GEPT · INTERMEDIATE READING
中級閱讀模擬測驗 第三十九回
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。
1Feeding the shelter dogs every Sunday morning is now her .
Aresponsibility
Bselection
Crecreation
Dwarship
2The new manager has a very different to training volunteers.
Atone
Bapproach
Chint
Dlayer
3He tried to the charity by claiming expenses he had never actually paid.
Ainquire
Bsnap
Cconsume
Ddeceive
4After three difficult years, the group's income is finally again.
Astable
Bripe
Cclumsy
Dwidespread
5Few members live near the office; most meetings are now held online.
Awherever
Bwhichever
Cawake
Dhence
6The evening ended with music, games and other for the elderly guests.
Awatchman
Bresignation
Cpromotion
Dentertainment
7The two charities were once , but they now share an office and a van.
Atacks
Brivals
Clayers
Dknights
8Before going abroad, the volunteers took an two-week course in first aid.
Afaithful
Bintensive
Celegant
Dgradual
9Long meetings the very time that could be spent helping people.
10She donated an old tablecloth edged with delicate hand-made .
Alotion
Bchimney
Clace
Dsword
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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
Why People Volunteer
Charities once believed that people gave their time out of pure 11, and that asking why was somehow rude. Recent studies suggest a gentler truth. Most volunteers say they are 12 for something in their own lives and simply want to pass it on. Others enjoy belonging to a 13 of people who expect them every Saturday morning. A wise manager therefore does not lecture new helpers about duty; she gives each of them a manageable 14 of the work, thanks them by name, and lets the habit grow in a 15 way. Guilt brings people once; belonging brings them back.
Questions 11–15
11
Aresignation
Bpromotion
Csacrifice
Dfame
12
Aawake
Bclumsy
Cgrateful
Dripe
13
Achimney
Bbunch
Csword
Dlayer
14
Aparticiple
Blotion
Ctack
Dportion
15
Aelegant
Boutward
Cfaithful
Dgradual
Passage 2
The Charity Shop on King Street
The shop on King Street is run entirely by volunteers, and the team 16 of eleven people, most of them over seventy. Damp air would quickly 17 the donated clothes, so nothing is stored in the cellar. Each Monday the members choose a new 18 for the window: winter coats, children's books, or wedding dresses. The money raised pays for a small van that delivers hot meals to people who cannot leave home. The manager admits the paperwork is a 19, yet she has never thought of leaving. The only 20 that she is tired is a longer coffee break on Thursdays.
Questions 16–20
16
Abreathes
Bevolves
Cbends
Dconsists
17
Apromote
Bweave
Cspoil
Dcurl
20
Aindication
Bselection
Crecreation
Dresignation
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共 15 題／閱讀文章後作答
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ARTICLE
The Two-Hour Volunteer
Most charities want people who can promise a whole day every week. Fewer and fewer people can. A group in Tainan decided to try the opposite and asked for two hours, once a month, with no long-term promise at all.
In the first year 340 people signed up, four times the number the old system had attracted. Only a third stayed beyond twelve months, but the manager is not worried. She says a short, pleasant experience makes people return later, often once their own children have grown up.
Other groups are now copying the idea, though a few complain that training so many newcomers is expensive.
Questions 21–24
21What did the group in Tainan change?
AThey accepted only students
BThey began paying their volunteers
CThey stopped training people
DThey asked for shorter, occasional help
22How many people signed up in the first year?
AA third of the usual number
B340
CFour
DTwelve
23Why is the manager not worried that many people leave?
ANew members pay a fee
BThe work will soon be finished
CShe already has too many helpers
DThey may come back years later
24What do a few other groups complain about?
AThe idea is too old-fashioned
BTraining many newcomers costs a lot
CTwo hours a month is too long
DNobody wants to sign up
NOTICE
Beach Clean-up — Volunteers Welcome
Sunday 14 April, 8:00 a.m. — meet at the car park by the lighthouse
- Bags, gloves and grabbers are provided; please wear closed shoes
- Children under twelve must stay with an adult at all times
- Do not touch glass, needles or anything you cannot name — tell a leader
We finish at eleven, and hot soup is served in the beach hut afterwards. Please bring your own cup.
If heavy rain is forecast, the event moves to the following Sunday. A message will be sent by nine o'clock on Saturday evening.
Questions 25–28
25What are volunteers told to wear?
AClosed shoes
BGloves they buy themselves
CA raincoat
DBeach sandals
26What should you do if you find something dangerous?
ALeave the beach at once
BTell a leader
CPut it in your own bag
DWash it in the sea
27What must volunteers bring themselves?
AA grabber
BA cup
CRubbish bags
DHot soup
28When would people be told about a change of date?
AOn Sunday morning
BOn 14 April
CBy Saturday evening
DOne week before
EMAIL
Thank You from the Reading Club
Dear Mr. Yeh,
On behalf of everyone at the Riverside Reading Club, thank you for the forty books you sent last week.
We have kept twenty-eight of them for our own shelves. The rest are picture books for very young children, so we have passed them to the hospital play room; we thought you would rather see them used than stored.
May I ask one more favor? Several of our helpers would love to hear how you built up such a collection. Would you consider giving a short talk one Thursday evening in June?
With thanks,
Amy Ko
Questions 29–32
29Why is Amy writing to Mr. Yeh?
ATo ask him for money
BTo return some books
CTo thank him for a donation
DTo open a new club
30What happened to the picture books?
AThey went to a hospital play room
BThey were sold in a shop
CThey stayed on the club's shelves
DThey were sent back
31Why were those books passed on?
ASo that they would be used
BBecause they were damaged
CBecause the club is closing
DTo raise money quickly
32What does Amy ask Mr. Yeh to do?
AGive a short talk in June
BSend forty more books
CJoin the club committee
DVisit the hospital with her
CHART
Volunteer Hours at Sunshine Center (2025)
Hours given by volunteers in four programs last year.
| Program | Volunteers | Total hours |
|---|
| Meal delivery | 34 | 2,720 |
| Reading to children | 52 | 1,560 |
| Garden care | 18 | 900 |
| Office help | 9 | 1,080 |
Meal delivery runs every day of the year; the other three programs stop during August.
Questions 33–35
33Which program had the largest number of volunteers?
AMeal delivery
BOffice help
CReading to children
DGarden care
34In which program did each volunteer give the most hours on average?
AMeal delivery
BReading to children
COffice help
DGarden care
35Which program still runs in August?
AGarden care
BMeal delivery
CReading to children
DOffice help