高三英文 1 本卷共 4 頁 另附答案卷
I. Vocabulary & Idioms 18% (1 point for each)
1. With the coronavirus spreading, cooperation will bring upon the relief and clarity needed to ______ over the threat facing humankind.
(A) chart (B) instruct (C) undermine (D) triumph
2. The global oil market witnessed a doomsday scenario on April 20 when America suffered a(n) ______ decline in oil output, with the price dropping as low as $19.20 a barrel — their weakest level since February 2002.
(A) persuasive (B) nourishing (C) unprecedented (D) spectacular 3. The ever-popular online game, Animal Crossing, serve as a ______ for in-person
socializing while being stuck at home during the pandemic.
(A) revision (B) substitution (C) institution (D) prescription 4. The Korean film “Parasite” was not only the first non-English language film to win the
award for Best Picture but also the first Korean film to be ______ for International Feature Film in Oscar history.
(A) yearned (B) departed (C) consented (D) nominated 5. It is convenient to shop in a hypermarket because it usually offers its customers ______
parking space.
(A) ample (B) infinite (C) eternal (D) bleak 6. Many people in Melbourne are the ______ of Chinese immigrants who moved to
Australia in the 19th century. These new generations are improving their status in society. (A) nominees (B) guardians (C) descendants (D) philosophers 7. The police didn’t regard the case as a robbery because the victim’s wallet had been left
______ in her bag.
(A) intact (B) erect (C) vacant (D) subtle
8. Through different methods of cooking, one kind of food can have ______ different flavors.
(A) eternally (B) strikingly (C) infinitely (D) biologically 9. There is no way the candidate can win the debate with ______ responses that fail to
answer the moderator’s questions.
(A) conscientious (B) dynamic (C) ambitious (D) irrelevant 10. Losing several matches in ______ had completely demoralized the team, which made it
hard for the coach to pull the team together and bounce back.
(A) succession (B) assertion (C) departure (D) acquaintance 11. News reported that some refugees from Syria are being ______ illegally as lower-cost
labor in some Arab countries.
(A) acquainted (B) exploited (C) departed (D) forbidden
12. Some people applied heavy spices and heavy perfumes to conceal the fact that their whole bodies ______.
(A) sniffed (B) cursed (C) stank (D) pumped
13. The work at the construction site came to a ______ when a rare artifact was discovered underground. All the workers stepped to check and see how to dig it out.
(A) halt (B) coffin (C) paradox (D) ambition
14. The press conference hosted by the president will be broadcast live, with ______ translation into English and sign language.
(A) ultimate (B) obscure (C) simultaneous (D) innumerable 15. In comparison with the conservative viewpoints from which people tend to ______ the
subject about sex, modern people find it acceptable to discuss over this topic. (A) pull away (B) catch up with (C) come about (D) pass over 16. The banks are now faced with a serious financial crisis. If the government hesitates to
______ them ______, they will go bankrupt soon.
(A) get ; down (B) bail ; out (C) take ; apart (D) patch ; together 17. Janet is such an irresponsible person, so you’d better not trust her to look after your dog,
______ your child.
(A) except for (B) let alone (C) regardless of (D) in terms of 18. Taiwan's Supreme Court handed down the final verdict for a man convicted of killing a
3-year-old girl in 2016, sentencing him to being imprisoned ______.
(A) for good (B) on and on (C) all along (D) in a row
II. Cloze 18% (1 point for each)
[A]
By the beginning of the 20th century, while most archaeologists believed they had located all the tombs of the pharaohs, Howard Carter was the one who insisted that Tutankhamen’s was yet to be discovered. By the time he succeeded in digging out the tomb, he 19 fifteen years on this task. On the very day of discovery, a six-foot-long stone step was found leading to a doorway. Fortunately, the unbroken seals on it proved it was a tomb 20 its content were intact. As they saw the royal seal of Tutankhamen 21 into the plaster, Carter knew for sure that it was what he had been looking for. 22 to control his excitement, Carter and the workers cleared away the scraps of rubbish on the passage and made a hole to peek inside. No sooner 23 his eyes grown accustomed to the light 23 details of the room emerged from the light. In the chamber were more than 5,000 pieces of
高三英文 2 crafts and stuffs, including statues, chariots, and gold. Such was the wealth of the buried
treasures that he was struck dumb. 24 most of the contemporary tombs were broken into and damaged, Kin Tut’s tomb, holding a great number of invaluable objects, remained almost completely untouched. There’re two reasons that best explain why it was the only tomb that had never been intruded into. One theory is that King Tut was a minor figure in Egyptian history. Or perhaps his underground tomb was 25 .
19. (A) would spend (B) already spent (C) has spent (D) had spent 20. (A) but that (B) and that (C) but also (D) by which 21. (A) press (B) pressing (C) be pressed (D) pressed 22. (A) Fights (B) To fight (C) Fighting (D) Fought 23. (A) was ; than (B) had ; than (C) was ; did (D) had ; did 24. (A) Whereas (B) Despite (C) Since (D) Unless 25. (A) covered too well to not notice
(B) too well covered to be noticed (C) covered well enough to be noticed
(D) so well covered as to have not been noticed [B]
Having been working in the drug-use prevention business for years, I’m well acquainted 26 the influence drugs imposed on humans. Even if I’ve seen so many young people end up in wheelchairs or even worse, I still decide not to urge you to stay away from drugs. It doesn’t mean I don’t care 27 you use them. It’s because you’ve heard “No” so many times that you’d tune me out when I repeatedly preach to you. 28 , the bulk of youngsters is aware that using drugs other than those prescribed by doctors is against the law. We all crave for a safe environment, where we will be spared from gangs, crime, and fatal accidents 29 drug use. By the way, everyone looks down on those who use tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. It's an open-and-shut case that we are familiar with. So, instead of telling you 30 to say “No” to, I would rather focus on the things worth saying “Yes” to. Eat nourishing foods. Get plenty of rest. Exercise your body. Among you 31 the talents and skills required to make the world better, so keep your body healthy and your mind sharp. After all, we have to bet our future on the next generation.
26. (A) for (B) to (C) in (D) with
27. (A) X (B) no matter (C) lest (D) whereas
28. (A) Instead (B) Additionally (C) Nonetheless (D) Therefore 29. (A) connected (B) linked to (C) associating with (D) relating to
30. (A) when (B) how (C) what (D) where
31. (A) include (B) contain (C) being (D) are
[C]
Linda Pastan, a celebrated poet named Port Laureate of Maryland, published more than a dozen collections of poems, one of 32 depicts the complex feelings of a mother toward her daughter. The poem, “to a Daughter Leaving Home”, describes two opposing states of mind: the anxiety of a mother and the excitement of a daughter. Even if parents expect children to be independent, they are, in the meanwhile, reluctant to give them free rein in case they 33 hurt themselves. Pastan takes the concept of a bike experience as a whole life experience. The park is a symbol of life, and the curved path represents its twists and turns. Not only 34 a method of transportation through the path in the park, but it symbolizes a path in life. The tone of the poem is nostalgic. The mother, 35 her older daughter, says nothing about the forthcoming parting. Not until this moment, when the daughter is about to depart, 36 that her daughter has been ready to embark on the next phase of life.
32. (A) them (B) those (C) which (D) whom
33. (A) will end up (B) should end up (C) will be likely to (D) should be likely to 34. (A) the bike acts as (B) acts as the bike
(C) does the bike act as (D) acts the bike as
35. (A) addressing (B) referring (C) manifesting (D) recalling 36. (A) that it dawns on the mother (B) that the mother comes to realize
(C) does it occur to the mother (D) was the mother aware of the fact
III. Grammar 16% (2 point for each)
37. A strong earthquake lasted for two minutes, a few of old buildings _____ in the twinkling of an eye.
(A) tore down (B) tearing down
(C) torn down (D) had been torn down
38. Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of _____ never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them.
(A) them (B) they (C) who (D) whom
39. _____, he would have come to class.
(A) Would Mike be able to finish his homework (B) If Mike is able to finish his homework (C) If Mike should finish his homework
(D) If Mike had been able to finish his homework
40. The professor hit the roof when Tim skipped the procedure that _____ many times before.
(A) emphasized (B) had emphasized
高三英文 3 41. Over the two years under my homeroom teacher’s guidance, all she has been doing _____
me to be a responsible person.
(A) teaching (B) is teach (C) are teaching (D) are to teach 42. _____ that the sand sculptures were gradually undermined due to the hazardous
movements such as touching and hugging. (A) So frequently was the scenic spot visited (B) So frequently does the tourists pay a visit (C) Too frequently the tourists pay a visit (D) How frequently was the scenic spot visited
43. It was not until the police investigated the case _______ the man was innocent.
(A) they found (B) did they found (C) and they found (D) that they found 44. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) If he were to start tomorrow morning, he will reach home in the evening. (B) Joyce punished for chatting with classmates in class received a detention form. (C) Beaten by the dog, the frantic mother ran toward the boy to check his wound.
(D) No sooner the employees had seen their boss did they stop chatting with one another.
IV. Fill in the blanks 10% (1 point for each)
(A) how (B) than (C) whom (D) lure (E) prospects
(AB) minimize (AC) commonplace (AD) illustrating (AE) addressed (BC) revive Restaurants, battling for survival amid the coronavirus, are starting to ask the question: Even when the lockdown lifts, how do we 45 back skittish diners? Their margin for error is very small. “All of a sudden, it’s like: ‘I don’t know if I want someone to touch my food,’” said Bob Goldin, a partner at consulting firm Pentallect Inc. While 46 the scope of the challenge, he added: “I think we’re all learning we can live without restaurants.”
There’s growing apprehension that restaurants have suddenly lost their appeal on a deeper level that will reverberate well after COVID-19 fades. Consumers, many of 47 are cooking at home, will likely be slow to congregate again in bars and restaurants, not to mention that they’re at the same time facing dimmer economic 48 .
Restaurants are among the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic, and they’re one of the industries that will face major hurdles in getting customers back. Their plight is now a
high-profile issue: restaurants may need new layouts, with diners farther apart.
President Donald Trump included industry leaders on phone calls Wednesday about how to 49 the US economy. To fight off the plight caused by coronavirus, states will have to balance restaurants’ economic importance with the reality that things can’t return to 50
they were before.
To survive, businesses will have to make customers feel safe by spacing them out more — like Starbucks has done in China — and finding ways to 51 human contact, such as digital ordering and payment. Operators will also look to China, which is farther along the COVID-19 timeline 52 the US, for guidance. There, restaurants are expanding delivery and even offering grocery delivery as the preference for eating at home persists.
Almost all aspects of restaurant operations will need to be 53 . Buffet services may disappear. Workers’ may need to wear gloves and masks, while utensils may be individually wrapped. California Governor Gavin Newsom said this week that temperature checks at the door could become 54 . Companies will have to offer more carryout and delivery with a focus on safety. Restaurants may also have to offer more delivery with a focus on safety and keep prices accessible amid widespread unemployment.
V. Discourse Structure 10% (2 point for each)
In today’s society, getting a college education is considered crucial for youngsters. Parents save money to send their children to the prestigious universities. 55 More and more students are facing bleak futures when they graduate from university. This raises the question of whether getting a college diploma is worth it.
One problem with college education today is rising tuition costs. Four-year degrees can cost as many as $60,000. 56 Nonetheless, students who study subjects like art and
philosophy often find themselves out of work even if they submit their resumes time after time. As a result, they are forced to go down to other alleys for employment. 57 With limited incomes, they have trouble paying back the loans, and their debt increases. Some people suggested that it would be better if a student didn’t attend college at all. 58
Of course, this doesn’t always hold true. Students who study subjects like engineering, medicine, or computer science can greatly improve their career with a college degree. 59 Students who want to study art, languages, or history should think twice about whether college is worth it for them. By doing this, they can save themselves a lot of discouragement and avoid financial difficulties.
(A) This isn’t a problem if students are able to be employed after graduation.
(B) Unfortunately, simply having a college diploma doesn’t guarantee a good career path. (C) In the end, deciding whether or not to enroll in college comes down to a student’s major. (D) To make ends meet, a few graduates have no choice but to yield to low-paying jobs. (E) If only they had learned a useful trade, they could have saved money and found an ideal
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VI. Reading : Choose the best answer 16% (2 points for each)
[A]
Plastic waste is currently a 300-million-tons-per-year problem. That's equal to about 800 Empire State Buildings. The best answer for getting rid of plastic waste may lie with a kind of caterpillar.
Researchers discovered a waxworm in 2017. It seems able to eat through common types of plastic, including polyethylene. Polyethylene is a non-biodegradable type of plastic. In other words, it cannot break down naturally. It is the most commonly used plastic worldwide. A baby waxworm is called a larva. As a professor of biology at Brandon University, Bryan Cassone mentioned that its larvae eat a lot. A study was published on March 3 in the journal
Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The key is the micro-organisms, which are tiny living things similar to bacteria, in the waxworm's gut. They help the worms to consume and break down plastics.
Researchers studied the waxworm at Brandon University in Manitoba, Canada. They found that they’re able to digest polyethylene at rates never seen before, thanks to the micro-organisms in their stomachs. Traditionally, the caterpillars eat honeycomb. When the caterpillars consumed the plastic, researchers found there were more micro-organisms around when eating plastic than when the bugs ate honeycomb. In waxworms, polyethylene turns into a glycol, which is biodegradable.
Waxworms are not a perfect solution to plastic waste, however. Larvae are pests for bees. They naturally feed off their honeycombs. The worms run the risk of reducing bee populations. In turn, they reduce populations of plants and crops. Plants need the help of bees to grow. It's still unclear how the worm's plastic breakdown process works. We don't know how eating plastic affects its health, either. Cassone hopes that researchers can find and use what is in the caterpillars' gut bacteria. That way, it can be used to design better ways to rid plastic from the environment.
60. What is the main idea of this article?
(A) Waxworms usually feed on not only honeycombs but also polyethylene.
(B) The micro-organisms inside waxworms’ guts play a vital role in sustaining their lives. (C) Waxworms can break plastic into smaller units but this may harm the ecosystem. (D) The solution to 300 million tons of plastic every year lies in the waxworms’ stomachs. 61. How do waxworms eat plastic?
(A) They have strong mouths and teeth that turn the plastic into tiny bits. (B) They have polyethylene in their stomachs that break plastic down. (C) Their guts contain acid digestive fluid that dissolves the plastic. (D) The microbes that inhabit in the stomach decompose the plastic.
[B]
The world’s first cloned pig should be born soon, say researchers at Geron Bio-Med, a joint venture between the Scottish scientists who cloned Dolly the Sheep and the big American biotech company Geron, which has done pioneering work in the field of stem cell technology. They hope eventually to modify the technology in order to make other pig clones whose organs can be transplanted into humans. There are many more patients who need a transplant than there are donors’ organs available.
“What you want to be able to do for xenotransplantation–– for production of organs––is to knock out the genes that code for chemicals which trigger rejection in humans,” said Simon Best, the company’s Managing Director. “Crucially, the genes that code for pig retroviruses would also have to be removed. Cloning is the first technology that allows you to take away genes as opposed to adding them.”
However, the company says it still has some way to go before it perfects the basic cloning technology that will allow it to make a living copy of a pig. Although the cloning research has gotten as far as producing embryos, none of these have survived to term in their substitute mothers. Pigs give birth in litters of four or more and it seems that the normal embryos will not accept an implanted clone.
Chief scientific officer Professor Ian Wilmut, who helped to develop the cloning technology known as nuclear transferring, hopes to see cloned pigs later this year. He says: “We’ve recently gotten to the stage where we can produce embryos by nuclear transfer for the first time. We are transferring them into recipients in order to monitor their development for the first week, but it is clear we have a lot more research still to carry out.”
62. What is the best topic for this passage? (A) Production of Cloned Pigs.
(B) Healthy Pork from Cloned Pigs. (C) Dolly the Sheep.
(D) Cloned Pigs as Organ Donors?
63. As used in the passage, the word embryo clearly means ______. (A) pork
(B) a baby animal before it is born
(C) the place where a new life is formed or produced
(D) the smallest part of a living thing that can exist independently 64. Xenotransplantation is ______.
(A) a medical treatment in which an organ is transplanted from one person’s body into another’s
高三英文 5 (B) an organ taken from one part of an animal’s body and put in another part of its body
that has been damaged
(C) an animal-to-human transplant
(D) an organ transplant between identical twins
65. While not directly stated, it can be inferred from the passage that ______. (A) in England, animal cloning is still banned by law
(B) a mother pig gives birth to only one piglet at a time
(C) the animal tissue produced by cloning technology is safe to use in humans now
(D) all pig cloning experiments have so far failed because cloned pigs have all died in the womb
[C]
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66. When might you need to have a third-party coverage?
(A) If you run into an animal with your car and it damages your vehicle. (B) If you want to add an extra two people to your car insurance policy. (C) If you hurt someone in an accident and he or she is to be hospitalized. (D) If your car breaks down and must be taken to a garage to get fixed. 67. Which if the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Theft and fire coverage only covers you against external fires. (B) Full coverage protects you if your car is damaged in a typhoon. (C) Third-party coverage also helps pay for your own medical bills. (D) The full coverage policy doesn’t include third-party coverage.
VII. Translation (12%)
68. 如果我那時有採納我父親的意見，我就不會後悔了。 (4%) 69. 爬山時，他總是攜帶一台 GPS 裝置以免他迷路。 (4%)
