25. Aiding by artificial insemination, Adriana Iliescu gave birth when she was 66 years old and (A) (B) became the oldest woman on record to give birth. (C) (D) III、閱讀測驗：第 26-50 題，每題均有四個選項，請分別根據各篇文章之文意選出最適當的一個選項。 (1) Although the United States has one of the safest and busiest commercial airline systems in the world, the system is not without its problems. Usually, the problems that annoy air travelers are not with the planes themselves, but with the airports. Simply put, many municipal airports were designed years ago, when air traffic was considerably less. They cannot cope with today’s heavy around-the-clock volume. Also, today’s planes are much faster and bigger than was the case years ago. Modern planes need more room to land and take off. Again, many older airports are just not able to accommodate these large planes. Because of scheduling problems and congestion, not to mention hazardous weather conditions, many flights take off late, arrive late or both. This is a particular problem in the colder states during the winter months. Heavy rain, snow, fog, or worst of all, ice and sleet, can all lead to long delays, flight cancellations, or even the closing of an entire airport. When these inevitable problems occur, there is not much the airlines can do other than house and feed travelers while they wait for their flights. However, free meals and hotel rooms rarely satisfy travelers—they just want to get where they are going when they are supposed to get there.

33. According to the passage, why were early modern dancers criticized by dance critics? (3) (A) They performed mainly in Europe. (C) They were not formally trained. (D) Lightness of movement. (B) They danced to classical music. (D) They imitated the techniques of ballet. To us, the environment in which fish dwell often seems cold, dark, and mysterious. But there are advantages to living in water, and they have played an important role in making fish what they are. One is that water is not subject to sudden temperature changes. Therefore, it makes an excellent habitat for a cold-blooded animal. Another advantage is the water's ability to easily support body weight. Protoplasm has approximately the same density as water, so a fish in water is almost weightless. This "weightlessness” in turn means two things: One, a fish can get along with a light weight and simple bone structure, and two, limitations to a fish’s size are practically removed. 第5頁共8頁語文類(一) 專業科目(一) 共 8 頁第 6 頁 Yet there is one basic difficulty of living in water—the fact that it is incompressible. For a fish to move through water, it must actually shove it aside. Most can do this by wiggling back and forth in snakelike motion. The fish pushes water aside by the forward motion of its head, and with the curve of its body and its flexible tail. Next, the water flows back along the fish’s narrowing sides, closing in at the tail, and helping the fish propel itself forward. The fact that water is incompressible has literally shaped the development of fish. A flat and angular shape can be moved through water only with difficulty. For this reason, fish have a basic shape that is beautifully adapted to deal with this peculiarity.

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