第壹部分：選擇題（占 72 分）
一、詞彙 (15%)
說明：第 1 題至第 15 題，每題選出最適當的一個選項，標示在答案卡之「選擇題答案區」。 每題答對得 1 分，答錯不倒扣。
1. In the garden, tulips, lilies and marigolds are all in full _____ now, making the garden all the more colorful.
(A) production (B) presentation (C) bloom (D) delight
2. Many houses and buildings in the township _____ in the strong earthquake, leaving numerous people homeless.
(A) crashed (B) slipped (C) offended (D) collapsed 3. Opening doors, offering seats and carrying heavy stuff are all nice _____ of a gentleman.
(A) illustrations (B) gestures (C) performances (D) expectations 4. Winston Churchill is ______ looked on as one of the greatest leaders in world history.
(A) generally (B) gradually (C) coincidentally (D) enthusiastically 5. Depending on your parents is only a _____ solution to the problem; eventually you’ll still have
to get a job to pay off all your debts by yourself.
(A) sociable (B) temporary (C) typical (D) manageable 6. When encountering myriads of hardships and challenges, Christopher Reeve never thought of
giving up. _____, he faced them undaunted.
(A) Relatively (B) Specifically (C) Conversely (D) Obviously 7. Little Johnny _____ he was interested in the science project when he actually wasn’t.
(A) pretended (B) delayed (C) scratched (D) digested 8. He could _____ make both ends meet after he was laid off due to the economic downturn.
(A) sincerely (B) casually (C) thoroughly (D) scarcely
9. Andy’s car was totally wrecked in the accident. Fortunately, the insurance company promised to _____ all his losses.
(A) compensate (B) rebel (C) retreat (D) resign 10. Chris sent his girlfriend a lovely _____ of flowers on her birthday.
(A) banquet (B) boutique (C) bonus (D) bouquet
11. Basketball _____, Kobe Bryant, visited Taiwan on July 23 to meet his fans, teach basketball clinics and promote his new sneakers.
(A) legend (B) coward (C) disaster (D) metaphor 12. Many endangered species are on the verge of _____. We may lose them forever if we don’t
enact legislation to protect them.
(A) existence (B) prosperity (C) extinction (D) improvement 13. The documentary An Inconvenient Truth successfully raised the _____ about global warming. It
made more and more governments take the issue seriously.
14. The current economic tsunami has affected every industry. Many banks and companies are experiencing serious _____ problems.
(A) symbolic (B) financial (C) inappropriate (D) voluntary 15. Mr. Gibson was told to cut down on his consumption of coffee _____ his heart problems.
(A) in terms of (B) instead of (C) on top of (D) on account of 二、綜合測驗 (15%)
說明：第 16 題至第 30 題，每題一個空格，請依文意選出最適當的一個選項，標示在答案卡 之「選擇題答案區」。每題答對得 1 分，答錯不倒扣。
16~20 題為題組
Most American kids love Halloween treats, but not their parents or dentists. Dentists suggest that parents 16 the good kinds of treats 16 the bad for their kids. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not exactly what a child eats that truly matters, but how much time it stays in his mouth. The most damaging stuff is actually something that is sticky or very hard and thus stays in the mouth for a long time. The longer the food stays in the mouth, 17 . Therefore, potato chips are worse than candy because they get stuck between teeth. If children really love candy, dentists 18 that they should eat chocolate instead. 19 hard candies, chocolate dissolves quickly. But 20 a child eats, brushing after each meal is still the best way to fight cavities.
16. (A) separate…from (B) divide…into (C) embrace…as (D) mistake…for 17. (A) cavities will develop more likely (B) the more likely cavities will develop
(C) cavities will be more likely to develop (D) the more likely will cavities develop 18. (A) persuade (B) conclude (C) recommend (D) confirm 19. (A) Like (B) Dislike (C) Likewise (D) Unlike 20. (A) whether (B) no matter what (C) anything that (D) what 21~25 題為題組
Author and Linguist Deborah Tannen talks about how communication styles either help or hinder personal interactions in her book You Just Don’t Understand. According to Deborah, misunderstandings between the sexes often 21 because women prefer to connect emotionally in conversations 22 men like to pass on knowledge. She points out that men and women are basically products of different cultures, 23 different – but equally valid communication styles. Her research shows that women tend to approach conversation as a way to develop intimate, 24 relationships with other people. However, men view conversation as a contest – a “one-up or one-down” situation. 25 , women often feel silenced by men, although that is not necessarily men’s intention.
21. (A) raise (B) arouse (C) rise (D) arise 22. (A) nevertheless (B) while (C) since (D) as
23. (A) who possessed (B) which possess (C) possessed (D) possessing 24. (A) parallel (B) clichéd (C) stressful (D) regrettable 25. (A) After all (B) On the other hand (C) As a consequence (D) That is to say
26~30 題為題組
Schools in Mexico were shut down last week. Public events were canceled. Mexico is at the center of a swine flu outbreak. By April 29, more than 2,000 cases and 100 deaths were suspected there. Swine A/H1N1 influenza is a respiratory disease of pigs. Humans do not normally get swine flu. But when they 26 , infections can spread from person to person. The flu has 27 its way to other countries. Last week, cases were confirmed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel and New Zealand. Governments are taking 28 to stop the spread of the illness. No one wants a pandemic, or worldwide outbreak.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama said that the government "will do 29 is necessary to control the impact of this virus." He has asked Congress for $1.5 billion to fight an outbreak. Doctors say that you can help stop the spread of flu by 30 good hygiene. Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. When you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth with a tissue. Throw it in the trash. If you don't have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your arm. Tell your parents if you are not feeling well. Stay home if you are sick.
26. (A) get (B) did (C) have (D) do 27. (A) taken (B) made (C) founded (D) paved
28. (A) steps (B) advice (C) challenges (D) determination 29. (A) anything (B) however (C) whatever (D) anything but 30. (A) practicing (B) working (C) keeping (D) doing
三、文意選填 (10%)
說明：第 31 題至第 40 題，每題一個空格，請依文意在文章後所提供的到選項中分別選 出最適當者，並將其英文字母代號標示在答案卡之「選擇題答案區」。每題答對得 1 分， 答錯不倒扣。
Around Asia, women are going in for surgery, in the quest for better looks. In the past, Asia was 31 behind the West when it came to plastic surgery, due to cultural reasons and 32 medical skills. Today, however, cosmetic surgery is 33 throughout Asia like never before. In Taiwan, a million procedures were performed last year.
What has caused this surge? Well, today it is no longer just models, stars or entertainers who are having cosmetic surgery done, and the clients are no longer just adults. Teenagers are also going under the knife to have their faces or bodies 34 .
Many Taiwanese teens today are saving their weekly 35 or wages to buy themselves a new look. Parents in Taiwan have also become more accepting of cosmetic surgery. You will now find some parents offering “pre-college 36 ” for a daughter to enhance her odds of making boyfriends, or “graduation gifts” to prepare her for the 37 job market.
Nose jobs and double eyelids are the most popular cosmetic operations among teens 38 these are not too expensive, with little risk 39 . In recent years, various methods to modify face shape are 40 high demand. Many people want to change their square face to a longer and narrower shape. Now, how would you like your face changed?
in involved altered allowances competitive as makeovers far insufficient booming
四、閱讀測驗 (32%)
說明：第 41 題至第 56 題，每題請分別根據各篇文章之文意選出最適當的一個選項，標示在 答案卡之「選擇題答案區」。每題答對得 2 分，答錯不倒扣。
41~44 題為題組
The Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused, and the strife began. Menelaus persuaded his brother Agamemnon to lead an army against Troy. At Aulis, troopships gathered, led by the greatest Greek heroes—Achilles, Patroclus, Diomed, Odysseus, Nestor, and the two warriors named Ajax. In order to win favorable winds for the journey, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis. The winds came and the fleet set sail for Troy.
For nine years the Greeks ravaged Troy's surrounding cities and countryside, but the city itself, well fortified and commanded by Hector and other sons of the royal household, held out. Finally the Greeks built a large hollow wooden horse in which a small group of warriors were concealed. The other Greeks appeared to sail for home, leaving behind only the horse and Sinon, who deceitfully persuaded the Trojans, despite the warnings of Cassandra and Laocoön, to take the horse within the city walls. At night the Greeks returned; their companions crept out of the horse and opened the city gates, and Troy was destroyed.
The gods took great interest in the war. Poseidon, Hera, and Athena aided the Greeks, while Aphrodite and Ares favored the Trojans. Zeus and Apollo, although frequently involved in the action of the war, remained impartial.
The events of the final year of the war constitute the main part of the Iliad of Homer. The Trojan War probably reflected a real war (c.1200 B.C.) between the invading Greeks and the people of Troas, possibly over control of trade through the Dardanelles.
41. What does the word strife (line 2) mean?
(A) conflict (B) marriage (C) league (D) superstition 42. Who was the greatest warrior of the Trojans?
(A) Paris (B) Hector (C) Achilles (D) Poseidon 43. Which of the following is NOT true?
(A) Apollo didn’t side with Greeks.
(B) Sinon was left because he favored the Trojans.
(C) Iphigenia was killed for the fleet needed winds to set sail.
(D) Cassandra was against the decision to take the wooden horse inside the city. 44. What can be inferred from the passage?
(A) The Iliad was probably composed around 1200 – 1000 BC. (B) Artemis eventually helped the Greeks to win the war. (C) Paris and Helen fell in love at first sight.
45~48 題為題組
More than two decades ago, doctors in New York City and San Francisco diagnosed a disease known as AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Now with over 42 million cases globally, it has become a world-wide epidemic. Almost all governments are paying serious attention to this epidemic and taking measures to eliminate it.
The World Health Organization estimates that 25 million people have died from AIDS, making it one of the most destructive diseases in recorded history. One third of these deaths have been in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease originated, and half a million victims are children who contracted the disease from their mothers while in the womb.
AIDS is caused by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). When individuals contract HIV, their immune system shuts down and is no longer able to fight off infections. Common infections don’t seriously affect a healthy person. But if an HIV carrier contracts a common cold, he or she might die from it.
More and more teenagers are becoming infected with HIV each year. The disease is spread through contact with bodily fluids such as semen and blood. Unprotected sexual contact and intravenous drug use are the main vectors for transmitting the virus. By having unprotected sex or sharing needles when using illegal drugs or steroids or getting tattoos, you put yourself at a high risk for contracting the disease. Because you may look and feel healthy for years while carrying HIV, it is important to get periodical HIV tests to know if you have been infected, especially if you are in a high-risk category. There is no cure for HIV/AIDS and consequently, those infected most often die of pneumonia or other curable infections. Getting periodically tested is one step in preventing the spread of the virus.
45. AIDS comes from __________.
(A) San Francisco (B) New York City (C) Africa (D) The Sahara 46. Approximately how many people in Sub-Saharan Africa died from AIDS?
(A) 25 million (B) 42 million (C) half a million (D) 8 million 47. People die from AIDS when __________.
(A) they transmit bodily fluids (B) they get an illness
(C) they get a tattoo (D) they use drugs intravenously
48. Someone you know may have HIV/AIDS, but that person may not even know he or she has it. This is __________.
(A)very dangerous because this person may be placing others at a high risk of contracting the disease (B) dangerous because this person might get pneumonia
(C)ok because HIV/AIDS is curable and you can take medicine for the disease (D)a common occurrence as HIV/AIDS is hard to detect
49~52 題為題組
We often hear, “So-and-so is a big wheel.” We mean, of course, that the person is important. He or she makes things go around. Well, the real wheel also makes things go around.
Without the wheel, today’s civilization would be impossible. Over 100 boxcars are loaded with cargo. One locomotive pulls them all. The 747 races down the runway. About 500 people are on a rocket with wheels and wings. How would these vehicles move at all without the wheel?
As children we’d jump on a bicycle or wagon and off we’d go. We never gave these wheeled vehicles a thought. Yet the wheel was a great invention! Who was the genius that thought of it?
There was no single genius. Things happened in bits and pieces. Some happened by chance and some by design. But it took hundreds and perhaps thousands of years of chance and insight.
Think of heavy dugout canoes and boats. They were rolled down to the shores on logs. There was no lifting or carrying. Just rolling. Some small chunks of log had rotted centers. Putting a sapling through two of these chunks made an axle. After that, it was easy. This was the beginning of the solid wheel. The time was the fourth millennium B.C.
The spoked wheel came next, in about 2000 B.C. The place was along the Tigris River in present day Iraq. Wheels with spokes were for chariots. These were the chariots for racing. These were the wheels for battle.
The solid wheel was first. After that refinements were a sure bet. 49. A good title for this passage would be __________
(A) What Is a Wheel? (B) The World Without Wheels.
(C) The Real Wheel. (D) How the Wheel Probably Developed. 50. The spoked wheel was _________
(A)developed in what is now Iran. (B) invented by soldiers. (C) faster than the solid wheel. (D) first made from clay. 51. According to the passage, the wheel _______
(A) tells us how people lived in the past. (B) is a mystery to inventors today. (C) is as useful as a lever. (D) was improved upon little by little. 52. The author explains how the wheel developed by ________
(A) using imagination and ideas.
(B) describing what life was like before the wheel. (C) using notes from historic records.
(D) explaining true stories. 53~56 題為題組
They may not be the richest, but Africans remain the world’s staunchest optimists. An annul survey by Gallup International, a research outfit, shows that, when asked whether this year will be better than last, Africa once again comes out on top. Out of 52, 000 people interviewed all over the world, under half believe that things are looking up. But in Africa the proportion is close to 60 --- almost twice as much as in Europe.
Africans have some reasons to be cheerful. The continent’s economy has been doing fairly well with South Africa, the economic powerhouse, growing steadily over the past few years. Some of Africa’s longest-running conflicts, such as the war between the north and south in Sudan and the civil war in Congo, have ended. Africa even has its first elected female head of state, in Liberia.
Yet there is no shortage of downers too. Most of Africa remains dirt poor. Crises in places like Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe are far from solved. And the democratic credentials of Ethiopia and Uganda, once the darlings of western donors, have taken a bad knock. AIDS killed over 2 million Africans in 2005, and will kill more this year.
So is it all just a case of irrational exuberance? Meril James of Gallup argues that there is, in fact, usually very little relation between the survey’s optimism rankings and reality. Africans, this year led by Nigerians, are consistently the most upbeat, whether their lot gets better or not. On the other hand, Greece --- hardly the worst place on earth--- tops the gloom-and-doom chart, followed closely by Portugal and France.
Ms James speculates that religion may have a lot to do with it. Nine out of ten Africans are religious, the highest proportion in the world. But cynics argue that most Africans believe that 2006 will be golden because things have been so bad that it is hard to imagine how they could possibly get worse. This may help explain why places that have suffered recent misfortunes, such as Kosovo and Afghanistan, rank among the top five optimists.
53. _____ believe that the future is brighter.
(A) Most people in Africa (B) Most people in Europe (C) Few people in Europe (D) Few people in the world 54. The Africans’ optimism can be explained by the fact that ________.
(A) South Africa is the economic powerhouse (B) the economy in Africa is prosperous
(C) there have been wars in both Sudan and Congo (D) Liberia is the first country to have a female head 55. The optimism in Africa isn’t irrational because _______.
(A) Europeans tend to be more pessimistic
(B) optimism isn’t necessarily related to people’s real welfare (C) Nigerians are consistently the most upbeat
(D) the lot of most Africans is better than Europeans 56. The author thinks that _______.
(A) religion helps to develop one’s optimism
(B) 2006 will be golden because things are looking up
(C) the argument brought forward by the cynics is understandable (D) the proportion of people who believe in religion is highest in Africa
第貳部分：非選擇題（占 28 分） 一、翻譯題 (8%) 說明：1. 請將以下兩個中文句子譯成正確、通順、達意的英文，並將答案寫在「答案卷」上。 2. .請依序作答，並標明題號。每題 4 分，共 8 分。 1. 威脅或折磨都不能讓那士兵改變他的心意。(Neither … ) 2. 儘管父母強烈反對他想出國的計畫, Bill 仍繼續追求這個夢想。 二、英文作文 (20%) 說明：1 依提示在「答案卷上」寫一篇英文作文。 2 文長約 120 個單詞 (words) 左右。 請寫一封信給你素未謀面、即將來訪的外國網友（Kitty 或 Robert）。第一段歡迎他/她的到來， 並描述你的心情；第二段描述 1~2 個你將帶他／她去的地方，並說明原因，最後並署名 (Sarah 或 Joe)。
