Where Darwin had traced man’s animal ancestry, Freud revealed the animal drives which still hisbehaviour. (A)classified (B)governed (C)hijacked (D)lamented
Derek was caught stealing money at school; the principal told him that he was not allowed to go back toschool his behavior improved.
(A)since
(B)only if
(C)until
(D)provided that
Friend A: Hey, bud. Long time no see!Friend B: Hi, my friend.Friend A: Not bad! I’m surviving pretty well.
(A)How time flies!
(B)How bad do you feel?
(C)How pretty the flower is!
(D)How’s everything going?
Dr. James Lin his entire career to the research of food safety.explored
(A)devoted
(B)imposed
(C)resisted
(D)
When presenting information, good presenters try to be as ____ as possible. They usually speak effectively and gettheir point across. (A)adjacent
(B)rampant
(C)stormy
(D)succinct
the brave general who sacrificed his life in the war, the city built a statue of him and placed it in front of theCity Hall.By means of
(A)At the cost of
(B)In time of
(C)In memory of
(D)
Online courses are higher education, creating new opportunities for the best and huge problems for the rest. (A)denouncing (B)humiliating (C)legitimating (D)transforming
The approval of film reviewers can be _____ to a film’s success and can actually determine its future at the boxoffice. (A)critical
(B)flexible
(C)potential
(D)striking
Maggie’s musical tastes are very . She has CDs ranging from classical piano performances to rock concerts,jazz, African music, and even Chinese opera.
(A)diverse
(B)tranquil
(C)opposite
(D)partial
This button should be pushed only in case of . Do not touch it.
(A)agency
(B)emergency
(C)policy
(D)fantasy
Due to global warming and deforestation, many animals and plants are on the brink of . (A)instruction (B)distinction (C)extinction (D)tension
The official was held in when he was found to be involved in the bribery.custody
(A)territory
(B)infirmary
(C)reservoir
(D)
I couldn’t go to the movies with my friends this afternoon because I had to run some such as taking mail tothe post office and doing grocery shopping.
(A)assignments
(B)errands
(C)missions
(D)routines
Autumn is the season and you can see farmers working in the golden fields.
(A)harvest
(B)sacrifice
(C)rehearsal
(D)graduation
Steven was not able to finish his assignment on time, and, instead of being honest about it, he _____ an excuse inorder to gain more time to complete it. (A)contemplated
(B)dedicated
(C)fabricated
(D)stipulated
Every employee in the company has the rights to use the inside, including gym and library. (A)faculty (B)facilities (C)factories (D)fraternity
Because of the of two major roads, there is always a traffic problem.
(A)convergence
(B)perception
(C)reminiscence
(D)optimism第35 題至第39 題為題組After terrorists struck New York City on September 11, 2001, airport videotapes from Boston revealed a lostopportunity. One of the 35 hijackers, Mohammed Atta, was captured on the security cameras at Boston’s LoganAirport just before boarding his flight. What if that camera 36 a computer database with Atta’s picture in it? Couldsecurity personnel have identified him as a risk and removed him from the plane? 37 of face-recognitiontechnology say yes. It is technically possible, they say, to build a reliable system to pick suspicious people out of a crowdby digitally photographing their faces. The possibility of preventing a terrorist attack by spotting the bad guys is 38 .Face-recognition sweeps have been used at football stadiums, in crowded streets, and at airports in the hope of doing justthat. The world’s best face-recognition device is the human brain. You may wonder, 39 , how a mother or father cantell the difference between identical twins. The two children may look exactly the same to you, but the parent has notrouble telling one from the other. Somehow, the parent has focused on small combinations of features that distinguisheach child. No matter how hard you try, you cannot see the same patterns.
As the misty moonlight gradually covered the night with a sheet of white veil, a couple sat down by the quiet lakeenjoying the moment of .
(A)indifference
(B)serenity
(C)heritage
(D)exploration
The girl decided to stay to keep her little brother because he is afraid of being alone.
(A)company
(B)comfort
(C)condition
(D)competition請回答第35 題至第38 題:Vincent Van Gogh, one of the three great Post Impressionists, is regarded as the greatest Dutch painter afterRembrandt. During his short ten-year painting career, he produced more than 800 oil paintings and 700 drawings, but hesold only one of them in his lifetime.At the early age of sixteen, Van Gogh started to learn art dealing and had worked in the Hague, London, and Parisuntil 1876. Disliking art dealing, Van Gogh began to isolate himself and became a minister. But in 1880, he wasdismissed by his superiors and became poor. Then he began to draw. He understood the limitations of learning byhimself, so he went to Brussels to study drawing.In 1881, he went to the Hague and produced his first masterpiece, The Potato Eaters, in 1885. He then attended anart school in Belgium. Inspired by the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens at the school, he was soon off to Paris, where hemet Gauguin and found Impressionists like Camille Pissarro. Van Gogh established his personal style of painting duringhis two years’ stay in Paris.Tired of city life, Van Gogh left Paris and rented a house in Arles in the south of France. Gauguin joined him later inOctober, but in a quarrel on Christmas Eve, Van Gogh cut off part of his own left ear. He was then kept in a psychiatrichospital for one year. Then, he moved to the home of a physician-artist. But two months later, on July 27, 1890, he shothimself and died.
Kevin never liked cats before taking care of his sister’s cat Lily. The kitten just ______ Kevin, and he actuallyenjoyed her company. (A)advocated
(B)enchanted
(C)patronized
(D)retrieved
Be careful when moving the porcelain vase, or you may break it. (A)delicate (B)sophisticated (C)complicated (D)definite請依下文回答第36 題至第40 題:The speech of every group of people has developed differently. One reason for this is that each group often lived inisolation. Another reason is that each language grew up 36 under different conditions. Gradually, over manycenturies, some groups came in contact with other groups. When this happened, their languages grew more and more37 . In other cases, however, a group would break apart, and new languages would grow from the original one. Thenew languages, though distinct in many ways, would 38 similarities to one another.There are many different countries in the world today. One might conclude that each country has its own languageand that languages are only as numerous as countries. Actually, there are many more languages than there are countries.39 , in the United States, we have considered English the one language of the people. Yet at one time, on the GreatPlains alone, more than 22 native American languages were spoken.In addition, a single language may have two or more dialects, or varieties. 40 is estimated that there are severalthousand languages and dialects spoken in the world today.36 (A)similarly (B)seemingly (C)frequently (D)separately37 (A)alike (B)likable (C)likely (D)unlike38 (A)attain (B)obtain (C)maintain (D)detain39 (A)On the contrary (B)For example (C)By degrees (D)On the spot40 (A)There (B)It (C)That (D)What請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題:Ken Aston is an internationally known soccer referee. He came from England. Aston began playing soccer when hewas a young boy. In 1936, when he was 19 years old, he hurt his ankle and stopped playing soccer. He decided to becomea referee and qualified as one in the same year. In 1946, he became the first referee to wear the black uniform with whitetrim that later became the standard for referees.As a soccer referee, Aston made an important contribution to the sport. He invented the card system. In modernsoccer competitions, referees give cards to players who break rules. A yellow card is a warning. A red card means that theplayer is out of the game. According to Aston, the card system prevents language problems. The cards are an internationallanguage. Every player understands what the yellow and red cards mean.Aston said he got the idea while stopping at a traffic light. He was driving home from a 1966 World Cup match. Inthat game, a German-speaking referee didn’t make his disciplinary calls clear. Some of the players could not understandhim and had confusion in mind even after the game. So Aston came up with and pushed for the idea of showing a yellowcard for an official warning and a red card for an ejection. The card system was introduced at the 1970 World Cup finalsand are now used universally. Today all soccer players understand the meaning of the cards.41What is this passage mainly about? (A)The history of soccer.
(B)Ken Aston’s career and contribution. (C)How Aston got the idea for the card system. (D)The meaning of a red or yellow card in soccer.42Which of the following statements about Ken Aston is true? (A)He used to be a famous soccer player in England. (B)He became a referee when he was about thirty years old. (C)He designed the white uniform with black trim for referees. (D)He created the card system to avoid language problems in soccer games.43Which of the following statements about the card system in soccer is true? (A)It was invented at the 1970 World Cup finals. (B)It was first used by a German-speaking referee. (C)It was created by Aston while he was observing the traffic signal. (D)It was used as an international language to replace English.44Why did Aston push for the card system in soccer games? (A)It could avoid soccer players’ confusion over the calls by referees. (B)He could make a lot of money by inventing the system. (C)He wanted to become a well-known soccer referee. (D)It was one of his dreams as a young boy.45Which of the following best explains the phrase “disciplinary calls” in this passage? (A)Informative remarks.
(B)Encouraging phone calls. (C)Strange but interesting calls. (D)Corrective or punishing rulings.請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題:Owning closets of shoes may seem superficial, but in reality women are merely paying homage to the bricklayers ofmodern civilization. The history of shoes dates back to 4000 B.C. when they appeared on the walls of Egyptian templesand tombs. While women today fancy a pair of stylish heels, in 1500, it was men, descendants of European nobility, whobegan to wear heeled shoes. Since then “well heeled” suggests being wealthy or able to afford costly shoes.In 1533, the wedding of an Italian lady with a French nobleman brought high heels in vogue for women. The brideinsisted on having heels made for her wedding, which set the rage for the new shoes in Paris. High heels stayed in style untilthe late 18th century, as during the French Revolution, it was considered in bad taste to show any sign of wealth. Finally,high heels emerged again in Europe in the late 19th century and continued to spread their enchantment around the world.46What is this passage mainly about? (A)The reasons why women wear high heels. (B)Fashions of shoe styles in different countries. (C)The history of high heels. (D)The defense for men who wear high heels.47What did a pair of heeled shoes suggest in the sixteenth-century Europe? (A)High education. (B)Respectable ancestry. (C)Outstanding taste. (D)Great wealth.48According to this passage, where can we find the earliest appearance of shoes in human history? (A)Egypt. (B)France. (C)Italy. (D)China.49When did women start to wear high heels? (A)As soon as heels were invented. (B)After a noble wedding in Paris. (C)After the French Revolution. (D)After the late nineteenth century.50Which of the following statements is true? (A)The author thinks women’s craze for heels is superficial. (B)A French nobleman designed a pair of heels for his bride. (C)The first pair of heels for women did not gain much attention. (D)Heels fell out of favor during the French Revolution.
What does the word “dismissed” in the second paragraph mean?
(A)Fired by one’s employers.
(B)Punished by the police.
(C)Laughed at by one’s peers.
(D)Robbed by some bad guys.
The new law enforces severe on people who do not fasten their seat belts while riding in the backseat of acar.
(A)criticism
(B)reaction
(C)dispute
(D)penalty
When small businesses start to grow, they move into bigger ______ and take on extra staff. (A)assemblies (B)liabilities
(C)overheads
(D)premises
being linked to
(A)has been linked to
(B)had been linked to
(C)was linked to
(D)
Why did Van Gogh cut off part of his left ear?
(A)Because he didn’t want to be sent to a psychiatric hospital.
(B)Because he had an angry argument with his friend.
(C)Because the busy city life exhausted his mind and body.
(D)Because he knew very well that he was going to die.
The on-going protests and demonstrations against the ruling party have made some foreign investors toinvest further in the country.
(A)circular
(B)hesitant
(C)various
(D)tolerant
I insisted upon confidentiality and the “right to _____”—people were free not to participate if they feltuncomfortable about any particular investigation. (A)perceptibility
(B)reticence
(C)senility
(D)unanimity
Which of the following statements is true?
(A)Van Gogh’s painting career lasted only for ten years.
(B)Regarding himself as a genius, Van Gogh never went to school to learn painting.
(C)Van Gogh created his personal style of painting when he was very young.
(D)When it comes to art dealing, Van Gogh was a professional.
Writers often use graphs and drawings to help them concepts which are too complicated to be expressedwith words only.
(A)associate
(B)eliminate
(C)illustrate
(D)upgrade
Vertical gardens are cropping up all over cities these days, transforming drab urban ______ into vibrant jungles ofcolor. (A)facades
(B)interiors
(C)peasants
(D)securities
(A)dubiousexaggerative
(B)remote
(C)tempting
(D)
What can be inferred from this passage?
(A)Van Gogh had become very popular before he died.
(B)Post Impressionists had the tendency of going insane.
(C)At Van Gogh’s time, Paris was the best place in the world to study drawing.
(D)The life of Van Gogh was full of misfortune and tragedy.請回答第39 題至第41 題:Helicopter parents are a new breed, a never-before seen group of overly involved, overly anxious parents. They 39like helicopters over their children, monitoring their every move.Taiwan is home to three million children between the ages of five and fourteen, and over one million preschoolersand high school students. Their parents 40 an estimated population of six million, which averages 1.5 children percouple. Born mostly between 1961 and 1976, these six million parents went through compulsory education or collegearound the time when martial law was lifted, and were trained to see educational achievement as the 41 for allsuccess. For them, going to the top school means getting the top job.
The doctor applied some antibiotic cream to the wound on Sara’s head to help her pain and speed thehealing.
(A)clench
(B)devour
(C)soothe
(D)forbid
When the singer started to sing, all her fans were ______ by her beautiful voice. (A)camouflaged (B)demolished (C)mesmerized (D)perpetuated
by
(A)contrastfor example
(B)however
(C)in addition
(D)第40 題至第44 題為題組Cave men did not live in caves. But some died in them and their 40 thus protected from scavengers and theelements, lasted long enough for palaeontologists to discover and examine them. 41 between 600,000 and 300,000years ago, quite a few died in La Sima de los Huesos near Burgos, in Spain. The Bone Pit, as the name translates intoEnglish, has yielded 6,500 pieces of human skeletons, 42 at least 28 individuals.Who those people were is a matter of 43 --one that shows the difficulty of popping fossils neatly into boxesmarked “species.” They are usually 44 as Homo heidelbergensis, the name given to the first humans who lived inEurope, starting about 600,000 years ago. But they also have features of Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal man), ayounger species believed to have evolved from heidelbergensis.
(A)crumble
(B)hoverplunge
(C)wrestle
(D)
The detective was so careful and that he left no part of the crime scene unexamined.
(A)meticulous
(B)descriptive
(C)legendary
(D)noticeable第40 題至第43 題為題組Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642. His father had passed away a few months earlier. Three years later,his mother remarried and moved to a neighboring village, 40 Isaac in the care of his grandmother at Woolsthorpe,an estate that had been in the family for two hundred years. When Newton was fourteen, his mother, widowed a secondtime, returned to Woolsthorpe with the three children of her second marriage. Soon afterwards she brought Isaac homefrom school to learn to manage the estate, which did not appeal to him 41 . He divided his time between reading andingenious tinkering; he built dolls’ houses for his little sisters, a model windmill, and a water clock that continued to runfor years. What he did failed to meet his mother’s expectation; 42 , his mother decided to send him back toschool. At eighteen he was admitted to Trinity College at Cambridge University. He had just completed his studieswhen the plague forced him to go back home. He set off for the peace and quiet of his rural English birthplace,where he 43 spend a year. This period was so rich in discovery that future historians would refer to it as the“miraculous year.”
An addiction is anything that has more power over you than you do. (A)Being addicted to something makes you weak.
(B)The power of any addiction excels your will to control it.
(C)Addiction is something strong, but you can always control it. (D)You always know whether you get addicted to something
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. (A)The spethat respond are not only the most intelligent but also the strongest. (B)The species that survive are not the str
(C)The strongestare the species that are the most intelligent and most responsive to survival. (D)The most intelligent arethe species that are the most responsive to strong change and survive.第41 至第43 題為題組To a great extent, we owe our current high standard of living to biological advances in food production. Plant andanimal breeders have developed organisms that provide better sources of food than the original varieties. Corn is a grassthat produces its seeds on a cob. The original corn plant had very small ears that were perhaps only three or fourcentimeters long. Through selective breeding, varieties of corn with much larger ears and more seeds per cob plant havebeen adapted to produce other kinds of corn, such as sweet corn and popcorn.Animal breeders also have had much success. The pig, chicken, and cow of today are much different animals fromthose available even 100 years ago. Chickens lay more eggs, dairy cows give more milk, and beef cattle grow faster. Allof these improvements raise our standard of living. One interesting example is the change in the kind of hogs that areraised. At one time, farmers wanted pigs that were fatty. The fat could be made into lard, soap, and various other products.As the demand for fat products of pigs declined, animal breeders developed pigs that gave a high yield of meat andrelatively little fat. Today, plant and animal breeders can produce plants and animals almost to specifications.
Some time
(A)Some timing
(B)Sometime
(C)Sometimes
(D)
(A)basisdemonstration
(B)outcome
(C)pride
(D)請回答第42 題至第45 題:In America, most people use a firm handshake, accompanied by direct eye contact, as the standard 42 .Occasionally, among very good friends, women may briefly hug other women, and men may quickly kiss the cheek of awoman. Males rarely hug one another, however. Occasionally, men may shake hands with the left hand 43 coveringthe handshake or lightly gripping the forearm. This shows greater warmth and friendship.Many people in the United States tend to stand just about one arm’s 44 away from each other while talking orstanding in public. This is called “the comfort zone.”Many American women still enjoy having men open doors for them, help them get seated, and give up their seats inpublic transportation. 45 increasing emphasis on equality between the sexes, however, there are some women whoobject to this type of behavior.
(A)in the least
(B)at last
(C)at least
(D)by no means
Which of the following statements about corn is NOT true? (A)The original corn ears were three or four centimeters long.
(B)We have corn with large ears because of selective breeding
(C)Biological advances help produce varieties of corn. (D)Corn can hardly adapt itself.