107年 - 107 國立政治大學_碩士暨碩士在職專班招生考試試題：英文#124654

1. Pumpkin pie is an iconic Thanksgiving dish, and a symbol of the struggle to________ American identity through the harvest holiday.(A) revolt (B) define (C) experiment (D) assassinate

2. Those who say that Chinese philosophy is irrational, do not bother to read it, and simply dismiss it in ________.(A) ecstasy (B) trouble (C) disappointment (D) ignorance

3. Few serious scientists doubt that climate change is happening, or that it is man-made, but many still have a hard time grasping global warming, partly as a convenient way of ignoring the ________ impact it is predicted to have.(A) destructive (B) dependent (C) reliable (D) positive

4. According to The Book of Curiosities, the beings that inhabit remote regions are monsters because they are________ transgressions of the border between human and animal.(A) fairies (B) soldiers (C) dwarfs (D) hybrids

5. The trend to apply a husband's name to a wife is recent, one of the earliest examples being in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility in which Mrs. John Dashwood is so-called to ________ her from the more senior Mrs. Dashwood.(A) distinguish (B) exclude (C) withdraw (D) prevent

6. Scientific research seems to suggest that bees do have a kind of consciousness, even as myths and________about their capacities persist.(A) acrimony (B) autonomies (C) authorities (D) misconceptions

7. In the past, strong discipline merged into __. If a man fainted on a march, he'd be tied to a pole sticking out of the side of a wagon.(A) encouragement (B) punishment (C) production (D) consumption

8. With every new experience, your organism engages in __ to fit what's happening into a familiar pattern.(A) laboratory (B) abundance (C) inference (D) revolution

9. Regardless of the progress made by prominent African-Americans, American capitalism is structured to keep a white________ of society ahead of the remaining marginalized many.(A) commodity (B) segment (C) conjunction (D) savage

10. The triumph of scientific progress and sustained economic growth was no more ________than the evolution of Homo sapiens as dominant on the planet.(A) responsive (B) economic (C) possessive (D) predetermined

11. Sartre, Camus and their intellectual companions rejected religion, staged new and________plays, challenged readers to live authentically, and wrote about the absurdity of the world – a world without purpose and without value.(A) superfluous (B) conforming (C) unnerving (D) meaning

12. Crowded, crooked, misaligned and impacted teeth are huge problems that have clear aesthetic consequences, but can also ________ chewing and lead to decay.(A) affect (B) effect (C) enhance (D) dissect

13. According to the 18th-century Samurai manual the Hagakure: "A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this you will ________your dreams."(A) vanquish (B) slumber through (C) awaken from (D) suffer from

14. Health,________, and the willingness and ability to invest in parenting are not exclusively or inevitably desired in a partner, but they are reliably found attractive across different populations.(A) hostility (B) mentality (C) brutality (D) fecundity

15. Attention is what you use to ________ distracting sights and sounds, to focus on whatever it is you need to focus on.(A) partake in (B) drown out (C) depart for (D) revel in

16. ________ trying to sweep away the mystery of mind by attributing it to the mechanisms of matter, we must grapple with the intertwined nature of the two.(A) With regard to (B) Rather than (C) Due to (D) In spite of

17. Today, people are less confident that history moves ________a series of set stages toward a single destination.(A) through (B) out (C) up (D) underneath

18. ________everyone can now buy designer handbags and new cars, the rich have taken to using much more tacit signifiers of their social position.(A) Because of (B) Although (C) Up to (D) Given that

19. Instead of responding to externally generated discomfort, under siege the brain________begins to generate the pain.(A) itself (B) oneself (C) himself (D) herself

20. Airports continue to play a vital role in teaching people, including children, about the interconnected world ________we live.(A) on that (B) in which (C) for what (D) of which

21. The observable Universe extends ________tens of billions of light years, but the only way to really comprehend this, as humans, is to break matters down into a series of steps, starting ________our visceral understanding of the size of the Earth.(A) for, of (B) from, on (C) through, at (D) for, with

22. Underlying concerns for an authentic Islam ________ in public debates over contending notions of "moderate" and "extreme" Islam.(A) remains (B) appear (C) appears (D) remaining

23. ________these examples have in common is that knowledge seems to arise from within the mind, rather than from some external source.(A) Which (B) How (C) When (D) What

24. Every mutation or other rearrangement of our DNA that brought one of our ancestors closer to being human, when it first occurred, must necessarily have been unique, and ________ abnormal.(A) therefore (B) despite (C) albeit (D) nevertheless

25.________many women studied art more for personal pleasure than profession, the sisters readily sold their art works.(A) Whereas (B) Whatever (C) No matter when (D) Whether

26. What is the main idea of these paragraphs?(A) There is no such thing as a born genius.(B) Nobel laureates are born genius.(C) It is important to read novels at the age of five.(D) IQ tests are very useful for evaluating a child's potential.

27. Which of the following statements about Maryam Mirzakhani is correct?(A) She is an expert in biology.(B) She became a Stanford professor at the age of 40.(C) She fell in love with math as soon as she entered a girl's high school.(D) When she was a child, her family had a difficult life because of the Iran-Iraq war.

28. Which of the following statements about Einstein is correct?(A) He showed great intellectual power in his childhood.(B) He never failed a single test in his life.(C) He never encountered any frustration in his professional career.(D) His theory of relativity transformed the laws of Newtonian mechanics.

29. What does the phrase "keep plugging away" mean in the 5th paragraph?(A) to idle time away(B) to give up easily(C) to continue working diligently(D) to complain a lot

30. According to the paragraphs above, what makes a person shine in his/her chosen field?(A) High IQ(B) Right attitudes(C) A lot of money(D) Advanced technologies

31. What is the main subject of these paragraphs?(A) Different opinions about zoos(B) Zoos in different countries(C) How to attract more visitors to zoos(D) How to develop interests in zoology

32. What incident does the author use to illustrate the idea that a zoo can be a dangerous place for both humans and animals alike?(A) Animals don't have enough food to eat.(B) Zoo officials kill a gorilla after they find that a child has fallen into the animal's cage.(C) A gorilla runs out of its cage and hurts humans.(D) Visitors to zoos treat animals cruelly.

33. What question threatens the very existence of zoos?(A) How many zoos are needed in a country?(B) How much should a person pay to visit a zoo?(C) If we know that animals suffer in captivity, should we confine them in zoos?(D) How many zoos are in need of improvement?

34. What does the word "bolstered" mean in the 4th paragraph?(A) to support something(B) to contradict something(C) to ignore something(D) to ridicule something

35. According to the paragraphs above, which of the following statements is correct?(A) The number of visitors to zoos has declined sharply since 2005.(B) It is easy for zoos to balance the demands of entertainment, education, and conservation.(C) Animals can never experience the same mental-health illnesses suffered by humans.(D) Many zoo officials become emotionally close to the animals under their care.