107年 - 107政大轉學考英文#127984

1. As the date of their meeting drew closer, the representatives of the two parties staked out ______ positions on the dilemma between energy conservation and economic development. (A) intensive (B) divergent (C) pelagic (D) decelerating

2. Despite a setback in the year of 2018, the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate has ______ to near 3%. (A) condoned (B) drained (C) consumed (D) tumbled

3. Although a few reports address learners' learning problems, these reports are either invalidated ______ or investigations with limitations. (A) contemplation (B) petitions (C) assertions (D) corruption

4. Teleconferencing allows people at distant locations to ______ across geographical boundaries and time constraints. (A) confer (B) confess (C) conjure (D) conceal

5. Conflicts in the workplace are inevitable, but there are steps for quickly managing conflict to minimize a ______ to your business. (A) disruption (B) pretermission (C) miscellany (D) configuration

6. Recent research shows that a key element of learning is the students' awareness of the learning process, which is ______ to successful learning. (A) captious (B) shoddy (C) critical (D) despicable

7. The legalization of marijuana has been ______ by social groups for years. (A) pruned (B) triangulated (C) attenuated (D) decried

8. The medical controversy should be of serious concern because it continues to ______ many professional areas of medicine. (A) detect (B) consent (C) plague (D) implore

9. When reading, successful learners are able to use other strategies to ______ for their insufficient vocabulary; in contrast, less successful learners felt that they could not comprehend the reading texts without a large vocabulary. (A) conduct (B) compensate (C) comply (D) conform

10. While the #MeToo movement has ______ across the world, some Japanese women and men are reporting on social media of unease in the workplace, which has increased segregation between the genders. (A)Inferred (B)spread (C)surmised (D)assented

11. (A) alongside (B) outright (C) altogether (D) besides

12. (A) be likely to (B) be under way of (C) be baited with (D) be grafted on

13. (A) is open to suggestions of (B) is consistent with (C) represents a challenge to (D) lies the difficulty in

14. (A) over (B) against (C) from (D) to

15.(A) in (B) of (C) with (D) at

16. (A) choleric (B) indignant (C) terra-cotta (D) delicacy

17. (A) living (B) life (C) alive (D) lively

18. (A) on (B) with (C) against (D) by

19. (A) with (B) to (C) from (D) of

20. (A) and he could take advantage of (B) however he would rely on (C) so that he could oversee (D) therefore he repudiate

 21. (A) erupt in hives and eczema (B) eject the masses from the riot (C) explode with no warning (D) burst into blaze on the hearth

22. (A) have overcast with smoky haze (B) making a mountain out of a molehill (C) than you might think (D) in bimbo eruption

23. (A) others last erupted hundreds or even thousands of years ago (B) when thick magma and large amounts of gas build up under the surface (C) often causing streams of lava to ooze from the vent though (D) ash and toxic gases which cause lung damage and other problems to infants and the elderly

24. (A) would have evacuated because of spew and force (B) has forcibly spewed lava because of evacuations (C) forced evacuations to spew lava (D) spewing lava and forcing evacuations

25. (A) more than thousands of tourists voted the park as one of the best scenic spots (B) it destroyed more than 100 houses (C) over hundreds of endangered animals were in captivity (D) the ash ejected from Kilauea has created fertile farmlands in the areas with high volcanic activity IV. Reading Comprehension: 20% Passage 1

26. According to the passage, how did women usually manage sexual harassment? (A) Keep it personal. (B) Report it to authorities. (C) Seek professional help. (D) Tweet it on Twitter.

27. What does the statement "Silence,..., has its cost" mean? (A) Silence is a good virtue. (B) Silence protects the victims. (C) Silence will pay off in the long run. (D) Silence creates opportunities for predators.

28. What is the purpose of the #MeToo movement? (A) To reveal the identity of the perpetrators of sexual misconduct. (B) To demonstrate the severity of the noted problem. (C) To sabotage the support network among the affected individuals. (D) To protest against gender inequality at work.

29. What does "passivity of most forms of Twitter activism" mean in the passage? (A) Campaigns on Twitter are not as engaging as they seem. (B) Movements proposed on Twitter can be proactive. (C) Twitter has successfully launched many social movements. (D) Tweets on Twitter are in general too critical.

30. Which of the following is NOT true about the #MeToo movement? (A) It has revealed an unprecedented amount of truth. (B) It has exposed the hardships facing sexually harassed women. (C) It is meant to eliminate a climate of serial sexual predation. (D) It has invited both men and women to join forces together. 

31. According to the passage, what does the number "82" refer to in the first paragraph? (A) The likelihood of gun deaths in American high schools. (B) The rate of teenage suicides in American high schools. (C) The number of teenage drop-outs in developed countries. (D) The death toll of 15 to 19-year-olds in developed countries.

32. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible cause to the frequent school shootings? (A) Neglected teens with emotional problems. (B) Substance abuse on campus. (C) Loose gun control laws. (D) Obsession with masculinity.

33. What does the American gun culture in the 2010s have in common with the American alcohol culture in the 1960s? (A) People deserve equal access to guns and alcohol. (B) The process to legalize guns and alcohol is similar. (C) Those who own guns or consume alcohol tend to abuse them. (D) One-third of American population is denied access to guns or alcohol.

34. What does the word “minority" mean in the fourth paragraph? (A) Racial minorities. (B) Gender minority. (C) People who are against the mainstream culture. (D) Gun owners.

35. Which of the following is true? (A) Most of gun owners guard their guns in a secured place. (B) Only a handful of people dominate federal laws of gun control. (C) Germany exercised stricter gun control after 2016. (D) 30% of the American population had access to alcohol in the 1960s.

V. Composition:
YouTube has gone from being a fun hobby to the source of main income for many celebrity YouTubers. Please write a short essay (about 500 words) and use examples to detail the qualities that contribute to the popularity of a YouTuber. Then comment on how these qualities, be it positive or negative, may influence the future job market.