108年 - 108-1 臺中市立臺中第一高級中等學校教師甄選：英文科#76474

1. Almost everything in a forest is________ , which is what makes forest fires so potentially devastating. (A) ubiquitous (B) rudimentary (C) combustible (D) sinuous

2. If the pet owner doesn’t bother the cat, it will ________on the windowsill all day long. (A) fluctuate (B) recoil (C) languish (D) solace

3. A hideous hag emerged from the gingerbread house and spoke to Hansel and Gretel in a(n) _____ tone, trying to be friendly to lure the children inside, with the promise of soft beds, delicious food, and a hot bath. (A) peremptory(B) imminent(C) ferine(D) simpering

4. During the press conference, the members of the media were________ by the mayor’s purposefully vague responses. (A) exasperated (B) squandered (C) reprobated (D) perambulated

5. Since the freshman had expected to live in a cell-like space in college, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the dorm rooms were actually quite________ . (A) commodious (B) obsequious (C) querulous (D) mutinous

6. The landlord refused to carry out repairs to a _____ house inhabited by a bedridden old lady of 90 and insisted on tearing down the old-fashioned building. (A) legible (B) decrepit (C) garrulous (D) diffident

7. Martha often cracks her knuckles when she is speaking. It’s one of her little _____ that characterize her strange ways of behaving. (A) obsequies (B) idiosyncrasies (C) octahedrons (D) insurrections

8. The prince’s traitorous acts placed a shameful blot on the royal family _____. (A) escutcheon (B) curlicue (C) repertoire (D) imprecation

9. As we entered the farmyard, we were met with a _____ of animal sounds. (A) diminution (B) cacophony (C) decrement (D) cynosure

10. Andy Lou can be readily recognized by his _____ nose, curved like the beak of the eagle. (A) ignominious (B) vicarious (C) aquiline (D) incendiary

11. The politician could never speak simply; he was always _____ by using high-sounding language. (A) timorous (B) virulent (C) precarious (D) grandiloquent

12. Although our manager is definitely not a________ , he does tend to pay a lot of compliments to those in authority. (A) sycophant (B) precursor (C) renegade (D) laggard

13. The detective was hired to track down the greedy accountant who________ some of his company’s funds. (A) condescended to (B) absconded with (C) prevaricated about (D) throttled back

14. Although the outsider was _____ and honest, many people in the town questioned his motives for starting his business. (A) above board (B) over the moon (C) in position (D) under the weather

15. In situations where there are no _____ rules, leaders and governors have to make decisions in the interests of the whole country. (A) tooth-and-nail (B) hard-and-fast (C) fast-and-furious (D) half-and-half

二、語意測驗: 請依文意選出一個最適當的答案，每題 1 分，共 5 分。16. _____ Ikigai, loosely translated, means sense of purpose in life. And in Okinawa, a person’s ikigai often grows as they get older. It is their reason for living, the thing that propels them out of bed in the morning. In the United States, people often retire in their mid-60s, but there isn’t a similar word in Japanese because the concept of retirement doesn’t even exist. Moai is an informal social group of people who have common interests and look out for each other. Your moai is your “tribe” and another reason Okinawans believe they live so long. (A) Okinawa is a chain of islands about 400 miles southwest of mainland Japan. (B) If you ask anyone in Okinawa why they live so long, you will doubtlessly hear two words: ikigai and moai. (C) Combined with a particular diet and support network of friends or “moai”, ikigai is helping people live longer on Okinawa. (D) Ikigai and moai make the elders in Okinawa less likely than their counterparts in the United States to have heart disease, dementia or certain cancers.

17. Contrary to popular belief, the light bulb, a mainstay of modern life, had been around years before Thomas Edison ever created one. _____ Previous versions were unreliable, expensive, and didn’t last very long. Up to 20 other independent inventors were doing the same thing as Edison at the time, trying to build a better light bulb. Edison’s version of the light bulb improved on the filament, used a sealed vacuum bulb, and had a lower voltage than others at the time. The result was a marketable product that could last for hours. (A) Edison’s contribution was nothing but to improve on it. (B) Thomas Edison was credited with the formulation of the light bulb. (C) Edison purchased patents for the light bulbs other people had developed. (D) Edison’s design has been improved upon over the years.

18. Drones have become an increasing nuisance for airports worldwide in recent months, and good solutions to keeping them from interfering with flights aren’t yet available. Airports in various cities have grounded planes in the last three months following drone sightings. The incident at Gatwick in December proved especially disruptive, _____. Aviation experts fear catastrophic damage or death could result from a drone hitting an airplane. Such an incident could be accidental or motivated by ill will, such as a terrorist attack. (A) impacting the flights of more than 100,000 passengers (B) losing millions of dollars from flight delays and cancellations (C) causing more damage than birds—a threat the industry has long faced (D) concerning the lack of fully vetted drone detection and counterdrone systems

19. Please rearrange the following sentences into a coherent paragraph. (1) Air is forced upwards where it passes through a photo-catalyst filter to sterilize bacteria and viruses, before being released into the atmosphere. (2) As well as providing clean air, the repository of carbon particles captured could go on to find use in graphene, concrete, fertilizer, ink and water distillation. (3) Each is capable of producing more than 353 million cubic feet of clean air per day, serving an area of 100 hectares. (4) Inflows at the base of a tower suck in air and pass it through five stages of filtration--including charcoal-activated carbon, negative ion generators and electrostatically-charged plasma--to trap airborne particles. (5) The Smog Project comprises a vast array of 328 feet-high air filtration pods. (A) 43125 (B) 42531 (C) 54123 (D) 53412

20. Please rearrange the following sentences into a coherent paragraph. (1) As the grim implications of contract cheating on campuses worldwide increase, it is essential for students and educators alike to understand what they can do to combat them. (2) At high schools and universities worldwide, students can log onto a variety of essay mill sites, offer exact details on the nuances of their assignment and the due date. (3) Sometimes known as ghostwriting, contract cheating is when individuals engage a third-party or service to complete their assignment or exam. (4) Students and educators around the world know that contract cheating is a growing reality on our modern campuses. (5) Then they may receive a guarantee that the paper will arrive on time once payment is confirmed. (A) 14325 (B) 34125 (C) 43251 (D) 25341

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22. (A) criterion (B) elimination (C) patent (D) betrayal (E) gesture

23. (A) all for (B) far from (C) in with (D) on and on (E) down to

24. (A) Meanwhile (B) Consequently (C) Moreover (D) Still (E) Otherwise

25. (A) by (B) at (C) to (D) with (E) as

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46. Which of the following aspects does the passage mainly discuss? (A) Gene pool. (B) Facial morphology. (C) Expressions on the face. (D) Countenance recognition ability. (E) Relationship between genetics and facial development.

47. The word “doppelgänger” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “_______.” (A) delusion (B) analogy (C) duplicate (D) apparition (E) congeniality

48. According to the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT that _______. (A) human beings are not that genetically diverse as expected (B) human face recognition ability is a result of evolution (C) “unrelated” identical twins are a case of genes running out of options (D) one’s geographical background is unlikely to be recognizable in the face (E) siblings who share the same gene pool but not the exact same genetic makeup often look alike

49. According to the passage, those suffering from _______ would most possibly have some problem with the fusiform face area. (A) loss of memories (B) genetic abnormalities (C) facial disfigurements (D) cognitive impairment (E) sensory processing disorder

50. Which of the following could be best interpreted based on this passage? (A) Strangers ask you for a celebrity’s autograph by mistake. (B) DNA testing helps you to get reunited with your long-lost twin. (C) Children suffering Down’s syndrome show similar facial characteristics. (D) Few can tell a Japanese from a Chinese or a Korean simply by his/her appearance. (E) Upon encountering a twin stranger on the street, you wonder if one of your parents has an affair.

108年 - 108-1 臺中市立臺中第一高級中等學校教師甄選：英文科#76474

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