全民英檢初級閱讀能力測驗TEST 4單字片語

全民英檢初級閱讀能力測驗

TEST 4

考試步驟

q本測驗分三部份，全為單選題，共35題，作答時間35分鐘。

q第一部份：詞彙和結構

q第二部份：段落填空

q第三部份：閱讀理解

初級閱讀能力測驗

q第一部份：辭彙和結構

q本部份共15題，每題含一空格。請從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最適合題意的字或詞，標示在答案欄中。

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

qIt’s polite to wear the right _____ on the right occasion. For example, you should wear formally to the concert.

   (A) clothes  (B) clock

  (C) closet         (D) classmate

qpolite  adj. 禮貌的；occasion  n. 場合

qformally  adv. 正式地；concert  n. 音樂會

qcloset  n. 壁櫥、碗櫥、衣櫥

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

qThe man ran through the red _____ light and was hit by a car.

   (A) train  (B) bright  (C) traffic  (D) strong

qrun through 闖過；hit/hit/hit 撞

qbright  adj. 明亮的；traffic light 紅綠燈

qstrong  adj. 強壯的

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q Sorry. I don’t want this _____ soup because I don’t eat meat.

   (A) tomato        (B) pumpkin

   (C) chicken      (D) egg flower

q soup  n. 湯；meat  n. 肉類

q tomato  n. 番茄；pumpkin  n. 南瓜

q chicken  n. 雞肉；egg flower  n. 蛋花

 

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q When people have a steak, they usually use _____ and forks.

   (A) chopsticks  (B) spoons

   (C) scoops       (D) knives

q steak  n. 牛排；fork  n. 叉子

q chopsticks  n. 筷子；spoon  n. 湯匙

q scoop  n. 勺子；knife  n. 刀子(àknives)

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q Single woman often feel _____ when they are alone at home after work.

   (A) hungry        (B) angry

   (C) lonely     (D) thirsty

q single  adj. 單身的；alone  adj. 孤獨的

q hungry  adj. 飢餓的；angry  adj. 生氣的

q lonely  adj. 寂寞的；thirsty  adj. 口渴的

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q  After the fire last night, the building I worked in was _____ down.

   (A) brushed  (B) burnt

   (C) built        (D) blew

q  I worked in是關係子句修飾the building

q  brush/brushed/brushed  v. 粉刷

q  burn/burned(burnt)/burned(burnt)  v. 燃燒；burn down (房舍的)完全燒毀

q  build/built/built  v. 建造

q  blow/blew/blown  v. 吹

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

qTanya, I haven’t been to Maokong _____. Would you like to go with me tomorrow?

   (A) already (B) just (C) once (D) yet

qalready  adv. 已經(have/has + already + Vpp)

qjust  adv. 剛剛(have/has + just + Vpp)

qonce  adv. 一次、曾經

qyet  adv. 尚、還(用於現在完成式的否定句和疑問句)

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

qDad made furniture in my room by _____. He worked hard for a month.

   (A) him  (B) himself   (C) his (D) he

 

qfurniture  n. 家具

qby oneself  靠某人自己

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q Everyone _____ love his or her country. It’s a duty of every citizen.

   (A) will   (B) should   (C) might   (D) can

q duty  n. 職責

q citizen  n. 公民

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q Most of the students couldn’t be here _____ there was a severe typhoon coming.

   (A) because       (B) but

   (C) before         (D) therefore

q severe  adj. 嚴重的;劇烈的;凜冽的

q typhoon  n. 颱風

q there + be + N + Ving  (有…正在…)

q therefore  adv. 因此、所以

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q It is usual to _____ your shoes before you enter a Japanese house.

   (A) put off         (B) turn on

   (C) take off       (D) set off

q usual  adj. 通常的、平常的

q put off  推遲、拖延；turn on  打開

q take off  脫掉、起飛、離開

q set off  出發、動身

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

qIt _____ me three hours to fix the broken bicycle. I’m tired out now.

   (A) spent    (B) took    (C) cost    (D) paid

q「花時間」的用法：

q  人 spend 時間 +  (in)  Ving. = 人 take 時間 +  to V. = It  take  (人)  時間 +  to V.= 事 take  (人)  時間

q「花金錢」的用法：ßcost一定指花錢

q人 spend 金錢 +(in)  Ving.on 物 = It  cost (人) 金錢 + to V= 事 cost  (人)  金錢

qfix  v. 修理；broken  adj. 損壞的；tired out 累垮了

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

qI’m glad we have _____ views on the problem. Then we won’t argue again.

   (A) sincere  (B) different

   (C) similar       (D) independent

qview  n. 看法、觀點；argue  v. 爭論

qsincere  adj. 真誠的

qsimilar  adj. 相似的

qindependent  adj. 獨立的

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q  The swimming pool in our school is  _____ only in summer. So I usually go jogging in winter.

   (A) closed (B) invited

   (C) available    (D) welcome

q  swimming pool 游泳池

q  jog  v. 慢跑；go jogging 去慢跑

q  invite/invited/invited  v. 邀請

q  available  adj. 可取得的

Questions 1~15：辭彙和結構

q After drinking a cup of coffee, she began to tell me the plot _____.

   (A) in turn        (B) in detail

   (C) by chance  (D) by mistake

q plot  n. 情節

q in turn 按順序; 依次; 逐個地

q in detail  詳細地

q by chance 意外地、偶然

q by mistake 搞錯、錯誤地

初級閱讀能力測驗

q第二部份：段落填空

q本部份共10題，包括一至二個段落，每題均有四個選項。請在A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最適合題意的字或詞。

Questions 16~20：段落填空

Blackie, a much-loved therapy dog, visits nursing homes every day. Once, Blackie saw an old lady _(16)_ often looked sad and never spoke to others. It went up to the lady and _(17)_ happily.

q16. (A) whom (B) whose (C) who (D) which

q17. (A) wagged its tail (B) kicked her leg (C) barked at her (D) licked its fur

※therapy n. 治療；nursing home 療養院；wag v. 搖；tail n. 尾巴；kick v. 踢；bark  v. 吠；lick  v. 舔；fur  n. 毛

Questions 16~20：段落填空

Then, something happened. The lady patted Blackie’s head and touched its back. She smiled and said, “_(18)_ a nice dog!¡¨ All of the nurses were surprised, and some of them even cried with joy. To them, nothing is more wonderful _(19)_ the change in the woman.

q18. (A) How (B) What (C) So (D) It

q19. (A) for (B) as (C) but (D) than

※pat  v.  輕拍；touch  v. 觸碰

※What + a + Adj. + N! ；Adj-er + than

Questions 16~20：段落填空

It was all _20_ Blackie helped her. As Blackie continued to visit the lady, she slowly turned into a smiling and cheerful woman.

q20. (A) because    (B) since (C) after (D) until

qcontinue  v.  繼續；turn into   轉變成

qsmiling  adj.  含笑的；cheerful  adj.  情緒好的

Questions 21~25：段落填空

qThere are many kinds of insects. All insects have three body parts, six legs, and three or four life stages. Some insects have one or two _(21)_ of wings. However, spiders are different _(22)_ insects. Spiders have two body parts, eight legs, and three life stages.

q21. (A) pairs (B) pieces (C) groups (D) parts

q22. (A) in (B) by (C) from (D) as

qinsect  n. 昆蟲；stage  n. 階段；wing  n. 翅膀

qpair  n. 對；piece  n. 張；group  n. 群；part  n. 部分；spider  n. 蜘蛛；be different from 不同於

Questions 21~25：段落填空

qMany scientists indicate that spiders have been very helpful to human beings. This is because most of spiders’ life _(23)_ catching and eating insects. This keeps the insects from eating up the plants we depend on.

q23. (A) has spent   (B) spent

         (C) was spent    (D) is spending

qscientist  n. 科學家；indicate  v. 指出

qhuman being  n. 人類；keep ¡K from 避免、阻止；eat up 吃完、吞噬；plant  n. 植物；depend on 依靠、視某事物而定

Questions 21~25：段落填空

qIt is said that each year the number of insects killed _(24)_ spiders in England is equal in weight to that of the nation¡¦s human pollution. It seems that we should stop killing spiders and begin to _(25)_ them.

q24. (A) with (B) under (C) about (D) by

q25. (A) kill (B) save (C) reduce (D) control

qIt is said 據說；killed前面省略了which are；be equal to 等於；weight  n. 體重；nation  n. 國家；human  n. 人類；pollution  n. 汙染；save v. 拯救；reduce  v. 減少；control  v. 控制

初級閱讀能力測驗

q第三部份：閱讀理解

q本部份共10題，包括三至六篇短文，每段短文後有一至三個相關問題，請就A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最適合者。

Questions 26 ：閱讀理解

q26. What does the sign mean?

   (A) No dogs allowed.   (B) No U-turn here.

   (C) Watch your step.   (D) Information desk.

qsign  n. 號誌；allow  v. 允許；U-turn  n. 迴轉

qstep  n. 步伐；information  n. 資訊；information desk  詢問處

Questions 27-28 ：閱讀理解

qsite  n. 網點；map  n. 地圖；invention  n. 發明(物)；razor  n. 剃刀；scooter  n. 踏板車；ballpoint pen  原子筆；camera  n. 相機；World Wide Web 全球資訊網；liquid  n. 液體

Questions 27-28 ：閱讀理解

q 27. Where can this message be most probably seen?

   (A) In a science magazine.

   (B) In the newspaper, invention section.

   (C) A website on the Internet.

   (D) On the cover of a textbook.

q science  n. 科學；section  n. 部分；website  n. 網站；cover  n. 封面；textbook  n. 教科書

Questions 27-28 ：閱讀理解

q 28. A description appeared on a screen ¡§It rolls ink onto the paper easily,¡¨ when Jack clicked an icon. Which icon did he click?

   (A) The ballpoint pen.   (B) The World Wide Web.

   (C) The Kodak camera.(D) Liquid Paper.

q description n.描述；appear n.出現；screen n.螢幕；roll  v.滾動；ink  n.墨汁；click  v.點選；icon n.圖像

Questions 29~31 ：閱讀理解

qHome > Life > Food

Fruits and Vegetables: Prevent Disease?

By Pam Brown                                                                          May 26, 2008

Fruits and vegetables are good for your body. That¡¦s why everyone says ¡§Eat more fruits and vegetables.¡¨ They make your body healthy. Your body gets vitamins from them as well. They can also prevent diseases. Here are some examples:

qprevent  v. 防止；disease  n. 疾病；vitamin  n. 維他命；as well 也

Questions 29~31 ：閱讀理解

qApples: The red, green or yellow fruit can help you in many ways. Apples have plenty of vitamin C in them. As a saying goes, ¡§An apple a day keeps the doctor away.¡¨ So just eat an apple a day.

qBroccoli: Eat more dark green broccoli. Eating it can prevent heart disease and cancer.

qplenty of 許多；saying  n. 諺語、格言；keep¡Kaway 使¡K遠離；broccoli  n.甘藍、花椰菜；heart disease 心臟病；cancer  n. ；癌症

Questions 29~31 ：閱讀理解

qCarrots: Carrots offer much vitamin A, B, and C. No other vegetable give your body more vitamin A.

qSpinach: Eating spinach can keep your hair and skin healthy. The vitamin K in spinach also keeps your bones healthy.

qcarrot  n. 胡蘿蔔；offer  v. 提供；no other N 沒有其他的¡K

qspinach  n. 菠菜；skin  n. 皮膚；bone  n. 骨頭

Questions 29~31 ：閱讀理解

q29. What is this site mainly about?

(A) Lack of vitamins may make you sick.       

(B) Fruits and vegetables are good to your body.

(C) Eating more apples makes you pretty.

(D) We should listen to what the doctor says.

qmainly  adv. 主要地；lack of  缺乏

qmake + O + adj. 使¡K¡K

Questions 29~31 ：閱讀理解

q30. What can dark green vegetables do to help?

         (A) Provide vitamin K.

         (B) Keep you fit.

         (C) Prevent heart disease.

         (D) Lose weight.

 

qprovide  v. 提供；keep + O + adj. 使¡K¡K

qfit  adj. 健康的、合身的

qlose weight  減重

Questions 29~31 ：閱讀理解

q31. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

   (A) Carrots provide more vitamin A than other vegetables.

   (B) Apples are the best choice among all fruits.

   (C) Spinach is good for hair, skin and bones.

   (D) Broccoli is dark green and can protect your eyes.

※statement  n. 敘述；provide  v. 提供；choice  n. 選擇；among  prep.在¡K之中；protect  v. 保護

Questions 32~35 ：閱讀理解

qThe Babylonians are said to be the first to practice the Western star sign. They looked at the sky and recorded what they saw. In 1930, when England’s Princess Margaret was born, a newspaper published the predictions of her life. It caused a surprising wave of public interest in star sign. Soon, reading and learning about the star sign became popular.

※Babylonian  n. 巴比倫人；be said to 據說；western  adj. 西方的；star sign 星相；record  v. 紀錄；princess  n. 公主；publish  v. 出版；prediction  n. 預言；cause  v. 引起；wave  n. 波浪；public  adj. 大眾的；interest  n. 興趣

Questions 32~35 ：閱讀理解

qLike Princess Margaret, everyone has a star sign that is related to his or her birthday. Each sign belongs to one of the four categories; fire, earth, air, or water. If two people are born under signs in the same category, they might have similar personality.

※be related to 和...有關；belong to  屬於

※category  n. 種類；earth  n. 土

※similar  adj. 相似的；personality  n. 個性

Questions 32~35 ：閱讀理解

qFor example, the fire-sign people are usually excited about or interested in something. The earth-sign people often make plans before they take actions. The air-sign people are often friendly and like to talk with others. And the water-sign people are more sensitive and often find great pleasure in art and writing.

※make plans 計畫；take actions 採取行動

※sensitive  adj. 敏感的；pleasure  n. 愉悅

Questions 32~35 ：閱讀理解

q32. Who made the star sign became popular?

     (A) The Babylonians.

     (B) Princess Margaret.

     (C) The fire-sign people.

     (D) The earth-sign people.

q33. Which of the following words is similar to “categories”?

 (A) Senses. (B) Kinds. (C) Signs. (D) Labels.

qbe similar to... 相似於...；sense  n. 感官

qkind  n. 種類；label  n. 標籤

Questions 32~35 ：閱讀理解

q34. What can we know about a person by the star sign?  (A) Wealth.   (B) Health.   (C) Personality. (D) Achievement.

q35. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned?

   (A) The star sign is related to his or her birth.

   (B) People born under the fire signs are hopeful and positive.

   (C) The air-sign people like to make friends.

   (D) People do not like to talk about the star sign after 1930.

qwealth  n. 財富；achievement  n. 成就；birth  n. 出生；hopeful  adj. 有希望的；positive  adj. 積極的；make friends 交朋友