Shu-yu is highly to succeed in her career, so she works fourteen hours every day.
(A)mortified
(B)motivated
(C)monitored
(D)modified
Sleep occurs when an individual fails to get enough sleep. It can knock hormones out of balance, causingfeelings of hunger.
(A)manipulation
(B)contraction
(C)adaptation
(D)deprivation
Traditional Chinese medicine plays an important role in treating cancer and managing pain, where the effectivenessof Western is limited.
(A)benefits
(B)commodities
(C)disciplines
(D)remedies
The murderer lost control and cried out when the judge sentenced him to life imprisonment without parole.
(A)analytically
(B)exclusively
(C)hysterically
(D)hypothetically
The galaxy to which our solar system belongs is so that is takes between 60,000 to 100,000 years at lightspeed to cross it.
(A)abundant
(B)enormous
(C)imaginable
(D)various
Lemon, orange, and lavender are popular scents for refreshing the home, but you can experiment with your ownfavorites to create a air spray.
(A)custom
(B)digital
(C)mortal
(D)remote
In 1995, Beth plucked up the courage and went to the United States to further her singing skill. A yearlater, she participated in a Canadian contest for vocalists.
(A)hint
(B)hone
(C)hijack
(D)hibernate
When those billionaires are loved and admired, it is often because people can actually see and enjoy the fruits oftheir labors.
(A)Oftentimes, people won’t praise the super-rich until they can actually contribute their efforts to the success ofthose billionaires.
(B)Oftentimes, the super-rich won’t let the public share and benefit from their success until the public actually startsto praise them.
(C)When the public can witness the achievements of the super-rich, they often will start to adore them.
(D)When people can actually receive and enjoy direct help from the super-rich, oftentimes, they will start to praisethose billionaires.
After its engine failed, the small boat with the current.
(A)drifted
(B)washed
(C)launched
(D)waved
Before you point the finger at others, you might want to make sure that you are more than ready to defend yourself.
(A)Before blaming others, you had better be well-prepared for potential criticism that may come toward you.
(B)Before making a vulgar gesture, you had better be sure that you do not end up defending yourself in court.
(C)Before losing your temper, you might want to stop to think twice about the consequences of your angry words.
(D)Before giving others a hard time, you might want to double-check to see if you know who you are dealing with.
The environmentalist movement, a reaction against industrial pollution of air and water, grew up in the 1960s.
(A)Industrialization received negative response but still grew up in the 1960s.
(B)Environmentalists finally won the fight against industry in the 1960s.
(C)The environmental movement triggered the industrial revolution in the 1960s.
(D)Aware of the damage brought by industrialization, people began to protect the environment in the 1960s.
The voyage to discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.
(A)The key to discovery is to be found in exotic land.
(B)The key to discovery lies in having new perspectives.
(C)If you want to discover new things, you should not stop traveling.
(D)If you want to discover new things, you should change your glasses.The gifts have been unwrapped. The champagne has been drained, and vacation season is over. It’s back to the grindof work, and there’s a whole year ahead of us. Instead of feeling uninspired and bummed about the long stretch beforethe next holiday season, take some time to refocus your energy at the office. The best way to do this is to set small,accomplishable work goals. For instance, someone who takes on too much responsibility might focus on delegatingsuccessfully in the coming year. An employee who is shy in meetings might try to speak out more. Someone who isopinionated might try to be a bit more subdued. Setting these goals is a way to stay engaged and active at work. Fromthere take an annual career physical. Ask yourself: do I get paid enough? Does my work challenge me? Am I learningand contributing? If most of the answers aren’t yes, it might be time to look for a new job. If that’s the case, assess thejob possibilities in your area and get to know key players locally in your profession. Looking for a new position might bejust what you need. If you don’t need a major career overhaul, look around you. It might sound simple, but one thing thatdrains employees is a messy desk and office. A cluttered desk will keep your mind cluttered too.
One similar attribute of all science fictions is that the main character is usually taken on a fantastic journey.
(A)Most science fictions involve the main character in an exciting and imaginary journey.
(B)Most science fictions involve the main character in a fun and enjoyable journey.
(C)If the main character is not on a journey, the story cannot be classified as science fiction.
(D)Science fictions attribute their success to the fantastic journey the main character takes.
When is this passage most likely written?
(A)After Thanksgiving
(B)After the New Year
(C)After Easter
(D)After Halloween
While they are not immune to the hot and cold winds of politics, artists have become adept at taking shelter fromthem most of the time.
(A)Though they can hardly turn a deaf ear to politics, artists have become better at working for politicians.
(B)Though they can hardly remain politically impassive, artists have learned better to take a political stance.
(C)Though they may suffer from the drastic change of politics, artists have been able to adapt such change into theircreations.
(D)Though they may suffer from the drastic change of politics, artists have become skillful in surviving suchchange.
What is the author’s suggestion for people who take on too much responsibility?
(A)To take a long vacation
(B)To give part of their work to others
(C)To devote more energy to their work
(D)To plan their work carefully
Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.
(A)An experience is not a good one if you simply let it happen and do nothing about it.
(B)It is not what happens to you but the lesson you learn from it that is called experience.
(C)What happens to you is part of your experience; it is complete with a follow-up action.
(D)Experience is more than what happens to you; you need to take some action afterwards.
What is the author’s suggestion for people who like to express very strong opinions about things?
(A)To be more restrained
(B)To be more persistent
(C)To be more subversive
(D)To be more contentedWith growing frequency, statistics reveal a considerable prevalence of vandalism and violence in schools all overthe United States. The annual reports by the FBI attest to the perennial rise of juvenile delinquency and crime in societyat large.Information released by the New York City Board of Education in December 1975 should cause considerableanxiety. In “Fun City,” the number of acts of crime in the public schools during September-November 1975 was 55%higher than for the corresponding period in 1974. The major criminal actions were assaults on teachers and robberies ofteachers, pupils, and others.The blame for this situation has frequently been laid at the door of the current status and mood of society. Amongthe contributory factors cited are the deplorable economy, racial tensions and clashes, the availability of weapons, andwidespread accessibility of drugs and liquor, the daily depiction of violence in television programs, the inconsistent andlight punishment meted out by the courts, and parental and pedagogical permissiveness. Efforts at coping with the wavesof school vandalism and crime have been hampered by judicial and social restrictions upon suspension, exclusion, andcorporal punishment, accompanied by an insistence upon a broad definition of pupil rights.
Capitalism has improved the lives of billions of people, but it has left out billions more.
(A)The prevalent adoption of capitalism has resulted in prosperity to millions of people.
(B)Free enterprise is welcome among the rich but not the poor because of its inequitable nature.
(C)The promotion of private enterprise has not only made poor people’s lives easier but also made the rich morewell off.
(D)A substantial amount of people have gained benefits from capitalism and lived a better life; nevertheless, morehave not.
According to the passage, what does “Fun City” refer to?
(A)FBI
(B)Public schools
(C)New York
(D)The United States
This cutting-edge equipment is state-of-the-art.
(A)These powered knives and saws are very good for arts and crafts.
(B)This cutlery is designed only for use in art.
(C)This modern, hi-tech tool is designed especially for art.
(D)This equipment is the newest and most advanced of its kind.請回答第42 題至第45 題:One of the most important features that distinguish man from animals is the ability to laugh. People who haveinvestigated the phenomenon have offered many theories to explain human laughter. Scholars in the field of psychology,for example, have done 42 on the subject of what makes people laugh. But, as usually happens, the experts disagree,and there is much 43 in the field. Some people claim that human beings laugh at things which are strange to theirexperience. Others feel that people laugh at what they secretly believe to be their own weaknesses. It is 44 that allpeople do not laugh at the same things. Sometimes people laugh at what they see; sometimes they laugh at what theyhear. Humor often 45 on a knowledge of certain words or even on an understanding of a particular culturalbackground. There are, of course, many different sources of humor, but the important fact is that all people share the greatpleasure of laughter.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)The authorities are allowed to suspend students.
(B)Attacks and robberies account for most crime actions in schools.
(C)Weapons are not easily accessible to students.
(D)Racial tension has not been an issue since the abolition of segregation laws.
(A)efforts
(B)explanation
(C)issues
(D)research
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT one of the contributory factors to the situation described?
(A)Parental permissiveness
(B)The widespread accessibility of drugs
(C)The inconsistent punishment given by the court
(D)The booming economyWhen children are involved, divorce is never painless. To 43 the problems associated with divorce, parentsneed to maintain a stable environment for their children. For example, any fighting over finances or child 44 shouldnot occur in front of the children. Also, parents should try to live near each other so that the child has easy 45 to bothparents. To further stabilize the child’s life after a divorce, many parents now 46 the “family home.” The kids do nothave to change houses to visit each parent; 47 , the parents take turns living in the family home. If parents justremember to put children first, then the effects of divorce on the children can be lessened.
(A)depends
(B)keeps
(C)looks
(D)stays請回答第46 題至第50 題:It is easy to understand why the Greeks found geocentric cosmology so appealing. Night after night, we see celestialobjects moving across the sky from east to west. Wouldn’t it be natural to assume that the Earth lies motionless at thecenter of the universe and that the Sun, the moon, planets, and stars revolve around it? In the 4th century B.C., Platopostulated a world system with the stationary Earth as its hub and a huge outer space that carried the planets and stars inits daily revolution. But his two-sphere configuration could not account for a particular motion of certain planets. As arule, the planets and stars traveled together across the sky every night from east to west. But now and then, inexplicably,some planets seemed to drift backwards. Today we know that retrograde motion is an illusion caused by the fact that weobserve planetary motion from a planet that is itself in motion. It never entered the mind of Eudoxus, a youngcontemporary of Plato’s, that the Earth could actually move. But he did try to accommodate planetary retrogression to themotionless earth by developing from the two-sphere Platonic system a model with twenty-seven spheres, one for everyknown planet; each was attached to another sphere whose rotation, combined with the rotation of the other planetaryspheres, explained the “reversed” direction of certain heavenly bodies.
(A)access
(B)advance
(C)essence
(D)evidence
According to Greek cosmology, which of the following did NOT move?
(A)The Earth
(B)The Moon
(C)Mars
(D)The Sun
(A)move out
(B)opt for
(C)put down
(D)take after
According to the passage, what did Plato’s world system look like?
(A)A river
(B)A spoon
(C)A tent
(D)A wheel
(A)instead
(B)still
(C)in addition
(D)as a resultNearly two thirds of domestic violence involves drinking. Alcohol abuse by parents is strongly tied to child neglectand juvenile delinquency. Drinking during pregnancy can lead to 48 and is a major cause of such birth defects as49 limbs and mental retardation. Those who depend on alcohol are 50 happy: over a fourth of the patients instate and county mental institutions have alcohol problems; more than half of all violent crimes are alcohol-related.
Which movement of some planets can NOT be explained in Plato’s system?
(A)Backward
(B)Forward
(C)Upward
(D)Downward
Why do all planets seem NOT to move in the same direction?
(A)The Sun does not move.
(B)All planets move sideways.
(C)The Earth is in motion.
(D)All planets move backwards.
(A)conformed
(B)deformed
(C)informed
(D)reformed
Which of the following statements is true about Eudoxus?
(A)He was born two centuries after Plato.
(B)He believed that the Earth was stationary.
(C)He proposed that the planetary retrogression was an illusion.
(D)His cosmological structure was smaller in scale than Plato’s.
(A)ranging from
(B)far from
(C)coming from
(D)different from