1. the Minister Refused to Make Any ____ on the Bribery Among the Officials

國立台灣師範大學附屬高級中學九十四學年度上學期高三第一次期中考英文試題

一、詞彙及慣用語 20%

1. The minister refused to make any ____ on the bribery among the officials.

(A) compliment(B) comment(C) conception(D) commitment

With the ____ of the entrance exam, most of the students in HSNU are studying as hard as they can.

(A) appreciation (B) approval (C) approach (D) approximation

To solve the problem of juvenile crime, all of the experts and educators in the conference were required to _____ proposals.

(A) commit (B) submit (C) admit (D) permit

The two countries reached an agreement about the right of _____ through international waters.

(A) inhabitants (B) voyage (C) venture (D) navigation

Some people living in the farthest mountain areas often die from medical _____. They need doctors and medicine badly.

(A) neglect (B) plagues (C) formulas (D) addiction

My nephew quit his job because he felt his colleagues deliberately _____ him from several activities.

(A) attacked (B) excluded (C) exhibited (D) exchanged

The policy of the government _____ with the interests of the farmers, so they took to the street to make their misery known.

(A) contradicted (B) overturned (C) conflicted (D) conquer

The Ministry of Education is asking all the colleges and universities to raise their ______standards so that our undergraduates can compete with those in other countries.

(A) academic (B)commercial (C) spectacular (D)commercial

After the presidential election, the leaders of the opposite party led ______against the results of election.

(A) qualifications (B) regulations (C) destinations (D) demonstrations

Hawaii is often viewed as a lovers’ _____. There is nothing more romantic than walking hand in hand along the soft sand beach at sunset.

(A) platform (B) diploma (C) paradise (D) instinct

Several famous politicians from DPP were banished as _____ when they were young for their different political opinions.

(A) dissidents (B)instructors (C) referees (D) assistants

Helen _____ with anger and sadness when she saw her boyfriend kissing her best friend Sue in the movie theater.

(A) arrested (B) retired (C) hijacked (D) exploded

Meeting the man I have long been crazy about was a(n) _____ experience because he wasn’t as lovable as I had imagined.

(A) fleeting (B) disillusioning (C) interpersonal (D) alcoholic

Some officials in Ben’s administration _____ their powers to such an extent that many people started to question or even distrust the government.

(A) retrieved (B) urged (C) abused (D) discharged

When I saw the disabled mother carry her son on the back begging from door to door, sympathy _____ up to me.

(A) welled (B) soaked (C) sank (D) melted

Tammy and Tina look younger than their ages. After showing the guard their IDs, they finally gained the ______to the pub.

(A) hospitality (B) appetite (C) admission (D) diversion

The pitcher was allegedly offered NT$500,000 to throw the game. It’s said that he did that all because he had lived _____.

(A) beneath his means(B) beyond his income(C) to make ends meet(D) with great ease

It’s going to take several days for my car to be repaired, so _____ I’m borrowing one.

(A) by and large(B) for the most part(C) in a nutshell(D) in the meantime

I tried to _____ to my family that I couldn’t afford a BMW; besides, there is no point in keeping up with the Joneses.

(A) drive home(B) make sense (C) look forward(D) soak up

Many people are said to have seen the movie “Titanic” over five times; no wonder it has grossed more than one billion dollars _____.

(A) for good(B) in use(C) right away(D) to date

二、綜合測驗 25%

AWhat is news? People say that news is a report of events 21 the public. Community residents want to know about a proposed new park in town, 22 the whole nation cares about the devastating earthquake in central Taiwan or an coming typhoon from the Philippine Sea. To you, information about your friend’s flu is news.

However, not every story is newsworthy. 23 is newsworthy in one medium maybe otherwise in 24 . The arrival of a new teacher may be reported in the school paper but not in a national newspaper. A hotel fire may 25 the headlines in local newspapers but not on CNN.

21. (A) interest(B) interested(C) interesting(D) interests

22. (A) as(B) for(C) when(D)while

23. (A) All(B) That(C) Which(D) What

24. (A) another(B) other(C) others(D) the other

25. (A) hit(B) make(C) strike(D) take

<B>One of my colleagues 26 give a student zero after he graded test papers, while the student claimed that he should receive full marks. They both agreed to have me as an impartial judge on this. After reading the question and the student’s answer, I could see the student really had a strong case for full credit. However, a high grade is supposed to 27 competence in this subject, 28 was not confirmed by his answer. I suggested that the students 29 another try at answering the question. 30 my amazement, both parties agreed.

26. (A) has to (B) was about to(C) will(D) would never

27. (A) concede(B) certify(C)score(D) converse

28. (A) and(B) that(C) which(D) but

29. (A) have(B) had(C) has(D) having

30. (A) To(B) At(C) For(D) In

<C>One day, Anna met Mark online, who was just “looking for someone to 31 .” Their relationship developed quickly and they chatted online three to four times a week. Despite having no interest 32 him, Anna 33 of their friendship. Every day, she looked forward to 34 to him on the Internet. Placing trust in Mark, Anna finally shared her problem with him but 35 know how he would react.

31. (A) contact(B) chat(C) chat with(D) chatting with

32. (A) in(B) on(C) to(D) with

33. (A) was grateful(B) appreciated(C) thanked(D) was appreciative

34. (A) talking(B) talk(C) being talked(D) having talked

35. (A) there was no(B) it was impossible to(C) it was not the way to(D)there was no possibility of

<D>No other misconception is tougher than the one that because one person can’t see, he can’t work. As a blind person, I was rejected by more than forty law firms, 36 my good academic performance in HarvardCollege. The attempt to find a job brought me constant frustrations of 37 that I was not suited to legal practice. I was disappointed to learn the fact 38 all the rejections were based on my disability, 39 on my lack of ability. Fortunately, this view of limitation is beginning to change. On April 16, the Department of Labor 40 regulations that authorize equal-employment opportunities for the handicapped.

36. (A) with regard to(B) in spite of(C) although(D) even though

37. (A) telling(B) being informed of(C) being told(D) admitting

38. (A) which(B) what(C) that(D) in which

39. (A) not(B) but(C) instead(D) rather

40. (A) abolished(B) protected(C) postponed(D) issued

<E>The struggling music industry claimed a victory yesterday when the Taipei District Court found the nation’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing operator guilty of violating intellectual property rights. Chen Shou-ten, chairman of Kuro.com.tw, was sentenced to two years in prison and 41 NT$3 million, while Kuro CEO James Chen received 3 years in jail.

Making the case more noteworthy was the jailing of one of Kuro’s 500,000 members, 42 sentenced to 4 months in jail. Because the term is shorter than 6 months, 43 , it can be substituted with a fine of NT$300 per day.

__44 the music industry’s long-awaited victory, Robin Lee, the secretary-general of the IFPI, which represents major record companies, said that copyright holders still had a long way to go. He also urged the music industry to 45 a way of cooperating with P2P operators, otherwise P2P activities could go underground, making them harder to regulate.

41. (A) paid(B) fined(C) won(D) earned

42. (A) who is(B) who were(C) that was(D) who was

43. (A) however(B)besides(C) so(D) conversely

44. (A) Celebrate(B) Celebrated(C) Celebrating(D) To celebrate

45. (A) work out(B) come down with(C)get up the nerve to(D) keep up with

三、文意選填 10%

(A) called(B) contains(C) short(D) prescription(E) refer to

(AB) reading(AC) so(AD) that(BC) for(BD) gradual

Weak eyesight is a term that generally is used to 46 nearsighted eyes. People who are nearsighted can see well at a 47 range, but anything very far away at all is likely to be a dull blur. The term weak eyesight is misleading, 48 in nearsighted eyes the lens of the eye is actually too strong. The nearsighted lens is 49 powerful that it focuses the light coming into the eye too quickly. The image is formed in front of the retina, which 50 the optical nerves. Nearsightedness is common, and its growth may be 51 ; often the blurring of distant objects is so slight at first that a person may not recognize the condition. Nearsightedness is frequently discovered first at school. It is here 52 a student first realizes the difficulty of seeing words on the blackboard, whereas others in the class have no trouble 53 the board at all. After discovery, nearsightedness can easily be corrected. A concave lens 54 a“minus” lens because it decreases the power of the lens of the eye itself is the 55 .

四、篇章結構 5%

Recently I took a trip to Kenya, a country in east-central Africa. I’d like to tell you about it. 56 I wanted to see firsthand some of Africa’s great natural beauty out in the countryside, and I must admit, 57 So what did I do? I took a bus from Nairobi to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. 58 When I finally arrived in what looked like the middle of nowhere, I was greeted by the smiles of local children. They were part of the EL Molo people, a tribe of about 400. I found out that the tribe used to be huge, but 59 The ones that remain survive mostly on fish from Lake Turkana. 60 One day they took me out and I watched one of their bravest fishermen catch a crocodile! Boy, was that exciting! In the end, I couldn’t see much wildlife, but that didn’t matter. The smiling faces of the EL Molo people, especially the children, will stay with me forever.

(A)It was a long, bumpy ride.

(B)They travel on the lake in flat boats made of tree trunks and catch their meals with sharp-pointed spears.

(C)nowadays almost everyone goes into the cities looking for work.

(D)To begin with, I wasn’t interested in big cities like Nairobi, with their traffic jams and fancy hotels.

(E)the thought of getting close to African wildlife really intrigued me.

五、閱讀測驗 30%

<A>I was extremely tired and found myself much inclined to sleep. I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than I ever did at any time in my life.

When I awoke, it was daylight. I tried to rise and found that I couldn’t. My arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to posts driven into the ground. My hair was tied down in the same manner. I also felt several slender bonds across my body from my armpits to my thighs. I heard noises about me but could see nothing. Then I felt something move on my left leg, advance gently over my chest, and come almost up to my chin. I bent my eyes downwards and saw a human creature not six inches high with a bow and arrow in his hands and a quiver at his back.

61. Where does the story take place?

(A) In a bedroom.(B) In a steel cage.(C) Out on a grassy field.(D)In the land of elves.

62. The character in the story wakes up and realizes that he cannot _____.

(A) talk(B) see(C) hear(D) move

63. In the passage, bonds means _____.

(A) cords(B) debts(C) securities(D) agreements

64. What climbed onto the chest of the main character?

(A) small bugs(B) a small person(C) an army of ants(D) armed hunters

65.What would be the best title for the story?

(A) A Bad Dream!(B) Little People(C) A Giant Captive(D) Escape From Nowhere

<B>In 1722, the European explorers arrived at the Easter Island, and they found there were many god-like statues carved from volcanic rocks. All of them look identical. Each of them wears a crown and has very long ears. It’s difficult for us to imagine how people with only primitive technology would have been able to move these heavy rocks from the places where they have been found. For archeologists, the meaning of these statues remains a mystery. Some would argue these statues were guarding the islands, but it’s hard to explain why they looked inward rather than outward. Some would believe these statues represented the tribe’s ancestors, but they could not find out further details to explain the existence of the statues. Ironically, these statues guaranteed no everlasting security. Legend has it that the tribe building these statues was wiped out in a battle with another tribe during the late 17th or early 18th century.

66. What were these statues made of?

(A) wood(B) stone(C) mud(D) gold

67. Which of the following contributes to the mysteriousness of these statues?

(A) They are located in the Easter Island rather than Europe.

(B) They all wear crowns rather than hats.

(D) They were established to worship the tribe’s ancestors rather than God.

68. Which of the following is TRUE?

(A) People still cannot understand how these heavy rocks were moved to where they are.

(B) Archeologists believe that the European explorers helped the tribe move these statues in the early 18th century.

(D) These statues do not resemble each other, except that they all have long ears.

CEBay, a world-wide online auction company, said in early September that it planned to pay $1.3 billion in cash and $1.3 billion in stock for the Web communications company, Skype. The company said the move would strengthen eBay's global marketplace and payments platform.

EBay is renowned for an Internet business model linking millions of buyers and sellers, but it’s no longer lucrative, since the revenue from its core U.S. market has been slowing to annual growth of between 20 percent and 30 percent a year, compared with 50 percent international growth. On the other hand, Skype, which is expected to earn $60 million this year and more than $200 million in 2006, has been second to none in the booming voice-over-Internet (VOIP) market, which companies like Yahoo, Google and Microsoft would like to pay more attention to. In just two years, Skype has attracted 54 million members to its free Internet-based voice service and is about to roughly double in size within a year.

However, the leading company of online auction is not content with the profits Skype will bring. EBay is attracted by the idea of letting its buyers and sellers talk to each other via their computers, since Luxembourg-based Skype offers a free service when users make computer-to-computer calls to other Skype users, and allows users to make free or low-cost phone calls anywhere in the world via the Internet.With the video calling and other features recently added to Skype service, EBay encourages auction buyers and sellers to use Skype software in transactions. According to EBay chief executive Meg Whitman, communications is at the heart of e-commerce and community, and by combining the two leading e-commerce franchises, EBay will create an extraordinarily powerful environment for business on the net.

69. What does the word lucrative mean in the passage?

(A) very profitable(B) very lucky(C) very ridiculous(D) very poor

70. Why did EBay want to invest Skype?

(A) EBay plans to auction Skype service on its website.

(B) EBay wants to decrease the spending on the telephone bills.

(D) EBay desires to replace the cell phones with the cutting-edge technology.

71. Which of the following is TRUE?

(A) Ebay spends 2.6 billion dollars buying Skype—all in cash.

(B) Microsoft is the leading company in the booming voice-over-Internet market, while Skype is second to it.

(D) Through the merge, Ebay hopes to create a brand-new environment for online auction.

<D>In the Following story, a young man is remembering his high school acting career.

Write something.

“Huh?”

Write something.

“Ugh.”

My ninth grade teacher was telling me to write something about what I had just read, and my mind was gazing out across greener pastures. I was staring at the football field, through my high school English class’s window, daydreaming about what “pearls of wisdom” I should transcribe to my notebook paper, when all I really wanted to do was “to act.”

When I was a kid, and I read a book, all I could do was picture the book as a movie. And, naturally, I was the star. (Ah, to see my name in lights!) Indeed, all my life, I have thought cinematically. When I walk into a room, my immediate thoughts are how would this look on the big screen? What would this person say? Where would I put this chair? Can I make this more entertaining?

It is terrible to think this way. You spend half your time not really listening to what people have to say, and the other half rearranging their wardrobe.

Write something.

I would like to write something, but what I really like to do is “act.” I think it’s genetic.

I was born with a predisposition to sing and dance. I came out of the womb wearing a top hat and cane, ready to softshoe my way into the hearts of my relatives. My school years were spent playing the clarinet (not my forte), singing in choruses (you didn’t miss anything), and putting on plays. For my high school senior year, I was voted “Most Dramatic.” I was not surprised, though. I had performed for my high school a monologue entitled “The Night the Bed Fell” by James Thurber, and I had been—as they say in showbiz—a hit.