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科目：外國文（英文；包括作文、翻譯與應用文） | 年份：109年 | 選擇題數：40 | 申論題數：3

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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 _____ being a well-known tennis player, he also runs several restaurants. (A) Apart from (B) In fact (C) Moreover (D) Regarding

2 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been promoting electric motorcycles to help _____ greenhouse gas emissions. (A) repeat (B) reduce (C) return (D) reuse

3 He has been smoking cigarettes for many years. The habit is his _____ and formidable foe. (A) reconfigured (B) evacuated (C) inveterate (D) evicted

4 Professor Chen sometimes _____ the chairman, who trusts her as both a colleague and an old friend. (A) falls out of (B) fills out for (C) falls in (D) fills in for

5 Weather is _____, so it is unwise to travel without checking the forecast. (A) unparalleled (B) unpredictable (C) unprecedented (D) unproblematic

6 There were no _____ on the table, so I had to eat the roasted lamb chops with my hands. (A) umpires (B) ushers (C) utensils (D) groceries

7 Dubai has established various free trade zones, where international companies are encouraged to locate with the _____ of zero percent taxes. (A) decline (B) obstacle (C) promise (D) restriction

8 _____ your account unpaid within terms, a late payment charge will be added in the bill next month. (A) As if (B) Due to (C) In lieu of (D) In spite of

9 Steve was accused of paying the employee for trade secrets and _____ information. (A) autonomous (B) delinquent (C) confidential (D) ludicrous

10 The Transportation Security Administration program has existed since 2010 as an effort to _____ the threat posed by possible terrorists after identifying people based on their travel history or other criteria. (A) mitigate (B) compensate (C) designate (D) detonate

11 Ireland voted to repeal its near-ban on _____, which previously had subjected many women to cruel and inhuman treatments. (A) amusements (B) abortions (C) allowances (D) allocations

12 The government of Sierra Leone had ordered its people to shelter at home because the Ebola _____ was out of control. It was time to take desperate measures to stop the spreading of this disease. (A) epic (B) evolution (C) epidemic (D) evacuation

13 The misogynistic politician’s victory in the election _____ a massive wave of protests among activists, especially women. (A) spared (B) spoiled (C) sparked (D) spattered

14 The policemen in Australia have identified an _____ serial killer behind three previously unlinked murders, but they can’t arrest the suspect due to lack of evidence. (A) allied (B) alleged (C) allured (D) alleviated

15 A group of Mexican men, all members of an international sex trafficking organization, were _____ to the United States and tried for crimes committed in the state of New York. (A) escaped (B) escorted (C) extradited (D) extracted

16 While there has been a considerable population of migrant workers in Taiwan for quite a few years now, it is debatable whether it has become easier for them to _____ into society. (A) formulate (B) accommodate (C) assimilate (D) combine

17 The cruel treatment inflicted upon these prisoners of war irrefutably _____ the UN human rights convention, yet little action has been taken against the tyrannical government responsible for the atrocity. (A) contravenes (B) prohibits (C) convenes (D) plagiarizes

18 Given the dismally high numbers of frauds getting past immigration checkpoints this past year, the passport and identity _____ process could be improved. (A) visualization (B) verification (C) vetoing (D) voting

19 Creative methods of drug _____ were devised, with women swallowing plastic baggies of cocaine and travelling into the country. (A) smuggling (B) embezzling (C) stealing (D) thieving

20 When people feel so _____ about staying in their home country, they might presumably seek help to move to a better place. (A) numb (B) cautious (C) distressed (D) sympathetic

21 (A) surpass (B) survive (C) surge (D) suspend

22 (A) defenses (B) offenses (C) licenses (D) disasters

23 (A) paralyzed (B) predicted (C) followed (D) diagnosed

24 (A) penetrated (B) persuaded (C) pertained (D) permitted

25 (A) among (B) about (C) as long as (D) as well as

26 (A) faced (B) ignored (C) taken (D) spoken

27 (A) dawned on (B) degraded into (C) delved into (D) dwelled on

28 (A) by (B) for (C) of (D) with

29 (A) although (B) because (C) if (D) whereas

30 (A) shallow (B) valid (C) legal (D) neutral

31 Which of the following is the best title of this passage? (A) Government Computer Systems Related to Human-Rights Implications. (B) Government Looking to AI in Addressing Issues with Immigration. (C) Possible Legal Challenges to Immigration and Refugee Claims in Ottawa. (D) The Use of AI to Entrench Discriminatory Legal Practices in Canada.

32 According to the passage, what may be the reason for the Canadian government to use the emerging technology? (A) It may aid industry to submit their own technological solutions for immigration. (B) It may lead to massive human-rights implications in government computer systems. (C) It may reduce the need to perform costly and time-consuming legal research. (D) It may replace human work with algorithms and pose potential human-rights concerns.

33 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) Using AI technology in immigration in Canada may raise human rights issues. (B) Ottawa has adopted the emerging technology to predict litigation outcomes. (C) The Canadian government has successfully used AI to determine refugee applications. (D) The data on the Canadian government computer systems is itself flawed.

34 According to the last sentence in the passage, which of the following best describes the decision of Ottawa? (A) Ottawa is about to estimate risks of the pilot project. (B) Ottawa is already terminating the pilot project. (C) Ottawa is considering to postpone the pilot project. (D) Ottawa is getting ready to execute the pilot project.

35 What is the word “nuanced” in the passage closest in meaning to? (A) A little awkward. (B) A bit notorious. (C) Slightly different. (D) Somewhat annoyed.

36 What is the main message of this passage? (A) More companies are now changing to subscription approach to make profits. (B) Amazon Prime is a good example to illustrate the new subscription addiction. (C) Dropbox and many other star firms are floating their shares. (D) More home-delivery companies are offering new programs to get more “paying users.”

37 Which of the following phrases can best replace “the holy grail” in the passage? (A) the emperor’s new clothes (B) the religious fountain (C) the ultimate solution (D) the way home

38 Which of the following is NOT a problem for companies that adopt subscription models? (A) The high cost to find subscribers. (B) Most subscribers liable to be from the high-income family. (C) The subscribers incapable of controlling their desire to change their providers. (D) Subscribers prone to make purchases with several firms at the same time.

39 According to this article, what is NOT included in Amazon Prime’s $99-program? (A) Discounts on food (B) Films (C) Speedy delivery of goods (D) No adverts for music

40 According to the passage, which of the following firms has had ten times more sales from their paying users than users who pay no fee? (A) Amazon Prime (B) Zuora (C) Netflix (D) Dropbox

申論題 (3)

一、英譯中：

Although the world of today has a very vivid sense of its unity and of how one man depends on another in needful solidarity, it is most grievously torn into opposing camps by conflicting forces. True, there is a growing exchange of ideas, but the very words by which key concepts are expressed take on quite different meanings in diverse ideological systems.

二、中譯英：

眾人皆知我們的大腦和身體無時無刻不在互傳訊息。也就是說，我們的身體對我們的思維會不斷作出反應。當我們有正面的想法時，我們的大腦就會釋放出讓我們的身體感到愉悅的化學物質。因此，我們高興時，肌肉就會放鬆，心跳會變慢，呼吸速度也會趨緩。

三、英文作文：

According to a recent report by the World Population Review, Taiwan has the lowest fertility rate in the list of 200 countries. This phenomenon may have impacts on our society. Write an English essay in NO MORE THAN 200 words to express your opinions, positive and negative, with supportive reasons or illustrations.