【正文】 h, is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland, in the south in an independent country. In the 1840s the main crop, potatoes, was affected by disease and about 750,000 people died of hunger. This, and a shortage (短缺 ) of work , forced many people to leave Ireland and live in the USA ,the UK, Australia and 第 5/7 頁 Canada, As a result of these problems, the population fell from million in 1841 to million in 1851. For many years, the majority of Irish people earned their living as farmers. Today, many people will work on the land but more and more people are moving to the cities to work in factories and offices. Life in the cities is very different from life in the countryside, where things move at a quieter and slower pace. The Irish are famous for being warmhearted and friendly. Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish writer, once said that the Irish were “the greatest talkers since the Greeks”. Since independence ,Ireland has revived (復興 )its own culture of music ,language , literature and singing .Different areas have different styles of old Irish songs which are sung without instruments .Other kinds of Irish music use many different instruments such as the violin, whistles, etc. 68． What does the author tell us in Paragraph 1? A． How the Irish fought against the English. B． How Ireland gained independence C． How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D． How two “Irelands” came into being. 69． We learn from the text that in Ireland _______． A． food shortages in the 1840s led to a decline in population B． people are moving to the cities for lack of work in the countryside C． it is harder to make a living as a farmer than as a factory worker D． different kinds of old Irish songs are all sung with instruments 70. The last paragraph is mainly about _______． . A． the Irish character B． Irish culture C． Irish musical instruments D． a famous Irish writer 71． what can be the best title for the text ? A． life in Ireland B． A Very Difficult History C． Ireland． past and present D． The independence of Ireland E Gee Prochnik would like the world to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book. Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his voice)。t make an effort to teach children how to manage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning. We39。s not a reason to avoid teaching what is important. Our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: This is life, this is what you are going to face, and this is how you deal with it. Title Very Useful (76) Introduction Education should be a (77) for life. Advice Important things should be taught in (78) . Teaching (79) ● How to behave (80) ● The basic skill of (81) money ● How to (82) in a critical way ● How to keep (83) ● The rights and responsibilities one has in (84) Conclusion Children should be taught what (85) is and how to deal with it. 第 7/7 頁 B. 書面表達（滿分 25 分） 某校英文報開辟了一個專欄： Experience 。 參考答案： 單選： 2135 DCABB CDCAD CBDAB 完型： 3655 BDCAD CDCDA CBBCA BDDAC 閱讀： 5675 DDBAC BADBC CBDAB CACCD 任務 型讀寫： (s) (s)/ content(s)/Subjects/subjects/Topics/topics 書面表達： One possible version My Approach to Difficulties in Learning As high school students, we run into one difficulty after another in the process of learning. Everyone has their own way to deal with them. Here I would like to share mine. When I am faced with a difficulty, I usually choose to refer to relevant learning materials or Web pages. In this way, I can not only work it out but also improve my ability to overe problem all by myself. However, when it is something beyond my petence, I turn to my classmates or teachers for help. Sometimes I also ask my parents for advice. As a result, I have made steady progress in my studies.