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Unit2 Home Sweet Home綜合提優
一、完形填空
體裁: 說明文 主題: 中華文化 難度: ★★★★★ 建議用時: 8 min
（新素養·文化意識）(原創)
On August 9, 2023, two actors of “Secret Box from the Tang Dynasty” in Xi’an, published the end of their performance 1____ their contract(合同) finished at the end of July.
The performance of “Secret Box from the Tang Dynasty” was popular. It 2____ two young actors as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who were two prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty. 3____ the performance, the actors dressed in ancient clothing and spoke in the tone of the ancients. They 4____ visitors to take part in a question-and-answer game. The interesting interaction (互動) between the actors and the visitors made the performance a big 5 ____ .
The questions in the game were often so “ 6____ ” that most visitors could only 7____ a consolation(安慰) prize of taking photos with the actors. Sometimes some “smart” people 8____ passed the “test”, but the prizes were just cotton swabs, batteries, or other everyday objects. This often made visitors 9 ____ loudly. The show had four performances each night, each 10____ about 10 minutes.
“We’ve been doing this 11____ show for a while. If visitors can’t answer our questions, we will find ways to have fun interactions with them to 12____ their embarrassment(尷尬),” said the actor who played Du Ruhui.
The actor played Fang Xuanling said that although he didn’t have a “doctoral degree” as some visitors jokingly called it, he still felt the 13____ of playing the knowledgeable prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. This kept him learning 14____ things, from historical stories to poems, songs to brain teasers.
The two actors hoped that visitors could learn more about Chinese 15____ through these interesting performances.
1. A. if B. so C. because D. although
2. A. prepared B. served C. expected D. featured
3. A. During B. Before C. After D. Until
4. A. promised B. accepted C. invited D. advised
5. A. step B. hit C. result D. difference
6. A. difficult B. fantastic C. meaningful D. educational
7. A. answer B. solve C. pick D. win
8. A. probably B. successfully C. slowly D. hardly
9. A. cry B. breathe C. laugh D. shout
10. A. using B. needing C. hosting D. lasting
11. A. talk B. talent C. music D. magic
12. A. miss B. care C. cover D. point
13. A. warmth B. worry C. danger D. surprise
14. A. different B. possible C. similar D. available
15. A. improvement B. background C. interest D. culture
二、閱讀理解
A
體裁: 記敘文 主題: 名著節選 難度: ★★★★ 建議用時: 7 min
The cold wind swept away the last piece of warmth. A dead leaf fell at Soapy’s feet. That was a special sign for him that the cold winter was coming.
The three months’ life in the prison(監獄) on Blackwell’s island was what he wanted. Three months of free food every day and a bed every night, three months safe from cops(警察). This seemed the most expected thing to Soapy in the world. For years, the prison had been his winter home.
There were many easy ways of doing this. The best way was to have a good dinner at a fine restaurant. Then he would say that he had no money to pay. And then a cop would be called. The cop would catch him. He would be taken to a judge. The judge would do the rest. Thinking about this, he had a spark of hope in his heart.
But when Soapy put his foot inside the restaurant door, the waiter saw his broken old shoes and clothes. Strong hands pushed Soapy around and moved him outside again. The failure(失敗) for the first time let him down.
Days later, Soapy went to a shop. It had a wide glass window. Soapy picked up a big stone and threw(扔) it through the glass. People came running around the corner. A cop was the first among them. Soapy stood still, and he smiled happily when he saw the cop.
“Where’s the man that did that ” asked the cop.
“Don’t you think I might have done it ” said Soapy. What he wanted was coming toward him.
But the cop didn’t consider Soapy. That’s because men who break windows do not stop there to talk to cops. They run away as fast as they can. The cop saw a man further along the street, running. He ran after him. Soapy’s heart was filled with sadness, and he walked slowly away. He had failed two times.
—Adapted from The Cop and the Anthem
新趨勢·寫作手法 How does the story begin
A. By giving examples.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By describing the setting.
D. By asking questions.
2. What does the underlined word “This” refer to in Paragraph 2
A. Wearing nice clothes.
B. Owning a warm bed.
C. Having a good dinner.
D. Being sent to the prison.
3. Why didn’t the police consider Soapy as the one who had thrown the stone
A. Because Soapy looked friendlier and politer than others.
B. Because the kind cop always thought about the good side of people.
C. Because the cop had already known who had broken the window before.
D. Because the cop thought the bad man wouldn’t stop there and talk to him.
4. How did Soapy’s feelings change according to the story
A. hopeful—down—sad—glad
B. hopeful—down—glad—sad
C. down—glad—sad—hopeful
D. down—hopeful—sad—glad
B
體裁: 說明文 主題: 居住環境 難度: ★★★★ 建議用時: 7 min
In 2007, Angelo was in the woods in Worcestershire, UK when it started to rain. He looked for a place to keep dry and he found a rock-house! The rock-house was 800 years old. People lived in the rock-house for hundreds of years, but from about 1962, no one lived there and the house stayed empty(空的).
Angelo liked the rock-house very much. He bought it in 2010. After that, he started to cut into the rock and to rebuild and modernize the house. Angelo finished the house in nine months. He was a businessman(商人) before he started the house, and before 2007 he was quite ill, so he wanted a place where it was possible for him to live in a happy and healthy way. He realized that he didn’t need to live in a large house. He thought ▲.
He worked for over a thousand hours from beginning to end, and he used 160,000 to buy the house and all the things that he needed. He planned everything himself, he moved about 80 tons of rock himself and he painted the house. Angelo tried to make a comfortable place to live. The house has electricity, hot water and Wi-Fi, and there is heating under the floors of the rooms. Angelo opened a deep hole 80 meters under the house to get natural water. The house is not large. It is about 65 m , with one bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom with a shower.
Angelo doesn’t live there all the time, but he uses the house as a place to go to sometimes, to get away from his busy city life. It’s also possible to rent(租用) the house and to stay there for a weekend or more. This means that other people are able to enjoy Angelo’s happy house and maybe escape from their busy lives for a few days, too.
1. How long was the rock-house empty before Angelo bought it
A. About 20 years.
B. About 30 years.
C. About 40 years.
D. About 50 years.
2. 新趨勢·補全文章 Which of the following can be put into “ ▲ ”
A. being closer to nature could do good to his health
B. a smaller house would be much easier to rent out
C. doing business could make his life happier and richer
D. a rock-house would offer him a busier way of living
3. What’s Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. What Angelo planned to buy for the rock-house.
B. How Angelo rebuilt the rock-house by himself.
C. Why Angelo tried to build the rock-house himself.
D. How much Angelo spent on the rock-house project.
4. What does the underlined part “escape from” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Find out.
B. Make up.
C. Learn about.
D. Run away from.
C
體裁: 說明文 主題: 種植與養殖 難度: ★★★★★建議用時: 9 min
Mushrooms are tasty and rich in healthy nutrients(營養物), which makes some people collect them in the wild. However, eating the wrong mushrooms can make you sick or even dead. Therefore, growing mushrooms yourself inside your own home is getting popular.
There are two ways to do this. You can buy a set of materials from a garden store called a “grow kit(工具包)” or you can put them together yourself.
Grow kits (GK)
Grow kits are a great way for beginners to try growing mushrooms. These grow kits include partly-grown mushroom starters, called “spawn(菌種體)”. The spawn is set in soil(土壤) and is planted in its own grow box. You put the spawn in water overnight. Then you return it to the box and open it to fresh air. Water it twice a day.
Within two or three weeks, you will be eating mushrooms with more on the way. It is fun and easy.
Putting them together yourself (PTTY)
If you want a larger harvest, it will cost less to put the materials together yourself. It is easy, too.
For starters, you will need a wooden, metal, or plastic box and some soil mixed with compost(肥料) and other materials. You will also need to buy fungal spores(真菌孢子) (something like seeds).
With clean hands, fill the box with your soil and materials. Put the spores evenly over the soil substance(物質) and water it twice a day gently.
To grow quickly and effectively, the spore-topped soil material should be kept away from direct sunlight. It should be kept at or close to 21 ℃. Put a piece of cloth lightly over the top of the box to keep moisture(水分) in. But do not cover it tightly(緊緊地). After it was coated with mycelium(菌絲體), move the box to a cooler place—12 ℃ to 15 ℃.
Mushrooms grow very quickly. With their tops fully open, they will be ready to be harvested. That will be in about three to four weeks. Use a sharp, clean knife to cut them at soil level to avoid influencing nearby growth.
Do you want to taste safe and nutritious mushrooms Grow them at home right now.
1. 新趨勢·圖示理解 According to the text, what tools do we need to grow mushrooms
① ② ③ ④ ⑤
A. ①②③④ B. ②③④⑤ C. ①②④⑤ D. ①②③⑤
2. To grow quickly and effectively, what should we do with the spore-topped soil material
A. Keep it below 12 ℃.
B. Keep it in the direct sunlight.
C. Keep it wet but not too hot.
D. Cover it with a piece of cloth tightly.
3. What can we infer from the text
A. Mushrooms in the wild are safer and more delicious.
B. Keep the soil substance wet while growing mushrooms.
C. Choose GK if you want a larger harvest and spend less money.
D. Choose PTTY if you want to eat mushrooms in a shorter time.
4. What is the text mainly about
A. The ways to grow mushrooms at home.
B. The history of growing mushrooms at home.
C. The reason for growing mushrooms at home.
D. The difficulty in growing mushrooms at home.
三、閱讀七選五
閱讀下面短文,然后根據短文內容,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
體裁: 說明文 主題: 語言與文化 難度: ★★★★ 建議用時: 7 min
（新素養·語言能力）Is there anywhere more important than home We may have many homes during our lives but it is often the place we feel safest. We use the word “home” in many English expressions(表達). Maybe that also makes it clear how important the home is to us.
If our homes are safe and happy, when we get back to them, we might say, “ 1______ ” Just like Dorothy famously does in the film The Wizard of Oz. This means there isn’t anywhere else that is as good as home.
However, if we find ourselves somewhere that feels comfortable and homely, we could say we feel “at home”. 2______ We can also feel at home in a new job or feel at home with someone—meaning we feel comfortable with them.
Or as a famous singer sang, “ 3______ ” This means that the place where we feel at home may not be a building but a place that we love and where we feel loved, maybe where our family and friends are.
4______ Scoring a home run in baseball is a very common one. But when a team, a person or an animal has finished something at last, we might say they are “home and dry”. In Australia and New Zealand, people say “home and hosed”. 5______ It means the job is done and you have time for a shower—you’re “hosed” and dry!
A. Home is where the heart is.
B. There’s no place like home.
C. Home plays an important part in our life.
D. Both expressions have the same meaning.
E. Home is always the place where we go and share our joy.
F. This could be at school, another house or on holiday.
G. There are also times that we use “home” expressions in sport.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________
四、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。
體裁: 說明文 主題: 科學技術 難度: ★★★★ 建議用時: 7 min
Recently, a research on how a new virtual reality(VR 虛擬現實) experience taught children about the fire disasters(災害) was done. The new VR experience was developed by the University of South Australia, hoping to teach children 1______ (learn) how to be safe in a fire. It presents a situation for children aged 10—12. In the situation, they are asked to look after a 2______ (friend) dog just before a fire event begins. They take part in a set of problem-solving 3______ (activity) to help save and protect(保護) themselves and the dog.
The findings showed that over 80% of children could 4______ (clear) tell the advantages(優點) and disadvantages of different choices. They also learned to make decisions to protect themselves from a fire. Children thought it especially important, because 91% of 5______ (they) didn’t have knowledge(知識) of fires at the beginning, and 67% said that they 6______ (be) too young to make safety decisions in a fire.
The researchers believed such VR experiences made it possible for 7______ young to learn about fire safety directly. “Well-designed VR can provide children with 8______ (use) learning tools(工具),” said Delene Weber, one of the researchers. Meanwhile, children have less knowledge about fire safety and are not as strong as their parents, 9 ______ they’re often most at risk. “ 10______ these VR experiences, we can make children understand the dangers and know they can help,” said Weber.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________
6. __________ 7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________ 10. __________

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