國立台東高中103 學年度第二學期期末考高二 2A 英文科試題卷 適用班級: 201/202/205/206/209
【答案卡 +答案卷】 試題總共 4 頁
一、 字彙與慣用語選擇: (每題 2 分, 共 20 分)
1.Due to the popularity of the Internet, many wrongdoings and scandals are ______ by netizens.
(A) uncovered (B) outfitted (C) transmitted (D) inspired
2.The unconditional love and support parents give their children is ______ in building up their confidence.
(A) incredible (B) impressed (C) shrewd (D) invaluable
3.After operating for only 57 hours, Philae put itself into __________ until it can gain power again.
( A) hibernation (B) complication (C) prevention (D) digestion
4.When coaches wait too long before making _________ , their players can get tired.
(A) arena (B) substitution (C) endurance (D) option
5. On March 2, 2004 the European Space Agency’s Rosetta 9 its journey with the Philae lander to make the first ever soft- landing on a comet. ( A) start out as (B) start out to (C) set out with (D) set out on
6. He enjoyed winning games, but preferred to practice moves alone.
(A) no longer (B) at once (C) in a way (D) as a result
7. It takes not only fitness but also _____ to finish a marathon, which covers 26 miles.
(A) endurance (B) digestion (C) reinforce (D) lap
8. According to population _____, over the last few decades the birth rate has dropped drastically.
(A) analytics (B)league (C) statistics (D) amount
9.Brad continues to ______ for the Cubs whether they win or lose.
(A) root (B) tackle (D) motivate (D) reinforce
10. Mr. Thompsons is a very _____ businessman who has never made any unwise, hasty investments.
(A) wacky (B) ridiculous (C) featuring (D) shrewd 二、克漏字: ( 每題 1 分, 共 20 分)
1. Although the space environment is very cold, you have a greater chance to become sunburned from the sun radiation than to become frozen. Your body—if you did not wear a pressure suit—would likely swell to twice its usual size as water __11__ vapor in our body’s soft tissues and blood. But __12__ the resilience, or flexibility of our skin, you would not burst.
There is no air in a vacuum, so you would probably pass out in around 15 seconds due to __13__ of oxygen. Do not even think to try to hold your breath, because in vacuum, doing so may tear your lungs. Without any external pressure, your heart rate would likely fall rapidly. Within one minute you would have no blood __14__. And then, you would die in one or two minutes.
Theoretically, you could live in a vacuum for about one minute and there would be no serious __15__ to your body.
However, some of the consequences are still unknown and scientists continue to study the effects of human exposure to a vacuum.
( 1 1 ) ( ) (A) transfers to (B) transmits to (C) transports to (D) transforms into ( 1 2 ) ( ) (A) since (B) as long as (C) due to (D) owe to
( 1 3 ) ( ) (A) lack (B) existence (C) last (D) few
( 1 4 ) ( ) (A) circumstance (B) circulation (C) climax (D) conscience ( 1 5 ) ( ) (A) disasters (B) reflection (C) affection (D) damages
2. Jakob was a Jew who lived during World War II. He was picked up by the German police and brought to a ghetto, __16__ many Jewish people were imprisoned. One day, Jakob overheard on the radio that the army fighting the Nazis were winning the war. Happily, Jakob shared the information with his people who grew depressed about their terrible living situation, the end of which seemed to be __17__ in sight. Before long, the news spread like wild fire and when asked about his sources, Jakob lied about having a secret radio. Soon, Jakob became the center of attention and he made up other news so that other imprisoned Jews could __18__ the future. However, the ending to Jakob was a sad one. He was shot dead by the German police.
Although Jakob had a chance to reveal the truth, he chose not to because the “radio news” was a sign of hope. __19__ he was a liar, Jakob tried hard to make his people have faith in the future. Therefore, when he was made by the German police __20__ where his radio was hidden, Jakob chose to risk his own life than break the hope of hundreds of his people.
( 1 6 ) ( ) (A) which (B) what (C) where (D) from which
( 1 7 ) ( ) (A) nowhere (B) wherever (C) something (D) anything else ( 1 8 ) ( ) (A) lead up to (B) drag out of (C) be robbed of (D) look forward to ( 1 9 ) ( ) (A) Even though (B) As if (C) In spite of (D) Thanks to ( 2 0 ) ( ) (A) telling (B) to tell (C) told (D) tell
3. Bees are the best pollinators in nature. They carry pollen from one plant to another. __21__ bees, most plants would not be able to be fertilized and reproduce, __22__ would humans be able to use these plants for food, clothing, medicine, and fuel. It is believed __23__ if bees become extinct, humans will have no more than four years to live. If bees were gone, crop __24__ would fall. Then, food shortages would surely arise, which poses a threat __25__ human survival.
Unfortunately, the bee population has sharply declined since the 1970s. Human activity has destroyed the natural habitats of many animals and plants, one of __26__ is the natural habitat of bees. The use of insecticides is one of the __27__ factors in the destruction. Some people have proposed artificial pollination __28__ solve the crisis. However, worker bees pollinate plants so quickly that science and technology alone can’t __29__. In addition, the declining bee population would lead to a severe ecological imbalance, which would __30__ a greater chance of extinction. Since the ecological imbalance will cause biodiversity to drop and thus reduce the biological fitness of a species.
( 2 1 ) ( ) (A) Has it not been for (B) If it is not for (C) Were it not for (D) Had it not for
( 2 2 ) ( ) (A) or (B) so (C) nor (D) and
( 2 3 ) ( ) (A) that (B) so (C) which (D) what
( 2 4 ) ( ) (A) price (B) yields (C) failure (D) damage
( 2 5 ) ( ) (A) of (B) for (C) in (D) to
( 2 6 ) ( ) (A) which (B) whom (C) what (D) that
( 2 7 ) ( ) (A) complicated (B) single (C) additional (D) contributing ( 2 8 ) ( ) (A) for (B) so as to (C) in (D) result from ( 2 9 ) ( ) (A) compare (B) resist (C) flourish (D) live
( 3 0 ) ( ) (A) live on (B) round up (C) come into (D) bring about
三、閱讀測驗 (共 10 分,每題 1 分)
1. You are walking through a tropical rainforest. Trees bend gently in the breeze overhead and water drips from a large plant to the damp ground below. Then you look beyond the plant and see glass. Just beyond the glass is a dry, desert landscape. No, you are not going crazy; you are in Biosphere 2.
Located in the desert in southwestern United States, Biosphere 2 is a man-made creation of different environments under a huge glass bubble. It includes grasslands, an agricultural zone, and even a 3,400 cubic meter ocean. There are machines that regulate the atmosphere to reproduce real-world conditions. The tightly sealed system can even create its own rainstorms in the rainforest!
Why does such a facility exist? Some of its early designers were interested in the possibility of living on the moon or Mars.
They wanted to create a living laboratory to test how well humans could survive in a completely closed system. After one successful experiment, Biosphere 2 experienced an embarrassing failure in 1993. The people living there that year
encountered many problems. They had difficulty growing enough food and several times, oxygen levels were so dangerously low that many plants and animals died.
More recently, Biosphere 2 was bought by Columbia University. Scientists and professors have transformed it into a respected research laboratory for studying the environment and climate change. It is also now a popular tourist spot for people who want to visit this amazing world under glass.
( 3 1 ) ( ) According to the passage, in Biosphere 2, the climate is ______.
(A) hot and dry (B) humid and cool
(C) rainy and windy (D) of diverse weathers ( 3 2 ) ( ) Which of the following is true about Biosphere 2?
(A) It is a a huge glass bubble with all sorts of animals in it.
(B) There are highly intelligent machines for humans to operate at home.
(C) You can find grasslands and an agricultural zone in this artificial system.
(D) It is created to house people from the high-class society.
( 3 3 ) ( ) Biosphere 2 was designed because it ______.
(A) could be a shelter for refugees to live in an emergency.
(B) could be tested for survival in a completely closed system.
(C) could be a laboratory for scientists to perform various experiments.
(D) could be a popular tourist spot for people to observe animal behaviours.
( 3 4 ) ( ) Which of the following statements best describes the recent Biosphere 2?
(A) It has attracted people from around the world to experience living there.
(B) You can go there to visit the amazing world under glass now.
(C) Oxygen levels are so dangerously low that many plants and animals died in it.
(D) Food growing has become so easy that it is now a suitable place to live.
( 3 5 ) ( ) The word “transformed” in the fourth paragraph means most nearly the same as ______.
(A) transported (B) formed (C) changed (D) shaped
2. The Berlin Olympics of 1936 were to be the crowning showcase of the National Socialist (Nazi) Government in Germany. The Nazi establishment carefully choreographed the Olympics to support their ideology of Aryan supremacy.
There was one thing; however, that they didn’t count on—a black man on the USA team by the name of Jesse Owens.
Jesse Owens was already a superstar by the time of the Berlin Olympics. He was primed for greatness on the day of the Olympic track and field finals. In the final of the 100 meter dash, he stopped the clock at 10.3 seconds. In the 200-meter final, Owens cruised to victory. In the cold and rain, he ran the distance in 20.7 seconds, just 0.1 of a second off the world record.
When it came to the long jump, Owens’ only serious competition came from German Luz Long. By the fifth round, the two men were tied at exactly twenty five foot, ten and a half inches. This was a new Olympic record. On his final jump, Owens ended up at twenty six foot, five and a half inches to grab the gold. The German took the silver medal. The two athletes, one black and one white, then embraced, strolling around the stadium arm in arm. This was definitely not the picture that the Nazis had envisioned.
Jesse Owens had done the impossible—he had won four gold medals in one day. All eyes now turned to Hitler. Would he congratulate this African-American superstar? Few people were surprised when, after Owen’s second win, Hitler stormed out of the Stadium in a rage. Yet, the 1936 Olympics still belonged to Jesse Owens. On his return to the United States, he was given a ticker tape parade.
( 3 6 ) ( ) According to the passage, what does the writer try to imply?
(A) Racism did not work out in the Berlin Olympics.
(B) Athletes of African races always won in the Olympic Games.
(C) The Nazi government didn’t adopt racism in the Berlin Olympics.
(D) America was doomed to win in the Berlin Olympics.
( 3 7 ) ( ) The word “choreograph” in the first paragraph most likely means ______.
(A) to advertise (B) to exercise (C) to design (D) to oppose ( 3 8 ) ( ) What happened to Jesse Owens in the Berlin Olympics of 1936?
(A) He broke four world records on that day.
(B) He won great admiration from every contestant.
(C) He had tried to win four gold medals, but in vain.
(D) His German opponent didn’t congratulate him when he won the long jump.
( 3 9 ) ( ) Hitler stormed out of the Stadium in a rage in the Olympics of 1936 because ______.
(A) The German athletes failed to win any gold medal on that day.
(B) Most of the world records were broken by American athletes rather than by Germans.
(C) A large number of Germans were in favor of the African-American athlete.
(D) His ideology of Aryan supremacy was ruined by the winning of an African-American athlete.
( 4 0 ) ( ) According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
(A) Germans showed their respect to Owens by giving him a warm celebration.
(B) Both Owens and Long broke the new record of the long jump.
(C) Owens ran the 200 meter dash in 20.7, which was a new world record.
(D) The Nazis did expect an African-American to win in the Olympics.
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四、字彙填空: 請完整填入最適切的字彙 (每題 2 分, 共 24 分)
1. V________l abuse, that is, saying cruel words, is seen as a form of bullying.
2. Mr. Stevenson c________ted the storage room into a third bedroom so that his youngest son will have his own room.
3. Lots of families suffered financial h________ps during the economic crisis.
4. People, male and female a________e, should not be limited to the traditional roles defined by their societies or cultures.
5. Labors held a demonstration, appealing to a_______ties for more concern about their low salary.
6. I can’t give you a detailed description of the car because I only have a quick g_______e of it.
7. The fertile land of the country has produced more crops than needed, so the s_______s are sold to other countries in need.
8. Only qualified candidates, n_____y those who have college diploma, will have an interview face to face.
9. With a moderate climate, the farmers are expected to r_____p the field of wheat abundantly.
10.While operating surgery, the experienced doctor held his hand s_____y to deal with complex nerves.
11.I got lost along the country road. M_____e, it started to rain. Today was really not my day.
12. C_____t car accidents should be mainly blamed on drunk driving and drivers’ carelessness.
五、引導式翻譯: 14% ( 每格 2 分)
1. The publisher decided to ____1_____(請用使役動詞) the works of contemporary leading writers ____2____( publish ).
出版商決定將當代重要作家的作品出版。
2. Even though the music can be heard, the garbage truck is still ____3____ ____4_____ ____5_____.
雖然聽得到音樂聲, 但是垃圾車仍不見蹤影。
3. ___ 6____ we can do ___ 7____ patiently wait on the side of the road for the garbage truck.
我們能做的就是在路邊耐心地等待垃圾車。
六、句型改寫 : 12% ( 每題 4 分 )
1. Tina is the tallest out of all the members in her family. ( 請用…..Adj-er than all the other +N… 改寫 ) __________________________________________________
2. Jessica hasn’t prepared dinner yet. ( 請用 ..., nor +be + S / aux.+ S +V ) Jessica hasn’t run the errands for her father either.
___________________________________________________
3. They are conducting an experiment on mice to find out what side effects the new drug might have.
( 請用 S+ be +being + V-en…)
___________________________________________________
國立台東高中 103 學年度第二學期期末考 高二 2A 英文科答案卷
適用班級: 201/202/205/206/209 班級:____ 座號:____ 姓名:______________
一、 字彙與慣用語選擇: 20% 1~5 ADABD 6~10 AACAD 二、克漏字: 20% 11~15 DCABDF 16~20 CADAB
三、閱讀測驗:10% 21~25 CCABD 26~30 ADBAD 31~35 DCBBC 36~40 ACDDB
四、字彙填空: 24% (每題 2 分)
1 Verbal 2 converted 3 hardships 4 alike 5 authorities
6 glimpse 7 surplus 8 namely 9 reap 10 steady
11 Meanwhile 12 Constant
五、引導式翻譯: 14% ( 每格 2 分 )
六、句型改寫: 12% ( 每題 4 分 ) 答案僅供參考~
1. Tina is the tallest out of all the members in her family. ( 請用…Adj-er than all the other +N… 改寫 ) Tina is taller than all the other members in her family.
2. Jessica hasn’t prepared dinner yet. ( 請用 ..., nor +be + S / aux.+ S +V ) Jessica hasn’t run the errands for her father either.
Jessica hasn’t prepared dinner yet, nor has she run the errands for her father.
3. They are conducting an experiment on mice to find out what side effects the new drug might have. ( 請用 S+ be +being + V-en… )
An experiment on mice is being conducted to find out what side effects the new drug might have.
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