113年 - 113 新北市公立高級中等學校教師聯合甄選試題：應用英語科#119843

1. Quarks are ______ particles that are believed to be the fundamental unit of matter. (A) massive (B) minute (C) mythical (D) mingled

2. I just got an e-mail from a stranger asking me to supply details about my bank account. I can’t believe that some people are ______ enough to respond to that kind of request. (A) garrulous (B) grim (C) gullible (D) gallant

3. With her _______ star power, Beyoncé’s latest album ‘Cowboy Carter’ has captivated audiences with her intertextual visuals and fascinating music, sparking socio-political discourse on American symbolism, Blackness, justice, and reclamation. (A) infamous (B) ubiquitous (C) nebulous (D) calamitous

4. An individual afflicted with claustrophobia exhibits a pronounced _______ towards enclosed or confined spaces. (A) aversion (B) allergy (C) acclaim (D) annulment

5. Nepal has implemented a new rule for Himalayan hikers _______ Everest: they must now carry poop bags and take their excrement away with them to address the increasing waste issue on the world’s highest peak. (A) cratering (B) reclining (C) scaling (D) wavering

6. Some economists believe that the best way to get a _________ economy moving again is to cut taxes. (A) sensational (B) sarcastic (C) shrewd (D) sluggish

7. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been forced quietly to acknowledge the new military reality of the Biden Administration’s strategy to sustain Ukrainian defense until after the upcoming U.S. presidential elections in the hope of wearing down Russian forces in a long war of _______. (A) duplication (B) exoneration (C) attrition (D) hallucination

8. What’s unique in the frenzy of Taiwan’s ETFs is that over 60% of _______ are buying high-dividend ETFs, including the popular monthly dividend-paying Yuanta Taiwan Value High Dividend ETF (00940), turning it into a speculative target rather than a long-term investment vehicle. (A) revelers (B) excavators (C) laminators (D) arbitrageurs

9. ________ investing is an investment strategy actively seeking to create beneficial social or environmental outcomes while also generating financial gains, for example, in nonprofits that support the community or in clean-technology enterprises that benefit the environment. (A) Subtract (B) Impact (C) Extract (D) Retroact

10. Agnes Callamard, the UN’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings in a drone strike by the US near Baghdad airport in Iraq in January, concluded in a report that the US attack violated international law, which exemplified that in an era of perpetual conflicts, a volatile president, as commander-in-chief, could grab expanded authority to flex his lethal powers _______. (A) ingeniously (B) gingerly (C) capriciously (D) pertinently

11. The landscape at Taroko Gorge was sculpted by the _______ forces of nature, which carved out valleys and shaped mountains. (A) premonition (B) primordial (C) proportional (D) prescriptive

12. Taiwan was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years, measuring 7.4 in magnitude, on 3 April 2024, causing dozens to become trapped along its prominent coastline with narrow, winding roads and tunnels carved out of the rock, known for stunning views but also being ________ not least because of the possibility of landslides. (A) frivolous (B) treacherous (C) unscrupulous (D) pertinacious

13. The 62-year-old Richard Slayman is the first patient to receive a kidney transplanted from a genetically modified pig successfully, the procedure of which has been _______ as a historic milestone in transplantation, bringing the prospect of xenotransplantation, or animal-to-human organ transplants, significantly closer to reality, said Dr. David Klassen, the chief medical officer for the United Network for Organ Sharing, which manages the organ transplant system in the U.S. (A) confiscated (B) disseminated (C) heralded (D) procrastinated

14. Unlike ________ who believe choices are inherently good or bad, the disgraced mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, generally known as SBF, was an altruist and consequentialist who held not only that donating lots of money to philanthropies that had strong evidence for their effectiveness was altruistic but also that the outcome of an action determined whether it was good or bad. (A) deontologists (B) orthopedists (C) transcendentalists (D) paleontologists

15. To address the issue of curbing carbon emissions, Taiwan has decided to adopt a carbon “fee” rather than a carbon “tax” approach starting in 2025 to encourage businesses and industries to reduce their output of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, where a carbon “tax” will be collected by the Ministry of Finance, with the tax revenues going into state _______ for use in the general budget, while a carbon “fee” would be collected by the Ministry of Environment with the fee revenues designated for specific uses, depending on which government authority collects the fee. (A) coffers (B) embezzlers (C) chauffeurs (D) grumblers

16. (A) gig (B) failure (C) objective (D) luxury

17. (A) adaptability (B) accessibility (C) discerning (D) adversity

18. (A) credits (B) credited (C) to credit (D) crediting

19. (A) variables (B) variety (C) varies (D) variations

20. (A) emancipate (B) suffocate (C) inoculate (D) proliferate

21. (A) tainted (B) suctioned (C) eviscerated (D) scrutinized

22. (A) forbearance (B) surveillance (C) vengeance (D) repugnance

23. (A) Brush up on (B) Cut to the chase (C) Run up against (D) Steer clear of

24. (A) germinating (B) sterilizing (C) galvanizing (D) vaporizing

25. (A) defrauding (B) saturating (C) revamping (D) indebting

26. (A) compliancy (B) leniency (C) incumbency (D) propensity

27. (A) serpentine (B) nefarious (C) poignant (D) incisive

28. (A) specification (B) discretion (C) traction (D) ventilation

29.(AB) premium (AC) paradoxical (AD) demagogue (AE) nonchalance(BC) fault (BD) omnipotent (BE) flabbergasted

30.(AB) premium (AC) paradoxical (AD) demagogue (AE) nonchalance(BC) fault (BD) omnipotent (BE) flabbergasted

31.(AB) premium (AC) paradoxical (AD) demagogue (AE) nonchalance(BC) fault (BD) omnipotent (BE) flabbergasted

32.(AB) premium (AC) paradoxical (AD) demagogue (AE) nonchalance(BC) fault (BD) omnipotent (BE) flabbergasted

33.(AB) premium (AC) paradoxical (AD) demagogue (AE) nonchalance(BC) fault (BD) omnipotent (BE) flabbergasted

34.(AB) The primary packing is essential for any product as it not only contains the product, but also displays the data and information required by law to achieve maximum transparency with the consumer. (AC) The possibility of such scrutiny is one of the things that make each detail of the package so important. (AD) Tertiary packing, also known as transport packing, protects products during handling and transport, including primary, secondary, and various material-based packing, ensuring product condition during distribution and export. (AE) The package is very important in the moment when the shopper recognizes it either as an old friend or a new temptation. (BC) Most of the time, you see far more than a container and a label. (BD) However, the package makes the final sales pitch, completes the transaction, and gets itself placed in the shopping cart. (BE) This instant of disposal is the time when people are most aware of packages.

35.(AB) The primary packing is essential for any product as it not only contains the product, but also displays the data and information required by law to achieve maximum transparency with the consumer. (AC) The possibility of such scrutiny is one of the things that make each detail of the package so important. (AD) Tertiary packing, also known as transport packing, protects products during handling and transport, including primary, secondary, and various material-based packing, ensuring product condition during distribution and export. (AE) The package is very important in the moment when the shopper recognizes it either as an old friend or a new temptation. (BC) Most of the time, you see far more than a container and a label. (BD) However, the package makes the final sales pitch, completes the transaction, and gets itself placed in the shopping cart. (BE) This instant of disposal is the time when people are most aware of packages.

36.(AB) The primary packing is essential for any product as it not only contains the product, but also displays the data and information required by law to achieve maximum transparency with the consumer. (AC) The possibility of such scrutiny is one of the things that make each detail of the package so important. (AD) Tertiary packing, also known as transport packing, protects products during handling and transport, including primary, secondary, and various material-based packing, ensuring product condition during distribution and export. (AE) The package is very important in the moment when the shopper recognizes it either as an old friend or a new temptation. (BC) Most of the time, you see far more than a container and a label. (BD) However, the package makes the final sales pitch, completes the transaction, and gets itself placed in the shopping cart. (BE) This instant of disposal is the time when people are most aware of packages.

37.(AB) The primary packing is essential for any product as it not only contains the product, but also displays the data and information required by law to achieve maximum transparency with the consumer. (AC) The possibility of such scrutiny is one of the things that make each detail of the package so important. (AD) Tertiary packing, also known as transport packing, protects products during handling and transport, including primary, secondary, and various material-based packing, ensuring product condition during distribution and export. (AE) The package is very important in the moment when the shopper recognizes it either as an old friend or a new temptation. (BC) Most of the time, you see far more than a container and a label. (BD) However, the package makes the final sales pitch, completes the transaction, and gets itself placed in the shopping cart. (BE) This instant of disposal is the time when people are most aware of packages.

38.(AB) The primary packing is essential for any product as it not only contains the product, but also displays the data and information required by law to achieve maximum transparency with the consumer. (AC) The possibility of such scrutiny is one of the things that make each detail of the package so important. (AD) Tertiary packing, also known as transport packing, protects products during handling and transport, including primary, secondary, and various material-based packing, ensuring product condition during distribution and export. (AE) The package is very important in the moment when the shopper recognizes it either as an old friend or a new temptation. (BC) Most of the time, you see far more than a container and a label. (BD) However, the package makes the final sales pitch, completes the transaction, and gets itself placed in the shopping cart. (BE) This instant of disposal is the time when people are most aware of packages.

39. How does CoWoS technology contribute to power efficiency in semiconductor devices? (A) By increasing the distance data needs to travel between components (B) By reducing the size and the complexity of the substrate (C) By increasing the number of components in a device (D) By reducing the distance data needs to travel between components

40. What advantage does CoWoS offer in terms of form factor? (A) It allows for larger, more complicated devices. (B) It does not affect the form factor of devices. (C) It allows for smaller, more compact devices. (D) It increases the thickness of devices.

41. How does CoWoS facilitate system integration in semiconductor devices? (A) By integrating chips into a single package (B) By making system design more complex (C) By increasing manufacturing costs (D) By reducing the need for advanced technologies

42. What role does the substrate play in CoWoS technology? (A) It increases the expenses and power consumption. (B) It reduces data transfer speeds and makes it more portable. (C) It helps dissipate heat generated by the stacked chips. (D) It limits the types of chips that can be integrated.

43. How does alcohol impact our brain and liver according to Sandra Parker? (A) It can lead to increased anxiety and low moods. (B) It causes inflammation in the liver and impairs judgment. (C) It improves motor skills and emotional responses. (D) It has a positive effect on memory retention.

44. What is a key difference between alcohol intolerance and allergy? (A) Allergy involves genetic traits while intolerance does not. (B) Alcohol intolerance is life-threatening while allergy is uncomfortable. (C) Intolerance causes uncomfortable symptoms while allergy can be life-threatening. (D) Alcohol allergy is inherited while intolerance is caused by ingredients in the drink.

45. According to Sandra Parker, why do some people develop alcohol intolerance later in life? (A) Because of genetic mutations (B) Due to increased sensitivity with age (C) As a result of poor liver function (D) Due to lack of exposure to alcohol

46. How does alcohol intolerance affect the body’s capacity to process alcohol-derived toxins? (A) The metabolism of toxins is unaffected by it. (B) Better toxin breakdown results from it. (C) It increases the removal of toxins’ efficiency. (D) It leads to ineffective detoxification of poisons.

47. What is the main advantage of human translation over AI translation? (A) Less expensive to bridge language barriers (B) Quicker processing time according to algorithms (C) Capacity to absorb contextual and cultural nuances (D) Lack of error risk because of computational models

48. Which translation mode is more suitable for translating intricate contracts and legal documents? (A) Machine Translation (B) Human Translation (C) Hybrid Translation (D) AI Translation

49. What is the most likely scenario AI translation may face when it comes to cultural sensitivity? (A) Incapacity to discern differences in specific expressions (B) Ability to choose appropriate words for the context (C) Capability of appropriately expressing metaphors and idioms (D) Comprehensive comprehension of both source and target languages

50. Which of the following methods is more effective for achieving precise and culturally appropriate translations, as per the text’s conclusion? (A) Merging the benefits of AI and human translation (B) Recruiting multiple human translators (C) Relying solely on AI translation (D) Using only human translation services

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