I. Listening Comprehension 16% (1 8: 8%; 9 12: 8% ) (All Will Be Read Only ONCE .)

國立台灣師大附中九十三學年度第二學期期末考高一英文科

I. Listening Comprehension 16% (1~8: 8%; 9~12: 8% ) (All will be read only ONCE.)

Part A: In this part, you will hear several questions or statements. Choose the best response or reply.

1. (A) No. We’re not married.

(B) No. I didn’t pay for it.

(D) No. I don’t know him.

2. (A) I agree. I believed every word she said.

(B) Really? I thought that it was pretty sad.

(D) Come on. There was nothing funny about it.

3. (A) I know. He goes to church almost every day.

(B) Yeah, nobody really knows what he does all night.

(D) His neighborhood is so quiet. Of course he can sleep.

4. (A) Just a sofa and television.

(B) Managing the sales department.

(D) It looks like a mountain.

Part B: In part B, you will hear one or more short conversations between a man and a woman, and then a question following each conversation. Choose the best answer to that question.

5. (A) The man is using the right tool.

(B) The man is using the wrong tool.

(D) The man is using the tool incorrectly.

6. (A) It requires absolutely no special skills.

(B) It is a well-paying and relaxing job.

(D) It is a boring and unsatisfying job.

7. (A) To calm down.

(B) To leave him alone.

(D) To get out of his room.

8. (A) The watch was a gift from a friend.

(B) She paid a lot of money for the watch.

(D) She got it for a great price.

Part C: In part C, you will hear one passage and then some questions about it. Choose the best answers to those questions

Passage 1

9. (A) Donating money to educational institutions.

(B) Feeding poor people in developing nations.

(D) Spreading religious messages to the public.

10. (A) Illegal business practices.

(B) Illegal pollution by volunteer groups.

(D) Inappropriate government policies that cause pollution.

Passage 2

11. (A) For drinking on the school campus.

(B) For not getting his hair cut.

(D) For getting his hair dyed blue.

12. (A) It amused him.

(B) It made him sad.

(D) It made him angry.

II. Grammar 10%

13. Tony thinks that if Kennedy still alive today, the country fewer problems than it has now.
(A) was…would have had (B) were…would have (C) was…would have (D) were… would have had

14. had he arrived at the airport than he called his wife.

(A) No sooner (B) Upon (C) The moment (D) As soon as

15. Mr. and Mrs. White have two daughters, both of are reporters.

(A) who (B) whom (C) them (D) they

16. The twin brothers look almost the same for the fact that the younger one has had his hair dyed crimson.

(A) besides (B) whatever (C) despite (D) except

17. The police are trying to identify the man in the pub yesterday.

(A) who sitting (B) killed (C) sold drugs (D) kissed the waitress

18. In the center of the country some mountains with breathtaking scenery.

(A) stand (B) stands (C) standing (D) is

19. I had known you were coming, I would have met you at the airport.

(A) Now that (B) As far as (C) If only (D) How I wish

20. Larry felt tired and fatigued after the workout. All he wanted to do was a good rest.

(A) taking (B) take (C) took (D) taken

21. the man said, the jury did not believe that he was innocent.

(A) Despite (B) However (C) Instead (D) No matter what

22. It’s so noisy here. But it’s strange that Helen seems quite pleased being annoyed.

(A) instead of (B) more than (C) except for (D) but also

III. Words & Idioms 20%

23. Tina’s father expressed in the outcome of his daughter’s final examination. He believed that she’d do well.

(A) candor (B) specialty (C) optimism (D) loyalty

24. The candidate charged his with being dishonest and dishonorable.

(A) target (B) opponent (C) privacy (D) philanthropist

25. All theories from practice and serve practice in return.

(A) originate (B) marinate (C) desperate (D) discriminate

26. “It’s all your imagination. There’s no one out there to get you. Stop being .”

(A) convincing (B) intelligent (C) genuine (D) paranoid

27. What the president does is often not with what he said before. Most people are very puzzled.

(A) racial (B) marital (C) descriptive (D) consistent

28. This college has a large of Asian students, and more than half of them are from Korea.

(A) registration (B) occupation (C) requirement (D) signature

29. The injury left Hsieh Kun-shan with a handicap. He would never get his limbs back.

(A) permanent (B) purposeful (C) global (D) divorced

30. Since I was in the grade school, I have the magazine Newton, which has long helped me explore the mystery of nature.

(A) been admitted to (B) measured up to (C) subscribed to (D) lived up to

31. Many girls care a lot about the of their skirts. They try to make their skirts as short as possible.

(A) weight (B) height (C) width (D) length

32. I didn’t have any to hurt your feelings. I didn’t mean to hurt you.

(A) attraction (B) extension (C) connection (D) intention

33. Taipei 101 is world-famous because it is the tallest on earth so far.

(A) structure (B) pyramid (C) rock formation (D) sight

34. My brother is going to join the army to do service.

(A) invasive (B) military (C) breathtaking (D) continuous

35. A cram school’s success is usually in terms of the number of students who get into college.

(A) grasped (B) measured (C) exclaimed (D) stuck

36. Although faced with a serious financial problem, the boss calm and resourceful.

(A) marked (B) flowed (C) remained (D) clicked

37. The eyewitness spoke to the reporters on that she was not identified.

(A) state (B) situation (C) horizon (D) condition

38. He from terminal cancer and died three months later.

(A) refrained (B) suffered (C) protected (D) prevented
39. When fixing the light bulb, the worker fell off the and got badly injured.

(A) form (B) referee (C) ladder (D) metal

40. Learning that the celebrity himself, all of his friends and relatives felt sorrow at his funeral.

(A) shot (B) hung (C) tied (D) followed

41. Sisy Chen was a lawmaker by , but she is now a noted talk show hostess.

(A) shot (B) gymnasium (C) popularity (D) profession

42. seats in the theater are ideal for watching a show.

(A) Peach (B) Balcony (C) Gymnasium (D) Rim

IV. Cloze 34% (43~56: 14%; 57~66: 20% )

[A] Etymology is the study of word origins. The word “etymology” is derived 43 the Greek “etumos,” a root-word meaning real or true. The ending suffix “ology” implies the 44 of something, as in biology or zoology. That is the etymology of etymology.

Here is 45 example. The ancient Greek word “hippos” means horse, and “potamus” river. Combined together, hippo-potamus literally means river-horse. A few other words of Greek origins are “tele” (long distance), “micro” (small), “phone” (sound), and “scope” (look). From these affixations, word formations 46 telephone, telescope, microphone, and microscope become available.

Certainly not all affixes are ancient Greek heritage. The English language is a rich 47 of various languages, and that’s what makes its etymology so interesting.

43. (A) upon (B) along (C) from (D) into

44. (A) word (B) game (C) end (D) study

45. (A) some (B) other (C) another (D) the other

46. (A) such as (B) for example (C) so that (D) in order to

47. (A) reward (B) mixture (C) pursuit (D) potion

[B] There are many kinds of English-language forms. A visa application form is 48 you must fill out if you want to visit another country. If you want to buy something 49 a mail-order company, you ought to fill out an order form. If you want to 50 a job at a foreign corporation, you need to fill out an employment application form. All of 51 are just some of the forms you have to fill out during your lifetime.

48. (A) that (B) another (C) the one (D) the other

49. (A) with (B) from (C) against (D) for

50. (A) apply for (B) compete with (C) reply on (D) experiment on

51. (A) them (B) which (C) it (D) whom

[C] The Great Wall of China, one of the great tourist attractions on earth, was originally a series of separate walls 52 to protect China against enemies from the north. In 221 B.C., Chin Shih-huang, after uniting the different parts of China into one country, 53 to connect the separate walls into one long wall that extended about 2,000 kilometers. The Great Wall included many watchtowers, 54 Chinese soldiers could see the enemy coming from far away. 55 the inventions of airplanes and high-tech weapons, the Great Wall never failed to hold back the enemy soldiers. But now every year the Great Wall is invaded by thousands of tourists from home and abroad— 56 to attack, 56 to do some sightseeing.

52. (A) were intended (B) intended (C) which intended (D) intending

53. (A) beginning (B) he began (C) began (D) had begun

54. (A) which (B) from them (C) by these (D) from which

55. (A) Not until (B) Before (C) In spite of (D) As a result of

56. (A) not…but (B) either…or (C) neither…nor (D) not only…but also

[D] Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and dramatist, was born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin to unconventional parents. In 1878 Wilde received his B.A. and in the same year he moved to London. His lifestyle and humorous wit soon 57 him the spokesman for Aestheticism, the late 19th century movement in England that advocated art for art's sake. He worked
58 art reviewer (1881), lectured in the United States and Canada (1882), and lived in Paris (1883).
Wilde made his reputation in the theater world between the years 1892 and 1895 with a series of highly popular plays. Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), for instance, dealt with a blackmailing divorcée 59 to self-sacrifice by maternal love. The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) was about two fashionable young gentlemen and their eventually successful courtship. His years of triumph ended dramatically, when his intimate association with Alfred Douglas 60 his trial on charges of homosexuality (then illegal in Britain) and he was sentenced to two years’ hard labor.
After his release, Wilde wrote "The Ballad of Reading Gaol," 61 his concern for inhumane prison conditions. Wilde died of cerebral meningitis on November 30, 1900, penniless, in a cheap Paris hotel at the age of 46.

57. (A) took (B) gave (C) made (D) brought

58. (A) at (B) in (C) on (D) as

59. (A) drive (B) drove (C) driving (D) driven

60. (A) took off (B) looked out (C) led to (D) looked forward to

61. (A) reveal (B) revealing (C) revealed (D) to be revealed

[E] For basketball fans, there is nothing more thrilling than watching their favorite stars slam dunk the balls. 62 , few of them know about the history of basketball. In the 1890s, James Naismith, who taught at the YMCA, invented this kind of sport chiefly because he wanted to 63 his bored students. His original design of the basketball was slightly different from that at present. The players needed to get the ball out of the basket, for there 64 no hole for the ball to fall through. The first public game launched on January 20, 1892, and then this sport 65 quickly. Later on, some professional teams were set up. Their performances on the 66 always made the fans crazy.

62. (A) Besides (B) After all (C) Nevertheless (D) Therefore

63. (A) cheer up (B) look up (C) set up (D) give up

64. (A) was used to be (B) used to be (C) was having (D) had

65. (A) caught up (B) turned up (C) caught on (D) turned on

66. (A) field (B) course (C) rink (D) court

V. Reading comprehension 20%

[A] One afternoon a peasant met three gentlemen who were walking toward him on the road. He took off his hat and bowed deeply as they passed. But before he had gone another ten steps, the men called him back and asked him to whom he had bowed.

The peasant inquired, “May I ask who you gentlemen are?” So the men introduced themselves. “I am the Sun,” said the first man, who was plump with rosy, pink cheeks. “I am the Frost,” said the second, who was a wrinkled old man with white hair. “And I am the Wind,” said the third, who had a swollen face and puffy lips.

Since the Wind appeared to be the most threatening of the three, the peasant chose him. “I hope you won’t be offended,” he said to the other two, “but it was to the Wind that I bowed.” The Sun was insulted and promised to burn the peasant to a crisp. The Frost was also furious and exclaimed that he would turn the man into an icicle, but the Wind guffawed and said, “Don’t worry. I will protect you.”

But the peasant was worried and decided not to leave his cabin all winter. Then one day he ran out of firewood and had to drive his wagon into the forest to cut some wood. Just as the peasant had feared, Mr. Frost was waiting. Suddenly the weather became bitterly cold. The peasant jumped out of his wagon and ran beside his pony. In this way he stayed warm and toasty. The Frost was angry and complained to the Sun.