40 * mascot [`m8sk1t] n . 吉祥物

Ma ch each masco w
t t it h its country.

1 Un ed S a es
it t t
2 Ne he ands
t rl

3 Japan
4 Ta wan
i

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 Do you know Kumamon? What about OPEN ­

1
Chan? You probab y l saw these t wo characters
before. One s
i fr om Japan, wh e the other one
il

be ongs to 7­ELEVEN. These types of characters

l

usually help to promote businesses or places,

2
5

and people call them ªmascots.Ý

A though the f rst mascot appeared n the West

l i i , Japan* took the dea
i

and raised it t o another level. In Japan, there are mascots for businesses,
3 4
regions, and so on. There is even a big event every year to pick out the

10 country's best mascot These characters grow famous wor dw de

. l i
5
. When
peop e th nk of Japan, they wou d often th nk of these mascots.
l i l i

6
Japanese mascots usua y
ll ook simple but cute. Therefore, people
l

can easily remember them. In addition, each of the mascots has

it s special look, so peop e can qu ck y tell one
l i l om another.
fr

7
15 A so many mascots behave n a funny cute way so most peop e
l , i , , l

w ill soon fall in love with them.

1 charac er k8 k 2 n 人物
t [` rI t ] . ‧ p ck out　挑選
i

2 promo e p 1 mo v 宣傳
t [ r ` t] t.
5 wor dw de [`w3ld&waId] adv. 在世界各地
l i

* Japan [dZ1`p8n] n. 日本
6 therefore [`DEr&for] adv. 因此

3 reg on
i [`ridZ1n] n. 地區 ‧ tell A from B　分辨 A 和 B
‧ and so on　等等
7 behave [ I`b hev] v . 表現 i

4 event [I`vEnt] n. 活動

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 8 9
I n Japan, regions w th a mascot
i usually attract more tour sts i a nd

f a n s. A s mascots get more and more famous , t hey become mportant to

i

heir followers*. For example, Kumamon's hometown

10
t many peop e l visit

every year to know more about t his mascot superstar. In 2016, after a 20

arge earthquake in
l Kumamoto*, many fans went onto Kumamon's
Facebook page. They left their worries and prayers* for Kumamon and the

r egion. It might sound like a crazy story, but it was true! This bear is now a

r eal friend of many people.

Ta wan a so not ced the power of

i l i mascots and started 25

creating them. One of them is OhBear. The government created

11 12

13
t his mascot to help increase tourism*in Taiwan, and it turned out

t o be a national superstar. Perhaps one day, this mascot w ill

become wor d­famous. Who knows?

l

8 a rac tt t [1`tr 8kt] vt . 吸引

* prayer [prEr] n.
祈禱

9 our s
t i 5
t [`t rIst] n. 遊客
11 crea e k e v 創造
t [ rI` t] t.

* follower [`fAl1w2] n. 追隨者
12 governmen G^v2nm1nt [` t] n. 政府

‧ for example　例如
13 ncrease n k s v 增進
i [I ` ri ] t.

10 hometown [`hom`ta5n] n. 家鄉 * tourism [`t5rIz1m] n.
旅遊業

* Kumamoto [&kum1`moto] n.
熊本 ‧ turn out　最終……

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 吉祥物在日本十分普遍 ， 許多地方政府皆花心思設計
以做為行銷工具 ， 而這也促成了吉祥物大賽 Yuru­

Chara Grand Pr x 的誕生。但隨著參賽隊伍暴增，其 i

造成的吉祥物氾濫和公帑浪費問題 ， 讓日本政府不得
不開始淘汰低知名度或成效低的吉祥物。

　 Choose the best answer .

( ) W ha t i s the main purpose of the reading?

(A) To te a story about mascots
ll . ‧ What wou d be your
l

(B) To nv te peop e to v s t Japan

i i l i i . dream mascot? How
(C) To show the power of mascots .
wou d t ook?
l i l

(D) To show d fferent types of characters

i .

　 Fill in the form with correct answers.

A) the West
( (B) to promote a bus ness i

C) Japanese peop e
( l (D) s mp e
i l

1 Whe e d d he s masco appea ?

r i t fi r t t r i n

2 Who made masco s popu a ? t r

3 How do Japanese masco s usua y ook?

l

t , cute

4 Wha s he ob o a masco ?
ll l

t i t j f t or to increase tourism

5 Any examp es o popu a masco s?
l f l r t Kumamon, OPEN­Chan, OhBear

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character n. [C] 人物，角色
1
[` k8rIkt2] ( a person in a book, film, or play)

Doraemon s a cute robot character.

▲

promote vt. 宣傳，推銷 (to sell something by advertising)

2
p mot] n themarket the se ers are promoting their esh
▲

[ r 1` I , ll fr

vegetab es w th ow pr ces
l i l i .

region n. [C] 地區，區域　　　　 area

3
[`ri dZ1n] ( an area of a country)

Th s morn ng snow was fa ng n

▲

i i , lli i

the country s mounta n reg on

' i i .

event n. [C] 活動 (a p anned act v ty)

4
l i i

vEnt] Jason M az w be at th s event and s ng h s new

▲

[I` r ill i i i

songs.
n. [C] (重要) 事件 (someth ng mportant that happens) i i

Grandpa s dea h was a sad event o Bella.

▲

' t f r

5
wor dw del i adv. 在世界各地 (a over the wor d) ll l

w3 d&wa d] Jessie J is popu ar wor dw de She ha s

▲

[` l I l l i .

f ans in many countries.

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 therefore adv. 因此，所以　　　　 thus, as a result
6
[` DEr&for] ( as a result)

Stan ey s tall. Therefore, he wears pants in a large size.

▲
l i

behave vi. 表現　　　　 act

7
b hev]
[ I` (t o act or do n a certa n way)
i i

The o d man st behaves ke a ch d

▲

l ill li il .

He often makes funny faces .

behavior n. [U] 行為

b hevj2] Dora s behav or toward me s strange She often

▲

[ I` ' i i .

sm es at me w thout any reasons

il i .

attract vt. 吸引 (to make someone interested)

8
8kt] The b g sa e attracted me to the shop, and
▲

[1`tr i l

I bought a ot. l

attractive adj. 迷人的，有吸引力的

8ktIv] The bread n the bakery w ndow ooks so attractive! I
▲

[1`tr i i l

am going to buy one.

tourist n. [C] 遊客 (a person v s t ng a p ace for p easure)

9
i i i l l

5 The fore gn tourists en oyed the food at Dan Dan

▲

[`t rIst] i j

Burger n Ta nan i i .

t our n [C] 旅遊，觀光

.

5 Tom Cru se w be n Ta wan on a

▲

[t r] i ill i i

5­day tour to promote his new movie.

hometown n. [C] 家鄉 (where someone ved as a ch d)

10
li il

hom`ta5n] Be gang s my hometown ved there until I turned 17.

▲

[` i i . I li

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create vt. 創造　　　　 make

11
k
[ rI`et] o make someth ng ex st)
(t i i

Peop e created the word ªunfr endÝ and say t when a

▲
l i i

person stops fo ow ng a fr end on Facebook.

ll i i

creation n. [U] 創造
n Wh he creation of smartphones, everything in life is
▲

k
[ rI`eS1 ] it t

convenient.
creative adj. 有創意的
Th s creative cook made he ice cream
▲

k
[ rI`etI ] v i t

w th Spr te
i i . I l oved it!

government n. [C] 政府 (the group of peop e contro ng a country or reg on)

12
l lli i

[`G^v2nm1nt] The government s promot ng the use of pub c b kes.

▲

i i li i

nc re a s e
i vt.; vi. 增進，增加　　　　 decrease, reduce
13
[I n`kris] o become greater n amount or number)
(t i

The no se increases when the

▲

garbage truck comes near the

street.

1 masco m8 k1 n C 吉祥物
t [` s t] . [ ]

2 Japan dZ1 p8n n 日本[ ` ] .

Japanese [&dZ8p1`niz] adj. 日本的

3 o owef ll A
r [`f l1 w2] n [C] 追隨者 .

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4 Kumamo o kum1 mo o n 日本 熊本
t [& ` t ] . ( )

5 p aye p E n C 祈禱
r r [ r r] . [ ]

6 ou sm 5 z1m n U 旅遊業
t ri [`t rI ] . [ ]

and so on 等等　　　　 and so forth

1
( showing there are other similar things)

You can share your photos on Facebook, Instagram,

▲

and so on.

pick out 挑選　　　　 select

2
(t o choose from a group)
Nora p cked out a ham sandw ch
▲

i i

f r o her breakfast.

3
tell A from B 分辨 A 和 B (to know the difference between one and another)

Ray ying o tell the e duck

▲

i s tr t littl

fr om the littl e chicken.

f r o example 例如　　　　 for instance

4
(t o g ve an examp e)
i l

am a big fan of several baseball players. For

▲

example, Peng Cheng­min and Yang Dai­kang are two

of my favorite players.

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turn out 最終……，結果是…… (to happen or end in a particular way)

5
hought Mandy was a home, but

▲
I t t

it u ned out that she was out.

t r

­ive
為形容詞字尾，加在動詞後。

act ® 活躍的

express ® 富有表情的

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 ▲ 填入正確的動詞。注意動詞變化。

l ook smell sound t aste f eel

1 The soup good.

2 Zack s augh
' l f unny.

3 don
I 't hungry.

4 The m k ea il t like water.

5 The c ouds l li ke a dragon.

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· 感官類的連綴動詞，後面可接形容詞或「like + 名詞」。

表示「看／聞／聽／嚐／感覺起來
很)……」。
(


My b o he
r t r l ooks tired.

表示「看／聞／聽／嚐／感覺起來
很) 像……」
( 。
My b o he
r t r l ooks like a dead fish.

▲ 找出兩句課文中使用到此句型的句子：

1

2

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 Sherlock 的菸斗不翼而飛。以下有三位目擊者，請圈出適當字詞完成證詞，並找出菸
斗賊。

1 The pe son sme ed r ll
2 The pe son s eyes

r '
3 The pe son sounded
r
( li ke roses / roses ). ooked ( is green /
l ( li ke a man / man ).
green ).

Idrank a cup of rose Ihave my father's Ican speak in a

tea ast n ght.
l i blue eyes. man's voice.

Who ook Sherlock's pipe?

t

Answer:

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▲ 標示出句中的兩個子句。

1 ound a sea a e go on he MRT

I f t ft r I t t .

2 Joy was wo ed because she cou dn nd he sma

rri l 't fi r rt phone.

3 A hough E c was no hung y he s a e he p zza
lt ri t r , till t t i .

1 從屬連接詞用來連接兩個子句，常見類型有三種：
時間 after, before, when, while

原因 because

讓步 although

2 引導的副詞子句可以放在句首或句尾，放在句首時，兩個子句間需要加逗號。
Joy liked fast food when she was young.

When Joy was young , she liked fast food.

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 ▲ 找出兩句課文中使用到此句型的句子：

1

2

重組提示字，完成短文。第一題為範例。

Today was rea y not my day! I was ate n the morn ng.
ll l i i
1
When I

arrived at school ( When / a

rriv ed / I / at school ), my teacher was
2
not happy. Then, she got angrier
3
(I / t alked / because / in class ). After class, I met Sophia.
(s he / Although / know / me / d dn t )i ' ,

4
I li ked her a lot. She walked over to me
( our first date / while / was dreaming about / I ). In a kind
voice, she told me I was wearing two different shoes... OMG !

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 Look! I just bought a new set of stickers!

Ha! Look at those charming eyes and that

funny pose. It's so cute!

Yeah. I ust can t say no to cute st ckers.

j ' i

How about th s one? i

Oh ! This rabbit is so chubby. I love its red cheeks.

Yeah. It a ways does s y th ngs l ill i

and makes peop e augh. l l

Actua y t looks a bit like you....

ll , i

Hey m def n te y not s

! I' i i l ill ,y OK?

A r ght By the way th s set of st ckers s so funny

ll i . , i i i .

m go ng to get t too
I' i i , !

1 descr be d sk a b v 描述
i [ I` r I ] t.
5 pose poz n C 姿勢
[
9 de n e y dE 1n adv 絕對
] . [ ] fi it l [` f ItlI] .

2 se sE n C 組
t [ t] . [ ]
6 chubby S^b ad 肉肉的
10 by he way　順帶一提
[`t I] j. t

3 s cker s k2 n C 貼圖
ti [` tI ] . [ ]
7 cheek S k n C 臉頰 [t i ] . [ ]

4 charm ng SA m 9 ad 迷人的
i [`t r I ] j.
8 s y s ad 愚蠢的
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 f a ce round, square
eyes b g, sma
i ll

ha i r stra ght, cur y

i l

height short, ta ll

body shape s m, strong

li

The g r y ng to describe her favorite character .

i l is tr i

How wou d you l

descr be h m?i i

11 cur y l [` k3lI] ad . 捲曲的

j

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根據字首提示與例句，將答案填入框內。

c Down :

t

1 The young grs
i l li ke

b old women.

2 A person s good at i

c creating new things.

3 Th s i f r o eign visited

Sh n N ght Market n Ta pe .
ili i i i i

e Across:

4 My f avorite i n t his
comic book is a robot.

5 Tony w ill hold an a nd
i nvite bands to it.

選擇適當的片語填入句子。注意動詞變化。

p ck out
i and so on t ell...from
For example u n out
t r

1 To k ill ti me you
, can listen to mus c watch mov es
i , i , clean the house,
.

2 I some vegetables fr om the supermarket for a

salad.

3 The e a e many popu a
r r l r stores on this street. ,

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 t he bakery and the sports shop are two of these stores.

4 It i s hard to Nancy her
sister. They look quite similar!

5 Those fl owers to be a toy plant.

根據文意，選出最適當的答案。

Masco s can he pt l t o promote businesses and tourism. These mascots

usually 1 cute. On e popu ar star s Kumamon.
l i It be ongs
l 2 t he
Kumamoto reg on of Japan, and t a ways acts 3 a s y way. 4 peop e
i i l ill l

see t, they often augh out oud. Now, Kumamon s very famous and has a ot
i l l i l

of fans. It even becomes a real friend 5 many peop e l .

( )
1 A ook
( ) l (B) start (C) f nd
i (D) test
( )
2 A unde
( ) r (B) by (C) to (D) on

( )
3 A o
( ) t (B) n i (C) as (D) from

( )
4 A When
( ) (B) Before (C) A though
l (D) Because

( )
5 A n o
( ) i t (B) about (C) at (D) of

根據中文及提示字首，寫出完整字詞。每格限填一字。

1 M ndy 的家鄉沒有人賣車輪餅。因此，她要來做這門生意。
i

No one se s whee p e n M ndy s h

ll l i i i ' . T ,

she is going to do it.

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2 防彈少年團有力的舞蹈和洗腦的歌曲吸引了世界各地的粉絲。

BTS powerfu dances and
' l catchy songs a he f a ns
t

w .

3 我們贏得了籃球比賽的冠軍。這感覺好像一場夢！
We won t he basketball championship. It f
l a dream!

4 在我走路回家時，鳥屎掉在我頭上。
Some b rd poop dropped on my head w
i I wa s
w home.

5 這義大利麵嚐起來好像橡皮筋。我吃不下去了。
The spaghett i t l rubber bands. I can't
eat it any more.

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