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29. (B)Tiffany was promoted to chief secretary when it had fallen ____ two months ago. The former chief
secretary resigned after he got involved in a political scandal.
(A) hollow (B) vacant (C) flexible (D) remote
30. (A)The virus is not ____ to the elderly; statistics show that it strikes both young and old with the recent
spike in cases primarily at the age between 20 and 39.
(A) confined (B) guaranteed (C) isolated (D) occupied
31. (C)In response to potential terrorist attacks, the government has adopted stricter security ______ at
airports and train stations.
(A) composition (B) departure (C) screening (D) engagement
32. (C)Josh’s sense of insecurity may ____ from his tragic childhood experience of witnessing his parents
constantly fighting with each other.
(A) commit (B) detach (C) spring (D) prevent
※閱讀測驗(第 33-35 題)
A few years ago, Charles Littnan, a lead scientist of the Hawaiian monk seal program, received an
unusual email with the brief title—“Eel in nose.” After a few exchanged emails, Littnan realized that
there was a seal with an eel up its nose. While the researchers decided to remove the eel from the seal’s
nostril and regarded it as a bizarre accident, it kept happening for a few times sufficient enough to rule
out an isolated accident. The fact that this was never reported until recently, and that it was only
happening to juveniles, was even more puzzling.
However, several theories about such a strange behavior have already been ruled out. The islands are
remote and visited only by biologists, so it couldn’t be the hand of a malevolent human. The seals’
nostrils also shut when they are diving for food, so it’s unlikely that an eel would jump into the nose of a
seal. The other idea scientists were considering was vomiting, but again it’s unlikely that an eel would
have been pushed through the nasal cavity.
Littman has another idea. It seems that juvenile seals may not be all that different from human
teenagers. It may be a “teenage trend”—one seal accidentally got an eel up its nose, and then others
started copying it because they thought it was “cool.” There’s no evidence to truly back this up, but at this
point, it’s as good an idea as any.
33. (D)How many hypotheses are mentioned in this passage?
(A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four
34. (C)What does the word “malevolent” in the second paragraph most likely mean?
(A) considerate (B) diligent (C) vicious (D) amiable
35. (A)What can be inferred from the passage?
(A) Juvenile monk seals may imitate others because they think it’s fashionable.
(B) None of the monk seals who had eels stuck in their nostril survived
(C) Young monk seals cannot swim with their nostrils shut.
(D) No more monk seals will be found with an eel up their nose because it is dangerous.
36. (D)_______之於冬天,好像楓葉之於_______? (A)櫻花…夏天 (B)秋天…太陽花 (C)夏天…秋
天 (D)梅花…秋天
37. (C)某一家商店為出清存貨不惜賠本,售價為成本的 75 折,每賣一件賠本 90 元。請問商家當初進
貨成本為多少元? (A) 320 (B) 340 (C) 360 (D) 380。
38. (D)「天藍叢蛙是有毒的」、「有毒的青蛙都很鮮豔」,請問以下推論何者正確? (A)鮮豔的青蛙
都有毒 (B)只有有毒的青蛙是鮮豔的 (C)只有天藍叢蛙是有毒的 (D)天藍叢蛙很鮮豔。
39. (C)3個盤子上一共有 36 顆櫻桃,如果第一盤上拿 6顆到第二盤,再從第二盤拿 4顆到第三盤,此
時3盤上的櫻桃數量就相等了。求原來第一盤裡有幾顆櫻桃? (A) 14 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 20。
40. (C)如下圖,由 A出發沿著路徑走到 B,但各點至多只能經過一次,求共有幾種走法?
(例如:A→D→B,是其中一種走法) (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6。