15. As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens _____. From the saying, we know friends should sharpen
and improve each other.
(A) other (B) another (C) the other (D) one another
三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】
The sun is a huge, fiery globe of gas. Every now and then, it sends out massive waves of charged particles that 16 speeds upwards of a million kilometers an hour. These charged particles interact with our magnetic
northern and southern poles, 17 a breathtaking light show that enthralls all its viewers.
These light shows are known as auroras. Since Earth’s magnetic field is strongest at its poles, auroras appear
most brightly near the North and South Pole. They are not 18 because they occur at any time of the year.
Auroras appear as slowly moving curtains, bands, spots of color, and a variety of other shapes that shift across the sky.
They can also exhibit more than one color at a time. The colors, ranging from purple to green, 19 on the
altitude of oxygen and nitrogen penetrated by solar energy. The most common color on view is green because it is at
lower altitudes and people can see green the easiest. Photographing the breathtaking auroras is not difficult, but
photos don’t do them 20 . Viewing auroras is something that needs to be experienced in person.
【題組】
16. (A) at (B) by (C) in (D) from
三、克漏字 Accreditation does not guarantee that you will be satisfied with a particular college or degree program.
(26) , it does mean that an independent, trustworthy source has checked that standards are being met
and that your graduation (27) in greater esteem by future employers, higher education providers and
industry peers. Accreditation is a tool usable for (28) to make an accurate evaluation of their options.
It also rewards and publicly acknowledges those institutions that (29) a benchmark in their education
provision. It rewards the institution and the communities (30) they are based and retains a focus on
achievement. 【題組】27. (A) will hold (B) will be held (C) holds (D) be held
四、閱讀測驗
There's a fun game I like to play in a group of trusted friends called "Controversial Opinion". The
rules are simple: Don't talk about what was shared during Controversial Opinion afterward and you
aren't allowed to "argue"--only to ask questions about why that person feels that way. Opinions can
range from "I think James Bond movies are overrated'' to "I think Donald Trump would make an
excellent president". Usually, someone responds to an opinion with, "'Oh my god! I had no idea you
were one of those people!' Which is really another way of saying "'I thought you were on my team!''
In psychology, the idea that everyone is like us is called the "'false-consensus bias". This bias often
manifests itself when we see in politics or polls. Online it means we can be blindsided by the opinions of our friends. Over time, this morphs into a
subconscious belief that we and our friends are the sane ones and that there's a crazy 'Other Side" that
must be laughed at---an Other Side that just doesn't "get it", and is clearly not as intelligent as "us".
But this holier-than-thou social media behavior is counterproductive, it's self-aggrandizement at the
cost of actual nuanced discourse and if we want to consider online discourse productive, we need to
move past this.
What is emerging is the worst kind of echo chamber, one where those inside are increasingly
convinced that everyone shares their world view, that their ranks are growing when they aren't. It's
like clockwork: an event happens and then your social media circle is shocked when a non-social media
peer group public reacts to news in an unexpected way. They then mock the Other Side for being " out
of touch" or "dumb". 【題組】38. What does it mean to have a holier-than-thou social media behavior?
(A) Listen to others' opinions without being judgmental.
(B) Interact only with people in your social echo chamber.
(C) Being condescending when listening to others' opinions.
(D) Try to reach a common ground when debating with people online.
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