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ke(徒步旅行), parents are invited. At breakfast I go over my rules for Mom,―Please don’t whistle. Don’t laugh loudly. No clapping. And stay in line. ‖ The other moms show up wearing fancy jackets and sneakers. My mom wears cutoffs, a floppy straw hat, and her old hiking boots. We hike along, all in a line. Soon Mom starts to whistle her hiking songs, She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain. I shake my head at her. She stops and whispers, ―Oops. Sorry, Jane. ‖ We keep hiking. Everything is perfect until… Our teacher, Ms. Steele, stops and points, ―A snake! ‖All the moms hold their kids hands and back up, except my mom. ―Watch out! It might be poisonous(有毒的)! ‖Ms. Steele says. The other moms shuttle back some more. However, my mom steps forward and says,―Hmm. Let’s see what kind it is. Nope, lt’s not poisonous. ‖ I shut my eyes. I know what’s ing next. Mom makes a sudden attack. ―Got it! ‖she says. The other moms scream, not sounding fancy at all. Kids gather around as Mom examines the snake. ―It’s OK to touch, ‖she says. Everyone’s too scared, but I go first. ―snakes aren’t slimy, ‖I tell them. Right away, others line up. A couple of the fancy moms e up to touch the snake’s tail. Later, Ms. Steele tells us to draw our favorite part of the hike. After a while, I look around quickly. Everyone’s picture is of Mom and me with the snake. As we hike back to the bus, I squeeze Mom’s hand. ―I’m glad I didn’t tell you my don’tcatchsnakes rule. ‖She smiles. But soon, she’s whistling her hiking songs again! I start to make her silent, then stop. Instead, I take a deep breath and sing out too. Everyone joins in, even the fancy moms. 51. The word―fancy‖in this passage is close to― ___________ ‖. A. fashionable or expensive B. energetic or valuable C. modern or fortable D. mon or popular 52. Jane tries to make some rules for her mom because _______________. A. she expects her mom not to catch snakes B. she is afraid her mom will make her lose face C. she wants her mom to be different from others D. she wishes her mom to act more politely than the other moms 53. Jane begins to feel proud of her mom when_______________. A. she goes first to touch the snake and other kids follow her B. she joins her mom in singing together with the other moms C. she tries to stop her mom whistling but later she gives up D. she finds everyone drawing about her mom and her with the snake 54. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. My Mom Isn’t Fancy B. Our Hike Isn’t Perfect C. An Unpleasant Talent Show D. An Unfettable Experience D Street art can be found on buildings, street signs and even dustbins from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers. Street art has bee part of a culture which can be seen around the world. Now, even art museums and galleries(畫廊 ) are collecting the works of street artists. People have different thoughts about street art. Some think street art is bad, but others see this art as a rich form of nontraditional cultural expression. Street art began in New York City in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray(噴射 ) their ―tag‖ on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to show off themselves and their artwork. This style of drawing and writing became known as graffiti(涂鴉 ). Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel(反抗 ) against the rules. They traveled around cities to make paintings that everyone could see. Street artists do their work for some reasons. A number of them choose street art because it is closer to the everyday life. What they enjoy most is the freedom of expressing themselves which street art permits(允許 ). One wellknown street artist is Swoon. She cuts out paper images of people and puts them on walls. Swoon didn’t start her career as a street artist. She studied art but, as time went on, got bored with the works she saw in museums. Then she fell in love with graffiti. The people in New York enjoy Swoon’s strong and interesting style. Some museums have already bought some of her works. Nowadays street art has bee part of a worldwide culture. It is supported by websites, artist groups, books and magazines. 55. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. Street art has a long history. B. Street art is a new form of culture. C. Street art can be found in art museums. D. Street art is popular around the world. 56. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Young people all think street art is very beautiful new culture. B. Swoon enjoys working indoors and the people in New York like her works. the 1960s, in New York, young people wanted to say no to the rules through graffiti art D.―TAG‖ was a word created by people to tell the differences between street artists and the other artists. 57. According to the writer, the artists love street art because . A. they enjoy travelling around the city B. they want to express their feelings freely C. they enjoy learning different cultures D. they want to let more people know them 58. We can learn from the passage that . A. street art is good for the environment B. street art is developed in the museum C. street art is drawing more attention D. all people are interested in street art 第 II 卷(主觀題 共 35 分) 五、詞匯運用 (本大題共 8 小題,每小題 1 分,共 8 分) (A)根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋,寫出單詞的正確形式。 1. When Johnson faces difficulty, he always has__________(勇氣 ) to solve it. 2. I39。m strongly _________ (反對 ) smoking because it may cause cancer. 3. Most people believe that colours ________ (無疑地 ) influence our everyday life in ma