
貳、英文【第 26-50 題,每題 2分,共計 25 題,佔 50 分】
一、字彙【請依照句子前後文意,選出最適當的答案】
【1】26. To attain my ________ in life, I must carry out my plan step by step.
goal plot taste pillar
【2】27. To learn how to ________ a new electronic gadget, I read the instruction manual carefully.
console operate preserve relieve
【1】28. My parents and grandparents used to schedule their farming activities according to the ________ calendar
instead of the solar calendar, because they believed the former was more accurate.
lunar verbal spiritual permanent
【4】29. No one will trust a man without a sense of ________.
mood celebration introduction responsibility
【4】30. ________ and thrift are deeply rooted in Taiwanese culture.
Atom Scarcity Paycheck Diligence
【3】31. While my colleagues considered it a burden to work overseas, I regarded it as a perfect ________ to
demonstrate my ability.
decree consequence opportunity intersection
【1】32. In a peaceful, liberal, and stable society, we cannot allow ________ conflicts to arise.
racial guilty cheerful loyal
【1】33. When I said I was so hungry I could eat a horse, I didn’t mean it ________.
literally painfully independently characteristically
二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】
【4】34. Andrew is very good at basketball, but he is ________ a golfer.
skilled at adept at in a sense not much of
【2】35. Jerry is in good health and spirits and, ________ his accident yesterday, ready to drive again.
owing despite though regardless
【3】36. A new television program teaches handicapped children ________ can and should think about career
development.
and both that they who they
【1】37. ________ conventional photography, holography produces three-dimensional images.
Unlike It is unlike Unlikely It is unlikely
【3】38. Pearls in edible clams and oysters are usually small, rough, and ________.
poor quality their quality of poor quality their poor quality
【4】39. Since 2000, the population of this area in India ________ continuously.
grows grew would grow has been growing
【3】40. “The City of London” actually refers to only a small part of London, ________ there is a concentration of
banks, insurance companies and financial markets.
when which where with which
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意,選出最適當的答案】
To make cities more livable, many cities around the world are restricting car travel in certain areas. They are
also creating some streets for 41 and bike riders only. When people walk and bike, the result is cleaner air
to breathe and healthier and happier residents. Some major world cities that 42 streets for bikes only
include Munich, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; and Paris, France. 43 , some cities are charging drivers money
to drive into the city. This money is called a “congestion fee.” In Stockholm, Sweden; London, England; and
Singapore, drivers must pay this fee to enter parts of the city. As a result, more people are 44 and taking
public transportation. Having fewer cars on the road means better air quality. It also means 45 traffic
congestion. Congestion fees are working. In one month in Stockholm, there were 100,000 fewer cars on the road
than there were the month before the city introduced the fee.
【3】41. customers passengers pedestrians messengers
【1】42. have had having to have
【2】43. In case In addition In contrast In a word
【4】44. carpool carpooled to carpool carpooling
【2】45. fewer less more more or less
四、閱讀測驗
One day about two hundred years ago, the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was looking at a map
of the world. Pointing to China, he said, “There is a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! If he awakes, he will
shake the world.” These days, you would have to be living on a desert island not to have noticed that China
has indeed awakened.
Young Americans are one group that is aware of the Asian giant’s growing importance to the global
economy. One way they are showing this awareness is by lining up to study Mandarin Chinese. In American
schools, Chinese is rapidly becoming the hot new subject. There are ten times as many students now enrolled
in Mandarin courses as there were in the year 2000. More and more schools, from kindergartens through to
universities, are setting up language programs, many with the support of government and business.
Traditionally, students of Mandarin in America were either interested in Chinese culture for its own sake, or
were pressured into learning it by their ethnic Chinese families. Now, there is a widespread belief among
students—and their parents—that proficiency in Mandarin can bring a competitive edge in the job market.
That is, they feel that the ability to speak Mandarin may improve their chance of getting a well-paid job and
enjoying future success. The increasing interest in Chinese language courses has caught U.S. educators by
surprise, and qualified teachers are in demand. Some encouragement has come from Beijing, where the
Chinese government funds the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. Not only can
Chinese products be found in every corner of the world, but this organization is vigorously promoting
Chinese culture and language in every part of the world.
【2】46. What did Napoleon Bonaparte imply about China?
It was the world’s most powerful country then.
It has the potential to become very powerful.
There was a danger that it would threaten France.
It had been a sleeping giant for two hundred years.
【1】47. According to the passage, what have young Americans recently noticed?
China has a strong economy.
Chinese is taught in the U.S.
China has some desert islands.
Mandarin is not hard to learn.
【4】48. In the last fourteen years, the number of students learning Mandarin in the U.S. ________________.
has hardly changed
has slowly decreased
has increased three times
has gone up by 1,000 percent
【3】49. What is the main reason why young Americans are learning Chinese?
To satisfy their curiosity.
To make their family members happy.
To improve their job prospects.
To communicate with their teachers.
【1】50. What does the passage tell us about the government of China?
It is willing to support Mandarin learners in other countries.
It is disappointed that people in the U.S. are not learning Mandarin.
It is surprised at the recent popularity of the Chinese language.
It is afraid of spending too much money on language education.