彰化縣私立精誠中學
104 學年度第一學期第一次段考【國三英文】
範圍：康軒課本、習作L1-R1，劍橋英文文法 U16-18,51
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Vocabulary】 10%
1. Kelly was so tired that she couldn’t help falling ______.
(A) sleepy (B) sleep (C) asleep (D) sleepless 2. Helen is willing to talk to ______ friends, so she speaks English well.
(A) foreign (B) close (C) heavy (D) old 3. It’s safe to hug koalas, for they don’t have ______ claws.
(A) familiar (B) sweet (C) unexpected (D) sharp 4. We have to take out the ______ after we eat.
(A) floor (B) sky (C) garbage (D) museum 5. Of all the new ______, cell phones have changed our lives the most.
(A) inventions (B) brands (C) subjects (D) fakes 6. Learning to ______ ourselves from danger is important.
(A) prepare (B) pollute (C) protect (D) produce 7. It isn’t polite to pick your nose in ______.
(A) poster (B) price (C) public (D) pound 8. We went to a national park to enjoy the beauty of ______.
(A) number (B) neighbor (C) nest (D) nature 9. She lives by herself in a big and well-furnished apartment.
(A) beside (B) alone (C) carefully (D) quietly 10. The shoes don’t go with your dress.
(A) follow (B) make (C) match (D) enjoy
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Grammar】 15%
11. Traveling a lot helps him not only become wiser ________ make many friends. (A) also (B) but (C) and (D) to
12. Before ________ the cake, you should make a wish first.
(A) cut (B) cutting (C) to cut (D) cuts 13. It is terrible that the mother makes her son ________ all day long.
(A) play (B) to play (C) playing (D) played 14. New and surprising things are always ________ people.
(A) exciting to (B) excited about (C) excite (D) exciting about
15. Amy is ________ in sports. She never gets ________.
(A) interesting ; boring (B) interested ; boring
(C) interesting ; bored (D) interested ; bored 16. So far Jill ________ well on her work.
(A) did (B) is done (C) does (D) has done 17. Julia seldom put her money in the room, _______?
(A) didn’t she (B) doesn’t she (C) does she (D) did she 18. Henry ________ me the truth when he arrives here.
(A) tell (B) will tell (C) told (D) have told
19. My uncle ________ Vancouver twice already, and he’s still going there for vacation next month. He really loves that city.
(A) went to (B) has gone to (C) has been to (D) goes to 20. I called Tom. He said that he ________ come.
(A) shall (B) would (C) may (D) can 21. Bob _____ read this interesting novel, has he?
(A) never has to (B) has to (C) has never (D) has 22. The poor old man died ________.
(A) two days ago (B) since two days ago (C) since two days (D) for two days
23. I used to be a member of our school basketball team, but now I am not. (A) Our school basketball team is a really strong one.
(B) I really loved to play basketball, and I played it a lot.
(C) I was one of our school basketball team members before, but now I have stopped playing with them.
(D) I played basketball a lot before, but now I don’t play any more.
24. We went mountain climbing today. After a ________ day, we all wanted to go to bed early.
(A) tired (B) tiring (C) excited (D) satisfied 25. Mr. Carter forgot _____ showing off is usually not welcome.
(A) this (B) what (C) which (D) that
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Cloze】 30%
★ Have you ever eaten the food named bagels? Well, if you haven’t, it is surprising! Bagels have become a favorite food __(26)__ the world. No one knows for sure __(27)__, but they do have a long history. The earliest story about bagels was written in 1610, which says bagels were to __(28)__ to women in childbirth.
The most popular story says that bagels were invented to celebrate the king of Poland’s victory. Because the king liked horses, __(29)__ the cook made the bread in the shape of a stirrup. The German word for “stirrup” was “beugel,” which
became “bagel” __(30)__ English.
Bagels were brought to America in the 1800s __(31)__ one kind of breakfast food. Now bagels have become big business __(32)__ 1962. Everyone from McDonald’s to Starbucks is selling bagels.
26. (A) in (B) on (C) at (D) under 27. (A) where do bagels come from (B) where bagels from
(C) where bagels came from (D) where to bagels from 28. (A) give (B) be giving (C) gave (D) be given 29. (A) so (B) X (C) and (D) but 30. (A) with (B) on (C) from (D) in 31. (A) as (B) for (C) about (D) with 32. (A) in (B) since (C) during (D) for
★ Blue cheese has been around for a long time. People found it inside a cave in Italy __(33)__. Someone very brave tried tasting it and was surprised __(34)__ its great taste. Since then, people have tried to make blue cheese for themselves. They tried using cow’s, sheep’s and goat’s milk, amongst others, to make blue cheese. Different caves produce different flavors of blue cheese, and people are always __(35)__ finding new caves to make blue cheese because they know the cheese will have a new and distinct flavor.
Many Taiwanese are scared of eating blue cheese because of its dark blue dots. However, if you can __(36)__ the unique appearance and distinctive odour, you will find the rich, creamy taste that’s beloved by many Americans and Europeans.
distinct 與其他不同的 ; odour 氣味 33. (A) by reason (B) by air (C) by choice (D) by chance
34. (A) in (B) of (C) at (D) with
35. (A) excited about (B) tired of (C) bored with (D) worried about 36. (A) eat up (B) lead to (C) put up with (D) beat the clock
★ Oceans cover 70% of our planet. They __(37)__ rich in fish and plants, but now they are in serious trouble. Garbage, oil spills, climate change and overfishing have made the number of ocean fish and plants __(38)__ lower than before. We need to make a change as soon as possible, __(39)__ a lot of sea life will be gone in the near future. Surely we can raise awareness to save the oceans, __(40)__?
37. (A) are used to be (B) are used to being (C) used to be (D) used to being
38. (A) much (B) many (C) very (D) a lot of
39. (A) or (B) so (C) but (D) because 40. (A) don’t we (B) do we (C) can’t we (D) can we
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Reading Comprehension】 15 %
★ The beaver’s front teeth have a hard, bright-orange covering. These teeth are used to cut and tear the bark of trees. The back teeth are flat and rough and are used for chewing. There are two flaps of skin between the front and back teeth. These flaps keep water and splinters from entering the beaver’s mouth.
41. The story mainly tells
(A) about the color of the front teeth. (B) how the two flaps of skin are used.
(C) how splinters get into the beaver’s mouth.
(D) about the specially designed mouth of the beaver.
★ Dolphins are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying this dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other.
42. The story mainly tells
(A) how dolphins talk to people. (B) how smart dolphins are.
(C) how dolphins are different from fish. (D) which scientists are studying languages.
★ People used to ride a bike called the Ordinary Bicycle. The back wheel was about 1 foot high. The front wheel was about 5 feet high. When this tall bike hit a little bump, the bike often fell over. Later people began riding the safety bike. Its two wheels were about the same size.
43. From this story you can tell that the safety bike
(A) was probably longer than the ordinary.
(B) was most likely made of iron.
ordinary.
(D) was invented 100 years ago.
★ Many Americans like to eat Chinese food. At the end of the meal, fortune cookies are served. These folded-up cookies have messages in them. Some messages tell what the future will bring. Other messages give advice. Still others are just wise saying. All messages are written for Americans. Fortune cookies are never served in China.
44. From this story you can tell that (A) the messages are in Chinese. (B) people in China can’t read.
(C) fortune cookies are an American custom. (D) people in China don’t like cookies.
★ Red-crowned cranes are beautiful birds. They are known for their trumpeting call. Many of these cranes live on an island in Japan. They live in marshes and are protected by law, but there are fewer than 2,000 cranes left. They are in danger of disappearing.
marsh 沼澤，濕地 45. Which of these sentences is probably true?
(A) The Japanese don’t care about these cranes. (B) Red-crowned cranes live in the desert. (C) There are too many cranes in Japan. (D) People in Japan want to help the cranes.
★ Stargazing takes imagination. People who love stargazing see the stars as shining spots in a dot-to-dot drawing game. They imagine lines that connect groups of stars called constellations. A constellation is a group of stars that looks like a person, an animal, or an object.
The constellation Orion is known as the hunter, after a hero from ancient Greek myths. To find Orion, first find the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper looks like a huge cup with a long handle. After you find the Big Dipper, turn around. There’s Orion! He is outlined by four bright stars that form two triangles. The tips of the triangles seem to come together. Where they meet, there are three more bright stars. These form Orion’s belt. Some fainter stars appear to hang from the belt. These are Orion’s sword.
46. When looking at a constellation, people try to imagine (A) lines. (B) games. (C) spots. (D) groups. 47. Groups of stars are called
(A) stargazers. (B) ancient myths. (C) constellations. (D) connections.
48. Orion is named after a Greek
(A) object. (B) story. (C) animal. (D) hero. 49. The four bright stars in Orion form
(A) a big cup. (B) two triangles. (C) a long handle. (D) an animal. 50. Three bright stars form Orion’s
(A) shoulder. (B) sword. (C) belt. (D) spear.
★ The heart is a powerful involuntary muscle that sends blood throughout our body. We cannot control what it does. It sends a single drop of blood around the 100,000 kilometers of blood vessels about a thousand times a day. This is an incredible feat for a muscle that is the size of human fist.
The heart is made up of four chambers – two at the top and two at the bottom. At the top, the left atrium and the right atrium collect the blood and the bottom two chambers, the ventricles, pump the blood out of the heart. It takes one single heartbeat for the blood to go from the heart to the lungs where it loads up on oxygen, return to the heart, and then circulate all over the body.
To ensure that the blood travels smoothly and consistently, the heart uses valves that open and shut with the flow of blood. The valves only open one way making sure that blood does not re-enter the chambers.
When you are ready for physical action such as running, your heart speeds up and delivers large amount of oxygen to your legs enabling you to run quickly. After exercising, you may feel exhausted as your oxygen reserve may be used up. In a few moments, however, you will recover the oxygen needed at rest and your heart will slow down and resume a normal rate. The typical heart rate of an adult is 60-80 beats per minute while a younger heart would beat at a rate of 80-100 beats per minute.
involuntary 不受意志控制的 ; chambers 心室 ; consistently 始終如一 地 ; valves 瓣膜 ; enable 使得 ; resume 繼續
51. The job of the heart is to (A) send blood to the lungs. (B) fill blood with oxygen. (C) help us run quickly.
(D) send blood throughout the body. 52. The size of the human heart is about
(A) the same size as our head. (B) the size of a fist.
(C) the size of a baseball.
(D) 5 cm in height and 2 cm in width.
53. To make sure that blood circulates smoothly, the heart uses (A) a pacemaker.
(B) blood vessels.
(C) valves that open and shut. (D) oxygen.
54. The valves control (A) heartbeat.
(B) the amount of blood flow. (C) the direction of blood flow.
(D) the amount of oxygen in the blood.
55. When you are ready for physical action, your heart delivers (A) oxygen to your muscles.
(B) electricity to your lungs. (C) blood to your feet.
(D) air to your lungs.
