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彰化縣精誠高級中學 106學年度第一學期 高二第一次段考英語科試卷
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範圍: 三民第三冊1~4, 文法8~9, 片語13~14高二
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I. Vocabulary and Phrases (15%)
1. The seat number should to the number on your movie ticket, or you are not allowed to enter the theater. (A) comment (B) counsel (C) correspond (D) chain 2. That girl thinks of herself as the smartest and the prettiest student in her class;
however, we don’t think so. (A) awful (B) arrogant (C) adequate (D) awkward 3. My uncle’s temper has made him very unpopular in the family, so no one wants to
talk to him. (A) efficient (B) rewarding (C) definite (D) nasty 4. Because these eye drops the driver’s eyes for a short while, he was unable to see
things clearly for about ten minutes after using them.
(A) blurred (B) committed (C) secured (D) pressured
5. It is believed that having conversations with other people is necessary for language . (A) optimism (B) defeat (C) mutuality (D) acquisition
6. All the information provided by his friends that he had nothing to do with the crime. (A) deletes (B) pretends (C) suggests (D) defines
7. In the meeting, the chairperson asked everyone to speak up instead of _____ their opinions among themselves. (A) chanting (B) giggling (C) whispering (D) howling
8. We found it difficult to learn street dance because of the complex moves involved. (A) extremely (B) statistically (C) chronically (D) mildly 9. Unfortunately, these high school students were found to be in of the school’s rules
for riding motorcycles to school. (A) budget (B) violation (C) approach (D) agency 10. After a gunman shot nearly 600 people on Sunday at a country music festival in Las Vegas,
"Safety has always been our top ," ACL's promoters C3 Presents said in a statement on Monday. (A) priority (B) vision (C) torture (D) energy
11. Tim played a(n) role in his team’s victory. If he had not scored at the buzzer, his team would have lost. (A) deficient (B) carefree (C) erasable (D) crucial 12. Even if French security forces can the expert behind the vests, they still have to
seize the challenge of cutting off illegal gun supplies to potential attackers.
(A) sympathize with (B) take advantage of (C) track down (D) lose touch with 13. A man not only the old lady in the park but also took her purse away.
(A) heard from (B) hollowed out (C) helped with (D) held up
14. In the modernized city, the magnificent buildings some abandoned houses. (A) went in for (B) grew out of (C) came across as (D) gone ahead with
15. The government has to stop the scientist from doing the experiment in recent years.
(A) had trouble (B) come in handy (C) gone to great lengths (D) dropped out
II. Grammar (10%)
16. Because many people want to protect the earth as well as live a healthy life, riding bicycles _____ now come into fashion. (A) are (B) has (C) is (D) have
17. _____, we will have a picnic tomorrow. (A) If permitting (B) Weather permitted (C) If weather permitted (D) Weather permitting
18. Many TV programs are not worthy _____ at all because they are full of violence. (A) of being watching (B) to watching (C) to be watched (D) watched 19. There are thirty people on the bus, the tour guide _____.
(A) including (B) included (C) be included (D) includes
20. The girl rode the motorcycle very fast, _____ in the wind. (A) with her hair blow (B) with her hair blown (C) with her hair blowing (D) with her hair blew
21. In the evening, I saw the whole valley _____ in the golden light of the setting sun. (A) bathing (B) was bathing (C) was bathed (D) bathed
22. Most people probably don’t feel sympathetic over these endangered animals, but they do need _____. (A) protecting (B) to protect (C) to protecting (D) being protected 23. Everyone doesn’t like him because he _____ speaking ill of others.
(A) is opposed to (B) is accustomed to (C) prefers to (D) would like to 24. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) Our well-training staff will provide the best service for you and your dog. (B) It was his first time to take a trip abroad, he was filled with excitement. (C) The boy has left the water run for ten minutes during his cleaning.
(D) I remember telling you I used to have two part-time jobs when I was in college just to make ends meet.
25. Choose the INCORRECT sentence.
(A) I don’t think they will risk climbing the mountain during a typhoon. (B) He’s such a strange person; there is no to know what he’ll do next.
(C) Everyone in the office must attend the meeting tomorrow, so there are no exceptions allowed.
(D) Chained to a fire hydrant and mistreated by a man, the dog howled miserably in pain.
III. Cloze Test (20%)
(1) A man, who 26 since the closure of the Levi’s factory, drove his battered old car home on a country road one evening. With winter 27 , the chill had finally hit home. At that time, it was starting to get dark. Snow flurries drifted in the dim light of day, but he could still notice an elderly lady 28 by the roadside. It was apparent that she needed some help because all she had was a flat tire. Thus, he pulled up in front of her Mercedes-Benz and
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got out his car. When he walked toward her, she was worried about whether he was going to rob her. Realizing that she was frightened, he asked her to wait in the car.
The lady rolled down her window and began to talk to him 29 the man was changing the tire. She asked him how much she owed him. However, he never thought twice about helping others, certainly never thinking about any kind of payment. To him, this was a way to help someone in need, just like those who had given him a hand in the past. He told the elderly lady that if she really wanted to repay him, she could help someone else that was in need. After she started her car and drove off, he felt 30 as he headed for home. 26. (A) unemployed (B) be unemployed (C) being unemployed (D) had been unemployed 27. (A) hanging out (B) ending up (C) raging on (D) getting over 28. (A) stranded (B) stranding (C) to strand (D) to be stranded 29. (A) unless (B) while (C) until (D) although 30. (A) shabby (B) slight (C) content (D) thoughtful
(2) In the past, people didn’t have effective solutions to contacting a friend 31 they have long lost touch. The only way to handle this matter was to ask mutual friends, and it often took ages. Today, however, all you need to do is simply 32 information about his or her background on the internet. Soon, you will find this friend. 33 the rapid development of online communities and the important role they play in the search process, this could happen.
On the other hand, many people 34 online communities deeply. Some have become netizens, who post opinions online, upload and download files, and make online friends. Because these netizens spend a great deal of time taking part in various online activities in this 35 world, the “footprints” they have left on the Web become clues. These allow Internet users to find almost anyone or anything they want. Such ways of searching are called “human flesh search.”
31. (A) whom (B) with whom (C) who (D) that 32. (A) be provided (B) being provided (C) provide (D) providing 33. (A) Owing to (B) With a view to (C) In order to (D) Contrary to 34. (A) are overwhelmed with (B) are identified as
(C) are assigned to (D) are involved in
35. (A) demanding (B) steady (C) abusive (D) virtual
(3) Jupiter is the giant among the planets in the Solar System. All the others could fit into it with room to 36 , and it could swallow more than 1,000 bodies the size of Earth. Besides, 37 mainly of hydrogen, Jupiter is a gassy planet with a stormy atmosphere full of clouds, and it travels through space with a large family of moons, some as big as planets.
Jupiter has at least 16 moons. The four biggest ones can be seen with binoculars. The Italian astronomer Galileo discovered them in 1610, so they are known as the Galilean moons. 38 distance from Jupiter, they are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. With a diameter
of 5,262 kilometers, Ganymede is the largest of Jupiter's moons and, at 39 the same size as planet Mercury, is the biggest moon in the Solar System.
The most 40 feature on Jupiter's surface is a large red oval region storm, rather like a huge hurricane on Earth. It measures about 40,000 kilometers across—three times the size of Earth.
36. (A) spare (B) store (C) contain (D) include 37. (A) Making up (B) Made up (C) Making (D) Made 38. (A) In place of (B) In spite of (C) In order of (D) In respect of 39. (A) chiefly (B) toughly (C) scarcely (D) roughly 40. (A) proficient (B) prominent (C) persistent (D) perseverant
(4) First dates can be very stressful to most people. If you want to increase your odds of success, there are some useful tips. For example, talk about the right things. A lot of people ask questions only about typical and 41 topics including school and family. Even though these questions are not bad, you’ll find your date 42 every ten minutes if only asking this kind of question. It is advisable that you 43 some questions requiring a little thinking or 44 interesting answers. This can help people open up and overcome nervousness. Besides, don’t ask or talk about previous relationships. People who talk about their previous relationships usually haven’t recovered from sadness yet. During a date, when you complain about your ex the whole time, your date may wonder if you are still not ready for a new relationship. 45 , showing respect and your sincerity for your partner is always the best choice for a first date.
41. (A) accountable (B) capable (C) predictable (D) practicable 42. (A) yawn (B) yawned (C) to yawn (D) yawning 43. (A) asking (B) to ask (C) asked (D) ask
44. (A) engaging in (B) leading to (C) putting off (D) coming across 45. (A) Even worse (B) In conclusion (C) Before long (D) After all
IV. Matching (10%)
Who would not want to be able to make themselves invisible, even for just a minute or two? There are 46 many fans of Harry Potter who would love to get their hands on his invisibility cloak. When worn, the 47 renders the person completely invisible to others. While Harry’s cloak relies on magic to make it 48 , there are scientists working on technology that may one day make this type of cloak a reality.
In fact, there are a number of different teams working on the technology independently. One is developing the “surface wave cloak,” which consists of seven very 49 layers of material. Each layer has different electrical 50 that affect the electromagnetic waves produced by an object. When the cloak is placed over something, it makes 51 surfaces look flat.
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Other researchers are using 52 magic to make things disappear. Called “optical camouflage technology,” this involves filming the objects behind you and then 53 the images onto your body using a blue screen. The US military has reportedly experimented with technology similar to this. While it can be effective if the camouflaged subject is not moving, it is very difficult to mask a moving one, especially if it is outside.
Scientists are also working with materials that can 54 light waves away from them. In one experiment in China, a group of researchers were able to make a sculpture of a cat seem to disappear by placing it behind a series of glass-like panels. While 55 none of these efforts have been able to make an object seem completely invisible to the human eye, researchers are hopeful that they will be able to achieve this feat one day.
(A) curved (B) certainly (C) bend (D) function (E) thin
(AB) so far (AC) properties (AD) garment (AE) film (BC) projecting
V. Sentence Structure (5%)
Most of you study “English” every year in secondary school. 56 How should you choose? We recommend that you look for courses that will teach you how to read critically and analytically.
We hope that by the time you arrive at college, you will have gone beyond the books you have been required to read into areas of your own interest. Authors vary in the social classes they explore, in the sort of characters they invent, and in how they tell a story. 57 In at least one area, let your reading be as deep as you can make it. For example, read five novels of one author and see how the formal explorations of fictional possibilities within the novels change in the course of the author’s life. 58 The important thing is to read as much as you can, to find authors that you enjoy and investigate their work, to browse in libraries and bookstores and pick up new books that interest you, and to think critically about how your favorite writers differ from each other in content and in form. If you enjoy poetry, memorize poems until you carry them around inside your head. 59 You cannot bring to college more valuable a possession than a mind well-stocked from reading. 60 Every good writer was a good reader first.
(A) You will think differently about them once they are truly yours. (B) But the content of English courses varies widely.
(C) Or, if your particular interest is a topical one, range through a couple of countries and centuries to see how your topic changes over space and time.
(D) Your reading should lead to reflections on these differences.
(E) Just as speaking is modeled on hearing, so writing is modeled on reading.
VI. Reading Comprehension (10%)
(1) Major cities all over the world are growing at a fast pace. Sixty-seven years ago, just 30% of the world’s population lived in urban areas, but today that figure is well over 50%. And it is projected that by 2050, 66% of all people in the world will be living in cities. With this rapid growth, cities are becoming increasingly crowded with buildings, road networks, and people. This has led to many people losing access to green areas and open spaces, especially in central districts. One city’s solution to this problem was to construct a long park in the sky, elevated above the busy city streets. In May of 2017, South Korea’s capital city of Seoul unveiled the Seoullo 7017 Skygarden.
The Skygarden was built on a former elevated highway that runs through central Seoul. Constructed in the 1970s, the road eventually became unsafe for its original purpose and was scheduled to be demolished. However, city officials had the idea of converting it into a plant-filled pedestrian walkway that could connect important areas and popular places around the central train station.
The Seoullo 7017 Skygarden covers a route extending for almost one kilometer and was built at a cost of around NT$1.5 billion. It features 24,000 plants and is open to the public twenty-four hours a day at no charge. The numbers in the name represent the years of its introduction. The original roadway was completed in 1970 and the new garden walkway opened in 2017, hence 7017. It is expected that it will not only appeal to the residents of the South Korean capital, but also be a major draw for tourists to the city. If the Skygarden proves to be a huge success, it may serve as a model for similar projects in other major world cities.
61. What is the main idea of the passage?
(A) Major cities are looking for new ways to provide open spaces for their residents.
(B) After years of costly delays, Seoul’s newest tourist attraction is finally open for business. (C) The capital of South Korea has designed a new transport system that should reduce traffic
in the city.
(D) Seoul has converted an unused section of road into an interesting attraction for pedestrians. 62. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A) The majority of people in the world live in cities. (B) The Skygarden is over one kilometer in length.
(C) The Skygarden makes use of an old section of highway. (D) The Skygarden is free for people to use anytime they want to.
63. Which of the following phrases is closest in meaning to the word “unveiled”? (A) To announce the beginning of something new.
(B) To be hidden from the view of the public. (C) To strive for someone’s approval.
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(2) You have a stuffy nose, a scratchy throat, and a pounding head. Is it a cold or the seasonal flu? The common cold and influenza, often called the flu, are both upper respiratory infections caused by a virus. Both infections are highly contagious, and they are often spread through close contact with someone carrying viruses. Since symptoms tend to overlap, it’s hard for most people to know for sure if they have the flu, but there are still some basic guidelines to help us to distinguish between cold and flu symptoms.
The “common” cold gets its name for a reason. Colds are the leading reason why people may miss work or school for several days each year. A cold usually starts with a runny nose, affecting mainly the nose and throat. The symptoms are usually mild and don’t result in serious health complications. Most cold-causing viruses prosper in low-humidity environments, so colds are indeed more common during the fall and winter seasons, though actually we can catch a cold at any time of the year. Unfortunately, no vaccine has been discovered or created that can prevent people from catching a cold until now.
The flu, on the other hand, can develop into a more serious illness like pneumonia. Unlike a cold, the flu is mostly seasonal and reaches its peak in the winter months. The flu usually starts with a dry throat and nose, and its symptoms are similar to those of a cold but more severe. Seasonal flu is caused by the influenza A, B, and C viruses. Since the active strains of flu viruses are constantly changing, a new flu vaccine is made every year. Therefore, getting a flu shot each year is the best way to avoid getting the flu.
64. Which of the following words can best replace the word “peak”? (A) Elevation.
(B) Treatment. (C) Popularity. (D) Summit.
65. Which of the following is NOT one of the similarities between a cold and the flu? (A) Both infections are caused by viruses.
(B) Both are easily transmitted to people nearby. (C) Both occur in the winter season only.
(D) Both will make people’s noses and throats feel uncomfortable.
