I. Listening Comprehension 12% (All Will Be Read Only ONCE.) 題目共6頁

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I. Listening Comprehension 12% (All will be read only ONCE.) 題目共6頁

Part A: In this part, you will hear several questions or statements. Choose the best response or reply.

1. (A) Yeah. No challenge is too great for him.

(B) I agree. He always gives up too easily.

(D) I know. He always gives money to the poor.

2. (A) Really? How much per month?

(B) That’s because she’s so mean.

(D) Why do so many people like her?

3. (A) Sally invited me.

(B) Jerry worked for me.

(D) Robert paid for me.

4. (A) Where do they export it to?

(B) Why do they think it’s holy?

(D) I didn’t know people ate trees.

Part B: In part B, you will hear one or more short conversations between a man and a woman, and then a question following each conversation. Choose the best answer to that question.

5. (A) Jim’s mother can’t afford to pay for the camping trip.

(B) Jim’s mother won’t allow Jim to go on the camping trip.

(D) Jim’s mother also wants to go on the camping trip.

6. (A) She thinks the man is being too critical.

(B) She did not hear what the man said to her.

(D) She doesn’t understand the man’s opinion.

7. (A) The movie was exciting.

(B) The movie was very sad.

(D) The movie was very funny.

8. (A) She never spends time with any of her neighbors.

(B) She has friendly and peaceful relations with her neighbors.

(D) She is in constant conflict with her neighbors.

9. (A) That he is an ordinary guy.

(B) That his personality is very charming.

(D) That his personality is like nobody else’s.

Part C: In part C, you will hear one passage and then some questions about it. Choose the best answers to those questions.

10. (A) He is quite well-known.

(B) He is from England.

(D) He has produced several excellent movies.

11. (A) Because of Gibson’s close attention to detail.

(B) Because of the book’s excellent pictures.

(D) Because of the novel’s historical importance.

12. (A) It captures the mood of joy people felt after the war.

(B) It shows how scared people were during the war.

(D) It was released as a movie several weeks ago.

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13. The twin sisters look exactly the same. It is not easy to notice the ______differences.

(A) subtle (B) terrifying (C) complex (D) digital

14. Some illegal ______will be forced to move out of the country. They will be sent back home.

(A) emotions (B) rituals (C) residents (D) signs

15. It is a(n) ______experience to see so many beautiful tropical fish in the pool.

(A) ancient (B) fabulous (C) awful (D) chaotic

16. The Page One Bookstore, located in the Taipei 101, is a nice place for people to ______through books and magazines.

(A) chase (B) browse (C) compete (D) preserve

17. The amazing rainbow _____ from behind the clouds attracts lots of people.

(A) emerging (B) awaiting (C) erupting (D) recommending

18. Using gift ______, the buyers are able to buy what they need.

(A) certificates (B) features (C) athletes (D) vendors

19. Sky diving will be an exciting ______only if you have the courage to jump off the airplane.

(A) obligation (B) atmosphere (C) pastime (D) establishment

20. At the beginning of the drama, Sylvia ______the background of the story.

(A) assigns (B) investigates (C) arises (D) narrates

21. I was filled with _____ when I saw George kissing the girl I love. I felt angry.

(A) awe (B) jealousy (C) inspiration (D) simplicity

22. We should think of ______ideas instead of copying other people's work. Don't be a copycat!

(A) original (B) positive (C) negative (D) irresistible

23. Scientists have ______the light speed as 299,792,458 meters per second.

(A) abandoned (B) defined (C) complicated (D) encountered

24. Jane is a(n) ______performer who can sing, dance, and play the guitar.

(A) incompetent (B) scary (C) talented (D) brutal

25. Lisa is a very moody girl. She tends to change mood ______from cheerful to bad-tempered.

(A) unpredictably (B) consequently (C) contemporarily (D) confidently

26. The book, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, ______the value of Eddie's life by showing him that he has made a difference to others.

(A) illuminates (B) ignores (C) conquers (D) condemns

27. The old man’s ______was very bad; he seldom took showers and smelled miles away.

(A) biology (B) hygiene (C) gaze (D) harvest

28. According to Darwin, "______of the fittest" means that only the strongest and most successful people or things will continue to exist.

(A) fantasy (B) permission (C) survival (D) complication

29. If you would like to look sporty, you may ______in the gym regularly.

(A) be in stock (B) live on (C) work out (D) call it home

30. It is unbelievable that the brain dead patient ______after a ten-year sleep.

(A) rooted for himself (B) came to life (C) was worth it (D) took comfort

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(A) The love of being admired is part of human nature. It is 31 can give people confidence as well as encouragement and make people feel good. On some social occasions, we often need to praise someone else for something to 32 a conversation. Compliments can surely make social interactions more harmonious. Therefore, we should learn to praise people 33 . On the other hand, it is also important to know how to take a compliment properly. 34 how to accept a compliment politely, we Chinese used to feel embarrassed when complimented. In fact, all we need to do is 35 the example of English-speakers, for whom the best reaction is a simple “Thank you.”

31. (A) that a true compliment (B) true a compliment that (C) that true a compliment (D) true that a compliment

32. (A) start up (B) close up (C) make up (D) give up

33. (A) as frequent as possible (B) as frequently as we can (C) as infrequent as we possible (D) as infrequently as we can

34. (A) Not know (B) To know (C) Not to know (D) Not knowing

35. (A) follow (B) following (C) followed (D) to following

(B) Milton S. Hershey’s mother once told him to focus attention on something until he had mastered it. And that is precisely

36 . Following a four-year apprenticeship with a Lancaster candy maker, Hershey established his first candy-making business in Philadelphia. That initial effort failed 37 his next two attempts in Chicago and New York. Returning to Lancaster, in 1883, he established Lancaster Caramel Company, which quickly became an outstanding success. With his success came a profound sense of responsibility. He built for his employees a model town with nice homes and even a big hotel, because to him, treating his workers well was more important than 38 . In 1909, unable to have children of their own, he and his wife Catherine established a school for orphan boys 39 four to fourteen. Today, it accepts girls as well. As a matter of fact, each year, it nurtures more than 1,100 40 boys and girls in grades K-12.

36. (A) what did he do (B) what he did (C) how did he do (D) how he did

37. (A) as did (B) did (C) as to do (D) to do

38. (A) make money (B) making money (C) made money (D) to make money

39. (A) age (B) ages (C) aging (D) aged

40. (A) financial need (B) financial needy (C) financially needy (D) financially need

(C) More than 100 robots have been put to work at the high-tech trade fair, Expo 2005 Aichi, in Japan. They are able to perform tasks 41 greeting visitors, performing cleanup and security, and entertaining crowds. Robots used to be just “robotic arms” or “remote-controlled vehicles”. But nowadays, more 42 robots are getting popular. Take Kokoro, the Expo’s humanoid receptionist, for example. The brunette “actroid” speaks Chinese, Korean, English and Japanese, and

it 43 look and act as human as possible. Visitors seem to like her 44 she can’t always give a straight answer. “I’m sorry, I was dreaming of Kyoshi,” she says, raising her hand to her mouth distractedly, 45 a question she fails to understand.

41. (A) include (B) included (C) including (D) to include

42. (A) like-human (B) human-like (C) human-liked (D) human-liking

43. (A) is willing to (B) is designed to (C) is determined to (D) is used to

44. (A) even if (B) if only (C) whether (D) no matter what

45. (A) in favor of (B) in memory of (C) in return for (D) in response to

(D) A sly shark invited a little monkey to visit his home in the ocean—a wonderland for the sharks’ tribe. Out of curiosity,

the monkey gladly accepted the shark’s invitation 46 his mother’s repetitive warnings about the sharks. Just halfway to his home, the shark told the monkey that the chief of his tribe was very ill and that the only way to save the chief’s life

is 47 him a monkey’s heart. After hearing this, the monkey, 48 to hide his fear, replied: “I’m terribly sorry, my friend. You know, we monkeys usually leave our hearts hanging in the trees 49 we sleep. Let’s hurry back to the tree and get my heart for your chief.”

On reaching the tree, the smart monkey disappeared into the branches right away. 50 with himself and very

50 , the little monkey rushed to tell his family how he had tricked the sly shark.

46. (A) instead of (B) in case of (C) as a result of (D) in spite of

47. (A) to give (B) give (C) to giving (D) to have given

48. (A) tried (B) trying (C) to trying (D) to try

49. (A) which (B) who (C) that (D) where

50. (A) Pleasing / relieving (B) Pleased / relieved (C) Being pleasing / relieved (D) Because he was pleasing / relieving

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(A) Clever, useful inventions come about because enterprising people look for real needs in society and then develop products that will meet those needs—right? Surprisingly, this is not always true. Some of the most basic, taken-for-granted products in our society exists by accident or because someone made a mistake on the way to developing something else.

For example, in 1970 a man named Spencer Silver, an employee at 3M laboratories, was trying to create a strong new adhesive but came up with a very weak one instead. Four years later one of his colleagues remembered Silver’s glue because the paper markers he inserted into his hymnbook in church one Sunday morning kept falling out. Paper coated with a weak adhesive that stuck to things and yet could easily be removed clearly was a product with great potential. And so the Post-it note was born.

Another fastening agent, usually known by the brand-name Velcro, was developed because its inventor, George de Mestral, noticed that some burrs had accidentally caught on his jacket and were holding it together. De Mestral, an engineer, studied the structure of the burr and, after years of experimenting, came up with his own burr-like fastener.

As a final example, rubber had been around for centuries but had limited use: it melted in high heat and turned brittle in intense cold. Searching for ways to harden it, researcher Charles Goodyear accidentally dropped a rubber-sulfur mixture onto a hot stove, thereby discovering “vulcanization,” the process of making rubber firm and flexible.

51. This passage is mainly about ______.
(A) how Post-it notes were invented (B) the lives of three inventors
(C) the cleverness of inventors (D) things that were invented accidentally

52. A need for Spencer Silver’s adhesive was discovered ______.
(A) at a church one Sunday morning (B) about a month after Silver invented it
(C) when a strong, heavy-duty glue was needed (D) by a manufacturer of shoes

53. We can infer from this passage that most inventions are made ______.
(A) by accident (B) on purpose (C) with joy (D) in vain

(B) Where do you find the country of Lapland on the map? You don’t. Lapland is not a separate country. It is just a large area north of the Arctic Circle where the Lapp people live. They live in sections that belong to Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The Lapps have no government of their own. They are governed by the country in whose area they live. These countries have respect for the Lapps’ unique culture. They leave them to develop very much on their own lines.

Lapland is a bleak, barren region. The birches, pines and firs that somehow survive are thin, bent by the wind and stunted. The cold is intense and the growing season is very short. For three months, the sun never rises. For another three months, the sun never sets. About 34,000 people live in the region. The people look somewhat like Chinese or Japanese. Their average height is about five feet. However, they are strong and muscular.

Lapps originally came from east of the Urals in Russia. The Finns followed them. Being more advanced, they forced the Lapps farther and farther north. The Lapps found safety and peace in the icy northern wastes. In their own language they call themselves “the banished.”

Lapp survival is tied entirely to a thick growth of mosses and lichens. The Lapps do not eat this growth. But reindeer do. They get strong and fat on this “grass” of the far north. The entire village folds its reindeer-skin tents and follows the herds’ northward trek. As winter approaches and the snows begin, the herds stop, turn, and slowly head south. The village follows the herd and head south, too. This cycle has been repeated for thousands of years. Will it be repeated for yet thousands more?