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　　Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __1__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __2__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby __3__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home.__4__ they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __5__ rode in for safety. The couple then __6__ in their car toward home. After they had driven a few miles, they __7__ the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __8__， the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __9__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.

　　The couple drove back __10__ the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __11__ the baby and that the baby was __12__.The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __13__ by his plastic seat. The __14__ couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.

　　There was one thing __15__ with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __16__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __17__ that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story __18__， they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __19__ is that newspaper and radio reporters __20__ believe them.

　　1. A. wrote

　　B. read

　　C. told

　　D. imagined

　　2. A. generous

　　B. terrible

　　C. interesting

　　D. harmful

　　3. A. alone

　　B. along

　　C. away

　　D. around

　　4. A. Since

　　B. Before

　　C. While

　　D. After

　　5. A. they

　　B. she

　　C. we

　　D. he

　　6. A. went away

　　B. drove off

　　C. moved on

　　D. left out

　　7. A. searched

　　B. looked at

　　C. examined

　　D. thought of

　　8. A. newspaper

　　B. radio

　　C. story

　　D. report

　　9. A. left

　　B. planned

　　C. forgotten

　　D. expected

　　10. A. around

　　B. towards

　　C. near

　　D. for

　　11. A. saved

　　B. saw

　　C. helped

　　D. had

　　12. A. dangerous

　　B. dead

　　C. comfortable

　　D. fine

　　13. A. protected

　　B. saved

　　C. covered

　　D. caught

　　14. A. satisfied

　　B. excited

　　C. grateful

　　D. frightened

　　15. A. wrong

　　B. right

　　C. important

　　D. necessary

　　16. A. reported

　　B. told

　　C. made

　　D. written

　　17. A. at ease

　　B. in places

　　C. for sure

　　D. with joy

　　18. A. told

　　B. mentioned

　　C. printed

　　D. recorded

　　19. A. surprising

　　B. believable

　　C. unlucky

　　D. strange

　　20. A. never

　　B. almost

　　C. also

　　D. always

　　閱讀理解

　　Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed，for many of the poorest regions(地區)of the world, it remains the next big thing－finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.

　　Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U．S., where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub－Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005, after the fall of the Taliban(塔利班)，which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2024—pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.

　　Television's most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands' approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant(有意義的) improvement in their reading skills.

　　Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.

　　1. The underlined word “outlawed” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．

　　A. allowed

　　B. banned

　　C. offered

　　D. refused

　　2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.

　　B. The world's TV sets will total 150 million by 2024.

　　C. 45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.

　　D. Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2024.

　　3. The author intends to ________.

　　A. stress the advantages of TV to people's lives

　　B. persuade women to become more independent

　　C. encourage people to improve their reading skills

　　D. introduce the readers some websites such as Google

　　4. What would be the BEST title for the passage?

　　A. TV Will Rule the World

　　B. TV Will Disturb the World

　　C. TV Will Better the World

　　D. TV Will Remain in the World

　　Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers' desire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns.

　　Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.

　　This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company's environmental reputation was not good enough.

　　Harry Morrison, chief executive(主管)of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situation where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking－we don't have much time. In addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”

　　Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions(排放). Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers.

　　The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted(授予)the standard, they can use a logo(標識)in all their marketing which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions，” Mr. Morrison said.

　　5. What's the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers.

　　B. Companies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions.

　　C. Firms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home.

　　D. Firms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppers' environmental awareness.

　　6. The underlined word “inform” in Paragraph 2 probably means“________”．

　　A. affect

　　B. change

　　C. disturb

　　D. reject

　　7. According to Harry Morrison, businesses ________.

　　A. will benefit from cutting carbon emissions

　　B. should buy carbon allowances for shoppers

　　C. are required to make up for their carbon emissions

　　D. have encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere

　　8. We can learn from the passage that businesses will ________.

　　A. have a strong desire to reduce costs

　　B. use the same logo in their marketing

　　C. gain advantages by taking early action

　　D. attract more shoppers by storing goods

　　參考答案

　　1. 解析：選B。聯系后文“Stories such as this one are often__16__ in newspapers and on radio and television”可知，這是“我”讀過的。A、D兩項都有一定的干擾性，聯系文章的第一句和最后一段可推知，這個故事不是“我”寫的或者想象的。

　　2. 解析：選B。聯系后文，這對夫妻把孩子放車頂上就開車走了，因此是很可怕的。generous慷慨大方的；interesting有趣的； harmful有害的，這些詞與事件的性質不符。

　　3. 解析：選B。take sb. along with sb. 帶某人一起。聯系前后文可知，這對夫妻帶孩子一起購物。

　　4. 解析：選B。由文中“...they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier”可知，顯然是發生在他們到達自己的車以前，因此用before。

　　5. 解析：選D。聯系空后的“...rode in for safety”可知，是為了嬰兒安全而讓嬰兒坐進去的，因此用he。

　　6. 解析：選B。聯系空后的“in their car toward home”可知，這對夫妻開車回家了。go away走開；move on繼續搬遷；leave out忽略；省略。

　　7. 解析：選B。聯系空后的“to see how the baby was”可知，他們回頭看看孩子。search搜查；examine檢查；診斷；think of思考。聯系后面的目的可以排除。

　　8. 解析：選C。聯系前文“A few years ago I __1__ a story”可得此答案提示。D項干擾性最大，聯系前后文可知，這是一個虛構的故事，而不是資訊報道。

　　9. 解析：選C。聯系后文“They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car”可知，他們忘記把孩子放進車里了。

　　10. 解析：選B。聯系空后的“the store”可知，車開到半路后，他們掉轉車頭，朝商店方向開去。D項干擾性最大，for跟leave連用才表達“朝……方向”。

　　11. 解析：選D。聯系全句可知，孩子現在在警察那里。A、C兩項干擾性最大，聯系空后的that the baby was __12__可知，孩子從車上掉下來并沒有受傷，因此不需要救助。

　　12. 解析：選D。聯系空后的“but had been __13__ by his plastic seat”可知，因為有塑料座位的保護，孩子安然無恙。C項有一定干擾性，comfortable意為“舒適的”，顯然與小孩現在的狀況不符合。

　　13. 解析：選A。聯系空后的by his plastic seat以及前文，我們知道，孩子從車頂掉下來沒有受傷，因為塑料座位保護了他。B項有一定干擾性，save意為“挽救”，而seat是沒有生命的東西，因此只能起保護作用。

　　14. 解析：選C。由文意可知，孩子在警察那里安然無恙，因此他們充滿了感激。D項干擾性最大，現在這對夫婦看到自己的孩子了，因此由最初的害怕變為感激。

　　15. 解析：選A。聯系后文“It was not true”可知，作者認為這個故事很完美，但是有一個錯誤。C項有一定干擾性，聯系全文我們知道，作者認為這個故事是完美的，但是并不是真實的，因此是完美中的錯誤。

　　16. 解析：選A。聯系后文“in newspapers and on radio and television”可知，這一類故事經常登在報紙、電臺或者電視上。D項有一定干擾性，在報紙、電視等上面的故事是報道，而不是寫。

　　17. 解析：選B。聯系空后的“that usually report the truth”可知，作者在這里指報紙、電視或者電臺，因此用in places。at ease輕松地；for sure確信地；with joy高興地，顯然均與空后的定語從句不符合。

　　18. 解析：選A。被講述的故事。mention 提到，指“涉及部分內容”，因此不合適；print印刷；record錄制，均可以排除。

　　19. 解析：選D。聯系后文“newspaper and radio reporters __20__ believe them”可知，這是不可思議的。A項有一定干擾性，surprising意為“令人吃驚的”，顯然用strange更貼切一些。

　　20. 解析：選C。聯系前文的“People also believe them”和空前的strange我們可以得此答案。never不能說明前一空的strange。再者本句說明這一類文章的迷惑性有多大，因此用also合適。

　　1. 解析：選B。詞義猜測題。由本句中the Taliban及1 in 5 Afghans had one可以猜測出，塔利班在政期間是對電視持反對態度，因此是禁止的。故選項B符合題意。

　　2. 解析：選D。細節理解題。根據第二段最后一句中“pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families”可知，到2024年，世界上三分之二的家庭都將會有一臺電視。因此選D。

　　3. 解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可以推斷出，作者主要強調電視對人類生活積極的方面。故選A。

　　4. 解析：選C。主旨大意題。由第一段第二句“Television is still the most influential medium around”及第三段第一句“Television's most powerful effect will be on the lives of women”及文章最后一段第二句“However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide”可知，本文主要講的是電視將會讓人們生活地越來越好。由此可知應選C。

　　5. 解析：選D。主旨大意題。根據第一段最后一句“However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns”及最后一段第一句可知，企業因購買者的環保意識而去減排。故選D項。

　　6. 解析：選A。詞義猜測題。由本段中“while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy”可知，現在三分之二的顧客在購物時對環境的考慮比一年前程度加深了。因此A項符合。

　　7. 解析：選A。推理判斷題。根據第四段最后一句“...cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium－term benefit for the brand”可以推斷出：商業會受益于減排。因此A項符合文意。