1. Whales make the longest ______ known among mammals. Gray whales can swim thousands of miles
for the summer.
(A) expatriation (B) immigrations (C) integration (D) migrations
4. In Taiwan, elementary education is ______. All children must attend six years of elementary school.
(A) compulsory (B) distinctive (C) repulsive (D) selective
5. The emotional toll from a(n) ______ event can cause intense, confusing and frightening emotions.
(A) dramatic (B) climactic (C) traumatic (D) automatic
11. There are many interesting places to visit in NYC. The art museum, ______, has an excellent
collection of medieval paintings.
(A) in turn (B) by degrees (C) by and large (D) for instance
15. More flood is expected in eastern China ______ areas further inland, like Nanjing and Wuhan.
(A) as much as (B) as many as (C) as good as (D) as well as
22. Hoping to excuse my lateness, _______. (A) I wrote a note and gave it to my teacher (B) a note was given to my teacher (C) my teacher had given a note (D) my teacher was written a note
23. Many poor people believe it is possible to _______ in this country of opportunities.
(A) beat around the bush (B) eat their own words
(C) go from rags to riches (D) hit the sack
24. Among humans, brain size doesn't indicate how smart someone is. Some geniuses have smaller-than-
average brains, _______.
(A) some brains are as large as average (B) others have larger brains than some
(C) much larger than other brains are (D) while others larger than average (E)一律給分
三、克漏字
Archaeologists searching Portugal’s coast have found a 400-year-old ship (26) near Lisbon after
returning from India laden with spices. “In Portugal, this is the most important (27) of all time,”
project director Jorge Freire said. In and around the shipwreck, 40 feet (28) the surface, divers found
spices, nine cannons (29) the Portuguese coat of arms, Chinese ceramics and cowry shells, a type of
currency used to (30) slaves during the colonial era. 【題組】 26. (A) as is believed to sink (B) believed to have sunk
(C) is believed to sink
(D) to believe in sinking
四、閱讀測驗
Much of the theory of manners was formulated by the sociologist Norbert Elias in his book, The
Civilizing Process. Elias notes that medieval culture initially gave powerful men the ability to act like
children—to live without any physical or psychic restraints. Over a span of several centuries, beginning
in the 11th or 12th and maturing in the 17th and 18th, Europeans increasingly inhibited their impulses,
anticipated the long-term consequences of their actions, and took other people’s thoughts and feelings
into consideration. A culture of honor—the readiness to take revenge—gave way to a culture of
dignity—the readiness to control one’s emotions.
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In the 16 century, the great Erasmus penned the first etiquette book—The Handbook of Good
Manners for Children. Several other writers also published similar guidebooks. The books included
such rules as: Don’t urinate in the hallway; don’t use the tablecloth to blow your nose; don’t use your
personal knife to pop food into your mouth, etc. Interestingly, those rules had less to do with good
hygiene than we might imagine. An understanding of microbes and infection did not arrive until well
into the 19th century. The only explicit rationales stated in those books are to avoid acting like an animal
and to avoid offending others.
This civilizing process was long and slow. King David I of Scotland proposed that citizens who
learned to eat more properly should get a tax refund. Disappointingly, that idea never caught on. The
much-traveled Thomas Coryat introduced the table fork to Britain. When he returned from Italy in
1608 with this fancy novelty, he met with a torrent of ridicule. But that idea did eventually catch on.
And a quarter of a century later, the table fork reached America.
【題組】36. Which statement in the following best expresses the main point of the passage?
(A) Erasmus was extremely disappointed with people’s ill manners.
(B) Family dinner is a great time for parents to teach good manners.
(C) Formulating theories is one of the important jobs of a sociologist.
(D) It took hundreds of years for Western people to develop etiquette rules.
【題組】38. What was emphasized in the etiquette books of the 16th century?
(A) The emotional demands of children (B) The importance of public health
(C) The need to control one’s impulses (D) The value of the culture of honor
【題組】39. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) In medieval times, powerful men would be criticized if they acted like children.
(B) King David I of Scotland encouraged his people to blow noses while eating.
(C) Modern European people no longer follow the rules stated in Erasmus’s book.
(D) People did not accept the use of the table fork when it was first introduced to Britain.
【題組】40. The passage would most likely be found in a _____.
(A) chapter of history book (B) handbook for civil service staff
(C) high school student yearbook (D) training manual for air pilots
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