113年 - 113-1 臺中市立文華高級中等學校_教師甄選試題：英文科專業知能#126117

1. People has been urging the government to take measures to improve public safety ever since reports surfaced that school children were often ______ by drunk strangers at the station. (A) abridged (B) accosted (C) affiliated (D) annihilated

2. In the fiction, Stacy’s ______ dreams of becoming a mermaid revealed her vivid imagination and fantastical aspirations as a writer. (A) hedonistic (B) amenable (C) vociferous (D) chimerical

3. Despite the pressures from her family, she pursued her passion for art history of her own ______, undeterred by her parents’ objections. (A) volition (B) canker (C) probity (D) hassle

4. With an eye to saving more lives after the terrifying natural catastrophe, the rescue team searched the victims without ________. (A) respite (B) condolence (C) nuance (D) harbinger

5. Scholars are often criticized of using ________ academic jargon to discuss enigmatic subjects and ideas. (A) poignant (B) prolific (C) abstruse (D) myopic

6. Past victories should not _____ us to become reckless or overconfident in the next challenge. (A) forfeit (B) confound (C) distrain (D) embolden

7. The government faced a growing threat from _____ groups operating in the remote mountain regions. (A) insurgent (B) inscription (C) interstice (D) incision

8. The professor was skilled at _____ complex philosophical concepts in a way that students could understand. (A) chastising (B) explicating (C) obviating (D) derogating

9. The smell of industrial pollution hanging over the town was both unhealthy and deeply _____ to residents. (A) collateral (B) delirious (C) repugnant (D) maladroit

10. She decorated her living room _____ with gold leaf furniture and ornate chandeliers, creating a sense of overwhelming opulence. (A) exponentially (B) ostentatiously (C) susceptibly (D) inauspiciously 

11. (A) placated (B) apexed (C) blasted (D) fostered

12. (A) as 10 times more likely to happen (B) 10 times more likelihood than before (C) as 10 more time likely as before (D) 10 times more likely to happen

13. (A) Despite the fact that (B) Given the fact that (C) For the purpose that (D) With a view that

14. (A) evaporation (B) repercussion (C) prevarication (D) extenuation

15. (A) halved (B) quadrupled (C) quintupled (D) trebled 

16. (A) decadence (B) ostracization (C) circumvention (D) entreaty

17. (A) apprehend (B) perpetuate (C) potentiate (D) appropriate

18. (A) Similarly (B) Unfortunately (C) Accordingly (D) Specifically

19. (A) ramifications (B) propensities (C) vendettas (D) incursions

20. (A) inclined to (B) engrossed in (C) susceptible to (D) meticulous in 

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28. IV. Reading Comprehension 

29. In what order are the following details presented in this passage? a. Various treatments for nostalgia. b. Nostalgia’s association with warfare. c. The confusing symptoms of nostalgia. d. Speculations on the causes of nostalgia. (A) bdca (B) bdac (C) dbca (D) dbac

30. According to the article, which of the following is   NOT   true? (A) Those who played a traditional Swiss milking song would be sentenced to death for evoking nostalgia in the past. (B) The author considered suicidal attempts as disturbing but inevitable symptoms for those suffering from nostalgia. (C) Ancient research proposed a link between overly lenient education and the development of mental disorders. (D) According to historical documents, soldiers from Switzerland, Russia and the U.S. displayed symptoms of nostalgia.

31. Which of the following words is   NOT   used to refer to nostalgia in this article? (A) malady (B) complaint (C) ailment (D) emulsion 

32. What does the word “egalitarian” in paragraph 1 mean? (A) believing in equality. (B) having faith in liberty. (C) emphasizing social network. (D) sticking to life balance.

33. Why did the professor mention the example in the UK in paragraph 3? (A)To illustrate how having collective memory matters for a society. (B) To justify why England insisted on redistributing the sources. (C) To warn the potential tragedy of not solving societal disparities. (D)To stress the value of cross-classes connections in keeping social resilience.

34. What is the author’s attitude of the passage? (A) Quixotic. (B) Ebullient. (C) Solicitous. (D) Apathetic.