I. Fast reading

1. In the cave the two brothers discovered______.

A. a secret art museum B. strange-looking animals

C. nothing but paintings D. lots of paintings and carving

2. After they decided to say the night in the cave, they_____.

A. talked about the discovery B. danced excitedly

C. didn’t feel sad at all D. collected enough food

3. The two brothers thought that it looked as if they had stepped into a secret art museum because______.

A. there was a wall of painted animals in the cave

B. there were so many paintings and carvings on the rock

C. they were examining the pictures like visitors to a museum

D. the cave was like an art museum which only the two boys knew

4. Which of the following statements is NOT correct about the writer’s feelings?

A. He was excited because he wanted to tell about the discovery.

B. He felt sad because he couldn’t tell his family they were safe.

C. He was proud they discovered something of great value.

D. He felt disappointed because the cave would become very noisy the next day.

5. Why did the writer think that they were in a better position than their grandparents?

A. Because they were safe and had made a great discovery.

B. Because their grandparents did not know what was happening to them.

C. Their grandparents were very worried, but in fact they were safe.

D. Because they had discovered such extraordinary paintings in the cave.

2. Questions

1. How did the boys feel when they saw the shapes on the rock?

2. What did the writer do then?

3. What astonished them?

4. Why did they stay the night in the cave?

5. Why did the writer feel excited? And why did he feel sad at the same time?

6. Why did the writer want that moment to continue for ever?

7. What did the two boys imagine would happen?

8. What did they wonder about?

9. How old were those carvings and paintings?

10. What was the headline in the newspaper?

3.Language points

1. I got the radio____ again by twiddling（纏繞）with some wires.

A. to work B. working B. worked C. work

2. Many American women are choosing single life or_____ later in life. They are more independent than women______.

A. get married; used to B. Getting married; used to be

C. marrying; used to D. getting marry; used to be

3. I made a great ______in a second-hand bookshop yesterday and got many old books I had wanted for long.

A. discovery B. find C. looking for D. research

4.When the novel Harry Potter ______, it topped best-seller lists for many months.

A. came across B. printed C. came out D. published

5. Many plant species________ by humans and becoming extinct(滅絕).

A. destroy B. are destroying

C. is destroyed D. are being destroyed

6. The Guinness Book of Records is a reference book that______ all types of records about the world and its inhabitants(居住者).

A. covers B. writes C. obtains D. holds

7. Thin oxygen, strong winds, and awfully cold temperatures make_____

impossible for any animal or plant life to exist on the mountain.

A. this B. it C. which D. its

8. Centuries ago, women in Europe ______wear wooden or metal corsets (緊身內衣) to give them thin waists.

A. use to B. used to C. are used to D. were used to

9. Red, often used in fast food restaurants, makes us feel active, _____after we have eaten, we want to get up quickly and leave, thus ____space for more customers.

A. so that; making B. so that; to make

C. however; making D. in case; make

10.In Germany, for instance, ____ there are now very few wolves, a campaign has started to protect wolves.

A. which B. where C. that D. when

11. The successfully man talked about the difficulty ____he managed to collect enough money to start his first company.

A. which B. with which C. with it D. in which

12. _____weather it is, we shall start tomorrow; and I cannot wait any longer.

A. No matter B. What C. Whatever D. Even though

13. ----Have you repaired my watch yet?

----Not yet, but I _____it by 11 am.

A. am repairing B. have repaired

C. will have repaired D. have been repaired

14. It looks as if the rain will continue for some time, but it may____ before dark.

A. turn out B. turn up C. come out D. clear up

15. From 1920 to 1950 many attempts to climb Mount Everest failed _____ the cold and dry air, fierce winds, _____ difficult terrain, and high altitude.

A. as a result B. because of C. so that D. that’s why

1)Still,calm,silent,quiet

eg.Tom was very quiet this morning.

It’s bad manners tokeep silent when the teacher asks you a question.

He stood there still.

Still waters run deep(prov.)

The sea is calm now,but it can also be rough sometimes.

He tried tobe calm,but couldn’t.

2)with+n.+doing/done/to do/adj./adv./prep phrase

eg.With the house burnt,he had nowhere to stay.

He can’t fall asleep with the light on.

With the man leading the way,I found the way easily.

With a report tofinish,he had tostay up until midnight.

He can’t be engaged in the work with such a loud noise outside.

3)clear up

eg.The weather has cleared up.

Her face cleared up as she read the letter.

When you finish your meal,please clear up=fix up the kitchen.

The book has cleared up=solved many problems for me.

They have cleared up the misunderstanding between them.

4)way

on one’s way;in the way;by the way;by way of

eg.I’m writing a report;don’t be in the way.

He went to Beijing by way of Shanghai.

feel/fight/make/wind/find one’s way

eg.It’s so dark in the cinema that we had to feel our way.

After school,the students made their way=headed for home.

5)sense

eg.He dog has a keen ~ of smell.

This word has many ~s.

a ~of pleasure/humor/duty/beauty/safety/justice

There is no ~ in doing that.

in a sense/make sense/make sense of

eg.What you say is true in a ~=in some/a way=to some extent.

What you said at the meeting made no ~.

Can youmake ~ of this poem?

6)word

in a word=as a rule=on the whole/in words/with these words/by word of mouth/leave word/break one’s word/eat one’s words/waste one’s words/have a word with/have words with=quarrel with

參考答案

1.D A D D C

3.B B B C D A B B A B B C C D B