After lengthy discussions and debates, the jury finally reached a . They found the defendant not guilty.
(A)convict
(B)declaration
(C)jurisdiction
(D)verdict
Simon goes through the same whenever he makes a mistake.—First he says he didn’t do it, and then he triesto blame it on someone else.
(A)destination
(B)speculation
(C)loophole
(D)routine
The of the candidate expressed itself in his extreme and unrealistic isolationism.
(A)acrophobia
(B)homophobia
(C)photophobia
(D)xenophobia
As the greenhouse effect is getting worse, many people start to worry whether they could the heat in thesummer.
(A)deduce
(B)fulfill
(C)derive
(D)survive
Because the singer was too nervous, she was in the third round of the competition and could not competefor the championship.
(A)eliminated
(B)participated
(C)maintained
(D)endangered
The way the teacher presented it leaves us with no but to do what she said.
(A)allowance
(B)alternative
(C)condemnation
(D)contradiction
The avian flu is highly , so be sure to wear a mask when you go out.
(A)contaminated
(B)contagious
(C)influential
(D)recommended
The tribal elders for three hours before banishing the two offenders.
(A)deliberated
(B)delivered
(C)depicted
(D)deported
An employment involves the buying and the selling of labor hours.
(A)transaction
(B)transcription
(C)transformation
(D)transliteration
The soup tastes a little . Let’s add some salt and pepper into it.
(A)bland
(B)positive
(C)fragile
(D)thrifty
I want to join the club, but its fee is so high that I can’t afford it.
(A)attention
(B)anticipation
(C)adaptation
(D)membership
Pope Benedict XVI has into the evolution debate in the United States, saying the universe was made by an“intelligent project.”
(A)disappeared
(B)ascended
(C)involved
(D)waded
Travelers may be spooked, delayed or detoured, but not . Despite a chain of calamities, more and morepeople leave home on holidays.
(A)deferred
(B)deterred
(C)discriminated
(D)disseminated
the victims who died in the terrorists’ attack last month, the city is going to hold a series of music concerts.
(A)In need of
(B)In search of
(C)In memory of
(D)In footsteps of
If we impose a heavy on littering, no one will dare to throw away their garbage at will.
(A)charity
(B)obstacle
(C)reputation
(D)penalty
One is often amazed by the speed with which armies collapse, bureaucracies , and social structures dissolveonce the autocrat is removed.
(A)abdicate
(B)accelerate
(C)vibrate
(D)fabricate
The new legislation will not solve the problem; in fact, it will do the opposite.
(A)accurately
(B)barely
(C)precisely
(D)specially
She was reading the story with tears down her cheeks.
(A)rolled
(B)roll
(C)rolling
(D)to roll
The fans were very disappointed when they learned that the outdoor concert was due to the comingtyphoon.
(A)repeated
(B)failed
(C)canceled
(D)closed
Disputes between Taiwan and Japan over who should have over Diaoyutai Islands have become heatedrecently.
(A)bureaucracy
(B)conspiracy
(C)solidarity
(D)sovereignty
I began to think about alternative models of agricultural development.
(A)It was 1976
(B)In 1976 when
(C)Not until 1976 when
(D)It was in 1976 that
he will come or not is still open to question.
(A)The fact that
(B)That
(C)What
(D)Whether
The government has decided to take a series of measures to help the wildlife native to our land.
(A)conceal
(B)conceive
(C)condemn
(D)conserve
Despite the of excellent children’s books in recent years, reading is increasingly unpopular amongchildren.
(A)deterioration
(B)fabrication
(C)proliferation
(D)transaction
The teacher students hand in the assignment before they left the classroom.
(A)did
(B)made
(C)told
(D)talked請依下文回答第38 題至第42 題What to write about is the first problem of a student who must periodically submit a theme or an essay. This questionarises not from actual lack of material but from 38 to take the right view of the material one has. A short reflectionshould convince the student that he or she thinks about many things; and a solution to the problem will be found partly atleast in an examination of what he or she already has in mind. One of the great 39 of education comes when weperceive that there is no such thing as a naturally uninteresting subject. Anything can be interesting if one knows enoughabout it. A certain amount of imagination is required and a certain focusing of the view, of course, but there is no reasonwhy a small thing should be of small interest, or why a familiar one should be 40 rich possibilities. The automobileis an exceedingly commonplace object in American life, yet with the right approach it becomes a subject of commandinginterest to the economist, to the engineer, or to the prospective vacationer. Perhaps few things arouse so little thought asthe table salt, yet when salt is considered in relation to living organisms, in connection with certain historical movements,or with regard to its industrial uses, it is 41 transformed into a subject of extraordinary interest. These are examplesof ordinary objects capable of 42 treatment, and it is precisely this kind of connection that the student must makebetween his stock of knowledge and its opportunities for development and interpretation.
The you work, the chance you will have to win promotion.
(A)hardly . . . good
(B)hardly . . . better
(C)harder . . . good
(D)harder . . . better
If our insurance agency does not improve the way our complaints are dealt with, we will seriously consider theircontract and finding a more reliable service carrier.
(A)illuminating
(B)discriminating
(C)nominating
(D)terminating
Genetic discoveries will trigger a flood of new , including drugs that aimed at the causes of disease ratherthan the symptoms.
(A)therapies
(B)diagnoses
(C)stethoscopes
(D)pharmaceuticals
(A)access
(B)failure
(C)resort
(D)success
Jack cannot understand why Bob said that, and .
(A)Tim can, too
(B)so can Tim
(C)nor does Tim
(D)Tim can’t, either
Pizza _____ came from Italy. Italian immigrants brought this food to the United States in the 1890s.
(A)deliciously
(B)gradually
(C)originally
(D)eventually
Society is a joint-stock company in which the members agree for the better securing of the bread to eachshareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater.
(A)Like a company, society may deprive individuals of their bread in order to maintain the liberty and culture ofeach shareholder.
(B)Like a company, society may operate at the expense of individuals’ liberty and culture to ensure the profits foreach shareholder.
(C)Society operates like a joint-stock company that generates profits for shareholders to sustain each individual’sliberty and culture.
(D)Society would produce profits as a joint-stock company for each shareholder when its members agree to giveaway their bread.
Sam: I’ve just got my bank statement and I’m afraid I’m in the red.Josh:Sam: I mean, would you please lend me some?
(A)How dare you waste so much money on those video games?
(B)So? What on earth are you going to say?
(C)Do you mean you cannot put up with the red tape?
(D)You really must earn as much money as possible to make ends meet.
The Mexican woman who was denied the job opportunity was believed to be a victim of against both herrace and gender.
(A)temptation
(B)stimulation
(C)resolution
(D)discrimination
Out of the barren earth of their homeland, the farmers are able to create a lush landscape.
(A)The farmers manage to create a rich landscape despite the barren soil.
(B)By getting out of the barren earth, the farmers are able to create a rich landscape.
(C)Outside the poor territory of their homeland, the farmers succeed in creating a lush landscape.
(D)Away from the barren earth of their homeland, the farmers manage to create a rich landscape.
(A)responsible for
(B)subordinate to
(C)devoid of
(D)confined to
Sam: Alex, can I talk to you about something?Alex:Sam: You know, last night I couldn’t study because of all the noise. And I couldn’t sleep, either. You guys kept meup till 3:00 a.m.
(A)Sure, what’s up?
(B)Sorry, I’m busy.
(C)Never mind.
(D)No, thank you.
Thousands of workers were laid off in the economic of the early 1980s.
(A)recession
(B)evolution
(C)compensation
(D)recovery
Because of the belief that a woman generally does not provide the sole financial support for her family as a mandoes, she often fails to receive equal pay for equal work.
(A)Women often do not make as much money as men do because it is generally believed that a woman receivesother financial support in her family.
(B)Women and men often do not get equal pay for equal work because a woman’s paycheck is generally considereda secondary income for her family.
(C)Women often fail to receive equal treatment at work because they believe they do not make as much money asmen do.
(D)Women and men often fail to get equal pay for equal work because a woman’s income is generally moreimportant than a man’s.請依下文回答第41~45 題We measure our lives in months and years. The wood mouse’s life is measured in hours and days. This tiny mammal,a member of the rodent family, has a childhood lasting only for three weeks.Survival is a difficult task for such a small creature. The wood mouse ventures out mainly at night, using its whiskersto feel its way through the darkness. It has good sight and hearing, and an excellent sense of smell. However, the woodmouse is relatively defenseless, and many fall prey to owls, hawks, crows, foxes, and other predators.The mouse’s main survival strategy is to breed at speed. A single mother may have several litters of babies, totally 25to 30 offspring in a year. With so many babies, the chances are that only one or two will survive.The wood mouse has many similarities to its close cousin, the house mouse. For both, life starts in a cozy nest. Thenew babies are pink and furless. Their eyes are closed, and there is no sign of the typically large mouse ears. They dependcompletely on their mother. She suckles them with her milk, licks them clean, removes their droppings, and keeps the nestclean. If they wriggle too far, she picks them up in her mouth and returns them to the nest.
Stacey: This chocolate looks delicious.Fanny: Don’t tell me you’re going to eat it all at once.Stacey: Sure I am. Why not?Fanny: You can consider saving some for later.Stacey: So that you can steal it?
(A)Help yourself.
(B)Lucky you.
(C)No way.
(D)Not at all.The other day I was in the grocery store and witnessed an incredible display of patience. The 42 clerk had justbeen scolded by an angry customer, clearly without good cause. 43 being reactive, the clerk reduced the anger byremaining calm. When it was my 44 to pay for my groceries, I said to her, “I’m so 45 with the way youhandled that customer.” She looked me right in the eye and said, “Thank you, Sir. Do you know you are the first person46 to give me a compliment in this store?” It took less than two seconds to let her know, yet it was a highlight of herday, and of mine.請依上文回答第42 題至第46 題。
After the project, he decided to publish it as soon as possible.
(A)complete
(B)having completed
(C)being completed
(D)to complete請依下文回答第42~45 題When we discuss contrasting economic systems and principles, we often compare socialism with capitalism. In acapitalistic economy, most businesses are privately owned. Both owners and workers are motivated by profit. In earlycapitalist countries, the government had little control over private business affairs. This led to problems regardingworkplace safety, worker pay, and the environment. In modern capitalist countries, government regulations put manyrestrictions on business owners.Capitalist economies have traditionally created major class divisions between the rich and the poor. Socialism aimsto eliminate these divisions, although no socialist state has been entirely successful in reaching this goal. In a socialisteconomy, ownership of capital and distribution of wealth are managed by a centralized government. This is a difficulttask because of the sheer amount of work involved in managing an entire economic machine. If a government can provideeach citizen with basic necessities, it has achieved its most fundamental task.
How long does it take a wood mouse to grow into maturity?
(A)Less than one week
(B)Less than one month
(C)More than one month
(D)More than one year
What is this passage mainly about?
(A)The dangers of capitalist systems and free markets.
(B)The comparison between two dominant economic systems.
(C)The efficiency of the government to run an entire economic system.
(D)The government’s law to regulate business owners.
How does the wood mouse move around in darkness?
(A)With the help of whiskers
(B)With the help of ears
(C)With the help of eyes
(D)With the help of the nose
A quarter century of living should put a great deal into a woman’s face besides a few wrinkles and someunwelcome folds around the chin.
(A)Women cannot help developing wrinkles and unwelcome folds around the chin in addition to gaining wealth astime goes by.
(B)Women must have developed something more than wrinkles and unwelcome folds around the chin as they growold.
(C)Women are able to rid themselves of wrinkles and unwelcome folds around the chin if they are successful in life.
(D)Women should make efforts to avoid wrinkles and unwelcome folds around the chin when they become aged.
(A)Not only
(B)Rather than
(C)In case of
(D)With regard to
Which problem below did NOT exist in early capitalist countries?
(A)Industrial injuries.
(B)Low wages for workers.
(C)Environmental pollution.
(D)Strict government restrictions.
What is the way for the wood mice to survive?
(A)They run very fast.
(B)They produce their young in big quantity.
(C)They scare away their enemies.
(D)They don’t go out in the daytime.
According to the passage, what makes a difference between a wood mouse and a house mouse?
(A)The size of the ears
(B)The size of the eyes
(C)The color of the fur
(D)The color of the nose
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It is to be confirmed that she took the gold medal in the 100-meter dash.
(A)I heard that she took the gold medal while everyone watched the 100-meter dash.
(B)I heard rumors that she cheated to win the gold medal in the 100-meter dash.
(C)It is certain that she received the gold medal for the 100-meter dash, but no one watched it.
(D)The news that she won first place in the 100-meter dash needs further verification.
(A)turn
(B)way
(C)time
(D)chance
In which economic system is the government most powerful?
(A)Early capitalism.
(B)Modern capitalism.
(C)Socialism.
(D)Feudalism.
Disease and starvation characterized conditions on the rat-infested boat.
(A)The boat was plagued by rats that were characterized by disease and starvation.
(B)The boat was full of rats, and people there were sick and did not have enough food.
(C)The rats that infested the boat were all starving and carrying diseases.
(D)Diseased rats and starved passengers were characteristic of the boat.
(A)horrified
(B)puzzled
(C)impressed
(D)qualified
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)Early capitalist governments care most about social justice and people’s welfare.
(B)No business in the socialist country is managed by the government.
(C)Making money is the driving force of capitalist employers and employees.
(D)Most socialist countries have eliminated the class divisions in society.請依下文回答第46~50 題On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic steamed at a high speed into an ice field in the North Atlantic. The seawas calm and its surface was covered with heavy fog. At 11:40 p.m. a lookout suddenly spotted an iceberg dead ahead.The ship turned sharply and, as it scraped by, was opened up like a tin can with a gash below the water line three hundredfeet long. The captain determined that they were going to sink fast and at 12:15 a.m. ordered his wireless operator to sendthe distress call. Within a few minutes the airwaves were rippling with signals as over a dozen ships became aware of thedisaster. At 1: 20 a.m. the world began to get news of the tragedy.Because of the Titanic tragedy, people came to realize the magical power of wireless telegraphy. The New YorkTimes commented, “Through the roar of the big city there are constantly speeding messages between people separated byvast distances, and that over housetops and even through the walls of buildings and in the very air one breathes are wordswritten by electricity.” An officer of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company also praised the wirelesscommunication that made it possible to follow the rescue. Without wireless technology, the Titanic tragedy would havebeen a different story.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)The wood mice have no predators.
(B)The house mouse is a member of the rodent family.
(C)The baby wood mouse is independent.
(D)The mother wood mouse drops her babies outside the nest when she cleans it.請依下文回答第46~50 題Psychologists have long known that people can solve their problems at work and home by “sleeping on it.” Dr.Deirdre Barrett advises individuals to ponder questions just before falling asleep (Should I take this job? Should I marrythat guy?) and then let the subconscious provide the answers. “I’ve known artists looking for inspiration who simplydream up a future show of their art and wake up with plenty of new painting ideas,” says Barrett. “More and more peopleare learning these techniques to control their dreams.”Dr. Stephen LaBerge, for example, has pioneered a way of directing the sleeping mind through “lucid dreaming,” inwhich a sleeping person realizes he or she is dreaming while it is happening. In “lucid dreaming,” your dreams are likeprivate movies where you are the star, director, and writer all at once. Lucid dreamers can use the experience for a varietyof purposes: problem solving, developing creative ideas, and healing. A person may use lucid dreaming for everythingfrom talking to his/her long-dead father to gorging on sweets. Moreover, a weak swimmer in the waking life may dreamof diving to the bottom of the dream ocean without worrying about breathing (or his/her swimming skills). Mostimportantly, lucid dreaming is free and available to everybody.
Our sense of identity is held captive by the judgments of those we live among.
(A)The people around us determine who we think we are.
(B)Our identity is captured by those who live around us.
(C)Our sense of identity holds as long as we live.
(D)The captivity of our identity can be sensed in our livelihood.請依下文回答第47 題至第50 題Since the late 19th century, Arctic Village has been the focal point of the Gwich’in, who comprise seven thousandpeople spread over fifteen villages, still speaking their own language and living in the traditional way by hunting andfishing. The village is reachable only by a ninety-minute flight from Fairbanks, in the center of Alaska. It experiences theextremes of summer when it never darkens and bitter winters when it is light for only three hours a day. It straddles twoworlds: Arctic Village has satellite television and access to the Internet, but no running water or inside toilets. It has itsown post office with the American flag flying beside it, but its traditions owe more to native Alaskan ways, which manyin the village see threatened by the desire of the US to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge immediately to the north of thevillage.A more immediate threat, however, comes from the effects of climate change, which are more apparent here thananywhere else in the US. So great are the local fears that they called a tribal gathering last month for the first time inthirteen years. During it, they blessed the new solar panels on the roof of their “washeteria,” where they do their laundryand take their showers. The panels provide energy in summer and are a reminder of the renewable forms of energy theworld has barely explored. But it is the effects of the rise in winter temperatures that the older people in the village worryabout. “It used always to be -51℃ in the winter but we don’t get that anymore,” said Kias Peter, seventy-two, one of thevillage elders. “We have lost thirteen lakes around here.” And Calvin Tritt, fifty, a former Gwich’in chief added, “Thecaribou used to have about two inches of fat on them, now they’re scrawny and they’re going loco.”
(A)ever
(B)once
(C)yet
(D)stillThe question of how people learn a second language is one that has received a great deal of scientific attention.Research has offered evidence that has been used to support a number of conflicting claims about second language (SL)learning. However, there is one fundamental observation that is less open to dispute than others. If success in adult secondlanguage learning is measured by how close the learner comes to the level of a native speaker, it is possible and quitecommon for adults to achieve a high degree of success in learning SL grammar and vocabulary. Strangely enough, thesame degree of success does not seem to be attainable in SL phonology; adult SL learners who sound like native speakersare extremely rare, perhaps even nonexistent.How have scientists attempted to account for the remarkable inability of adult second language learners to acquire anativelike pronunciation in the second language? One likely explanation is to be found in the so-called critical periodtheory. Proponents of this theory argue that the acquisition of native-speaker pronunciation in any language isbiologically possible only until about the age of twelve. But it must be emphasized that there is too much counterevidencefor such a conclusion to be valid; there are too many cases of adults who acquire adequate or good pronunciation in asecond language through instruction and practice. While they will never be mistaken for native speakers, their efforts arerewarded by speech that is perfectly comprehensible.請依上文回答第47 題至第50 題。
What is this passage mainly about?
(A)The Titanic tragedy.
(B)The rescue after the shipwreck.
(C)The magic of wireless telegraphy.
(D)The Titanic’s voyage in the North Atlantic.
Why does Dr. Barrett suggest people ponder questions before falling asleep?
(A)To remember the questions clearly when waking up
(B)To come up with creative ideas from dreams
(C)To solve the problems before falling asleep
(D)To give the subconscious a good rest
Which of the following is true about the Gwich’in people’s life?
(A)They only stick to their traditional native Alaskan ways.
(B)They have completely adopted the modern way of life.
(C)They no longer make their living by hunting and fishing.
(D)They lead a mixed life of traditional and modern ways.
Which of the following conclusions has been agreed upon by SL researchers?
(A)No scientific experiments have been conducted to study second language learning.
(B)It is hard for adult SL learners to excel in grammar and vocabulary.
(C)It is uncommon for adult SL learners to sound like native speakers.
(D)Success in adult second language learning should not be measured by how nativelike the SL learners can be.
How long did it take for the world to know the news of the shipwreck after the captain sent out the message?
(A)100 minutes.
(B)85 minutes.
(C)65 minutes.
(D)35 minutes.
According to the passage, which of the following can help us solve problems?
(A)Sleeping without dreams
(B)Interpreting others’ dreams
(C)Forgetting our dreams
(D)Directing our dreams
Which of the following is NOT true about Arctic Village?
(A)There are 7,000 Gwich’in people residing in one village.
(B)It is not easily accessible from other cities.
(C)People there still speak their traditional language.
(D)People there experience extremes of the weather.
According to the critical period theory, why is it difficult for adult SL learners to acquire a nativelikepronunciation?
(A)They are too critical about the acquisition of nativelike pronunciation.
(B)They learn the language after the age of twelve.
(C)They fail to learn well because they lack instruction and practice.
(D)They are not getting rewards for their efforts.
In this article, what does “words written by electricity” mean?
(A)Television signals.
(B)Wireless messages.
(C)The communication through phone lines.
(D)Text messages through mobile phones.
Which of the following statements is NOT a benefit of lucid dreaming?
(A)It is free of charge.
(B)It has healing power.
(C)It induces sound sleep.
(D)It generates creative ideas.
Which of the following is the most immediate threat to the Gwich’in?
(A)The extinction of the caribou
(B)The US desire to drill for oil there
(C)The effects of climate change
(D)The impact of the TV and the Internet
What does the author suggest about SL learning?
(A)Too much evidence shows that the critical period theory is valid.
(B)Through instruction and practice, adult SL learners can acquire good pronunciation.
(C)Second language learning is biologically determined.
(D)SL learners who sound like native speakers are totally nonexistent.
According to this passage, what’s the direct cause of the sinking of the Titanic?
(A)The ship’s high speed.
(B)The low temperature.
(C)The iceberg.
(D)The fog.
What does the author try to prove with the example of the weak swimmer?
(A)Dreams reinforce illusions.
(B)Dreams introduce new ideas.
(C)Dreams are different from reality.
(D)Dreams satisfy subconscious desires.
According to the passage, why did the tribal people call the meeting?
(A)They had not had a meeting for quite a long time.
(B)They had great fears about the climate change.
(C)They wanted to give credit to the new solar panels.
(D)They wanted to discuss the issue of renewable energy saving.
According to the passage, what does the word “phonology” mean?
(A)The study of second language acquisition.
(B)The study of grammar and vocabulary in a particular language.
(C)The study of sounds in a particular language.
(D)The study of reading comprehension.
Which of the following statements is true?
(A)With wireless telegraphy, people in different places can communicate easily.
(B)People in New York received the news of the Titanic tragedy first.
(C)The other ships near the Titanic didn’t have wireless technology.
(D)Wireless messages can be disrupted by walls in the big city.
Which of the following statements about “lucid dreaming” is true?
(A)“Lucid dreaming” is available to those able to both direct and act in movies.
(B)Movie stars can enjoy “lucid dreaming” more than movie directors.
(C)People both act in and direct their dreams in “lucid dreaming.”
(D)Sleeping persons are more like movie stars than like movie directors in “lucid dreaming.”