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閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，從每小題所給的A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

A bus arrived and an old woman got on it slowly. She wore no shoes.

A little boy 1 the old woman and said to his mother， “Look， Mum. Sheisn’t wearing shoes.” “Don’t point at others， Tom. It’s 2 ，” the mother said andthen looked out of the window.

“She must have grown children，” said a woman 3 a fur coat. “Herchildren should take care of her.”

“People should learn to save 4 ，” said a well-dressed man. “If she hadsaved money when she was young， she wouldn’t be so 5 now.”

Then all the passengers on the bus 6 silent.

At the next stop， a young man 7 the bus. He was listening to music. 8he saw the old woman， he froze. He carried his eyes from her feet to his own. Hewas wearing his expensive new trainers. He had saved money for months to buy9 . Unexpectedly， the young man took off his 10 and socks. He knelt down（ 跪下） before the old woman. “Granny，” he said， “I see you have no shoes.Well， I have.” 11 and gently， he put his socks and trainers on the old woman’s12 .

Just then the bus 13 the next stop. The young man got off the bus andwalked away， wearing no 14 in the snow.

“Who is he？” one asked. “He 15 be an angel，” said another. But the littleboy who had pointed at the old woman said， “No， I saw him clearly. He was onlya man.”

1. A. looked at B. shouted at C. knocked at D. pointed at

2. A. important B. impatient C. impolite D. impossible

3. A. in B. with C. on D. of

4. A. money B. water C. energy D. power

5. A. poor B. rich C. strong D. polite

6. A. felt B. kept C. seemed D. sounded

7. A. got up B. got out C. got on D. got off

8. A. Since B. Until C. Before D. When

9. A. it B. them C. him D. her

10. A. trainers B. coat C. trousers D. shirt

11. A. Carefully B. Especially C. Exactly D. Suddenly

12. A. feet B. arm C. face D. leg

13. A. arrived B. got C. came D. reached

14. A. coats B. glasses C. gloves D. shoes

15. A. could B. need C. must D. shall

B

In Hangzhou， there is a small statue （ 雕像） of a traveler. 16 name was Marco Polo.

Marco Polo 17 up in the city of Venice， Italy. In 1271， when he was 17years old， he 18 a journey to Asia with his father and uncle， and he didn’treturn home 19 24 years later. He travelled across Asia， along the Silk Roadand throughout China. He loved Hangzhou so much that he described （ 描述）it 20 “the finest city in the world”.

When Polo finally 21 to Venice， there was a war and he was 22 .While he was in prison （ 監(jiān)獄）， he told the stories of his 23 to another manthere. That man wrote the stories down in a 24 called The Travels of Marco?Polo. Because of the interesting descriptions of 25 life in the book， Polo’stravels soon became well known in Europe.

His book 26 many Europeans their first look at the life and culture of thepeople in Asia. Polo told many 27 things that were unknown to Europe， such aspaper money. He also wrote about China’s development， with its large cities andsystems of communication. His book 28 Europeans more and more interestedin the East. It 29 influenced many other explorers， including ChristopherColumbus. Polo died in 1324. His 30 words were “I didn’t tell half of what Isaw.”

16. A. His B. Her C. She D. He

17. A. came B. grew C. got D. opened

18. A. followed B. broke C. began D. continued

19. A. after B. when C. over D. until

20. A. like B. for C. of D. as

21. A. flew B. travelled C. returned D. fell

22. A. caught B. held C. looked D. loved

23. A. travels B. successes C. dreams D. hopes

24. A. report B. note C. book D. diary

25. A. European B. Asian C. African D. American

26. A. gave B. asked C. looked D. listened

27. A. amazing B. well C. bad D. easy

28. A. took B. decided C. made D. found

29. A. also B. too C. yet D. already

30. A. famous B. first C. second D. last

C

Most polar bears could disappear by the end of the century because of globalwarming， scientists say. According to a study in Nature Climate Change， thenumber of most polar bears will 31 rapidly by 2080. There are 32 reasons.One is that the sea ice is melting. Polar bears catch seals （ 海豹） 33 on theice. 34 ice， they have to stay on land. But there are no 35 food on land tosupport so many bears. The animals could die from hunger. The other reason isthat mother bears may not be fat enough to 36 milk for their babies， so somemother bears could stop 37 .

Polar bears are 38 land animals that eat meat on the planet. They help39 other kinds of animals. Losing them would break the balance of their livingplace.

The Arctic Ocean （ 北冰洋） is the 40 to about 25，000 polar bears. Arcticsea ice usually melts in spring and summer， and then grows in winter. But now，the 41 is taking longer to grow back. Scientists say that the Arctic is warmingtwice as 42 as the rest of the planet.

The study also shows 43 it is possible to slow Arctic melting. Greenhousegases could lead to 44 change. In order to avoid creating greenhouse gases， theworld should try to stop burning coal and riding in cars.

Saving the bears is up to us. Holland， one of the writers of the study， says， “Ibelieve there is hope， but humans need to act 45 to make that hope come true.”Let’s take action to protect our earth and save polar bears.

31. A. develop B. fall C. increase D. improve

32. A. one B. two C. three D. four

33. A. to play B. eating C. to eat D. be eaten

34. A. Without B. Through C. Across D. Except

35. A. good B. sweet C. delicious D. enough

36. A. protect B. progress C. produce D. prepare

37. A. eating food B. having babies C. sleeping D. playing

38. A. the largest B. the loveliest C. the simplest D. the luckiest

39. A. controlling B. control C. produce D. producing

40. A. room B. family C. house D. home

41. A. sea B. ice C. plant D. animal

42. A. quick B. rapid C. slowly D. fast

43. A. that B. when C. if D. whether

44. A. food B. ice C. climate D. animal

45. A. widely B. clearly C. quietly D. quickly

參考答案：

1～5 DCAAA 6～10 BCDBA 11～15 AADDC

16～20 ABCDD 21～25 CAACB 26～30 AACAD

31～35 BBCAD 36～40 CBABD 41～45 BDACD