
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】
【2】26. The company will stay focused on their international ______ in order to continue its overseas expansion.
clichés alliances sabotage sanction
【1】27. Technology companies generally invest a large percentage of their ______ in research and development.
revenues regulations registration revelation
【4】28. As the labor market remains ______, creating new jobs is a headache on the new government administration.
gratifying fertile upfront stagnant
【3】29. One of the responsibilities of a senior manager is to ______ the company’s output and performance.
trivialize camouflage optimize relinquish
【3】30. Failing to ______ the market shifts, the new start-up is now facing a challenge capital shortage.
hemorrhage tighten anticipate cultivate
【4】31. The project the team ______ in is future-oriented, aiming for long-term returns.
differentiates measures substitutes engages
【3】32. It is generally true that receiving a patent offers protection against ______.
penetration assessment infringement contemplation
【1】33. Being a(n) ______ and trustworthy brand, the century-old business is considered one of the most ethical businesses.
reliable deceitful condescending emerging
二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】
【3】34. The multinational company is on the regulator’s radar ______ some of its offshore accounts.
because resulting in owing to such as
【2】35. The new company is counting on several of its new inventions ______ patents are under review.
which whose that what
【2】36. Many countries are ______ wary of regional imbalance, possibly caused by fast globalization.
increasing increasingly increased increase
【4】37. If it ______ the full preparation, the interdepartmental coordination could have failed.
is not was not by has not been had not been for
【1】38. ______ I arrived at the airport did I realize that I did not have my passport with me.
Not until
As far as
Until
As long as
【2】39. Some employees have trouble following simple procedures, ______ working on an important project.
moreover
much less
far more
nevertheless
【3】40. ______ new product trends, the entire engineering team is being restructured and expanded.
To cope
Coping
To tackle
Tackled for
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案】
Prices for fuel and food have skyrocketed around the world in recent years. Oil’s relentless 41 has led to
gasoline prices doubling and even tripling in some areas. Additionally, amidst a global shortfall in the world’s rice
production, a ton of rice now fetches an 80% premium over the past two years. The rise of price both in oil and rice has
caused social and economic 42 in countries that rely heavily in imports.
Fuel’s price rise is often blamed on increased 43 from developing nations, such as China and India, OPEC supply
restrictions, unrest and terrorism in oil-suppliers, and the decreasing value of the dollar. The price of oil has a number of
consequences for the price of food. Farmers’ costs are rising, from the fuel needed to run farm equipment to the oil-based
fertilizer used to keep up production. Farmers then pass these costs onto distributors and 44 to consumers. Another
factor is the increased use of food 45 like corn to create bio-fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol. This again pads up
the price for food.
【3】41. network profile surge plunge
【2】42. progress instability labor reliability
【1】43. demand reputation production analysis
【2】44. relatively eventually permanently precisely
【4】45. estimates blossoms poultry crops
四、閱讀測驗
Since the 1990s, garbage disposal companies have been recycling what they can—glass, plastic, electronics, even
concrete—and incinerating the rest. The Tuas South incineration plant, the largest and newest of four plants run by the
Singapore government, is tucked away in the southwest part of the main island. A recent visit by a group of scientists found it
surprisingly clean and fresh. The incinerator creates a weak vacuum that sucks the foul air from the trash-receiving room in to
the combustion chamber.
Not that incineration is problem-free. When Singapore began burning garbage, its carbon emissions into the atmosphere
rose sharply while its solid carbon deposits dropped, according to data gathered by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in
Tennessee. During the last couple of years, however its emissions have stabilized. The recycling program has been more
effective than anticipated.
Once Singapore started burning trash, the big question was where to put the ash. The government then built a
seven-kilometer-long rock bund to connect two offshore islands, Semakau and Sekang, and named the new island Pulau
Semakau. The complex cost about 610 million Singapore dollars, approximately US$400 million. This is no ordinary landfill:
the island doubles as a biodiversity hotspot, of all things, attracting rare species of plants and animals. It even attracts
ecotourists on specially arranged guided tours. Eight years in the making, the artificial island is setting an example for the
future of conservation and urban planning.
One complaint about Pula Semakau was that it called for the destruction of mangroves on part of the original island. But
Singapore’s National Environmental Agency saw to it that the mangroves were replanted in areas adjoining the landfill. All
mangroves survive and continue growing. The island now has more than 13 hectares of mangroves, which serve as a habitat
for numerous species.
This is why the rest of the world should be watching: time will tell whether Semakau is a useful model for conservation,
also as a benchmark of one aspect of successful and sustainable urbanization. Meanwhile the Singapore government, with its
thriving ecosystem, wants it to become a permanent nature reserve.
【4】46. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage above?
Technology Advancement for Garbage Disposal
Development of Ecotourism in Singapore
Urbanization: Challenges and Solutions
Garbage of Nature: Singapore’s Island of Trash
【3】47. Which of the following about Pulau Semakau is NOT correct?
It comprises two offshore islands.
It is run by a company owned by the Singapore government.
It resulted in irreversible destruction of mangroves in order to build the plant.
It is an exemplar of sustainable development.
【3】48. Ecotourism in Pulau Semakau ___________.
is the next agenda on Singapore’s urban development
serves as a benchmark for tourism industry
has to be particularly arranged and guided
is an untapped source of national income
【1】49. According to the passage, what can other countries learn from Singapore?
How to use the model for nature conservation.
How to turn garbage into money.
How to choose the right landfill site.
How to preserve natural habitats for rare species.
【2】50. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a problem when building the incinerator?
Destroying a large area of mangroves.
Protests from scientists.
Rising emissions of carbon dioxide.
Disposal of burned garbage ash.