国立师大附中九十六学年度第二学期期末考.doc

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) components2. The plot of the movie is so _ that few of the audience can really follow it.(A) instantaneous(B) intricate(C) indigenous(D) attainable3. The beautiful jewels on display _ all the visitors. (A) dazzled(B) ignited (C) devised (D) plucked4. Sammy took off his coat and _ to undo his boots. (A) expanded (B) mediated(C) proceeded(D) pierced5. Jane made a New Years _ to give up doughnuts.(A) resolution(B) continent(C) memorial(D) document6. The government is planning to issue _ stamps in honor of the dead.(A) enduring(B) noble(C) concise(D) commemorative7. 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) propositions8. In a fit of anger, Tammy _ her boyfriends letter in half and tossed it into the garbage can.(A) hauled(B) leaned(C) ripped(D) spiked9. 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) memento10. 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) adapt11. She wrote the book in _ with her sisterthat is, they wrote it together.(A) collaboration (B) compensation(C) concept (D) convention12. Tom felt _ by the amount of homework he still had to do before going to bed. He didnt know how to deal with the problem.(A) overwhelmed(B) propelled(C) comprehensive (D) conceptual13. The _ of dengue fever in southern Taiwan has caused great panic among the locals.(A) detraction(B) capacity(C) popularity(D) prevalence14. When you are writing a composition, make sure it is clear and _.(A) to the point(B) up and running(C) at most(D) without a second thought15. Since there are so many people out of work, why dont you take any job opportunity that _?(A) falls apart(B) comes along(C) brings forth(D) learns by heart16. 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) contempt17. In Taiwans 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) arduous18. To maintain a harmonious interpersonal relationship, it is important to _ with others to reach an agreement. (A) negotiate (B) purchase (C) pioneer (D) forecast19. 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) contemplate20. 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) subjectively21. The doctor conducted a _ check on the patient and then referred the patient to a specialist. (A) permanent (B) preliminary (C) miraculous (D) subconscious22. 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) intimacy23. While talking to the psychiatrist, Melinda _ her frustrations with her parents. (A) gave vent to (B) caught her breath (C) took over (D) involved herself in 24. His kindness required some kind of response _. (A) on edge (B) for ages (C) on her part (D) in half25. A lot of wisdom _ the old saying, “Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.” (A) shows up (B) lies in (C) dotes on (D) has mastery overII. 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. (C) Among the most popular items sold here are a waterproof hat. (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. (C) Lincolns speech seemed exactly right to honor the dead in the 9-11 attacks. (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. (C) For many people, browsing in shops is an important part of the tourist experience. (D) Cheap plastic products became widely available in 1950s.29. (A) It was not until recently did digitized books make sense. (B) When finished, Todds report will have five sections, but so far he has only written the introduction. (C) Search technology will enable us to grab and read any book ever written. (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. (C) All that I want is that you turn down the music. (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 chopsespecially those made of semi-precious stonesare excellent gifts. _32_ good choice is traditional tea sets, which make good living room decorations. The foreigners can also visit a professional calligraphera person locals go to for wedding couplets and scrollsto create some custom-made banners for their friends back home. Those interested in mementoes made of bamboo can visit Kaohsiungs “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 iteven a T-shirt, a Taiwan Beer can or a Coca-cola canis well received. What is to you an everyday item of _35_ interestsomething you might toss in the trashmay be an exotic treasure for someone living in a different part of the world. 31. (A) alternatives (B) lists (C) malls (D) options32. (A) Other (B) The other (C) Another (D) The only 33. (A) is (B) being (C) has (D) are 34. (A) However (B) Therefore (C) In comparison (D) Generally speaking 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 World Trade Center towers had stood, _36_ those who died in the catastrophe. The only speech delivered that day was given by the governor of New York State, 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. Lincolns 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 livesthat the nation would have a new birth of freedom- _40_ the democratic government would stand firm forever.36. (A) honored (B) in memory of (C) to showing respect for (D) marking 37. (A) referring to (B) is referred as (C) we refer as (D) referred to as38. (A) resolving (B) realized (C) to realize (D) to resolve39. (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) arisen42. (A) ended up (B) came out (C) turned out (D) wound up43. (A) to have told (B) telling (C) to tell (D) having told44. (A) with (B) into (C) on (D) against45. (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. Stanford University 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 wont 50 long before the long-heralded great library of all knowledge really is within our grasp.46. (A) upon (B) over (C) into (D) with47. (A) collaborating with (B) adapted into (C) overwhelmed with (D) prevailing over48. (A) at (B) by (C) on (D) of49. (A) invisible to (B) accessible to (C) conscious of (D) ashamed of50. (A) spend (B) take (C) cost (D) needIV. 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 highwayfull of trucks, pedestrians, donkey carts and livestockhe struck a man in his early 20s, who sailed through his windshield. The young mans 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 worlds carsbut _58_ for more than 11 percent of the worlds 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) notoriouslyV. 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 couldnt be more portable. His R&D team started project Sybok, named for Spocks 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(C) Were going to see an explosive evolution of devices like this(D) Consumers want something even more powerful that can handle the spreadsheets, video, e-mail attachments and software that mobile phones cant deal with(E) They spent so much time programming a primitive computer that they could teach their peersand 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 TOEFL66. 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.(C) Repetition is an important factor in retaining information for immediate or long-term use.(D) The way people retain information varies from individual to individual.67. 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.68. What does the word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?(A) short-term memory(B) long-term storage(C) transferred information(D) special attention69. About how long can a typical immediate memory last?(A) 1 1/2 second (B) 20 seconds(C) 3 months(D) 2 years70. What is the order of the stages of memory?(A) long-term, short-term, immediate(B) immediate, s