38. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) A fish’s movement can be compared with that of a snake. (B) Body weight and bone structure have shaped the development of fish. (C) Water makes an ideal place for fish due to its sudden temperature changes. (D) Fish have a flat and angular shape that helps them easily move through water. (4) Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods—a term whose meaning varies greatly—frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others. The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore. 語文類(一) 專業科目(一) 第 7 頁共 8 頁 Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

44. What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods? (A) Very enthusiastic. (B) Somewhat favorable. (C) Neutral. (D) Skeptical. (5) When was the first music written? The question can never be answered exactly, but it is likely that some form of musical expression is nearly as old as language itself. Music seems to come to mankind naturally. Every known society has songs. Children hum and sing nursery rhymes and make up silly songs of their own, or so it seems to adults, for no other reason than having fun. Infants respond to familiar jingles and advertising music. But what is music? Again the answer is evasive. We know the ancient Egyptians had music, yet they were totally ignorant of harmony. 語文類(一) 專業科目(一) 共 8 頁第 8 頁 The Greeks, arguably the most cultured society of the past, enjoyed the many delights of music, but usually only as a means to more fully express poetry, and they had not even the most basic concept of key. But regardless of the differences between today’s music and the music of the past, music has a long and glorious history indeed. Whether music’s origins were sacred, using simple melodies to accompany early religious rites, or commonplace, arising spontaneously to show pleasure or satisfaction, will remain a mystery. But there is much about music we do know. Music has the power to elevate our feelings and temporarily place us above the grinding concerns of everyday life. It can make us weep with sadness, or, just as easily, with joy. A grand symphony can stir feelings of passionate national pride while a catchy pop song can bring up memories of a now long distant youth. Music is the most ordinary and accessible of the arts. Everyone, illiterate or a concert pianist schooled at Juilliard, has a favorite song. It is impossible to go a day without hearing music. Turn on the radio? Music. Watch television or a movie? Music. Attend a sporting event, observe a group of children playing, or go shopping at a mall? Music, music, and more music. Music enhances all of life’s passions. It accompanies human experience from the base to the most noble. Without music life would be dreary indeed, but there is no cause for concern. Man could sooner live without bread than without music.

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