94年 - [非官方正解]94 中國醫藥大學_學士後中醫學系招生考試試題：英文#122696

1. The delivery typically takes a day or two, depending on size. (A) somehow (B) normally (C) unexpectedly (D) roughly

2. It is obligatory for all employees to wear protective clothing. (A) compulsive (B) mandatory (C) ultimate (D) urgent

3. Do most people in your country believe that vitamins are vital to health? (A) beneficial (B) imminent (C) essential (D) complementary

4. The new store trumped its competitors by offering high-quality goods for low prices. (A) cheated (B) won over (C) surprised (D) competed with

5. Crystal methamphetamine, also known as crystal, meth, crank, ice, or tina, is a cheap, highly potent stimulant. (A) effective and powerful (B) widespread (C) important (D) dangerous and useless

6. Here’s a summary of six rampant e-mail hoaxes—and the steps you can take to protect yourself from them. (A) illegal and unpleasant (B) harmful and destroying (C) growing in an uncontrolled way (D) repetitive and monotonous

7. Alzheimer’s disease impairs a person’s ability to recall memories, both distant and as recent as a few hours before. (A) affects (B) eliminates (C) enhances (D) diminishes

8. Advocates of organic foods—a term whose meaning varies greatly—frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than conventionally grown and marketed food products. (A) Proponents (B) Merchants (C) Inspectors (D) Consumers

9. Recently, there have been several outbreaks of disease like legionnaire’s syndrome, and doctors don’t know ____. (A) what is the cause (B) the cause is what (C) what the cause (D) what the cause is

10. I would rather ____ anything about collecting claims until my insurance agents investigate the situation. (A) not to do (B) not do (C) don’t do (D) did not do

11. The economic recession shows no sign of improving, so it is high time we ____ every effort to live in an economical way. (A) must make (B) need to make (C) make (D) made

12. The candidate kept talking though there was hardly ____ left except for a few staff members, who were busy cleaning up. (A) someone (B) no one (C) anyone (D) others

13. Bill never intended to create an instrument for people who could hear. His career was devoted ____ deaf people. (A) to help (B) helping (C) and helped (D) to helping

14. ____ had we got into the building than it began to rain cats and dogs. (A) No sooner (B) Hardly (C) No faster (D) Scarcely

15. Electrical engineers have developed millimeter-wave technology that can transmit a lot more data at much faster speeds ____ currently used technology. (A) as well as (B) as (C) alike (D) than

16. The Department of Health (DOH) Minister Chen Chien-jen said that since participants in last week’s civic meeting on the health insurance program unanimously disagreed with a proposed hike in health insurance premiums, the DOH will respect this conclusion and refrain ____ raising premiums this year. (A) from (B) for (C) against (D) to

17. According to Metro safety regulations, an escalator has to be switched off if it is crowded. The descending escalator at the main station was moving at the time of accident. (A)According to (B)safety(C)be switched off(D)accident

18. Overseas telephone service has been expanding fastly since its inauguration in 1927 when a radio circuit was established between New York and London. (A)Overseas(B) has been expanding (C)fastly(D)was established

19. If the letter of application is written with flair and understanding and prepared with professional care, it is likely to hit it’s mark. (A)prepared with(B)care(C)likely to(D)hit it’s mark

20. A college student is expected to behave a certain way with professors, with other students, with deans, with coaches, with those who overseeing exams, and so forth. (A)to behave(B)a certain way(C)who overseeing(D)and so forth

21. Other websites, like the appropriately named Microscopic Science Art, puts liquids in a new light by displaying common elements like water and plastic, in rather uncommon ways. (A)puts(B)light (C)displaying(D) like

22. Dr. Pratas Saleemi, one of two neurosurgeons on the team, calls the transplanted cells spinal cord autografts, a term that indicates the cells come from a person’s own body, not fetal or embryonic stem cells using in experimental procedures elsewhere. (A)calls(B)that indicates(C)using(D)elsewhere

23. Unlike the average lunch break, the siesta is a true break in action because there is no choice but come to a full and complete stop. (A)Unlike(B)average(C)action(D)come

24. The more we realize our minuteness and impotence in the face of cosmic forces, the more astonishing become what human beings have achieved. (A) in(B)cosmic forces(C)astonishing(D)become

25. (A) even (B) and (C) even if (D) as

26. (A) don’t need (B) needed not (C) needn’t to (D) need not

27. (A) in (B) for (C) at (D) with

28. (A) oppressing (B) oppressed (C) to oppress (D) to oppressing

29 (A) in (B) by (C) but (D) of

30. (A) full (B) filled (C) fulled (D) fill

31. Pickup trucks are easy to load and unload, and they can carry very tall and bulky objects. But they have a number of limitations. As with a conventional cab, seating is limited to three people. Also, the cargo area is unprotected from the elements and from thieves. Which of the following will happen if it rains on a pickup truck? (A) Cargo will get wet. (B) The passengers will be robbed. (C) More than three passengers will be squeezed together. (D) A cab will have to be called to protect the passengers..

32. 38-year-old Richard Strazo floats in a Dead Sea bath several times a month to get relief from psoriasis, a chronic skin disease that causes his skin to scale and become inflamed. A Dead Sea bath seemed like a last resort. Which of the following statements is correct? (A) It seemed that the effect of a Dead Sea bath could last very long. (B) It seemed a Dead Sea bath could help Richard Strazo, so he goes for it frequently. (C) Richard Strazo preferred other treatments to a Dead Sea bath. (D) Richard Strazo went to Dead Sea for his last trip.

33. McCain was impressed. “The man came to the job with no agenda, no ulterior motives, and no ambition except to clean up this terrible mess,” he says. “I have not met a man in my role as head of the commerce committee of higher integrity than Bill Martin. He brought stability to chaos.” Which of the following statements is true? (A) McCain is the person who has cleaned up the terrible mess. (B) Martin is the head of the commerce committee. (C) McCain praises Martin for his integrity. (D) Martin’s arrival led the situation into chaos.

34. Many called Mystic River’s Tim Robbins the man to beat for best-supporting actor. That was true, and no one did. Which of the following statements is true? (A) Tim Robbins is an actor to be blamed in Mystic River. (B) Many people said Tim Robbins had fought with another actor. (C) It was true that no one supported Tim Robbins. (D) Tim Robbins got the award of the best supporting actor.

35. The Return of the King, the final chapter of the monumental trilogy ran rings around the competition, going 11 for 11 at the Oscars. The “ring” sweep tied an academy record for most trophies and gave Peter Jackson his first Oscar for directing. Which of the following statements is true? (A) The Return of the King is the last one of the three movies about the story of the “ring.” (B) The Return of the King used rings to compete with other films. (C) None of the other films in the history has won as many as 11 Oscar trophies. (D) Peter Jackson won his first Oscar award for his outstanding acting.

36. The word “themselves” in line 4 refers to ____. (A) molecules (B) bacteria (C) substances (D) viruses

37. Why does the writer say that viruses are alive? (A) They have a complex atomic structure. (B) They move. (C) They multiply. (D) They need warmth and light.

38. The atomic structure of viruses ____. (A) is variable (B) is strictly defined (C) cannot be analyzed chemically (D) is more complex than that of bacteria

39. How does the body react to the influenza virus? (A) It prevents further infection to other types and strains of the virus. (B) It produces immunity to the type and strain of virus that invaded it. (C) It becomes immune to types A, B, and C viruses, but not to various strains within the types. (D) After a temporary immunity, it becomes even more susceptible to the type and strain that caused the influenza.

40. The author names all of the following as characteristics of pandemics EXCEPT ____. (A) they spread very quickly (B) they are caused by type-A virus (C) they are regional outbreaks (D) they occur once every ten years

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