102年 - 102 南臺灣國民中學教師甄選命題策略聯盟：英語#10457

Prices on the stock exchange have been ____ wildly all week. (A) vibrating (B) wavering (C) intensifying (D) fluctuating

A nearly _____ diamond is more valuable than one with imperfections. (A) flawed (B) imperfect (C) perfectly (D) flawless

Obtaining a patent for an invention can be ______ process. (A) a retracted (B) a hardened (C) a lengthened (D)an extended

Mr. Suzuki has _____ finished preparing the financial statement and the final report has been emailed to his upper manager. (A) more or less (B)little or no (C)on and off (D)sooner or later

The T-1000’s diversified ____ forms were achieved through a computer technique called digital compositing. (A) steady (B) protean (C) single (D) one-sided

Smoking is permitted only in specially _____ areas. (A) defined (B) described (C) denied (D) designated

In even the simplest and most _____ Italian street song, Pavarotti gripped the audience like a benign bear. (A) difficult (B) hackneyed (C) unheard (D)funniest

Tom’s ____ prevented him from climbing the ladder. (A) acrophobia (B) agrophobia (C) claustrophobia (D) xenophobia

Some knowledge of Latin, if only of the meaning of a few hundred words, is ____if one is to feel at ease with the English language as an instrument of thought. (A) expendable (B) indisputable (C) indescribable (D) indispensable

The slaves in the States were freed by the Emancipation ____. (A) Proclamation (B) Exclamation (C) Disclamation (D) Reclamation

Wearing evening gowns all day is just part of Jane’s ____ behavior. (A) ecstatic (B) eccentric (C) efficacious (D) egocentric

Money and good taste made Emily the ____ of fashionable elegance. (A) epitaph (B) epoch (C) epitome (D) epicure

During their famous clash, Jung regarded Freud ambivalently, attacking the father of modern psychoanalysis even as he ____ him. (A) preferred (B) despised (C) revered (D) enlightened

Whales hurt none in their peaceful migrations through the earth’s seas, yet are savagely hunted by man, who ____ superior need. (A) manifests (B) assimilates (C) retains (D) assumes

Because of his inherent ____, William steered clear of any job that he suspected could turn out to be a travail. (A) insolence (B) indolence (C) impudence (D) industry

16. A buyer’s market is a market _____ sellers are so eager to sell that they offer very favorable terms to buyers. (A) which in (B) in where (C) in which (D) which

17. This salad dish ____ better if you use fresh herbs and garlic. (A) will be tasting (B) tastes (C) would have tasted (D) tasted

18. Kimberly Pinkala will become vice-president in charge of marketing when John Brock ____. (A) will retire (B) retires (C) retired (D) will be retiring

19. ____ most people at work, David has a degree in computer science. (A) Likely (B) Likewise (C) Alike (D) Like

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20. Most of the foreign ambassadors arrived ___ limousines. (A) at (B) on (C) in (D) by

21. _____ you return from Vienna, you will have to fill out a trip report. (A) So that (B) Once (C) Since (D) The sooner

22. ____ economic indicators are of more concern to Americans than unemployment statistics. (A) A considerable amount of (B) Few (C) The few (D) A little

23. The body is composed of some hundred thousand million cells, ____ is complete in itself. (A) which (B) some of which (C) each of which (D) of which

24. ____, geology has been divided into two major divisions: physical geology and historical geology. (A) Despite of its broad scope (B) Because it is broad scope (C) In spite of its broad scope (D) Because of its broad scope

25. Xanthines have both good and bad effects on the body, and these effects ____ the size and regularity of dosage. (A) generally determine on (B) which are generally determined by (C) generally determined by (D) are generally determined by

26. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, ____ the main focus of social psychology. (A) which are (B) that is (C) is (D) of which are

27. ____ of eighteenth-century Russian settlements in Alaska are found on Kodiak Island and at Sitka. (A) For the sites (B) The sites (C) They are the sites (D) There are sites

28. ____, their small size and the thin soil make them easy prey to a hiker’s heel. (A) When alpine flowers can resist wind, cold, and snow (B) Alpine flowers can resist wind, cold, and snow (C) Alpine flowers resisting wind, cold, and snow (D) While alpine flowers can resist wind, cold, and snow

29. Other desirable qualities of concrete, the only building material that can be delivered to the job site in a pliable state, include its strength, economy, and ____. (A) the fact that it lasts a long while (B) durability (C) because it lasts a long while (D) great ability to last

30. There is new evidence to suggest that a child’s personality is ____ traumatic events. (A) developed more by everyday interactions rather than by (B) developed more by everyday interactions than by (C) developed more by everyday interactions instead by (D) being developed more by every day interactions than by

31. The work “enhance” is closest in meaning to ____. (A) use (B) improve (C) counteract (D) balance

32. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ___. (A) aqualities (B) fins (C) grooves (D) depressions

33. Why does the author mention that “Airplanes retract their landing gear while in flight?” (A) To show that air resistance and water resistance work differently from each other (B) To argue that some fishes are better designed than airplanes are (C) To provide evidence that airplane engineers have studied the design of fish bodies (D) To demonstrate a similarity in design between certain fishes and airplanes

34. The word “sophisticated” is closest in meaning to ____. (A) complex (B) amazing (C) creative (D) practical

35. According to paragraph 4, the long bills of marlins, sailfish, and swordfish probably help these fishes by ___. (A) increasing their ability to defend themselves (B) allowing them to change direction easily (C) increasing their ability to detect odors (D) reducing water resistance as they swim

36. Which of the following is one of the reasons that tunas are in constant motion? (A) They lack a swim bladder. (B) They need to suck in more water than other fishes do. (C) They have large muscles for breathing. (D) They cannot open their mouths unless they are in motion.

37. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in this highlighted sentence? “One potential problem is that opening the mouth to breathe detracts from the streamlining of these fishes and tends to slow them down.” (A) These fishes often have a problem opening their mouths while swimming. (B) The streamlining of these fishes prevents them from slowing down. (C) The streamlining of these fishes tends to slow down their breathing. (D) Opening the mouth to breathe can reduce the speed of these fishes.

38. The word “channel” is closest in meaning to ____. (A) reduce (B) remove (C) direct (D) provide

39. One of the adaptations of fast-swimming fishes that might be used to improve the performance of ships is these fishes’ ability to ___. (A) swim directly through eddies (B) make efficient use of water currents (C) cover great distances without stopping (D) gain speed by forcing water past their gills

40. Which of the following is true of blue fin tunas? (A) Their eyes and brain are more efficient than those of any other fish. (B) Their body temperature can change greatly depending on the water temperature. (C) They can swim in wasters that are much colder than their own bodies. (D)They have special muscle tissue that warms their eyes and brain.

41. (A) arose (B) aroused (C) rose (D) roused

42. (A) was overridden (B) overriding (C) was overriding (D) overrode

43. (A) demanded (B) was demanded (C) demanding (D) which was demanded

44. (A) relieve (B) reload (C) relay (D) relish

45. (A) where (B) when (C) by which (D) which

46. (A) done (B) made (C) offered (D) invented

47. (A) for (B) at (C) to (D) by

48. (A) advanced sharp (B) were sharply advanced (C) was sharply advancing (D) should be advanced sharply

49. (A) By (B) For (C) In (D) At

50. (A) than (B) little (C) few (D) less

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