English 4U: Feb. 14 Mar. 25Vocabulary 2500 4500: Chapters 1 2

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English 4U: Feb. 14~Mar. 25Vocabulary 2500~4500: Chapters 1~2

I.Listening (12%)(1-12題，每題1分)

Part A

In part A, you will hear several questions or statements. Choose the best response or reply.

1.(A)Yes, I go to his birthday party every March.

(B)What did he throw away at the party?

(C)Yes, he’s playing basketball this year.

(D)Who will he throw to at the party?

2.(A)Some beef, onions and potatoes.

(B)Go ahead, I already ate.

(C)Ordering pizza sounds like a good idea.

(D)I usually use chopsticks, not a fork or a knife.

3.(A)No, you are guaranteed to buy it.

(B)Yes, you are allowed to sell it again.

(C)Yes, you’ll get a refund if it doesn’t work.

(D)No, the computer sometimes has problems.

4.(A)I also think he will quit soon.

(B)I’m sure he won’t give up.

(C)Do you know why he’s so angry?

(D)He is always joking around.

Part B

In part B, you will hear four conversations between a man and a woman, and then a question following each conversation. Choose the best answer to that question.

5.(A)She can’t go to the library.

(B)She can ask the librarian to do the homework for her.

(C)Going to the library can help the woman.

(D)Where the library is.

6.(A)He will eat anything the woman orders.

(B)He will not have the snake or frog legs.

(C)He will not eat anything at the restaurant.

(D)He will not even have a small bite of the snake meat.

7.(A)He has trouble studying.

(B)He has been working hard.

(C)He is in a great university.

(D)He is the smartest kid in school.

8.(A)Athletes playing a game.

(B)People acting in a movie.

(C)Kids playing video games.

(D)Musicians playing in the street.

Part C

In part C, you will hear two passages and then two questions about each passage. Choose the best answers to those questions.

9.(A)Catch the Frisbee and run.

(B)Hit an opponent.

(C)Give the disc to a player without passing.

(D)Throw passes.

10.(A)To promote good health.

(B)To introduce a sport.

(C)To make accurate passes.

(D)To perfect throwing skills.

11.(A)It is a famous and intelligent person.

(B)It is a large and important building.

(C)It was built recently for the queen.

(D)It has been around for a long time.

12.(A)It is located outside Paris.

(B)It brings different things together.

(C)It isn’t very fancy.

(D)It isn’t expensive to stay there.

II. Vocabulary, Idioms & Phrases (15%) (13-27題，每題1分)

13. The horrible images from _____ camps in war-torn Bosnia inspired Magnus and his brother to start Mary’s Meals.

(A) delicacy(B) refugee(C) charity(D) trend

14. For Justin, that summer in 1996 was most _____ because he met the woman who would change his life.

(A) accurate(B) crunchy(C) memorable(D) specific

15. Poisonous _____ such as garden chemicals and toilet cleaners should be kept out of the reach of children.

(A) helmets(B) vendors(C) sections(D) substances

16. If you are a backpacker traveling on a limited budget, staying in youth _____ can be a wise choice.

(A) hostels(B) nurseries(C) stadiums(D) aquariums

17. Do you often get late for meetings and appointments? One of the tips for being a _____ person is giving extra time for every activity.

(A) global(B) punctual(C) previous(D) remote

18. Alaska became a United States _____ after it was purchased from Russia in 1867.

(A) avenue(B) capital(C) territory(D) tribe

19. Buying an iPad 2 will probably _____ at least NT$25,000.

(A) get behind you(B) let you down(C) set you off(D) set you back

20.I just don’t understand why my boyfriend is so _____. He doesn’t listen to other people’s opinions and always thinks he’s right.

(A) neat(B) elegant(C) frustrated(D) stubborn

21. One key to success is learning how to _____challenges and fear in your life.

(A) invest(B) affect(C) overcome(D) inspire

22. A good teacher can always _____ his students; he knows how to raise their interest in learning.

(A) associate(B) motivate(C) combine(D) abandon

23. Sometimes it’s really hard to _____ an invitation when you don’t have a good excuse.

(A) come for(B) pass away(C) thanks to(D) turn down

24. An ______person is active and does not feel tired at all.

(A) energetic(B) chilly(C) fake(D) depressed

25. Most experts agree that play is a(n) _____ part of a child’s psychological development.

(A) flavored (B) essential(C) furnished(D) automatic

26. Jane and her husband both go out to work so they share the domestic _____.

(A) wagons(B) transportation(C) chores(D) leather

27. A ticket to Hong Kong for only NT$1000 is a real _____.

(A) bargain(B) grocery(C) carriage(D)fare

III. Cloze (8 %) (28-35題，每題1分)

On his newest show, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, super chef Jamie Oliver embarks on a mission to help people eat healthy food. He’ll be working in a school cafeteria kitchen for one week to prove his belief __28__ his healthy menu can work for children. He tries to educate the kids about the __29__ of eating vegetables and food made from fresh ingredients. He also __30__ to the parents, showing them just how much fat their kids consume in their high-calorie school meals. __31__ the full support of the parents, Jamie changes the unhealthy menu and his food revolution seems to have an encouraging start.

28. (A) why(B) which(C) that(D) what

29. (A) operation(B) business(C) exception(D) benefits

30. (A) appeals(B) approaches(C) concentrates(D) volunteers

31. (A) With(B) By(C) In(D) On

Colors play an important role in our lives. Believe it or not, your favorite color can be to some extent __32__ your personality, according to science study. __33__, people who like red are enthusiastic about making money, and they also love being in control. Orange lovers are known __34__ their down-to-earth character but also have a more adventurous side you will be pleasantly surprised to discover. Yellow lovers make good leaders and tend to be smart, __35__ blue lovers are neat and can always keep things in order.

32. (A)relied on(B) linked to(C) sure to(D) home to

33. (A) However(B) For instance(C) Nevertheless(D) Properly

34. (A)from(B) to(C) as(D) for

35. (A) while(B)when(C)so(D)unless

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IV. Cloze (20%) (36-55題，每題1分)

The success story of Monty Roberts is meant to teach us never to give up on our dreams, no matter what. In the last year of high school, Monty was once asked to __36__ a paper for school about his dream. He wrote a seven-page report, describing his dream ranch __37__. He drew a diagram of a two-hundred-acre ranch and a floor plan for his dream house. However, to his __38__, the teacher gave him an “F” and tried to persuade him that there was no way he could ever do it. But Monty refused to let his dream die.When he submitted his assignment the second time, he __39__ made any changes at all to his original paper.He still keeps that school paper over the fireplace inside the house that __40__ on his own ranch.

36. (A) give in(B) put on(C) turn in(D) take on

37. (A) in fact(B) in detail(C) in the middle(D) in response

38. (A) delight(B) requirement(C) expectation(D) disappointment

39. (A) hardly(B) nearly(C) continually(D) hopefully

40. (A) locates(B) sits(C) lays(D) situates

It’s a tradition for every bride in the United States to find something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. This tradition __41__ an old English rhyme“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, A Sixpence in your Shoe.”

Something old represents continuity. This could be an old picture of thebride’s __42__ wedding, which could be placed on the reception desk. Something new offers optimism for the future. The wedding gown or the wedding ring is often chosen as the new __43__. Something borrowed reminds the bride that friends and family will always stand by her. The borrowed objectmight be a bridal veil, and it has to befrom a happily married woman, who lets the bride use her veil, __44__ her own marital happiness to the bride’s marriage. Something blue stands for purity and loyalty, which is significant in marriage. Painting the bride’s toes blue or designing a garter that includes blue lace will be fun. A sixpence in the shoe is a wish for good fortune and prosperity, __45__ this remains largely a British custom.

41. (A) is dated back to(B) originates(C) traces to(D) comes from

42. (A) grandpa’s and grandma’s(B) grandpa’s and grandma

43. (A) item(B) course(C) ribbon(D) groom

44. (A) to lend(B) lending(C) lent(D) then lends

45. (A)so that(B) now that(C) which(D) although

The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) began in 1990, and today six teams play a roughly 100-game regular season from early-March to mid-October. Each of the six teams has a home park, but many games are played in another half-dozen ballparks so every citizen in Taiwan__46__ to enjoy professional baseball. This is a great way to spread the game at the grassroots level.Most ballparks range in capacity from 10,000 to 15,000. Taiwan boasts mostly grass fields and no domed ballparks, while a few of them feature all-dirt infields. At Taichung Stadium, men never miss any of the action, __47__ open windows inside its restrooms enable those who are using themto keep track as to what is going on inthe game. Hsinchu Stadium is __48__ you of Wrigley Field; both have apartment balconies overlooking the first and third base sides. Cheng-Ching Lake Field in Kaohsiung is the largest ballpark, __49__ a capacity of 20,000 fans.Taiwanese baseball fans love to wave flags, pound drums, and blow trumpets and air horns. The horns are so loud __50__. They also like to dress up in elaborate costumes, complete with headgear and long robes with their favorite teams’ colors.

46. (A) cheers on(B) catches up on(C) follows closely(D) gets a chance

47. (A) since(B) whereas(C) though(D) until

48. (A) presenting(B) chanting(C) reminding(D) inventing

49. (A) despite(B) with(C) through(D) in

50. (A) that can really hurt your ears(B) that they can really hurt your ears

Political correctness enjoyed a rise in popularity during the 1990s. Itspurpose was to__51__insulting language from everyday speech. For example, by using the title “mail carrier” instead of “mailman”,the post office indicated that the __52__ welcomed both men and women. __53__ the success of this social movement in helping the average person to realizethat he or she needs tobe careful with word choice, it might also go too far. Comedians and writers often made jokes about the excesses of political correctness. __54__ force at work was a push to prevent children from reading books that could make them feel uncomfortable or act as a bad influence. Some parents and educators questioned the violence of classic folk tales. School libraries got rid of famous books like Little Red Riding Hood for containing questionable content, which could include everything from cruelty to animals(killing the wolf) to __55__ behavior towards seniors (eating the grandma).

51.(A)remove(B)visualize(C)reconsider(D)describe

52.(A)senior(B)profession(C)location(D)connection

53. (A)But(B)Despite(C)Once(D)Without

54.(A)Another(B)Other(C)The other(D)The others

55.(A) additional(B)professional(C)positive(D)disrespectful

V. Discourse (10%) (56-60題，每題2分)

The history of the white wedding dress began with Queen Victoria in 1840. Prior to Queen Victoria’s wedding, brides commonly wore colored robes, with red being a particularly popular color. __56__

The white gown the Queen wore was made of silk and accented by orange blossoms and her veil was made of Honiton lace. __57__

Then Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) wore a beautiful silk ivory A-line gown with a V-neck style front when she married Prince Philip in 1947. Crystals and 10,000 seed pearls were sewn onto the gown. __58__

Princess Diana’s dress, designed by husband and wife designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel in 1981, was made of ivory silk taffeta and antique lace. __59__

This year Prince William is going to marry his long-term girlfriend, Kate Middleton and well-placed sources say Middleton’s dress is currently being made inside BuckinghamPalace. __60__ Should Kate Middleton wear white on her big day? Absolutely!

(A)No one, save the designer, will know what the wedding gown will look like until the bride exits her car at the steps of Westminster Abbey.

(B)The dress was lavishly adorned with 100,000 pearls that were hand sewn onto the gown.

(C)Wealthy women saw the Queen’s color choice for her wedding gown and soon followed suit.

(D)The train of her gown, compared to Diana’s, was a mere 13 feet long.

(E)At that time, white wedding gowns weren’t seen as the mainstream choice.

VI. Reading Comprehension (14%)(61-67，每題2分)

Watch out for practical jokers. They’ll do almost anything for a laugh. One such prankster was Moe Drabowsky. He was a baseball relief pitcher. Relief pitchers are standby players who replace the starting pitcher in a game if he is pitching badly. If the starting pitcher is throwing well, relief pitchers have nothing to do. They just sit around in the bullpen and hope the manager calls them to play.

Waiting around in the bullpen gave Moe lots of time to think up jokes. But his best joke was played after he retired from baseball. Moe was sitting at home watching his team play on television. It would have been a boring game for him had he still been on the team. The starting pitcher was doing great. He hadn’t given up a single run. The relief pitchers wouldn’t be likely to play in this game. The last thing they’d expect would be a call from the manager. The thought gave Moe a mischievous idea. He still remembered the bullpen phone number. Moe dialed it from his living room. A startled relief pitcher answered. Using a voice that sounded like the manager’s, Moe growled, “Warm up and get ready to play.” The starting pitcher gaped at the man in the bullpen who was getting ready to pitch. Everyone stared at the manager in disbelief. The poor manager could only scratch his head. A thousand miles away, Moe Drabowsky sat in his living room watching the event on TV and laughing.

61. What is the main idea of this passage?

(A) Moe Drabowsky played a lot of practical jokes.

(B) Moe Drabowsky could make his voice sound like the team manager’s.

(D) Moe Drabowsky played a great practical joke on his team after he retired from baseball.

We can assume that Moe made the call _____.

(A) long distance

(B) during the winter

(D) because he was jealous of the successful pitchers

What does “gaped” most likely mean in the passage?

(A) To yell.(B) To glance.

A euphemism (from the Greek wordseu-wellandpheme-speak) is a word or expression that is used when people want to find a polite or less direct way of talking about difficult or embarrassing topics like death or the bodily functions. Most people, for example, would find it very difficult to say in plain language that they have arranged for their sick old dog to be killed. They would soften the pain by saying:We had Ruby put down or We had Ruby put to sleep. Many people prefer to call someoneplain than ugly, orcuddlyrather than fat. As such, euphemisms are an important part of every language, but it seems that English has an ever-growing number of them.The non-native speaker not only has to make sense of the euphemisms he hears, he also has to learn which euphemisms are appropriate in any particular situation.He might be aware that his American friend needs to use the toilet when she asks where thebathroom(or restroom, or comfort station) is, but he is less likely to guess that his English friend has the same need when he says he has tosee a man about a dog. He might have learned, for example, thatin the family way is a euphemism for pregnant. If, however, he says to his boss, “Congratulations! I hear your wife is in the family way.” he would be using an expression that is too familiar for the circumstances.

Schools are full of euphemisms. At FrankfurtInternationalSchool, for example, the special lessons given to students who are having difficulties in their school subjects are calledStudyCenter(in the middle school) andAcademic Workshop(in the high school). Teachers rightly do not want to upset students or parents by being too frank or straightforward, and usually choose a softer word or expression to convey the same message. For this reason, school reports often contain euphemisms such as:He is not working to his full potentialorHe has a rather relaxed attitude to his work(= he is lazy),She is unable to concentrate in class(= she is disruptive),He has strong opinions about everything and is not afraid to voice them(= he is loud and arrogant).

Typical of many recently-coined euphemisms are the words and expressions that try to avoid verbally hurting various minority groups or unfortunate individuals. People who have severe learning difficulties are sometimescalledintellectually-challenged, and those with a physical handicap are referred to asdifferently-abled. Poor people are calledneedy, under-privileged, disadvantaged or economically deprived. Poor countries have in turn been called underdeveloped, developing, emergent, Third World—all in an effort to retain the meaning without raising some eyebrows or being patronizing. The struggle over the past 10-20 years to find an acceptable way to refer to black Americans is further evidence of the increased sensitivity that we now have to the power of language. This sensitivity is often referred to aspolitical correctness.