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精誠中學
106 學年度第⼀一學期第⼆二次段考 ⾼高三英⽂文試題
※本卷共四頁，另附答案卡、卷(本試題共 87 分，與聽力合計為 100 分)
I、Vocabulary: 15%
1. Without a means to cleanly use coal, greenhouse gas ______ reduction goals are nothing but a pipe dream.
(A) exchange (B) emission (C) hesitation (D) occasion
2. Roxy is the fourth of five ______, including two brothers who also joined the military.
(A) deadlines (B) subordinates (C) wounds (D) siblings
3. Some houses went up in ______ in rebel-held villages, forcing more residents to flee.
(A) flames (B) harass (C) scores (D) oases
4. Unable to resist the temptation to make money without working, Andrew rashly ______ his money in the stock market.
(A) assembled (B) condensed (C) invested (D) interacted
5. These little bugs typically enjoy high ______, namely, warm and hot environments.
(A) evaluation (B) trend (C) convection (D) humidity
6. The continuous noise from our neighbor ______ with my studies. I could hardly concentrate.
(A) occurred (B) crushed (C) interfered (D) hindered
7. To me, this novel was entertaining and thought-provoking, but my friend had the ______ view. He thought it was boring and shallow.
(A) fantastic (B) concrete (C) opposite (D) extreme
8. In order to understand the ancient language, the linguists ______ words and phrases with similarities and differences to identify sentence patterns.
(A) highlighted (B) abandoned (C) encountered (D) dismissed
9. “Less is More.” Sometimes the true ______ of life will be revealed as long as we start to appreciate the beauty of simplicity.
(A) essence (B) discord (C) oppression (D) transformation
10. The ______ of this technology was for the purpose of enhanced patient care.
(A) failure (B) implementation (C) proclamation (D) morality
11. Due to the size limitation of a tweet, the content of a message is highly ______ and often expressed differently than natural language.
(A) lonesome (B) shameful (C) condensed (D) vivid
12. The high cost of agricultural ______, seeds, and fertilizers has inhibited the increase of agricultural production.
(A) sympathy (B) enthusiasm (C)exile (D) machinery
13. The people in my neighborhood opposed the construction of an incinerator in this _____ area for fear that it might pollute the air.
(A) relevant (B) tolerant (C) residential (D)revolutionary
14. The temporary ______ for refugees is made out of twigs, sticks, and some pieces of plastic and cloth—just like the 40,000 shelters around them.
(A) dwelling (B) detection (C) profit (D) contribution
15. To ensure that the government will honor its commitments in the future, a(n) ______ of political support for the reforms is required.
(A) classification (B) demonstration (C) reservation (D) imitation
II. Cloze: 23% (A)
Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to the struggle for the racial equality of African Americans. On August 28th, 1963, King gave one of his most influencing speeches entitled “I Have A Dream.” The speech was a critical step toward civil rights movement to 16 the desperate condition of blacks in the southern U.S. because they 17 be judged by the content of their character 17 by the color of their skin. First of all, King
demonstrated sensitivity by selecting a universal topic: racial rights and freedom. This was an issue 18 for the black community, 18 for the rest of the world. When King quoted the lines from the Bible, declaring “one day every valley shall be exalted...and the crooked places will be made 19 ... and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together,” it is evident that he included all the people, blacks and whites 20 , and therefore became more appealing to his audience. Furthermore, King tried to approach his audience through their emotions. He described his visions 21 in the American Dream in which blacks and whites are able to live together in harmony and peace. In the 17-miniute speech, the audience was obviously deeply touched by these images—a state will be changed into a(n) 22 of freedom and justice as joyous daybreak ends the long night of 23 .
(B)
In the hot summer time, many city dwellers like to escape from urban areas to summer retreats in rural areas. In fact, some people say that no other places on Earth seem to be 24 cities in summer. The main reason for this phenomenon is 25 is called the “urban heat island” (UHI) effect. 26 the UHI effect, cities with populations of a million or more can be 1-3 degrees centigrade warmer on average—and 27 12°C warmer in the evening—than the surrounding areas.
16. (A) provide (B) dispute (C) motivate (D) dramatize
17. (A) were not to…as (C) preferred…to (B) would rather…than (D) were not…but 18. (A) more…than (C) neither…nor (B) the same…like (D) not only…but also
19. (A) straightly (B) straightening (C) straighten (D) straight
20. (A) alike (B) as well (C) though (D) instead
21. (A) rooting (B) rooted (C) were rooted (D) which rooting
22. (A) oasis (B) chaos (C) panic (D) preserve
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However, what really makes cities hotter is the heat generated by people, buildings and large machines. Take air conditioning, for example. It can increase temperatures 28 more than 1°C. In the daytime, cities, or “concrete jungles,” as they are often called, store more heat than plants do, some of 29 is then released at night, 30 the higher temperatures in cities. Furthermore, urban areas have less reflectiveness, 31 them to absorb more heat from the sun.
Despite this, researchers have indicated the local climate in certain area might be the primary factor behind the UHI effect 32 the local climate can interact with various factors, including evaporation, the heat generated by humans as well as the heat stored by cities. Also, differences 33 both land surface types and convection, might be of equal importance.
(C)
Verbal abuse is on the rise, permeating both teen and adult culture. It is high time we all 34 second thoughts on the old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Words, like weapons, can hurt, discourage, and destroy. Sad to say, 35 that many people are no stranger to verbal abuse, which takes many different forms in our daily life. It can be an active assault as when a teenager is 36 by his or her peers at school or when an employee is 37 by the boss in an office for missing a deadline. Another form of verbal abuse is passive, which occurs, say, when a parent is emotionally or physically absent through death, divorce, or something. Countless studies have reported the long-term physical and mental damage caused by verbal abuse. At times, victims of verbal abuse will wind up 38 the pain on other people. In sum, we should always bear in mind that our words can hurt and that we should choose our words very wisely before we utter them.
III. Match: 10%
The choice of princess, bride, or dancer did not really allow Rayouf Alhumedhi to show her personality in a chat room she was creating. As a Muslim teenager in Germany who wears
a head scarf or hijab, she was disappointed by the standard emoji 39 B on her
smartphone keyboard. She wrote to Apple, but received no response. So, she has 40 C a
proposal and emailed it to Unicode Consortium, which oversees standards for the symbols on
keyboards. Her plea 41 I Jennifer Lee, a former New York Times reporter, who became
a co-author of the proposal.
“In the age of digitalization, pictures prove to be a 42 F element in communication,"
the proposal says. “Roughly 550 million Muslim women on this earth 43 E themselves
on wearing the hijab. With this enormous number of people, not a single space on the
keyboard is 44 J for them.” A continuing debate in Europe over Muslim women’s
covering themselves 45 H this summer, especially in France. The country’s beach towns
on the Riviera sought to ban full-body swimwear known as the “burkini.” Several of the bans
were later 46 D following international controversy.
Muslim women who wear head scarves were among the 47 G one million
migrants who arrived in Germany in the past year. Many migrants have reported to be sworn at and spit on while waiting for a bus or sitting on a park bench, just for being Muslim.
Alhumedhi was quoted in an online discussion as saying, “I would like to be represented and acknowledged. It might seem baffling, but when I wear the head scarf, I actually feel
48 A because I’m in control of what I want to cover. The head scarf allows for people to
see past a woman's beauty and see her for her knowledge."
(A) liberated (B) options (C) drawn up (D) overturned (E) pride (F) crucial (G) approximately (H) escalated (I) appealed to (J) reserved
IV. Reading: 24% (A)
If you’ve ever traveled abroad, you may have felt out of your depth when you first arrived. The people around you may have looked, spoken, and acted in a very different way than in your home country. Some people take days or even weeks to get over the initial culture shock. Others seem to quickly adapt to this new situation. They talk to the locals with ease, even if they don’t fully understand everything around them. This ability to interact well with people from different cultures or backgrounds is called intercultural competence.
With the spread of globalization, this has become more important for businesses and organizations that are growing into overseas markets. Companies that fail to understand the beliefs, language, and habits of people in other countries may end up embarrassing themselves or unintentionally offending their customers. A good example of this is Pepsi’s initial
marketing blunder when it first entered the Chinese market. Pepsi decided to use a Chinese slogan for its soft drink. This was supposed to say, “Pepsi – Brings you back to life”. Unfortunately, the translators at Pepsi didn’t appreciate the subtle differences in the exact meaning of the words they chose. The new slogan actually translated as “Pepsi – Brings your
24. (A) the hottest (B) the hotter than (C) as hot as (D) more hot than
25. (A) as (B) that (C) which (D) what
26. (A) In addition to (B) Owing to (C) According to (D) With a view to
27. (A) as much as (B) even much as (C) as many as (D) no more than
28. (A) with (B) at (C) among (D) by
29. (A) that (B) it (C) which (D) them
30. (A) resulting from (C) that leads to
(B) contributing to
(D) which is caused by
31. (A) causing (B) making (C) leaving (D) having
32. (A) and (B) by which (C) and that (D) where
33. (A) from (B) at (C) over (D) in
34. (A) have (B) had (C) having (D) having had
35. (A) it comes as no surprise
(C) it takes two to dance tango
(B) it goes without saying (D) it doesn’t matter at all
36. (A) anticipated (B) acclaimed (C) acknowledged (D) taunted
37. (A) taken to task (B) told off (C) broken up (D) looked up to
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dead ancestors back from the grave”. This shows how companies need to be careful with language.
Intercultural competence is also vital for an international company’s employees to work together. Employees on a team are often separated not only by vast distances but also by different cultural beliefs. For this reason, every employee on the team needs to be
interculturally competent in order to successfully achieve a common goal. Everyone needs to be sensitive towards different communication and work styles. For example, some employees in certain cultures can handle direct criticism better than others. Employees from some cultural backgrounds will feel more comfortable taking the initiative when unexpected problems occur. Others would be more likely to consult a manager before trying to resolve these issues by themselves. Managers might find it challenging to make a team from different cultures work well together. It takes a patient and skilled person to do this job. As a result, international companies tend to promote those who show an ability and willingness to be open-minded towards employees from other cultures.
49. According to the article, “intercultural competence” is _______. (A) the ability to communicate well with your friends and family
(B) the ability to disconnect from people from different cultures or backgrounds (C) the ability to teach people from different cultures or backgrounds about your own
culture
(D) the ability to communicate well with people from different cultures or backgrounds
50. A good title for this passage would be _________.
(A) The Importance of Cultural Understanding in Business
(B) Pepsi's Struggle to Expand into the Chinese Marketplace (C) How People from Different Time Zones Can Work Together (D) The Pros and Cons of Cultural Diversity in the Workplace 51. The word “blunder” in paragraph 2 can be replaced with ________.
(E) expansion (B) interview (C) translation (D) mistake
52. Which of the following is implied in paragraph 3?
(A) People from different cultural backgrounds cannot work well together as a team. (B) Employees who work at international companies are often happy.
(C) The ability to coordinate and manage people from different cultures is a valued skill.
(D) Teams of people from different cultures are better than teams of people from the same culture.
(B)
It has two or three paddle-shaped blades attached to a central core. Squeeze the core, give the blades a flick and they spin. That’s it. This tiny gadget, generally known by the name of a fidget spinner, has become this year’s leading toy fad. Its rapid popularity, media attention and concerns are a familiar story of a new toy craze. With a price between US$3 and $4 and available in all sorts of color patterns, many children can carry around a pocketful.
Although they are popular, fidget spinners have caused a lot of controversies and mixed reactions. While some schools have banned them as a distraction, and there are worries that they may disturb students’ learning, others argue that fidget spinners can calm students with special needs. Some get caught up in the excitement and claim that the toys could only grow
more valuable with each passing year. Others try to read meanings into toy fads. For example, progressives worry that children are being taken advantage of by “Big Toy” marketers,
arguing that playing with wooden blocks, not with commercialized plastic, will do more good to children. The conservatives, on the other hand, fear that toys will break down children’s values. But most simply categorize them as a craze or fad—the most recent one that children have been drawn to.
All of this exaggerates the significance of toy fads. Play is unquestionably important to childhood development, but particular toys rarely have dramatic effects. Actually, children gain more pleasure from playing anything with their friends than playing fidget spinners by themselves. Apart from that, toys fads are simply curiosity at work. Another aspect worth noting is that toy fads give children a chance to gradually separate themselves from their parents and to seek their own independence. We can see this when middle-school children announce a taste for music that differs from what their parents enjoy; it’s a way of declaring “I’m my own person.”
Fidget spinners are getting a lot of attention today; but like all fads, their novelty will certainly fade. They’ll soon be stuffed in the corners of dresser drawers, waiting to provide a little sense of nostalgia when they’re rediscovered years later.
53. The author makes his arguments by _________.
(A) presenting different viewpoints on fidget spinners (B) citing figures and statistics on fidget spinners
(C) using lots of descriptions of fidget spinners (D) introducing the history of fidget spinners
54. According to the article, fidget spinners _________.
(A) can help students deal with their special needs at school
(B) are affordable for children and come in various colors
(C) are welcomed at all schools for their calming effects (D) are described as something crazy but valuable 55. What is the author’s attitude toward fidget spinners?
(A) Upset. (B) Thrilled. (C) Accepting. (D) Doubtful.
56. A toy fad is important because _________. (A) it comes and goes really fast
(B) it receives a lot of media attention and concerns (C) it is waiting to provide a sense of nostalgia (D) it gives a chance for children to play with friends (C)
Pepper is a human-shaped robot. We have designed Pepper to be a genuine day-to-day companion, the first robot that is capable of recognizing the principal human emotions and adapting his behavior to the mood of his interlocutor.
Pleasant and likeable, Pepper is much more than a robot. He is a humanoid companion created to communicate with you in the most natural and intuitive way, through his body movements and his voice. Unlike robots that only follow instructions, Pepper loves to interact with you. Pepper wants to learn more about your tastes, your habits and quite simply who you
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are. In fact, Pepper can recognize your face, speak, hear you and move around autonomously. You can also personalize your robot by downloading the software applications that take your fancy, based on your mood or the occasion. He can dance, play, learn or even chat in another language. Pepper adapts himself to you!
Indeed, Pepper is your personalized robot that evolves with you. Pepper gradually memorizes your personality traits, your preferences, and adapts himself to your tastes and habits. Pepper has been designed to identify your emotions and to select the behavior best suited to the situation. Based on your voice, the expression on your face, your body
movements and the words you use, Pepper will interpret your emotion and offer appropriate content. He will also respond personally to the mood of the moment, expressing himself through the color of his eyes, his tablet or his tone of voice.
To date, more than 140 SoftBank Mobile stores in Japan are using Pepper as anew way of welcoming, informing and amusing their customers. Pepper also recently became the first humanoid robot to be adopted in Japanese homes! Asami and Kent, in their thirties and living in Tokyo, took part in a Pepper programming session at the Akihabara studio. They can’t wait to have their own Pepper at home and continue dreaming up new applications.
57. What is this article mainly about?
(A) The method to produce a human-like machine. (B) The way Al robots replace human power at work. (C) A promising world that robots bring to us.
(D) A new robot that can be a humans’ companion.
58. What makes Pepper different from the robots produced before? (A) It has the looks of a real human being.
(B) It can learn to understand how a person feels.
(C) It downloads software applications for its owner. (D) It is the first robot that offers investment advice.
59. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) Pepper is unable to respond properly as the situation changes.
(B) Pepper can speak different languages and detect your mood.
(C) Pepper has become a popular household helper in Japan. (D) Pepper does not make any non-verbal communication.
60. What is the author’s attitude toward this newly developed robot?
(A) Playful. (B) Defensive. (C) Positive. (D) Ironic.
V. Translations: 15%
61. 主管指派Layla 做的專案是最耗費時間的任務。(No other…)
62. 這位運動員覺得沒有受到公平地對待，因此坐在地板上拒絕離場。 (分詞構句 Ving/Vpp, S+V…)
