第三部分：閱讀理解 (共兩節，20 分)

　　第一節(共 15 小題;每小題 2 分，共 30 分)

　　閱讀下列短文：從每題所給的 A、B、C、D 四個選項中，選出最佳選項，將正確的選項涂在答題卡上。

　　A

　　The Boy Made It!

　　One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.

　　Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.

　　He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter form the freezing wind and snow. If

　　B

　　Revolutionary TV Ears

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　　TV Ears patented technology includes a revolutionary noise reduction car tip, not used in any other commercially available headset. This tip reduces outside noise so that television dialogue is clear and understandable. Get the technology that has proven to help the most demanding customers. That’s why TV Ears has earned the trust and confidence of audiologists(聽覺學家) nationwide as well as world-famous doctors.

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　　C

　　C

　　Life in the Clear

　　Transparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window. These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3,300 feet—as far as most light can reach. Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch. Sonke Johnsen, a scientist in biology, says, “These animals live through their life alone. They never touch anything unless they’re eating it, or unless something is eating them.”

　　And they are as clear as glass. How does an animal become see-through? It’s trickier than you might think.

　　The objects around you are visible because they interact with light. Light typically travels in a straight line. But some materials slow and scatter(散射) light, bouncing it away from its original path. Others absorb light, stopping it dead in its tracks. Both scattering and absorption make an object look different from other objects around it, so you can see it easily.

　　But a transparent object doesn’t absorb or scatter light, at least not very much, Light can pass through it without bending or stopping. That means a transparent object doesn’t look very different from the surrounding air or water. You don’t see it ----you see the things behind it.

　　To become transparent, an animal needs to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light. Living materials can stop light because they contain pigments(色素) that absorb specific colors of light. But a transparent animal doesn’t have pigments, so its tissues won’t absorb light. According to Johnsen, avoiding absorption is actually easy. The real challenge is preventing light from scattering.

　　Animals are built of many different materials----skin, fat, and more----and light moves through each at a different speed. Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters. Transparent animals use different tricks to fight scattering. Some animals are simply very small or extremely flat. Without much tissue to scatter light, it is easier to be see—through. Others build a large, clear mass of non-living jelly-lie(果凍狀的)material and spread themselves over it .

　　Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge, because they have to make all the different tissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does. They need to look uniform. But how they’re doing it is still unknown. One thing is clear for these larger animals, staying transparent is an active process. When they die, they turn a non-transparent milky white.

　　63. According to Paragraph 1, transparent animals_______.

　　A. stay in groups B. can be easily damaged

　　C. appear only in deep ocean D. are beautiful creatures

　　64. The underlined word “dead” in Paragraph 3 means__________.

　　A. silently B. gradually

　　C. regularly D. completely

　　65. One way for an animal to become transparent is to ________.

　　A. change the direction of light travel

　　B. gather materials to scatter light.

　　C. avoid the absorption of light

　　D. grow bigger to stop light.

　　66. The last paragraph tells us that larger transparent animals________.

　　A. move more slowly in deep water

　　B. stay see-through even after death

　　C. produce more tissues for their survival

　　D. take effective action to reduce light spreading

　　68. The writer believes that__________.

　　A. parents today are more protective than those in the past

　　B. the disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantages

　　C. technology explains greater involvement with their children

　　D. parents’changed attitudes lead to college children’s delayed independence

　　69. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Technology or Attitude

　　B. Dependence or Independence

　　C. Family Influences or Social Changes

　　D. College Management or Communication Advancement

　　70. Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?

　　D(圖片不全)

　　第二節(共 5 小題;每小題 2 分。共 10 分) 根據短文內容，從短文后的七個選項中選出正確的填入空白處。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　This Way to Dreamland

　　Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy._71__They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.

　　But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history. __72__ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?

　　So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?

　　First, understand that some opportunities(機會) for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams.__73_ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task—preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.

　　It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concerntrate. “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep.__74__

　　Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.____75_

　　Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

　　A. Having interesting things to think about also helps.

　　B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.

　　C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relatively, Coke or Post-it notes.

　　D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.

　　E. It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.

　　F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.

　　G. Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone.