104年 - 104-1 國立臺中第一高級中學教師甄選：英文科#20365

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1. Signatories asserted that the pact is a _____ one and can benefit both parties. (A) conspicuous (B) reciprocal (C) detrimental (D) lopsided

2. Many people’s main _____ about living in Beijing is its hazardous smog. (A) gloat (B) gripe (C) quid (D) quirk

3. Inmates of the city _____ held the correction officers at gunpoint and had the warden listen to their demands. (A) infirmary (B) pantry (C) penitentiary (D) sentry

4. She seemed to _____ nonchalance, but was actually watching every move we made. (A) circumvent (B) parry (C) feign (D) evict

5. This fledgling boxer is now ready to test his _____ by signing up for a nationwide boxing match. (A) mettle (B) coffer (C) coiffure (D) lineup

6. This quaint little town has attracted tourists with limestone caves and a long underground river, distinctive features of so-called karst _____. (A) choreography (B) demography (C) topography (D) ethnography

7. His father had been the glue in the _____ family. Soon after the father passed away, discord among siblings resurfaced and the family fell apart. (A) meticulous (B) insidious (C) assiduous (D) fractious

8. Amid strong protest, the ruling party decided to _____ this legislative proposal and have it stashed until they see a more amiable political climate. (A) reimburse (B) reiterate (C) resuscitate (D) rescind

9. Important documents from a crucial case file _____ to a murder charge against a real estate tycoon has mysteriously disappeared from the court’s records. (A) pertaining (B) connived (C) delegated (D) adjourned

10. Not until she was married to him did she discover what he truly was in his _____ past— drug dealer and enforcer in a crime syndicate. (A) voluptuous (B) petrified (C) purged (D) sordid

11. I should have had this assignment done days ago. I apologize for my _____. (A) insolvency (B) tardiness (C) suaveness (D) temerity

12. The army returned my cousin’s clothes and other personal _____ to his family after he died in a training accident. (A) effects (B) shards (C) goblets (D) mandates

13. Though experiencing lows in the beginning of this season and facing constant doubts, LA Lakers guard Jeremy Lin, with recent phenomenal performances, has once again proved that he can be _____ those top-notch professional basketball players. (A) in cahoots with (B) on a par with (C) in the light of (D) out of line with

14. Senator Garcia, the presumptive standard-bearer of his party, _____ survey results showing his popularity rate shrinking due to the graft case against him, reassuring his supporters that these accusations were sheer lies. (A) pulled off (B) ripped off (C) nodded off (D) shrugged off

15. As there is no free lunch in diplomacy, suspicions remain that financial aid promised by China has been a _____ for the aid-receiving countries’ support on China’s territorial claim on disputed waters. (A) coup d’état (B) carte blanche (C) quid pro quo (D) cul-de-sac

16. (A) sonority (B) resonance (C) veracity (D) cadence

17. (A) agnosticism (B) xenophobia (C) exoticism (D) austerity

18. (A) Akin to (B) Contrary to (C) In pursuit of (D) By virtue of

19. (A) only when (B) on condition that (C) even if (D) as if

20. (A) possessed (B) exacerbated (C) disillusioned (D) repudiated

21. (A) similar to (B) sensitive to (C) hostile against (D) aware of

22. (A) which (B) what (C) where (D) when

23. (A) embarking on (B) familiar with (C) responsible for (D) keeping off

24. (A) that (B) as (C) since (D) for

25. (A) neither; nor (B) too; to (C) either; or (D) so; that

46. The main purpose of the article is to ______________________. (A) counter rumors (B) describe a situation (C) condemn culprits (D) establish a thesis

47. It can be inferred that Surat differs from other Indian cities because _______________. (A) it is seriously polluted, as few cities are (B) it has a much larger population (C) it has the only diamond industry in India (D) it has few beggars

48. The word “itself” in the second paragraph means ___________________. (A) emphasis (B) growth (C) quality (D) life

49. Which of the following is implied as a cause of air pollution in New Delhi? (A) cars (B) large textile factories (C) chemical workshops (D) agriculture

50. Which of the following statements is FALSE? (A) Surat put more emphasis on growth than on public hygiene. (B) Over cultivation is exhausting the soil, leading farmers to crowd into city slums. (C) The destruction of pine forests has made the eastern Indian town of Chrapunji the wettest place on earth. (D) Environmentalists predict fierce competition for the use of major waterways since rivers are increasingly polluted, and groundwater is now used to irrigate more land.

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II. Summarize and rearrange the following text into a passage around 250 words, and present 5 cloze test questions in that passage, with answers. (15%) Mobile phones, tablets and e-readers with broadband connectivity could prove to be the long-sought answer in the global effort to bring high-quality, multidisciplinary education to people everywhere, especially the world’s poorest or most isolated communities, according to the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development, which held its 11th meeting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris today. A report by the Commission’s Working Group on Education, led by UNESCO, indicated that, worldwide, over 60 million primary-school age children do not currently attend school; almost half that number never will. The situation worsens as children get older, with over 70 million not enrolled in secondary school. And while classroom computers can help, lack of resources remains critical. If eight children share each classroom computer in OECD nations, in Africa teachers can struggle to share each computer among 150 or more pupils. But with increasingly sophisticated mobile devices now packing more computing power than the famed ‘supercomputers’ of the late 1990s, the Commission believes broadband-connected personal wireless devices could be the solution. 5 of 5 ITU figures show that mobile broadband is the fastest growing technology in human history. The number of mobile phone subscriptions now exceeds the world’s total population of around seven billion, and active mobile broadband subscriptions exceed 2.1 billion – three times higher than the 700 million wireline broadband connections worldwide. Even more encouragingly, most of this progress has taken place in the developing world, which has accounted for 90% of global net additions for mobile cellular and 82% of global net additions of new Internet users since early 2010. “Every day, everywhere, women and men are inventing new ways to use broadband, mobile telephones and computers to be empowered, more autonomous and free,” said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. “We need to tap this inventiveness to improve education, especially for girls and women. But we have a long way to go. Two thirds of illiterate adults are women, and two thirds of the world’s out-of-school primary-age children are girls. This is a huge injustice, and a gap that we must fill. The continued expansion of broadband combined with technology can help us make giant strides towards this.” Established in 2010, the Broadband Commission is a top-level advocacy body which focuses on strategies to make broadband more available and affordable worldwide. It is chaired by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helú, with ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova as co-Vice Chairs. As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals fast approaches, Commissioners are now focusing on ensuring broadband is recognized as a fundamental pillar of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which will be agreed at the forthcoming Sustainable Development Summit in New Year in September. Today’s meeting of the Commission was held in conjunction with UNESCO’s flagship ICT education-focused event, Mobile Learning Week (MLW), co-organized this year with sister agency UN Women. Broadband Commissioners participating in the MLW High-level Policy Forum of “Leveraging technology to empower women and girls” took advantage of the opportunity to interact with Ministers of Education and senior representatives of international organizations on the uses of mobile broadband for education. “Education is one of the most powerful uses to which broadband connectivity can be put,” said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. “For the first time in history, mobile broadband gives us the chance to truly bring education to all, regardless of a person’s geographical location, linguistic and cultural frameworks, or ready access to infrastructure like schools and transport. Education will drive entrepreneurship, especially among the young – which is why we must strive harder to get affordable broadband networks in place which can deliver educational opportunities to children and adults,” he said. Speaking at the opening of the Commission session earlier today, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda stressed that broadband should be regarded as a basic utility, like water and electricity. “In Rwanda, investing in ICTs has been indispensable to the attainment of our development goals. Broadband enables business and social entrepreneurs to find ways to offer world class education at low cost, to populations that have never had access. These centres of knowledge already exist, but in order for developing countries and isolated communities to access and use them productively, they will need faster, more reliable, and more affordable Internet. The same principle extends to government more widely, particularly in delivering essential services. Broadband technology can enhance public administration efficiency and accountability to citizens, no matter where they live.”

III. Translate the following Chinese passage into English. (10%) 金色曙光照耀白雪靄靄的喜馬拉雅山頂，並逐漸往山下蔓延，在此同時，日出也照亮高低起伏的連綿山峰。如果你想來一趟能沉浸在自然原野、美麗景致及迷人文化的探險，那就考慮到尼泊爾健行吧！健行高峰季就在十月和十一月，此時的天空最明淨，溫度也介於舒適的攝氏十五到二十五度之間。

IV. Essay Writing (15%) It is not rare we hear the elderly saying that the world was a much better place when they were younger. Do you agree with them? Write an essay based on this topic.

104年 - 104-1 國立臺中第一高級中學教師甄選：英文科#20365

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