國立台灣師範大學附屬高級中學九十九學年度下學期高三期末考
I 字彙片語 (15%)1. Many dancers are _____ about their weight, for they want to look perfect when performing on stage.
(A) inadequate (B) skinny (C) obsessive (D) effective
2. Following her doctor’s advice, Jenny began _____ her diet with vitamins. (A) allotting (B) supplementing (C) committing (D) suppressing 3. Lacking _____, the paper was rejected and needed to be rewritten.
(A) therapy (B) consistency (C) inability (D) envy 4. Rick _____ into bed for fear that he might disturb his sleeping wife.
(A) flickered (B) migrated (C) crept (D) drifted
5. Some species of birds fly a long distance to Taiwan every summer. They _____ a long distance to breed.
(A) settle (B) throb (C) wither (D) migrate
6. Rachel’s English has improved dramatically; everyone can see her _______ progress. (A) still (B) solemn (C) substantial (D) shady
7. Regular ______ of the air-conditioner is needed to make sure the machine is in good condition.
(A) excavation (B) maintenance (C) military (D) garment
8. I really appreciated the warmth of my host family, who were so friendly and ______. (A) hospitalized (B) hostile (C) hijacked (D) hospitable
9. Home Designer, one of the leading home shopping catalogues, is packed with ________ ideas for transforming your house into a dream home.
(A) biological (B) dense (C) ingenious (D) interactive 10. Exercise is the key ________ of a healthy lifestyle.
(A) component (B) friction (C) durability (D) generation
11. The government will be initiating a project to ________ vote-buying and other corrupt practices during the election season.
(A) eliminate (B) manipulate (C) nail (D) announce 12. The automaker claimed that the production of hybrid cars would significantly reduce
the carbon dioxide emissions that have ________ to the greenhouse effect. (A) assembled (B) contributed (C) polluted (D) established 13. Linda’s mother taught her how to save money, and _____ she taught her children.
(A) by no means (B) not at all (C) in turn (D) in harmony 14. A well-known proverb says that happiness _____ contentment.
(A) lies in (B) feeds on (C) knows of (D) gets rid of 15. I am on a diet, so I _____ the meat and rice I consume.
(A) hang out (B) cut back on (C) give way to (D) speak of II 綜合測驗 (25%)
I am a perfectionist. Whatever I do and deal with, I seem to feel dissatisfied. I will 16 perfection in every aspect of my life, from appearance to academic performances. There is always a(n) 17 within me that compels me to sacrifice my body and mind to attain perfection. 1 8 , I admit that it is exhausting to lead 19 such a life. While enjoying others’ positive comments on my perfect performances, I find myself 20 in a compulsion to be a perfectionist.
16. (A) keep up (B) strive for (C) compete with (D) thrive on
17. (A) urge (B) gauge (C) torture (D) effect
18. (A) In a word (B) Nonetheless (C) Otherwise (D) Namely
19. (A) in (B) to (C) X (D) on
20. (A) trapping (B) trap (C) trapped (D) to trap
strange blight settles on it. 21 of chicken die of mysterious illnesses, and the cattle and sheep sicken. The birds are no longer twittering in the trees; silence is what 22 over the fields. 23 , children and adults alike are 24 with some unknown maladies while at play or at work. The presentation of the town is a fable for tomorrow, and this imagined town must have thousands of 25 all over the world.
21. (A) Schools (B) Herds (C) Flocks (D) Swarms 22. (A) lies (B) lays (C) is lain (D) is laid
23. (A) In this way (B) However (C) On the contrary (D) On the other hand 24. (A) stricken (B) sunk (C) scratched (D) trembled
25. (A) misfortunes (B) migrants (C) flames (D) counterparts Lanyu, located off the southeastern coast of Taiwan, is a pearl in the Pacific Ocean. People there take 26 in their primitive scenery and distinctive Tao culture. Along the road, which runs thirty-six kilometers around the island, you will come across fascinating weathered rock formations and fresh tropical rainforests that the Lanyu birdwings 27 . Weather permitting, you may go snorkeling, greeting stunning tropical fishes and coral reefs. Their canoes and semi-subterranean dwellings will add pleasure 28 your trip as well. The canoes 29 of twenty-seven planks assembled without nails, and their
dwellings are built in a shallow excavation, 30 keeps the houses cool in summer, warm in winter, and impervious to the fierce typhoons.
26. (A) abundance (B) pride (C) glimpse (D) addition 27. (A) dwell (B) live (C) populate (D) perch
28. (A) into (B) to (C) on (D) with
29. (A) consisting (B) consisted (C) consist (D) are consisted
30. (A) which (B) where (C) what (D) that
Nanotechnology is still in its infancy, but it has made a great difference in our daily
life. Scientists 31 focus their attention on making devices that operate at the atomic level to make real great advances in computing, medicine and the environment.
32 decades, today’s fastest personal computer will fit on the head of a pin. Tiny robots will be able to fight diseases such as cancer. Unfortunately, nanotechnology is very likely 33 dangers. A recent study showed that buckyballs, a type of nano-particle, when introduced into an aquarium, 34 significant brain damage in fish after only forty-eight hours. 35 , scientists are still optimistic that industries will use nanotechnology
responsibly.
31. (A) reluctantly (B) doubtfully (C) ambitiously (D) ridiculously
32. (A) Over (B) In (C) By (D) With
33. (A) to cause (B) causing (C) causes (D) cause 34. (A) to lead to (B) leading to (C) leads to (D) led to 35. (A) Even though (B) Even so (C) In so doing (D) All in all
Two months ago, Japan's most powerful earthquake ever recorded struck its north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami. The tsunami wiped out entire towns along the coastline, 36 thousands of lives, and seriously damaged a series of nuclear reactors, from which the radiation leakage could make large areas of land 37 .
In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis, many countries are questioning the safety of their own plants. 3 8 radiation twenty times the normal limit was detected in Tokyo, Germany shut down seven of its older reactors. News of contaminated spinach and milk 39 125 kilometers from the Japanese nuclear plant has many nations worried. 40 , some countries have increased their inspections of food imported from Japan while others have banned food from the contaminated areas.
36. (A) claimed (B) lost (C) prohibited (D) laid 37. (A) indifferent (B) uninhabitable (C) disappointed (D) inanimate
38. (A) With (B) For (C) By (D) As
39. (A) as much as (B) as far as (C) as harmful as (D) as fast as 40. (A) As a result (B) In addition (C) First of all (D) By comparison
III 文意選填 (10%)
It's already become a cliché to say that change is the only constant, but more than ever, we are living in an age of 41 , transformative change. The Arab Spring represents a cascade of events that is changing the Middle East. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan could change the history of Asia. Besides, such revolutionary change has been deepened, widened and 42 by the power of social media. It's never been easier to influence or to be influenced.
The 2011 TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the world reflects those stories of influence, 43 from the Middle East or Asia or the world of social media. Wael Ghonim's posts on Facebook helped spark the Egyptian revolution. Katsunobu Sakurai condemned the lack of action of Japanese authorities in helping earthquake victims. The artist Ai Weiwei became the 44 of China.
Influence is impossible to measure. It's like 45 social scientists call the butterfly effect: the idea that a tiny change in one part of a system can yield enormous changes later on. But often this is a romantic illusion—large-scale changes 46 only when great numbers of people become unwilling to be controlled over time, just 47 people in the Middle East have been moved to shake off decades of authoritarian rule.
What social media have done is to make us all more 48 of what's going on — and offer a new way to organize opposition. We like to think revolutions 49 from below, but through most of human history, it's the elites that have caused and led revolutions. Now, because of social media, anyone can communicate with everyone. We're seeing that in the Middle East, Africa and China. The democratization of information may actually 50 real democracy.
(A) occur (B) constant (C) what (D) accelerated (E) rise
(AB) aware (AC) conscience (AD) whether (AE) bring about (BC) as
IV 篇章結構 (10%)
Who talks more, then, women or men? The seemingly contradictory evidence is reconciled by the difference between what I call public and private speaking. More men feel comfortable doing “public speaking,” while more women feel comfortable doing “private” speaking. 51
For most women, the language of conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. 52 From childhood, girls criticize peers who try to stand out or appear better than others. People feel their closest connections at home, or in settings where they feel at home—with one or a few people they feel close to and comfortable with—in other words, during private speaking. 53
For most men, talk is primarily a means to preserve independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical social order. This is done by exhibiting knowledge and skill, and by holding center stage through verbal performance such as storytelling, joking, or imparting information. 54 So they are more comfortable speaking in larger groups made up of people they know less well—in the broadest sense, “public speaking.” 55
(A) From childhood, men learn to use talking as a way to get and keep attention. (B) Another way of capturing these differences is by using the terms report talk and
rapport talk.
(C) But even the most public situations can be approached like private speaking. (D) But even the most private situations can be approached like public speaking, more
like giving a report than establishing rapport.
V 句型總動員 (8%): 請根據文意，選擇適當選項，將代碼填入答案卡。
56. It took firefighters nearly an hour to ______ the fatal blaze in New Taipei City that killed four people on Apr. 22.
57. Sandy has a green thumb. That is, she is ______ gardening.
58. According to the Taipei City Government, foreign nationals _____ 6.81 % of the total visitors attracted to the Flora Expo.
59. Gold prices, having risen 5.4% _____ this month, hit the record high without being affected by inflation.
60. Amy Chua claimed that Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was _____ a how-to guide. She said it was just a memoir.
61. Taiwan’s Red Cross was criticized for the delay in sending Japan the disaster relief funds. Its operation was considered to _____.
62. After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, many countries are considering _____ nuclear power ______ less damaging alternative energies.
63. Many parents are sending their daughters to the summer camp, Princess Prep, hoping one day they can _____ a princess _____ their daughters.
(A) anything but (B) make…of (C) leave a lot to be desired (D) replacing … with (E) accounted for (AB) good at (AC) put out (AD) so far
VI 閱讀測驗 (32%)
(A) Bulimia, also called bulimia nervosa, is a psychological eating disorder. Diagnosed as its own eating disorder only in the 1980s, bulimia is characterized by episodes of binge-eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control (purging) and excessive shape and weight concerns. Inappropriate methods of weight control include vomiting, fasting, excessive use of laxatives and diuretics, or compulsive exercising. A binge is an episode where an individual eats a much larger amount of food than most people would in a similar situation. Binge-eating is not a response to intense hunger. It is usually a response to depression, stress, or self-esteem issues. During the binge episode, the individual experiences a loss of control. However, the sense of loss of control is also
followed by a short-lived calmness. Then a sense of self-loathing ensues. The cycle of overeating and purging becomes an obsession and is repeated often.
People with bulimia can look perfectly normal. Most of them are of normal weight, and some may be overweight. Bulimics tend to be high achievers. It is often difficult to determine whether a person is suffering from bulimia. This occurs because bingeing and purging is often done in secret. In addition, individuals suffering from bulimia often deny their condition.
Bulimia is a problem that can be overcome. If you have a family member with the eating disorder, he or she needs a lot of support. You can advise him or her to see an eating disorder expert, but be prepared for denial, resistance, and even anger. A doctor and/or a counselor can help them battle their eating disorder.
64. How long has bulimia been regarded as an eating disorder? (A) Less than 40 years. (B) More than 40 years. (C) About a decade. (D) None of the above. 65. A bulimic person _____.
(A) tends to be a low achiever
(B) uses laxatives and diuretics to lose weight (C) overeats because of intense hunger
(D) stops eating for fear of being overweight 66. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (A) Bulimia is an incurable disease.
(B) A bulimic person tends to feel calm when told to consult an eating disorder expert. (C) People suffering from bulimia all look sick and obese.
(D) It is not easy to tell whether a person is a bulimic. 67. This article is intended to _____.
(A) describe an object (B) tell a story
(B) After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995, Nemiroff had switched to a mostly organic diet. She also drank several cups of green tea every day. However, in one study of the relationship between DDT and breast cancer, she found her blood contained traces of DDT. When she later investigated what part of her diet might be contaminated with the pesticide, the answer jolted her. A laboratory analysis found DDT in her green tea.
DDT is the pesticide that was banned by the United States in 1972, 10 years after publication of Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring. Many now believe that exposure to DDT is a cause of cancer. So, should people stop drinking green tea because of the finding? In fact, green tea retains a class of chemicals called catechins, which may play a role in cancer prevention and be part of the explanation for lower breast cancer rates in Japan. Therefore, Davis, who has written extensively on breast cancer and expects to publish Nemiroff's case in a scientific journal, did not advise her to stop drinking green tea. Davis would not recommend other women give up the beverage either.
Nevertheless, consumers can try to avoid drinking pesticides in their tea by switching to brands certified as organic, although this is not an absolute guarantee of purity. Eating organically grown fruits and vegetables, which are more expensive than non-organic, can also help minimize pesticide exposure. Losing weight also releases pesticide residues stored in fat, eliminating them from the body.
68. In this article, jolted means closest to ________.
(A) enjoyed (B) joined (C) judged (D) shocked
69. According to this article, Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was published in ______.
(A) 1972 (B) 1982 (C) 1962 (D) 1952
70. According to this passage, which one is NOT mentioned as a way to avoid the threat of pesticides?
(A) Drinking certified organic tea. (B) Eating more seafood. (C) Eating organically grown vegetables. (D) Losing weight.
71. According to the article, which of the following statements is WRONG? (A) Davis thought women did not have to give up drinking green tea.
(B) Green tea may be part of the reason for lower breast cancer rates in Japan. (C) Nemiroff changed her way of eating after being diagnosed with breast cancer. (D) DDT was not allowed to be used in the United States because of Nemiroff's case.
(C) Four years after the first Taiwanese nuclear power plant was built in 1970, the Taiwan Atomic Energy Council decided to dump its nuclear waste at Orchid Island, where the indigenous Tao people, an ethnic group with a population of less than 3000, have lived for generations.
There are two nuclear waste storage sites on Orchid Island. These sites have changed the fate of the Tao people forever. Since 1980, the children on Orchid Island have grown up with flying fish, mini pigs and barrels of nuclear waste.
While the storage sites were under construction in 1979, none of the Tao people knew they were intended for nuclear waste storage. At that time their village chief could not even understand Chinese. Construction workers told some of the villagers that they were building a “Canned Food Factory.” When the Tao people finally learned the danger of nuclear waste in 1987, they began to protest against the nuclear waste and the battle has been going on for more than 20 years.
In 2008, 26 years after the first barrel of nuclear waste was stored on Orchid Island, the government finally took action to conduct a thorough security inspection of these nuclear waste barrels. According to a local news report, the result was worrisome. The inspectors assigned by the Taiwan Atomic Energy Council found out that all barrels, more than 4000, in the first inspection were eroded by rust. Some of the barrels have been
eroded to the extent that there are big cracks cutting across the iron shells. Some action should be taken immediately to prevent another tragedy from happening.
72. This article is most likely an excerpt from a ______.
(A) tour guidebook (B) news report (C) safety manual (D) twitter feed 73. The first barrel of nuclear waste was stored on Orchid Island in ______.
(A)1982 (B)1979 (C)1980 (D)1987
74. We can infer from the article that the most urgent issue for the Tao people would be ______.
(A) shutdown of the nuclear power plants (B) construction of another storage site (C) removal of the stored nuclear waste (D) security inspection of the nuclear waste
75. According to the article, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Orchid Island is the place where Taiwan’s nuclear waste was dumped. (B) The chief of the Tao people could not understand Chinese.
(C) The Tao people had been kept in the dark about the construction of the waste storage sites.
(D) The Tao people have been protesting against the nuclear waste since 1980. (D) We are well informed of the advantages of nanotechnology, but we must be aware that there are possible dangers that arise with the development of nanotechnology. Groups such as Center for Responsible Nanotechnology(CRN) have advocated that
nanotechnology should be specially regulated by governments. One area of concern is the effect that industrial-scale manufacturing and use of nanomaterials would have on human health and the environment.
Some of the recently developed nanoparticle products may have unintended
consequences. Researchers have discovered that silver nanoparticles used in socks only to reduce foot odor are being released in the wash with possible negative consequences.
Silver nanoparticles, which are bacteriostatic, may then destroy beneficial bacteria which are important for breaking down organic matter in waste treatment plants or farms.
A study found that when rats breathed in nanoparticles, the particles settled in the brain and lungs, which led to significant increases in inflammation and stress. A study in China indicated that nanoparticles induce skin aging through oxidative stress in hairless mice. A two-year study found lab mice consuming nano-titanium dioxide showed DNA and chromosome damage to a degree "linked to all the big killers of man, namely cancer, heart disease, neurological disease and aging." A major study published more recently in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.
In the absence of specific nano-regulation forthcoming from governments, Paul and Lyons (2008) have called for an exclusion of engineered nanoparticles from organic food. 76. What is the main idea of this article?
(A) Nanotechnology is thriving nowadays. (B) Nanotechnology is used in many aspects.
(C) Nanotechnology is developing with its potential risks. (D) Nanotechnology is declining day by day.
77. According to the article, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Nanoparticles can reduce skin aging.
(B) Nanoparticles will increase inflammation and stress. (C) Silver nanoparticles may destroy beneficial bacteria.
(D) Nano-titanium dioxide may cause DNA and chromosome damage. 78. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Silver nanoparticles fail to reduce foot odor. (B) Silver nanoparticles kill only harmful bacteria.
(C) Nanoparticles are currently not allowed to be used in organic food. (D) Nano-regulations have yet to be made by governments.
79. We may probably find this article in a .
(A) fable for the future (B) fad magazine (C) supernatural forum (D) medical periodical ~ Have a good four years!!! ~
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