師大附中九十五年度第一學期學科競賽
高一英文題目卷
一、字彙與慣用語 20%
1. The chef earned international ___ with his innovative cuisine.
(A) reminder
(B) acclaim
(C) perspective
(D) curse
2. Mr. Johnson is going to retire soon. Do you have any ___ for the new president of our company?
(A) mean
(B) scandal
(C) nomination
(D) integrity
3. That was ___ wrong to lie to your parents like that!
(A) absolute
(B) definite
(C) necessarily
(D) outright
4. I can’t believe that May ___ all of her final exams. She must have worked really hard.
(A) cheated
(B) flushed
(C) instilled
(D) aced
5. The boy kicked the desk ___ because he wanted to draw the pretty girl’s attention.
(A) purposely
(B) eventually
(C) individually
(D) sparingly
6. Our ancestors experienced many ___ when they first moved to this island. Life must have been tough at that time.
(A) conclusions
(B) destinations
(C) remedies
(D) hardships
7. Low prices and good service of this supermarket certainly ___ a lot of customers.
(A) put on
(B) pull in
(C) crush
(D) stand out
8. The strong ___ between the couple has kept them together through many difficult times.
(A) bond
(B) outfit
(C) self-esteem
(D) viewpoint
9. Tammy is very angry because all of her colleagues got promoted, but she got ___.
(A) broken up
(B) stood out
(C) passed over
(D) called up
10. Felix sounded ___ when he was boasting about his romance. We all doubted whether it was true.
(A) tart
(B) professional
(C) fishy
(D) attractive
二、文法 20%
請於 A ~ D 這四個選項中選出錯誤的部份，若該題沒有錯誤的部份則選 E。
11. After (A) handing in the homework, the math teacher (B) marked it right away. (C) Those who didn’t hand in their
homework (D) got flunked.
12. I don’t want to go out now; (A) for one, it is raining (B) dogs and cats outside. (C) For others, I feel like
(D) staying home.
13. There are (A) simply too many tests in school. Students (B) who fall behind (C) might just take chances
(D) to cheat.
14. Every year in France, around 60,000 people (A) die from illness related to smoking, (B) which raises alarm to the
people and the government as well. The government is determined (C) to take action to discourage people to
smoke and decides to ban (D) smoking in the public places.
15. This film is adapted from a (A) best-selling novel, which tells a story about a (B) career-driving man who finds
good things in life. It stars two (C) much-loved actors and promises to be an (D) entertaining one.
16. John and Mary (A) have fallen in love for five years. They (B) are going to marry next month, and now they
(C) are considering whom they (D) will invite for their wedding.
17. Someone (A) is knocking on the door. I (B) will answer it. I think it (C) must have been Jason. He said he
(D) would come at this time.
18. The severe earthquake (A) measuring 8 on the Richter scale (B) casued great damage. A lot of buildings
(C) were collapsed, and thousands of people (D) were injured.
19. The teacher advised that Jack (A) stops (B) going to the cyber café, but he refused (C) to follow the advice.
wait and see what (D) will become of him.
20. My father stood there (A) silent, his eyes (B) wide open.
(D) bad he was hurt by my words.
Let’s
I saw him clenching his fists (C) angrily and knew how
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三、綜合測驗 20%
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Today’s students learn more in school than just reading, writing and arithmetic. They also learn how to cheat.
More and more students are using dishonest 21 to get good grades and enter top universities. Increasingly,
tomorrow’s leaders are today’s cheaters. Academic cheating 22 dramatically over the last decade. Duke
University conducted a survey of 50,000 university and 18,000 high school students in America. More than 70
percent of the students admitted 23 . Just 10 years earlier, only 56 percent said they had cheated.
This trend extends far beyond the U.S. In Asia, where students face intense pressure to excel, the cheating
problem is especially 24 . In many Asian countries, a student’s performance is measured mostly by exam scores.
And admission to a top school depends on 25 standardized tests. This test-driven culture makes cheating an easy
way for students to get ahead in a super-competitive academic system.
21. (A) means
22. (A) is rising
23. (A) and cheated
24. (A) saturated
25. (A) acing
(B) scandal
(B) could rise
(B) to cheating
(B) animated
(B) aces
(C) break
(C) has risen
(C) being cheat
(C) pronounced
(C) ace
(D) complexion
(D) which rises
(D) had cheated
(D) dominated
(D) aced
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In 1620, a small group of English emigrants settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their first winter in America
proved extremely difficult. But with the help of native Americans, they 26 to plant crops the following spring.
That fall, to show their 27 , the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans for a harvest feast. This event is recognized
by Americans as the First Thanksgiving.
Over the next two centuries, Thanksgiving feasts were held off and on at various places. Then in 1863, U.S.
President Abraham Lincoln declared a national Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving has been celebrated annually in
America 28 . Families gather to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner on the fourth Thursday of November. The feasting
often begins in the afternoon and may 29 for hours. A glistening, golden-brown turkey is the meal’s traditional
centerpiece. But also crowding the dinner table 30 numerous other delectable American dishes and desserts. No
other meal is as essentially American as this one.
26. (A) planned
27. (A) thankfulness
28. (A) until then
29. (A) get
(B) managed
(B) thank
(B) so long
(B) lasting
(C) thought
(C) thankful
(C) ever since
(C) keep
(D) wanted
(D) thanking
(D) now
(D) continue
30. (A) will
(B) are
(C) is
(D) be
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It probably surprises many people to learn that fishes can smell things with their noses just as other creatures can.
There are two pairs of nostrils in a fish. 31 , each nostril has two openings; one is in the front, and the other is
directly behind it. As the current of water flows in the front one and out the rear one, it stimulates the keen sense cells
that tell the fish about odors. They can detect the very smallest traces of substances.
_32 , the sense of smell may be important to fish in helping them find their way home. As we know, salmon
return to their original home to spawn.
33 do they do it? Scientists believe that perhaps salmon can tell their
childhood stream by its odor.
Researchers have trained salmon to 34 14 different kinds of odors. Some fish could tell the difference
between water from two rivers.
But if their noses were plugged up, they couldn’t tell.
In another experiment, a large
number of salmon were taken out of their home stream. One half had their noses plugged; the other half didn’t.
Those 35 plugged noses got lost. The others found their way home again.
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31. (A) As a result
(B) Finally
(C) Instead
(D) That is
32. (A) However
33. (A) How
34. (A) miss
35. (A) in
(B) In fact
(B) What
(B) distinguish
(B) for
(C) For example
(C) Where
(C) capture
(C) with
(D) At least
(D) Why
(D) taste
(D) on
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People who live near the poles see auroras almost nightly in winter. Sometimes a burst of activity on the sun’s
surface sends out more particles 36 . When that happens, people in countries closer to the Equator may see strange
lights in the sky.
The show of lights is also a show of energy. Scientists think a single aurora may 37 millions of megawatts of
power. That’s enough to provide all the electricity everyone in the United States would ever need—if the energy could
be harnessed.
_38 no one has yet found a way to do this, the power of auroras mainly causes problems. It can overload
power lines and interfere with radio and satellite signals.
Recently launched satellites should give scientists more information about auroras. Some think the addition of
solar gas to the upper atmosphere causes temperature and wind changes that 39 earth’s weather. Scientists now
know many things about these once mysterious lights－where they come from, how they form, and why they appear
where they do—but there is still
40 for the scientists to learn.
36. (A) as usual
37. (A) absorb
38. (A) Lest
(B) unusual
(B) carry
(B) Once
(C) usually
(C) destroy
(C) Since
(D) than usual
(D) take
(D) Though
39. (A) affect
40. (A) little
(B) make
(B) a few
(C) create
(C) much
(D) develop
(D) lots
四、文意選填 20%
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(A) temperature
(E) left
(AE) record
(B) critical
(AB) announce
(BC) tackle
This winter has been the warmest in France
(C) yet
(AC) expect
(BD) should
41 1947.
(D) limited
(AD) scheduled
(CD) since
The French ski season opens this weekend, but the
warmest weather in 60 years has 42 the slopes green and ski resorts hoping for Santa Claus to deliver them a gift of
some snow later this month.
It is a bucolic scene. The sky is blue, the grass is green and locals stroll through the meadows. The only
problem is the grass 43 be under several feet of snow and the locals 43 be wearing the red, white and blue of the
French ski school.
Though Alpe D'Huez and Les Deux Alpes are opening, skiing will be 44 to zones that are usually used only in
the summer. The glamorous Swiss resort of St Moritz has warned that it has no snow for the 45 world cup
women’s downhill races. “It is a 46 situation, not just for the races, but for the major impact it will have on the
skiing public,” said Atle Skaardal, director of the women’s skiing world cup.
Last week was particularly warm in France with a 47 22.4oC recorded at Grenoble, the capital of the Alps.
Bernard Saunier of the French national meteorological service in the town, said the 48 was “unusual” but “a kind of
unusual becoming more and more usual.”
“We can 49 warmer and wetter winters and hotter and drier summers for the next decades,” Saunier said.
In terms of revenue, ski resorts, hugely profitable industries, are 50 to suffer though many in the business are
worried.
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(A) trick
(B) brain
(C) easy
(D) exercise
(E) gain
(AE) reasoned
(AB) drop
(BC) changes
(AC) prevent
(BD) outbreak
(AD) constant
(BE) serve
Everyone who has dieted knows that losing weight is the 51 part. What is hard is to keep the weight off.
Now scientists think they know why.
When people lose substantial amounts of weight, their physiology 52 . Although they may look normal, they
have all the hallmarks of starvation. Their metabolism slows; they expend fewer calories when they 53 ; and their
thyroid hormone and adrenaline levels 54 . They also have much lower levels of leptin, which is a hormone
produced by fat cells that indicates the degree of hunger to the brain. And then they usually stop losing weight and
gradually 55 back what they have lost.
A group of researchers at Columbia University devised an experiment to see if they could 56 these changes.
Leptin, they 57 , tells the brain how much fat is on the body. If people lose weight, they have less leptin.
But what if the researchers put people－fat and thin－on weight-reducing diets and gave them enough leptin to
make their bodies think they were still fat? The leptin would then 58 as a sort of virtual fat. Would the subjects
still show the metabolic changes of starvation? The answer, published in the current issue of The Journal of Clinical
Investigation, was that the leptin 59 worked. The result of the 10-week experiment established a proof of
principle.
The leptin study suggests that the weight loss solution may eventually be a pill that tricks the 60 into thinking
that no weight has been lost.
五、篇章結構 10%
My first sight of her was in her “Home of the Pure Heart” in Calcutta 25 years ago. She was on her knees
feeding with a plate of rice and a spoon a man who looked more like a cadaver than a human being.
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She
turned around and abruptly handed me her plate: “Go on feeding this man,” she said, “and love him.” Those words
and actions reflect Mother Teresa’s message. To love those who have never been loved. To love the unwanted, the
homeless, the abandoned, as if each were Jesus Christ himself.
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And yet, on her arrival in Calcutta in 1929 as a young Albanian nun of the Loreto missionary order, her life had
begun in a very different way. For years, she taught history and geography in Loreto schools in Calcutta and
elsewhere.
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The inner voice told her to give up the comfort of her surroundings, and to go and share the life of
the inhabitants of the nearest slum.
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This humble sari was to become the uniform of the exceptional
congregation she then set up to serve the poorest of the poor, wherever they were: the homeless, the hungry, lepers,
unwanted babies, AIDS victims.
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Today, Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity carry on her ideal of compassion to all suffering human beings
with the same message I heard from her lips the very first day I met her in Calcutta: “Love them.”
(A) In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of this work.
(B) For nearly 40 years, the Saint of Calcutta spread this message throughout India and the rest of the world.
(C) Suddenly, she sensed my presence behind her.
(D) But on Sept. 10, 1946, she heard a call while on a train taking her for a retreat in Darjeeling at the foot of the
Himalayas.
(E) She wrote to the Vatican for permission, and went to the bazaar to buy a cheap piece of white cotton cloth bordered
with blue.
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六、閱讀測驗 10%
<1>
Cats are very smart. They are one of the smartest of all tame animals. The brain of a cat is large. It is highly
developed. This may be why cats have good memories. Cats remember kindness and cruelty. It is a good idea to
treat a cat well. Cats can “speak” too. They meow for attention. Often they stand by a door. Then they meow.
Then they look over their shoulders. They want to see if their owners are coming. Cats make other noises also.
They purr when they are happy. They hiss when they are angry.
Cats have a lot of pride. They usually will not do silly tricks. They seem to know what is beneath them.
Almost all cats want to have their own way. They are mostly true to only one person—if to anyone. They don’t
switch loyalty easily. Cats were free in the wild. They want to stay that way. They like to be their own masters.
When a cat is left alone, it can go back to caring for itself. It can live in the wild again. This is different from dogs.
Dogs will switch their loyalty. At one time dogs were loyal to the leaders of packs. Now, they will transfer
allegiance to their owner. They do not like to be alone.
With kindness, a cat can be trained. Cats can learn to do many things. Some cats can learn to open doors.
Some can ring doorbells. Some can even turn on tap water. Then they take a drink. Cats are very smart. Here is
what they do before drinking. They put a paw in the water. They test whether the water is hot or cold.
66. This passage is mainly concerned with _________.
(A) sayings about cats
(B) beliefs about cats
(C) personality traits of cats
(D) differences between cats and dogs
67. The statement that cats “seem to know what is beneath them” means that ______.
(A) cats are very tricky
(B) cats are inclined to crawl into low places
(C) cats think they are too good to do silly tricks
(D) cats know what are the tricks people are playing behind them
68. The word “allegiance” means _________.
(A) tricks
(B) pride
(C) ownership
(D) loyalty
<2>
Today's teen consumer market is the most profitable it has ever been. Even though 65% of teens claim that they
rely on themselves for their fashion ideas, it is estimated that less than 20% of the teen population is innovative enough
to drive fashion trends, according to a recent study by a marketing firm. Marketers recognize this fact and often use
elements of youth culture to promote their products. Perhaps one of the best examples is their use of hip-hop culture.
It is reported that hip-hop fashion alone generates $750 million to $1 billion annually. Sales of rap music and videos
each exceed that amount.
Rap's rise and sustained global popularity is a good illustration of how influential youth culture is on youth
attitudes and behavior. Remember when Madonna hit the charts with her bra in full view while singing about
“virginity”? Soon after that, adolescent girls around the world began wearing their underwear outside their clothes.
Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger was fully aware of the power of youth culture. He marketed his brand by
giving clothes to famous MTV stars and featuring teen stars in his print ads. Knowing teens’ interest in computer
games, Hilfiger sponsored a Nintendo competition and installed Nintendo terminals in his stores. The payoff?
Teens rated Hilfiger jeans as their number one brand in a survey in 2000.
69. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A) Many teenagers make a lot of money in the fashion market today.
(B) It is Madonna who led the fashion of wearing underwear outside clothes.
(C) Most teen consumers are not innovative enough to drive the fashion trends.
(D) Marketers know the powerful influence of youth culture and often use it to promote their products for teens.
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70. It can be inferred from the passage that Hilfiger __________.
(A) believed that teen stars in print ads could drive fashion trends among adults
(B) sponsored a Nintendo competition out of his own interest in computer games
(C) was rated by adolescents as the best designer of jeans around the world in 2000
(D) promoted his products of Nintendo terminals by selling teens' clothes in his stores
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71. “Every time you eat a sweet, drink green tea.” This is what some Japanese mothers used to tell their children.
Modern dentists never took this advice very seriously, until just recently. But research shows that green tea really
does help your teeth. It contains something that naturally kills the bacteria that damage teeth. This discovery
was made by a Japanese-American chemist. He says he is planning to invent and sell ___.
(A) green tea toothpaste
(B) a new kind of sweet
(C) green toothbrushes
(D) a sweet toothpaste
72. It may be possible in the future to choose the sex of your child. Researchers in France believe that they have
found a way to influence the sex of the unborn child. They say that it depends on what the woman eats in the
period before she gets pregnant. However, other researchers are doubtful about this theory. They say that the
process is really much more complex. According to these critics, the new theory ___.
(A) is much too complicated
(B) does not deal with other factors
(C) will change the way women eat
(D) is influenced by the French people’s love of good food
73. The one cent coin in the United States has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on it. Lincoln, the 16th president of the
United States, was one of the country’s greatest presidents. He came from a poor family, however. He had to
study on his own and work very hard as a young man. This was the reason why the government decided to put
Lincoln’s picture on the smallest coin. It would remind everyone that in America ___.
(A) someone from a poor family could never become president
(B) even someone from a poor family could become president
(C) most of the presidents have come from poor families
(D) there have been no presidents from poor families
74. We all know that monkeys are smart animals, but sometimes their intelligence is surprising. A psychologist once
wanted to see just how smart a monkey was. He hung a banana high up in a monkey’s cage. He put in several
large boxes and a stick. He wanted to see if the monkey could use the boxes and the stick to get the banana. The
monkey looked at the banana, the boxes, and the stick. Then it took the psychologist’s hand and led him to where
the banana was hanging. It jumped up onto his shoulders and ___.
(A) looked at the banana
(B) hit him with the stick
(C) reached the banana from there
(D) jumped down onto one of the boxes
75. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, is much admired today for its wonderful views of the Virginia
countryside. It is located on the top of a high hill—“Monticello” means “little mountain” in Italian. In
Jefferson’s time, however, people thought he was a little crazy to build a house on a hilltop. In those days, people
did not care so much about views. They cared more about comfort, so they usually built their houses ___.
(A) out of brick
(B) at the seaside
(C) on top of mountains
(D) on sheltered lowlands
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