1. Exercise Is One of the Key ______Of a Healthy Lifestyle

國立師大附中九十六學年度第二學期期末考

I.生字與片語(25%):

1. Exercise is one of the key ______of a healthy lifestyle.

(A) souvenirs (B) banners (C) scrolls (D) components

2. The plot of the movie is so ______that few of the audience can really follow it.

(A) instantaneous(B) intricate(C) indigenous(D) attainable

3. The beautiful jewels on display ______all the visitors.

(A) dazzled(B) ignited (C) devised (D) plucked

4. Sammy took off his coat and ______to undo his boots.

(A) expanded (B) mediated(C) proceeded(D) pierced

5. Jane made a New Year’s ______to give up doughnuts.

(A) resolution(B) continent(C) memorial(D) document

6. The government is planning to issue ______stamps in honor of the dead.

(A) enduring(B) noble(C) concise(D) commemorative

7. My parents are not rich, but they are making great ______to ensure that my brother and I receive a good education.

(A) sacrifices(B) procedures(C) corporations(D) propositions

8. In a fit of anger, Tammy ______her boyfriend’s letter in half and tossed it into the garbage can.

(A) hauled(B) leaned(C) ripped(D) spiked

9. Jack has been a ______in my side ever since he joined this department. I always have a headache whenever I think of him.

(A) thorn(B) clash(C) trance(D) memento

10. Because of the greenhouse effect, the temperature is rising worldwide. We must ______ourselves to the hot weather, especially in summer.

(A) devote(B) commit(C) adopt (D) adapt

11. She wrote the book in ______with her sister—that is, they wrote it together.

(A) collaboration (B) compensation(C) concept (D) convention

12. Tom felt ______by the amount of homework he still had to do before going to bed. He didn’t know how to deal with the problem.

(A) overwhelmed(B) propelled(C) comprehensive (D) conceptual

13. The ______of dengue fever in southern Taiwan has caused great panic among the locals.

(A) detraction(B) capacity(C) popularity(D) prevalence

14.When you are writing a composition, make sure it is clear and ______.

(A) to the point(B) up and running

15. Since there are so many people out of work, why don’t you take any job opportunity that ______?

(A) falls apart(B) comes along(C) brings forth(D) learns by heart

16. Suffering from the hustle and bustle of city life, many retirees have moved to the country to lead a life of ____.

(A) cruelty (B) tranquility (C) melancholia (D) contempt

17. In Taiwan’s M-shaped society there are many _____ families that are too poor to afford three meals on a regular basis.

(A) commercial (B) penetrating (C) impoverished (D) arduous

18. To maintain a harmonious interpersonal relationship, it is important to ____ with others to reach an agreement.

(A) negotiate (B) purchase (C) pioneer (D) forecast

19. After the announcement of the results of the Scholastic Ability Test, many seniors start to _____ the departments they plan to study in.

(A) murmur (B) assure (C) strain (D) contemplate

20. Mary feels ______well after the surgery but still needs to take medicine and get a lot of rest.

(A) wittily (B) initially (C) moderately (D) subjectively

21. The doctor conducted a _____ check on the patient and then referred the patient to a specialist.

(A) permanent (B) preliminary (C) miraculous (D) subconscious

22. The growing _____ between Jack and Lucy led them to decide to get married in the shortest time possible.

(A) furniture (B) emigration (C) transaction (D) intimacy

23. While talking to the psychiatrist, Melinda _____ her frustrations with her parents.

(A) gave vent to (B)caught her breath

24. His kindness required some kind of response ______.

(A) on edge (B) for ages

25. A lot of wisdom _____ the old saying, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.”

(A) shows up (B) lies in

II. 文法選擇(5%):

Grammar: Choose the wrong sentence. Pay attention to the underlined parts.

26. (A) Only by working hard can we succeed.

(B) Not until she hung up the phone did he realize she was angry.

(D) For want of a red rose is my life made wretched.

27. (A) He came from the south, which we know.

(B) As known to us all, many people need a cup of coffee to wake up in the morning.

(D) It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us.

28. (A) Many foreigners were fascinated by the idea which some people actually use umbrellas to shield themselves from sunshine.

(B) Delicate handheld fans are attractive and easy to put in your luggage.

(D) Cheap plastic products became widely available in 1950s.

29. (A) It was not until recently did digitized books make sense.

(B) When finished, Todd’s report will have five sections, but so far he has only written the introduction.

(D) Propelling us rapidly toward that Eden of everything and away from the paper volumes is the hot technology of the search engine.

30. (A) Unlike the libraries of old, their library would be truly democratic, offering every book to every person.

(B) The universal library should include a copy of everything, photograph, film, and piece of music produces.

(D) The boy threw the rose into the street, where it fell into the gutter, and a cartwheel went over it.

III.克漏字填空(20%):

(A) Unlike Bali, where arts and crafts are very popular, or Thailand, which has inexpensive but attractive clothing, Taiwan is not famous for distinctive souvenir-type products for foreign visitors to take home. But if they look around a little, they will find some interesting shopping __31__. What follows are some of them.

Name chops—especially those made of semi-precious stones—are excellent gifts. __32__ good choice is traditional tea sets, which make good living room decorations. The foreigners can also visit a professional calligrapher—a person locals go to for wedding couplets and scrolls—to create some custom-made banners for their friends back home. Those interested in mementoes made of bamboo can visit Kaohsiung’s “bamboo street.” Among the most popular items sold there __33__ waterproof hats and raincoats made of grass and bamboo leaves.

__34__, anything with Chinese characters on it—even a T-shirt, a Taiwan Beer can or a Coca-cola can—is well received. What is to you an everyday item of __35__ interest—something you might toss in the trash—may be an exotic treasure for someone living in a different part of the world.

31. (A) alternatives (B) lists (C) malls (D) options

32. (A) Other (B) The other (C) Another (D) The only

33. (A) is (B) being (C) has (D) are

34. (A) However (B) Therefore

35. (A) tremendous (B)little (C) much (D) particular

(B)One year after the 9-11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., a special memorial service was held at Ground Zero, the site where the WorldTradeCenter towers had stood, __36__ those who died in the catastrophe. The only speech delivered that day was given by the governor of New YorkState, George Pataki.

Instead of composing a speech of his own, Governor Pataki chose to read a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln almost 150 years ago. Lincoln’s speech, now __37__ the Gettysburg Address, was given to honor the soldiers who died in the American Civil War. Lincoln urged his countrymen to be dedicated to the unfinished task remaining before them,__38__ that the soldiers had not died in vain,—that from those honored dead they took increased devotion to the cause __39__ the soldiers had sacrificed their lives—that the nation would have a new birth of freedom-- __40__ the democratic government would stand firm forever.

36. (A) honored (B) in memory of

37. (A) referring to (B) is referred as (C) we refer as (D) referred to as

38. (A)resolving (B)realized (C)to realize (D)to resolve

39. (A) in which (B) for which (C) by which (D) which

40. (A) and (B) that (C) and that (D) so

(C)A college student of philosophy lamented that his life had been made wretched for lack of a red rose, for the girl he loved would only dance with him with a red rose presented. A kind-hearted nightingale overheard his soliloquy and her compassion was 41 . She readily took this student for a true lover and decided to help him, which most unfortunately, 42 to be a very serious mistake. She flew to a rose tree and offered to sing a song in exchange for a red rose. The rose tree regretted 43 the bird that the harsh winter had deprived him of all his red roses, and that only when the bird pressed her chests 44 the thorn and dyed the petals red with her blood could she get a red rose. Although such a demand seemed very unreasonable to the bird, 45 , she sacrificed herself in the belief that the student was indeed a true lover. Nevertheless, the nightingale died in vain in the end because the girl gave up the rose for a jewel.

41. (A) aroused (B) raised (C) risen (D) arisen

42. (A) ended up (B) came out (C) turned out (D) wound up

43. (A) to have told (B) telling (C) to tell (D) having told

44. (A) with (B) into (C) on (D) against

45. (A) still (B) thus (C) whereas (D) but that

(D) People used to think it was a dream to have in one place all knowledge, past and present. But now, 46 the advance of technology, this dream may become a reality. Google announced in December 2004 that it would digitally scan the books of five major research libraries to make their contents searchable. StanfordUniversity is one of the five libraries that are 47 Google. It is scanning its collection of 8 million books using a state-of-the-art robot from the Swiss company 4DigitalBooks. This robot automatically turns the pages of each book as it scans it, 48 the rate of 1,000 pages per hour. Brewster Kahle, an archivist supervising a scanning project, says that a universal library is now attainable. “It is really possible with the technology of today. We can make all the works of mankind 49 all the people of the world.” The dream of constructing a universal library will no longer keep receding into the future. Perhaps it won’t

50 long before the long-heralded great library of all knowledge really is within our grasp.

46. (A) upon (B) over (C) into (D) with

47. (A) collaborating with (B) adapted into

48. (A) at (B) by (C) on (D) of

49. (A) invisible to (B) accessible to (C) conscious of (D) ashamed of

50. (A) spend (B) take (C) cost (D) need

IV. 文意選填 (10%):

Miscano Messelleh is a 52-year-old truck driver, not a __51__ to society. But for many Ethiopians, the 4.5-metric-ton white Isuzu truck he __52__ down Ethiopian roads each night, and the thousands of others just like it, __53__ enough fear that locals have given them a nickname to symbolize their destructive power: they call the trucks “Al Qaedas.” Messelleh himself killed someone while at the wheel recently, __54__ to a spot just above the engine where paint is missing. About a month ago, driving to Addis Ababa down a __55__ chaotic stretch of the highway—full of trucks, pedestrians, donkey carts and livestock—he struck a man in his early 20s, who sailed through his windshield. The young man’s parents have taken him to court.

These are everyday stories in Ethiopia, which has the highest per capita rate of car fatalities in the world, __56__ 190 deaths per 10,000 vehicles. Across sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is the only killer more __57__ than traffic for people ages 15 to 44. For children, traffic is the No. 1 killer. An African is 100 times more likely than an American to die in a car. According to the World Health Organization, Africa has 4 percent of the world’s cars—but __58__ for more than 11 percent of the world’s traffic casualties, and that is probably __59__. The WHO figures that road casualties in Africa are underreported by as much as twelvefold, and it predicts the death toll will rise an additional 80 percent by 2020, __60__ the population grows and becomes more motorized.

from “The Overlooked Killer” Newsweek April 14, 2008

(A)as (B) with (C) incite (D) menace
(E) propels (AB) accounts (AC) conservative (AD) devastating (AE) pointing (BC) notoriously

V. Discourse Structure (10% ※大小寫不列入考慮)：

Allen, 54, sees ultra-mini PC as nothing less than a game changer. “___61___,” he says, “because people want to carry their personal computer with them wherever they go.” Laptops are too bulky for that task. Allen says passersby once marveled that he could use it for e-mail. “Now everybody has some kind of mobile device like that.” To feed their growing digital appetites, Allen says, “___62__.”

The last time Allen threw himself into hardware, he created a mouse in the early ‘80s to boost the software venture he had started with his school buddy Bill Gates. Allen and Gates met in 1968 at their Seattle private school, Lakeside. ___63___. Both later dropped out of college to get Microsoft going.

___64___. He still has a fortune worth $15 billion and has remained active in the tech world, investing in a series of start-ups, from AOL to early wireless networks.

In 2000, Allen was wondering why laptops couldn’t be more portable. His R&D team started project Sybok, named for Spock’s half brother. After a series of prototypes, ___65___. But it was too hot for laps, so it was scrapped. A faster, slicker processor has since cooled things down.

(A) Like Gates, Allen now devotes much of his time to giving away lots of money

(B) The team members nailed a version in 2004 that met their goal of shrinking a laptop to one-eighth its size

(D) Consumers want something even more powerful that can handle the spreadsheets, video, e-mail attachments and software that mobile phones can’t deal with

(E) They spent so much time programming a primitive computer that they could teach their peers—and teachers.

VI. Reading Comprehension (30%):

Learning, remembering, and forgetting have traditionally been considered separate processes. However, contemporary research regarding the differences between long- and short-term memory blurs the distinction between the three processes. Evidence to support the theory that these are just separate steps in the learning process is provided by observations of how learners remember information over a period of time. Today, most scientists believe that there are three stages of memory: immediate, short-term and long-term. Immediate memory seems to last more than a second or so. For example, subjects may be asked to remember the location of specific objects within a complicated arrangement that they have just seen. Their performance shows that considerable information is remembered briefly. Then it is rapidly forgotten unless it is given special attention.

Short-term memory lasts about 15 to 30 seconds, such as after looking up a telephone number. One makes the call, discovers that he or she has forgotten the number (perhaps in the midst of dialing), and has to look it up again. Nevertheless, such short-term memory makes information available long enough to be rehearsed. If the learner repeats it internally, the number could be transferred to some sort of long-term storage.

Thus, by repeating information, one can transfer information from short-term to long-term memory. Once present in long-term memory, it is available for recall for a long time. While any memory can be abruptly erased when specific parts of the brain are injured or removed, in most cases, long-term memories undergo little or no forgetting over periods of months or years.

from Practice Tests for TOEFL

What is the main topic of the passage?

(A)Short-term memory allows us to perform tasks without remembering the information.

(B) Learning, remembering, and forgetting are different stages of the same process.

(D)The way people retain information varies from individual to individual.

What does the author suggest in order to remember information for long periods of time?

(A)Concentrate while reading or listening to the information.

(B)Pay attention to details.

(C)Repeat the information to yourself.

(D)Be sure to pass through all three stages of learning.

What does the word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?

(A)short-term memory

(B)long-term storage

(C)transferred information

(D)special attention

About how long can a typical immediate memory last?

(A)1 1/2 second

(B)20 seconds

(D)2 years

What is the order of the stages of memory?

(A)long-term, short-term, immediate

(B)immediate, short-term, long-term

(C)short-term, immediate, long-term

(D)short-term, long-term, immediate

The presence of natural radioactive carbon, or carbon 14, in the atmosphere presents a unique opportunity to establish the age of fossils up to 50,000 years old. The carbon 14 technique of dating organic materials relies on its gradual decay over a certain period of time.

The discovery of natural carbon 14 by Willard Libby of the United States began with the realization that the same special process that had produced radiocarbon in the laboratory also takes place in the earth’s upper atmosphere. This process creates carbon 14 atoms that react with oxygen to form carbon dioxide. Because it is formed in the air, radioactive carbon can enter any place atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed. It is found in plants, in animals that feed on plants, in marine waters and fresh waters as a dissolved component, and in aquatic plants and animals. All these living organisms are invaded by carbon 14 atoms.

Invaded is probably not the proper word to describe the action of an element that Libby calculated to be present only to the extent of about one atom in one trillion. So low is the quantity of carbon 14 in the atmosphere that no one had detected it until Libby set out to measure it. He created methods to measure two factors, the degree to which carbon 14 is uniform throughout life forms, and the extent to which today’s level of carbon 14 has remained constant over the years.

First, Libby demonstrated that carbon 14 exists in uniform quantities in living material. Subsequently, he determined the second factor by measuring the radiocarbon level in 5,000-year-old organic samples from places such as Egyptian tombs. He found that the half-life of carbon 14 is 5,700 years. Thus, he created a standard for a new method of dating organic materials.

from Practice Tests for TOEFL

Why had no one detected carbon 14 before Libby?

(A)No one had ever looked for carbon14.