36. What is the passage mainly about?


(A) To present a very special artist.

(B) To introduce the origin of a festival.

(C) To describe a few fanciful creations.

(D) To praise the enthusiastic volunteers.

37. According to the passage, when was the first Festival held to celebrate Calder's work? (A) May 1989. (B) August 1980. (C) July 1969. (D) June 1970.

38. In describing Calder's stabiles, which of the following is NOT true? (A) They are full of fun. (B) They are made of metal. (C) They are unusually very tiny. (D) They are painted red or black.

39. What does the word "monster" in the passage refer to? (A) A large arts festival. (B) An imaginary beast. (C) A big piece of arts work. (D) An old City Hall building.

40. Where can you most likely find this article? (A) Consumer reports. (B) Sports magazines. (C) Trade journals. (D) Tourist guides. 第41至45題為題組 The Internet has transformed the way people work and communicate. It has changed industries dramatically. But one of its most profound effect may well be on the biggest decision that most people make—choosing a mate. In the early 1990s the notion of meeting a partner online seemed freakish, but today, in many places, it is normal. Globally, at least 200 million people use digital dating services every month. In America more than a third of marriages now start with an online match-up. The Internet is the second-most-popular way for Americans to meet people of the opposite sex. In the physical world, partners are found in family networks or among circles of friends and colleagues. People who meet online are overwhelmingly likely to be strangers. As a result, dating digitally offers much greater choice. A bar, choir or office might have a few tens of potential partners for any one person. Online there are tens of thousands. In addition to this greater choice, the digital dating market is far more efficient than the offline kind because digital connections are made only with mutual consent. Furthermore, for most people, digital dating offers better outcomes. Research has found that marriages in America between people who meet online are likely to last longer; such couples profess to be happier than those who met offline. In America, divorce rates climbed until just before the advent of the Internet, and have fallen since. There are problems with the modern way of love, however. Many users complain of stress when confronted with the digital technologies. Strangers can issue quick judgments on attractiveness without careful thought. Studies showed that digital dating has been linked to depression. The second problem is the fake accounts that exist in the digital platforms: 10% of all newly created dating profiles do not belong to real people. Yet such concerns should not change the good that comes from the modern way of romance. Digital dating offers millions of people a more efficient way to find a good mate. That is something to love.

41. What is the passage mainly about? (A) Modern love. (B) Hopeless love. (C) Lost love. (D) First love.

42. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of online dating? (A) Better outcomes. (B) Greater choice. (C) More efficient. (D) Less stressful.

43. Which of the following is true according to the passage? (A) People who meet online are often the circles of friends they know well. (B) Marriages in the States who meet online are likely to last longer. (C) Men are more likely to use Internet to find partners. (D) Rich people tend to find mates in a family circle.

44. What may we infer from the passage? (A) Fake account may discourage people from dating online. (B) Females are afraid of using the Internet to find mates. (C) Same sex daters seldom meet their partners online. (D) The author does not like to promote online dating.

45. What does the word “freakish” in line 3 most likely mean? (A) Regular. (B) Normal. (C) Unusual. (D) Common. 第 46 至 50 题岛题組 China and the United States are locked in an ongoing trade war as each country has introduced tariffs on goods traded with the other. US President Donald Trump had promised in his campaign to fix China’s “longtime abuse of the broken international system and unfair practices”. Starting in January 2018, the U.S. imposed a tariff on solar panel imports, most of which are manufactured in China. On July 6, the U.S. specifically targeted China by imposing 25% tariffs on $34 billion of imported Chinese goods as part of Trump’s tariffs policy, which then led China to respond with similarly sized tariffs on US products. A tariff on an additional $16 billion of Chinese imports was added in mid August, with China responding proportionately. A further tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods is to go into effect on September 24, to which China plans to respond to with tariffs on $60 billion of US goods. The Trump administration said the tariffs were necessary to protect intellectual property of US businesses, and to help reduce the US trade deficit with China. The U.S. administration is relying partly on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to prevent what it claims are unfair trade practices and theft of intellectual property. This gives the president the authority to unilaterally impose fines or other penalties on a trading partner if it is deemed to be unfairly harming US business interests. Trump had already, in August 2017, opened a formal investigation into attacks on the intellectual property of the U.S. and its allies, the theft of which cost the U.S. alone an estimated $225–600 billion a year.

46. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage? (A) Two actually unfriendly countries. (B) The U.S. – China trade war of 2018. (C) Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. (D) An investigation of intellectual property theft.

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