Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the
bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (駕駛執(zhí)照).”
He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市長) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
【小題1】London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________.

A．they make a living by driving

B．they prefer to work for themselves

C．they want to help more passengers

D．they are used to working deep into the night

【小題2】 How do London taxi drivers “give”?

A．They give the poor children a lunch party at he sea each summer.

B．They give poor children the chance to meet the maor.

C．They pay for some poor children’s rides for a day’s tour each summer.

D．They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer.

【小題3】Which of the following words can be used to describe London taxi drivers?

A．Brave and careful.	B．Rich and generous
C．Modest and easy-going	D．Hard-working and kind.

【小題4】 The passage is most likely to be found from __________.

A．a(chǎn)n advertisement of a taxi company

B．a(chǎn)n online travel guide

C．a(chǎn) website about the taxi drivers in London

D．a(chǎn) report about living conditions in London

What a         room they own (擁有)!

A．a(chǎn)mazed           B．brightly           C．a(chǎn)mazing           D．bright

 

以下五個家庭中的成員都打算購買一些產(chǎn)品。請仔細(xì)閱讀第56—60題中的信息，從A到F的六個選項中，選出適合他/她擬購買產(chǎn)品的最佳廣告語，其中一項為多余選項。
【小題1】Jack is going to study in a famous university. These days, his father is looking for a mobile phone for him so as to keep in touch with each other closely.
【小題2】Tom is a middle school student. He likes sports very much and plays football every afternoon. But his shoes are too small for him, so after class this afternoon he has to buy a pair of new shoes.
【小題3】Mary is going to have her 15th birthday party. Her family are making preparations for it. Her brother’s job is to buy some drink.
【小題4】Joan doesn’t want to forget the past, especially the happy moments.
【小題5】Alice is afraid of opening her mouth, because a bad smell will come out. So she needs something which can remove the smell no matter how much it is.

A		B		C
“Just do it!” Do something, but only if you think it’s necessary. And if so, why not do it wearing Nike?		“Always Coca Cola.”  It seems to say “Coke is the only drink there is; there are no other forms of drink.”		“Share moment, share life.”  We can remember the happy moments in life by taking photos of them— using Kodak film of course!
D		E		F
“Make yourself heard”. When you hear this slogan, you will know there is Sony Ericsson product for you to call anyone.		“Project Hope —Schooling every child.” It educates people about public service projects, such as Project Hope.		“Bright-teeth fights bad breath!” It wants you to read the word “fight” and think that the toothpaste can make the bad breath disappear.

 

If you open today’s newspaper, what do you see? Ads! Look through a magazine. More ads! Turn on the TV. Still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to sell.
Here are some ways ads get us to buy. Some ads use famous people. Stars are paid to sell a product. Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drinks? There people may be famous, but they may not know about what they are selling.
Some ads make you think you’re getting the word of an expert. They say, “Doctor said.” A man in a white coat comes on TV. He looks nice. “I use Bright and White,” he says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an actor. He has been paid to sell this product.
Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? But ads may show their product with something nice, such as the sun, the flowers and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than facts. Ads are full of strong words. Words like “new” and “improved” have strong influence. They can help a product sell. The soap may be called “Spring Rain”. A car may be called “Tiger”. Strong words work on our feelings.
Some ads make promises（承諾）. But can they keep them? No. Some ads use our fear of being too late. “Buy now!” they say. “Selling ends soon.” Check to see if this is true. Don’t hurry. Take time to think. All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or think in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don’t let their words and pictures fool you.
【小題1】Why do famous people appear in ads?
A. Because they know every product well.
B. Because they want to serve the people.
C. Because they can make money from the ads.
【小題2】The underlined word “expert” in Paragraph Three probably means _____.
A.主持人                   B.專家                      C.演員
【小題3】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The famous people may not know about what they are selling.
B. Some ads make promises to people and they can keep them.
C. Ads are full of strong words, such as “new” and “improved”.
【小題4】According to the passage, we know that “Tiger” might be the name of _____.
A. a kind of car            B. a kind of computer   C. a kind of soap
【小題5】What does the writer want to tell us?
A. We should not always believe the ads.
B. We should buy things that ads ask us to buy.
C. We should think about ads before buying things.

I was now five, and still I showed no much interest in things except with my toes（腳趾）. I could not look after myself,   35  my father took care of me. I used to lie on my back all the time in the kitchen. I was   36 , imprisoned（監(jiān)禁） in a world of my own, unable to communicate with others.
Then, suddenly, it happened on the afternoon of a cold December day. All the family were gathered round the big kitchen fire. Mona and Paddy were drawing funny animals, using a bright piece of yellow chalk. It was the chalk that   37  me so much. I had never seen anything like it before.
Suddenly, I wanted to do what my sister was doing. Then without thinking or knowing exactly what I was doing, I   38  out and took the chalk out of my sister’s hand, with my left foot. It is a puzzle（迷惑）to many people as well as to   39 . I held the chalk tightly between my toes and made a wild scribble（亂涂）with it on the board. Next moment I stopped, not knowing what to do with the chalk next, hardly knowing how it   40  there. Then I looked up and realized that everyone was looking at me   41 . My mother came in. Her eyes looked from my face down to my   42 , then she took another piece of chalk from Mona, and drew the single letter “A” on the floor in front of me. “Copy that, Christy.” She said. I tried to do the same action, but I   43 . “Try again, Chris.” she whispered in my ear. I tried another two more times. I drew one side of the letter, then the other. It looked ugly, but I   44  to make it finally. I had done it! True! I couldn’t speak with my mouth, but now I would speak through something more   45  than spoken words. That one letter was my   46  to a new world, my key to mental freedom.

【小題1】

A．a(chǎn)nd B．for C．so D．though

【小題2】

A．lost B．lonely C．tired D．weak

【小題3】

A．troubled B．worried C．reminded D．interested

【小題4】

A．dropped B．set C．checked D．reached

【小題5】

A．you B．me C．it D．them

【小題6】

A．got B．stuck C．worked D．a(chǎn)rrived

【小題7】

A．a(chǎn)ngrily B．sadly C．silently D．carefully

【小題8】

A．hand B．neck C．foot D．leg

【小題9】

A．froze B．forgot C．fell D．failed

【小題10】

A．tried B．managed C．offered D．decided

【小題11】

A．lasting B．interesting C．moving D．surprising

【小題12】

A．dream B．tool C．gift D．road