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102年 - 102 外交領事特種考試_三等_英文組：外國文（英文）#26076

科目：外國文（英文；包括作文、翻譯與應用文） | 年份：102年 | 選擇題數：40 | 申論題數：4

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所屬科目：外國文（英文；包括作文、翻譯與應用文）

選擇題 (40)

1 Her work inspired a great number of artists at the time and had a great influence on ____ generations. (A) artificial (B) consequent (C) incidental (D) subsequent
2 The movie looks likely to earn the actress a record 17th Oscar ______ for acting in her more-than-30-year movie career. (A) contention (B) denotation (C) nomination (D) termination
3 Cuteness has been a _____ aspect of Japanese culture, and cute elements can be found almost everywhere in Japan, from big business to corner markets. (A) beneficial (B) customary (C) prominent (D) reliable
4 Many parents are worried that the daily ______ of sex and violence in TV shows will have a bad influence on their children. (A) barrage (B) mirage (C) rummage (D) wreckage
5 Janet has worked for the company for more than thirty years, and she knows the company’s history and current development ______ well. (A) ambivalently (B) conspicuously (C) impeccably (D) simultaneously
6 With the explanation of the “how” and the “why” behind each exercise and food choice, the gym’s customers understand the _____ and stick with the shaping program. (A) negligence (B) perjury (C) rationale (D) satire
7 Art history as we know it in the 21st century began in the 19th century and has precedents ______ back to the ancient world. (A) assuming (B) dating (C) feeding (D) flashing
8 The magazine has suffered during the past year because the advertising income has fallen by ten percent. However, the fall has been ________by increasing the price of the magazine. (A) collided (B) countered (C) offset (D) overpaid
9 Poetry can and should be an important part of our daily life. Poems can _____ and make us think about what it means to be a member of the human race. (A) conspire (B) expire (C) inspire (D) transpire
10 (A) apartment (B) department (C) compartment (D) deportment
11 (A) hop (B) halt (C) pause (D) port
12 (A) tips (B) frontier (C) outside (D) outskirts
13 (A) relief (B) relish (C) regret (D) repose
14 (A) plausible (B) pleasing (C) pleasant (D) placid
15 (A) exclusion (B) conclusion (C) inspection (D) production
16 (A) develop (B) generate (C) trace (D) withdraw
17 (A) fostered (B) induced (C) isolated (D) deduced
18 (A) vices (B) virtues (C) signatures (D) symptoms
19 (A) only (B) randomly (C) openly (D) rarely
20 (A) rapport (B) report (C) gossip (D) politics
21 (A) stupidities (B) similarities (C) possibilities (D) profundities
22 (A) monarchial (B) geographical (C) chronological (D) hierarchical
23 (A) theatrical (B) literal (C) verbal (D) dramatic
24 During the trial, prosecutors requested that the secretary decipher Burr’s personal correspondence, only to have the secretary refuse on the Fifth Amendment grounds. (A) During the trial, attorneys demanded, on the Fifth Amendment grounds, that the secretary translate Burr’s personal correspondence, but the secretary refused to do so. (B) During the trial, the secretary cited the Fifth Amendment as a legal basis for refusing the prosecuting attorneys’ demand of responding to Burr’s personal letter. (C) During the trial, the secretary was denied of the Fifth Amendment rights which should have protected him from the responsibility to interpret Burr’s personal letter. (D) During the trial, the prosecutors’ attempt to decode Burr’s personal correspondence was thwarted by the secretary’s refusal to cooperate on the Fifth Amendment grounds.
25 Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. (A) People fall in love under the influence of gravitation. (B) Falling in love has little to do with gravitation. (C) Grave people who fall in love are more responsible. (D) Responsible people fall in love gravely.
26 Intuition plays more of a role in some branches of scientific knowledge than others. (A) Intuition may be critical for the study of certain science subjects. (B) Factors other than intuition are more important in scientific research. (C) The scientists that have the gift of intuition are more likely to succeed. (D) The combination of intuition and science forms solid foundation of knowledge.
27 What is the most appropriate title for this passage? (A) The Perfect Democrat (B) Coffee and Caffeine (C) A Craze for Coffee (D) Coffee or Tea?
28 What is the main idea of the first paragraph? (A) Coffee-drinking has become popular in the past 20 years. (B) There are different ways of enjoying a cup of coffee. (C) It is caffeine that fascinates the lovers of coffee. (D) Starbucks is the trendiest coffee shop.
29 What does the underlined word “accelerates” in the second paragraph mean? (A) Improves (B) Hampers (C) Quickens (D) Slackens
30 Which of the following statements is true about caffeine? (A) It functions differently from adenosine. (B) It was exported to Europe in 1819. (C) It replaces tea as a stimulant. (D) It has a calming effect.
31 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about coffee? (A) The origin of coffee as a beverage can be traced back to 500 years ago. (B) Coffee has already had a stronger appeal than tea in Asian countries. (C) The Turkish people once had a strong attachment to coffee. (D) Coffee-drinking is trendier now than it was 20 years ago.
32 Why is coffee the perfect democrat? (A) People from all walks of life can afford it. (B) It shortens the distance between people. (C) It makes people witty. (D) It keeps people awake.
33 According to the passage, what is the reason for science to be a bit scary? (A) It shows that machines are better than human brains. (B) It allows humans to enjoy immortality in the near future. (C) It makes effective calorie-burning an impossible task. (D) It allows machines to be merged with human minds.
34 According to the passage, how long can an average person probably live in the near future? (A) 78 years (B) 79 years (C) 82.5 years (D) 115 years
35 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) Eating more than 1,800 calories can help people to lose weight. (B) Severe calorie restriction helps to slow down one’s metabolic system. (C) Life expectancy can only be prolonged gradually. (D) It is impossible to merge human minds with machines.
36 According to the passage, when food is not enough, what will a human body automatically do? (A) Hunt for more food (B) Do calorie-burning exercises (C) Slow down the metabolic system (D) Speed up digestion
37 (A) They look younger than they really are, and they are proud of it! (B) The ideal image of the young and beautiful usually changes from generation to generation. (C) Consequently, projecting a youthful image may be necessary for getting or keeping a job. (D) Indeed, it is frequently reinforced that physical beauty does not last, while inner beauty does.
38 (A) Consequently, projecting a youthful image may be necessary for getting or keeping a job. (B) The fear of aging is not only the fear of losing one’s health but also that of losing one’s looks. (C) For centuries, people have been interested in medical advances that can prolong life. (D) Indeed, it is frequently reinforced that physical beauty does not last, while inner beauty does.
39 (A) They look younger than they really are, and they are proud of it! (B) The fear of aging is not only the fear of losing one’s health but also that of losing one’s looks. (C) Consequently, projecting a youthful image may be necessary for getting or keeping a job. (D) For centuries, people have been interested in medical advances that can prolong life.
40 (A) They look younger than they really are, and they are proud of it! (B) The ideal image of the young and beautiful usually changes from generation to generation. (C) The fear of aging is not only the fear of losing one’s health but also that of losing one’s looks. (D) Consequently, projecting a youthful image may be necessary for getting or keeping a job.

申論題 (4)

1我們展開可以幫助雙方降低彼此歧見、擴大共識領域的談話。（8 分）
2每次的成功，其實都只是讓我們拿到通往更棘手問題的門票。（7 分）
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
二、英文作文（25 分） How will you as a diplomat use the principles of cultural diplomacy to promote Taiwan’s political interests? Write a short and well-organized essay in no more than 250 words to express your own argument(s) supported with relevant examples.