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彰化縣精誠中學 103 學年度第一學期 國二第二次段考英語科測驗
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範圍: 康軒課本習作 L4~R2, Reading P64~71, Basic Grammar U13, 14, 40, 53, 1200 U36~39
I. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer (15%) 每題 1 分 共 15 分
1. At the meeting, it was _____ that the guests of our company should leave the following spring.
(A) grounded (B) interviewed (C) troubled (D) arranged
2. Planting more trees in a city brings both _____ and a lot of benefits to urban environments.
(A) heat (B) comfort (C) garbage (D) presence
3. To keep away from the reporters, the superstar used the back _____ to the building with her broker.
(A) safety (B) terror (C) importance (D) entrance 4. Please _____ me if I have left any of your questions unanswered. (A) excuse (B) order (C) curl (D) mistake
5. In this _____ society, it is more and more difficult for us to solve the problem of air pollution.
(A) favorite (B) habitual (C) modern (D) noisy
6. If you want to see the show “Lion King,” you’ve got to buy the _____ as soon as possible.
(A) ticket (B) space (C) center (D) soldier
7. My work experience includes two large _____ universities, two small private colleges, and one community college.
(A) useful (B) joyous (C) public (D) special
8. The governor was _____ by the press because he did not keep a campaign promise and made many wrong decisions.
(A) flown (B) ruled (C) corrected (D) attacked
9. We know that you have been to Africa. Please tell us about your _____ in Africa where there are a lot of animals.
(A) dishes (B) experiences (C) strangers (D) nations
10. Melamine (三聚氰胺) is a _____ poison and not good for humans’ health. Thus, you must check food before eating it.
(A) dirty (B) bright (C) magic (D) deadly
11. The play was amusingly written by a famous playwright, but its subject was a(n) _____ one.
(A) interesting (B) serious (C) helpful (D) tidy
12. Many people still wonder if there is life on other _____ and try to explore the secret of outer space.
(A) robots (B) magicians (C) screens (D) planets
13. I have been _____ about this question for weeks now and still can’t figure out the best answer.
(A) surprising (B) fighting (C) puzzling (D) treating
14. It is _____ to finish all the homework before lunch because I waste a lot of time watching baseball games on TV.
(A) impossible (B) terrible (C) dangerous (D) ideal
15. Shell carvings are a _____ of the town, and you should take a look at them. (A) chance (B) specialty (C) power (D) darkness
II. Grammar (20%) 每題 1 分 共20分
16. He _____ his CD collection when the phone _____. (A) was organizing; rang (B) organized; rang (C) was organizing; was ringing (D) organized; was ringing
17. What _____ your father _____ at that time? He was reading newspapers. (A) does; do (B) is; doing (C) did; do (D) was; doing
18. There is a saying that to see to believe. (A) do (B) does (C) are (D) is
19. It is important them their dream come true one day. (A) for; to make (B) to; making (C) of; to make (D) of; making 20. _____ you inviting our families to your birthday party.
(A) Thanks; to (B) Thanks to; for (C) Thank; for (D) Thank; to 21. How _____ the show was! We really had a lot of fun.
(A) is interesting (B) interest (C) interested (D) interesting 22. I practiced _____ basketball with my classmates for the championship in
the tournament.
(A) playing (B) to play (C) played (D) play
23. It’s going to rain. Don’t forget your umbrella when you go out. (A) bringing (B) to bring (C) brought (D) bring
24. ______ your steak, you need to use your knife and steak fork. (A) Be eating (B) Eat (C) Eating (D) To eat
25. In this restaurant, the chef can make different, delicious dishes. (A) a hundred (B) hundred of (C) hundreds of (D) hundreds 26. My little brother remembered _____ cookies at the store. But when he got
home, he couldn’t find them in his bag.
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(A) did; lived (B) were; living (C) were; lived (D) did; living 28. What time _____ the mail _____ at home this morning?
(A) is; arriving (B) does; arrive (C) was; arriving (D) did; arrive 29. Kelly _____ asleep while she _____.
(A) fell; studied (B) fell; was studying (C) was falling; studied (D) was falling; studying 30. Would you mind _____ up early tomorrow morning?
(A) will get (B) to get (C) getting (D) get 31. I’m surprised that you are here. I don’t expect _____ you.
(A) to see (B) seeing (C) to seeing (D) see
32. My mother asked me to stop _____ computer games and _____ homework. (A) playing; doing (B) playing; to do (C) to play; doing (D) to play; to do 33. When watching the fireworks, I would prefer to _____ rather than _____.
(A) standing; sitting (B) standing; sit (C) stand; sit (D) stand; sitting
34. _______ are tennis players. They practice hard every day. (A) Both they (B) Jason and Mike both (C) Them both (D) Both of them
35. Choose the CORRECT sentence.
(A) Most hounds have long ears hang down.
(B) Maybe the little girl is wondering why she can’t visit Japan.
(C) Finger food is a piece of food that you pick up your finger and eat. (D) We can’t thank you enough and hope seeing you soon.
III. Cloze Test (20%) 每題 1 分 共 20 分
(A) To look for gold, crowds of people went west in the 1800s. When __36__ mountains, miners might find small piece of gold luckily. __37__, they found much more than they had expected. As this did happen, people spread the news fast. Thus, other people rushed in and got rich, too. It was estimated that more than 15,000 miners headed for the same spot.
In addition, hotels, banks, and stores __38__ quickly because all miners needed food to eat and places to sleep. Undoubtedly, towns grew up almost overnight. It was said that __39__ there was gold, people would keep staying in these towns. When the gold ran out, though, the people left. Then, wind whistled through the deserted buildings, and roofs started to fall in. Finally, these towns __40__ “ghost towns,” and no one wanted to come here again.
36. (A) dug into (B) digging into (C) was digging into (D) was dug into
37. (A) In this case (B) Out of danger (C) In common (D) Once in a while 38. (A) were built (B) built (C) were building (D) had built 39. (A) as soon as (B) as often as (C) as long as (D) as fast as
40. (A) known for (B) known as (C) became known for (D) became known as (B) Louis Braille, who was at the age of three, lived near Paris, France in 1812. One day, when Louis wanted to reach for a sharp tool, it slipped and hit his eyes. One of his eyes was hurt badly. Soon after, his eyes got __41__. Unfortunately, Louis became blind.
After growing up, Louis attended a school for blind children, where Louis and the other children made use of raised print to read books. The letters made bumps on the paper, so the children could read by touching the letters with their fingers. In this way, they had to read slowly and could not write.
Once, there was a man visiting the school. He thought blind people could use a code __42__ raised dots to read. But it didn’t work well. Accordingly, Louis made up his mind __43__ a better code for blind people. He worked on his project hard and created a code which had six raised dots. The dots __44__ letters. When Louis was 15 years old, he finished his code.
So far, Louis’s code has been used by blind people all over the world. It is called braille. Blind people can __45__ read braille books quickly __45__ use braille to write.
41. (A) infected (B) excused (C) pleased (D) scared
42. (A) used (B) that used (C) that was used (D) was using 43. (A) invent (B) to invent (C) invented (D) inventing 44. (A) differed from (B) played tricks on (C) stood for (D) excelled at 45. (A) neither…nor (B) not…but (C) either…or (D) not only…but also (C) There are so __46__ convenience stores in Taiwan. In Taipei, we can see two on almost __47__ corner we go. There are about 6985 of these stores in Taiwan. That's about 1 store for every 3000 people.
Convenience stores sell almost __48__ we need. They sell snacks, drinks, newspapers, tissue paper and even computer games. And you can pay your water, electricity, phone, or even cable bills in the convenience stores. Life would be much more difficult __49__
convenience stores. They're really __50__. 46. (A) a lot (B) any (C) many (D) much
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48. (A) nothing (B) anything (C) something (D) everything 49. (A) with (B) without (C) in (D) because of 50. (A) comic (B) considerate (C) compact (D) convenient
(D) There are so many colors in the world such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and so on. People have different likes and dislikes. Some people like red because it symbolizes passion, __51__ like purple because it symbolizes mysteriousness, and still others like white because it symbolizes pureness. How about you? __52__ one is your favorite color?
It’s said that the color we wear tells a lot about our mood. For example, if you wear pink, that means you are happy and you think something __53__. If you choose to wear red, you are full of power and are ready for everything. Different colors also give us different feelings. If you are angry, blue can cool you down. However, red may __54__. That is really interesting, __55__?
*symbolize 象徵 *mysteriousness 神秘 *pureness 純潔
51. (A) others (B) the others (C) another (D) the other 52. (A) What (B) Whose (C) Which (D) Whether 53. (A) bad will happen (B) good will happen
(C) boring will happen (D) difficult will happen
54. (A) make you excited (B) make you exciting (C) make you excite (D) make you to excite
55. (A) doesn’t that (B) doesn’t it (C) isn’t that (D) isn’t it
IV. Reading Comprehension (10%) 每題 2 分 共 10 分 (A) 56~57
In some parts of the world, such as Australia, southern Europe and the west coast of North America, bushfires can destroy homes and kill people. The fires usually take place during the hot, dry summer months.
A fire may start in a dry area when lightning strikes a tree or the ground. Occasionally, however, people cause fire, too. For example, when a person throws a burning cigarette to the ground, dry grass catches fire easily and the flames quickly spread. But not all fires are accidents. Some people start fire intentionally.
On the 16th if February 1983, bushfires killed 72 people and destroyed over 2000 homes in South Australia. The fires broke out in a number of different places. It was difficult for firefighters to keep them under control. The fires caused more than $300 million worth of damage.
Some people died because they did not want to leave their homes. They tried to fight the fire themselves. Other people burnt to death in their cars as they tried to escape from the fires.
56. Why do bushfires start?
(A) People start them accidentally. (B) People start them purposely.
(C) They start naturally in dry areas when lightning strikes. (D) All the above reasons.
57. Which of the following statements about bushfires is NOT TRUUE? (A) They usually happen in summer.
(B) They usually happen in rainforests.
(C) They can be caused by nature and by people. (D) They happen in different places around the world.
(B) 58~60
Coca-Cola is the world’s most popular soft drink. The company can be characterized by its genius in promoting its products coupled with its drive to continually expand its markets.
Coca-Cola was being promoted by an advertisement in a local American newspaper in as early as 1886, just a few months after its original formula had been invented by John Pemberton, and Atlanta pharmacist. He marketed Coca-Cola as a tonic drink to cure headaches, but the slogan was effective and simple: “Drink Coca-Cola.”
Nationwide expansion followed the formation of the Coca-Cola Company in 1892. The company established bottling factories outside Atlanta, enabling the consumption of Coca-Cola to spread to every U.S. state. This expansion was accompanied by Coca-Cola advertisements on barn doors and the sides of buildings throughout America, and by hiring famous singers, actors and sports stars to promote Coca-Cola. Specially made Coca-Cola calendars, trays and bottles also helped establish the brand name.
-4- In the twentieth century, Coca-Cola expanded internationally. Since the 1920s, the company has bombarded people with the image of the Coca-Cola trademark from electric signs in cities around the world. Coca-Cola took advantage of the new mass media, advertised on radio and TV, and created slogans such as “Coke Is It!” (1982). In 1971 Coca-Cola’s global ambitions were captured in a famous TV ad which showed a large crowd of young people of different races gathering on a hilltop, singing “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke.” The company has also sponsored major sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. The company has maintained its drive and vision, and continues in pursuit of new markets to ensure that Coca-Cola is “around the corner from everywhere.”
58. The passage is written mainly to describe ______________. (A) why people around the world love Coca-Cola
(B) how Coca-Cola was accidentally invented
(C) how Coca-Cola has been successfully promoted and marketed (D) why the slogans created by the company have attracted consumers’
interest
59. Coca-Cola’s original formulas ________________.
(A) was invented by a local newspaperman (B) had a medical effect (C) was invented in 1892 (D) was popular worldwide immediately 60. Which of the following is NOT described as a reason why Coca-Cola was able
to spread everywhere in the U.S. before the 1920s?
(A) Bottling factories were established outside Atlanta. (B) A lot of celebrities helped promote Coca-Cola.
(C) Coca-Cola was promoted through electric advertising signs. (D) Consumers around the nation loved its specially made products.
V. Translation (20%) 每題 4 分 共 20 分 1. 突然之間，有個鬼從電視機裡出來還嚇到你。 2. 最後，我還因為媽媽生我的氣而必須跟姐姐打架。 3. 雖然她不富有，但是她捐很多錢給小朋友的學校。 4. 對台灣人而言，在餐桌上共享食物是很普通的。 5. 用餐時，在空中揮舞筷子是不禮貌的。 1. Suddenly, / a ghost came out of / the TV / and scared you.
2. In the end, / I had to fight my sister/ because my mother / was mad at me. 3. She isn’t rich, / but she donates / lots of money / to children’s school. 4. For Taiwanese people, / sharing dishes / at the table / is common. 5. Waving chopsticks / in the air / during the meal / is not polite.
