
貳、英文【第 26-50 題,每題 2分,共計 25 題,佔 50 分】 
一、字彙【請依照句子前後文意,選出最適當的答案】 
【2】26. The construction of the building ________ due to the earthquake and would start again after further evaluation. 
 extended   halted   opposed   proceeded 
【3】27.  After  repeated  examinations,  the  doctors  still  couldn’t  find  any  ________  reason  that  caused  the  patient’s 
deafness. 
 commercial   liberal   medical   tropical 
【2】28. Our grandparents decided not to travel with us because the ________ of the two-week trip would be too tiresome 
for them. 
 anesthetic   itinerary   oblivion   upheaval 
【4】29. I don’t know exactly how many people were at the concert yesterday. According to the news I read, there were 
________ 10,000 people. 
 densely   leisurely   mutually   roughly 
【2】30. One should not fully believe the information from the media. They tend to ________ the importance of the news 
event to draw public attention. 
 congratulate   exaggerate   illustrate   regulate 
【1】31. The department store is going to celebrate its 80th anniversary next week. Members will receive a 10 percent 
________ on everything in the store. 
 discount   feature   honor   plastic 
【1】32. The designer used some inexpensive but ________ ways to make her own house look beautiful. Her neighbors 
were very much impressed by her brilliant ideas. 
 creative   negative   protective   relative 
【3】33. The touch screen on smartphones makes it convenient to read. Users can simply pinch-zoom to ________ the 
words on a web page to read more clearly. 
 compromise   justify   magnify   supervise 
二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】 
【1】34. This is my favorite perfume, ________ I paid two thousand dollars. 
 for which   that  to whom   whose 
【1】35. Thirty guests were invited to the party ________ in Jenny’s backyard. 
 held   holding   was held   which held 
【3】36. After watching the horror movie, the ________ boy had a nightmare later that night. 
 frighten   frightens   frightened   frightening 
【4】37. But for your timely help at the end of last semester, I ________ the deadline for the term paper then. 
 missed   would miss   shall miss   would have missed 
【3】38. According to the Central Weather Bureau, the temperature reached a ________ 38.7°C in the first week of June 
this year. 
 breaking-record   broken-record   record-breaking   record-broken 
【3】39. The students left the classroom with the air-conditioner ________ and the fans turned on, which caused huge 
waste of electricity. 
 being operated   operated   operating   was operating 
【1】40.  The  enthusiastic  worker  had  the  least  difficulty of  all  the  employees  ________  worked  in  the  accounting 
department.   
 who   whom   whose   which   
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案】 
Grammy-winning  composer  and  conductor  Eric  Whitacre  is  one  of  the  most  popular  musicians  of  his 
generation. His concert music has been performed throughout the world by millions of amateur and professional 
musicians alike,   41   his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united singers from over 110 different countries. 
As conductor of the Eric Whitacre Singers he   42   several chart-topping  albums  including  2011’s  bestselling 
Light and Gold. A sought-after guest conductor, Eric has conducted choral and instrumental concerts   43   the 
globe, including sold-out concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the 
Minnesota Orchestra.   44   several collaborations with legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer, he has 
worked with British pop icons Laura Mvula, Imogen Heap and Annie Lennox.   45   charismatic speaker, Eric 
has given keynote addresses for many Fortune 500 companies and global institutions including Apple, Google, the 
World  Economic  Forum  in  Davos,  the  United  Nations  Speaker’s  Programme  and two main  stage TED talks. A 
graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music, this year Eric completed a five year term as Visiting Fellow 
and Composer in Residence at Cambridge University, UK. 
【4】41.  in  that   to  while 
【3】42.  releasing   is released   has released   has been released 
【4】43.  above   along   among   around 
【2】44.  With regard to  In addition to  As part of     To speak of 
【1】45.  A   As   The   For 
四、閱讀測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】 
Recently, researchers in Michigan and Wayne analyzed the sleep-disruptive effects of caffeine consumption at 
different lengths of time before bedtime. They found that caffeine consumed even 6 hours before bedtime resulted in 
significantly diminished sleep quality and sleep quantity. This is believed to be the first study to investigate directly 
the effects of caffeine at specific times before nightly sleep. 
The study included 12 adult men and women, who were healthy, normal sleepers and moderate consumers of 
caffeine. During the study they kept up their normal sleep routines. Researchers tracked sleep by having participants 
keep sleep diaries and by using at-home sleep monitors. Participants were given doses of caffeine in pill form as well 
as placebo pills on a schedule that enabled researchers to measure the sleep-disruptive effects of caffeine taken at 3 
different points: at bedtime, 3 hours before bedtime, and 6 hours before bed. They found significant disruptions to 
sleep as a result of caffeine taken at all three points. 
First, caffeine consumed 0, 3, and 6 hours before bedtime significantly reduced total sleep time. Second, caffeine 
consumed at all 3 points diminished sleep quality. Finally, disruptions to sleep as a result of caffeine were perceived 
by volunteers for caffeine consumed at bedtime and 3 hours before bed, but were not reported for caffeine taken 6 
hours  before  bed.  However,  sleep  monitors  measuring total  sleep  time and sleep  efficiency showed  that  caffeine 
consumed 6 hours before bedtime had significant detrimental effects to both. 
This last finding is especially important, because it suggests that people can’t—and shouldn’t—rely entirely on 
their own perceptions of how much or little caffeine affects their sleep, especially caffeine consumed in the afternoon. 
Even if you don’t feel that late-afternoon cup of coffee has a negative impact on your sleep, this study suggests that it 
is likely to be interfering nonetheless. 
【4】46. What is the purpose of the passage? 
 To argue for the importance of caffeine consumption in a day. 
 To illustrate how to sleep well after drinking afternoon coffee. 
 To dispel the misconception of caffeine overdose before sleep. 
 To report a recent study on caffeine consumption before sleep. 
【3】47. According to the passage, why is the study significant? 
 The study was first to examine the effect of various amount of caffeine on nightly sleep. 
 The study was first to include participants’ written sleep diaries to keep their sleep records. 
 The study investigated the effect of caffeine on nightly sleep in specific times before bedtime. 
 The study recruited volunteer males and females to participate in the experiment on caffeine consumption. 
【1】48. What does the word both in the third paragraph refer to? 
 Sleep time and sleep efficiency.   At bedtime and three hours before bed. 
 Three hours and six hours before bedtime.   Caffeine consumptions and sleep perception. 
【3】49. What was contradictory between the volunteers’ perceptions and the researchers’ observation? 
 The amount of coffee consumption 6 hours before bedtime. 
 Duration of nightly sleep at three different points of coffee drinking. 
 Sleep time and sleep quality when having coffee 6 hours before bedtime. 
 Efficiency in falling completely asleep at three different points of coffee drinking. 
【2】50. Why is late-afternoon cup of coffee discussed in the last paragraph? 
 Sleep time may be lengthened because of it.   
 According to the study, it may be interfering sleep at night. 
 It is, in fact, encouraged because caffeine will make one feel sleepy. 
 The intake of caffeine in late afternoon will change our perceptions of sleep quality.