國立臺灣師大附中九十八學年度上學期期末考高三英文科試題
I. 詞彙與慣用語（20%）
1. He was far too ______ with his math exercises to give any thought to what the class leader just announced.
(A) preoccupied (B) snapped (C) exploded (D) devastated
2. I talked cheerfully, and then noticed Miss Lin ______ at me. I couldn’t help but keep my head down and do my work in awkward silence.
(A) churning (B) prodding (C) glaring (D) snoring
3. The teacher’s hilarious joke caused a ______ of laughter among his students.
(A) patch (B) meadow (C) ditch (D) ripple
4. The forest was cool and ______, and a walk through it calmed my spirits.
(A) aromatic (B) graceful (C) stubborn (D) swift
5. As more and more people are found living on the street and needing a place to stay, the magistrate held a conference to ______ the problem.
(A) bend (B) address (C) claim (D) wear
6. I’m afraid our opinions ______ on this matter. We are unlikely to come to an agreement.
(A) hitch (B) tread (C) diverge (D) file
7. Chuang Tzu was considered to be a ______ thinker in Chinese philosophy; he often concerned himself with the transcendent qualities of man's being and the laws of nature.
(A) numerous (B) responsible (C) rural (D) profound
8. I am caught in a ______. I’d love to go to your birthday party, but I don’t want to miss the live concert, either.
(A) presence (B) dilemma (C) duty (D) harness
9. Language has ______ humans above the other animals. With language, we can keep records of our civilizations and advances.
(A) gained (B) presented (C) elevated (D) contemplated
10. Positive feedback can ______ a person to perform better.
(A) secure (B) stimulate (C) synthesize (D) specialize
11. After the treatment, the patient developed ______ and the doctors were called for emergently.
(A) depressions (B) delicacies (C) complications (D) companions 12. Despite the favorable ______ from movie critics, fewer people than expected went to the movie.
(A) reviews (B) registrations (C) royalties (D) routines
13. Rather than being ______, modern women are quite independent in various aspects.
(A) subtle (B) mechanical (C) symmetrical (D) submissive
14. It is very important to follow the safety ______ laid down in the handbook.
(A) attorneys (B) ownership (C) manufacture (D) procedures 15. If you ________ my house after school, you have a good chance to taste my fresh, homemade cheese cake.
(A) happen upon (B) stop by (C) break into (D) lead to 16. Life is such a precious gift that we should ________.
(A) bring it to a halt (B) take it lightly (C) enjoy it to the full (D) get a move on it. 17. _______, we will celebrate and welcome New Year’s Day in the square in front of Taipei City Government.
(A) Weather permitting (B) Strangely enough (C) On the move (D) In a different light
18. In an attempt to impress the manager of the company, the young man, who just graduated from college, ______ the application form in a unique way.
(A) drew out (B) filled out (C) wore out (D) stressed out 19. _______, our school team lost almost every game this season.
(A) To our disappointment (B) Beside the point (C) Taken as a whole (D) At first glance 20. The hall soon _______ guests from several different cities.
(A) took responsibility for (B) made a claim on (C) filled up with (D) submitted to
II. 綜合測驗（20%）
(1) The father and the son in the story “Hurry Up or Slow Down” are both interesting characters. They share only two things in common—their name and the patch of ground they farm together. 21 that, they are completely opposite kinds of people.
The son is always in a hurry. 22 to get a good price at the market, he doesn’t care if he has to keep going day and night. He constantly urges the ox and his father to go faster. Whenever they stop, he becomes restless, fidgeting and fuming, eager to be on the move again. In a word, he is the go-getter type.
The father, 23 , is a person who takes things easy. Facing a fork in the road, he chooses the way that is prettier, though it is winding and takes longer. He is willing to 24 his sleeves to help a stranger out, even if it means a delay of about one hour.For him, appreciating nature and helping people in need are more important than making money.
Sometimes even father and son can be of very different 25 .
21. (A) In addition to (B) With a view to (C) Except for (D) Not to mention
22. (A) Irritated (B) Itchy (C) Impatient (D) Ignorant
23. (A) in other words (B) among others (C) one way or another (D) on the contrary 24. (A) roll up (B) hitch up (C) load up (D) split up 25. (A) metaphors (B) personalities (C) professions (D) performances
(2) Robert Frost is one of the most distinguished figures in American literature. Although he is most 26 the rural areas of New England, he was born in San Francisco and lived in California until the age of 12. In fact, 27 he was in his thirties, he was very much of a city boy. In 1912, Frost and his family moved to England, where they stayed for three years. It was not until his stay in England 28 public recognition as a poet. The Frost family returned to the U.S. in 1915 and bought a new farm in New Hampshire. This time, however, Frost didn’t farm; 29 , he threw himself into a full-time career of writing, teaching and lecturing. Still, Frost loved the rural environment, which his poems often reflect. His poems include many details of nature and the seasonal changes it goes through. This, 30 with his direct and simple language, becomes a hallmark of his poetry.
26. (A) traced back to (B) responsible for (C) associated with (D) renowned as 27. (A) not until (B) until (C) now that (D) the moment 28. (A) did he gain (B) that he gained (C) when he gained (D) where he gained
29. (A) thus (B) though (C) for example (D) instead
30. (A) combined (B) to combine (C) combining (D) which combined
(3) Applying for a patent is an important step after you have worked hard for years and have finally invented something that is helpful to people. 31 , not everything can be patented. First, the thing that is granted a patent must be 32 on an original idea. It is not necessarily something that has never been 33 ; some alterations to existing technology will be qualified for a patent as well. For example, the camcorder, a(n) 34 of the video camera and the tape recorder, is a product of a new idea to make them become one. In addition, “natural laws” cannot be patented; that is 35 Einstein’s Law of Relativity, already part of the natural world, could not be patented.
31. (A) Consequently (B) However (C) Though (D) Furthermore
32. (A) based (B) focused (C) contemplated (D) created
33. (A) come up (B) occurred to (C) thought of (D) popped into
34. (A) innovation (B) reform (C) combination (D) pioneer
35. (A) because (B) which (C) how (D) why
(4) Sherlock Holmes made his debut in the 1887 novel A Study in Scarlet, and went on to appear in three more novels and 56 short stories by Conan Doyle. Many of the Sherlock Holmes tales were first published as 36 in magazines rather than in book form. If anything, this added to Holmes’s popularity, as his adventures were made more 37 to the public.
Despite achieving great success with his Sherlock Holmes stories, Conan Doyle came to somewhat 38 his most popular creation, feeling that his other, more serious writings were being overshadowed. This led him to 39 Holmes in 1893. It seemed even death couldn’t conquer Holmes, for eight years later Conan Doyle 40 huge public pressure and brought him back to life. 36. (A) singles (B) serials (C) seniors (D) surprises
37. (A) incredible (B) responsible (C) capable (D) accessible 38. (A) resist (B) rescue (C) resent (D) research 39. (A) kill off (B) lay off (C) give off (D) drop off 40. (A) made away with (B) gave in to (C) made up for (D) gave up on
III. 文意選填（10%）
The Road is a story about a boy and his loving father who 41 together across a landscape of destruction after a terrible event has destroyed the world. Civilization is dead, and only a few 42 remain. Forests and cities have burned, leaving rivers of black water and a layer of gray ashes 43 everything. Amidst this nuclear winter, the boy and his father move down “the road” among burned dead bodies, 44 terrible weather and violence.
The writer successfully presents a lonely character who has difficulty 45 food, shelter, safety, companionship, or hope. The story is full of 46 but there is also tenderness.
The story is mainly about survival, and the father’s 47 to protecting his young son. The father has a strong will to live, and is determined to succeed despite the hopeless 48 and an unknown future. This is not a light story, but it 49 questions of hope and faith in the face of a terrible situation. No matter how terrible the world is after the destruction, it reminds us—by severe __50 —to celebrate life.
(A) despair (B) contrast (C) devotion (D) addresses (E) covering (AB) survivors (AC) finding (AD) battling (BC) wander (BD) circumstance
IV. 篇章結構（10%）
There are essentially three sorts of motivations that might emerge whenever someone takes a seat in the car. 51 If you take a moment to look at yourself, your work style, and personal relationships, you will soon discover that you are most likely motivated by one of these three primary motivators.
The power people view cars as a symbol of power and status. Within moments of taking a seat in the car, they will start asking all sorts of questions about the value of the car, how many of them are on the road, and so forth. These are the people who are obsessed with power relationships, extremely focus on themselves, and have a hard time identifying with others. 52 There is nothing wrong with this personal trait but the power-motivated person needs to be in a position that makes the most of this characteristic.
The relationship person sees the car as an opportunity to establish a relationship. While taking a seat in the car, they will start saying things like, “It is so cool that you are showing your car to me.” These people want to excel in work in order to please others—not necessarily so that they can earn more money, get more power, or become more successful. 53 Since harmony and teamwork are where their motivations come from, they will not be happy in dealing with people overly competitive or power hungry.
The achievement-minded person tends to focus on the best possible quality of the car. They will probably ask, “Was the leather on this hand stitched?” 54 Such people are interested in success personally, professionally and in just about everything they do. They cannot tolerate lazy people for they believe that others should constantly be motivated to do things better, just as they are. However, they are not that interested in competing with others like the power-motivated person. They are more concerned with competing with themselves.
Failure often comes to people simply because they are in a position that requires they be motivated by a particular style—when they are not. 55 You need to be in a position that allows you to thrive with whatever your particular personality style is.
(A) It is important that you understand and realize whether or not you are mostly motivated by power, relationships or achievement. (B) One type is concerned with power; another is concerned with relationships, and the other is concerned with achievement. (C) The questions are geared, in one way or another, towards the details and perfection of the car.
(D) Typically this type of person makes a very good employee, but will not be highly competitive, or interested in managing others in anything but a “cooperative way.”
(E) They seem to perceive everyone around them as an opponent, and need to be dominated in some form or another.
V. 閱讀測驗（40%）
(1) The heat was intense as we moved down the long corridor. Not only was it a difficult blaze, but the July heat made things even worse as we struggled to get the best of the flames. As we finally made the turn into the apartment where the fire had started, the words of the young mother outside screamed in my brain: “Please help! My baby is in there!”
We moved into the bedroom and I started looking in the usual spots where a child might seek refuge: under the bed, in the corners. As I groped my way through the thick smoke, I suddenly fell forward, tripping over something on the floor. It was the child. Ripping off my mask to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, I grabbed the child and raced for the stairs. When we reached the waiting Rescue Squad members, I collapsed in a heap in the gutter. The ambulance sped off into the night, its siren wailing. Later that evening, we received word that the child had died in the hospital’s emergency room. Another small life lost in the city.
Why do little children such as that one have to pay the price for the neglect of others? During my career as a fire fighter, I have seen this happen many times. You would think that we would become hard and callous, but we don’t. We mourn each person who dies. What bothers me is that many senseless tragedies could have been prevented. An overwhelming number of deaths in fires can be prevented by just one thing—a smoke detector. It is estimated that fewer than 50 percent of all dwellings in the United States are protected by smoke detectors. Why are so many people ignorant about the need for smoke detectors? Smoke detectors save lives. They are easy to install. Their cost is reasonable, and they offer immediate protection.
People must persuade their communities to provide fire education for everyone. The money spent on fire education reaps a reward that cannot be measured. If you do not think so, then consider your reactions if the child I carried out of that flaming apartment had been a member of your own family. You would probably then be willing to do anything at all to undo that tragedy. 56. The author’s main purpose in the passage is to _______.
(A) advertise a new brand of smoke detector (B) persuade readers to become fire fighters (C) plead for donations from the public (D) encourage fire safety measures
57. In the section about carrying the child from the building, the author is describing ________. (A) a scene the author saw in a movie
(B) a tragedy in a fire fighter’s family (C) a personal experience
(D) a training course in fire education
58. According to this reading, which of the following opinions will the author most agree with? (A) People have received enough fire education provided by their communities.
(B) Many deaths in fires could have been prevented. (C) The fires in apartments are always caused by smoking.
(D) Fire fighters should not have sympathy for those who die in fires.
59. The author blames the lack of smoke detectors in households on the reason that ______. (A) smoke detectors are too expensive
(B) smoke detectors often cannot work properly (C) smoke detectors are difficult to install
(D) people are ignorant about the need for smoke detectors
(2) Sherlock Holmes and Arséne Lupin are two fictional characters in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Holmes was the famous detective developed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from Britain, and Lupin was a “gentleman” thief created by a Frenchman, Maurice Leblanc.
While each author’s series of books with their famous characters sold very well in each author’s country, Leblanc decided to try something different and introduce Sherlock Holmes into his short story “Herlock Sholmès Arrive Trop Tard” (“Sherlock Holmes Arrives Too Late”) in Je Sais Tout (I Know All), which had the Lupin character in it. This is the first time the two characters actually “met.” No one is sure why Leblanc used the Holmes character in his story, but it may have had something to do with setting up a mystery scene to find out who was cleverer: Holmes or Lupin.
Holmes appeared in later two Leblanc stories, which was, again, a unique situation to have two characters from two different authors in the same book. Interestingly, Doyle objected to his character being written about in someone else’s work, so he made a legal protest. Leblanc, thus, changed Holmes’ name in his story to “Herlock Sholmes.” Despite Doyle’s objections, the characters had much in common: they were both very intelligent, sophisticated and could be considered “gentlemen,” even though Lupin was a thief.
Though it is much more common now for characters in books and movies to appear in works of fiction written by other authors, Leblanc truly broke new ground by using Holmes in his stories.
60. Sherlock Holmes was a character in Doyle’s fictions, but the first time he appeared in another fiction was in a(n) _____ fiction.
(A) Spanish (B) English (C) French (D) German
61. According to the passage, Holmes and Lupin had many things in common though Lupin was _____.
(A) a spy (B) a thief (C) a liar (D) cleverer
62. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
(B) Doyle made a legal protest against Leblanc because Leblanc used his character. (C) Sholmes is a double of Holmes in Leblanc’s work.
(D) It was not common in the early 20th century for characters from different works to meet in fiction. 63. In the last paragraph, “broke new ground” means “_____.”
(A) fell to the ground (B) started something new (C) finished something (D) decided to end something
(3) Discrimination can take many forms. It can be of religion, social class, color, or ethnicity to name just a few. Pulitzer Prize winner in 2007, Natasha Trethewey sheds light on another—the discrimination of history. Her award-winning collection of poetry entitled Native Guard is making sure nobody forgets a part of history that has been too commonly left out of history books.
Natasha Trethewey is no stranger to racial discrimination. She was raised in the south by a black mother and a white father in a time when biracial marriages were still illegal. Many of her poems are in honor of her mother who was killed when Trethewey was only a teen. But her most important goal in this collection of poetry was to dig up a part of buried American history that is not only close to her hometown, but close to her heart as well.
The Native Guard was a New Orleans-based militia group of black soldiers. It was formed to help the Union army fight off the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Their heroic efforts helped win important victories and eventually lead to more black soldiers being allowed to fight in the army. At the time, however, they were still discriminated against by white soldiers. And unfortunately, although these battles have been documented, the Native Guards’ bravery has often taken a backseat to the white soldiers alongside whom they fought.
Natasha Trethewey’s writing poetically describes the emotions and sacrifices these soldiers experienced. Her poems have won her a prized award and have given credit where credit is long past due. Most importantly, it has dug up an important part of history and buried any discrimination once associated with reporting it.
64. According to this article, the native guards were _____. (A) part of the Confederate army
(B) white soldiers from New Orleans
(C) taken as less important by their white army comrades (D) treated unfairly because of their religion
65. Natasha Trethewey was _____.
(A) discriminated against when young (B) brought up in the north
(C) born to black parents
(D) the first to challenge racial discrimination
66. Natasha Trethewey’s collection of poetry Native Guard _____. (A) won her a Nobel Prize for literature
(B) tried to put the black soldiers’ sacrifices in perspective (C) paid tribute to the soldiers killed during the Civil War (D) gave a vivid description of how black soldiers have suffered 67. What could be the significance of the publication of Native Guard?
(A) The author wrote the poems to win her praises.
(B) Native Guard is the most important work of Natasha Trethewey.
(C) History is supposed to dig up the truth without discrimination of any form. (D) History should never be taken seriously because it is not reliable.
(4) American poet, Elizabeth Bishop, was born in Massachusetts in 1911. After her father's death and mother's hospitalization, she was removed from place to place among his father’s wealthy relatives. Of her childhood she noted, “My relationship with my relatives—I was always sort of a guest.”
Miss Bishop attended Vassar where she majored in English although she had originally intended to major in music. “You had to perform in public once a month. Well, this terrified me.” Bishop founded a literary magazine with fellow students Mary McCarthy, Eleanor Clark, and Muriel Rukeyser. It was as a Vassar student that Bishop met Marianne Moore. In 1934 Fanny Borden, the Vassar librarian, arranged an introduction for the two women. Influence worked both ways. The Bishop-Moore relationship is one of the most keenly debated literary friendships in the twentieth century. Moore’s role is seen as that of a mentor-mother to Bishop’s student-daughter. Bishop learnt to be a writer in the older poet’s shadow and meanwhile she provided her mentor with poetic
examples to follow. Their friendship nourished each other’s ego, providing Moore with the sense that her poems were still being read by a younger generation, and Bishop with the reassurance that she could actually write.
Bishop won virtually every poetry prize in the country. She won the Houghton Mifflin Poetry Award in 1946. In 1955, she received the Pulitzer Prize. The next was the National Book Award in 1965. The National Book Critics Circle Award came in the year 1976. In the same year, Miss Bishop became the first woman to win the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Bishop died in 1979. Of her work, Robert Lowell remarked, “There's a beautiful completeness to all of Bishop's poetry. I don't think anyone alive has a better eye than she had: The eye that sees things and the mind behind the eye that remembers.” Among Bishop’s published poems, “One Art” is one of the most famous.
One Art
The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. None of these will bring disaster.
I lost my mother's watch. And look! my last, or next-to-last, of three loved houses went.
The art of losing isn't hard to master.
I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster, some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.
I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.
--Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture I love) I shan't have lied. It's evident the art of losing's not too hard to master though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.
68. According to this article, who praised Bishop’s poetry for its beautiful completeness?
(A) Muriel Rukeyser (B) Eleanor Clark (C) Fanny Borden (D) Robert Lowell 69. How did Bishop and Moore nourish each other in their literary friendships?
(A) Bishop’s role is seen as that of a mentor-mother to Moore’s student-daughter. (B) Bishop provided Moore with poetic examples to follow.
(C) Moore had grown up as a writer in Bishop’s shadow.
(D) Moore enhanced Bishop’s popularity among the younger generation.
70. Which of the following description about Bishop is NOT mentioned in the article? (A) She felt a sense of alienation in her childhood.
(B) She quit majoring in music out of stage fright.
(C) She won at least five poetry prizes during her lifetime.
(D) She is the only American poet to make sense to British and Irish writers. 71. Which aspect about the poem “One Art” is NOT true?
(A) As the poem progresses, the things lost increase in value.
(C) Bishop reveals the art of learning to live with loss in an ironic voice.
(D) Bishop completely possesses the mastery over loss, even the loss of her beloved person.
(5) For the Romans, art and politics were intimately connected. Monuments that recognized public service, and buildings that met public needs, form the core of early Roman art. Many of them must be put together carefully from fragments from excavations, or imagined from sketchy descriptions of historians or commentators. Additional help in discovering what styles were fashionable at one time or another can be gained from close attention to the examples of the art of private patrons, and from practical objects that were commonly decorated with subjects comparable to those on public monuments.
Civic leaders were well aware of the potential of art as a means of promoting their own ends, during both the Republican period and the Imperial Age. The Senate and emperors would erect statues and install commemorative reliefs in public squares, and they sponsored new public buildings or repaired old ones. The sponsorship was almost always clearly spelled out in an accompanying inscription, prominently displayed. Honorific statues were normally voted by the Senate, and obvious self-promotion was not started until the early first century BC when Sulla, and then Pompey, used propaganda techniques to support a political cause. Julius Caesar was a master at this, and the practice was continued under most of the emperors. Whenever we consider a piece of Roman statue, or a painting or building, we must consider the circumstances that brought it into being, the meaning it expresses, and the intentions of the patron. Although many formal characteristics were shared with Greek art, as we shall see, the meaning for the Roman patron was often different.
72. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
(A) Roman Art (B) Roman and Greek Art
(C) Art in the Service of the State (D) Julius Caesar: the Master of Propaganda 73. Which of the following methods is NOT adopted by Roman art historians?
(A) They pay close attention to the art of private patrons. (B) They put together fragments from excavations.
(C) They read descriptions by historians or commentators. (D) They install public monuments in squares.
74. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Civic leaders in the Imperial Age did not promote their own ends by art.
(B) The Senate and the emperors’ names could be seen spelled out in public monuments. (C) Pompey was the first to start obvious self-promotion.
(D) Julius Caesar despised the practice of self-promotion. 75. What can we infer from this article?
(A) The Romans were the masters of propaganda.
(B) Romans may share with Greeks artistic forms, but not their meanings. (C) Roman public monuments were sponsored anonymously.
