dred
4We saw over the mountain and counted until we heard the thunder.
Alightning
Bgrape
Clunch
Dleaf
5Take an ; the sky looks stormy this afternoon.
Aumbrella
Bonion
Cengine
Dexpert
6The wind was so cold that we could not feel our hands.
Ahumid
Bfriendly
Cbitter
Dhuge
7It is hard to a garden in a place with so little rain.
Atouch
Bimagine
Cmaintain
Dclap
8Can you a year without a single rainy day?
Amaintain
Bimagine
Cjump
Dtie
9An on the radio explained why this winter is so warm.
Aengine
Bonion
Cumbrella
Dexpert
10The of this island has changed over the last eighty years; even the snow on the high mountain is less.
Astory
Bclimate
Cbucket
Dvoice
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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 Day School Closed
A typhoon was coming, and at ten P.M. the news said school would be closed. My sister and I clapped in the living room. (11) The wind began at four in the morning. By seven our sidewalk had turned into a river, and a million leaves lay on it, and the old tree by the gate had lost half its leaves. We could not go out, (12) the power went off at noon. We ate cold rice, drank warm Coke until our stomachs hurt, and told stories in the dark. (13) that day is the one my sister still talks about, more than any trip we have taken. A free day is not the same as a good one, (14) sometimes a bad day makes the better story.
Questions 11–14
11
AWe did not know yet what that would mean.
BWe had seen many typhoons before.
CThe news is often wrong about this.
DSchool was open again the next day.
13
AAt first
BStrangely
CHowever
DFor example
Passage 2
Why Weather Is Hard to Guess
People often laugh when the weather report is wrong. (15) A report for tomorrow is right about nine times in ten; a report for next week is closer to six. The reason is simple to say and hard to live with: small things grow. A change too small to measure this morning can decide whether it rains on Sunday, (16) no machine can measure every corner of the sky. (17), weather experts do not tell us what will happen; they tell us what is likely. A chance of rain of seven in ten does not mean it will rain, (18) that is exactly what most of us hear.
Questions 15–18
15
ASo nobody should listen to them.
BWeather cannot be studied at all.
CMost people never watch the news.
DIn fact, reports are better than we think.
17
AHowever
BBy chance
CAt first
DFor this reason
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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 Weather Notice
Mom: The school sent this. Read it before you go tomorrow.
| SUN HILL SCHOOL · Typhoon Notice |
|---|
| Classes on as usual Thursday |
| Decision for Friday at 20:00 Thursday |
| Check the school page, not the radio, for all information |
| If you are already at school, stay inside |
Wei: So Thursday is as usual? I have a violin class until six.
Mom: Yes, but come straight home after. The rain gets heavy after seven P.M.
Wei: All right. I will take an umbrella and leave the motorcycle at home.
Questions 19–21
19When will the school decide about Friday?
AOn Thursday at 20:00
BOn Friday morning
CAfter the violin class
DWhen the radio says so
20Where should students look for the decision?
AThe front gate
BThe radio
CThe school page
DA message from a teacher
21Why will Wei leave the motorcycle at home?
AIt is broken
BHis mother needs it
CHeavy rain is coming after seven
DThe school does not allow it
NOTICE
What to Do in a Storm
Keep this page where the whole family can see it.
- Fill a bucket with water before the storm; the water may stop
- Put a light and a radio where you can find them in the dark
- Stay away from windows when you hear thunder close by
Do not go out to look at the river, even if the rain seems to have stopped. Water can rise again in twenty minutes, and the ground near a river gives way without a sound.
If the power goes off, do not open the refrigerator. Food inside stays cold for about four hours if the door is kept shut. Check on any neighbor who lives alone once the wind drops, but do not knock after ten P.M. if you are not worried.
Questions 22–24
22Why should people fill a bucket before the storm?
ATo clean the floor later
BTo put out a fire
CTo give it to a neighbor
DBecause the water may stop
23Why is it dangerous to go and look at the river?
AThe rain never really stops
BThunder comes from the river
CThe ground near it can give way
DThe bridge will be closed
24What does the notice say about the refrigerator?
AKeep the door shut so food stays cold
BTurn it off before the storm
CMove it away from the window
DFill it with water
EMAIL
A Letter from a Cold Country
Dear Ming,
You asked what a real winter feels like. Today the temperature was minus twelve. That is not a story; it is Tuesday here.
The strange part is not the cold itself. It is what the cold does to time. Nobody stands outside to talk. You walk to the shop with your head down and you do not look up. By four in the afternoon it is dark, so the day feels as if it had been cut in half.
I miss the humid air at home more than I thought I would. I used to say I hated it. Now I would give a lot for one bitter, wet August afternoon with thunder over the hills.
Write soon. Chia
Questions 25–27
25What is the main point of the second part of the letter?
AThe shops close early
BThe cold changes how the day feels
CWinter is longer than summer
DPeople do not talk there
26How does the writer feel about the weather at home now?
AShe thinks it is the same
BShe has forgotten it
CShe still hates it
DShe misses it more than she expected
27What is the purpose of saying that minus twelve is not a story?
ANobody would believe it
BIt happens often there
CShe made the number up
DIt only happened once
ARTICLE
Weather We Remember
Ask any voter about the weather last March and they will not know. Ask about the typhoon of ten years ago and they will tell you where they were standing.
We do not remember weather; we remember what the weather made us do. A storm that kept a family in one room for two days is stored as a family story, not as rain. This is why old people say the winters were colder when they were young. Some were, but the ones they remember are the ones that changed a day.
Climate is measured in numbers over eighty years, and almost nobody feels it directly. That is the hard part: the thing we can feel is the storm, and the thing that matters is the slow line under it.
Questions 28–30
28What is the main idea of this article?
AWinters were colder in the past
BOld people remember weather better
CWe remember storms but cannot feel slow climate change
DTyphoons should be given names
29Why do people remember a typhoon from ten years ago?
AIt was the strongest one
BIt was on the news for weeks
CThey wrote it down
DIt changed what they did that day
30Why does the writer say climate is hard to feel?
AIt only changes in winter
BExperts do not agree about it
CIt happens in other countries
DIt is measured in numbers over eighty years