國立台灣師大附中九十八學年度第二學期第一次期中考高三英文科試題
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第一大題： 文意字彙 (每題 1 分，共 15 分)
1. Ethan’s performance in Monga is unequalled; even Mark cannot _______ him. (A) fall short of (B) stand up for (C) match up to (D) rise up against 2. The postponement of the film’s sequel has held cinema-goers in eager _______ for long. (A) anticipation (B) stationery (C) embrace (D) adjustment 3. Nearly all the audience _______ over Monk’s being killed at the end of the movie. This
scene shocked and saddened many spectators, especially Jack.
(A) disguised (B) quarreled (C) grieved (D) bounded
4. Whether the function of children’s television programs should be to entertain or to _______ is open to debate.
(A) forgive (B) compare (C) rejoice (D) enlighten
5. The president’s popularity has _______ since the election. It is doubtful if he will still win the presidency for the second term.
(A) undone (B) declined (C) tracked (D) shrunk
6. South Africa used to be a country where racial _______ was strictly executed. At the time, black people were shunned and kept away from white areas.
(A) segregation (B) constitution (C) demonstration (D) dramatization 7. After being bombed and savaged by the enemy troops, the city has been abandoned and now
looks _______.
(A) sacred (B) momentous (C) desolate (D) democratic 8. Those pandas bred in _______ will probably not survive if they are released into the wild. (A) brotherhood (B) captivity (C) glory (D) guarantee
9. The members of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union have campaigned _______ in recent weeks to arouse everyone’s environmental awareness.
(A) spiritually (B) imaginatively (C) heroically (D) relentlessly
10. Friends and fans of the pop singer paid _______ to his talent and expressed shock as news of his sudden death became public.
(A) tribute (B) blaze (C) trophy (D) growl
11. “The Fair Youth” in Shakespeare’s sonnets is _______. So long live those sonnets that they give life to him. (~Sonnet 18).
(A) captured (B) etched (C) immortalized (D) betrayed
12. Wordsworth says poetry takes its origin from emotion _______ in tranquility. Namely, poems are created when the poet’s emotion is recalled to mind in tranquility.
(A) recollected (B) transformed (C) curved (D) enhanced
13. My sister is a spendthrift. My parents always suggest that she _______ her spending, or she will go bankrupt very soon.
(A) impair (B) curtail (C) transmit (D) retrieve
14. Although numerous sopranos have played the role Norma, I regard Maria Callas as the eternal and _______ Casta Diva. She can never be taken the place of in my mind.
(A) partial (B) radical (C) irreparable (D) irreplaceable
15. Your homeroom teacher might take your advice if you showed him some _______. In fact, he is willing to listen to your opinion as long as your attitude is right.
(A) femininity (B) courtesy (C) illegibility (D) supervision
第二大題：克漏字 (每題 1 分，共 25 分) 第 16 至 20 題為題組
It is common for old people to experience memory loss. In the past, age-related memory impairment was believed __16__ with total numbers of brain cells. Neuroscientists offered a theory that the brain contained a __17__ number of brain cells, and as we grew old, the available cells were used up. However, current neuroscientists propose a different theory that the formation of nervous tissues may be a process __18__ will never stop in a person’s life. Through many studies, scientists have also __19__ a hypothesis that damage to the hippocampus may be related to memory loss. What’s more, Alzheimer’s and other problems __20__ short- and long-term memory loss are now considered to be caused by damage to the hippocampus.
16. (A) to have been associated (B) to have associated (C) being associated (D) associating
17. (A) definite (B) definitive (C) finite (D) financial 18. (A) where (B) which (C) by which (D) and that 19. (A) conducted (B) retrieved (C) concentrated (D) confirmed 20. (A) involved (B) involves (C) to involve (D) involving
第 21 至 25 題為題組
A young man saw a wallet on the street and picked it up. In the wallet was a crumpled letter that looked as if it had been in there for years. It was a “Dear John” letter from Hannah to Michael. There was no way, __21__ the name Michael, to identify the wallet’s owner. With an operator’s help, however, the young man __22__ Hannah, who was living in a nursing home. He visited her and mentioned the letter. Hannah said she was only sixteen when falling in love with Michael. Due to her mother’s __23__, she had no choice but to break up with him. The letter was the last contact she ever had with Michael.
When the young man was about to leave the nursing home, a guard saw the wallet in his hand and recognized that it belonged to Michael Goldstein, another resident of the nursing
home. He said Michael __24__ it in one of his walks.
With the assistance of the young man and the guard, Hannah and Michael were reunited. Neither of them married. About three weeks later, they __25__, which was a happy ending. 21. (A) instead of (B) but for (C) for the sake of (D) except for 22. (A) passed away (B) tracked down (C) broke away (D) broke down 23. (A) arrival (B) survival (C) removal (D) disapproval 24. (A) should have lost (B) must lose (C) must have lost (D) might lose 25. (A) tied the knot (B) took a chance (C) cashed a check (D) faded away
第 26 至 30 題為題組
Poetry is more than just a form of literature. It awakens our dormant senses and opens up new worlds to us. The world it opens will depend on the type of poem __26__. Among all the poems, some are descriptive, __27__ to give us a deep impression of some ideas or images; others are full of emotional __28__, inviting us to share the poet’s feelings of joy, sorrow, and confusion. __29__ type of poetry is poetry of wisdom, which is especially meaningful to us when we are searching for answers __30__ the questions of life. These are the poems we rely on for guidance when we feel lost in life.
26. (A) is (B) it is (C) is that (D) that is 27. (A) capable (B) revealing (C) meant (D) intend 28. (A) comparisons (B) disguises (C) demands (D) appeals 29. (A) The former (B) The latter (C) Another (D) The other 30. (A) to (B) out of (C) making up (D) for
第 31 至 35 題為題組
In August 1963, Martin Luther King electrified America with his historic ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. The speech was delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The site was chosen, __31__, to show respect to the late president who defeated southern states over the issue of slavery.
The speech falls into two parts. The first half portrays a picture of a fuming American nightmare of __32__. He argued passionately and powerfully. “The Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.” “America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked insufficient funds.” The second half of the speech paints a better, fairer future __33__ in the American dream. The most famous paragraph carries the theme “I have a dream” and the phrase is repeated constantly. “I have a dream that one day every valley shall be __34__, every hill and mountain shall be made low, and rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight.”
King’s mastery of the spoken word, his magnetism, and his sincerity proved to be a touchstone for understanding the social and political change of the time __35__ gave the
nation a vocabulary to express thespirit of democracy.
31. (A) in a sense (B) in certain circumstances (C) for better or for worse (D) for one thing
32. (A) political transformation (B) moral obligation (C) religious oppression (D) racial discrimination 33. (A) and rooted deeply (B) rooting deeply
(C) which is deeply rooted (D) which deeply roots
34. (A) exalted (B) evacuated (C) evaporated (D) expelled 35. (A) in addition (B) and (C) with a view to (D) thus
第 36 至 40 題為題組
The Trojan War, in Greek mythology, was a war fought between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The __36__ began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus __37__ her return, the Trojans refused. Menelaus then persuaded his brother Agamemnon to lead an army against Troy. For nine years the Greeks ravaged Troy’s surrounding cities and countryside, but the city itself held out. Finally the Greeks built a large hollow wooden horse in which a small group of warriors were concealed. The other Greeks pretended to sail for home, __38__ only the horse and Sinon, who deceitfully persuaded the Trojans to take the horse within the city walls. __39__ the warnings of Cassandra and Laocoön, the only two Trojans who spoke out against the horse, the whole city celebrated what they thought was their victory and dragged the wooden horse into Troy. At night the Greeks returned; their companions __40__ crept out of the horse and opened the city gates, and Troy was destroyed.
36. (A) pilgrim (B) discord (C) decree (D) conflict 37. (A) clenched (B) demanded (C) waged (D) emerged 38. (A) leaving behind (B) setting down (C) lighting up (D) living out 39. (A) Regardless (B) Despite (C) Concerning (D) Besides
40. (A) literally (B) soundly (C) stealthily (D) remarkably
第三大題： 文意選填 (請依文意，在文章後所提供的選項中分別選出最適當者，選項不 重覆，每題 1 分，共 10 分)
第 41 至 50 題為題組
There are many educated, intelligent people who do not read novels at all. They read newspapers, biographies of figures eminent in public life, __41__ accounts of adventures on land, sea and in the air, of __42__ crimes, of life in other countries and other times, of great battles fought __43__ the remote or more recent past, books about the stage, about music, art, architecture, science, and __44__ books about books. But when you mention novels, these people will often say that they have no time for fiction. They will be very __45__ to add that
they used to read the stuff when they were young but now with the wisdom and responsibility of maturity, they have __46__ such trivial and time-wasting pursuits. The reading of fiction, they say, is a harmless pastime for those who have nothing better to do, but the serious adult should concentrate on fact, on __47__, and on truth. Now, if these readers are, through deficient imagination and __48__ to language, lack of psychological curiosity and indifference __49__ the moral bases of human conduct, unable to enjoy and learn from the reading of our major works of fiction, then they must invite sympathy. If, on the other hand, they insist that novels are a preoccupation of the immature, it must be firmly stated that they are __50__.
(A) mistaken (B) discarded (C) reality (D) responsiveness (E) even (AB) likely (AC) notorious (AD) factual (BC) to (BD) in
第四大題： 篇章結構 (每題 2 分，共 10 分) 第 51 至 55 題為題組
Vincent Van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a church pastor and was even sent to the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879.
__51__ Their families were malnourished and struggled simply to survive. He felt concerned that the small stipend he received from the church allowed him a moderate life-style, which, in contrast, seemed to him unfair.
One cold February evening, while he watched the miners trudging home, he spotted an old man, wrapped in a burlap sack for warmth, staggering toward him across the fields. Van Gogh felt great sympathy for him. __52__ He gave the old man a suit of clothes and he gave his overcoat to a pregnant woman whose husband had been killed in a cave-in.
He lived on starvation rations and spent his stipend on food for the miners. When children in one family contracted typhoid fever, though feverish himself, he packed up his bed and took it to them.
__53__ Van Gogh declined the offer, stating that it was the final temptation he must reject if he was to faithfully serve his community of poor miners. __54__ And if they were to learn of the love of God through him, he must love them enough to share with them.
__55__ He knew quite well that our actions should always speak louder and clearer than our words.
(A) Van Gogh was acutely aware of the wide chasm between words and actions. (B) He believed that if he wanted them to trust him, he must become one of them.
(C) He then laid his own clothing out on the bed, set aside enough for one change, and decided to give the rest away.
(D) He discovered that the miners there endured deplorable working conditions and poverty-level wages.
(E) A prosperous family in the community offered him free room and board.
第五大題：閱讀測驗 (每題 2 分，共 40 分) 第 56 至 59 題為題組
The story of Narcissus is the warning tale of a young man whose pride led to his ruin. Narcissus was greatly admired for his good looks. Wherever he went, people would fall in love with him. Unfortunately, this only made Narcissus very proud. He thought he was better than everyone else and was often unkind to the people around him.
When Narcissus was fifteen, a beautiful nymph named Echo fell in love with him. Narcissus was not interested so he rejected her. However, Echo could not think of anything else. Her body faded with sadness and her bones turned into rocks after she died. Eventually, nothing was left of her but her voice, which is the echo we sometimes hear today.
The Goddess Nemesis heard about this and decided to teach Narcissus a lesson. She arranged for him to fall in love with his own image. One day he stopped by a magical pond. When he looked down, he saw himself in the water and immediately fell in love with the reflection. He loved himself so much that he forgot to eat and drink. In the end, Narcissus died staring at himself in the pond.
The story of Narcissus lives on. Today, we use the word “narcissistic” to describe someone who is too proud and selfish and the Narcissus flower has also been named after the beautiful youth. It is a white and purple flower that blooms in spring and only grows in the damp soil next to water.
56. According to the passage, people loved Narcissus very much because _____. (A) he was a hero (B) he was good-looking (C) he was kind to others (D) he was very proud 57. With the magic of Nemesis, Narcissus fell in love with _____.
(A) a magical pond (B) a white flower
(C) his own voice (D) his own reflection 58. Which of the following statements about Echo is true?
(A) The word “echo” we use today comes from her name. (B) She was a beautiful girl whom Narcissus loved very much. (C) She decided to teach Narcissus a lesson after being rejected. (D) After she died, her body turned into rocks but her bones were left. 59. According to the passage, the Narcissus flower _____.
(A) is what the Goddess turned Narcissus into (B) can easily be found in the mountains (C) is named after the handsome young man (D) blooms in summer near the water
第 60 至 63 題為題組
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. But in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success. On the contrary, attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine and an attractive man more masculine than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally masculine position appears to lack the “masculine” qualities required.
This is true even in politics. “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,” says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. Then they were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.
60. The word “liability” most probably means “______.”
(A) blessing (B) disadvantage (C) instability (D) fortune
61. According to the passage, in traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ______. (A) reinforces the feminine qualities required
(B) always enables women to succeed quickly (C) makes women look more honest and capable (D) is of little importance to women
62. Anne Bowman’s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ______. (A) turns out to be an obstacle to men
(B) has as little effect on men as on women (C) affects men and women alike
(D) is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women
63. The author writes this passage for the purpose of ______. (A) giving advice to job-seekers who are attractive (B) emphasizing the importance of appearance
(C) discussing the negative aspects of being attractive (D) demanding equal rights for women
第 64 至 67 題為題組
Dissociative identity disorder is a psychological condition in which a person’s identity dissociates, or fragments, thereby creating distinct independent identities within one individual. Each separate personality can be distinct from the other personalities in a number of ways, including posture, manner of moving, tone and pitch of voice, gestures, facial expressions, and use of language. A person suffering from dissociative identity disorder may have a large number of independent personalities or perhaps only two or three.
Two stories of actual women suffering from dissociative identity disorder have been extensively recounted in books and films that are familiar to the public. One of them is the story of a woman with twenty-two separate personalities known as Eve. In the 1950s, a book by Corbett Thigpen and a motion picture starring Joanne Woodward, each of which was titled The Three Faces of Eve, presented her story. While the woman known as Eve actually experienced twenty-two different personalities, the title referred to three faces because only three of the personalities could exist at one time. Two decades later, Carolyn Sizemore, Eve’s twenty-second personality, wrote about her experiences in a book entitled I’m Eve. The second well-known story of a woman suffering dissociative personality is the story of Sybil, a woman whose sixteen distinct personalities emerged over a period of forty years. A book describing Sybil’s experiences was written by Flora Rheta Schreiber and was published in 1973; a motion picture based on the book and starring Sally Field Followed.
64. Which is NOT stated in the passage about dissociative identity disorder? (A) A psychological condition. (B) A fragmented identity.
(C) A number of independent identities. (D) Some violent and some nonviolent identities. 65. According to the passage, distinct personalities within the body of the sufferer can differ in
all of the following EXCEPT ________.
(A) manner of dressing (B) manner of moving (C) manner of speaking (D) manner of gesturing 66. Which of the following about The Three Faces of Eve is true?
(A) It was based on the life of Joanne Woodward.
(B) It was about a woman who had three distinct personalities. (C) It was the title of a book and a movie.
67. Which of the following descriptions about Eve and Sybil is true?
(A) Eve’s story was made into a movie, while Sybil’s story was only presented in a book. (B) Eve had 22 distinct personalities at one time, while Sybil developed her personalities
over 16 years.
(C) Eve’s real name was Carolyn Sizemore, while Sybil’s real name was Flora Rheta. (D) Eve’s story was published in the 1950s, while the book describing Sybil’s life appeared
in the 1970s.
第 68 至 71 題為題組
Always on the Side of the Egg by Haruki Murakami (村上春樹)
Between a high solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg.
Yes, no matter how right the wall may be and how wrong the egg, I will stand with the egg. Someone else will have to decide what is right and what is wrong; perhaps time or history will decide. If there were a novelist who, for whatever reason, wrote works standing with the wall, of what value would such works be?
What is the meaning of this metaphor? In some cases, it is all too simple and clear. Bombers and tanks and rockets and white phosphorus shells are that high solid wall. The eggs are the unarmed civilians who are crushed and burned and shot by them. This is one meaning of the metaphor.
This is not all, though. It carries a deeper meaning. Think of it this way. Each of us is, more or less, an egg. Each of us is a unique soul enclosed in a fragile shell. And each of us, to a greater or lesser degree, is confronting a high solid wall. The wall has a name: it is The System.
My father passed away last year at the age of ninety. When he was in graduate school in Kyoto, he was drafted into the army and sent to fight in China. As a child born after the war, I used to see him every morning before breakfast offering up long, deeply-felt prayers at the small Buddhist altar in our house, praying for the people who had died in the battlefield, both ally and enemy alike. Staring at his back, I seemed to feel the shadow of death hovering around him.
I have only one thing I hope to convey to you today. We are all human beings, individuals transcending nationality and race and religion, and we are all fragile eggs faced with a solid wall called The System. To all appearances, we have no hope of winning. The wall is too high, too strong–and too cold. If we have any hope of victory at all, it will have to come from our believing in the utter uniqueness of our own and others’ souls and from our believing in the warmth we gain by joining souls together.
68. The title “Always on the Side of the Egg” can be best interpreted as ______.
(A) having a tendency to do the exact opposite of what is forbidden. (B) having sympathy toward the frail and the vulnerable.
(C) making up stories appearing to be true. (D) boycotting the government’s domestic policy. 69. The “wall” is used as a metaphor referring to _____.
(A) unarmed civilians (B) unique individuals (C) social alienation (D) cold systems
70. Haruki Murakami mentioned his father to reveal that _____. (A) waging a war was a good way to settle down disputes
(B) prayers for the deceased soldiers were the core concern of Buddhism (C) his prayers before Buddha transcended nationality, race and religion (D) he volunteered to fight for Japan Royal Emperor but later regretted 71. According to this passage, which is NOT true?
(A) A novelist’s job is to tell what is right from what is wrong.
(B) Each individual is, to a certain extent, an egg confronting a tall, solid wall.
(C) Our believing in the uniqueness of our own and others’ souls gives us the chance to win over the system.
(D) The metaphor of “egg and wall” has two layers of meaning, one basic and the other deeper.
第 72 至 75 題為題組
People diet for many reasons - to fit into clothes, to look more attractive, or for the sake of their health. But to improve their memory? It's an interesting idea, and one that's been given fresh support by Veronica Witte from the University of Munster in Germany.
Witte found that elderly people who slash the calories in their diet by 30% were better able to remember lists of words than people who stuck to their normal routine. It's the first experiment to show that cutting calories can improve human memory at an age when declining memory is par for the course.
The benefits of low-calorie diets have been extensively studied in animals, ever since Clive McCay discovered that "caloric restriction" doubled the lifespan of rats, over 70 years ago. But until now, no experiments had confirmed that the same benefits are relevant to the human brain.
Witte did so by recruiting fifty healthy people, aged 52-68, and asking twenty of them to cut their calorie intake by 30%. Experienced dieticians gave them advice on following their new diet and were just a phone call away for the duration of the experiment. A second group of 20 volunteers were asked to eat more unsaturated fatty acids, such as olive and fish oils. The 10 remaining volunteers carried on with business as usual.
She also tested their memories by asking them to learn a list of 15 words and repeat as many as they could after half an hour. Witte found that the low-calorie group remembered more words and made fewer mistakes at the end of the three months of the experiment.
Witte argues that it was the drop in calories that lay behind these changes. Of course, it's possible that the low-calorie group were actually benefiting from the interaction they had with the dieticians, rather than anything to do with their diets. However, Witte thinks that this explanation is a very unlikely one, for the volunteers who ate more unsaturated fatty acids also had friendly dieticians to talk to, and their memories did not get better.
So what was behind their superior recollection? Their blood samples provide a clue: after the three months, the volunteers had lower levels of the hormone insulin circulating around their bodies. In fact, those who showed the greatest improvements in memory also had the largest falls in insulin - a link that was particularly found in those who stuck most closely to their dietary instructions.
For the moment, Witte's work suggests a promising and relatively simple way of improving memory in old age. It will, of course, be important to repeat the experiment with a much larger number of people. And it will be interesting to see whether a low-calorie diet has any other mental benefits, beyond the ability to commit words to memory.
72. What is the best title of this passage? (A) The Benefits of Low-calorie Diet
(B) A Study on Memory Loss from a German University (C) How to Improve Your Memory
(D) Low-calorie Diets Improve Memory in Old Age
73. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A) Many studies have found that low-calorie diets improve elderly people’s memory. (B) Low-calorie diets extend a mouse’s life to 70 years.
(C) Low-calorie diets benefit both animals and humans.
(D) In Witte’s experiment, volunteers got dieticians’ advice and a phone call on a daily basis.
74. What can be inferred from the passage?
(A) Not all volunteers in Witte’s experiment exactly followed the dietary instructions. (B) The interaction with dieticians is the main reason why the low-calorie group improve
their memory.
(C) Unsaturated fatty acids help better memory.
(D) The number of people in Witte’s experiment was enough to prove her points true. 75. Which of the following is closest to “par for the course”?
(A) part of the experiment (B) what people expect to happen (C) something to be learned at school (D) something that is easy to handle
國立台灣師大附中九十八學年度第二學期第一次期中考高三英文科答案 1~50 題，每題 1 分；51~75 題，每題 2 分 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. C A C D B A C B D A 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. C A B D B A C B D D 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. D B D C A B C D C A 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. A D C A B D B A B C 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. AD AC BD E AB B C D BC A 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. D C E B A B D A C B 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. A D C D A C D B D C 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. A D C A B
