GEPT · ELEMENTARY READING
初級閱讀模擬測驗 第十九回
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
本測驗分成三部分，全為四選一之選擇題，共 30 題。作答時間約 35 分鐘。
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詞彙 Vocabulary
共 10 題／每題選出最適合題意的字詞
共十題，每個題目裡有一個空格，請從四個選項中選出一個最適合題意的字或詞彙作答。
1A bird built its in the tree below my window.
2Put one in each pot and water it every morning.
3The has black and white lines on its body.
Ashrimp
Bzebra
Cparrot
Dspider
4Please the door; the wind is blowing my papers away.
Ashut
Bgather
Cforgive
Dgreet
5It is not to grow this plant without light from the sun.
Adumb
Btall
Cpossible
Dunique
6We did not so many people to come to the garden show.
Acreate
Bdrop
Coccur
Dexpect
7My uncle lived for ten years before moving back to Taiwan.
Afurther
Babroad
Cbelow
Dhere
8The old tree is over three hundred around.
Anations
Bdiamonds
Ccentimeters
Dcolors
9Please me to water the plants before I leave.
Agreet
Bforgive
Cpardon
Dremind
10A can live in water for more than eighty years.
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段落填空 Cloze
共 8 題／2 個段落，每段 4 格
共八題，包括兩個段落，每個段落各含四個空格。每格均有四個選項，請依照文意選出最適合的答案。
Passage 1
The Garden on the Roof
Three years ago the roof of our building was an empty space where nobody went. Then Mrs. Huang, who is seventy, carried up two pots and planted some beans. (11) By the end of that summer, six families had pots of their own. Now there are tomatoes in one corner and flowers along the wall. A spider lives between two pots, and nobody takes it down, (12) it keeps the small insects away. Children come up after school to look for it. (13), the roof is the only place in the building where every floor meets. Her husband helped her carry the pots. She says his plan was only to use the space, (14) a garden turned out to be about people.
Questions 11–14
11
AThe beans died in one week.
BHer neighbors laughed at her at first.
CNobody was allowed on the roof.
DShe moved to another city that year.
13
AAt first
BThese days
CFor instance
DHowever
Passage 2
What a Seed Knows
A seed looks dead. You can keep one in a drawer for years and nothing will happen. (15) Water, heat, and dark together tell the seed that it is under the ground, and only then does it open. Some seeds wait far longer than a year. In England a seed found in an old building grew after two hundred years in a box. (16) nobody had given it water. Farmers have used this fact for a long time. They keep seeds dry so that the seeds stay asleep, (17) they can choose the day when growth begins. A seed is not really sleeping. It is waiting, (18) waiting is a kind of work.
Questions 15–18
15
ABut give it three things and it will wake up.
BA drawer is the best place for a plant.
CSo most seeds never grow at all.
DSeeds are bigger than they look.
16
AUntil then
BBy then
CSince then
DAfter that
17
Aalthough
Bbecause
Cbefore
Dso that
3
閱讀理解 Reading Comprehension
共 12 題／4 個題組
共十二題，包括數篇短文，每篇短文後面有數個相關問題，請由四個選項中選出最適合的答案。
NOTICE
Messages and a Plant Card
Ann: I bought you a plant for your new room. The shop gave me this card.
| GREEN CORNER · Plant Card |
|---|
| Name: Money Tree |
| Water: once a week |
| Light: bright, but not direct sun |
| Grows to 80 centimeters |
Ken: Thank you! My window faces north, so the room is never very bright. Will it be all right?
Ann: That is better than a south window. Direct sun would burn the leaves.
Ken: Good. I will water it every Sunday so that I do not forget.
Questions 19–21
19Why does Ann say Ken's window is all right?
ADirect sun would hurt the leaves
BThe plant does not need light
CThe room is warm enough
DNorth light is brighter
20How often should the plant be watered?
AEvery day
BOnce a week
CTwice a week
DOnce a month
21What does the card NOT tell us?
AWhat kind of light it needs
BHow much it costs
CThe name of the plant
DHow tall it can grow
NOTICE
Open Day at the City Garden
Saturday, March 9 · 9:00 to 16:00 · Free
The garden belongs to the people of the Republic of China and costs nothing to enter. A gardener will meet you at the gate; please follow him to the first walk.
- 9:30 Walk with a gardener: how a seed becomes a tree
- 11:00 Children plant a bean in a small pot and take it home
- 14:00 Talk: plants that live in water
- The city zoo next door opens at ten; the panda and tiger areas need a second ticket
Everything is free, but the children's activity has only forty pots. Families should gather at the north gate before eleven. Pots are given out in the order people arrive.
There is no restaurant inside the garden, so please bring your own lunch. Dogs and other pets must stay outside. If it rains, the two walks outside will move to the glass house, and the talk will go on as planned.
Questions 22–24
22Why should families arrive before eleven?
AThe north gate shuts at eleven
BThe talk begins then
CThere are only forty pots
DThe garden closes at eleven
23What will happen to the walks if it rains?
AThey will cost money
BThey will move to the glass house
CThey will start at fourteen
DThey will be cancelled
24What must visitors bring by themselves?
ATheir lunch
BA seed
CAn umbrella
DA small pot
EMAIL
A Favor to Ask
Dear Ping,
My family will be abroad from July 5 to July 20, and I am in trouble about my plants. Could you water them twice while we are away? There are only six pots, all on the balcony.
Please keep every pot away from the heater, and do not water the small one in the corner. It is from a dry place and dies if it gets too much water. The others need about one cup each. If a leaf turns brown, just take it off; do not worry.
I will leave the key with my neighbor below us. I can bring you something from England, so please tell me what you would like.
Thank you, Mei
Questions 25–27
25What is the purpose of this email?
ATo invite Ping to travel with her
BTo return a key to a neighbor
CTo tell Ping about a new plant shop
DTo ask Ping to look after some plants
26Which plant should Ping leave alone?
AThe small one in the corner
BThe one on the balcony
CThe tallest one
DThe one with brown leaves
27What does Mei offer to do for Ping?
AGive her one of the pots
BPay her for the work
CLeave her the key
DBring her something from England
ARTICLE
The Quiet Work of Roots
When we look at a tree, we see the part above the ground. Yet in many trees, as much life lies below as above. Roots hold the tree in a storm, carry water, and store food for the winter.
Roots also talk to each other. Under a forest floor, thin lines join one tree to the next, and a strong tree can pass food to a weak one, even to a tree of another kind. A forest is less a crowd of single trees than one large living thing. In the end even a wolf in the hills or a shark in the sea depends on what plants make.
This is why moving a big tree so often fails. We can carry the body of the tree and the branches, but we cannot carry the lines it has built under the ground for fifty years. The tree that arrives at the new place is, in a way, not the same tree.
Questions 28–30
28What is the main idea of this article?
ATrees grow better in forests than in gardens
BRoots are the only part that carries water
CThe hidden part of a tree matters as much as the part we see
DBig trees should never be planted in cities
29According to the article, what can a strong tree do?
ALive without water in winter
BGrow twice as tall
CPass food to a weaker tree
DMove its roots to new ground
30Why does moving a big tree often fail?
AThe new ground is always poor
BThe tree is too heavy to carry
CIts branches break on the way
DIts lines under the ground cannot be moved