Part A- Listening Section : 15% ( Each Is 1.5%)

臺北市立成淵高中九十五學年度第二學期高中部一年級第二次期中考英文科試卷

班級:______姓名:______座號:____

Part A- Listening Section : 15% ( each is 1.5%)

I. Pictures 看圖辨義 Listen to the questions. Then choose the best answer according to each picture.

A. Questions 1-2

For questions 1-2, please look at picture A.

1._____

2._____

II. Best Response 最佳回應句

Choose the best response to each question or statement.

A. He must cherish it a lot.

B. Tell him to grow up.

C. Why do you look so happy?

D. You don’t sound sincere.

A. Let’s give it a hand.

B. We should put some more weight on it.

C. Just don’t come any closer to it.

D. I’d like to see the debris.

A. It doesn’t make things any easier.

B. Don’t go too far.

C. Dissolve it in water and drink it.

D. How sick are you?

III. Short Conversations 簡短會話

Listen to the conversations. Then answer the questions.

A. They might get sick easily.

B. They aren’t very old.

C. They like to live in the suburbs better.

D. They often get out of breath.

A. I cherish our friendship!

B. I’m fed up with your sister, too.

C. You always take me for granted.

D. You don’t have to take the trouble.

A. It’s too complicated

B. It requires a lot of effort.

C. It’s constantly changing.

D. It doesn’t pay well.

IV. Short Talk 短文

Listen to the passage. Then choose the best answer for each question.

A. Because they can go shopping.

B. Because they will build a nursery in their house.

C. Because they like looking at dolls.

D. Because they will have a baby soon.

10.

A. A toy car.

B. A blanket decorated with teddy bears.

C. An old toy.

D. A pretty doll.

Part B- Reading Section : 25%

I. Vocabulary & Phrases 詞彙與慣用語 : 5% (each is 1%)

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.

11. Parents looked through the window at the newborn babies in the _____.

A. nursery B. channel
C. asset D. suburb

12. Her music has a(n) ______style. It’s a fusion of classical, rap and hip-hop.

A. average B. distinct
C. fluffy D. devastating

13. Attitude is the _____ factor in deciding who can get the promotion.

A. floppy B. exceptional
C. crucial D. massive

14. He has a(n) _____ sense of rhythm, which makes him excel over others in dance and music.
A. oral B. keen
C. vast D. pool

15. Staying up late is _____ to your health. We should keep regular hours. A. nervous B. harmful
C. superb D. valuable

II. 綜合測驗 : 20% ( each is 2%)

Read the passage and fill in each blank with the correct word or phrase.

16. “ Water can do what nothing else on the earth can.” means “ _____.”

A. Water is everything

B. Nothing is quite like water

C. Water is nothing

D. People are nothing compared with water

17. “Let’s go for a spin.” means_____.

A. I need help B. Let’s take a break

C. Let’s take a short ride D. Let’s have a party

18. We will have to _____ before we ban smoking in the staff room.

A. test the water B. go by water
C. be in hot water D. be like a fish out of water

19. In 1994, Wang and his brother founded the glass-making company Tittot. Now there are over 80 Tittot stores worldwide and a glass museum in Beitou. _____ Wang and Tittot, glass in Taiwan has become an art from that people enjoy.

A. But for B. Regardless of

C. Aside from D. Thanks to

20. Typhoon Bills roared across Taiwan with winds as _____ as 320km/h in August 2000.

A. big B. many

C. great D. high

21. Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis_____ can devastate coastal regions.

A. what B. that

C. when D. where

22. Not making a decision means_____.

A. allowing choices to be made for you

B. which friend to go out with

C. because of indecisiveness

D. to get tired of waiting for decisions

23. The lava, steam and ash from volcanoes change the landscape and climate. In 1815, Mt. Tambora in Indonesia erupted, killing 92,000 people. The ash from the volcano affected the climate around the world, making it noticeably cooler. In the Northern Hemisphere, the climate change resulted in the worst food shortage of the century. Lava flows destroy property, but they move very slowly at first, they rarely kill humans.

What happened in the year 1815 that affected climate change all over the world?

A. Mountain Tambora erupted.

B. The tornadoes in USA.

C. The typhoons and hurricanes , and floods.

D. Nothing.

24. A Mendocino Redwood, near Ukiah, California. It is 367.5 feet tall. The Statue of Liberty is 62 feet shorter than it.

A Mendocino Redwood is the _____.

A. world’s largest tree

B. word’s shortest tree

C. world’s shortest-growing tree

D. world’s tallest tree

25. The kiwi is the national symbol of New Zealand. It is one strange bird. It has wings but it cannot fly. It waddles along the ground like a chicken. It also has nostrils at the end of its beak. While most birds use sight to find food, the kiwi uses its sense of smell. And instead of building a nest up in a tree, the kiwi digs a hole in the ground for its nest.

Which of the following descriptions about the kiwi is correct?

A. The kiwi belongs to the chicken family.

B. It sleeps in a hole in the ground.

C. The kiwi’s nostrils are like its beak.

D. New Zealanders have mixed feelings toward the bird.

Part C: Cause & Effect選擇題20%(each is 2%)

26. Developing countries cannot ______enough agricultural products and other raw materials to allow them to ______the fuel that they need to produce energy.

(A) import; export

(B) export; import

(D) reach; beam

27. Photovoltaic cells have several advantages over fossil fuels. Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

(A) gas

(B) oil

(D) petroleum

(E) solar energy

28. The photovoltaic cell is simple. It has transparent metallic film at the top. Below this is a layer of silicon. A metal base is at the bottom. The sunlight falls on the boundary between the two different types of semiconductors in the photovoltaic cell, the silicon and the metal base.

Sunlight first enters a photovoltaic cell through ______.

(A) a metal base

(B) a layer of silicon

(D) border

29. Cesar Pelli was the architect of the Petronas Towers. He worked on the building for several years. In 1998, the Petronas Towers in Malaysia became the tallest building in the world, stealing the number one spot from the Sears Tower in Chicago. Four years later, in 2003, the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan stole the title from the Petronas Towers. It seems that no skyscraper can hold the title of “ the world’s tallest building” for very long.

According to this passage, which of the following description is true?

(A) The time order of being finished as follows: Petronas Towers → Sears Towers → Taipei 101.

(B) The time order of being finished as follows: Sears Towers → Petronas Towers → Taipei 101.

(D) Cesar Pelli built Petronas Towers, which was built in Chicago.

30. During the Middle Ages (400-1500A.D.), a few medical schools and hospitals opened in Europe. At this time, however, doctors considered themselves to be primarily observers of patients. For them, surgery was a menial task, something a barber should do.

Based on this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

(A) Patients considered surgery to be a menial task.

(B) Observers considered themselves to be menial doctors.

(D) Low-skill jobs were considered to be done by barbers primarily.

31. It didn’t help that, in the Middle Ages, many people believed that bathing could be fatal. It wasn’t uncommon for people to bathe just once a year!

Based on this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

(A) Once upon a time, people in Europe bathed for a year.

(B) European people used to take a bath frequently.

(D) People in Europe at that time often only took a bath once every year.

文意選填

(A) prescribed (B) bold (C) surgery (D) ruins (E) acupuncture
(AB) molded (AC) concluded (AD) leeches (BC) sanitation

Around this time, however, people in Egypt were also learning more about ___32___. Archaeologists there have found the ___33___of elaborate bathrooms and sewerage systems.

In Greece in 410 B.C., a man named Hippocrates___34___ that people became sick for natural reasons, not because the gods were angry. During his time, doctors ___35___massage, special diets, and baths as medical treatments for their patients.

Part D: 課本的綜合測驗14%(each is 1%)

第 36 至 42 題為題組

If you have no phone --- or cannot get to one---and have to go outside the house to phone, __36__ the rest of the household before you go , so they can get out of the house __37__.

If you must escape through a room __38__smoke, crawl, on your hands and knees, with your face close to the floor__39__ the air will be clearest. __40__objects or to feel your way in a strange room, keep one fist raised in front of you. If the back of your hand should touch a live wire, the shock will throw the hand clear instead of causing it __41__ the wire.__42__ lost in a smoke-filled room, make for a wall and then continue around along it until you reach the door.

36. (A) be alert (B) being alert

37. (A) as soon as possible (B) as soon as possibly

38. (A) filling with (B) filled with

39. (A) what (B) which

40. (A) Avoid bumping into (B) To avoid bump into

41. (A) to catch (B) catch

42. (A) Would you be (B) If you

第 43 至 45 題為題組

The ancient Romans already wrote about the problem of beached whales. Still, little is known about the reason why whales swim onto shore. __43__ , people have come up with a number of possibilities. Some think that the whales get lost and swim onto shore__44＿. Others believe the whales first become sick and then float to shore.＿45__others think the whales are killing themselves in order to leave more food for their relatives. So which reason is it?

43. (A) In addition (B) Otherwise

44. (A) by accident (B) on purpose

45. (A) Until (B) Most

第 46 至 49 題為題組

It seems to be combination of some of the above reasons. If a whale gets sick (like the whale__46__ on a beach in Spain that __47＿over 50 kg of plastic bags), it may not be able to swim and may float to shore. But as in the case of the New Zealand pilot whales, how could so many get beached at the same time? Whales are social animals. If one member of a whale group __48＿onto a beach, __49__ is possible that others may follow.

46. (A) founded (B) found

47. (A) swallowed (B) have swallowed

48. (A) swims (B) swim

49. (A) it (B) that

篇章結構10% (each is 2%)

第 50 至 54 題為題組

If the smell of smoke wakes you up at night , 50 . First feel it carefully. If it is hot, 51 ! Open your window, call for help, and wait there to be rescued. The closed door will hold back heat, flames, and smoke for quite a long time.

If the door is not hot ( feel the metal base of the door-knobs, too), __52__, supporting your foot and arm against it so it will not fly open. Close your window before opening the door. Otherwise a small fire, __53 , might burst into flames.

If the smell of smoke leads you to a probable fire in the basement, 54 .

(A) suddenly receiving a supply of fresh air
(B) you can open it carefully
(C) feel that door very carefully, too
(D) do not rush to the door and fling it open .
(E) do not open it

閱讀測驗6% (each is 2%)

第 55 至 57 題為題組

55. According to the reading of our textbook(南一), which of the following is true?

(A) People did not know about the beaching of whales until modern times.

(B) People can save most of the beached whales.

(D) Some whales may follow the background noises and swim back to the ocean.

56. Although about 50 people worked very hard, they managed to help only about 40 whales return to the sea. More than 100 died before they could be rescued. People have been aware of the problem of beached whales for a long time. Although efforts to help beached whales have increased, they are still usually unsuccessful.

The word “ they” here most likely refers to ______.

(A) people (B) whales