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1(B).

Gaviotas, a rural area in Colombia, is an example of how even desolate places in the countryside can be developed for sustainable human use. This area had been considered a wasteland: dry brown savanna, without enough water, plant, or animal life to support a town. But today a green spot of a 25,000-acre forest and big aluminum sunflowers begin to dot the empty savanna. Under the trees are low white buildings and colorful houses, all with solar collectors. Begun in 1971 as a scientific experiment, Gaviotas is now a self-sufficient town of 200, supported by clean, renewable industries. In the beginning of restoring the unproductive savanna to a place where humans can live well, the first problem was finding pure water. The Gaviotans invented a special kind of hand pump to reach deepwater reservoirs. Another goal was to restore the soil and plants. After years, they discovered that Caribbean pines from Honduras could grow in the area’s thin, acidic soil. As more people moved to Gaviotas, it was important to consider a pollution-free way of transportation. Village mechanics developed a bicycle especially designed for the area’s rough land. Bicycles are now the official mode of transportation, cheap and pollution-free. Gaviotas is a remarkable accomplishment of sustainable development. This once dry landscape has been turned into a near paradise.
【題組】19 Why had this area been considered a wasteland?
(A)There were no plants at all.
(B)Not enough animal life was seen.
(C)There was not enough public transportation.
(D)There was only dry green savanna.

2(B).

Mr. Meyer knows ______.
(A)what does that word mean
(B)what means that word
(C)what that word means
(D)what meaning has that word

3(B).

27 Nancy screamed when she saw a taxi ___________ into an old woman on the street.
(A) bump
(B) bumped
(C) to bump
(D)being bumping .

4(B).

Tom's colleagues threw ______ party for him the dau before he officially retired. They wanted to show how much they would miss him.
(A) commencement
(B) farewell
(C) graduation
(D) welcome

5(B).

The great triumphs of technology and exploration begin as the dreams and hypotheses of bold thinkers. As economic and environmental pressures build on Earth, the dreams—a satellite, men and women in space, the first walk on the moon and Mars, space stations, and a shuttle—become an essential alternative.
(A)Bold dreams and hypotheses produce technological success and explorations into the space.
(B)Economic and environmental pressures will be replaced by explorations into the space.
(C)Technology and exploration into space initially take the form of dreams and hypotheses, but become an alternative when Earth encounters problems.
(D)Satellites, space stations, shuttles and other extraordinary adventures result in the dreams and hypotheses of bold thinkers.

6(B).

Tourism is a dynamic and competitive industry that requires the ability to constantly to customers’ changing needs and desires.
(A)adapt
(B)addict
(C)apply
(D)attach

7(B).

Due to the yearly bonus system, the 100 _______ positions in this high-tech company have attracted many applicants from around the island.
(A) loyal
(B) evident
(C) typical
(D) vacant

8(B).

Mr. Brown suggested that Mary stay with the company, ________, because the company needed her.
(A) back and forth
(B) for better or worse
(C) off and on
(D) up and down

9(B).

One can generally judge the quality of eggs with the naked eye. ______, good eggs must be clean, free of cracks, and smooth-shelled.
(A) Agriculturally
(B) Externally
(C) Influentially
(D) Occasionally

10(B).

37 Fame can be very disruptive: it can be like a drug that gives you the feeling that you are happy and self-fulfilled but it can also distract you from what is really important.
(A)Although fame brings the feeling of happiness and self-fulfillment, it ultimately makes one distracted from reality.
(B)Although fame is like a drug, it is indispensable if one would like to get the feeling of happiness and self-fulfillment.
(C)Although fame distracts one from making judgments, it provides the drug for the feeling of happiness and self-fulfillment.
(D)Although fame is unimportant, people pursue it as if it is a drug that brings the feeling of happiness and self-fulfillment.

11(B).

22 The customs officials are so______ that many illegal goods have been smuggled in.
(A) incompetent
(B) advanced
(C) outright
(D) unanimous

12(B).

34. According to a local _____, the earthquake that rocked Clarion Island registered 7.9 on the Richter Scale.
(A) animist
(B) cardiologist
(C) otologist
(D) seismologist

13(B).

58 Homer intentionally pulls the ears of Bo’s large dog and injures Bo’s dog. Homer is liable to Bo for trespass to chattels. Which of the following choices is the best meaning for “chattels”?
(A) Real estate
(B) Personal property
(C) Livestock
(D) Dogs

14(B).

40 The set of values students are taught, and the extent to which they accept those values, can have quite an impact on their personal hopes, dreams, and goals.
(A)The deeper students believe in the values they are taught, the more likely they will achieve the kind of lives they wish for.
(B)Students’ achievements and lifestyles in the future reflect the values they are taught and how much they believe in those values.
(C)Helping students believe in a set of good values will facilitate their finding of personal hopes, dreams, and goals in life.
(D)Students’ learned values and how much they believe in those values can significantly affect what they want for their personal lives.

15(B).

38 The two women wrongfully detained by the Immigration Department ____being locked up if they’d been more cooperative with the authorities.
(A) could have avoided
(B) could avoid
(C) have avoided
(D) had avoided

16(B).

34______ Mediterranean tour marketing campaigns targeting Eastern Europe, Poles and Slovaks are flying to Tunisia for cheap doses of sun.
(A) Fortunate to
(B) Thanks to
(C) With a view to
(D) Thanks for

17(B).

39.Colin is so _____ that he believes his toothache is caused by the government conspiracy.
(A)cumulative
(B)lubricant
(C)paranoid
(D)renowned

18(B).

8.Rice farming is the_____ of Taiwan’s agriculture industry.
(A) quality
(B) grain
(C)disposition
(D) backbone

19(B).

請依下文回答第 41 題至第 45 題 Journalists and researchers have been looking for new ways to describe the changes in the lives of the millennialgeneration. Some say today’s 20-somethings are living an “extended adolescence.” 41, they are still like teenagers.Others say they are having a “delayed adulthood.” The term “boomerang kids” is popular. That means young peopleleave their parents’ house 42 , like a boomerang thrown through the air, later return. Research psychologist Jeffrey Arnett says these terms can suggest that many Americans 43 20-somethings. Hesays, “There’s a tendency at least in the United States for people to look at this negatively and to deplore it and say what’swrong with them that they won’t grow up?” He calls the 20s a “special decade of life.” He says Americans shouldconsider the positive aspects. For example, 20-somethings usually have a series of school and work experiences. Theymay have several serious romantic relationships. Or they might try living in different cities or even different countries. “It’s the freest time of your life. It’s the one time of your life 44 you can get up and go basically anywhere youwant and travel and experience new things, do a service project in some remote part of the world, or just experience thefreedom of being 45 in your 20s.” He calls this a time of “emerging adulthood.” In other words, 20-somethings aremore mature than adolescents but not quite full adults. He says because emerging adults try so many things, they willultimately make better choices about work, love and home.
【題組】44
(A) when
(B) which
(C) what
(D) how

20(B).

729. Driving on the ______ road can be dangerous.
(A) frosty
(B) flaky
(C) faulty
(D) freaky

21(B).

請依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題：
For adventurous travelers, diarrhea is merely an embarrassing nuisance. But among poor people it is akiller. As many as half a million children are thought to die every year from enteric diseases, including choleraand dysentery. Repeated infections also 16 them, laying them open to attacks from other killers such aspneumonia. Diarrhea can even change the average 17 of a certain population. One reason Indian childrenare shorter than sub-Saharan African children from families of similar means is that they fall sick more often.
Bangladesh, one of Asia’s poorest countries, is making huge progress 18 this misfortune. In onepart of the country with particularly good data, deaths from diarrhea and other enteric diseases have fallen by 90% in the past two decades. Along with a far-reaching 19 program and steady economic growth, thathas helped drive down the number of childhood deaths. In 1990 the under-five death rate in Bangladesh was 54% higher than the world average. Now it is 16% lower. In a country with more than 160 million inhabitants,this represents a vast 20 in human misery. Bangladesh’s success holds lessons for other poor countriesthat are trying to beat back disease.
【題組】20
(A) decline
(B) growth
(C) combat
(D) chaos

22(B).

36 When celebrating a new year, we often wish others happiness, ______ , and good health.
(A) resistance
(B) prosperity
(C) temptation
(D) succession

23(B).

40 At the roots of my hair a ______ sensation began and ran down the surface of my flesh, leaving me goose- fleshed and cold.
(A) tingling
(B) tempering
(C) twittering
(D) twinkling

24(B).

請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題：
The Giver is a story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, suffering and sadness. There is no color, music or emotion, and individuality is prohibited. Everything is chosen; from your parents to your partner. At 12, children are assigned their jobs, which they will train for and do for the rest of their lives. Jonas is assigned to become the new Receiver of Memory, also known as the Giver. The Receiver holds all the bad and good memories of the past. In other words, no one in the community has any memory of humankind’s history.
The storyline is complex enough to hold the attention of both young and old readers. The development of Jonas from a scared boy to someone willing to risk his future to save the community is enjoyable to follow. The story prompts us to reflect on the path of growing up. At first we are scared to accept that there are new responsibilities, but as we slowly get used to it, we want to move more and more away from childhood. What’s also impressive is Jonas’ loss of trust in his father. At the beginning, Jonas believes his parents completely. However, after the current Receiver shows Jonas the tape of his father killing and disposing of a new born child, Jonas loses his admiration of his father. This moment is what forces Jonas to leave the community. It is symbolic of the change from the innocent mind of a child into the questioning and educated mind of an adult.
The ending is another aspect which makes this book interesting to read. There are two possible meanings behind the ending and readers have a choice in what it means: either Jonas freezes to death on the sled, or he has really found“ Elsewhere.” The ending shows us that, whatever happens, Jonas has made choices for himself rather than being told what to do.

【題組】50 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about The Giver?
(A) Adult readers may find it very simple and a little boring.
(B) Readers are likely to recall what happened in the path of growing up.
(C) It is based on real people and events and it can inspire readers to think.
(D) The reviewer recommends reading it slowly because it’s thought-provoking.

25(B).

13 The _____ for this year’s GDP growth remain favorable, although the growth is likely to be at a slower pace.
(A) precisions
(B) precautions
(C) prospectus
(D) prospects