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Treasure in the Ground
Once upon a time, on a farm lived an old farmer and his son. The old farmer felt that he didn't have much time to live, and he worried
that his son would keep wasting his life after he died. So, he called his son to his room one day.
"I hid some treasure on the farm for you many years ago, so you'll be fine when I meet my maker," the old farmer said to his son on
his bed, "I can't remember where I hid it, but it must be somewhere in the ground." Then, the old farmer fell asleep and never woke up.
His son started to dig on the farm right away. For several weeks, he dug day and night. However, he found nothing.
Soon, summer came. Because the ground was well-loosened by the son, the crops grew far better than the neighbors'. When the son
saw the crops, he suddenly understood what the treasure was. It was not money or something expensive, but the nice reward that came
from his hard work. treasure 寶藏 waste 浪費 well-loosened 妥善鬆動的 crop 作物 reward 報償
( ) 36. Which is true about the reading?
(A) The son kept wasting his life after his father died.
(B) The old farmer actually hid seeds in the ground, not jewels.
(C) In fact, the old farmer remembered where he hid the treasure, but he wanted his son to find it himself.
(D) When someone "meets their maker", they die.
( ) 37. What is the moral (寓意) of the story?
(A) The key to success is parents’ love.
(B) People will treat you the way you treat them. Be nice to others.
(C) Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
(D) Hard work brings its own rewards.
The first train that was powered by steam was invented in 1840 in the United Kingdom. The British built the first railway line
between the cities of Manchester and Liverpool. People got to know that the train had great power to carry goods and people. Railway
networks quickly came out all around England and Europe. Railroads and trains were quickly built around the world. In 1869, the
Pacific railroad was the first rail network that connected the East Coast with the West Coast of North America.
Trains came out in Taiwan in 1881 by the Qing Dynasty. But the Japanese built Taiwan's first large rail network from 1895 to 1945.
It was this rail network that helped Taiwan to become more modern. Goods and people could be moved easily around the island. These
days, trains are still important in Taiwan. They are clean, always appeared to be on time, and the tickets are not expensive. There are
several types of trains, and people can take them to anywhere they want to go.
If you stay in the cities of Taipei or Kaohsiung, you may ride on the metro to get around. Thousands of people take the metro every
day to go to work, go to school, or go shopping. If you want to go to different cities, you may want to take the trains of the Taiwan
Railway Administration (TRA). They go to most cities of Taiwan, and you can take trains around the island on TRA trains. The TRA
trains are powered by either electricity or gas. If you are in a hurry, the High Speed Rail (HSR) network goes to Taiwan's major cities
on the West Coast. These modern trains carry people up to 290 km per hour, and can get you from Taipei to Kaohsiung (345 km) in
under two hours.
power 運轉 steam 蒸氣 invent 發明 British 英國人 goods 商品 railway 鐵道 Qing Dynasty 清朝 electricity 電 major 主要的
( ) 38. Where were steam powered trains first invented?
(A) Japan. (B) The USA. (C) The UK. (D) Taiwan.
( ) 39. What did the Japanese build in Taiwan while they controlled (控制) the island?
(A) The metro, which was built only in Taipei and Kaohsiung.
(B) The first large rail network, which made Taiwan more modern.
(C) Trains, which were built in the Qing Dynasty.
(D) The HSR, which can run at most 290 km per hour.
( ) 40. Which is true?
(A) People who live in Taipei often ride on the HSR to work or school.
(B) The trains of Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) only go to the major cities of west Taiwan.
(C) The first train system powered by steam was invented in the Qing Dynasty.
(D) The Pacific railroad was the first rail network that connected the East Coast with the West Coast of North America.
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