國立台中師範學院九十二學年度研究所碩士班考試
英文 科試題
語教系 用一、Cloze:（20%）
Choose the most proper words from the given lists to complete the following passage. Fill in each blank with one word only and each word can be used only once.
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Sincerity has two functions in Chinese literature. One function is to attain personal perfection; the other is to (1) other people in achieving perfection. To attain these two goals, an individual should first (2) himself/herself in sincerity. What is sincerity? Sincerity is power. The energy of sincerity comes from oneself, which is one’s (3). If a person is sincere, his/her (4) of courage, self-sacrifice, and persistence can be observed. When one can sacrifice himself/herself completely for others, one becomes (5). He/she is a saint and a perfect person. When one develops his/her sincere love for others to the utmost level without (6), his/her sincerity can not only move heaven and earth, God and ghost, but also the (7) public. The public can therefore be changed and (8) to become perfect as the (9) person shows. This is why the concept of sincerity wins the favors of the writers and keeps (10) in Chinese traditions.
二、Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. （20%）
It has long been believed that the individual’s mind is the origins of meanings. Novels, written by the author, are of course related to the author’s personal experiences, perceptions, and reflections. Valuable literature is those texts that tell truths about what the real world is. So, language is the media in which autonomous individuals, the author and the reader, transmit messages to each other about how the world is constituted.
三、Please translate the following paragraph into English.（20%） 語言是人和人之間的溝通工具。透過語言，兒童可以在成長中慢慢形成 自己的價值觀、文化觀，和了解他們所屬文化所代表的意義。當兒童具備某 一語言能力，他們彼此了解此語言所代表的文化與價值。語言可以將人的心 念微妙而複雜的連在一起。 四、English writing （40%）
Two questions for you to think: If we believe that children deserve the very best stories, poems, and books, then why do we spend so much time with mediocre textbooks? If we believe that talking about books is more important than testing about books, are we “practicing what we preach”? Please write a short English essay around 120 words on elaborating your opinions.
