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✕ 你選的
(B)speculation✕ 你選的
(C)loophole✕ 你選的
(D)routine✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 32 題
China has never what it says its right to take Taiwan by force if peaceful blandishments fail.
(A)announced✕ 你選的
(B)denounced✕ 你選的
(C)pronounced✕ 你選的
(D)renounced✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 33 題
I want to join the club, but its fee is so high that I can’t afford it.
(A)attention✕ 你選的
(B)anticipation✕ 你選的
(C)adaptation✕ 你選的
(D)membership✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 34 題
If we impose a heavy on littering, no one will dare to throw away their garbage at will.
(A)charity✕ 你選的
(B)obstacle✕ 你選的
(C)reputation✕ 你選的
(D)penalty✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 35 題
The fans were very disappointed when they learned that the outdoor concert was due to the comingtyphoon.
(A)repeated✕ 你選的
(B)failed✕ 你選的
(C)canceled✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(D)closed✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 36 題
The government has decided to take a series of measures to help the wildlife native to our land.
(A)conceal✕ 你選的
(B)conceive✕ 你選的
(C)condemn✕ 你選的
(D)conserve✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 37 題
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✕ 你選的
(B)discriminating✕ 你選的
(C)nominating✕ 你選的
(D)terminating✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 38 題
Pizza _____ came from Italy. Italian immigrants brought this food to the United States in the 1890s.
(A)deliciously✕ 你選的
(B)gradually✕ 你選的
(C)originally✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(D)eventually✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 39 題
The Mexican woman who was denied the job opportunity was believed to be a victim of against both herrace and gender.
(A)temptation✕ 你選的
(B)stimulation✕ 你選的
(C)resolution✕ 你選的
(D)discrimination✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 40 題
Thousands of workers were laid off in the economic of the early 1980s.
(A)recession✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(B)evolution✕ 你選的
(C)compensation✕ 你選的
(D)recovery✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 41 題
(A)despite
(B)because of
(C)in addition to
(D)for the sake ofMy mother was 82 and living in Keoluk when, unaccountably, she insisted upon attending a convention of oldsettlers of the Mississippi Valley. All the way there, and it was some distance, she was young again with excitement andeagerness. At the hotel she asked immediately for Dr. Barrett of St. Louis. He had left for home that morning and wouldnot be back, she was told. She turned away, the fire all gone from her, and asked to go home. Once there she sat silentand thinking for many days, then told us that when she was 18 she had loved a young medical student with all her heart.There was a misunderstanding and he left the country; she had immediately married, to show him that she did not care.She had never seen him since and then she had read in a newspaper that he was going to attend the old settlers’convention. “Only three hours before we reached that hotel he had been there,” she mourned.She had kept that pathetic burden in her heart 64 years without any of us suspecting it. Before the year was out, hermemory began to fail. She would write letters to schoolmates who had been dead for 40 years and wonder why theynever answered. Four years later she died.請依上文回答第42 題至第46 題。
(A)despite✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(B)because of✕ 你選的
(C)in addition to✕ 你選的
(D)for the sake ofMy mother was 82 and living in Keoluk when, unaccountably, she insisted upon attending a convention of oldsettlers of the Mississippi Valley. All the way there, and it was some distance, she was young again with excitement andeagerness. At the hotel she asked immediately for Dr. Barrett of St. Louis. He had left for home that morning and wouldnot be back, she was told. She turned away, the fire all gone from her, and asked to go home. Once there she sat silentand thinking for many days, then told us that when she was 18 she had loved a young medical student with all her heart.There was a misunderstanding and he left the country; she had immediately married, to show him that she did not care.She had never seen him since and then she had read in a newspaper that he was going to attend the old settlers’convention. “Only three hours before we reached that hotel he had been there,” she mourned.She had kept that pathetic burden in her heart 64 years without any of us suspecting it. Before the year was out, hermemory began to fail. She would write letters to schoolmates who had been dead for 40 years and wonder why theynever answered. Four years later she died.請依上文回答第42 題至第46 題。✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 42 題
Why did the author’s mother insist on going to a hotel where a convention was held?
(A)The convention was run by her old schoolmates.✕ 你選的
(B)She was one of the old settlers of the Mississippi Valley.✕ 你選的
(C)Her former lover would attend the convention.✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(D)Dr. Barrett of St. Louis could cure her memory problem.✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 43 題
Why didn’t the author’s mother meet with Dr. Barrett at the hotel?
(A)Dr. Barrett refused to meet with her.✕ 你選的
(B)Dr. Barrett was not the person she looked for.✕ 你選的
(C)Dr. Barrett had left a few hours before she arrived.✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(D)Dr. Barrett had been dead for years before she arrived.✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 44 題
How old was the author’s mother when she died?
(A)64✕ 你選的
(B)82✕ 你選的
(C)83✕ 你選的
(D)86✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 45 題
How did the author’s mother know that Dr. Barrett would attend the convention?
(A)She knew it from a letter sent by one of her old schoolmates.✕ 你選的
(B)She learned it from the newspaper she read in Keoluk.✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(C)She was informed of it by the correspondence she had with Dr. Barrett.✕ 你選的
(D)She recalled it from the memory she had hidden for more than six decades.✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 46 題
Which of the following statements about the author’s mother is true?
(A)She became pathetic because none of her schoolmates answered her letters.✕ 你選的
(B)She was very excited on her way home from the convention.✕ 你選的
(C)She remained unmarried after breaking up with her lover at 18.✕ 你選的
(D)She still cared about Dr. Barrett at the age of 82.Advertising affects a consumer’s perception of value by contributing to the symbolic value and the social meaningof a brand. Symbolic value refers to what a product or service means to consumers in a non-literal way. 47 Otherwise,they would not be brands, but unmarked commodities. Social meaning refers to what a product or service means in asocietal context. 48 Often, the product’s connection to a social class shows a need within consumers to move up inclass.Researchers have long argued that objects are never just objects. 49 It is important to remember that thesemeanings often become just as much a part of the product as some physical features. Since advertising is an essential wayin which the image of a brand is developed, it influences consumers’ perception of the value of the brand. 50 In otherwords, if the image of a product is valued by consumers, then consumers will pay to buy the product.請依上文回答第47 題至第50 題。✓ 正解✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 47 題
(A)Advertising means different things to different people.
(B)In reality, all branded products rely on symbolic value.
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.
(A)Advertising means different things to different people.✕ 你選的
(B)In reality, all branded products rely on symbolic value.✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.✕ 你選的
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 48 題
(A)Advertising means different things to different people.
(B)In reality, all branded products rely on symbolic value.
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.
(A)Advertising means different things to different people.✕ 你選的
(B)In reality, all branded products rely on symbolic value.✕ 你選的
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 49 題
(A)They take on meaning from culture, society, and from consumers.
(B)The more value consumers see in a brand, the more they are willing to pay to acquire the brand.
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.
(A)They take on meaning from culture, society, and from consumers.✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(B)The more value consumers see in a brand, the more they are willing to pay to acquire the brand.✕ 你選的
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.✕ 你選的
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.✕ 你選的
100 年選
第 50 題
(A)They take on meaning from culture, society, and from consumers.
(B)The more value consumers see in a brand, the more they are willing to pay to acquire the brand.
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.
(A)They take on meaning from culture, society, and from consumers.✕ 你選的
(B)The more value consumers see in a brand, the more they are willing to pay to acquire the brand.✓ 正解✕ 你選的
(C)For example, social class is marked by products that signify class membership, such as cars, wines, and clothes.✕ 你選的
(D)Most people like some of the ads they see or hear, but they don’t like advertising in general.✕ 你選的
