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科目： 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

In the face of tragedy(悲劇), you must of course let yourself feel: Cry without holding back, tremble with fear, yell out in anger, accept and follow your feelings. This is part of the wise approach to tragedy: The Upward Path – the feeling of emotions(情感), the acceptance of them, and the coupling of the emotional mind with wisdom. Along this path, you’ll take the experience – no matter how sad or upsetting – as a learning event, just as all other points on your journey will prove to be. While tragic, you must recognize this is still a chance for all involved to grow. You should let both sadness and joy, fear and courage, dark and light fill your world, and learn to find your steady, calm center in the midst of the opposing forces. This is the Upward Path. Use the event as a chance to gain balance and discover wisdom – the wisdom of love and of letting go, of non-attachment and non-resistance, and using this experience to eventually help others in need of guidance.
Being able to relate to others who have also experienced tragedy and inspire in them hope – of recovery, and of moving forward – is perhaps the greatest gift you can receive from tragedy. Turn the negative into positive, the pain into connection. After you’ve taken appropriate time to be sad, to feel your own pain, you should make it your work, your goal, your purpose to connect with others who need help. Show them how you’ve experienced feelings, achieved balance, and gained wisdom that you would never have otherwise had the chance to learn.
Feel, but do not Feed on tragedy. Rather, let it inspire you to go beyond the person who you were before. With demise comes renewal, so let this loss be also your rebirth. No matter how hopeless it seems, no matter how difficult this becomes, you have the power to transform yourself into someone greater than you ever knew you could be. 

  1. 1.

    When following the Upward Path, the person facing tragedy should _______.

    1. A.
      free his emotions
    2. B.
      hold back all his feelings
    3. C.
      fill his world with positive ideas
    4. D.
      give in to tragedy and all opposing forces
  2. 2.

    According to the author, the greatest gift one gets from tragedy is being able to _______.

    1. A.
      seek solutions from others
    2. B.
      understand and help others
    3. C.
      stay calm and resist change
    4. D.
      forgive others and move on
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “demise” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

    1. A.
      sorrow
    2. B.
      problem
    3. C.
      difficulty
    4. D.
      death
  4. 4.

    The purpose of the passage is to _______.

    1. A.
      analyze the causes of tragedy
    2. B.
      tell people how to prevent tragedy
    3. C.
      suggest a way of dealing with tragedy
    4. D.
      encourage people to build friendship after tragedy

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A winter wonderland on the outskirts of Quebec City has become one of Canada's hottest attractions and most sought out accommodations. Guests stay close for warmth in sleeping bags on beds of ice, hats pulled over their ears to prevent frostbite, while sipping cocktails (雞尾酒) in glasses also made of ice.
A cool place to host a memorable wedding or for a romantic getaway, the Quebec Ice Hotel has attracted 600,000 curious tourists, including 30,000 who stayed overnight, since opening seasonally 11 years ago. Like Victoria and Jeremy Martin, dozens of couples will exchange vows (誓約) this winter in a temporary church next to the hotel, made entirely from blocks of ice with seats covered in furs.
Average temperatures fall below minus 20 degrees C (minus four F) in winter, but inside the hotel's 36 rooms it is relatively comfortable. Thick walls of packed snow and ice act as an insulator, trapping body heat inside. Each room is uniquely decorated, using designs created by Quebec architecture students. Two hotel bars also sell special cocktails in ice glasses.
First-time guests of the hotel, however, are recommended to stay only one night as sleeping in sub-zero temperatures is not very refreshing. This year for the first time the ice hotel has teamed up with a brick and concrete Quebec City hotel to offer packages(全套服務(wù)) for one-night accommodations at each. Prices for one night only at the ice hotel start at 200 US dollars per person.
The 3,000-square-metre (32,300-square-feet) buildings take six weeks starting in December to build, using 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice, at a cost of some 750,000 US dollars. Eleven weeks after its seasonal grand opening, the hotel will close on March 27 and then melt away with the arrival of spring.

  1. 1.

    What is true with the ice hotel?

    1. A.
      630,000 people have visited it.
    2. B.
      Its rooms all look alike.
    3. C.
      It stays open for two months each year.
    4. D.
      Wedding ceremonies are often held there.
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “insulator” in Paragraph 3 possibly refers to something that ______.

    1. A.
      stops heat passing through it
    2. B.
      collects and reflects light and heat
    3. C.
      makes things become very cold
    4. D.
      works like an air-conditioner
  3. 3.

    First-time guests are advised to stay there only one night because _______.

    1. A.
      they may not be able to stand the cold
    2. B.
      their other night is with an ordinary hotel
    3. C.
      new guests have no advantages over old ones
    4. D.
      they may find the beds made of ice too hard to sleep on.

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High-tech machines have made life easier for millions around the world. However, some people still prefer low-tech ways of doing things. Here’s an example of why this is happening. You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 seconds. However, it won’t taste as good as one you cook on the stove. And if you’re in that much of a hurry, you probably won’t take time to toast the bun. High-tech cooking saves time, but it doesn’t make for better-tasting meals.
Most people get their news from high-tech sources like television or the Internet. This has many advantages. For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines. It’s also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs. However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages. They give more background and details. They also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest.
Other high-tech timesavers have similar disadvantages. For examples, most people use the phone or e-mail to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places. But when you use the Internet or the phone, you don’t always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate. Similarly, when you word-process a homework assignment instead of handwriting it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings. However, some students are so busy with the computer that they don’t pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing

  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      The writer likes high-tech cooking
    2. B.
      Low-tech cooking produces better-tasting meals
    3. C.
      High-tech news programs always keep you reading what is important to you
    4. D.
      Handwritten homework is better than word-processed homework
  2. 2.

    How does the writer feel about high-tech tool?

    1. A.
      Better late than never
    2. B.
      Easy come, easy go
    3. C.
      Every coin has two sides
    4. D.
      Learn to walk before you run
  3. 3.

    What is the main subject discussed in the text?

    1. A.
      High-tech vs. low-tech
    2. B.
      Advantages vs. disadvantages
    3. C.
      Newspapers and magazines vs. television and the Internet
    4. D.
      Word-processing vs. handwriting

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After we finished thirteen miles of hiking, we were tired and our muscles ached as we made our way back to New England. The car ride to the airport followed by a two-hour flight left our legs more worse condition than they were when we first came off the mountain we just climbed.
When we heard that two seats in first class on our next flight were available for a bit higher price, we jumped at the opportunity. Our spirits lifted immediately. After all, flying first class was a new experience for us, and we would end our adventure in comfort and style.
As we boarded the plane, we noticed that the stewardess(空姐) was working non-stop to ensure the comfort of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving an order. How much she must love her job! She smiled kindly at each one while attending to their needs.
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the end of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you have a great night.” She stopped, bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me.” I repeated my words and she smiled in a rather funny way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer.
After a few moments she returned to our seats. “I can tell you work with the public,” she said. “Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the only passenger here to say something nice to me tonight and I really appreciate your kindness.”
The sense of belonging to the elite(精英) group of people in first class disappeared as we heard her words. Our first class seats offered us more than a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without kindness, we would be flying in no class.

  1. 1.

    Where did the writer ever go hiking?

    1. A.
      In a forest
    2. B.
      In a mountain
    3. C.
      Along a river
    4. D.
      Near an airport
  2. 2.

    Why did they choose to take a first class flight?

    1. A.
      Because they were extremely tired
    2. B.
      Because they wanted to go back as soon as possible
    3. C.
      Because the tickets were cheaper
    4. D.
      Because they wanted to enjoy the first class service.
  3. 3.

    After boarding the plane, the writer felt_______.

    1. A.
      proud
    2. B.
      uncomfortable
    3. C.
      nervous
    4. D.
      disappointed
  4. 4.

    When the stewardess first heard what the writer said, she_________.

    1. A.
      didn’t understand the writer
    2. B.
      knew what work the writer did
    3. C.
      didn’t believe her ears
    4. D.
      had a big smile on her face

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Jodie Foster was born on Nobember 19,1962,in Los Angeles, Carlif., US. She is an American film actress who began her career as a mature(成熟的) child actress.
Jodie began her performing career as a very young child in television, appearing first in commercials(商業(yè)廣告). She starred in her own short-lived series, Paper Moon (1974), based on the 1973 film of the same name. She appeared in a number of Disney films, beginning with Napoleon and Samantha (1972).
Director Martin Scorsese cast Jodie in a bit part in Alice Doesn’t live Here Anymore (1974) before giving her the role of Iris in Taxi Driver (1976). Her mature performance in Taxi Driver earned her an Academy Award nomination(提名) as best supporting actress. Her later films as child actress were less impressive, but her performances were always admired. Jodie graduated from Yale University in 1985.
Perhaps because of her screen image of early maturity, Foster was abler to make a relatively smooth transition to adult roles. In The Accused (1988), she gave a perfect performance as Sarah Tobias. In The Silence of the Lames (1991), she tracks a killer as FBI agent Clarice Starling. Both performances won her Academy Awards as best actress.
In 1990s, Jodie went into other areas of filmmaking. She directed her best film, Little Man Tate, in 1991,in which she also co-starred. In 1994, she co-produced Nell, for which she also received an Oscar nomination for best actress. In 1997, Foster starred in Contact. Her later films included Panic Room (2002), Inside Man (2006), and The Brave One (2007).  

  1. 1.

    Which of the following film won Jodie Foster Academy Awards as best actress?
    a.Taxi Driver           b.The Accused     c.Nell                    d.The Silence of the Lambs 

    1. A.
      bcd
    2. B.
      ac
    3. C.
      bd
    4. D.
      abcd
  2. 2.

    We can learn from the passage that________.

    1. A.
      it was in a TV series that Jodie made her first TV appearance.
    2. B.
      some of Jodie’s performances as a child actress were thought to be very bad.
    3. C.
      Jodie became famous at a young age because of her mature performance.
    4. D.
      Jodie played a very important role in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.
  3. 3.

    In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

    1. A.
      People
    2. B.
      Business
    3. C.
      Fashion
    4. D.
      Career

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I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.
“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”
I spread the quilt. It looked at if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.
“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.
“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”
I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(縫) a piece of cloth with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”
“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

  1. 1.

    Why did the author go to mother’s home?

    1. A.
      To see her mother’s quilts.
    2. B.
      To help prepare for a show.
    3. C.
      To get together for the family dinner.
    4. D.
      To discuss her grandmother’s life.
  2. 2.

    The author was surprised because      .

    1. A.
      the quilt looked very strange.
    2. B.
      her grandmother liked the quilt.
    3. C.
      the quilt was the best she had seen.
    4. D.
      her mother had made some changes
  3. 3.

    The underlined wood “crooked” in the passage most probably means       .

    1. A.
      unfinished
    2. B.
      broken
    3. C.
      bent
    4. D.
      unusual
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      A Quilt Show
    2. B.
      Mother’s Home
    3. C.
      A Monday Dinner
    4. D.
      Grandmother’s Quilt

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Immediately I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely spot, feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.
I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the pavement before me, the violin under my chin.
The first notes I played were loud and raw, then they settled down and began to run more smoothly. To my surprise I was neither caught nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping secretly threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty evidence.
Other pennies followed, slowly but steadily, dropped by shadows who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret trick.
I worked there for several days, gradually getting the truths of the trade by trial and error（反復(fù)試驗）.It was not a good thing, for example, to let the hat fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a regular rule.

  1. 1.

    When he first began to play the violin, he expected           .

    1. A.
      to get into trouble                                                              
    2. B.
      to play better than he did
    3. C.
      people to stop and listen to him            
    4. D.
      to be told to move somewhere else
  2. 2.

    The first man who gave him money           .

    1. A.
      was too busy to stop                           
    2. B.
      wanted to get rid of him               
    3. C.
      dropped the money by mistake             
    4. D.
      did not want to attract attention
  3. 3.

    He gradually became confident that day because           .

    1. A.
      nobody looked at him                         
    2. B.
      he played the violin very well       
    3. C.
      people continued to give him money     
    4. D.
      he earned a lot of money
  4. 4.

    On the following days, he           .

    1. A.
      made a lot of mistakes                        
    2. B.
      learned how to do the job better    
    3. C.
      get better at playing the violin              
    4. D.
      did not make so much money
  5. 5.

    He found that the best way of encouraging people to give him money was to          .

    1. A.
      play in different streets                       
    2. B.
      leave all the money in the hat        
    3. C.
      empty the hat at regular times              
    4. D.
      leave a small amount of money in the hat

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Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register(收款機) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash(現(xiàn)金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.    
Icouldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

  1. 1.

    The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.

    1. A.
      promised to obey the store rules
    2. B.
      forgot to take any money with him
    3. C.
      hoped to have the food first and pay later
    4. D.
      could not afford anything more expensive
  2. 2.

    Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

    1. A.
      kind and lucky
    2. B.
      poor and lonely
    3. C.
      friendly and helpful
    4. D.
      hurt and disappointed
  3. 3.

    The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.

    1. A.
      he wanted to keep his present job
    2. B.
      he felt no pity for the old gentleman
    3. C.
      he considered the old man dishonest
    4. D.
      he expected someone else to pay for the old man
  4. 4.

    What does the writer learn from his experience?

    1. A.
      Wealth is more important than anything else.
    2. B.
      Helping others is easier said than done.
    3. C.
      Experience is better gained through practice.
    4. D.
      Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

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Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. These mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of the infrastructure（ 基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施）that must be maintained.
Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It is not just in Yosemite but in national parks around the nation.
Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.
Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipe almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while.
Why hasn’t the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is lack of money. The United States has 378 mountains, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and four billion dollars are needed for repairs.
Yosemite is one national park that does have money fro repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park. 
A Sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowed park.

  1. 1.

    According to the text, the mountains in Yosemite look most splendid when
    they are appreciated from _______ .

    1. A.
      the bottom of the valleys
    2. B.
      the top of the mountains
    3. C.
      the side of the mountains
    4. D.
      the edge of the valleys
  2. 2.

    National parks like Yosemite in the U.S. find it increasingly difficult to
    meet the need of visitors because _______ .

    1. A.
      their transport management needs improving
    2. B.
      they spend too much on their service systems
    3. C.
      their service systems frequently go out of order
    4. D.
      they need help from environmental organizations
  3. 3.

    The main problem of Yosemite Park is its ________ .

    1. A.
      modern water pipes
    2. B.
      overcrowdedness
    3. C.
      lack of water
    4. D.
      narrow roads
  4. 4.

    According to the text, the Sierra Club is most likely to be _______ .  

    1. A.
      an environmental group
    2. B.
      an information center
    3. C.
      a travel service
    4. D.
      a law firm

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CLASSIC TOURS—COACH BREAK INFORMATION
Luggage
We ask you to keep a medium-sized suitcase per person, but a small holdall can also be taken onto the coach.
Seats
Requests for particular seats can be made on most coach breaks (巴士旅游) when booking, but since seats are booked on a first come, first serve basic, early booking is advisable. When bookings are made with us, you will be offered the best seats that are available on the coach at that time.
Travel Documents
When you have paid your deposit（訂金）, we will send you all the necessary documents, so that you can receive them in good time before the coach break leaving date. Certain documents, for example, air or boat tickets, may have to be reserved and your guide will then give them to you during the break.
Special Diets
If you require a special diet, you must inform us at the time of booking with a copy of the diet. This will be told to the hotels on your coach break. The hotels for certain coach breaks are tourist class and they may not have the equipment to deal with special diets. Any extra costs must be paid to the hotel by yourself before leaving the hotel.
Accommodation
On any coach break there are only a limited number of single rooms. When a single room is available, it may be subject to an extra charge and this will be shown on the brochure page.
Entertainment
Some of our hotels arrange extra entertainment which could include music, dancing, films, etc. The nature and frequency of the entertainment presented is decided by the hotel and therefore not guaranteed and could be withdrawn if there is a lack of demand or insufficient numbers in the hotel.

  1. 1.

    If you want to choose certain seats of the coach, you should _________.

    1. A.
      take little luggage
    2. B.
      avoid traveling in holidays
    3. C.
      book your seat well in advance
    4. D.
      arrive early on the leaving date
  2. 2.

    It may be necessary to pay extra for_________.

    1. A.
      single rooms
    2. B.
      particular seats
    3. C.
      entertainment
    4. D.
      hand luggage
  3. 3.

    Where is the passage mostly taken from?

    1. A.
      A fashion magazine.
    2. B.
      A business report.
    3. C.
      A legal document.
    4. D.
      A travel brochure.

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