國中英語基測出現過 rise 的考題。
Here
is
this
year’s
report
on
the
Top
Ten
Cities
of
Animal
Island
by
Best
Living.Com
①Goosetown:
Climbing
up
from
last
year’s
second
place
, Goosetown
comes
in
first
for
its
lovely
parks
,
cultural
centers
,
and
comfortable
living
space.
②Tigerville:
Losing
its
top
place
to
Goosetown, Tigerville
is
still
a
beautiful
city
,
and
as
green
as
ever.
③Duckland:
The
only
city
staying
in
our
top
three
for
five
years
, Duckland
is
now
cleaning
itself
up
for
next
year’s
Football
World
Cup.
④Oxtown:
Not
just
a
famous
business
city
, Oxtown
has
turned
itself
into
a
garden
city.
⑤Lionville:
Famous
for
its
culture
and
beautiful
gardens
, Lionville
is
the
first
city
in
the
north
to
enter
our
top
five.
⑥Sharkville:
With
winter
sports
as
good
as
Oxtown’s,
this
exciting
city
is
our
second
best
pick
in
the
east.
⑦Foxiand:
This
city
with
white
beaches
could
rise
higher
in
the
rankings
if
there
were
fewer
traffic
problems.
⑧Goatville:
Dropping
two
places
, Goatville
should
now
think
more
about
parks
than
shopping
centers.
⑨Turtleland:
New
in
our
top
ten
,
this
old
fishing
town
is
full
of
surprises.
⑩Cowtown:
Dropping
from
number
seven
, Cowtown
must
clean
up
the
air.
culture(-al)
文化(的)
ranking
排名
1.
Which
is
NOT
true
about
the
report
?
(A)
It
tells
us
what
some
cities
need
to
deal
with.
(B)
It
tells
us
what
some
cities
are
known
for.
(C)
It
is
the
second
year
that
Best
Living.Com
did
the
report.
(D)
Green
space
plays
an
important
part
in
the
report.
2.
What
can
we
learn
about
the
cities
in
the
report
?
(A)
Few
people
come
to
Oxtown
to
do
business.
(B)
Goosetown
is
Animal
Island’s
second
biggest
city.
(C)
No
city
in
the
north
entered
this
year’s
top
ten.
(D)
One
city
in
this
year’s
top
five
is
in
the
east.
3.
Which
is
the
most
likely
ranking
of
LAST
year’s
top
ten
cities
of
Animal
Island
?
likely
可能
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)