國立台東高級中學100 學年度第二學期 英文科 期中考 高二試卷 卷別：遠東版
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第四冊 L5、L7、L8
填答說明：
答案卡和答案卷
適用班級：
203、204、207、
208
班別： 座號： 姓名：
一、片語及文法選擇 20%
1. ( ) The newspaper reported the scandal before the government could _______ it _______.
(A) cover...up (B) turn...over (C) talk...into (D) send...out
2. ( ) If you found a bag full of money, would you _______ it _______ to the police?
(A) cover...up (B) turn...over (C) talk...into (D) send...out 3. ( ) We had to _______ the dog after it escaped from the yard.
(A) send out (B) knock down (C) touch down (D) chase down 4. ( ) The airplane _______ safely at Taoyuan Airport?
(A) send out (B) knock down (C) touch down (D) chase down 5. ( ) Don’t pat me on the back in the dark. You _______.
(A) set an example for me (B) scared me out of my wits (C) bluff my way (D) play up your experience 6. ( ) Knowing that he failed the exam, he was not discouraged. _______, he studied even harder.
(A) Therefore (B) However (C) Instead (D) On the other hand 7. ( ) It _______ Emily and her colleagues three days to finish the project.
(A) took (B)cost (C) spent (D) used
8. ( ) Susan ______ twenty thousand dollars on the computer. (A) took (B) cost (C) spent (D) used 9. ( ) _______ the swirling cloud came closer, it grew darker and darker. (A) As (B) With (C) On (D) If 10. ( ) Heavy-duty vehicles and _______ equipment are essential in making close-up observations of the dangerous
storms. (A) monitoring-weather (B) weather-monitoring (C) weather-monitored (D) monitored-weather 二、文意選填 10%
The tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean in 2004 is one of the world's __11__ natural disasters. Caused by the world's most powerful earthquake of the past forty years, the tsunami killed tens of thousands of people and __12__ the homes of millions more. Although this disaster was a shock, tsunamis are __13__ common. Experts say that more than 1,500 occur each year, but most are small.
Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning "harbor wave." A tsunami is basically a ripple in the ocean that is not caused by the weather. Causes include earthquakes, underwater landslides, and volcanic __14__. A tsunami travels very quickly－__15__ seven hundred kilometers per hour－across the ocean. At this point, it may __16__ be noticeable.
Then, as it hits __17__ water near a coast, the ripple slows down. This causes it to get taller and taller __18__ it finally smashes into the land with huge force.
The largest tsunami previously __19__ occurred in 1958 in Alaska. An earthquake caused a giant landslide into the ocean, __20__ a tsunami that was 520 meters tall. However, fewer than ten people were killed, because not many people lived in the area.
(A) shallow (B) until (C) deadliest (D) eruptions (E) hardly (AB) recorded (AC) up to (AD) destroyed (AE) fairly (BC) resulting in 三、綜合測驗 20%
Steven Spielberg is a famous American director who has made a number of box office hits. He __21__ an interest in movies at an early age. At 12, he stared making __22__ short film. His mother would make props for him, __23__
his sisters would be the players. When he graduated from high school, however, he wasn’t __24__ to any film school because of his poor grades. But he __25__ gave up. __26__, he often sneaked into the Universal Studios and
introduced his movies to producers.
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Spielberg’s __27__ finally paid off. In 1974, he made his first feature film and impressed a well-known producer __28__ his skill in managing movie scenes. In 1975, he directed Jaws, which turned out a big success. Spielberg then continued his string of hits, one of __29__ was Schindler’s List. It __30__ him an Academy Award for Best Director.
21. ( ) (A) exploded (B) developed (C) covered (D) released 22. ( ) (A) his own (B) other (C) the only (D)one of
23. ( ) (A) but (B) so (C) where (D) and
24. ( ) (A) connected (B) accepted (C) exiled (D) transferred 25. ( ) (A) didn’t (B) never (C) would (D) must
26. ( ) (A) After all (B) Unfortunately (C) On one hand (D) Instead 27. ( ) (A) efforts (B) condition (C) image (D) success
28. ( ) (A) into (B) from (C) against (D) with 29. ( ) (A) hits (B) all (C) which (D) into
30. ( ) (A) supposed (B) supplied (C) earned (D) allowed 四、閱讀測驗 20%
It must be difficult to direct a movie in a language that is not your own, especially when it involves a world that is unlike anything you have experienced. Taiwanese director Ang Lee had already won international acclaim for two Chinese-language films－The Wedding Banquet and Eat Drink Man Woman－when Hollywood offered him the chance to make a film based on a classic English novel. Lee accepted the challenge with enthusiasm.
In 1995, he directed a movie version of Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility, a story of romance under the stifling social rules of early nineteenth-century England. Despite the language barrier and his limited cultural
knowledge, Lee was able to get the best out of his cast of established Shakespearean actors. The result was a beautiful, witty movie with a very "English" feel, and it was nominated for Best Film at that year's Oscars.
Even before making Sense and Sensibility, Lee was no stranger to challenge. The son of a high school principal from Pingtung, in southern Taiwan, he studied theater in Taiwan and in the United States, and then filmmaking at New York University. After graduation, he spent six years as a househusband, taking care of his children at home while his wife, Jane, supported the family. Lee wrote screenplays and waited for opportunities to direct. His big break came with The Wedding Banquet, which won the Golden Bear Award at the 1993 Berlin Film Festival.
Lee is a boyish man who speaks softly, often with his head bowed and his fingers knitted together. It is hard to imagine him directing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the Chinese martial arts film that won four Oscars in 2000.
However, Lee clearly loves a challenge, and he continues to create surprising and successful movies. In 2005, he explored new ground with the film Brokeback Mountain. A touching story of a love affair between two cowboys in Wyoming, the film attracted considerable praise and a number of awards, including three Oscars. Brokeback Mountain confirmed Lee's status as a top director and as an inspiration to talented Taiwanese filmmakers who dream of emulating his success.
31. ( ) Why is the movie Sense and Sensibility a challenge to Ang Lee?
(A) Because Ang Lee had trouble casting excellent actors and actresses.
(B) Because Ang Lee had encountered financial difficulty while making the movie.
(C) Because Ang Lee was not familiar with the cultural setting of the movie.
(D) Because Ang Lee grew up under stifling social rules.
32. ( ) When did Ang Lee first win international recognition?
(A) When he was invited to direct Sense and Sensibility.
(B) When he won the Academy Award nomination for Eat Drink ManWoman.
(C) When he made a film for his graduation thesis at New York University.
(D) When The Wedding Banquet won an award in Berlin.
33. ( ) It is hard to imagine Ang Lee directing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon because _______.
(A) he is soft-spoken and quiet when he is not directing (B) he did not have much knowledge about martial arts (C) he had not won international acclaim yet
(D) he had language barrier while trying to convey his ideas to his coworkers 34. ( ) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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(A) Ang Lee studied theater at New York University.
(B) Ang Lee's early movie career was not successful.
(C) Ang Lee stayed at home as a househusband for six years after university graduation.
(D) Ang Lee's father was a senior high school principal.
35. ( ) The tone of the author is _______.
(A) optimistic and humorous (B) hostile and sarcastic (C) neutral and objective (D) worrying and pessimistic
Extreme weather causes danger worldwide. People in Taiwan, for example, are used to reading about damaging typhoons in summer. Usually, reports concentrate on deaths and injuries, and on damage to property. Sometimes, though, strange things happen during storms.
It is fairly common for large numbers of animals to come falling from the sky during or after a storm. On August 8, 2000, a shower of fish rained down on a coastal town in eastern England. It was probably caused by a small tornado out to sea, called a waterspout. It can pick up fish swimming near the surface. When the waterspout reaches land, it loses energy, and its contents fall to earth.
Dead birds sometimes drop unexpectedly out of the sky, partly frozen. It is likely they were swept up by the
powerful winds inside a thundercloud, then frozen like hailstones. In 1930, a magazine reported a storm in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in which a 20-centimeter-long turtle fell to earth wrapped in ice.
Such an incident doesn't just involve animals. On July 4, 1995, people in a small town in Iowa found soft drink cans everywhere. They came from a factory 150 miles away. Strangest of all are the "rains of blood" which have been
reported all over the world since ancient times. A possible explanation for them came in July 1968 in northern
Germany. A thunderstorm covered the land in red dust. It was sand blown up from the Sahara Desert and carried two thousand kilometers.
36. ( ) What was found in Iowa in the summer of 1995?
(A) A frozen turtle. (B) Soft drink cans. (C) Red dust. (D) Dead birds.
37. ( ) Why did the fish appear on the coast of eastern England?
(A) They swam there to escape from a waterspout.
(B) They lost energy and couldn't swim anymore.
(C) There was more food for the fish.
(D) A waterspout picked up the fish to the coast.
38. ( ) What causes dead birds to drop out of the sky?
(A) Hailstones in a thundercloud.
(B) Foggy sky.
(C) The winds inside a thundercloud.
(D) Extremely low temperature.
39. ( ) Which statement about the "rains of blood" is true?
(A) It actually refers to the sand from deserts.
(B) It occurs only in Europe.
(C) The first case happened in 1968 in Germany.
(D) It is believed that the rains of blood bring bad luck.
40. ( ) In the last paragraph, "it" refers to _______.
(A) The thunderstorm (B) The land of northern Germany (C) The Sahara Desert (D) Red dust
國立台東高級中學100 學年度第二學期 英文科 期中考 高二試卷 卷別：遠東版
高二英文//共四頁，第 3 頁//203、204、207、208 使用
範圍：
第四冊 L5、L7、L8
填答說明：
答案卡和答案卷
適用班級：
203、204、207、
208
班別： 座號： 姓名：
五、文意字彙 20%
1. ___________ The students were t_______d. to learn that the pop singer would be performing at their school prom.
2. ___________ The residents in this area were being t_______d by gang members who were attacking victims randomly on the streets..
3. ___________ At the age of twenty-two, Steven earned a d_______a in journalism and started to work as a reporter.
4. ___________ The dog m_______y saved his owner from the burning house.
5. ___________ Joyce is e_______y a very optimistic girl.
6. ___________ The purpose of this program is to raise a_______s of teenage drug use.
7. ___________ The young boy was i_______t enough to call for an ambulance when his mother fell down the stairs.
8. ___________ My parents celebrated their 25th wedding a_______y this year by going on a second honeymoon.
9. ___________ Do you believe the story is true, or are you a s_______c?
10. ___________ The u_______e is unlimited in time and space.
六、翻譯 10%
1. 這名流浪漢蒙混進入喜宴場地，吃了一頓大餐。
2. 他們一了解到他們所面臨的危險時，父母親催促五個孩子進入廚房下的地窖 七、加分題 10%
1. I didn’t move out of my parents’ apartment until I graduated from college. (用 Not until 改寫) 3%
2. John had barely expected to come across so many clumsy applicants. (用倒裝句型改寫) 3%
3. What makes tornadoes so dangerous is not just their great power but also their unpredictable nature. 2%
4. We were disappointed by what he said. 2%
5. A long vacation is what I need right now. 2%
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五、文意字彙 20%
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六、翻譯 10%
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七、加分題 10%
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3%3.
What makes tornadoes so dangerous 是 ( )子句，在句中作( )用。2%4. what he said 是 ( )子句，在句中作( )用。2%
5. what I need right now 是( )子句，在句中作( )用。2%
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