99年 - 學士後西醫英文99英文#28464

I. Grammar and Sentence Structure: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 20 points 【單選題】每題 1 分，共 20 題，答錯 1 題倒扣 0.25 分，倒扣至本大題零分為止，未作答，不給分亦不扣分。 1. _______ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city. (A) It is the fourth biggest city (B) It was the fourth biggest city (C) Once the fourth biggest city (D) Before the fourth biggest city it was (E) The fourth biggest city

2. Martha Graham, _______, has run her own dance company for half a century. (A) is the great modern choreographer (B) one of the great modern choreographers (C) that the great modern choreographers (D) the modern choreographers were great (E) whom the great modern choreographer is

3. Biochemists use fireflies to study bioluminescence, _______. (A) the heatless light given off by certain plants and animals (B) certain plants and animals give off the heatless light (C) which certain plants and animals give off the heatless light (D) is the heatless light given off by certain plants and animals (E) of which is given off the heatless light by certain plants and animals

4. The behavior of gases is explained by _______ the kinetic theory. (A) scientists who call (B) what do scientists call (C) scientists they call (D) scientists call it (E) what scientists call

5. How high an average _______? (A) a fellowship student maintains (B) must a fellowship student maintain (C) maintains a fellowship student (D) will maintain a fellowship student (E) fellowship maintains a student

6. Valerie has been sick for a long time, so she _______ pain. (A) used to (B) is used to (C) use to (D) is use to (E) uses

7. If you _______ to see Mayor Tsu, what would you tell him? (A) are (B) will be going (C) must (D) want (E) were

8. “Could I borrow your Jay Chou’s record?” “I’d get it for you _______ I could remember who last borrowed it.” (A) except that (B) if only (C) on condition that (D) considering whether (E) even though

9. I believe _______ very largely due to mistaken views of the world. (A) this unhappiness are (B) to be this unhappiness (C) this be unhappiness (D) this unhappiness to be (E) unhappiness to be this

10. The timid mother _______ that they are never safe. (A) causes her children feel (B) causes her children feeling (C) causes her children to feel (D) feels her children cause (E) felt the children

11. Only after Norman acquired considerable facility in speaking _______. (A) finally comes reading and writing (B) then he learned reading and writing (C) he learned to read and write (D) eventually reading and writing are learned (E) did he learn to read and write

12. Skimming along the surface of the ocean or rising from its depths like delicate balloons, ____ to their aquatic habitat. (A) jellyfish are perfectly adapted (B) the perfect adaptation of jellyfish (C) jellyfish are adapted to perfectly (D) perfectly adapted jellyfish (E) and the adaptation is perfectly for jellyfish

13. The more we learn about the ambassador, the more we have _______. (A) increase of his status (B) accumulate his reverence (C) praise increasing (D) respect in him (E) admiration for him

14. Part of the Great Plains, Iowa is famous for ___ fields of corn. (A) its seemingly endless (B) it seems endless (C) it is seemingly endless (D) endless seemingly (E) it is endless it seems

15. A person who is not an expert should never eat mushrooms gathered in the woods, _______. (A) for you may be seriously poisoned if you do (B) for he may be seriously poisoned if you do (C) for they will be certainly poisoned if they do (D) for he may be seriously poisoned if he does (E) for he be hit by suddenly poison

16. “Do you need a new tie to go with your new suit, Mr. Lai?” “ No, _______.” (A) I am having plenty of ties (B) I think I have several that will do (C) there are lots of ties for the match (D) I have lots of ties to do it (E) plenty of ties I have to go

17. “My father will be here tomorrow.” “ Oh, I thought that he _______ today.” (A) was coming (B) is coming (C) will come (D) comes (E) would comes

18. “What did he say?” “He said that he _______ since two o’clock.” (A) has been writing (B) had been writing (C) was writing (D) wrote (E) has been written

19. The recent discovery of a novel by Harriet Wilson, published in 1859, _______ a landmark in Black American literature. (A) has brought to light (B) light to brought has (C) brought to light has (D) has light to brought (E) to have brought light

20. It seems very difficult _______. (A) to stop the child to cry (B) restraining the child to cry (C) to keep the child from crying (D) hold the child’s crying (E) closing the child’s cry

21. For seven years , Spanish censorship did not allow Juan’s name to be mentioned or his works from being published. (A)For seven year (B)allow (C)to be mentioned (D)his (E)from being

22. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children. (A)are (B)common disease (C)which (D)usually (E)affects

23. No sooner had the words been spoken so he realized that he should have remained silent. (A)had (B)been spoken (C)so (D)realized (E)should have remained

24. I am sure that our system seems as odd to you as yours do to us. (A)seems (B)odd (C)you (D)do (E)us

25. If you were to ask John what did he with his money, he would have difficulty remembering. (A)were to (B)did he (C)his (D)would have (E)remembering

26. However, since no ammonia fumes are detected, this theory does not seem credibly. (A)since (B)are (C)does (D)seem (E)credibly

27. A turkey’s neck is a little longer that than of a duck, and not so gracefully curved as a swan’s. (A)a little (B)that than (C)and not (D)gracefully (E)swan’s

28. In the field of classical music, Mozart has earned a reputation that is very greater than that of any other composer. (A)In (B)classical (C)a (D)very (E)that

29. Neither France nor the United States have been able to discover a mutually satisfactory plan for gradual disarmament. (A)nor (B)have been able (C)a mutually (D)satisfactory (E)plan for

30. Providence, Rhode Island, is a busy manufacturing city and seaport, as well the state capital. (A)busy (B)manufacturing (C)city (D)as well the (E)capital

31. Though blacks were emancipated with the end of the Civil War in 1865, but the first black senator was not elected into office until 1966. (A)were emancipated(B)with(C)but the(D)elected(E)office

32. Pacific Northwest forests consist of a wide variety of trees and underbrush, which be constantly evolving.(A)consist of (B)a (C)underbrush (D)be (E)constantly

33. Despite of his physical disadvantages, his determination led him to win the race. (A)Despite (B)physical (C)determination (D)led (E)to win

34. Christopher Columbus found a New World and a new people despite he hoped to reach Asia. (A)found (B)a (C)a new (D)despite (E)to reach

35. Today it is almost impossible imagining American society as it was before the invention of television.(A)it (B)imagining (C)as (D)was (E)invention of

36. Some problems are relatively simple, others are such complex that there is no way to solve them. (A)relatively (B)simple (C)such (D)to solve (E)them

37. Some rocks, such as sedimentary rocks, contain fossils, whereas other rocks, such as igneous rocks, were too hot to have fossils when form. (A)contain(B)whereas(C)were(D)too(E)form

38. Not since Richard Nixon has a U.S. President been indicted for abuse of power and obstruction of justice, or leave office under the threat of impeachment. (A)Not since(B)been indicted(C)obstruction(D)leave(E)impeachment

39. Whether as general, emperor, and author, Julius Caesar was fated to enjoy enduring fame throughout much of the world. (A)and (B)was (C)to enjoy (D)throughout (E)much

40. Throughout her length career, Maria Marcey has been known for her ability to capture the distinct rhythms of Boston speech in her poems. (A)length(B)has been known(C)ability(D)distinct(E)speech

41. Laudenslager’s experiment showed that the immune system of these rats who could turn off the electricity _______. (A) was strengthened (B) was not affected (C) was altered (D) was weakened (E) was created

42. According to the passage, the experience of helplessness causes rats to _______. (A) try to control unpleasant stimuli (B) turn off the electricity (C) behave passively in controllable situations (D) become abnormally suspicious (E) act madly as if being threatened

43. The reason why the mice in Ader’s experiment avoided saccharin was that _______. (A) they disliked its taste (B) it led stomach pains (C) it affected their immune systems (D) they associated it with stomachaches (E) they loathed the smell

44. The passage tells us that the most probable reason for the death of the mice in Ader’s experiment was that _______. (A) they had been weakened psychologically by the saccharin (B) the sweetener was poisonous to them (C) their immune systems had been altered by the mind (D) they had taken too much sweetener during earlier conditioning (E) the dysfunction of their digestive system

45. It can be concluded from the passage that the immune systems of animals _______. (A) can be weakened by conditioning (B) can be suppressed by drug injections (C) can be affected by frequent doses of saccharin (D) can be altered by electric shocks (E) can be strengthened by the sweetener

46. This passage mainly discusses __________. (A) the powerful members of the early societies (B) one aspect of early natural history (C) the beginning of agriculture (D) drugs and their uses (E) the imagination of prehistoric man

47. Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ______________________. (A) need for more readily available food (B) powerful cure of the plants (C) lack of wild animals and plants (D) early man’s power as a hunter (E) the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic

48. It can be inferred from the passage that an herbalist is . (A) a dreamer (B) someone who uses plants in medicine (C) an early historian (D) a florist (E) a farmer

49. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? (A) The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ. (B) Early herbalists were unimaginative. (C) The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine. (D) There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant. (E) Pets, livestock, and plants were devised to cure illness.

50. The word “rudiments” is closest in meaning to __________________. (A) history (B) requirements (C) beginnings (D) protocol (E) regulations

51. The most appropriate main theme for this article is __________. (A) Democracy and Machines (B) Happiness and Men (C) Happiness and Democracy (D) Machines and Happiness (E) Men and Machines

52. Which of the following statements can best describe one of the main ideas in this passage? (A) The individual’s talent and characteristics have become more vital in this age of machines. (B) If the near future of the world could meet the increasing demands of democracy, life would be happier and easier. (C) A world of science and great machines can guarantee that people can lead a better life to come. (D) Men nowadays still desire faster machines and more advanced technology to standardize their ways of life. (E) Happiness has nothing to do with science and technology.

53. In the second paragraph, the author used the word “hankering.” What does it mean in its context? It means _____. (A) a fantasy or illusion (B) a strong, often restless desire (C) resoluteness with strong will (D) an unexpected idea (E) a happy imagination

54. According to the author, an abundance of food can only satisfy basic physical needs, what a man really wants is to _______. (A) invent new machines and develop new technology (B) keep life happy and simple (C) travel around the world to understand the smallness of the individual (D) express his opinions freely (E) build up his own self-esteem and self-confidence

55. What is the “unique strength of democratic methods” in this article? (A) Men are good at releasing their potentials and fulfill their dreams in the age of machines. (B) People never look down other’s resourcefulness and inventiveness. (C) Human beings are able to spur their own resourcefulness and creativity. (D) Men can provide a way of creating new ways to solve any kinds of human problems. (E) The creative genius of human beings know how to invent new machines.

56. The most appropriate title for this article is ___________. (A) Quick Learning and Meaningful Knowledge (B) The True Knowledge and True Teacher (C) The Private World of the Men with a Book (D) Soul in the Body and Thought in a Book (E) Personal Communication and Public Knowledge

57. According to this article, the deeper goal of education to the author is ________. (A) to distribute more information and better knowledge to students (B) to guide students to build up their own anticipations and aims of life (C) to teach students what are the best role models of intelligence and moral qualities for them to learn (D) to show students good skills and right knowledge to be useful persons (E) to give the excellent qualities of knowledge to students

58. Which of the following statements is NOT one of the main ideas in this article? (A) The true learning is not a matter of the formal organization of knowledge of books. (B) A lot of people are willing to strip themselves of their personal qualities in order to become clusters of approved characteristics. (C) For the writer, the revelation of things that have been hidden, now forced into expression, is more significant than communication. (D) Knowledge is useless materials unless it can help students to build up their own qualities of life. (E) The teachers need to know the important question: “what are they doing with their lives?”

59. According to the article, the true purpose of a teacher is __________. (A) to help her/his students to know how to learn by themselves (B) to get her/his students to study as much as they can in and off the classroom (C) to talk to her/his students about the meaning of life (D) to be a good friend and tutor of her/his students (E) to say “I don’t know,” when s/he has no idea of the given question

60. The author said: “My plea is for the restoration of the personal element in the modern life and in modern education at a time when everything is pushing us into collective states of mind, when intellectuals huddle together in committees that issue reports in anonymous prose . . .” What does “huddle together” mean here? It means ___________. (A) “to talk and discuss together” (B) “to unite together” (C) “to share different ideas together” (D) “to vote together” (E) “to crowd or draw together”

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