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考試範圍：三民版 / 百寶書 B4 L9-12 片語 500 U23-24 文法 Unit 15 命題教師：陳昭雪 審題教師：施孟瑩
I. Vocabulary & Phrases: (20%)
1. In the ____ world of business, companies have to adapt themselves to the changing market to meet consumers' needs.
(A) steady (B) constant (C) dynamic (D) fixed
2. The new power plant can _____ electricity for two thousand households a day.
(A) relish (B) generate (C) flourish (D) highlight
3. Recycled bottles can ____ into many products, such as clothes and toys. (A) arouse (B) delete (C) input (D) convert
4. Please assemble the shelves according to the manufacturer's ____. (A) instructions (B) combinations(C) motivations (D) exceptions
5. Some people who cannot have children of their own often choose to ____ orphans.
(A) adopt (B) adept (C) adapt (D) adorn
6. Camping and fishing are Mr. and Mrs. White's favorite ____. They often spend their weekends by the lake.
(A) dimensions (B) recreations (C) appliances (D) ingredients 7. Sam found the joke amusing and started to _____ at it.
(A) yield (B) gnaw (C) giggle (D) drag 8. As you _____, so shall you reap.
(A) saw (B) sew (C) sore (D) sow
9. Many people in Melbourne, Australia are the ____ of Chinese immigrants who had moved from their homeland since the 19th century.
(A) aspects (B) pollinators (C) glimpses (D) descendants 10. Some species of mosquitoes have become so _____ to this kind of
insecticide that it cannot kill them anymore.
(A) available (B) resistant (C) willing (D) allergic
11. Amanda _____ from Singapore to Germany many years ago. Now, she visits her family and friends in Singapore every other year.
(A) immigrated (B) emigrated (C) operated (D) purchased
12. The exploitation of the rain forest has caused an ______ disaster. (A) electronic (B) available (C) ecological (D) agricultural
____ is true. It took her the whole weekend to have it done. (A) reverse (B) diverse (C) verse (D) route
14. I was caught in a _____ when my best friend asked me to help him cheat in the exam.
(A) balance (B) rumor (C) progress (D) dilemma 15. My parents have influenced me on many _____, one of which is how to
behave properly.
(A) traps (B) aspects (C) figures (D) panels 16. When Mom was in hospital, we _______ looking after her.
(A) took turns (B) took orders (C) took chances (D) took measures 17. I didn’t think I could do the work, but I would be glad to ______ at it. (A) take a shower (B) take a bath (C) take a shot (D) take a walk 18. The boy ______ his grandfather in looks.
(A) stays away from (B) takes after (C) takes care of (D) succeeds in 19. The poor old man was ______ by the beggar's pitiful lies.
(A) attached to (B) looked back on (C) related to (D) taken in 20. Mr. White's son will ______ as president after his departure. (A) lead to (B) turn into (C) take over (D) carry out
II. Grammar: (10%)
21. There _____ much rain in the last two months.
(A) have not had (B) have not been (C) has not had (D) has not been 22. He _____ watches a baseball game _____ eating some popcorn and a hot
dog.
(A) never ; without (B) can’t ; without (C) not ; but (D) never ; but 23. You cannot be _____ careful when crossing the street.
(A) to (B) too (C) so (D) very 24. Not only _____ William, but I am his best friend.
(A) I know (B) do I know (C) I do know (D) did I know 25. Only when you are sick _____ realize the importance of health. (A) you do (B) you will (C) do you (D) have you
26. Could you imagine _____ the life would be like without computers? (A) what (B) how (C) that (D) X
27. Elisa exercises every day regardless of bad weather _____ she could stay fit.
(A) in case (B) due to (C) so that (D) in order to
28. _____, he trembles at the sight of a cockroach.
(A) Hero as he is (B) As he is a hero (C) Hero is as he (D) A hero as he is
29. The introduction of Youtube makes _____ possible for anyone to be famous overnight.
(A) them (B) everything (C) X (D) it 30. A: David has made great progress recently. B: _____, and ______.
(A) So he has ; so you have (B) So has he ; so have you (C) So he has ; so have you (D) So has he ; so you have
III.Cloze Test: (21%) (A)
It is said that if bees become extinct, humans will have no more than four years to live. Were it not for bees, most plants __31__ able to be fertilized and reproduce. Thus crop yields would fall. Then food shortage would arise. This is why bees are vital to human survival. Sadly, human activities have destroyed the habitats of many animals and plants, including __32__ of bees. One possible solution to this crisis is artificial pollination. However, worker bees pollinate plants so quickly that science and technology can’t compare. Besides, most people aren’t alert to a severe ecological imbalance. For hundreds of years, humans have greatly damaged the Earth’s biodiversity, which can never be restored. Poor biodiversity may lead to the __33__ of certain species. The Great Famine in Ireland in the 19th century is a classic
example. It __34__ around one million Irish lives and forced another million to emigrate. Had the Irish introduced other potato species, the disaster would __35__ much less serious. If the loss of biodiversity continues, humans will certainly suffer its consequences. In the long term, trying to survive would be a difficult task for both humans and other species, not to mention the possibility of flourishing. __36__, conserving endangered species saves not only plants and animals but ourselves and our descendants alike.
31. (A) not be (B) can’t be (C) would not be (D) will not be 32. (A) those (B) ones (C) them (D) that
33. (A) extinction (B) resistance (C) contribution (D) phenomenon 34. (A) brought (B) spent (C) erased (D) took
35. (A) be (B) have been (C) had been (D) been
36. (A) On the contrary (B) As a result (C) In addition (D) Nevertheless
(B)
Discovered in the attic ___37__ she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has since become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis __38__ Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were __39__ to the Gestapo, they and another family lived in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in __40__ quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By terns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human __41__ and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
37. (A) in which (B) which (C) that (D) what
38. (A) occupy (B) occupying (C) occupied (D) to occupy 39. (A) captured (B) rounded (C) betrayed (D) robbed
40. (A) confronted (B) supposed (C) contributed (D) confined 41. (A) encourage (B) courage (C) encouragement (D) encouraging
(C)
Robert Frost’s most famous poem, ”Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” was also his favorite one. He wrote its sixteen memorable lines during only a few minutes of inspiration. After writing all night in his country house, he decided to go out __42__ an early morning walk. In his exhausted condition the poem’s images just appeared, and Frost returned and quickly wrote it down.
The poem’s speaker is a night traveler on horseback. This person stops to look at the snow falling in the woods, __43__ he or she believes belong to a man in the village. The traveler knows the owner won’t see him or her watching the woods. However, the horse feels uncomfortable here __44__ “the
darkest evening of the year,” and tries to get its rider to move on by “giving his harness
bells a shake.” The traveler reluctantly resumes his journey because of the need to complete it.
The poem depicts the scene vividly and makes its readers feel they’re also secretly watching the woods. The final repeated lines, “And I have miles to go
before I sleep” mean that the speaker must leave the woods. Yet they also invite an association with the woods, which __45__ in “downy” snow, like a feather-filled blanket. Perhaps the “lovely, dark and deep” woods are what the speaker really wants, rather than the “promises” he or she has to keep.
Frost’s poem has a mysterious, symbolic quality. For some readers the woods have symbolized secret desires outside of the social world. For __46__ they are an image of escape from everyday reality. Either way, this unique poem continues to haunt, with its strange dream-like power.
42. (A) to (B) on (C) in (D) for
43. (A) that (B) when (C) which (D) where 44. (A) in (B) at (C) for (D) on
45. (A) are being covered (B) are been covered (C) have being covered (D) are covering
46. (A) another (B) others (C) the other (D) the others (D)
Thanks to the progress __47__ technological developments, we are allowed a glimpse into the near future. Apparently, computers will keep playing a crucial role. Touch screen will be the main stream, __48__ most of us are still used to a mouse and keyboard. Besides, the idea that we can verbally and visually interact with a mainframe as Tony Stark does may come true. The computer in Iron Man is more advanced than all the other ones we have today, but perhaps in the near future, every house will be __49__ with such a
computer. Another main feature in the future is hologram, an __50__ special effect which has been put into practice in many movies. Now,
three-dimensional images are widely displayed as a result of the application of this technique. With it, viewers feel a(n) __51__ more vivid virtual world.
47. (A) resulted from (B) resulted in (C) led to (D) ended up 48. (A) thus (B) though (C) finally (D) consequently 49. (A) added (B) converted (C) equipped (D) highlighted 50. (A) cut-edge (B) edge-cut (C) cutting-edge (D) edge- cutting 51. (A) very (B) even (C) the very (D) by far
IV. Translation: (14%)
52. 這場秀比這戲院其他表演更令人印象深刻。
(A) The show is not as impressive as all the other performances in the theater.
(B) The show is more impressive than another performance in the theater. (C) The show is more impressive than all the other performances in the
theater.
(D) No other performance in the theater is less impressive than the show. 53. Linda 既不喝咖啡，也不喝茶。
(A) Linda doesn't drink coffee, nor doesn't she drink tea. (B) Linda doesn't drink coffee, and she doesn't drink tea, too. (C) Linda doesn't drink coffee, nor does she drink tea.
(D) Linda doesn't drink coffee, so does she drink tea. 54. Lisa 被迫吃完自己盤子裡的所有青菜。
(A) Lisa is made to eat up all the vegetables on her plate. (B) Lisa is made eat up all the vegetables on her plate. (C) Lisa is made to be eaten up all the vegetables on her plate. (D) Lisa is made ate up all the vegetables on her plate.
55.作弊後再考一次試是無意義的。
(A) It is no use taking the test again after cheating.
(B) There is of no use to take the test again after cheating. (C) It is useless to taking the test again after cheating. (D) Try to take the test again after cheating is no use. 56. Tony 有三個姊妹，全部都長得很漂亮。
(A) Tony has three sisters, and both of them are very beautiful. (B) Tony has three sisters, and all of whom are very beautiful. (C) Tony has three sisters, all of them are very beautiful. (D) Tony has three sisters, all of whom are very beautiful. 57. 這本書以十種不同的語言出版，正在世界各地被閱讀
(A) This book is published in ten different languages, and is being reading all over the world.
(B) This book is published in ten different languages, and is being read all over the world.
(C) This book published in ten different languages, and being read all over the world.
(D) This book is published in ten different languages, and is been read all over the world.
58. 要不是老師的建議，我可能會用錯的方式處理這個問題。
(A) If it had not been for the teacher’s advice, I might not handle the problem in a wrong way.
(B) If it had not been for the teacher’s advice, I might have handled the problem in a wrong way.
(C) If it were not for the teacher’s advice, I may handle the problem in a wrong way..
(D) Were it not for the teacher’s advice, I might have handled the problem in a wrong way
V. Reading Comprehension: (20%) (A)
The United Nations declared 2010 the “International Year of Biodiversity” to draw attention to the critical need for diverse species on Earth. Life on this planet depends on biodiversity. Food, fuel, medicine, and other essentials, all spring from the natural world. Without a variety of animals and plants, and their unique surrounding environments, the resources humans need for survival would not exist.
Throughout the year, the UN sponsored celebrations around the world to raise awareness for biodiversity. Events included coral reef clean-ups, workshops on identifying plants and animals, photography exhibits, guided tours of national parks, and many other gatherings. With those activities, the UN hoped to inspire the world to take action. The fact is, humans are the chief threat to biodiversity—we depend on it for survival, yet we are destroying diverse life at an alarming rate.
Now that 2010 has passed, it’s worth asking if the celebration of biodiversity accomplished anything. Throughout the year, communities, governments, and other groups achieved different goals, from preserving wetlands to revitalizing forgotten crop varieties. Their success stories will become models for future generations, who will hopefully continue the mission. Has biodiversity been preserved? Not completely, but there is a start.
59.The passage is mainly about _____ in the International Year of Biodiversity.
(A) why biodiversity is important
(B) what has been done for biodiversity (C) where UN makes an appeal for biodiversity
(D) how successful the celebration for biodiversity is
60. Which of the following events is NOT mentioned in this passage? (A) Concerts to raise funds.
(B) Exhibitions for biodiversity. (C) Guided tours of national parks.
(D) Workshops for species identification.
61. In the International Year of Biodiversity, the celebration of biodiversity accomplished many things EXCEPT the ______.
(A) preservation of wetlands (B) awareness of biodiversity (C) revitalization of certain plants
(D) clean-ups of the oil-polluted waters
62. The phrase “spring from” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
(A) result from (B) originate from (C) contribute to (D) live on 63. This article is most likely to come from ______.
(A) a children’s book (B) a biology textbook (C) an ecology magazine (D) a computer manual
(B)
South Korean doctors are concerned about an increase in “digital dementia”( 數 位 癡 呆 症 ) among young people due to overuse of digital video devices. The condition is marked by memory problems, attention disorders, and emotional difficulties. These symptoms are similar to those caused by head injuries.
Dr. Byun Gi-won, an expert at the Balance Brain Center in Seoul, blames digital dementia on the high use of smartphones in his country. In 2012, researchers found that young people there spent an average of four hours a day using their mobile phones. South Korea is one of the world’s most wired countries and doctors there have previously warned the public about Internet addition in teens and adults.
Since young people’s brains are still developing, they are at a higher risk than adults of suffering from digital dementia. Unfortunately, doctors still have much to learn about the condition and have not found an effective treatment. Therefore, doctors recommend that young people moderate the amount of time they spend using their mobile devices and personal computers.
64. Which is NOT listed as a symptom of digital dementia? (A) Noticing a loss of balance while walking.
(B) Finding it difficult to pay attention to others. (C) The power to control one’s emotions.
(D) The loss of ability to remember things.
65. Why are young people more at risk for digital dementia? (A) There is no cure yet for this condition.
(B) They often suffer from head injuries.
(C) They have problems with remembering many things. (D) Their brains are not fully formed yet.
(C)
To Whom It May Concern:
Your address was forwarded to us by Why Bother Magazine. All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!
We closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also fertilize the lawn outside the new employee sauna.
Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely embraced paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling is on the increase, and the quality of pencilwomanship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it.
Now it’s very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office correspondence by paper airplane.
Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now it’s perfect.
Sincerely yours, Eleanor Lightly
Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist
ABC Activity Insurance: Insure against overdoing it 66. Where is Eleanor’s letter sent to?.
(A) Why Bother Magazine.
(B) ABC Activity Insurance Company. (C) Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm.
(D) The International Institute of Not Doing Much.
67. Which of the following is practiced in the author’s company? (A)Replacing the manual work system with modern technology. (B)Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity.
(C) Recycling paper resources whenever possible. (D) Buying birds and pets as company for the staff. 68. Which is true about Maggie?
(A) She works as a manager in the author’s company. (B) She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna.
(C) She often helps with inter-office correspondence using e-mail. (D) Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the company.
