2.
(A) late
(B) far
(C) long
(D) away

題型三：（第 45 至 48 題），下面四篇段落各有四個劃底線的句子，每個句子前有選項代碼。請依各段內容，選出一個文意最不連貫的句子，並將該句 子之選項代碼劃在答案卡上。48. Computers have been around for about fifty years. The first computer was built in the 1940s; it was the size of a large house and was limited in power. (A) However, computers developed very quickly. Today computers sit comfortably on our desks or even our laps, and have much more power than the original machines. (B) The world’s biggest computer communication service is the Internet. (C) In the last ten years, people have become more and more dependent on computers. (D) For example, most large businesses now rely almost completely on computers for storing, and for calculating financial information.

49. (A) 15342 (B) 51243 (C) 14325 (D) 54231 (1) If we continue to consume oil at the present rate, we will run out of it in less than a hundred years. (2) Its use grew consistently during the twentieth century, and will continue to do so well into the twenty-first century. (3) However, the world’s supply of oil, from which gasoline is derived, is limited. (4) Its widespread use began in the early 1900s with the mass production of automobiles. (5) Gasoline is one of the most important fuels used in transportation.

50. (A) 154263 (B) 145362 (C) 142536 (D) 156234 (1) Many scientists are trying to predict earthquakes. (2) Furthermore, the predicted earthquake may not take place at all. (3) Instead, they are trying to design buildings and bridges that can resist earthquakes. (4) Scientists cannot predict the exact location, time, or intensity of an earthquake. (5) These predictions are, unfortunately, very uncertain. (6) As a result, the scientists do not think it is useful to announce that an earthquake will take place on certain day.

1. (A) never (B) however (C) ever (D) forever

3. (A) measure (B) number (C) figure (D) total

4. (A) After (B) Because (C) If (D) While

5. (A) allow (B) talk (C) deny (D) warn

6. (A) more (B) less (C) better (D) fewer

7. (A) pollution (B) earth (C) resources (D) government

8. (A) like that (B) such as (C) for sure (D) as if