第一節、閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。JacobKohutfinallyhadabreakduringhis12-hourshiftstandingguardoutsidetheU.S.Capitol.HecouldhavespenthisbreaknappingorjokingwithfellowNationalGuardsmen.Instead,hesatinthebackofaHumvee,flute（長笛）inhand,teachingstudentsviahislaptophowtoplayBeethoven'sOdetoJoy.Kohut35hasbeeninthemilitaryfor11yearsaspartofthe257thArmyBand,playingseveralmusicalinstruments.Healsohasbeenabandteacherformorethanadecade,andforthepastfiveyears,he'staughtmusicatCanterburyWoodsElementarySchoolinthemorningandFrostMiddleSchoolintheafternoon.Whenhewascalledupforduty,“myfirstthoughtwas,whataboutmykids?”saysKohut."Thelastthingthesestudentsneedisadisturbanceintheirteaching.Iwouldratherteachtheclass,evenifthatmeansI4mtired."Whenonduty,Kohut'sdaysbeganinthemorningwithteachinghiselementaryclassremotely,finishingthelessonmereminutesbeforehisGuardshiftstartedat10a.m.Laterintheday,duringhisbreak,hewouldgoonlinetoteachhismiddleschoolstudents.DianeLeipzig,theprincipalofCanterburyWoodsElementary,assuredKohutshewouldfindanalternativeteachertocoverhisclasseswhileheprotectedtheCapitol,butheinsistedoncontinuingtoteach.Leipzigwasn'tsurprised."Hewoulddoanythingforhisstudents,shesays."Heisanexcellentexample.Heteachesourkidstheimportanceofpractice,anddetermination.”Asthe11instrumentsplayedbyhisvirtualstudentssynchronized（同步）inasong,thefamiliarmelodyofOdetoJoyrangthroughtheHumvee.Atthatmoment,Kohutrealizedtherewasn'tatimeliertunetoteachhisstudents."It'sasymbolofunityandpeace/hesays."Andthat*swhattheworldneedsrightnow.^^1.WhatdidKohutusuallyspendhisbreaktime?HeledhismusicclassthroughalaptopHewouldhaveasoundsleepHetaughtstudentstoplayinstrumentsoncampus.Hetoldjokeswithhiscolleagues.WhatcanbeinferredaboutKohutaccordingtoDianeLeipzig?Heteachesanythingtostudents.Heisreplacedbyanalternativeteacher.HisdutyasasoldierconflictedwithhisteachingHemakesagreatimpactonstudentsAccordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeKohut?A.Caringanddemanding.B.DevotedandpassionateC.Cooperativeandcreative.D.AmbitiousandintelligentWhichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AsoldierforpoliticseducationB.StrugglingforUnityandPeaceC.AmusicteacherforthecountryD.FightingforCountryandBeethoven【參考答案】1-4ADBD第二節：七選五根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Haveyoueverhadthepleasureofpoppingthesmallair-filledbubblesthatmakeupasheetofbubblewrap?IHaveyoueverwonderedwhypoppingthemissomuchfun?Itturnsoutthatthereissomesciencebehindthehumanconnectiontobubblewrap.Someexpertsbelieveit'ssimilartotheneedtofidget（動來動去）.2Thesesmallactionsarealltypesoffidgeting.Whilesomepeoplethinkfidgetingisdistracting,it'sactuallybeenshowntoincreaseattentionspan.3Similarly,astudyrevealedthatpeoplereportfeelingmorealertafterpoppingbubblewrap.Theresultsalsoshowedthatpeoplewhopoppedbubblewrapwerecalmerafterwardthanthosewhodidnot.So,poppingbubblewrapmayincreasepeople'sabilitytopayattentionandrememberwhattheylearn.4Inotherwords,yourbrainiswiredtoenjoyit!Earlyhumanshadtobeontheirtoesallthetime.Theyneededtobereadytorunfromwildanimalsatamoment'snotice.Today,peoplespendalotoftimesitting,especiallyatschoolandatwork.Asaresult,thebodymaybuildalotofmuscletensionfromlackofmovement.Poppingbubblewraphelpsrelaxthatmuscletension.Itreducesstressandanxiety.Infact,studieshaveshownthat,sometimes,thehumanbrainreceivesfeel-goodchemicalslikedopamine（多巴胺）afterpoppingbubblewrap.5Sothatmaybewhyitfeelssosatisfying!Italsohelpswiththememoryofinformation.Yourbrainwillbenefitalotfromtheair-filledbubbles.Ifso,youknowthere'ssomethinghighlysatisfyingaboutit.Haveyoueverseensomeoneelseblowingthesmallbubbles?Doyouclickapenorbounceyourlegwhileyou'relistening?Expertsalsosaytheenjoymentmaybetiedtohumanevolution（進化，演變）.【參考答案】DFBGA第三節、完形填空閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Sixyearsintomyteachingcareer,Iwasinamiddleschool.Itaughtaclassofstudentstwoyearsinarow,]bothEnglishandSocialStudies.ThoughIdidn'tteachthemthefollowingyear,Iheardstoriesaboutthisgroup;Iheardtheywerenotpreparedto2assignmentsandtocooperate.Attheendofthisgroup'sgraduatingyear,myheadteacheraskedmeto3asummercourseforasmallgroupoftheserisingninthgraders,whohadreceived_4gradesintheirEnglishandSocialStudiesclasses.Idevelopeda5called“AfricanKnowledgeandActionforSustainableDevelopment”.StudentswererequiredtoanalyzetenAfrican-Americanliteraryworks,6sevenintellectually（智力上）stimulatingnaturefieldtrips,7hands-onscienceexperiments,writeafifteenresearchpaperanddefendtheirpapertoadistinguishedpanel.We8onweekdaysandweekends,walkingthroughoutneighborhoods,conductingexperimentsoutside,9publictransportationandwalkingmilesonsomedays.WhenstudentsbecameJO,Icalledthem,sentencouragingtextsandwenttotheirhometopickthemup.DespitethosewhobelievedIwasjjforhavingsuchhighexpectationsforthesestudents,injustsixweeksmysummerschoolstudents12theselofty（極高的）goals!Thatsummerwej3ourselves,andappliedourknowledgetoreal-lifeproblems.Moreimportantly,thatsummerI14thoserisingninthgradersthattheywerenotthosefailinggradesandtheywere]5ofdoingeverythingtheydesired.1.A.affectingB.replacingC.missingD.teaching2.A.pleteB.createC.collectD.cancel3.A.evaluateB.designC.purchaseD.remend4.A.passingB.averageC.failingD.excellent5.A.instrumentB.courseC.skillD.tip6.A.attendB.distinguishC.identifyD.accumulate7.A.conductB.destroyC.proveD.carry8.A.practicedB.metC.plainedD.played9.A.improvingB.offeringC.takingD.affording10.A.desperateB.discouragedC.delightedD.determined11.A.famousB.guiltyC.luckyD.crazy12.A.rememberedB.deliveredC.establishedD.acplished13.A.foundB.reflectedC.challengedD.trained14.A.informedB.instructedC.remindedD.promised15.A.capableB.ashamedC.typicalD.aware【參考答案】1-5DABCB6-10AABCB11-15DDCCA第四節：語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Around1870,Argentina（阿根廷）wasexperiencinganeconomicboom,andthecapital,BuenosAires,attractedmanypeople.Farmers,aswellasafloodofimmigrantspouredtoBuenosAires,』(seek)jobs.Butthesejobsdidn'tpaywell,andthepeoplefeltlonelyanddisappointedwiththeirnewlifeinthecity.Astheunhappy2(arrival)mixedtogetherinthepoorpartsofthecity,thedanceknownasthetango(探戈舞)evolved.Initially,Ihetangowasadanceofthe3(low)classes,whichwasdancedinthebarsandstreets.Gradually,thedance4(spread)intotheupperclassesofArgentineansocietyandbecameseenasbeingmore5(respect).InEuropeatthistime,intenseintere