彰化縣精誠中學 103 學年度第二學期 期末考 英文科 高三班試題
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I. Vocabulary (Choose the word(s) to properly complete each sentence ) 20%.
1. Some items, such as used tissue paper, are not _____. Make sure that you remember this when you are sorting out your garbage.
(A) accountable (B) conceivable (C) recyclable (D) notable
2. It is about time that the medical officials took steps to ____ the spread of the major epidemic. Now the certain _____ is recommended by health experts as one of the best ways to fight against it.
(A) evolve, segment (B) ponder, cloning (C) curb, vaccine (D) foster, manufacture
3. Under the new _____, unqualified judges in Taiwan can be removed from their positions and deprived of their lifelong tenure.
(A) sustainability (B)publicity (C) lawmaker (D) legislation
4. Apple Inc. is never afraid of breaking with tradition. It has created many _____ inventions, such as the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad.
(A) unprecedented (B) infinite (C) innumerable (D) undergraduate
5. Many parents have trouble effectively communicating with their teenage _____ because of the generation gap.
(A)copyright (B) offspring (C) breakthrough (D) milestone
6. Rebecca was regretful that she was unable to be with her grandfather when he finally
expired. Now her passport expire s in a few days. If she plans to attend his funeral, she
needs to apply for a new one. Here, “expired” refers to _____; “expires” means ______.
(A) passed away; ceases to be valid (B) came to himself; is available (C) passed out; spans (D) passed by; is postponed
7. After the flight attendants had confirmed that all of the passengers were on board, the plane took off and began to _____ gradually.
(A) descend (B) defend (C) ascend (D) offend
8. After committing the burglary, the _____s tried to hide in the mountains, but they were rounded up and arrested by the local police before long.
(A) hostage (B)ganster (C) corpse (D) preacher
9. The manager of the company is accused of being responsible for an illegal _____ of the company’s funds for private use.
(A) divert (B) diverse (C) diverting (D) diversion
10. In The Glass Menagerie, Tom invited his friends over in the hope of finding his sister a _______ husband. It’s because he made a promise to his parents that he would take good care of his sister and help her to find a person who loved her.
(A)prospective (B) profound (C)prospect (D) paradoxical
11. The manager showed up at the party, but he quickly _____. He needed to take care of some other business.
(A) acquired (B) yearned (C) triumphed (D) departed
12. There are some subtle differences between the stage adaptation and the original work. Audiences will have to pay close attention to pick them up. “Subtle” means ______. (A) cunning (B) mysterious (C) difficult to perceive (D) clever to know
13. We stayed in a _____ hotel yesterday. It wasn’t great, but it was good enough for a one-night stay.
(A) degrade ( B) disperse (C) derive (D) decent
14. After losing her job, Ms. Jones began to lead a _____ life. She now does nothing but read gossip magazines and sleeps all day long.
(A) self-evident (B) self-indulgent (C) self-induced (D) self-inclusive
15. People in different cultures have different ______s of beauty. Being fat isn’t perceived as attractive in Taiwan while it is considered beautiful in Tonga.
(A) conception (B) ambiguity (C) anaysis (D) mobility
16. It is not easy to _____ the spots of mud on your skirt. Let me try this detergent. Hopefully it can _____ the stain.
(A) wash off; warm up (B) wash off; wash out (C) work out; wash off (D) wash out; wear out
17. The company would like to offer me a job, but I turned it down. I _____ my best friend ’s proposal to open a new store in Taichung.
(A) turned a deaf ear to (B)took up (C)took over (D)took on
18. Angela tried hard, but still couldn’t _______ making herself understood. She just hoped the government would listen to her and took immediate action to stop SARS from spreading.
(A)succeed as (B)succeed of (C)succeed to (D)succeed in 19. I heard what the teacher said, but it didn’t ______ till some time later. (A)sit up (B)see out (C)sink in (D)settle down
20. The tourist industry of this country was gradually _______ after 911 attacks. (A) running down (B) running over (C)running out (D) running across II. Cloze-test 20%
[A]
Who was Henrietta Lacks? Most people have never heard of her, yet she gave rise to many of the greatest developments in modern medicine. In 1951, Henrietta, a mother of five children, was dying ___ 21 _ __ cervical cancer. Without her knowledge, doctors took a __22___ of her cells. She died soon after. Unlike other human cells, which died outside human body, Henrietta’s cells reproduced and kept on multiplying. For the scientists who tired to keep human cells __23 _ __ in culture, this was the greatest news ever. Henrietta’s
unwitting donation proved to be a monumental contribution, as scientists used her cells to develop the polio vaccine, chemotherapy and the process for in vitro fertilization, among other groundbreaking discoveries. Sadly, her family never approved the donation. In fact, they were __24__ of it until many years after her death. Although pharmaceutical companies profit greatly from the products they’ve developed by using Henrietta’s cells, her family hasn’t received any compensation. ___25___ speaking, despite Henrietta’s immortal cells, which have helped many, no one really knows who she was.
21. (A) out (B) away (C) for (D) from
22. (A) look (B) sample (C) research (D) investigation
23. (A) alive (B) live (C) lived (D) to live
24. (A) conscious (B) afraid (C) warned (D) unaware 25. (A) General (B) Roughness (C) Frankly (D) Broadly
[B]
The era of the gasoline-powered car is over. Now that the technology for electric and hybrid cars __26__ developed, it’s here to stay. As natural resources become increasingly scarce, and the cost of fuel goes up, electric and hybrid cars are becoming more and more popular.
For environmentalists, the biggest selling point of a hybrid car is the fact __ 27 _ _ it emits much less carbon dioxide than gasoline-powered vehicles. Electric cars are even better for the planet, as they don’t __ 28 _ _ any harmful gases at all. Others find owning a hybrid car more appealing because of economic reasons. In terms of energy efficiency, some hybrid cars get more than twice the gas mileage of a conventional car. That is, __ 29 _ _ a hybrid car, the fuel cost will be much lower. This urges many people to buy hybrid cars.
Since the demand for hybrid cars has gone up, manufacturers have taken notice. There are more hybrid and electric cars on the market than ever before. Lawmakers have taken notice as well, offering tax incentives to people who buy hybrid cars. The future looks bright for ___ 30 _ _ cars that are both good for the environment and good for the budget.
26. (A) has been (B) were (C) had been (D) has
27. (A) which (B) which (C) how (D) what
28. (A) urge on (B) dispose of (C) give off (D) stand for 29. (A) should one drive (B) if one drove (C) had one driven (D) lest one drive 30. (A) energy-efficient (B) efficiently-energy (C) efficient-energetic (D) nergetic-efficient
[C]
Each year hundreds of pirate attacks are committed on international shipping routes. __ 31 _ _ the piracy undertaken today is extremely high-tech. Pirates use advanced tools to locate ships to attack. One example of their illegal activity is diverting entire tankers into a secret port, __ 32 __ precious goods are unloaded and later sold. Law enforcement officials,
On the other hand, use other kinds of high technology to find ways to catch pirates __ 33 __. For instance, on ships equipped with unobtrusive alarm system, sailors can press a hidden button when they are under attack, without being detected by the pirates on __34__. When larger ships are attacked by smaller boats with pirates who are using ladders to climb the ship, a fence installed with a 9,000 volt charge is used to keep pirates from trying to board. With any contact, this security system will also __ 35 __ alarms and turn on floodlights. Even so, pirates still board ships, steal goods, murder sailors, and then throw their corpses into the water. Now do you still think of pirates as heroes with a romantic image—wearing eye patches with parrots on their shoulders?
31. (A) Most (B) Most of (C) Many (D) Many of
32. (A) which (B) what (C) where (D) when
33. (A) in act (B) in action (C) in the act (D) in the action
34. (A) abroad (B) aboard (C) broad (D) board
35. (A) see off (B) set off (C) take off (D) put off [D]
The poem “To a Daughter Leaving Home” captures two 36 states of mind: the anxious mind of a mother toward her eight-year-old daughter who may fall off the bike, and the exciting mind of the daughter who gains mobility, and, consequently, equips herself 37 greater independence.
38 , the title seems unrelated to the context. However, it 39 the grown-up daughter being ready to leave home. The current parting between her daughter and the mother shows to the latter that her daughter has been getting ready 40 for her departure. Perhaps all the mother has to say is “It is time for you to be on your own. Good-bye and good luck.”
36. (A) oppose (B) opposed (C) opposes (D) opposing
37. (A) at (B) for (C) with (D) by
38. (A) At first glance (B) On second thought (C) In short (D) To sum up 39. (A) infers from (B) refers to (C) implies to (D) responds to 40. (A) altogether (B) all alone (C) all along (D) all the way
III. Fill-in 10%
(A) counting (B) return (C) received (D) relied (E) place (AB) arranging (AC) break (AD) relieving (AE) satisfied (BC) cost (BD) last (BE) reducing
The word “green” is often used to describe environmentalism. Of course, going green is not always convenient or cost-effective for businesses or people. But an innovation in the moving industry has environmental benefits and leaves customers __ 4 1__ .
For years, people have __ 4 2__ on cardboard boxes when they wanted to move. But they are wasteful and can only __ 4 3__ for several jobs if reused; otherwise, it would be too weak to hold things.
Now however, many moving companies are renting out plastic bins. Unlike cardboard boxes, plastic bins can be used for much longer, thus __ 4 4__ waste. According to Spencer Brown, owner of the moving company, Rentagreenbox.com, some of his boxes have been used 400 times and is still __ 4 5__ .
Customers see a practical benefit from these bins as well. At $3 to $5 a week, they rent for about the same as it would __ 4 6__ to buy a cardboard box. They are safe to __ 4 7__ on top of one another, and can be wheeled easily through small apartments and narrow hallways. When you’re done, you don’t have to __ 4 8__ them down and throw them out, like you do to a cardboard box.
There’s one more added benefit to renting bins: motivation. When Jim Mimlitsch, a man who has moved ten times in less than twenty years, used the green boxes, he couldn’t put off __
4 9__ his stuff like he had in the past. Knowing that he had to __ 5 0__ the boxes a week later, he couldn’t give in to exhaustion and frustration.
IV. Discourse Structure 10%
Please fill in the following sentences (A.B.C.D.E.AB) into the banks to make the whole passage read logically.
Visual arts like painting, sculpture, and photography are so dependent on light and color that the concept of a blind artist seems ridiculous. However, sighted people often forget that blindness doesn’t mean complete darkness sometimes. __ 51 __ For instance, blind photographers use their thermic sense to understand the direction of light, while blind sculptors use their sense of touch in their work.
Technology also helps blind artists create art. __ 52 __ Covington cannot distinctly perceive colored objects and their shapes. Nevertheless, he photographs various subjects and uses software to turn these photographs into pictures resembling charcoal sketches. Covington makes outlines of figures sharper and changes the original colors to black, white, and grey. __
53 __
Long before such technology existed, blind artists found ways to keep creating. French painter Claude Monet became legally blind from cataracts. His later paintings are therefore less detailed and more abstract than his earlier ones, with darker colors and no depiction of bright light. _ 54
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Monet’s paintings of water lilies composed of blurry strokes of color show us how he perceived them through cataracts. __ 55 __ Blind or sighted, art ultimately helps everyone to see.
(A) Eventually, Monet had an eye surgery to see more clearly.
(B) Evidently, Monet was painting his surroundings exactly what he saw.
(C) Digital cameras are the new tools for artists like blind photographer George Covington, who uses computers to transform photographs into art.
(D) The blind can often perceive blurred shapes and colors, and other senses can also make up for absent sight.
(E) Thus, while technology helps the blind see the world more clearly, their art’s unexpected beauty lies in how it shows us the world from their unique perspective.
(AB) He does so because the final pictures can always let him see what he could not see when taking the photographs.
V. Reading 20% (One point for Item 56-65; two points for Item 66-70.) [A]
When Joel Tenenbaum downloaded and shared 30 songs in 1999, he didn’t pay a penny for them. But now he owes the recording industry US$675,000, or about NT$20 million.
At age 16, when Joel downloaded and shared these songs, he didn’t realize he’d made himself vulnerable to anti-piracy lawsuits. Like many teenagers, he didn’t consider these songs were copyrighted and he was not authorized to share them. But four years later, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) fined him $3500. Joel offered to pay $500, but they refused. He didn’t hear anything else until 2007 when the RIAA filed a lawsuit. Apparently, the RIAA wanted to make an example of Joel. If people knew the stiff penalties involved, others would not illegally download music.
In 2009, a jury awarded the RIAA US$22,500 per song for a total of US$675,000. Joel appealed against the verdict, saying the law was intended to govern the recording industry and that he couldn’t afford to pay such fines. The appeals court agreed and lowered the award to US$67,500. But in September of 2011, a higher court upheld the original amount.
NT$20 million may seem like a steep fine for a private citizen who downloaded just 30 songs and made no profit from them. But on the other hand, the law is designed to protect the private property of others, and Joel Tenenbaum broke it.
56. What is the main idea of this passage?
(A) Illegally sharing music files online can lead to serious consequences. (B) Music industry should stick together to fight piracy.
(C) Stricter laws are required in order to stop music piracy.
(D) Individuals like Joel Tenenbaum couldn’t fight against large corporations. 57. Why did RIAA file a lawsuit against Joel Tenenbaum?
(A) RIAA wanted Joel to be put behind bars. (B) RIAA wanted to make an example of Joel. (C) RIAA wanted Joel to stop sharing music online.
(D) RIAA always files lawsuits against people who share music illegally. 58. How much money was Joel Tenenbaum fined in the very beginning?
(A) US$675,00. (B) NT$200 million. (C) NT$20 million (D) US$500. 59. What is the author’s attitude toward music piracy?
(A) Against. (B) Positive. (C) Indifferent. (D) Neutral. 60. What is TRUE about Joel Tenenbaum when he shared songs on the Internet?
(A) He thought he could make a fortune online. (B) He knew the seriousness of music piracy. (C) He did so intentionally as a gesture of protest.
(D) He wasn’t aware that sharing music online was illegal. [B]
Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was a $3 billion project spanning 13 years led by the U.S. government. It is one of the largest projects ever conducted in modern science. The goal of this project was to identify all genes in human DNA, determine their order, then appropriately collect, store, and analyze the data. Afterwards, data was shared with companies, leading to biotech industry growth and innovation. Scientists will keep this knowledge available, hopefully giving rise to future medical advances.
There are great benefits associated with this project. One of the purposes of HGP is to enable the discovery of the causes of chronic diseases such as cancer or diabetes. Ultimately, scientists may use this insight to develop crucial new vaccines. Generally speaking, the benefits of this knowledge will become more accessible as costs reduce. One could conceive of it being used to help diagnose and treat patients. The target price for decoding one’s genes is $1000, and some companies have nearly achieved this.
HGP was a collective international effort with scientists from U.K., France, Germany, Japan, China, and India contributing. These advances in genetics combined with recent advances in computing over the last couple of decades are setting the stage for the future of biotech and medicine worldwide.
61. The passage is mainly about ________. (A) the price of decoding human genes
(B) the identification of all genes in human DNA (C) the contributions of Human Genome Project
(D) scientists all over the world make every effort to conduct HGP 62. Which of the following countries did not attend HGP?
(A) The U.S. (B) Spain. (C) Japan. (D) India.
63. Which of the following is true?
(A) The cost of decoding one’s genes will continue to rise. (B) Only the countries participating in HGP can use the data. (C) HGP can do good to people in every aspect.
(D) HGP started in the early 90s and it took more than ten years to complete. 64. According to the passage, we can infer that ________.
(A) with advanced computing, HGP can make progress in biotech and medicine (B) HGP will give rise to the popularity of human cloning
(C) more and more countries will take part in HGP
(D) the money used to develop HGP was paid by wealthy individuals 65. The phrase “this insight” in the 2nd paragraph means ________.
(A) the way to make vaccines for cancer or diabetes (B) the discovery of chronic disease causes
(C) the way to diagnose and treat patients (D) the analysis of human DNA data [C]
There is a popular notion that a college education is something to be endured in order to become certified to obtain certain kinds of jobs or to go to graduate school. This is not what we are trying to do at Harvard, nor would we wish to have many students here who took such a narrow view of a college career.
There are several goals we aspire to reach in our undergraduate program.
The most obvious one is to give knowledge—fairly concentrated knowledge in one field and a more general knowledge of a variety of other subject areas which you may choose according to your interest. But if acquiring knowledge is a self-evident part of a college education, it is far from the most important. Remarkably few of the facts you learn here will linger in your memory for many years, and some of those that do will be discredited by new knowledge. So if we were to concentrate on conveying information, we would give you something fleeting and impermanent.
Instead, we have looked to other things we can give that will last a little longer. Among these things are certain habits of mind—the capacity for more critical analysis, for more accu-rate and logical use of information, the ability to derive useful concepts and generalizations, to find and process data, and so forth.
In addition to these methods of thought, it is our hope that we can instill certain attitudes of mind—a willingness to accept ambiguity, uncertainty, and the lack of definite truths; a sense of the complexity of human affairs and the variety of human experience that comes from history and literature; an independence of thought, and a respect for facts and for the disturbing conclusions to which facts sometimes lead.
Beyond providing these intellectual qualities, a college education should try to lay a foundation for the creative use of leisure time. Some of this capacity can be stimulated in the classroom—in courses in the humanities and the arts. Yet, at least as much stimulation will occur outside the lecture hall—on athletic fields, in music rooms, student theaters, concert halls, and so on.
These, then, are some of the aims of a liberal college education as I see them. I cannot resist concluding with a few private thoughts about our new careers at Harvard.
To begin with, I hope that we will think broadly about what we want to achieve here. It would be tragic for you to set your sights on some limited goal, such as getting good grades or merely being admitted into one or another graduate school, just as it would be unfortunate for
me to settle for simply preparing students to find decent, prosperous jobs.
Second, I hope that you will give some thought to what you can do for others during your stay here. There are many problems waiting for your help, and many people who could profit from your efforts. Nothing can take the place of the contributions to be made by working directly with individuals whose problems are immediate and elemental.
Third, I hope that we will all enjoy ourselves in the next few years. Even if we cannot— when we bear the inevitable anxieties, the frustrations, the bewilderment about ourselves and what we are accomplishing—I hope that we will remember in one small corner of our minds that these moments of frustration and bewilderment are often indispensable to our well-being, for they are the spurs that push mind and spirit to some new and greater conception of ourselves and the world around us.
Like all useful things, anxiety and frustration can be carried to excess, and this leads me to a final bit of advice. Whatever else we may do, let us remember not to take ourselves too seriously. However great our problems may seem, however urgent our complaints are, they are dwarfed by the predicament of countless other people on our planet. The world is filled with self-important, obsessive people. Let us not add to the number, lest we become too preoccupied to enjoy the opportunities around us, too self-indulgent to appreciate the needs of others, or too overcome with the weight of our responsibilities to meet them freely and creatively.
Have a good four years.
66. Which of the following is emphasized in the reading?
(A) Being a student at Harvard, he or she should pursue universal truths.
(B) Whoever studies at Harvard should attend graduate school after graduation. (C) A student studying at Harvard should set his or her sights on limited goals.
(D) Being a freshman at Harvard, he or she is expected to learning to be open-minded. 67. According to the reading, frustration in college life ___________.
(A) is part of bewilderment, so it is too much to bear (B) will linger in a student’s mind for many years
(C) can be part in a student’s daily life to strenghthen his or her spirit and mind (D) is an important part that a student has to take himself or herself seriously 68. According to the reading, which of the following about college education is tr ue ? (A) Gaining concentrated knowledge is the top priority in an undergraduate program. (B) Never should undergraduates learn to respect facts, even though they are disturbing. (C) College students should learn how to use their leisure time creatively outside of the
classroom.
(D) In order to get a good job, a college education is always required.
69. Based on the reading, we can infer that the speaker is probably ___________. (A) the president of Harvard University
(B) a graduate student at Harvard University (C) a distinguished graduate of Harvard University (D) an undergraduate at Harvard University
70. Throughout the reading, the speaker’s tone is ___________.
(A) bitter (B) welcoming (C) indifferent (D) frustrating VI. Translation 20 %
※請用正確的時態翻譯
71. 直到畢業Laura 才明白教育的重要。(Not until . . .) 72. 如果 Sarah 選擇走極端，那可能會讓她付出沉痛代價。
73. 對 Danny 來說，家庭是最重要的。簡言之，家庭是他優先考慮的事。 74. 這些頑皮的男孩沒能瞭解他們的導師為他們所做的一切。
