111年 - 111 國立政治大學_碩士班招生考試試題：英文(C)#124605

1. As Christianity's most ________place in the world, the city Jerusalem is much more than an ordinary tourist attraction.(A) validated (B) vignettes (C) voracious (D) venerated

2. Jobs in private security firms here cannot be as ________ as they are in some other parts of the world where there are higher demands by the rich and important.(A) lubricate (B) lucrative (C) fluent (D) fractured

3. It is often the case that a coach knows what your athletic prospects are, and a good one would ________you to this or that ability quadrant.(A) regret (B) relegate (C) regurgitate (D) regenerate

4. The library is proud to carry an extraordinarily ________collection； over the past few years presents of books were showered upon us in great quantities.(A) credit (B) copious (C) corporal (D) coronary

5. The Japanese workmanship reminds us a smart saying -- "The craftsman of old time did not hurry, because the perfect takes no account of time and________work is a reproach to character."(A) tiered (B) shoddy (C) ultimate (D) immaculate

6. In contrast to the recent order to ________ vaccines for U.S. workers, Taiwan seems to have more patience with those individuals who wish to make their own decisions.(A) mandate (B) manifest (C) meditate (D) minimize

7. I seldom see any place as________as the old market place. Serious cleaning is needed before somebody gets sick.(A) insanitary (B) insulated (C) specific (D) speculated

8. The ceremonial worships in the world may be________ into insignificance sooner than many people are ready to admit.(A) evicting (B) folding (C) swelling (D) dwindling

9. With the unexpected delay, we were left with very little time for the preparation needed for the presentation； in fact, we had no choice but to ________.(A) repulse (B) improvise (C) impoverish (D) impulse

10. As a major________of depression and alcoholism, loneliness as an emotional problem really cannot be taken lightly.(A) epitome (B) devotion (C) precipitant (D) dedication

11. Getting a post-graduate education used to be a serious decision for those who are interested in a research position in universities or ________.(A) fields (B) scholars (C) syllabi (D) academia

12. If a baby is considered the________ of vulnerability, an old person should be too. After all, both can be easily hurt by anyone who has the intention to do harm.(A) enactment (B) embodiment (C) extension (D) embeddedness

13. Despite the looming __ ahead, I've found my time at grad school to be quite rewarding.(A) precarity (B) vibrancy (C) efficiency (D) buoyancy

14. At the end of the previous century, investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases led to the ________of the electron as the fundamental unit of electricity.(A) ideology (B) idealization (C) idiosyncrasy (D) identification

15. With too many unexpected changes, international travelling has become risky, even with ________ proper vaccinations.(A) succinctly (B) summarily (C) presumably (D) presumptuously

16. Jenny walked up to the professors and said that she'd greatly appreciate it________any one of them would write a review of her new book.(A) which (B) if (C) to (D) then

17. Even though he________ ever works as ________ as any of his siblings, he enjoys all the benefits as a member of the richest family in the country.(A) hard... hard (B) hard... hardly (C) hardly... hard (D) hardly... hardly

18. I found it difficult to get used to ________ in another country.(A) have lived (B) live (C) being lived (D) living

19. The candidate failed to get the opportunity because his work shows ________of critical thinking skills.(A) a serious lacking (B) a serious lack (C) serious lacks (D) serious lack

20. Having set global warming in irreversible motion, we are________ the possibility of ecological catastrophe.(A) faced (B) facing (C) challenging (D) challenged

21. Daoism has strongly influenced the culture and religious life of China and other East Asian countries ________ the 6th century BCE.(A) before (B) as (C) at (D) since

22. Andrea was fazed after an encounter with a man who looked much like her deceased father. She was so confused that she had difficulty ________.(A) collecting herself (B) collecting himself (C) collect her thoughts (D) collect his thoughts

23. They propose a what-if approach that allows interactive exploration of the effects of system changes,________complex tuning problems into simpler search problems.(A) converts (B) converted (C) converting (D) have converted

24. A range of ointments and creams were found available for the treatment of the________ difficult skin problem.(A) seems (B) seemed (C) seeming (D) seemingly

25. The committee ________the depth of his knowledge in linguistics, given that he was just an undergraduate student.(A) was amazed at (B) amazed at (C) was amazed (D) amazed

26. According to the excerpt, what is considered the author's "travel addiction"?(A) The desire to fill an inner emptiness.(B) The need to create good memories.(C) The feeling of being isolated by the world.(D) The courage to leave one's own homeland.

27. According to Daniel Kahneman, how long does the "psychological present" of the "experiencing self" last on average?(A) More than 600 million seconds per day.(B) 10 times more than one can remember.(C) Around 600 seconds per year.(D) Less than 10 seconds each time.

28. What might the word "metabolise" mean here?(A) To process nutrition in food.(B) To digest the past memories.(C) To increase chemical reactions.(D) To erase images from the past.

29. What kind of metaphor does Kahneman use to refer to the behavior of the "remembering self"?(A) Dictatorship.(B) Gardening.(C) Stewardship.(D) Companionship.

30. What might be the main insight the author gains from Kahneman's theory of happiness?(A) That life satisfaction becomes true happiness when one travels alone.(B) That one can never trust other's memories unless the memories are shared.(C) That how one experiences life is never the same as how one remembers it.(D) That memory will only be stored in our brain if we try to turn it into narrative.

31. According to Linda Stone in the passage, which of the following may be considered "continuous partial attention"?(A) Listening to the music while studying for an examination.(B) Having emailed the professor, you put a few lines into a report.(C) Sitting in the bus while watching your favorite drama on Netflix.(D) Constantly checking LINE messages while dining with your family.

32. What is the "paradox" discussed in the essay?(A) Multitasking is supposed to hurt productivity but real-world practices have shown otherwise.(B) Multitasking means doing many things simultaneously but research shows that only one thing can be done well at the same time.(C) Multitasking is supposed to mean switching rapidly among tasks but research shows that speed does not matter.(D) Multitasking divides the attention but research shows that this process takes place in the anterior prefrontal cortex.

33. According to the passage, which of the following is one example that shows rapidly switching between different projects at work can be valuable?(A) It immediately cuts down on the need of digital devices at work.(B) It quickly raises the employee's overall sense of job satisfaction.(C) It allows the client's need to be attended to promptly.(D) It encourages the contributions of knowledgeable workers.

34. Why is it necessary for the authors to refer to the Hong Kong study and the survival of our species? Their point is that___________.(A) multitasking is not just about natural science.(B) multitasking is not just part of human nature.(C) multitasking is not just happening in Hong Kong.(D) multitasking is not just about digital technology.

35. Which of the following best represents the authors' attitude toward multitasking?(A) It hurts productivity and should be banned right away.(B) It came with digital technologies through our own effort.(C) Doing more than one thing at the same time is impossible.(D) Knowing what to attend to at any given moment is critical.

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