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國立空中大學九十三學年度下學期期中考試題【正題】
科目：英文文選 一律橫式作答 共 3 頁
注意： 請依照題號排列的順序作答。
一、是非題 40% (下面敘述，[對] 的請打○，[錯] 的請打 X。)
1. 課本第四課 A Lesson on Privacy 提到，Our concerns about privacy overrides our need to know something about others。
2. 課本第五課 Never too Late for Romance 提到，Mary 原先比較少話，後來換成是 Sam 不愛 說話。
3. 課本第八課 What if Beethoven had consulted a fortuneteller? 的作者提到，Another way to describe a cultural conflict is to suggest it is a difference in perspective.
4. 課本第一課 Are you Insured? 故事中提到，By the time the police arrived on the scene, there were 14 more people on the bus, all complaining about whiplash injuries and back pain.公車上 的這 14 個人主要是來看熱鬧的。
5. 課本第十課 Superstitions 提到，“Crossing your fingers” means, “I hope it never happens.”
6. I felt like I had just eaten a live frog. 從英語時態用法的角度分析，這句子裡的動詞 felt 比動 詞片語 had eaten 還要早發生。
7. 課本第十六課 Happy Holidays 提到，There is much less attention paid to Jesus than to Santa Claus.
8. At most, you might bring (a dessert) or (a bottle of wine) for everyone to enjoy together. 句子裡 用括號所括出來的兩個部份，就是 or 所連接的兩部份。
9. Ideas about work or life are all fine and (good), but (people) in love sometimes like to hear sweet things. 句子裡用括號所括出來的兩個部份，就是 but 所連接的兩部份。
10. Mr. Chen said his daughter had consulted a fortuneteller, and I told him I didn’t think that was wise.這段話裡畫線的that代表的意思是 “consulted a fortuneteller”。
ANS： 1X 2○ 3○ 4X 5X 6X 7○ 8○ 9X 10○
二、單選題 60% (請選出一個最恰當的答案。)
1. The police took the drunken driver back to the headquarters and asked his family members to bail him out. 畫線部份是什麼意思？
1) 關起來 2) 保釋 3) 不要理會
2. I felt like I had just eaten a live frog. My head went blank: “What went wrong?” 畫線部份是 什麼意思？
1) 滿腦空白 2) 頭上有白髮 3) 頭頂禿了
3. It didn’t seem a good idea to mess around with other people’s rituals, especially when they involve eating the flesh and drinking the blood of a god. 畫線的兩個詞分別是什麼意思？
1) 圍繞；參與 2) 大眾；旋轉 3) 胡鬧；牽涉
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4. I seriously doubt if I could ever have this kind of love if my future wife also has children from her previous marriage. 請問這裡的兩個 if 各是什麼意思？
1) 如果；是否 2) 是否；如果 3) 如果；如果
5. 第三課 A Lesson on Privacy 裡 Chen 說了 “I guess I have made the right suggestion for the wrong reason.” 根據課文的敘述 Chen 所謂的 right suggestion 及 wrong reason 各指哪一件 事？
1) right suggestion: 買禮物送新娘；wrong reason: 新娘的父母是他們的朋友 2) right suggestion: 買禮物送父母；wrong reason: 新娘是他們的朋友
3) right suggestion: 買禮物送新娘；wrong reason: 新郎是他們的哥兒們
6. The Pennzoil oil company conducted an informal survey of 15,000 respondents about if they ______ a variety of activities while being stuck in traffic.
1) ever did 2) has ever done 3) had ever done
7. In this sense, our idea of parental love is strictly ______ to our own biological children.
1) limit 2) limited 3) limits
8. The offending driver and his passengers will eventually be ______ from the vehicle and ______
in camel dung.
1) pull, cover 2) pulling, covering 3) pulled, covered
9. The lady then packed her gun, ______ her shopping bags into the trunk and got into the driver’s seat.
1) loaded 2) loading 3) loads
10. A long, red Christmas stocking also hangs from the mantel above the fireplace, clearly ______
full.
1) stuff 2) stuffs 3) stuffed
11. Trooper Thomas reported that he saw the woman holding the steering wheel with her left hand and putting on makeup with her right hand, looking in the rearview mirror at the same time. 兩 個畫線的部份，依照先後順序，分別用來說明句子的哪一個字或詞？
1) Trooper Thomas; he
2) Trooper Thomas; the woman 3) the woman; the woman
12. Trooper Thomas reported that he saw the woman holding the steering wheel with her left hand and putting on makeup with her right hand, looking in the rearview mirror at the same time. 畫 線部份用來說明句子的哪一個字或詞？
1) Trooper Thomas 2) the woman 3) makeup
13. People who study different cultures believe that Native Americans originally came from Asia. 這 個句子的主部是哪一部份？
1) People who study 2) People who 3) People who study different cultures 14. 請選出最適當的分段：
1) Harry and Ginny have known Mary // and Sam for many years, // and have watched their budding romance // with both hope and concern.
2) Harry and Ginny have known Mary and Sam // for many years, // and have watched their budding romance // with both hope and concern.
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3) Harry and Ginny have known Mary and Sam // for many years, // and have watched their budding romance with both // hope and concern.
15. 請選出最適當的分段：
1) The occasion was a “Teachers’ Thank You Dinner” // with a large group // of graduating seniors // at my university.
2) The occasion was // a “Teachers’ Thank You Dinner” with // a large group of graduating //
seniors at my university.
3) The occasion was a “Teachers’ Thank You Dinner” // with a large // group of graduating seniors // at my university.
16. When my turn came, the zealous student used words for me that almost knocked me off my chair
in surprise. 畫線的部份是「形容詞子句」，它是用來形容這個句子裡的哪一個字或詞？
1) me 2) words 3) student
17. Your personal background, and yes, your culture, give you a perspective with which to see the world and understand yourself and your life more clearly. 這句子的主要結構是哪一部份？
1) Your personal background, and yes, your culture, give you….
2) Your personal background…give….
3) Your culture…give….
18. 承 17 題，….with which to see the world…的 which 含有下列的哪一個意思？
1) your background 2) your culture 3) a perspective
19. Indeed, I learned that it was his parents who suggested he invite me, out of concern that I might otherwise spend the holidays alone. 下面哪一段，是解讀這個句子時一定要先留下來，不能 暫時刪除不看的？
1) I learned that it was his parents 2) who suggested he invite me
3) out of concern that I might otherwise spend the holidays alone
20. In any crowded stadium during a baseball game you will see about half the people just drinking and talking and laughing, paying no mind to the game until someone hits a pop fly or steals a base. 下面哪一段，是解讀這個句子時一定要留下來，不能暫時刪除的？
1) In any crowded….game
2) you will see about half the people….laughing 3) paying no mind….base
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1. 2) 保釋 2. 1) 滿腦空白 3. 3) 胡鬧；牽涉 4. 2) 是否；如果
5. 1) right suggestion: 買禮物送新娘；wrong reason: 新娘的父母是他們的朋友 6. 3) had ever done
7. 2) limited
8. 3) pulled, covered 9. 1) loaded
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10. 3) stuffed
11. 3) the woman; the woman 12. 2) the woman
13. 3) People who study different cultures
14. 2) Harry and Ginny have known Mary and Sam // for many years, // and have watched their budding romance // with both hope and concern.
15. 1) The occasion was a “Teachers’ Thank You Dinner” // with a large group // of graduating seniors // at my university.
16. 2) words
17. 1) Your personal background, and yes, your culture, give you….
18. 3) a perspective
19. 1) I learned that it was his parents
20. 2) you will see about half the people….laughing
