Curious touristsup their children to take a closer look at the parade.
(A)encouraged
(B)charged
(C)lifted
(D)delivered
Every day, hundreds of people are their lives to cross vast spans of water, struggling to reach the Europeanshore from North Africa and the Middle East to live a better life.
(A)spending
(B)taking
(C)risking
(D)making
I have heard many different _____ of the same story, and they all have a sad ending.
(A)tunes
(B)covers
(C)bindings
(D)versions
If you wish to become somebody in the future, you should set up aand go for it right now.
(A)trend
(B)technique
(C)goal
(D)gap
For a long time, the two parties have been that their policy meets the people's needs better.
(A)concealing
(B)arguing
(C)agreeing
(D)conducting
Among the top cell phone makers, their smart phone products have always been known for their quality designand attention to.
(A)bill
(B)silence
(C)confidence
(D)detail
In many countries, an unwritten dress code makes itfor a man to wear a dark suit and tie to work in companyoffices.
(A)momentary
(B)mandatory
(C)memorable
(D)minimal
The roar of thunders the baby and made him cry loudly.
(A)frightened
(B)brightened
(C)protected
(D)scored
It’s not difficult to _____ the new printer if you follow the instructions carefully.
(A)set up
(B)set in
(C)set off
(D)set out
Jean’s mother thinks that it is dangerous to swim in the sea, so she keeps telling Jean toit.
(A)avoid
(B)delay
(C)govern
(D)operate
Would you mind this petition to the government in support of the environment protection?
(A)signing
(B)feeding
(C)lacking
(D)removing
When you are asked to _____ an article, you need to summarize and evaluate the author’s ideas.
(A)murmur
(B)review
(C)handle
(D)stimulate
Mary has very poor eyesight after the car accident. She isable to read well.
(A)typically
(B)commonly
(C)habitually
(D)scarcely請依下文回答第41題至第45題:If you spend most of your days sitting at school, work, at a computer or stretched out on a couch at home, you maybe taking up to two years off your life. It is
Profile pictures on social networking sites are the projection to friends of who you are and what you are like.
(A)visual
(B)auditory
(C)odorous
(D)tactile請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題:About 20 minutes west of Quebec City in Canada, there is a unique place—the only hotel in North America madeentirely of ice and snow. It was freezing. The outside temperature was -28ºC! But it was warmer inside than outside—about 14ºC. This is 41 the walls. They are 120 centimeters 42 . And the hotel was absolutely wonderful! Thefloors and ceilings were ice. There were beautiful ice sculptures everywhere. There were also two art galleries, a movietheater, a skating rink, and a wedding chapel. 43 the drinking glasses were made of ice! And in the rooms? Yes,the beds were made of ice. Hotel guests slept 44 a cozy sleeping bag on a mattress. It was a lot of fun! They buildthe ice hotel every year in December, and guests can stay there from January to March. In past years, more than 4,000guests stayed 45 one night. Beaches, mountains, lakes, museums--boring! The place to go is the ice hotel.
People are curious where Anita got her hair cut because she looks _____ with her new hair style.
(A)likely
(B)necessary
(C)terrific
(D)possible請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題A trip to the art museum could have turned into a very costly trip for a 12-year-old boy in Taipei when he lost hisbalance and put his hand through a painting worth around $1.5 million. The damaged work, “Flowers” by Italianmaster Paolo Porpora, was part of a Taipei exhibition of artwork by or influenced by Leonardo da Vinci. Porpora wasa
that a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease, Type 2Diabetes, cancer and obesity, and can result in early death. Many people think they can make up for sitting around bywalking, playing sports or going to the gym.
(A)according to
(B)in addition to
(C)because of
(D)on behalf of
still life artist who produced baroque-style paintings, often of fruit and flowers. The work was 200cm tall,depicting flowers in a vase. The film
, this might not be so. A new study just published in the journal"Annals of Internal Medicine" suggests the effect on our longevity from sitting for long periods of time cannot be changedthrough exercise. Even 60 minutes of daily exercise may not be enough.The study is from Dr. David Alter and his colleagues at Toronto University. Dr. Alter and his team analyzed 47 studiesthat
(A)thick
(B)thickness
(C)thickening
(D)thickly
by the organizers of the “Face of Leonardo: Images of a Genius”exhibition shows the boy – in shorts, sneakers, a blue T-shirt and holding a drink – walk past the painting,catching his foot and stumbling over. He looks up at the painting, shown later to have a fist-sized gash at thebottom. The boy
different groups of people, who kept notes on how long they sat down each day and how much theyexercised. They found that the most sedentary groups had a 24% increased chance of dying than the
(A)But
(B)Despite
(C)Even
(D)However
, looking around at other people in the room. Organizers did not believe that the boyintentionally vandalized the oil painting, saying that it was obvious that the boy did not mean to push it.“All 55paintings in the venue are
sedentaryones. This remained the case even though those who sat a lot also did 60 minutes of daily exercise. Dr. Alter writes:"
(A)about
(B)at
(C)in
(D)until
pieces and they are very rare and precious,” a post on the exhibition’s Facebookpage said. “Once these works are damaged, they are permanently damaged.” Nevertheless, the exhibition organizersdecided not to
your sit-down time by 2-3 hours each day by standing up at your desk, taking frequent breaks to stretch andwalk, or watching TV on your feet may be better than an expensive, crowded, smelly gym and be just what the doctorordered."41
(A)an unlikely fact
(B)a rare instance
(C)common knowledge
(D)mixed feeling42
(A)Accordingly
(B)Immediately
(C)Satisfactorily
(D)Unfortunately43
(A)questioned
(B)appointed
(C)tracked
(D)advised44
(A)least
(B)last
(C)more
(D)best45
(A)Maintaining
(B)Conducting
(C)Reducing
(D)Overseeing請依下文回答第46題至第50題:A new Japanese study has found that cats match dogs in some memory tests. The study used 49 cats and differentbowls of food, and the result shows that cats can recall memories of positive experiences, such as eating a delicioussnack. The experiment was a test of episodic memory, or memory of past experiences that occur at a particular time andplace. In the experiment, cats were led to four bowls of food, and were permitted to eat from two of them. After fifteenminutes, the bowls were replaced with empty ones, and the same cats returned to the room in search of food. Here,researchers found that the cats spent more time exploring those bowls from which they had already eaten than others.That cats were able to remember “what” and “where” information about the food bowls suggests they have episodicmemory. The researcher said that both cats and dogs may have episodic memory similar to that of humans and that catsare just as smart as dogs. Still, it’s unclear whether cats can experience past memories as deeply as humans do. “It’s alsohard to know if the cats actually remember the experience of going to that particular bowl, such as the colors and thesounds,” said the researcher. The study’s results may have many practical uses. A professor from Yale University said,“It opens the door to new studies examining how long cats’ memories can be, and whether they also remember richerexperiences in their own life as humans do.”
(A)at least
(B)at once
(C)at hand
(D)at present請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題:For hundreds of years, psychologist and ordinary people have never stopped debating this fascinating question.Some people think personality develops as a result of the environment—the combination of influences that we learnfrom, such as our families, our culture, our friends, and our education. The people who believe this theory believe thatall babies are born without a personality and that it’s the environment that determines, or forms each child’s personality.This school of thought is called the “nurture school.”At the other end of the continuum we find people who believe that personality is determined by “nature,” or thecharacteristics we receive, or “inherit,” from our parents biologically, through their genes. These people believe that ourpersonality is not determined by the environment, but rather by genetics, and that each baby is born with a personality.The nature-nurture controversy is very old. Experimental psychologists have tried to discover which of these two factors,genetics or the environment, is more important in forming our personality. However, it’s very difficult, if not impossible,to conduct research on real people with real lives. There’s just no way to put people in a laboratory and watch themdevelop. For this reason, there’s no scientific way to settle the nature-nurture controversy. Recently, however, mostresearchers have come to believe that both the environment and the genes —nurture and nature—work together and areboth important.
the boy for the damage and said that the painting could be easily restored. This incident,however, made them reconsider displaying valuable paintings in the open.41
(A)led
(B)lead
(C)leads
(D)leading42
(A)released
(B)relied
(C)replied
(D)replaced43
(A)sleeps
(B)freezes
(C)fails
(D)scares44
(A)authentic
(B)fake
(C)unreal
(D)novel45
(A)chase
(B)choose
(C)change
(D)charge請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題Maritza, a professional yoga trainer, is one of almost 100,000 users of Bliive-a Brazil-based website that brandsitself as the world’s largest online time-exchange platform. Bliive looks and feels like a social media platform. Itsusers trade services, including guitar lessons, air conditioner repairs and tarot card readings, without any cash or creditcard transactions. For each hour of service provided, the user receives Time Money, with which they can buy anotherservice. Maritza earned almost 40 hours’ worth of Bliive services. With that much Time Money, she was able to createher own website about breathing techniques, including her own branding. Each person offers his help in one-hourchunks, and people who have “exchanged” Time Money can rate and review the quality of the service provided.Bliive was founded a year and a half ago by Lorrana Scarpioni, a 24-year-old public relations student. She nowemploys a team of about a dozen people in Sao Paulo. She came up with the idea after watching documentaries aboutthe sharing economy and alternative currencies. “If people were willing to engage in couch surfing-letting completestrangers into their houses-surely there was a potential for exchanging something as simple as one hour of a service,”Lorrana says. “Bliive is a collaborative network of time exchange. We see this platform as a movement that showspeople the real value of exchanges and how they can develop themselves this way.”Bliive takes the concept of the sharing economy-popularized by platforms including Uber and Airbnb-a stepfurther. It creates a new channel between the supply and demand of services, and does away with conventional cashaltogether. More than 90,000 services are on offer on the website, making it larger than other barter-based sites. “Theno-money-involved transferences can be a great alternative to keep people developing themselves. We see a lot ofpeople who have graduated with very nice degrees, but they don’t have jobs,” she says. While Bliive aims to becomemore profitable, Lorrana is keen to retain its core values. “We use these talents and values to create a world that ismore collaborative and less competitive, more focused on the value of people, not just the value of money,” she says.
According to the passage, what is the finding of a Japanese study?
(A)Cats are proven to be smarter than humans.
(B)Smart cats enjoy food in colored bowls.
(C)Cats are just as smart as humans.
(D)Cats and dogs might be equally smart.
What could be the best title for the passage?
(A)Personality: Nature or Nurture?
(B)What Is Personality?
(C)Personality Inherited from Parents
(D)Learning Determines Personality
According to this passage, what is true about Bliive?
(A)Its users trade currencies around the world.
(B)Its users learn to compete for Time Money.
(C)Its users do collaborative network of time exchange.
(D)Its users find dates from the social media based in Brazil.
Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
(A)Research on Cats and Dogs.
(B)A Study of Cats' Memory.
(C)A Study of Smart Food .
(D)Research on Japanese Researchers.
According to the passage, why is it impossible to settle the nature and nurture controversy?
(A)Because researchers don’t have enough funding to conduct research.
(B)Because most of the researchers have their own biases.
(C)Because most of the researchers believe that a baby is born without a personality.
(D)Because researchers can’t keep people in a lab and observe them grow.
What do Bliive users receive for their services?
(A)Face-to-face yoga training.
(B)Free round-trip tickets to Brazil.
(C)Virtual money to buy anything on the platform.
(D)Other services in exchange for the time they serve.
According to the passage, which of the following is an example of positive experience for a cat?
(A)Taking a nap.
(B)Playing with a dog.
(C)Making a sound.
(D)Eating a snack.
According to the perspectives of the nurture school, which of the following factors may NOT be the one thatinfluences our personality?
(A)Our parents.
(B)Our genes.
(C)Our education.
(D)The world around us.
Who is Lorrana Scarpioni?
(A)The founder of Bliive.
(B)The yoga trainer on Bliive.
(C)The author of Sharing Economy.
(D)The director of Sharing Economy.
According to the passage, which of the following does "episodic memory" refer to?
(A)Experiences.
(B)Colors.
(C)Japanese studies.
(D)Food types.
For people who believe in nature, which of the following statements is true?
(A)Personality is determined by the environment.
(B)Personality is not determined by genetics.
(C)Each baby is born with a personality.
(D)Each baby is born without a personality.
What does the figure “90,000” refer to in the last paragraph?
(A)The total number of users on Bliive.
(B)The total revenue generated by Bliive.
(C)The current amount of services available on Bliive.
(D)The current number of players competing on Bliive.
What does "that" in "... both cats and dogs may have episodic memory similar to that of humans..." refer to?
(A)Research.
(B)Memory.
(C)Intelligence.
(D)Information.
What do most researchers believe nowadays?
(A)Personality development is black and white.
(B)The environment is more important than genetics in personality development.
(C)Nature is more important than nurture in personality development.
(D)The environment and the genes are both crucial.
Which of the following statements best describes the core value of Bliive?
(A)To provide alternative currencies online.
(B)To cancel all conventional cash transactions.
(C)To create a new channel of time management.
(D)To show that people are to be valued more than money.