所屬科目:英文閱讀與寫作
1. Children may look like one parent or the other, but usually they have some ____________ of each parent. (A) festival (B) flash (C) features (D) federal
2. Actually, that is not what I mean. John is just ____________ my words. (A) discarding (B) distributing (C) displaying (D) distorting
3. Most of the city residents come to realize that the mass rapid transit system is a far better ____________ for their cars. They feel a strong dependence on it now. (A) illusion (B) likelihood (C) substitute (D) distribution
4. Water has been considered to be a precious ____________. People are not supposed to take it for granted; instead, they pay for it. (A) application (B) organization (C) commodity (D) mechanism
5. In case of food poisoning, young children are especially ____________. They get hurt easily. (A) vulnerable (B) distinctive (C) implicit (D) influential
6. Mr. Johnson decided to decorate his house on a tight ____________. He did not want to spend much money. (A) bankruptcy (B) consumption (C) suspicion (D) budget
7. The drunk man was charged with causing a public ____________. People in the neighborhood were annoyed by his rude behaviors. (A) transformation (B) nuisance (C) boundary (D) extinction
8. The garden should be ____________ as soon as seeds and bulbs are planted. (A) wandered (B) wasted (C) weakened (D) watered
9. The man is too ____________ a boss to waste his money on such a hopeless project. (A) saturated (B) generous (C) shrewd (D) secluded
10.The disappointed teacher informed him that he was making ____________ progress in his studies. (A) unbelievable (B) unsatisfactory (C) tremendous (D) satisfying
11.John is an aggressive businessman who would do anything necessary to achieve success. His motto is: The end ____________ the means. (A) preserves (B) tortures (C) justifies (D) abuses
12.Language never develops ____________. It is closely related to the prosperity or the decline of the people who speak it. (A) inevitably (B) independently (C) indignantly (D) inquisitively
13.You don’t need to be in such a hurry. ____________ your breath and count to ten. (A) Hold (B) Show (C) Charge (D) Lay
14.This student is particularly good at memory. He is successful in learning the long poem ____________. (A) by heart (B) at hand (C) like a sieve (D) in the least
15.The rich man has a high standard of morality. He never ____________ other people. (A) has faith in (B) sets a good example to (C) takes advantage of (D) loses control of
16.John enjoys to listen to pop music, though he is not good at singing at all . (A)to listen (B)though (C)good at (D)at all
17.In plane geometry , the sum of the internal angles of any triangle has always equal to 180 degrees. (A) plane geometry(B) the internal(C)any (D)has
18.Water constitutes almost 96 percent of the body weight of a jellyfish, so if a jellyfish were to dry out in the sun, it would virtually disappeared . (A)constitutes (B)body weight (C)were(D)disappeared
19.When you are looking to knock out a modest Firefox extension, there is no required to run out and buy the thickest reference book available at the bookstore nearby – since you can get whatever answer you need on the Internet. (A)no required(B)available (C)bookstore nearby(D)you need
20.Jack is on his way to the sports center to meet some friends. He’s feeling miserably because he hasn’t got any money. (A)on his way(B)to meet (C)miserably(D)any
21.Visitors coming to Tainan can shop around lonely because they don’t need to worry about the public security there. (A)coming to (B)lonely (C)worry about(D)security
22.Though grateful acknowledging the intellectual influence of Professor Li, Mr. Chen said that he was attempting something new . (A)grateful (B)intellectual(C)was attempting (D)new
23.Aluminum remained unknown until the nineteenth century, because nowhere in nature it is found free, owing to its always being combined with other elements, most commonly with oxygen, for which it has a strong affinity. (A)the nineteenth (B)t is foun d(C)most commonly(D)for which
24.Even when we turn off the bedside lamp and are fast sleep , electricity is working for us, driving our refrigerators, heating our water , or keeping our rooms air-conditioned . (A) turn off (B)fast sleep(C)heating our water (D)air-conditioned
25.The giant panda is believed to have such a high degree of genetic diversity – about twice as much as humans – that there is a good chance of survival despite of its small population size. (A)is believed (B)twice as much(C)that (D) despite of
26.This passage is most likely intended to be ____________. (A) the special information of abacavir (B) the special travel information (C) the special information of AIDS (D) the special information of HIV
27.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Abdominal pain is one of the allergic symptoms. (B) Abacavir is the medication for HIV but not a cure for it. (C) The long-term effects of abacavir have been clearly documented. (D) A life-threatening drop in blood pressure is a more severe drug reaction.
28.According to the passage, the patient can skip the forgotten dose only when ____________. (A) he or she has an appointment with the doctor (B) he or she remembers it within 2 to 3 hours (C) it is almost the time for his or her private consultation (D) it is almost the time for his or her next dose
29.The word “initially” in sentence three is closest in meaning to “____________.” (A) at the beginning (B) as a result (C) as usual (D) in a row
30.aAccording to the passage, if the patient often forgets to take the medication, he or she will probably ____________. (A) make it easy for the drugs to do their jobs (B) cause HIV to develop resistance to abacavir (C) avoid developing opportunistic infections (D) develop a steep drop in blood pressure in hours
31.What is the best title of this passage? (A) How To Be a Good Baseball Player (B) Making Good Decisions in Life (C) How the Brain Works in Good Athletes (D) The Yankees Won the Game Again
32.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics in this baseball game. (B) Great athletes are different from us simply because they have strong muscles. (C) Derek Jeter’s quick decision saved the game for the Yankees. (D) The catcher Jorge Posada successfully prevented the runner from scoring.
33.According to the passage, which of the following belongs to the conscious decisions Jeter made to make the play? (A) How much weight he had to put on a foot as he released the ball. (B) Whether he had to intercept the throw coming in from the right field. (C) How fast he had to rotate his wrist when he released the ball. (D) How accurately he had to release the ball in order to make the play.
34.The phrase “between the ears” in the first sentence is most likely to refer to ____________. (A) the mouth (B) the eyes (C) the brain (D) the nose
35.According to the passage, we can infer that the author of this passage will most likely continue to talk about ____________. (A) the differences between average brains and those of great athletes (B) the differences between the Yankees and the Oakland Athletics (C) how the baseball players manage errant throws coming in from the right field (D) how people make decisions in life using baseball players’ examples
36.What is the main idea about this passage? (A) One should avoid the scene of a crime. (B) One should avoid making hasty judgments. (C) One should not buy a used car. (D) One should not accept the crowd’s opinions.
37.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Hasty conclusions are made mostly because we do not think carefully and long enough. (B) In most life situations there is always enough time for us to think carefully before we act. (C) There is hardly any possibility for a person at the scene of a crime to have anything to do with it. (D) Educated people appreciate those people who think carefully and disapprove of orators’ emotional pleas.
38.According to the passage, the habit of avoiding hasty judgments comes from ____________. (A) jumping to conclusions (B) acting on hunches (C) making instantaneous decisions (D) learning through experience
39.The word “abhor” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________. (A) agree (B) like (C) enjoy (D) dislike
40.According to the passage, we can infer that ____________. (A) we can skip the matter of hasty judgment when discussing reasoning (B) a used car with good paint is never worth buying (C) life situations always make us to make quick decisions (D) this passage is an excerpt of a longer passage about reasoning and thinking
41.In what section of a magazine may the passage most probably appear? (A) Do-It-Yourself (B) Entertainment (C) Sports (D) Community
42.Which of the following approaches is NOT mentioned by the author? (A) Learning how to use the plunger. (B) Making your own cleaners. (C) Calling for a professional cleaning agent. (D) Making use of a drain snake.
43.What is the fundamental idea that the author keeps in mind in unclogging the drain? (A) Drain cleaners made of toxic chemicals are inevitable. (B) People should avoid chemical cleaners as much as possible. (C) It seems out of the question to do drain clogging without man-made fluids. (D) A small room is good enough for a technician to deal with drain clogging since they do not have any ventilation trouble.
44.What advantage comes with the soda-vinegar method? (A) Chemical and nutritional knowledge is required. (B) It is tough for households to find larger closets to store these ingredients. (C) The combination produces fumes beneficial to health. (D) It is natural and environment-saving.
45.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) Of the three ways, the drain snake is the most powerful tool. (B) Always apply the plunger approach before the soda-vinegar fails. (C) Plungers are without doubt more powerful than the drain snakes. (D) It costs a lot more to buy a plunger than a drain snake.
46.What is probably the best title of the passage? (A) Coffee vs. Nutrition (B) Coffee & Exercise (C) Lunchtime Coffee & Diabetes (D) Staying Away From Coffee
47.What is type 2 diabetes linked to? (A) What makes people fat. (B) What causes people to lose temper. (C) What induces coma. (D) What keeps people from a sound sleep.
48.When is it NOT true that the lunchtime coffee helps reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes? (A) When people have caffeinated coffee without sugar. (B) When people have decaf without sugar. (C) When people have caffeinated coffee with sugar. (D) When people have decaf or caffeinated coffee with milk.
49.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) When you eat dinner with coffee, chances are that you will reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. (B) Dr. Sartorelli’s research lasts more than a decade. (C) About 14 % of the women in Dr. Sartorelli’s research are diagnosed with diabetes. (D) His research findings are published in the journal: Scientific American.
50.Which of the following statements about Dr. Sartorelli’s study is true? (A) The more coffee your drink, the less likely you are to have heart trouble. (B) As many as 70,000 Brazilian women joined the research project. (C) Drinking coffee at any time of the day will reduce the chance of diabetes. (D) Statistically, the benefits of lunchtime coffee do not apply to those who drink coffee with