I. Vocabulary(15%)
1. I am not heavy or skinny, so the _______ size is fine for me. (A)large (B) small (C) medium (D) extra
2. The restaurant is _______ of drunken people. You cannot find one who has a clear mind.
(A)full (B) filled (C) lots (D) crowded
3. Peter’s grandfather is almost ninety years old. He is so old, but he is still in good _______.
(A)health (B) flavor (C) diet (D) body
4. ______ clothes is not safe for children to do by themselves . They may burn their skin by accident.
(A)Teaming (B) Ironing (C) Remembering (D) Standing
5. My parents always say, “A friend in is a friend indeed.” Friends should always help each other.
(A)pound (B) need (C) piece (D) help
6. To make a soda bottle volcano(火山), you can soda powder with diet coke cola.
(A)cut (B) add (C) bake (D) mix
7. Sherry has a habit of having a piece of chocolate cake after work. She has a _______ tooth.
(A)lovely (B) sweet (C) handsome (D) delicious
8. You should play baseball on the . Don’t play it inside of the house. (A)restroom (B) library (C) department (D) sports field
9. The _______ lights at the crossroad are broken. Drivers don’t know when to stop and when to go.
(A)traffic (B) store (C) step (D) meat
10.The coach chose Amy as the _______ to lead the whole team to get the first prize, and the other team members also stood by the decision. (A)lawyer (B) cheerleader (C) captain (D) business
11.The serial terror attacks in Paris, the capital of _______ , have terrified the people there.
(A)France (B) French (C) China (D) Chinese
12.December thirty-first is _______. People do the New Year countdown on that day.
(A)New Year’s Day (B) New Year’s Eve (C) Lantern Festival (D) Moon
Festival
13.There are no clouds in the sky, so it is so _______ that you can see the shining stars.
(A) wet (B) snowy (C) clear (D) windy
14.The _______ of the river were covered with trees. You can take a rest under the treeshere. It’s cool.
(A) hills (B) islands (C) pools (D) banks
15.As a _______, you should do jobs such as arranging meetings and making calls. Most importantly, you should always be on-call by your boss.
(A) mailman (B) housewife (C) secretary (D) soldier II. Grammar (10%)
16.Which of the following sentences is grammatically(文法上的) WRONG?
(A) Peter needs a healthy diet.
(B) He should drink enough water and eat some meat every day. (C) In every evening, Peter eats rice, meat, and vegetables for dinner. (D) He usually eats some fruit like guavas or papayas.
17.Which of the following sentences is grammatically(文法上的) WRONG? (A) I was 8 years old then.
(B) We need some food for the week.
(C) Let’s following the steps and making our own green salad. (D) Your mom was very beautiful. And she is still beautiful now.
18.Which of the following sentences is grammatically(文法上的) WRONG? (A) Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.
(B) Was your exam difficult? Yes, it was.
(C) How many pounds of pork do you need? Three pounds. (D) How high is it to the station? Almost two miles.
19.Which of the following sentences is grammatically(文法上的) RIGHT? (A) Everybody needs a little luck to succeed.
(B) I can’t talk to you now— I have got few things to do.
(C) There was a little traffic, so we arrived earlier than we expected. (D)The bus service isn’t good at night— there are a few buses after 9:00. 20.Which of the following sentences is grammatically(文法上的) RIGHT?
(A) We go to the movies a lot, and it costs us much. (B) We go to the movies a lots, and it costs us much. (C) We go to the movies a lot, but it doesn’t cost us much. (D) We go to the movies a lots, but it doesn’t cost us much. III. Cloze 20%)
(A)
The hammerhead shark is an underwater mystery. Why is its head shaped like a hammer? Nobody is sure. ____21 ___ years, people thought the shark’s shape helped it to smell food, or swim faster. But now there is a new idea about this weird animal.
It seems that the hammerhead can see better than other sharks. ____22 ___ its eyes are far apart, it can look up, down, left, and right. It can also see straight ahead. It can easily guess the distance between ____23 ___ and other fish. This means that the hammerhead shark can hunt very well.
This shark changed the shape of its face over ____24 ___ years. As its face got bigger, it saw more and more of the sea around it. It could catch more fish to eat. The hammerhead changed because it needed ____25___.
21. (A) For (B) From (C) Since(D) At
22. (A) With (B) Even (C) Although (D) Thanks to 23. (A) it (B) itself (C) them (D) themselves
24. (A) thousand (B) two thousands (C ) thousand of (D) thousands of 25. (A) survive (B) surviving (C) to survive (D) survived
(B)
A: "Welcome. May I help you with anything?"
B: "Hi. I'm shopping ____26 ___ my father’s birthday. Do you have any suggestions?"
A: "Well. ___27 ___ a nice shirt and tie? You can't go wrong there." B: "But he doesn't wear ties that often."
A: "I see… Or you can take a look at the nice pants! You can also get him a belt with it."
B: "That sounds good. There are so many types of pants on the display table. ____28 ___ do you suggest?"
A: "I suggest these two types—the slacks and the khakis. He can wear them to dress up a little or on a normal casual day."
B: "I like them ____29 ___. Do you have matching belts?" A: "Yes. Right over here."
B: "How much do they ____30 ___?"
A: "The pants are on sale for $40, and the belt is $25." B: "That sounds great. I'll take them."
display 展示 slacks 寬鬆長褲 khakis 卡其褲 casual 非正式的 26. (A) with (B) in (C) to (D) for
27. (A) How about (B) Why not (B) Why don’t (D) How often 28. (A) What (B) Which (C) Who (D) Where
29. (A) each (B) both (C) all (D) two 30. (A) pay (B) spend (C) take (D) cost (C)
Dear Doris,
I have a big problem.
My best friend is giving me the cold ____31 ___. She won’t talk to me. When I call her, she doesn’t ____32 ___. When I try to talk to her in school, she just walks away. The ____33 ___ thing is, I don’t even know why she’s doing it! I don’t think I ____34 ___ anything to upset her.
What should I do?
Confused Girl, 17, Taipei Dear Confused Girl,
Perhaps she’s not mad at you for something you DID do. Perhaps she’s mad at you for something you DIDN’T do. Maybe you forgot to get her a birthday gift or ask her ____35 ___ her date went. Sometimes it’s the things we don’t do that upset people the most. She ____36 ___ felt ignored herself, so she’s trying to make you feel the same way. Show your friend you care about her; she’ll soon forget about the whole thing.
Doris 31. (A) hand (B) feet (C) head (D) shoulder
32. (A) pick up (B) pick out (C) pick on (D) pick of 33. (A) funny (B) strange (C) exciting (D) surprising 34. (A) do (B) did (C) done (D) doing
35. (A) why (B) which (C) what (D) how 36. (A) first (B) finally (C) probably (D) truly (D)
My grandfather lives in Green Field. It is a small town near the mountains. Twenty years ____37 ___, it was quiet, and there ____38 ___a few stores there. The river was clean. The trees were tall and green. There were farms everywhere. Now, there is a new train station in town. Many people go and live in Green Field. The streets are wide, and the buildings are tall. ____39 ___, the traffic is heavy, and the river is dirty. Everything
____40 ___diferent in Green Field. My grandfather does not like it anymore. 37. (A) ago (B) after (C) before (D) then
38. (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were
39. (A) Happily (B) Also (C) Suddenly (D) In the end 40. (A) is (B) are (C) was (D) were
IV. Fill in: 將以下 A 到 E 選項填回文章裡 (10%) Interview With a Pop Star
Question 1: ____41 ___
I think when I was about 10 years old. I don’t really know why. It just happened naturally.
Question 2: ____42 ___
I love being able to write and perform music for a living. But on the other hand, I have no private life anymore!
Question 3: ____43 ___
I think I’m most proud of Love Me More, my first number one hit. It took a long time to get right, but I’m still really happy with the end result, even a few years later.
Question 5: ____45 ___
My family, especially my mom. She always supports me and plays an
important role in my life. To other people, she may just be a normal housewife, but to me, she is the best mom in the world.
Question 4: ____44 ___
Make sure people hear your music. The Internet is a great place to do that. After all, I started out posting my songs on YouTube. Now I’m performing my songs for millions of people.
(A)What song are you most proud of?
(B) How does it feel to be a famous pop star?
(C) What advice would you give to someone who wants to become a performing artist?
(D)Who influences you most on the way to success? (E) When did you start writing songs and why?
V. Reading Comprehension (30%) (A)
Hi. I’m Jim. I have a very busy life. I work hard, but I also like to do lots of fun activities, so I use a calendar to keep track of what I’m doing and when. Take a look at my schedule for March this year.
March Monday Tuesday Wednesda
y
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 Big meeting at work 5 6 Mom’s birthday (send 7 Barbecue at Jenny’s 4 p.m. (prepare presentati on) card) 8 9 10 Drinks with the guys at Moonlight 9 p.m. 11 Theater with Jenny 12 13 14 Brunch with Mike 11 a.m. 15 16 Monthly book club meeting 7 p.m. 17 18 19 Day of work (pack for vacation) 20 Fly to Paris 8:30 a.m. 21 22 23 Back from Paris 24 Back to work 25 Dinner with Dad at Mario’s Restaurant 7:30 p.m. 26 27 Art exhibition (last day) 28 Mary’s wedding (buy gift) 29 30 31
46.What is Jim’s main reason for using a calendar? (A) To remember birthdays.
(B) To organize his life.
(C) To organize his vacations. (D)To remember dinner dates.
47.Where will Jim be on the evening of Wednesday, March 10? (A) In a bar.
(B) On an airplane. (C) At a wedding.. (D)At the theater
48.What do you do when you “keep track of” things? (A) Help someone when he or she is in trouble. (B) Note down anything important.
(C) Break the rules made by your parents. (D) Go to bed early to keep up your energy.
49.On what date did Jim most likely take this photo? (A) Tuesday, March 16.
(B) Thursday, March 11. (C) Sunday, March 21. (D)Friday, March 19.
50.Jim just sent this message. What day is it today? (A)Sunday, March 14. (B) Sunday, March 28. (C) Saturday, March 20. (D)Thursday, March 23. (B) “Friendship Soup” Like tomato soup, only
Better, more Satisfying, and Good for your soul. All you need is a can of love,
Opened with a smile, Poured into a bowl of good environment and similar interests,
Mixed with: a Cup of compliments,
3 cups of talking, 5 cups of time together—
House visits, 2 teaspoons of support,
3 cups of trust, A shoulder to cry on,
A basket of hugs, 3 tons of encouragement,
And don’t forget—a Bit of nuttiness!
satisfying 滿足 interest 興趣 compliment 讚美 encouragement 鼓勵 nuttiness 瘋狂 51.According to the poem, what DON’T you need to make friendship soup?
(A)Tomatoes (B) Love (C) Trust
(D)Hugs
52.What does the poet want to tell us through the poem? (A) Friendship is so yummy like tomato soup.
(B) Friends will stand by us all the time.
(C) Friends should cook together to have fun. (D)Friendship needs time and efort to take care of. 53.Who may need to read the poem to remind himself most?
(A) Andy, who always keeps in touch with old friends. (B) Danial, who never spends time on friends.
(C) Mat, who cares for his family as well as his friends. (D)Stanly, who gets along well with his friends.
(C)
Julia Child is a well-loved American best known for cooking French cuisine in the 1900s. Before stepping into the cuisine world, she served her own country as a top secret researcher during WWII. There she used her smartness to help her nation a lot. After the war, she got married, moved to France, and began to learn how to cook at her thirties. She once even said, “I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.”, which shows that she knew nothing about cooking before. No matter how others laughed at her love for cooking, she practiced and practiced nonstop with her husband’s support.
Then, her cooking skills became better and better. At last, she worked
together with her friends to publish a two-volume cookbook called Mastering the
Art of French to teach Americans how to cook, but the work was met with trouble
at first. The publisher wondered why any American would want to know that much about French cooking. After their hard work and an editor’s help in the project, the book was finally published and hit bookshelves in 1961. She also became a television icon with her popular cooking shows such as The French Chef. Her spirit for cooking earns everyone’s respect and builds a milestone for
American cuisine.
cuisine 美食 serve 服務 researcher 研究員 nation 國家 nonstop 不停的 publish 出版 icon 重要人物 spirit 精神 milestone 里程碑
54.According to the passage, which sentence may be spoken by Julia Child when learning cooking?
(A)“I come from the U.S.A and enjoy the life here.”
(B)“Find something you love and keep doing it.”
(C)“I have started to learn cooking since I was little.”
(D)“Everyone believes that I can become a good cook.”
(A)She got married at her thirties. (B) She cooked in a TV show.
(C) She published cooking books by herself. (D)Her husband gave her support.
(D)
Hi, my name is Terry. I am a frog. Do you know how I grow into an adult frog? Let me share my life cycle and diary with you. It can be divided into several stages.
cycle 週期 divide 分成 hatch 孵化 surround 圍繞 shore 岸邊 period 期間 develop 發展 weed 海草 floating 漂浮的 shrink 萎縮 surface 表層
56.What does the passage mainly talk about? (A)What makes a frog grows.
(B) How a frog deals with living problems. (C) What problems a frog will meet in life. (D)How a frog egg grows into an adult frog.
57.In which magazine are you most likely to find the passage? (A) Food
(B) Society (C) Biology (D)Medicine
58.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is RIGHT? (A) A tadpole is about five millimeters long before hatching.
(B) A froglet has already had the ability to mate. (C) At the fifth stage, gills totally disappeared.
(D)At the seventh stage, frogs may eat other frogs when they have nothing to eat.
59.What does the word “grill” mean at the fourth stage? organ 器官 (A) An organ that fish use to swim.
(B) An organ that fish use to eat food. (C) An organ that enables fish to breathe. (D)An organ that enables fish to grow fast.
60.According to the passage, which of the following pictures correspond(符合) to a frog’s life circle?(From the left to the right)
(A)
(B) stage1
I was still a black-rounded egg surrounded with jelly. My mom laid me beside the pond shore together with my brothers and sisters.
stage2
I became a tadpole, but I still stuck in the jelly. That was a terrible time for me because I could not bend my body easily.
stage 3 After days, I hatched and then became a five-millimeter-long tadpole.
stage 4
My grills developed fully, and they made me able to take air under water. I could swim of into the pond to find something to eat such as pond weeds and floating plants.
stage5
When I became older, my gills started to shrink while my lungs develped that made me able to swim to the surface of the water and breathe. Besides, my eyes got bigger.
stage 6 My tail got larger and larger, and it helped me to swim much faster than before.
Stage 7
My back legs grew, and my diet changed— I started eating meat and enjoyed it! Actually, once I was so hungry that I ate one of my partners. I was sorry about that, but I did it for my survival.
stage 8
I grew front legs, and the tail was nearly gone. This is the time when I moved to the side of the pond and climbed out onto dry land. However, at the stage, I could still not be called an adult but a froglet without the ability to mate.
(C)
