三. 閱讀理解 (共15小題，計20分)

　　第一節(jié)： 閱讀下面一篇短文，判斷下列句子是否符合短文內容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。(共5小題，計5分)

　　A

　　Think about your favourite tween (8-12歲青少年) TV shows. Is there a girl on them who isn’t pretty, or who doesn’t worry about what she looks like?

　　According to a recent study, tween TV shows send the message that girls should be beautiful, no matter what other abilities or talents they have.

　　The American researchers studied 40 different popular tween TV shows from 2011. They found that most of the man or boy characters in the shows looked normal, but more than half of the female (女性的) characters in the show were described as “very beautiful”. The girls on the shows also worried more about what they looked like.

　　The researchers say this difference suggests (暗示) that “boys with common looks can still be a part of the story, but if you are a girl, you must be beautiful.”

　　Some of the female characters on these shows were talented or acted bravely. But even if girls can do everything boys can do, they still have to look pretty.

　　Tweens are at an age when they are forming ideas about who they are and how they should look and act. It means these shows are likely to make them develop a very narrow (狹隘的) idea.

　　The researchers suggested that parents should help reduce the negative (負面的) influence of these shows by watching TV with their children and talking to them about what they see.

　　( )21. The passage is about a study that was on boy characters.

　　( )22. The American researchers studied 40 different popular characters.

　　( )23. From the study we learn that in tween TV shows there are a lot of women or girls looking pretty.

　　( )24. The tween TV shows may tell us that girls should be more talented.

　　( )25. The main idea of the passage is that tween TV shows may have a bad influence on girls.

　　第二節(jié)： 閱讀下面三篇短文，從各小題所給的四個選項中選出能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的一個最佳答案。(共10小題，計15分)

　　B

　　The Coca Cola Company has an invention—the “PlantBottle”. It is partly made from plants and can be recycled (循環(huán)). It shows how businesses can help to deal with the problem of climate (氣候) change.

　　Now the UK has a new light bulb that can last 25 years or more. It is green and environment-friendly (環(huán)保的), and as bright as the old light bulbs, but it costs￡30.

　　Good news for swimmers. Do you want to talk to your friends under the water? Rich Stachowski invented this Water Talky at the age of 10. This invention can amplify (擴大) voices underwater for up to 15 feet.

　　If you sit in a chair for too long or in a bad position (姿勢), your back may begin to hurt. Now there is a new chair that can help you avoid that. It was developed by German scientists. It makes noises to tell users when they need to move.

　　( )26. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the “PlantBottle”?

　　A. The bottle is completely made of plants.

　　B. It was a product of the Coca Cola Company.

　　C. It costs much money.

　　D. People can’t recycle it.

　　( )27. The new light bulb 　　　　.

　　A. is brighter than the old ones

　　B. isn’t good for the environment

　　C. can last at least 25 years

　　D. can last less than 25 years

　　( )28. The Water Talky was invented by 　　　　.

　　A. German scientists B. a young child

　　C. a UK company D. some swimmers

　　( )29. What will happen if you sit in the chair for too long?

　　A. Your head will hurt.

　　B. You will be very nervous.

　　C. The chair will move.

　　D. The chair will warn you to move.