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國立竹北高中 111 學年度第 1 學期 第 1 次教師甄選
英文科 試題卷
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Part I: 選擇題 (第 1 題至第 30 題請畫卡) 
I. Vocabulary: 8% 
1. When genuine ______ is considered to be an aberration, it is no wonder that the cynical belief that everyone is just for profit is considered to be realism.
(A) cupidity (B) avarice (C) altruism (D) vacillation

2. The bane of many a fund manager, the volatility of the emerging markets index has often _____ investors seeking a stable repository for their funds.
(A) confounded (B) assuaged (C) underscored (D) relieved

3. The politician’s tendency to ____ left even his most ardent supporters unsure of his position on certain issues.
(A) corroborate (B) equivocate (C) mitigate (D) venerate

4. The burst of gamma-ray radiation generated by the mergers of binary star systems are ____ in nature; scientists have found it difficult to collect meaningful data from such a brief of time span.
(A) expedient (B) protracted (C) transient (D) sidereal

5. No one would dare __________ that Edward had won the competition by cheating. But it’sblatant. 
(A) inflict (B) blandish (C) insinuate (D) dilate

6. The failure of the conference makes nuclear _________ more likely and nuclear disarmament a waning hope. 
(A) proliferation (B) impunity (C) lesion (D) nemesis

7. Power outages, act of _________, and general unrest have hampered the productivity of the enterprise. 
(A) dregs (B) exacerbation (C) fidelity (D) sabotage

8. Down here is the swimming pool, which is 41 ft long and elegantly lined with mosaic tiles, __________ the Roman style. 
(A) reminiscent of (B) obsequious to (C) pertinent to (D) compatible with
 

II. Cloze: 5% 
More than 100 global leaders lately pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, 9 by $19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests. The joint statement at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow was backed by the leaders of countries including Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which collectively 10 85% of the world’s forests. Calling it an unprecedented agreement, British leader Boris Johnson said, 

“We will have a chance to end humanity’s long history as nature’s conqueror, and instead become its custodian.” 
 11 additional government and private initiatives were launched to help reach that goal, including billions in pledges for indigenous guardians of the forest and sustainable agriculture. Environmentalists say that indigenous communities are the best protectors of the forest, often against violent 12 of loggers and land grabbers. Forests absorb roughly 30% of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the nonprofit World Resources Institute. The forests take the emissions out of the atmosphere and prevent them from warming the globe. 13 this natural climate buffer is rapidly disappearing. The world lost 258,000 square kilometers of forest in 2020, according to WRI’s deforestation tracking initiative Global Forest Watch. That is an area larger than the United Kingdom. A number of financial intuitions contribute efforts, some of which aim to eliminate deforestation while others target capping global warming..

9. (A) mortgaged (B) underpinned (C) underestimated (D) overwhelmed
10. (A) count for (B) consist(C) made up of (D) account for
11. (A) A swarm of (B) A flock of (C) A colony of (D) A slew of
12. (A) encroachment (B) implement (C) persistence (D) mischief
13. (A) And thus (B) Otherwise (C) Yet (D) So
 

III. Matching: 10% 
(A) where (B) vaulting (C) yet (D) project (E) composed 
(AB) those (AC) grandeur (AD) reticulated (AE) accretion (BC) which

In the 1970s, there was not the rash of ugly buildings around Tivoli that there is now. The ruins of Hadrian’s Villa, twice the size of __14__ of Pompeii, lay off the road, unannounced, on small tufa rises of orange soil, amid ancient olives, cypresses, and sculpted pine trees, with water trickling from pools and fountains. It rained intermittently. I took shelter under the half-collapsed domes and __15__, and in underground chambers. I read later that in 1803, Chateaubriand had visited the villa and had also been caught in the rain, taking refuge in the same places. “The fragments of masonry were garnished with the leaves of scolopendra,” he wrote in his description of his journey, “the satin verdure of __16__ appeared like mosaic work upon the white marble.”

The __17__ stones inset in the mortar of the walls, thick with wet moss, had blended together into one west and beautiful __18__, in the way that generations and their particular dramas blend with past and future ones, leaving patterns only: like different varieties of earth. The floors with their rich and muddy carpet of tesserae were a lesson in geology. The fragments of slate and marble parquetry offered colors subtler __19__. I remember a lone pillar so dark that it was like a diseased and veiny elephant trunk.Shattered domes revealed clouds of moving overhead in countless visions of eternity. It was a place made for silence and for contemplation, __20__ you wanted a book handy. Every corner was a cloister. No view was panoramic: each seemed deliberately __21__. 

For Hadrian, writes Eleanor Clark in a 1950 book, Rome and a Villa, the availability of water was more important than a dominant view.Hadrian’s Villa was the Versailles of the ancient world. In the remnants of apsidal niches, vestibules, colonnades, and pools, one can detect signs of an arranged __22__ absent in the Roman Forum, a mere warehouse of ruins in comparison to Tivoli. And while so much of Maximian’s villa in Casale spoke of vulgarity, here everything appeared more refined. Scholars compare the villa with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello because the scenery in each place has been so deliberately managed. The villas was Hadrian’s personal __23__ to the same extent that Monticello was Jefferson’s.
 

IV. Discourse: 8% 
In October 1887, the steamer Vernon set sail from Michigan toward Chicago with about 50 people on board. Likely overloaded with cargo, she never made it. 24 In decades of Great Lakes shipping, more than 2,000 commercial vessels sank while traversing Lake Michigan’s waters.

Last summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) announced it had designated 962 square miles of the lake as a national marine sanctuary. The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary contains the remains of 36 known shipwrecks, including the Vernon, and up to 59 potential shipwrecks that have yet to be discovered. 25 Researchers, shipwreck enthusiasts and coastal community leaders 
hope that the new sanctuary will spark renewed public interest not just in the wrecks themselves but in the waterways that made them. “For almost all of human history, the world has been connected by water, really, and separated by land,” said Russ Green, NOAA’s regional coordinator. “This is what makes the Great Lakes so special.”

The Vernon sank in deep water, and it was not until the summer of 1960 that John Steele and Kent Bellrichard discovered the wreck. Steele and Bellrichard hunted shipwrecks, using surplus military sonar technology, said Brendon Baillod, a maritime historian. They found the Vernon under about 200 feet of water, well preserved by the lake’s cool, fresh water. 26 Ships on the Great Lakes sailed loaded with iron, grain, lumber and coal, often into the late fall and winter, without modern navigation technology or weather forecasting. Some, like the Vernon, carried passengers. “Sailing was even riskier,” said Baillod. He estimates around 50,000 sailors died in the Great Lakes between 1850 and 1900. 27 But sailors were admired for their bravado, and they got paid in cash.
(A) The sanctuary is the first in Lake Michigan and only the second in the Great Lakes.
(B) But as archaeological resources, the wrecks have limited time.
(C) The Vernon’s fate was not unusual.
(D) Not all of them died in wrecks; some were felled by other occupational hazard, like falling from masts.
(E) Inside are wooden chalices stacked inside crates, bottles of wine, barrels of potatoes and apples, according to researchers.

V. Reading Comprehension 9% 
After wolves were nearly wiped out in Washington state by hunting, trapping and government extermination campaigns, they are beginning to make a comeback. Today, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife(WDFW) kills wolves only when they have repeatedly killed cattle, a relative rare event, with about 80% of Washington wolf packs typically staying out of trouble with people. That brings us to the wolf that Ben Maletzke, statewide wolf specialist in the wildlife program for WDFW, likes to call The Old Guy:[Wolf 32M]. Wolf 32M lived some 12 years as the patriarch of the Teanaway pack, kicking off the recovery of wolves in Washington despite living in cattle country, amid ranchettes. He lost a mate to poachers, and the pack’s territory was roasted by wildfire in 2014. But still, Wolf 32M and his family persisted, bring the call of the wild back to the Central Cascades for the first time in a century. These wolves are what Maletzke calls stepping stones in recovery—the animals that could help lead the way to new territory not yet recolonized by wolves. Recovery is still in early states in Washington, with fewer than 200 wolves documented, and no statewide presence yet established.

 Wolves disperse to new territory to find mates and begin packs of their own. They have few predators, but they can be killed by other wolves defending a territory or a kill. It is this pack dynamic that wildlife biologists are counting on to urge wolves into areas where they do not presently live. Wolves do everything as a pack: hunting, eating, resting, traveling, and caring for their young. A lone wolf usually is in transition, looking for a new pack. Wolf recovery has been a flash point for environmentalists, ranchers and politicians on all sides of the issue. Restoring the wolf is about restoring balance to the system, for in Washington state, all is connected in the living system, one species to another. When a keystone predator is taken out of an ecosystem, it is not helpful. One thing all sides agree on: despite lethal removals, the wolves are going to keep coming. 

28. What is the passage mainly about? 
 (A) The pros and cons of wolf recovery
(B) A glimmer of hope of wolf recovery
(C) The ways in which wolves fight back
(D) The reason that contributes to wolf’s extinction

29. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? 
 (A) One of Wolf 32M’s mates was killed by government extermination campaign.
(B) For residents’ safety, wolves would be killed whenever they are seen by people.
(C) Wolves tend to move and live individually, except when they are mating.
(D) In a wolf society, males dominate.

30. What can be inferred from the passage? 
 (A) The ecosystem in Washington state would be benefited from the wolf recovery.
(B) The number of wolves in Washington state would be surging rapidly within a short period of time.
(C) Residents in Washington are highly concerned about wolf recovery.
(D) Government would be reluctant to be involved in the wolf recovery program.

 Part II: 非選擇題: 60% 本部分答案請寫在答案卷上 
I. 閱讀混合題: Instructions (1 5%)
請讀完下列文章，出 4 道符合 108 課綱閱讀素養概念的題目。選擇題為四選一的模式，簡答題或
填充題的字數請務必控制得當，勿天馬行空，或在文章內找不到線索。
The modern age has gifted us with plenty of luxuries and services at our very fingertips. A range of streaming services and contents has been greatly revolutionized and therefore become the most go-to entertainment options. Numerous streaming platforms have been vying for the spotlight. Among the most sought-after, Netflix and Disney Plus are the two giants stacking up in contents and values. They have been providing various shows and movies for the subscribers, yet they all come with a range of pros and cons.
 
 Disney chooses to focus on a single target for its streaming platform— young viewers. It is relatively budget-friendly and is a perfect choice for anyone who is already a fan of infamous Marvel, Disney, or Star Wars releases.

 Needless to say, Disney productions are always naturally family-oriented, high-quality, and encased with gripping storylines. Disney Plus includes a series of Disney Exclusives, most of which stand the test of time. Amazing 
documentaries are also available thanks to National Geographic, which can make Disney Plus great for viewers of all ages—not to mention that content is available in 4K HDR, mobile downloads, and are completely ad-free.

 However, the fact that these top-rated titles are original to Disney doesn’t necessarily mean they are unique—most people may have seen at least glimpses of these titles before, either in cinemas, online, or on other TV channels. Plus, having a variety of high-quality PG and G-rated contents can only be amazing for younger audiences, and loveably nostalgic for older viewers. While Nat Geo documentaries can be entertaining, Disney Plus does lack adult-tailored contents, and the exclusives are weekly releases, not binge-watch friendly.

Netflix is flaunting an extensive catalog of TV shows, movies, and even documentaries for viewers to enjoy. They have also been around for the longest and have become pioneers in terms of their unique streaming services. 

 Original TV shows and movies are a staple for Netflix, as they are firm concerning their additions of fresh content. They add at least one new Netflix Original movie each week, in addition to their wide selection of Netflix Original series.
 Another reason that makes Netflix so well-loved is the affordable subscription plans. The Standard package can meet the basic requirements for customers’ recreational arrangements.

 However, though original contents are crucial for hooking up customers with unique shows and titles, licensed programming is still an integral aspect in maintaining sign-ups and quality contents. Yet, many classic TV shows and titles are requiring more expensive licenses. Relying heavily on originals does have the potential to cause issues later down the line. While Netflix continues to surpass others in terms of viewership, they do lack legacy in this part. Netflix’s licensed library will continue to shrink as the battle for content ownership and licensing is an ongoing war amongst streaming services

2. The following is an example of some student’s composition. As an English teacher, please correct this 
composition, make a comment and provide your suggestions for this student.(15%)

作文練習：
說明：依提示寫一篇英文作文。
提示：雖然台灣面積不大，但每個城市都有自己獨有的特色。你覺得你所居住 的城市最需要改變的地方是甚麼?請以此為題，寫一篇英文作文。第一段 介紹你所居住城市的人、事、物、文化、制度、自然環境等，並說明你 認為這裡需要什麼樣的改變?第二段敘述這個改變能帶給你的城市甚麼好處?
I lived in a city called Zhubei. It’s very convenient here, we have a departmentstore, a lot of restaurant, lots of park and so on. Furthermore, there is also a beachhere, when you’re filled up with stress you can take a drive to the beach to take alittle rest. The wind can blow all your stress away. But the more convenient the moreproblems come. For example, due to the department store there was always atraffic jam nearby. We needed to spend twice as much time as than we neededbefore. There is also some place need to improve is there are too many holes onthe street, when we drive threw the car will jump up and down. It’s very unconfortable to drive threw and there was not only a hole on a street, there are about 2~3 holes just on a street. Above are some places that I think Zhubei needed to improve.

There aren’t just shortcomings in Zhubei, there’re also advantages here. Because of there’re a lot of restaurant we don’t need to think what should we eat today. There are various kind of restaurant and find stands, you can have different type of food and won’t repeat for a week. If you have a kid you can bring them to the park, there are seesaw, slide, a big place for a picnic. Parents can sit under the tree and
have a little talk to each other and have rest, the kids can also have a lot of fun in the park. Taiwan isn’t big, but every city has its own special feature. There aren’t a perfect city, every city have its advantages and shortcomings, but if we improve them we can make this city better. 
 
3. A whole English class, perhaps, is every teacher’s dream and every student’s mecca. And here  we want to pick your brains on how to follow through the possibility of it. What problems do you think we might meet in the course of using all English in class? What feasible action, suggestions and practices we might take to carry it through? What optimum end goals you want to see? (15%)

4. Describe a challenging situation a homeroom teacher encountered in classroom management and how it was solved. (15%)

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