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【正文】 because they are free to choose when and how they work. This flexibility allows people who work from home to fit other things into their lives that they might not have time for in traditional working time. The question of why people work from home isn’t always answered by the flexibility working from home provides you. Many people start their businesses from home in order to save startup costs, such as leasing an office. Others work from home because their business takes place within their home. Daycares and small businesses such as hair salons or art studios are examples of this. Some jobs take place outside the traditional office space because the type of work. If someone’s business is building furniture for example, working from home makes more sense than trying to find a place that satisfies (滿足 ) these same needs. With so many businesses and so many different business needs, there are many reasons why people work from home. 52. The advantages of people working from home DON’T include ______. A. the flexible working time B. saving business costs C. staying with their families D. making more money 53. How does the author express his opinion in paragraph 3? A. By doing a research. B. By paring the results. C. By giving the examples. D. By describing his experience. 54. What is the meaning of the underlined word ―leasing‖? A. Paying money to use a room. B. Choosing a suitable place. C. Building a room with others’ help. D. Sharing a place with somebody. 55. What is the main idea of the text? A. It is convenient and popular to work from home nowadays. B. Different people have different reasons to work from home. C. Flexibility is the main reason why most people work from home. D. Working from home encourages the development of small businesses. 四、寫作 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 35 分 ) 第一節(jié) 短文改錯 (共 10小題；每小題 1分，滿分 10 分 ) It was raining when I was in my way home yesterday. Sudden I saw an old woman moving forward with a stick in his hand. She hadn’t got the umbrella and was wet all over. Then I decided sharing my umbrella with her. But the old woman was tall and I was too short to hold it highly enough. Then a good idea came to me. I tied to the woman’s stick to the handle of my umbrella. Then it was long enough both of us. The old woman thanked me, and I felt pleasing with what I had done. 56. __________ 57. __________ 58. __________ 59. __________ 60. __________ 61. __________ 62. __________ 63. __________ 64. __________ 65. __________ 第二節(jié) 書面表達 (滿分 25分 ) 你所在的班級正舉行英語作文比賽，主題是： How to improve your English?請你寫一篇文章參加比賽，參考要點 如下： 1. 盡量多練習說英語； 2. 努力用英語來思考； 3. 多讀英語文章； 4. 學習和了解更多關(guān)于語言背后的文化知識。 注意： 1. 詞數(shù) 100左右； 2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 參考答案 : 1–15 BDAAA CADAD CBCBB 16–35 DBACA DABCA DDCBD BBACB 36–55 CADAA BCACD BCBAB CDCAB 56. in→on 57. Sudden→Suddenly 58. his→her 59. the→an 60. sharing→to share 61. highly→ high 62. 去掉第二個 to 63. √ 64. both前加 for 65. pleasing→pleased One possible version: My advice on English learning Learning English as a second language is not easy. It takes a lot of effort and time. To improve English, first, you should practice speaking English as often as possible. Second, try to think in English whenever possible. It’s very important. Third, keep reading English stories or newspapers every day. Finally, learn about the Western culture. When you understand the cultural background of English, you can use it better. Learning English is not as difficult as you think. Work harder and you will make great progress.