公證人 97 年英文考古題

選擇題（20 分） 請從以下提供的十個單字中，選取最合適填入文章各空格中者，並將其英文字母代 碼(A, B, C...I, J)填寫在答案卷上。 (A) entitled (B) endemic (C) communities (D) mechanism (E) overturning (F) avenue (G) contrary (H) servants (I) legislature (J) anti-discrimination A doctrine unique to the American system is the review of legislative actions by the courts. This quite often results in judges making law and rescinding law 1 to the popular will of the people. Bad decisions, which are

to the system, have their greatest consequences in this area. Examples are the recent Hawaii decision to allow gay marriages and the stay of prop 209, the

initiative in California. Some judges have ordered tax increases in some

— classic taxation without representation. There has to be a

to override bad law by judges. A two-thirds vote of the

is an appropriate level to revoke judicial decisions. Citizens' initiative petitions to put the issue on the ballot is another

. As Teddy Roosevelt recommended in his 1912 presidential campaign— let the nation decide at the next election whether to uphold or reject any Court decision creating a new "right" or

a state or federal law. "It is the people and not the judges who are 9 to say what the Constitution means," said T.R., "for the Constitution is theirs; it belongs to them and not to their 10 in office." 二、中譯英：請將下列中文段落譯成英文。（20 分） 民間司改會「民間法律學苑」從89 年開始規劃，在90 年初正式開課。開課以來， 我們都竭力提供學員最好的課程、師資、教材及場地。根據學員的評鑑資料，本學 苑的三大特色分別為：小班教學、生活化的課程及具有豐富實務經驗的師資群。 三、英譯中：請將下列英文段落譯成中文。（20 分） The great American Henry David Thoreau in his great essay Civil Disobedience stated that one should break laws even if there are witnesses. He argued that you have a moral obligation to break laws even if you suffer the consequences. Our founding fathers took a much more radical view that one should violently overthrow the government if one disagrees with its laws. 四、英文作文（40 分） Write an essay of no less than 200 words on the following topic: Death Penalty: A Necessary Evil? Please include in your essay as many arguments and examples as you can.

an emotion means not to show your feelings.In Japanese culture, people typically do that. (A)Making (B)Undoing (C)Masking (D)Denying10. The > 答案：?

manual contains instructions on how to use the machine. (A)attaching (B)attachment (C)enclosing (D)enclosed二、綜合測驗：請依據下列兩篇文章的文意，在其後的各題中選出最適當的答案，並將該答案前的英文字母，A, B, C 或D 依題序寫在試卷上。（每小題2 分，共40 分）Passage A:People don’t like to lose wars.Of course, a lot > 答案：?

how you define just what a war is.There are shooting wars－the kind that test true > 答案：?

and patriotism. But other struggles test those > 答案：?

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challenge: global warming.The steady > 答案：?

of the veryclimate of this > 答案：?

earth is becoming a war > 答案：?

the first order.While 174 nations > 答案：?

theadmittedly flawed Kyoto accords to > 答案：?

carbon levels, the U.S. > 答案：?

from them.11. (A)depends on (B)contributes to (C)impairs (D)destroys12. (A)enthusiasm (B)faith (C)mettle (D)remorse13. (A)elements (B)feelings (C)personalities (D)qualities14. (A)desperation (B)momentous (C)easy (D)effete15. (A)improvement (B)moving (C)on-going (D)deterioration16. (A)very (B)bad (C)good (D)lovely17. (A)in (B)on (C)of (D)at18. (A)ratified (B)agreed (C)disapprove (D)took19. (A)decrease (B)reduce (C)raise (D)salvage20. (A)embraced (B)joined (C)amended (D)walked away高等考試律師、民間之公證人、會計師、社會工作師不動產估價師、專利師考試暨普通考試地政士97年專門職業及技術人員考試試題代號：90460等別：高等考試類科：民間之公證人科目：英文全一張（背面）Passage B:If you want to live a long and healthy life, you are probably trying to > 答案：?

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andget enough sleep.Good steps.Now how about adding a little alcohol to your regimen?That’s right.It is > 答案：?

that having a few drinks in a week (up to one a day for women, up totwo for men) has > 答案：?

heart benefits.But researchers in Denmark decided to look further.Could drinking alcohol have a benefit similar to > 答案：?

of exercise?There are a number of reasons a drink can be such a > 答案：?

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yourheart health in similar ways.They help increase good cholesterol, or HDL, and clean the > 答案：?

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fatty deposits, created by bad cholesterol, or LDL, > 答案：?

blood-vesselwalls.21. (A)eat right (B)eat to your heart’s content (C)eat less (D)avoid exotic food22. (A)quickly (B)excessively (C)regularly (D)hardly23. (A)rumored (B)suggest (C)reputed (D)well documented24. (A)risky (B)potential (C)prospective (D)futuristic25. (A)that (B)it (C)this (D)more26. (A)toxic (B)supplement (C)complement (D)tonic27. (A)damage (B)endanger (C)affect (D)effect28. (A)pulmonary (B)cerebral (C)respiratory (D)circulatory29. (A)move (B)remove (C)clarify (D)enhance30. (A)out (B)away (C)from (D)outside of三、英譯中：請將下列英文譯為中文。（每小題10 分，共20 分）If you want people to use less energy, you could make it very expensive, or you couldjust let them know how much they use in comparison with their neighbors.When thatbit of information was added to electric bills in San Marcos, Calif., heavy users quicklylowered their consumption, even when no one had asked them to.Humans were made to be mobile.We were nomads until we settled in villages, whichgrew into towns and cities.We learned to explore the vast horizons of our planet, andbuilt a trading system that today powers a global economy.四、中譯英：請將下列中文譯為英文。（每小題10 分，共20 分）民主國家的從政者不會有官架子。他們只是服公職。不論做多大的官，他們隨時準備回到本業，恢復平民生活。民間之公證人的專業項目包括：不動產買賣、租賃、設定抵押、信託、遺產等各式公證。 > 答案：?