行政警察人員 101 年英文考古題

A person that truly believes in democracy is always of different opinions.

Let’s for world peace and hope there will be no more war in the world.

The terrorist in Wednesday’s attack has been as a former factory worker who has been out of job for twoyears.

Mr. Lee does not plan to move to Japan . He will stay there for only six months.

His as a mayor will expire in two months; he plans to take a long vacation in Hawaii.

Wisdom is more an of life experience than of knowledge. In other words, a learned man is not necessarilya wise man.

To avoid being heard, she leaned over and the secret in his ear.

In general, people in Taiwan are friendly and towards their international visitors and guests.

If the president cannot show up, the vice president may him at some official ceremonies.

(A)control (B)mind (C)breath (D)reach

(A)In case of (B)In spite of (C)Because of (D)Regardless of

(A)nursing (B)milking (C)hugging (D)discarding

(A)any of (B)either of (C)neither of (D)none of

(A)as directed (B)with care (C)in agreement (D)at will請回答第15 題至第18 題：Subjects in many old photos were not smiling at the camera for two reasons. Ann Thomas, curator of photographs atthe National Gallery of Canada, says, “In the early days of photography, 15 existed a tradition of formality－handeddown from portrait painting－in which posing for a photograph was considered a 16 occasion.”The second reason, according to Thomas, is that prior to the 1880s, photographs required long exposures. So 17 theprocess, this could involve 20 minutes or more. This necessitated the subject remaining still, and since maintaining asmile for such an 18 period was difficult, it was discouraged. The arrival of smiling faces in photos came after theinvention of the snapshot in the 1880s with the introduction of the Kodak dry-plate camera.

(A)it (B)that (C)when (D)there

(A)serene (B)solemn (C)smooth (D)successful

(A)resulting in (B)depending on (C)contributing to (D)bringing about

(A)intended (B)extended (C)explosive (D)internal請回答第19 題至第22 題：Modern cities can be great places in which to live. They can also be hellholes, overcrowded, dirty, noisy, andpolluted. Much of the blame for that 19 traffic congestion. But city planners are fighting back and 20 withinnovative ways to make some of the world’s great cities good to live in once again. Let’s take London for example.Elected in May 2000, mayor Ken Livingstone vowed to tackle congestion by charging vehicles coming into the citycenter. In February 2003, his administration introduced a daily $12 toll for entering a 22-square-kilometer central zone. Ina 2003 poll, 63 percent of Londoners said they supported the charge, for the simple reason 21 it works. Fiftythousand fewer vehicles a day go into the city. Roads are less congested, there are fewer accidents, and journey hours arefaster. London’s success has not gone 22 . “Every major city in the world has asked us about congestion charging,”says Transport for London spokesman Graham Goodwin.

(A)lives on (B)lies with (C)consists of (D)rings up

(A)coming up (B)making up (C)getting along (D)getting in touch

(A)which (B)where (C)that (D)why

(A)unnoticed (B)unoccupied (C)inspected (D)recognized請回答第23 題至第27 題：Individual exercise has a lot of advantages over team sports. Students who hate team sports because of roughteammates, harsh coaches, and social pressure sometimes grow 23 of all exercise. Individualized exercise programscan help 24 those fears. Moreover, individual exercise is easier to schedule than team sports, because a student canwork whenever he or she is free, 25 an overall fitness goal is achieved. If an eighth-grader’s goal is to bring herresting heart rate down to 75 beats per minute in 14 days, she can run or do other aerobic exercise nearly anywhere, anytime. There’s no need to make her 26 all the other eighth graders to do so. Finally, individual exercise is morepractical as a lifetime pursuit. Not many adults have the time to organize, practice, and play team sports like football.27 any adult, however, can find time to run or ride a bicycle three or four times a week. These activities are ideal foran individualized exercise program.

(A)hopeful (B)harmful (C)fearful (D)faithful

(A)resume (B)receive (C)remind (D)reduce

(A)as long as (B)even though (C)unless (D)since

(A)come up with (B)make up for (C)get ahead of (D)get together with

(A)Almost (B)Always (C)Hardly (D)Seldom請回答第28 題至第32 題：Being the oldest daughter has both advantages and disadvantages. The responsibility of taking care of a home can bea great 28 to the oldest daughter in a family, especially if she is still in school. 29 , this responsibility also givesher the opportunity to gain the experience that will later help her in her marriage or college life. The disadvantage ofbeing the oldest daughter is that when she becomes responsible for doing all of the housework, she may have a difficulttime keeping up with her studies, since both 30 a considerable amount of time and energy. There is, however, at leastone advantage to being the oldest daughter in the family. If she has previously experienced the “housewife role” whilegrowing up, she may be able to avoid the trial-and-error approach many women have to 31 when they first getmarried and have children. 32 the oldest daughter does not choose to get married, her knowledge and experience intaking care of a house will be helpful once she leaves home to live on her own.

(A)glory (B)burden (C)fame (D)pleasure

(A)Nevertheless (B)Moreover (C)Therefore (D)Otherwise

(A)take (B)spend (C)cost (D)gain

(A)stop by (B)go through (C)pull over (D)turn down

(A)Because (B)Although (C)Given that (D)Even if請回答第33 題至第36 題：Harper Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama, on April 28, 1926. She is an American novelist, best known for her1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and became aninstant international bestseller. In its first year, it sold half a million copies and was translated into 10 languages. It wonthe Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1961 and was adapted to the screen the following year. Lee was 34 when the book waspublished, and it remains her first and only novel.Lee’s story unfolds in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s when Atticus Finch, a lawyer and a single father, is calledupon to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, who is accused of raping a poor white girl, Mayella Ewell. The setting andseveral of the characters are drawn from real life. Finch was the maiden name of Lee’s mother, and the character of Dillwas drawn from Capote, Lee’s childhood friend. The trial itself has parallels to the infamous “Scottsboro Trial,” in whichthe charge was rape. In both cases, the defendants were African-American men and their accusers, white women.

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