所屬科目:研究所、轉學考(插大)、學士後-英文
1. The government has portrayed the crackdown as a fight ______ terrorism. (A) from (B) against (C) in (D) to
2. Taipei City will ban smoking in public areas in front of several convenience stores and coffee shop chains ______ effect from September. (A) with (B) to (C) of (D) at
3. He said something ______ the effect that he was sorry. (A) in (B) with (C) to (D) of
4. Bad weather accounted ______ the long delay. (A) to (B) by (C) for (D) on
5. The fans danced ______ triumph after their team won. (A) in (B) by (C) from (D) with
B. Choose the option most similar in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. 6. The quality of his woolen coat marked him a man of consequence . Not a farmer, she thought. (A) resultant (B) effective (C) affluent (D) important
7. The energy crisis underscored the need to increase fuel efficiency. (A) stressed (B) scored less than (C) benefitted (D) underestimated
8. Her suggestion was seconded by several colleagues. (A) belittled (B) supported (C) denied (D) pressed
9. The emergency room was overrun with walk-ins . (A) pedestrians (B) outpatients without an appointment (C) paramedics (D) tourists
10. Another important moral of the Estrada story is that news, good or bad, travels faster than ever, thanks to Internet access and cellular phones with text-messaging capability. (A) lesson (B) ethics (C) deadly (D) spirit
11. Abby, for God's sake , you know that's not true. (A) because of god (B) please (C) god bless you. (D) you are protected.
12. This car outperforms all others in its class. (A) surpasses (B) underachieves (C) gets ride of (D) outsmarts
13. Turning into the cemetery, he drove to his family's granite tomb, an above-ground vault in which he too eventually will be interred . (A) entered (B) stored (C) unearthed (D) buried
14. The new secretary is so rude—it's time she got the sack . (A) got laid off (B) got the bonus (C) got punished (D) got reprimanded
15. They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. (A) built (B) revolved (C) innovated (D) renewed
16. People suffering from dyslexia is likely to have problems with (A) written texts (B) listening (C) intelligence (D) creativity
17. If one has a genetic disorder, who else is also likely to have the same disorder? (A) one's couple (B) one's students (C) one's friends (D) one's children
18. People suffering from dyslexia are less likely to (A) thrive outside the classroom (B) be a good writer (C) be a good architect (D) thrive in the classroom
19. Judged from the article, which of the following famous people is less likely a victim of dyslexia? (A) Galileo (B) Picasso (C) Barrack Obama (D) Albert Einstein
20. It seems the author was never considered by his school teachers to have problems with (A) intelligence (B) creativity (C) being too young (D) reading
21. For the author, liberating means (A) relieving (B) liberal (C) fair (D) library-going
22. The author considered dyslexia, aside from a struggle, also a "gift." In which of the following sentences is the idea of dyslexia as a gift supported? (A) Dyslexia is, put simply, a different wiring of the brain (B) Words, letters and sounds became elusive to her, like grasping at bubbles blowing in the wind interesting (C) She [Her daughter] was lucky her school had picked up red flags in her early learning (D) It turns out "thinking outside of the box" comes more naturally to the dyslexic brain than the propensity to spell accurately.
23. What does the phrase "fall into place" mean? (A) come down (B) do not accord (C) make sense suddenly (D) come into existence
24. What did the author mean when she used the word "elusive"? (A) hard to capture and seize (B) hard to remove (C) easily removed (D) easily understood
25. Which of the following is more important to a good writer as implied by the author? (A) spelling (B) creativity (C) punctuation (D) grammar
1. I am looking forward ______ your earliest reply.
2. Make sure to change the filter ______ a regular basis
3. As smart ______ he is, Brown has never grasped the basic concept of real life: There is no earthly utopia.
4. Married retirees, particularly those who retire around the same time, report higher satisfaction than non-marrieds but only if the couple get ______ well
5. While this may seem like an extreme application ______ our theory, it is important to keep in mind that these are necessarily offenses for which the statutory harm does not involve serious bodily injury or death
6. The number of applicants ______ the University of Michigan for this fall was an all-time high: 59,886, up 7.9 percent from last year.
7. Mellen and Samuelson met when he applied ______ a job there in the mid-1980s.
8. Once you sign ______ for the class, you should respect your own decision and the responsibilities that come with it.
9. Just sign ______ and get to work.
10. When using public computers, always remember to sign ______ when you are done.
IV. Translation (Chinese to English): 請將下列中文翻譯成英文。一項新研究發現,離開臉書可能有利於你的情緒幸福感(wellbeing),但你可能會變得較不了解當 前事件。紐約大學與史丹福大學研究人員的一項新報告,檢視停用臉書帳號的人會變得怎麼 樣。為了追蹤社群媒體的影響,研究人員招募2844名臉書用戶,並支付102美元要求他們關掉 帳號4週。研究發現,暫時戒掉臉書導致主觀幸福感增加,減少政治是非(political drama)及注意 力不安,增進與親人和朋友的相處時間。另一方面,這也造成對當前活動的關注減少。心理學 家多年來一直主張,使用臉書及其他社群媒體與精神痛苦有關,尤其是青少年。其他人則將習 慣性使用臉書視為精神障礙。