彰化縣私立精誠中學 107 學年度 第二學期 第一次段考 國二英文科試題
I. Vocabulary (10%)
1. He built a around his garden for fear of the wild animals’ attack. (A) flat (B) faucet (C) figure (D) fence
2. Do you know how to a broken relationship? I have a serious fight with my close friend.
(A) sink (B) repair (C) dial (D) spot
3. Since we are in the same , we should reunite and stick together to face all the possible difficulties.
(A) boat (B) ship (C) ride (D) sail
4. The aircraft is going to in a few minutes. Please take a seat and have your seatbelt fastened.
(A) ground (B) cross (C) land (D) reach
5. Some pieces of worn will be replaced with new ones. They have been used for ages.
(A) amount (B) average (C) figure (D) furniture
6. There are several holes in the T-shirt. Could you pass a to me? I’m good at knitting. (A) needle (B) tube (C) silver (D) sheet
7. Due to the tire, we are not able to make it in time. We have no choice but to pull over and wait for help.
(A) electric (B) flat (C) sharp (D) odd
8. The company plans to its employees to be more efficient. That way, they can spend less time finishing their project and daily work.
(A) block (B) train (C) turn (D) edit
9. Though customers have to pay more for the products with high , they can stand the test of time.
(A) bands (B) honesty (C) quality (D) prizes
10. You can add some into the soup to flavor its taste. It will be much tastier. (A) experience (B) tear (C) raindrop (D) vinegar
II. Grammar (5%)
11. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) Rita is more charming of the two girls.
(B) Changhua is more crowded than any other counties in Taiwan. (C) Smoking makes him much less healthier than before.
(D) As the beach becomes cleaner and cleaner, there are more and more visitors these days.
12. Which sentence doesn’t have the same meaning?
(A) For the boy, scuba diving is even more exciting than all the other activities. (B) Scuba diving is not as exciting as bungee jumping for the boy.
(C) Among all the outdoor activities, bungee jumping is the most exciting for him.
(D) Scuba diving is less exciting than bungee jumping for him. 13. Choose the wrong sentence.
(A) Pig blood cake might sound weird for most foreigners when they first hear it. (B) The crackers Lisa bakes taste like hard stones. I can’t even break them.
(C) What does this decoration look? It’s more like a pigeon than a fairy. (D) The coach looked angrily at the naughty boy who didn’t follow his order. 14. Which verb has a different meaning from others?
(A) After the gardener looked after the seed with care for months, it still didn’t turn into a flower.
(B) As the environmental protection is an urgent issue, let’s go green together. (C) Drinking plenty of milk makes the baby grow taller every day.
(D) Even though she has explained about the project, I still can’t get her points. 15. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) Jay has two puppies. The younger it can do more tricks than the other one. (B) Compared to your tablet, my laptop seems to be far heavier than you. (C) The drink you made was so refreshing. I’d like having another one. (D) The trousers in yellow are less comfortable than the brown ones.
III. Cloze (15%)
i.How many hours a year does the average American work? Are American 16 than workers from other countries? In fact, figures show that Americans work pretty hard 17 to Europeans. But they still fall far behind workers in Asia. Surprisingly, the Germans, who are often viewed as hard-working people, now work 18 hours per year. They even work 19 hours than the
famously easygoing French. So who are the world’s 20 people? Well, the
21 goes to the people of Hong Kong. The average worker in Hong Kong works 2400 hours per year. The Korean, 22 , seem to be taking things a little 23 in recent years. They now only work an average of 2200 hours a year.
16. (A) more lazier (B) the lazier (C) much lazy (D) lazier 17. (A) compared (B) considered (C) celebrated (D) decorated 18. (A) the most (B) the fewest (C) less (D) the least 19. (A) less (B) more (C) many (D) fewer
20. (A) hardly working (B) hardest-working (C) harder-working (D) hard-working 21. (A) curtain (B) carpet (C) cabinet (D) crown
22. (A) besides (B) in other words (C) on the other hand (D) therefore 23. (A) easiest (B) easier (C) more easily (D) easily
ii.
What is red, 24 paper, and full of money? If you guessed a Chinese red envelop, you’re right. But do you know the 25 behind giving and 26 such a gift? A red-colored envelop means
something special. Red is a lucky color in Chinese culture. During Chinese New Year, younger generations get envelops from parents and grandparents. As for employees, they often get them from their employers at this time 27 . They’re also traditional wedding gifts. The 28 of money put inside the envelop is crucial. Only 29 amounts of money should be given. Odd numbers are bad luck. Besides, it’s important not to give any amount of money with a four in it. The word for four in Mandarin 30 similar to the word for death.
24. (A) made from (B) made up (C) made to (D) made of 25. (A) customers (B) costumes (C) customs (D) cassette 26. (A) receiving (B) receive (C) to receive (D) that receiving 27. Which can be put in the blank?
(A) also (B) so (C) either (D) as well 28. (A) number (B) quality (C) amount (D) cash 29. (A) much (B) many (C) little (D) even
30. (A) listens to (B) sounds (C) hears (D) sounds like
IV. Fill in the blanks (5%)
(A) shells (B) spring (C) disappear (D) fresh (E) silver
Tears run down my face, Leaving 31 lines like snails,
Moving through the grass, Carrying heavy 32 . Tears run down my face; they run
Away like raindrops On the window,
Taking the dark spots with them As they fall and then
They 33 . Tears Fall from my eyes like water
From a 34 , which runs Over sharp stones and Through dark forests until,
After a time, it Reaches a quiet sea. Tears are the midday storm that
Clears the hot, gray air And makes it 35 again. Make it possible to breathe
Again, to smile Again. I am not afraid Of tears; I welcome them.
V. Structure (5%)
Once upon a time Sammy and his sister, Marie, visited their grandparents at their farm. Sammy picked up a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods but he could never hit the target. 36 As he was walking back, he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. 37 Marie had seen it all from the window but she said nothing. After the lunch, the next day Grandma said, “Marie, let’s wash the dishes.” Marie said, “But Grandma, Sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” Then she whispered to Sammy, “Remember the duck?” Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck. 38 So without saying anything, he did whatever Marie asked him to do. After several days of Marie’s taking advantage of Sammy, he finally couldn’t stand it any longer. 39 Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, “Sweetheart, I know. I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you. 40 ”
(A) In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of woods.
(B) He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. (C) Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for the lunch.
(D) I was just wondering how long you would let Marie take advantage of you. (E) If he didn’t obey, she might tell his grandparents about it.
VI. Reading Comprehension (30%)
i.Today I found a friend who knew everything I felt
she knew my weakness and the problems I've been dealt.
She understood my wonders and listened to my dreams,
she listened to how I felt about life and love and knew what it all means.
Not once did she interrupt me or tell me I was wrong
she understood what I was going through and promised she'd stay long.
I reached out to this friend, to show her that I care to pull her close and let her know
how much I need her there. I went to hold her hand
to pull her a bit nearer
and I realized this perfect friend I found
was nothing but a mirror. 41. Which might be a suitable title for this poem?
(A) A Perfect Friend (B) A Broken Mirror (C) A Small World (D) A different Me
42. According to this poem, which description about this new friend was wrong? (A) She knew what the poet was poor at.
(B) She was always there for the poet whenever the poet needed her. (C) She knew less about the poet. They were unfamiliar with each other. (D) She was clear about the poet’s attitude toward life.
43. What could you know from this poem? (A) There was really a loyal friend for the poet.
(B) The poet always carried a mirror with her in order to see her friend clearly. (C) The poet was good at socializing with people.
(D) There was no such a friend. She was the poet herself. 44. What message does this poem want to convey?
(A) It’s difficult to find a sincere friend in life. (B) It’s better to have a friend than being alone. (C) Nobody understands you better than yourself. (D) How you look is more important than inner beauty.
ii.
Internet addiction is a sign of Internet overuse in people’s lives. Most addictive users are hooked on a few specific activities, such as computer games, online relationships (including social networking) and online shopping. These are activities that many of us often perform. Some people, however, find them difficult to stop. Their online activities may become more important than their real-life activities. They may allow relationships to die because they only spend time with Internet friends. They may be unable to stop playing computer games and forget daily work and family time. People often turn to the Internet to relax or to get away from their problems in real life. However, some people may make a habit of escaping into the online world. The Internet then becomes a destructive force in their lives.
To check for possible Internet addiction, doctors will ask you a few key questions. They ask about whether spending time online is affecting your school or work performance. They ask if family or friends complain about your Internet use and if you form more new relationship online than offline. They ask if you worry about life without Internet would be useless and boring, or if you lie about how long you’ve been in front of the computer. We use the Internet so much that it may become an unhealthy addiction if we don’t use it wisely. Think carefully about how you use the Internet. Even useful tools can be harmful and dangerous.
45. Where are you more likely to find this passage? (A) An advertisement for online games (B) A magazine about physical health (C) The introduction of new technology
(D) A discussion about problems that modern people might have 46. According to the passage, what does the word “addiction” mean? (A) Being able to control oneself while using something.
(B) Not having the ability to stop doing or using something harmful. (C) Raising the number or the amount of something.
(D) Reducing time spent on something.
47. Which is not a sign of being addicted to the Internet? (A) Looking up new words in an online dictionary
(B) Only maintaining your relationship in online chat rooms (C) Not doing what you should do
(D) Getting crazy about playing online games
48. Which question could help check whether you’re addicted to the Internet or not? (A) Why didn’t you team up with me in the game last night?
(B) Is a life without the Internet meaningless to you?
(C) When are you going to hang out with your online friends? (D) Have you followed that interesting and famous YouTuber yet?
iii.
Look! There’s a group of alpacas. They have been tamed for thousands of years. Human value them for their soft wool. Alpaca wool can be turned into soft, warm fabrics that would have been very useful to people living in the Andes mountains. Alpacas are still herded in the foothills of the Andes. Most alpacas live in Peru, Bolivia and Chile. They eat hay and grass. Within the herds, they live in family groups ruled by one male, plus females and babies. They’re social animals and interact with each other frequently. They make different sounds to show anger, fear and happiness, or to warn other alpacas of enemies. They’ll fight to defend their family. When they fight, they use their front feet and they spit.
Alpacas are part of the Camelid (駱駝的) family, which includes camels and llamas. Alpacas look very similar to small llamas. They are usually 100-200 pounds and their height is around humans’ shoulders, which makes them shorter than most human beings. They’re different shades of white, black, brown or gray. Their thick wool can make them look chubby, but when
shorn you can see that they are thin and long legged. Their biggest feature is their face. They
can often look like they are making kissing faces under their big eyes. These interesting and unique animals have been part of human culture for thousands of years, and we’re still using them in the same way today.
49. This passage is mainly talking about a kind of ? (A) fabrics (B) cultures (C) customs (D) animals 50. Which is true about alpacas?
(A) They tend to live alone and separate from the group. (B) Most humans are shorter than alpacas.
(C) People will make good use of their wool. (D) They are peace lovers. They won’t fight. 51. What does the word “shorn” mean? (A) Cutting the wool off.
(B) Putting on more wool to keep warm. (C) Coloring the wool to make it brighter. (D) Knitting a wool sweater.
52. What can we learn from the passage?
(A) Alpacas are not used to being around humans. (B) Alpacas have difficulties living in the mountains.
(C) Alpacas are far different from llamas. They belong to different families. (D) Alpacas are used to living in cold climates.
iv.
Every country has its own culture and unique customs that come with it. Take China for example. There are some customs that are shocking to foreigners. They might be surprised to find that burping is considered a way of praising the chef for his or her good cooking or that a gift will be refused several times before it is accepted. Besides, tea cups are constantly refilled. Hosts will regularly make sure that teacups don't go empty. When they refill the cups, the person whose cup is filled will tap the table in response to show thanks. To most foreigners’ shock, spitting loudly in public is common. It's not surprising to see people spitting in public in China. Though some are trying to lessen the practice, it isn't considered rude to spit while walking on the street or around others—even on public transportation and sometimes indoors. What’s more, people regularly take naps on the street. Naps are a common activity in China and you'll often see people sleeping on the train, bus, car, or on the street. The activity is so well-known that there is a website—Sleeping Chinese—aiming to photograph the nation's habit of sleeping in unusual places. Understanding the social manners or customs of the country before visiting the country can help to reduce culture shock.
53. What’s the main idea of this passage? (A) Foreigners’ impression on Chinese (B) Chinese special holiday
(C) The tourist spots of China
(D) A brief introduction of Chinese customs
54. Which is true?
(A) It’s rude to tap the table while having tea.
(B) The better you understand a foreign country, the more shocked you’ll feel while visiting there.
(C) Foreigners are surprised at some Chinese customs.
(D) Hosts won’t refill the guests’ cups after they finish drinking.
55. Which behavior isn’t common in China?
(A) Accepting the gift right away. (B) Burping after a meal. (C) Spitting in public. (D) Taking a nap on the street
