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國立空中大學九十二學年度下學期期中考試題【正題】
考試科目：英文文選
橫式題目，橫式作答 共 5 頁第 1 頁注意：請依照題號排列的順序作答。
例如：
一、選擇題 1.______
2.______
: 二、簡答題 1._______
2._______
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一、 選擇題 40% (單選題，請選出一個最恰當的答案。)
1. My immediate reaction was to try to turn this bad situation around. 這句子裡的 turn this bad situation around 是什麼意思？
1) 改變想法 2) 扭轉劣勢 3) 把壞事轉一轉
2. As we approached their house, I braced myself. 這句子裡的 I braced myself 是什麼意思？
1) 準備面對 2) 擁抱自己 3) 準備好說詞
3. I will be a monkey’s uncle! 這句子是什麼意思？
1) I’m very surprised.
2) Monkeys are my relatives.
3) I will become a monkey.
4. While Fan Mei-Hua rests, Chung Chien-Yi writes a letter to George Sanders, a friend in Chicago, whom the couple had planned to visit following their camping trip in Yellowstone. 這句子裡的 a friend in Chicago, 是用來形容哪一個人？
1) Fan Mei-Hua 2) Chung Chien-Yi 3) George Sanders
5. Police saw Douglas Illingworth, aged 83, traveling at 1 mph with a long trail of cars behind him.
請問 traveling…behind him 這一段是用來形容哪一部份？
1) Police 2) Douglas 3) 83
6. The author wrote about a woman who was married for more than forty years. 這句子裡的 who was married for more than forty years 是屬於哪一種子句？
1) 形容詞子句 2) 副詞子句 3) 名詞子句
7. My aunt lives in South Carolina, which is a day’s drive from here. 這句子裡的“which”是關係 代名詞，代表哪一部份？
1) my aunt 2) South Carolina 3) live
8. Many traditional superstitions have ______ (forget). 請選一個正確的答案。
1) forget 2) forgotten 3) been forgotten
9. You mean you also are going to marry someone who already has children from his previous marriage. 這個句子含有二個附屬子句，如果用不同括號表示，下面哪一種括法才能看出這 二個子句？
1) You mean {you also are going to marry someone [who already has children from his previous marriage]}.
2) You mean {you also are going to marry [someone who already has children from his previous marriage]}.
3) You mean {you also are going to marry someone [who already has children] from his previous marriage.}
10. What I have learned is that things are never what they seem. 這句子的主詞是哪一部份？
1) What 2) I
3) What I have learned
二、 簡答題（閱讀測驗） 60%
題目一
Wei: O.K. But first we need to decide on the budget. What kind of price range are we talking about?
Chen: How about around 60 US dollars?
Wei: O.K.
Chen: I know this is much higher than what we generally would do.
1. 這段對話裡，哪部份可以用來說明 price range 的意思？請抄寫出來。（寫英文）_______
2. 第二個 Chen 說的 this is much higher…的 this 是代表哪幾個英文字詞？（寫英文）______
題目二
根據英文文選課本第五課 “Never too Late for Romance”: The American holiday “St. Valentine’s Day” is only a few weeks away on the calendar, and talking about the topic of love and romance seems natural, so that is the topic of Harry and Ginny’s conversation.
3. 這段話裡的 that 代表哪幾個英文字詞？（寫英文）___________
題目三
Outside the college stadium, in the parking lot, there is a sea of cars. Before the homecoming game, and even during and after, you can see many people, wearing their team’s colors, milling around their trucks and cars in the parking lot.
4. 第一句有三大段，哪一段是主要結構？請抄寫出來。（寫英文）_______________
5. 第二句有五大段，哪一段是主要結構？請抄寫出來。（寫英文）_______________
6. even during and after 是指 during and after 哪一件事？（寫英文）_____________
7. wearing their team’s colors 修飾哪一個字詞？（寫英文）_________________
8. milling around their trucks and cars in the parking lot 修飾哪一個字詞？（寫英文）_____
題目四
Jack: Oh, I see. I suppose that could be a problem. As far as I know, most Chinese people really believe in fortune telling.
Cybil: Well, now I see that. I didn’t realize how common a belief it is here. I didn’t mean to offend Mr. Chen! I feel really badly about this.
9. Cybil 說的 now I see that.的 that 代表這段對話裡的哪一部份？請抄寫出來。（寫英文）
___________
10. Cybil 說的 I didn’t realize how common a belief it is here. 的 it 代表這段對話裡的哪一部 份？（寫英文）_____________
11. Cybil 說的 I feel really badly about this.是指 Cybil 對哪一件事感到難過？（寫中文即可）
_________
題目五
They say some forty to fifty percent of marriages in America end in divorce. The only good thing about it being so common is that it makes things a little easier on the children. Many of Jim’s friends also come from broken homes. They provide an important support system for him. But divorce is always hard on everybody.
12. 從這一段知道美國離婚很普遍，而離婚率高，對哪些人有好處？（寫英文）_________
13. 延續第 12 小題，請問為什麼對他們有好處？（寫中文即可）____________
題目六
Burton’s parents knew details about all his classes and his professors, and knew the names of all his friends.
14. 第一個 and 連接哪兩部份？請抄寫出來。（寫英文）_________________
15. 第二個 and 連接哪兩部份？請抄寫出來。（寫英文）_________________
題目七
In addition to Burton’s mother, Kay, and father, Edward, Burton’s elder sister, Anne, and her teenage son, Jim, are also present.
16. 請問這段話裡提到了幾個人？（寫英文）_____________
17. 請把提到的人寫出來？（寫英文）_____________
題目八
Burton’s sister, Anne, was not at all the aggressive and hard woman I had expected. She was charming and radiant. She spoke enthusiastically about her work, not as a cold business person, but as someone who really loved what she did.
18. Burton 的姊姊叫什麼名字？（寫英文）___________
19. 還沒看到 Burton 的姊姊前，Chester 以為她是怎樣的一個人？請把形容的字眼抄寫出 來。（寫英文）_______
20. Burton 的姊姊在講自己的工作時，把自己當成什麼樣的人？請把相關的字眼抄寫出 來。（寫英文）_______
參考答案：
一、選擇題 40% （每題四分）
1. (p35) 2) 扭轉劣勢 2. (p157) 1) 準備面對
3. (p116) 1) I’m very surprised.
4. (p217) 3) George Sanders 5. (p4) 2) Douglas
6. (p64) 1) 形容詞子句 7. (p145) 2) South Carolina 8. (p125) 3) been forgotten
9. (p27) 1) You mean {you also are going to marry someone [who already has children from his previous marriage]}.
10. (p160) 3) What I have learned
二、簡答題（閱讀測驗） 60% （每題三分）
題目一 (p26)
1.（寫英文） around 60 US dollars 2.（寫英文） 60 US dollars
題目二 (p44)
3.（寫英文） love and romance
題目三 (p127)
4.（寫英文） there is (a sea of cars) 5.（寫英文） you (can) see (many people) 6.（寫英文） the homecoming game 7.（寫英文） (many) people
8.（寫英文） (many) people
題目四 (p67)
9.（寫英文） Most Chinese people really believe in fortune telling.
10.（寫英文） fortune telling
11.（寫中文即可） 觸怒 Mr. Chen 這件事 (offending Mr. Chen)
題目五 (p 141)
12.（寫英文） (the) children
13.（寫中文即可） 因為很多小孩都是從破碎家庭來的，可以互相扶持。
題目六 (p 157)
14.（寫英文） (his) classes and (his) professors
15.（寫英文） knew (details about all his classes and his professors), and knew (the names of all his friends)
題目七 (p 169)
16.（寫英文） 4 people
17.（寫英文） Kay, Edward, Anne, Jim 或 (Burton’s) mother, father, elder sister, Anne’s teenage son
題目八 (p158)
18.（寫英文） Anne
19.（寫英文） aggressive and hard
20.（寫英文） (as) someone who really loved what she did.
