
貳、英文【四選一單選選擇題 25 題,占 50 分】 
一、字彙【請依照句子前後文意,選出最適當的答案】 
【4】26. The cost of car insurance is usually _______ if the insurer is free from accidents in the past year. 
 embarrassed   accumulated   switched   reduced 
【4】27. A company has a better chance to win more share of the market by being more flexible and _______. 
 excusable   irritable   unmovable   adjustable 
【2】28. It is important to _______ your decision on facts. 
 vary   base   halt   gap 
【1】29. _______ that purchased goods can be returned easily is critical for consumers to shop electronically. 
 Assurance   Repetition   Negation   Disbelief 
【2】30. Many new cars are _______ with dozens of sensors that make the vehicles aware of their surroundings. 
 confronted   equipped   migrated   persuaded 
【3】31. I’ve already warned him many times. It is _______ to warn him again. 
 unprecedented   fictional   useless   hasty 
【1】32. The United States of America has been at war with _______ since al Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 Americans 
on September 11th. 
 terrorists       psychologists   architects   officers 
【4】33. Losing weight isn’t the best reason to start a _______ routine. 
 facility   remnant   chronic   workout 
二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】 
【4】34. The name of the country Singapore, _______ may be translated “Lion City,” is derived from an ancient 
language of Indian. 
 when   that   where   which 
【2】35. You can say _______. 
 either yes or saying no     either yes or no   
 either yes or to say no     either yes nor no 
【4】36. Since I was a child, I _______ to become a brain doctor. 
 decide   was deciding   will decide   have decided 
【3】37. The committee has finally _______ a conclusion after reviewing all the evidence and data. 
 drawing   drew   drawn   draw 
【2】38. Irene is _______ of the three sisters. 
 the tall   the tallest   the taller   taller 
【3】39. It’s going to be a challenge to the intelligence industry to figure out _______ defend against data leakage. 
 exactly how   the right ways of   how to     whether or not 
【2】40. Censored news and internet restrictions _______ North Koreans off from the outside world. 
 has cut   have cut   cuts   are cut 
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案】 
When women are born in poverty, it’s more difficult for them to lift themselves and their families out of it. 
Why? One reason is that breaking out of poverty   41  time. But time is a resource women around the world 
are short on. On average, women spend about twice as much time as men   42  unpaid work that makes life 
possible for everyone, like cooking, cleaning and caring. In developing countries, the gap is even bigger.   43 , 
women have little or no time to open a business, learn new skills or finish their education. They dream of creating 
a better future for themselves and their children, but they can’t spare the hours to put those dreams into   44 . 
The fact that the potential of so many women is going unrealized is a tragedy. We need to recognize, reduce 
and redistribute the   45  of work that’s holding them back. If women had time to invest in themselves and 
their ideas, they could transform the world.   
【1】41.  takes   take   taking   have taken 
【3】42.  did   do   doing   to do 
【3】43.  At least   In spite of that   As a result   Once upon a time 
【4】44.  ways   sleep   words   actions 
【1】45.  burden   quality   emphasis   value 
四、閱讀測驗 
Starbucks is an  American coffee  company and coffeehouse chain.  The  company was  founded  in  Seattle, 
Washington in 1971; it operates more than 23,000 locations worldwide, including 12,937 in the United States, 2,118 
in China, 1,430 in Canada, 1,158 in Japan and 869 in the United Kingdom.   
Starbucks locations serve hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, microground instant coffee known as VIA, 
espresso, caffe latte, full- and loose-leaf teas including Teavana tea products, Evolution Fresh juices, Frappuccino 
beverages, pastries, and snacks. Some offerings (including their Pumpkin Spice Latte) are seasonal or specific to the 
locality of the store. 
The first Starbucks store was opened in Seattle, Washington, on March 30, 1971, by three partners, Jerry 
Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, who first met while they were students at the University of San Francisco. 
They were inspired to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment by a coffee roasting entrepreneur Alfred Peet 
after he taught them his style of roasting beans. Why did the company choose the name Starbuck? Bowker recalled 
that Terry Heckler, with whom Bowker owned an advertising agency, thought words beginning with "st" were 
powerful. Then the founders brainstormed a list of words beginning with "st". Someone pulled out an old mining 
map  of  the  Cascade  Range  and  saw  a  mining town  named  "Starbo",  which immediately  reminded Bowker  of 
"Starbuck," the name of the chief mate in the novel Moby-Dick.   
It was in the early 1980s that Starbucks first became profitable, and despite an initial economic downturn with 
its  expansion  into  the  Midwest  and  British  Columbia  in  the  late  1980s,  the  company  experienced  revitalized 
prosperity with its entry into California in the early 1990s. The first Starbucks store outside North America was 
opened in Tokyo in 1996. Now overseas properties constitute nearly one third of its stores. The company has been 
growing fast since the mid-1980s. Today, Starbucks operates 23,768 locations in the world.   
【3】46. What is the passage mainly about?   
 Alfred Peet’s style of roasting coffee beans.   
 How customers comment on Starbucks’ products. 
 The founding and expansion of the Starbucks chain. 
 Starbucks’ support of environmental causes, such as recycling. 
【2】47. According to the reading passage above, which of the following statements is true? 
 Starbucks opened its first store in San Francisco. 
 Starbucks got its name from a character in the book Moby-Dick. 
 The founders of Starbucks thought words that end with “cks” were powerful. 
 Starbucks was originally founded by four partners, who were students when they met. 
【4】48. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? 
 Starbucks’ business in Seattle in the early 1980s was not lucrative. 
 Around two thirds of Starbucks’ stores are outside of North America. 
 The first Starbucks location outside of North America was in France. 
 Starbucks’ expansion into the Midwest and British Columbia in the late 1980s was not very profitable. 
【3】49. According to the passage, who inspired the Starbucks founders to sell good quality coffee beans and equipment? 
 An advertising agent.     A character in a novel. 
 A coffee roasting entrepreneur.   A teacher of University of San Francisco. 
【3】50. What does the underlined word revitalized in the fourth paragraph mean? 
 Unfair.   Passive.   Invigorated.   Sophisticated.