彰化縣精誠中學 107 學年度第一學期 期末考英文科 高一試題
I. 字彙與慣用語 15%1. The natural beauty of Sun Moon Lake is ____; many tourists have a good time appreciating the scenery while taking a boat trip on the lake.
(A) behind the wheel (B) beyond description (C) under no circumstances (D) into consideration
2. I am ____ Judy’s constant complaints. It seems that she finds fault with everything and is never satisfied with her life.
(A) liable to (B) superior to (C) fascinated with (D) fed up with
3. Your handbag is ____ mine. That is the reason I took yours by mistake yesterday. (A) ripe for (B) identical to (C) jealous of (D) ready for 4. Since no one is ____ the project I put forth, we’d better put it into practice as soon as possible. (A) opposed to (B) sensitive to (C) liable to (D) similar to
5. After the chaos of the election, chairperson of the Central Election Commission was forced to step down since a majority of the public thought he was to _____ the poorly-managed procedure of the election.
(A) blame for (B) be supposed to (C) back up (D) be looked down on 6. It was previously thought that only the mother’s genes were ____ hair loss, but actually further research
indicates that both parents’ genes play a part.
(A) linked to (B) exposed to (C) suitable for (D) beneficial to
7. To ask a third grader in elementary school to write an essay on politics is _____ ridiculous. The task is way too hard for him/her.
(A) politically (B) immediately (C) absolutely (D) mentally
8. We all know that Robert has a(n) ____ to exaggerate his problem. A trivial matter could be something of great importance to him, so we never take his words too seriously.
(A) ceremony (B) production (C) attitude (D) tendency
9. People should be responsible for what they have done. All of the criminals will have to live with the ____ of their crimes.
(A) involvement (B) response (C) consequences (D) circumstances
10. As a means of relaxation after a stress-packed week, Anderson went hiking around the mountains with no ____ destination in mind. He would stop for a rest anywhere.
(A) normal (B) specific (C) rural (D) valuable
11. Nowadays, high schools set up a wide range of clubs for students who want to ____ their interests in their free time.
(A) reveal (B) attend (C) associate (D) pursue
12. Virtual Reality, which aims to give us artificial worlds to ____ outside the normal space and time, can be applied to various aspects of our daily life.
(A) manage (B) explore (C) motivate (D) determine
13. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and were brought to North America by European ____ in the 17th century.
(A) colonists (B) virtues (C) comedies (D) events
14. With only one week left before the college entrance exam, all the seniors across the country are getting more and more anxious. They won’t feel relaxed until they have got _____ to their dream colleges.
(A) complication (B) engagement (C) admission (D) achievement
15. Parents who hover over their children or are always too ____ of their children are called helicopter parents. These kinds of parents are very worried that something bad might happen to their children if they leave their children alone.
(A) honest (B) original (C) emotional (D) protective
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(A) Millions of children around the world spend their spare time lending a hand to their communities every year. Schools and parents also contribute to the increase __16__ youth service. For instance, many schools offer community service activities for students to __17__. Teachers __18__ combine volunteer work with classroom lessons __18__ make service work a requirement. Parents, on the other hand, encourage their kids to volunteer and some even do it with them.
A Taiwanese medical school graduate expanded these kinds of service even farther.
Dr. Paul, after graduating from medical school, was __19__ about helping those needy in the poor West African countries. He applied for the substitute military service program and set his foot in Burkina Faso in November 2001 as a military surgeon. He stayed there for 20 months, during which he did charitable work, __20__ helping build an orphanage and collecting over 70,000 articles of clothes for poor people there. At an interview, he said that he __21__ everything for granted, living a care-free life before serving in Africa. The military tour really opened his eyes. According to research, kids who start volunteering are __22__ to continue doing good deeds when they are adults than if they start in later years. What’s more, it might surprise people that such an experience is sometimes as helpful as a degree when it comes to __23__ a job. The experience you have gained as a volunteer may give you a(n) __24__ over other job seekers.
So, grab a trash bag to clean up town parks or visit the sick and the elderly at hospitals. It doesn’t __25__ whether the volunteer work you are doing has anything to do with your future career. As long as you provide people in need with care and help, you are making a difference to them and yourself as well.
16. (A) in (B) with (C) for (D) at
17. (A) set up (B) pay off (C) take part in (D) find comfort in 18. (A) would rather…than (B) not…but (C) neither…nor (D) either…or 19. (A) enthusiastic (B) responsible (C) jealous (D) superstitious 20. (A) was included (B) included (C) including (D) which including 21. (A) was supposed to take (B) used to take (C) intended to take (D) stuck to taking 22. (A) likely as twice (B) twice as likely (C) twice more likely (D) up to twice likely 23. (A) landing (B) creating (C) healing (D) sorting
24. (A) ability (B) advantage (C) proof (D) motive 25. (A) appear (B) remain (C) matter (D) claim
(B) We were taught the importance of being honest as kids through the story of Pinocchio. While __26__ is true that we do know honesty is the best policy, many of us still lie. We sometimes lie so as to cover up our mistakes. For instance, some students lie to their teachers about unfinished homework when __27__, they did not do it. They choose to lie because they want to save face. Besides, when people want to get out of situations that they cannot manage or don’t want to __28__, they tell lies to avoid difficulties. What’s more, people tell white lies to __29__ other people’s feelings __29__ being hurt. If a good friend of yours is having an awful haircut, you __30__ choose not to tell the truth to spare his or her feelings. You tell a lie with a good intention; therefore, this type of lie is most often not __31__ bad or wrong. Plus it is generally __32__ that white lies are helpful in maintaining good relationships.
Another type of lie is told to __33__ ourselves out of dangerous situations. Many parents even tell their children to tell this type of lie in certain situations. People lie __34__ different reasons. Before we lie, it is important that we think carefully because no one wants to __35__ and lose others’ trust. 26. (A) it (B) which (C) that (D) what
27. (A) in order (B) in contrast (C) in fact (D) in no way
28. (A) be engaged to (B) get tired of (C) be devoted to (D) get involved in 29. (A) deceive…into (B) prevent…from (C) benefit…from (D) focus…on
30. (A) are willing to (B) are possible to (C) are likely to (D) are used to 31. (A) considered (B) viewed (C) thought of (D) related to 32. (A) believed (B) seemed (C) regarded (D) suggested 33. (A) grow (B) prevent (C) keep (D) sort 34. (A) because of (B) including (C) with (D) for
35. (A) catch lying (B) be caught telling lies (C) catch telling lies (D) be caught to lie (C) According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the human body is naturally able to fight off 85
percent of all illnesses people can come down with. __36__, the human body has the amazing ability to heal itself. Besides, __37__ a person feels and thinks may have an effect on the body’s healing ability.
Studies __38__ on the link between emotions and the body’s immune system indicate that negative attitudes, thoughts, and emotions may weaken the body’s immune responses. __39__, positive ones like love, joy, and laughter and optimism can support the body’s immune responses. Clear proof __40__ to back up the claim that laughter is indeed the best medicine.
To begin with, laughing relaxes muscles. __41__ one study showed, people were able to relax their muscles more quickly after they had watched funny cartoons than after they had looked at beautiful pictures of nature. After a good laugh, a person’s heart rate is well above normal, __42__ may last for up to five minutes. Thus, some doctors refer to laughter as “internal jogging.”
__43__ key benefit of laughter is that it actually boosts the body’s immune system by stimulating the body’s production of immunoglobulin (IgA); IgA is __44__ the body uses to fight colds and the flu. Watching 30 minutes of comedies can help increase the level of IgA in people’s blood. Many patients have been reported to feel better after a good laugh. After learning this, we won’t feel
surprised to know a clown’s visit to the hospital room can __45__ a patent’s speedy recovery. A good laugh can really keep the doctor away!
36. (A) First of all (B) That is (C) For example (D) However 37. (A) whether (B) what (C) how (D) that
38. (A) focusing (B) to focus (C) focus (D) which focused 39. (A) In fact (B) On the other hand (C) As a result (D) That is to say 40. (A) will find (B) might be found (C) has been found (D) is finding 41. (A) While (B) Since (C) If (D) As
42. (A) that (B) when (C) which (D) it
43. (A) The other (B) Either (C) Another (D) Other 44. (A) what (B) that (C) which (D) it
45. (A) result from (B) bring about (C) belong to (D) benefit from
(D) Some people believe that they have little control over the things that happen to them. Others hold the belief that they can influence their own future by carrying certain objects to bring them good luck. They __46__ these objects, including a rabbit’s foot, and horseshoes with good luck.
Many Westerners carry a rabbit’s foot with them because rabbits, __47__ most other animals, touch the ground with their back feet first when they are running. They think it is unusual and thus develop the custom of carrying a rabbit’s foot as a lucky sign. As for the custom of hanging a horseshoe over the door, the __48__ of it is can date back to hundreds of years ago. __49__ you good luck, the horseshoe must be lost by a horse and be found by you. You must hang it over your door with the open end up. This can prevent the good fortune from falling away. Moreover, it __50__ that horseshoes can keep witches away. The witches don’t like horses, which is why they ride around on broomsticks __51__.
In addition to the above practices for good luck, some __52__ customs grow out of people’s fear. Most people practice these customs to deal with the unknown. In Taiwan, the pronunciation of the word for the number “four” is similar to __53__ of the word for “death.” __54__ this association, the number “four” is avoided in many places in Taiwan.
With the changes in people’s __55__ toward customs and traditions, some old superstitions are practiced in new ways nowadays. Though people are unable to predict the future, they still try their best to find a chance to control it.
46. (A) associate (B) handle (C) manage (D) provide 47. (A) besides (B) including (C) as well as (D) unlike 48. (A) focus (B) origin (C) concept (D) degree 49. (A) Bringing (B) To bring (C) Brought (D) Bring 50. (A) is believed (B) believes (C) is believing (D) believed 51. (A) as well (B) instead (C) though (D) and so on 52. (A) superstition-basing (B) basing-superstition
(C) superstition-based (D) base-superstition
53. (A) that (B) what (C) which (D) those
54. (A) Because (B) As a result of (C) According to (D) Regarding 55. (A) events (B) virtues (C) policies (D) attitudes
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56. The woman’s scream was so loud that it ____ by people blocks away. Everyone was wondering what was happening.
(A) might be heard (B) will be heard (C) should be heard (D) could be heard 57. When I walked into the teachers’ office, the student ____ by her teacher for failing to hand in her
assignment on time.
(A) is scolding (B) was being scolded(C) had scolded (D) has been scolded 58. The ten-year-old boy was sent to his grandparents’ place and ____ by them after his parents were both
killed in a major fire.
(A) had taken care of (B) taken care of (C) being taken care (D) took care of 59. The problem with the computer ____, so you can use it to work on your homework now.
(A) has been solved (B) will be solved (C) is being solved (D) can be solved 60. After the crazy birthday party in the classroom, the students _____ up all the mess.
(A) made to clean (B) had made clean (C) were made to clean (D) had made cleaning 61. A ceremony in memory of those who lost their lives to the civil wars ____ in a few hours.
(A) has been held (B) is hold (C) was holding (D) will be held.
62. The pop singer is said ____ plastic surgery several years ago when she just got into the show business. She looks quite different from what she used to be.
(A) to have (B) having had (C) had had (D) to have had
63. The audiences were surprised to know that they _____ without their knowledge when the show was progressing.
(A) were being filmed (B) should be filmed (C) have been filmed (D) had filmed 64. The ____ people, including a fireman, ____ to hospital at once.
(A) injure...had sent (B) injured…were sent (C) injuring…was sent (D) being injured…sent 65. On ____ by the police, the man who was caught stealing fruits in the market confessed his crime.
(A) being questioned (B) questioned (C) was questioning (D) asked questions IV. 文意選填 10% (請忽略大小寫，每個答案只能用一次)
The majority of Indian women wear a red dot between their eyebrows. While it is generally __66__ as an indicator of their marital status, the practice is primarily __67__ the Hindu religion. The dot goes by different names in different Hindi dialects, and “bindi” is the one that is most commonly known. Traditionally, the dot carries no gender restriction: Men __68__ women wear it. However, the tradition of men wearing it has faded in recent times, so __69__ we see a lot more women than men wearing one.
The position of the bindi is standard: center of the forehead, close to the eyebrows. It represents a
third, or __70__ eye. Hindu tradition holds that all people have three eyes: The two outer ones are used for seeing the outside world, and the third one is there to __71__ inward toward God. As such, the dot signifies piety and serves as a constant reminder to keep God in the front of a believer’s thoughts.
Red is the traditional color of the dot. It is said that in ancient times a man would place a drop of blood between his wife’s eyes __72__ sealing their marriage. __73__ Hindu beliefs, the color red is believed to bring good fortune to the married couple. Today, people go with different colors __74__ their preferences. Women are __75__ wear dots that match the color of their clothes. Decorative or sticker bindis come in all sizes, colors and variations, and can be worn by young and old, married and unmarried people alike. Wearing a bindi has become more of a fashion statement than a religious custom.
(A) related to (B) as well as (C) for the purpose of (D) likely to (E) depending upon (AB) referred to (AC) based on (AD) nowadays (AE) inner (BC) focus
V. 閱讀測驗 10%
(A) Robert Hannigan, former head of intelligence agency GCHQ of the U.K., told BBC that Facebook could become a threat to democracy without tougher regulation. He said, “The social giant was more interested in profiting from user data than protecting your privacy.” The remark came after members of Parliament accused Facebook of striking secret deals over user data. The firm has also been criticized for its handling of fake news.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Mr. Hannigan said, “This isn’t a kind of fluffy charity providing free services. It’s a very hard-headed international business and these big tech companies are essentially the world’s biggest global advertisers; that’s where they make their billions.” “So in return for the service that you find useful they take your data…and squeeze every drop of profit out of it.” Asked if Facebook was a threat to democracy, Mr. Hannigan said, “Potentially yes. I think it is if it isn’t controlled and regulated. But these big companies cannot frankly reform themselves. It will have to come from outside.”
It has been found that emails written by Facebook’s chief and his deputies show the firm struck secret deals to give some developers special access to user data while refusing others. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee published the cache of internal documents online as part of its inquiry into fake news. It said the files also showed Facebook had deliberately made it “as hard as possible” for users to be aware of privacy changes to its Android app. But Facebook said the documents had been presented in a “very misleading manner” and required additional context.
Mr. Hannigan also downplayed concern about the Chinese telecoms company Huawei after its chief financial officer was arrested. The charges have not been made public but are believed to be related to the company’s violation of Iran sanctions. However, there are concerns that China uses Huawei technology for spying and some countries have barred its equipment from their 5G mobile networks. He said no “malicious backdoors” had been found in Huawei’s system, although there were concerns about the firm’s approach to cyber security and engineering.
76. What does “the social giant” in the first paragraph refer to?
(A) GCHQ of the U.K. (B) Huawei (C) Facebook (D) BBC 77. In Robert Hannigan’s opinion, Facebook makes profits by ____.
(A) providing a variety of services to its users
(B) putting advertisements for international businesses
(C) allowing other developers to take advantage of its users’ data (D) giving its users special access to internal documents
78. What is the Chinese telecoms company Huawei suspected of ? (A) Huawie has been releasing fake news about Iran sanctions. (B) Huawie strikes secret deals with big global advertisers.
(C) Huawie by means of its 5G networks poses a threat to cyber security. (D) Huawie’s system has been found flawed and malicious.
(B) People’s inability to disconnect is an increasingly serious issue.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. knew it had a problem when hotel managers requested more beach chairs to accommodate all the people who would sit in them and stare at their smartphones. It discovered that the average resort guest was carrying three devices and checking them once every 12 minutes—or about 80 times per day.
On Oct. 1, 2018, Wyndham Grand’s five US resorts began offering prime spots by the pool, free snacks and the chance to win return visits when guests put their smartphones in a soft, locked pouch. The devices stay with the guests, but only hotel staff can unlock the pouches. “Everyone wants to be able to disconnect. They just need a little courage,” Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. chief marketing officer Lisa Checchio said.
Wyndham said that 250 people have used the pouches so far at resorts in Florida and Texas. The program is next year to be found at more Wyndham hotels.
Wyndham Grand resorts also gives families a 5 percent discount on their stay if they put their smartphones in a timed lockbox. The hotel provides supplies like a pillow fort, a bedtime book and an instant camera for adults and kids who do not know what to do with all the newfound time on their hands.
At the Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit in Mexico, a so-called “detox concierge” will “cleanse” your hotel room of all electronic devices and replace them with games like chess and cards. Guests at its sister resort, the Grand Velas Riviera Maya, trade in their smartphones for a bracelet that gives them free access to activities like snorkeling; they must do at least four activities to earn back their devices. A timer placed in the lobby shows how long each family has stayed without their devices.
79. What problem is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. trying to deal with? (A) Difficulty in connecting hotel guests.
(B) Not enough beach chairs by the pool.
(C) Guests’ complaints about limited snacks and soft drinks. (D) Visitors’ connection to their smart phones.
80. What’s the function of the “detox concierge” at the Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit in Mexico? (A) It encourages holiday makers to have more phone-free hours.
(B) It offers hotel guests a 5 percent discount on their next stay. (C) It doubles as various electronic devices.
(D) It provides hotel guests with free snorkeling training.
