國立台灣師範大學附屬高級中學九十五學年度高三第二學期英文期末考題目卷
I. 字彙與片語（20%）
1. Tracy is so ______ with the fear of getting old that she uses all kinds of cosmetics to prevent aging. (A) beloved (B) charmed (C) obsessed (D) endeared 2. It’s hard to ______ John from his twin brother because they look so much alike. (A) pitch (B) slide (C) insult (D) distinguish 3. A(n) ______ person tends to make bitter or ironic remarks to hurt others’ feelings. (A) sarcastic (B) delicate (C) tender (D) tolerant
4. The abundant breakfast ______ me for the entire morning. I felt energetic and worked efficiently. (A) sustained (B) wove (C) besieged (D) provoked 5. The old man lived in ______ after his wife died. There was nobody to keep him company.
(A) disguise (B) strain (C) accessory (D) solitude 6. Tony was a(n) ______ golf player until the age of 25, when he turned professional. (A) amateur (B) mutual (C) neutral (D) stiff 7. Some students were so fed up with the ______ speech that they fell asleep. (A) divine (B) capable (C) tedious (D) solitary 8. He took the ______ to donate blood. Soon after, many people followed his example. (A) motivation (B) interruption (C) consultant (D) initiative
9. Thanks to the strict enforcement of traffic regulations, there has been a ______ in the rate of deaths from traffic accidents.
(A) decline (B) crack (C) disgrace (D) denial
10. Come what may, you should not ______ the dream you have. Just stick to it until you succeed. (A) lose sight of (B) have a soft spot for (C) hold on to (D) stand up to
11. According to the newspaper, the negotiations are smoothly. An agreement is expected.
(A) migrating (B) drifting (C) evolving (D) proceeding
12. The company production at the Osaka plant last year, so all the employees there were dismissed. (A) ceased (B) altered (C) guaranteed (D) preserved
13. The newly-wed couple fought a lot. Money was the biggest cause of in their marriage. (A) creed (B) discord (C) capital (D) symmetry
14. After working hard for two years, he received the certificate of the college for in chemistry. (A) glimpse (B) obligation (C) segregation (D) proficiency 15. The slaves used to work every day, from to dusk. (A) blaze (B) scent (C) dawn (D) beacon 16. In her hurry she and spilled the milk all over the floor. (A) sketched (B) stumbled (C) swelled (D) sweltered 17. If plants , they become drier and smaller and start to die. (A) wither (B) quiver (C) stagger (D) flicker
18. The movie fans are excited about the ―Pirates of the Caribbean: A World’s End.‖ (A) crooked (B) articulate (C) solemn (D) upcoming 19. As the sea got rougher, the sway of the boat made the passengers . (A) stark (B) desolate (C) queasy (D) illiterate 20. A hurricane suddenly struck last week and whole village was . (A) in full song (B) rooted in (C) wiped out (D) beyond its grasp
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II. 克漏字（30%）
I come from a little town in southern Taiwan. My hometown used to be a beautiful place, 21 in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms with fields of grain and hillsides of orchards. Creeks that could be found everywhere 22 clear and cold out of hills. But a few years ago, some factories were set up and since then, pollution problems have 23 . The dirty air and contaminated water cause 24 people to suffer respiratory diseases. Local people are trying to preserve it as a tourist area, but it’s hard to fight 25 progress. 21. (A) lay (B) lying (C) laid (D) lain 22. (A) flew (B) flowed (C) flown (D) flying 23. (A) arise (B) arouse (C) aroused (D) arisen 24. (A) a little (B) a great many of (C) a good deal of (D) a large number of 25. (A) industrious (B) historical (C) economic (D) residential
Helen Keller is a well-known figure in the United States. Teachers like to use Keller’s example to 26__ how people can overcome tremendous difficulties. Most teachers 27 this story of Keller as an inspirational hero, but there is more to her story. She knew that poor people were exposed to the risks of industrial accidents and bad medical care, 28 they were more likely to be handicapped, like her. She became a racial socialist. During her life Keller was more passionate about politics than anything else. Keller’s political views made her unpopular with some powerful people. She was too famous to ignore and was 29 . These days, Keller is widely celebrated for struggling to learn to express herself. Few teachers are able to offer their students 30__ the real Helen Keller. 26. (A) illustrate (B) liberate (C) implement (D) guarantee 27. (A) end up (B) fall heir to (C) stick to (D) plot out 28. (A) in order that (B) as a result (C) currently (D) and that 29. (A) harshly criticized (B) highly recommended (C) previously notified (D) roughly sketched 30. (A) a glimpse of (B) a monument to (C) a protest against (D) a favor of
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We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. For years now I have heard the word ―Wait!‖ It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing 36 . This ―Wait‖ has almost always meant ―Never.‖ We must come to see that ―justice too long delayed is justice 37 .‖ We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and god-given rights. But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers 38 ; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters; when you take a cross-country drive and find it necessary to sleep night after night in the uncomfortable corners of your automobile 39 no motel will accept you; when you are humiliated day in and day out by nagging signs 40 ―white‖ and ―colored‖; when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of ―nobodiness‖ – then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.
36. (A) priority (B) capacity (C) familiarity (D) fertility 37. (A) denied (B) conformed (C) granted (D) accelerated 38. (A) on demand (B) in vain (C) with caution (D) at will 39. (A) until (B) because (C) unless (D) where 40. (A) going (B) running (C) writing (D) reading
(B) extended
(C) extend
(D) to extend
III. 文意選填 （10%）
Academia Sinica researcher Liu Shao-chen yesterday 51 the government to pay attention to the trend of global warming by reducing greenhouse gas 52 . Liu said that studies showed that Taiwan 53 fourth in the world in per capita carbon dioxide emissions in the past ten years behind United States, Australia, and Canada.
Liu 54 a United Nations report which said that the world’s average temperature will rise by 1.1 to 6.4
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degrees Celsius 55 the end of the 21st century, higher than the 0.6 degrees rise in the twentieth century.
Research has shown that man-made greenhouse gases 56 90 percent of the factors behind the worldwide rise in temperature, Liu said. Taiwan’s temperature over the past hundred years has risen twice the __57 of the worldwide average, Liu said.
Due to the drop in relative humidity, fog in big cities such as Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung has seen a __58 decrease. Liu said that Taiwan has also seen a 59 amount of light drizzle and a thirty percent increase in heavy rain since 1970.
United Nations has predicted that temperatures around the world will rise in the 21st century 60 the sea level, which will bring an increase in the number and strength of thunderstorms and typhoons to Taiwan. (A) decreasing (B) by (AB) called on (AC) rate
IV. 篇章結構（10%）
I’m not just a consumer----I’m a victim. If I order a product, it is sure to arrive in the wrong color, size, or quantity. If I hire people to do repairs, they never arrive on the day scheduled. If I owe a bill, the computer is bound to overcharge me. 61
The first step is getting organized. I save all sales slips and original boxes. Also, I keep a special file for warranty card and appliance guarantees. 62 I know the date of the purchase, the correct price, where the item was bought, and an exact description of the product, including model and serial numbers. When I compose my letter of complaint, I find it is not necessary to exaggerate. I just stick to the facts.
The next step is to send the complaint to the person who will get results quickly. 63 I call the company to find out the president’s name and make sure I note the proper spelling. Then I write directly to that person, and I usually get prompt action. 64
If I get no response to a written complaint within ten days, I follow through with a personal telephone call. When I had a new bath-tub installed a few years ago, the plumber left a gritty black substance on the bottom of the tub. No amount of scrubbing could remove it. 65 Finally, I made a personal phone call to the president of the firm. Within days a well-dressed executive showed up at my door. In a business suit, white shirt, striped tie, and rubber gloves, he cleaned the tub.
Therefore, my advice to consumers is to keep accurate records, and when you have to complain, go right to the top. It has always worked for me.
(A) The plumber shrugged off my complaints and the manufacturer never answered my letter. (B) My experience has shown that the president of a company is the best person to contact.
(C) Therefore, in self-defense, I have developed the following consumer’s guide to complaining effectively. (D) These facts give me the ammunition I need to make a complaint.
(E) For example, the head of AMF arranged to replace my son’s ten-speed ―lemon‖ when it fell apart piece by piece in less than a year.
V. 閱讀測驗（30%）
The Aral Sea is located on the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, two former Soviet republics in Central Asia. It was once the fourth largest lake on earth. Today, it is an environmental disaster area. Beginning in the 1950s, water was diverted from the two rivers that fed the Aral Sea and used for growing cotton in the desert. By the early 1980s, the Aral Sea was receiving no water at all. As the Aral shrank, its waters became too salty for many fish. A commercial fishing industry that had employed sixty thousand people was
(C) account for (AD) cited (D) emissions (E) sharp (BC) along with (AE) ranks 4
completely dead by the 1980s. As the lake dried up, so did the land nearby. Oases near the lake became patches of withered vegetation.
The lake shrank so much that normal weather patterns in the area were disturbed. To adapt to the new climate, some farmers switched from cotton to rice and began using even more water. The Aral shrank even faster. Heavy pesticide use further contaminated the lake, and safe drinking water became scarce. Land exposed by the shrinking lake is dusty, salty, and contaminated with agricultural chemicals. Strong winds pick up the dust and pollute the air. Throat cancer and other grim illnesses are common in the region. And when the salty dust settles back on the land, it is bad for crops. Even more water must be used to clean the salt from the land. People living near the lake face a stark reality. The lake that once provided them a good living now makes them sick. Even if substantial funds are spent to repair the damage, the lake will not recover anytime soon. In fact, it may never heal.
66. Where is the Aral Sea located? (A) In a Soviet republic. (B) In one of the biggest lakes in the world. (C) In between two Asian countries. (D) In the Aral, China.
67. What happened when the lake shrank? (A) People started growing cotton. (B) The rivers that fed the lake diverged. (C) Local fishermen had to become rich farmers. (D) The water became saltier.
68. This passage is most likely to be found in __________. (A) a cookbook (B) a nature magazine (C) a book of poetry
(D) a biography
For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies and other creatures learn to do things because certain acts lead to ―rewards,‖ and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. It used also to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological ―drives‖ as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.
It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results with no reward except the successful outcome.
Papousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to ―reward‖ the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study the children’s responses in situations where no milk was provided. He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement ―switched on‖ a display of lights—and indeed that they were capable of learning quite complex turns to bring about this result, for instance, two left or two right, or even to make as many as three turns to one side.
Papousek’s light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would not turn back to watch the lights closely although they would ―smile and bubble‖ when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of the lights which pleased them, but the success they were achieving in solving the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a fundamental human urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional control.
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