106年 - 106 國立政治大學_碩士班招生試題︰英文#124959

1. Mary and Susan are identical twins. It is little wonder that Mary closely ____ her sisters. (A) resembles (B) assembles (C) preambles (D) disqualifies

2. Earning low wages, Nicholas often finds his monthly income ____ for the needs of living in an expensive city. (A) ethnic (B) humanitarian (C) inadequate (D) tiresome

3. This cathedral suffered ____ for two centuries. In the past two hundred years, no one cared about its appearance. (A) version (B) neglect (C) genius (D) enthusiasm

4. Some children tend to express their opinion without considering others' feelings. They may ____ tell their chubby teacher that she should lose weight. (A) healthily (B) globally (C) beautifully (D) bluntly

5. The popularity of a movie may ____ with time. As time goes by, people may gradually forget an old movie and move on to love new ones. (A) diminish (B) transcribe (C) enlarge (D) desire

6. Professor Maxwell is very ____ about Korean culture. He has been researching this topic for twenty years and has published six books about it. (A) domestic (B) equivalent (C) excessive (D) knowledgeable

7. I am sorry that I cannot respond to your question directly. Confidentiality ____ dictate that I am not allowed to reveal the names of any participants. (A) conclusions (B) distractions (C) restrictions (D) ambitions

8. Many psychologists ____ praising your children when they behave well. These experts support this strategy because they believe that it can help children learn good moral principles. (A) advocate (B) impoverish (C) disguise (D) remove

9. The use of smart phones is ____ in this school. Almost every student there has one. (A) superstitious (B) scientific (C) scanty (D) widespread

10. This lawyer _ his clients with too much legal jargon. His clients do not understand what he is talking about. (A) refuses (B) confuses (C) defuses (D) transfuses

11. My teacher reads students' essays _. She pays close attention to every sentence and is able to spot minor grammatical mistakes. (A) meticulously (B) abstractly (C) disastrously (D) supposedly

12. Sitting at the back of this classroom, I can only hear a _ of the lecture. In other words, I can only catch a small part of what the lecturer says. (A) fragment (B) habitation (C) possession (D) terminal

13. Because of a recession, this car factory decides to _ making new cars. It stops its business and moves to another country. (A) consult (B) nominate (C) expand (D) cease

14. This country is famous for its religious tolerance. It encourages its citizens of different religious backgrounds to live in the same neighborhood _. (A) undoubtedly (B) dangerously (C) aggressively (D) peacefully

15. You should keep your food in _ conditions. Otherwise, your food may be contaminated with bacteria. (A) introductory (B) biannual (C) hygienic (D) presidential

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16. You look very ill today. I recommend that you _ a doctor for medical assistance. (A) seeing (B) have seen (C) saw (D) see

17. If you wish to apply for this job, you need to send all the required documents to our company _ next Tuesday. If we do not receive your documents before or on that day, we cannot accept your application. (A) by (B) of (C) over (D) for

18. This course will familiarize students _ the psychology of children. After taking this course, students are expected to know a lot about what children tend to do in certain circumstances. (A) with (B) to (C) up (D) down 國立政治大學 106 學年度碩士班招生考試試題第 3 頁，共 6 頁考試科目英文系所別共同科目考試時間 2 月 18 日(六) 第二節

19. _ with care, this kind of flower can live for a long time. (A) Looking after (B) To look after (C) Looked after (D) Look after

20. You should not misinterpret your parents' silence. Your parents love you dearly； _ they may never say so openly. (A) if (B) even though (C) after (D) even

21. This restaurant is very famous because of its _ atmosphere. All employees in this restaurant are very friendly and are willing to help customers. (A) having welcomed (B) to welcome (C) welcoming (D) welcome

22. Having nothing meaningful to do, she feels very _. (A) boring (B) bored (C) bore (D) to bore

23. This powerful earthquake has _ hundreds of houses being damaged. (A) result (B) to result (C) resulted from (D) resulted in

24. _ his wife left him did he realize how important she was to him. (A) Only after (B) Because (C)Never (D) At no time

25. I can eat any type of food _ shrimps. Because of an allergy problem, I always avoid eating shrimps. (A) apart (B) in addition to (C) except (D) in addition

26. Where should vegetables go? (A) In the hardware section (B) In the back section of the store (C) In the busy front section of the store (D) At the checkout counter

27. What may you find in a prescription section? (A) Mouthwash (B) Detergent (C) Toothbrush (D) Hardware

28. What is scrambled merchandising? Scrambled merchandising is the item that (A) most consumers need (B) are inexpensive (C) will be placed the differently by season (D) stores offer in several places

29. What does the word 'impulse' in "impulse items" mean? (A) attraction (B) common (C) incitement (D) cheap.

30. Where will you buy Christmas decorations after Thanksgiving? (A) In the hardware section (B) In the busy front section of the store (C) In the back section of the store (D) At the checkout counter

31. What may be the main purpose of this passage? (A) To cut down on the number of unnecessary purchases (B) To buy the suitable items under a reasonable price (C) To learn how to be a good store planner (D) To know the placement of items and find them easily.

32. What is the main topic of the passage? (A) Archaeologists found the first Americans. (B) People in Clovis were the first Americans. (C) The first Americans should be before Clovis. (D) Southern Virginia was the hometown of the first Americans.

33. What does the word 'dune' in "Virginia sand dune" mean? (A) beach (B) hill (C) marsh (D) tent

34. According to the passage, where did the first Americans come from? (A) Asia (B) Europe (C) Western Hemisphere (D) We don't know

35. Which of the following can be considered most appropriate to explain the meaning of the word 'fuel' in "adding further fuel"? (A) campfire (B) campfire remains (C) evidence (D) inhabitation

36. When did America's habitants create Clovis culture? About (A) 17,000 years ago (B) 15,000 years ago (C) 11,200 years ago (D) 10,700 years ago

37. According to the passage, the inhabitants in pre-Clovis lived (A) in Cactus Hill and Meadowcroft (B) Southern Virginia (C) South America (D) from the Arctic to the tip of South America

38. The author of this passage creates a tone that can be best described as (A) indignant (B) frustrated (C) nonaligned (D) obsequious

39. What may the author think when students criticize other people's research? (A) It is helpful for future research. (B) It may help the researchers avoid making the same mistakes. (C) It is a necessary step for a student to become a researcher. (D) It is immoral to criticize other people's research.

40. In line 3, the word "rigorous" means (A) ambiguous (B) obvious (C) strict (D) broad

41. According to the passage, what may be one of the major weaknesses when students criticize published research? (A) The researcher often wrote their research in a boring way. (B) The research has been done in the similar formula. (C) The research was not practical. (D) The researchers failed to establish the relationships involved.

42. According to the passage, how do students in class often react to another student's research? (A) They often offer good suggestions. (B) They react the way they do to any other research. (C) They often fail to offer appropriate comment. (D) They criticize the quality of their classmates' research.

43. A novice researcher may find formulating good research questions very subtle. Which of the following can be considered most appropriate to explain the meaning of the word 'subtle'? (A) enlightening (B) equivocal (C) conducive (D) constructive

44. Why may student researchers have to change their research projects? Because (A) their projects may take too much money (B) they do not have enough time (C) their projects are highly biased (D) their original questions are too broad.

45. What is the author's conclusion about preparing suitable questions for a research project? (A) It is harder than student researchers may realize. (B) It is not too difficult for student researchers to learn. (C) Student researcher should follow formulas closely. (D) Student researchers should try to get others' help.

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