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桃園縣私立大華高級中學九十二學年度第一學期高中部二年級英語科第二次段考
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I. Vocabulary & Idioms 13%
1. Giving directions is a good ______ for you to practice speaking English.
A) opportunity B) luck
C) block
D) clarification
2. Many scientists have ________ themselves to finding a cure for cancer.
A) devote
B) devoting
C) dedication
D) devoted
3. We all _____ peace and happiness.
A) aid
B) saint
C) frail
D) desire
4. Dr. Chen received an ______ degree of Human Rights in New York.
A) honor
B) humanity
C) honorary
D) honorable
5. All the _______ of the car accident were students.
A) conducts
B) victims
C) schedule
D) missions
6. Each person make an ______ on the world in his/her own unique way.
A) lifestyleB) useful
C) Muslim
D) impact
7. A hundred years ago few people believed in the ______ of flying.
A) relativity
B) debate
C) reality
D) possibility
8. Following traffic rules is a top _______for Solomon.
A) relativity
B) priority
C) industry
D) runaway
9. A bird flew down and _____ on the windowsill.
A) ached
B) tuned
C) perched
D) chilled
10. The old couple live in perfect harmony and neither of them feels _____.
A) comfortably B) easily
C) chilly
D) dreary
11. Penny tried to get close ____ Solomon when they studied in New York.
A) of
B) by
C) to
D) with
12. I was in China when SARS _____.
A) exploded
B) fell in love
C) got up
D) broke out
13. We tried _____ to open the door.
A) fill up
B) in hand
C) in vain
D) at ease
II. Grammar 9%
14. Please give the money to ________ wants it.
A) whoever
B) whatever
C) that
D) what
15. Take ________ suits you best.
A) that
B) whatever
C) it
D) anything
16. Susan is the shortest ______ the three.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) among
17. John is ________ players on the team.
A) the best
B) the better
C) the bad
D) one of the best
18. Miss Johnson is _______ English teacher____ I have ever met.
A) the most patient, that
B) the patientest, who
C) the more, the better
D) least patient, who
19. Mom made me ______ up my room when I am free.
A) to clean
B) cleaning
C) cleaned
D) clean
20. I have been trying to lose some weight. However, the ______ I eat, the ______ I am.
A) little, heavy B) more, thinner
C) less, more heavy
D) less, heavier
21. I don’t like to go to the Internet Café. _______ do I go there alone.
A) Sometimes
B) Will
C) Never
D) Did
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22. I saw Matrix-the Revolution last night. I think it’s the best movie ______.
A) which I saw
B) that I seen
C) who I have seen
D) that I have seen
III. Cloze 5%
People today can travel to many places using as many kinds of vehicles ____ you like. But can they travel in time? The
answer is of course not. However, this has not stopped people ______ thinking about it. Many scientists have developed
theories about the time travel, and, of course, many science fictions writers have explored the idea in books and movies. A good
example is the movie “Back to the Future,” in which a boy travels to the past and, because of his action there, creates ________
changes in his present-day life. Perhaps it is this concept of changing the world ______ makes time travel so interesting
you could travel in time, is there anything you _______ change?
23. A) do
B) but
C) as
D) whatever
24. A) to
B) of
C) on
D) from
25. A) negative B) no
C) pessimistic
D) positive
26. A) that
27. A) will
B) in which
B) hadl
C) who
C) can
If
D) whoever
D) would
IV 文意閱讀選填 6%
On September 5,1997, the world lost Mother Teresa. Thousands of people attended her funeral, __28__. Newspapers in
every city praised her contribution. She was a frail 87-year-old woman___29__. Born in 1910 in Albania,___30__ ---that
she wanted to devote herself to the poor. In 1946, She left everything behind and ___31___. Within several years, she had
inspired a small group of other women__32___. In 1979, she was given the highest honor of all, the Nobel Peace Prize. One
unique thing about Mother was ___33___.
A. to join her in forming a new order of nuns- the Missionaries of Charity
B. Mother Teresa knew early in her life---at age 12
C. that she wanted to devote herself to the poor
D. her ability to transcend religious differences
E. lining up for miles to pay their last respects
AB who owned nothing but the clothes on her back
IV. Reading: answer the questions based on the preceding reading 27%
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John visited New York City in 1995, and he remembered that trip vividly. Until now he still regarded it as one of his best
traveling experiences. He recalled that a couple offered him a precise subway map when he got lost and was too shy to ask
for directions near the United Nations. John was thinking of going to the Twin Towers next but didn’t know how. The
couple kindly showed John how to take a bus if he wanted to see the city and how to switch to a train if the bus was too slow.
Originally John wanted to get there on foot, but it was too far. So he went there by bus. On his way to his destination,
John noticed that the streets were clean, the garbage was separated, and the water was free from water pollution. He thought
to himself that the city government must have educated its people about the importance of recycling. As a result, citizens
there made recycling a top priority, and industries also followed environmental protection laws carried on by EPA. John
enjoyed the scenery very much and finally he arrived at the famous attraction-the Twin Towers.
34 What would be the best title for this article?
A) John’s trip in New York.
B) New Yorkers are friendly.
C) The traffic in New York is slow.
D) The United Nations and the Twin Towers
35 What does couple mean in line 2?
A) Two strangers.
B) A group of nice people.
C) Two married people.
D) Two tourists.
36 How did John get to the Twin Towers from the United Nations?
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B) By subway.
D) By bus.
37 What does EPA stand for in the article?
A) Easy Pilot Association.
B) Excellent Protection Advertisement.
C) Environmental Protection Administration.
D) Extreme People Agency.
38 According to the article, which of the following didn’t contribute to the cleanness of New York City?
A) The city government.
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B) The people there.
C) The factories and plants.
D) The homeless.
39 What does destination mean in the second paragraph?
A) The place one wishes to go.
B) The place one waits for a bus.
C) The place one leaves.
D) The place one stays
The summary of Time Machine
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The Time Traveler had finally finished work on his time machine, and it rocketed him into the future. When the machine stops,
in the year 802,701 AD, he finds himself in a paradisiacal world of small humanoid creatures called Eloi. They are frail and peaceful,
and give him fruit to eat. He explores the area, but when he returns he finds that his time machine is gone. In the night, he begins to
catch glimpses of strange white ape-like creatures the Eloi call Morlocks. He decides that the Morlocks live below ground, down the
wells that dot the landscape. Meanwhile, he saves one of the Eloi from drowning, and she befriends him. Her name is Weena. The
Time Traveler finally works up enough courage to go down into the world of Morlocks to try to retrieve his time machine. He finds
that matches are a good defense against the Morlocks, but ultimately they chase him out of their realm. Frightened by the Morlocks,
he takes Weena to try to find a place where they will be safe from the Morlocks' nocturnal hunting. He goes to what he calls the
Palace of Green Porcelain, which turns out to be a museum. There, he finds more matches, some camphor, and a lever he can use as a
weapon. That night, retreating from the Morlocks through a giant wood, he accidentally starts a fire. Many Morlocks die in the fire
and the battle that ensues, and Weena is killed. The exhausted Time Traveler returns to the pedestal to find that it has already been
pried open. He strides in confidently, and just when the Morlocks think that they have trapped him, he springs onto the machine and
whizzes into the future.
---Adapted from Sparknotes.com
40 How does the Time Traveler describe the Eloi?
A) They are strong.
B) They are weak. C) They are afraid of fire.
41 Who lives underground?
A) The earthlings.
B) The Martians C) The Eloi.
D) They are ape-like.
D) The Morlocks.
42 How does the Time Traveler kill the Morlocks?
A) With a rocket.
B) With the time machine. C) With matches to start a fire.
43 Which is not true about Weena?
A) She is one of the Eloi. B) She travels to the future, too. C) She is dead at the end.
from drowning.
44 What doesn’t the Time Traveler find in the Palace of Green Porcelain?
A) The time machine. B) Some matches.
C) A lever.
D) Some camphor.
45 What can we infer from the passage?
A) Weena will go to heaven.
B) Time Traveling is exciting and sometimes dangerous.
C) The Morlocks are frail and peaceful.
D) Humanity will remain the same forever.
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D) She almost died
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Taiwan mourns 'Madame Chiang’
In Taiwan, several hundred people have poured into temporary memorial halls to pay their last respects to Madame Chiang
Kai-shek. Soong Mayling, also known as 'Madame Chiang', died this week at her home in the United States at the age of 106.
She was the widow of former Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek, who fled to Taiwan to set up the nationalist government in
1949, after losing a civil war to Communist forces under Mao Zedong. A woman who watched, and was many times involved,
in some of the most tumultuous events of the 20th century, has died. Madame Chiang Kai-shek has died at her home in New
York.
Madame Chiang was born Soong Mei-Ling on the Chinese island of Hainan on Feb. 12, 1898. She was educated in the
United States, becoming fluent in English. In the 1930s, she served as her husband's ambassador, successfully persuading the
U.S. Congress to help China fight the Japanese.
In announcing her death, Taiwan Nationalist party spokesman Alex Tsai told reporters: "Madame Chiang, beloved by the
people of Taiwan, who bridged the turbulence of three centuries, who made excellent contributions to the Republic of China, to
Taiwan, died quietly at her home in New York this morning." Sophisticated, urbane and beautiful, she was regarded as one
of the most influential women of her time.
Time magazine publisher Henry Luce named Madame Chiang, and her husband Chiang Kai-shek, as the "Man and Woman of
the Year" in 1938.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek died after coming down with a cold earlier this week, and there will be no state procession.
According to Chiang’s wish, she will be buried in Long Island in N.Y.C. for good .
---Adapted from CBC Online News
46 What is the thesis of the news?
A) Madame Chiang passed away in N.Y. B) Time magazine names Madame Chiang as “the Woman of the year.”
C)
Chiang Kai-shek married Soong Mei-Ling .
D) The relationship between the United States and R.O.C. are bridged by
Madame Chiang.
47 What’s Madame Chiang’s greatest contribution to R.O.C. mentioned in the news?
A) She was the first lady who bridged the turbulence of three centuries.
Congress to fight the Japanese. C) She was sophisticated, urbane and beautiful.
States, becoming fluent in English.
48 Where will you probably see Madame Chiang’s tomb (墳墓)?
A) Taipei.
B) Long Island. C) Shanghai.
B) She persuaded the U.S.
D) She was educated in the United
D) Hainan.
49 What does regard as mean?
A) consider
B) imagine C) believe
D) suggest
50 What might be the reason that Madame Chiang was fluent in English?
A) She was born in China.
B) She went to college in the U.S. C) She was an ambassador.
D) She was
a spokeswoman.
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When fragments of satellites and space shuttles separate, what happens to those chunks, floating in space? They just keep
floating.
One of the things the United Nations worries about when it talks about space issues is: What are we going to do with all
that space junk! What if it hits a spaceship? What if it lands on a planet? You might think it's strange, but until now, a lot of
people thought it would be OK to just leave junk in space! More than 8500 objects classified as "space debris" can be
detected through ground-based surveillance and radar detection systems.
November 1957, Russian scientists managed to lob a 180-pound metal sphere called Sputnik 1 into orbit around the earth.
Its purpose was simple and remarkably low-tech: scare the hell out of Americans by broadcasting a signal that could be heard
via radio every 90 minutes. There was no military or commercial application for Sputnik, it was a blatant act of Cold War
propaganda and it was a smashing success. A year later, NASA managed to put a satellite called Vanguard 1 into orbit and the
race for space was on. Oddly, none of the contestants stopped to consider that, while the subjugation of the last frontier was
financed through traditional methods of raping and pillaging, the "final frontier" has no Martians to enslave and no natural
resources to consume. Thus, the race became a macho game to see who could "get it up" the highest and keep it up the longest.
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Fast forward 42 years. It's a new century and the space race, like the cold war, is officially being won by capitalism – not
the noble ideas of Communism or Democracy – just good old fashioned wireless-communication networks and satellite TV.
But it seems that even the capitalists are having their problems taming the final frontier.
Sputnik 1 fell back to the earth six months after it was launched, but Vanguard 1 still makes its daily pass around the
planet. Though, it's now about as useful as a VW Bug made in the same year and even more noteworthy, it's not alone. Of
approximately 2,400 man-made satellites that have been launched since 1957, more than 2,000 of them are now obsolete or
abandoned and, according to the US National Space Command (NSC), there are 20 pieces of useless debris in orbit for every
operational satellite.
Now, a sensible person might look at this situation and be inclined to ask: why pour billions of dollars into developing a
space station when: A) the other space station already in orbit is about to be discarded because it has little viable use beyond
that of a movie set; and B) the billions of dollars could be better spent developing things like alternative fuel sources that would
be commercially viable and improve life for all of the planet's inhabitants?
Really, there is little else "out there." Unless you're an X-Files fan, in which case "the truth" is out there, but everyone knows
that truth is hard to sell.
Adapted from NY Rock Newz
by Allen Jonathon
51 What would be the best title for this report?
A) The final frontier has no Martians to enslave. B) The problem of space garbage is getting serious. C) Recycling is important
but difficult. D) X-files tell the truth, and everybody sells it.
52 How many objects classified as "space debris" can be detected through ground-based surveillance and radar detection
systems?
A) 8500 B) 1957 C) 180 D) 90
53 Which nation started the space race?
A) The former Soviet Union. B) NASA.
C) The United States. D) The United Nations.
54 What does the author think of the space race?
A) The former Soviet Union. B) NASA.
C) The United States. D) The United Nations.
55 How does the author feel about the “floating debris” in space?
A) The former Soviet Union. B) NASA.
C) The United States. D) The United Nations.
56 Which of the following isn’t the author’s idea to spend taxpayers’ money?
A) The former Soviet Union. B) NASA.
C) The United States. D) The United Nations.
57 What was the first object launched into orbit?
A) X-files
B) Sputnik 1 C) Apollo 13 D) Vanguard 1
58 What was the reason behind the space race in Cold War?
A) National security.
B) Commercial application. C) Natural resources.
59 Who won the space race Cold War?
A) Communism. B) Democracy.
C) Capitalism.
D) Nationalism.
60 What organization in America put up satellites into space?
A). NASA.
B) NSC C) VW.
D) UN.
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D) A macho game.