104-02-01高三英文

精誠中學 104 學年度第二學期第一次段考 高三英文試題

I、Vocabulary: 15%

1. _____ in public universities in Taiwan is quite low compared with that in many other countries.

(A) humiliation (B) tuition (C) suspicion (D) judgment 2. The governor’s racist remarks ______ widespread criticism from the public.

(A) opposed (B) convinced (C) conducted (D) provoked

3. In most cases, parents don’t think their own child is ______ to other kids. Their own child is definitely the apple of their eye.

(A) inferior (B) gruesome (C) hazardous (D) persuasive

4. I have just started a new job, and it will take some time for me to ______ myself to this new working environment.

(A) cushion (B) spur (C) accomplish (D) accustom

5. According to the weather forecast, there will be two weeks of ______ rain and sunshine. (A) stern (B) alternate (C) controversial (D) savage

6. There are lots of ______ errors in your composition. Please correct them. (A) grateful (B) genetic (C) grammatical (D) gentle

7. Seeing a continuing ______ in the patient’s condition, the doctor decided to perform an operation immediately.

(A) reservation (B) destination (C) deterioration (D) participation

8. The rise of smartphones has ______ the popularity of both digital cameras an MP3 players. (A) undermined (B) maintain (C) curb (D) preserve

9. Affected by the recession, the country needs a capable leader to ______ it out of economic crisis.

(A) strain (B) steer (C) inquire (D) feature

10. Kimberly’s strong sense of ______ doesn’t allow her to remain silent when she sees someone cutting in line.

(A) failure (B) compassion (C) proclamation (D) morality

11. A mask serves as an effective ______ against pollen, so it is recommended especially in spring.

(A) virtue (B) fertility (C) shield (D) trend

12. Cindy was full of ______ for the blizzard victims; she was sorry for all they had been through.

(A) sympathy (B) enthusiasm (C) confusion (D) resolution

13. The ______ that a food shortage will strike Taiwan might be true. If we keep on wasting food, we are bound to face this challenge.

(A) constraint (B) atmosphere (C) phenomenon (D) assumption

14. Matthew often ______ whenever he feels troubled or stressed out. It never fails to bring peace to his heart.

(A) dominates (B) mediates (C) profits (D) attributes

15. ADHD is ______ as a behavior disorder. Patients suffering from it have difficulty maintaining their focus on certain things.

(A) classified (B) destined (C) reserved (D)scratched II. Cloze: 28%

(A)

I used to assume that every child had big dreams, but after watching the documentary entitled Children of the World about children from other countries, I realized that 16 child led a happy life like most kids in Taiwan.

In fact, some poor children can’t even focus on their schoolwork because they need to 17 at difficult jobs. Take the thirteen-year-old boy named Pedro from Bolivia, for example. He had to work long hours in a coal mine 18 he could pay for his books. In another episode, a reporter talked with a group of kids in Tibet. These children were very poor 19 high up in the mountains. They were isolated from the rest of the world, and they 20 to the Internet. 21 in a place that values religious faith, these Tibetan kids spent a lot of time meditating and hoped 22 the meaning of life. It goes without saying that their life goals were very different from 23 of most kids in Taiwan. Therefore, when it comes to 24 challenges in life, children in Taiwan are clearly much more 25 than those kids who live in poverty-stricken countries.

(B)

Very often, the way we see ourselves is influenced by a sense of inferiority, which makes us feel that we are not as good as other people. This sense of inferiority is strongly 26 the environment in which we have grown up. A boy once told his mother that 27 the pimples all over his face, he was not popular with his classmates. Were the pimples actually the reason 28 he and his classmates didn’t get along? Of course not! It turned out that the boy had been brought up in a negative way, 29 had led to his sense of inferiority.

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16. (A) not every (B) not all (C) not both (D) not any 17. (A) set a limit

(C) slave away

(B) have their heart set (D) follow through

18. (A) because (B) though (C) so that (D) in order 19. (A) and lived (B) to live (C) and living (D) lived 20. (A) had access

(B) has no access (C) having access (D) had no access 21. (A) Bringing up (B) To bring up (C) Brought up (D) Having brought up

22. (A) penetrating (B) to impress (C) to discover (D) to reckoning

23. (A) those (B) that (C) them (D) which

24. (A) worry that (B) worry about (C) worrying that (D) worrying about 25. (A) despicable (B) unfavorable (C) fortunate (D) fantastic

Yet, Lena Maria, the author of Footnotes: A Life Without Limits, was born 30 only one leg and without any upper limbs. Even so, she was raised as if she 31 physically challenged at all. Her parents’ love made her appreciate her limited life all the more. In addition, her cheerfulness adds fullness 32 her life. Thus, she has never felt different from others, 33 her birth defects.

(C)

I went to Chandler Junior High at the age of thirteen. When __34__ a hobby to pursue during club hours, I decided to follow the most beautiful girl in my class. This decision led me to the presence of Miss Hurd __35__ would become my mentor. At the beginning of the class, Miss Hurd said that she had no patience __36__ lazy persons. She assigned stories for us to read and discuss. __37__ her introduction of Greek literature, I became proud of my origins. One day, Miss Hurd asked me to write about what had happened to my family in Greece. I had been trying to __38__ those bad memories. Not until the last moment did I begin to write. I wrote about the nighttime escape to a refuge camp. I came to the conclusion that I was lucky __39__ to America though the coming spring reminded me of my mother. Miss Hurd made the essay __40__ in the school paper. I won a medal in a contest and the Greek community

celebrated the honor to one __41__ its own. Then, I began to understand the power of the written word. On December 10, 1987, Miss Hurd gave me a call after President Reagan __42__ a television speech, telling the nation that he was inspired by my mother to seek an arms agreement for the children worldwide. If it __43__ for Miss Hurd, I wouldn’t have become a reporter, recording the story of my mother’s life and death in Greece.

III. Idioms and Phrases: 20% (Ignore the Capital Letter)

(A) reason with (B) shut…eyes to (C) knew no bounds (D) rested…upon (E) working...tail off (AB) slaved away

(AC) by profession (AD) follow through (AE) fixed...with a cold look (BC) swept...away

44. I bet that Aaron will _________ with his goal to become a pilot. He has trained and prepared himself for the past five years.

45. Worried about missing the publication date of the book, the editors _________ all week to meet the deadline.

46. Grace _________ her eyes _________the tattered old photo and thought back to her childhood in the countryside.

47. Environmental protection is such a matter of great urgency that neither the government nor the people should _________their _________ it.

48. The king wished to have control over the whole continent; his desire for power _________.

49. Eric’s mother tried to _________ him about the need to start saving for his retirement, but he wouldn’t listen.

50. The good news that his missing child had been found _________ Samuel’s worry _________.

51. Interested in English and communicating with people from different countries, Lily has made up her mind to become an interpreter_________.

52. _________ her _________, Iris still couldn’t finish the assignment on time.

53. Tony _________ Nina _________ to express his disapproval of her views on that issue. IV. Reading: 24%

(A)

The uncanny valley is a hypothesis regarding the field of robotics. The theory holds that when robots or other copies of humans look and act almost like actual humans, it causes a response of revulsion among observers.

The term was coined by a roboticist Masahiro Mori. Mori states that as a robot is made ever-increasingly humanlike in its appearance and motion, the emotional response from an individual to the robot will become increasingly positive and empathic, until a point is reached beyond which the response quickly becomes that of strong disgust. However, as the

appearance and motion continue to become less distinguishable from an individual, the emotional response becomes positive once more and approaches human-to-human empathy levels.

The truth of the uncanny valley was examined with one recent study. A group of five monkeys were shown three images: two different 3D monkey faces, including a realistic one and an unrealistic one, and a real photo of a monkey's face. The time of eye-gazing was used as a proxy for the result. Since the realistic 3D monkey face had been looked for less time P2

26. (A) based on (B) associated with (C) responsible for (D) addicted to 27. (A) in addition to (B) in case of (C) owing to (D) except for

28. (A) why (B) how (C) what (D) for

29. (A) it (B) this (C) which (D) that

30. (A) for (B) with (C) by (D) on

31. (A) were not (B) is not (C) had not been (D) has not been

32. (A) for (B) on (C) in (D) to

33. (A) as (B) against (C) through (D) desipte

34. (A) to choose (B) choosing (C) chose (D) chosen

35. (A) that (B) whose (C) who (D) ,who

36. (A) with (B) of (C) against (D) on

37. (A) Because (B) Since (C) As for (D) Owing to

38. (A) set out (B) put ahead (C) put behind (D) stay behind 39. (A) to have come (B) coming (C) having coming (D) come 40. (A) print (B) printing (C) printed (D) to print

41. (A) on (B) of (C) by (D) with

42. (A) took (B) delivered (C) sent (D) told

than the others, this indicated that the monkey participants found the realistic 3D face aversive, or otherwise preferred the other two images.

The concept of the uncanny valley is taken seriously by the film industry due to negative audience reactions to the animated humans. To avoid the uncanny valley as much as possible, animators will take some measures. For example, design elements should match in human realism. That is to say, if an animated character looks more human than its movement, this gives a negative impression. Animated humans may look uncanny when human and nonhuman elements are mixed, which are what animators must subside so that they can ensure most of the audience a pleasant experience of going to the movies.

54. According to Mori, when you see a robot continually becoming more like a human, how may your emotion change?

(A) You may feel more and more comfortable from start to end.

(B) You may feel comfortable at first, and feel unpleasant at one point, but later come back to the comfortable status.

(C) You may feel unpleasant for a long time, but feel comfortable when the robot becomes totally the same as a human.

(D) You may feel unpleasant at first, but feel more and more comfortable after you get used to its transforming.

55. “The time of eye-gazing was used as a proxy” by the researchers to ______ (A) select suitable monkeys to be in the experiment.

(B) help monkeys practice staring at things for a long time. (C) judge whether the monkeys like the photos or not. (D) avoid experimental errors in the experiment.

56. What is the main idea of the 4th _paragraph?

(A)The opportunity of animated humans’ appearing in the movie have now decreased because of the audience lacking interests in them.

(B) The pessimistic audience experiences the severe uncanny valley problem when seeing animated humans.

(C) Audience feels pleasant when seeing movies that seriously discuss the problem of the uncanny valley.

(D)To solve the uncanny valley problem, animators try their best to balance animated humans’ actions and looks.

57. What can be inferred from this passage?

(A) Not only human beings, but the other animals may experience the uncanny valley.

(B) You will experience the uncanny valley when you see a man in a costume of robots. (C) We feel more empathy when we see robots than we see humans.

(D) Now animators can entirely avoid the uncanny valley problem in the animation. (B)

Freerice is a free online game and learning tool, which allows players to raise rice to fight world hunger while learning through educational, multiple-choice games. For every question the user answers correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated to the World Food Programme.

The ingenious idea behind Freerice came to John Breen as he was trying to help his son

study for the SAT, a college entrance exam in America. A computer programmer, Breen developed a computer-based, multiple-choice quiz to help his son build vocabulary. The quiz is designed to adjust to the user’s vocabulary level so that questions are challenging yet not too difficult. Breen, also passionate about ending world hunger, soon realized that putting the quiz online could aid this important cause.

Currently, besides English vocabulary, the available subjects include multiplication tables, pre-algebra, chemical symbols, English grammar, SAT, basic foreign language vocabulary for English speakers, human anatomy, geography, the identification of famous artwork, and literature. Total score is displayed as a mound of rice and the amount of grains.

One month after the start of the viral marketing program, users had earned enough points for one billion grains of rice. The United Nation’s World Food Program stated that this amount could feed 50,000 people for one day, since it takes 400 grams or about 19,200 grains of rice to feed one adult for a day. Using this calculation, enough rice was donated in 2008 to feed over 6,000 people daily for each day of that year. Since its operation, as of April 3, 2013, Freerice players had earned sufficient rice for over 10 million meals, assuming 2 meals per day. Since players are constantly clicking, Freerice can feed about 100 families of four each day if we get 6 million grains of rice every day.

58. What is the article mainly about?

(A) A website that raises environmental awareness. (B) An organization that advocates racial equality. (C) An online game that aims to end world hunger.

(D) An institute that helps increase rice production. 59. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the article?

(A) The falling of Freerice. (B) The content of Freerice. (C) The accomplishment of Freerice. (D) The origin of Freerice. 60. About Freerice, which of the following is NOT true?

(A) Players with good geographical knowledge can score high.

(B) Players have to be great foreign language leaners to get grains of rice.

(C) Players can use it to prepare for the US college entrance exam. (D) The total score a player gets is shown as a pile of rice.

61. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

(A) One billion grains of rice is enough to feed 60,000 people for one day. (B) It takes about 400 grains of rice to feed one adult for a day.

(C) Rice donated in 2008 was sufficient for over 10 million meals.

(D) It takes 6 million grains of rice to feed about 100 families of four each day.

(C)

Yesterday you had a hard day at work. As you were walking out of the office, a colleague approached you and started to attack the way you did things. You felt like your blood

pressure had hit the roof. What the colleague said had pushed your buttons and you immediately replied with an equal amount of sarcasm and abuse, which made the situation worse. Before you knew it, you were involved in a verbal fight.

In fact, what you experienced was an “amygdala hijack.” The amygdala is the “fight or flight” and emotional memory part of the brain. Its job is to protect you by comparing incoming data with emotional memories. An amygdala hijack happens when you respond P3

excessively to the actual threat because it has triggered a much more significant emotional threat. When you experience an amygdala hijack, the amygdala overtakes the cerebrum (the thinking part of the brain) and you lose the ability to reason logically. The immediate result of a hijack is a decrease in working memory. Adrenaline is released and will be present and effective for 18 minutes, and other hormones are released into the bloodstream that will take 3 to 4 hours to clear.

The simple 4 steps to reduce the chance of an amygdala hijack are SOAP:

(1) Stop. Stop whatever you’re doing. Ask yourself what just happened. Replace your thoughts with positive ones. This step keeps the neocortex, a part of the brain, engaged and can prevent the amygdala’s takeover.

(2) Oxygenate. Breathe deeply, with intention and purpose.

(3) Appreciate. While it’s especially effective to appreciate the source of the hijack (i.e. appreciating the colleague is concerned about your job), any appreciation of anything will be helpful. If you can’t appreciate the person who is the source of the conflict, appreciate parts of your own life, such as your family and friends.

(4) Ponder. After the hijack, spend some time exploring what happened and why. Recognizing the trigger will allow you to avoid being triggered in the future.

62. In the first paragraph, “what the colleague said had pushed your buttons” means what the colleague said had _______ you.

(A) encouraged (B) cheated (C) irritated (D) flattered 63. Which of the following is NOT one part of the brain?

(A) Neocortex (B) Adrenaline (C) Amygdala. (D) Cerebrum.

64. Which of the following is NOT the recommended way to reduce the chance of an amygdala hijack?

(A) Thank your family. (B) Take a deep breath. (C) Reflect on what happened. (D) Think negatively.

65. Which of the following statement about the amygdala hijack is WRONG? (A) When encountering verbal abuse, you are likely to experience amygdala hijack.

(B) It may happen when you over-react to the actual threat. (C) When you experience it, you will become more rational.

(D) A decrease in working memory is the instant result of it. V. Translations: 13%

66. Emilia 要是有堅強的性格，她在面臨那些困難時就能夠堅定不移。

_________ Emilia _________ a strong character, she should _________ _________ firm when confronted with those difficulties.

67. 該名學生的成績一向不佳，上禮拜期末考作弊還給人逮到。

The student, _________ _________ a poor academic record for a long time, was caught _________ in the final exam last week.

68. Kevin 提早出發去參加面試，以免他被困在車陣之中。

Kevin left for his job interview early _________ _________ of _________ trapped in a traffic jam.

69. Peter 似乎因為停電而被困在電梯裡。

_________ _________ that Peter is stuck in the elevator because of a power _________. P4