國立空中大學 97 學年度上學期期末考試題【正參】01
科目：實用英文
一、配合題 5 題 (一題三分，15%)
※請從下面 A~E 單字表，為每一題選出一個最適當的單字，這個單字須能符合該題( )內呈現的意思。
__B___ (1) There’s a small art ______ (a place where art is shown) inside the mall selling pretty pictures.
__A___ (2) The view of the city from the roof of the tallest building is absolutely ______ (so beautiful).
__D___ (3) Kathy would like to get a silk scarf to go with the suit she’ll be wearing for the software ______ (show).
__C___ (4) Your ______ (immediate) attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated.
__E___ (5) Michael Jackson’s concert in Germany was washed out by heavy rains. But Gerhard did get a ______ (money returned) for that.
(A) breathtaking (B) gallery (C) prompt (D) presentation (E) refund 二、單選題 20 題 (一題三分，60 %)
※請為每一題，選出一個最適當的答案。所選擇的答案，必須能夠符合所屬段落上下文的文意。
(The Roberts family and their two friends, Laura and Nicole, from Taiwan are at the home of Mikki and Darrel Brown. Mikki is pregnant.)
Mrs. Roberts: Mikki, for someone who (1) ______ have a baby, you look fit as a fiddle.
Mikki: I feel great. The (2) ______ (3) the time comes, the better I feel. I’ve been exercising every day and I think (4) this helps!
Mr. Roberts: Exercising? In your condition?
__C___ (1) (A) is good for (B) is not to (C) is about to
__C___ (2) (A) cloze (B) close (C) closer
__B___ (3) the time 在這上下文裡是什麼意思？
(A) the time for exercising (B) the due date for the baby
(C) the date for a fiddle show __A___ (4) this 在這裡相當於哪一字詞？
(A) exercising every day (B) fitting as a fiddle (C) having a baby
Sarah: MRT (5) ______ Mass Rapid Transit system—the subway or (6) underground as the British like to call it. The underground stations are clean and (7) ______. We can feel safe there any time of the day or night, too. These trains run often, also. The signs say (8) ______.
Pat: Well, what are we waiting for? Where shall we go first? (9) Since it is your honeymoon, too, I’ll let you choose the mode of transport. Just remember taxies are the most expensive way to travel.
__C___ (5) (A) stands (B) stands to (C) stands for __B___ (6) underground 這單字相當於上下文的哪一字詞？
(A) system (B) subway (C) station
__C___ (7) (A) well-light (B) good-alight (C) well-lit __A___ (8) (A) there is less than a five-minute wait between trains
(B) “Train Station Down the Street”
(C) there is no service at all at the moment __A___ (9) since 在這上下文裡是什麼意思？
(A) 既然 (B) 自從 (C) 否則
Kathy: Jeff told me there would be a man (10) ______ us at the hotel pick-up area. Jeff said we should look for a man (11) holding a sign with our names on (12) it. Can you see anyone holding a sign with our names?
__B___ (10) (A) waits for (B) waiting for (C) waited for
__A___ (11) holding a sign with our names on it 是用來說明上下文的哪一個字詞？
(A) a man (B) Jeff (C) the pick-up
__B___ (12) it 在這裡相當於哪一字詞？
(A) our names (B) the sign (C) the area
Mr. Ormond: Hiroko, do you remember that we visited the National Gallery three months ago? Well now you can revisit the Gallery as often as you wish (13) ______ this CD-ROM. All you have to do is to place this CD in the computer (14) and click the mouse a few times.
Then, you can see any famous artwork you want. They are all here on this (15) disk.
__A___ (13) (A) with the help of (B) in the hope that (C) in helping __C___ (14) and 連接哪兩部份？
(A) place 及 click
(B) in the computer 及 click the mouse
(C) place this CD in the computer 及 click the mouse a few times __B___ (15) disk 相當於前文的哪一字詞？
(A) artwork (B) CD (C) Gallery
George: My parents still have a strong sense of identity. They speak Vietnamese at home and think of themselves as Vietnamese (16) ______ in France. Those of us (17) ______ the second
generation, however, were born here and we sometimes feel as if we (18) ______ two
cultures. Our parents want us to remember our family background, but we have never been to Vietnam and prefer to speak French. At the same time, some French people still think of us as (19) ______ or exotic newcomers. Most of the time, though, I don’t worry about this too much. If anyone asks me whether I am French or Vietnamese, I say it’s a (20) tossup.
__A___ (16) (A) who happen to live (B) who happen to know (C) who like to leave
__B___ (17) (A) by (B) from (C) to
__C___ (18) (A) fall in love (B) fall in line (C) fall in between __A___ (19) (A) outsiders (B) insiders (C) outcomers __B___ (20) tossup 在這段落裡相當於什麼意思？
(A) toilet paper (B) decision made by a coin toss
(C) face value of a coin
三、英翻中 5 題 (一題五分，25 %)
※請將每一題翻譯成中文；請用「中文表達方式」寫下答案。
(1) Shu-ling (徐琳) thought they would be met by an African tribal chief with a painted face and a headdress of reeds and feathers. (chap 31, p156)
(2) If you don’t feel like running all over the city to go to the different markets, you can do one-stop shopping at one of the modern shopping malls on Hong Kong Island. (chap 36, p179)
(3) I really don’t feel like working right now, but, Jenny, we have to get these inquiry letters taken care of before we do anything else. (chap 42, p208)
(4) Carol has been traveling in Britain for the past three months and wants to tell Susan about her recent travels and the progress of her book on Britain. (chap 46, p226)
(5) In the U.S.A., many people hang wreaths, circles made of pine branches and decorated with ribbons, on their front door. (chap 51, p255)
