The emergence of the fatal , SARS, in late 2002 greatly endangered the global public health.decay
(A)disaster
(B)disease
(C)destruction
(D)
The soft wind and the bright moon the poet to write a beautiful poem.despised
(A)inspired
(B)
(C)depictedinquired
(D)
Jason Wu has become a fashion designer after he designed many dresses for Michelle Obama.false
(A)funny
(B)famous
(C)frank
(D)
Because of global warming, the world is likely to keep on breaking high marks.environment
(A)temperature
(B)universe
(C)waterfall
(D)
At the end of the semester, the students the teacher’s hard work by giving her a thank-you card.assumed
(A)accounted
(B)approached
(C)appreciated
(D)第41 題至第45 題,請依文意,從四個選項中選出最合適者Starting in the 1930s, LEGO’s founder Ole Kirk Christiansen had created toys using wood and other materials.When a fire in 1960 41 the company’s warehouse containing wooden toys, Christiansen decided to concentrateall efforts on one single product: the plastic LEGO brick. LEGO bricks are not associated with 42 , sex, politicalviewpoints, or controversial topics, and the company has deliberately sought to develop a “safe” image. 43 ,during the last decades this image of LEGO has also come to present a problem, because children increasingly 44 moreteenage-like leisure activities, influenced by adult topics circulating in the media. For the growing generation of“tween”-agers, this safe image could easily be synonymous with “ 45 .”
run away
(A)engage in
(B)get rid of
(C)take advantage of
(D)
heroic
(A)childish
(B)anxious
(C)progressive
(D)請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題In general, the influence of Anglo patrons has been much less pronounced on Hispanic arts than on AmericanIndian arts. The art forms practiced by the early Hispanics were shaped largely from resources they found in theirnatural environment. Using native woods such as aspen or pine, paints derived from natural pigments, and other localmaterials, they created utilitarian goods and religious objects to adorn their homes and churches. The Hispanic craftsrevival was confined to a much shorter period of time: beginning in the early 1920’s, reaching its peak in the late1930’s, and dying down by World War II, less than 20 years. During this period, in spite of the enthusiasm of thewealthy Anglo patrons in northern New Mexico, Hispanic crafts never “caught on” nationally in the way AmericanIndian crafts did. Interest was fairly well limited to the Southwest and Southern California, the areas in which theAdobe hacienda revival was taking place. The major interest in Hispanic crafts was as furnishing for these comfortableSouthwestern-style adobe homes. These crafts were not, as were American Indian crafts, viewed as valuable art objectsin themselves purchased with an eye for speculation. Hispanic arts to a great degree have been ignored by thespeculative Anglo art market.A beneficial consequence of this oversight is that the artisans have been freer to work according to their ownstandards and within their own traditions. Ranging from carved images of saints, furniture and textiles, to works in tin,iron, silver and straw, the art of the Spanish colonial era remains the art of many families who have practiced thetraditional techniques for generations. Meanwhile, other contemporary Hispanic artists have carried the artistic legacyof their ancestors to new levels of excellence by working in more modern media including sculpture, photography,painting, jewelry, literature and more that reflect the ongoing evolution of Hispanic arts and culture. Though modernand contemporary, their work has not been “emptied of previous vital meanings” and become a meaningless revival, ashas so much ethnic art of this day. Rather it has remained as an object of cultural pride and identity and not simply theproduct of the tastes and demands of art market.
According to this passage, during which of the following periods were Hispanic crafts most popular?The early 1920’s.
(A)The late 1930’s.
(B)In the middle of World War II.
(C)At the end of World War II.
(D)
What does it mean when the author says that Hispanic crafts never “caught on”?It was difficult
(A)to hang the crafts on walls.The
(B)crafts failed to become fashionable.The crafts seldom stayed glued together.
(C)It was
(D)impossible to understand the crafts.
What does “it” in the last sentence of the passage refer to?The clay.
(A)Eth
(B)nic art.Their work.
(C)The
(D)revival.
Which of the following places is NOT mentioned as a place in which Hispanic crafts were popular?New England.
(A)The Southwest.
(B)Southern California.
(C)Northern New Mexico.
(D)
What does this passage mainly discuss?Evolution of Hispanic arts.
(A)Marketing strategies for Hispanic artists.
(B)Influence
(C)of Hispanic arts on Anglo artists.American Indian influence on Hispanic crafts.
(D)