第十八屆英語能力測驗

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第十八屆英語能力測驗

中華民國商業職業教育學會

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主辦單位：中華民國商業職業教育學會 承辦單位：國立中壢高級家事商業職業學校

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中華民國商業職業教育學會第 18 屆英語能力測驗 (第一級)

The Commercial Vocational Education Society, R.O.C.

The English Language Proficiency Test (Level 1)

＊本測驗分 3 部份，合計 48 題，答錯不倒扣。

Part I Listening Comprehension　聽力理解　40 分

SectionⅠ: Dialogue Comprehension 簡短對話

Directions : In Section I, you will hear 10 dialogues between a man and a woman.

After each dialogue, you will also hear one question. Each dialogue and question will be spoken only one time. Listen to the question carefully and then read the four given choices on your test booklet.

Select the best answer or response to the question. Mark your answer A, B, C, or D on your answer card.

Please Note: Mark your answer as soon as you hear the question.

在聽完錄音的對話及問題後，請看試題上之四個選項(A, B, C, D)，選出最佳答案或回應 之代表英文字母，劃記於答案卡上。計 10 題，每題 2 分，共 20 分。

Example (例題)

M: I'd like a table for six, please.

W: I'm sorry. The restaurant is full. We have no more tables. But if you want to wait about 20 minutes, I'll be able to give you a table.

M: All right, then.

Question: What will the man do next?

　　　 (A) He will go to another restaurant.

　　　 (B) He will come back the next day.

　　　 (C) He will wait twenty minutes.

　　　 (D) He will carry out some food.

The best answer to this question is C. Therefore, you should choose answer C.

Now let's begin PartⅠSectionⅠwith Question 1.

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1.

(A) Her boss.

(B) Her client.

(C) Her secretary.

(D) Her administrative assistant.

2.

(A) The woman loses her balance because of heart problem.

(B) The man is giving the woman information regarding dizziness.

(C) The woman is telling her doctor about her symptom of illness.

(D) It is normal for most women to experience light-headedness.

3.

(A) The woman was happy that she moved out from her dad's house.

(B) The woman felt guilty because she didn't treat her dad nicely when they lived together.

(C) The woman always made compliments on her dad's steaks.

(D) The woman enjoyed her father's steaks very much when they lived together.

4.

(A) She likes to shop once a week.

(B) She likes to buy goods in small quantities.

(C) She likes to throw away bread and produce.

(D) She likes to buy large quantities of items at a time.

5.

(A) Amicable.

(B) Enthusiastic.

(C) Indifferent.

(D) Sympathetic.

6.

(A) She only focuses on her own career.

(B) She has special insight on career.

(C) She lives in a nursing home.

(D) She has no sense of direction.

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7.

(A) Dust the counter.

(B) Clean the bathtub.

(C) Mop the floor.

(D) Clean the window.

8.

(A) She got kidnapped.

(B) She got robbed.

(C) She was hit by a car.

(D) She won an iPhone.

9.

(A) To join a tour to Thailand.

(B) To spend more time on sports events.

(C) To introduce sports safety guidelines.

(D) To attend the training courses for heatstroke prevention.

10.

(A) The price of the ride.

(B) The weather conditions.

(C) The temperature.

(D) The size of the balloon.

This is the end of PartⅠSectionⅠ.

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SectionⅡ: Passage Comprehension 簡短談話

Directions : In Section II, you will hear several short talks. After each talk, you will hear 2 questions about that talk. Each short talk and question will be spoken only one time. After you hear each question, read the four choices in your test booklet and choose the best answer to the question you have heard.

Please Note: Mark your answer as soon as you hear the question.

在聽完錄音的對話及問題後，請看試題上之四個選項(A, B, C, D)，選出最佳答案或回應 之代表英文字母，劃記於答案卡上。計 10 題，每題 2 分，共 20 分。

11.

(A) Roads were blocked by the downed trees.

(B) Houses and cars were crushed by the trees.

(C) Houses were burned in the flame.

(D) People live in the dark and high heat without power.

12.

(A) To shop for clothes.

(B) To charge their cell phones and laptops.

(C) To meet their friends.

(D) To see the crowds.

13.

(A) A jeweler.

(B) An emergency technician.

(C) A social worker.

(D) A salesperson.

14.

(A) Elderly people who are alone.

(B) Single parents with children.

(C) Elderly people who stay at the nursing home.

(D) Young people who participate in various activities.

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15.

(A) To rebook the guests to the nearby hotels.

(B) To apologize for the problem caused by the storm.

(C) To receive online reservations.

(D) To abandon online reservation system.

16.

(A) To give each a free room for use in the future.

(B) To do his best to find a room for each of the guests.

(C) To do his best to make up for the problem.

(D) To turn away those guests.

17.

(A) He came from an affluent family.

(B) He came from a destitute family.

(C) He came from a single parent family.

(D) He came from a royal family.

18.

(A) After he took a conducting course.

(B) When he substituted his conducting teacher.

(C) After he read some books related to conducting.

(D) When he was in charge of a school band.

19.

(A) Africa.

(B) America.

(C) Europe.

(D) Asia.

20.

(A) It is composed on the spot.

(B) It is composed after long planning.

(C) A jazz performer should have music scores in front of him/her.

(D) A performer should play jazz as it was written.

This is the end of the Listening Comprehension test.

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Part

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Reading Comprehension　閱讀能力　50分

SectionⅠ: Vocabulary 文意字彙

選出最恰當的選項，使語意完整。計 10 題，每題 2 分，共 20 分。

21. The Olympic torch is lit several months before the start of the actual games, and the igniting of the Olympic Flame is a symbolic moment that 　　　 the start of the Olympic Games.

(A) harasses (B) hurdles (C) hampers (D) heralds

22. London is not only a fast-paced modern 　　　 buzzing with life and entertainment but also an elegant capital immersed in tradition.

(A) manuscript (B) massacre (C) metropolis (D) melancholy

23. To attract more tourists, residents in Matsu passed a 　　　 in early July to allow casino resorts to be built there.

(A) renaissance (B) referendum (C) resemblance (D) recession

24. According to the weather forecast, residents in the south of the island should take 　　　 against possible heavy rains as the typhoon continues its path toward the southern tip of the island.

(A) pesticides (B) predecessors (C) pedestrians (D) precautions 25 Kiwi birds, 　　　 to New Zealand, are New Zealand's mascots. Because Kiwi

birds are a national symbol of New Zealand, the people from this country are known all over the world as "Kiwis".

(A) indigenous (B) insistent (C) immune (D) implicit

26. Those who suffer from Internet addiction are apt to commit violent 　　　 as there are signs showing that the suspected killer in the recent U.S. cinema massacre is a netaholic.

(A) amenities (B) anthems (C) arteries (D) assaults

27. One of the most fascinating merits of Taiwan is that one can savor 　　　 Taiwanese snacks in such a bustling yet foreigner-friendly city as Taipei.

(A) miscellaneous (B) mandatory (C) mischievous (D) malicious

28. If the lotion you use causes your skin to burn or redden, stop using it, for the lotion may contain harsh chemicals that can 　　　 your skin.

(A) irritate (B) intimidate (C) intrigue (D) improvise

29. Increasing oil prices and monthly car maintenance fee have 　　　 many people from buying cars. They would rather take public transportation because they can't afford the expenses.

(A) detached (B) demolished (C) deterred (D) degraded

30. During its anniversary sale, the department store offered a 20 percent discount on clothing and cosmetic products in the hope of 　　　 sales.

(A) stammering (B) stimulating (C) suffocating (D) slumping This is the end of Part Ⅱ SectionⅠ.

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SectionⅡ: Integrated Test 綜合測驗

從四個選項中選出最恰當的選項，以完成文意，且句法無誤。計 5 題，每題 2 分，共10 分。

　Owls are a group of birds that 　31　 the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 extant birds of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions.

Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species 　32　 hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica, most of Greenland and some remote islands. Though owls are typically solitary, the literary collective noun for a group of owls is a parliament. Owls are 　33　 by their small beaks and wide faces, and are divided into two families: the typical owls, Strigidae; and the barn-owls, Tytonidae.

　Owls have large forward-facing eyes and ear-holes, a hawk-like beak, a flat face, and usually a conspicuous circle of feathers, a facial disc, around each eye.

The feathers making up this disc can be adjusted 　34　 sharply focus sounds that come from varying distances onto the owls' asymmetrically placed ear cavities.

Although owls have binocular vision, their large eyes are fixed in their sockets as are those of other birds so they must turn their entire head to change views. Owls can rotate their heads and necks 　35　 270 degrees in either direction. As owls are farsighted, they are unable to see clearly anything within a few centimeters of their eyes.

31. (A) stick to (B) stir up (C) break out (D) belong to 32. (A) patch up (B) specialize in (C) refrain from (D) dispose of 33. (A) coordinated (B) denounced (C) characterized (D) orientated 34. (A) in order to (B) so as not to (C) with a view to (D) owing to 35. (A) as far as (B) as long as (C) as much as (D) as many as

This is the end of Part Ⅱ SectionⅡ.

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SectionⅢ: Reading Comprehension 閱讀測驗

本部份含二篇短文，請根據各篇文意選出最恰當的選項，劃記於答案卡上。 計 10 題，每題 2 分，共 20 分。

Text 1

　 On its online television channel NASA announced its historic findings the methane gas emissions on Mars that could have either a geological or biological source. But whatever source the gas comes from, it will become the possible proof of life on Mars. NASA scientists say that life is responsible for more than 90 percent of the Earth's atmospheric methane. Experts believe that there is a good chance that organisms produced the gas emissions as large as some of those seen on Earth on Mars too.

　Scientist Michael Mumma of NASA's Space Flight Center said, "This raises the probability substantially that life was there or still survives at present. We think the probability is much higher now based on this evidence." Alien bugs are responsible for strong plumes of methane gas detected on Mars. The bugs that made it may have vanished millions of years ago, leaving the methane frozen under the planet's surface. But another possibility is that some hardy organisms still survive on the Red Planet, living underground without sunlight and using hydrogen from water for energy. They are similar to the microbes which exist on Earth. Methane produced by the action of water on hot carbon bearing rocks, as occurs in volcanic regions on Earth, is the alternative explanation. Some scientists reckon methane is also produced by volcanic processes. But there are no known active volcanoes on Mars.

　 Whatever the source is, scientists agree that something is replenishing the methane. The discovery is seen as exciting new evidence that Martian microbes are still alive today. Furthermore, NASA has found the gas in the same regions as clouds of water vapor, the vital "drink" needed to support life. Experts speculate that the methane is being emitted as a waste product by organisms called methanogens living in water beneath underground ice. And they would have to be alive today because the methane would otherwise have been lost from the Martian atmosphere.

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36. According to this passage, what is NASA's significant discovery?

(A) There are clouds of water vapor on Mars.

(B) There are methane gas emissions on Mars.

(C) There are many active volcanoes on Mars.

(D) There is frozen ice covering the surface of Mars.

37. According to what the scientist Michael Mumma said in the 2^nd paragraph, we can assume _____.

(A) it is likely that there is life on Mars

(B) it is impossible to find any microbes on Mars (C) the more methane gas, the fewer organisms

(D) the higher the temperature is, the higher the sea levels become

38. Which of the following sentences can best describe the relationship between life and the methane gas?

(A) Life accounts for over 90 percent of the Earth's atmospheric methane.

(B) Whenever a volcano erupts, methane is produced by its volcanic activities.

(C) Just like humans, aliens also breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.

(D) The methane gas NASA has found could have either a geological or biological source.

39. Which word is similar in meaning to the underlined word "substantially" in the 2^nd paragraph?

(A) Considerately.

(B) Unanimously.

(C) Extraordinarily.

(D) Philosophically.

40. What is probably the main idea of this passage?

(A) NASA experts have made much progress on the research of the red planet, Mars.

(B) The controversial question whether there is life on Mars puzzles scientists for centuries.

(C) The NASA's discovery of methane gas on Mars makes scientists believe there is life on Mars.

(D) But for the atmosphere protecting the earth, humans would be exposed to the sun radiation.

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Text 2

　On October 29, 1929, the world turned upside down. For more than a month, stock prices, which had risen to giddy new levels throughout the decade now known as "the Roaring Twenties," had been faltering. Since early September, when stock prices peaked, the market had lost about 17 percent of its value, and the previous Thursday, October 24, the decline turned into a free fall, prompting leading U.S.

financiers like Thomas Lamont to place bids substantially higher than market prices on large blocks of blue-chip stocks in a last-ditch effort to restore confidence and stave off a market meltdown.

　But it was to no avail. On Monday, the market continued its sell-off, falling 13 percent further. On Tuesday, October 29, the damage continued. When the closing gavel finally fell just before eight in the evening of that calamitous day, stocks had lost an additional 12 percent. Stunned crowds of investors filled the streets outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. The Great Depression, the greatest economic and financial crisis in American history, was underway.

　The "Black Tuesday" stock market crash has attained iconic status in American lore. But there is no agreement on what led to the depression. There were multiple causes for the first downturn in 1929. These included the structural weaknesses and specific events that turned it into a major depression and the manner in which the downturn spread from country to country. In relation to the 1929 downturn, historians emphasize structural factors like major bank failures and the stock market crash. In contrast, monetarist economists point to monetary factors such as actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that contracted the money supply, as well as Britain's decision to return to the gold standard at pre-World War I parities.

　Economic historians usually attribute the start of the Great Depression to the sudden devastating collapse of U.S. stock market prices on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday; some dispute this conclusion, and see the stock crash as a symptom, rather than a cause, of the Great Depression.

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41. What did Thomas Lamont do to restore investors' confidence in the stock market on October 24, 1929?

(A) Withdraw all of his deposit from the bank account.

(B) Invest more money to buy excellent stocks.

(C) Turn to the government for a better monetary policy.

(D) Sell off his shares of stock in some big companies.

42. According to this passage, what is the cause of the Great Depression?

(A) Structural factors like major bank failures and the stock market crash.

(B) Monetary factors such as actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that contracted the money supply.

(C) The sudden devastating collapse of U.S. stock market prices on October 29, 1929.

(D) The causes of the Great Depression were multiple and opinions on the causes vary.

43. Which of the following statements about the Great Depression is NOT true?

(A) It is the greatest economic and financial crisis in American history.

(B) Great Britain decided to return to the pre-World War I gold standard.

(C) Investors were stunned by the devastating plunge of the U.S. stock market.

(D) The sudden change of U.S. currency exchange rate is known as Black Tuesday.

44. What do economic historians usually attribute the start of the Great Depression to?

(A) The sudden collapse of U.S. stock market prices on October 29, 1929.

(B) The wasteful and luxurious life Americans had led since 1920s.

(C) Wrong strategies U.S. financiers adopted to deal with the financial crisis.

(D) The monopoly of investment on the stock market in the U.S.

45. What is probably the best title of this passage?

(A) Tips on Making a Fortune.

(B) The Great Depression and Its Causes.

(C) Economy and Investment.

(D) Skilled Management of Financial Crisis.

This is the end of Part Ⅱ SectionⅢ.

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Part ^Ⅲ Writing　寫作能力　30分

本測驗分兩部份，第一部份翻譯，請將中文句子翻譯為英文。第二部份英文寫作，請 依說明及提示將答案書寫在答案紙上；評分重點包括內容、組織、文法與句構、字彙 與拼字、標點符號與大小寫等五大項。

SectionⅠ: Translation 翻譯 (計 2 題，每題 5 分，共 10 分。)

46.不論你喜歡與否，英文在國際會議和世界貿易中已成為共同的語言。

47.除了繁重的課業和無數的考試之外，高中生應多參加課外活動來放鬆自己。

SectionⅡ: Writing 英文寫作 (20 分)

48. Please write an essay of 120-150 words on the following topic in an appropriate style. The essay should include at least three paragraphs: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion.

Consider an ideal school for students. What are some important qualities of an ideal school? Please use specific details and examples to explain why these qualities are important to students.

Topic: The Qualities of an Ideal School

Please Note: Write your essay on the answer sheet.

※以上 3 題，請在答案紙上作答。

測驗結束

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