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1(C).

She bought some carrots, potatoes and ___ to make salad.
(A) lettuce
(B) rumor
(C) parrots
(D) trumpets

2(B).

We did not expect any ___ players to win the contest. After all, most of the contestants were professional.
(A) accidental
(B) agreeable
(C) amateur
(D) apparent

3(B).

More than any other region, Asia is the place where the family-business model reigns supreme. In 2004, the magazine FinanceAsia calculated that _____41_____ controlled 40 of the region’s 100 largest listed companies, while states controlled 38, and just 22 were widely held corporations per the norm in New York or London. Yet while this _____42_____ has underpinnings both culturally and historically, Asia isn’t that different from the rest of the world—just _____43_____ in its economic takeoff. The 19th- century empires built by. U.S. industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were largely dissolved in the 20th, and the same fate appears to _____44_____ many of Asia’s postwar tycoons in the 21st. _____45_____ a Chinese axiom holds, “Wealth does not span three generations.” This pattern will hold because of all the pressure on family rule.
【題組】 41.
(A) families
(B) governors
(C) manufacturers
(D) officials

4(B).

These paper plates are ________ after use, which can cause serious pollution in our environment.
(A) disposable
(B) disputable
(C) disastrous
(D) discourteous

5(B).

The loan officer suggested that we get someone to sign for us, since we didn’t have any ________.
(A) collateral
(B) collation
(C) collapse
(D) collision

6(B).

A recent study shows how some of the smartest employers are starting to deal with a new generation that expects a very different workplace ________ of their parents.
(A) between that
(B) from the one
(C) than that
(D) to the one

7(B).

Over the past couple of years, consumers have faced one trial after ________, from soaring gas prices to the slumping housing market.
(A) another
(B) any other
(C) other
(D) others

8(B).

Food costs more because more people are eating meat and milk products in ______ like China and India.
(A) economies
(B) monuments
(C) regulations
(D) telescopes

9(B).

Today 42 percent of those under 30 have college degrees—a ______ we expect will rise to half by 2010.
(A) proportion
(B) resistance
(C) stationery
(D) terminal

10(A).

After 40 years of separation from his identical ______, James Lewis began to search for his long-lost brother.
(A) loss
(B) needle
(C) owl
(D) twin

11(A).

Fire ants have been a problem ever since they came to the United States from South America. They have ______ across the South and now threaten various parts of the West as well.
(A) snacked
(B) spread
(C) squeezed
(D) stripped

12(A).

A new company has started to ______ computer parts. When old computers are received at the company, they are carefully broken down into parts and sold to different customers.
(A) calculate
(B) glimpse
(C) identify
(D) recycle

13(A).

The information you supplied was not all favorable concerning the ______ condition of your company.
(A) physical
(B) financial
(C) digital
(D) medical

14(A).

Not only ______ harm their education, but they often endanger their physical safety as well.
(A) child workers do
(B) child workers are to
(C) do child workers
(D) are child workers to

15(A).

Like other businesses ______ breaking child labor laws, Sears and Wagner’s have tried to downplay the seriousness of their offenses.
(A) catching
(B) caught
(C) to catch
(D) to be caught

16(A).

______ with his girlfriend, he bought her a dozen roses.
(A) Wanted to make up
(B) He wanted to make up
(C) To make up
(D) He was trying to make up

17(A).

Don’t give a business gift ______.
(A) until you receive one
(B) as you receive one
(C) because you receive one
(D) due to you receive one

18(A).

The evidence is clear. Wherever there is permanent ice – Greenland, Antarctica, the Alps, the Himalayas –that ice is melting. Anybody who has been to high mountains will have noticed this fact. Scientists agree that the cause for this melting is very simple. The earth’s atmosphere is warming up. The melting ice, in turn, is causing sea levels to rise as the extra water from the melting ice pours into the oceans. Already, sea levels have risen about 8 inches (20 cm) in recent years, and scientists believe they could rise at least another 20 inches (50 cm) by the year 2100. This could put many heavily populated coastal areas at risk. Coastal Florida, the Nile Delta, Bangladesh, and many other areas would end up under water. Along with rising air temperatures, the ocean temperatures are also rising. This has brought changes in weather patterns, with more frequent and more severe storms. Rising ocean temperatures are also one of the factors in the death of coral reefs in the southern oceans. These reefs are the natural homes to 65 percent of the world’s fish. When the reefs die, so do the fish. The warmer air temperatures are also causing changes in the world’s climate zones. In Europe, the southern countries along the Mediterranean are already becoming drier and more desert-like. On the other hand, countries in northern Europe, such as Germany and England, have experienced terrible floods from too much rain. Worldwide, agriculture will soon be negatively affected in many places. Life will become more difficult in the poorer countries of Asia and Africa, which already suffer from poor soil and lack of water. Millions of people could be forced to leave their homes and countries in search of food and a better life.
【題組】 46. The passage is about _________________.
(A) the rising temperatures on earth
(B) pollution in the atmosphere
(C) how climate changes affect wildlife
(D) the warmer ocean temperatures

19(D).

【題組】 48. What happens to those southern countries in Europe
(A) They are under water now.
(B) They have lower air temperatures.
(C) They are becoming drier and more desert-like.
(D) They have experienced terrible floods.

20(D).

Ever since he entered politics, Mr. Holden ______ very aggressive.
(A)is
(B)was
(C)has been
(D)had been

21(D).

A man and a woman meet, fall in love, get married, and move in together under the same roof. This is the only way a marriage cam work, right? Not according to some surprising research, though. Studies have shown that an increasing number of married couples are living apart in what we called “commuter marriages.” From 2000 to 2005, commuter marriages increased by 30% to 3.6 million. Take Dr. Laura Minikel and her husband, Bent Balle, for example. She lives and works in California, while he stays in Denmark. The two visit each other whenever their demanding careers allow. The divorce rate for these types of unions is no higher than that for conventional marriages. Researchers say these relationships work because each person keeps an idealized picture of their partner while they are away, forgetting their faults or shortcomings. Technologies such as Webcams and Skype have also made long-distance relationships all the easier. Commuter marriages have also proven to be good news for employers. Employees who are married are often seen as being more stable. However, since in this case the person’s significant other is far away, the employees can also be married to their jobs. Sometimes this can help make up for the absence of the husband or wife.
【題組】According to the passage, what is one reason why commuter marriages work?
(A)Because the couples focus on each other’s good characteristics.
(B)Because the distance causes the couples to fight more often.
(C)Because this arrangement allows them to have an affair.
(D)Because conventional marriages have a higher divorce rate.

22(D).

After ____________ to prison, those teens regret not having taken advice from their parents and friends.
(A)have sent
(B)being sent
(C)having sent
(D)have been sent

23(D).

Do you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encouraged young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.

Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman” by one newspaper writing about his design. It’s important, when people study the weather, to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate and this is very important for research into ways of using solar power. With his prize of ￡100, Neil plans to carry on inventing.

You can do so much with animation. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses galloping or a car falling over the edge of a cliff. Quite a warning!

The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power”!

【題組】Who invented animated road signs?
(A)Neil Hunt.
(B)Simon West.
(C)A driver.
(D)A schoolchild.

24(D).

All the movie fans are looking forward to the _______ of the director’s latest film.
(A)competition
(B)marathon
(C)premiere
(D)evolution

25(D).

Residents in Taipei spend more than _________ money on food and clothing per person as those in Kaohsiung.
(A)twice so much
(B)twice as much
(C)twice as many
(D)twice more

26(D).

A number of the seriously wounded ________ sent to the nearest hospitals, while others with minor injuries were given proper first-aid.
(A)was
(B)were
(C)had
(D)to be

27(C).

If it _________ the founder’s ambition, the company could not have led the industry for almost a century.
(A)didn’t have
(B)haven’t had
(C)was not for
(D)had not been for

28(C).

John Maynard Keynes used the phrase “animal spirits” in 1936 to _____16_____ the role confidence plays in the economy. He saw how investors and businesspeople must go with their guts in uncertain times and put their money to work if the economy is to grow and the nation to _____17_____ . Judging by recent surge in the stock market, animal spirits are certainly back on Wall Street. Investors, _____18_____ by worries a bubble may be building, have piled into equities, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index up about 60% into March. The _____19_____ looks to be lifting. That should give legs to the recovery and reduce the risk of a _____20_____ into recession next year as stepped-up business spending offsets the fading impact of the $787 billion federal stimulus plan.
【題組】17、
(A)prosper
(B)salute
(C)tumble
(D)insulate

29(C).

It was nearly a decade in the making, but the first human trial using embryonic stem cells was approved on Friday. The trial, which will test a stem-cell-based treatment for spinal-cord injury, will begin later this summer and will use cells generated by Geron Corp. The approval marks the first time human stem cells, extracted and grown from embryos, will be transplanted into patients. Adult stem cells, which are present in many types of tissue, have been used in treatments for years — the most common being bone-marrow transplants in cancer care — but an embryonic study is a whole new thing. There's a good reason it's being greeted with so much excitement. Scientists believe that embryonic stem cells are more versatile than adult cells in generating the more than 200 different tissue types in the body. The need for healthy new cells is particularly acute in the case of spinal-cord injury, because once central-nervous-system tissue is destroyed, it does not regenerate — not in any significant way, at least. The Geron team began its work with what is known as a presidential stem-cell line — stem cells derived from discarded in vitro–fertilization embryos that already existed in 2001 when then President Bush decided to prohibit the use of federal funds to pursue human embryonic-stem-cell work. At the time, fewer than two dozen of these stem-cell lines were of good enough quality to use as a basis for human treatments.
【題組】“Presidential stem-cell line” derives from which part of the human body?
(A)Brain cell.
(B)Skin cell.
(C)In vitro-fertilization embryos.
(D)Spine cords.

30(C).

The _____ of wealth between the rich and the poor is getting wider. Some people are too poor to have three meals a day, while the rich can afford to spend $100,000 on a bag.
(A)contribution
(B)distribution
(C)reference
(D)resistance

31(C).

Winning the championship was a _____ for me. I enjoyed the victory a lot.
(A)cripple
(B)harmony
(C)wizard
(D)triumph

32(C).

After given the award, the recipient of the Peace Prize made a short acceptance speech which was followed by a standing ovation.(wrong)

(A)After given

(B)the recipient of

(C)which was followed

(D)standing ovation

33(C).

Traditionally, Americans and Asians have had very different ideas about love and marriage. Americans believe in “romantic” marriage – a boy and girl are attracted to each other, fall in love, and decide to marry each other. Asians, __(21)__ , believe in contractual marriage – the parents of the bride and groom decide on the marriage, __(22)__terms of the agreement; the bride and groom may never meet __(23)__ their wedding day; and love – __(24)__ it ever develops – is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it. Generation after generation of Asian men and women have entered matrimony __(25)__ the more business-like arrangements of the marriage contract.
【題組】22
(A)stating
(B)stated
(C)to state
(D)for stating

34(B,C).

John B. Calhoun did a classic series of experiments to determine the effects of overpopulation on communities of rats in the 1960s. In each of these experiments, an equal number of male and female adult rats were placed in an enclosure and given an adequate supply of food, water and other necessities. He allowed the rat populations to increase to approximately twice the number that could live in the enclosure without experiencing stress due to overcrowding. He then carefully observed and recorded behavior in these overpopulations communities. At the end of these experiments, Calhoun was able to conclude that overcrowding caused a breakdown in the normal social relationships among rats. The females, the most seriously affected by the high population density, showed deviant, pathological maternal behavior: they did not behave as mother rats normally do. For example, mothers sometimes abandoned their pops, and, without their mothers' care, the pops died. Under normal conditions, a mother rat would not leave her pops alone to die. The dominant male, the least affected by overpopulation, claimed an area of the enclosure as his own. Therefore, these individuals did not experience the overcrowding in the same way as the other rats did. They did behave pathologically at times. Their antisocial behavior consisted of attacks on weaker male, female, and immature rats. Nondominant males in the experiments also exhibited deviant social behavior. Some withdrew completely; they moved very little and ate and drank at times when the other rats were sleeping in order to avoid contact with them. Other nondominant males were hyperactive, chasing other rats and fighting each other. This segment of the rat population, like all the other parts, was affected by the overpopulation.
【題組】What would be an appropriate title of this passage?
(A)Rats' social disease
(B)The deviant behavior of rats
(C)Overpopulation and social behavior
(D)The effect of overcrowding on rats

35(A).

No one ________ the earthquake. All the villagers were killed in this unexpected accident.
(A)rejected
(B)predicted
(C)survived
(D)neglected

36(A).

The technician will ________ how this computer works.
(A)represent
(B)prescribe
(C)subscribe
(D)demonstrate

37(A).

As soon as it ________ raining, we will go out for a movie.
(A)stops
(B)stopped
(C)will stop
(D)would stop

38(A).

Tesco is the largest British retailer and is also the world’s third largest grocery retailer with outlets across Europe, USA and Asia. The business began in 1919 with one man, Jack Cohen, selling groceries from a stall in the East End of London. Jack bought surplus stocks of tea from a company called T.E. Stockwell. T.E. Stockwell and Cohen combined their names to brand the tea Cohen originally sold TESCO tea. In 1929, the first Tesco store opened in north London. Tesco has expanded since then by a combination of acquisition of new stores, retail services and by adapting to the needs of consumers. Tesco has net profits (before tax) of around £3 billion. Tesco’s primary aim is “to serve the customer”. Keeping existing customers happy is important, as they are more likely to return. This is more cost effective for the business than acquiring new ones. In the UK Tesco now has over 2,200 stores ranging from the large Extra hypermarket style stores to small Tesco Express high street outlets. Tesco’s original product range of grocery and general merchandise has diversified to include banking, insurance services, electrical goods as well as telephone equipment and airtime. This move towards “one stop shopping” means customers can meet all their purchasing needs from one place. Tesco has also expanded its customer base through its website which attracts one million regular users.
【題組】Which of the following may not be included in Tesco’s original product range?
(A) Telephone sets.
(B)Hi-fi equipment.
(C)Plane tickets.
(D)Grocery.

39(A).

【題組】How has Tesco expanded its customer base?
(A) By its advertisement.
(B)By its website.
(C)By its TV commercial.
(D)By its publication.

40(A).

If you’re like most people, you love traveling. Your vacation is an important part of your life, especially a family vacation or honeymoon. The sights and sounds of a distant land intrigue us all, and the thrill of discovery compels us to pack up and go! But if you’re like me or anyone of us here at Tripology, there’s usually a problem. When you really want to travel, you don’t want to research for hours upon hours reading through tours and packages you have no intention of taking. You don’t want to scour the net, sifting through travel deals and special offers that come with more fine print than you care to read. You don’t want to read hundreds of travel stories that read like fiction. You don’t want to call travel agent after travel agent or visit random travel agencies, asking for quotes. You want professional, expert advice from a travel specialist and you want it on demand. Enter Tripology, a free service for all travelers that connects you with a professional travel agent who is a travel specialist in the type of trip you want to take. We don’t stop at just one travel agent, no…that’d be too easy. Tripology puts you in touch with three specialized travel agents who know your trip like you know the back of your hand. Isn’t your trip worth it? Ready to travel soon? Click here to start your Trip Request! It only takes a minute, and you’ll probably have travel agent experts contacting you in a matter of hours!
【題組】Which of the following is the possible reason why people use Tripology?
(A)Because they love traveling with their family.
(B)Because they want to experience new things.
(C)Because they like to read fictional travel stories.
(D)Because they don’t want to spend hours reading through tours and packages.

41(A).

【題組】 At some time in your life you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, chances are that you don’t act on your impulse, but let it pass instead. You know that to commit the action is wrong in some way and that other people will not accept your behavior. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of the behavior is how it can change over the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and natural at another point in time. Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting and unpleasant that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now with the publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more aware of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, as a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject. One of the newest taboos in nowadays society is the topic of fat. Unlike many other taboos, fat is a topic that people talk about constantly. It’s not taboo to talk about fat; it’s taboo to be fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to sell their image as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought of as lazy and lacking in energy, self-respect. After all, people think, how can people who care about themselves, and therefore the way they look, permit themselves to become fat? In an image-conscious society, thin is “in”, fat is “out”.
【題組】49.The expression that thin is “in” and fat is “out” probably means __________.
(A) thin is “inside” and fat is “outside”
(B) thin is “diligent” and fat is “lazy”
(C) thin is “spiritless” and fat is “vigorous”
(D) thin is “fashionable” and fat is “unfashionable”

42(A).

29. Our interest rate is ________. Clients with good records can get a lower rate.
(A)luxurious
(B)negotiable
(C)permanent
(D)statistical

43(A).

33. Our manager ________ from his position yesterday because he needed more time to take care of his sick father.
(A)neglected
(B)resigned
(C)shivered
(D)whistled

44(A).

四、閱讀測驗 For many years, stress has been perceived as a possible cause of illness. Now some health experts have begun to look into the positive effects that stressful activity can have on people. It has been observed that patients report feelings of greater well-being after completing stressful tasks that have been set for them by their doctors. It is believed that such mildly stressful activities— organizing the children to go on vacation, preparing for a dinner party in just one afternoon— can improve our health and help to protect us from illness such as heart disease. New research supports these views. When we are forced to carry out a task under pressure, the stress caused can damage cells in both our brain and body. The cells react to this “attack” by producing proteins to repair themselves. Through this process of self-repair, cells become stronger and more resistant to future stress and even disease. The reason for investigating “stress therapy” was the observation that, as we get older, the body becomes increasingly less efficient. That’s why the body needs to be continually put under low levels of stress, to stimulate the mind and body. However, it is important that this is the right kind of stress. Short-term stress is beneficial as long as it is not too intense and will give a sense of achievement, like that gained by completing a task like putting together furniture following the instruction manual. Long-term stress can be harmful as it is often associated with situations for which there is no easy solution.
【題組】46. What is the main idea of this article?
(A)Doctors worry about patients’ mental health.
(B)Health experts conduct new researches.
(C)Stress is not necessarily harmful to health.
(D)Diseases are the natural outcome of stress.

45(A).

【題組】50. According to the article, what effect does stress cause to our brain cells?
(A)Cells will fail to carry out any task forever.
(B)Cells can heal by themselves after damage.
(C)Cells are likely to result in more future diseases.
(D)Cells will not be affected by stress any longer.

46(A).

第一篇： A century after the first commercial flight took off, around $746 billion is expected to be spent this year on global air travel, a record 3.3 billion passenger journeys will be taken and 1,400 new aircraft help will whisk them across the skies. But among these impressive figures there is a much smaller one that airlines are really taking note of: $5.42. That’s the average profit made by airlines for each passenger they carry. “With a net profit margin of just 2.4%, airlines only retain $5.42 per passenger carried,” said Tony Tyler CEO of International Air Transport Association (IATA) at the group’s 70th AGM in Doha, Qatar. “There is a mismatch between the value that the industry contributes to economies and the rewards that it generates.” For others at the sharp end of the industry, the quest for profits is an ongoing battle. “We’re the wrong part of the food chain,” says JetBlue Airways CEO David Barger. “Airports and financiers, you look at the profit margins of them compared to airlines. But we recognize we’re the wrong part and you have to be innovative.” Pearce suggests that if fuel prices -- one of the biggest costs to airlines -- were to fall, then because of the keenly competitive nature of the industry it would be the customer that would be the beneficiary. Even with high fuel prices IATA forecasts that on average fares this year will fall by around 3.5%. The profits the industry has made are mainly because of cost-cutting in the industry through improved efficiency and consolidation, plus the way that airlines package their products, most notably through giving passengers more choice in what kind of options they want with a flight. That also gives airlines other ways to make a few dollars with ancillaries like baggage charges or seat preferences. Yet the lament from IATA remains that airlines and those in the commercial aviation industry are still hampered by high taxation and low profitability.
【題組】4. What may be inferred about the airline industry?
(A) It is responsible for about 11 percent of greenhouse gases.
(B) It is extremely sensitive to costs, such as fuel.
(C) It is making more profit with purchase of new aircrafts.
(D) It is quickly declining because of low profitability.

47(B).

UK unemployment has fallen below the 2 million mark for the first time since the global financial system was on the brink of collapse six years ago. In a pre-election boost to the UK government, the number of unemployed people fell to 1.97 million between June and August, the lowest level since late 2008 when the US investment bank Lehman Brothers imploded and Britain was in the early stages of recession. The jobless rate fell to 6% in the three months to August, from 6.2% in the quarter to July. It was the lowest rate since late 2008. The employment rate rose to 73%, a level last seen in spring 2008 and close to the all-time high of 73.2%. Simon Walker, the director general of the Institute of Directors, said falling unemployment was testament to the “fortitude of British business”. It was not enough to cheer investors however, with the FTSE 100 closing down 181 points or 2.8% at 6,211 – the biggest one-day fall since June 2013. Weak US data, the looming threat of Ebola and geopolitical tensions contributed to the fall. In New York the Dow Jones index closed down more than 170 points. Despite the rise in UK employment, pay growth remained sluggish at 0.7% between June and August compared with a year earlier, prolonging the fall in real pay as wage growth continued to lag behind CPI inflation which was 1.5% in August and 1.2% in September. It was, however, a slight improvement on the 0.6% pay growth between May and July. Pay growth excluding bonuses was 0.9%, up from 0.8%. Jo Swinson, the employment relations minister, said she had asked the Low Pay Commission to explore how to increase national minimum wage without having an adverse impact on jobs. Economists said the Bank of England would delay raising interest rates – on hold at 0.5% since March 2009 – amid weak wage growth, low inflation and a flagging eurozone economy. Philip Shaw at Investec said the Bank was unlikely to raise rates before August 2015.
【題組】9. What did Ms. Swinson ask the Low Pay Commission to do?
(A) To lower interest rates.
(B) To raise national minimum wage.
(C) To create more job opportunities.
(D) To deal with Ebola contamination.

48(B).

Fair trade is an alternative approach to conventional trade based on a partnership between producers and traders, businesses and consumers. The concept of ethical trading was established slowly from the late 1980s in order to give a decent deal to producers in the developing world of basic commodities such as coffee, sugar, and cocoa at a time when they were faced with a global crash in commodity prices. Organizations, like the International Fairtrade system - made up of Fairtrade International and its member organizations - representing the world’s largest and most recognized fair trade system, are involved in Fairtrade guarantee that farmers are paid a minimum price that is enough to cover production costs of basic commodities whatever world prices may be at the time. When farmers can sell on Fairtrade terms, it provides them with a better deal and improved terms of trade. This allows them the opportunity to improve their lives and plan for their future. Fairtrade offers consumers a powerful way to reduce poverty through their every day shopping. From a slow start, Fairtrade business has really taken off and product sales rose 40% in 2005 alone to a figure of $295 million. Although this is still only 0.1% of world trade, the trend is upward and this indicates that people are beginning to take social and environmental issues into consideration when buying products. Fairtrade labeled products are stocked not just in specialist stores but they also can be found in many large supermarkets. According to principles of Fairtrade, workers’ rights and environmental protection must be taken into consideration. Other ethical issues to be resolved are the exploitation of migrant workers and cheap labor. However, fundamental to the trading is how goods are produced and how they are sold. It is hoped that through fair trading, the benefits of free trade are brought into the hands of the people who really need it most.
【題組】 11. Which type of products is typically bought and sold under Fairtrade practices?
(A) Crude oil.
(B) Coffee beans.
(C) Poultry.
(D) Mobile phones.

49(B).

【題組】14. Which word is closest in meaning to “ethical” in paragraph 1?
(A) Ruthless.
(B) Aesthetic.
(C) Organic.
(D) Moral.

50(B).

【題組】15. Which of the following is true about the development of fairtrade business?
(A) It developed very quickly at the beginning.
(B) Its product sales declined sharply in 2005.
(C) It occupied 0.1% of world trade today.
(D) Its development is greatly influenced by unemployment.

51(B).

第四篇： One event that shook the business world in 2006 was the takeover by Internet superpower Google of an extremely popular video-sharing website called YouTube. The $1.65 billion purpose resulted in astonished reaction in the world’s financial markets. After all, it was a remarkable price to pay for a company that didn’t exist two years earlier. It all began in January 2005 at a dinner party in San Francisco. Three former employees of PayPal, a company that operates an online payment system, were chatting about the difficulty of sharing home videos with friends online. Videos were difficult to download, and they were often too big to be sent through e-mail. Working in a garage, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Taiwan-born Steve Chen developed a website through which short homemade videos would be easy to download and to watch online. They named it YouTube, which basically means “your television.” In other words, you can broadcast your own stuff. People began uploading interesting and funny videos to share with others, at no cost. Word about the fun new site began to spread. The site’s popularity took off like a rocket. In less than two years, more than 100 million videos were being viewed each day on YouTube. Clips ranged from music and comedy stunts to shameless self-promotional messages. Some, such as “Hong Kong Bus Uncle,” which features a loud argument filmed on a cell phone by a bus passenger, have achieved worldwide fame. As well as personal videos, many clips from movies, TV shows, and advertisements have found their way onto YouTube. Sneaker giant Nike, for example, has provided video clips to the site. Music recording companies such as Warner and EMI have also used the site to promote their music videos, and small companies that can’t afford to advertize on TV have also used YouTube for publicity. With so many users, YouTube’s advertising potential is obvious. If Google can figure out how to sell ads to even a fraction of the site’s huge number of visitors, it will have been a very good acquisition indeed.
【題組】 16. How did Google surprise the business world in 2006?
(A) By selling most of its shares on financial markets.
(B) By starting a website for people to share videos.
(C) By paying a high price for a very young company.
(D) By taking more than a billion dollars from YouTube

52(B).

【題組】17. It can be inferred that “tube” is another word for ____________________.
(A) video
(B) website
(C) technology
(D) television

53(B).

【題組】19. How did YouTube’s popularity spread in the beginning?
(A) It was advertised on Google.
(B) People told one another about it.
(C) There was a news story about it.
(D) It offered free music downloads.

54(B).

二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】 34. Andrew is very good at basketball, but he is ________ a golfer.
(A)skilled at
(B)adept at
(C)in a sense
(D)not much of

55(B).

27. According to a survey, about 80% of television viewers here________to cable television.
(A) sympathize
(B) subscribe
(C) submit
(D) spread

56(B).

29. Employees of this company are required to________off all the lights before leaving in order to save the energy.
(A) loosen
(B) pepper
(C) switch
(D) wander

57(B).

30. When people reach certain age, they_________. They might become a few inches shorter.
(A) persuade
(B) quarrel
(C) replace
(D) shrink

58(B).

31. He is a leading_________in economics. His opinions are widely respected and followed.
(A) authority
(B) expansion
(C) incident
(D) orchestra

59(B).

32. Mattel________some of its toys made in China after they were found poisonous and harmful to the children.
(A) persisted
(B) recalled
(C) sustained
(D) vibrated

60(B).

34. Frankly speaking, I really don’t know_________the boss is angry about.
(A) why
(B) when
(C) what
(D) whether

61(B).

35. Australia shows that the secret to success often has as much to do with government policy_________academic philosophy.
(A) as to
(B) as with
(C) than to
(D) than with

62(B).

36. We need to convince our customers that our services are worth__________.
(A) to pay
(B) pay for
(C) to pay for
(D) paying for

63(D).

37 .__________back to his days as governor of Arkansas, Clinton was an ardent free trader.
(A) Gone
(B) Going
(C) Having gone
(D) Went

64(D).

38. When nothing_________，she began to lose her enthusiasm.
(A) happens
(B) happened
(C) was happened
(D) is happened

65(D).

39. Peter Drucker became the undisputed father of management一the discipline___________to the study of organizations.
(A) being devoted
(B) devoted
(C) as devoted
(D) is devoted

66(D).

(三)克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】 What are the requirements of a good learners’ dictionary? 41 , it should include the right information, the information should be easy to find and——once 42 ——it should be easy to understand and easy to use. Ensuring that we cover the “right” information calls, first, 43 careful analysis of all the available linguistic data. A large and diverse corpus is an essential basis for this operation, 44 it is only the starting point. Intelligent data-extraction software enables 45 to get maximum value from the corpus, and our editorial team has benefited from a collaboration with University of Brighton’s Information Technology Research Institute.
【題組】42.
(A) found
(B) for all
(C) made
(D) again

67(D).

(四)閱讀測驗 The latest investment craze sucking in yuan from China’s eager speculators: Pu’er tea. Like a fine wine, the earthy-tasting fermented brew, often sold in circular cakes, gains flavor-and value-with age. The price of the tea has gone from $2.56 to $3.85 a kilogram a year ago to seven times that range now. For the vintage stuff, prices can easily run as high as $300 per kg—and a 60-year-old 100-gram batch fetched $38,000 at auction earlier this year in Guangdong province. The buyers and sellers in this hot market tend to be those in the tea industry and business types already speculating in stocks, real estate, or Chinese art. And as with other investing sectors in China today, it’s a market that can fluctuate wildly. Prices fell by more than half recently after Yunnan farmers jacked up production and the market was flooded by some low-quality Pu’er passed off as a better vintage. “The price has kept going up and down like the stock market,” says An Min, a Yunnan native and founder of Beijing-based Pu’er Tea International Group. Now she and others are becoming concerned about the speculation that has prices see-sawing. The market frenzy, they say, encourages unscrupulous dealers who try to sell inferior young teas as high-quality, aged Pu’er. In an interview with the official English language newspaper, Zheng Bingli，chairman of Yunnan Pu’er Tea Ltd., warned that “such illicit behavior will seriously harm the growth of the Pu’er tea industry.”
【題組】48. Which description about the price of Pu’er tea is true?
(A) The price changes drastically.
(B) The price is decided by the weather.
(C) The price is determined by the government.
(D) The price goes up steadily.

68(D).

【題組】50. What does vintage refer to?
(A) Pu’er tea
(B) range of price
(C) market
(D) seesaw

69(D).

26. This recently invented _______ can help people who have a weak immune system to fight against seasonal flu.
(A)friction
(B) ransom
(C) vaccine
(D) wardrobe

70(D).

二、文法測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】
【題組】31. The committee ____________ ten representatives from several political parties.
(A)is composed of
(B) is consisted of
(C) composes
(D) consists

71(D).

【題組】33. Had it not been for the hard work of that research team, the hidden relic under the sea could never ______.
(A)be found
(B) have been found
(C) be finding
(D) have found

72(D).

【題組】35. The students should have their goggles ________ before starting a science experiment.
(A)having put on
(B) put on
(C) putting on
(D) puts on

73(D).

三、克漏字測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】第一篇： Lab-grown meats are a big thing now, and it is getting bigger. Memphis Meats, a San Francisco startup devoted to 36 lab-grown meat from animal cells, released a video on Tuesday that shows what it’s calling the “world’s first cultured meatball” getting fried up in a pan. “This is the first time a meatball 37 with beef cells that didn’t require a cow to be slaughtered,” said the manager from the company. Memphis Meats grows animal muscle tissue using stem cells of cows and pigs and feeds them oxygen and nutrients, 38 the Wall Street Journal. Now it costs about $18,000 to produce a pound of Memphis Meats beef, compared to about $4 for 39 beef. But the company, founded by three scientists, has been experimenting growing meat from stem cells harvested from cows, pigs, and chickens and says it will be selling its animal-free products to high-end customers in three to four years. The company also produces 90 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than 40 agriculture. It is too early to say if we will all be grilling up lab-grown meatballs, chicken wings, and pork chops. But for now, there is a big push to be the first to bring the food to our plates.
【題組】38.
(A)according to
(B) referring to
(C) ahead of
(D) because of

74(C).

第一篇:

Today’s students grew up with Internet access, YouTube, Facebook, Myspace, and a host of other digital resources. They can typically be found doing their math homework while texting their friends, browsing on Facebook, and listening to music all at the same time. They generally feel that they can find ways to multitask, while most adults believe these online activities are only distracting them from concentrating on their studies. Many of them also report that when they go to school, they have to turn off and dumb down because their schools ban digital devices.

One concern that teachers and adults usually have is that young people nowadays are increasing screen time in front of a computer, which aggravates the disconnect from the real world. Nonetheless, past efforts to fight this new digital culture were almost to no avail. Schools, therefore, must develop a strategy to take advantage of new technologies by infiltrating the digital culture into classrooms and learning. When advocators of flipped classroom present to teachers this new pedagogic innovation made possible by utilizing many accessible digital formats, it is only natural to anticipate a rather skeptical response.

However, when implementing flipped learning, classroom teachers are surprised to see how their young students settle into learning quickly and engage themselves in the process rather actively. What is significant and worth considering is that teachers should start speaking their students’ language and learning from them what is the efficient medium to impart knowledge. It is about time schools embraced digital learning and used it to help our students learn, instead of telling them they are forbidden from learning with today’s tools. It seems preposterous that schools have not adapted themselves to this irreversible digital change. By encouraging students to tap into the abundant digital learning resources, we will soon see them engaged in a variety of instructional activities in which they are collaborating, experimenting, and interacting with their teachers and peers. They are allowed to monitor their own learning and become truly autonomous.

【題組】14. According to the passage, how do teachers initially feel about flipped learning?
(A) They feel that students can learn how to multitask.
(B) They believe that excessive amount of screen time can enhance school performance.
(C) They have doubts toward the new digital learning format.
(D) They can see the upsides of flipped learning but find it impossible to implement.

75(C).

26. When I feel hungry at night, I usually eat_______ noodle.
(A) cument
(B) instant
(C) modest
(D) patient

76(C).

27. Please take out the_______ to make the room clean.
(A)garbage
(B) failure
(C) dragon
(D)custom

77(C).

28. I prefer a round table to a_______ one. Round represents completeness.
(A) global
(B) cloudy
(C) moist
(D) square

78(C).

29. The _________has finally burst in the housing industry, so some people have to sell their houses at very low prices.
(A)bubble
(B) gallon
(C)hammer
(D)kitten

79(C).

30. The typhoon that hit souther Taiwan________ several houses.
(A) destroved
(B)exhausted
(C) increased
(D) prevented

80(C).

31. It's sad that be died of a heart________.
(A) attack
(B) justice
(C)napkin
(D) region

81(C).

32. The new technique in a Malaysia based garment manufacturing company has__________them to double the production of the factory.
(A)made
(B)enabled
(C) persuaded
(D)dissuaded

82(C).

33. Many of America's parks and monuments have been made possible by the________donations of its citizens.
(A)selfish
(B) generous
(C) purposeful
(D) meaningless

83(C).

34.Since he went to Japan, I haven’t heard_______him again.
(A) from
(B) on
(C) through
(D) with

84(C).

35. He_____ to Japan two years ago.
(A) had gone
(B) has gone
(C) is going
(D) went

85(C).

36._________ by eating less will you lose some weight.
(A) Only
(B) If
(C) That
(D) With

86(C).

37. ______went a baseball game yesterday.
(A)I and my sister
(B) I with my sister
(C)My sister and I
(D) My sister with I

87(C).

38. Being a housewife, I have to ________ breakfast and then ________ the dishes every day.
(A) do/do
(B) do/make
(C) make/do
(D) make/make

88(B).

39. Each student should choose a city and______ famous sights that be/she would like to visit.
(A) it's
(B) its
(C) their
(D) theirs

89(B).

40. I's a pity. It was so dark last night on the mountain that________ anything.
(A) hardly could we see
(B) hardly we could see
(C) we could hardly see
(D) could we hardly see

90(B).

第一篇：
The first capsule hotel has opened in Australia, where travellers rest in a small sleeping pod rather than an entire room. Capsule hotels, or pod hotels, have been a popular choice for business people and tourists in Japan for a long time, but never before have Aussies had a chance to try out the alternate overnight resting place on home soil.
The properly named Capsule Hotel at Sydney’s bustling downtown contains 72 pods, each offering all the extras of a fully-functional hotel room, minus the bathroom and minibar — It updates the Japanese craze for a local crowd.
Property developer Walter Guo said the venture was inspired by a trip to Japan where he saw first-hand how popular the idea had become for a cross-section of society. “I thought such special hotels would be a unique experience for a backpacker to stay in, but I found out that in Australia no one was doing it,” he added.
As in Australia the usual accommodation is one big room for backpackers to share, Guo believes that the pod hotel will work because it is a better version of dormitory-style bunk beds and provides higher level of privacy and services. Each pod comes fully kitted out with a locker, a TV, USB plugs and headphone jacks, along with a mirror, dimmed lights and an alarm clock. Guests share a communal kitchenette and a laundromat.
Priced at AU$50 (about NT$1,000) for a smaller pod and AU$70 (roughly NT$1,400) for a deluxe double bed, the new hotel option has been taking off. While a large part of the customers at Capsule Hotel is backpackers, interstate businessmen looking for an affordable, private space to sleep have also been making good use of the spot.
Guo is confident his Capsule Hotel would be here to stay. “I think it’s in a great location and we’re offering something new — it works because it’s something people already accept but we’re making it even better,” he said.
【題組】2. What does “to try out the alternate overnight resting place on home soil” (in the first paragraph) mean?
(A) To offer homestay accommodations for extra income
(B) To get a taste of staying in a home-style hotel for free
(C) To stop staying at home but try sleeping over at a new hotel
(D) To experience a different type of hotel in Australia

91(B).

【題組】3. How did Walter Guo first get the idea of opening a capsule hotel in Australia?
(A) He watched a travel program on TV that introduced Japan’s capsule hotels.
(B) A backpacker complained to him that there are no capsule hotels in Australia.
(C) He once traveled to Japan and saw capsule hotels there by himself.
(D) He tried to provide more privacy to people who lived in the dorm he owned.

92(B).

【題組】4. Which of the following is NOT true about the facilities provided by Walter Guo’s Capsule Hotel?
(A) There is a cabinet in each pod for keeping personal belongings.
(B) Guests need to share facilities if they want to cook or wash clothes.
(C) A tiny refrigerator with drinks is offered in each pod.
(D) Each pod provides equipment for some entertainment.

93(B).

第二篇：
Did you know that Paris’s international landmark, now considered one of the world’s most famous buildings, had not always been so well-received? Built as an entrance and the centerpiece to the 1889 World’s Fair in the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, the all-steel structure seemed to rise oddly in an all classic Paris.
It was heartily disliked by Parisian intellects and artists who signed a statement: “We, writers, painters, sculptors, architects, passionate lovers of the beauty, until now intact, of Paris, hereby protest with all our might, with all our indignation, in the name of French taste gone unrecognized, in the name of French art and history under threat, against the construction, in the very heart of our capital, of the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower.” However, the renowned monument, currently regarded as a symbol of romance, survived all the hate.
The Tower was initially intended to be demolished about 20 years after the exposition. Gustave Eiffel, who designed and oversaw the building of the Tower, knew then that its scientific uses could protect it from its adversaries and prolong its lifespan. He therefore specified and pushed for the Tower’s purposes: meteorological and astronomical observations, physics experiments, optical telegraph communications and wind studies. Finally and decisively he succeeded in saving the Tower by putting it forward as a monumental support antenna for wireless broadcasting.
In the 1930s, after the Tower had remained the world’s tallest architecture for 41 years, many nicknames flourished in the press and publications, but later “the Iron Lady” just stuck and was picked up by the public. The word “Iron,” of course, means the structure is made of puddled iron, while the Tower is a “Lady” partly because the French noun tour (tower) is feminine and partly because the fine decorative meshed arches between its four pillars, or legs, look like a lacy skirt.
【題組】7.What did people who disliked the Eiffel Tower say about it?
(A) The Tower copied the design by another famous artist.
(B) Building the Tower cost far more than it should have.
(C) The Tower was ugly and huge, and served no purposes.
(D) It was dangerous to conduct experiments on the Tower.

94(B).

【題組】8. Who’s Gustave Eiffel?
(A) The French President at the time when the Tower was built.
(B) The architect and engineer to the construction of the Tower.
(C) The millionaire who bought the Tower for scientific uses.
(D) The most famous elite figure in the French Revolution.

95(B).

第二篇：

As employers adapt to remote work, the biggest question facing them is what to do with their physical offices. Even before the pandemic, many employers had begun questioning the wisdom of open-plan offices, which became popular in the past two decades. With employees seated in close quarters side by side and sharing kitchens and break areas, the offices enabled constant distractions. Once the pandemic hit, they also proved potentially lethal. Now, many companies are questioning the worth of offices at all. Tech companies, including Twitter, Facebook and Shopify, have said they will let many employees work from home permanently. Pinterest paid $89.5 million to cancel a new planned office space in San Francisco, saying more of its employees were going to work remotely in the future. But going fully remote carries its own set of problems.

New employees and those in search of mentorship will have a hard time at a company if they’ve never met their colleagues in person； if people can’t chat often with colleagues, they trust them less, according to a study from business school professors at Columbia and Northwestern Universities. Remote work can also deal a blow to employees’ mental health； when Ctrip, a Chinese company, let more than 100 employees work from home for four days a week starting in 2010, they were happy for three months, but within nine months, about half wanted to return to the office, according to a study.

That’s why some business owners are still investing in offices； they are just building a different kind of office. John Sweeden, who runs a small software firm in Oklahoma, broke ground last month on a new office building on a 25-acre plot. The complex is on land that costs a whole lot less than real estate in a crowded city center. Though it’s an office space, much of it will be “a place where zero work gets done,” he says. There will be a large salon for socializing； employees will be encouraged to spend hours there, talking about anything.

【題組】7. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
(A) The pandemic has saved employers a lot of money by putting their business on hold.
(B) Working remotely has its advantages and problems.
(C) Open-plan offices help people concentrate on their work.
(D) People might dislike working remotely at first, but will gradually like it after a few months.

96(B).

【題組】9. Why does John Sweeden want to build an office with much of it being“a place where zero work gets done?”
(A) Efficiency is not a concern for his business.
(B) He is being sarcastic and is actually implying the opposite.
(C) He thinks building social relationships is important for employees and the company.
(D) He wants to encourage employees to stay longer at the office and therefore work more.

97(A).

第三篇：

A Native-American sweat lodge is a ceremonial sweat bath that typically has its roots in Native-American history and culture. Traditionally, it is a purifying ritual that uses intense heat to stimulate vision and insight. A sweat lodge ceremony helps detoxify the body by stimulating blood circulation and causing you to sweat out impurities. You are typically naked or wrapped in a towel.

A traditional Native American sweat lodge is dome-shaped and built low to the ground. Rocks are heated up in a fire outside the lodge and then brought into the center of the lodge with a shovel and placed in a dug pit. More rocks are brought in, traditionally in four rounds, and the sweat lodge gets progressively hotter. The person in charge of the ceremony “pours the water” and is responsible for the health and well-being of participants. Typically, there are 8 to 12 participants, but there can be as many as a few dozen. Pouring water on the rocks creates steam, which makes the Native American sweat lodge feel even hotter. Sweet grass or sage is scattered on the rocks. You might be smudged with sage smoke before entering the sweat lodge to aid with the ritual of purification. It is usual to offer up prayers, share your thoughts with others, and ask for the release of pain and suffering.

The sweat ceremony is intended as a spiritual reunion with the creator and a respectful connection to the earth itself as much as it is meant for purging toxins out of the physical body. The ceremony is believed to free the mind of distractions, offering clarity (mental healing)； to allow for introspection and connection to the planet and the spiritual world (spiritual healing)； and to provide antibacterial and wound-healing benefits (physical healing).

【題組】12. What is the purpose of a sweat lodge ceremony?
(A) To lose weight by sweating a lot.
(B) To reconnect with family through heat.
(C) To spiritually reunite with the creator.
(D) To enjoy the wonder of nature.

98(A).

第一篇：【請依照句子前後文意，選出最適當的答案】

Cosmetics have existed throughout human history. The ancient Greeks, the Egyptians, and Romans all used various kinds of makeup. Some of these cosmetics were used to improve one’s appearance, while others were used to protect one’s skin. However, in some cases, things used for makeup were dangerous or even deadly! Skin care treatments including perfumes, lotions, and cosmetic masks were common in ancient Egypt by rich and poor alike. As the inventor of some of the earliest sunscreens, Egyptians also developed oils and creams for protection against the sun and dry winds. Egyptians, as well as other ancient cultures, used various powders on their skin for beauty as well. Thousands of years ago, Egyptians wore black kohl around their eyes, Romans put white chalk on their faces, and Indians painted red henna on their bodies.

Even though most of the ancient cosmetics were harmless, however, in the name of beauty, some people apply hazardous chemicals and toxic materials to their skin. During the Italian Renaissance, women wore white powder made of lead on their faces. Of course, doctors today know lead is like a poison for our bodies. Also around the time of the Renaissance, women in Italy put drops of belladonna in their eyes. These belladonna drops were made from a plant whose poison affects the nerves in the body. By putting belladonna drops in her eyes, a woman’s pupils will become very large, which was thought to make women more beautiful. Actually, this is where the plant’s name comes from. In Italian, belladonna means “beautiful woman.”

When Elizabeth I was queen in the late 1500s, some rather harmful cosmetics were also being used by women in England. In particular, women were using special hair dye made with lead and sulphur. The dye was designed to give people red hair, the same color as the queen’s hair, but over time, the dye made people’s hair fall out. Finally, just like the queen, women using this dye ended up bald and had to wear wigs.

【題組】4. What is true about belladonna?
(A) It is a name of a woman.
(B) It means beautiful eyes.
(C) It is an Italian word.
(D) Its eye drops could hurt one’s pupils.

99(A).

【題組】5. What is NOT true about the cosmetic beauty in England during the late 16th century?
(A) Many women loved to have their hair dyed red like Queen Elizabeth I’s.
(B) A special hair dye for women contained toxins that caused hair loss.
(C) Queen Elizabeth I ordered to add poison to the hair dye used by commoner women.
(D) Both Queen Elizabeth I and women using red hair dye eventually put on fake hair.

100(A).

第二篇：【請依照句子前後文意，選出最適當的答案】

On September 11th, 2001, tragedy struck the city of New York when terrorists crashed airplanes into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. From the ashes of those iconic buildings, however, would rise a new city landmark – the glimmering One World Trade Center. Construction on 1 WTC began in April of 2006, but it wasn’t until May of 2015 that the doors were finally open to the public. This was due to the numerous challenges facing architects, engineers, and construction crews while they worked on the project. First and foremost were the cleanup efforts in and around the area where the twin towers came down. This is the site that would come to be known as Ground Zero. This alone took eight long months.

After the cleanup, architects and engineers had to put their heads together to determine how they would make this new structure fit in with the infrastructure that was already in place. Beneath the site there were already train and subway tracks to take into consideration, all at different depths. To make things even more complicated, construction of 1 WTC could not interrupt train or a subway service. This meant they would have to work around the train and subway tunnels. It wasn’t easy, but after analyzing everything that was there underground in four dimensions, the team was able to figure it out.

Yet another challenge was the sheer size of the building, and how to put together its massive beams and columns, some weighing as much as 72.5 metric tons. In order to get this done, two of the largest cranes ever used in the history of New York City had to be brought in to lift them up.

The result of all this time, planning, and effort is one of the safest and strongest towers ever built. In the end, the estimated price tag for the building was US$3.9 billion. However, for many New Yorkers, seeing a new tower rise up where the twin towers once stood is something no one can put a price on.

【題組】10. What is the author’s tone in the ending paragraph?
(A) positive
(B) sarcastic
(C) humorous
(D) doubtful