九十九學年度四技二專統一入學測驗
外語群英文類專業(一) 試題
一、詞彙與慣用語(第 1～15 題)
說明：請依各題文意選出最恰當選項，並將代號標示在答案卡上。
1. The plane developed engine trouble shortly after take-off and had to make an emergency .
(A)landing (B)helping (C)waiting (D)boarding
2. To the great of many readers, a considerable portion of the space in any newspaper is occupied by advertisements.
(A)hindrance (B)ignorance (C)negligence (D)annoyance 3. When a thirsty traveler sees a non-existing pool of water in the desert, he is having
an optical .
(A)allusion (B)illusion (C)elusion (D)delusion 4. It was so dark that we could only see the of the mountains against the
sky.
(A)statue (B)measure (C)outline (D)impact
5. David spent all his money on his new apartment; he had no more for the of a new car.
(A)devotion (B)account (C)source (D)purchase 6. The archeologist had bad luck after he opened the tomb. He received the
mummy's .
(A)curse (B)omen (C)fame (D)belief
7. Now that Jack enjoys the English class, his scores are every week. (A)saving (B)reducing (C)accepting (D)improving 8. Bill Gates almost has a on computer operating systems. Most people
use Windows on their computer.
(A)revenue (B)monopoly (C)bankrupt (D)deposit 9. I don't have enough with me. Can I pay by credit card?
(A)message (B)cash (C)receipt (D)password 10. No matter how the mother tries to stop it, the child still his thumb.
(A)vows (B)tunes (C)winks (D)sucks
11. Many people love to ride bicycles. It's a popular form of . (A)transportation (B)environment (C)business (D)system
12. It is not easy to keep your on the deck of a violent boat.
(A)summary (B)balance (C)fertility (D)constancy 13. John's car was at the mechanic's, so he asked his wife to the children at
school.
(A)take on (B)hand in (C)drop off (D)give away 14. Tina had not studied Spanish in many years, so she decided to take a class to
her language skills.
(A)set up (B)brush up (C)give up (D)fill up 15. After the baseball team won the national championship, the town
quickly a parade to greet the returning heroes.
(A)dealt with (B)put together (C)made up (D)looked after 二、填空式閱讀(第 16～30 題)
說明：下列三篇短文共有 15 個空格，請依短文文意，選出一個最適合該空格的答 案，並將代號標示在答案卡上。
Many parents worry that if their child struggles with mathematics, he or she will never be able to make a decent income. Many occupations 16. a high level of numerical skill, but it is possible to become highly successful without 17. the ins and outs of mathematics. Many people who don't 18. the standard mould, and struggle with formal education, 19. to become very wealthy business owners. If your child seems to be struggling at school, it is even more important to build his or her 20. with some real world accomplishments, for example in their part-time jobs. 16. (A)release (B)recruit (C)reject (D)require 17. (A)mastering (B)distilling (C)transforming (D)converting
18. (A)cut (B)try (C)fit (D)get
19. (A)go in (B)go on (C)go over (D)go under 20. (A)self-esteem (B)self-arrogance (C)self-destruction (D)self-company All human beings are born with the power of health and healing within our own bodies. Finding the root cause of the illness and maintaining a healthy immune system is essential to 21. good health. Because our bodies have an amazing ability to adapt and get by, chronic illness 22. happens overnight unless some unusual event pushes you over the edge—the proverbial 23. that breaks the camel's back. Instead, it happens over time and we don't feel 24. until it's too late. Once our body is overwhelmed and falls into this downward spiral, it usually takes 25. efforts to begin to "spiral up."
21. (A)enjoying (B)enjoy (C)be enjoyed (D)have enjoyed 22. (A)ever (B)often (C)rarely (D)always
23. (A)food (B)water (C)straw (D)cargo
24. (A)sick (B)warm (C)fine (D)thirsty
25. (A)limited (B)enormous (C)frivolous (D)pitiful
TV talent shows have long entertained and inspired American audiences, zooming in on 26. performers from across the country and, nowadays, around the globe. These shows aren't just generic talent searches; the competition is its 27.
entertainment. The 28. is fame, fortune and constant snapshots by tabloid reporters. Talent shows are a long-standing tradition, demonstrating how life can
29. in a few heart-racing weeks. One day you're selling vacuum cleaners in a small town, and a year later you might be 30. the rewards of a double-platinum album. 26. (A)infeasible (B)inconsistent (C)undiscovered (D)unresolved
27. (A)bland (B)self (C)rare (D)own
28. (A)prize (B)name (C)label (D)winner
29. (A)sink (B)change (C)end (D)flee
30. (A)paying (B)weeping (C)buying (D)reaping 三、段落閱讀(第 31～40 題)
說明：下列三篇短文段落共有 10 個問題，閱讀後請依文意與題意選出最恰當的選 項，並將代號標示在答案卡上。
Time management is one of those skills no one teaches you in school but you have to learn. It doesn't matter how smart you are if you can't organize information well enough to take it in. And it doesn't matter how skilled you are if procrastination keeps you from getting your work done. In today's workplace, you can differentiate yourself by your ability to handle information and manage your time. "Careers are made or broken by the soft skills that make you able to handle a very large workload," says Merlin Mann, editor of a well-known productivity blog.
31. What's the main idea of the passage?
(A)Anyone can learn a lot of information if they want to. (B)Learning how to manage time is essential.
(C)Being smart is very important in today's workplace. (D)Procrastination is a good habit that will help you succeed.
32. Which of the following will the author most likely agree with? (A)Writing blogs is a good way to manage time.
(B)Schools should teach students how to use blogs.
(C)Merlin Mann should be teaching in a school rather than being a blog editor. (D)People who can take in information efficiently are likely to succeed.
33. According to the passage, the "soft skills" most probably include which of the following?
(A)having good computer skills
(B)knowing how to make yourself known to a lot of people (C)being able to deal with a lot of information in a very short time (D)developing the habit of taking things slowly at work
34. The paragraph following the passage will probably talk about . (A)some jobs that people like
(B)some tips for time management
(C)some schools that teach time management (D)some famous blog editors
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37. As an early bird, what will happen to you about your booking? (A)You make booking more complicated.
(B)You spend about 7 days booking your ticket. (C)You may find something valuable but cheaper.
(D)You spend more money booking the last-minute cruise.
A sociologist on an African jungle expedition held up her camera to take pictures of the native children at play. Suddenly the youngsters began to yell in protest. Turning red, the sociologist apologized to the chief for her insensitivity and told him she had forgotten that certain tribes believed a person would lose his soul if his picture was taken. She explained to him, in detail, the operation of a camera. Several times the chief tried to get a word in, but to no avail. The sociologist thought she had put all the chief's fears to rest, and then she allowed him to speak. Smiling, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens cap!"
38. Just as the sociologist was to take pictures of the native children, they shouted because .
(A)she didn't take off the lens cap
(B)they didn't want their pictures taken (C)they were afraid of losing their souls (D)she didn't ask for the children's permission
39. The sociologist could have avoided explaining the operation of a camera if she had .
(A)apologized first
(B)known the dialect of the tribe (C)allowed the chief to interrupt
(D)promised the children wouldn't lose their souls
40. The expression "to no avail" used in the text means .
(A)in vain (B)of great help
四、長篇閱讀(第 41～50 題)
說明：下列二篇文章共有 10 個問題，閱讀後請依文意與題意選出最恰當的選項， 並將代號標示在答案卡上。
Over time periods of thousands of years, the Earth goes through a natural cycle of warmer and colder periods, driven by changes in heat coming from the Sun. Professor William Ruddiman has now calculated that if the Earth had followed its natural cycle over the last ten thousand years, it ought to have got steadily colder. It hasn't because, he believes, human activities have been keeping the temperature steady.
"What should have happened with the natural climate is it should have cooled substantially. And instead humans just started adding greenhouse gases to the
atmosphere at a rate which cancelled most, but not quite all, of that natural cooling; and so it's a combination of a natural cooling mostly cancelled by a human warming." Our ancestors started adding the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide principally by cutting down trees for farming; whereas methane production started with wet farming of rice. Professor Ruddiman believes this ten-thousand year warming added almost a degree Celsius to the average temperature.
41. What is the most appropriate topic of this essay?
(A)Climate Change (B)Natural Climate (C)Greenhouse Gas (D)Wet Farming 42. According to Professor William Ruddiman, .
(A)the Sun has been keeping the temperature steady (B)the Sun has influenced most of that natural cooling
(C)humans have had a significant influence on the earth's climate (D)a human cooling cancelled most of the natural warming
43. If the Earth had followed its natural cycle, what might have happened to the climate?
(A)The temperature should have become higher. (B)The temperature should have become lower. (C)The temperature should have become steady. (D)The temperature should have remained the same.
44. The underlined phrase "wet farming of rice" refers to . (A)rice grown in earth (B)rice grown in snow (C)rice grown in rocks (D)rice grown in water
45. If the average temperature was twenty degrees Celsius ten thousand years ago in Asia, what is the average temperature of this year?
(A)nineteen degrees Celsius (B)twenty degrees Celsius (C)twenty-one degrees Celsius (D)unchanged
Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii. It is on Oahu Island. Oahu formed from material that spewed up from volcanoes on the ocean floor. Diamond Head, the crater, or center, of an old volcano, is one of the best-known landmarks in the Pacific. It got the name Diamond Head when some British sailors found crystals on its slopes and mistakenly thought they were diamonds!
Polynesian people from other Pacific islands were probably the first settlers in Honolulu, but Europeans did not arrive until 1794. That is when Captain William Brown of the British ship Butterworth entered the harbor.
Today the modern city of Honolulu is a major port. In the Hawaiian language, its name means "protected bay." It is also called "the crossroads of the Pacific" because of the many ships and airplanes that stop there.
Sun, sand, and sea attract many tourists to Waikiki Beach. Most visitors also go to see the USS Arizona, a sunken battleship. It was left in place as a memorial to all the people who died in Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This attack is what brought the US into World War II.
46. Which of the following is the most appropriate topic of this essay?
(A)A Diamond in Hawaii (B)The First Settlers in Honolulu (C)The Crossroads of the Pacific (D)The Attack on Pearl Harbor 47. Which of the following means "protected bay"?
(A)Honolulu (B)Oahu Island (C)Waikiki Beach (D)Hawaii 48. According to the passage, it can be inferred that .
(A)British sailors found diamonds in Honolulu
(B)the European people discovered Honolulu before 1794 (C)most US visitors go to Arizona to see the sunken battleship (D)the US joined World War II by the end of 1941
49. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true? (A)Diamond Head is the capital of Oahu Island.
(B)Diamond Head is a well-known landmark in the Pacific. (C)Diamond Head is a hole of an old volcano.
50. What is the synonym of "crystals" in "British sailors found crystals on its slopes"? (A)landmarks (B)volcanoes (C)diamonds (D)gemstones
【解答】
1.(A) 2.(D) 3.(B) 4.(C) 5.(D) 6.(A) 7.(D) 8.(B) 9.(B) 10.(D) 11.(A) 12.(B) 13.(C) 14.(B) 15.(B) 16.(D) 17.(A) 18.(C) 19.(B) 20.(A) 21.(A) 22.(C) 23.(C) 24.(A) 25.(B) 26.(C) 27.(D) 28.(A) 29.(B) 30.(D) 31.(B) 32.(D) 33.(C) 34.(B) 35.(B) 36.BD 37.(C) 38.(A) 39.(C) 40.(A) 41.(A) 42.(C) 43.(B) 44.(D) 45.(C) 46.(C) 47.(A) 48.(D) 49.(A) 50.(D)
九十九學年度四技二專統一入學測驗
外語群英文類專業(一) 試題詳解
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32. 由文章 4～5 行"In today's workplace, you can differentiate yourself by your ability to handle information and manage your time." 在今日的職場，你能藉由 處理資訊與管理時間的能力，而與眾不同。
33. soft skills 後面的形容詞子句 "that make you able to handle a very large workload"。
34. 本篇文章是時間管理的必要，下一段應該和時間管理的方法有關，故答案為
「時間管理的秘訣」。
35. 全文內容和度假有關，應該和旅行社有關。 36. quote＝quotation = estimation 估價單
37. 由文中"You'll find a treasure trove of early bird discounts, two-for-ones and other cut-rate promotions, on every cruise line in the world." 由 discount, two-for-ones, 以及 cut-rate promotion 這幾個字得知 (C)「你將會找到有價值更便宜的東 西。」為正解。
38. 由文章最後一句得知。
39. 由文章中 “Several times the chief tried to get a word in, but to no avail." 得知她 沒讓酋長插嘴。
40. to no avail＝in vain 無效
42. 由第一段 "Professor William Ruddiman has now calculated that if the Earth had followed its natural cycle over the last ten thousand years, it ought to have got steadily colder. It hasn't because, he believes, human activities have been keeping the temperature steady."的"human activities have been keeping the temperature steady." 得知(C)人類對地球氣候有重大影響。
43. 由 "if the Earth had followed its natural cycle over the last ten thousand years, it ought to have got steadily colder."得知(B)溫度應該變得更低。
44. wet farming of rice 水稻耕作＝rice grow in water
45. 由文章最後一句得知一萬年暖化攝氏一度。20＋1＝21
46. 全文談論的主題是 Honolulu，四個選項只有(C)和 Honolulu 有關， The Crossroads of the Pacific 是 Honolulu 的別稱。
47. Honolulu 在夏威夷的語言是"protected bay"的意思。 48. 由文章最後兩句得知。
49. 歐胡島的首府是 Honolulu，不是 Diamond Head。 50. crystal(水晶)是一種寶石。
