101年 - 101 國立臺灣大學_碩士班招生考試：英文(A)#125048

1. I thoroughly enjoyed that particular TV series and was saddened to discover that it was going on   hiatus   after only six episodes. (A) a break (B) an opening (C) a passage (D) a gap

2. In small-town America one hundred years ago, the boardinghouse catered to long-term visitors, while the hotel met the needs of mere   transients  . (A) traveling salespeople (B) tourists on holiday (C) people just passing through (D) displaced persons

3. The fog that morning was so   inscrutable   that traffic officials were warning drivers not to proceed until it lifted. (A) incapable of being understood (B) unlikely to cause harm (C) unable to distinguish (D) impossible to see through

4. Of the one hundred forty-two books of Livy's great History of Rome, only thirty-five survive intact； the rest are known solely from   epitomes   by later writers. (A) quotations (B) archetypes (C) summaries (D) explanations

5. Smaller and smaller images of the chandeliers and candelabras forever   reverberated  in the mirrors that encrusted the wall of the great central reception hall. (A) thundered (B) were reflected (C) resounded (D) were enlarged

6. The grapes from that region produce a full-bodied wine with a decidedly   austere   flavor—quite the opposite of the smooth, fruity, but somewhat watery vintages characteristic of other parts of the country. (A) solemn (B) plain (C) subdued (D) harsh

7. When Hamlet sourly observes, 

"Thrift, thrift, Horatio. The funeral baked meats

Did coldly furnish for the marriage tables,"

he is essentially registering his disapproval of the fact that the funeral of his father and the remarriage of his mother were so   contiguous  . (A) close in size (B) related in blood (C) near in time (D) adjacent in space

8. During the "Neolithic Revolution," as it is called, human beings exchanged the highly   discursive   lifestyle of the hunter-gatherer for the more sedentary one of the farmer. (A) primitive (B) digressive (C) episodic (D) nomadic

9. Fire marshals soon apprehended the   incendiary   responsible for the conflagration that reduced to smoking embers the historic waterfront hotel. (A) arsonist (B) rabble-rouser (C) agitator (D) criminal

10. Though computers have long since eclipsed human beings in the ability to perform complex mathematical calculations, as reasoning entities they are still comparatively   bestial  . (A) subhuman in intelligence (B) beastlike (C) depraved and brutal (D) inferior

11. In some religions the name of the deity is considerable   ineffable  , and believers forbear to utter it for fear of inviting divine retribution. (A) utterly inexpressible (B) too scared to be spoken (C) absolutely indescribable (D) unknowable

12. Because the accused was a   protégé   and therefore could not be tried, Federal prosecutors arranged to have him deported to his native land, there to be charged by his own government. (A) trainee (B) someone enjoying the patronage of a powerful person (C) disciple (D) someone under the protection of another government

13. Medical authorities grew alarmed when the strange ailment proved   refractory   and, fearing an outbreak or even an epidemic, quarantined the stricken patients. (A) untreatable (B) unruly (C) disobedient (D) stubborn

14. Cosmologists who subscribe to the big bang theory believe that the explosion from which the universe emerged occurred at least 10 billion years ago but lasted only a   punctilio  . (A) nicely (B) fine point (C) detail (D) instant

15. Try as I might, I simply could not swallow the   mawkish-tasting   medicine without gagging. (A) insipid (B) excessively sentimental (C) nauseating (D) mushy 

II. Sentence Completion: Choose the answer that   best   completes the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

16. Jane felt _______ about whether to go to the party or not； on one hand it seemed like fun, but on the other, she was very tired. (A) ambivalent (B) apathetic (C) happy (D) irritated

17. Craig had _______ that the day would not go well, and just as he'd thought, he had two pop quizzes. (A) an antidote (B) an interest (C) a premonition (D) a report

18. Morality is not ______； cultures around the world have different ideas about how people should be treated. (A) debatable (B) universal (C) realistic (D) helpful

19. Although Ms. Sanchez ______ the student that he needed a good grade on the final exam, he did not study at all. (A) admonished (B) congratulated (C) criticized (D) ridiculed

20. The accused waited for the trial to start with ______ (A) boredom (B) glee (C) trepidation (D) recreation

21. Rubber's remarkable ______ to resume its original shape makes it one of the world's most ______ materials. (A) aura... fractious (B) propensity... resilient (C) autonomy... erudite (D) ennui ... gossamer

22. He is usually so courteous and ______ that I was completely taken aback by his ______ and surly reply to my question. (A) affable... brusque (B) fractious... scurrilous (C) equitable ... erudite (D) straitlaced ... querulous

23. "We must take immediate steps to counteract this highly dangerous development," the new President told his advisors, "for the longer we ______, the more ______ its effects will be." (A) procrastinate ... pernicious (B) quail ... prosaic (C) disseminate ... deleterious (D) accrue ... inimical

24. Though I can't say that I relish the thriller as a literary form, I'm a real ______ of the ______ detective (A) pundit ... touchstone (B) iconoclast ... matrix (C) persona ... folderol (D) aficionado ... genre

25. So much industrial waste has been dumped into that once clear lake that it has now become a ______ cesspool covered with all kinds of unsightly and potentially dangerous ______ (A) primordial ... concord (B) verdant ... largesse (C) fecund ... verbiage (D) murky ... flotsam

26.(A) claimed (B) undertook (C) proceeded (D) endorsed

27.(A) Beginning (B) Begun (C) Began (D) Begin

28.(A) as (B) from (C) or (D) of

29.(A) Once (B) Although (C) While (D) Having

30.(A) early (B) openly (C) immediately (D) recently 

31.(A) important (B) fascinating (C) influential (D) scrupulous

32.(A) From (B) Because of (C) Since (D) Together with

33.(A) consist of (B) be obtained from (C) include (D) be contained from

34.(A) On the other hand (B) Consequently (C) However (D) Moreover

35.(A) whereas (B) there (C) where (D) that 

36. The main purpose of the passage is to (A) examine the reasons that Carrie Nation was so eccentric. (B) explain the causes that led to the national prohibition of alcohol in 1920. (C) present an overview of the life and actions of a famous woman. (D) report on the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

37. The word "cause" as used in the last sentence of the passage most closely means (A) excuse (B) goal (C) reason (D) rebellion

38. Which of the following best expresses the author's attitude toward Carrie Nation? (A) Concern (B) Disgust (C) Neutrality (D) Respect

39. According to the author, the most probable legacy of Carrie Nation's actions was (A) the destruction of saloons by women around the country. (B) the inquiry into genetic link to mental illness. (C) the legislation prohibiting the destruction of saloons. (D) the national prohibition of alcohol.

40. Which of the following does the passage imply was a reason for Nation's attitude toward temperance? (A) her first husband's alcoholism (B) Her inability to have children (C) Her mother's mental illness (D) Her move to Kansas

41. The author believes that Carrie Nation's tactics are best described as (A) criminal but excusable (B) disturbed but entertaining (C) justified but ineffective (D) peculiar but bold 

42. During the Colonial period, the forest embodied all that was evil, including the unknown. This is most apparent in which of the following paragraphs?? (A) 1 and 2 (B) 6 and 7 (C) 8 and 9 (D) 11 and 12

43. In the final paragraph, Goodman Brown tells the man he meets in the woods that "Faith kept me back a while." Literally, he means that his wife made him late. What other meaning could this remark have had? (A) His religious faith almost kept him from the journey. (B) His faith in his marriage was more important than the journey. (C) Faith is necessary to complete the things on is required to do. (D) The remark could have no meaning beyond the literal one.

44. This excerpt suggests that all people must, at some time, choose between good and evil. All of the following contribute to the reader's perception that Goodman Brown knows that he is about to embrace evil except (A) paragraph 3, Goodman Brown says, "... of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee." (B) paragraph 7, Goodman Brown thinks, "... [it was] as if a dream had warned her what work is to be done to-night." (C) paragraph 8, "... Goodman Brown felt himself justified in making more haste on his present evil purpose." (D) paragraph 1, "Young Goodman Brown came forth at sunset into the street at Salem village..."

45. This excerpt suggests that Hawthorne's philosophical position includes which one of the following ideas?(A) Man is predisposed to do evil. (B) Man's first impulse is to do good. (C) Man creates his own reality. (D) Man is responsible for his actions. 

46. To learn how to send messages via carrier pigeon, a student should research which of the following topics? (A) capture (B) habitat (C) training (D) anatomy

47. In paragraph 2, "snapping up" means (A) giving away. (B) destroying. (C) throwing out. (D) buying.

48. Which of the following statements from the passage supports the author's conclusion that carrier pigeons sometimes had a dangerous job? (A) In 1815 an English banker named Nathan Rothschild made his fortune by relying on messages sent to him by carrier pigeons. (B) Since they could easily be released from airplanes or ships, every branch of the armed services used the birds. (C) On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message that saved the lives of 194 American soldiers. (D) Many people find carrier pigeons ugly because of their big wattle, a knobby buildup of skin on the beak.

49. The author provides specific dates throughout this passage in order to (A) show that carrier pigeons are more important in modern times than they were in the past. (B) indicate the impact of carrier pigeons at significant points in history. (C) explain the causes and effects of world events. (D) avoid confusing the reader when switching back and forth between the past and present times.

50. In order to understand the passage better, which topic should be researched? (A) How are modern communication devices better than carrier pigeons? (B) How did the Duke of Wellington defeat Napoleon at Waterloo? (C) How were carrier pigeons trained for use during wartime? (D) What types of medals were awarded for bravery during World War I?