總統依憲法規定,於民國97 年7 月1 日公布○○○○法,並宣示該法律自公布日起生效。請問該法律於何時對全體國民及各機關發生拘束力?
(A)97 年7 月1 日上午零時
(B)97 年7 月1 日下午五時
(C)97 年7 月3 日上午零時
(D)97 年7 月3 日下午五時第31 題至第34 題為題組When asked to name the most ferocious dinosaur, most people would immediately think of Tyrannosaurus rex,T-rex for short. The T-rex could reach a height of almost fifty feet in length and a weight of five tons. It is equippedwith eight-inch talons on its feet and a huge jaw lined with teeth as long and sharp as steak knives. 31Imagine the surprise, then, when scientists digging in eastern Utah in 1992 found a dinosaur that could wellhave been a match for T-rex fossilized in the rocky lands. 32 The Utahraptor was twenty feet long, smaller thanthe T-rex. However, it had twelve-inch hooked claws on each of its hind legs. While the T-rex had short, stubbyforelimbs, the Utahraptor had large, powerful arms equipped with ten-inch claws. With these, it could grasp itsprey. 33With such evenly matched assets, it is hard to imagine what would happen if the two dinosaurs met each other.However, a contest between the two powerful creatures never took place. 34 Even though scientists can onlyspeculate as to why that happened, it was fortunate for the other dinosaurs that such formidable predators did notexist at the same time.
It is a issue whether genetically modified foods are good or bad for our health; there are pros and cons totheir use.
(A)deliberate
(B)tedious
(C)prohibited
(D)controversial
Unfortunately, the hotel is extremely limited in space and cannot large groups of tourists.
(A)accommodate
(B)anticipate
(C)inhabit
(D)dwell
(A)With its sturdy back legs, the Utahraptor could probably outrun any other creature.
(B)With such a dangerous build, the T-rex was thought to have been the most terrifying of all carnivorousdinosaurs.
(C)This is because Utahraptors had been dead for fifty million years before the T-rex appeared.
(D)Once a victim was caught, it would be slashed and smashed by the raptor’s claws on the hind feet.
Why you let such a foolish thing happen is beyond my . I still cannot understand what you were thinking atthat time.
(A)belief
(B)comprehension
(C)doubt
(D)recognition
I am sure I had made quite a good on the personnel manager in the interview because I got the job.
(A)interpretation
(B)expression
(C)transition
(D)impression
(A)Once a victim was caught, it would be slashed and smashed by the raptor’s claws on the hind feet.
(B)With its sturdy back legs, the Utahraptor could probably outrun any other creature.
(C)This is because all of the Utahraptors had been dead for fifty million years before the T-rex appeared.
(D)The name of this equally terrifying and ferocious dinosaur is Utahraptor.
We plan to US$100,000 to help the families of the earthquake victims.
(A)rise
(B)shield
(C)raise
(D)represent
The boss was Ted’s laziness and decided to fire him.
(A)fed up with
(B)fond of
(C)filled with
(D)fascinated by
(A)However, it would be premature to say for sure what it was that brought the dinosaurs to extinction.
(B)With its sturdy back legs, the Utahraptor could probably outrun any other creature.
(C)The name of this equally terrifying and ferocious dinosaur is Utahraptor.
(D)Once a victim was caught, it would be slashed and smashed by the raptor’s claws on the hind feet.
To make French toast for four people, you’ll need the following : two eggs, a cup of milk, and a tablespoonof butter.
(A)articles
(B)factors
(C)recipes
(D)ingredients
Mary’s watch is as expensive as her husband’s. Her father’s watch is theirs.
(A)as much as twice
(B)twice more
(C)twice as much as
(D)as twice more
(A)This is because all of the Utahraptors had been dead for fifty million years before the T-rex appeared.
(B)With such a dangerous build, the T-rex was thought to have been the most terrifying of all carnivorousdinosaurs.
(C)However, it would be premature to say for sure what it was that brought the dinosaurs to extinction.
(D)With its sturdy back legs, the Utahraptor could probably outrun any other creature.
Tina always has a stomachache after a big meal because she has poor .
(A)digestion
(B)circulation
(C)pulsation
(D)pressure
You shouldn’t your parents’ love ; instead, you should cherish and reward it.
(A)put…into consideration
(B)take…for granted
(C)bear…in mind
(D)know…by sight請依下文回答第36 題至第40 題The saying “Dogs are people’s best friends” is an old one. People and dogs 36 together since ancient times.Many dogs serve 37 as pets. But some dogs have real jobs to do. They work as police dogs and as guide dogs for theblind. Some breeds of dogs do these jobs 38 others. Very often, people choose German shepherds for this work.What makes these dogs so good at it? German shepherds have many 39 that make them good work dogs. For onething, they are the right size. They are quite large and strong. They also look alert and are very smart. So it is easy to trainthem to do hard jobs. What’s more, German shepherds have the right traits. They are patient and can wait 40 for along time. The dogs’ calm and gentle natures show that they can be well trained.
Apart from sheer size, India and China differ from neighboring “trading states” in another critical aspect: theirambition to be the regional superpower in South Asia and East Asia .
(A)aggressively
(B)individually
(C)provincially
(D)respectively
Mummification, performed by Egyptians, is a process of dead bodies, that is, protecting dead bodies fromdecay.
(A)confining
(B)identifying
(C)measuring
(D)preserving
(A)are living
(B)had lived
(C)have lived
(D)would be living
You need to the document before signing it.
(A)undermine
(B)fabricate
(C)peruse
(D)execute
nice pictures is difficult in that you need to have a good knowledge of light and color.
(A)Take
(B)In order to take
(C)When you take
(D)Taking
(A)even
(B)not just
(C)so long
(D)only
J. K. Rowling, auther of the popular Harry Potter series, exhibits control over her stories.
(A)intrusive
(B)inaccessible
(C)impeccable
(D)intrinsic
The two women wrongfully detained by the Immigration Department being locked up if they’d been morecooperative with the authorities.
(A)could have avoided
(B)could avoid
(C)have avoided
(D)had avoided
(A)better than
(B)more than
(C)as well as
(D)the same as
In my family with Chinese tradition, only Daddy and the oldest brother were allowed individual . Daughterswere all expected to be of one standard.
(A)contributions
(B)controversies
(C)idiosyncrasies
(D)consistencies
At the age of nineteen, Tom served as a captain on an Italian ship sailed around the Mediterranean Sea.
(A)where
(B)in which
(C)when
(D)which
A hairline at the forehead is a part of the male aging process.
(A)conceding
(B)interceding
(C)proceeding
(D)receding
Tom: Hey, Jane. How’re you doing?Jane: I’m okay, Tom, thanks.Tom: Not much. I’ll be glad when final exams are over.
(A)How are you?
(B)How do you do?
(C)What’s new?
(D)Why are you happy?
(A)casually
(B)eagerly
(C)carelessly
(D)quietly請依下文回答第41 題至第43 題Schools can contribute to the socialization of gender roles. Books that children use in learning to read influence theirideas about 41 is suitable behavior for males and females. Traditionally, males have been more likely to beportrayed as clever, heroic, and adventurous in these books, 42 females have been more likely to be shown doingdomestic chores. As youngsters progress through the school system, they are often channeled in career directionsconsidered appropriate for their sex. For example, males have been more likely to be encouraged to study mathematicsand to work toward becoming engineers or doctors. Females have 43 been encouraged to take classes in homeeconomics and to work toward becoming nurses or homemakers.
In America, “wellness” has become a huge industry especially to the prosperous discontent of thebaby-boomers.
(A)proposing
(B)catering
(C)deferring
(D)referring
A: Mary, John and I are going to a concert this Friday.B: Sure, I love concerts. What time should we meet?A: At about 6:30.
(A)Can you play the piano?
(B)Would you like to join us?
(C)What’s the occasion?
(D)What kind of party?
(A)it
(B)that
(C)which
(D)what
From a distance it is a postcard image; get closer to Mt. Fuji, however, you will notice that Japan’s iconic mountainhas a garbage problem, a stark contrast to a country known for its cleanliness.
(A)Mt. Fuji maintains a beautiful postcard image and reinforces the clean image of Japan despite its garbageproblem.
(B)Suffering from a garbage problem, Mt. Fuji is no longer an icon of Japan, a country as beautiful as a postcardimage.
(C)Although Mt. Fuji is not as beautiful and clean as it appears from a distance, it still stands for the cleanliness ofJapan.
(D)Though a symbol of the country known for its cleanliness, Mt. Fuji is actually not as clean as it appears from adistance.
Dad: Did you talk to our son over the phone last night?Mom: But it was so difficult to get through.Dad: Maybe he was on the line all night.
(A)He’s tried his best.
(B)He’s been trying.
(C)I tried.
(D)I did.依下文回答第43 題至第46 題IQ tests are reliable in predicting a child’s success in school, but many psychologists caution against relyingtoo heavily on these scores as a measure of a child’s capabilities. In fact, some critics dispute the validity of usingIQ tests at all, citing many 43 that can affect a child’s ability to perform well on them. First of all, critics pointout that children develop 44 different rates, depending on their biology, family, school, and environment. Theyalso state that performance on an IQ test reflects not just a child’s aptitude for learning, but also his or her already45 knowledge: vocabulary, math, as well as cultural knowledge that is learned, not inborn. Performance on IQtests also reflects the ability to focus and pay attention, so children who have attention problems may be at a 46. Moreover, a child’s performance can be affected by illness or emotional stress. Educators and psychologistsencourage parents not to see an IQ score as a sure indicator of their child’s future success.
(A)while
(B)as
(C)since
(D)however
It seems a very simple thing to tell the truth, but, beyond all questions, there is nothing half so easy as lying.
(A)Though it may appear simple, telling the truth is not as difficult as telling lies.
(B)Though it may appear simple, telling the truth is certainly far more difficult than telling lies.
(C)Though it may appear difficult, telling the truth is definitely less questionable than telling lies.
(D)Though it may appear easy, telling lies is believed by honest people to be the most difficult thing.
(A)faucets
(B)factors
(C)filters
(D)figures
(A)remotely
(B)never
(C)often
(D)primitively請依下文回答第44 題至第47 題Buying overpriced indulgences may feel good in the short term, but you pay the price later. Or at least that’s theconventional wisdom. But a study by a couple of business-school professors says splurging now makes you happier later.Even more surprising: not splurging now gives you pangs of regret later.One study in the Harvard Business Review polled college students and alumni on the subject of spring breaks.Regret about not having spent more money or traveling during breaks increased with time, whereas regret about nothaving worked, studied, or saved money during breaks decreased with time.The authors write: “We saw a similar pattern in a study of how businesspeople perceived past choices between workand pleasure. Over time, those who had indulged felt less and less guilty about their choices, whereas those who had beendutiful experienced a growing sense of having missed out on the pleasures of life.”The authors also did a study of mall shoppers, asking about their regret about buying an expensive item of clothing.Those who anticipated short-term regret bought less-expensive items, while those who anticipated long-term regretsplurged.Luxury-goods makers, of course, will eat this up. I can see the slogan now: “Luxury: It’s Good for Life.” Well,whether luxury is good for your finances is another matter.Wealth Report readers, what do you think? Do the long-term benefits of indulgence outweigh the short-term risks ofregret?
Try to improve or optimize one of these global financial crisis parameters and you end up paying somewhere elsealong the line.
(A)Improving one or two of the global financial crisis parameters is very likely to create more crisis parameters inthe end.
(B)The global financial crisis parameters are so intertwined that you can gain some here and lose some there.
(C)To improve the global financial crisis parameters, you need to take care of them all at the same time instead ofone at a time.
(D)You need to pay close attention to the global financial crisis parameters before you can even improve oroptimize one of them.
(A)at
(B)in
(C)on
(D)to
According to the study, who is going to regret in the long run?
(A)Those who take a luxurious spring vacation.
(B)Those who have bought a brand-name item.
(C)Those who spend money on expensive clothes.
(D)Those who devote themselves to their jobs.
It is ironic that the very institutions carrying out the research that informs the public of global climate change areoften not terribly good at acting on their own understanding.
(A)The fact that research institutions, which provide us with information on global climate change, are not reallygood at applying their knowledge in actual practice is satirical.
(B)Global climate change is terrible and it is ironic that much research has been done by research institutions but thepublic has found little use of the research result in their everyday life.
(C)It is terrible to see that research institutions, which conduct research on and inform the public about globalclimate change, often fail to do what they preach.
(D)That institutions carrying out the research which informs people about global climate change do not recyclenatural resources in the research processes is ironically expected.
(A)acquired
(B)acquiring
(C)required
(D)requiring
What does the author mean by saying “luxury-goods makers will eat this up?”
(A)More luxurious food will be produced for the market.
(B)Luxury-goods businesses will be harmed by the study.
(C)Luxury-goods makers will make full use of this study.
(D)Consumers will regret that they have eaten too much luxurious food.
As luck would have it, there was typhoon on the day of graduation.
(A)Fortunately, there was typhoon on the day of graduation.
(B)Unfortunately, there was typhoon on the day of graduation.
(C)I had good luck on the day of graduation.
(D)I had bad luck on the day of graduation.第46 題至第50 題為題組Although the epoch of the crusades ignited a genuine economic and cultural revolution in western Europe, inthe Orient these holy wars led to long centuries of decadence and obscurantism. Assaulted from all quarters, theMuslim world turned in on itself. Henceforth modernism became alien. Should cultural and religious identity beaffirmed by rejecting this modernism, which the West symbolized? Or, on the contrary, should the road ofmodernization be embarked upon with resolution, thus risking loss of identity? Neither Iran, nor Turkey, nor theArab world has ever succeeded in resolving this dilemma. Even today we can observe a lurching alternationbetween phases of forced westernization and phases of extremist, strongly xenophobic traditionalism.The Arab world—simultaneously fascinated and terrified by these Franj [Franks], whom they encountered asbarbarians, but whom subsequently managed to dominate the earth—cannot bring itself to consider the crusades amere episode in the bygone past. It is often surprising to discover the extent to which the attitude of the Arabs (andof Muslims in general) towards the West is still influenced, even today, by events that supposedly ended someseven centuries ago.
(A)disability
(B)disadvantage
(C)disagreement
(D)discomfort依下文回答第47 題至第50 題“Birth order” refers to whether we were the first child born in a family or one of many, or even the last. Manyresearchers think that where we are in relationship to our siblings helps influence how we develop.Firstborns: Pressure on the oldest child comes in the form of discipline and punishment. Besides, the firstborngets the most work—they are frequently the first to be called for extra housework or errands. A commoncharacteristic of a firstborn is confidence in being taken seriously by those around him. It’s no wonder thatfirstborns often go on to positions of leadership.Middle-borns: “I just didn’t get much respect in my family” is a key distinguishing phrase for middle-borns.Friends thus become very special to them—it’s how they obtain the cherished rewards and recognition. Themiddle-born is independent and is loyal to his peer group. And they learn to negotiate and compromise andfrequently work to avoid conflict.Last-borns: Youngest children are typically the outgoing charmers. They are also affectionate, uncomplicated,and sometimes a little absent-minded. There is also another mainstream of qualities in most last-borns: rebellious,critical, spoiled, and impetuous—the “dark side” of the last-born.Only child: Like firstborns, single children are often treated like little adults—sometimes to the point offeeling they never had a childhood. Only children may become very critical, cold-blooded, and never tolerant ofmistakes or failures. Or they may become everybody’s rescuers, the ones who agonize over the problems of othersand always want to move in, take over, and solve everything.
What does a person who “splurges” do?
(A)He/she overworks all the time.
(B)He/she has deep life-long regret.
(C)He/she budgets his/her money when going shopping.
(D)He/she spends more money than he/she can usually afford.
The crusades had a negative impact on the Muslim world, and this idea is suggested by the word _____ in thepassage.
(A)genuine
(B)revolution
(C)holy
(D)decadence
Which word is closest in meaning to “impetuous” in the fourth paragraph?
(A)Imaginative
(B)Impulsive
(C)Indifferent
(D)Industrious
Who did the Harvard Business Review survey in the study mentioned in the passage?
(A)College professors and tourists.
(B)College students and businesspeople.
(C)Shopowners and their customers.
(D)Producers of luxury goods.請依下文回答第48 題至第50 題Gaviotas, a rural area in Colombia, is an example of how even desolate places in the countryside can be developedfor sustainable human use. This area had been considered a wasteland: dry brown savanna, without enough water, plant,or animal life to support a town. But today a green spot of a 25,000-acre forest and big aluminum sunflowers begin to dotthe empty savanna.Under the trees are low white buildings and colorful houses, all with solar collectors. Begun in 1971 as a scientificexperiment, Gaviotas is now a self-sufficient town of 200, supported by clean, renewable industries. In the beginning ofrestoring the unproductive savanna to a place where humans can live well, the first problem was finding pure water. TheGaviotans invented a special kind of hand pump to reach deepwater reservoirs. Another goal was to restore the soil andplants. After years, they discovered that Caribbean pines from Honduras could grow in the area’s thin, acidic soil.As more people moved to Gaviotas, it was important to consider a pollution-free way of transportation. Villagemechanics developed a bicycle especially designed for the area’s rough land. Bicycles are now the official mode oftransportation, cheap and pollution-free. Gaviotas is a remarkable accomplishment of sustainable development. This oncedry landscape has been turned into a near paradise.
What does the sentence “the Muslim world turned in on itself” suggest?
(A)self-enclosure
(B)submission
(C)self-pity
(D)inferiority
Among the four birth orders introduced in the passage, which two are more similar to each other?
(A)Firstborns and middle-borns.
(B)Middle-borns and last-borns.
(C)Last-borns and only children.
(D)Only children and firstborns.
What is this passage mainly about?
(A)How to get pure water.
(B)How to restore the soil and plants.
(C)How to turn a wasteland into a self-sufficient town.
(D)How to create sustainable living areas in cities.
According to the passage, the Muslim world has been caught in the dilemma between self-identity and _____.
(A)obscurantism
(B)westernization
(C)alternation
(D)traditionalism
According to the passage, who will most likely become angry if failing to get a perfect 100 points on a math test?
(A)The firstborn.
(B)The middle-born.
(C)The last-born.
(D)The only child.
Why had this area been considered a wasteland?
(A)There were no plants at all.
(B)Not enough animal life was seen.
(C)There was not enough public transportation.
(D)There was only dry green savanna.
What does the word “barbarians” in the second paragraph refer to?
(A)Iranians.
(B)Turks.
(C)Arabians.
(D)Franks.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A)Last-borns are most likely to be sent by mothers to do dishes and buy groceries.
(B)Experts believe that birth order has something to do with one’s personality.
(C)Although only children can be cold-blooded, they can be active helpers, too.
(D)Instead of getting attention from their family, second-borns obtain recognition from their peers.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A)Bicycles, the official means of transportation, are expensive in Gaviotas.
(B)The Gaviotans invented a special pump to reach deepwater reservoirs.
(C)The soil is thin and acidic, but Caribbean pines from Honduras can grow there.
(D)Inhabitants in Gaviotas are able to provide for their needs without outside help.
Which of the following words best describes the influence of the crusades on the Arab world?
(A)Long-lasting.
(B)Temporary.
(C)Insignificant.
(D)Transitional.