彰化縣私立精誠中學105 學年度第二學期期末考 英文科 高一考題 範圍：三民課本、百寶書第二冊L9~12 ，文法 Ch7，片語 U11,12 本卷共五頁 另附答案卡 【Vocabulary & Phrases】25%
1. Any issue can be brought up for discussion, and everyone can express his ________. All the ideas will be taken into consideration.
(A) appearance (B) property (C) element (D) opinion
2. The teacher showed ________ for the noise in the classroom and continued with his lecture as if he had not heard anything.
(A) estimate (B) conference (C) tolerance (D) depression 3. The nurse took my temperature and was ________ by my high
temperature. She wondered how I could bear the fever.
(A) amused (B) delighted (C) excited (D) alarmed
4. The universe is full of wonders. Throughout history, people have been __________ by the mystery of what lies beyond our planet.
(A) fascinated (B) signified (C) portrayed (D) introduced 5. To gain fame and fortune, you must be prepared to make some ________.
For example, you may no longer enjoy much privacy.
(A) opportunities(B) sacrifices (C) requests (D) accomplishments 6. Bob often shows a ________ attitude toward his work. When faced with
difficulties, he tries hard to deal with them.
(A) mature (B) contrary (C) passive (D) negative
7. After a wildfire destroyed the forest many years ago, the land is now ________ with few plants on it.
(A) fertile (B) barren (C) rapid (D) regular
8. Students are advised not to ________ the streets after school. Moving around without any purpose is a waste of time.
(A) wander (B) block (C) sweep (D) pollute
9. A(n) ________ amount of money has been spent on education, but the performance of students has been falling all the same.
(A) considerate (B) continental (C) considerable (D) coastal
10. This hospital was ________ by Mr. Wang, a Taiwanese tycoon. It was completed in 1969.
(A) find (B) found (C) founded (D) flood
11. John was badly hurt in the accident, but it wasn’t ________. He was discharged from the hospital in a week.
(A) furry (B) official (C) willing (D) fatal
12. Ray’s classmates are very ________ of him because he has just received a new iPhone 8 for his birthday.
(A) incredible (B) miserable (C) horrible (D) enviable
13. The job offer was too ________ to refuse: The hours were short, and the benefits were good.
(A) alternative (B) attractive (C) infective (D) imaginative 14. Words alone cannot ________ how much my parents mean to me. I am so
grateful for their love and support.
(A) convey (B) concern (C) connect (D) contain
15. The firefighters tried ________ to put the serious fire out and rescue the people trapped inside the burning house.
(A) entirely (B) desperately (C) fortunately (D) roughly 16. Thanks to the acupuncture treatment, Jack is finally ________ the pain.
(A) responsible for(B) fret over (C) harmful to (D) free from 17. The burning of coal usually ________ an unpleasant smell and causes
damage to the atmosphere.
(A) gives away (B) gives off (C) gives up (D) gives back 18. The boy made fire by ________ the sunlight _____ the paper with a convex
lens.
(A) fooling / around (B) fitting / into (C) focusing / on (D) finding /out
19. Cross talk, the traditional comedic performance, has ________ China for over 2,000 years.
(A) made for (B) got along (C) existed in (D) fallen on 20. The report is great ________ there are some spelling mistakes in it.
(A) except that (B) except for (C) besides (D) expert in 21. The mother didn’t ________ correcting her son on the spot for a minor
mistake.
(A) fail to (B) fall apart (C) find out (D) feel like 22. With no food, those poor people couldn’t ________ the cold winter.
(A) get up (B) get through (C) get around (D) get in
23. Last year, Kim made a plan to take her family for a trip to Canada, and she has ________ her plan this year by taking them to Vancouver.
(A) carried out (B) figured out (C) fallen out (D) filled out 24. Chelsea ________ every possibility before she made the final decision.
(A) warms up (B) clears up (C) turned up (D) sizes up
25. The manager is ________ losing his job because of several wrong decisions.
(A) at risk of (B) in honor of (C) for lack of (D) in spite of
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26. _____________ wake up the sleeping baby, the mother crept quietly out of the room, hardly making a sound.
(A) In order to (B) In order that (C) In order not to (D) In order to not 27. Peter is very satisfied with his wife. He has nothing _________.
(A) complaining (B) complaining about (C) to complain (D) to complain about
28. Traveling is a good way for us _______ different cultures and ______ our horizons.
(A) explore / broaden (B) to explore / broaden (C) explore/ to broaden (D) to explore / broadening 29. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) To become a good lawyer is Vicky’s goal since she was a teenager. (B) To reach her goal, Dr. Yang works hard around the clock.
(C) We consider that our duty to obey the law. (D) The tea is too hot for me to drink it.
30. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) We are too busy to take a trip, so to speak the expense. (B) I don’t know him, and I don’t want.
(C) We ought to avoid littering lest we should to pollute the city. (D) She was seen to enter the room last night.
31. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) We are impossible to arrive at the station by ten o’clock. (B) It was foolish for them to make such a mistake.
(C) His income enables him to lead a luxurious life.
(D) Our problem lies not in what to do it but in how to do. 【Cloze】 16 %
Most people will find my job of being an ice-cream taster easy and desirable. __(32)__ I do for work is to travel around the country and sample all kinds of ice cream in supermarkets for free. __(33)__ wonderful my job may seem, it is, in fact, rather difficult, requiring focus and discipline in order to determine the quality of my company’s products.
First, I use a spoon __(34)__ gold because any other materials will leave an aftertaste in my mouth and dull the taste buds. What’s more, I swallow no ice cream when I am __(35)__ duty, since a full stomach will make my palates less sharp. Finally, while not working, I cannot have any spicy or strong-flavored food, such as coffee, in my everyday diets so that my taste buds are always in tip-top shape. It’s a price I am willing to __(36)__ what I believe to be the best job in the world.
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32. (A) All which (B) What (C) Whether (D) Whichever
33. (A) However (B) Nevertheless (C) Otherwise (D) Whatever 34. (A) making to (B) making of (C) made to (D) made of
35. (A) in (B) on (C) at (D) of
36. (A) cost (B) spend (C) pay for (D) take
The Ig Nobel Prizes are organized by The Annals of Improbable Research to __(37)__ the funny side of science. The winners are awarded prizes for their achievements to first make people laugh, and then make them think. Take Ivan Schwab for example. He took home an Ig Nobel Prize for Ornithology because his research explained why woodpeckers can hit their heads hard against a tree __(38)__ times without getting a concussion or having their eyes pop out of their heads. It is woodpeckers’ thick head bones __(39)__ protect them from getting hurt. Even though many of the Ig Nobel Prizes may not be influential like the Nobel Prizes, you may find yourself __(40)__ by the creativity and take a deeper interest in science. "Most prizes out there award the best or the worst, but for the Ig Nobel, it doesn't matter __(41)__ something is important or irrelevant," says award creator Marc Abrahams. "Some of the researches hit you in the head in a nice way. Those people ought to have some kind of official recognition."
37. (A) complain (B) conclude (C) criticize (D) celebrate 38. (A) dozen of (B) dozen (C) dozens of (D) dozens 39. (A) that (B) , that (C) so that (D) , which 40. (A) inspiring (B) inspired(C) inspire (D) inspiration 41. (A) weather (B) whether (C) what (D) that
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is regarded as the first work of science
fiction. __(42)__, there might not have been so many popular sci-fi characters. Victor Frankenstein, an enthusiastic scientist, accidentally found the secret about the creation of life. Because Frankenstein was excited by this discovery, he kept exploring more deeply into the secret __(43)__ a human being. At last, his creation came to life. Contrary to his expectations, however, the creature he made turned out to be a scary monster, not a human being. It was not welcome anywhere because of its terrible appearance. __(44)__ that he ran away in horror. __(45)__ by him, the monster wandered the world by himself. The monster’s mind was gradually filled with hatred and killed Frankenstein’s brother __(46)__. Afterwards, Frankenstein followed him to the North Pole for fear that more tragedies might happen again, but got frozen to death. After learning that his creator had died, the lonely monster disappeared from the world with regret. But for Frankenstein’s crazy idea of creating a human being, the whole tragedy __(47)__.
42. (A) If Mary Shelley didn’t write this novel
(B) Without Mary Shelley had written this novel (C) Were Mary Shelley written this novel
(D) Had Mary Shelley not written this novel
43. (A) to create (B) to creating (C) to have created(D) to be created 44. (A) So frightened was Frankenstein(B) Frankenstein was too severe
(C) So was Frankenstein skillful (D) Frankenstein was such scared 45. (A) Desserted (B) Desserting (C) Deserted (D) Deserting 46. (A) in revenge (B) on revenge (C) for revenge (D) from revenge 47. (A) might happen (B) won’t be happening
(C) could have happened (D) wouldn’t have happened 【Discourse Structure】8%
There are a number of candidates for the most dangerous animal on Earth. In the oceans, there are sharks. In many parts of the world, insects carry terrible diseases. In some places there are lions and tigers. The animal you would most want to avoid, though, may live in the far North.
Polar bears are Earth's largest meat eaters. ____(48)____ They eat seals, but also sometimes they will enjoy a tasty walrus or beluga whale. A polar bear's diet is not limited to these animals, though. Lions and tigers will not go after humans unless they are very hungry and people happen to come wandering along. ____(49)____
To make matters worse, a polar bear's sense of smell is 100 times stronger than a human’s, so it can smell you from miles away. ____(50)____ They are called papillae and they keep the polar bears from slipping on the ice while chasing you at speeds of over 40 miles per hour.
The good news is that you are not likely to run into a polar bear unless you live above the Arctic Circle. Although polar bears can eat people, they rarely do. ____(51)____ Its population has been dropping each year because of air pollution, poaching, and rising temperatures. The polar bear is threatened by what is truly the most dangerous animal on Earth: humans.
(A) Plus, polar bears are excellent swimmers and have small bumps on their paws.
(B) An adult male can be up to 10 feet tall and weigh up to 1,700 pounds.
(C) In fact, today, the fearsome polar bear may itself be endangered.
(D) A polar bear, on the other hand, will not hesitate to stalk people like any other prey. 高一 英文《P3》
【Passage Completion】10%
Taiwan took 74 medals, __(52)__ 11 gold, 23 silver and 40 bronze, at the Concours Lepine International that closed on May 6 in Paris. The Concours Lepine International Paris, which has __(53)__ since 1901, is one of the world’s most prestigious invention fairs.
Among the country’s medalists were two who were participating for the first time and who also received __(54)__ from the French organizers. They were Chang Chun-hsiang and Kuo Yu-hsin, both 14-year-old students from Kuai Ji Junior High School in Taoyuan, and were awarded medals for their __(55)__.
Chang’s gold winning device, the “anti-doze alarm detector,” __(56)__ around the user’s neck and makes a warning signal or vibration __(57)__ students or drivers alert when it senses a downward tilt in head movement. According to Chang, the idea was conceived after seeing so many traffic-related accidents in the news __(58)__ drunk driving or drivers dozing off behind the wheel.
Kuo’s device of an anti-flood alarm detector, __(59)__ he won a bronze medal, can be placed anywhere indoors where flooding could __(60)__ take place, and will emit an alarm when the water gets to a certain level. Kuo said his family’s washing machine is on the top floor, and he __(61)__ with the idea when the pipe split, causing the apartment to flood.
(A) for which (B) is worn (C) including (D) due to (E) potentially (AB) been held (AC) came up (AD) special mentions (AE) to keep (BC) devices
【Reading Comprehension】14%
Karaoke is a popular activity around the world. Many people enjoy singing karaoke. However, few people know about Daisuke Inoue, the inventor of this popular entertainment.
Daisuke Inoue was born in Osaka in 1940. He started playing the drums when he was in high school. Soon he was playing the drums in a Hawaiian band in the clubs near Kobe. Inoue says, "Out of the 108 club musicians in Kobe, l was the worst.” It was because Inoue could not read music. He either had to memorize the music or to try to follow along with the singers.
One client was especially fond of lnoue’s music style. One evening he invited Inoue to play for him on a trip. Inoue could not leave his job, but did not want to disappoint his client. Therefore, Inoue produced a tape of his client's favorite songs. Karaoke was born. Soon after, Inoue and his friends had
constructed 11 home-made boxes that were fitted with specially-made tapes and amplifiers. They then began leasing the boxes to bars in Kobe in 1971.
Although Inoue made almost no money from his invention, he did not seem too concerned about his lost wealth. He thought karaoke has helped transform the Japanese people to be more expressive in public. 62. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) How karaoke transformed the Japanese.
(B) Who Daisuke lnoue is and how he invented karaoke. (C) How Daisuke lnoue became rich because of karaoke. (D) The types of songs the Japanese loved to sing in the past. 63. Which of the following is NOT true about Mr. lnoue?
(A) He could read music well. (B) He was born in Osaka.
(C) He played in a band near Kobe. (D) He is the inventor of karaoke. 64. Why did lnoue’s client invite lnoue to play music for him?
(A) lnoue is good at reading music. (B) He liked lnoue’s style very much. (C) He wanted to try karaoke. (D) He didn’t need to pay lnoue. 65. What can be inferred from the passage?
(A) lnoue loves singing pop songs.
(B) lnoue made a fortune out of Karaoke.
(C) Karaoke made the Japanese people expressive. (D) Singing in front of others is terrifying.
“Desertification”, or the expansion of desert regions, is an issue that attracts more of the world’s attention each year. Deserts are an important part of the environment, but scientists and leaders are concerned about the consequences of expanding deserts. Expanding deserts may cause food shortages or even famine as land used for farming vanishes. Desertification is a complicated crisis, and resolving it will require talented people from several fields working together. Some nations and regions are already trying to stop desertification, but more action is required before people will be able to see the results.
In the United States during the 1930s, large portions of the country did not receive enough rain. The soil became very dry, and the wind created dust storms that blew the soil across farms and suffocated the plants. When the roots of these plants were no longer able to hold the soil in place, even larger dust storms are developed. People were helpless to stop them and could only wait for rain. The rain finally came, but not before people had lost their jobs
and their homes. A similar problem is developing in China on a much larger scale. As China’s livestock eats the grass that holds the soil in place, the desert is taking over the country’s grass-covered lands.
If things continue this way, then in a few years it will be impossible for farmers in the affected regions to make a living. Meanwhile neighboring countries such as Japan and Korea already experience massive dust storms that originate in western China. Beijing is the place that has been mostly affected. It might actually vanish in a few decades if something is not to be done. Fortunately, the United Nations began examining the problem in 1988, and 2006 was declared the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. 66. What is the main concern of the author?
(A) The massive dust storms happening in mainland China. (B) The shortage of talented people to solve desertification. (C) The harm desertification causes to people and countries. (D) The budget of the United Nations to fight desertification. 67. Desertification draws the world’s attention because _______________.
(A) Beijing might be buried under sand in a few years (B) more of the land used for farming is disappearing (C) more factories are built on grass-covered lands (D) it is profitable to set up farmhouses in desert areas 68. From the passage, desertification may lead to _______________.
(A) lack of food (B) more floods (C) dead cattle (D) hot weather 69. Which country was NOT mentioned as being affected by dust storms?
(A) America. (B) Korea. (C) Thailand. (D) China. 70. It can be inferred from the passage that _______________.
(A) farmers will think of a perfect solution to stop desertification soon (B) 2006 will be the last International Year of Deserts and
Desertification
(C) the only thing that we can do to solve desertification is to wait for rain
(D) it will take lots of time and effort to solve the problem of desertification 高一英文《P4》
Odors can attract us, warn us of danger, and call to mind memories of our past. Many writers, including Marcel Proust, have claimed that there is nothing more effective for triggering memories than odors. Others believe that
our sense of smell is our most neglected sense, and perhaps our most mysterious.
We may be able to use our nose to tell whether a thing is rotten or okay to eat, but in general, humans are less dependent on smell than other animals. For most animals, the sense of smell is critical for survival. They use it for such things as finding food, detecting suitable mates, and orienting themselves in their environment. Humans, on the other hand, rely much more on the other senses, especially sight.
Perhaps because of this, it is difficult for us to describe specific smells to others. We do not have many general words to describe odors. Instead, we often describe the way a thing smells by saying it smells like something else.
Unlike sights, which we can perceive from a distance, smells must be breathed in. The molecules of the things we smell, pleasant or unpleasant, virtually become a part of us. It is only recently, however, that scientists have begun to understand how smells are translated from molecules into sensations.
From studies on animals, scientists have discovered that special neurons deep in the nose are activated when specific smell molecules are breathed in. Messages from these neurons reach a part of the brain that is like a map of smells. Different combinations of these neurons - and thus different parts of the brain's smell map - are activated by different odors. A rose smells like a rose, for example, because it always activates certain regions in the brain.
What is still not clear is how odors relate to behavior. Why, for example, do we enjoy some smells and make funny faces at others? Whatever the answer is, it seems clear now a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. 71.According to Marcel Proust, what can the sense of smell do more effectively than the other senses?
(A) Attract us.
(B) Warn us of danger.
(C) Call to mind memories of our past.
(D) Tell something rotten from something fresh.
72. Why is it difficult for humans to describe specific smells? (A) Because humans have lost their sense of smell. (B) Because humans perceive smells from a distance.
(C) Because humans don't have many general words to describe odors. (D) Because humans use their sense of smell only for finding directions. 73. Where are smells translated from neural impulses into sensations?
(A) In the nose. (B) In the mouth. (C) In the brain. (D) In the neurons.
74. The smell map _______________. (A) can be breathed in
(B) is activated in the brain when we smell something (C) consists of different smell molecules
(D) can help us clearly describe odors 75. Most animals _______________.
(A) have a keener sense of smell than humans
(B) have more general words to describe odors than humans (C) rely mainly on their sense of sight for survival
(D) do not have a smell map
