班級

　　姓名

　　學號

　　分數(shù)

　　（測試時間：分鐘）

　　1.【】I have been in Limoges for a month now. since living here, I have tried to integrate(融合) into the local community and one way I have found to do this is by following the local rugby team.

　　I decided to look for information on the local rugby team after the tourism office could not help me. I searched for the club office online and decided to look into it. The following day I went back to the club after speaking with them and decided to get a season ticket for the rest of my stay here. I will now be going to each home game as well as travelling to the away games with the team and the fans. I am sure that it is going to be a great experience during my time abroad here. I will also be travelling through various regions of France so I will be visiting new places throughout the season. There is another team in a town called Brive not so far away who play in the top league in France, but I decided to stay local. I may go and see them with other assistants if possible during our stay.

　　?

　　I witnessed a friendly match on Saturday when they played Stade Dijon in the division below them. The match finished 70-12. After the match, both teams went to the club house to see the Rugby World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and Australia. Both teams respected each others which is something you don’t always see in other sports. I spoke to the president of the club after the game and he told me, “This is a family club.” Hopefully this year will be a good year for Limoges.

　　22. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to_____________,

　　A. the club office

　　B. the local rugby team

　　C. the tourism office

　　D. the local community

　　【答案】

　　22.B

　　2.【】Ever since Grumpy Cat first appeared online, the Internet can’t get enough of her. But attention is not the only thing that this cat is getting. Her fortune is estimated at $ 100 million, more than many famous actors and musicians earn.

　　So how did it all start?

　　Grumpy Cat’s owner Tabatha Bundesen was working as a waitress when her brother Bryan decided to take a photo of her funny-looking cat and post it on Reddit, the social-news site. In a matter of hours, she became a sensation(轟動).

　　It got 1 million views on Imgur in 48 hours.

　　Grumpy Cat’s real name is Tardar Sauce and she actually has a condition called dwarfism, which makes her constantly frowning. But that unique frown turned out to be worth millions of dollars.

　　Tabatha, who lives in Arizona in US, isn’t complaining. She still remembers that September 22, 2024, when her life turned upside down.

　　Since her cat became a worldwide phenomenon, she was able to quit her job and devote her life to managing her cat’s modeling career. Sounds unbelievable, but it’s true. She says that her only job now is to book Tardar’s photo shoots, commercials(商業(yè)廣告), and other appearances.

　　What are the other benefits of owning a million-dollar cat?

　　Apart from not having to work, Tabatha can travel all the time. She has time and money to visit her family more often and enjoy her life. She never could have imagined just how huge her cat would become, but she always knew Tardar was very special. And she is glad to see her cat bringing joy to so many people around the world.

　　As for the millions of dollars Grumpy has earned, they come from all the products, commercials and a best-selling book. She even has her own movie—Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever.

　　29. What does the underlined part “the Internet can’t get enough of her’ mean?

　　A. The Internet can’t stand her any more.

　　B. The Internet can’t pay more attention to her.

　　C. People don’t focus on her any longer on the Internet.

　　D. The Internet can’t find enough information about her.

　　【答案】

　　29.B

　　.【】Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

　　I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.

　　My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

　　In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.

　　As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧鬧）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

　　Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

　　My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

　　Then the radio announcer came on. “Here’s one we haven’t heard in a while,” and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower…”

　　27. What does the underlined word refer to?

　　A．shouted

　　B. comforted

　　C. recalled

　　D. sighed

　　【答案】

　　27.C

　　.【】?Now is a great time to start thinking about how the 2024 Summer course offerings might help you complete your academic program at a faster rate and with less money! Whether you register for Summer not, we have some great activities and other special events planned for Rowan students, faculty and staff. We?hope you will join us!

　　Registration Information

　　Register online at Gwinnett Online Campus between March 16, 2024 and June l, 2024.????.

　　Class Dates

　　Online Summer School

　　June 8, 2024 to July 6, 2024

　　GCPS offers free Academic Summer School for qualifying elementary and middle school students in Grades 3～8.

　　Details

　　★15-day session with no classes on Fridays, (NO classes on June?12,?June?19,?and June?26)

　　First day of class is Monday, June?8,?and last day is Wednesday, July?l.?(June?8-11:?June?15-18, June 22-25,?June 29-July?l)?????'

　　★The dates for elementary and middle school summer school are June 8 through July l with no Summer school on Fridays (15 days).

　　★Parents of suitable students will be?notified?that their children may participate in the free session and given specifics about location and hours.

　　★The free academic summer school is for students who did not meet promotion criteria at their grade level.

　　★Summer school will not be provided at every school, due to maintenance and construction at some schools and plans for combined "cluster" summer school sites, Participating students will be told of location for summer school.

　　★Most summer school sites will not offer transportation. Those schools with additional federal funding to offer transportation will tell parents regarding availability.

　　23.What close the underlined part mean in the passage?

　　A. Warned.??????????B. Informed.??????????C. Convinced???????????D. Worried.

　　【答案】

　　【解析】eir children may participate in the free session and given specifics about location and hours. 可知家長會被告知他們的孩子可以參加免費課程和具體位置和時間.【】"Have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you.?" asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh. "There is certainly a lot of energy in waves," he said. Scientists are working to use that energy to make electricity. Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. "The wind starts out by making little ripples (漣漪), but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves," Taylor said. "Waves are one of nature's ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey." When waves come toward the shore, people can set up dams to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (渦輪機). The turbine can then power an electrical generator to produce electricity. "The resource is huge," said Janet Swain of the World Watch Institute. "We will never run out of wave power." Besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil or coal. Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface---that would make wave power seem ideal for creating energy throughout the world, though there are some weak points yet to overcome.

　　Swain said that wave power still costs too much money. She also said that its effects on sea animals are still unknown. What is more, wave power could affect fishing and boat traffic. Traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may someday run out. "Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is rising rapidly throughout the world," Swain said. In the future when you turn on a light, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!

　　33.The underlined phrase "picking up" is closest in meaning to ______.

　　A. starting again

　　B. speeding up

　　C. improving

　　D. gathering

　　【答案】

　　33.D

　　【解析】

　　試題分析:本文介紹了海浪的能量。

　　33.D考查詞義猜測。pick up有很多意義，在這里是“收集”能量意思，這種意思，后面也有提示，sending it off，是遞進關(guān)系，很容易推斷出其意義

　　班級

　　姓名

　　學號

　　分數(shù)

　　（測試時間：分鐘）

　　1.【】I have been in Limoges for a month now. since living here, I have tried to integrate(融合) into the local community and one way I have found to do this is by following the local rugby team.

　　I decided to look for information on the local rugby team after the tourism office could not help me. I searched for the club office online and decided to look into it. The following day I went back to the club after speaking with them and decided to get a season ticket for the rest of my stay here. I will now be going to each home game as well as travelling to the away games with the team and the fans. I am sure that it is going to be a great experience during my time abroad here. I will also be travelling through various regions of France so I will be visiting new places throughout the season. There is another team in a town called Brive not so far away who play in the top league in France, but I decided to stay local. I may go and see them with other assistants if possible during our stay.

　　?

　　I witnessed a friendly match on Saturday when they played Stade Dijon in the division below them. The match finished 70-12. After the match, both teams went to the club house to see the Rugby World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and Australia. Both teams respected each others which is something you don’t always see in other sports. I spoke to the president of the club after the game and he told me, “This is a family club.” Hopefully this year will be a good year for Limoges.

　　22. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to_____________,

　　A. the club office

　　B. the local rugby team

　　C. the tourism office

　　D. the local community

　　【答案】

　　22.B

　　2.【】Ever since Grumpy Cat first appeared online, the Internet can’t get enough of her. But attention is not the only thing that this cat is getting. Her fortune is estimated at $ 100 million, more than many famous actors and musicians earn.

　　So how did it all start?

　　Grumpy Cat’s owner Tabatha Bundesen was working as a waitress when her brother Bryan decided to take a photo of her funny-looking cat and post it on Reddit, the social-news site. In a matter of hours, she became a sensation(轟動).

　　It got 1 million views on Imgur in 48 hours.

　　Grumpy Cat’s real name is Tardar Sauce and she actually has a condition called dwarfism, which makes her constantly frowning. But that unique frown turned out to be worth millions of dollars.

　　Tabatha, who lives in Arizona in US, isn’t complaining. She still remembers that September 22, 2024, when her life turned upside down.

　　Since her cat became a worldwide phenomenon, she was able to quit her job and devote her life to managing her cat’s modeling career. Sounds unbelievable, but it’s true. She says that her only job now is to book Tardar’s photo shoots, commercials(商業(yè)廣告), and other appearances.

　　What are the other benefits of owning a million-dollar cat?

　　Apart from not having to work, Tabatha can travel all the time. She has time and money to visit her family more often and enjoy her life. She never could have imagined just how huge her cat would become, but she always knew Tardar was very special. And she is glad to see her cat bringing joy to so many people around the world.

　　As for the millions of dollars Grumpy has earned, they come from all the products, commercials and a best-selling book. She even has her own movie—Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever.

　　29. What does the underlined part “the Internet can’t get enough of her’ mean?

　　A. The Internet can’t stand her any more.

　　B. The Internet can’t pay more attention to her.

　　C. People don’t focus on her any longer on the Internet.

　　D. The Internet can’t find enough information about her.

　　【答案】

　　29.B

　　.【】Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.

　　I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception.

　　My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.

　　In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk.

　　As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧鬧）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.

　　Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.

　　My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.

　　Then the radio announcer came on. “Here’s one we haven’t heard in a while,” and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower…”

　　27. What does the underlined word refer to?

　　A．shouted

　　B. comforted

　　C. recalled

　　D. sighed

　　【答案】

　　27.C

　　.【】?Now is a great time to start thinking about how the 2024 Summer course offerings might help you complete your academic program at a faster rate and with less money! Whether you register for Summer not, we have some great activities and other special events planned for Rowan students, faculty and staff. We?hope you will join us!

　　Registration Information

　　Register online at Gwinnett Online Campus between March 16, 2024 and June l, 2024.????.

　　Class Dates

　　Online Summer School

　　June 8, 2024 to July 6, 2024

　　GCPS offers free Academic Summer School for qualifying elementary and middle school students in Grades 3～8.

　　Details

　　★15-day session with no classes on Fridays, (NO classes on June?12,?June?19,?and June?26)

　　First day of class is Monday, June?8,?and last day is Wednesday, July?l.?(June?8-11:?June?15-18, June 22-25,?June 29-July?l)?????'

　　★The dates for elementary and middle school summer school are June 8 through July l with no Summer school on Fridays (15 days).

　　★Parents of suitable students will be?notified?that their children may participate in the free session and given specifics about location and hours.

　　★The free academic summer school is for students who did not meet promotion criteria at their grade level.

　　★Summer school will not be provided at every school, due to maintenance and construction at some schools and plans for combined "cluster" summer school sites, Participating students will be told of location for summer school.

　　★Most summer school sites will not offer transportation. Those schools with additional federal funding to offer transportation will tell parents regarding availability.

　　23.What close the underlined part mean in the passage?

　　A. Warned.??????????B. Informed.??????????C. Convinced???????????D. Worried.

　　【答案】

　　【解析】eir children may participate in the free session and given specifics about location and hours. 可知家長會被告知他們的孩子可以參加免費課程和具體位置和時間.【】"Have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you.?" asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh. "There is certainly a lot of energy in waves," he said. Scientists are working to use that energy to make electricity. Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. "The wind starts out by making little ripples (漣漪), but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves," Taylor said. "Waves are one of nature's ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey." When waves come toward the shore, people can set up dams to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (渦輪機). The turbine can then power an electrical generator to produce electricity. "The resource is huge," said Janet Swain of the World Watch Institute. "We will never run out of wave power." Besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil or coal. Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface---that would make wave power seem ideal for creating energy throughout the world, though there are some weak points yet to overcome.

　　Swain said that wave power still costs too much money. She also said that its effects on sea animals are still unknown. What is more, wave power could affect fishing and boat traffic. Traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may someday run out. "Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is rising rapidly throughout the world," Swain said. In the future when you turn on a light, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!

　　33.The underlined phrase "picking up" is closest in meaning to ______.

　　A. starting again

　　B. speeding up

　　C. improving

　　D. gathering

　　【答案】

　　33.D

　　【解析】

　　試題分析:本文介紹了海浪的能量。

　　33.D考查詞義猜測。pick up有很多意義，在這里是“收集”能量意思，這種意思，后面也有提示，sending it off，是遞進關(guān)系，很容易推斷出其意義