一般行政 103 年中華民國憲法與英文考古題

Advances in science and technology have changed the world we live in over the last one hundred years. (A)capriciously (B)drastically (C)primitively (D)repellently

Whenever Kevin gets back to his nice, cozy apartment, he always feels safe and comfortable; the apartment isjust like a to him. (A)boutique (B)dungeon (C)promenade (D)sanctuary

The flowers in Kelsey’s garden attract bees and butterflies that the plants naturally. (A)irrigate (B)pollinate (C)pollute (D)transform

Hooking up these new speakers to the sound system will the music, making it louder and clearer. (A)amplify (B)nullify (C)qualify (D)signify

Many agricultural communities recognize that totally eliminating agricultural odors is not economical. (A)Many people in the agricultural field know that it is not undesirable to get rid of odors from agriculturaloperations. (B)Many people in the agricultural industry believe agricultural odors are likely to harm the national economy inthe long run. (C)The majority of the agricultural industry believes that the price for complete removal of agricultural odors istoo high. (D)Many agricultural communities believe that there is an economical motive to recognize the need for removingagricultural odors.

Study found that feeling sad leads to self-centered thinking, which can lead to greater likelihood of spendingextra cash in order to make a person feel better. (A)People who are feeling sad tend to spend more money on themselves. (B)Spending less cash will increase a person’s chances of becoming happier. (C)People who are self-centered are happy, so they spend less money. (D)Sadness leads to spending more money on people who are self-centered.70210

Dante makes Virgil his guide through the hell in his Inferno, which itself could be called the quintessence ofmedieval literature. (A)Dante guides Virgil to travel through the hell in the Inferno, which itself can be regarded as the model ofmedieval literature. (B)Dante is guided by Virgil to travel through the hell in the Inferno, which can not be regarded as the model ofmedieval literature. (C)In medieval literature, the hell is not a typical scene. A medieval writer, Dante, hires a tour guide to show himthrough the hell in his writing, the Inferno. (D)Dante’s Inferno, in which Virgil guides the author through the hell, is the perfect example of medievalliterature.

In novels, which are typically populated by a few dozen characters at most, other people are in short supply andthe lovers tend to return to each other for better or worse. (A)In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers cannot but stick with eachother. (B)In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers, unlike other people, willtry to give each other as much as they can. (C)In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers will manage to staytogether whereas other characters remain detached from each other. (D)In the world of novels where only a small number of characters inhabit, the lovers differ from other charactersin the way they show affection for each other.請依下文回答第9 題至第12 題In 1993, an official with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) called a few employees into heroffice and asked the question: what was the CDCP doing about the risk that animal-to-people transplants mightintroduce new germs into the human population? “My first reaction was—nothing,” recalled Louisa Chapman, anexpert on animal viruses that infect humans. “Transplants from animals were so rare, and recipients lived so brieflythat it didn’t seem a threat.”But as she looked into the situation, she changed her mind. Interest in xenotransplants was heating up. Animalscould not only ease the shortage of kidneys, hearts, and livers for transplantation, but also supply brain tissues fortreating diseases like Parkinson’s. These days, drug and biotech companies have poured more than $100 million intoxenotransplant research. Scientists have reported progress in overcoming rejection of animal organs. But the concernChapman heard in that 1993 meeting has not gone away: would xenotransplants give new germs a sneaky entrée intothe human population?

What is the best title for this passage? (A)Xenotransplant Interest (B)Xenotransplant Disease (C)Xenotransplant Prevention (D)Xenotransplant Fear

What is Louisa Chapman concerned with? (A)The shortage of kidneys, hearts, and livers (B)Treatment of diseases like Parkinson’s (C)Introduction of new germs into the human population (D)The frequency and duration of xenotrasplants

What does the author mean when he says, “Interest in xenotransplants was heating up.”? (A)Xenotransplants are being heated. (B)Xenotransplants are getting popular. (C)Xenotransplants are being cooked. (D)Xenotransplants are under attack.70210

What does the underlined word “sneaky” in the second paragraph mean? (A)Secret (B)Separate (C)Secluded (D)Sedate請依下文回答第13 題至第16 題Architecture is an art, and any art must give us pleasure, or else it is bad art, or we are abnormally blind. We are ingeneral too hardened and insensitive to architecture as an art and to the joy it may bring to us. It is the constantnearness of architecture during our entire conscious existence that has blinded us in this way. We forget that it is an artof here and now because it is with us every day and because we must have houses to live in. We are apt to think ofthem solely as abiding places. Therefore, we think of architecture as some vague, learned thing dealing with Frenchcathedrals or Italian palaces or Greek temples, not with New York or Chicago streets or Los Angeles suburbs, and thisfalse doctrine has strengthened in us until our eyes are dulled and our minds are deadened to all that beauty that isbeing created around us today, and we lose all the fine deep pleasure that we might otherwise experience from ourordinary surroundings.

According to the passage, what is the most important function of art? (A)To make us feel happy (B)To give us knowledge (C)To enliven our surroundings (D)To make us sensitive to nature

According to the passage, why is architecture an art of “here and now”? (A)We are living in it. (B)It always gives us joy. (C)It lasts regardless of time. (D)Great buildings like French cathedrals and Greek temples still exist.

Why are people insensitive to architecture as an art? (A)We are too close to it. (B)We are conscious of its existence. (C)We only think of modern buildings as art. (D)Our minds are deadened by busy lifestyles.

According to the passage, how do people in New York in general think of their buildings? (A)The buildings are not familiar in their experience. (B)The buildings are just their abiding places. (C)The buildings are something that creates beauty in their surroundings. (D)The buildings are comparable to French cathedrals or Greek temples.請依下文回答第17 題至第21 題Since a bolt generates heat of up to 28,000 degrees (five times hotter than the sun), people assume that anyone inits path will be severely scorched, says Mary Cooper, MD, a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher, who studieslightning injuries. “In reality, only one-third of victims have any burns at all, because the skin contact is so brief, justmilliseconds.” The intense heat can have unpredictable effects. “There are reports of tied leather shoes exploding offpeople’s feet as their sweat instantly vaporizes,” Dr. Cooper adds. Other complications from a strike include rupturedeardrums, blindness or vision problems, mental impairment, nerve damage, convulsions, cardiac arrest, and, in up toten percent of cases, death. However, throughout history there have been survivors of lightning strikes who haveclaimed miraculous benefits, such as cures for blindness or illnesses. And after a brush with death, there are those whofeel a heightened awareness and appreciation of life. To some survivors, some strange phenomena have happened. Dr.Cooper has heard different reports of strike victims. There were people who said they felt extremely sparkly andenergized. Some said they could not use a computer at all, because it slowed down as soon as they touched thekeyboard, and others said they could not wear a watch because the battery went wacko.70210

According to the passage, which one is NOT a lightning injury? (A)Cardiac arrest (B)Olfactory impairment (C)Eardrum damage (D)Mental impairment

Which of the following is a benefit that some survivors of lightning strikes have claimed? (A)Awareness of life goals (B)Spiritual journey (C)Cures for broken legs (D)Cures for blindness

According to the passage, what is the approximate death rate from lightning strikes? (A)About one-third of victims (B)Up to 10 percent of victims (C)About one-fourth of victims (D)Nearly 100 percent of victims

Which statement is NOT associated with strange phenomena happening to some survivors of lightning strikes? (A)They cannot wear shoes because their feet sweat all the time. (B)The computer they use slows down when they touch the keyboard. (C)They often feel extremely energized and refreshed. (D)They cannot wear a watch because its battery cannot function properly.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A)Anyone hit by a lightning bolt will be severely scorched. (B)Only some victims of lightning strikes have lightning burns. (C)All survivors of lightning strikes have claimed some miraculous benefits. (D)The sun generates heat five times hotter than a thunderbolt does.請依下文回答第22 題至第25 題There are few places, not only in Italy, but in the whole world, that have as much evocative and suggestive poweras the Appian Way in Rome. The walls along the Appian Way, full of remarkable traces of ancient history, are still thesame as they were two thousand years ago, but they will be submerged beneath a flood of houses, disappearing intohistory, simply because of a frenzy of wild speculation on lands.There are laws that protect the artistic and historic heritage, as well as the landscape. But laws are inert andimpotent if there is a lack of real will to ensure that they are respected. In this case, as in a hundred others, the faultcannot be attributed to administrative inertia; it lies much higher up, at the level of the government officials and, at amuch higher level, in the ruling class.It is surely symptomatic that when the alarm was sounded concerning the imminent destruction of the AppianWay, not a single organ of the mighty middle-class press chose to champion the cause, and nobody chose to react. Thewhole of our incomparable artistic and cultural heritage is threatened with destruction; in the villas of the Veneto,rooms covered with precious wall paintings are being turned into stables; the Italian cities that are celebratedthroughout the world as masterpieces of beauty and as the witnesses of first-rate culture are rapidly being transformedinto something extremely vulgar.

What causes the Appian Way to be disappearing? (A)Historical factors (B)Land development (C)Natural disasters (D)Political power

According to the passage, which of the following is ultimately responsible for the fault of a powerless law? (A)Bureaucratic police (B)Historical heritage (C)Government officials (D)The ruling class

What is the key to ensuring that the law is honored? (A)Knowledge (B)Money (C)Power (D)Will

Which of the following is accommodated in the renovated historical houses in the villas of the Veneto? (A)Animals (B)Officials (C)Soldiers (D)Tourists