
三、克漏字選擇(10%)
Dear Anna,
How have you been? I miss you so much! I’m in Mexico, and I plan to stay here for another week before I leave for the
next stop. I came here ___26___ a special festival, the Day of the Dead. It happened last Monday, and I enjoyed it a lot.
It’s a national holiday here, ____27_____. During the festival, family and friends got together to pray for their dead
relatives. They set up an altar for the dead, and ___28___. After the pray, they walked to the tomb with the food as gifts for
the dead. The most interesting part was that people here ____29_____. They celebrated the day _____30______. They
sang and danced together. To them, it wasn’t a sad or scary day. It was a day full of joy because their loved ones came back
and celebrated with them.
I’m going to the south after leaving Mexico. I’ve always wanted to visit Brazil to see their amazing festival. I’ll let you
know when I get there. Don’t worry about me. Everything goes well. I’ll fly back home right away after I finish my trip in
South America.
Love,
Eric
*altar 祭壇
( )26.(A) because of (B) because (C) of (D) in order
( )27.(A) and it reminds them of the joy (B) and it lasts for a few days
(C) but people still have to work (D) so they paint their faces
( )28.(A) burnt paper money (B) danced to music in a circle
(C) prepared food offerings (D) planted flowers and painted eggs
( )29.(A) were afraid of the death (B) were curious about future
(C) liked to talk about death (D) didn’t feel sad for the dead
( )30.(A) in a lively way (B) with fear (C) at home (D) with flowers and candy
四、閱讀測驗(16%)
A.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader.
He grew up in the American South in the middle of the 1900s. He was a black man. At that time, many Americans
treated blacks very poorly.
Dr. King believed that all people should live together in peace. He led marches and gave speeches. He was arrested
many times, but he never gave up. He believed in nonviolence.
In 1964, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. That same year, the United States passed the Civil Rights Act. It changed the
laws that were unfair to African-Americans. It guaranteed equal rights to all Americans.
To remember him, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated in January every year.
*arrest 逮捕 nonviolence 非暴力 unfair 不公平的 equal 平等的 guarantee 保證
(Adapted from Nanyi Reading for Strategy 1)
( )31.What is the reading mainly about?
(A) Martin Luther King, Jr. (B) The Nobel Peace Prize (C) The Civil Rights Act. (D) American history.
( )32.What might Martin Luther King Jr. say before?
(A) You’ve got to put the past behind before you can move on. (B) I am stupid, but I know what love is.
(C) That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. (D) You know, one day, we will be free.
B.
Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani activist. She fought for women to have the rights to go to school. She was born on
July 12, 1997 in Pakistan. Her father was a teacher and ran several schools. Malala studied in her father’s school. She loved
learning and going to school. She dreamed of one day becoming a teacher, a doctor, or a politician. She was a smart girl. Her
father always encouraged her to learn more and taught her that she could accomplish anything.
In 2007, when Malala was 10, the Taliban took over Pakistan. The Taliban decided women were not able to vote or have
jobs. They asked all girls schools to shut down. Malala began writing a blog for the BBC, called the Diary of a Pakistan
Schoolgirl.
*activist 行動家 encourage 鼓勵 accomplish 完成