
C.
Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a holiday
celebrated by many people in Mexico on the second day
of November. On this day, people make delicious foods and
put them on the altars, and draw pictures of skeletons on
their faces, to honor their deceased friends and family. In
this way, they remember one day they will join their
family and be skeletons, too. Many people also
have fun during Día de Muertos.
1They get together, eat, drink,
sing and dance with their family.
It helps people remember the
deceased and celebrate their memory.
the dead 亡者 celebrate 慶祝 delicious 美味的
altar 祭壇 skeleton 骷髏 honor 紀念
deceased 過世的 remember 記起 together 一起
memory 回憶
42. When is “Día de Muertos”?
(A) October thirty-first. (B) November first.
(C) November second. (D) November third.
43. What do people draw on their faces during “Día de Muertos”?
(A) Food. (B) Skeletons.
(C) Friends and family. (D) Dances.
44. What is the best title(標題) for the reading?
(A) Día de Muertos, only for the dead.
(B) The holiday of memory, Día de Muertos.
(C) The Delicious food from Día de Muertos.
(D) Having fun with the dead on Día de Muertos.
D.
The Many Colors of Animals’ Blood
Human and many animals have red blood. That’s because
our blood has iron, a kind of metal. When the iron touches
oxygen, it turns red. However, some animals like horseshoe
crabs and snails have blue blood. This is because their blood
has copper, another kind of metal. It turns blue when it
touches oxygen. Most insects have clear blood. Their blood
doesn’t have any kind of metal
in it to change the color.
Some kinds of worms
even have green or
purple blood!
human 人類 because 因為 kind 種類
touch 接觸 oxygen 氧氣 horseshoe crab 鱟
snail 蝸牛 turn 轉為 however 然而
copper 銅 change 變換 worm 蟲
45. What color is the blood of horseshoe crabs?
(A) Red. (B) Blue. (C) Green. (D) Purple.
46. Why do animals have different(不同的) colors of blood?
(A) Because they eat different kinds of food.
(B) Because they touch many other animals.
(C) Because there are different kinds of metal in their blood.
(D) Because they change their blood color when they want to.
47. What can we learn from the reading?
(A) Humans and snails have red blood.
(B) Blood changes color when it touches copper.
(C) There is no metal in most insects’ blood.
(D) Worms can change their blood color from green to purple.
E.
Many people are vegetarian or vegan. Some people
stop eating meat for religious reasons. Others want
to be kind to animals. Still others give up meat to help
save the planet. Going vegetarian isn’t as hard as
some think. If you’re interested in trying it, there are
ways to make it easier.
First, you don’t have to stop having animal products
all at once. Many people start by going vegetarian one
day a week. When you’re picking foods, read their
packages carefully. Many foods have hidden animal
products, like gelatin or lard. Also, remember that
being vegetarian is a choice. Respect other people’s
diets and they’ll respect you, too.
1vegetarian 素食主義者 vegan 全素主義者 religious 宗教的
1reason 原因 give up 放棄 save 拯救
1planet 地球 be as hard as 如…一樣難
1be interested in 感興趣 stop 停止 pick 挑選
1packages 包裝1 carefully 小心地 hidden 隱藏的
1gelatin 吉利丁 1 lard 豬油 choice 選擇
48. What does it mean to be a vegetarian?
(A) To stop eating meat.
(B) To be kind to vegetables.
(C) To give up the planet.
(D) To have religious friends.
49. What can you do to have a vegetarian diet?
(A) Don’t eat any food products.
(B) Read food packages before picking them.
(C) Ask everyone to be vegetarian.
(D) Pick foods with gelatin or lard.
50. What does the word “all at once” mean in the reading.
(A) All the time.
(B) Every two days.
(C) One day a week.
(D) Right now today.
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