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（一）
There are TWO parts in this examination. The first part is made up of multiple- choice questions. Choose the BEST answer for each question. Blacken the appropriate space on your computer card for each question to indicate your choice.
The second part is a section of the test consisting of written assignments. The total time for completing this two-part examination will be 2 hours.
I. For questions 1-30, choose the BEST answer for each question. 一題答對得 1 分，答錯倒 扣1/3 題分，未答者不給分亦不扣分。(30%)
I. Multiple Choice
1. Heavy, dark clouds signaled the __________ thunder storm.
A. cosmopolitan B. impending C. stringent D. aligned
2. The restaurant owner decided to __________ wireless access in all of the business’s locations.
A. empathize B. submerge C. implement D. decompose
3. __________ by reporters and fans, the movie star wasn’t able to leave the hotel.
A. Besieged B. Ignited C. Dismantled D. Gauged
4. House prices in this area are lower because of environmental __________ due to the nearby operation of a chemical factory.
A. emission B. proposition C. degradation D. sovereignty
5. Walter made a genuine effort to __________ donations for his favorite charity by calling people in the neighborhood.
A. solicit B. incorporate C. deteriorate D. foster
6. Which of the following is a fundamental element of the sheltered approach to English instruction?
A. Helping English language learners acquire academic English as they learn academic content B. Using home languages for content-area instruction until students can move into all English classes C. Teaching English language learners about English using translation and vocabulary activities D. Offering students instructional activities that will reinforce their communicative competence
7. An English teacher has students with intermediate-level English proficiency read several chapter books from a particular series. Each book features the escapades of a group of characters who are neighbors along a country road. Engaging students with this sort of children's literature will promote the students’ English language proficiency primarily because it:
A. gives them a genre of fiction to read that is well within the range of their skills.
B. provides them with a clearer understanding of sequence in narrative form.
C. encourages them to feel that they are successful readers each time they finish a book.
D. helps them build context from book to book to support their reading comprehension.
8. A high school English teacher creates a holistic scoring system to assess sets of papers written by English language learners. Using this form of writing assessment is most appropriate when a teacher wants to evaluate the students':
A. ability to communicate ideas through their writing.
B. progress in expanding their English language vocabulary.
C. development of personal style or voice in their writing.
D. mastery of English punctuation and mechanics.
9. Ms. Chen’s class includes Mike, a student who is not yet proficient in English but is improving though. Which of the following strategies would be most appropriate for Ms. Chen to use to respond to Mike’s needs during the cooperative learning activity?
A. Assign Mike to one of the cooperative learning groups, and have him determine independently whether and how to participate in the group's work.
B. Give Mike an alternative assignment, such as a reading task at his current English language reading level, which focuses on the same content as that being addressed by classmates.
C. Have Mike observe the various cooperative learning groups as they work on their projects, so that he will have maximum access to spoken and written English in varied group learning contexts.
D. Have Mike participate as a member of one of the cooperative learning groups, while ensuring that he is supported in his assigned roles as needed.
10. In developing a written classroom test, the teacher's primary goal should be to create a test that:
A. challenges students to apply knowledge and skills in ways that are new to them.
B. yields information about student strengths and needs in relation to instructional objectives.
C. clarifies differences among students in regard to targeted knowledge and skills.
D. provides information about students' long-term potential to achieve as well as about their current achievement.
(For Question 11 to 15, please choose the part which is WRONG)
11. None social crusade aroused Elizabeth William’s enthusiasm more than the expansion of (A) (B) (C)
educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.
(D)
12. The officials of the Board of Elections asked that each voter present their registration card (A) (B)
and a valid Texas driver’s license before receiving a ballot.
(C) (D)
13. To avoid jet lag, many doctors recommend that their patients begin adjusting one week before (A) (B)
departure time by shifting one hour each day toward the new time schedule.
(C) (D)
14. I n order to become a law, a bill must be passed not only by the Senate but also the House of (A) (B) (C) (D)
Representatives.
15. It was Isadora Duncan who was responsible for many of the new innovations that have made (A) (B) (C)
modern dance different from classical ballet.
(D)
(For Question 16 to 20, please choose the CORRECT sentence)
16. A. If the oxygen supply in the atmosphere was not replenished by plants, it would be soon be exhausted.
B. The government requires that a census be taken every ten years so that the accurate statistics may be complied.
C. At the core of a star, temperatures and pressures are so great as particles collide and connect in a progress called fusion.
D. The first full-length animated movie, Snow White, was produced by Walt Disney, whom creative genius also inspired such animated classics as Bambi and Cinderella.
17. A. School children in the same grade in American schools are usually the same old as their classmates.
B. The larva of the boll weevil, which feeds on the immune pods of the cotton plant, often destroying an entire crop.
C. Until recently, women were forbidden by law from owning property.
D. To be precise, while they are not the most beautiful creatures, women are the most necessary.
18. A. John Dewey thought that children will learn better through participating in experiences rather than through listening to lectures.
B. A large percentage of federal employees is participating in an experimental four-day work week aimed at curbing gasoline consumption and pollution, two of the most urgent problems facing cities today.
C. Beneath the streets of a modern city that exist the network of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
D. After finishing Roots, the one-hundred-year history of an African-American family, the Nobel Prize committee awarded author Alex Haley a special citation for literary excellence.
19. A. Not only seismology is used to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is used to locate oil as well.
B. Just as our opportunities to enjoy rain forests are being taken away by human carelessness, so is our view of the stars at night.
C. The reason I didn’t play well at the recital was because I had sprained my little finger.
D. A child as he is, he knows a lot. It is strange that he should do this.
20. A. He put his hand in to the pocket only to find that his wallet wasn’t there.
B. He couldn’t help to be late. There was fog on the highway.
C. We ought to avoid littering lest we should not contaminate the city.
D. It is already ten o’clock. It is time that we go home.
The human criterion for perfect vision is 20/20 for reading the standard lines on a Snellen eye chart without a hitch. The score is determined by how well you read lines of letters of different sizes form around six meters away. But being able to read the bottom line on the eye chart does not approximate perfection as far as other species are concerned. Most birds would consider us very visually handicapped. The hawk, for instance, has such sharp eyes that it can spot a dime on the sidewalk while perched on top of the Empire State Building. It can make fine visual distinctions because it is blessed with one million cones per square millimeter in its retina. And in water, humans are farsighted while the kingfisher, swooping down to spear fish, can see well in both the air and water because it is endowed with two foveae—areas of its eye, which consist mostly of cones that provide visual distinctions. One fovea permits the bird, while in the air, to scan the water below with one eye at a time.
This is called monocular vision. Once it hits the water, the other fovea joins in, allowing the kingfisher to focus both eyes, like binoculars, on its prey at the same time. A frog’s vision is distinguished by its ability to perceive things as a constant motion picture. Known as bug detectors, a highly developed set of cells in a frog’s eyes responds mainly to moving objects. So it is said that a frog sitting in a field of dead bugs would not see them as
food and would starve.
The bee has a compound eye, which is used for navigation. It has 15,000 facets that divide what it sees into a pattern of dots, or mosaic. With this kind of vision, the bee sees the sun only as a single dot, a constant point of reference. Thus, the eye is a superb navigational instrument that constantly measures the angle of its line of flight in relation to the sun. A bee’s eye also gauges flight speed. And if that is not enough to leave our 20/20 perfect vision paling in comparison. The bee is capable of seeing something we cannot—ultraviolet light. Thus, what humans consider to be perfect vision is in fact rather limited when we look at other species. However, there is still much to be said for the human eye. Of all the mammals, only humans and some primates can enjoy the pleasures of color vision.
21. According to paragraph1, what kind of vision does a kingfisher have?
A. It has the ability to see a coin from very high up.
B. It can use just one eye to look at something.
C. It can detect things according to how they move.
D. It has a compound eye that it uses for navigation.
22. According to the passage, how does human eyesight compare with most animals?
A. Most animals have worse eyesight than humans.
B. All animals can see in ultraviolet light, unlike humans.
C. Humans typically have poorer eyesight than animals.
D. Humans and animals have comparable eyesight.
23. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the first highlighted sentence?
A. Other species might not consider perfect human eyesight to be ideal for them.
B. Some other animals can also read the eye chart, which means that they have perfect eyesight.
C. Other species are not particularly concerned about being able to read the bottom of an eye chart.
D. Different species have different methods of determining perfect eyesight.
24. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the second highlighted sentence?
A. One type of vision the bee has is to see the sun as a mere dot.
B. The bee constantly refers to the sun’s position even though it only appears as a small dot.
C. A small dot is all that bees need to determine their reference point.
D. The bee uses the sun as a reference point, which appears as a dot in its vision.
Literary criticism is the study, discussion and interpretation of literature. Nowadays, most literary critics use some form of literary theory to appraise novels, poems and plays. Literary theory is based on certain philosophical ideas that critics use when they discuss certain books or poems. These philosophical ideas might include Marxism, feminism or realism. Most professional literary critics are university professors or reporters who write for literary magazines. An example of a Marxist literary critic might be a university professor who examines The Little Prince based upon social theories created by the economist and philosopher Karl Marx.
Therefore, he would argue that all of the characters that the Little Prince meets in his travels act greedily because humans are basically all greedy. This is a simplified concept of Karl Marx.
25. Why does the author mention Marxism, feminism or realism?
A. To argue that philosophical perspectives must be considered in literary criticism B. To name a few perspectives on which literary theory can be based
C. To show what philosophical ideas professional critics study
D. To prove that literary critics cannot discuss literature without philosophy 26. The author discusses The Little Prince in order to
A. show how it can be interpreted from a Marxist perspective B. argue that it was written based on Marxist social theories C. describe how it was criticized by a Marxist professor D. explain Marxist philosophy in a simple way
The first nuclear reactors were not made by mankind, but rather they occurred naturally. Fifteen natural fission reactors have been discovered within uranium ore deposits at the Oklo mine in Gabon, West Africa.
Scientists theorize that these reactors gave off heat, light, and other forms of radiation for approximately 150 million years. These uranium deposits, known as the Oklo Fossil Reactors, were discovered in 1972 by French physicist Franxis Perrin. It is estimated that they would have averaged 100 kilowatts of power output when they were active.
(29.A) Modern nuclear reactors are devices in which nuclear chain reactions are harnessed for their useful power output. (29.B) This is done by initiating, controlling and sustaining nuclear fission at a steady rate. (29.C) The main use for nuclear reactors is to generate electrical power, but they are also used to do research and beamline experiments to produce weapons-grade plutonium and radioisotopes and even to propel nuclear- powered submarines and ships.(29.D)
Nuclear fission is the only reaction process that is currently used commercially since it is considered to be a safe and pollution-free power source. (30.A) Conversely, nuclear fusion reaction is currently an experimental technology and is looked down upon by many scientists because of the potential health and safety risks it creates.
(30.B) Other methods for creating controlled nuclear reactions are radioisotope thermoelectric generators and atomic batteries. (30.C) Both of these generate heat and power through passive radioactive decay.(30.D)
There are several different nuclear reactor technologies used to create commercial fission-powered electricity.
They can be divided into two classes, fast and slow reactors, which are based on the energy of the neutrons used to sustain the fission chain reaction.
Slow reactors are also known as thermal reactors. They utilize slow neutrons. These neutrons are moderated by materials that slow them until they approach the average kinetic energy of the surrounding particles; this process is called thermalization. This is the most common type of reactor for generating power. The first commercial plutonium reactors were of this variety and used graphite as the moderator.
Fast reactors utilize fast neutrons to create and sustain the necessary fission chain reaction and lack the moderating material required by slow reactors. This type of reactor requires highly enriched fuel, such as weapon-grade plutonium, in order to ensure that the amount of U-238 is reduced to as little as possible in order to avoid radioactive contamination. Some of the early Russian ship and submarine propulsion units as well as some early power stations used fast reactors. However, the fast reactor has not achieved the success that slow reactors have in any application even though the construction of this kind of reactor continues.
27. According to paragraph1, which of the following is true about the Oklo Fossil Reactors?
A. They were discovered in France in 1972.
B. They send out radiation by the process of nuclear fission.
C. They have been active since 1972.
D. They had uranium deposits that have been used up.
28. According to the passage, the most widely used reactor for generating electricity is A. the slow reactor
B. the fission reactor C. the faster reactor D. the plutonium reactor
29. Look at the four parentheses that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
“As a power source, nuclear fission promises many potential applications.”
Where would the sentence best fit?
30. Look at the four parentheses that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
“For this reason, scientists opt for more stable means of generating power.”
Where would the sentence best fit?
國 立 宜 蘭 高 中 英 文 科 教 師 甄 試 試 題 （一）答案
1.BCACA 6.ADADB 11. ABADC
16. BDBBA 21. BCADB 26. DBACB
