台北市立建國中學九十七學年度高一第一學期英文科第一次期中考 第一部份：單選題 (請將答案標示在答案卡上)
一、聽力測驗 (20%)
說明：本測驗第1至15題含三個部份，請依播放內容選出最適當的選項。第一、二 部分每題答對得1分，第三部份每題答對得2分，答錯不倒扣。
1. Best Response 5%
Choose the best response to each question or statement.
1. (A) I really like this new hip-hop music.
(B) I’m going to ride the bus to the library.
(C) I’m excited about the party on Saturday.
(D) I can’t understand this math problem.
2. (A) Everyone is excited about his singing.
(B) Everyone wants to stop his singing.
(C) No one knows where he came from.
(D) No one likes to listen to his singing.
3. (A) Yes, he sleeps for ten hours every night.
(B) Yes, he drives his car to work every day.
(C) Yes, he likes to exercise and play sports.
(D) Yes, he likes to eat and play computer games.
4. (A) You need to spend money for a maid.
(B) You need to clean carefully every day.
(C) You need to ask your mother what to do.
(D) You need to read many books on cleaning.
5. (A) Yes, let’s wait until after lunch.
(B) Yes, I’m really hot and tired.
(C) Yes, I set the bags right there.
(D) Yes, let’s go shopping now.
2. Short Conversations 5%
Listen to the conversations. Then choose the best answer for each question.
6. (A) She feels sad. (B)She feels afraid.
(C)She feels happy. (D)She feels excited.
7. (A) She has to get rid of many things. (B)She has to set aside many things.
(C) She has to pass over many things. (D) She has to think about many things.
8. (A) She doesn’t feel at ease. (B) She talks about her family.
(C) She doesn’t remember them. (D) She asks rude questions.
9. (A) He had fights with the teachers. (B) He did very badly on the exams.
(C) He didn’t behave himself in them. (D) He only attended a few of them.
10. (A) He didn’t prepare well enough. (B) He saw the woman watching him.
(C) It was his first public performance. (D) The audience was not satisfied.
3. Short Talk 10%
Listen to the passage. Then choose the best answer for each question.
11. (A) Sign up for newsletters from companies you’re interested in.
(B) Tell your friends what kind of e-mail you want to receive.
(C) Write your e-mail address on your favorite websites.
(D) Put your e-mail address on your business card.
12. (A) You’ll see outdated products.
(B) You’ll find the cheapest prices.
(C) Online companies will try to send you ads.
(D) Online companies will steal your credit cards.
13. (A) A type of rope.
(B) A type of sport.
(C) A type of rock.
(D) A type of camp.
14. (A) A harness and a helmet.
(B) A rope and a swimsuit.
(C) Gloves and safety glasses.
(D) Two people to watch you.
15. (A) Because it will teach you to recline.
(B) Because it can build trust and confidence.
(C) Because it is dangerous and exciting.
(D) Because it starts from the top of a wall.
二、字彙和片語 (10%)
說明：第16至 25題，根據文意選出最適合的選項，每題答對得1分，答錯不倒扣。
16. We should stop buying dairy products made in China, because no one can ___________ the safety of them.
(A) grumble (B) dread (C) approach (D) guarantee
17. Many working mothers are trying hard to keep their work and family life in ___________, hoping to take care of both.
(A) balance (B) boundary (C) chores (D) occurrence
18. Recently, “Cape No.7,” a local Taiwanese movie filmed in Kenting, causes a _________, breaking box-office records and becoming a hit.
(A) feature (B) confusion (C) debut (D) sensation
19. Taking a trip to Europe __________ Helen to do two part-time jobs. She hopes moonlighting can help her earn enough money to carry out her dream.
(A) switched (B) wiggled (C) spurred (D) determined
20. Don’t ___________ that men are not good at cooking and doing household chores.
Nowadays lots of fathers can do a good job in housekeeping.
(A) drift (B) assume (C) dominate (D) participate
21. English is a/an ___________ language, which is spoken in almost every part of the world.
(A) genuine (B) selfish (C) universal (D) annoying
22. The old man has remained single for forty years. He always becomes nervous and uncomfortable in the ______________ of a woman.
(A) feature (B) formation (C) culture (D) presence
23. Do not ____________ the speed limit! We are allowed to drive at only forty miles an hour on this road.
(A) go over (B) get ahead (C) get away with (D) move on
24. You should prepare an English-Chinese dictionary at school. It may _________ when you come across any new word.
(A) feed you a line (B) come in handy (C) break down (D) get into trouble 25. Miley Cyrus reigns as Hollywood’s “tween” queen ___________ her success in
playing Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel.
(A) in addition to (B) on account of (C) no longer (D) compared with
三、克漏字測驗 (20%)
說明：第 26至45題，請依文意選出最適當的選項，使文章完整，每題答對得一分，
答錯不倒扣。
1.
Making gestures is a non-talking way of communication. If you have ever noticed someone 26 his hands to express himself, you will realize the power of gestures.
Sometimes the same gesture has the same meaning in almost all countries; 27 , it is possible that one gesture may carry different meanings in different areas. For example, the thumbs-up gesture is 28 in Spain but is used 29 “Good luck” in the U.S. When using a gesture, we must be very careful, or we may end up 30 impolite people.
26. (A) waved (B) to wave (C) wave (D) being waved 27. (A) in addition (B) however (C) as a result (D) therefore 28. (A) sturdy (B) insulting (C) astonishing(D) trespassing 29. (A) meaning (B) mean (C) to meaning (D) to mean 30. (A) being considered (B) to be considered
(C) considering (D) consider
2.
I will never forget the lesson 31 during the last summer vacation. One day my friends and I were enjoying the quiet Saturday afternoon, 32 stones toward each other.
Suddenly, away 33 one stone and it broke the windows of a beautiful house. I was so worried about 34 I did that I did not say sorry to the old lady of the house. Saving all the money from my part-time jobs, I gave her seven dollars and a note
35 that I was sorry. To my surprise, she knew the truth from the beginning and forgave me. Honesty is indeed the best policy.
31. (A) who was learned (B) learning (C) learned (D) that learned 32. (A) and throwing (B) threw (C) to throw (D) throwing
33. (A) flies (B) flew (C) did fly (D) it flew
34. (A) X (B) what (C) where (D) which
35. (A) who said (B) said (C) saying (D) which saying
3.
Spam refers to those unwanted e-mail which usually 36 advertisements selling products or nasty viruses. Tens of billions of spam messages fly through cyberspace every day, 37 inconvenience or disturbance for the users. Separating spam 38 legitimate e-mail can save money; lots of time saved for the users 39 the success. E-mail providers now use filters to upset spammers but with pitfalls. It seems that what we still have to do is 40 the “delete” key to win the war against these inbox invaders.
36. (A) consists of (B) makes up (C) composed of (D) be made up 37. (A) that causes (B) caused (C) and causing (D) which causes
38. (A) for (B) from (C) with (D) against
39. (A) beats out (B) adds to (C) gets over (D) takes into consideration 40. (A) pressed (B) pressing (C) with pressing (D) press
4.
Lots of people are looking for ways to look younger. But what is it that makes some appear youthful 41 others look older than their real age? Anti-aging experts claim that our real age is determined by lifestyle; therefore, 42 her chronological age, a sixty- year-old woman can look 40-something 43 regular exercise and enough amount of sleep. Aging itself is unavoidable, but the rate 44 one ages varies from person to person. A healthy lifestyle is key to 45 young.
41. (A) as (B) while (C) if (D) besides
42. (A) though (B) with (C) instead (D) despite
43. (A) with (B) instead of
(C) in spite of (D) in need of
44. (A) that (B) when (C) at which (D) in that 45. (A) stay (B) staying (C) stayed (D) being stayed
四、 狄克生片語 (10%)
說明：第46至50題，依文意選出適當的片語，並填入其代號，每片語限用一次，
每題答對得2分，答錯不倒扣。
A. right away B. worn out C. talked over D. little by little E. look for AB. come up with AC. get along with AD. never mind AE. tired out BC. by accident BD. as usual BE. on purpose
46. Working for twelve hours without enough sleep really __________ those workers.
47. Tom did not mean to tell your secret to others. It’s a slip of tongue. I think he did not try to hurt you _______________.
48. With no other big surprises, he gave his wife a bunch of roses on her birthday _____________ this year
49. The teacher will give a prize to the first one who can _____________ a solution to this problem.
50. We must send the injured patient to the hospital ___________, or he might be in danger.
五、 文法選擇 (10%)
說明：第51至 60題，依文意選出合乎語法的正確選項，每題答對得1分，答錯不 倒扣。
51. The foreigner can not get his message across in Chinese. In other words, he can’t make himself ___________ speaking Chinese.
(A) understand (B) to understand (C) understanding (D) understood 52. What is ___________ is ______________ well.
(A) worth done, worth done (B) worth doing, worth doing (C) worthy to do, worthy to do (D) worthy of doing, worthy of doing
53. I am sorry to have kept you _________ for so long.
(A) wait (B) to wait (C) waited (D) waiting
54. Tim always leaves his job half ___________. That’s why his boss does not like him.
(A) done (B) doing (C) being done (D) to be done
55. Let the voice of the people and the music ___________ in every part of the country!!
(A) hear (B) be heard (C) heard (D) to hear
56. John ______________ to work before, but he now takes a bus to save more money.
(A) used to drive (B) is used to drive
(C) used to driving (D) is used to driving
57. There are thirty-five students in this class, ______________ are from Taipei.
(A) and some of whom (B) some of which
(C) some of whom (D) some of them
58. Those ______________ care of old people are respectable.
(A) who dedicate themselves to take (B) dedicated to taking
(C) who are dedicated to take (D) dedicate themselves to taking
59. A trip to Taipei is not complete without visiting Taipei 101 ___________ you can see the whole picture of Taipei.
(A) , where (B) which (C) , which (D) in which
60. No one knows where the man lived in the past. He is said ___________________ in Japan when he was young.
(A) having lived (B) to have lived (C) to live (D) that have lived
六、閱讀測驗 (10%)
說明：第61至65題，每題請依文章的文意選出一最適合的選項，每題答對得2分，
答錯不倒扣。
Dear Mother:
I am writing this letter to show my apology to you and ask for your forgiveness.
Yesterday, you flew into a rage because of my coming home around midnight. In order to watch a movie with my classmates, I broke the curfew, not returning home before 10:00 as usual. In the beginning, I was mad, for you decided to ground me for a weekend as punishment. That meant I could not go out for two days. Not hiding my anger, I just slammed the door and did not say any word. Later, I lay in bed, my mind obsessed with your worried face and filled with a sense of guilt. Since I was a child, you have done lots of things for our family. All you ask of us is to take good care of ourselves. I feel so bad because I never thank you for what you did. Please forgive me for my behavior. I promise I will never make the same mistake to let you worry again!
Your son Roger
61. Why did the mother punish the son?
(A) The son played hooky at school.
(B) The son went home too late.
(C) The son went out to see a movie.
(D) The son did not help do the housework.
62. When someone “breaks the curfew,” he ______________.
(A) does not follow certain rules (B) does not pay much attention (C) does not take his time (D) does not take others’ advice
63. What does the son think of the punishment at first?
(A) He thinks it is meaningless.
(B) He is angry about it.
(C) He tries to keep himself grounded.
(D) He wants to say sorry to his mother.
64. All of the following can be found in the letter EXCEPT_____________.
(A) The name of the son.
(B) The purpose of the letter.
(C) The love of a son toward his mother.
(D) The conversation between the mother and the son.
65. Which of the following means “very angry” in this letter?
(A) obsessed with (B) show one’s apology
(C) fly into a rage (D) filled with a sense of guilt
第二部份：非選擇題 (請填答於答案卷上)
七、文意字彙 (15%)
說明：第66至80題，請依句子提示每題填入最適當的字彙。每題答對得1分。拼字、
大小寫或單複數有誤者不計分。
66. Unlike Chinese culture, the color white in Japan s es good luck and happiness.
67. Asking a woman about her age or marriage during the first meeting can be quite o e and impolite in Western countries.
68. To the mother’s ____________(relieve), her son came back from the battlefield safe and sound.
69. The teacher was angry with Tom today, because he could not provide any good e n for his being late this morning.
70. I don’t think we should spend any more money fixing that bicycle; obviously, it is beyond r r.
71. The whole class suddenly fell s t when the teacher shouted loudly “Quiet!”
72. It came as a surprise that Korea should beat out Cuba and celebrated their first v y winning the gold medal in the Olympic baseball game.
73. Respecting the p y of their children is very important. Parents should not read their diary and e-mail.
74. The d y of letters takes time and efforts; that’s why so many people choose to write e-mail now.
75. At the s t of the beautiful sunrise in Mt. Ali, all the tourists were busy taking pictures of the wonder.
76. We were surprised at the sudden _____________(appear) of the magician, who was gone in five minutes.
77. Mark c t into the room secretly, but unfortunately his wife wasn’t asleep and found that he came home so late.
78. Paying attention in class is very important for students. C e on what the teacher says and you will learn better.
79. His idea sounded quite f ting and everyone shows great interest in it.
80. A trip to the countryside always d ts my parents, which brings them great joy.
八、翻譯 (5%)
說明：第81至82題請將下列中文句子，依提示字詞譯成正確通順的英文。
81. 開車要小心，而不是讓自己曝露在不必要的危險中。(….instead of…….) 2%
82. 他父親反對他去美國，這對他而言並不重要。( It…matter…….object………) 3%
輕鬆一下
One day a little girl came home from school, and said to her mother, "Mommy, today in school I was punished for something that I didn't do."
The mother exclaimed, "But that's terrible! I'm going to have a talk with your teacher about this! By the way, what was it that you didn't do?"
The little girl replied, "My homework."
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