所屬科目:基礎能力測驗(英文)
1.The nurse gently swayed the _______, and the baby peacefully fell asleep. (A) fence (B) meadow (C) cradle (D) parcel
2.The baseball player signed a record-breaking _______ with the Dodgers, which is regarded as a big event this year. (A) contract (B) contrast (C) contact (D) contest
3.Spiderman is a popular cartoon hero, who is _______ of climbing tall buildings with his sticky web. (A) capable (B) digital (C) supreme (D) western
4.The international school has students of various _______, making it a melting pot of cultures. (A) announcements (B) declarations (C) illustrations (D) nationalities
5.Before you put groceries into the cart, it’d be better to check the _______ on the package. (A) investments (B) interiors (C) ingredients (D) digressions
6.Last month, the airliner _______ its ground staff that a lot of them could be laid off. (A) persuaded (B) certified (C) notified (D) guaranteed
7.The window had been replaced last week during routine _______. (A) maintenance (B) substance (C) license (D) ration
8.After the massive earthquake hit Japan, Taiwanese people’s charitable actions were recognized as acts of _______ within the country. (A) merit (B) involvement (C) exhibit (D) luxury
9.A survey has been _______ to understand the preference of target customers before the launch of the product. (A) abandoned (B) expired (C) conducted (D) decreased
10.The lucky lottery _______ got to choose from a selection of gifts ranging from cocktail kits to packages of wine. (A) award (B) recipient (C) pensioner (D) warden
11.(A) Resisting (B) Linking (C) Predicting (D) Remaining
12.(A) balance (B) facility (C) practice (D) taboo
13.(A) associated with (B) depended on (C) exposed to (D) provided for
14.(A) Conversely (B) Evenly (C) Initially (D) Similarly
15.(A) so (B) for (C) since (D) while
16.Why did people in India start to breed cobras? (A) To get rid of the snakes. (B) To earn extra income. (C) To purchase valuable goods. (D) To drive British people away.
17.What is the purpose of the story in the opening of the passage? (A) To arouse readers’ interest in breeding cobras. (B) To highlight people’s response to breeding cobras. (C) To explain the origin of the cobra effect. (D) To argue against the cobra effect.
18.Which of the following proverbs best illustrates the cobra effect? (A) Seeing is believing. (B) There is no royal road to success. (C) There is no harm in repeating a good thing. (D) Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true.
19.Which of the following is closest in meaning to “backfired” in the passage? (A) Failed. (B) Rationed. (C) Limited. (D) Restricted.
20.According to the passage, how did Mexico City officials fix the air pollution problem? (A) They produced only cars creating less emissions. (B) They allowed car owners to drive on certain days. (C) They used cobra snakes to scare people from driving into the city. (D) They offered cash for those who take public transportation to work.