112年 - 112 國立政治大學_碩士班暨碩士在職專班招生考試試題_共同科：英文A#124113

1. X-rays will _________ all the way through the painting so you can see aspects of the whole thickness of a picture.(A) sanguine (B) penetrate (C) conceal (D) perceive

2. Being an unmarried mother no longer carries the social _________ that it used to.(A) compliant (B) dexterity (C) stigma (D) enzyme

3. Rice farmers in the southeast lost their buyers when Bayer accidentally _________ the entire crop.(A) deluded (B) required (C) endangered (D) contaminated

4. The company was involved in a blatant _________ of trademark rights that were recognized under federal law.(A) infringement (B) commissary (C) incentive (D) seclusion

5. Northern areas of the country were _________ in a snowstorm last night.(A) plucked (B) quarantined (C) repudiated (D) engulfed

6. The pleasure of safari in Africa is a huge _________ to many tourists.(A) lure (B) lust (C) speculation (D) proliferation

7. The U.S. Government has released its _________ report on cross-strait issues.(A) fraudulent (B) annual (C) null (D) ulterior

8. Birders all over the region _________ to locations where they could observe this unusual avian spectacle.(A) protracted (B) ensured (C) flocked (D) crushed

9. William Christensen praised Taiwan's _________ role in the Indo-Pacific region.(A) inaugural (B) immaculate (C) protruded (D) proactive

10. The trouble with our country now: it's so divided that the other party might feel it's a _________ act to join the Cabinet.(A) simplistic (B) traitorous (C) myriad (D) mimic

11. Foreign athletes will have to undergo the _________ 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Taiwan.(A) manual (B) mandatory (C) obstructed (D) opposable

12. Mubarak, who until the end seemed unable to grasp the depth of the _________ over three decades of his authoritarian rule, finally resigned last Friday.(A) resurgence (B) reconciliation (C) resultant (D) resentment

13. The police, prosecutors and the courts should consider this unfortunate matter _________ and independently.(A) allegedly (B) dejectedly (C) impartially (D) substantially

14. In 1946, Jan returned to Warsaw from the prisoner-of-war camp and began the _________ process of rebuilding their zoo.(A) painstaking (B) fraudulent (C) prohibited (D) relenting

15. Russia illegally _________ Crimea when President Obama was in office.(A) annexed (B) recognized (C) forsook (D) patched

16. The landscape of Tasmania _________ by thousands of years of aboriginal burning practices.(A) has shaped (B) has been shaped (C) shaped (D) have shaped

17. _________ had the telephone rung than the girl rushed to answer it.(A) No more (B) No less (C) No sooner (D) No longer

18. _________ has ever come out that could be considered credible since he stepped down.(A) She (B) Nothing (C) Anything (D) One

19. Nearly everyone seems exhausted _________ power crisis that leaves Katmandu mostly dark at night.(A) for continued (B) by a continuing (C) continuing (D) in continue

20. Many students are _________ to music on sophisticated stereo systems, so they are probably accustomed to much better sound reproduction than is available in many elementary music classrooms.(A) used listening (B) used listen (C) used to listen (D) used to listening

21. He examined the shackles but had little means _________ their strength.(A) by which be tested (B) for which to test (C) by which to test (D) in which to test

22. _________ our reservations, we should all have been killed in the crash.(A) Hadn't we changed (B) Should we not change (C) Had we not changed (D) Haven't we changed

23. Some parents choose the online schools because their children are struggling in ordinary ones； _________ for their flexible schedules.(A) others do so (B) so are others (C) do so others (D) others so do

24. I don't know _________ so unhappy.(A) why is he always (B) why he is always (C) whether is he always (D) for why he is always

25. We need to _______ an immediate practical solution before the problem gets worse.(A) show up(B) work out (C) scale up(D) fall out

26. What is the main topic of the passage? (A) The impact of the Covid-19 vaccination policy in China (B) The impact of the travel policy in China during the pandemic (C) The impact of ending the zero-Covid policy in China(D) The problem with the policy to stop publicizing the Covid-19 data in China

27. How do the scientists speculate about possible impacts?(A) By presenting eyewitness accounts(B) By classifying relevant phenomenon(C) By showing the results of scientific experiments(D) By comparing the data of different regions

28. Which concern about the current Covid-19 policy in China is NOT mentioned in the passage?(A) Chinese people's unwillingness to admit their infection(B) The death rate of Covid-19 patients in China(C) The insufficient capacity of hospitals in China(D) The change of Omicron into a more deadly virus

29. Which statement is NOT implied in the passage?(A) Scientists around the world are worried about the impact of the current Covid-19 policy in China.(B) The zero-Covid policy in China is responsible for the high death rate now.(C) China should more openly publicize the Covid-19 data.(D) More than 1 million people might die because of the disease.

30. What is the tone of the author?(A) critical(B) sad(C) neutral(D) ironic

31. What is the main topic of the passage?(A) The way to face human wickedness(B) The problems with using Tik Toks(C) The problems with TV series based on real crimes(D) The impact of crime stories on the younger generation

32. Judging from these three opening paragraphs, what do you think is most UNLIKELY to be a focus of the following discussion in the essay?(A) How TV companies produce popular TV series(B) Whether the victims should be given an opportunity to express their opinion about such TV series(C) Whether the TV series faithfully represents the fact(D) How we should deal with our morbid curiosity

33. What does the author use the TV series Stranger Things as an example of?(A) Gangster TV series(B) Internationally popular TV series(C) TV series about victims of rape(D) TV series with little cultural impact

34. Which statement is implied in the passage?(A) The Jeffrey Dahmer Story may lead to a rising crime rate.(B) It might be impossible to stop people from watching such controversial TV series.(C) The TV producer of the series probably cares only about the profits.(D) Most people who watch the TV series actually do not like it.

35. What does the word "mythologizing" mean in the context?(A) to make a human being look like a god(B) to make a person's life story mysterious(C) to see through the myth created by the mass media(D) to make a villain look like a hero

IV. Read the short passage and respond to the comment: write an essay of about 300 words to explain what you think "liberal" in "liberal arts" means and why it is important OR not important to continue using this term.

"The term 'liberal arts' no longer works as an effective means of communicating one of higher education's most precious assets. 'Liberal' is politically charged, and 'arts' has a negative connotation regarding improving graduates' job prospects. Putting the words liberal and arts together is a branding disaster, and the most effective way to save or defend the liberal arts may be to change what we call them. Note, the problem isn't with the substance of a liberal arts education but with the words we use to describe it."

(excerpt from Gallup with minor revisions, https://www.gallup.com/education/231746/higher-education-drop-term-liberal-arts.aspx)