Scientists are thrilled about some tiny, furry finds. They have discovered two new species of lemurs on
Madagascar, an island __41__ off the southeast coast of Africa.
The endangered animals are found only in Madagascar and a few of the country’s nearby islands.
Madagascar __42__ some of the world’s most exotic plants and animals. Lemurs live mainly in forest trees and
are active at night.
One of the newly discovered creatures has wide eyes, is small enough to fit in a hand, and __43__ from tree
branch to tree branch in the dark. Its name means “good man” in Malagasy, the official language of Madagascar.
The animal was __44__ scientist Steve Goodman, who has been studying the tiny creatures in Madagascar for 20
years.
The other species is a giant mouse lemur with a bushy tail. Its name in Malagasy means “child.” The scientists
chose that name to __45__ Madagascar’s children to care for the many plants and animals in their country.
Finding a new lemur species is rare because many of the tiny creatures have become extinct. The recent find
means that there are now 49 known species of lemurs in the wild.
【題組】41. (A) locating (B) to locate (C) located (D) been located
四、閱讀測驗
In the early days of his life, Eddie Chapman was a petty criminal that lived in England. He ran away from the
army, stole, and even formed his own gang. His crimes landed him in jail, where he had little hope of continuing his
criminal assets. He didn’t stay in jail, however. When the Germans invaded England in the summer of 1940, Chapman,
then 25, wrote them a letter stating his intentions to join the Germans as a spy to avoid troubles with the law in
England.
After some consideration, the Germans proceeded to break Chapman out of jail, trained him, and sent him on a
mission to blow up a British airplane factory. But, it seemed that Chapman still had some love for his country. Upon
parachuting from a plane en route to completing his mission, Chapman turned himself in to the local police, and
managed to convince the British that he was still on their side.
To fool the Germans, the British faked damage to the plane factory, and taught Chapman what to say when he
went back to the Germans to appear successful. And Chapman did manage to appear successful. The Germans loved
the double-agent so much that they awarded him with a war award, gave him vast sums of money, and even gave him
promotion.
The British, however, did not love Chapman quite as much. As Chapman was not secretive about his sources of
income, the British saw him as a liability, and eventually dismissed the spy in 1944. Chapman then returned to his
former life of crime, assuming that as he now held secrets to the British, he could probably bargain his way out of the
arms of the law. The following years were spent avoiding punishment from the British law enforcement.
Chapman eventually settled down in 1953 after he managed to release his war stories. He got married, had a
daughter, and quietly lived the rest of his life as a businessman until his heart gave out in 1997.
【題組】46. What is the purpose of the article?
(A) To tell how the British tricked the Germans.
(B) To tell the life of a successful spy in World War Two.
(C) To tell how ungrateful the British could be to their spies.
(D) To tell how a criminal could earn respect from the government.
【題組】47. How did Chapman manage to capture the attention of the Germans in the beginning?
(A) He managed to contact the Germans from jail.
(B) He managed to steal money from the Germans.
(C) He fought the Germans when they invaded England.
(D) The Germans had already heard of his troubles with the law.