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考試科目(編號)：英文 (B2202)
單選題，共 25 題，每題 4 分
I. Choose the best answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
1. This book appeals to anyone interested in philosophical dimensions of cinema.
(A) resort to (B) attract (C) attach to (D) request
2. Such astounding adventures as traveling through a wormhole are staples of science fiction.
(A) interesting (B) engaging (C) innovating (D) amazing
3. The waters near many industrial parks have been tainted with toxic hues of green, crimson and orange.
(A) polluted (B) discolored (C) painted (D) charged
4. Baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies in that they sleep in the same positions and value their thumbs.
(A) therefore (B) because (C) even if (D) although
5. According to a new study, a majority of smartphone users are concerned about app-related privacy issues.
(A) intoxicated (B) crazed (C) inclined (D) worried
6. In a world of instant gratification, we would never accept a two-day response.
(A) industrial (B) immediate (C) incomplete (D) insistent
7. This country looks increasingly likely to fall prey to feuding warlords and gangs.
(A) possible (B) arguable (C) unfeasible (D) understandable
8. After being out the last two weeks due to a sprained right knee, Jeremy Lin went in for a full practice on Monday.
(A) kept on (B) passed on (C) took part in (D) came out of
9. The artist hopes the giant inflatable duck will bring people together and encourage a connection with public art.
(A) relevance (B) context (C) reference (D) bond
10. Many universities have been facing the same issue: a dwindling number of graduate students.
(A) declining (B) booming (C) incoming (D) promising
II. Cloze: Choose the best answer that completes each sentence.
High rates of poverty have remained a ____11____ feature of American society.
About four in 10 black children live in poverty; for Hispanic children, that figure is about three in 10. According to one recent study, as of mid-2011, in any given month, 1.7 million households were living on cash income of less than $2 a person a day, with the kind of deep poverty commonly____12____ developing nations since the mid-1990s. Both economic and sociological trends help explain why so many children and adults are poor, even putting the ____13____ of the recession aside.
More parents are ____14____ a child alone, with more infants born out of wedlock.
High incarceration rates, ____15____ among black men, keep many families apart.
About 30 percent of single mothers live in poverty. (excerpted from “50 Years Later, War on Poverty Is a Mixed Bag” by Anne Lowreyan, Jan. 4, 2014, New York Times) 11. (A) persuasive (B) passionate (C) potential (D) persistent
12. (A) equated with (B) associated with (C) dealt with (D) faced with
13. (A) consequences (B) purposes (C) operations (D) descriptions
14. (A) building (B) gathering (C) raising (D) establishing
15. (A) similarly (B) especially (C) undoubtedly (D) previously
PART III: Reading Comprehension
When people talk about printing, they usually mean making exact copies of an original document, such as a newspaper, magazine, or entire book. Until the invention of the printing press, Europeans had to print all material by hand, one copy at a time.
The oldest known example of a printed book was made in China in 848 A.D. by Wang Chieh, who carved a whole page of a book by hand onto one block of wood.
He then put ink on the wood and pressed it on paper. The idea of printing with wood blocks spread to Europe.
make words and sentences. Ink was applied to the letters to print many copies of the same material. Because they were made of metal, the letters could be used over and over. This wonderful invention made it possible to have more printed material at a lower cost.
Gutenberg had other ideas that were important to printing. He developed a special type of ink that would stick to the new metal letters. Gutenberg’s ideas were so successful that the process of printing went almost unchanged for more than 300 years.
16. In Europe before the invention of the printing press making a copy of a book __________
(A) took a lot of time.
(B) used movable type.
(C) used metal blocks.
(D) was much cheaper.
17. Gutenberg invented the printing press in the __________
(A) thirteenth century.
(B) fourteenth century.
(C) fifteenth century.
(D) sixteenth century.
18. To use something “over and over” means __________
(A) to use it without difficulty.
(B) to use it many times.
(C) to use it often.
(D) to use it efficiently.
19. If a printer uses movable type, how many pieces of type are needed to print a book?
(A) One piece of type for each page.
(B) One piece of type for each word.
(C) One piece of type for two pages.
(D) One piece of type for each letter.
20. This passage implies that 300 years after Gutenberg the printing process __________
(A) never changed.
(B) began to change.
(C) was replaced.
(D) became out of date.
Four hundred years ago a simple form of railroad or train was already being used in parts of Europe. Miners in England used horses to pull heavy carts or cars of coal or iron on wooden tracks out of the mines. With these tracks, the horses could pull twice as much weight as they could without them.
There were many developments that helped make railroads a practical and valuable form of transportation. Two of the most important were the iron track and a special wheel that could hold the car onto the track. The most important invention was the steam engine by James Watt in 1765.
The first railroads in the United States were built during the late 1820s and caused a lot of excitement. They were faster than other forms of travel, and they could provide service even in bad weather. Trains were soon the main means of travel in the US.
Railroads played a major part in the Industrial Revolution—the years of change when machines were first used to do work that had been done by humans or animals for many centuries. Trains provided cheaper costs and quicker service for moving goods. Because manufacturers could ship their goods over long distances, they could sell their products all over the nation instead of only in nearby cities and towns.
This meant greater profits for the companies. Trains also brought people into the cities to work in factories.
21. What was the source of power for the earliest railroads?
(A) Water.
(B) Humans.
(C) Steam engines.
(D) Animals.
22. People discovered that the advantage of using tracks over not using tracks was they could _____
(A) move heavier carts.
(B) go into mines farther.
23. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT an important development in making railroads a practical means of transportation?
(A) Steam engines to pull the cars.
(B) Tracks made of iron.
(C) Bridges over the rivers.
(D) Wheels to keep the cars on the track.
24. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one way that railroads changed life in America?
(A) They made traveling faster and more convenient.
(B) They allowed products to be sold all over the country.
(C) They made it easier for people to work in the cities.
(D) They made it possible for people to open new areas to live in.
25. Which of the following would NOT be a good example of the kinds of changes made during the Industrial Revolution?
(A) Using machines to do work that used to be done by animals.
(B) Using horses to move goods and people.
(C) The development of railroads in the United States.
(D) Inventions made to replace people.
