Question

第一節(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D) 中，選出最佳選項。

                                       A 

            If you and I met at a party,you would probably ask me what I do for a living,what town I live in — the kind of questions that would help you to build a picture of who I am. I might ask the same of you,but I probably wouldn^，t be listening. It's more likely i’d be looking at the label on your jeans,glancing at your shoes,and eyeing up your mobile phone. These are the things that really tell me who you are. In fact,I sincerely hope you would notice the same things about me. Well,that's the way it was a year ago.

            I began to behave like this at a very early age. I remember the first day of junior school,standing alone in the playground,desperately wanting to make friends. I headed straight for what seemed be the most promising group of boys. They were talking to girls,trading football cards,eating green sweets 一all the things I wanted to do. As I attempted to talk with them,one boy asked me, “Do you support Manchester United Football Club?” Another asked, “Are you into Michael Jackson?” I answered yes to them all,even though the truthful answer was no.

            Things seemed to be going well until one of the boys caught sight of my trainers. I'd  never thought too much about them before. They were just plain blue sports shoes that Mum had bought,for playing in the back garden. At once,the group laughed very loudly, ^Where did you get those from? A charitable organization?”

             Looking at the boys in bewilderment I noticed for the first time that they all had similar shapes on the sides of their trainers,like the ones on footballers’ boots on television. It wasn^，t just their shoes: crocodiles,eagles and tigers sat on the breasts of their T-shirts,and every single boy seemed to have the same school bag,a blue plastic bag with a leaping puma in silver on the side. I walked away quietly,depressed. From that day on,I was determined to be like them,if not more so.

21. What was the author like one year ago?

   A. He was very interested in figure paintings.

   B. He was crazy about holding different parties.

   C. He used to judge others by their appearances.

   D. He had some difficulty communicating with others.

22. How did the author react when asked about his favorite football team?

   A. He told a lie.

   B. He kept silent.

   C. He replied proudly.

   D. He refused to answer.

23. Why did the group suddenly burst out laughing?

   A. Because they played a joke on the author.

   B. Because they were attracted by the author.

   C. Because they welcomed the author warmly.

   D. Because they looked down upon the author.

24. After the first day of junior school,the author began to

   A. be addicted to television

   B. concern himself with animals

   C. follow faixious football players

   D. spend more money on branded goods

Answer 1

21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D

A篇(興趣與愛好)

本文是記敘文。作者介紹了他是如何開始追求品牌貨的。

21. C. 推理判斷題。由第一段的I'd be looking at the label on your jeans,glancing at your shoes,and eyeing up your mobile phone. These are the things that really tell me who you are 可知，一年前的作者喜以貌取人。

22. A. 細節理解題。由第二k的I answered yes to them all,even though the truthfiil answer was no 可知，當作者 被問到喜歡的球隊和明星時，他撒了 謊。

23. D. 推理判斷題。由第三、四段可知，作者穿的是一雙普通的藍色球鞋，而那些穿著名牌球鞋的男孩取笑他的鞋是從慈善機構得到的，由此推測這些男孩是因看不起他而大笑起來。

24. D. 推理判斷題。由最后一段作者看到其他男孩所穿戴的服飾后感到十分沮 喪,再結合第一段作者與他人交流時所關注的事物可知，從那時起，作者開始花大量的錢買品牌貨。