GEPT · ELEMENTARY READING
初級閱讀模擬測驗 第三十三回
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。
1Almost no rain falls in this , yet many plants live here.
Afaucet
Bonion
Ctriangle
Ddesert
2The falls two hundred meters into a pool of green water.
Aclassroom
Bwaterfall
Crainbow
Dmemory
3After the rain we saw a over the sea.
4This box may up to ten kilograms of rice.
Achase
Bwaste
Ccontain
Dspread
5The ground was soft and full of after three days of rain.
6We will this problem at the meeting on Friday.
Achase
Bswing
Creceive
Ddiscuss
7The forest is beautiful, in the early morning.
Aespecially
Bsoon
Cnever
Deven
8The mountain runs from the north of the island to the south.
Amouth
Bfigure
Crange
Ddress
9News of the fire through the village in minutes.
Aspread
Breceived
Cchased
Dcontained
10The water in this is warmer than in the sea near us.
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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 Island That Grew
In 1963 an American boat near the coast of one northern country saw smoke coming out of the sea. It was not a ship on fire. (11) Within several weeks there was land where the map showed only water, and within two years the island was a mile across. Nobody was allowed to set foot on it, (12) scientists wanted to watch what would come first. A seed arrived in the mouth of a bird. Then a plant, then an insect, then a low gray plant. (13), a new piece of the world was built in front of people who were writing it down. We usually see land as something that was always here, (14) this one had a birthday.
Questions 11–14
11
AA large ship had passed by.
BA mountain under the sea was breaking open.
CNobody saw anything that day.
DThe weather report was wrong.
13
ABy chance
BAt first
CIn this way
DHowever
Passage 2
Why Maps Are Never Finished
A map looks like a fact, but every map is a choice. (15) A map made for a sailor shows deep water and rocks; a map made for a walker shows hills and paths, and leaves the sea almost blank. Neither is wrong. Coasts move, rivers change their beds, and a plain that was green in one memory is gray in another, (16) paper cannot follow all of it. (17), every map is a picture of one moment, made for one kind of person. This is worth remembering when we look at a map of somewhere we have never been. It shows us what somebody chose to show, (18) what they left out may be the part we would have cared about.
Questions 15–18
15
AYou have to decide what to leave out first.
BMaps are made by machines now.
CEvery map shows the same thing.
DNobody uses paper maps today.
17
AHowever
BIn other words
CBy chance
DAt first
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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 Walk Plan
Ann: Here is the plan for Friday. The teacher sent it this morning.
| COAST WALK · Grade 8 |
|---|
| Friday, meet 7:40 at the classroom |
| Bus to the coast, then walk 6 km to the waterfall |
| Back at school by 16:00 |
| Bring: flashlight, water, lunch, one bag only |
Ken: A flashlight for a day walk? That seems strange.
Ann: The last part goes through a short tunnel in the rock. It is dark for about three minutes.
Ken: Now it makes sense. I will borrow my brother's.
Questions 19–21
19Why must students bring a flashlight?
AThe waterfall is inside a hill
BThe bus has no lights
CThey will come back after dark
DPart of the walk goes through a tunnel
20What does the plan NOT tell us?
AWhy a flashlight is needed
BWhen to meet
CHow far they will walk
DWhen they will be back
21How does Ken feel after Ann's answer?
AHe now understands the reason
BHe still thinks it is strange
CHe does not want to go
DHe will buy a new flashlight
NOTICE
Rules for the Forest Path
Open 6:00 to 18:00 · Free · About two hours
- Stay on the path; the ground beside it is soft and full of mud
- Take everything home with you, even a small piece of paper
- Do not feed any animal you meet, especially the monkeys; they are most active at noon and may make you laugh, but keep away
The path is level for the first kilometer and then rises. If you have a young child who needs to sleep, or find walking hard, the first part and back is a pleasant hour on its own.
There is one faucet with clean water, at the middle point. After that there is none, so fill your bottle there. A babysitter is not needed: children over eight who can follow the rules may walk with a group, but somebody in the group must be an adult.
Questions 22–24
22Why should people stay on the path?
AThe animals are dangerous
BThe ground beside it is soft and full of mud
CThe path is shorter
DIt is not allowed to leave
23Where is the last place to get water?
AAt the entrance
BAt the top of the path
CThere is no water at all
DAt the middle point
24What does the notice say about children?
AThey cannot come at all
BThose over eight may come with an adult in the group
CThey must walk the whole path
DThey need a babysitter
EMAIL
A Letter about a Changed Coast
Dear Miss Wu,
You asked us to write about a place that has changed. I chose the beach below my grandmother's village on the west coast.
When my mother was a child, the sand went out about two hundred meters. In an old photo she is standing far from the water. In the golden light of evening today, the sea reaches the road, and the small temple that used to be behind the beach now has water at its back wall twice a month.
My grandmother does not say the word climate. She says the sea has become greedy. I am not sure the two ways of saying it mean different things. I would like to write about this for the class project if that is all right.
Lin Chia
Questions 25–27
25What is the purpose of this letter?
ATo ask to write about this place for a project
BTo ask the teacher to visit the village
CTo say the temple should be moved
DTo ask for a photo of the beach
26How does the writer show the beach has changed?
ABy asking the temple keeper
BBy measuring the water twice a month
CBy reading a book about the coast
DBy comparing an old photo with today
27What does the writer think about her grandmother's words?
AThey are only a joke
BThey may mean the same as the word climate
CThey belong to an older time
DThey are wrong
ARTICLE
The Land Under the Names
Every hill and river in this country carries a name, and most names were given twice. One name came from the people who lived there first; another was written later on a formal, official map.
Sometimes the two are close. Often they are not. A river called Clear Water in one language may be named after a person in the other. When only one name is printed, a memory quietly disappears.
Some towns now put both names on the sign. It costs almost nothing and changes nothing on the ground. But a child who reads two names learns something a single name can never teach: that this place was here, and full of people, before the map arrived.
Questions 28–30
28What is the main idea of this article?
AOfficial maps are always wrong
BThe government should change river names
CShowing both names keeps a memory that one name loses
DOld names are simple to remember
29According to the writer, what happens when only one name is printed?
AThe map becomes clearer
BPeople stop using the river
CA memory quietly disappears
DThe sign costs more
30What does the writer say about putting both names on a sign?
AIt changes the land itself
BIt should be done only in large towns
CIt confuses visitors
DIt costs almost nothing but teaches a child something