台北市立松山高中九十三学年度第一学期高二英文期末考试卷

台北市立松山高中九十三學年度第一學期高二英文期末考試卷第一部分：聽力測驗〈三民B. 3, U. 7~9〉請在橘色卡上作答20%Part A: Best Response (6%)1. (A) Sure. Y our room number, please.(B) Our restaurant is open from 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM.(C) Why don’t you try the night market two blocks up?(D) Y ou can use the washing machine anytime.2. (A) OK, it’s for free. (B) OK, and here is your laundry bill.(C) OK, your flight number, please. (D) OK, it will be delivered in no time.3. (A) I’m sorry. I don’t know where it is.(B) Sure. It’ll be here in 5 minutes.(C) Go straight ahead. It’ll be on your right. Y ou won’t miss it.(D) Sure. Y ou can take the cab to the airport.4. (A) Y es. I called 5 days ago to reserve a room overlooking the ocean for 3 nights.(B) Y es. I’d like to reserve two twin rooms, please.(C) Y es. I’ll take the one next to Nicolas Cage, please.(D) Y es. I’d like a single room, please.5. (A) Could you break them into 10-dollar and 5-dollar notes?(B) How much is the service charge?(C) I’d like to buy US$500 dollars, please.(D) What’s the exchange rate for US dollars to New Taiwan dollars?6. (A) I’d like to pay by credit card, please.(B) I’d like to cash these traveler’s checks, please.(C) Please add the bill to my room.(D) I’d like a double room, please.Part B: Short Conversations (4%)7. (A) Room Service. (B) Laundry. (C) Restaurant. (D) Business Center.8. (A) He wanted to buy some traveler’s checks.(B) He wanted to cash his traveler’s checks for US dollars.(C) He wanted to get his passport.(D) He wanted to sign his name on his passport.9. (A)Room Service (B) Restaurant (C) Front Desk (D) House Keeping10. (A)The clerk suggested a taxi instead of the MRT.(B)The clerk thought taking buses inconvenient.(C)The man decided to take the MRT and then change buses.(D)The man thought taking buses can take him almost everywhere in the city.Part C: Long Conversation (10%)11. (A) Every 5 minutes. (B) Every 10 minutes. (C) Every 15 minutes. (D) Every 20 minutes.12. (A) Take the subway. (B) Take the MRT. (C) Take a taxi. (D) Take the bus.13. (A) NT$150. (B) NT$140. (C) NT$130. (D) NT$120.14. (A) A brochure and a list of hotels. (B) A map and a brochure.(C) A bus ticket and a map. (D) A list of restaurants and a map.15. (A)The woman needed some change for the bus.(B)The woman planned to take a one-day tour in Taipei.(C)The clerk made a hotel reservation for the woman.(D)The woman already had a hotel reservation.第二部分：課本範圍〈三民B. 3, U. 1, 8, 9~12〉請在紅色卡上作答100%I. Cloze T est (35%)〈每題1分〉(I) Tastes differ. Indeed, one person’s meat may be another’s poison. For instance, in some parts of the world, insects, candied or fried, are seen as 1 foods, just like the case of snakes in some Taiwanese restaurants. But what on earth is the reason that makes certain foods desirable in one country but not in 2 ? The experts do not have one definite answer. They say what causes us to choose certain foods 3 others is a mixture of several factors – the foods we had during our childhoods, the geography of our homelands, the connections we make with specific foods in celebrations and feasts, and the unique customs and traditions of our countries. Frankly speaking, our food preferences have 4 to do 4 customs and enjoyment than4 nutrition.Among the four factors above, the “geography”one should be discussed 5 . With the development of fast and convenient transportation, this may be less true in the present-day6 advances in technology have made7 easier for people to have exotic foods around. Besides, as people continue to move from country to country,8 their foods and customs with them, they can know other cultures’ eating habits.1. (A) lip-smacked (B) sweet-smelled (C) bitter-tasting (D) mouth-watering2. (A) the other (B) others (C) some (D) another3. (A) instead (B) than (C) rather (D) over4. (A) more / with / with (B) much / with / in (C) little / with / X(D) less / with / in5. (A) further (B) farther (C) fewer (D) less6. (A) however (B) since (C) owing to (D) therefore7. (A) X(B) more (C) it (D) much8. (A) they taking (B) and taking (C) taking (D) being taken(II) Telecommunications companies constantly create new products that help us reach9 friends and families anytime anywhere. A cell phone, also 10 a mobile phone, is a phone you can fold up and carry in your purse or pocket. It works like a regular telephone11 that it does not require telephone wires. This is based on a relatively new technology called wireless communications. When a user moves from area to area, the call is automatically12 the nearest base station. The most advanced networks also offer computer-based services,13 sending text messages that will appear on the screen of the phone.Convenient 14 it may seem, some people still feel disturbed by this great invention. Teachers can get mad when their lectures are interrupted by cell phones' ringing. For moviegoers, there’s nothing worse than finding your neighbors 15 when the movie is going on.9. (A) far away (B) distant (C) vague (D) terrified10. (A) is known as (B) known as (C) known for (D) is known to11. (A) except (B) for (C) with (D) so12. (A) sounded like (B) fit into (C) connected to (D) switched on13. (A) such as (B) composed of (C) consisting of (D) in addition to14. (A) even though (B) despite (C) like (D) as15. (A) losing consciousness (B) making calls(C) coming a long way (D) keeping in touch(III) As we know, sports provide us 16 amusement, excitement, jobs and opportunities to achieve success in our lives. Besides, most people will admit that when the first Olympic Games 17 in Greece in 776 B.C., eagerness for 18 within the human spirit was 19 . That is probably the reason 20 people has created a whole new set of sports, what we call extreme sports, in the last ten to twenty years. Although they may be dangerous,21 extreme sports are very appealing because of no rules and no hundreds or thousands of participants. 22 a windsurfer, an extreme sports 23 , in such a global village people who 24 extreme sports are merely 25 for truly challenging, unique, and26 experiences.16. (A) for (B) with (C) of (D) to17. (A) had begun (B) held (C) were held (D) were taken place18. (A) going beyond the extremes (B) putting their mind to danger(C) pushing themselves to appeal (D) going to the attractive level19. (A) harnessed (B) excelled (C) imitated (D) tapped20. (A) for (B) how (C) where (D) why21. (A) still (B) but (C) however (D) yet22. (A) According to (B) In the care of (C) Instead of (D) In preference to23. (A) enthusiasm (B) enthusiast (C) enthusiastic (D) enthusiastically24. (A) take part in (B) keep contact with (C) expose to (D) make fun of25. (A) playing an important role (B) breathing life(C) striking a blow (D) equipping themselves26. (A) globalized (B) moderate (C) individualized (D) flexible(IV) Did you ever think about 27 makes you laugh? Charlie Chaplin found the secret28 making people laugh, and it works 29 his films were shown. Throughout the world, Charlie Chaplin has been 30 as one of the greatest and 31 comedian. He created “the tramp”, a little man who had great difficulty getting along with the world. He made more than seventy silent movies 32 the part of the tramp, 33 his little mustache, derby hat, baggy pants, oversized shoes, tightly fitting coat and jerky walk. Everybody laughed at the anticsof the tramp, but he was sometimes so sad 34 they wept instead. He was quite35 in perfecting an individual style of performing, derived from the circus and the mime.27. (A) how (B) that (C) who (D) what28. (A) for (B) to (C) with (D) in29. (A) even if (B) wherever (C) in case that (D) no matter what30. (A) considered (B) thought (C) regarded (D) looked31. (A) famous (B) well-known (C) better-known (D) best-known32. (A) play (B) to play (C) playing (D) played33. (A) with (B) for (C) who having (D) to have34. (A) as to (B) enough to (C) as (D) that35. (A) at home (B) without breaking eggs(C) far from (D) at his fingertips36 This is also true in what we treat poems. Sometimes we are able to get close to the poets’state of mind if we examine the words in their works. Take the theme “rainbow”for example. Let’s see how Wordsworth expressed such deep thoughts:My heart leaps up when I behold / A rainbow in the sky:So was it when my life began;So is it now I am a man;So be it when I shall grow old, / Or let me die!The Child is father of the Man;And I could wish my days to be / Bound each to each by natural piety.Later, C. G. Rossetti also explored the same theme:Boats sail on the rivers, / And ships sail on the seas;But clouds that sail across the sky / Are prettier far than these.They are bridges on the rivers, / As pretty as you please,But the bow that bridges heaven, / And overtops the trees,And builds a bridge from sky to sky, / 37As for the first poem, Wordsworth generalized the three stages of human life and saw the rainbow as their origin. In it, 38 This also implies that he intended to explore the belief that nature can have some impact on our emotional and spiritual lives.39 Though there were many beautiful things on earth, the rainbow was far more beautiful than anything else. Still, in the famous song “Over the Rainbow”of the film “TheWizard of Oz,” this theme also served as a symbol of hope and happiness. 40III. Choices: Choose the correct one. (15%) 〈每題1分〉41. In the airport I met a man _____ my cousin very much.(A) who resembles (B) resembles (C) resembling (D) to resemble42.When he found his house _____ pink, he was really red with anger.(A) paint (B) painted (C) painting (D) to paint43._____ her shopping in Taipei 101, she went home to have a rest.(A) Having finished (B) Being finished (C) Finished (D) She had finished44.In many modern cities, Kaohsiung _____, congestion and air pollution have become realproblems.(A) includes (B) including (C) included (D) inclusive45.They went away, _____ undone.(A) and leaving something (B) left something(C) something left (D) something leaving46.Weather _____, we will go on a picnic tomorrow.(A) permits (B) permitted (C) is permitted (D) permitting47._____ by the roaring thunder, the baby burst out crying.(A) To frighten (B) Frightening (C) To be frightened (D) Frightened48._____ what to do next, he was quite confused.(A) He didn’t know (B) Not knowing (C) Not to know (D) Not having been known49.______ leaves lay scattered on the ground.(A) Felling (B) Felled (C) Fallen (D) Falling50. Flora is ____ kind-hearted a girl ____ be adored by every classmate.(A) so / as to (B) enough / to (C) such / as to (D) too / to51. He is not so much wise as brave. That is, he is ____ brave ____ wise.(A) so /as (B) not / but (C) more / than (D) less / than52. He suggested that the injured man ____ to the hospital immediately.(A) be sent (B) was sent (C) had sent (D) sent53. (A) The wild lion is a flesh-eaten animal.(B) The well-educated gentleman belongs to English-spoken people.(C) The heart-breaking woman has a heart-broken life story.(D) The Chinese are a peace-loving people.54. (A) Until we lose health, we don’t realize its importance.(B) Only when we lose health, we realize its importance.(C) We realize the importance of health until we lose it.(D) It is not until we lose health that we realize its importance.55. (A) As soon as it had stopped raining, a beautiful rainbow appeared.(B) The minute it stopped raining, a beautiful rainbow appeared.(C) It hardly stopped raining when a beautiful rainbow appeared.(D) No sooner it had stopped raining than a beautiful rainbow appeared.IV. Reading Comprehension (10%)〈每題2分〉When I was 16 I wanted desperately to learn dressage. I heard about a man who taught dressage lessons in our area, and then one day I skipped school and drove out to see him. I introduced myself and inquired about lessons. He asked a few questions and followed me back to the barn to see the horse I was riding and watched me ride before committing to teaching me. There he began to explain how MY position was off, MY _____ toward riding was off, thus exposing why MY horse was off!At that t ime dressage to me was a way to “beautifully control” my horse. I really had no idea of what it was all about, but in that 10-minute evaluation I began to see quickly what it wasn't about. In all my riding up until that point everything was based, more or less, on force. To me it was always the horse that was wrong. I had no understanding of how I sat on this horse, no understanding of how this horse physically and mentally worked under me. Y et there I was in my glory, controlling this all-powerful horse, taking pride in making this creature sulk around the riding arena, making him bowing to my every whim. All this was about to change in the rudest awakening of my riding life.My horse was a large Canadian Thoroughbred. She was very stubborn and was often the one in control taking me for the proverbial ride around the arena, and else where if she desired! After a frustrating and unwanted gallop across the 5-acre field and through a fence, I dialed my instructor and grumbled. “This horse! Guess what she did today?” I said. To my disbelief my instructor said something to me that in 12 years I have yet to forget. “All you ever see is the bad. Do you ever see anything good in that horse? Until you stop looking for so much bad you will never have anything good in y our life!”At 16 this is not what I wanted to hear, but it was the truth and it hurt. (adapted and revised from /nejr_riders/Barnes1.html)56. What does the word “dressage” mean in line 1?(A) the art of dressing oneself(B) the art of dressing one’s horse(C) the art of wearing stylish or showy clothes(D) the performance of a rider and his/her trained horse57. What is the missing word in line 5?(A) complaint (B) protest (C) turmoil (D) attitude58. The author got to learn dressage because he _____.(A) dropped school (B) was eager to learn it(C) was fined for driving under age (D) heard about a good instructor in that area59. About the author’s horse, which statement is incorrect?(A) She descended from parents of one very good breed.(B) She was uncontrollable and ill-tempered.(C) She was tamed and the author could take control of her.(D) The instructor thought there might be something good in that horse.60. Which statement cannot be inferred from the above passage?(A) The author should look on the bright side of everything or he would fail to live a happy life.(B) The instructor thought the author didn’t deserve such a good horse.(C) The author was full of himself and confident of controlling the horse at first.(D) The instructor’s words were so influential that the author kept in mind for 12 years.V. V ocabulary (30%)〈每題1.5分〉The International Red Cross said on December 27 that the death toll from tidal waves that 61 nine Indian Ocean countries has risen to 23,700. It is reported that there hasn’t been an earthquake or a tsunami of this kind in the region for 40 years. The waves 62 more than a mile beyond the beach and washed away everything in their path, dragging along bicycles and boats, flattening or flooding houses. Surprisingly, the tremendous waves went far enough to 63 to Africa. Also, the disaster spared no one – tourists, villagers, fishermen, and even the grandson of Thai king. In Sri Lanka, about 200 prisoners took 64 of the chaos and escaped from the prison when guards 65 as water suddenly entered the building. Besides, while relatives of66 were mourning at a mass burial site in India, thousands of soldiers and families were67 keeping up the search of bodies. “I have nowhere to go. Why did I survive this?”a woman cried hopelessly after losing her dear husband and children. To go to their 68 , relief teams from around the world rushed to affected areas with medicine, water, and food as soon as possible.(II)69. Black is a symbol of bad luck because of its a n with death.70. After the actor gave a wonderful performance, the audience a ded for three minutes.71. The school made efforts to treat students as individuals and to help each one to achieve theirfull p l.72. National Palace Museum is generally ac ged to have the finest collection of Chinesepaintings around the world.73. Before the contest, I didn’t realize putting on a play i ved so much work. It really takesteamwork to make all the work –performers, costumes, props, setting, lighting, and sound effect – successful.74. After graduation, I wrote five a n forms to apply for jobs but got nothing.75. Our teacher has been putting s s on the importance of being honest. She alwaysemphasizes that honesty is the best policy.76. No word could c y how happy we were when we won first prize in the English playletcontest.77. Under no c es should you lend him any money. He will go gambling again.78. A fisherman found a s ded whale on the beach after the storm.79. Taiwan reached a p n of more than 23 million. It is a populous and crowded country.80. At midnight, the city became d ted. There was no traffic on the streets.台北市立松山高中九十三學年度第一學期高二英文期末考答案卷班級：__________ 姓名：________________ 座號：__________ V. V ocabulary (30%)〈每題1.5分〉台北市立松山高中九十三學年度第一學期高二英文期末考答案卷班級：__________ 姓名：________________ 座號：__________ V. V ocabulary (30%)〈每題1.5分〉---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------。