
【3】14. 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】15. 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 16 time. But time is a resource women around the world
are short on. On average, women spend about twice as much time as men 17 unpaid work that makes life
possible for everyone, like cooking, cleaning and caring. In developing countries, the gap is even bigger. 18 ,
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 19 .
The fact that the potential of so many women is going unrealized is a tragedy. We need to recognize, reduce
and redistribute the 20 of work that’s holding them back. If women had time to invest in themselves and
their ideas, they could transform the world.
【1】16. takes take taking have taken
【3】17. did do doing to do
【3】18. At least In spite of that As a result Once upon a time
【4】19. ways sleep words actions
【1】20. 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】21. 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】22. 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】23. 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】24. 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】25. What does the underlined word revitalized in the fourth paragraph mean?
Unfair. Passive.
Invigorated. Sophisticated.