32 A forest fire has recently _________ in California. It has claimed two lives and caused some damage to the
natural resources nearby. (A) gone through (B) broken out (C) taken off (D) dried up
33 The minister delivered the preach in a(n) _________ tone, so his congregation began to feel bored and doze off.
(A) coherent (B) imperative (C) innocent (D) monotonous
34 If affordable and autonomous ride-sharing is made available to people, individual vehicle ownership
could _________ , especially in metropolitan areas. (A) privatize (B) prevail (C) plunge (D) proliferate
38 At his store, he sold broken-down second-hand cars at _________ prices, so he made a fortune.
(A) existential (B) exiguous (C) exortica (D) exorbitant
39 Great speakers would agree on the idea that _________ is an asset. More often than not, long talks end up boring
the audience. (A) brevity (B) geniality (C) hilarity (D) validity
40 The president’s political advisors are scheming that issues like civic unrest would _________ the pandemic
crisis for winning the re-election. (A) eclipse (B) fortify (C) amplify (D) strengthen
請依下文回答第 41 題至第 45 題 Recent societal changes have caused a questioning of the relationship between higher education institutions andtheir hosting state governments. While there have been an increasing number of __41__ causes and agencies, such asprisons and health care, funding for higher education institutions has not increased. Some state governments have evenchallenged institutional __42__of right to funding by providing funding to the student rather than the institution.Most recently, some governments even assigned funding according to certain performance __43__ deemedappropriate and necessary to the state. __44__ , some institutions have openly challenged the state’s authority inassigning governing board members. Some have radically increased tuition and become __45__ on fundraising.Others have eliminated programs or restricted enrollment of high-cost programs.
【題組】41 (A) competing (B) confusing (C) complimented (D) contrived
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 In New Zealand’s Westland District the closure of the local indigenous timber industry alongside rapid growthof the dairy and tourism sectors has produced dilemmas for families and communities as they attempt to adjust tothe social consequences of rapid industry change. Drawing on a social capital perspective and a case study of 12Westland families, this project examines how rural families bring balance to aspects of the three actions defined byArendt as being essential to the human condition: family, work and community life. The findings reveal significantinsights into how social capital is effectively reproduced in times of change. These insights are discussed in termsof their social policy implications. Fifty years ago Hannah Arendt published The Human Condition. In this work she contended that there arethree types of action required to be “fully human.” The first two of these actions, engagement in family life and paidwork, are necessary for human existence in contemporary society. The third action she called vita activa, or publiclife: a life that is actioned within jointly built civil spaces. Within these spaces we are capable of debate, we shareactions and we resolve collective dilemmas. Arendt reminds us that the absence of, or over-attention to, any oneaspect of the human condition is likely to be problematic. A half a century on from Arendt’s original thesis, public policy continues to debate aspects of vita activa anddemocratic governments still seek to engage vita activa in economically and socially productive ways. Working outthe shifting balance between family life, paid work and vita activa is a crucial aspect of responding effectively tosignificant social change, be it local issues (such as natural disaster relief) or meeting the challenges that arise as aconsequence of external or global forces (such as the loss of a core industry). The concept of social capital has beenused as a way to recognise and gauge vita activa. The term “social capital” originated, in part, in an attempt to understand how features of social organisation, suchas trust, norms and networks can improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions. Voluntary orjoint social actions provide the opportunity to resolve collective dilemmas. Individuals achieve this through thedevelopment and use of social bonds and networks as resources to facilitate productive activity. By maintaining thesocial relationships and structures necessary for collective activity, individuals, families and communities are able torealise some of these benefits, and in doing so can resolve some of the issues they face in common.
【題組】46 Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
(A) Rural Families, Industry Change and Social Capital. (B) The Human Condition: A Book Review. (C) Governmental Roles in the Face of Social Change. (D) The Living Conditions of 12 Westland Families.
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