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題目【103地特五等一般第41題至第45題】
My little brother is so irritating. All day long he says, “ Eddie,
I wonder why people can talk but animals can’t.” Or,“ I wonder why the ocean
looks blue.” Of course, I don’t know the
answers, but I don’t let him know that. I just make up reasonable explanations,
and he accepts them as if I’m the smartest person in the world. Before I answer
one of his questions, I usually tell him that he’s pretty stupid and asks too many
questions.
Well, yesterday we both got our report cards. I got B’s and C’s, and he
got straight A’s. Under the “ Comments ” section on my report card, it said, “
Eddie would be getting better grades if he asked more questions.” Of course, on
my brother’s report card, it said just the opposite. To make things worse, my
brother squawked all day about how I was so stupid for not asking questions! I
just sighed and told him he was right─I wouldn’t make fun of him anymore for
asking so many questions.
Yes, I learned a lesson from my little brother: Never be afraid to ask
questions, and NEVER be afraid to wonder why.
請同學選出正確的答案
41 Which of the following statements is true about
the article?
(A)The article is about how the author’s older
brother loved to ask questions.
(B)The article is about how the author loved to
ask questions.
(C)The article is about how the author learned a
lesson from his older brother.
(D)The article is about how the author learned a
lesson from his younger brother.
42 Which of the following words is closest in
meaning to “irritating” in paragraph one?
(A)annoying (B)curious (C)playful (D)impolite
43 How did the author respond to his brother’s
questions at first?
(A) The author ignored his brother’s questions.
(B)The author helped his brother find the correct
answers to his questions.
(C)The author invented answers to his brother’s
questions.
(D)The author tried to answer his brother’s
questions but often failed.
44 What does a report card do?
(A)It helps a student learn the English alphabets.
(B)It shows a student’s progress in learning the
English alphabets.
(C)It helps a student review what the teacher has
taught.
(D)It shows a student’s performance at school.
45 Which of the following statements is closest in
meaning to what the author learned from his brother?
(A)One should never laugh at one’s older brother.
(B)One should never laugh at one’s younger
brother.
(C)One should never stop feeling curious about
things in life.
(D)One should never stop working hard at school.
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答案：41.( D )
42.( A ) 43.( C ) 44.( D ) 45.( C )
【講解】
My little brother is so irritating. 我的弟弟太惱人了。All day long he says, “ Eddie, I wonder why people can talk but animals
can’t.” 他整天說：“埃迪，我想知道為什麼人們可以說話，但動物不能。”Or,“ I wonder why the ocean looks blue.” 或者，“我想知道為什麼海洋看起來是藍色的。”43 Of course, I don’t know the answers, but I don’t let him
know that. 當然，我不知道答案，但我不會讓他知道(我不會)。 I just make up reasonable explanations, and he accepts them as
if I’m the smartest person in the world. 我只是編造合理的解釋，而他接受他們，好像我是世界上最聰明的人。Before I answer one of his questions, I usually tell him that he’s pretty
stupid and asks too many questions. 在回答他的一個問題之前，我通常會告訴他，他很愚蠢，問了那麼多問題。
Well, 44 yesterday we both got our report cards. 好了，昨天我們都拿到了我們的成績單。 I got B’s
and C’s, and he got straight A’s. 我拿到了B和C，他拿到了A。 Under the “ Comments ” section on my report card, it said, “ Eddie would
be getting better grades if he asked more questions.” 根據我成績單上的“評論”部分，它說：“如果埃迪提出更多問題，他的成績會更好。”Of course,
on my brother’s report card, it said just the opposite. 當然，在我弟弟的成績單上，情況正好相反。
To make things worse, my brother squawked all day
about how I was so stupid for not asking questions! 更糟糕的是，我弟一整天都在喋喋不休地問我怎麼這麼笨，不問問題！I just sighed and told him he was right─I wouldn’t make fun of him anymore
for asking so many questions. 我只是嘆了口氣，告訴他他是對的 - 我不想再嘲笑他問這麼多問題了。
Yes, 41 I learned a lesson from my little brother:
Never be afraid to ask questions, and NEVER be afraid to wonder why.是的，我從我的小弟弟那裡得到了教訓：不要害怕提問，也不要去害怕想知道為什麼。
D41 Which of the following statements is true
about the article?
(A)The article is about how the author’s older
brother loved to ask questions.
(B)The article is about how the author loved to
ask questions.
(C)The article is about how the author learned a
lesson from his older brother.
(D)The article is about how the author learned a
lesson from his younger brother.
D41關於這篇文章，以下哪些陳述是正確的？
(A)這篇文章是關於作者的哥哥如何提出問題。
(B)這篇文章是關於作者如何提出問題的。
(C)這篇文章是關於作者如何從他的哥哥那裡吸取教訓。
(D)這篇文章是關於作者如何從他的弟弟那裡吸取教訓的。
A42 Which of the following words is closest in
meaning to “irritating” in paragraph one?
(A)annoying
(B)curious
(C)playful
(D)impolite
A42下列哪一個詞最接近於第一段的“刺激”？
(A)惱人的
(B)好奇
(C)調皮
(D)不客氣
本題考同義詞irritating 令人惱怒的 = annoying惱人的，使人煩惱的；令人討厭的
C43 How did the author respond to his brother’s
questions at first?
(A) The author ignored his brother’s questions.
(B)The author helped his brother find the correct
answers to his questions.
(C)The author invented answers to his brother’s
questions.
(D)The author tried to answer his brother’s
questions but often failed.
C43起初，作者如何回答他弟的問題？
(A)作者忽略了他弟的問題。
(B)作者幫助他弟找到他問題的正確答案。
(C)作者發明了他弟問題的答案。
(D)作者試圖回答他弟的問題，但經常失敗。
D44 What does a report card do?
(A)It helps a student learn the English alphabets.
(B)It shows a student’s progress in learning the
English alphabets.
(C)It helps a student review what the teacher has
taught.
(D)It shows a student’s performance at school.
D44什麼是成績單？
(A)它幫助學生學習英文字母。
(B)它顯示了學生學習英文字母的進度。
(C)它幫助學生回顧老師的教學內容。
(D)它顯示了學生在學校的表現。
本題考相關字詞 report card成績報告書 ≒ performance 表現; 成果
C45 Which of the following statements is closest
in meaning to what the author learned from his brother?
(A)One should never laugh at one’s older brother.
(B)One should never laugh at one’s younger
brother.
(C)One should never stop feeling curious about
things in life.
(D)One should never stop working hard at school.
C45以下哪項陳述最接近作者從他弟那裡學到的東西？
(A)一個人不應該嘲笑自己的哥哥。
(B)一個人不應該嘲笑自己的弟弟。
(C)人們永遠不應該停止對生活中的事物感到好奇。
(D)一個人不應該停止在學校努力工作。
本題考單字
(C) One should never stop feeling curious好奇about things in life.
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