97-5-四技二專-英文試題

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(1)共同考科. 英文. 一、字彙與片語題說明：第 1∼10 題，每題均有一個劃底線的字或片語，請在四個選項中，選擇一個與劃底線的字或片語意義最接近的答案。第 11∼15 題，請選擇一個最適當的答案，以完成該句。 1. Cynthia is as thin as a stick because she is very picky about what she eats. (A) persuasive (B) peculiar (C) particular (D) pleased 2. As a firefighter, Rolf saved many people out of the burning houses and collapsed construction sites. (A) destroyed (B) rescued (C) impressed (D) protected 3. According to the weather forecast, a cold front expected to hit the north of Taiwan will push temperatures down to 10 degrees Celsius in many areas around the island. (A) prediction (B) hesitation (C) notion (D) preparation 4. In order to boost economy, the government decided to give shopping coupons to its citizens. (A) convenience (B) consumption (C) communication (D) circulation 5. People in the world have doubts about the products made in China. For example, the Chinese milk powder was proved to contain melamine. (A) denied (B) required (C) applied (D) confirmed 6. Recent studies found there were close links between genes, diets, and cancer in various countries. (A) obstacles (B) associations (C) principles (D) discussions 7. The economic depression causes people in the world to have the worries of being fired and losing their jobs. (A) becoming unemployed (B) being uninterested (C) turning disabled (D) getting homeless 8. Nowadays teenagers’ idols have a great influence on their thoughts and behavior. (A) ingredient (B) effect (C) competition (D) apology 9. Everyone likes Mitilda because she is always very thoughtful and puts herself in others’ shoes. (A) considerate (B) peaceful (C) grateful (D) considerable 10. The committee is made up of representatives from both the public and private companies. (A) resists on (B) insists on (C) persists in (D) consists of high pressure from schoolwork and often feel anxious. 11. High school students receive (A) relatively (B) generously (C) initially (D) objectively 12. Cape No. 7 last year caused sensation and attracted people to the movie theaters. What’s more, the in the cinema all became more popular afterwards. (A) conductors (B) conflicts (C) characters (D) compensations. 共7頁. 第 1 頁.

(2) 共同考科. 英文. 13. Although falling many times because of the injuries, she kept fighting and won the audience’s . (A) authority (B) appointment (C) applause (D) audience 14. The reason why Julia has been absent from class for a week is that she (A) came up with (B) made up for (C) held up against (D) came down with 15. The high interest rates from credit cards and housing loans problems. (A) result from (B) call on (C) give off (D) bring about. serious colds.. many social and economic. 二、對話題說明：第 16∼25 題，請依對話內容選出一個最適當的答案，使其成為有意義的對話。 16. Joan: Connie and I are planning a trip to Italy and we can watch the Carnival in Venice. Do you want to join us? Peter: I’ve always looked forward to admiring the spectacular city and cruising the canals in gondolas. Joan: Sure. We can also visit the famous leaning Tower of Pisa and go shopping in Milan together!! (A) Bon voyage. (B) Spare me! (C) You’re telling me. (D) Count me in. 17. Adam: Are you available tonight? Sylvia: I’m afraid not. We are asked to work overtime and our boss won’t let me go if I leave the work unfinished. I have two tickets to Cirque du Soleil. Oops. I need to get the Adam: ticket refund. (A) No sweat. (B) What a shame! (C) Let’s call it a day. (D) Take your time. 18. Chritsine: Guess what? There is an exhibition about the mammoth at the museum. I am longing to see the fossils. Greg: How long will it be shown? Christine: Greg: You’d better go see it soon. It is reported that there are many people there every day. (A) Since last Thursday. (B) Until the end of this month. (C) It has been shown for 2 months. (D) Every other month.. 第 2 頁. 共7頁.

(3) 共同考科. 英文. 19. Cynthia: If we buy a large one, they’ll give us another small one for free. Tina: I want shrimps, pepperoni, and onions. And extra cheese, please. (A) Don’t mention it. (B) You got me. (C) That’s a real bargain. (D) We’re even now. 20. Vivian: The ice cream there is special. You can never imagine they can “fry” ice cream on the stove. And the clerks there will sing songs to you as soon as you Michael: enter their store. Vivian: How about going inside and trying their mixed flavor? (A) I’ll say. (B) Over my dead body. (C) Search me. (D) Don’t make a scene. 21. Shirley: Good morning. May I speak to the manager, Mr. Stevens? Jennifer: He stepped out 5 minutes ago. He is scheduled to be back by noon. Shirley: Jennifer: Not at all. Who’s calling? Shirley: This is Ms. Brown from the First Company. My number is 2266-5566. Jennifer: Thanks. I’ll inform our manager of your call. Shirley: Thanks. Bye. (A) Can I leave a message? (B) Would you mind if I leave a message? (C) Would you please take a message? (D) Can you hold on for a moment? 22. Billy: Oh, my gosh! My hard drive just crashed. All my papers are kept inside. Jeff: Let me give you a hand. Let’s try to search in the file cabinet first. Billy: I can only count on you. I don’t have the backup disk. (A) Take it easy. (B) Break a leg then. (C) It served you right. (D) Let’s get down to business. 23. Peter: Did you do well on your final paper? Mike: Peter: What happened? Mike: My grades turned out to be worse than I had expected. Peter: Don’t feel bad. Cheer up. Work harder next time. (A) You bet. (B) Yes, I did. (C) I have no idea.. (D)I thought I did.. 24. Sylvia: Excuse me. Clerk: I am sorry. Purple ones are not available but we have blue ones. Sylvia: I’d like to take a look at the blue one. Clerk: OK. I’ll get one for you. Sylvia: Thanks. By the way, where is the fitting room? (A) Where can I try this shirt on? (B) Can I have a discount? (C) Does this shirt come in purple? (D) Does this shirt have different sizes?. 共7頁. 第 3 頁.

(4) 共同考科. 英文. 25. Waitress: Excuse me, sir. Are you ready to order? Jack: Yes, I’d like Caesar salad, a medium-well steak, and chocolate cake. Waitress: Anything to drink? Jack: Just a hot latte, please. Waitress: That’s all? Jack: I want the vanilla flavor. Waitress: No problem. (A) Ice cream, please. (B) Orange juice sounds better. (C) Forget about the cake. (D) I don’t have any appetite.. 三、綜合測驗說明：下面三篇短文共有十五格空格，為第 26∼40 題，每題有四個選項，請依各篇短文文意，選出一個最適合該空格的答案。 Have you ever thought about getting your own ideas 26 and becoming writers? Maybe it is 27 for most of us, but a class of students in an elementary in Chunghua county 28 . Entitled “The Sky of the 12-year-old Children,” the book proved children’s dreams could come true some day, 29 many readers to bravely achieve their own goals. It all started from one morning when their homeroom teacher asked the whole class to 30 the following 5 elements: helping others, challenging something impossible, a big project, a record of Taiwanese, and graduation trips. One girl from the class 31 her hand and proposed that they could interview some influential people in the society, like Lin Whai-min, Yen Chung-sho, and Shen Chun-hua, and published a book. After reaching the agreement, those children, in groups, arranged the details, wrote invitation cards, thought about the questions, and went to meet the elites in Taipei in person. For those children, not only 32 the priceless wisdom and life experience, but they also learned the most valuable lesson in life: daring to dream and making constant efforts to make their dreams come true! When asked what they would do with the money earned from the books, they said all of the money would be donated to charity organizations, 33 1 NT dollar from each book used for their graduation trip. 26. (A) publish. (B) published. (C) publishing. 27. (A) out of use (C) beyond question. (D) to publish. (B) out of employment (D) out of the question. 28. (A) did. (B) do. (C) have done. (D) will do. 29. (A) inspire. (B) inspired. (C) inspiring. (D) to inspire. 30. (A) divide. (B) combine. (C) release. (D) contribute. 31. (A) rose. (B) aroused. (C) raised. (D) arose. 32. (A) they gained. (B) were they gained. (C) does they gain. (D) did they gain. 33. (A) except. (B) expect. (C) besides. (D) beside. 第 4 頁. 共7頁.

(5) 共同考科. 英文. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, what attracted the attention of the sports fans was the astonishing new record ever made in the history by the American athlete, Michael Phelps, 34 won the 8 gold medals in the specially-built Water Cubic. 35 , it was not the competition that made waves; it was 36 the swimmers were wearing. Designed by Speedo and NASA, the latest high-tech swimsuit, LZR racer, or Fastskin, cost more than $500 but reduced drag dramatically by at least 4% when 37 the original Fastskin first shown in 2000. Lighter, more water-resistant, and easier for swimmers to breathe underwater, the supersuit was 38 tight that it takes at least 30 minutes to completely put it on with others’ help. 39 advanced the clothes may be, there is no denying that technology has its limits. It also 40 muscle strength, stamina, skill and perseverance to walk away with the gold medal. Therefore, with history made by the millisecond in Beijing, sportsman from around the world can still rely on all the legal technological help! 34. (A) that (C) which. (B) who (D) when. 35. (A) Nevertheless (C) Moreover. (B) Consequently (D) That is. 36. (A) how (C) what. (B) where (D) when. 37. (A) comparing (C) comparing with. (B) compared (D) compared with. 38. (A) too (C) so. (B) enough (D) such. 39. (A) Whatever (C) Whoever. (B) Whenever (D) However. 40. (A) spent (C) took. (B) cost (D) acquired. 共7頁. 第 5 頁.

(6) 共同考科. 英文. 四、閱讀測驗說明：下面兩篇短文，每篇各有 5 個問題，為第 41∼50 題，請閱讀短文後，選出每題最適當的答案。 The Galapagos Islands are situated in the eastern Pacific Ocean at 972 km off the west coast of South America. Two million years ago, it was formed because of the eruption of volcanoes. In 1835, a 26-year-old British young man came to the islands with a navy ship. He spent about one month collecting the specimens and observed the species on the islands. He found the species were unique; that is, they looked similar to the other species seen in the mainland, but they were actually somewhat different. For example, the beaks of the same birds were different in size on three islands to adapt to the different ways of catching preys. Consequently, the young man began to question the traditional notion, “God created all the creatures in the world. They didn’t change, but just got extinct.” Years later, he published the book, “On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection,” which revolutionized biology and the study of natural evolution. Who is the young man? He is Charles Darwin. And from then on, the Galapagos Islands have become the research center of natural species and the world heritage till now. 41. According to the passage, which continent is the Galapagos Islands located? (A) Arctic (B) America (C) Africa (D) Asia 42. According to the passage, what is special about the Galapagos Islands? (A) There are unique volcanic landscapes. (B) Plenty of species are on the islands. (C) The species are totally different. (D) It is the center of British navy ships. 43. Which of the following is NOT done by Darwin? (A) He published the book when he was on the islands. (B) He collected many specimens about the animals. (C) He studied the different sizes of birds’ beaks. (D) He proposed a new idea about biology. 44. In line 7, the word “preys” refers to (A) what birds were afraid of (B) what birds suffered from (C) what birds lived on (D) what birds adapted to. .. 45. What can we infer from the passage? (A) Traditional biologists found that three birds with various beaks were the same species. (B) Darwin proved that three birds with various beaks were the same species. (C) Natural selection means birds would never adapt themselves but got extinct. (D) The islands attracted the attention of biologists after the eruption of volcanoes.. 第 6 頁. 共7頁.

(7) 共同考科. 英文. Carbon footprint is a concrete method to measure the influence our humans have on the earth. It refers to the amount of carbon dioxide everyone, every family, or every country produced. The greenhouse gases people emitted daily especially by burning oils and coals have been proved to be the main cause of global warming. For example, America, followed by China, India, and other developing countries, has the greatest share of the carbon footprint in the world. To reduce the carbon footprint, actually there are many things you can do to make some contributions to the protection of environment without spending money. For example, try to walk or ride bikes to work instead of using transportation vehicles. You also don’t need to drive your car to work but get in your colleagues’ cars by sharing the money of fuels. This is often named car pool, which is another good way to conserve energy and save money. Besides, inside the houses, some actions such as turning off the appliances with you, unplugging your cell phone when it has finished charging, and defrosting freezers regularly can make all the differences. What you may not know is that avoiding buying bottled water or fruits out of season, decreasing the consumption of meat as well as imported merchandise, and purchasing more organic food all help lower carbon footprint. 46. What is carbon footprint mainly about? (A) A commercial strategy to influence human beings’ activities. (B) A scientific way to measure the purity of oils and coals. (C) A brand from a shoe company to promote special footprints. (D) A set of numbers to show the levels of greenhouse gases. 47. According to the passage, which country produced the most carbon dioxide? (A) UK (B) USA (C) China (D) India 48. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage to lower carbon footprint? (A) Going to work on foot. (B) Buying high-quality goods from abroad. (C) Buying less bottled water. (D) Eating less meat and more organic food. 49. In line 8, the word “car pool” refers to (A) washing cars by the pool (B) going to offices together in a car (C) playing pool in the car (D) owning the car with friends. .. 50. What can we infer from the passage? (A) It takes much time and a great deal of money for us to decrease carbon footprint. (B) Only developed countries like America face the problem of high carbon footprint. (C) It takes the shipment of imported goods on the plane, which increases carbon footprint. (D) The more carbon footprint there is, the less serious the problem of global warming will be.. 共7頁. 第 7 頁.

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