GEPT · ELEMENTARY READING
初級閱讀模擬測驗 第三十八回
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。
1There was a small at the corner, but nobody was hurt.
Apumpkin
Baccident
Cpackage
Dmosquito
2A came within five minutes of the call.
Aspeaker
Bhorse
Chero
Dpolice
3It is to swim here; the water moves faster than it looks.
Adangerous
Broyal
Csnowy
Ddizzy
4Please the low branch when you walk under the tree.
Abeat
Barrest
Cavoid
Ddisappear
5It is to wear a hat here, not only a good idea.
Anecessary
Bcertain
Cextra
Dworse
6A dog may if it is afraid, even a friendly one.
7He felt after standing up too fast.
Aroyal
Basleep
Csnowy
Ddizzy
8It takes to say that you were wrong.
Asafety
Bevening
Ccourage
Ddirection
9The keys on Tuesday and nobody has found them.
Adisappeared
Barrested
Ckicked
Dbeat
10Walk in the of the river and you will reach the village.
Adanger
Bdirection
Ccourage
Daid
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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 Corner Everybody Knew
For eleven years the corner of Green Road and Hill Street had an accident about once a month. Everybody who lived near it knew. (11) Letters were written. A mother who lived there counted the cars for three weeks and took her paper to the office. Nothing changed until a shop owner put up his own mirror and paid for it, (12) drivers could finally see what was coming. The town put up a real one four months later. (13), the corner has had no accident in two years. The strange part is not that it was fixed, (14) that everybody knew about it for eleven years first.
Questions 11–14
11
AThe problem was fixed in the first year.
BNobody ever drove through it.
CThe corner was closed to cars.
DThe problem was that it belonged to nobody.
13
AAt first
BHowever
CSince then
DFor example
Passage 2
Why We Feel Safe in the Wrong Places
People are afraid of sharks and plane accidents, and not afraid of stairs. (15) Stairs, hot water and small falls at home hurt far more people every year than any animal does. The reason is that fear follows stories, not numbers. A shark is on the news because it is rare, (16) a fall in a bathroom is not news at all. This matters because we spend our care in the wrong place. (17), a family may talk for an hour about a trip to the sea and never once look at the mat by the bath. Safety is seldom exciting, (18) that is exactly why it is easy to forget.
Questions 15–18
15
AYet sharks are the most common danger.
BSo stairs should be taken away.
CYet the numbers tell another story.
DNobody has counted these things.
17
AHowever
BAt first
CIn the end
DFor example
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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 Safety Card
Mom: Put this in your bag. It came with the school trip paper.
| SCHOOL TRIP · Safety Card |
|---|
| Teacher on duty: Mr. Lo · 0912-345-678 |
| If a policeman asks, show this card |
| If you are lost: stay where you are, do not look for us |
| Meeting point: the big tree by the gate |
| First aid: red bag, with Miss Wang |
| Keep an eye on your bag; do not let anyone rob you |
Wei: Stay where I am? I would rather walk back to the gate.
Mom: No. Two people looking for each other never meet. Stay still and they will find you.
Wei: All right. I will put the number in my phone too, in case the card gets wet.
Questions 19–21
19What should a lost student NOT do?
AStay where he is
BWalk back to the gate
CWait to be found
DKeep his bag with him
20Why does Mom say walking back is a bad idea?
AThe gate is too far
BThe teacher is not there
CTwo people looking for each other never meet
DIt may rain
21Why will Wei save the number in his phone?
AHis mother told him to
BThe card has no number
CHe does not trust the teacher
DHe may lose the card or it may get wet
NOTICE
Before the Mountain Walk
Saturday · Leaves 6:30 · Back before dark
- Two people may never walk alone; stay in threes
- The last person in each group carries the red bag
- If anybody feels dizzy or cannot go on, the whole group stops
The path is not hard, but it is long enough to be serious. Most accidents on this mountain happen on the way down, when people have walked all day and go faster than they should.
There is no phone service after the second bridge. This is why the rule about threes matters: one person stays, one goes for help. Everyone must accept this rule; the group master decides, not the user of the path. If you cannot accept it, please do not come on Saturday. Nobody will think worse of you.
Questions 22–24
22Why must students walk in threes?
ATo carry more water
BSo one can stay and one can go for help
CThe path is too narrow for two
DThe teacher cannot count pairs
23When do most accidents on this mountain happen?
AEarly in the morning
BOn the way down
COn the way up
DAfter dark
24What does the notice say to a student who cannot accept the rule?
AHe must come anyway
BHe must walk alone
CHe should not come, and nobody will think worse of him
DHe must ask his parents
EMAIL
A Letter about a Dark Road
Dear Officer Wang,
I am writing about the road between the school and the night market. Four of the six lights have been out since Easter, and yesterday another one went out too.
Three hundred students walk there after their evening class, most of them between nine and ten. Last week a girl in my class was hit on the arm by a jeep's mirror because the driver did not see her until he was very close. She hurt her thumb, but next time may be different.
I have written down the dates and taken four photos. I am not asking for anything extra, only for the four lights that were already there. May I bring the photos to your office this week?
Lin Ann, Grade 8
Questions 25–27
25What is the purpose of this letter?
ATo ask for new lights on a new road
BTo report a driver to the police
CTo ask for four broken lights to be fixed
DTo ask the office to close the road
26What does the writer say about the girl in her class?
AShe was badly hurt
BShe was driving the jeep
CShe did not see the jeep
DShe was hit but not badly hurt
27What does the writer make clear about what she asks for?
AShe wants nothing extra, only what was there
BShe wants an answer today
CShe wants more lights than before
DShe wants the office to pay for photos
ARTICLE
The Accident That Was Waiting
After something goes wrong, people look for the one person who made the mistake. Often there is one. Almost always there is more.
A driver runs a red light and may end up in prison, but the light had been slow for a year and nobody thought much about it. A worker falls, but the only way up was broken and there was no other. The person at the end of the line is the one we see first and the cheapest to blame.
Places that become safer are usually the ones that stop asking who and start asking what let this happen. It is a slower question and it makes nobody feel better on the day. But it is the only one that stops the same accident from waiting again next year.
Questions 28–30
28What is the main idea of this article?
AAsking what let an accident happen works better than asking who
BEvery tool should be checked each day
CNobody should ever be blamed
DDrivers cause most accidents
29Why is the person at the end of the line easy to blame?
AHe is usually new
BHe never explains himself
CHe works alone
DHe is the one we see first and cheapest to blame
30What does the writer say about the better question?
AIt is slower and helps nobody feel better that day
BIt is faster and simpler
CIt always finds one person
DIt costs more money