GEPT · ELEMENTARY READING
初級閱讀模擬測驗 第二十三回
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。
1If you do not know a word, look it up in the .
Adictionary
Bcloset
Ctreasure
Dvest
2She read the whole in two days because the story was so good.
3How do you your family name in English?
Asurvive
Badmit
Cspell
Dlisten
4We stayed at a small near the train station.
Avillage
Bhotel
Cinjury
Dbrain
5It was of him to leave without saying goodbye.
Apeaceful
Bfunny
Cpowerful
Drude
6He had to that he had never read the book.
7Leave this line if you have no phone number.
8A asked me in English how to get to the night market.
Arobot
Bdream
Cprincess
Dforeigner
9Only a few plants can in that dry land.
Atravel
Bsurvive
Cpress
Dfix
10My father can almost anything with a hammer and some nails.
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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 Words I Could Not Find
When my family moved to a village where nobody spoke our language, I was eleven. For the first month I said almost nothing. I knew the words for water and bread, but not the words for how I felt. (11) My teacher gave me a small notebook and told me to write one new word in it every day. It did not help at once, (12) after half a year the notebook had two hundred words in it. I still could not say everything I wanted. (13), I could at last make a joke, and the class laughed at the right moment. Learning a language is not only about being understood, (14) about becoming a person other people can enjoy.
Questions 11–14
11
AThose were the most lonely weeks of my life.
BI was soon the best speaker in class.
CEveryone in the village spoke my language.
DI did not want to learn anything new.
13
AAt first
BFor example
CEven so
DIn the same way
Passage 2
Why We Still Read Slowly
A person today reads more words in a day than a farmer a hundred years ago read in a month. Most of them are short: a message, a line on a board, a name on a door. (15) A novel asks something different. It asks you to keep your body still, to care about somebody who does not exist, and to wait. (16) that waiting is exactly what fast reading takes away. Some schools now give students twenty quiet minutes a day with any book they choose. Teachers say the weight of the book does not matter. (17), it is learning that attention can be held. The brain does not mind reading, (18) it does mind never staying anywhere.
Questions 15–18
15
ASo our memory has become much better.
BYet we remember almost none of it.
CLong books are no longer printed.
DFarmers read more than we do today.
17
ARather
BHowever
CAt first
DBy chance
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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 Trip Plan
Ping: Here is the plan for our camp trip. Tell me if anything is wrong.
| GREEN VILLAGE CAMP · Thursday to Sunday |
|---|
| Bus leaves school 7:30 Thursday |
| Three nights, six students a room |
| Cost 2,400 (food and bus included) |
| Bring: vest, hat, own water bottle |
| Day 2: a tour of the fish farm |
Ken: Two thousand four hundred for three nights? That is eight hundred a night for everything.
Ping: Right. My brother went last year and said the food alone was worth it.
Ken: I will come. But I cannot leave at 7:30; my train from the south arrives at 8:00.
Ping: Then take the second bus at 9:15. Just tell the office by Tuesday.
Questions 19–21
19What is Ken's problem with the plan?
AThe cost is too high
BHe does not want to share a room
CHe has no water bottle
DHe cannot catch the first bus
20What does the plan NOT tell us?
AHow much the trip costs
BHow many nights the trip lasts
CWhat students should bring
DWhat time the second bus leaves
21What must Ken do before Tuesday?
ATell the office about the later bus
BPay the money
CBuy a vest and a hat
DAsk his brother about the food
NOTICE
Rules of the Reading Hour
Every Thursday · 8:10 to 8:30 · In your own classroom
- Bring any book you like: a novel, a book of poems, even a dictionary
- No phones on the desk, and no talking
- Teachers read too, at the front of the room
You do not have to finish anything, and nobody will ask you what the book was about. If you find after ten minutes that you do not like the book, you may change it once. A box of books sits near the door for students who forget.
This is not a test. We do not count pages, and the reading hour will never be used to punish a class. If you cannot read that morning because you feel ill, just sit quietly and rest.
Questions 22–24
22What may a student do after ten minutes?
ATalk to a friend about it
BChange the book once
CUse a phone to read
DLeave the classroom
23What is the purpose of this notice?
ATo explain how the reading hour works
BTo ask students to buy more books
CTo tell students about a new test
DTo move the library to a classroom
24What does the notice say the reading hour is NOT?
AA quiet time
BA time for teachers to read
CA weekly activity
DA way to punish a class
EMAIL
A Question about a Hotel
Dear Sir,
My family of four would like to stay at your hotel from July 3 to July 6. I have two questions before I book.
First, your page says a room holds two people. Can a room take two adults and two children of nine and eleven, or must we take two rooms? Second, my son had an injury to his leg last month and cannot walk far. Is there a room on the ground floor, or a lift?
We are coming from the Philippines and will arrive at eleven at night, so we may also need somebody at the desk that late. Please write back this week if you can.
Thank you, Maria Cruz
Questions 25–27
25What is the main purpose of this email?
ATo ask for a cheaper price
BTo cancel a room already booked
CTo complain about a hotel page
DTo ask questions before booking a room
26Why does the writer ask about the ground floor?
AHer son cannot walk far
BShe does not like lifts
CThe children are afraid of heights
DThe rooms upstairs cost more
27What does the family need because they arrive so late?
ASomebody at the desk at eleven at night
BA late dinner
CA taxi from the airport
DTwo extra beds
ARTICLE
The Map You Cannot Buy
Before a vacation, most people look for the best places to see, and they read about which ones are worth the time. They read an article, save a list, and arrive with a plan. This is useful, and it also means they often see exactly what everyone else sees.
People who remember a place best are usually the ones who got a little lost. They asked a question in a language they did not speak well, ate the wrong dish by mistake, one that did not fit their diet at all, and were helped by somebody whose name they never learned.
A plan protects you from trouble, but it also protects you from surprise. The strongest memory of a trip is seldom the famous building. It is the ten minutes you did not plan, standing in a street you could not find again if you tried.
Questions 28–30
28What is the main idea of this article?
APeople should never plan a trip
BFamous buildings are not worth seeing
CThe best travel memories often come from what is not planned
DLearning a language is the key to travel
29According to the writer, what do people with the best memories of a place have in common?
AThey visit the most places
BThey travel alone
CThey stay in good hotels
DThey got a little lost
30What does the writer say a plan does?
AIt saves money
BIt makes a trip longer
CIt helps you learn a language
DIt keeps away both trouble and surprise