C

　　On the first day of the New Year 2019，I made up my mind to go to Thailand to teach English as a volunteer. At the beginning, all I cared about was travelling and seeing the world. I didn’t know how fantastic my life would be in the coming months!

　　My journey began with attending TESOL certification(認(rèn)證) course in my home state of Florida last February. After 3 weekends of study and another 40 hours’ study online, I received my TESOL certificate.

　　I was asked to contact Philip, who is Program Director of the Teach in Thailand. After discussing with Philip, I chose my school and after many months of excitement，I finally flew to Thailand in early April and I couldn’t wait to explore the country!

　　After a few weeks of single travel, I met up with Philip and the other new teachers in my program in Bangkok. It was great to meet other people who were on the same journey as me, see some cool sights and walk in Thailand’s cities! After that, I attended the week­long seminar(研討會). At the end of the seminar, I was transported to my school—Anuban Buriram Primary School.

　　I truly love my job—I teach Grades 5 and 6 and I have the cleverest and most active kids in the world. It’s a truly fantastic thing that you can see the difference you make in someone else’s life, right in front of you!

　　Buriram is a small city with green rice fields. People here are more friendly than anyone I’ve ever met—I’ve never been anywhere where a smile is so easily received，where everyone you pass is so friendly to say “Hello” and “Good morning”. I’ve been taken out to countless dinners，and been lent a guitar, a camera, and I am given Thai treats and the most delicious fresh fruits many times a week. I only hope to repay them in the future.

　　( )41. To teach English in a foreign country, one has to__________.

　　A. graduate from university B. receive a certificate of TESOL

　　C. be trained in a summer course D. take a course online

　　( )42. What did the writer do right away after arriving in Thailand?

　　A. He travelled around Thailand by himself. B. He had a discussion with Philip.

　　C. He attended a seminar in Bangkok. D. He met with other volunteers.

　　( )43. In the last paragraph the writer is trying to show ____________.

　　A. that Buriram is small but very beautiful

　　B. that the Thai treats are fresh and delicious

　　C. how generous and friendly the Thai people are

　　D. that he wants to repay the people who helped him

　　( )44. According to the passage, which is the CORRECT order of the following sentences?

　　a. The writer was transported to school to teach students in Grade 5 and 6 in a small city.

　　b. The writer chose school and flew to Thailand.

　　c. The writer attended a seminar.

　　d. The writer travelled by himself for a few weeks.

　　e. The writer received TESOL certificate.

　　f. The writer attended TESOL certification course.

　　A. f, e, b, a, c, d B. f, e, c, d, b, a C. f, e, b, d, c, a D. f, e, a, c, b, d

　　( )45. The writer wrote this passage in order to__________.

　　A. give some advice to future volunteers

　　B. encourage more people to travel in Thailand

　　C. show the readers how to become a volunteer

　　D. tell us his voluntary experience in Thailand

　　第二部分 非選擇題(60分)

　　四、閱讀表達(dá) 閱讀短文，回答問題。(共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分)

　　With their long tusks (象牙), elephants look strong. However, it is this feature that makes the animal endangered. Many of them are killed for their tusks. People make elephant tusks into crafts (工藝品) and jewelry and sell them to rich people.

　　But can these priceless body parts grow back? The answer is no, Live Science said. The elephants’ tusks are actually part of their teeth. Nearly all African elephants and most male Asian elephants have these long teeth. About one-third of the tusk is in the animal’s skull (頭骨). The tusk has a nerve (神經(jīng)) running down its center. This makes it similar to your teeth. Once you lose a tooth, you will never grow a new one.

　　Elephants use their tusks to protect themselves, lift things, dig water and gather food. But losing the tusk will not kill them. The way in which they lose the tusk is what matters. Usually, people get tusks by culling (限量捕殺), which means killing old and weak elephants. They also take tusks from the elephants that have died naturally.

　　However, these sources aren’t enough to keep up with the demand for ivory. Therefore, some poachers (偷獵者) kill healthy elephants and cut their faces open to remove the tusks. About 27,000 elephants are killed by poachers each year, according to National Geographic.

　　As a result of poaching, some African elephants gradually evolved (進(jìn)化) without tusks, which has allowed them to survive. In Mozambique, about 90 percent of African elephants were killed for their tusks and meat from 1975 to 1992, National Geographic reported.

　　Scientists found that about a third of younger females – the generation born after 1992 – never developed tusks.

　　回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過6個詞。

　　46. What do people make elephants tusks into?

　　47. How many things can elephants use their tusks to do according to the passage?

　　48. What do people kill the elephants for?

　　49. How do poachers remove tusks from healthy elephants?

　　50. What do some African elephants do in order to survive?