
貳、英文【第 26-50 題,每題 2分,共計 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】
【3】26. As a critic, Mr. Johnson is notorious for his reckless arguments that ___________ controversies and outcries.
alleviate concede
provoke trespass
【2】27. Many passengers were ___________ by the strong smell of the food that John brought aboard the flight.
inclined irritated
obliged obscured
【2】28. The medicine is now available in most ___________ shelves. You no longer need prescriptions from doctors.
pamphlet pharmacy
sanitation subscription
【1】29. ___________ questions, oftentimes not genuine questions, can have powerful effects in political speeches.
Rhetorical Rhythmic
Sophisticate Subordinate
【1】30. To control the threat of chemical ___________ to human health, the government will lower the permissible level
in agriculture.
pesticides persistence
projection prohibition
【4】31. Religious minorities have long been ___________ and deprived of freedom by the dictator in the country.
accorded eroded imposed oppressed
【3】32. Children can be affected by viruses and bacteria, but eventually they become ___________ to many diseases.
accessible acute
immune imperative
【4】33. This radio show features ___________ of some interview content, because time does not permit complete
versions.
elites eloquence essence excerpts
二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】
【3】34. About ___________ of students in this college, i.e. 650 out of 1000, have to commute because of dormitory
shortage.
second-of-thirds two-to-three
two-thirds three-two
【3】35. The old tax law targeted companies ___________ in America that built and sold automobiles locally.
headquarter headquarters
headquartered headquartering
【2】36. Starting next month, all restaurants will ___________ single-use plastic straws and beverage stirrers to
customers.
be prohibiting to provide
be prohibited from providing
prohibit with providing
prohibit to provide
【2】37. The public is waiting to see what the tax reform can do to the economy ___________ it is written into law.
again once
then or
【3】38. The scandalous government official ___________ about expenses and other matters.
catches lies
caught lying
was caught lying
has been caught to lay
【1】39. ___________ all your meat-eating needs at Uncle Jim’s Ranch. You can find pork, chicken, and lamb here.
Fulfill To fulfill
Fulfilled Fulfilling
【3】40. The sense of community, which ___________ within the organization since day one, is a unique strength.
grew grows
has grown was grown
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案】
Railroads are pressing for increased automated operations and autonomous trains in the rail industry. 41 ,
groups concerned about safety believe that automation should assist human operations, but not replace them. These
42 say there are some tasks that can be performed only by humans. Yet proponents of increased automated
operations claim it would 43 accidents caused by human error. In a recent news release, the Railroad
Association argued that, in order to improve railroad efficiency and capacity, automation in the industry is 44 .
Fully automated trains are considered plausible because data revealed that more than a third of train accidents was
caused by human errors. “Machines can detect more and respond faster than a safety system that is 45 the
limitations inherent in human eyes, minds, and hands,” the association said.
【3】41. Additionally Besides However Likewise
【4】42. advocates colleagues legislators opponents
【2】43. recover reduce relate remain
【4】44. controlled dangerous measurable necessary
【2】45. free from subject to replaced by involved in
四、閱讀測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】
Elizabeth Holmes began to rise to national fame in 2013 when she claimed that her medical-testing startup
Theranos Inc. had developed a groundbreaking technology. Its machines could run thousands of medical tests using a
single drop of blood quickly and cheaply. On that promise, Holmes raised money from investors and won her
company agreements with national pharmacy chains. High-profile board members joined as well.
Behind the scenes, things were very different. While Holmes told her company’s engineers to modify standard
blood-testing machines to run Theranos’s tests, she hid the fact by conducting demonstrations using Theranos’s
machines. She also led pharmacy chain executives on lab tours without revealing that the company was using
third-party technology.
After a series of investigations, securities regulators called her a fraud and forced her to give up the company she
built. The lawsuit and settlement announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) detailed how
Holmes and her chief deputy lied for years about their technology, snookered the media, and used the publicity to get
investors to hand more than $700 million to keep the closely held company afloat.
The media used to regard Holmes as the female Steve Jobs. She studied chemical engineering at Stanford
University but dropped out to start a consumer healthcare technology company. Holmes’s preferred daily uniform of a
black turtleneck is generally assumed to be an imitation of her role model Steve Jobs. Not so long ago, Holmes was
named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the World in 2015. Yet in 2016, Fortune called Holmes one of the
“World’s Most Disappointing Leaders.”
“The Theranos story is an important lesson for Silicon Valley,” said Jina Choi, director of the SEC’s San
Francisco Regional Office. “Innovators who seek to revolutionize and disrupt an industry must tell investors the truth
about what their technology can do today, not just what they hope it might do someday.”
【2】46. What is this passage mainly about?
The investigation process of a security scandal.
An entrepreneur and the rise and fall of her startup.
How media and publicity boosted a promising business.
Behind-the-scene stories of the pharmaceutical industry.
【4】47. Which of the following is true about Theranos Inc.?
Its blood-testing technology was proved unprecedented.
Its unit stock price was once as high as hundreds of millions.
It collaborated with a third party in revolutionizing medical machines.
It initially obtained interests and support from national pharmaceutical chains.
【2】48. What is the problem with Elizabeth Holmes?
She was disappointed by a TIME’s report. She was not candid with her investors.
She copied a celebrity’s attire. She gave up her company.
【3】49. How was Steve Jobs involved in the company described?
He was invited to lab tours there. He served in its board of directors.
He was regarded highly by its founder. He helped it disrupt the healthcare industry.
【4】50. Which of the following proverbs best resembles the SEC director’s comments in the last paragraph?
No pain, no gain. Seeing is believing.
Great minds think alike. Honesty is the best policy.