99年 - 外語群英語類專業科目(一)：英文閱讀#20909

科目：統測◆15外語群英語類◆(二)英文閱讀與寫作 | 年份：99年 | 選擇題數：50 | 申論題數：0

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所屬科目：統測◆15外語群英語類◆(二)英文閱讀與寫作

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1. The plane developed engine trouble shortly after take-off and had to make an emergency ____________. (A) landing (B) helping (C) waiting (D) boarding

2. To the great ____________ of many readers, a considerable portion of the space in any newspaper is occupied by advertisements. (A) hindrance (B) ignorance (C) negligence (D) annoyance

3. When a thirsty traveler sees a non-existing pool of water in the desert, he is having an optical ____________. (A) allusion (B) illusion (C) elusion (D) delusion

4. It was so dark that we could only see the ____________ of the mountains against the sky. (A) statue (B) measure (C) outline (D) impact

5. David spent all his money on his new apartment; he had no more for the ____________ of a new car. (A) devotion (B) account (C) source (D) purchase

6. The archeologist had bad luck after he opened the tomb. He received the mummy’s ____________. (A) curse (B) omen (C) fame (D) belief

7. Now that Jack enjoys the English class, his scores are ____________ every week. (A) saving (B) reducing (C) accepting (D) improving

8. Bill Gates almost has a ____________ on computer operating systems. Most people use Windows on their computer. (A) revenue (B) monopoly (C) bankrupt (D) deposit

9. I don’t have enough ____________ with me. Can I pay by credit card? (A) message (B) cash (C) receipt (D) password

10.No matter how the mother tries to stop it, the child still ____________ his thumb. (A) vows (B) tunes (C) winks (D) sucks

11.Many people love to ride bicycles. It’s a popular form of ____________. (A) transportation (B) environment (C) business (D) system

12.It is not easy to keep your ____________ on the deck of a violent boat. (A) summary (B) balance (C) fertility (D) constancy

13.John’s car was at the mechanic’s, so he asked his wife to ____________ the children at school. (A) take on (B) hand in (C) drop off (D) give away

14.Tina had not studied Spanish in many years, so she decided to take a class to ____________ her language skills. (A) set up (B) brush up (C) give up (D) fill up

15.After the baseball team won the national championship, the town quickly ____________ a parade to greet the returning heroes. (A) dealt with (B) put together (C) made up (D) looked after

16.(A) release (B) recruit (C) reject (D) require

17.(A) mastering (B) distilling (C) transforming (D) converting

18.(A) cut (B) try (C) fit (D) get

19.(A) go in (B) go on (C) go over (D) go under

20.(A) self-esteem (B) self-arrogance (C) self-destruction (D) self-company

21.(A) enjoying (B) enjoy (C) be enjoyed (D) have enjoyed

22.(A) ever (B) often (C) rarely (D) always

23.(A) food (B) water (C) straw (D) cargo

24.(A) sick (B) warm (C) fine (D) thirsty

25.(A) limited (B) enormous (C) frivolous (D) pitiful

26.(A) infeasible (B) inconsistent (C) undiscovered (D) unresolved

27.(A) bland (B) self (C) rare (D) own

28.(A) prize (B) name (C) label (D) winner

29.(A) sink (B) change (C) end (D) flee

30.(A) paying (B) weeping (C) buying (D) reaping

31.What’s the main idea of the passage? (A) Anyone can learn a lot of information if they want to. (B) Learning how to manage time is essential. (C) Being smart is very important in today’s workplace. (D) Procrastination is a good habit that will help you succeed.

32.Which of the following will the author most likely agree with? (A) Writing blogs is a good way to manage time. (B) Schools should teach students how to use blogs. (C) Merlin Mann should be teaching in a school rather than being a blog editor. (D) People who can take in information efficiently are likely to succeed.

33.According to the passage, the “soft skills” most probably include which of the following? (A) having good computer skills (B) knowing how to make yourself known to a lot of people (C) being able to deal with a lot of information in a very short time (D) developing the habit of taking things slowly at work

34.The paragraph following the passage will probably talk about _______________. (A) some jobs that people like (B) some tips for time management (C) some schools that teach time management (D) some famous blog editors

35.According to the passage, who is the most possible author? (A) a specialist of airlines (B) a travel agent (C) a train conductor (D) a weather reporter

複選題
36.What does it mean by a “quote” in the last paragraph? (A) complaint (B) quotation (C) quota (D) estimation

37.As an early bird, what will happen to you about your booking? (A) You make booking more complicated. (B) You spend about 7 days booking your ticket. (C) You may find something valuable but cheaper. (D) You spend more money booking the last-minute cruise.

38.Just as the sociologist was to take pictures of the native children, they shouted because _______________. (A) she didn’t take off the lens cap (B) they didn’t want their pictures taken (C) they were afraid of losing their souls (D) she didn’t ask for the children’s permission

39.The sociologist could have avoided explaining the operation of a camera if she had _______________. (A) apologized first (B) known the dialect of the tribe (C) allowed the chief to interrupt (D) promised the children wouldn’t lose their souls

40.The expression “to no avail” used in the text means _______________. (A) in vain (B) of great help (C) very successfully (D) without any difficulty

41.What is the most appropriate topic of this essay? (A) Climate Change (B) Natural Climate (C) Greenhouse Gas (D) Wet Farming

42.According to Professor William Ruddiman, _______________. (A) the Sun has been keeping the temperature steady (B) the Sun has influenced most of that natural cooling (C) humans have had a significant influence on the earth’s climate (D) a human cooling cancelled most of the natural warming

43.If the Earth had followed its natural cycle, what might have happened to the climate? (A) The temperature should have become higher. (B) The temperature should have become lower. (C) The temperature should have become steady. (D) The temperature should have remained the same.

44.The underlined phrase “wet farming of rice” refers to _______________. (A) rice grown in earth (B) rice grown in snow (C) rice grown in rocks (D) rice grown in water

45.If the average temperature was twenty degrees Celsius ten thousand years ago in Asia, what is the average temperature of this year? (A) nineteen degrees Celsius (B) twenty degrees Celsius (C) twenty-one degrees Celsius (D) unchanged

46.Which of the following is the most appropriate topic of this essay? (A) A Diamond in Hawaii (B) The First Settlers in Honolulu (C) The Crossroads of the Pacific (D) The Attack on Pearl Harbor

47.Which of the following means “protected bay”? (A) Honolulu (B) Oahu Island (C) Waikiki Beach (D) Hawaii

48.According to the passage, it can be inferred that _______________. (A) British sailors found diamonds in Honolulu (B) the European people discovered Honolulu before 1794 (C) most US visitors go to Arizona to see the sunken battleship (D) the US joined World War II by the end of 1941

49.According to the passage, which statement is NOT true? (A) Diamond Head is the capital of Oahu Island. (B) Diamond Head is a well-known landmark in the Pacific. (C) Diamond Head is a hole of an old volcano. (D) Diamond Head is named by British sailors.

50.What is the synonym of “crystals” in “British sailors found crystals on its slopes”? (A) landmarks (B) volcanoes (C) diamonds (D) gemstones

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