國立台東高級中學 100 學年度第二學期 第二次期中考 高三英文科
適用班級：體三、原三 □劃卡 Class: No.
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一、 單字、片語＆語法選擇：40％：
1. Gina doesn’t like _______ activities. Instead, she prefers to sit and read.
(A) psychological (B) physical (C) prepared (D) performing
2. The teacher gave very detailed and _________ instructions on how to complete the project.
(A) specific (B) splendid (C) previous (D) cited
3. Everyone knows the _________ that a good education gives you in today’s competitive world.
(A) resume (B) comparison (C) advice (D) advantage 4. Tim forgets things a lot. His parents have to _________ remind him to do things.
(A) constancy (B) constant (C) constantly (D) continuous
5. I have many _________s, but the most important one is to make myself and the people I love happy.
(A) boast (B) accomplishment (C) ambition (D) competition 6. It is not a good idea to _________ about other people in your office.
(A) gossip (B) dream (C) stretch (D) snore
7. Tina hopes that her boss will _________ her to the manager position by next year.
(A) prove (B) imprompt (C) promote (D) balance
8. When people feel uncomfortable or nervous, they may _____ their arms across their chests as if to protect themselves.
(A) toss (B) veil (C) fold (D) yield
9. The doors of these department stores slide open _____ when you approach them. You don’t have to open them yourself.
(A) automatically (B) diligently (C) necessarily (D) intentionally
10. Nicole is a _____ language learner. Within a short period of time, she has developed a good command of Chinese and Japanese.
(A) convenient (B) popular (C) regular (D) brilliant
11. This information came from a very _____ source, so you don’t have to worry about being cheated.
(A) flexible (B) reliable (C) clumsy (D) brutal
12. While adapting to western ways of living, many Asian immigrants in the US still try hard to _____ their own cultures and traditions.
(A) volunteer (B) scatter (C) motivate (D) preserve
13..Rapid advancement in motor engineering makes it _____ possible to build a flying car in the near future.
(A) individually (B) punctually (C) narrowly (D) technically 14. When you take photos, you can move around to shoot the target object from different _____.
(A) moods (B) angles s (C) trend (D) inputs
15. Besides lung cancer, another _____ of smoking is wrinkles, a premature sign of aging.
(A ) blessing (B) campaign (C) consequence (D) breakthrough 16. ________ person has taught me more about life than my parents.
(A) No any (B) No one (C) None (D) No other
17. One of the ways to prepare for the test is _________ enough sleep the night before.
(A) getting (B) gotten (C) got (D) get
18. No other singer has produced music videos __________ Michael Jackson’s.
(A) than (B) as moving as (C) more than (D) move moving 19. No matter what you do, ___________ that you need to be honest with yourself.
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(A) speak for yourself (B) keep in mind (C) sell yourself (D) keep in contact 20. After graduation, Benny wants to _________ a job at the local bank.
(A) excuse himself for (B) find a balance between (C) apply for (D) relate himself to
二、 綜合測驗：20％
The pineapple, long a symbol of Hawaii, was not a native plant. 21 , pineapples did not appear there until 1813. The pineapple was 22 found in Paraguay and in the southern part of Brazil. Natives planted the fruit across South and Central America and in the Caribbean region, 23 Christopher Columbus first found it. Columbus brought it, along with many other new things, back to Europe with him. From there, the tasty fruit 24 throughout other parts of civilization. It was carried on sailing ships around the world because it was found to help prevent scurvy, a disease that often 25 sailors on long voyages. It was at the end of one of these long voyages that the pineapple came to Hawaii to stay.
21. (A) For example (B) Little by little (C) As a result (D) Actually 22. (A) nearly (B) originally (C) recently (D) shortly
23. (A) that (B) what (C) where (D) which
24. (A) spread (B) to spread (C) should spread (D) will spread 25. (A) contacted (B) bothered (C) suffered (D) wounded
One way of ___26___ for an interview is making a list of your ___27___. This way, you will be better prepared to ___28___ yourself. And you will be able to talk in ___29___ terms about what you have done in the past. But remember to choose the ones that are ___30___ to the job you want.
26. (A) preparing (B) listening (C) caring (D) studying 27. (A) promotions (B) ambitions (C) accomplishments (D) resumes 28. (A) spread about (B) sell for (C) exchange for (D) speak about 29. (A) physical (B) specific (C) precious (D) constant 30. (A) ambitious (B) crucial (C) rekevant (D) related
三、 文意選填:：10%
Familiar fables can be narrated differently or extended in interesting and humorous ways. The end of the famous fable of
“The Tortoise and the Hare” is well known to all: the tortoise wins the race against the hare. The moral lesson is that slow and steady wins the race. We all have grown up with this popular version, but the 3 1 fable can be extended with different twists. At the request of the hare, a second race is 3 2 and this time, the hare runs without taking a rest and wins. The moral lesson is that 3 3 and consistent will always beat slow and steady. Then it is the tortoise that 3 4 the hare to a third race along a different route in which there is a river just before the final destination. This time, the tortoise wins the race because the hare cannot swim. The moral lesson is “First 3 5 your strengths, and then change the playing field to suit them.”
(A) challenges (B) identify (C) arranged (D) fast (E) same
四、 閱讀測驗：8％
The Galápagos Islands are the Pacific island paradise where Darwin’s theory of evolution was born. They are places filled with giant tree lizards, sandy beaches, and tropical plants. Now they will be famous for one more thing: the world’s first green airport.
This group of islands off the coast of Ecuador has recently contracted Argentine Corporación America to manage the redevelopment of the airport on the island of Baltra. It is estimated that US$20 million is needed to complete the project by 2009. The new development has several important features: use of wind and solar energy, passive heating and cooling systems,
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as well as concrete runways in place of asphalt, which has a greater carbon footprint during its production cycle. This new development couldn’t be coming at a better time for the Galápagos, which were added to an environmental “danger list” in 2007.
Pacific islands like the Galápagos, Easter Island, and Tahiti, have economies that are driven almost completely by tourism.
However, some people think these are “unsustainable models of development.” The number of visitors to the Galápagos rose more than 250% from 1990 to 2006, while the number of commercial flights to the area rose 193% from 2001 to 2006. These increases put great stress on the islands’ resources and environment. Air travel is especially criticized for exhausting natural resources and causing environmental damage. Thus, efforts are being made to reduce the environmental impact of the tourism industry. The greening of airports is just one of these attempts.
36. What is this article mainly about?
(A) The problems of Darwin’s theory. (B) The background of building a green airport.
(C) The history of the Galápagos Islands. (D) The ease of transportation to the Pacific islands.
37. Where will the world’s first green airport be built?
(A) In Tahiti. (B) In Argentina. (C) In the United States. (D) In Baltra.
38. What is true about the Galápagos Islands?
(A) They have had a great increase in population since 2001.
(B) They are located near Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.
(C) They will invest US$20 million to promote their tourism.
(D) They have become one of the most dangerous places in the world.
39. What does the project in the second paragraph refer to?
(A) The task of calculating a carbon footprint. (B) The research on the production of solar energy.
(C) The plan to build a green airport. (D) The study on the exhaustion of natural resources.
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國立台東高級中學 100 學年度第二學期 第二次期中考 高三英文科
適用班級：體三、原三 Class: No.
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五、翻譯填空：12％ （每格 1 分）
1. 令我們沮喪的是，亂丟垃圾者不關心環境。
_____________ our _____________, litterbugs don’t ____________ ____________ the environment.
2. 他應避免在公共場所丟棄垃圾。。
He should __________ ___________ throwing ___________ trash in public places.
3. 這個孤兒沒有親戚可依靠。
The orphan has no relatives to ___________ ___________.
4. 大部分的學生不習慣自己解決問題，他們總是期待老師提供標準答案。
Most students are not __________ ___________ ____________ problems on their own; they always expect their teachers to provide standard answers.
五、 英文作文：20％
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