110年 - 110國立交大研究所英文#124853

1. _____ often discuss the importance of constellations in early religions.(A) Astronomers(B) Stargazers(C) Astrologers(D) Theologians

2. Critics believe that the government's response to the coronavirus crisis has been a(n) _____ failure.(A) rigorous(B) transmissible(C) astronomical(D) sober

3. Health experts have suggested new _____ to reduce the spread of the virus.(A) restrictions(B) speculations(C) strains(D) infections

4. The President's infection and _____ hospitalization was of great concern.(A) dominant(B) subsequent(C) stringent(D) radical

5. We went to the Christmas market to buy some _____ treats.(A) credulous(B) festive(C) celestial(D) remarkable

6. Security is a significant issue for wireless networks, because they operate from a public-shared infrastructure that can be vulnerable to _____ or compromise.(A) interception(B) prevention(C) adjustment(D) arrangement

7. The _____ quality of LEDs is not yet _____ to natural sunlight or other lighting sources, based on the color-rendering index (CRI) of light sources, which is the ability to reproduce the appearance of an object when illuminated by a nature white light.(A) antagonistic(B) mismatched(C) dissimilar(D) equivalent

8. Obesity, as well as overweight, is measured by body mass index (BMI). Studies have shown that chronic disease _____ increases with a BMI above 21. (A) majority (B) prevalence (C) particularity (D) integration

9. Wind energy includes de-icing and self-cleaning technologies that reduce __________ to power generation.(A) assistances(B) permissions(C) advantages(D) impediments

10. Nanotechnology will help improve the __________ of many people in developing countries because of its development of food supplements. (A) deprivation (B) starvation (C) nutrition (D) famine

11. Mr. Smith is writing to the hotel manager to complain about the poor service he received __________ his stay at the hotel.(A) during(B) with(C) among(D) when

12. Ellen speaks __________ English and Japanese in the office.(A) either(B) no only(C) both(D) as well

13. Tokyo is a popular city which __________ thousands of tourists every year.(A) attracted(B) attracts(C) has attracted(D) will attract

14. Nothing __________ about the man. No one could have guessed that he had so much money in the bank.(A) people didn't know(B) knew people(C) people knew(D) people know

15. The workers of this company are performing well because they are passionate about __________ excellent quality products.(A) provided(B) to provide(C) providing(D) provides

16. If you saw an interesting job vacancy, what __________? (A) will you do (B) would you do (C) do you do (D) did you do

17. Daniel __________ walk to school when he was in senior high school, but now he is a university student and has to ride a motorcycle. (A) used to (B) is used to (C) is using to (D) was using to

18. Jonathan avoids __________ exercise whenever possible because he is a couch potato.(A) doing(B) to do(C) being done(D) do

19. My brother, __________ a master's degree in France, speaks excellent French.(A) gets(B) has got(C) who gets(D) who got

20. If I had known the college entrance exam was so difficult, I __________ harder.(A) study(B) had studied(C) would have studied(D) would have been studying

21. Which sentence best summarizes the main idea of the news story?(A)America has the highest Coronavirus infection rate, but has so far prevented mutations of the virus.(B)Many countries are discovering more deadly variants of the coronavirus.(C)It is important to close borders to reduce the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus.(D)A new variant of the Coronavirus is more contagious and may already be in America.

22. Where has a new more contagious SARS-CoV2 variant of the coronavirus been detected?(A)New York(B)The United Kingdom(C)South America(D)Mainland Europe

23. Why are US public health experts not very concerned by the new variant?(A)Flights to and from the UK have been cancelled.(B)People in the USA are developing immunity from coronavirus.(C)This was anticipated by health experts and vaccine developers.(D)The US healthcare system is coping extremely well with coronavirus cases.

24. What is suggested as an alternative explanation for the increased number of mutated strains of coronavirus?(A)Genetic variation(B)The cold winter weather(C)Human behavior(D)The strain on the healthcare system

25. In the second paragraph "pull the trigger on" means... (A)To commit to something (B)To destroy something (C)To take something under consideration (D)To shoot something

26. According to the passage, what was the conflict about?(A) The American team did not like the carpets in the studio.(B) The Japanese team was upset about the misbehavior of American team.(C) The American team installed some electrical components which(D) The Japanese team had more colleagues than the American team.

27. What happened after the major conflict?(A) The two teams worked in a blissful atmosphere.(B) They did not finish the action film.(C) They had poor relationships with one another.(D) The two teams worked efficiently after the event.

28. Look at the four squares [■] in the passage. Where would the following sentence best fit?

The Americans agreed to do this but increasingly made 'quick changes' to lighting or electrical components without taking boots off.(A) (1)(B) (2)(C) (3)(D) (4)

29. What was the key element in this event?(A) The stage cover material.(B) The price of production.(C) Cultural difference.(D) Language difference.

30. How did the Japanese colleagues manage to resolve the conflict?(A) They chose to ignore the conflict and let Americans.(B) They sued them in the court and asked for compensation.(C) They stepped on the US flag for revenge.(D) They made the Americans realize their behavior was disrespectful.

31. Which sentence best summarizes the main idea of the news story?(A) The alignment of two planets could explain the Star of Bethlehem.(B) A rare astrological phenomenon is happening soon and we shouldn't miss it.(C) Religious events usually cannot be explained by science.(D) Conjunctions are a rare and beautiful sight.

32. At what time of day could the phenomenon be best observed?(A) Sunrise(B) Midday(C) Sunset(D) Midnight

33. Approximately how long ago was planetary alignment suggested as an explanation for the Star of Bethlehem?(A) 2,000 years ago(B) 800 years ago(C) 400 years ago(D) 100 years ago

34. Why is this year's astrological event special?(A) It's very rare for the planets to be so close.(B) Conjunctions are extremely rare.(C) Most conjunctions happen during hours of sunlight.(D) It will not happen again for another 2,000 years.

35. What is implied about people 2,000 years ago?(A) They had a better understanding of the stars than we do now.(B) They spent more time looking up at the stars.(C) They were more open to supernatural explanations of natural events.(D) They believed the gods and the stars were linked.

36. Which of the followings is the best title of this passage?(A) The secrets in plants and animals.(B) The greatest biologist ever.(C) Bio-technology and human beings.(D) Genetic theory and creatures.

37. What was Paul's main objective when he was young?(A) His professor asked him to catch a lot of moths.(B) He needed to categorize numerous moths.(C) He applied to the biology department at University of Guelph.(D) He told the differences between the moths and other insects.

38. Which of the following is true?(A) Scientists can use the bar code to analyze human's genes.(B) Based on human's special DNA, bar codes can be created.(C) The bar code technique is very difficult to implement in science.(D) Bar coding life on earth was developed in the late 1970s.

39. What is the closest meaning to controversial?(A) marvelous(B) incredible(C) debatable(D) intentional

40. According to Paul, why is bar coding technique a good way to identify species?(A) Because it is employed in the biological laboratories in universities.(B) Because it is used to test biodiversity around the world.(C) Because the technique helps people identify the plants or animals in their backyards.(D) Because the technique increases people's general awareness of different creatures.