Conduct and attitude appropriate and respectable for an athlete, especially grace in losing, can best be termed .
(A)philosophy
(B)religion
(C)sportsmanship
(D)relationship
John was infected with Ebola virus, and has been _____ to the ward of intensive care. (A)assaulted (B)confined (C)hedged (D)entrusted
Mark moved from one city to another every year to work for different companies. He didn’t have a job.permanent
(A)competent
(B)con
(C)currentnegligent
(D)
Burnout is a general feeling of when a person experiences too much stress.
(A)relaxation
(B)donation
(C)exhaustion
(D)aspiration
Most people have trouble breathing at such a high _____. (A)altitude (B)degree (C)frequency (D)price
When Lynn’s parents visited her for the very first time in Taipei, they got about all different TaipeiMetro routes and so many exits at each Metro station.activated
(A)befuddled
(B)enlightened
(C)visualized
(D)
As far as global energy consumption is concerned, there is a positive between wealth and energyconsumption.
(A)contradiction
(B) correlation
(C)isolation
(D)detension
Many parents can relate to Robin Williams’ character in “Mrs. Doubtfire,” which helped families _____ the topic ofdivorce. (A)attempt (B)impose (C)tackle (D)notify
He enlivens his lecture by introducing amusing anecdotes to the subject.forgetful
(A)plausible
(B)germane
(C)guilty
(D)
Mr. Lin had ignored his doctor’s advice for years, and got a heart stroke last month. He now has to to astrict diet in order to maintain his health.
(A)detach
(B)present
(C)adhere
(D)include
Taiwan has strongly _____ Chinese obstruction at an academic conference in Portugal and said it has hurtcross-Taiwan Strait relations. (A)astonished (B)bleached (C)condemned (D)embraced
The wreckage of the houses manifests the of the typhoon which hit the small village last week.ferocity
(A)latitude
(B)origin
(C)admonition
(D)
New-born deer have the ability to walk. When they are just born, they immediately move their legs and tryto walk, even though quite unsteadily at first.
(A)incidental
(B)desperate
(C)mature
(D)innate請依下文回答第36 題至第40 題:Preschoolers and kindergartners represent one of the fastest-growing markets for after-school tutors. Parents think thatif their kids learn to read before first grade, it will ultimately help them get into college and get good jobs. 36 momsand dads are no longer satisfied with traditional nursery school which focuses on learning through play. And of course,after years of Baby Einstein marketing, some parents have become 37 that the more math and reading skills theirchildren master, the better. One mom began sending her daughter to after-school tutoring shortly before the child’s thirdbirthday. To the mom’s 38 , after only a few weeks, the child was found not only counting the 14 dots on herhomework work sheet but also writing the number 14 beside them. Because of such a quick effect, after-school tutoringservices geared toward small children are popping up everywhere. This phenomenon may be intensified by a studypublished recently. Researchers who examined long-term data on 36,000 preschoolers found that the best 39 ofsuccess in later school years was in entering kindergarten with elementary math and reading skills, although experts didcaution that these findings should not be taken as 40 of academic drills for preschoolers. According to theresearch, the kinds of skills that matter in affecting later learning are such basics as the knowledge of letters and theorder of numbers. These are things parents can pretty easily convey to their children at home. There is really no need toexpect too much too soon and hurt the child’s ability to become lifelong learners.
Souvenir-buying is an _____ part of any trip, an activity we all take part in. Yet almost none of us are any good at it. (A)essential (B)elegant (C)initial (D)organic
The instant gratification of a photo posted to the Web that can get immediate approval from your followers has adownside.If the number of your followers goes down after you post an instant photo onto the Web, you will immediately
(A)know that you are not popular.Even if you are pleased with the approval you get from your followers, there is still a negative aspect.
(B)The
(C)disadvantage of posting your photo to the Web is that you become so happy that you forget to expressyour gratitude to your followers who like your photo.If you do not get instant approval from your followers about the photo you posted to the Web, you will tell
(D)right away that the number of your followers decline.請依下文回答第36 題至第40 題As Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, a global audience of 500 million people werewatching and listening. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” they heard him say as he droppedfrom the ladder of his spacecraft to make the first human footprint on the lunar surface. It was the perfectquote for such a 36 occasion. But from the moment he said it, people have argued about whether the NASAastronaut got his lines wrong. In the tense six hours and forty minutes between landing on the moon and stepping out ofthe capsule, Armstrong wrote what he knew would become some of the most 37 words in history. He has alwaysinsisted that he wrote “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” which would have been a moremeaningful and 38 correct sentence. Without the missing “a,” the intended meaning of the sentence is lost. Ineffect, the line means, “That is one small step for mankind (i.e., humanity), one giant leap for mankind.” But did hereally say the sentence incorrectly? Until now Armstrong himself had never been sure if he actually said what he wrote.In his biography First Man he told the author James Hansen, “I must admit that it doesn’t sound like the word ‘a’ isthere. On the other hand, certainly the ‘a’ was intended, because that’s the only way it makes sense.” But now, afteralmost four decades, the space explorer has been 39 . Using high-tech sound analysis techniques, Peter ShannFord, an Australian computer expert, has discovered that the “a” was spoken by Armstrong, but he said it so quicklythat it was 40 on the recording that was broadcast to the world.
(A)anxious
(B)handsome
(C)foreign
(D)divorced
Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no to speed up deliveries. (A)trial (B)attempt (C)concern (D)progress請依下文回答第37 題至第40 題:Smart, successful, funny, and handsome, Robin Williams 37 to have it all. And yet, today he is dead.Apparently, by his own choice. But why? What went wrong? The joy, spontaneity, and humor of Robin Williams likely38 the daily torment he endured in his on-again-off-again struggle with depression. He made us laugh out here, but hewas in pain in there. Unfortunately, I know that pain. In his death, we have lost one of the most talented and creativespirits on the planet. Still, his death by suicide should be a wake-up call for us all. It is to remind us that many of us arewalking a 39 line-smiling on the outside while slowly dying on the inside. I didn’t know Robin personally, so Iam unable to speak with any certainty as to why he chose to end his life. But I have 40 that kind of torment andpain. For years, I, too, struggled with depression. And many days, I still do.37 (A)agreed (B)entered (C)returned (D)seemed38 (A)decorated (B)masked (C)poisoned (D)rejected39 (A)clear (B)grey (C)fine (D)sharp40 (A)experienced (B)avoided (C)proposed (D)operated41Aesop’s fables are so familiar to many students that they tend to treat them as “kids’ stuff.” (A)auspiciously (B)condescendingly (C)equivocally (D)omnisciently42In the age, technology isn’t killing courtship. But for many young couples, it’s redefining what romancelooks like. (A)archaic (B)digital (C)medieval (D)pre-natal請依下文回答第43 題至第46 題:People think turkeys are very dumb because they don’t know enough to come in out of the rain. In fact, they’ve beenknown to hold their mouths open during rainstorms and drown! But that’s 43 true of the domesticated turkey. Thewild turkey is one of nature’s most cunning creatures. Wild turkeys are very wary, 44 mothers with chicks. Theyare rarely seen by humans. They hide in the bushes where their natural coloring makes them just about 45 theirnatural enemies. Unlike the domesticated turkey, the wild bird is a powerful flyer. When it is frightened, the wild turkeyspreads its five-to six-foot wings and flies away at up to 50 miles per hour. Even on the ground the bird is 46 andcan run as fast as 25 miles per hour.43 (A)completely (B)partly (C)hardly (D)only44 (A)especially (B)despite (C)except (D)even45 (A)scared of (B)attractive to (C)invisible from (D)confused with46 (A)noisy (B)speedy (C)clumsy (D)handy請依下文回答第47 題至第50 題:Britain’s second-largest city, Birmingham, has a new skyline-only it belongs to its Alabama namesake.Birmingham City Council distributed 720,000 leaflets that praised residents for exceeding recycling targets, carrying amessage that read: “Thank You Birmingham.” The message appeared stamped across a photograph of the city’s skyline.But the photo was not of Birmingham, England, but of Birmingham, Alabama.It’s the second time British officials have mistakenly used images of Birmingham, Alabama. Three lawmakers whorepresent Birmingham at the European Parliament accidentally used a picture of the U.S. city on their Internet site inJanuary.“I would have thought the council would take more care,” said Birmingham resident Jon Cooper. “I can’t believe noone at the town hall noticed.”Britain’s Birmingham is famed for its modernist Bullring shopping mall, with its distinctive metallic curved exterior,and an extensive network of canals, churches, and historical buildings. The Alabama city’s skyline includes the WachoviaTower, University of Alabama buildings, and skyscrapers.Officials said the wrong image was selected from an Internet photo archive. “It’s human error,” said BirminghamCity Council spokesman, Kris Kowalewski. “We accept that the wrong photo was used, but the text and detail containedin the leaflet is wholly correct.”In Alabama, the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce didn’t immediately respond to calls for comment.47Which of the following is the best title? (A)Two Cities with Different Skylines (B)A Successful Recycling Program for Birmingham (C)Birmingham City Council (D)Leaflets Showing the Wrong Birmingham48Which of the following buildings probably appeared in Britain’s Birmingham leaflet? (A)Bullring shopping mall (B)City Council (C)Parliament Building (D)Wachovia Tower49Which of the following statements is true? (A)Birmingham is the largest city in Britain. (B)The Birmingham photo came from an Internet archive. (C)This was the first time images of Birmingham, Alabama, were mistakenly used. (D)The British Birmingham has many new buildings recently and thus a new skyline.50Which of the following about the spokesman of Birmingham City Council in Britain is true? (A)He did not respond to the report.
(B)He wasn’t informed that a mistake was made. (C)He represented Birmingham at the European Parliament. (D)He said that the text in the leaflet was completely correct.
accountable
(A)audacious
(B)inaudible
(C)inevitable
(D)請依下文回答第41 題至第45 題One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it awayin underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination. But out of sightis out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have beenneglected and are in dire need of repair. If that repair does not come in time, the result is noxious and potentiallyhazardous. All this neglect, though, makes it hard to know where best to apply the sticking-plasters. So MarkHernandez of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his team have been looking for an easily measurable signal thatsomething is about to go wrong.A candidate, Dr. Hernandez suspected, is hydrogen sulphide. This is one of the gases that make sewage stink.Though not itself damaging to a pipe’s fabric, it can be converted by certain species of bacteria into sulphuric acid.Pretty well all sewage smells of hydrogen sulphide, though, so for it to be a useful telltale you need to know just howmuch is a sign of trouble. Dr. Hernandez and his colleagues therefore collected samples from 36 sewers in variousstates of decay and started looking.One of their interests was in the mixture of bacteria found in pipes in different states of repair. Rather than culturingthese, a process to which not all species are amenable, they ran them through a mass DNA screening that shows upeverything in a sample. They also measured the acidity of the sewage soaked into the pipe wall near where the samplewas collected and recorded the concentrations in the air there of hydrogen sulphide, methane and carbon dioxide.
The forensic team worked day and night looking for clues and evidence to the truth about the murder.
(A)trigger
(B)ascend
(C)discern
(D)orient
According to this article, what is damaging to the sewer pipe’s fabric?hydrogen sulphide
(A)bacteria
(B)sulphuric acid
(C)sticking plasters
(D)
you have been to the lecture, can you tell me what the speaker said?
(A)Just now
(B)Now that
(C)As much as
(D)As a result
Which of the following statements is true?The underground sewers have saved more lives than any medical procedure.
(A)Many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
(B)Dr. Hernandez and his colleagues made cultures from
(C)the mixture of bacteria found in sewer pipes.The
(D)DNA screening of the samples was focused on bacteria only.
Professors at community college often have the same as university professors, but the latter are required tospend more time on research.
(A)systems
(B)credentials
(C)permission
(D)curriculum
What did Dr. Hernandez and his team look for to detect signs of trouble in sewers ?hydrogen
(A)hydrogen sulphide
(B)carbon dioxide
(C)hydrogen dioxide
(D)
To make sure that breakable items arrive safe and sound, boxes for such items are typically marked “ .”
(A)Safe
(B)Hands On
(C)Sturdy
(D)Fragile
Which of the following statements about bacteria in sewer pipes is true?They are of one species.
(A)They could all be cultured.
(B)They have undergone mass DNA screening in Dr. Hernandez
(C)’ experiment.They helped
(D)reduce sulphuric acid in sewer pipes.
Foreign brides introduce the greatest population in Taiwan since the last great wave of immigration in 1949.
(A)break
(B)resistance
(C)shift
(D)modesty請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題:Next time you watch a digital ad in a mall, be aware that the ad could be watching you! Small cameras and specialsoftware are installed in the ad’s screen. They track who is looking at the ad and for how long. The software works outage and gender before serving up an ad specifically for that demographic. Men are shown razor ads, women can seecosmetics ads, and teens can learn about the latest video games. This targeted advertising creates a personalized digitalcity for consumers. Some people don’t like it, though.In Germany, a supermarket chain used loyalty cards implanted with RFID tracking chips to learn about itscustomers’ shopping habits. The chips let the store know customers’ purchasing histories and even their movementsinside the stores. The chips were removed after people complained their privacy was being invaded. These newtechnologies are raising red flags about how far companies are willing to go to make a profit. Consumers have no ideawhen they’re being watched, and there’s no regulation in place to deal with these practices. Privacy campaigners urgecompanies to tell consumers what details are being collected, how it is done, and why. Even though it is meant to makedata-analyzing convenient, the spying ends up being a little creepy.
Which of the following statements about sewer pipes is true?They are a product of the
(A)20th century.The acidity of the sewage
(B)does no damage to the pipes.They are underground.
(C)Their repair always comes in time.
(D)請依下文回答第46 題至第50 題Research into behavioral economics has shown that our assessment of what something is worth to us can bedirectly, and predictably, influenced. This is the illusion of the free lunch, something humans are known 46 evenwhen economic theory would clearly suggest we select a more valuable option at a small cost. Researchers also foundhow we sometimes operate on social norms, while other times we fall into market norms. The difference is in whetherthere is a price attached to something. If a friend invites you over for dinner, she will probably appreciate it if you bringa nice bottle of wine along (social norms). However, if instead you throw $20 (the price of a nice bottle of wine) incash on the table and say “thanks for a lovely dinner,” she would most likely 47 (market norms). Mixing socialnorms and market norms inappropriately often leads to irrational behavior and, possibly, even to conflict or 48 .Our irrational behavior is not just random though. The scientific experiments are 49 . Each time we are faced witha similar situation, we tend to behave in a similarly irrational way. So, next to the bad news that we are not nearly asrational as we might have thought (or hoped), there is also good news in that we can understand and 50 ourirrational behavior, at least to some extent. This, in turn, can help us improve our decision-making and change ourbehavior for the better.
What do many digital ads in malls now do?
(A)Target specific people.
(B)Advertise special deals in stores.
(C)Show ads for screens and cameras.
(D)Feature consumers in the ads themselves.
to be called
(A)to fall down
(B)to fall for
(C)to call out
(D)
What is TRUE about targeted advertising?
(A)It doesn’t focus on teenagers.
(B)It isn’t popular with everyone.
(C)It allows consumers to shop from home.
(D)It shortens the time that people spend on shopping.
be welcomed
(A)be ready
(B)be congratulated
(C)be offended
(D)
What happened when a German supermarket chain started using RFID chips?
(A)Customers knew about each other’s purchasing histories.
(B)Shopping became more convenient for customers.
(C)Customers moved around the supermarkets more easily.
(D)Customers complained about their privacy being invaded.
Why are these new technologies raising red flags?
(A)People don’t want to spend too much money.
(B)People often aren’t happy that they’re being watched.
(C)People start to feel annoyed by advertisement letters.
(D)People are jealous of the big companies’ profits.
What is the best title for this passage?
(A)Data Collection vs. Shopping
(B)RFID Tracking Chips
(C)Technology vs. Privacy
(D)Customers’ Shopping Habits