She loved being out on the mountains. There was something special about stepping out of a tent into the pristineearly morning and being by the solitude and beauty around her.
(A)undermined
(B)substituted
(C)overwhelmed
(D)detached
Because of the soldier’s open of established rules, the commander decided to confine him to the barrack aspunishment.
(A)residence
(B)defiance
(C)proportion
(D)infliction
Children with a healthy sense of will have a positive understanding of themselves when they grow up.
(A)self-esteem
(B)isolation
(C)fatigue
(D)colony
Much as we care about profit making, our company the principle of making business deals on an honest andmutually beneficial basis.
(A)advocates
(B)decays
(C)extinguishes
(D)mobilizes
When the fire started, the security guard acted to first call 119 and then turned on the broadcasting systemto get all the residents out of the apartment building quickly.
(A)congenially
(B)prominently
(C)successively
(D)vigilantly
Most tourists would not visit Europe in the winter because it is tough to with bad weather conditions there.
(A)augment
(B)contend
(C)persist
(D)conceive
According to the news story, the big oil company has spent millions of euros the Parliament to pass the bill.
(A)deriding
(B)laundering
(C)lobbying
(D)modifying請依下文回答第38 題至第40 題If you want to actively keep the marriage happy, how do you do that? Don't fix the bad, but 38 the good. Researchindicates that when people 39 their relationship improvement attempts on changing the partner, individuals reportedmore negative improvement strategies, lower improvement success, and, in turn, more negative relationship evaluations.Results suggest that targeting the partner may do more 40 than good despite that relationship evaluations pivot onwhether the partner produces change.
(A)decline
(B)delete
(C)increase
(D)ignite
(A)focused
(B)foresaw
(C)flirted
(D)filtered
(A)essence
(B)rattle
(C)components
(D)harm請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題Journalists and researchers have been looking for new ways to describe the changes in the lives of the millennialgeneration. Some say today’s 20-somethings are living an “extended adolescence.” 41, they are still like teenagers.Others say they are having a “delayed adulthood.” The term “boomerang kids” is popular. That means young peopleleave their parents’ house 42 , like a boomerang thrown through the air, later return.Research psychologist Jeffrey Arnett says these terms can suggest that many Americans 43 20-somethings. Hesays, “There’s a tendency at least in the United States for people to look at this negatively and to deplore it and say what’swrong with them that they won’t grow up?” He calls the 20s a “special decade of life.” He says Americans shouldconsider the positive aspects. For example, 20-somethings usually have a series of school and work experiences. Theymay have several serious romantic relationships. Or they might try living in different cities or even different countries.“It’s the freest time of your life. It’s the one time of your life 44 you can get up and go basically anywhere youwant and travel and experience new things, do a service project in some remote part of the world, or just experience thefreedom of being 45 in your 20s.” He calls this a time of “emerging adulthood.” In other words, 20-somethings aremore mature than adolescents but not quite full adults. He says because emerging adults try so many things, they willultimately make better choices about work, love and home.
(A)In contrast
(B)In other words
(C)In detail
(D)In doubt
(A)as to
(B)or
(C)but
(D)so that
(A)are consistent with
(B)have modified with
(C)have satisfied with
(D)are frustrated with
(A)when
(B)which
(C)what
(D)how
(A)up hill
(B)on your own
(C)off and on
(D)one at a time第46 題至第50 題測驗整體閱讀理解能力,請讀完全文後,從各題四個選項中選出一個正確答案。For more than 50 years, those in higher education have recognized the “sophomore slump.” After the first year filledwith novelty and excitement, sophomores often struggle to find their passions and set their goals, which leaves them witha sense of inertia and disorganization. They realize there are discrepancies between their expectations and the realities ofcollege which lead to feelings of uncertainty about their futures. Consequently, sophomores may become disengaged andmay even drop out. Moreover, without the aid of an intentional process to work through this confusion, sophomores areleft to choose majors of careers they know little about.Career-scape (C-scape) is one university’s unique sophomore year integrated learning experience, designed to helpstudents to plan their careers. It takes students through a comprehensive process of discovering and integrating theirpersonal and professional landscapes, using their personal compass to define their direction, and personally mapping thesteps to get there. This program is unique because it builds on Fink’s seminal framework on integrated design ofsignificant learning experiences. The aim of C-scape is to actively engage sophomores in the process of takingresponsibility for their own learning and their future personal and professional success.
Which of the following statements best describes the main idea of the passage?
(A)Sophomores become disengaged in the second year and may drop out.
(B)With the help of Career-scape, sophomore slump may be overcome.
(C)Career-scape takes sophomores to discover their professional interests.
(D)Sophomores lose their passions as the first-year novelty and excitement disappear.
Which of the following statements best describes the underlined expression “sophomore slump”?
(A)It is a sense of confusion after a freshman fails the first year.
(B)It is a slump a sophomore travels through after an uphill drive.
(C)It is a sense of inactivity after the freshman year excitement wanes.
(D)It is a bump a sophomore encounters after mountain climbing.
Which of the following statement is NOT a reason why students struggle to overcome sophomore slump?
(A)They miss the discrepancies between their goals and careers.
(B)They lose their passions and find it difficult to set their goals.
(C)They lose the feelings of novelty and excitement after the first year.
(D)They see the discrepancies between their expectations and college realities.
According to the passage, what is C-scape for?
(A)It helps sophomores to map the steps to get around the campus.
(B)It helps sophomores to find their direction and plan their career landscapes.
(C)It helps sophomores to use a personal compass to find a job in the market.
(D)It helps sophomores to use a compass to find their direction while traveling.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about C-scape?
(A)It aims to help sophomores take responsibilities of their learning processes.
(B)It aims to help sophomores integrate their personal and professional landscapes to succeed.
(C)It is a unique program to help students map the campus landscape with a personal compass.
(D)It is a program built on the framework of integrated design of significant learning experiences.