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國立台南二中106學年度第一學期高一英文科第二次期中考試題
(1~ 55題,請畫記在答案卡上; 1~40題,每題一分, 41~ 55題,每題二分; 第 VI, VII, VIII大題請寫在答案卷上)
note: 請注意:聽力測驗過程中若遇任何問題請在聆聽該題時做上記號並於聽力 測驗結束後向監考老師反應。
l. 聽力測驗 :15% (每題 1分 ) Part 1: Picture Questions (4%)
Look at each picture and answer the question.
1. ( ) 2. ( )
3. ( ) 4. ( )
Part 2: Best Response Questions (4%)
Listen to the question or statement and choose the best response.
( ) 5. (A) Yes. Those are the standard breakfast foods in the west.
(B) Right. People only eat them on holidays.
(C) Yeah. It’d be strange for people to eat them in the morning.
(D) True. Most people have never tried them.
( ) 6. (A) Good. I’ll be back in an hour.
(B) OK. Then where else can I park?
(C) I know. It’s a huge parking lot.
(D) Are you sure I can park here for free?
( ) 7. (A) I was in a hurry to get there.
(B) I didn’t take anything of yours.
(C) I would rather do it naturally.
(D) I was running late for work.
( ) 8. (A) I didn’t know your boss would be here.
(B) How long has she been working for you?
(C) Has she been your customer for a long time?
(D) She owns the company you work for, right?
Part 3: Conversation Questions (4%)
Listen to each conversation and answer the question.
( ) 9. (A) Change schools.
(B) Improve her grades.
(C) Build up her confidence.
(D) Work and study at the same time.
( ) 10. (A) They are very cheap.
(B) They are sold out.
(C) They are too expensive.
(D) They are actually NT$300.
( ) 11. (A) She’s looking for a job.
(B) She has a lot of stress.
(C) She’s in a good mood.
(D) She’s driving home.
( ) 12. (A) It can be very expensive.
(B) It can make people sick.
(C) It can lead to good things.
(D) It is hard to find the right food.
Part 4: Short Talk Questions (3%)
Listen to the following paragraph and answer the questions.
( ) 13. (A) She created xylitol.
(B) She has perfect teeth.
(C) She is a young inventor.
(D) She started Amazon.com.
( ) 14. (A) They were interested.
(B) They were doubtful.
(C) They were unhappy.
(D) They were worried.
( ) 15. (A) She made Zollipops on her first try.
(B) She had lots of cavities as a kid.
(C) Her brand is number two on Amazon.
(D) Her goal is to become a dentist.
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ll. 課文綜合測驗: 20% (每題 1分), 根據雜誌內容, 選最適當的答案 A.
The Cat’s out of the Bag on These Cat Myths
Cats sometimes carry a disease that they can get from eating raw meat or touching dirty soil. Pregnant women who go near such cats can get this __16 __, which can give unborn children eye and __17 __ damage.
But this is rare—__18 __ cats don’t commonly have this disease, so they pose little __19 __ to pregnant women.
According to the old saying, cats live nine lives. While this isn’t true, with the right knowledge and __20 __, we can make sure that the life we provide for our feline friends is a happy one.
(16) ( ) (A) cheese (B) milk (C) nutrition (D) disease (17) ( ) (A) legs (B) brain (C) hearts (D) fingers (18) ( ) (A) African (B) American (C) house (D) wild (19) ( ) (A) protein (B) happiness (C) comfort (D) risk
(20) ( ) (A) feathers (B) light (C) care (D) darkness
B.
Zollipops Make Smiles Sweeter
Alina Morse liked lollipops, but because they can cause cavities, her father wouldn’t let her have any. Alina, then seven years old, wondered why nobody made __21 __ lollipops. So, she decided she would make some herself. After speaking with__22 __ , she learned about xylitol. This natural ingredient not only __23 __ sweet but also rebuilds teeth. After much trial and __24 __, she finally created perfect xylitol lollipops, which she called Zollipops. Before long, Zollipops __25 __ interest from supermarkets, online shops, and even dentists.
Today, at just 12, Alina has the second-best-selling lollipop brand on Amazon.com.
(21) ( ) (A) common (B) expensive (C) traditional (D) healthier (22) ( ) (A) farmers (B) dentists (C) engineers (D) firefighters (23) ( ) (A) damages (B) tastes (C) replaces (D) balances (24) ( ) (A) time (B) money (C) error (D) energy (25) ( ) (A) gained (B) harmed (C) reduced (D) limited
C.
Learn How to Be a Grown-up at the Adulting School
The Adulting School is based in Portland, Maine. Although it’s relatively new, it’s already making waves with its unusual way of teaching. Unlike __26 schools, the Adulting School doesn’t have classrooms. Instead,lessons are held in places like __27 __ and restaurants. To make things even more __28, the school says that it doesn’t actually have teachers or __29 __ in the
traditional sense. The idea is that everyone has their own __30 __ and weaknesses, and a person who shares knowledge one day might learn from someone else the next.
(26) ( ) (A) ordinary (B) country (C) foreign (D) urban (27) ( ) (A) churches (B) trains (C) ships (D) cafés (28) ( ) (A) unique (B) common (C) performing (D) regular (29) ( ) (A) people (B) workers (C) computers (D) students (30) ( ) (A) tasks (B) strengths (C) objects (D) projects
D.
Social Media: Not All Fun and Games
Social media is very convenient and easy to use, but many people use it too much. In fact, social media can be very addictive. Some people feel that they __31 __ have to be online or on their phone, and they can’t stop.
Therefore, social media can get __32 __ of more important things like studying, sleep, and even __33 __ time with friends and family in person.
If you’ve ever felt like this, try a “social media cleanse”—that is, take a __34 __ from social media. Studies have shown that this has many benefits for users, such as reducing anxiety, __35 __ the “fear of missing out,” and improving their general quality of life. It also makes them more likely to exercise, which further reduces stress.
(31) ( ) (A) seldom (B) never (C) constantly (D) rarely (32) ( ) (A) out of the way (B) in the way (C) through the way (D) on the way (33) ( ) (A) wasting (B) checking (C) taking (D) spending (34) ( ) (A) breath (B) shower (C) break (D) picture (35) ( ) (A) getting rid of (B) taking advantage of
(C) taking care of (D) reminding users of
IIl.. 配合題: 5% (每題 1分), 選最適當的答案
（ ）36. Please turn down the music . . .
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（ ）37. After a long day of studying, . . .
（ ）38. If that criminal were in prison, . . .
（ ）39. It is important . . .
（ ）40. The trip was great, . . .
(A) he would not be a great threat to the public.
(B) but my bag was stolen on the train.
(C) so that I can study.
(D) that you believe in yourself.
(E) Linda must be very tired.
IV. 文意選填: 20% (每題 2分) , 選最適當的答案 A.
A. gain B. traits C. action D. enthusiastic E. reaching Like Princess Margaret, everyone has a star sign that corresponds to his or her birthday. Each sign belongs to one of the four categories: fire, earth, air, or water. If two people are born under signs in the same category, they might share similar personality ____41____.
For example, fire-sign people are often ____42____ and energetic. With these personality traits, they usually make great leaders. Some famous examples are Napoleon Bonaparte and Winston Churchill.
People born under earth signs tend to make plans before they take ____43____. They follow their plans and are often successful in ____44____
their goals. These personality traits are illustrated in the lives of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa, and Kobe Bryant.
Air-sign people are often friendly and communicative. They are eager to ____45____ knowledge and always find things to learn in new experiences.
These people are often surrounded by friends. Oscar Wilde, Abraham Lincoln, and Oprah Winfrey are in this category.
So, next time you are not quite sure of yourself, why not look at the sky on a starry night? The stars may open your eyes to new ways of looking at
yourself.
B.
A. prize B. controlled C. faucet D. solutions E. put As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Many times, people invent things to meet their own needs. Later, the ____46____ to their problems turn out to be great inventions and change our way of life. One example will illustrate this point.
When Teng Hung-chi was a vocational school student, he worked as a mechanic in a factory. One day, he was using the bathroom in the factory. His hands were dirty because of work, so he did not want to touch the ____47____.
He thought, “If I could wash my hands without touching the faucet, it would be great.” Teng then worked hard to ____48____ this idea into practice. Soon, he invented a faucet ____49____ by a built-in sensing device. At that time, he was only seventeen. This young inventor later sold the rights to his invention for NT$1.5 million.
Since then, Teng has invented many other things. He represented
Taiwan at the IENA exhibition, which is an international exhibition for invention in Germany. He won first ____50____ there many times. Because of his many great inventions, Teng has become known as “Taiwan's Edison.”
V. 閱讀測驗: 10% (每題 2分) 根據文章內容, 選最適當的答案
The word “blog” is a combination of the words “web” and “log.” A blog is like a diary that anyone can read on the Internet. Many are updated every day, providing information about the authors or their opinions on subjects they care about.
Blogs have existed on the Internet since the 1990s; however, people became aware of these online journals (日誌) late in 2004. A well-known dictionary group reported that the word “blog” was the most searched word on their website during the year, and as a result, blog will now be entered into their printed dictionary.
Why have blogs become so popular? One reason is that they provide people with a means of expressing opinions that may not be printed in the mainstream media. People enjoy reading the opinions blog writers share.
Many people have become tired of mainstream media, preferring to read more the objective views of news events from blogs.
Another reason blogs are so popular may be that they are simple to begin and then update. Even a person with very little computer knowledge can maintain a blog. No expensive software is required so blogs can be written by anyone with access to a computer.
Blogs have become an important part of many people’s information networks. With a new blog being created every 6 seconds, it looks like the blog is here to stay.
( ) 51. Based on this article, a blog is _____________.
(A) easy to update (B) part of the mainstream media (C) like a dictionary (D) updated every six seconds
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( ) 52. According to this article, why do people read blogs?
(A) Because they do not have their own blogs.
(B) Because they can read more objective views on news events.
(C) Because they want to become popular.
(D) Because they do not read newspapers and magazines.
( ) 53. What does the word “require” in the fourth paragraph mean?
(A) Welcome. (B) Change. (C) Need. (D) Sell.
( ) 54. According to this article, in order to write a blog, a person has to _____________.
(A) know how to use a dictionary (B) have a lot of money
(C) have access to a computer (D) know a lot about computers ( ) 55. This article is mainly about _____________.
(A) how dictionaries are written (B) how important computers are
(C) what is printed in the mainstream media (D) why blogs become so popular
VI.
字彙選擇: 10% 選最適當的答案（每題1分, 請寫在答案卷上)( ) 1. Emma's unique _______ makes her fashion designs popular around the world.
(A) burden (B) failure (C) style (D) funding ( ) 2. The rice crop suffered _______ damage as a result of the typhoon.
(A) civil (B) elective (C) considerable (D) faithful ( ) 3. After working all day, I was _______ tired.
(A) somewhat (B) moral (C) original (D) insulting ( ) 4. There has been no _______ improvement in the patient's condition.
(A) tropical (B) immoral (C) political (D) obvious ( ) 5. Our company has a _______ of 500, working in both Canada and
Taiwan.
(A) advantage (B) staff (C) column (D) theory ( ) 6. To lead a happy life, you should strike a _______ between work and
play.
(A) balance (B) light (C) match (D) pose ( ) 7. The product is the result of long _______ .
(A) structure (B) expression (C) governor (D) experiments ( ) 8. The popular TV series attracted a(n) _______ of more than 10
million last year.
(A) advantage (B) audience (C) announcement (D) structure ( ) 9. It must be a very _______ thing for little children to stay alone in the
forest.
(A) scary (B) proper (C) civil (D) secure ( )10. It looks like we'll have to _______ all the furniture that was damaged
in the earthquake.
(A) pretend (B) experiment (C) replace (D) conclude
VIl. 引導式翻譯 : 10% (每格1分, 請寫在答案卷上) 1. 麵包店裡的蛋糕和麵包一瞬間就賣完了。
All the cakes and bread in the bakery were sold out _______ _____ _ _______ .
2. 這部落(tribe)裡的人努力留下他們傳統的生活方式。
People in the tribe are struggling to save their traditional _______
_______ _______ .
3. Lance和他的堂弟處境相同,因為他們的爸媽不瞭解他們。
Lance and his cousin are _______ ______ _______ _______
because their parents do not understand them.
VIIl. 文意字彙: 10% （每題1分, 請寫在答案卷上)
1 __________ I’m sure Dan will come to the party. He p sed me he would yesterday.
2 ________ Wendy s med loudly when she saw a rat (老鼠) in the kitchen.
3 ______ It is the c m in Taiwan for most families to have dinner together on Chinese New Year’s Eve.
4 ______ Miranda is a very s e person; she cares about other people and is able to understand their feelings.
5 _____ What Paul says doesn’t c d with what he does, so no one trusts him.
6 ________ The houses on the hill were d ged by the typhoon; they needed to be repaired without delay.
7 ______ This fruit is not safe to eat because of the c ls that the farmer used to grow it.
8 ______ You should stop worrying about the midterm so much.
Just r x, and everything will be fine.
9 ______ Travis formed a band with his classmates, and he played the g r in this band.
10 ______ In September, Keith will become a f n; it will be his first year in senior high school.
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國立台南二中106學年度第一學期高一英文科第二次期中考
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VI. 字彙選擇: 10% (每題 1分)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
VII. 引導式翻譯: 10 % (每格 1分)
1. __________ __________ __________
2. __________ __________ __________
3. __________ __________ __________ __________
VIII. 文意字彙：10%（每題 1分）
1. _______________ 6. _______________
2. _______________ 7. _______________
3. _______________ 8. _______________
4. _______________ 9. _______________
5._______________ 10. _______________
國立台南二中106學年度第一學期高一英文科第二次期中考 教師用答案卷
選擇題答案:
總 分 I 1B, 2C, 3C, 4A, 5A, 6B, 7C, 8B, 9D, 10C,11B, 12C, 13C, 14A, 15C,
II. 16D, 17B, 18C, 19D, 20C, 21D, 22B, 23B, 24C, 25A, 26A 27D, 28A, 29D, 30B, 31C, 32B, 33D, 34C, 35A, III. 36C, 37E, 38.A, 39D, 40B,
IV. 41B, 42D, 43C, 44E, 45A, 46D, 47C, 48E, 49B, 50A, V. 51A, 52B, 53C, 54C, 55D,
班級:_____ 座號:_____ 姓名:___________________
VI. 字彙選擇: 10% (每題 1分)
1 C, 2C, 3A, 4D, 5B, 6A, 7D, 8B, 9A, 10C, VII. 引導式翻譯: 10 % (每格 1 分)
1. in a flash 2. way of life
3. in the same boat VIII. 文意字彙：10% （每題 1分）
1. promised 6. damaged 2. screamed 7. chemicals 3. custom 8. relax
4. sensitive 9. guitar 5. correspond 10. freshman
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Part 1: Picture Questions (4%)
Look at each picture and answer the question.
(B) 1. What do we know about the man? (10 Unit 1-1) (A) He is warning the woman.
(B) He is comforting the woman.
(C) He is with an active friend.
(D) He is curious about something.
(C) 2. What can we see in the picture? (10 Unit 2-4) (A) A box of canned food.
(B) A bird with beautiful feathers.
(C) A heap of dirty clothes.
(D) A scarecrow in the corn field.
(C) 3. What do we know about the woman? (10 Unit 5-7) (A) She is a pet owner.
(B) She is reading a textbook.
(C) She is a traveler.
(D) She is lying on a couch.
(A) 4. What is true about the man? (10 Unit 6-9) (A) He is a director.
(B) He is a pop star.
(C) He is an actor.
(D) He is a couch surfer.
Part 2: Best Response Questions (4%)
Listen to the question or statement and choose the best response.
(A) 5. Bacon and eggs are typical western breakfast foods. (10 Unit 6-9) (A) Yes. Those are the standard breakfast foods in the west.
(B) Right. People only eat them on holidays.
(C) Yeah. It’d be strange for people to eat them in the morning.
(D) True. Most people have never tried them.
(B) 6. Parking is not permitted in this area. (10 Unit 7-11)
(A) Good. I’ll be back in an hour.
(B) OK. Then where else can I park?
(C) I know. It’s a huge parking lot.
(D) Are you sure I can park here for free?
(C) 7. Why don’t you take medicine to speed up the healing process? (10 Unit 8-14)
(A) I was in a hurry to get there.
(B) I didn’t take anything of yours.
(C) I would rather do it naturally.
(D) I was running late for work.
(B) 8. Sandy is one of my employees at work. (10 Unit 10-15) (A) I didn’t know your boss would be here.
(B) How long has she been working for you?
(C) Has she been your customer for a long time?
(D) She owns the company you work for, right?
Part 3: Conversation Questions (4%)
Listen to each conversation and answer the question.
(D) 9. F: Can I get a part-time job, Dad? (10 Unit 11-17) M: I don’t know. What if it affects your grades?
F: It won’t. I promise you.
M: Do you really think you can balance school and a job?
F: Yes. I am confident that I can.
M: All right then. You can get one.
Q: What does the girl want to do?
(A) Change schools.
(B) Improve her grades.
(C) Build up her confidence.
(D) Work and study at the same time.
(C) 10. M: How much are the tickets going to be? (10 Unit 11-18) F: I think they’re going to be NT$3,000.
M: Wow! That’s a little over my budget.
F: Well, that’s the cheapest I could find.
Q: What is the man saying about the tickets?
(A) They are very cheap.
(B) They are sold out.
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(C) They are too expensive.
(D) They are actually NT$300.
(B) 11. M: You’ve been in a bad mood lately. Why? (10 Unit 13-20) F: Because of work.
M: Are you under a lot of pressure?
F: Yeah. It’s slowly driving me crazy.
Q: What do we know about the woman?
(A) She’s looking for a job.
(B) She has a lot of stress.
(C) She’s in a good mood.
(D) She’s driving home.
(C) 12. F: I have become a vegetarian. (10 Unit 13-21) M: That means no meat, right?
F: Right. It’s really hard.
M: There must be many benefits, too.
Q: What does the man say about being vegetarian?
(A) It can be very expensive.
(B) It can make people sick.
(C) It can lead to good things.
(D) It is hard to find the right food.
Part 4: Short Talk Questions (3%)
Listen to the following paragraph and answer the questions.
Alina Morse is a special 12-year-old girl. She is on a mission to help every kid in America have a beautiful smile and a Zollipop in their hands. When Alina was little, she wasn’t allowed to have lollipops because they could harm her teeth and lead to cavities. Then, the 7-year-old girl came up with the brilliant idea to make healthy ones.
Alina spoke with dentists and found out about xylitol. It’s a sweet-tasting natural ingredient that rebuilds teeth. Through trial and error, she created the perfect xylitol lollipops, called Zollipops. Soon, Zollipops gained interest from supermarkets, online shops, and even dentists. Now, they’re the second-best-selling lollipop brand on Amazon.com. (10 Unit 3-A)
(C) 13. Why is Alina special?
(A) She created xylitol.
(B) She has perfect teeth.
(C) She is a young inventor.
(D) She started Amazon.com.
(A) 14. How did dentists react to Zollipops at the beginning?
(A) They were interested.
(B) They were doubtful.
(C) They were unhappy.
(D) They were worried.
(C) 15. Which is true about Alina?
(A) She made Zollipops on her first try.
(B) She had lots of cavities as a kid.
(C) Her brand is number two on Amazon.
(D) Her goal is to become a dentist.
