財稅行政 101 年英文考古題

(A)contented (B)dissatisfied (C)pleased (D)unconcerned

(A)find out (B)look into (C)worry about (D)care for

(A)derive from (B)lead to (C)result from (D)transfer to

(A)concern (B)dilemma (C)option (D)definition

(A)As a result (B)By the same token (C)For example (D)In summary|11350請依下文回答第6 題至第9 題Hong Kong has lost its sky. The city is frequently 6 in a noxious smog, and many days the only place youcan see a clear shot of the famously picturesque skyline is in ads for luxury apartments. Urban esthetics 7 , thedamage to Hong Kong residents’ lungs may be worse. “The only safe conclusion is that air pollution is having a veryserious 8 effect on the health of people of all ages,” says Dr. Anthony Hedley, chairman of the Department ofCommunity Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. The only good news is that air pollution has become so severethat Hong Kongers are finally ready to force their leaders to act. And the city’s business community is pushing forsolutions. The answers are out there: the government’s Council for Sustainable Development in early May 2006released a number of smart anti-pollution 9 , such as restricting vehicle use on high-pollution days, and askingelectricity producers to use only clean coal or low-polluting natural gas by 2010.In the meantime, many experts doubt whether Hong Kong’s bureaucracy has the imagination or the will toimplement those ideas. Christine Loh, CEO of the local think tank Civic Exchange, says that they just do not have thekind of political leadership now.

(A)clammed (B)cloaked (C)soiled (D)sucked

(A)apart (B)aside (C)besides (D)combined

(A)abstract (B)abstruse (C)adverse (D)adorable

(A)propensities (B)properties (C)prophecies (D)proposals請依下文回答第10 題至第13 題It is easy to blame China’s rapid economic growth for its devastating environmental situation. Scant attention hasbeen paid to the costs of pollution or resource 10 engendered by this dramatic economic development. Centralgovernment investment in environmental protection remains 11 below the 2.2% of GDP which, Chinese scientistsclaim, is the minimum necessary to prevent further 12 . Pollution 13 are so low that factories often elect topay them rather than take corrective measures. Water is typically priced far below replacement cost, discouragingrecycling or conservation.

(A)degradation (B)allocation (C)preservation (D)information

(A)so (B)well (C)very (D)too

(A)despondence (B)determination (C)determinism (D)deterioration

(A)fees (B)fines (C)prizes (D)losses請依下文回答第14 題至第17 題As never before in their long history, universities have become instruments of national competition as well asinstruments of peace. They are the 14 of the scientific discoveries that move economies forward, and the primarymeans of educating the talent required to obtain and maintain competitive advantage. But 15 , the opening ofnational borders to the flow of goods, services, information, and especially people has made universities a powerfulforce for global integration, mutual understanding, and geopolitical stability.In response to the same forces that have16the world economy, universities have become moreself-consciously global: seeking students from around the world who represent the entire spectrum of cultures andvalues, sending their own students abroad to prepare them for global careers, offering courses of study that address thechallenges of an 17 world and collaborative research programs to advance science for the benefit of all humanity.

(A)locus (B)equation (C)product (D)application

(A)in other words (B)at the same time (C)on the one hand (D)on the contrary

(A)exacerbated (B)validated (C)propelled (D)dragged

(A)interchangeable (B)interconnected (C)internal (D)intervening|11350請依下文回答第18 題至第22 題For some time now, it has been possible to imagine a moment when you will be able to watch whatever you wantwhenever you want in the setting of your choice. The handful of websites that now offer streaming or downloadablefeature films offer a glimpse of what is to come.One of the intriguing promises these websites hold is a kind of virtual cinematheque. The retrieval andpreservation of film history has been a project of many decades, accelerated and democratized by the rise of the DVD,which has put hundreds of old films in easy reach of the multitudes. Now, with the Internet that extends the promise ofcomprehensiveness and universal accessibility, it is possible to expect that before too long the entire surviving historyof movies will be open for browsing and sampling at the click of a mouse for a few dollars.Besides making the established home viewing habits a bit easier to indulge, the on-line viewing experience alsomakes possible the rise of on-line video as a form of first-run distribution. That is, as more and more movies that findtheir public not at the multiplex or the art house, but at your house, the tyranny of feature films will erode. It is nearlyimpossible for a film that runs less than 70 minutes to be booked into a theater by itself, or for, say, a 17-minute movieto be given a block of television time. But on-line screen time is more flexible and may thus reward filmmakers forbrevity or at least economy of expression.

What is the article mainly about?

According to the author, where could we more possibly see a 17-minute movie?

What has the rise of the DVD contributed to?

Which of the following is NOT implied in the article?

Which of the following statements about the preservation of film history is true?

What does “grue” represent in this passage?

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

What does the word “congenital” mean in this passage?