99年 - 99 高等考試_三級_各類科：英文#3701

科目：高普考/三四等/高員級◆英文 | 年份：99年 | 選擇題數：20 | 申論題數：0

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所屬科目：高普考/三四等/高員級◆英文

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31 Upon seeing the police car behind him, the suspect _____ his pickup truck and disappeared into a gravel road. (A)accelerated (B)alleviated (C)allocated (D)authorized

32 Falling greenbacks used to induce economic panic. Now, it seems the dollar’s _____ may actually be a good thing for America and the rest of the world. (A)auction (B)publication (C)elimination (D)depreciation

33 The new president of the university strives for efficiency and democracy. His plan is to eliminate unnecessary _____ on campus. (A)bureaucracy (B)commotion (C)diplomacy (D)liquidation

34 I am an accounting major, but I have no _____ for accountancy. Maybe I should consider changing my career path. (A)altitude (B)attitude (C)archive (D)aptitude

35 Students around the world are demanding _____ to higher education. But it is not always easy to provide. (A)access (B)resistance (C)bonus (D)reward

36 The bloody acts _____ by terrorists got on the nerves of the public. (A)acted (B)made (C)committed (D)did

37 As human beings, we often vacillate between selfish and _____ desires. (A)benevolent (B)eloquent (C)prevalent (D)salient

38 If revenge is so sweet that people crave it like candy, then what chance do societies have of rising above it? (A)The more people wish to have their revenge, the more chance societies will have to free them from revenge. (B)People feel so satisfied with the sweetness of revenge that they give societies little chance to encourage revenge. (C)If people crave the sweetness of revenge so much, they will rarely show their forgiving nature valued by societies. (D)If people feel so tempted to have their sweet revenge, societies will have little chance to make them forgive others.

39 The job requires its applicants to be literate in English and be _____ with several computer software packages. (A)competent (B)satisfied (C)compatible (D)satiated

40 Of all the different topics of controversy, from religion to the environment, nothing appears to get people _____ as the topic of politics. (A)so inflamed (B)with anger (C)being furious (D)more outrageous

41 The past decade has seen the rise of something Mao sought to stamp out forever: a Chinese middle class. (A)The Chinese middle class has been rising for ten years; Mao had never thought of this before. (B)Contrary to Mao’s expectation, the Chinese middle class has been growing in the last decade. (C)The Chinese middle class, which Mao had tried to eliminate, has thrived in the past ten years. (D)Mao aimed to totally destroy the Chinese middle class in ten years; yet it was getting stronger.

42 (A)We tend to stereotype because it helps us to make sense out of the highly confusing world. (B)Hence it is not surprising that stereotypes have something to do with the dark world of prejudice. (C)Surprisingly, most children could hardly wait to turn in their popular classmates—the “good guys”—who fouled. (D)Some of them, like the stereotypes of mothers-in-law or cops, are dinned into us by the stock jokes we hear and repeat.

43 (A)Early in life, we learn to spot the Good Guys from the Bad Guys on TV shows or in movies. (B)We tend to stereotype because it helps us to make sense out of the highly confusing world. (C)But it was the unpopular members of the class—the “bad guys”—they remembered as being out of step. (D)Some of them, like the stereotypes of mothers-in-law or cops, are dinned into us by the stock jokes we hear and repeat.

44 (A)We tend to stereotype because it helps us to make sense out of the highly confusing world. (B)Early in life, we learn to spot the Good Guys from the Bad Guys on TV shows or in movies. (C)But it was the unpopular members of the class—the “bad guys”—they remembered as being out of step. (D)Surprisingly, most children could hardly wait to turn in their popular classmates—the “good guys”—who fouled.

45 (A)Hence it is not surprising that stereotypes have something to do with the dark world of prejudice. (B)But it was the unpopular members of the class—the “bad guys”—they remembered as being out of step. (C)Surprisingly, most children could hardly wait to turn in their popular classmates—the “good guys”—who fouled. (D)Some of them, like the stereotypes of mothers-in-law or cops, are dinned into us by the stock jokes we hear and repeat.

46 According to the Masai tradition, who is considered smart? (A)One who knows much about animals and water (B)One who goes to school (C)One who can work part-time to make money (D)One who can talk business with the British settlers

47 What does “thickies” mean in the passage? (A)Those who are sloppy (B)Those who are stupid (C)Those who are heavy (D)Those who are dark

48 Which of the following statements is related to the high illiteracy rate of the Masai? (A)The schools do not teach Masai tradition. (B)There are too few schools in Laikipia, Kenya. (C)Most Masai children are slow in learning. (D)Most Masai children have to help with herding.

49 What immediate effect does the high illiteracy rate have on the Masai? (A)Foreign countries change Masai’s fighting strategies. (B)The Masai change their life style and their ideas of beauty. (C)The Masai believe in their tradition even more. (D)The Masai are easily taken advantage of.

50 Which of the following statements is NOT related to why the Masai are now dependent on food aid? (A)It had not rained for 3 years. (B)The Masai do not have fertile land. (C)The Masai are proud. (D)Most of the animals died.

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