107年 - 107 國立交通大學_碩士班招生試題︰英文#124957

1.VOCABULARY: Choose the most appropriate answer to complete the sentences. (3pts each)

1. In today's global economy, new countries and regions have ____ as major players and new challenges have become apparent. (A) merged (B) submerged (C) emerged (D) purged

2. When you open the refrigerator a number of times, you are making the refrigerator work longer, which ____ more energy. (A) consumes (B) resumes (C) presumes (D) assumes

3. ____ by car not only makes you fat but also means you are emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. (A) Communicating (B) Computing (C) Commuting (D) Commissioning

4. The contract clearly ____ that the tenant cannot sublease the premises without the landlord's consent. (A) accumulates (B) stimulates (C) manipulates (D) stipulates

5. The goods will be shipped immediately after the ____ is received. (A) salary (B) payment (C) budget (D) debit

6. She has ____ and always becomes dizzy in a high - rise elevator. (A) acrophobia (B) microphobia (C) phychophobia (D) radiophobia

7. In my country, before you can be an electrician, you need to spend at least one year as a/an ____. (A) guru (B) mentor (C) apprentice (D) probationer

8. In some industrialized countries, the birth rate ____ as life expectancy rose. Overall, the total fertility ____. (A) soared (B) plummeted (C) stabilized (D) exceeded

9. The oil is now drifting toward the Great Barrier Reef. Environmentalists are concerned that the oil could destroy large stretches of the reef, which has been ____ by the UN as one of the world's great nature preserves. (A) designated (B) diminished (C) embarked (D) allocated

10. Sleep deprivation can cause accidents of many kinds, thus ____ public health and safety. (A) implementing (B) impacting (C) determining (D) jeopardizing 

GRAMMAR: Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. (3pts each)

11. The street violence, the worst ____ for months, erupted after police tried to dismantle the vendors' ____. (A) seeing (B) saw (C) seen (D) having seen

12. In 1988, ____ 350,000 fresh cases of polio in 125 countries, most of them in the developing world. (A) there was (B) there were (C) there is (D) there are 

13. The cooperation with international organizations ________ trade, technology transfer, and investment in ____ developing countries. (A) facilitating (B) has facilitated (C) have facilitated (D) to facilitate

14. The conference could have been successful if the keynote speaker ____ late for 40 minutes. (A) hadn't been (B) haven't been (C) hasn't been (D) would be

15. In order to ____ as a supplier, a foreign company must have a local partner or subsidiary to register ____ under local requirements. (A) have considered (B) consider (C) considered (D) be considered

16. It's very noisy outside. I ____ in my lecture, but I can't. (A) try concentrate (B) try concentrating (C) try to concentrate (D) try to concentrating

17. Plastic surgery is no longer expensive ____ more people can pay for it. (A) while (B) so (C) because (D) and

18. I have been thinking about getting a tattoo of my favorite singer, Taylor Swift； I ____ a picture of her ____ next week. (A) had (B) have (C) have had (D) am going to have

19. Mbah Marijan has a very unusual job. He's the Gatekeeper of Merapi, an active volcano on the island of Java in Indonesia. ____ traditional stories, an ogre named Sapu Jagat lives inside Merapi. (A) According to (B) Based on (C) In addition to (D) Refer to 

20. Bernard Weber wanted to use modern technology to bring the people of the world closer together. He ____ knew that the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ____ one person. (A) choose (B) was chosen (C) were chosen (D) were chosen by 

21. What is "off the charts"? (A) The demand of iPhone X (B) The profit of Apple Inc. (C) The new features of the phone (D) The new facial identification software

22. What is NOT a concern about the new iPhone? (A) the offers have been less generous than before (B) users cannot unlock the phone using Face ID (C) slow third-quarter customer upgrades (D) production of the phone was below target 

Question 23 is based on the following reading. (4pts each)

This message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. Any dissemination, disclosure, copying or other use of the whole or partial message by persons or entities other than the recipient as indicated in the message is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please kindly notify us and delete the message immediately. Also, Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be 100% virus-free； we, therefore, shall not be liable for the message if altered, modified, changed or falsified by any third party.
23. If you are not the recipient of this message, what can you do? (A) Disclose the message. (B) Copy the message. (C) Disseminate the message. (D) Delete the message. 

Question 24 is based on the following reading. (4pts each)

Commodities are often substances that come out of the earth such as crude oil, coal, aluminum, copper, gold, silver, salt, sugar, rice, wheat, and maintain roughly a universal price, fluctuated daily and based on global supply and demand. On a commodity exchange, it is the underlying standard stated in the contract that defines the commodity, not any quality inherent in a specific producer's product.

Commodities are traded in two types of markets: the spot (or cash) market where goods are bought and sold for immediate delivery, and the futures market where contracts are for future delivery. In the futures market, both businesses and producers can use futures contracts to lock in their prices and profits. In addition, investors also may buy and sell futures contracts to try to make money on price changes.
24. Which of the following statements is true? (A) The spot market is where goods are bought and sold for future delivery. (B) The futures market is where goods are bought and sold for immediate delivery. (C) Only producers can use futures contracts to lock in profits. (D) Investors may make money by buying and selling futures contracts. 

Question 25 is based on the following reading. (4pts each)

Direct Deposit is a safe and secure way to electronically deposit your salary, pension, tax refunds, Social Security income, and other regular monthly checks to your account. You can get instant notification by email when the deposit is credited to your account. No more paper checks! You don't need to make a trip to the bank and worry about your check being lost or stolen. No more waiting for checks to clear, your money is available immediately on your payment date.
25. If a deposit is electronically credited to your account, which of the following statements is true? (A) You won't get an instant notification by email. (B) You can use the fund immediately. (C) You need to make a trip to the bank to deposit your check. (D) You can't use the fund until the check is cleared. 

Question 26 is based on the following reading. (4pts each)

American Foods Inc., founded 1910 in the U.S., originally operated as a wholesaler of packed meat. In the last 100 years, it has acquired a range of 35 brands including breakfast foods, snacks, convenience foods such as frozen pizza, ice cream and American-type confectionery. Some of these, such as Kameo Cookies, have been on the market since the 1920s. American Foods venture into the fair trade market has been less successful. It was attacked sharply by consumer groups when it was discovered that some of the ingredients of its Fair World brands were being sourced from conventional suppliers. The company maintains 90 manufacturing and processing facilities worldwide with a total of 60,000 employees. Last year it opened a facility in Poland and another in the Czech Republic.
26. The passage is about... (A) the scandal that happened to American Foods in the twentieth century. (B) the reasons why American Foods merged other companies. (C) the development and venture of American Foods company. (D) the supply chain management failure of American Foods. 

Question 27 is based on the following reading. (4pts each)

For many German professionals, the proverb "The grass is greener on the other side of the fence" has become truer than ever. Last year more than 150,000 Germans left their country to seek permanent employment in other industrialized countries. Some of their destinations were as remote as Australia and New Zealand, others as close to home as Switzerland and Britain.
27. What is the main idea of the passage? (A) The most popular immigration country. (B) The status of workers in industrialized countries. (C) The emigration problem in Germany. (D) Many German professionals tend to work abroad. 

Question 28 is based on the following reading. (4pts each)

Rising life expectancy and a drop in fertility rates mean that the world's population is aging. In the twenty- first century, this development will accelerate not only in the rich countries but also in many other parts of the world. As gratifying as it is to have people living longer, increased longevity is expected to pose many challenges, some of which are already being felt in industrialized economies, most notably Japan.
28. What is the main idea of the passage? (A) The problems of graying population in Japan. (B) The trend of aging population in the twenty-first century. (C) The low fertility rates increase the population growing. (D) The suffers of rising life expectancy in developing countries. 

29. What is the purpose of this email? (A) To provide an analysis of staff-related cost-reduction measures to CEO. (B) To convince the employees that the measures will work effectively. (C) To inform the personnel department the CEO has approved the measures. (D) To warn the CEO that the unions will strike if the measures are not offered.

30. Which two possibilities did Brad Shields identify to reduce personnel costs with laying off staff? (A) The marketing methods and voluntary reduction. (B) Redundancies and higher wage. (C) Voluntary reduction of working hours and unpaid leave. (D) Unpaid leave and higher wage. END