22 Because John did not get enough exposure to sunlight, his test results showed that he was at the risk of vitamin
D ______ . (A) deficiency (B) superfluity (C) degeneration (D) sufficiency
23 The manager is unlikely to ______ this proposal, for it involves huge investment without promising outcome.
(A) introspect (B) discredit (C) contravene (D) endorse
24 He didn’t feel any ______ for his school days, which were nothing but exams and unreasonable expectations from
parents and teachers. (A) commencement (B) nostalgia (C) sympathy (D) reconciliation
25 He lives in the immediate ______ of the school, not only shortening the time on commuting but also sparing more
time for sleep. (A) veracity (B) velocity (C) vicinity (D) verbosity
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
27 Lina is the leader of this group project; she needs to ______ and help improve her group members’ work
performance. (A) boycott (B) duplicate (C) retrieve (D) supervise
28 We are often ______ of the amount of salt we consume. Hence, we should check nutrition labels to see how much
sodium is in a product before purchasing it. (A) independent (B) fond (C) deprived (D) unaware
29 According to the report, the government is to increase spending next year in a bid to stimulate domestic demand
and GDP growth as exports might continue to fall due to a ______ global economy. (A) booming (B) sluggish (C) buoyant (D) thriving
30 As commodity prices have grown ______ recently, low-income families are struggling to put food on the table.
(A) exponentially (B) numerously (C) ostensibly (D) vengefully
31 The high-tech company planned to _______ new program engineers who specialized in troubleshooting computer
systems. (A) recur (B) recollect (C) refund (D) recruit
32 The team had a great season and made it to the playoffs; ______ , they were ultimately defeated in the final game.
(A) hence (B) likewise (C) accordingly (D) nevertheless
34 His ______ and outgoing personality had a positive effect on his ability to collaborate with his co-workers.
(A) extraverted (B) inflexible (C) obstinate (D) refractory
35 The lawyer’s ______ argument, with its logical reasoning and supporting evidence, convinced the jury of his
client’s innocence. (A) feeble (B) ineffective (C) persuasive (D) unconvincing
36 The new smartphone ______ a high-resolution camera that can capture great photographs even in low-light
conditions. (A) overthrows (B) abandons (C) dismantles (D) features
37 Nowadays, it is essential for salespeople to learn some problem-solving ______ to cope with difficult situations
they will encounter in the workplace. (A) facilities (B) strategies (C) reservations (D) transformations
39 The newly-married couple found it hard to save money because they had to spend a large ______ of their budget
on food and rent. (A) proportion (B) proposal (C) promotion (D) progression
40 The ______ probe caused the data to be corrupted, affecting the accuracy of the experiment’s results.
(A) efficient (B) malfunctioning (C) affluent (D) outstanding
請依下文回答第 41 至第 45 題: Wolf pack leadership has long been of great interest to many scientists. What makes a wolf decide to __41__ out onits own and assert leadership of its pack? That question has long __42__ scientists. Now, a new study shows that graywolves infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to become top dogs than uninfected wolves. Thefinding forces us to think more broadly about what influences how animals act, says Kira Cassidy, a __43__ biologist.Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that infects at least one-third of the world’s human population at any giventime with the disease toxoplasmosis. __44__ the infection is usually mild, it can be fatal to the young or immune-suppressed. It’s famous for its ability to __45__ its hosts, most notably in making rodents reckless around housecats. Toxoplasma can only reproduce in the intestines of domestic or wild cats, yet it is widespread in nature, and can infect any warm-blooded animal. 【題組】41 (A) strike (B) churn (C) phase (D) blurt
請依下文回答第 46 至第 50 題: Soon after ChatGPT debuted in 2022, researchers tested what the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot would write afterit was asked questions peppered with conspiracy theories and false narratives. The results — in writings formatted asnews articles, essays and television scripts — were so troubling that the researchers minced no words in their criticismof the new technology. Researchers predict that generative technology like ChatGPT could make disinformation cheaperand easier to produce for an even larger number of conspiracy theorists and spreaders of disinformation. Personalized,real-time chatbots could share conspiracy theories in increasingly credible and persuasive ways, researchers say,smoothing out human errors like poor syntax and mistranslations and advancing beyond easily discoverable copy-pastejobs. And they say that no available mitigation tactics can effectively combat it. Predecessors to ChatGPT, which was created by the company OpenAI, have been used for years to pepper onlineforums and social media platforms with comments and spam. Microsoft had to halt activity from its Tay chatbot within 24 hours of introducing it on Twitter in 2016 after trolls taught it to spew racist and xenophobic language. ChatGPT isfar more powerful and sophisticated. Supplied with questions loaded with disinformation, it can produce convincing,clean variations on the content within seconds, without disclosing its sources. Recently, Microsoft and OpenAI introduceda new Bing search engine and web browser that can use chatbot technology to plan vacations, translate texts or conductresearch. OpenAI researchers have long been nervous about chatbots falling into villainous hands. In a 2019 paper, they voicedtheir concern about their chatbot’s capabilities to lower costs of disinformation campaigns and aid in the malicious pursuitof monetary gains, particular political agendas, and/or desires to create chaos or confusion. OpenAI uses machines andhumans to monitor content that is fed into and produced by ChatGPT. The company relies on both its human AI trainersand feedback from users to identify and filter out toxic training data while teaching ChatGPT to produce better-informedresponses. OpenAI’s policies prohibit use of its technology to promote dishonesty, deceive or manipulate users or attemptto influence politics; the company offers a free moderation tool to handle content that promotes hate, self-harm, violenceor sex.
【題組】46 What is the main idea of this passage?
(A) ChatGPT should not be used by conspiracy theorists and fake news spreaders. (B) ChatGPT developers believe their chatbot can help users discern misinformation. (C) Newly developed chatbots like ChatGPT can produce well-formatted news articles. (D) Misinformation is a serious problem with ChatGPT, which is hard to solve.
【題組】47 Which of the following statements is true about the Tay chatbot?
(A) It was removed from shelves on the first day in the market. (B) It was an advanced chatbot developed by OpenAI. (C) Microsoft debuted it in 2016 to compete with ChatGPT. (D) It was a failure because it was slow in learning new content.
【題組】48 According to the passage, what could be the best use of ChatGPT?
(A) Screening out sensitive content that promotes hate, self-harm, violence or sex. (B) Designing travel itineraries, designing studies, or writing TV scripts instantly. (C) Recognizing malicious software and political materials when processing input data. (D) Lowering costs of disinformation campaigns for politicians.
【題組】49 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT done by ChatGPT designers in order to reduce
disinformation? (A) Warning users that ChatGPT may sometimes respond with biased answers. (B) Using humans and algorithms to check improper content generated by ChatGPT. (C) Avoiding grammatical errors and wrong translations in the produced texts. (D) Hiring human AI trainers to remove bad training materials from the database.
【題組】50 Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?
(A) To promote the use of ChatGPT as a new search engine. (B) To explain how ChatGPT was developed by misinformation researchers. (C) To raise alarms about newly developed AI chatbots like ChatGPT. (D) To reduce readers’ worries about intelligent AI chatbots like ChatGPT.