14.GNP per capita, also ______ , represents the total amount of money that a country’s consumers spend on all goods and services in a year divided by that country’s population.
(A) Grand Net Importation (B) Grand National Income
(C) Gross National Income (D) Gregorian Net Import
We ___ believe that with your intelligence and hard work, you will pass the exam without any difficulty.
(A) firmly
(B) extremely
(C) strictly
(D) inquiringly
Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.
(A)An experience is not a good one if you simply let it happen and do nothing about it.
(B)It is not what happens to you but the lesson you learn from it that is called experience.
(C)What happens to you is part of your experience; it is complete with a follow-up action.
(D)Experience is more than what happens to you; you need to take some action afterwards
42 All-vegetable diets have received endorsements since antiquity, among sages aware of the improving effects of
all kinds of austerity, and among critics of human arrogance which claims dominion over beasts.
(A)Since ancient times, many intellectuals have always been in favor of all-vegetable diets: sages find evidence to
prove the benefits of simple diets and some even contend that it is foolish to eat meat.
(B)Since ancient times, all-vegetable diets have always been a controversial issue: some scholars argue about the
advantages of being vegetarians whereas others question the idea of curbing one’s appetite for meat.
(C)Since ancient times, the good effects of all-vegetable diets have been recognized by both sages and critics of human
arrogance: the former know the benefits of restraint and the latter, the fallacy of man’s dominion over beasts.
(D)Since ancient times, all-vegetable diets have always been taken seriously by many intellectuals: some point
out the benefits of simple diets and others criticize the killing of animals for their meat.
第 39 題至第 42 題為篇章結構，各題請依文意，從四個選項中選出最合適者，各題答案內容不重複
For many of us, while we are reading something, we may be listening to music or the radio at the same time. For people who work online, they may be used to e-mailing or instant-messaging or checking stocks at the same time. Since the 1990s, we have accepted multitasking without question. ___39___ While multitasking may seem to be saving time, psychologists and neuroscientists are finding that it can put us under a great deal of stress and actually make us less efficient. Basically, multitasking is shifting focus from one task to another in rapid succession. ___40___ It gives the illusion that we are simultaneously tasking, but we are really not. In plain language, it is like playing tennis with three balls.
Of course, it depends what we are doing. For some people, listening to music while working actually makes them more creative because they are using different cognitive functions. ___41___ We may all be familiar with the so-called “e-mail voice,” when someone we are talking to on the phone suddenly sounds, well, disengaged. ___42___ They point out that it is a
big illusion that people think they can shift back and forth between tasks. 【題組】42
(A)According to psychologists and neuroscientists, we cannot divide our attention like that.
(B)But despite what many of us think, people cannot simultaneously e-mail and talk on the phone.
(C)But the researchers say that many of us do not like, or even hate, to do many things in a short period of time at work.
(D)Virtually all of us spend part or most of our day either rapidly switching from one task to another or juggling two or
more things at the same time.
33 Emotional events are found to leave a deeper trace in women’s memory than men’s. Future studies will aim at
understanding_____ in brain function imply for the mental and physical health of both sexes. (A) the differences (B) that the differences (C) what the differences (D) whether the differences
444. To the Taiwanese baseball delegation in the World Baseball Classic tournament, the Netherlands has proved to be a(n) _____ rival not to be underestimated.
(A) redeemable
(B) formidable
(C) invincible
(D) foreseeable
What makes people invent new things? —62— the old saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” When people have problems in their lives, they invent things to —63— their own needs. Later, the solutions —64 _ their problems might become great inventions and changed their way of life to a great level. We can see it in the following two examples. Teng Hung-chi, who is known 65— “Taiwan’s Edison,” has invented many useful things during his lifetime. One day，he was using the bathroom in the factory. His hands were dirty from work, —66—he did not want to touch the faucet. He thought, “If I could wash my hands without touching the faucet, it would be great.” Teng then worked hard to put this idea into —67—.. Because of his efforts, he earned national fame and a fortune. Have you ever used Post-it notes? —68— example is the Post-it note, Spencer Silver once tried hard to invent a strong glue. Although he —69— great efforts in reaching his goal，he failed and the glue he made was very weak. He tried to —70— his coworkers of the usefulness of the weak glue，but no one believed it. Art Fry, Silver’s co-worker, then —71— the idea of using this weak glue on a piece of paper. Before long, the Post-it note was bom and it has become one of the most popular products in the world.
【題組】68.
(A) The other
(B) Other
(C) Others
(D) Another
31 Supporters worried that the revelation of the scandal may______ the reputation of their preferred legislator
candidate.
(A) endeavor (B) magnify (C) accelerate (D) jeopardize
請依下文回答第41題至第45題：
Collaborative online international learning (COIL) is a recently developed form of education that promotes global
learning between colleges and universities from different countries around the world. With the aid of modern technology
such as the Internet and videoconferencing, students from schools in different countries can 41 their learning with
peers of different cultural and language backgrounds. This is also an affordable way of international learning
through 42 students can establish friendship with people of similar age and learn together without having to spend
much money going abroad in order to do so. As the word, collaborative, indicates, this is a pedagogy that focuses on
a student-centered approach of learning with teachers playing merely the role of 43 . They need to build up a
sounding collaboration by developing 44 learning strategies and activities that can boost students' motivation
in learning and their willingness to learn with and through each other. Through modern technology such as
videoconferencing, students could discuss topics that are of interest to them and communicate with each other crossculturally. This is one fruitful way of gaining one's own global literacy and cross-cultural 45 . That is the reason
why some universities in both the United States and Japan play an active role in encouraging this kind of learning
world-wide.
【題組】45. (A)competence (B)diligence (C)emergence (D)indifference
17 Giving personal information over the Internet has always been risky, but now it’s even more so with the
new Internet _____ . (A) scan (B) scam (C) scout (D) survey
35 After his heart attack, the doctor put him on a strict ______ , and regular appointments are scheduled for further
checkups. (A) decency (B) regimen (C) casualty (D) shipwreck
32 To avoid imitation from our competitors, our new products require ______ to both cover design and functions.
(A)alterations (B)restorations (C)decorations (D)preparations
40 The ______ of natural resources is not accidental, because many physical factors need to be in place, such as the
land, climate and altitude to form such a wide area of coal mine. (A) deprivation (B) delegation (C) dissertation (D) distribution
請依下文回答第 21 題至第 25 題 Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time. It was the __21__ of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a staunch environmentalist who hoped to provide unity to the grassroots environmental movement and increase ecological awareness. “The __22__ was to get a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment so large that it would shake the political establishment out of its lethargy,” Senator Nelson said, “and,finally, __23__ this issue permanently onto the national political agenda.” Earth Day indeed increased environmental awareness in America, and in July of that year the Environmental Protection Agency was established by special executive order to __24__ and enforce national pollution legislation. On April 22, 1990, the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, more than 200 million people in 141 countries __25__ in Earth Day celebrations. Earth Day has been celebrated on different days by different groups internationally. The United Nations officially celebrates it on the vernal equinox, which usually occurs about March 21. 【題組】22 (A) objection (B) objective (C) setback (D) drawback
31 With the plague severity decreasing over time, there is little or no _____ for people to get vaccinated now.
(A)deterrent (B)turn-off (C)resentment (D)incentive
26 Sarah has been a hard-working employee in the company, but ______ speaking, she needs more professional expertise
before she can be promoted. (A) frequently (B) previously (C) technically (D) uniquely
寫作批改
VIP與詳解卡管理
