光华女中九十五学年度第二学期 综高二应用外语学程 英文阅读

1、光華女中九十五學年度第二學期 綜高二應用外語學程 英文閱讀 第一次段考試題 範圍：L1U18 P1 一、配合題：16% (Match the numbers in A to the letters in B.)AB1miracleAa dead person whose spirit inhabits the body2painstakinglyBearlier, beforehand3delightedCa fortunate event that cannot easily be explained4witnessDto try to find out the truth about so

2、mething5vampireEslowly and carefully6in advanceFa wrong idea or belief7investigateGa person who sees something happen8fallacyHvery pleased or happy about something二、Use the words in the box complete this summary of the story. Change the form of the word if necessary.：68%(A) melt rescue blizzard Jame

3、s and Jennifer Stolpa began a drive to Idaho with their little son, Clayton. But soon they drove into a 9 , which left a lot of snow on the roads. This made it hazardous to drive. They stayed in the car for a few days and lived on cookies and 10 snow. Then James knew that he had to get help. He dug

4、a hole in the snow for his wife and son and then walked for 22 hours until he came to the town of Vya. He told the people where his family was. The people from the town 11 Jennifer and her son and took them to hospital. (B) turn who wood In Europe many years ago, people believed in vampires. They th

5、ought that vampires were dead people 12 spirits still lived on. They thought that they drank blood from living people. The only way to kill a vampire was to drive a 13 stake through its heart. Many years later, Bram Stoker wrote about a vampire called Dracula slept in earth from his own country. At

6、night, he could fly, and he 14 other people into vampires. (C) success earned bestseller Stephen King is a very 15 writer. He writes horror stories about ordinary people. Perhaps people read them because they think that the frightening things in the stories could happen to them. Stephen Kings first

7、book was called Carrie. It did not have his name nor the title of the story on it. He has written more than thirty books since then, and many of them have been 16 . Although many people think that writing should be difficult and slow, Stephen King writes easily and quickly. He has 17 a lot of money

8、from his writing and enjoys it very much. (D) twenty menu become The McDonalds restaurants were started by the McDonald brothers. They wanted to give people quick, easy and cheap meals. They had several ideas. They offered a smaller 18 , made people come to the counter for their food and did not put

9、 any seats in the restaurant. People liked the fast, cheap food, so McDonalds 19 very popular. Nowadays, these restaurants are found all over the world, and McDonalds is one of the great success stories of the 20 century. (E) whom waited approach Many years ago, a man called John Chapman had a dream

10、 about the future. He dreamed that a man on London Bridge was going to tell him how to become rich. He went to London Bridge and 21 . After three days, a shopkeeper 22 him and asked him what he was doing. John Chapman told him. The shopkeeper said that he shouldnt believe in dreams. He has dreamed a

11、bout a man called John Chapman 23 had gold in his garden near an apple tree. John went home and dug under his tree and found gold. This made him rich for life. (F) priest haunt tour For many years, there was a 24 house in the English village of Borley. Several 25 and their families lived in the hous

12、e for a short time, but they soon moved away. They were not happy in the house because of the ghosts. One of the ghosts was a nun who walked about in the garden at night. An expert wrote about the house and many 26 visited the village until one day the house burned down. (G) throw acrobat murder Ugo

13、 Pavesi was killed when he was 27 from his balcony. The three witnesses who saw it happen said a huge man did it. The 28 left behind very deep footprints. Sergeant Grandin tried to find out who this person was. He did not find out anything for several years because he was fighting in a war. After th

14、e war, however, he saw a poster of the three Perricone brothers. They were 29 who could stand on one anothers shoulders. Sergeant Grandin believed that they had killed Mr. Pavesi because he had hit his girlfriend, Lorna, so hard that she later died in the hospital. Lorna was the Perricone brotherssi

15、ster. (H) graveyard memorable hurt Some people have misconceptions about elephants. For example, they believe that they are afraid of mice. Some people believe that they have very good 30 . They believe that their skin is so thick that they cannot be 31 . They believe that elephants go to a 32 to di

16、e. None of these ideas is true. Elephants have for a long time, however, been friends to people and have helped them in many different ways. (I) arguments In addition almost attracts On the contrary Fans of professional baseball and football argue continually over which is Americas favorite sport. T

17、hough the figures on attendance for both vary with every new season, certain 33 remain the same. To begin with, football is a quicker, more physical sport, and football fans enjoy the emotional involvement they feel while watching. Baseball, on the other hand, seems more mental, like chess, and 34 t

18、hose fans that prefer a quieter, more complicated game. 35 , professional football teams usually play no more than fourteen games a year. Baseball teams, however, play 36 every day for six months. Finally, football fans seem to love the half-time activities, the marching bands and pretty cheerleader

19、s. 37 , baseball fans are more content to concentrate on the games finer details and spend the breaks between innings filling out their own private scorecards. (J) telling independent make ends meet a hand manage Dear Son, I am very happy to hear that you are doing well in school. However, I am very

20、 concerned about the way you 38 your money. I understand that college students like to indulge in parties, movies, and lots of activities, but you also have to learn how to do without certain things. After all, you must live within a limited budget. Regarding the extra money you want for this month,

21、 I am sorry but I have decide not to send it to you because I think it is time for you to learn how to live without my help. If I give you 39 every time you have problems with money now, what will you do when you no longer have me to support you? Besides, I remember 40 you I used to have two part-ti

22、me jobs when I was in college just to 41 . So, if you need money now, you should try either finding a job or cutting down on you expenses. I understand it is not easy to live on your own. But learning to budget your money is the first lesson you must learn to be 42 . Good luck, son. And remember: ne

23、ver spend more money than you earn. Love, Mom三、造句配對：16% (Match the numbers in A to the letters in B.)A B43My grandfather wont retire yet;AI had a number of misconceptions about you.44Id warn you off buying a house here;Bmy bad grades at school.45You need to pay in advance forCit was hard to spot you in the cr