111年 - 111臺灣綜合大學系統_學士班轉學生考試試題：英文#127586

1. Which of the following words in the sentence "On a warm January afternoon in Miami, Jayson Rosero sat by the pool and starred at his phone" is a misspelling as judged by the context?(A) On (B) sat (C) starred (D) pool

2. He pregames his daily gym session with a smoothie made ______ egg whites and whey protein.(A) from (B) of (C) up (D) into

3. Spend enough time on social media, and you'll encounter young people ______ in all sorts of schemes.(A) engage (B) engaged (C) result (D) resulted

4. It is an idea that just wouldn't ______. You need to make it more persuasive.(A) sell (B) buy (C) believe (D) tell

5. Her father walked her down the ______ at her wedding.(A) road (B) drive (C) lane (D) aisle

6. So much has changed over four decades, but one thing ______, largely as it was on June 30, 1982.(A) retains (B) remains (C) differs (D) varies

7. For nearly a century, the world has been trying to ______ a limitless clean energy process called nuclear fusion.(A) envision (B) entertain (C) develop (D) make

8. As the US ______ the victims of another mass shooting, many people are left feeling hopeless and helpless.(A) empathizes (B) condolences (C) sympathizes (D) mourns

9. The deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school yesterday ______ the nation grieving and in anguish once again about gun violence in the US.(A) left (B) enabled (C) stimulated (D) warned

10. Growing levels of ______ and rising food prices could push as many as 263 million people into extreme poverty this year.(A) disqualification (B) equality (C) quality (D) inequality

11. Many Americans say life has at least partially returned to a pre-pandemic normal, but experts ______ that when it comes to Covid-19, the US is not out of the woods yet.(A) agree (B) disagree (C) warn (D) concur

12. UFO sightings have puzzled government officials and ______ for decades as many seek to answer the question: Are we alone?(A) witnesses (B) generals (C) skeptics (D) lone wolves

13. Prices at the pump are on the ______ again.(A) case (B) rinse (C) raise (D) rise

14. Freightos ______ announcing its plan to go public on the NASDAQ market in the coming months.(A) was (B) is (C) be (D) will

15. The Chinese city of Shanghai, the country's economic center and a global trade hub, has ______ Covid curbs after a two-month lockdown.(A) made (B) initiated (C) eased (D) obstructed

16. Coronavirus can cause symptoms that ______ weeks or months after the infection has gone, a condition now called "long COVID".(A) include (B) expands (C) last (D) went on for

17. Schools must be spaces where educators and learners feel ______ and psychologically safe.(A) physician (B) perceptually (C) physiologically (D) physically

18. One who writes plays is a ______.(A) playwright (B) playwrite (C) playright (D) typewriter

19. Around the country, the setting for adolescent mental health care looks ever more like this doctor's office in Kentucky, the next ______ arriving every 15 minutes.(A) statistics (B) study (C) patient (D) impatience

20. They will need to come to ______ with the fact that reducing gun violence will require more policing and incarceration, not less.(A) terms (B) realize (C) understanding (D) acceptance

21. (A) diseases (B) monkeys (C) coronavirus (D) symptoms

22. (A) discovered (B) created (C) begun (D) influenced

23. (A) monkeys (B) boxes (C) outbreaks (D) studies

24. (A) Given (B) Despite (C) Due to (D) Consistent

25. (A) definite (B) like (C) scientifically (D) thought

26. (A) When (B) Where (C) What (D) While

27. (A) make (B) making (C) made (D) mark

28. (A) negative (B) potential (C) visible (D) likely

29. (A) continue (B) are (C) stop (D) is

30. (A) phenomenon (B) official (C) estimate (D) problem

31. Which of the following is NOT synonymous with the word parable?(A) lesson (B) paraphrase (C) story (D) fable

32. What does the word demand mean in "the man demands answers"?(A) to ask to be informed of (B) an urgent request (C) to require or need (D) to give order

33. What does the pronoun it refers to in "It makes us value life ..."?(A) value of life (B) pain of all of the suffering (C) that we are not paralyzed (D) that we understand life.

34. What does the pronoun it refers to in "it can be extinguished in a single instant"?(A) value of life (B) pain (C) life (D) paralysis

35. What does the word slaughter mean?(A) laughter (B) slavery (C) counting (D) killing

36. Which of the following is the most likely country the author is referring to in "one of the most medically advanced countries in the world"?(A) the UK (B) the US (C) China (D) Japan

37. What does the word figure mean?(A) picture (B) finger (C) table (D) number

38. What is the author's attitude toward "the paralysis over how to overcome it”?(A) neutral (B) optimistic (C) pessimistic (D) not sure

39. What does the word steeped mean in "a gunman steeped in white supremacist ideology"?(A) soaked (B) precipitous (C) slanted (D) stepped

40. What does the word recount mean in "A man is shot with a poisoned arrow, Ms. Han recounted as she drove a group of high school seniors"?(A) to count again (B) to narrate (C) to consider (D) to repeat

IV. 英文寫作 

    Given English's importance in international communication, Taiwan government is proposing a policy initiative called "Bilingual 2030" to include English as a second official language with a view to connecting Taiwan with the world. The policy, however, has met severe criticism from scholars for its potential threats to local languages and cultures. If you had the power to make the final decision about the bilingual policy, what would it be? Most importantly, what is the basis of your decision? In no more than three short paragraphs, provide your decision and its reasons.