國立陽明高中九十二學年度第二學期第二次段考高二英文科試題
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第壹部份：選擇題 I. 文法選擇 20%
1. I _____ my lessons when you come at ten o’clock tomorrow morning.
(A) prepare (B) have prepared (C) will prepare (D) will be preparing 2. You ______ a lot all this summer so that I can’t recognize you. (A) will change (B) were changed (C) have changed (D) will be changing 3. All the students in the class have learned difficulties of one sort _____. (A) or other (B) or rather (C) or another (D) each other
4. It took him a long while to locate the tomb because it was _____ to be noticed. (A) much well (B) too well-covered (C) so well-covered (D) this well-covering 5. He woke up late, ______ himself out of bed unwillingly.
(A) dragged (B) to drag (C) dragging (D) which dragged 6.
Don’t put the box here before I _____ the rubbish.
(A) take off (B) break in (C) clear away (D) set off
7. ______ back upon my childhood, I found that it was the happiest time in my life. (A) Looked (B) Looking (C) To looking (D) To look
8. On one side of the road are mountains, and on ______ side is a cliff. (A) other (B) others (C) another (D) the other 9. Hearing the joke, he ______ laughing.
(A) cannot but (B) cannot help (C) cannot help but (D) had no choice but 10. He treasures his privacy very much so he seldom talks about himself _____. (A) in public (B) in private (C) to the public (D) to its fullest
II. 克漏字測驗 20 %
I have a bad habit of putting things off. ___11___ an assignment for a long time always makes me feel panic. Besides, procrastination also makes me waste time. In this way, the simplest task ___12___ on extreme proportions in my mind. I become an irrational, unclear thinker when I hurry into doing the assignment, ___13__ causes me to be much slower at any task. For example, I always hand in my paper later than
___14____ in my class. I also get lower grades. What is worse, I experience more stress. The results of my procrastination can be ___15___ in Edward Young’s statement: “Procrastination is the thief of time.”
11. (A) Avoid (B) Avoiding (C) Avoided (D) To avoid 12. (A) does (B) has (C) takes (D) makes 13. (A) which (B) that (C) what (D) whose
14. (A) all students (B) any student (C) any other student (D) all other student 15. (A) got down (B) meant for (C) caught up (D) summed up
The discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb was one of the most exciting event in the twentieth century. Though not as tremendous in size as the other pyramids __16__, King Tut’s tomb appealed to as much admiration. Unlike most of its contemporary tombs, King Tut’s tomb, ___17___ more than five thousand items of invaluable treasure, was luckily left intact. ___18___ deep in earth with a stairway leading to the chambers that make up the entire tomb, King Tut’s tomb was not an easy target at first. ___19___ the numerous attempts by the leading archeologist, Howard Carter, and his team workers that finally ____20____ the complete tomb to light.
16. (A) at a time (B) at one time (C) at the time (D) at the same time 17. (A) filling with (B) crammed with (C) stuffing with (D) crowd with 18. (A) Buried (B) Burying (C) To bury (D) To be buried
19. (A) It was (B) That was (C) They were (D) There had been 20. (A) led (B) made (C) brought (D) guided
Tornados are the most powerful and destructive storms. They often called “twisters” ___21___ the air moving in a twisting pattern. At first, the tornado is mainly a white-like color. ___22___ from the ground, it looks like an enormous cloud moving from the sky toward the earth. In fact, tornados can achieve the highest wind speeds on earth. The extreme wind force ___23___ be the main reason for the enormous damage caused by tornados. Proof of this can be found in the manner ___24___ buildings
collapse when they are struck by a tornado. The walls on the southwest fall inward from the pressure of continued winds. It is often difficult for scientists to predict exactly ___25___ likely to appear. This uncertainty makes it difficult to provide timely
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reminding to save lives.
21. (A) as (B) because (C) since (D) because of
22. (A) Seeing (B) Seen (C) Having seen (D) When seeing
23. (A) believes to (B) is believed to (C) believes to have (D) is believed to have 24. (A) which (B) whose (C) in which (D) with which 25. (A) when is a tornado (B) when a tornado is (C) when will a tornado be (D) when a tornado has been Christopher Reeve was Superman in movies that were popular with the world. On May 27, 1995, ___26___ his horse in a riding competition, a terrible accident happened to him. He fell off the horse, two bones in his back ___27___. Later on, when Reeve came to in the hospital, his friend Robin Williams was there. Williams ___28___offered the emotional support, but promised to pay the medical bills. Today, Reeve lives at home with his wife, Dana, and their young son. A clear tube goes from the breathing machine into a hole in Reeve’s neck. He talks ___29___ the exhaled breath. To other people who have suffered injuries similar to ___30___ Reeve has, he is a model of courage. 26. (A) riding (B) when riding (C) he was riding (D) when he was riding 27. (A) breaking (B) broken (C) were breaking (D) were broken 28. (A) has (B) did not (C) not (D) not only 29. (A) on (B) to (C) with (D) about
30. (A) that (B) those (C) which (D) whatever
III. 篇章結構 10%
Willie Mays is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. ___31___. He could hit, hit for power, run, throw, and field. ___32___. Soon after, his teammates nicknamed him the “Say Hey Kid” because, to get someone’s attention, he always said, “Say hey.” ___33___. This play has become so famous it is now called simply “the Catch.” ___34___. Now, he is godfather to San Francisco Giants player Barry Bonds, who is presently fourth on the all-time home run list with 658. ___35___. (A) Willie began his major league career with the New York Giants in 1951 at the age of
twenty
(B) Willie retired fro baseball in 1973 with a total of 660 home runs, making him third on
the all-time home run list
(C) In fact, he has been called major league baseball’s original “five-tool player”
(D) In the 1954 World Series, Willie made an incredible over-the-head catch that helped
the Giants win the championship
(E) It is said that Bonds will likely break the Say Hey Kid’s record next season
IV. 文意選填 10%
More and more people are discovering foot massage as a way to help them relax. If you stand all day at your job or do a lot of walking, a foot massage can make your __36__ feet feel like new. Besides making your feet feel good, a foot massage can be very healthy. If your shoes are too __37__, blood won’t flow easily to your feet. A foot massage can __38__ the flow of blood in your feet, which makes them healthier. Also, because there are many pressure points on the bottoms of your feet, some doctors claim that a foot massage can __39__ headaches and even colds. It’s easy to see how __40__ a foot massage can be, so the next time your feet need some comfort, try one yourself!
(A) tight (B) beneficial (C) weary (D) stimulate (E) relieve
V. 閱讀測驗 10%
Ancient Egyptians loved life. They were so in love with life that they felt it must continue after death. This is why Egyptians were often buried with many possessions. Egyptians also thought that the dead wouldn’t be able to enjoy the afterlife if their bodies were horribly decayed. For this reason, they began the process of preserving their dead through mummification.
Egypt has natural advantages when it comes to preserving dead bodies. It’s very dry and sandy, with almost no rainfall. Experts think that Egyptians got the idea for
mummification after finding perfectly preserved bodies buried in the sand. It is thought that deliberate mummification began about forty-five hundred years ago.
The mummification process was a long and careful one, as it also involved
preserving the spirit of the dead person. The first step was to remove all internal organs except the heart. The heart had to stay because the Egyptians believed it was the center of a person’s intelligence and spirit. The other organs were placed in large jars and buried
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with the body.
In the next stage, the body was completely dried. This was done by placing salt inside and outside the corpse to remove any moisture. After this, fake eyes were inserted. The final stage is known to most of us, and involved wrapping the body in hundreds of meters of cloth.
Because mummification was a long and expensive process, usually only pharaohs and other rich, important people were mummified. Occasionally, though, sacred animals such as cats or bulls, were mummified for religious reasons.
Mummification might not make much sense to us now. It has, however, been very helpful in assisting researchers in finding out more about ancient Egyptian life. 41. Why did Ancient Egyptians preserve their dead through mummification? (A) They wanted the dead to live longer.
(B) They wanted their dead to enjoy the afterlife. (C) They were so in love with their dead.
(D) Their wanted their dead to rest peacefully.
42. From the context, the word deliberate in the second paragraph means being ____. (A) careful (B) delightful (C) effective (D) partial 43. The mummification process ______. ( Choose the false one.) (A) was time-consuming
(B) was to keep the heart in good condition (C) was dealt carefully
(D) had something to do with putting all the organs but the heart in big containers. 44. To get rid of the moisture of a corpse, the Egyptians _______. (A) wrapped the body in hundreds of meters of cloth
(B) inserted fake eyes
(C) buried the dead body in the sand
(D) put salt inside as well as outside the dead body
45. To find out more about ancient Egyptian life, researchers _______. (A) learn how to preserve the dead
(B) study the internal organs removed from the dead (C) raise sacred animals such as cats or bulls (D) go on with their studies of mummification
第貳部分:非選擇題
VI. 字彙及詞類變化 20%
1. The prisoner escaped from the underground p_____e he had dug for the past ten
years.
2. I read this book so long ago that I can’t remember its c_____t now. I can’t
remember what it talks about.
3. It is i_____e that such a nice person as Tammy should commit this terrible murder. 4. The 921 earthquake was the most natural d_____r to hit Taiwan for decades. 5. Your driver’s license may be s_____ded if you violate the traffic regulations too
many times.
6. The area is n_____s for the sharp bends, which results in many traffic accidents. 7. In a television i______w, the movie star talked about her childhood and how she
started her acting career.
8. The boy was grounded by his parents for a week as ______(punish) for telling a
lie. 9. As weathered through years, the _______(inscribe) cut in the tombstone are
illegible.
10. David has studied English with great ______(diligently) because he decided to go
abroad for further study.
VII. 整句翻譯 10%
1. 這次比賽因下大雨而延到下星期. (…….due…….) 3% 2. 你不可以冒著生命的危險闖入此宅. (…..run……) 3% 3. 別擔心. 他有可能及時趕來參加這個會議. (…..likely……) 4%
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國立陽明高中九十二學年度第二學期第二次段考高二英文科 非選擇題答案卷
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第貳部分:非選擇題
VI. 字彙及詞類變化 20%
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VII. 整句翻譯 10%
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