35. (A) graduation (B) admission (C) growth (D) adventure 第3頁 / 共 6 頁 III. 閱讀測驗：以下有三篇短文，共有 15 個題目，為第 36 至第 50 題，每題有四個選項，請根據各篇文章之文意選出最適當的一個選項。 Nowadays, smartphones are a powerful delivery mechanism for two fundamental human impulses: our quest to find new and interesting distractions, and our desire to feel that we have checked off a task. The brain gets literally rewired to switch – to constantly seek out novelty, which makes putting the phone down difficult. In a recent survey of smartphone use by an institute, about a third of respondents said they were “constantly” checking their smartphones, and a little more than two-thirds said that they went to bed with a smartphone by their side. New companies see a business opportunity in helping people cut back. Firstly, Ringly does this by connecting its rings to a smartphone filter so that users can silence Gmail or Facebook notifications while preserving crucial alerts, which cause the ring to light up or vibrate. In addition, Smartwatches like the Apple Watch are designed to encourage more glancing and less phone checking. Lastly, Levi’s announced plans for a line of high-tech clothes that will allow people to do things like turn off a ringing phone by swiping their jacket cuff. However, some psychologists are skeptical about the devices. They say that successful treatment of smartphone addiction is about controlling our demons – not outsourcing them. They strongly believe that in technology, as in life, a little willpower goes a long way.

40. According to the paragraph, when using new technology such as smartphones which of the following is true? (A) Using one’s willpower is important. (B) Preserving phone calls is the key. (C) Turning off phone calls will work. (D) Choosing a right phone is useful. Is climate change a serious threat to human health? Simple logic would suggest the answer is yes. Many experts, though, say we cannot yet be certain of this. Scientists agree that evidence is growing that warmer weather is having an effect on health, but they say it is only 第4頁 / 共 6 頁 one part of an immensely complex set of forces that are influencing health. For example, scientists note that global travel and trade, not climate change, brought the first cases of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, to Florida. Temperatures may be rising, but overall deaths from heat are not, in part because the march of progress has helped people adapt — air conditioning is more ubiquitous, for example, and the treatment of heart disease, a major risk for heat-related mortality, has improved. The science is in its infancy when it comes to global warming and health. Data on insects, pollen counts and diseases in developing countries is often patchy. Many studies show associations, meaning two things are happening at the same time, but it is not clear that one is causing the other. Some experts compare it to the state of science in the early days of understanding smoking’s effect on lung cancer. Overall, health risks from climate change are fundamentally local. The dangers of heat are greater in New Delhi than in New York, not only because it is hotter in the Indian city, but because fewer people have electricity, sturdy houses and modern medical care. That makes drawing broad conclusions tricky. But it does not mean the risks are not there.

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