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FinalReadingExamforSeniorTwo（Jan.10th,2017）

Name:

___________Marks:

_____________

ReadingPassage1

Freecycle

SectionI

Freecycleisatermmadeupofthewordsrecycleandfree.It’salsoanorganizationwithlocalgroupsandrepresentationinmanycountries.It’sawaytogiveawaypossessionsyounolongerwant–butthatsomebodyelsemightneed.Asthenamesuggests,nomoneychangeshands.Joiningisfreeanditcouldnotbeeasier.Simplycontactyournearestgroupthroughtheirwebsite.

SectionII

Becomingamembernotonlyallowsyoutogivethingsawaybutalsoallowsyoutotakeadvantageofwhatothermembersareoffering.Onceyouareamember,yousimplygotoyourlocalgroup’swebsiteandbrowsethemessagesthere.Ifsomeoneisofferingsomethingyouwant,youpostamessagetoexpressyourinterest.Ifyouaresuccessful,theownerwillcontactyouandarrangeforyoutopicktheitemup.

SectionIII

Rulescanbeslightlydifferentineachgroup,butbasically,thethingspeopleoffermustbelegalandsafe.Forexample,youwouldnotbeabletoofferagunormedicinesthroughFreecycle.Youareexpectedtogiveaccurateinformationandtousenormal“netiquette”–thatistosayyoushouldneverberudetopeopleinanythingyoupost.Youarenotallowedtotrade–toaskforanythinginreturn–becauseyoumustofferthingsfreelywithnoconditions.Ifyouarrangetocollectsomething,itisimportanttobeontime.Thisis,ofcourse,aquestionofgoodmanners,sinceyouaregettingsomethingfornothing.

SectionIV

TheaimsoftheorganizationincludekeepingwasteoutoflandfillsandpreservingtheEarth’sresources,whileatthesametimeallowingmemberstofindanewhomefortheirunwanteditems.Anyinitiativethatencouragesrecyclingorreusingitemswillhelpcutdownontheamountofwasteweproduceandhopefullymakeconsumersthinktwiceabouttheirattitudetowardsspending.Theotherobviousbenefitisthatitcansavepeoplemoney,andthathastobeagoodthing.

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Themainbenefitmentionedinparagraph1isthatyoucan（）

A.findahomeforthingsyoudon’tneed.

B.makemoneysellingoldpossessions.

C.buyitemscheaplyonawebsite.

D.volunteertohelptheenvironment.

2.Ifyouwantsomethingthatisbeingoffered,you（）

A.havetogiveanumberofthingsawayfirst.

B.needtobecomeamemberandpostamessage.

C.simplyemailthepersonwhoisgivingitaway.

D.havetohaveyourowncarorvan.

3.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneoftherulesofFreecycle?

（）

A.Youcannotgiveawayitemsthataredangerous.

B.Youmustbepolitetoothermembers.

C.Youhavetodeliveritemsthatyouareoffering.

D.Youcannotaskforpaymentforthethingsyouoffer.

4.Thewriterbelievesthat（）

A.someenvironmentalproblemswillneverbesolved.

B.consumerswithabadattitudeshouldbepunished.

C.weshouldbetakingthingsoutoflandfills.

D.givingthingsawayhasseveraladvantages.

Completethesentence.ChooseA,B,orC.

5.One__________ofmynewcellphoneisthatyoucanrecordvideoswithit.（）

A.consequence

B.feature

C.item

6.One__________thatinfluencedmetomovetherewasthegreatweather.（）

A.factor

B.reason

C.persuasion

Completethesentence.ChooseA,B,orC.

7.Yesterdaysheboughtanewchairtouseonherfrontporch,butit__________.（）

D.fellapart

E.threwaway

F.brokeout

8.IwascoldwhenIwalkedoutsideintheevening,soI__________mysweater.（）

G.woreout

H.dressedup

I.puton

9.Myaunt__________tovisityesterday.Ididn’tknowshewascoming.（）

J.calledup

K.stoppedby

L.felldown

ReadingPassage2

SirArthurConanDoyle

SectionI

ArthurConanDoylewasbornin1859inScotland.Hisfamilyfacedmanydifficultiesbutitisthoughtthatheinheritedaloveofliteraturefromhismother,whowasagreatstoryteller.Afterschool,hestudiedmedicine.Itwasduringthistimethathebeganwritingshortstoriesandhehadhisfirstworkpublishedattheageof20.Onbecomingadoctor,though,hewasnotverysuccessfulsoheusedhistimewhilehewaswaitingforpatientstocomposeshortstoriesandnovels.

SectionII

Undoubtedly,ConanDoyle’smostfamouscreationwasthedetective,SherlockHolmeswho,alongwithhisassistant,Dr.Watson,captivatedreadersastheysolvedavarietyofcrimesandmysteries.WhatparticularlyappealedtothepublicatthetimewasHolmes’powersofobservation,logicanddeduction–characteristicsthathadimpressedConanDoyleinoneofhisteachers,Dr.JosephBell.By1893,however,ConanDoylewantedtospendmoretimewritinghistoricalnovelssohedecidedtohaveHolmeskilledinwhatwastobehislastadventure,“TheFinalProblem”.

SectionIII

ConanDoyle’sreaderswerehorrifiedwhentheirfavoritecharacterdiedandtheyprotestedloudly.Inthedaysbeforetelevision,peoplehadcometorelyontheSherlockHolmesstoriesasaformofentertainmentandeachnewstorywaseagerlylookedforwardto,manyofthemappearinginthemonthlyStrandmagazine.PressurefromhiscomplainingreadersforcedConanDoyletobringHolmesbacktolife,andtheadventurescontinued,eventuallytotaling56shortstoriesandfournovels.

SectionIV

ThequalityofwritingandtheinventivenessofthestoriesmeantthatConanDoyle’scharacterhasremainedpopularwiththepublicuntilthepresentday.Withtheinventionofcinemaandthentelevision,countlessmoviesandseriesweremade.In2010,theBBCproducedthefirstofanewupdatedversionoftheSherlockHolmesstories.BasedonConanDoyle’soriginalwork,thecharactersbenefitfromtheuseofmoderntechnologysuchascomputersandhaveprovedtobeamassivehitwiththepublic.Thenewversion,simplycalled“Sherlock”,haswonseveralawardsandhasbeensoldto180countriesaroundtheworld.

Choosethebestanswer.

10.Whenhewasadoctor,ConanDoyle（）

A.wrotebecausehedidn’thavemanypatients.

B.wroteabouthispatients.

C.encouragedhispatientstowrite.

D.askedhispatientstohelphimwrite.

11.ThecharacterofSherlockHolmes（）

A.wassuggestedtothewriterbyDr.JosephBell.

B.wasoriginallynamedDr.JosephBell.

C.camefromanovelwrittenbyDr.JosephBell.

D.waspartlybasedonDr.JosephBell.

12.WhatdidConanDoyledoafterreaderscomplained?

A.HewrotemoreSherlockHolmesstories.

B.Hestoppedwritingaboutthefamousdetective.

C.Hechangedhismostfamouscharacter.

D.Hewentbacktowritinghistoricalnovels.

13.InwhatwayistheBBCversiondifferenttoConanDoyle’swork?

（）

A.Thestoriesarecompletelynew.

B.Itismuchlesspopular.

C.Itisinamodern-daysetting.

D.Noneoftheoriginalcharactersareinit.

Completethesentence.ChooseA,B,orC.

14.Whenitisverycoldoutside,Iliketo__________myselflyingonabeautifulbeachinthesun.（）

A.challenge

B.imagine

C.think

15.Itriedto__________myhusbandtogotoSpainonvacation,buthesaidwedidn’thaveenoughmoney.（）

A.request

B.protest

C.convince

ReadingPassage3

ThingsYouCanDotoStayWell

SectionI

Sometimesthereisnothingyoucandotostopyourselffromgettingill.Despiteyourbestefforts,sometimesyoucatchsomethingordevelopadisease.Forvirusesthatyoucancatch,liketheflu,it’seasiertotakeprecautions.Forotherdiseases,it’smorecomplicated,buttherearestillwaystolessenyourchancesofbecomingill.Certainly,thefollowingadvicecanmakeyoustatisticallylesslikelytogetill.Youalsoneedalittleluck.

SectionII

Onewayistoavoidgermsinthefirstplace.Thatmightmeanturningdownaninvitationbecauseyouknowthatsomeoneisill.Youmayevenaskyourfriendstoletyouknowwhentheyareillsothatyoudon’tcatchit.Ofcourse,youcouldavoidgoingoutaltogether,butthat’snotverypractical.Thebestprotectionisgoodhygieneand,inparticular,frequenthand-washing.Somepeopleregularlycleanthingslikelightswitchesanddoorhandles–placeswheregermshide.Youmightalsoliketothinkaboutyourkeyboardandphone.Aren’ttheyalwaystellingusthattheseplacesharbormoregermsthanatoiletseat?

SectionIII

Sometimes,somethinggoeswronginthebodyorthemindandpeoplejustgetillwithouthavinghadcontactwithaninfectedperson.Surelythere’snothingwecandotostopthat?

Actually,thereis.Eatinghealthilyandinmoderationisyourbestdefenseagainstallhealthissues.Ofcourse,weshouldalsoavoidexcesssugar,caffeine,andfats.Thesesimplestepswillhelpkeepeverything–includingyourimmunesystem–workingproperly.

SectionIV

Notallillnessesareallinthemind–butsomeare,andmanycanbekeptawaybytakingapositiveapproachtolife.Stressandanxietyareonlylikelytomakeyouill,sotrytogetthemoutofyourlife.Youcanimproveyourmentalhealthwithexercise,asthiswillkeepyoufeelingcalmandrelaxed.Gettingplentyofgood-qualitysleepisextremelyimportantbecausenooneisattheirbestwhentheyaretired.Faceyourproblemsanddealwiththemwhenyoucan,withoutlettingthembuildup.Thatway,yourbrainwon’tstillbetryingtoresolveissuesasyouaretryingtosleep.

Choosethebestanswer.

16.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutgerms?

（）

A.Therecanbeverymanyofthemoneverydayobjects.

B.Youcan’tdoanythingtoavoidthemgoinginyourbody.

C.Thereismoreofaprobleminbathrooms.

D.Harborscanbeverydirtyplaces.

17.Thetwomaintypesofillnessthewriterdescribesare（）

A.thoseyougetaccidentallyandthoseth