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科目：外國文（英文；包括作文、翻譯與應用文） | 年份：97年 | 選擇題數：40 | 申論題數：5

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所屬科目：外國文（英文；包括作文、翻譯與應用文）

選擇題 (40)

1 Mary felt stressed out after working hard for two            weeks. (A) consequent (B) conservative (C) consecutive (D) consequential
2 Many companies still need to ______ in a recession. If you are capable and aggressive, you can find a good job without question. (A) convert (B) endorse (C) offset (D) recruit
3 The concert is approaching. Can we ______ the whole program this weekend? I need to make sure every procedure goes smoothly. (A) run away (B) run down (C) run over (D) run up
4 I know my term paper is due on Monday. I’ll ______ it over the weekend. (A) get along with (B) get around to (C) get even with (D) get out of
5 Dina sips the coffee and ______ the morning paper. (A) spans (B) skins (C) scans (D) scoops
6 Many factors can make one thing transform into another. For instance, pollution can cause harmless plants to ______ into toxic killers. (A) deter (B) mutate (C) revive (D) nourish
7 These materials are believed to have a potential danger to people’s health and import of these materials is prohibited, though dealers still secretly ______ them in. (A) transfer (B) smuggle (C) reinforce (D) defer
8 The growing popularity of organic vegetables and crops motivated farmers to refrain from using ______ to kill insects on their farms. (A) ceramics (B) particles (C) pesticides (D) solvents
9 The senators reached a ______ agreement and they will work out a final resolution later. (A) contradictory (B) contemporary (C) tempting (D) tentative
10 If a loop of wire is moved between two poles of a magnet, electricity is ______ in the wire. (A) induced (B) inducted (C) conduced (D) deducted
11 I am trying to ______ her not to take the offer but I need to explain to her why she should not. (A) disagree (B) convince (C) accuse (D) introduce
12 ______, I would follow you. (A) Come what may (B) What may come (C) Come that may (D) Which may come
13 Whether we can get the season champion ______ the result of tomorrow’s match. (A) attends to (B) hinges on (C) loads up (D) waits for
14 “______ our street friends is one thing, and maintaining the dignity of the temple is another thing,” Mr. Chuang said firmly. (A) Sympathizing and looking (B) Sympathizing and looking after (C) Sympathizing with and looking after (D) Sympathizing with and looking
15 The police officer went out to patrol,______ being quite ill. (A) despite (B) in spite (C) despite that (D) in spite of that
16 She ______ his ego, at least momentarily, by announcing— to everyone within a ten-mile radius— that he had the intellectual range of a baked potato. (A) defected (B) deflated (C) inflated (D) infected
17 Workers may arrive or depart whenever they want ______ they work a total of eight hours. (A) because (B) as if (C) before (D) as long as
18 His tie was pulled ______ and his collar hung open. (A) loose (B) loosen (C) lose (D) loss
19 James Cameron, director of the movie Titanic, also has a ______ reputation as a deep-ocean explorer. (A) fundamental (B) formidable (C) formative (D) formulaic
20 ______ two chromosomes can be identical, even in twins. (A) Not (B) No (C) Never (D) Neither
21 Jean advised Jack ______ the fish for too long. (A) to cook (B) not to cook (C) to have cooked (D) does not cook
22 The government extends its drive ______ the privatization to the telephone service, though this policy is rejected by the privileged owner. (A) to (B) with (C) as (D) in
23 Most countries that run lotteries have laws that prohibit ______ of gambling. (A) other forms (B) another form (C) no form (D) the forms
24 My early effort did not meet with much success. No one encouraged me or raised my ______ spirits. (A) flag (B) flagging (C) flagged (D) flagger
25 For the American anthropologist Margaret Mead, moving and staying at home,______ , are all of a piece. (A) to travel and arrival (B) traveling and arriving (C) traveled and arrived (D) traveling and arrived
26 (A) get (B) take (C) meet (D) have
27 (A) puts together (B) keeps up (C) deals with (D) makes up
28 (A) locked up (B) looked up (C) looked into (D) loosened up
29 (A) run into (B) run over (C) run out of (D) run after
30 Extensive tagging programs have been carried out； they nevertheless tell us little more than that the salmon is likely to be found anywhere within thousands of miles of its origins. (A) Thanks to extensive programs, we now know more about how the salmon survives far away from its origins. (B) Although plenty of research has been done, we still don’t know much about where to find salmon. (C) Extensive searching programs have been launched to study the salmon within thousands of miles of its origins. (D) Extensive tracking programs have done little in helping uncover salmon’s mysterious life.
31 Be it on-the-spot booking or package tracking, call us today and give it a try. (A) We provide services of immediate booking and process checking. (B) If customers call, they will get their books and packages for trial. (C) If packages do arrive on time, customers have to pay on delivery. (D) We offer a special discount on booking and tracking today.
32 Most instances of loss of hearing resulting from background noise are not immediately noticeable. (A) Noise interferes with hearing when it is too loud. (B) Most people notice background noise before long. (C) People are often unaware of the damage of hearing caused by the noise around them. (D) Noise does harm to health if a person is exposed to it for a long time.
33 Good listeners suspend judgment and are empathetic to other people’s feelings because they can see things from other people’s points of view and inquire about rather than advocate a position. (A) Good listeners tend to share others’feelings and avoid making judgment or persuading other people. (B) Good listeners always agree with other people’s points of view without confronting them. (C) Good listeners try to inquire about a position and make a judgment about other people’s feelings. (D) Good listeners are sympathetic with other people’s feelings and try to comfort them in order to advocate a position.
34 The deeper reasons why word knowledge correlates with comprehension cannot be determined satisfactorily without improved methods of estimating the size of people’s vocabularies. (A) A person’s vocabulary size is highly related to his/her reading comprehension. (B) More satisfactory explanations of the correlation between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension can be achieved by assessing the reader’s vocabulary size. (C) It has been found that one’s knowledge of words is correlated with one’s ability to understand texts, a relationship that has baffled researchers. (D)It is necessary to upgrade vocabulary assessment instruments so that the relationship between word knowledge and textual comprehension can be further understood.
35 No nation has ever experienced such an increase in its power without seeking to translate it into global influence. (A) More and more nations are seeking to influence international policies by increasing its power. (B) It is uncommon for a nation with newly acquired power to try to shape world politics. (C) Any nation that has become so powerful is likely to use its power to affect world affairs. (D) A sudden increase in power is the common experience of nations which endeavor to dominate the world.
36 So determined was Edison to strip artists of their vanity and unreasonable demands that he refused to print the name of the recording artist on the record label. (A) Unhappy with the excessive pride and unwarranted requests of the artists, Edison refused to put the artist’s name on the record label. (B) Printing the recording artist’s name on the record label was such an unreasonable request by the artist that Edison refused to do so. (C) Edison was fed up with the proud artists, and he was determined to stop them from making any profit from the records. (D) Nothing could stop Edison from printing the artists’ names on the record labels, even though they were unnecessarily proud and demanding.
37 (A) They are a phenomenal channel but a tough customer. (B) That is why Wal-Mart is one of the best laptop manufacturers. (C) That is how Wal-Mart became the world’s biggest retailer. (D) That is how Wal-Mart became one of the world’s most controversial companies.
38 (A) It is a lesson that the El Segundo, a Calif.-based toy manufacturer, and thousands of other suppliers learned from the world’s biggest retailer. (B) That is how Wal-Mart became one of the world’s most controversial companies. (C) That is how Wal-Mart became the world’s biggest retailer. (D) They are a phenomenal channel but a tough customer.
39 (A) Some retailers refuse to provide quality commodities at lower prices. (B) That is how Wal-Mart became the world’s biggest retailer. (C) That is why Wal-Mart is one of the best laptop manufacturers. (D) They are a phenomenal channel but a tough customer.
40 (A) That is how Wal-Mart became the world’s biggest retailer. (B) Some retailers refuse to provide quality commodities at lower prices. (C) That is how Wal-Mart became one of the world’s most controversial companies. (D) It is a lesson that the El Segundo, a Calif.-based toy manufacturer, and thousands of other suppliers learned from the world’s biggest retailer.

申論題 (5)

(一)假如銀河（Milky Way）終止於某處，它的邊界是否標示宇宙的邊緣呢？還是宇 宙會繼續擴展甚至深入到未知的空間呢？（7 分）
(二)我們不可能預知複製人類的科技所帶來的長程影響。一個普遍使用基因工程的世 界和我們今日所知的世界將是完全不同的。（8 分）
(一) All theories must be tested. Explaining a phenomenon under observation is one thing, but discovering an unusual phenomenon and then observing it is another. Newton maintained that the earth was flat at the poles, and in 1735 the French Academy of Sciences decided to put his prediction to the test.（7 分）
(二) The fall of the Roman Empire was caused by the cumulative military force of successive invasions. Even though it enjoyed a glorious period of prosperity, technological advance, great achievements in the arts, and flourishing trade and commerce, when the invaders arrived from the East wave after wave, the fate of Roman imperialism was inevitably doomed.（8 分）
三、英文作文：（20 分）
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