國立師大附中九十六學年度第二學期期末考英文科試題
Studio Classroom
I Listening comprehension 10 %
< A > Choose the best response to each question or statement.
1. (A) He’s been suffering from depression. (B) He wants to have another party soon. (C) He tries hard to win all his games. (D) He’s joined the Salvation Army lately. 2. (A) How many years have they been working?
(B) I couldn’t remember when we met. (C)They must have had a big celebration. (D) I can’t wait to celebrate with them too. 3. (A) She studied cooking in university.
(B) She started playing music last year. (C) He learned how to run a business. (D) She has mastered two languages. 4. (A) I have a new desk.
(B) He’s never punctual. (C) I like his work attitude. (D) He punched in early.
< B > Listen to the conversations. Then answer the questions.
5. (A) Quiet people and strange food. (B) Nice people and fast food. (C) Clean tables and expensive food. (D) Dirty tables and convenient food. 6. (A) It is soft outside.
(B) It has a fan inside. (C) It is tamperproof. (D) It has a lot of memory.
7. (A) She wants to buy a new house. (B) Her contract will end soon. (C) He doesn’t like the landlord. (D) Her mother asked her to do so.
< III > Listen to the passages. Then choose the best answer for each question. 8. (A)An Olympic gold medal.
(B) An unexpected victory. (C) A hockey game with no goals.
(D) A skating competition in the summer. 9. (A) They beat the odds every time.
(B) They were all very young.
(C)They were hoping for the bronze medal. (D) They were very good players.
10. (A) They didn’t win their first game. (B) They forgot how to play hockey. (C) They were born in New York in 1980. (D) They had more players than the Russians.
11. The hotel restaurant is noted for its excellent ______ as well as quality customer service. You will surely enjoy dining there.
(A) triumph (B) remedy (C) cuisine (D) browser
12. For those who have a ______ and wonderwhy they’re so drawn to sugary foods and drinks, the answer could be that it’s all in the genes.
(A) green thumb (B) stuffy nose (C) big mouth (D) sweet tooth 13. The twins are ______ identical. Their teachers and classmates often confuse one with the other. (A) virtually (B) annually (C) gracefully (D) fortunately
14. For a woman, going to the beauty salon or wearing perfume can easily lighten her mood and make her feel _____. (A) pampered (B) perspired (C) feasted (D) fastened
15. Your grade for this course mostly depends on your ______ in class, including being well-prepared for discussion and attendance.
(A) celebration (B) participation (C) temptation (D) vegetation
16. Students are supposed to do their reading assignments and homework consistently. Those who ______ for exams seldom get good grades.
(A) exceed (B) encrypt (C) grab (D) cram 17. The athlete’s performance is ______ because of excessive body fat.
(A) skimmed (B) foremost (C) hindered (D) graceful
18. Born in 1910 in Albania, Mother Teresa knew early in her life that she wanted to ______ herself to the poor. (A) reinforce (B) devote (C) misread (D) inspire
19. The last time I saw Rachel she was ______ around with a stick. I wonder if she has recovered from the injury. (A) mowing (B) massaging (C) hobbling (D) hindering
20. Constant arguing doesn’t ______ a happy marriage. You and your husband really need to find a better way to iron out your differences.
(A) put away (B) make for (C) take care of (D) beat the odds
III Cloze 20%
People have different ideas as to whether teenagers should get a time job. The advocates believe that part-time jobs can help the young make the shift into adulthood more smoothly. 21 practical skills, part-part-time jobs teach numerous lessons 22 in the classroom. Part-time jobs also help teenagers build self-esteem, learn interpersonal skills and manage their time and money better. 23 some people consider taking a part-time job a good opportunity for young people to understand responsibility, others think differently about it. They argue that part-time jobs 24 to young people don’t necessarily provide valuable work experience. Entry-level jobs like stocking shelves or sweeping floors don’t require the use of critical thinking skills. Moreover, adolescence should be a time of exploration and discovery, not 25 and out on a time clock.
21. (A) In addition to (B) In light of (C) With a view to (D) On account of 22. (A) that rarely learn (B) rarely learning (C) they are rarely learned (D) rarely learned 23. (A) Because (B) Even (C) While (D) Despite 24. (A) cheering (B) luxurious (C) disadvantaged (D) available 25. (A) focusing on (B) punching in (C) dedicating to (D) raging over
The islands of the Maldives have been described as “gem-like” and “romantic.” They may have won such praise because of their colorful wonders 26 water as well as sparkling white-sand beach. In 2004, the powerful waves of the Indian Ocean tsunami 27 into the Maldives in spite of the islands’ protective coral reefs. The result was
28 : 69 of the 200 inhabited islands in the Maldives were damaged. Approximately 12,000 people lost their homes. 29
, the reefs themselves weren’t affected very much. The reef bleaching that occurred in 1998, due to higher sea temperatures, was much more damaging. Indeed, warmer water and rising sea levels 30 global warming
endanger both the coral and the islands of the Maldives.
27. (A) crashed (B) encircled (C) leased (D) united 28. (A) triumph (B) lagoon (C) visibility (D) disaster 29. (A) Unfortunately (B) Interestingly (C) Accordingly (D) Consequently 30. (A) originate from (B) aroused by (C) caused by (D) given rise to
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I Vocabulary 15%
31. Two fighters collided and pieces of were scattered over a wide area.
(A) wreckage (B) vessels (C) mystery (D) obstacle
32. Your _____ doesn’t seem to have a solid basis. You need to support it with further scientific evidence. (A) navy (B) theory (C) board (D) aircraft
33. The government claims that the falling unemployment rate is indicating an economic . (A) article (B) security (C) abduction (D) recovery
34. Growing levels of pollution represent a serious public health . Many studies have reported associations between diseases and environmental pollutions.
(A) rescue (B) hazard (C) region (D) error
35. The government needs to have a more ______ plan to reduce the unemployment rate. The policies on the table are merely castles in the air!
(A) theoretical (B) bumpy (C) practical (D) digestive
36. After he exercised for two hours, drops of sweat kept ________ down his forehead. (A) spreading (B) sliding (C) sharpening (D) simmering
37. The victims of the massive earthquake are ______ for food and shelters. They have been hungry and homeless for a long while.
(A) predicting (B) bearing (C) proving (D) dying
38. Dr. King’s commitment to the ______ of equality inspired many followers to fight for social justice. (A) cause (B) tool (C) proof (D) pattern
39. Though the police suspected that he’d killed his wife, they had to let him go in the ______ of any hard evidence. (A) report (B) company (C) panic (D) absence
40. After crying for half an hour, the heart-broken girl’s eyes were ______. (A) swollen (B) sinking (C) framed (D) pleasing
41. Davis is being ______ from Taipei to Houston next month, and his colleagues are planning a farewell party for him.
(A) transcribed (B) transformed (C) translated (D) transferred
42. Greenpeace works to awareness of the environmental pollutions that threaten our planet today. (A) promote (B) surf (C) familiarize (D) reduce
43. The President's support will be to the issue of whether some further cross-Strait interactions can be put into practice.
(A) attentive (B) critical (C) subtle (D) catchy
44. The country’s high living standards cause its present population to 25 percent of the world's oil. (A) advertise (B) affect (C) consume (D) convince
45. We shouldn’t the potential damage the aftershocks would cause to the disaster area. We all must be on the alert.
(A) elude (B) endorse (C) commercialize (D) underestimate
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is an area of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean in which a 46 of planes and ships have disappeared. Mysterious events in the area 47 as Christopher Columbus, who in 1492 observed strange dancing lights on the horizon. The name Bermuda Triangle, however, was
48 until 1964 when it appeared in the February Argosy magazine.
There are many theories about why so many planes and ships have been lost in the Bermuda Triangle. One of the most cited explanations is that compasses often give false readings 49 unusual magnetic phenomena in this area. Such compass problems can 50 human error, and consequently numerous losses of planes and ships.
46. (A) number (B) plenty (C) great deal (D) large amount 47. (A) trace back (B) date back (C) go as far back (D) vanish as far 48. (A) used (B) not used (C) used not (D) used but 49. (A) in addition to (B) in spite of (C) instead of (D) due to
50. (A) lead to (B) result from (C) come across (D) take place
There was a time, not long ago, when most people thought that blind people could never learn to read. People thought that the only way to read was to look at words with your eyes. A young French boy named Louis Braille thought 51 . Louis became highly motivated to improve the system of dots and dashes after 52 to night writing invented by Charles Barbier. He liked the idea of the raised dots, but could do without the raised dashes. As he sat there in his father's leather shop, an idea came to him in a flash. The tool that inspired him was 53 the awl that blinded him. The next few days he spent working on an alphabet 54 entirely of six dots. The position of the
different dots would represent the different letters of the alphabet. Louis used the awl to punch out a sentence. He read it quickly from left to right. Everything made sense. It 55 .
51. (A) otherwise (B) instead (C)though (D) nevertheless
52. (A) introducing (B) been introduced (C) being introduced (D) having introduced 53. (A) more or less (B) no more than (C) no less than (D) none other than 54. (A) made up (B) running out (C) looking up (D) ironed out
55. (A) will work (B) had worked (C) worked (D) should have worked
A book writer recognizes a woman with whom he had lunch years ago. He starts remembering the unforgettable evening. He was young, living in Paris, and could barely 56 . She had read one of his books and wrote to
congratulate him on his work. He invited her for lunch and to his 57 she chose a very expensive restaurant. He had only eighty francs to last him the rest of the month. “I don’t 58 overloading my stomach,” she told him. She
continued to make similar remarks throughout the meal. In the meantime, she ordered one expensive dish after another. When the bill came, he found the price for the meal was much higher than 59 . He was able to pay the bill, but he had no money left for the rest of the month. However, in the end, the writer feels that he has finally had his 60 when he sees that the woman now weighs three hundred pounds.
56. (A) have a chat (B) make ends meet (C) digest food (D) seize the day 57. (A) horror (B) penny (C) wonder (D) caring 58. (A) come in (B) believe in (C) bring in (D) cut out
59. (A) expecting (B) had expected (C) he expects (D) he had expected 60. (A) panic (B) humor (C) revenge (D) giant
Advertising is defined in Webster's dictionary as “the action of calling something to the public attention especially by emphasizing desirable qualities to 6 1 a desire to buy.” Advertising is a mass-mediated communication. For communication to 62 advertising it must be: 1) paid for; 2) delivered to an audience via mass media, and 3)
persuasive. To be persuasive or effective the advertisement must communicate to the audience the message it wants to relay. 63 , for example, the advertisement is trying to sell a certain product then it must persuade the audience that for whatever functional or emotional reason they need to purchase the product. Slogans and jingles sell products and 64 famous faces. Once the brand loyalty is established, customers can’t help 65
the same brand of products in their lifetime.
61. (A) arouse (B) raise (C) rise (D) arise
62. (A) be bombarded with (B) be established for (C) be classified as (D) be particular about 63. (A) Although (B) Nevertheless (C) Because (D) If
64. (A) as well as (B) likely (C) the same as (D) so do 65. (A) to buy (B) but to buy (C) buying (D) buy
III Grammar 5%
66. Not until she spoke ______ that she was not English.
(A) did I realize (B) I didn’t realize (C) that I realized (D) didn’t I realize 67. Though he was under tremendous pressure, he remained ______ and made good decisions. (A) calmed (B) calming (C) calm (D) to be calm
68. A group of angry people ______ in red are going for a demonstration in front of the city hall. (A) dressing (B) dressed (C) had dressed (D) being dressing
69. Houses in that area are extremely expensive, and you cannot afford to live there ______ you earn a high salary. (A) since (B) if (C) unless (D) suppose
70. The more often you play in a wind band, find it joyful and pleasurable. (A) you are more likely to
(B) more likely it is to (C) the more you are likely to
(D) the more likely you are to
IV Reading 20%
Dear Ann Landers:
When I read your glowing assessment of today's teenagers, I decided you are either looking at the world through some mighty powerful rose-colored glasses, or you are completely off your rocker.
Today's American youth are the most stupid, impolite, self-centered people on the planet. They know everything about computers but nothing about history, literature, geography or the arts. Half of them are unable to name their own state capital. They drive like lunatics and eat like pigs. Their music is imbecilic and deafening. Most of their so-called art is garbage. Their trademark is four-letter words.
If we are ever in another war, it will have to be fought by men over 25. The 17-to-24-year-olds are spaced out on pot and heavier drugs and could never pass the physical. I don't know where or how this generation lost its way, but
it IS lost, and I see no hope for these young people.
Dear Midwestern:
Your off-the-wall, wild-eyed pessimism is depressing, and you have a strangely one-dimensional view of today's youth.
I have been writing this column for 45 years, and the complaints about teenagers have always been the same – they are impolite, self-centered and ignorant, their music is nothing but noise, and their art is garbage. Yet somehow,
they manage to grow up to become responsible, caring, decent adults.
It is unfair to denigrate all teenagers because of a few rotten apples. There are bad apples in every barrel. Most young people are bright and knowledgeable. Enrollment in colleges and universities has never been higher, yet teenagers must work a lot harder to be accepted at these schools than graduates of previous generations.
Today's teenagers are more concerned with the environment, more involved in volunteer work, more tolerant of people's differences, and more accepting of our diversity than the generations that preceded them. Instead of judging our youth from raunchy TV shows, exploitative movies and sensational headlines, get to know some of them, and you might be pleasantly surprised.
71. What is not among Midwestern’s complaints?
(A) Today’s American teenagers do not have the courage to go to a war. (B) They use inappropriate words.
(C) Ann Landers views today’s teenagers through an unrealistic rosy lens. (D) Today’s American teenagers are ignorant about literature and arts. 72. Which of the following word is closest in meaning to the word denigrate?
(A) criticize (B) praise (C) compete (D) frustrate 73. What can NOT be inferred from this column?
(A) Ann Landers thinks Midwestern is too pessimistic about today’s American youths. (B) Ann Landers suggests that Midwestern stop generalizing about today’s American youths.
(C) Ann Landers believes that today’s teenagers are more willing to devote themselves to a public cause than the previous generation.
(D) Ann Landers suggests that Midwestern get some positive pictures of teenagers from TV shows and movies.
When people think of caviar, they think of elegant parties given by wealthy people. Actually, not all caviar is terribly costly; you sometimes find domestic—home-grown—caviar on buffet tables in all-you-can-eat restaurants. But the best kinds of caviar are very expensive indeed.
Caviar is fish eggs. The top variety comes from three kinds of sturgeons found in the Caspian Sea in Russia: beluga, osetra, and sevruga. These fish take between nine and fifteen years to mature and produce eggs. When they do, they generally yield a few pounds of tiny, dark gray eggs apiece. The scarcity of caviar and the long time it takes to harvest are what make caviar expensive. One ounce of beluga can cost around US$50 to US$60 in a retail store. Why do people eat caviar? Some, naturally, are entranced by anything so expensive. But there are also people who appreciate the taste. Beluga is said to have a creamy, buttery taste. Osetra has a nutty flavor. True fans will eat top-quality caviar by itself on dry toast points; the fat from the eggs will moisten the bread.
If you’ve never tried caviar, you might want to see what an inexpensive type tastes like. Caviar from North
American sturgeon costs less than a third as much as the most expensive Russian types. Some people also call salmon eggs caviar. These slightly larger, bright red eggs are the least expensive of all. If you’re in doubt, go to the nearest fish buffet and see if you can sample them there!
74. What is this selection mainly about? (A) Fishing for sturgeon.
(B) The colors of fish eggs. (C) Harvesting and eating caviar.
(D) The differences between Russian and American caviar.
75. What is true about the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter? (A) Only expensive caviar is good.
(B) Don’t buy caviar at retail prices. (C) People who eat caviar are snobs.
(D) Keep an open mind about eating caviar.
76. What does the word entranced in the third paragraph mean?
(A) Surprised. (B) Alarmed. (C) Disgusted. (D) Charmed.
Consumer psychology is the study of how people relate to the products and services that they purchase. Division 23, the Society for Consumer Psychology (SCP), aims to bring psychological theories into this applied research domain. SCP - Division 23 also works to contribute its findings to other areas of psychology. Consumer psychologists study practically all psychological and behavioral responses that can occur within the context of a person's role as a consumer. Research carried out by consumer psychologists is designed to describe, predict, explain, and influence consumer responses to product and service-related information and experiences. For example, research by SCP may be used to
•provide information to companies and consumers on what the public needs or wants
•help an organization (either profit or nonprofit) effectively develop and market products, services, or ideas
•guide the work of government agencies that are responsible for product safety, evaluation of advertising claims, and assessment of ethical marketing practices
77. Which of the following word can best replace “context” in this essay?
(A) effect (B) situation (C) power (D) commerce 78. Which description about Division 23 is NOT true?
(A) It is the Society for Consumer Psychology. (B) It conducts market research.
(C) It guides the government to evaluate advertising claims. (D) It is a government-owned manufacturer.
79. What is Consumer Psychology, according to this essay?
(A) A study of what people most probably buy in a department store. (B) An institute where scholars do studies on consumers’ behaviors. (C) A principle which people must observe when buying things.
(D) A research on the relationship between consumers and what they purchase. 80. This essay may be most likely published in a(n) .
(A) fashion magazine (B) newspaper editorial (C) business weekly
