國 立 師 大 附 中 九十六 學 年 度 第 一 學 期 第 二 次 期 中 考 英 文 科
LISTENING SECTION
PART A (5%)
In part A, you will hear one or more questions or statements. Choose the best response or reply. 1. (A) To the top of my knees.
(B) For the winter time. (C) Just lines and squares. (D) More than 50 dollars.
2. (A) Why are you asking me whether the food is safe? (B) Yeah, it’ll help our company make a lot of money. (C) I’m not sure whether it will improve our health. (D) What makes you ask about the teacher’s family? 3. (A) No, everyone on the bus died.
(B) No, no one brought their camera. (C) No, the police haven’t caught him. (D) No, nobody was hurt too seriously. 4. (A) Tomorrow night.
(B) By 20 points. (C) Over 1,000 people. (D) Our school’s gym.
5. (A) Yes, we dropped food all over the floor. (B) No, we didn’t play any loud music. (C) Yes, we put some balloons on the walls. (D) No, we didn’t have time to clean it.
PART B ( 3%)
In part B, you will hear one or more short conversations between a man and a woman, and then a question following each conversation. Choose the best answer to that question.
6. (A) That it’s happening because it was hit by a bicycle. (B) That it’s a clear sign that the tree’s life is almost over. (C) That it’s the most wonderful thing she has seen in her life. (D) That it happens again and again during the tree’s life. 7. (A) She will give the prize to Rocko.
(B) She will help Rocko win a prize. (C) She will get a prize from Rocko. (D) She will take Rocko’s prize from him.
8. (A) That the camp plans to help about 200 more elephants. (B) That over 200 elephants have gone on dates.
(C) That the camp has set a date to start helping elephants. (D) That over 200 elephants have been helped up until now.
PART C (2%)
In part C, you will hear one passage and then some questions about it. Choose the best answers to those questions. 9. (A) A program to help elephants that are too old to live alone.
(B) A program to help young elephants that have lost their parents. (C) A program to help young Africans find better jobs.
(D) A program to help African people who were hurt in times of war. 10. (A) To return the elephants to nature.
(C) To sell more elephant meat.
(D) To stop elephants from hurting people.
READING SECTION
PART A
I. Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases (15%)
11. Modern ______ makes it easy to get in touch with people. For example, cell phones and the Internet allow us to send messages to friends at any time of a day.
(A) fashion (B) universe (C) technology (D) energy
12. It has been reported that toothpaste made in China ______ harmful chemical that may cause poisoning and even death.
(A) lasts (B) removes (C) organizes (D) contains
13. Many people take the MRT rather than driving their own cars because public transportation is more ______ friendly than cars.
(A) naturally (B) originally (C) environmentally (D) normally
14. People living in this region have constantly suffered from natural _____, such as quakes and hurricanes.
(A) diseases (B) monsters (C) battles (D) disasters
15. These _____ cookies are from Aunt Martha. They may not be as tasty as those sold in shops, but remember, it’s the thought that counts.
(A) picky (B) homemade (C) valuable (D) ancient
16. The little girl _____ the plane crash while her family lost their lives. This terrible experience has obviously given her emotional scars.
(A) destroyed (B) rescued (C) survived (D) ignored
17. The students spent a lot of time preparing for the playlet contest only to get sixth place; they were _____ at the result.
(A) thankful (B) fascinated (C) disappointed (D) encouraged
18. With all the noise from the construction work right next to the campus, I can hardly _____ in class! (A) concentrate (B) confess (C) interact (D) demonstrate
19. Michael was caught cheating when taking the English test, and now he will get a(n) _____, a record of what he did wrong.
(A) consequence (B) action (C) demerit (D) midterm
20. Since I was five, I’ve been learning Chinese _____, the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush.
(A) calligraphy (B) in-line skating (C) ceramics (D) drama
21. With a wand, a wizard can _____ turn a stick into a snake. Sounds amazing, isn’t it?
(A) luckily (B) fortunately (C) magically (D) regularly
22. We missed the train, and _____ we had to wait for another two hours for the next one.
(A) every now and then (B) on top of that (C) for the world (D) it was our turn 23. Realizing that Internet search was a very important field, Larry Page and Sergey Brin _____ a great idea to
make searching easier; thus Google was born.
(A) made a mess (B) came up with (C) grew in their mind (D) let go of 24. Since Peter is dangerously overweight, he has _____ to take a walk in his neighborhood every day. (A) made a deal (B) broken the tie (C) asked a favor (D) made it a rule
25. When Marie Curie was young, she was eager for learning. Her classmates said she was just like a sponge, _____ all the knowledge she could get from teachers and books.
(A) soaking up (B) letting loose (C) putting up (D) acting as II. Grammar (10%)
26. I ______ to look after my baby sister last night. Otherwise, I ______ to the concert with you.
27. After the votes was counted, the judge announced the outcome of the election. The winner was Jack ______ would become the next chairman of the English Department.
(A) that (B) , which (C) , who (D) , he
28. Looking into the night sky, I _______wonder if aliens really exist.
(A) can’t help but (B) can’t help (C) not only (D) have no choice but 29. The customers want to know _______.
(A) how many hours of free parking you offer (B) you offer how many hours of free parking
(C) how many hours of free parking do you offer (D) do you offer how many hours of free parking 30. It is more useful to learn modern languages, ______ English and German, than Latin.
(A) for example (B) such as (C) as well as (D) rather than 31. Last week I was sick with the flu. It ______ me feel awful.
(A) caused (B) made (C) let (D) got
32. A thief was found ______ the rich woman’s diamonds at midnight.
(A) stolen (B) to be stolen (C) stealing (D) to steal
33. You have to take the high speed railway ______ arrive at Chiayi in one hour.
(A) so that (B) as to (C) such that (D) in order to
34. I wonder ______ to go hang-gliding and fly across the countryside over large distances.
(A) what does it feel like (B) what is it like (C) what it feels like (D) what it likes 35. Little Marian cannot bear to watch her parents ______ over trivial things.
(A) to argue (B) arguing (C) argued (D) being argued
III. Cloze Test (30%)
Thanks to globalization, the contact between different countries is becoming more frequent than ever before. Merchants, for example, trade products 36 to make their fortune. Therefore, it is important to have common international signs to help people get around.
Some international signs at airports and highways are for directing, 37 others may be for restricting and warning. They could tell travelers 38 are lockers for them to store their belongings in, or warn people
39 a landslide. Many of these signs use symbols to 40 , but some very important signs still include words. 36. (A) from one country to another (B) from countries to countries
(C) from country to the next (D) from some country to the other 37. (A) nevertheless (B) as a result (C) consequently (D) while 38. (A) for whom (B) in which (C) where there (D) of which 39. (A) against (B) not to (C) from (D) for
40. (A) replace (B) indicate (C) communicate (D) mention
Do you know some tips to conquer the kitchen? For those who 41 and barely know anything about how to prepare good meals, here are some tips provided by Miranda Creaven for you to follow.
42 a professional cook, Miranda has picked up tons of tips along the way, 43 means you’re likely to learn from her much more than just the recipe at hand.
Here are two tips from the first week of her course. First, don’t put salt and pepper on the table. Your food should be flavorful enough as you serve it. If you put salt on the table, you will find folks automatically season it, perhaps even without 44 it. Second, don’t put hot food on cold plates. If you don’t have a warming drawer or oven space, then simply run the plates under a hot tap to take off the chill and thus to keep the food 45 .
41. (A) never cooked (B) had cooked (C) had never cooked (D) have never cooked
42. (A) As (B) Be (C) To be (D) Been
43. (A) it (B) that (C) and (D) which
44. (A) flavoring (B) tasting (C) slicing (D) shedding
There are many ways to help us recall the different joys of childhood. For example, making faces in the mirror is one way, and watching animated films is 46 . In my opinion, reading children’s poetry is the best way to recollect the memories of my childhood days 47 I would sit on the bed listening to my mother chanting interesting nursery rhymes or 48 lovely children’s songs. All I would do was let my mind wander—imagine myself a dinosaur, a cricket, or a sea prince 49 on a dolphin’s back, cruising all around.
50 I miss those good old days!
46. (A) the other (B) other (C) another (D) the others
47. (A) , when (B) , which (C) when (D) which
48. (A) sing (B) to sing (C) sang (D) singing
49. (A) to ride (B) ride (C) riding (D) rode
50. (A) Why (B) How (C) What (D) That
Many people think bottled water is cleaner and healthier, but actually it creates a lot of 51 . When shipping water to far-off places, fuel is wasted and lots of energy must be used to keep bottled water cool. What’s more, empty bottles are usually thrown away as waste.
Now that you have learned this information, try drinking tap water 52 expensive bottled water.
51. (A) poison (B) pollution (C) patterns (D) protection
52. (A) in addition to (B) in the case of (C) instead of (D) but also
Madonna has done it, Liz Tyler has got it, and more and more Westerners are embracing it. It is henna tattooing—an ancient Indian body art that is now 53 as one of the latest trends. This ancient art is used in creating ethnic or contemporary designs on various parts of the body. The process of applying henna in this manner 54 'Mehendi', a ritual dating back 5,000 years, and the beautiful tattoos are meant to bring good luck to the bride. No Indian wedding is ever complete without the mehendi. 55 part of the country the bride may be from, her hands are decorated with the lovely red hue of the mehendi.
53. (A) thought (B) regarded (C) looked (D) discovered
54. (A) called (B) is called (C) which is called (D) that called
55. (A) Which (B) Who (C) Whoever (D) Whichever
After years of tinkering with computers, Gates dropped out of Harvard at age 19 and 56 Microsoft Corp. with Paul Allen. The firm’s initial focus was 57 porting operating systems from one computer type to another. They soon developed their own version of DOS 58 competed directly with IBM’s version. Eventually the firm’s Windows operating system would appear on some 80 percent of the world’s computers, its popularity bolstered by Microsoft applications built to run on their operating system. Microsoft is the world’s largest 59 of software for personal computers and Bill Gates is today one of the world’s richest men, who has also been devoted 60 fight poverty and improve health care and education around the world.
56. (A) find (B) found (C) founded (D) had founded
57. (A) on (B) in (C) at (D) for
58. (A) what (B) in which (C) , that (D) , which
59. (A) producer (B) scientist (C) publisher (D) behavior
60. (A) help (B) to help (C) to helping (D) in helping
The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, to commemorate the abundant crops 61 by the Plymouth Colony after a harsh winter. In that year Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. The colonists celebrated it as a traditional English 62 feast, to which they invited the local Indians. Days of thanksgiving were celebrated throughout the colonies. However, it was not until October 1777
63 Thanksgiving at the same time. George Washington was the first president to declare the holiday, in 1789. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln gave his Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1863 64 the last Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving. In 1939, 1940, and 1941, 65 the Christmas shopping season,
Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November. Controversy followed, and Congress passed a joint resolution in 1941, which decreed that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November, where it remains.
61. (A) collect (B) to collect (C) collecting (D) collected
62. (A) charity (B) harvest (C) award (D) victory
63. (A) all thirteen colonies celebrated (B) did all thirteen colonies celebrate (C) that all thirteen colonies celebrated (D) all thirteen colonies didn’t celebrate
64. (A) declared (B) and declaring (C) , declaring (D) and to declare
65. (A) lengthen (B) to lengthen (C) lengthening (D) lengthened
IV. Reading Comprehension (16%)
A smoke signal is a form of visual communication used over a long distance, developed both in the Americas and in China. By covering a fire with a blanket and quickly removing it, a puff of smoke can be produced. With some training, the sizes, shapes, and timing of these puffs can be controlled. Puffs may be observed from long distance, apparent to anyone within its visual range. With this in mind, signaling stations were often created to maximize the viewable distance. Stone bowls used by Native Americans and the towers of the Great Wall of China are examples of signaling stations.
The signals usually had a secretly understood significance to avoid conveying the information alike to friend and enemy. There is no standardized code for smoke signals; the signals are often a predetermined pattern
understood by sender and receiver. There were, however, certain more or less recognized abstract smoke signals, of which the following are a few. One puff meant ATTENTION. Two puffs meant ALL'S WELL. Three puffs of smoke, or three fires in a row, meant DANGER, TROUBLE, or A CALL FOR HELP.
66. According to the passage, which of the following is correct? (A) The code of smoke signals is mostly standardized.
(B) The Leaning Tower in Italy used to be a signaling station. (C) To produce the puff of smoke, the blanket must get burned. (D) With proper training, a certain type of puff can be created. 67. When the receiver sees two puffs of smoke, he will know _______. (A) the enemies are nearby
(B) their town has been set on fire (C) the situation is under control
(D) the sender overslept and neglected his job
My Bed Is Like a Sailing Ship My bed is like a sailing ship— When I’m tucked in, I take a trip. I leave behind my busy day And sail to places far away.
I sail past beaches, gleaming white, With palm trees swaying in the night. I watch the waves break on the shore, And then I see my bedroom floor! I blink my eyes, I scratch my head— My ship is home, I’m back in bed. My ships goes sailing every night And sails home in the morning light.
68. The speaker of this dream poem sees many things in his dream EXCEPT ______.
(A) morning light (B) palm trees (C) sea tides (D) white beaches 69. Which of the following is NOT the comparison made by the speaker?
(A) sailing/dreaming (B) bed/ship (C) dream/trip (D) night/beach
70. What does the speaker try to tell the readers in the last stanza of this poem? (A) He is so drowsy that he will fall asleep very soon.
(B) He is about to arise after a series of beautiful dreams. (C) He has to get himself prepared for another sailing offshore. (D) He has finally come back home after traveling by ship.
Dr. Rubin, director of the Center for Biotechnology at the State University of New York, is reporting that in mice, a simple treatment that does not involve drugs seems to be directing cells to turn into bone instead of fat.
All he does is put mice on a plate that shakes with repeated small, quick movements at such a low frequency that some people cannot even feel it. The mice stand there for 15 minutes a day, five days a week. Afterwards, they have 27 percent less fat than mice that did not stand on the plate—and correspondingly more bone.
Some scientists are hopeful. They claim that in mice, sheep and turkeys, at least, standing on a flat vibrating plate led to bone growth. Small studies in humans—children with brain damage who could not move much on their own—indicated that the vibrations might build bone in people, too. They continue to support their argument with a recent finding that a stem cell in bone marrow can turn into either fat or bone, depending on what message it receives.
However, other scientists are skeptical. They believe there may be other reasons that the mice were less fat. For instance, the mice on the vibrating plate were simply burning more calories because they were using more energy to balance themselves on a plate that moved 90 times a minute. Dr. Leibel, a researcher at Columbia University, also questioned the idea that precursor cells from bone marrow could turn into fat cells in the rest of the body.
71. In what section of the newspaper would you find this article?
(A) Health (B) Sports (C) Fashion (D) Entertainment
72. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “skeptical”?
(A) imaginary (B) disappointed (C) delightful (D) doubtful
73. Which of the following can NOT be inferred from this passage? (A) Low vibrations may give mice better bones and less fat.
(B) A few studies indicate that animals receiving vibration treatment have shown growth in their bones. (C) Experts have mixed feelings about Dr. Rubin’s work.
(D) With well-established animal studies, further definite studies in humans may not be necessary.
PART B
I. Vocabulary & Derivatives (12%)
74. Even though the bell rang, we continued to have our happy chat. But as soon as the teacher walked in and gave us a stern look, we all fell s_____t.
75. This is r_____s! You’ve only known him three days, and you’re going on holiday with him!
76. The low-priced laptop computers are scheduled to be a_____e by the early 2007. They can be purchased at major stores.
77. Students should be punctual and obey all classroom r_____ns announced by the teacher.
78. A win-win si_____n often refers to the way that one wins, not necessarily through someone else's loss 79. Tom is running a high t_____e. He is ill and should be sent to the hospital right away.
80. Learning how to r_____e anger the right way has become an important lesson for modern people. We need to know how to let go bad emotions.
the main reason why they are so popular.
82. There is a choice of three different prizes, and the winner will be able to s_____t one of them.
83. I was i_____ed by her interrupting my conversation with Jerry, but she didn’t seem to be aware of my anger. 84. The _____(rob) occurred between 9:30pm and 10:00pm. The clerk was knocked unconscious and many
high-value items in the shop were gone.
85. The first day of the concert will be by _____ (invite) only. Those who do not have any VIP ticket or card are not allowed to attend.
II. Guided Translation ( 7%)
86. 盲人登上玉山山頂是一項破紀錄的事蹟。這些盲友除了覺得有點疲倦之外，其他狀況都還不錯。 It was record-breaking for the blind to mount onto the top of Mt. Jade. ____________________ being a little tired, these blind mountain climbers were fine.
87. 旅客不可能只依賴圖像來瞭解所有標誌的含意。
____________________ travelers to merely rely on symbols to understand what ____________________. 88. 就是這些食材讓我烘焙的蛋糕好吃。
____________________ these ___________________ make the cakes I bake delicious. 89. 在一天忙碌的工作之後，我喜歡去公園裡盪盪鞦韆，或看看葉子在風中飄揚。
I like to ____________________, or to watch leaves ____________________ in the park after a day’s hard work.
