As never before in their long history, universities have become instruments of national competition as well as instruments of peace. They are the _____14_____ of the scientific discoveries that move economies forward, and the primary means of educating the talent required to obtain and maintain competitive advantage. But _____15_____ , the opening of national borders to the flow of goods, services, information, and especially people has made universities a powerful force for global integration, mutual understanding, and geopolitical stability.
In response to the same forces that have _____16_____ the world economy, universities have become more self-consciously global: seeking students from around the world who represent the entire spectrum of cultures and values, sending their own students abroad to prepare them for global careers, offering courses of study that address the challenges of an _____17_____ world and collaborative research programs to advance science for the benefit of all humanity.
【題組】16 (A)exacerbated (B)validated (C)propelled (D)dragged
The company’s _____ is to provide the highest level of quality and service for every customer.
(A)announcement (B)commitment (C)temptation (D)consumption
38 The first comprehensive system for nationwide ______ was instituted by France for the Napoleonic wars that followed the French Revolution.
(A) conscription (B) description (C) inscription (D) prescription
One of Jane’s finest qualities is that she takes the ______. She always takes the necessary action and does not wait for orders. (A) initiative (B) charity (C) vision (D) advantage
請回答第 46 題至第 50 題：
Jim Monsma of the Washington Animal Rescue League in Washington D.C. is now using the Feline-ality
program, a personality test designed to match cats with prospective owners. The program assesses a variety of
behaviors in individual cats, and then tallies those assessments to place the cat into nine personality categories,
which can be matched with a family’s situation and desires. It’s not unlike a magazine quiz to find out “Which
kind of cat are you?” The program is used at 45 shelters, with additional facilities preparing to use it.
As part of the personality test on a cat named Barnaby, Monsma brings Barnaby into an unfamiliar room and
opens his cat carrier. Barnaby shoots out and takes charge, checking out the room and everything in it. Monsma
uses a stopwatch to track how much time Barnaby spends on social interactions. For example, he adds up how
many seconds Barnaby spends trying to get on his lap. He also monitors his noises and blink rate, both indicators
of sociability. Monsma then initiates some interactions, offering a hand, three different toys, and hugs. Each
transaction earns Barnaby some points. His total comes out high on both scales—he’s both highly sociable and
highly confident.
Equally important to the Feline-ality program is the fact that people differ, too. Adopters fill out a
questionnaire and the results give them a color code, telling them which set of personality types would be best for
them to consider.
The program aims to end animal-human mismatches, often a reason cats are returned to the shelter, Monsma
says. He says the program has helped to increase adoption in shelters that have tested the Feline-ality program,
partly because people find the process fun.
【題組】49 Where is the passage most likely to appear?
(A)In an encyclopedia. (B)In a newspaper.
(C)In a chemistry textbook. (D)In the construction plan for a shelter.
34 The school library was not able to _____ to Joan’s needs, so she had to pay a regular visit to the city library.
(A)appeal (B)cater (C)apply (D)resort
33 I couldn’t go to the movies with my friends this afternoon because I had to run some _____such as taking mail to
the post office and doing grocery shopping.
(A)assignments (B)errands (C)missions (D)routines
42Office politics is easy to recognize in particular situations but difficult to
describe in general terms.
(A)Office politics is not a very hard subject, but few people know the nature
of it.
(B)It may be hard to define office politics, but people know when it happens.
(C)A general term has not been found yet to describe the essence of office
politics.
(D) The campaign office always knows when is the right time to talk about
politics.
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Corporations live and die by ideas. Many enterprises have used Web-based technologies, like blogs, wikis, and social
networks to gather thoughts as part of the decision-making process. 47 They use these markets to transform the creation
and implementation of ideas inside their companies—by tapping the collective insight of the workforce. 48 Seeing the
potential of prediction markets, companies like General Electric and Hewlett-Packard are using them to try to improve
forecasting, reduce risk, and accelerate innovation.
Corporate prediction markets work like this: players—employees and potential outsiders—make their wagers over the
Internet using virtual currency, betting anonymously. 49 The payoff for the most accurate players is typically a modest
prize, cash, or an iPod. The idea behind predication markets is that the collected knowledge of many people will almost surely
be more accurate than that of an individual or a small group or even experts. 50 That is , whether prediction markets are
mainly an innovative way to gather information from employees or a source of reliable answers. More testing of the concept is
in need to see how it goes.
【題組】48 (A) Now executives say they are harnessing a new Web tool, called “prediction markets.”
(B)The early results are encouraging.
(C)These markets have often been more accurate than professional pollsters or market researchers.
(D)They bet on what they think will actually happen, not what they hope will happen or what the boss wants.
11 The paper presents several findings, but none are explained in detail, as _____ in a professional report.
(A) they would be (B) they do (C) it would be (D) it does
19 Oil companies_________ first on anybody’s green list, since they are producing the very stuff of greenhouse-gas
emissions.
(A) aren’t used to be (B) aren’t used to being
(C) aren’t very likely to being (D) aren’t very likely to be
19 The Customs is commissioned to enforce other Customs-related laws and regulations. One of the extra functions
relates to trade control over national or foreign________ , such as checking national or foreign banknotes, RMB
and gold carried by inbound/outbound passengers.
(A)remittances (B)exchanges (C)currencies (D)transfers
393. It’s commonly believed that doing ______ exercise right after a meal might cause a stomachache or indigestion. Therefore, do not go jogging or play basketball shortly after a meal.
(A) durable
(B) thorough
(C) vigorous
(D) drastic
633. More explanations and examples are required to make your argument less _____ in your second draft.
(A) fearful (
(B)feminine
(C)flawless
(D)feeble
705. If Dr. Martin Luther King hadn’t been _____ in Memphis, could he have run for presidency?
(A) assassinated
(B) advocated
(C) allocated
(D) authorized
11 The US administration worked to reunite hundreds of migrant families whose separation on the
Mexico border drew worldwide condemnation and forced the government to _____ its
“zero-tolerance” immigration policy.
(A)abide by (B)stand by (C)endorse (D)ease
1 The strategic move in establishing global partnerships in higher education enables universities to _____ send
students to study in their partner schools. (A) imprudently (B) obsequiously (C) reciprocally (D) submissively
10 John's report is______with 100 full-color photographs that depict the grandeur of the landscape in this national
park. (A) illustrated (B) contained (C) connotated (D) enlightened
33 The news of the forest fire filled them with _____ because they had just had a good vacation there.
(A) dismay (B) relief (C) turbulence (D) lucidity
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