退除役軍人轉任 108 年中華民國憲法與英文考古題

The six-story structure designed to replicate a residential building is the tallest building of its kind toever ____ major earthquakes. (A)recognize (B)undergo (C)request (D)unfold

Earthquakes with _______ greater than 6 on the Richter scale will do great damages and may claimmany lives. (A)migration (B)magnitude (C)forecast (D)definition

America’s well-deserved reputation as a global leader in technology innovation is ___ from its traditionof welcoming people from other countries. (A)indigestive (B)inseparable (C)irrelevant (D)irrespective

Often war causes more problems than it solves. Frequently it leaves a ______ of hate, starvation andhomelessness among the refugees it creates. (A)legacy (B)legitimacy (C)inheritance (D)heritage|90620請依下文回答第5 題至第9 題Hackers around the world are getting better at stealing passwords. A hacker is a person who uses acomputer to gain information without permission. Now, some computer scientists are trying to stophackers 5 passwords.The U.S. Military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, is responsible for thecreation of the Internet. The agency is supporting research projects that will 6 passwords a thing ofthe past. One project is called Active Authentication. Scientists working on the project want to use aperson’s individual qualities to protect electronic devices like wireless phones against hackers. 7 , themovement of a person’s hands when they use a wireless phone can be read by sensors. The phone canremember those signs and observe them. The phone locks when someone 8 the owner tries to use it.Other teams of scientists are trying to teach computers and smart phone show to recognize a person’swriting style. The devices will know the words a person uses, 9 and the kinds of errors they make. Inanother project, the owner of a device says a phrase instead of typing a password. Sensors identify thesound and way that a user says words.DARPA says the projects have had very good results. Some of the largest computer and smart phonemanufacturers have expressed interest in using them in new devices.

(A)by used not (B)by not using (C)by not used (D)by using not

(A)offer (B)do (C)take (D)make

(A)For example (B)By all means (C)Let alone (D)As soon as

(A)as well as (B)other than (C)away from (D)such as

(A)do they make sentences (B)what they make sentences (C)how do they make sentences (D)how they make sentences請依下文回答第10 題至第14 題Stonehenge is a mysterious collection of large stones located in the south of England. Experts havemany different theories about 10 . However, since nobody really knows for sure, it has remained amystery throughout the ages. The stones themselves are very large. Some are up to five meters tall and weigh25 tons. They are arranged quite close together in a circular pattern. One of Stonehenge’s biggest mysteries ishow people without modern machinery moved those stones.Since Stonehenge is a prehistoric structure that is close to 5,000 years old, there are no records to tell usabout it. Over the centuries, many people have speculated about 11 . One theory for its purpose saysthat 12 . Ancient scientists may have used it to study events concerning the sun and the stars. There aremany people who feel that this idea is most likely. Another theory states that Stonehenge was a religious sitewhere special ceremonies were conducted. Much debate has occurred regarding these and other theories, butthe fact is that we may never know the true story.These days, Stonehenge is one of the most famous tourist sites in all of Great Britain. 13 , it attractsthousands of visitors from all over the world each year. In England, it is recognized as a national treasure andeven has special status and protection from the United Nations.14 with other sites around the world, including the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of China. So,if you are planning a trip to the UK, be sure you do not miss out on one of the planet’s greatest wonders andmysteries.

(A)how and why Stonehenge came to be (B)where Stonehenge should be found (C)how many tourists visit Stonehenge (D)whether Stonehenge exists

(A)how large the structure of Stonehenge could be (B)what the purpose of Stonehenge might have been (C)why many wonders in the world remain undiscovered (D)why it has become an international tourist site|90620

(A)Stonehenge was assembled by American scientists (B)Stonehenge was mainly built for economical reasons (C)Stonehenge was set up without high technology (D)Stonehenge was some kind of astronomical device

(A)Due to the huge expense of its rennovation (B)Due to its close relation with Egyptian pyramids (C)Because of its distance from the Chinese Great Wall (D)Because of its age and the mystery surrounding it

(A)It is always recommended as a spa resort (B)It is ranked in cultural and historical significance (C)It is valued for political study (D)It is marked as the best place for a culinary trip請依下文回答第15 題至第19 題Free trade is a free market policy followed by some international markets in which governments do notrestrict imports from, or exports to, other countries. Trade treaties increase freedom to trade and do not resultin loss of sovereignty. However, most governments still impose some protectionist policies that are intendedto support local employment, such as applying tariffs to imports or subsidies to exports. Governments mayalso restrict exports of natural resources. Other trade barriers include import quotas, taxes, and non-tariffbarriers, such as regulatory legislation.Take the United States as an example. There is a growing rhetoric about imposing tariffs and limitingfreedom to trade internationally. It reflects a resurgence of old arguments that stay alive in large part becausethe benefits of free international trade are often diffuse and hard to see, while the benefits of shieldingspecific groups from foreign competition are often immediate and visible. This illusion fuels the commonperception that free trade is detrimental to the U.S. economy. It also tips the scales in favor of specialinterests seeking protection from foreign competition, which results in thousands of tariffs, quotas, and otherbarriers imposed to trade.However, restrictions on foreign trade all too often harm the very people they aim to protect, i.e.,American consumers and producers. Trade restrictions limit the choices of what Americans can buy; theyalso drive up the prices of everything from clothing and groceries to the materials manufacturers use to makeeveryday products. Lower-income Americans generally bear a disproportionate share of these costs.Not onlydo they spend more of their income on consumption goods, many of the goods they consume are subject tohigher tariffs than more expensive goods of the same type.There is a broad consensus among economists that protectionism has a negative effect on economicgrowth and economic welfare, while free trade and the reduction of trade barriers to trade has a positiveeffect on economic growth. However, they also point out that liberalization of trade can cause significant andunequally distributed losses and the economic dislocation of workers in import-competing sectors.

Which of the following is the best title for this passage? (A)Free Trade: Better Safe than Sorry (B)Free Trade: Addressing Key Myths (C)Free Trade: Taking U.S. As an Example (D)Free Trade: Two Sides of the Same Coin

What is the third paragraph mainly about? (A)Consequences of trade restrictions in the U.S. (B)Protection of American consumers and producers. (C)Increasing prices of everyday products in the U.S. (D)Limited purchase choices of American consumers.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? (A)The benefits of free international trade are often immediate and visible. (B)Lower-income people suffer more from tariffs than higher-income people. (C)Governments may stop imposing trade barriers to limit exports of natural resources. (D)A nation's signing of free trade agreement may result in loss of its sovereignty.

What does detrimental mean in this article? (A)Critical. (B)Harmful. (C)Manageable. (D)Temporary.|90620

Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward free trade? (A)Cynical and distrustful. (B)Objective and analytical. (C)Confident and committing. (D)Optimistic and encouraging.請依下文回答第20 題至第25 題A thin magnetic stripe is all that stands between Americans’ credit-card information and the bad guys.And they’ve been working hard to break in. Banks, law enforcement and technology companies are all tryingto thwart a network of hackers who are swiping account numbers, names and other crucial data used inidentity theft. More than 100 million accounts at Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels stores were allaffected in recent attacks, starting November 2013.Cards are increasingly vulnerable to attacks in store transactions. Hackers scoop up massive troves ofcredit-, debit- or prepaid-card numbers using malware inserted surreptitiously into the retailers’ checkoutsystems. Hackers then sold the data to a second group of criminals operating in shadowy corners of the web.Not long after, the stolen data was showing up on counterfeit cards and being used for online purchases.The solution could cost as little as $2 extra for every piece of plastic issued. The fix is a securitytechnology used heavily outside the U.S. While American credit cards use the 40-year-old magstripetechnology to process transactions, much of the rest of the world uses smarter cards with the EMV (short forEuropay, MasterCard, Visa), a technology that employs a chip embedded in the card plus a customer PIN toauthenticate every transaction on the spot. If a purchaser fails to punch in the correct PIN at the checkout, thetransaction gets rejected.The cost of a magstripe card is in the dollar range. A chip-and-PIN card currently costs close to $3.Multiple $3 by 5 billion cards in circulation in the U.S. Then consider that there’s an estimated $12.4 billionin card fraud on a global basis. With 44% of that in the U.S., American credit-card fraud amounts to $5.5billion annually. Card issuers find that absorbing the liability for even big hacks like the Target one is stillcheaper than replacing all that plastic.That leaves American retailers pretty much alone the world over in relying on magstripe technology,and leaves consumers vulnerable. Ironically enough, the historical reason the U.S. has stuck with magstripe isthe once superior technology. The nation’s cheap, ultra-reliable wired networks made credit-cardauthentication over the phone frictionless. In France, card companies created EMV partly because thetelephone monopoly was so maddeningly inefficient and expensive. The workaround allowed transactions tobe verified locally and securely.

Who are the bad guys mentioned in Paragraph 1? (A)Bank robbers (B)Burglars who break into houses (C)Account hackers (D)Pickpockets who stole credit cards

Which of the following may the word plastic in Paragraph 3 refer to? (A)A credit card (B)An ID card (C)A membership card (D)A report card

According to this passage, what is the major reason why hackers steal people’s credit card data? (A)To sell them for money (B)To make counterfeit cards themselves (C)To use them as a trophy and show off (D)To use the cards for online shopping themselves

Which of the following is true about EMV cards, compared with the traditional ones? (A)They cost less (B)They have a long history (C)They are easy to break in (D)They are more widely used

Why haven’t big banks in the U.S. adopted the more secure technology? (A)The cost for new cards is higher than the liability old cards may cause. (B)Credit-card frauds in the U.S. are pretty low, causing little liability. (C)The new technology is far from perfect, and may cause many problems. (D)Big hacks like the Target one are very rare.

Why did France give up on magstripe technology for credit card authentication? (A)The telephone network did not cover most of France. (B)The EMV technology at that time was more advanced. (C)The phone call for credit card authentication was inefficient and costly. (D)As a tradition, France wanted a system different from that in the U.S.