彰化縣私立精誠中學
108 學年度第一學期國二第三次段考英文試題
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範圍：康軒L7~R3、RC P64~71、Vocabulary U35~36、文法 U26~28, 40, 110~112
I. Multiple Choices— Select the best answer from the four options.
(20%)
1. We were lucky enough to be seated in the ________ and watched a ballet performance by a famous dancing group.
(A) subway (B) angle (C) sight (D) balcony
2. After we watched The Lion King, we ________ the Brooklyn Bridge and took a beautiful picture.
(A) showed off (B) looked after (C) voted for (D) checked out 3. To keep healthy, we can choose to eat ________ food like fruit and vegetables,
instead of man-made food like ham, hot dogs, or candy.
(A) natural (B) convenient (C) bitter (D) successful
4. This museum is the ________ for the popular movie, Night at the Museum. You can find many movie scenes here.
(A) heart (B)square (C) setting (D) country
5. Thanks to the development of ________, people can travel from one place to another in a very short time, and people can contact with others directly with the use of the Internet.
(A) education (B) government (C) influence (D) technology
6. I don’t like swimming, surfing, snorkeling, anything that has water in it because I have a huge ________ of water.
(A) crowd (B) court (C) fear (D) exit
7. Who’s the lucky one? Well, the prize goes to Emma Waterson. ________ You won first prize, Ms. Waterson. Come onstage and receive your prize.
(A) Nope. (B) Bless you. (C) Excuse me. (D) Congratulations! 8. Everyone is different. Everyone is special. To make this world a better place, we
(A) waste (B) trap (C) sign (D) welcome
10. ________ as much water and energy as you can. Our Mother Earth is dying. We humans should protect her.
(A) Rise (B) Raise (C) Push (D) Save
11. Do your parents ________ your dream? If they don’t, why not tell them about the plan for your dream? I believe they’ll understand when you talk with them sincerely. Having a cold war with them will never help you anyway.
(A) bend (B) recycle (C) support (D) pollute 12. A: Do you notice the sky is turning darker?
B: Oh, yeah. I just checked ________.
A: What did it say? I’m going out with Vic for an outdoor concert.
B: Well, I’m afraid the concert can be cancelled because of an upcoming storm. (A) the flight schedule (B) the weather report
(C) the concert information (D) the online trip guide
13. Uncle Joe jumped onto the table and shouted joyfully, “My daughter Ida ________ married next month! All drinks on me! Celebrate with me, my friends!”
(A) got (B) gets (C) is getting (D) was getting 14. ________ was a nice day yesterday. ________ was warm and sunny.
(A) There; There (B) There; It (C) It; It (D) It; There 15. ________ a storm last night. Did you hear it? I couldn’t sleep well.
(A) There was (B) It was (C) We have (D) They had
16. A: Do you want to go to the movies after class?
B: Yes, of course. What time ________ the movie ________? A: At 19:00.
(A) does; start (B) X; is (C) will; be (D) did; begin
19. Which of the following is correct?
(A) I didn’t answer my dad’s call. He’ll get mad at me if I don’t call back. (B) “Rose left her book here.” “I gave it to her for you.” “That’ll be great.” (C) I have some work to do. I think I won’t going shopping with you. (D) “I don’t think I am here tomorrow.” “That’s too bad. It’s my birthday.” 20. Which of the following is correct?
(A) This weekend, there is going to have a small concert held at our school. (B) In thirty minutes, an old lady came over and said we were too noisy.
(C) Sue said she is not coming because there was something wrong with her car. (D) The president’s speech is on TV tonight. Is your brother going to watch it?
II. Cloze Test—Select the best item to complete the sentence or
passage. (35%)
(21-30)21. Last summer, we traveled around ________ bus. B
22. Excuse me. Could you show me the way ________ the nearest hotel? E 23. Winter vacation is just ________ the corner. I can’t wait! AB
24. I really want to ride ________ the London Eye to see the view of the city. BE 25. We just went ________ the City Hall. We didn’t enter it or stop in front of it. A 26. She took a key out ________ her bag and opened the door. AC
27. My grandfather died ________ the age of 98. BD 28. It’s cold today. Don’t go out ________ a coat. AE
29. Who’s that lady ________ purple short hair? She looks stylish. AD 30. We can’t wait to see our idol ________ person at the concert. D
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As a tradition, my family ___(31)___ a trip to a different country for Chinese New Year. This year, we chose to spend our winter in Berlin, Germany. Yesterday, after we ___(32)___ in Berlin, we took the U-Bahn, an underground railway, to our hotel. After we checked in, my sister suggested ___(33)___ a relaxing walk at the Brandenburg Gate. It’s one of the most popular places tourists from around the world would like to visit, and we enjoyed a lot of cultural ___(34)___ there. This morning, to know more about Berlin, we visited the Reichstag. What’s special about this building is that you can have a(n) ___(35)___ view of the city and a free audio tour. By listening to it, I got a clearer ___(36)___ of this beautiful city and its history.
Tomorrow, we ___(37)___ a museum day. Berlin is a museum city, so we plan to spend the whole day on Museum Island in the Spree river. On the island are five museums, and ___(38)___ 2020, there will be another museum open. My mother wants to see the Berlin Cathedral, so after we visit the Neues Museum, we will go there and ___(39)___ up the dome. We can’t wait for the museum day! Hopefully, we won’t have museum ___(40)___.
31. (A) treats (B) rides (C) sails (D) takes 32. (A) arrived (B) got (C) reach (D) checking 33. (A) having (B) have (C) to have (D) had 34. (A) advice (B) accidents (C) attention (D) activities 35. (A) bird-eye (B) bird’s-eye (C) bird’s eye (D) birds-eye 36. (A) picture (B) alarm (C) mind (D) brain
37. (A) will going to have (B) are going have (C) will to have (D) are going to have
38. (A) at (B) on (C) in (D) with
39. (A) climbing (B) to climb (C) climbed (D) climb 40. (A) elbows (B) feet (C) ankles (D) bottoms (A)past (B)by (C)across (D)in (E)to (AB)around
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___(41)___ the 1800s, many people went west to look for gold. They searched in streams. They dug into mountains. If they were lucky, miners found small pieces of gold. Once in a(n) ___(42)___, they found even more. When this happened, the news spread fast. Other people rushed in to get rich, too. More than 15,000 miners might head for the same spot.
All these miners needed food and places ___(43)___. Hotels, banks, and stores were quickly built. Towns grew up almost overnight. People lived in these towns ___(44)___ there was gold. But when the gold ran out, the people left. Wind whistled through the ___(45)___ buildings. Roofs started to fall in. The towns became “ghost towns.”
41. (A) Over (B) In (C) On (D) When
42. (A) while (B) moment (C) situation (D) case 43. (A) they will live (B) they lived (C) living (D) to live 44. (A) until (B) as long as (C) because (D) although 45. (A) empty (B) crowded (C) edgy (D) winding (46-50)
At the age of three, Louis Braille became blind. It all happened when he tried to reach for a sharp tool. The tool slipped and hit his eye. His eye got hurt __(46)__, and soon both of his eyes got infected.
Louis __(47)__ a school for blind children. Louis and the other children read books with raised print. The letters made __(48)__ on the paper. But they had to read slowly, and they could not write.
A man visited the school. He had a code that used raised dots. He thought blind people could use the code he invented. __(49)__, it did not work well. Louis decided to create a better code for blind people. His code arranged six raised dots.
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Only one kind of dog doesn’t bark. This dog is the basenji. It comes from Africa. The basenji can make a strange sound. But it can never ___(51)___.
The basenji belongs to the hound family. Hounds help hunters find animals. Many hounds use their eyes. The basenji is one that uses its nose. In Africa, it hunts ___(52)___ a bell around its neck.
Most hounds have long ears that hang down. The basenji’s short ears are pointed and stand up straight. Its ___(53)___ is black and white or tan and white. The basenji has a curled-up tail and lines, or wrinkles, ___(54)___ its eyes. These wrinkles give the basenji a puzzled look. ___(55)___ it is wondering why it can’t bark.
51. (A) barking (B) barks (C) to bark (D) bark 52. (A) has (B) with (C) at (D) had 53. (A) jacket (B) skin (C) coat (D) sock 54. (A) above (B) cross (C) through (D) along
55. (A) Perhaps (B) Instead, (C) Hopeful (D) To tell the truth,
III. Reading Comprehension—Select the best answer from the four
options. (30%)
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Sound is important to whales. They can’t see clearly in the water. And they don’t have a good sense of smell. But they can talk to each other with sounds. Different types of whales make different sounds.
The beluga whale is called “the canary of the sea.” A canary is a bird that sings many songs. The beluga whale makes hundreds of different sounds. The whale may chirp, click, whistle, or squeal. Some sounds may help the whale to find things. Other sounds are probably the whale’s way of talking.
56. Which of the following is true?
(A) Beluga whales live and hunt in groups just like canaries. (B) Different sounds whales make have the same effects. (C) Whistling, and squealing are sounds whales can make. (D) Whales can be trained to sing songs to comfort babies. 57. When do humpback whales make the feeding call?
(A) They make the sound when they look for food. (B) They make the sound when they have babies. (C) They make the sound when they call their friends. (D) They make the sound whenever they are sleepy. (58-62)
58. ________ is on the corner of the Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. (A) Bergdorf Goodman (B) Tiffany & Co
(B) Uggs (D) Gucci
59. ________ is between Chanel and Burberry.
(A) Miu Miu (B) Dior (C) St. Laurent (D) Fendi
60. If you stand in front of Trump Tower, you’ll see ________ across from you. (A) IBM (B) Obika (C) Ma Peche (D) Mikimoto 61. Ella did some shopping in ________. After she walked out of the store, she
turned left, crossed the street, and enjoyed the window shopping. She saw stores such as Piaget, Prada, and Abercrombie & Fitch.
(A) Mont Blanc (B) 8 1/2 (C) Louis Vuitton (D) Nobu
62. Yvonne (see the star) was on 57th Street. When looking to the left, she saw C. Monaco. To get to AKA Central Pk, she decided to ask for directions. Which of the following directions should she follow?
(A) “Go west for two blocks. You’ll see Niketown first and then Tourneau. If you reach Tourneau, remember to turn right at the corner. After a while of
walking, your destination is soon on your right.
(B) “Turn around. You’ll see Bulgari on your right. Turn right on the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 58th Street. Soon you’ll see stores like Gucci and Prada. After you pass Prada, you’ll see your destination on your left.” (C) “You should turn around. See that LV logo? Turn left before you pass it,
walk along the road, and make another left turn at the corner. After a while of walking, you’ll see your destination on your left.”
(D) “You’re now on West 57th Street. You should walk toward the other side of this street, East 57th Street. Before you reach Tiffany & Co, turn right onto Fifth Avenue. Your destination is the third store on your right.”
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The Lion King is an animated movie made by Walt Disney in 1994. It was the
most successful animated movie of the 1990s. The movie is about a young lion. He learns about his role as prince and in the circle of life. You probably know about the story very well. However, few of you know that The Lion King shares similarities with Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet.
In The Lion King and Hamlet, the main characters are both princes. Simba, the main character in The Lion King, is the son of Mufasa, the king of the lions. Hamlet is also a prince, the son of the dead King Hamlet. They both have an evil uncle.
Simba’s uncle, Scar, wants to be the king; he kills Mufasa to gain the power. Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius, also murders his brother to be the king. What’s
interesting is that both of the dead kings show up as ghosts in front of their sons. Toward the end of the stories, Simba fights with Scar, and Hamlet challenges his uncle and kills him with a sword.
63. What is this passage mainly about?
(A) Hamlet and Simba both have an unhappy childhood. (B) The Lion King and Hamlet are similar in some ways. (C) To become a king, Simba still needs to learn a lot. (D) In many people’s eyes, animated movies never get old. 64. What can we know from this passage?
(A) The Lion King is more successful than Hamlet because it is an animated movie. (B) Shakespeare got his story idea of Hamlet from Walt Disney’s The Lion King. (C) The writer of this passage thinks many people know The Lion King quite
well.
(D) Walt Disney made the movie The Lion King before Shakespeare’s Hamlet. 65. What does the word murder mean?
(D) They both meet their dead fathers.
67. What happened to Claudius at the end of Hamlet?
(A) He is dead. (B) He ran away. (C) He is sick. (D) He became the king.
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Internet of things (IoT) is an idea from computer science. By connecting things like lights and doors to a computer network, we can make our homes or offices “intelligent.” Instead of turning on the light switch, you can control the lighting with an app, your voice, or even your face! Imagine all the things at your home are connected to the Internet. Once you arrive home, your door can open and the lights are on after they “see” your face, “hear” your voice. When the sun rises, your windows open wide. And, of course, they close at sunset. Isn’t it just amazing?
This technology can bring us benefits, but at the same time, it brings about some concerns. First, we may be worried about having no privacy. All the
information of the users is stored on the Internet to have IoT run. If someone hacks into the network, the information can be stolen easily. Second, we can depend on IoT too much. If we get used to using IoT in our daily lives, we may get too lazy, and even don’t know how to live. The last concern is that some people may lose jobs because of IoT. Since simple tasks can be done on their own, why bother hire a person to do them for you?
68. What’s the main idea of this passage?
(A) The use of Internet of things can bring concerns to our lives. (B) The development of IoT brings a lot of benefits to our lives. (C) The Internet makes our lives a lot more dangerous than ever. (D) Technology is changing too quickly for us to keep up with.
