
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.