
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.   
16 , groups concerned about safety believe that automation should assist human operations, but not replace 
them.  These   17  say  there  are  some  tasks  that  can  be  performed  only  by  humans.  Yet  proponents  of 
increased automated  operations  claim  it  would   18  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   19 . 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   20  the limitations inherent in human eyes, minds, and hands,” the association said. 
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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】21. 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】22. 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】23. 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】24. 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】25. 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.