國立空中大學九十一學年度下學期期末考試題【副題】
考試科目：英文文選 橫式題目，橫式作答 共 3 頁第 1 頁
注意： 1. 請依照答題號及空格編號順序作答。
2. 除非特別註明，一律以英文作答。
壹、 閱讀方法測驗 40% (每一格四分)
一、 You know, that’s what Chinese people fear the most—being left alone with no one to care for you. 請問 being left alone with no one to care for you 是用來說明句中的哪一部份？請完整抄出 來。_____1____
二、 You must know how busy each of the waiters is, who needs help and who may have some spare time. 這句子裡有三個名詞子句，請分別完整抄出來。_____2_____；_____3_____；_____4_____
三、 But taken in the context of a life that always had a time schedule, always had an unending list of things to do, my day is a gift from the gods. 句子的主要結構是哪一段？請整段抄出來。
_____5_____
四、 As I was surrounded by so much privilege, I became uncomfortably aware of those who are less fortunate. 這句的前半段可以改為分詞形式，請改寫：
= _____6_____ by so much privilege, I became uncomfortably aware of those who are less fortunate.
五、 Although I’m no longer as young as I once was, and though I too am getting rounder in
appearance, I can honestly say that I still do enjoy my students’ weddings. 這段話裡的 and 連接哪 兩大部份？請完整抄出來。_____7______；_____8______
六、 Although he does not go into detail about the matter, he hints in the book at the reasons for his care about clothing. 這裡有兩組主詞和動詞，請分別寫出來。_____9______；____10______
貳、 閱讀測驗 60% (每一格兩分)
一、 Aunt Lillian: You are very luck that I have arrived, Mr. Chan, to give you a proper introduction to our great Commonwealth. I apologize that my relations are such poor hosts. Virginia is not merely one of the first states. It was the very first British colony. Virginia was the site of the first British landing in America, on July 4, 1598, an exploratory mission under Queen Elizabeth. She is said to be the Virgin Queen, because she never married, and so this new land was named “Virginia” after her.
Burton: I don’t want to contradict you, Great Aunt Lillian. The name indeed was
later understood as a tribute to Elizabeth, but “Virginia” actually was adopted
from the Native American name for the region, “Wagenia,” which was cited in the report of that first expedition.
（一）Aunt Lillian 所指的 our great Commonwealth，除了美國的 Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, 及 Kentucky 三個州外，還包括了哪一州？_____1_____
（二）Aunt Lillian 說的哪一段話可以用來說明 Virginia 是 the very first British colony. 請從上 文中把那一段話完整抄出來。 ____2______
（三）Aunt Lillian 說的 an exploratory mission under Queen Elizabeth 是指哪一件事？請從上文 中抄寫下來。___3____
（四）Aunt Lillian 說的 this new land was named “Virginia” after her. 的 her 是指誰？____4______
（五）Aunt Lillian 用哪兩段話來說明 Virginia 州之所以被稱為 Virginia 的理由？請從上文中完 整抄出來。_____5_____；_____6_____
（六）Burton 不同意 Aunt Lillian 對於 Virginia 州名來源的說法，Burton 以為州名實際上來自 何處（寫中文即可）？_____7_____
（七）Burton 以為 Virginia 州名取自印地安話的哪一個字？_____8_____
（八）Burton 對於 Virginia 州名出處的說法，是依據哪一份報告的資料？（寫中文即可）
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二、 William: Patricia, your job is to seat our customers, not to become friends with them. They want to eat, not to chat with the staff.
Patricia: But, they told me they were newlyweds, and they were so friendly. It seemed that that was what they wanted. Otherwise, I never would have talked to them so freely.
（一）Patricia 說的話裡出現了好幾個 they 及 them，從哪一個字可以知道 they 及 them 指誰？
_____10_____
（二）從對話中可知 Patricia 說的 It seemed that that was what they wanted. 的第二個 that 約指 哪兩件事？_____11_____；____12______
三、 For God’s sake, didn’t I have enough of sitting in classrooms? 這句話的中文意思是什麼？
_____13_____
四、 I quit kvetching about what I couldn’t do or have, and started valuing what was left me. 這句話的 kvetching 的中文意思是什麼？____14______
五、 It was Tedy who had given Dorian my number. Not long after that, Tedy himself called. He, too, had a list. Then, Dorian’s 7-year-old sister called. Next, a second grader from Public School 145.
Was Santa’s number scrawled on subway cars across the city?
（一）有哪幾個小孩打過電話要聖誕禮物，請分別寫出？____15______；_____16_____；
_____17_____；____18______
（二）Was Santa’s number scrawled on subway cars across the city? 這句話真的是在講聖誕老人 的電話號碼嗎？整句話真正的含意是什麼？（寫中文即可）____19____
六、 Walters’ name will surely soar, for it stands for the qualities of independence, vision, and disregard for common caution without which aviation would never have come into its modern-day state.
（一）it stands for …的 it 代表什麼字或詞？_____20_____
（二）its modern-day state 的 its 又是代表什麼字或詞？_____21_____
（三）這段話裡顯示 Walters 的聲名為何節節高昇？請從上文中完整抄出來。____22_____
（四）這段話裡顯示如果不是因為什麼情況，航空業就不會有今天的局面？請從上文中完整抄 出來。____23______
七、 Jennifer: Being Chair of the English Department makes him even busier now, I suppose. Still, if I were you, I’d invite him.
Marilyn: So you think it’s a good idea? I think I’ll go ahead then.
（一）對話裡的 him 是指誰？____24______
（二）對話裡的哪一句和 Marilyn 說的 I think I’ll go ahead then.意思相近？_____25_____
八、 第二十課 Is It Chinese to say ‘Thank you’? 裡提到一位讀者對作者在報紙上寫的專欄文章 內容不甚滿意，這位讀者還提出了個人的看法。請問：(下列問題請依據課本敘述回答。)
（一）這位讀者是男性還是女性？____26______
（二）這位讀者以為中國人對於「謝謝」的看法是什麼？（寫中文即可）____27______
（三）作者以個人經驗反駁該讀者的意見，作者個人經驗是什麼？（寫中文即可）____28______
九、 第二十二課 Even Robinson Crusoe Worried about Clothes 的作者在文章結尾，提到：Our clothes are statements 1) of how people feel about us
2) of how we feel about the people with whom we live and work 3) of how people feel about what we have to wear
4) of how we feel about ourselves 請問作者指的是哪兩項？_____29_____；____30______
參考答案：
壹、閱讀方法測驗 40% (每一格四分)
一、 1 (that’s) what Chinese people fear the most p380 2 how busy each of the waiters is 3 who needs help
二、
4 who may have some spare time p353
第 2,3,4 格答案順序 不拘
三、 5 my day is a gift from the gods p341 四、 6 Surrounded p313
7 although I’m no longer as young as I once was 五、
8 though I too am getting rounder in appearance p282
第 7,8 格答案順序不 拘
9 he (does not) go 六、
10 he hints (at) p255
第 9,10 格答案順序不 拘
貳、閱讀測驗 60% (每一格兩分)
(一) 1 Virginia p395 一、
(二) 2 Virginia was the site of the first British landing in America, on July 4, 1598, an exploratory mission under Queen Elizabeth.
(三) 3 the first British landing in America (on July 4, 1598) (四) 4 Queen Elizabeth
5 She is said to be the Virgin Queen (五)
6 (because) she never married
第 5,6 格答案順序 不拘
(六) 7 美國原住民為該地區取的名字（Native American name for the region）（寫中文即可）
(七) 8 Wagenia
(八) 9 Queen Elizabeth 任內的首次美洲探險報告（或 the report of that first expedition）（寫中文即可）
(一) 10 newlyweds p367 11 (to) become friends with them
二、
(二)
12 (to) chat with the staff
第 11,12 格答案順 序不拘
三、 13 天啊！(或 看在老天爺的份上)，我教室坐得還不夠多
嗎？ （寫中文即可） p340
四、 14 抱怨、叨叨唸（寫中文即可） p327 15 Tedy p304 五、
16 Dorian
17 Dorian’s sister
(一)
18 a second grader
第 15,16,17,18 格答 案順序不拘
(二) 19 不是指聖誕老公公的電話，而是指作者的電話號碼似乎在 城裡廣為流傳（寫中文即可）
(一) 20 Walters’ name p286 (二) 21 aviation’s
(三) 22 (for it stands for) the qualities of independence, vision, and disregard for common caution
六、
(四) 23 (because of) the qualities of independence, vision, and disregard for common caution
(一) 24 Chair of the English Department (或 Mr. Nash) p264 七、
(二) 25 I’d invite him.
(一) 26 女性 （寫中文即可） p 236 (二) 27 中國人沒有外國人那麼常說謝謝，而且表示謝謝的方式也
不一樣。中國人對親近的人是不會表示謝意的，做了反而
見外。中國人只對陌生人表示謝謝。（寫中文即可）
八、
(三) 28 作者以外國人的身分在台灣生活了十幾年，他覺得有 95%
的中國人是會用不同方式來表示謝謝，而且也會心存感 激。（寫中文即可）
29 2 p256 九、
30 4
第 29,30 格答案順 序不拘
