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　　閱讀理解n－year－old twins Luke and Ryan Novolsel of Wilmette－graders wanted to set a Guinness world record.

　　of twins in a single grade. Some of their friends had already tried to jump on a pogo stick longer than anyone else. One even attempted to produce the loudest burp(打嗝). But none of them came close. Then Luke and Ryan realized that there were lots of other twins in their grade at Highcrest Middle School. They did a full count，and were amazed to discover 24 sets of twins in all.

　　“We were absolutely shocked，”Luke and Ryan's mother，Nancy Fendley，told the Associated Press. The boys figured they now had their Guinness record：most pairs of twins in one grade. The current record is 16 pairs

　　Earlier this year，Luke and Ryan—with help from their parents—sent an application to Guinness. They added birth certificates，photos，and proof that all of the sets of twins attend Highcrest Middle School. They expected to hear back in several weeks on whether they actually set a new world record.

　　Since 1980，twin birth rates have more than doubled in the United States，according to the Centers for Disease Control(CDC). The age of mothers has gone up over the years，and women in their 30s are more likely to give birth to twins. In 2009，one in every 30 infants was born a twin，compared with one in 53 infants in 1980.

　　For Highcrest Middle School，the rise in twin births could be a ticket into the record books. Dave Palzet，the school's principal，said he is proud of his students' effort.“I think it is wonderful that they have taken it on themselves to research and work with the world record officials to obtain this great honor for Highcrest Middle School，”he said.

　　【解題導語】　Luke和Ryan發現他們學校有二十四對雙胞胎他們向吉尼斯世界紀錄提交了申請希望創造一項一所學校單年級雙胞胎最多的世界紀錄。

　　____________．

　　B．they are interested in setting a Guinness world record

　　C．they have tried many things to inspire Luke and Ryan

　　D．they are trying their best to help the twins set a world record

　　答案　B　[推理判斷題。根據第二段的Some of their...came close.可知Luke和Ryan的一些朋友已經嘗試過創造一些世界紀錄了故可推斷他們對創

　　2．From Nancy Fendley's response in Paragraph 3，we infer that Luke and Ryan ____________．

　　B．didn't expect there were so many twins at their school

　　C．thought there would be at most 16 pairs of twins at their school

　　D．felt disappointed when they figured out the number of twins at their school

　　答案　B　[推理判斷題。根據第三段的“We were...told the Associated Press.可知這對雙胞胎沒有料到他們學校里有這么多雙胞胎?！盷

　　____________．

　　B．mothers are less likely to give birth in their 30s

　　C．mothers are more likely to give birth to twins

　　D．mothers want to have more kids

　　答案　C　[細節理解題。根據第五段的In 2009ne...in 53 infants in 1980.可知跟三十多年前相比現在雙胞胎出生率更高。]

　　A．Angry.

　　B．Worried.

　　C．Indifferent.

　　D．Supportive.

　　答案　D　[推理判斷題。根據末段的“I think it is wonderful...Highcrest Middle School可推斷Dave Palzet支持學生們的行為。]

　　閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

　　New York----Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就職）Ball dress four years ago -- and the risk paid off.

　　The First Lady looked extremely attractive in a thin, sweeping, and ruby-colored dress by designer Jason Wu. She teamed the dramatic dress with heels by Jimmy Choo and a diamond ring by Kimberly McDonald.

　　?She surprised the fashion establishment by returning to a Wu design which had been the custom made for her.

　　?Four years ago at her first Inauguration Ball, Michelle shimmered（熠熠生輝）in an off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress by the designer.

　　?Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, saw his career take off after the First Lady's surprise decision to wear one of his dresses.

　　?He said at the time that he was unaware she had chosen the dress and had been watching at home on his couch and eating pizza when she appeared.

　　?After her 2024 decision, Wu told Women's Wear Daily: “Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again.”

　　?Wu released a women's clothing and accessories（裝飾品）collection at Target last year and continues to be popular with the First Lady for official engagements.

　　?The sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered（突出）49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist.

　　?It had been created especially for her by Wu and was a departure from the dark and plain colour tone she stuck to at earlier inauguration events.

　　?Mrs Obama's new hairstyle -- she had bangs（美發沙龍）cut on her birthday last week

　　had been loosely tousled（蓬松的）for the special night.

　　?Vice-President Joe Biden's wife Jill also looked attractive in a blue silk dress by Vera Wang at the Inauguration Ball.

　　9. What does the passage mainly talk about？

　　A. Designer Wu’s great works

　　B. Mrs. Obama’s decision to return to her former fashion designer

　　C. The First Lady’s secrets.

　　D. Wu, a great designer.

　　10. Michelle Obama’s brave decision proved to be a_________.

　　A. risk

　　B. danger

　　C. Surprise

　　D. success

　　11. According to the passage, which of the following is correct?

　　A. Mrs Obama’s inaugural dresses were made by the same designer.

　　B. Joe Biden’s wife Jill also had her dress created by Wu.

　　C. The colour tone at Michelle’s earlier inaugural events was not satisfactory.

　　D. Mrs Obama had straight forehead hair as her new hairstyle for the special night.

　　12. Which of the following best describes Jason Wu?

　　A. Daring and gifted.

　　B. Unusual and cautious.

　　C. Careful and brave.

　　D. Talented and lucky.

　　參考答案9-12BDAD

　　閱讀。

　　Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead．But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the requiredThe Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59．78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store． "But they just stop at the 'thinking' stage," it stated．

　　Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity．They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need tor advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way．

　　More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road．

　　Guo Bing a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year．But he is looking for a job first． "If I ail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said．

　　The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant．With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures） at a relatively low price．He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry．"Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said． Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation．

　　Jiang said the university sets up a business guide learn made of government officials and professionals．They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business．The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone, the survey showed．"Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added．

　?。甒h of the following can be the best title?

　　A．A Tough Job Market

　　B．Graduates Dream of Being Boss

　　C．The Ambitious Fresh Graduates

　　D, The Story ot Guo Bing

　?。甒hich of the following does NOT stop fresh graduates realizing their dreams of being bosses?

　　A．The lack of business opportunity and investment．

　　B．The shortage of business experienceC．Less skilled English language．D．Their family members' objections．

　　．In the view of Guo Bing, what 'is the key factor -that makes fresh graduates dream of being boss soon after graduation?

　　A．Their family don't support them．B．Their social networking is not good．

　　C．There are not enough graduate jobs．

　　D．They want to achieve greater success．

　　．All the following statements are true about Guo Bing EXCEPT _____．

　　A．He has started his own business with the help of his relatives．

　　B．English is his major in the univesity．

　　C．He is trying to find a job which can satisfies him．

　　D．He is a Shanghai native．

　?。甒ho is this article mostly intended for?

　　A．The parents whose child goes to university soonB．Those who will graduate from university．

　　C．Those who want to be bosses．

　　D．The officials who work in the government．—20、BCCAB

　　閱讀理解

　　Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their values—this can’t be repeated too often—are not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.

　　Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance(機械維修，保養) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by seeking the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You can’t ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel bound to give them a try, on the principle that while there’s life, there’s hope.

　　When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.

　　5. What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　A. The values are different between the old and the young.

　　B. The moral problems raised by old people.

　　C. The personal freedom for the old.

　　D. Old people’s viewpoint on life.

　　6. We can know from the first paragraph that________.

　　A. Very old people would like to live alone to have more personal freedom.

　　B. Very old people are able to keep their room clean.

　　C. Very old people like to live with their children.

　　D. Social services have nothing to do with very old people.

　　7. According to the author, which of the following is right?

　　A. The older a person, the more care he needs.

　　B. Too much emphasis has been put on old people’s values.

　　C. The human body can’t be compared to a car.

　　D. It is easy to provide spare parts for old people.

　　8.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to “________”.

　　A. their money or their health

　　B. the conclusion you come to

　　C. your talk to the old people

　　D. whether age is happy or unpleasant

　　5.B 主旨大意題。根據文章第 1 句 Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them 及全文內容可知，答案選 B。

　　6. A 推理判斷題。根據文章第 1 段最后幾句 Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old 可知，答案選 A。

　　7. A 推理判斷題。根據文章第 2 段第 2 句 The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance as it gets older 可知，答案選 A。

　　8. D 詞義猜測題。根據文章最后一句 you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun 可知，答案選 D。

　　閱讀理解解讀。

　　Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.

　　Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.

　　Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here，” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”

　　Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together，” she continues,

　　“Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have

　　an eco-friendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they

　　are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.

　　Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local

　　electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a

　　geothermal (地熱) system.

　　Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.

　　“I like eating the vegetables，” says five-year-old Owen Moss.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇報道。文章介紹了美國各地日益流行的生態城市農場(Eco City Farms)。它不但可以帶動生態社區，引領人們過上綠色健康的生活，更成為人們了解地球、了解食物的好去處。

　　8．What is mainly talked about in the passage?

　　A．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.