105年 - 105 國立政治大學_碩士班招生考試試題：英文#124655

1. As World War I drew to a close, Baltimoreans had good reason to be ________ about the future of the city.(A) quintessential (B) sanguine (C) chubby (D) eligible

2. Joshua is a ________ student and always does what he is told.(A) compliant (B) rebellious (C) aggressive (D) irrespective

3. This highly________water has a high environmental impact and therefore needs to be treated before being discharged to the environment.(A) contaminated (B) indigenous (C) emerging (D) endangered

4. The government of Myanmar voted to make education________ for every child in that country.(A) commissary (B) confidential (C) concealed (D) compulsory

5. Well before humans had any concept of the germ theory, we________ the ill and avoided touching dead bodies.(A) plucked (B) quarantined (C) perceived (D) sustained

6. Roland asked us which of the four possible ________ of the article was the most accurate.(A) commands (B) identifications (C) incentives (D) interpretations

7. Villers________ disappeared from the public view after having produced a group of impressive and original works.(A) crucially (B) irreparably (C) virtually (D) empirically

8. Tens of thousands of people________ to the town to take part in a music festival.(A) crashed (B) required (C) reacted (D) flocked

9. Apart from the ________ and the pressure of being watched under a gun, the female hostage seemed in good spirits.(A) decline (B) proliferation (C) seclusion (D) dexterity

10. Killian’s________ intentions were discovered when a message to the enemy he sent was intercepted.(A) simplistic (B) traitorous (C) honorable (D) immaculate

11. Once the hoax had been concocted, a ________ of problems arose.(A) myriad (B) vein (C) stock (D) pile

12. Scarlett feels deep ________ against her parents for her miserable childhood.(A) resurgence (B) resentment (C) turbulence (D) profusion

13. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2012 ________mandatory life sentences for juveniles, calling them cruel and unusual punishment.(A) oppressed (B) obstructed (C) prohibited (D) suppressed

14. Manufacturers who enjoy a ________can charge as much as they like for their product.(A) reduction (B) monogamy (C) monopoly (D) restoration

15. When we listen to a voice from other cultures, listen to it ________ without personal judgments.(A) impartially(B) statically(C) unrelentingly(D) extrinsically

16. Mary recommended Robert for the job, but he doesn't seem________.(A) qualification(B) qualified(C) qualifying(D) qualify

17. Human history________by a preoccupation with food.(A) shaped(B) has shaped(C) has been shaped(D) have shaped

18.________has occupied more human time and energy than the tasks related to finding, collecting,transporting, and preparing food.(A) Nothing(B) It(C) Anything(D) Whatever

19. Neuroscientific studies are supported ________ of technological developments.(A) for continuing stream(B) by a continuing stream(C) continuing a stream(D) in continue stream

20. After visiting the palace, Alice wants to try what the royal families ________.(A) used to eating(B) used eat(C) used eating(D) used to eat

21. The report indicates that one________ six children________ bullied at that suburb.(A) by...are(B) with...is(C) at...are(D) in...is

22. ________the jury found the defendant guilty, they would have put him in jail.(A) Had(B) Should(C) Since(D) Despite

23. The graduate students need their advisor to help them ________ a solution.(A) fall out(B) take off(C) work out(D) take up

24.________ I finished the meal than I started feeling hungry again.(A) No longer(B) No longer had(C) No sooner had(D) No sooner

25. The intent of border screening is________ possibly infectious persons at the border, either on entry to or exit from a country.(A) detect(B) to detect(C) detected(D) detects

26. What is probably the issue discussed in the essay from which the passage is taken?(A) the doll hospital in Manhattan(B) the different lives in the city and in the countryside(C) the immigrant policy(D) the problems with overpopulation

27. Which of the following statements does the author try to support with the statistics he provides?(A) Americans prefer to live in the cities.(B) America should grant all immigrants legal status.(C) England is a better place to live than New Jersey.(D) European countries are more populated than America.

28. What is the tone of the boldfaced sentence?(A) cynical(B) humorous(C) unsure(D) ironical

29. Why does the author exclude Alaska from his calculations?(A) to prove that no area in America will become too overpopulated even if its population increases elevenfold(B) to limit his discussion to areas economically important to America(C) to show he is talking about an extreme case(D) to exclude the weather factor

30. What does "niche" probably mean in the context?(A) of a religious denomination(B) of a special kind(C) of a small size(D) of some significance

31. Which of the following statements, if true, can be used to counter the author's argument?(A) The population density in China is 145 people per square kilometer.(B) The median household income in Illinois is 56,210 while that in the countryside area of Illinois is 58,141.(C) Beijing and Pyongyang had signed an agreement to grant 40,000 industrial trainee visas to North Koreans to permit them to work in China.(D) The GDP per capita of a country with a population density higher than 350 people per square kilometer is usually lower than that with a density lower than 350 people.

32. What is the topic of the passage?(A) Security(B) Choices(C) Freedom(D) Polarities

33. Which strategy is not used in the essay to clarify the issue and support the argument?(A) examples(B) comparison and contrast(C) classification(D) cause and effect

34. Which of the following arguments counters the argument made in this passage?(A) The more choices we have, the more freedom.(B) The more freedom we have, the less security.(C) The less freedom we have, the less choices.(D) The more security we have, the more freedom.

35. Which of the following examples best supports the argument presented in the passage?(A) If we provide more tenure positions for university teachers, they will have more space to decide for themselves which research area they want to focus on.(B) If we sign a trade treaty that helps open up a free market, we will be less able to keep inflation below two percent.(C) If we establish laws to regulate the right and obligation in marriage, we will have less freedom to build the kind of marriage relationships we want.(D) If a company doesn't set up some SOP and check whether the employees follow them, it is more likely to lose its competitiveness.

IV. Composition (30%)
Use an example to support or refute the argument made in passage 2 of the Reading Comprehension Section.