97年 - 97 學士後西醫：英文#78696

1. No sooner had the supervisor left the warehouse _____. (A) than the workers began to fight (B) than the works had begun to fight (C) the workers then have begun to fight (D) as beginning the workers to fight (E) later began the fight among workers

2. That the legal drinking age ________ lowered is a hot topic for debate in many states of the US. (A) should have (B) should (C) should be (D) which should (E) which should have

3. Because it is the last class for Miss Davidson, the sub teacher well-loved by all of the boys, _____. (A) neither Ian nor his cousins are willing to quit the room (B) both Ian and his cousins are not willing to leave the room (C) not only Ian but also his cousins doesn＇t want to quit the room (D) neither Ian nor his cousins wants to leave the room (E) Ian and his cousins all don＇t want to leave the room

4. At the department store＇s promotion sale last week, _____. (A) Meg almost got 3000 dollars off all her purchases (B) Meg nearly saved 3000 dollars for her purchases (C) approximately 3000 dollars cheaper for Meg＇s purchases (D) about 3000 dollars being cut from Meg＇s purchases (E) Meg saved almost 3000 dollars for all purchases

5. It is not uncommon for outlaws to dye their hair _____. (A) in case of the police should recognize them (B) so as the police wouldn＇t recognize them (C) to avoid being recognizing the police (D) to prevent being recognized by the police (E) lest the police recognizes them II. Definition and Synonym: Choose the word or expression that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or expression in each sentence. 15 points.

6. All organisms, regardless of their unique identity, have certain physical characteristics in common. (A) as a result of (B) considering (C) avoiding (D) whatever (E) in recognition of

7. Great vigilance is required from all of us as this is an emergent situation. (A) courage (B) watchfulness (C) intelligence (D) energy (E) excitement

8. At the back of each eye, nerve fibers bundle together to form optic nerves, which join and then split into two optic tracts. (A) group (B) grow (C) fit (D) branch (E) settle

9. I don＇t have a long walk between classes because the engineering building is adjacent to the chemistry labs. (A) lies above (B) lies beneath (C) lies next to (D) lies away from (E) lies between

10. In order to meet the challenges of the new e-commerce era, this trading company launched a new website last year. (A) put off (B) triggered off (C) sent off (D) went off (E) got off

11. The torrential rains that accompany most hurricanes represent a third significant threat–flooding. (A) pouring (B) storming (C) drizzling (D) unexpected (E) unforeseen

12. This rise of female subjectivity and autonomy is the inevitable corollary of the feminist movement that started in the previous century. (A) consequence (B) impact (C) collaboration (D) development (E) circumstance

13. Robert Butler, the American pioneer gerontologist, underlines the value of life review for the elderly, who sometimes relive and reassess their life through reminiscence of past experiences. (A) renewal (B) contemplation (C) recollection (D) repression (E) repetition

14. Regarding the coincidence, the judge expects an unequivocal explanation, without which you＇ll never be able to clear yourself. (A) reasonable (B) unpardonable (C) understandable (D) unintelligible (E) unambiguous

15. Investigating closely into a number of contemporary literary theories reveals that some of them are simply a(n) amalgam of earlier premises. (A) culmination (B) rejoinder (C) mixture (D) reiteration (E) resurgence

16. Computer games act as narcotics on children—mesmerizing them, stunting their ability to think, and displacing such wholesome activities as book reading and family discussion. (A) prohibiting (B) impeding (C) expediting (D) compelling (E) blurring

17. In the science class today, the visiting professor introduced to us an assortment of insects which have a natural camouflage to hide themselves from the attack of their enemies. (A) disguise (B) masquerade (C) shell (D) dwelling (E) semblance

18. Over the years, Mrs. McNaron has gradually developed a passion for gardening chiefly as a temporary respite from the headaches of routine housework. (A) diversion (B) escape (C) change (D) remedy (E) relief

19. I just don＇t see how it possible for the kids to keep in good shape, for sugar is ubiquitous in their diet. (A) inevitable (B) common (C) everywhere (D) popular (E) high

20. The great migration of European intellectuals to the United States in the second quarter of the twentieth century prompted a transmutation in the character of Western social thought. (A) metamorphosis (B) transgression (C) mobility (D) interference (E) dynamics

21. Dengue is ___ to humans by the Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus) mosquito, which feeds during the day. (A) transported (B) transmitted (C) transplanted (D) transmuted (E) transformed

22. A _____ pipe or faucet can waste as much as sixteen hundred liters of water each month. (A) stuck (B) working (C) leaky (D) slippery (E) stopped

23. ___ language ability, researchers have discovered evidence that apes also possess self-awareness, a feature which has long been considered an exclusive trait of the human race. (A) Beside (B) In addition (C) Except (D) Apart from (E) Despite

24. As the policy stands now, lesbians and gays will be barred from US military service if they are open about their sexual ___. (A) distillation (B) orientation (C) implication (D) origination (E) disinclination

25. To keep citizens _____ in areas beyond the loudspeakers, quake-prone prefectures are provided with special home radios that pick up emergency broadcasts. (A) informed (B) introduced (C) intimidated (D) introspected (E) intuited

26. Calamity Jane spent most of her life in Deadwood, South Dakota, a town ___ for its collection of criminals, alcoholics, gamblers and prostitutes. (A) infamous (B) noticeable (C) eminent (D) celebrated (E) widespread

27. The word ｀idiot,＇ referring to someone of remarkable low intelligence, is ___ the Greek word ｀idiots,＇ which simply meant ｀private person.＇ (A) resulting from (B) derived from (C) rooted in (D) evolved from (E) established upon

28. A _____ shopping mall is being put up nearby our town. It will be as large as five baseball fields. (A) cyclopaedic (B) gigantic (C) extortionary (D) generous (E) impenetrable

29. After a series of experiments and tests, the prize-winning chemist eventually___ an important discovery in the use of plastics. (A) did (B) found (C) made (D) reached (E) had

30. ___, often inherent in creative minds, is very highly esteemed in the field of marketing. (A) Incongruity (B) Ingenuity (C) Intuition (D) Integration (E) Integrity

31. A buzzard flying hundreds of feet in the air can see a beetle on the ground, and an owl can hear and home in on the slight rustle of a mouth, a sound ___ to the human ear. (A) indistinguishable (B) inaudible (C) unimaginable (D) unintelligible (E) unpredictable

32. Looking for the missing check was like trying to find a _______ in a haystack. (A) horse (B) needle (C) straw (D) hair (E) rake

33. Boris wishes to join the international team of ___ in Egypt to study the remains of ruined buildings, ancient tombs and tools. (A) archivists (B) architects (C) archaeologists (D) archdeacons (E) anthropologists

34. The tour guide assures the group, saying that most visitors to the Wild Animal Park will have a great time if they follow the signs and do not ___ the marked path. (A) stay behind (B) wander away (C) stray off (D) trip over (E) step on

35. The idea that television displaces reading as a form of entertainment—a common ___ about television—is now challenged by a recent study which claims that the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. (A) contention (B) convention (C) phenomenon (D) stereotype (E) practice

36. A renowned professor, best-selling author and popular politician, Richard McDonald led a(n) ___ of lives when he was alive. (A) abundance (B) mystery (C) blending (D) myriad (E) microcosm

37. With her very positive comments on my daughter＇s performance, we ___ a long and friendly conversation about theatrical arts. (A) picked up (B) launched into (C) probed into (D) dwelled on (E) started with

38. The American stock market crisis in 1929 led to a ____ and sustaining memory in the history of economics. (A) unfledged (B) unforgivable (C) unforgettable (D) unfinished (E) unforeseen

39. To _____ for a free voucher and to enter the prize draw, please make sure that your completed form reaches our agency by July the 31st. (A) certify (B) nullify (C) rectify (D) pacify (E) qualify

40. Even though his proposals had been turned down again and again, William told the girl that he would win her love ___. (A) by no means (B) by all means (C) by any means (D) in the meantime (E) beyond his means

41. What will be the most appropriate title for the article? (A) A Star Is Born (B) From Pluto with Love (C) Non-planet Gets New Class (D) The Promotion of Pluto (E) NASA versus IAU

42. How many planets are there in the Solar System now? (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9 (E) 50

43. According to the article, why did IAU deprive Pluto of the status as a planet? (A) IAU thought that Pluto is too big in size to be classified as a planet. (B) IAU was afraid that there would be too many planets in the Solar System. (C) New telescope technologies showed that Pluto was not part of the Solar System. (D) IAU thought that Pluto was not bright enough to be a planet. (E) IAU thought that Pluto should belong to the Kuiper Belt.

44. According to the article, in addition to Pluto the other known plutoid is _____. (A) Uranus (B) Mars (C) Ceres (D) Eris (E) Venus

45. According to the article, what is NOT one of the definitions of plutoids? (A) The plutoids must be close to Pluto. (B) The plutoids should be big enough to overcome body forces. (C) The plutoids need to have certain brightness. (D) The plutoids should be of near-spherical shape. (E) The plutoids must be part of the Kuiper Belt.

46. In the passage above, one sentence is missing between the first two paragraphs. Which of the following is it? (A) Frankly, I never took the “acting white＂ accusation seriously. (B) Honestly, I didn＇t share Fordham＇s view that school success meant “acting white.＂ (C) Precisely, I observed that many black students limited their potentials to avoid “acting white.＂ (D) Indeed, I used to believe that school success accounted for the “acting white＂ accusation. (E) Unfortunately, school success was characteristic of Caucasian Americans.

47. Like Fordham＇s research, in general, an ethnographic study may explore the following topics except ___? (A) Australian folk medicine (B) Traditional music in Tibet (C) higher education in Germany (D) American slave narratives (E) Acadian and Creole folklore and mythology

48. Which of the following statements can be validated by the passage above? (A) Blackness is synonymous with victimization. (B) Academic achievement is a white prerogative. (C) Ethnic consciousness outweighs individualism. (D) Middle-class values encourage segregation. (E) Retreat from achievement hampers black community.

49. What can be safely concluded about Shelby Steele? (A) He views racial identification as a predictable source of social problem. (B) He traces racial identification among blacks back to the civil-rights movement. (C) He believes that a monolithic form of racial identification is recommendable. (D) He confirms that blacks are largely disadvantaged in mainstream society. (E) He feels strongly hostile to white Americans, who are, mostly, racists.

50. What does the author conclude about some black adolescents? (A) They are persistent in their racial identity. (B) They take an adversative stance towards the mainstream. (C) They are mostly low-achievers in academic performance. (D) They view themselves as embattled minority. (E) They believe that success is unattainable.

51. What would be the best title for this essay? (A) The Color of Success (B) The White Man＇s Burden (C) Keeping Blacks Down (D) Black is beautiful (E) Against Acting White

52. Which of the following words best describes the nature of social sciences nowadays? (A) diversified (B) generalized (C) panoramic (D) unified (E) chaotic

53. Which of the following will not be included in the curriculum of social sciences? (A) political campaign in Europe (B) organizational psychology (C) theory of macroeconomics (D) computation and corpus linguistics (E) cultures of Latin America

54. Which statement below is incorrect about today＇s social scientists? (A) They refute the idea that events occurring in human society are largely accidental. (B) They assert that there are regular patterns in most human activities. (C) They employ the ideas of class and kinship to describe human activities. (D) They usually stay within the scope of their own ideas in their research. (E) They have distinctive concepts and terminologies for their own disciplines.

55. What can we infer from the passage? (A) People in the past tended to be faltering in their religious faith. (B) There used to be an attempt to search for a single unified social science. (C) Social science has branched out widely since it first started in the nineteenth century. (D) Human societies were dominated by a supreme being in ancient times. (E) People no longer believe in God as knowledge became more specialized.

56. What is the major point of this article? (A) Austen＇s novels have often been adapted into films. (B) Austen＇s protagonist in Mansfield Park is a carrier of traditional patriarchal values. (C) Rozema＇s film is completely different from Austen＇s original novel. (D) Rozema＇s Fanny is vivacious. (E) Rozema has brought up the issue of slavery in her film.

57. The author claims that “Rozema creates a screen heroine we can root for.＂ Here “root for＂ is closest in meaning to _____. (A) apply force to (B) antipathetic to (C) rein in (D) take sides with (E) get to the root

58. This article would be most likely to be read in which of the following courses? (A) history (B) sociology (C) psychology (D) literature (E) astrology

59. It can be inferred from the first paragraph of the article that __________. (A) we don＇t need any more of the film adaptations of Austen＇s novels (B) the author did not expect that there could be a good adaptation of Mansfield Park (C) it is not easy to produce a film version of Mansfield Park (D) the author is extremely interested in Mansfield Park (E) the author agrees on the moral position of Mansfield Park

60. The article claims that Rozema has chosen to make the issue of slavery explicit because __________. (A) she really cares about the history of slavery (B) she thinks that Austen＇s Fanny is a prig (C) she thinks that the issue of slavery is antiquated (D) she wants to highlight how Fanny suffers from patriarchal oppression (E) she believes that the issue of slavery provides a sharp contrast to Fanny＇s life in Mansfield Park

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