A.to pay no attention
B.to e-mail him back right away
C.to stop playing games
D.to listen to music on the MP3 player
D
Life is not easy，so I'd like to say “When anything happens，believe in yourself.” When I was a young boy，I was so shy that I dare not talk to anyone.My classmates often laughed at me.I was sad but could do nothing.Later，something happened，and it changed my life.It was an English speech contest.My English teacher asked me to take part in it.What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on，boy，believe in yourself.You are sure to win.” Then my teacher and I talked about many different topics.At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”.I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times.With my teacher's great love，I did well in the contest.I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place.I heard the cheers from the teachers and students.Those classmates who once looked down on me，now all said “Congratulations!” to me.My teacher hugged (擁抱) me and cried excitedly.
Since then，everything has changed for me.When I do anything，I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself.This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
( )11.The classmates often laughed at the boy，because _________.
A.he believed himself
B.he was too young
C.he was too shy
D.he was too sad
( )12.The boy did well in the contest，because _________.
A.he did his best before the contest
B.he was very clever
C.his classmates helped him
D.the contest was easy
( )13.What changed the boy's life?
A.The topic he chose
B.The classmates congratulations.
C.The classmates cheers.
D.The English speech contest.
( )14.The story tells us when we do anything，we must _________.
A.believe in ourselves
B.choose a good topic
C.practice it over 100 times
D.look down on ourselves
E
Believe it or not，optical illusion(視覺錯(cuò)覺)，can cut highway accidents.Japan is a case in point.It has reduced car accidents on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion.
Bent stripes，called chevrons(人字型)painted on the roads made drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are，and thus drivers slow down.Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C，is planning to repeat Japan's success.Starting next year，the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway accidents.High speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all deadly traffic accidents，according to the foundation.To help reduce those accidents，the foundation will carry out its tests in areas where speed related dangers are the greatest curves，exit slopes(斜坡)，traffic circles，and bridges.Some studies suggest that straight，horizontal(水平的)bars painted across roads can cut the average speed of drivers in half.However，traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.Chevrons，scientists say，not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a road appear to be narrower.The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.
( ) 15.The passage mainly discusses _________.
A.a new way of highway speed control
B.a new way of painting highways
C.a new way of training drivers
D.the uses of optical illusion
( ) 16.On roads painted with chevrons，drivers tend to feel that _________.
A.they should keep distances from other cars
B.they are driving in the wrong way
C.they should slow down their speed
D.they are close to the speed limit
F
The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child，a son，who understandably was the apple of his eye.His wife died when the child was in his early teens.So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid.Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile，F(xiàn)itzgerald's wealth greatly increased.He spent a lot on art works of the masters.Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill.Before his death，he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍賣).
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection，a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction.Many of them were museum directors and private collectors who eager to bid(出價(jià)).Before the auction，the art works were shown，among which was a painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist.Because of its poor quality，it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction，the auctioneer gaveled(敲槌) the crowd to attention.First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor—quality painting didn't receive any bidders…except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him，and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound，the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will.The crowd became quiet，and the lawyer read from the will：“Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.”Then the auction was over.
( )17.The English Baron Fitzgerald was_________.
A.a museum director
B.a master of art
C.an art collector
D.an art dealer
( )18.Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald's son?
A.He was devoted to the family
B.He saw that no one bid for it.
C.He knew the content of the will
D.He found it cheap for him to buy.
( )19.Fitzgerald's will showed _________.
A.his desire to fool the bidders
B.his invaluable love for his son
C.his sadness at the death of his son
D.his regret of having no children to take over his wealth
【參考答案】
Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension
答案A：1—3 B、C、D
答案B：4—7 C、B、D、C
答案C：8—10 B、A、C
答案D：11—14 C、A、D、A
答案E：15—16 A、C
答案F：17—19 C、A、B