GEPT · INTERMEDIATE READING
中級閱讀模擬測驗 第二十六回
Intermediate Reading Comprehension Test
題數 35 題時間 45 分鐘題型 詞彙 / 段落填空 / 閱讀理解CEFR B1–B2
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詞彙 Vocabulary
共 10 題／每題選出最適合題意的字詞
請由四個選項中，選出一個最適合句意的字或詞。
1It is hard to on your homework when the television is on.
Arenew
Bconcentrate
Cportray
Dinspect
2The young singer won an for the best song of the year.
Aenlargement
Bobjection
Cobservation
Daward
3Mr. Wang is always ; he has never once been late for a meeting.
Apassive
Bpunctual
Ccunning
Dorganic
4We were enough to find a taxi just as the rain started.
Afortunate
Btechnical
Cpoisonous
Dparticularly
5On a clear night you can watch the stars above the mountains.
Aditch
Btwinkle
Cdefeat
Dwaltz
6The family spent the weekend in a small wooden beside the lake.
Acabin
Bpostage
Cmansion
Dkettle
7Remember to your passport; it will expire in two months.
Arenew
Bportray
Cinspect
Ddevise
8The began to crow long before the sun came up.
Arecorder
Bparadise
Cpenny
Dcock
9Her performance was so that the whole hall stood up and cheered.
Apowerless
Bvain
Cimpressive
Dorganic
10Curiosity is the most important of a good scientist.
Apassage
Bstate
Csetup
Dcharacteristic
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段落填空 Cloze
共 10 題／兩篇短文，每篇 5 格
請閱讀短文，並由四個選項中選出最適合每個空格的答案。
Passage 1
Friday Afternoon in Room B-204
Every Friday afternoon our class walks down to the science (11) on the ground floor. Last week we heated water in three metal pots of different colors to see which one cooled down fastest. Our teacher asked us to (12) the temperature every two minutes and write it down. Nobody was allowed to guess. At the end of the hour the black pot had lost the most heat, exactly as the (13) in our textbook predicted. Mr. Lin says a good (14) is one that anyone else can repeat and get the same result, because a single lucky answer is not (15).
Questions 11–15
11
Amansion
Bparadise
Claboratory
Dcabin
12
Aportray
Bdefeat
Crenew
Dobserve
14
Arecorder
Bexperiment
Cobjection
Dsetup
15
Adestruction
Baward
Cenlargement
Devidence
Passage 2
Notes in a Lead Box
Marie Curie is remembered as the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, once in physics and once in (16). She worked for years in a cold shed with poor equipment, and she had to (17) most of her own tools. Her notebooks are still kept in a lead box, because they are not yet safe to touch. She never took out a patent on her methods and earned little money from her greatest (18). Her careful notes, however, later gave a young (19) the (20) he needed to explain how energy leaves an atom.
Questions 16–20
16
Alaboratory
Bchemistry
Cchemist
Dformula
17
Atough
Bdevise
Cinspect
Dconcentrate
18
Ainvention
Bobjection
Cobservation
Denlargement
19
Arecorder
Bjury
Cphysicist
Dmansion
20
Aproof
Bditch
Caward
Dplural
3
閱讀理解 Reading Comprehension
共 15 題／閱讀文章後作答
請閱讀下列文章，並回答相關問題。
NOTICE
Student Laboratory Rules
Room B-204: Student Laboratory Rules
- Put on the safety glasses by the door before you touch any bottle.
- No food or drink inside the room, not even water.
- Write every observation in your own notebook, never on loose paper.
- Leave the benches clean; the last group of the day washes the glassware.
Any experimental work after 5 p.m. must be booked with Dr. Hsu two days in advance, and no student may stay in the room alone. Broken glass goes into the red box, never into the paper bin.
Questions 21–24
21What must students do before they touch any bottle?
AWash their hands
BPut on the safety glasses
CAsk Dr. Hsu for a key
DOpen all the windows
22Where should observations be written?
AIn the teacher's file
BIn the student's own notebook
COn the whiteboard
DOn loose paper
23What is needed for work after 5 p.m.?
AA note from a parent
BFood for the long evening
CA booking made two days earlier
DA new pair of glasses
24Where should broken glass be put?
AIn the paper bin
BIn the red box
CIn the sink
DOn the bench
EMAIL
A Letter to Professor Yang
Dear Professor Yang,
My name is Kevin Chou, and I am a second-year student in chemistry. I heard your talk about clean water last month, and I would like to ask whether your laboratory takes student helpers during the summer.
I spent one term working with Dr. Lin, mostly washing glassware and recording data, so I know how slow real research can be.
I can offer four full days a week from July 1 to August 31. I have attached my grades and a one-page report on a simple experiment I designed myself. If there is no room in your group this year, I would still be grateful for advice on what to read.
Yours sincerely,
Kevin Chou
Questions 25–28
25Why did Kevin write this email?
ATo complain about his grades
BTo invite Professor Yang to give a talk
CTo ask about working in the laboratory in summer
DTo ask for a place in the chemistry department
26What experience does Kevin mention?
AWriting for a science journal
BA summer job at a water company
COne term of washing glassware and recording data
DTwo years of teaching chemistry
27What did Kevin send with the email?
AA list of books he owns
BA letter from Dr. Lin
CA photograph of his class
DHis grades and a one-page report
28What does Kevin ask for if there is no place for him?
AAdvice on what to read
BA copy of the talk
CA second interview
DA part-time job in the office
ARTICLE
The Clock That Never Hurries
An atomic clock in a locked room in Colorado loses less than one second in a hundred million years. Few people need that kind of accuracy, yet almost everyone uses it, because every phone map depends on satellites that carry such clocks.
The scientific idea behind them is simple. Atoms of one metal always take exactly the same tiny amount of time to change their state, so counting those changes is more reliable than counting the swings of a pendulum.
Engineers are now building a clock that is ten times more accurate. Their aim is not to be on time for dinner, but to measure how gravity slightly slows time itself.
Questions 29–32
29How accurate is the clock in Colorado?
AIt loses about one second every year
BIt has never been tested
CIt is ten times better than the new one
DIt loses less than one second in a hundred million years
30How do most people use such clocks without knowing it?
AThrough radio programs
BThrough school timetables
CThrough the satellites behind phone maps
DThrough the clocks in their kitchens
31Why are atoms better than a pendulum for keeping time?
AThey can be seen with the eye
BThey are much cheaper to buy
CTheir changes always take exactly the same time
DThey never need a room
32What is the purpose of the new clock?
ATo measure how gravity slows time
BTo help people arrive on time for meals
CTo make satellites lighter
DTo replace all phone maps
CHART
A Bouncing Ball Experiment
Two classes repeated the same experiment: they dropped a ball from a height of one meter onto four surfaces and measured how high it bounced.
| Surface | Class A | Class B |
|---|
| Wood | 62 cm | 58 cm |
| Glass | 71 cm | 74 cm |
| Carpet | 24 cm | 21 cm |
| Sand | 6 cm | 5 cm |
Each figure is the average of ten drops. The two classes used balls of the same weight.
Questions 33–35
33On which surface did the ball bounce highest?
34On which surface did the results of the two classes differ most?
35What does each figure in the table stand for?
AThe average of ten drops
BThe highest of ten drops
CThe weight of the ball
DThe height the ball was dropped from